Election Returns -11 .... . The Statesman will hart Cloudy todar -. and Wed retains on the , courthouse election as rapidly as the eonnt is made. Telephone 0101 for news of the count. nesday, occasional rain ; i Max. - Temp. ' Monday 67,! Min. 42, river . foot,! cloudy; light southerly wind.! iiritJiKoni e KIUUTY-SKVENTI1 YEAR ' ' V . '- Saltra, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, November j, 1937 j ' , ": . . - Price 3c; Newsstands Sc , No.' 188 AboraiuY v eues i-'oqlw au Bom mew vuo J apanese Mepulsdrat Japan Desires Armistice but China Doesn't American Delegates Make It Plain They Won't "Get out on limb" ' Eden Indicates England Wil Go Just as Far ' aai US for Peace 1 BRUSSELS, Nov. l-V-A Wgh 'Japanese! authority told the Asso ciated Press tonight Japan's offi cial recommendation to the Brus sels conference on the. far east ern conflict would he to end. the conference as quickly as possible And get Japan and China to begin direct peace negotiations. - - American delegates made it clear that they would "not go out on a limbf" to take greater respon sibility than other powers in the ettort to kettle the Chinese-Japan-:. ese' war. it I; . ') '" f Commenting on" Fortelgn Secy. Anthony Eden's statemeiiapar liament that Britain would go as far as the United States, the dele gates declared they would lend the fullest cooperation. . f The informed Japaaese source described Japan "as fearful! the conference might add to the bit terness of the orientals crisis, j - He also stated the , conference might 'suggest the availability of certain ; powers, 'such as Great , Britain and the United States, for mediation if it should be desired L hy the Chinese and Japanese .jgor- ernments-.-.'"-- T 'Tf '-rf '-'. ;V It was indicated -Japan (had particular confidence in Joseph C. Grew i and Sir Robert Leslie ' Craigie. American and' British ambassadors to . Japan, as possi ble mediators, f J .' :" A Chinese delegation spokes man said; China would not find declaration of an armistice with ' V later dieussion of peace terms acceptable. . -V " - 1 LONDON, Not.! l-UP)-Foreign Secretary r Anthony Eden ' today promised 'Great Britain would' go "as far as the Urilted States"! in measures 1 to end ; the Chinese warned Euro- Japanese war and pean dictators would "stand and one's command.". Britain . never deliTer at any- "Without mentioning Italy by name, Eden's blunt declaration before the house tossed back Premier Benito Mus solini's demand for restoration of German colonies and scored Mus solini's and Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler's diplomacy in hard-hitting phrases. : '" - Just before leaTingfor the Brussels Conference on the far t eastern conflict, Eden declared Britain would "in this difficult far eastern situation go as far as the United States in full agree ment with them not rushing in iXTurn to Page 2, Col. 6.) d d i tic q . . . in the Neus KANSAS CITY, Not. 1P A brick and ' waer diet was in order at the: fjfciMiml4 -rg5em-bly plant cafeterte here tonight. . A box car was pushed through wall of the Jftnilding by switch engine, scattering bricks and breakingav sprinkler sys tem whichv showered the lunch room with water. The lone .customer escaped uninjured. Officials estimated the loss at $1,500. OKLAHOMA CITY, Not, -Dr. Fred D. Weidman is profes sor of dermatological research for the University of Pennsylvania and an expert on dermatophytosis (athlete's foot), yet , . , He has athlete's foot had it 3 6 ; years; furthermore likes it, has no intention of curing it." - "Yes," said Dr. Weidman as he stopped here tor a clinical meet- ' Ing of physicians, my, athlete's foot has been a real asset and comfort to me. ' i "When I run out of ; patients, I want to have some place- to. go to. a laboratory so to speak place where I can get very exact information, expert observation. NEW YORK, Nor. Secretary of the Treasury Hen ry Morgentham has a seat for the Broadway premiere ?rd Rather Be Right' which sug gests at number of freakish ways to balance the budget. -' .He was the only high official from Washington known" to have a ticket for the George M. Cohan satire which opens Tues day night. Cohan plays the role cf thepresident in the comedy lampooning govewnent fig- Area Where f .... I : tr r Vn usual action photo showing four aerial bomb exploding at once in Chapel, now-deserted Chinese sec tion of Shanghai. The Mast, was go terrific it hurled a steel rail hundreds of Tarda into the interna tional settlement. From this district more than 400 Chinese of the -. by running the gauntlet of Japanese fire and reaching the British - .1 a l...nunvi nMn4ntn 1... .111.1 IT1T T i May Drop Unfair Practices Charge AFL So Moves in Hearing ' on IEUj Mills ; Avers Companies Desist PORTLABT Not. 1-P)-AFL lumber unions asked the national labor ' relations board ,: today to permit withdrawal of charges of unfair . labor ' practices against the . Industrial Employes Union, Inc., and three northwest lum ber -firms. ! i ' ; Hearing Ion the complaint, filed jointly! by the AFL and ClOr started! three weeks ago. Frank B. iReid, Eugene attor ney, said in putting the motion that the McGoldrick Lumber company, of; Spokane, and Pot- ketch Forests, Inc., Lewiston, bad "totally desir ted" from the prac tice charged. I v The CL D. Johnson ) Lumber company, of Toledo, he? said, no longer employs AFL members. Examiner j Harry Hazel said actio nonj the petition would await a 'ruling by the- labor board. ' Argument will be heard later on. a subsequent motion by Ni cholas Jaureguy, IEU attorney, for a dismissal of the ; case. X C. A. Paddock, Eugene, presi dent of the Oregon-Washington council of AFL lumber unions, dismissed Chris Boeson, who represented j both the AFL and CIO at the hearing, i " ASTORIA, Ore., Not. lMV Opening of the Young's Bay turn-, (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2.) Overdrawn Funds Issue for Council v City Recorder A. Warren Jones informed the city council last night that in light of a de cision by the city, attorney, he would be filiating the law to sign any warrant on a fund mat was overdrawn. This practice was criticized and called to the attention ot the council hy ,,the audit report for 1936 that ; was presented in last night s session. Alderman David O'Hara brought up the question of what was to .be done in regard - to overdrawn funds, after, the coun cil had reported the audit report to, the ways and means commit tee, at the recommendation of Mayor V. E. Kubn, for a future report to the council. The ways and means com mittee was; asked to submit a definite working plan to avoid the practice of finishing out the rear b; drawing warrants on orawmg warrants on overurawu accounts. All hills presented for payment I front T orerdrawn funds last night were tabled un til .the committee reports. S. Ellis Purvine Dies: ivas Native of Salem, Alderman S. Ellis Purvine, former count cilman of Salem, passed away Monday v shortly after noon at his home, 655 University street. He had been ill for nearly five years. A tew weeks ago he was seized with a heart attack,' ral lied, ' was stricken again last Friday. The funeral will he held probably Wednesday afternoon, at the Clough-Barrick i parlors, with interment at Cit y View cemetery. -i $ "-v, Mr. Purvine was born in Sal em, June 24, 1875, and was the son of S m i 1 e y and Margaret White Purvine." The Purvines, of French Huegenot ancestry, mi grated to Oregon ' from Illinois in 1848. The Whites came to Polk county in 1852. EUla was - , 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' - I mttmtm - - Lost Bat Mto 9 0 AT Sv Hartford Resigns As Police Officer SILVERTON Silverton was without regular police officers to night after the resignation of C. E. Hartford, chief, was accepted at a meeting .of the city council. Verne Young, special officer, was on duty. The mayor was expected to appoint Omar Halverson chief.; E. R. Wheeler, night officer,' was .under suspension pending further investigation of his acts Involving) custody of an adopted child. He said' he acted not as a police officer but as deputy con stable. . Iron Lung May Be Provided by Elks Civic Oubs' Cooperation "fill Be Asked; McNeal Heads Committee Plans to finance purchase of an iron lung" to be kept In Salem for use of any . victim of, infantile paralysis, or other malady that may result in paralysis' of the lungs are being made by a Salem Elks lodge Committee, it was an nounced yesterday by Hunt Clark, publicity representative. Civic or ganizations will be asked to co operate In the movement when plans have been completed. - The committee consists of John McNeal, chairman, Harlan Judd and Lee Hasklns with- Willard Marshall 'serving in an advisory capacity. ! j "A brief survey recently con ducted here disclosed as far as we could ascertain that there has been no case in Salem of need for an Iron lung,',, Clark said, "but the Elks lodge believes it would be a worthwhile move to obtain one of the devices now so that it pro jection will be available if one ever should be required to safe a life." : The estimated cost of a suit able "iron lung," or automatic respiratory mi chine, is placed by the committee at $2000. The lung" consists of a ( chamber in which the patient is placed, with his head! protruding - through ,a collar, and his lungs alternately contracted and -expanded by means of air pressure and vacuum produced .inside the chamber. . TwoKmedWlient i Auto Turns Over I TOLEDO. Nov. l-fPinned. oeneam an. orerturnea automo bile, Louts L. Pennoyer, 37, of Fulino and James D.e m p a e.y Woody, 16, of Rose Lodge were killed on, a foggy highway near pose Lodge yesterday. . educated' in the schools of Salem. pn .1897; he entered 'the employl . wiuiam Brown, wool-buyer, f ; About 1105. he went to eastern Oregon, jworking for Kerr-Gifford company; in grain warehouses at Arlington and Condon. At the latter place he met Dr. Mary Bowerman, and they were united in marriage in Salem in 1501. They cam e to Salem in 1909 and Mr. Purvine again entered the wool business f or William and Clif tordi Brown, retiring in 1 9 3 2. h Mr. Purvine served on the city council Sfor about eight years, and became one of the dominat ing figures in city government before his retirement in 1931. He served as chairman for com ! (Turn to Page 2, CoL 3.) Soochow 4- .--O Escaped 1 VLost Battalion" escaped Sunday army lines where they, werei dis- IT T 55 ri vir T OnpriPil Over Fatal Crash Noi Charges Filed as Auto Is Examined by Police; Woman no Better City police yesterday examined an 1 automobile and questioned its driver regarding possible con nection with jtbe hit-run automo- 5ile-pede8trian accident at 17th nd . State streets Fridav nieht that resulted in the death of Mrs Fredericka Green, 74, se rious injuries to Mrs. Clara wafford, 83, and minor Injuries tb...Mre Alm4-sHowe.4-:::r.j. . The driver was not placed un er arrest and no charges were referred, against him, District ttorney Lyle J. Page said last night. ! "It Is all up in the air yet," Page said. . "The police are still checking on the case." ,. f The automobile police exam ined, was a light coupe said to answer the description of. the car 'witnesses to the fatal acci dent said was involved. The right headlamn lens waaNmiBsintr Glass strewn on the pavement where the three women were struck indicated a headlight on e car that nit them had been ronen by tne impact. The ariv- r sped away without offering assistance. Mrs. Green I died at a local hospital at 8:50 p. m. Friday, two hours and 25 minutes after the accident. . I I No change In the condition of Mrs. Swafford, whose injuries were deemed i serious, was re ported last night at the hospital to which she was taken. ' Mrs. Howe, least injured, has virtually recovered. Tokyo Publisher Fears World War NEW YORK, Nov. 1-65VA pre dictknxa new world war will break out within, a year unless the Chinese-Japanese conflict is ended before that time was voiced today by Shingoro Takashi, Japa nese publisher of the-Tokyo news paper Nichi NichL "If the conflict goes on another year," he said, "Russia will proln ably i come in, .Germany will back Japan, France.; has a military al liance to support Russia, and oth er nations may not be able to help i becoming! involved. i "Our hope is that America will remain neutral will remain a good Judge." , Takashi is enroute to Europe on a good-will mission. He de clared: ,V':-".r. ; "Japan, will not draw back a stepj I can tell you that. We will fight Russia."! Sahrffla ITaldren, 81, died on ! the way to doctor's of fice last night tn ' Woodbwra after' being struck down un avoidably, according to state police, by s car driven by A- jford Ashland,- night patrol man at Woodbnm. j Mrs. Waldren, reported to bare been deaf for the last 12 years, was said to have , walked directly into the path jof Officer Ashland's machine, land though I he sounded his i horn and applied the brakes, he could not stop in time to keep from hitting the ' aged woman. . Officer Ashland was in the process of making call in jltae with his duties at the time of the accident state po lice indicated. 3uetin Creek Foe Halted in West Suburbs Claim Fully Aide to Hold Them now; Bombardment Is. Heaviest of War Battle Rases Alongside w w- t . I British! Settlement, - no Shells There SHANGHAI. Nov. 2-( Tues day) (JP)-A j Chinese spokesman today declared China's army had driven Japanese ; forces back from the south bank of Soochow creek despite . a relentless Jap anese artillery and aerial bom bardment attempting encircle ment of Shanghai, i The spokesman" asserted the Japanese were repulsed in Shang hai's western suburbs by Chinese armed with trench mortars, ma chine guns and rifles in the face of Japanese artillery. ' "We are .fully confident now of holding the enemy who is facing us In large numbers at Rubicon road," said the spokes man. . A Japanese army communique declared, that there was "no new information from the Soo chow creek front.", 1 Shanghai buildings as far away as the Bund, along the Whangpoo riverfront, were shak en by detonations of the lnten eive Japanese aerial and artillery bombardment of Chinese posi tions along the Shanghai-Hang- chn railwaT. if AltiL'oughr-the battle rifted only! an Infinitesimal distance from the international settlement : boundary, -British guard outposts reported all projectiles were fall ing outside the settlement. . . . ' The Japanese drive to force a passage of Soochow creek and s e i IT the western suburbs of Shanghai, which yesterday pro duced an American ; protest and a Japanese apology, continued with intensified fury today. . Chinese fought back desperate ly against the advance of Japanese units which late Monday gained a footing on Soochow creek's (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4.) Theatre Measure Is Delayed Again The theatre bill, once tabled, was again placed before the coun cil last night with amendments, and again tabled pending oppor tunity tor each council member to study the original resolution and last night's amendments.' . New amendments remove the clause prohibiting midnight mat inees and substitute, a clause to the effect- that from 11:30 on, children under 17 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or parents; and that the chief, of police must appoint a deputy po lice matron in any .theatre or show house that shows or exhib its after 11:30, the theatre to bear the expense. v ' Alderwoman - Lobdell called the council's attention to the fact that the police, matron was on a three month's leave of absence with no provision made to fill her place during ..that time. The council passed her motion to the effect Lthat the police matron's position be not vacated, and that it be fill ed at the regular salary during Mrs. Myra Shank's, leave. Kanzler to Speak On Armistice Day Circuit Judge Jacob Kanzler of Portland will deliver the princi pal address at the Armistice day exercises to be conducted by Capi tal post No. $, American Legion, here next week. It was announced at last night's, post meeting. The exercises will follow the custo mary Armistice parade in the late forenoon. -: -. - - ' '. "j '".'-. Arrangements for the Legion's celebration of the day ire com plete except as to an afternoon program.. The celebration com jsission is expected to meet today to decide whether a football' game can be arranged for or an attrac tion to take its place. ; -Chinese Stanford Sportg Board Chairman Dies, Aged 57 - SAN FRANCISCO, Not. l.--Influenza and pneumonia compli cations ca.used the death today of Richard W. Barrett, 67, chairman of the board of athletic control at Stanford university, and an attor ney prominent in republican party affairs In California. ' '- , .; ! -i Shelton Ditch Refund Isi now Asked byj City r s - -f Reimbursement Of $5000 Due Says F. Williams; Cites Agreement Demand for About $1000 in Interest on Back Taxes Also M ade ' A resolution was; introduced by Alderman Fred A. Wiliams, and passed'by the city cou lcif .in ses-, sion last night, demanding, reim bursement from MarioiJ county ot $5000 for the money advanced by the city of Salem for the county in construction of the Shfelton ditch project, and demandinjg that the county perform its full obligation In the future in the repair and maintenance. of the' ditlch. s " In discussion of --the! ditch pro ject. Alderman William's said that a " gentleman's agreement had been made between the city and county on the? original ditch pro gram. The city h4 avanced the money, on an SERA project, and had never been reimbursed by the county, nor had the county lived up to Its agreement to share ex nenses in maintenance of the ditch. i ! ' L "'A petition, bearing 95 ames of people living adjacent to Shelton ditch within the area hounded by East 25th street, ITurner Road, East 13th, and! Simpson streets, was presented to the cpuncll ask lag investigation ot tW-dangeroui conditions existing along ; thfl ditch. The petition ciaimedsh due to serious erosion of the bank and levee, and unfinished head works, that necessary repairs and Improvements should be made without delay, i j Alderman. Williamsf adopted Art Reprodu lion Sales Are Heavy Third Set Includes Famed Picture That Induced Henry Vin to IWed Hundreds of art reproductions have been sold; by The (Statesman in slightly more than a week since it has been possible to pur chase them under the cooperative plan -outlined by; the National Committee for Art ; Appreciation. This week j the third . set ; of paintings becomes available.! They are the work! of four out standing artists of the early 16th century. -. The llist fneljidles: "Anne of fjleaTes," by Mans Holbein, the plcturU which caused King Henry VlH to de cide he wanted; to marry the girl. "View of Trent'i by Alhrecht Durer, Q e r m a n y s greatest painter. ! S "Thei Banker and His Wife," by Quentin Massys, master ot de tail.! ' i " j I 4 : . "The Peasant Wedding," by Pieter Breughel the Elder, : an fartist who wasn't tullf appreci ated until he had been dead 400 years. 1 i ! i . ' i. .- - Most Of the! picturesi being soldi in recent days , have been from the second set; of four, but calls for the first set are., still (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2.).. - . October's Postal Reeeip Salem postal receipts continued their upward climb i dating Octo ber, thus malting It a 10 0 per cent record, so " fail,-; fori m o n t h-oy-month Increases ovfr the corres pondlng j periods list year, ! re ports Postmaster ELi R. Crawford. Receipts lasi, mohth1were 1 2 5, 88$.29m which is ah increase 'of 11187.69 over October, 13, when te monthly receipts reach Tcmtnidnyp CI O Test Strength In Eastern Electip (By the Associated Press) Mayor FioreUo H. La Guardia's battle with Tammany in New York City and a CIO effort to obtain control of petf oit'a city government furnished top billing for scattered i off-year elections today. 1 H.r.iM'-" La Guardla, : republican fuslon Ist candidate, I sought reelection against Jeremiah T. SMahoney, democrat, endeavoring to restore Tammany hall ; to Its old mighty position in municipal affairs. ;, Striving, on the othet hand, to strip Tammany of its Remaining power, Thomas; E. Dewey, fusion 1st and special; racket prosecutor, was opposed for the office of dis trict . attorney! for: New York county by Harold Hastings, Tam T Registered A re A 11 Privileged To Ballot on Polls to Open at at 8 P. M. With I '. Mostly Saiueas Last Fall Four Proposals all for Building to Use More llian 60 Years The decision as to whether build a neyr courthouse rests with the voters today a result of plans formulated by the citizens' building com mittee and effected at two hearings conducted by the county court. ' X. I ' The pjIls in the county's 77 precincts will open at 8 o'clock this morning and close at & o'clock tonight. Alt registered J voters are eligible to cast ballots as to their choice in .the matter regardless of whether or not they are taxpayers. Four proposals, constituting .together the plan for authorizing and financing the proposed construction pro gram, appear on the ballot. The first authorizes the county court to biiild, the second to transfer $250,000 in surplus Labor to Support Courthouse Plan Leader Here Tells Council i. " . i - of View; Anti-Picket Ordinance Fought We came for two different reasons," -raid Herbert V Barker, president of the Salem Trades and Labor council, after having been granted the floor at last night's council meeting., ."One, continued Mr. Barker, "to defeat any attempt to pass an anti-picketing ordinance, and two, to urge you and your, friends to go to the polls tomorrow and vote for the new-courthouse." i Barker admitted the unions had a. selfish desire .to see the courthouse voted into being as it would provide the building trades with an immense amount of work. "But," he said, "you will know it is good work." About 200 members of organ ized labor were in attendance at last night's session of the city council to oppose an anti-picket-fng ordinance that was rumored (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2.) Oleen Is in Race For Governorship PORTLAND. Nov. l-()-State Representative,' O. Henry Oleen, St. Helens, will seek the demo cratic nomination for governor. The announcement was j made in circulars . distributed after a weekend meeting at the Clacka mas county Latourette, home of Howard F. democratic national committeeman. PORTLAND, Nov. MflVRe publican ; leaders said today a weekend conference at the Otter Rock beach home of T. Harry Banfield, Portland businessman and capitol ; reconstruction com mission member, developed noth ing of political significance; Guests Included Senator j Fred erick Steiwer, who will not seek reelection; Senator Charles Mc Nary, republican minority: lead er; Secretary of State Earl Snell; Ralph E. Williams, national com mitteeman, and Lloyd Smith, central committee treasurer. -.4 Rumors he would resign Imme diately were removed by Senator Steiwer's announcement he would attend ; the special j congressional session. many man and present assistant district attorney. i , j ! . -. ' In Detroit, the long-standing feud between the Committee for Industrial Organization j. and the American . Federation ' of (Labor was carried into the city's mu nicipal elections, i The CIO backed Patrick O'Brien for mayor and the AFL supported Richard W, Reading. In addition, five officials of the United Auto mobile Workers of America, a CIO affiliate, w ere among 1 8 nominees for the city, council. ... Elections elsewhere had; , New Jersey choosing a gover nor, between U. S. Sen. A. Harry Moore, democrat, and State. Sen.' Lester H. dee, republican. (Turn to Page 2, CoL 3.) . - Vote rs ue 8 A. M. and ose Pollinc Places Part of one Plan Replace. One inj. or not Marion county steal! o funds and delinquent taxes to the project and the third and fourth to levy a two-milk tax and if neces sary to go beyond the 6 per oent limitation in so doing. Because today's is only ! a spe- -cial local election, the courts and public offices will remain' open for business as usual. ' . . The 77 precinct poll wHl be situated at the same locations as at the last general election with the exception of four in -Salem and two outside the city. Two others have been changed in .name . but not in location. ; i'- . s .-; - Changed voting places, are as follows: I Salem No. 1 Votes in base ment of United Brethren church at 17th and Nebraska -instead of in Englewood school. ! ,5aiemNo. 6 Votes at Salem water commission buildfag at 12th and Howard streets instead of Yew Park school, which has been razed. - i (; Salem No. 20 Votes at 1 129 N. 24th street in Charles Wyse home instead of residence at 480 N. 24th formerly used. . . - j Salem No. 21 -Votes in base ment of First Church of Ged at 1425 N. Cottage instead of dwell ing house formerly used. ! . Silver Falls precinct 'otee at John Hafner's hall instead of J. C. Hamlll store". " - ! . Mill City At Mill City State bank instead of Dawes Sc Booth store. . .... ! - i Liberty At ' grange hall now known as Red Hills grange AaH, same voting place but under an other name. ' - ! : Qulnaby At Roberts' ; ware house, formerly Anderson's ware house, same voting place but un der another name. " . 4 . The other 20 Salem precincts are located as follows: 1 , I Salem No. 2 First floor of Bungalow Christian church, cor ner 17th and Court streets. - Salem No. 3 Temple. Baptist (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1.) j A Lending to Corn Growers Ordered ; WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 - (JT - . President Roosevelt lnstraeted the . reconstruction finance cer-1 poration tonight to set up lead- ing machinery with which loans could be made to bolster the price Ot corn. ; 'f :. : i i t .( RFC officials declined ,to say definitely whether the govern ment would make such advaaees . on corn, but the president's order indicated to . some persons ' the loan would be authorized., . . In a telegram from Hyde Park, " made public by Chairman Jesse H. Jones of the RFC, Mr. Reose velt -said loans by the commodity -credit corporation. "Including . corn loans" had been under con sideration and that these j weeld aggregated about 885,000,060. " H V LaFollette Has Fin ; i COLON, Panama, Nov. l.-iff'r-Gov. Philip F. LaFollette of Wis consin was removed today from the United Fruit " Line steamer Qulrigua and brought to Colon hospital suffering a severe' attack of Influenzae ' ' A LL A D E of TODAy ' , By R. C " i To build or not to build, that Is the qtoestlon;-votes will de cide the. courthouse fate today - and . for a final ' word Just , i one suggestion; be sure to regr ister your verdict, yea on nay. Is