Going on Vacation? ThiIe away, keep In touch with events ia your home community. . The Statesman will follow yon on yonr trip. Telephone 9101. Weather Cloudy and cooler today and Monday; Max. -Temp. Saturday 85, Mill. 56, light southwesterly wind, partly clondy. POUNDOD 1651 . E1U EIGHTY-SEVENTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, July 18, 1937 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 97 aBae ImBattieMs War Breads Tliird Suspect. Jolm Day Bank Robbery Held Barkdoll of Marshfield, ; Former Convict Here " Said to Confess Others Claim Latest of . Trio Is Ringleader; Death Story False . PORTLAND, Ore., July 17-iff) -Federal and . state .officers ar- ieiBa;uoya u. b&txqou, 35, sought as the third of the trio of gunmen who robbed the Grant county: bank at John Day July 12, at the Portland stage ter minal late today. Carl C. Dona ugh, D. S. district attorney, said Barkdoll con- tested his part in the $2,500 bank i robbery, In which Oscar " Hoverson, assistant cashier; was beaten and another man shot in the foot. Barkdoll, known by Pat Bush man and . Chester Cram (alias Lloyd Russell), his two compan ions brought here from Pendle ton today where they had been held since their arrest Thursday at Bickleton, Wash as Jack Davis, was reported to have been left dead or dying - near John Day a f t e r the fugitives over turned their car. ' Barkdoll laU he was from Marshfield, Ore., where hia wife and 4-year-old twin sons reside. Donaugh charged the trio with . robbery of a j government - pro tected bank, a! federal offense. Bond was set at $25,000 each. Arraigned quickly before Ken neth F. Frazer, United States commissioner, Barkdoll waived hearing and joined his two com panions In the Multnomah county jail. Sullen, -but obviously resent ful toward Barkdoll, Bushman, Umatilla Indian, and Crum. were brought to Portland by U. S. m i 1 w m QniMmaw11lA anil Deputy Al Price. They told offi cers their story of leaving Davis (Barkdoll) for dead or dying In . the sage brush area of eastern Oregon was a I fabrication. They said he left them at Arlington after their clash with state police. The two men said they would not plead guilty, and declared that Barkdoll was the ringleader In the robbery. Both men were hurt when their car overturned titer leaving John Day. Both said BarkdoU shot Ezra Blalock In the foot when the farmer tried to assist them after li6 wreck Barkdoll had little money on him when arrested, although his companions said he had taken "most of the currency." Crum, who had given hia name as Russell, said he lived at New berg; having come to Oregon from Ohio. Bushman, recently re leased from the Oregon state pen itentiary, said i he met BarkdoU there. He said that Barkdoll came to Pendleton and proposed the robbery. Barkdoll aerved. two terms In the state penitentiary. The last timet he was committed from Douglas county February 20, 1935, to aerve three years for lar ceny dwelling. He was re leased February 18, 1936. New Deal Seen as Mayoralty Issue NEW YORK, TTuly 17-(P)-New York City's complicated mayoral 1 .r tAAir rififlnltft shane to- Cauiy " - - night. Leader of both democratic . nV.14n nartlAB ' started no aligning themselves Into two camps new aea ana uu-uew - Anal em erred aa the major Issue In the democratic pri mary when Tammany Tall last night namea senator jvoj a. A.i.nit administration critic. as its candidate while the demo cratic leaaers i flrwum, ... Richmond, and the Bronx lesignated Grover Whelen, for mer police commissioner. r..niiiiMiii who have eritl sized Mayor T. H. LaGuardla tor floi iAnines. will meet next week to decide what course they irill take. ' ' - imiut pertain, nolitlcal .observers believe, that LaGuardla will not be the organization ean jm.o aithouah he has an- win enter the primary. ' uuuuvvu " - - . There haa been talk that he also would ewer ut wuwiuw mary. i Allison Gains Finals l - 4 my xt v Tnl 17 -Wllmer 1 Allison of Am T ' tP. former national sin- -. ?T'-, roltiM thA final i&itt nTilB K4at; lociy 1 iVna!r Scotts Mills jobbery Five Years fj Solved Says Silt) ,on Report Girl's Memory for Faces Leads to Confession, Amo ; Reports After Visit to McMinnville Where Brothers Held for Series of Thefts OILVERTON, July 17 Apparent solutions of a bank rob bery at Scotts Mills five years ago and a slaughter house burglary here three weeks ago, were credited today to the ability of Janet Comstock of Silverton to remember faces. About five weeks ago Miss Comstock was asked by two men in an automobile to direct them to the slaughter house. Lower Insurance Basis Is Refused Underwriters Claim Loop Alain in Front Street District Needed The Oregon Insurance Rating bureau has refused to grant a rate reduction for Salem through al lowing credits for improvements already made to the water sys tem, city officials disclosed yes terday. Despite the fact the city has re placed a leaky 750,000 gallon res ervoir with a modern storage ba sin holding 10,000,000 gallons, has laid a new 18-lnch connecting main bringing Into use an old main of similar size for the first time and has made a number of other improvements to the sys tem, the bureau is demanding, it is understood, that a loop fire protection main be laid in the Front street industrial district be fore any insurance credits are al lowed. The bureau has also in sisted that no rate change should be granted until the new gravity supply pipeline from Stayton Is land is placed In use and the old pumping station abandoned. Insurance men here, who are Inclined to disagree with the bu reau's latest ruling, a few weeks ago suggested to the city council that the city was now entitled to rate reductions because of the wa terworks Improvements, i As a re sult City Recorder A, Warren Jones sent an inquiry to the bu reau, which made an Investigation and then denied the credits ex pected here. Water Bond Sale Ordinance Is Due The city council will receive an ordinance at Its regular meet ing Monday night calling for sale of 1100,000 worth of water bonds as requested Friday night by the water commission. Mayor V. E. Kuhn predicted yesterday. He said he believed all members of the special water construction committee, which he heads, would favor granting the com mission's petition. The water commission an nounced Friday night sale of the proposed $100,000 block of bonds probably would be the last It would be necessary to sell to fi nance the current construction program and iuture improve ments could be paid i tor irom earnings of the city. At present there are 12,100,000 in water bonds outstanding and 1400,000 authorized but unsold, The status of the 12th and Court street zone measure and that of the Oregon Motor Stages' proposed changes and expansions In its street bus service were un certain yesterday. Both measures are in the hands of council com mittees. ' i Search for Amelia Will End Today as Fuel Supply Short HONOLULU, July 17-UP)-The navy announced today It probably would end tomorrow nights Its far-flung search through the mid Pacific for Amelia Earhart. . Officers In charge said a dwin dling fuel supply would force the aircraft carrier Lexington to head directly for San Diego after two more daya of searching, Including today. Forty-two of the Lexington's planes took oft as usual for a morning survey but returned three hours later without a clue. They had covered an area 360 miles west of the international date line and CO miles north of the equator. Search leaders here said the three destroyers accompanying the carriers would return to the Pacific coast by way of Pearl Harbor. The futile search of the Phoe nix and Gilbert island areas strengthen the belief et experts OThat was about two weeks before the place was broken Into and some hides and tools were taken. Shortly afterward, on July 2. a similar burglary was attempted at a slaughter house at McMinn ville. One of the two or three men Involved, Willard Moore, 25, of Portland, was seriously wound ed by a charge of buckshot from the gun of a night watchman. Lat er a second man, Norman Moore, a brother, was arrested, but not definitely connected with the burglary attempt. i This week two other brothers, Angus and Hector Moore, were ar rested and according to Sheriff Manning of Yamhill county, con fessed their part in the slaughter house robbery attempt at McMina- (Turn to page 2, column 3) ! Justice Campbell Rites Set Monday Elks Temple, Oregon City to Be Scene; Honorary! Pallbearers Chosen i Last rites for Justice James TJ. Campbell, 72, member and for mer chief Justice of the Oregon supreme court, will be held Mon day at 2 p. m. "at the Elks' tem ple in Oregon City. Funeral serv ices will be under the direction of the Oregon department, Span ish War Veterans. r Death came suddenly to Justice Campbell at a local hospital-late Friday. He had been ill for ten days but was apparently recover ing when be was stricken. ! Representatives from the Ma rion County Bar association will attend the funeral. Honorary pallbearers Include Governor Martin, Secretary ;of State Earl Snell, State Treasurer Rufus C. Holman, Supreme Court Justices Henry J. Bean, George R. Roseman, John L. Rand, Har ry H. Belt, Percy Kelly and J. O. Bailey. ! John H. Winter, James W. Crawford, Jacob Kanzler, Robert Tucker, Hall S. Lusk, Donald E. Long, George Tazwell, James P. Stapleton and Lewis P. .Hewitt, Multnomah county circuit Judges. James T. Brand,' Allan G. Car son, Oscar Hayter, Colon R. Eber hard, H. H. DeArmond, A. A. Smith, Nicholas Jaurreguy, Rob ert F. MaGuire and Arthur M. Geary, members of the board of governors of the Oregon state bar. . r Circuit Judges G. F. Sklpworth, Eugene; George R. Bagley, Wash ington county; L. H. McMahan, Salem; L. G. Lewelling, Albany, and Carl C. Latourette, Oregon City. Spanish-American war veter Turn to page 2, column () Arnett Badly Injured, ! Crash Near Silverton SILVERTON, July 17A. IJ. Arnett of Salem was in critical condition In the Silverton hos pital today following an automo bile accident w h I e h occurred east of the city last night, He suffered s fractured skull and possibly other Injuries. j plane plunged into the aea in its futile attempt to fly 2570 miles from New Guinea to Howland Island last July 2. Authorities said the coast guard cutter Itasca and the mine sweeper Swan had established der Initely Miss Earhart's plane was not in the Gilbert island district, S00 miles west of Howland. ! With three catapult planes, the battleship Colorado previously searched the Phoenix' island group, centering 280 miles south east of Howland, the only other land area within the range ! of possibilities. Released from the hunt which it began a few minutes after Miss Earhart and her navigator, Fred erick J. Noonan, were last heard from by radio, the Itasca headed toward Howland Island and the minesweeper Swan got under way for Honolulu. Search officials here said the Lexington's ; planes : would make - fTnrs to aaee 2. column 3) Piccard Soars To Test Novel Strato Device 80 Balloons Taking Him far Aloft; big Crowd Witnesses Takeoff Scientist Talks Calmly Over Radio; Reaches Two-Mile Height ROCHESTER, Minn., July 18- (Sunday) -UP)-The "Pleiades", lifted by 80 tour-foot white rub ber balloons bore Dr. Jean Pic card into the air from Soldiers field on an experimental flight at 12:08 a. m. today. , Sharp detonations signalized the breaking of the ropes to re leased the craft. Dr. Piccard set off TNT bombs around the ropes electrically from within the open gondolas. He hoped to rise two to three miles to learn whether a multi batlooncraft can carry him later into the stratosphere. An estimated crowd of more than 5000 persons circling the field, which until the moment of the takeoff had been brilliantly lighted, cheered as the craft rose. Lights on the field, except for three searchlights, were turned off as Dr. Piccard rose. He hoped to remain aloft about seven hours. Indications were he would drift from 100 to 200 miles or more. At approximately 2 a. m.. Dr. Piccard reported he was at the 10,300 level and that first glim merings of daylight were risible in the east His position at that time, as he gave it, placed him almost directly east from Sol diers field. Mrs. Piccard and their son, John, in conversation with the balloonist, urged him to main tain efforts to maintain his equi librium, rather than to rise or fall, before daylight He said several times 'that; he was 'cold but added always "I'm all right." "Hello, hello, can you hear me?" were the first words heard over the short wave radio from Dr. Piccard. Dr. Plcard, as his balloon dis appeared to the east, spoke (Turn to page 2, column 4) Electrical Storm Damage Reported Lights Flicker Here When Trouble Occurs North; Some Fires Occur Salem street lights, electric signs and in fact everything electrical connected to the main power line from Portland flick ered at 7:40 and 7:60 p. m. last night as lightning struck far away power lines at Beaver Creek, in Clackamas county, the trouble department of the Port land General Electric company reported. This city's eht system was not directly affected by the electrical storm which passed east of here, but transformer fuses blew at various points in the valley, to put Woodbum and Mt Angel in darkness lor a short time. Salem's flickers were the re sult of electric surges in the power line. Radio reception was poor last night as the air popped and crackled with its heavy charge of static electricity. TTnt IXTTk Tn1 17-J2P The .timn wfctrli tmck thlB ClOV. Li !( IWiiu m area tonight destroyed one home ana portion oi iBui t rurn to page z. cuiumu Awards Revealed At Santiam Spree STAYTON, July 17-WP)-As the Santiam Spree moved toward its conclusion with continued excel- lant attsnrianra and 1 n t e T 9 8 t. awards were announced today for the parade entries. - Among the floats in the inaus trial division, the Howell Bee Hive 1nh wnn Brat nlaee. Crabtree'S dairy second the the Rebekah and L 0. O. F. entry third. , Tn tTi nut Ttarade. the award fnr thA w (mined animal was won by Hal Cuffel, Jr.: Merrill and Claire Limbeck toor secona award and Gilbert Llnderman third. For the most unique pet, Blynn Humphreys wort first prize, Shelton Titus second and Darleen Dozler third. For the best float in the chil- ifren' naraAA. thA children Of Mr. a m. Ttalnh Scranton took first prize, the -Miss Stayton" rtftat aMnnit and the five DUPBleS representing the Dionne quintup lets, entered by the two aaugniex of Mr. and Mrs. Weeks, third. Leo Humphreys took first place in the log rolling contest The Stayton ball team defeated Mm rat a to a. , . SERIOUS WAR THREAT SEEN '" ; ; , v. f " I v; v-, '. ar- .v.,v.v. .v. v. Lj Gen. Chiang Kai-shek KZXA Clashes between Japanese and Chinese troops on the northern border of China near the poppet state of Manchukuo precipitated a grave crisis Which threatened to result in open warfare. Scenes such as those above, showing Chinese and Japanese troops on duty at Peiping, focal point of the trouble zone outlined in the map, were common as the situation erew more critical. Gen. Chlans Kai-shek, dic tator of the Chinese national government, was central figure in the situation which may force him from his past policy of passive resistance to Japanese aggression. At Least 95 Dead In Express Wreck Worst Railroad Disaster in History of India on Calcutta Line PATNA. India. Julv 17-WPV- The engine and seven coaches of the Calcutta express shot from the rails today and plunged over an embankment, killing at least SB persons In India's worst train wreck. Relief workers recovered the bodies and pushed' ahead with a search of the first two coaches where It Was feared more bodies may be found. First unofficial estimates said the numher of deaths might reach 800. A railroad official described the scene as "like any battle field." . The first two coaches were completely telescoped and buried beneath the wreckage of the two behind them, which landed on top of the first two as the cars crashed over the slope some 15 miles from Fatna. Local Hindu and Moslem or ganizations arranged to hold funeral rites for victims tomor row. The' government railway offl (Turn to page 2, eolnmn 1) Parleys Are Held On, Funeral Train AL TRAIN, July 17-(ff-Three ... t . . i uaomciai emissaries vi iu Wnlta TTnnaA wnrVnA todav to reunite their party . ranks, left leaaeriess and confused, by the lmATTtortMl A a at h'nf Senator Robinson f D-ATk.l. democratic chief in the senate. James A. Farley, postmaster general and democratic national chalrmm TieM a ariora Of OUlet conferences with senators and representatives aboard the spe cial train carrying Robinson's body to bis Little Rock, Ark., home for burial Sunday. He was aided by two trusiea new deal officials, -Charles West, undersecretary of the interior department, and Asst. Atty. Gen. Joseph B. Keenan. Several senators said Keenan had discussed a new compro mise, on the court Issue, under which present members of the court would be . exempted from provisions of the Judiciary reor ganization bilL Liquor Permit Is Sent With Report Of Auto Accident k ' ; m n ". i Either by mistake or by way of confession, a motorist his same withheld yesterday filed an ac cident report with Sheriff A. C. Bnrk and along with it. his state liquor permit. - : "I can't understand why the man sent me his liquor permit," Bark commented.; The sheriff refused to divulge the name of the person who sent In the a c e 1 d e n t report, which alonr with the llauor permit was turned over to the secretary ef state. , 'V;! 1 Japanese Chinese artillery In action L" - GiU Cites Three Reasons to Avoid Martin Argument GRESHAM, July 17-(flJ)-Ray W. GUI, master of the state grange, in speaking b e f o r e a group of Multnomah grangers today about disagreements be tween himself and Governor Mar tin on farm issues said: "I believe Governor Martin wants to draw me into a name calling contest, but I Intend to stay out of It for three reasons: "1. I have too much respect for the office I hold. "2. I have too much respect for the office of governor. "3. I am not proficient enough in the use of profanity." Federation Group Loses First Test Motion to Refer Issue to Committee Beaten by CIO Woodworkers TACOMA, Wash., July 17-JP)-A. F. of L.-favoring delegates lost the first open voting engage ment with CIO ' advocates today at the special convenion of the federation of woodworkers here; while rumors Increased that they may quit the convention in a body if a proposal to switch al legiance . of . the west's 100.000 workers from William Green to John L. Lewis is put to, a vote. -The test came on a motion to refer a proposal for CIO affilia tion back to the resolutions com mittee. CIO delegates defeated the motion overwhelmingly in a standing vote. The proposal had been broached by the executive com (Turn to page 2, column 5) Labor Parade Long; Picnic Mar chins men and women of organized labor, threaded down town Salem streets 'last night in a colorful parade 10 blocks long which leaders said was in tended as a peaceful demonstra tion of anion ism.. Throngs of late shoppers, amusement-bound people and m e m b e rs of the marchers' families provided aa audience. H. W. Barker, president of the Salem Trades and Labor council, and W. A. Chambers, general chairman for today's un ion picnle at Hazel Green, headed the parade and Immediately be? hind' them rolled a v flag-decked truck entered by the council and the Union Label League. Two men,, representing employer and employe, sat at a table mounted on the track. Above them was a placard reading, "peaceful ar bitration." On foot and in automobiles hundreds of men and women representing 20 union locals fol lowed. Music was provided by a musicians anion band, an old time orchestra r I d I n g on the float entered by the automobile mechanics' - local, and a sound car Elaborate floats were entered in the parade by the electrical IN ORIENT CHVHESE CCS CLAWeOHERE MARttALlaW Ota AREO HERE ifJ.T " O.T5tNAN t ' f ' I Map of trouble aone l:A r jrt i troops mobilize -4 rit Pioneer of 1864 Called by Death Laura Jane Johnson, Aged 86, Dies at Mehama; 125 Descendants MHAMA, July 17-(iiP-Laura Jane Johnson passed away Fri day night at the home of her son, Harley Johnson, at the age of 86 years, eight months and three days. ; She had made her home In Mehama and vicinity for the past 7 years. - She Is "survived by a total -of 125 living descendants, includ ing four children, 29 grandchil dren, 76 great grandchildren, and 16 great great grandchildren, also a hr other and sister. The children are two sons, Harley of Mehama, and Edwin of On tario, and two daughters, Mrs. Olga Smith of Kuma, Idaho and. Mrs. Ernest Armstrong of Tule Lake, Calif. ! Laura Jane Smith was born in Centerville, Iowa, on Novem ber 13, 1850, coming to Ore gon by ox team with her parents in 1864, the trip taking six months, from May 1 until Oc tober. While fording the Platte river, Mrs. Johnson narrowly es caped drowning. They settled at Waconda. ; - She was married in 1865 to George Spencer Johnson and re turned to Iowa in US 6 8. this time ' by wagon train. To the union was born seven children, three of which have preceded Mrs. Johnson In death. The cou ple returned to this state 12 yeara later and settled in Mal heur' county, She belonged to the Methodist church since girl hood. : Mrs. Johnson has made her home with her son, Harley, for the past 25 years. She wag very active, making many quilts (Turn to page 2, column 3) Is Ten Blocks Follows Today Or workers,- the paper makers and the sulphite ; workers. The two paper-mill union floats were decorated exclusively with most of the varieties of paper pro duced at the local plant. One float carried a Dutch mill made of garlands of many-colored pa per, the other a mound of white paper pulp along with samples of pulpwood and pulp ehips. - The electrical workers boasted a glittering float headed . by a dragon spitting red neon tube tire and behind the insignia a revolving drum on which lights in various : colors played. The other electrical workers' float carried a power line- and ex hibits of home electrical appli ances, j Other cars representing indi vidual unions were entered by the firemen's local the first aid car; , the butcher . workers, the Culinary alliance, carpenters, the building laborers, the meat cut ters, the brick and clay workers, the chauffeurs and the team sters. An old-time horsedrawn brewery wagon ' and a . modern refrigerated, truck and semi-trailer d e pi e t e d the teamsters -of 1907 and of 1935. Additional locals , la the march were- the (Turn to page 2, column 1) i Drastic Action Threatened if Chinese Delay Papers of Tokyo, Clamoi for Decision Quickly on Peace or 'War Demands not Fully Tol yet; General Sung's Attitude Irksome Far Eastern Situation . TIENTSIN Javanese armv 16,000 strong and growing threat ens drastic action unless Chini speedily accepts Its demands not made public; Tientsin rapidly be coming powerful Japanese base. TOKYO Government an nounces decision to speed negotia tions for north China settlement according Janan's desires: makes available funds for expedition al ready moving toward north China trouble zone. NANKING Jananese armv warns Nanking government it will not tolerate ' movements of Nanking's army or airtorces Into Hopek province. PEIPING Evacuation of for eign tourists and Japanese civili ans from interior of China con tinues. WASH INGTON President Roosevelt and Secretary H.ull study far eastern crisis; Hull as sures President developments thus far do not warrant or maka necessary specific decisions policy by the United States. ' TOKYO. July U-(Sunday)-(AJapanese newspapers today demanded "Immediate decisive action" for peace or war in the north China crisis. - ? The newspaper Nlchl Klchi and other Japanese newspapers whic.h bad maintained a restrained, modevte attitude - toward the trouble in C h I n a, suddenly changed their tone and asked ex pulsion of the Chinese 29th route army . and the . inauguration in north China of a regime willing and capable to bring peace. The newspaper also demanded the overthrow of the Hopeh-Cha-har governing council In the trouble zone. The newspaper Kokumin de clared Japan had exhausted all diplomatic dealings with the cen tral Chinese government at Nan king and recommended the Japa nese government take "swift and determined action" against the "Frankenstein monster of anti Japanese agitation which is now going to swallow its creator, the Nanking -government.' TIENTSIN, July 17-(ff)-The. ; Japanese army threatened dras- tic use of its rapidly increasing power in north - China tonight unless the Chinese yielded soon to its demands. Grimly, the Japanese rushed warlike preparations which 'were turning Tientsin into an import ant military base from which , large scale operations could -be launched at any time if the ten (Turn to page 2, column 1) . Keally Sends His Answer to Offer PORTLAND, July 17 -IP- A letter from Francis Keally, New York architect, will be studied here before the interim commit tee of the capitol reconstruction commission will make any recom mendations on designs for the ad ditional buildings in the Salem group. , Keally notified the committee by telegram today he had written in answer to the commission's of fer to assist ia designing plans for the new library and office .kmild-. lngs to be added to the capitol site. Previously. Trowbridge and Livingston, with whom Keally was associated in drawing plans for the capitol building, had notified the committee it would be willing to design the other buildings for a six per cent fee, plus 1 per cent for outside engineering ser vice. The plans are to be draws la Oregon to save time and expense, the commission stipulated ia its offer to the eastern architects. : ALLADE of TODA V By & a 7 The coast guard boats have ceased their quest, the Lexing ton has been called home; i Amelia like all the rest whose, luck gave out when far they'd-' roam, apparently is long since lost and none knows where her, ; grave may be; she gambled.1 knowing well the cost; her epi taph, just "lost at sea." - that MiM Rarhart'a wr1d-drcH