Art Appreciation
Hundred of of fam
Oum painting are bring
'puichMMnl by HtafeMnian
- render under (Jwe national
art eprecUtloa committee
plan.
Weather
Cloudy with rains today
and Monday, little change 1
in temperature; Max. Temp.
Saturday 82, MJn. 38, river
2.1 feet, south wind.
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I Salem; Oregon, Sunday Morning, November 7, 1937
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Postof fice in
New Quarters;
Move Is Rapid
All in Place Four Hours
After. Windows .Glose
at Noon Saturday
Transfer Is Thoroughly
Planned in X Advance,
, Employes ! Reveal ,
"Th mail must go through.
The serTice tradition ot Uncle
Sam's postal department was re
spoken in Salem yesterday after
noon as overall-garbed clerks and
carriers alike pitched their liols
with Postmaster Henry R Craw
lord , and -' moTed the postof flee
from the old to the new federal
building.- - - I ,
tvh tnntfpr win effected with
out a halt or delay, in the capital
city's mail service: and without
cost to the tax or postage, payer,
as far as off-shift workers' wages
were concerned. !
The old postof fiie service win
dows were closed for the last time
at the usual Saturday hour, noon.
; One o'clocft found the entire
staff, save, a few j members who
could not break engagements else
where, joined with the postmaster
in Salem's- first postal "moving
day" in more than; a Quarter -century.
" I.
Three Honrs Work
Finishes big Task j
Down came the; south tier of
letter boxes and through the open
ing poured a parade of postal
workers carrying I letter cases,
pouch racks, work! tables, letters
and parcels out of Jtbe old sand
Stone postoffice and into the new
marble-walled federal building.
By 4 o'clock the jold work room
stood empty: the new teemed with
routine mail receiving,, dispatch
ing and sorting. !
In the three-hour ' Interim no
mail train was missed, no delay
was allowed in handling incoming
packages and letters.
"Please do give my boys cred
it for the splendid! Job they have
done,' Postmaster! Crawford ask
ed as he escorted a reporter
through the old and new build
ings at the 4 o'clock hour.. They
came voluntarily without cost to
Uncle "Sam and helped ns move
I'm proud of the spirit they have
bhown." 1
V Today the moving Job wfll be
polished oft" by the postmaster
with the aid of Edgar B. Daugh
erty. superintendent of the mails,
Claude H.. Glenn, postoffice fore
man, and the regular staff of
Sunday clerks. j. f T , j
Windows to Open
At 8 a.m. alondayl
Monday morning, the clerks
will throw open the service win
dows of the new' postoffice for
business for the first time, but
half an hour later than the ac
customed hour, 7:30.
Not volunteered by Postmas
ter Crawford was the informa
tion that yesterdays expeditious
transfer of postal activities to tbe
new building was a result of two
weeks! intensive planning by him
self and his subordinate execu
tives. Every moveJ that took place
(Turn to page 14, col. 1) .
d d i t i c c
" in the New
. EVANSTON, 111., Nov. 6-)-
Illinois. 6 to 0 sr i c 1 0 r y over
Northwestern today was dear to
the 56-year-old i Illinois - coach,
Robert Carl Zuppke, celebrating
his 25th year at! Illinois, v
Zuppke. who has been Joshing
his players all week, torn tneni
m . .... . J aVJ
that he would cue 10 win iui
game. ' . j.
And his boys roared vback, "all
right, we will win it and get rid
ot you. ' ' j
The triumph was a great Je
to the cocky, happy-go-lueky
down&tate boys, who played their
hearts out for Zuppke. ,
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CAMBRrDGE, Mass Nor. 4
(T-The name of Msrphj
brought six Harvard under
graduates scholarships totaling
f 1,800 today under a fund es-..
tabltehed in. 1010 , by WUUm
Stanislaus Murphy of the class
of 1885., ! .
The recipients, all Murphys,
. Included Joha Cn Benecia,
CaUf. v !
PITTS FIELD;' Mass., Nov. -(v-SmUlng
Bobby B i g g r t s
wheel' chair whirled aroifnd the
corridors ot House of Mercy hos
pital today and the : white walls
' echoed his : happy . observation:
--It's swell.' ! -r
Bobby is nine and ; he has bo
legs. He fell under f the wheels
of a train last spring,
" But Bobby's friends are mak
ing it possible i for him to walk
min. in nalton. Bobby's home
town, and in Pittsfield boxes were
placed in convenient "locations.
Citizens and Bobby's school
chums have been dropping In
coins. .:-.-.! j
By Arm'stice day, the cam
paigners expect; to have 11, 000.
They Predict Windsors WUl CoiT
To America Soon Despite A ' fMs
p . j
V
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bedaux, whose French chateau was the scene ot
the historic wedding of Edward, Duke of Windsor, and Wallls War.
field Simpson. Following the Bedanx arrival in America to make
advance plans for the Windsors visit here, organized labor object
ed to the setup because of Bedaux connection with "speed-up" in
dustrial methods. The trip was cancelled Friday but Bedaux said
Saturday the. royal pair might come after all at Christmas time.
"vv:4-4v "- v
Windsors Invited
By Head of Labor
Duke to Delay Studies of
Problem ; Until . Furor
Ends, Indicated
"WASHINGTON, Nov." i-(Jf-
Pres. William Green of the AFL
extended a "sincere and hearty"
invitation to the Duke and Duch
ess of Windsor today to visit the
United : States now that Charles
Bedaux, the duke's American rep
resentative, "has severed his con
nection" with the tour.
. Asked if he would withdraw his
opposition to the American tour
of the former British monarch
and his American-born duchess,
Green replied in a statement that
he had . no opposition to . their
tour bit only endorsed organized
labor criticism of Bedaux because
of his association with the speed
up system in industrial manage
ment. '. I
PARIS, Nov. MM-The Duke"
of Windsor decided f tonight to
drop his survey of world" working
conditions until the storm raised
by American labor criticism on
his trip to the United States sub
sided. After a day of indecision during
which Windsor considered an im
mediate trip to . soviet Russia to
balance his tour of nasi Germany
and prove-to the world he plays
no politics, persons Close to him
said he and his duchess would re
main in Paris a week before leav
ing for a. rest;. '
- Friends said the duke hoped to
pave the .way . for Jbis postponed
study of American j labor "condi
tions with possible trips to Russia,
Scandinavia and Europe's "neutral
countries",, after . the "misconcep
tions", over his motives had been
cleared.: : jv-.--
:, Windsor felt, they said, the cur
rent 'controversy1 made present
continuation of alaj labor studies
impractical. The storm arose when
the'-Baltimore federation of labor
condemned his American guide
and friend. Charles E. Bedaux, as
(Turn to page 14, col. 1) .
Young Parly Members Rule,
Oldsters Make no Protests
-
V By RALPH C. CURTIS
Friendly critics of the republi
can party have been; insisting that
"young blood', must rejuvenate
the party. The democrats too have
been concentrating on the new
voters as their best hope of re
maining in power.!
But in Oregon the appeal is
unnecessary, fori the Young Re
publicans and , the Young Demo
crats are not merely .."in.'Vthey
are already ruling the roost, and
without any opposition from the
oldsters. , . t ".
The regular . organlxations of
both major parties are dormant.
Arthur Prlaulx, state republican
chairman, seems to have "holed
lnat his Chiloqnin stronghold
which is ' safe but far from - the
center.; of - political V acUvity. He
turns a deaf ear to suggestions
that " he resign, which are not
very loud nor insistent for the
reason that nobody seems anxious
to take over the job it he should
abdicate.
On the democratic side, the
state chairmanship is actually
f vacant or. If there is a chairman-
or-woman It Is NadTe Strayer, dis
Insanity Charges
Facing Earl Fehl
Former Judge of Jackson
' County Held ; Alleged
1 r to Be Dangerous
MEDFORD, Nov. .-(P-Insan-ity
proceedings were Instituted to
day against Earl H. Fehl, former
county- judge of Jackson county.
Fehl was taken into custody late
today by Sheriff Syd I. Brown,
and remanded to the county jail
tonight, after District Attorney
F. J. Newman had ruled he was
not entitled to liberty on bonds.
The complaint signed by Fred
Kelly, Medford, alleges I'Fehl is
an insane "person, and dangerous
to be at large."
k County officials anticipate that
the complaint will be certified
from the county court to the cir
cuit court, and-an early hearing
date set. - - -. ' . .
, Fehl recently came into state
wide note by filing a suit against
Governor Charles H. - Martin for
u urn iq page x, cui. 9
OldPO Building
Purchase Talked
A proposal for acquiring the
old Salem postoffice building for
use as a hall of law and govern
ment by; Willamette university
will be considered at a called
meeting of the trustees of the uni
versity, November 16. L..H. Hoff
man, who built the new postoffice
and .becomes the ; owner ; of " the
building under his contract "with
the government,' has offered ' the
building to the university at sal
vage, yalue. The trustees will have
before them, estimates of cost of
moving and altering the building,
- If acquired 'the- building, would
probably- be located on the north
east: corner of the-campus, oppo
site tbe supreme court building.
Call for: the meeting was made
by Paul Wallace, 'chairman of the
board, v . :- -1
o -
tinctly a member of the Young
Democratic group. No progress
seems to have been made toward
settling the succession otherwise,
: It was the Young Democrats
who took the helm when Post
master General James A. Farley
came to Oregon, the outstanding
oourDon event or tne pre-pnmary
stirring.
Meanwhile the Young Republi
cans through their clubs are di
recting the-activity of the nation
al, majority party in Oregon.-Tbe
state republican club is now com
bined with the former Young Re
publican -club and Harold - Pruitt
of Salem, active in the "Young"
group, is state president. -
: .The problem .facing the repub
licans at present is that of find
Ing a candidate who is willing
ana likewise conceivably able to
maintain Oregon's all-republican
complexion in the United States
senate. The announcement of Fred
Steiwer that he will not seek
reelection put a tough problem
up to the party.
While Earl Snell, Ruflus Hol-
-. (Turn to page (, col. i)
lftT.annTnc
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Lougar iiiieven
In Tight Game
Nicholson Scores Field
Goal to Provide Lead
! Which Proves Safe
Crayheal -Tallies Early
but Cougars Rally to
.Make Final 10-6
Bv JOSEPH PIGNET
- MULTNOMAH STADIUM, Port-
laid, - Ore., . Nov. .-(ff)-Oregon
settled down from an auacx ot
fourth-auarter jitters td smear
Washineton State scoring threat
and win its second Pacific coast
conference football game today
10 to 6.
Dimunitive Jimmy Nicholson,
reserve ; halfback from : Salem,
booted over a . placement in the
third period and - established
10-point lead. Washington, State
subtracted six points from the
handicap, with a final period
occhdown and got as far as the
Oregon six-yard line two minutes
from the end of the contest, which
10.00ft fans' saw.
Oregon hustled toward its second-conference
victory with a 50-
yard march in the opening period.
Jay Graybeal, Pendleton's bounc
ing jackrabbit, ate up 23 yards
-with a dart around rigbt end.
Graybeal shifted his attack to the
left Bide ot the Washington State
line and sped across the goal on
the next play. Joe Huston, guard,
placekicked the extra point.
Nicholson Boots
After Maneuvering -
Arleigh Bentley, Oregon full
back, thundered 26 yard s to the
Washington Statel3-yard line
earlr in the - third neriod to set
un the field goal. Nicholson man
euvered the bal into position on
the F nine-yard f line ; directly "in
f rent of the goal and lofted It over
from where he stood on the 19.
!The Cougars menaced the Ore-
goal lead with the help of Web-
foot mistakes.
Hal Harrison, Cougar end.
blocked Graybeal's punt aud curl
ed himself around the hall on the
Oregon r 18. Paul Callow, reserve
back, and Littlefield fullback
bm ashed the line twice to the 11
Callow went through left tackle
(Turn to page 14, col. B)
Three Autos Are
Reported Stolen
Three automobiles were stolen
lait night, according to a city po
lice report, driven' a short dis
tance, ransacked and left parked
with the lights burning. All three
were recovered shortly after re-
. . . . .
peris mat iney -were sioien, mm
followed each other closely, were
made. . -
IA. L. Coffey's sedan, which he
left parked in the 500;block on
Mill street was recovered on Mill
aid 12th. A Jack had been taken.
William M. Buckanan, route z
had his car stolen from State and
Winter. ; It was -recovered In the
SD0 block on - South 12th: street.
An overcoat had been taken.
J. W. Wright 240 North Ztn
reported his sedan stolen from the
S4 P. depot, and It was recovered
iu1 the 900 block on Court street.
Some groceries were pilfered.
: No arrests had been made at a
late hour last night, y
White Raps Lack
Of Armory Funds
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 6-ifl5)-
Dlajor General George A. White,
commander of northwest National
Guard forces, threatened tonight
"if it becomes necessary," to break
up PorUand units because ot coun
ty budget ents which . leave, arm
cries without heat, light or main
tenance facilities." , .
i An alternative to"', transfer to
other regiments, he told officers
and men ot the 218th field artil
lery, would be to drill in the
streets.
I White termed the county com
mission guilty ot '"the most un
American and most Inconsiderate
action I ever have encountered.
and said 1200 men, with annua
government payroll of "more thaa
a quarter of a million dollars
to the city," were affected. ' -
Carroll Is Found
Guilty of Murder
COQUILLE, Ore. Nov. t.-Cf-
Clarence R. Carroll.' 25, North
Bend cook, was 'convicted : today
Of the second degree murder of
Howard Brown. 20, of Empire on
October 3. Brown died from
knife wound, c . -
Poisoner Faces
Electric . Chair
ANNA MARIE HAHN
Apna Hahn Guilty
Of Poison Slaying
Jury out Only 2 Hours;
Death in Chair Faces .
-' Cincinnati Woman
CINCINNATI, Nov. 6-C?n-Eleven
women and a man decreed today
that Mrs. Anna Marie Hahn, 31
year-old mother, die In the elec
tric chair for the poison-murder
of Jacob Wagner, 78, one of four
men she allegedly killed for their
money. f .
The jury's verdict, after delib
erations of two and a half hours,
automatically condemned her to
death.
Apparently unmoved and uncon
cerned during most of her four
weeks' trial Mrs. Hahn heard the
verdict with head slightly bowed
and Jtervously twisting a handker
chief. " Y -:.
She blinked and stared at Judge
Charles S. Bell as he thanked the
jurors for a "verdict four-square
with the circumstances," then was
hurried to her jail cell where,
Chief . Deputy Sheriff George
Heitzler said, she threw herself on
a bed and sobbed.
"Get me out quick, get me out
quick, Heitzler quoted her as
saying, as he aided her from the
room. . '; ; 1 .: '" i '' ;' ..
No date has been set for formal
sentencing. Chief Defense Counsel
Joseph J. Hoodin said he would
seek a new trial and appeal to the
state supreme court if necessary.
German Consul's
Removal Is Asked
LOS ANGELES, Novrs 6-V
The Los Angeles-county council
of the American . Legion was on
record today as demanding, the
removal of Manfred von Killinger
as German consul at San, Fran
cisco. , !. 5 'Y Y - 7.
The council Indorsed a , report
of Its Americanization committee,
headed by Dr. John . R. Lechner,
in which It was . stated r , "It 5 is
pertinent, to ask: does a .strong
desire for technical , knowledge
about -the United. States Pacific
fleet have " anything to do -with
the appointment of Ton Kininger,
now ' that Germany's ally in the
orient Is on the rampage?? -The
"report termed Von Kil
linger director of nari propagan
da on the Pacific coast," and bit
terly denounced this asserted ac
tivity. It also said he had stated
there was no freedom xt the press
in the United States. It . did sot
state directly he was considered
a naval expert. '
Wftyne Harvey, Jefferson,
Injured by Bull's Attack
YuL' - : ,,: ).
Wayne Harvey, about ,17, was
admitted to - the Salem - General
hospital at 10:30 last night suf
fering from ' badly" lacerated
groin, Incurred at his home near
Jefferson where he was gored by
a bulL . . .... ...
Late Sports
TACOMA. Nov. C.r-6ipV-A Mock
ed punt and a 22-yard dash for a
touchdown In the opening min
utes - ot play gave- Pacific Luth
eran' cpUega a f to victory, over
the. Monmouth Norma 1 'eleven
from Oregon here tonight, -.
- S. Kvtnsland, Lutheran end.
blocked ' Howard's punt on. the
Wolves 22 yard line. and without
missing! a stride gathered in the
free: oval and went : for a touch
down. The placement attempt for
the extra point was wide. - :
The j Oregonians rolled - up 10
first downs to the Lutherans none
and made a total net yardage gain
of 111 yards to the Lutherans' 51
but the long distance punting of
Stan Fries. Lutheran quarter,
kept the Gladiators out of trouble.
fit
NLRB Hearing
Delayed After
Beck's Threat
f.
Citizens9 . Comniittee .Is
Responsible Asserts
" Board's Director.
QO Makes Peace Bid in
Portland ; Ejection
Soon Advocated .
SEATTLE, '.Nov. tJPr- E- J'
Eaeen, acting director oi xne re
gional labor relations board, an
nounced tonight the postponement
for 10 days of theTiearing sched
nVed Monday on a controversy be
tween the CIO and the teamsters
union. It involves five warehouses
employing about 250 fm en,
He said the postpenejnent was
on request ot a business men s
committee.; t I
Dave Beck, teamsers western
organiser, had announced the
warehouses would beiplcketed un
less the Monday hearing was can
celled. 'if .1
The postponement was made
conditional so the hearing could
be started -to 12 hours notice It
the citizens committee fails to ef
fect peace between the rival labor
groups. ' - ! '.
Beck,' for the teamsters, and
Harry Bridges, for the CIO group,
said the postponement was ac
ceptable to them.- I 1
"I have - previously announced
that the plants would be closed
Monday morning if the hearing
was not put off," Beck said. "Now
that it has been postponed we will
take no action, but will give the
citizens committee a reasonable
time to effect a settlfment."
- i -.
PORTLAND, Ore.NoT. 6-V-A
bid for peace, through- election
and a hands oft policy, was made
today by the CIO to end lumber
and sawmill Jurisdictional dis
putes with the AFLiu
Snbmitted by the International
Woodworkers of America to the
rival AFL faction ami mills oper
ators, the proposal provided an
election be held not later than
November 20. j .
It specifically stated the union ,
which lost snouid leiram irom
(Turn to page 1, col. 7)
Mindr Accidents
. i Y' ' -I - ' -I
Prove Numerous
Five Suffer Injdries When
Heavy Traf ficfand Fog
Cause Smashups
Local hospitals reported a land
slide business in accident cases
of minor nature resulting from
automobile accidenf ' cases being
brought in' from 430 yesterday
afternoon until 10:30 last night.
Poor visibility duel to . rain and
mist that prevailed'; during those
hours, coupled wttn the regular
Saturday night traffic that was
thickened by two-way flow from
Portland and Coriallis football
f games were-reasons) advanced for
the accidents. y $ .; . - J :
Those hospitalize! by accidents
were: ". - ' y::- .' . - ,;;fr"
Y Percy Meir, 567 Front street,
with' face lacerations.'- " " , !
: Max Kefyon; 74 Ferry street,"
minor truts ana aorasions. .
' Henry Ewing li$03 S. B. Ta
coma street, Portland, severe cat
on forehead. : - s ' ' y" 1 ' J .
! -Mrs. Thomas E. fcwing, mother
of Henry Ewlng, and residing at
the same address! a fractured
pelvis, scalp abrasions and
bruises. i - 1 - i '
i Mrs.-Mary Snydtr, Wheatland,
badly wrenched neck. )
Education Week Programs in
A 11 Salem Schools Planned
. Today, marks the opening of
"Americas : Educailoaal Week,"
continuing to November : 13 - In
clusive, and will celebrated j m
Salem through the: cooperation j of
the public schoolsf - service clubs
and radio station: KSLM. ; Open
house will prevail 'throughout the
week at some one school each day
i Leslie and Garfield being tbe
only two not i scheduling , open
house' datea.Y.--vj t 1 4 Y
- Special speakers- will carry ed
ucational message to the regular
weekly v meetings f the -service
clubs, and KSLM 111 broadcast a
lfi-minute program each day con
sisting ot a speaker and a musical
number. :r-- f:r:'r- ' i
V Mabel Robertson, dean of girls
at the senior high; school. Is gen
eral chairman fori the week-long
program. 'I I
While Leslie and Garfield will
not hold open house, Leslie has
extended parents n Invitation,; to
visit regular class! work on i Nov.
S to 10, and to attend the Arm
istiea day program on the 1 0th.
Garfield, recently jbavlng held an
open house,, will ihold .a special
Vanguard 25 Miles
A way;Planes Bomb
Path for Invaders
Army Advancing From Hangchowj Bay
; Is Split Into Units Covering -Wide ;
' ; : Territory; Ciyilans Slain (
Proposal Sent to
With
Smaller Group of Nations
Than Nine-Power Pact Setup
- SHANGHAI, Nov. 7 (Sunday) -(AP) TKe vanguard
of a Japanese flying column driving north trom Hangchyw
bay was reported today to be within 25 miles of Shanghai,
t Refugees streaming from Sungkiang, 22 miles j south
west of Shanghai, informed Red Cross ambulance drivers
the column had split into several units, with an advance
body reaching a rice ferry on the Whangpoo river, three
miles from Sunkiang,'at dawn. I' V
Chinese reports trickling in from the countrysi3e as
serted "100 villagers and peasants either were killed or wound
ed as 40 Japanese planes-blasted a path through Chekiang
province for the army's swift drive inland from Hangchow
bay. I" . , ' - - ! J t -I
While warships heavily bombarded a number of ports
j .'' EL.',. - O along the bay, from which the
Second Victim of
Hit-Run Auto Dies
Mrs. Clara i 31. Swaf f ord,
; 83, Passes Away 8 Days
After Accident
Mrsl. Clara! M. Swafford, S3,
died a few minutes before noon
i Saturday at Salem General hos-
I Ital from injuries received n
t.ria wlrhf 0tnhr 90. when She.
with two other aged women, was
struck by a hit-and-run driver at
17th. and State streets.. One of
the other women, Mrs. Freder
icks Green, 74; died shortly af
ter the crash. ( A third, Mrs. Alma
Howe, is recovering from shock
sustained. ' . :i ,..;": ,. ;..'.
Tne , accident occurred . when
the three . women were crossing
State' street in a pedestrian lane.
Mrs, Swafford: and Mrs. Green,
both of whom resided at 190
South 17th street, were escorting
Mrs. Howe to; the Methodist Old
people's home where she - lived.
The Identity of the driver of the
speeding westbound death car
has not yet been established . by
police. - V '(: - Y y: ..
. rs. Swaf ford's death .was the
seventh; traffic; f atality in the Im
mediate. Salem area during the
past 12 days. f
Y Funeral sertices will take place
Monday at 1:30 p. m. from First
Methodist ehurch, with Dr.' James
E. Milllgan officiating.- Arrange
inenta are in charge ot the W. T.
JRigdon company. Committal will
be at City View cemetery.
Mri. Swafford was born at
Needy, Ore., March 1854, the
daughter of James Saad'tJather
lne Sackett TInson. She was mar
ried in 1878 to the late j:iliott.J.
Swafford,": who was for 60 years
a resident of Salem. She . was a
member of First Methodist Epis
copal church and was 'interested
in the Old People's home of that
Church. . 4 !. ' - V'- v -Y-
She leaves two children, Harry
W. SwafiVlof Salem and Mrs.
Lila V. Moser of Tenino,YWasb?i
and six grandchildren, .Betty Mo
ser of Salem, student, at Willam
ette university, Mrs. Granville
r, (Turn to page 14, col. 1) y
assembly Wednesday afternoon to
which the public la invited. ? ' -
The week's . program Includes :
-Monday: y'Y,
1; Bush: Open house In the eve
ning, cooperating with the regular
PTA meeting, and followed by a
social hour, ' t
2. Highland: Open house from
7:30 to 9 p.m.
3. Richmond: Open house in
conjunction with regular PTA
meeting, 7:30 to 9 p.m.
4. Washington: Open house
(evening).-. - - "L
S. KSLM: 4: IS to 4:30 p.m..
Silas Gaiser, speaker; violin and
flute duet by Marjorle and Kath
leen Broer., . ,
Tuesday:. j " y". S
: 1. Englewood: Open house,
7:30 p.m. j
2. McKInley: Open house, 7 to
8:30 p.m.
3. Parrish: Open house 7:30 to
9 p.m. ', - '
4. Klwanis Club, Marion hotel:
Speaker, Rex I Putnam; music by
girls chorus from Parrish, direct
ed by Miss Margaret Sims. ..
(Turn, to page 6, coL 4)
Tokyo for Parley
Japanese launched their - thrust
suddenly yesterday, the war
planes invaded the rich silk,' cot-
ton and rice region between the
bay and Shanghai. - '
Bombs were1 scattered over
prominent cities and towns fa the
area from Hangchow, at the head
of Hangchow bay and 110 miles
southwest of Shanghai, and this
city. yH- : - :.'-.
Shock units of tbe army, fol
lowing . In the wake; of M the . de-.
struction ycalused by the naval and
aerial bombardments, made a dou-ble-tlme'
march in an attempt, to
spreada cordon across the base J
of the Pootung peninsula.- 1
On ; the Shanghai ..front, the
Japanese after a heavy night bom
bardment succeeded in occupy
ing Chenchialung, west Of the in
ternational settlement, j y .
. This conquest ran to ' five the
number ot villages occupied by
them south, of Soochow creek.
BRUSSELS, Nov. The
powers seeking to end the far
eastern war asked Japan tonight
it ahe would confer with a small-"
er. group of nations on peace with
China. 1 ' .- Y .. .!- : Y! "
The note specified such an "ex
chanse of views" would be with
in -the framework of the nine-.
power treaty undec- whicb tfce
Brussels ; conference was eon- -Yoked.
, y : 1
.Neither the site of the possi- t
bte meeting nor the participAting
nations were designated, howev- i
er, leaving the door open ;o Jai
pci' to express her wishes!
The new peace bid. expressing
regret at Japan's absence from
Brussels, took cognizance of Jap-'
anese "misgivings" at the pres- 1
ence at Brussels of so many pow- .
ers with. varying. Interests Jn the
far east but expressed belief such -misgivings
could be allayed.. The
note requested a quick reply, -y
Delegates to the Brussels conference-
expressed - belief . Japan -would
flnd;It -hard. to reject tbeir , '
plea if peace with China la teal
ly her intention. : . ; . -
At the urgent insistence of
Norman H. Davis, head of the U.
S. delegation, the conference will
reconvene -Tuesday to assure con
tinuity of the sessions..,
rs Alliance
Sitdovners I Held
PORTLAND. Ore.. Nov. S.-(iPH
PoUce arrested 3S Oregon 'Work
ers Alliance " demonstrators whe
staged a six-hour sit-down strike
in Multnomah county relief com
mittee offices today. Eleven wom
en and 25 men, charged with die-;
orderly conduct, were released on
their , own recognizance y .
T. A. Phillips, president, said
the action was to aid. "from 1009
toN 1500 families - in this county
that must have help and all they
arje getting is the run-around."
1 Famous Comedian JDies '
SPOKANE, Wash.; Nov. t-VF)-James
Whaley, S3, famous as
Frank ' Finney, .burlesque variety -theatre
actor before - the World
war, died, suddenly here today.
A LLADE
TODAVI
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