If Football Games Important football game re scheduled for three days' this "weekend. The morning -newspaper brings you the news hours ahead. 1 . . . - . i . . .. , 1 r'V - feather . j Occasional rain today and Friday, . continued cool;. 3Lax. Temp, Wednesday 52, Mln. 47,1 river 4.A feet, rain .91 inch, S-SE wind. I at EIliUTY-SEV ENTH Y EAR Salem, Oregon, Thureday 'Morning, November 11, 1937 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 196 ram i r i u - -,s . j. t m -y f v iif - i i i ill . i ii-r 11 ii I. i iVy-i. e: ,ux i i v 'X ,: i "' ..r; -: .Prog not J9 Raging Famine, Quake And Flood add To Gliina Woes Portion of Last Nantao : Force Gains Safety in Nantao Concession Japanese Drive Against Nankin r starts Witn Forces Enhanced SHANGHAI, Not. ll-(Thurs-day) --Japanese land, air and sea forces subjected Shanghai's Nantao quarter to a fierce bomb ardment while bringing up major detachments for an announced as sault on the; native city adjoining the French concession. At mid-day, 300 Chinese troops - in Nantao fled from withering Japanese fire to the French con cession, where they were disarmed and Interned. Military observers said the withdrawal apparently was the beginning of a collapse of Chinese resistance in the area. Warships anchored on the Whangpoo friver fired point-blank ' into Nantao where an estimated 6000 Chinese troops took a stand after the main Chinese army, re treated westward to ' block the ronte to Nanking. ! Defending Troops Are not Dislodged Shrapnel and machine-gun ouiiets sprayed over a wide area Inflicting many casualties on the Chinese, but defending troops still clung to their dugouts, pillboxes and harrloilBO - . f At the same time officials of China's International " famine re Aic cuuuuut -KiuTseo r iron i Shantung to reDort floods. famine and earthquake had caused the greatest calamity to that province within the past 60 years. ( The officials vsald l.uOO.000 . persons were homeless and desti tute while another 1,000,000 were verging on! ruin. The floods were described as worse than those of 1935 which roused the attention of the world. They said Chinese would die in ' large numbers if relief, which the war-plagued government could sot furnish, did not come. p The Japanese landed reinforce ments on both sides of Hangehow bay. About 20,000 troops reached the Chapoo area " on the north ; shore. 'A division landed on the south shore, about 70 miles east of Hangehow, port at the head of the. bay. -. - ..' . ; The objective of the two land ing forces was said to be; Hang ehow, main city of Chekiang prov ince, capture of which could sever one of : two railroads linking bnangnai and .Nanking. . ; Relief Soy. Rolls Swelled Douglas Official ROSEBURG, Not. Dv xies, juougtas county wf a. engi neer, predicted, today work-relief rolls this i winter will equal If not surpass those of last year. Clients off the rolls for the past three .years have applied for reinstate ment, het said. 0 dditics f i in the News ST. PAUL, Mlnnu, Xot. 1 0 (AVJoseph Wishy'a alibi back fired today when be was brought, into municipal court on a speeding charge. He testified he couldn't have been going 34 'miles an boar, as charged, because he had read in the. papers that new traffic signals along University avenne j were synchronised lor 26 miles an hoar and he met green lights all the way. - The court fined him 94 and informed him the new traffic lights wouldn't be turned on nntil next Monday The speed limit la SO miles mm hoar. OKLAHOMA CITT, Nov. 10-(p)-You married men had better begin polishing up your wedding rings right off the SFPOMMPAB is after you. For, After all, how is the work ing girl to look out for her inter ests unless she joins the- society for the prevention of married men posing as bachelors? Or. as Miss Jessye Arnett, past president of the Oklahoma Busi- -ness , and Professional Women's clubs put It today: r "Most of the girls X know don't have much time to waste. We need to! know right off whether a man, married or not.' Miss Arnett, one of the foun ders of j the strictly spontaneous organization, ' said new recruits were being signed up dally. . The society's .credo: "That all married men be compelled to ear weddinr rings." ' Storm: Wrecks-Nome Waterfront WAR TALK HEARD AfljPEACE ( .' y-v. - - -: ' ' I j9 ..'j .n Hum j't - j ,.' :-:-. -VV.Clr.-- ,11 i 'If W' V'" i , .v-ri p k.rTTri TP t tomb of Unknown Soldier T . U V- ' rr" t ; : : - r- & v " , l'J ? -ZTT""'' .1. i.l ii 1! I j I ! i Ihir 1 1 1'1 K : :V I A LMh I'. f American war memorial in rance r; Armistice day, .1018, was a day of rejoicing over termination of the "war to end wars." Today Armistice day Js celebrated again but the hopes of 19 years ago have been. $aid in the dust. China and Spain are bloody battlefields and elsewhere war fears spread. ' Jurors Picked up On Streets Here Six Good 3Icn and True' Are Drafted to Avoid Delay; 3 Accepted bix r gooa men and true were quickly . picked . from downtown Salem streets to fill vacancies in the circuit court Jury panel yester day afternoon when Judge Earl C. Latourette, here on assignment from Oregon City, resorted to a procedure rare in the local courts. The additional Jurors were needed to complete a jury to try the damage suit of N. J. Swain, a passenger, against Oregon Motor Stages; on ! which opening state ments j will be made at j 9:30 Fri day morning. , . 1 . Finding j only nine . of the re quired 12 Jurors left after chal lenge had been made by counsel and others excused. Judge Latou rette ordered Deputy Sheriff Ken neth Randall to go out and bring in the six men rather than to de lay flatters by making fresh draw ings from' the jury wheel. The only requirement for the six was that they be qualified voters. (Turn to page; 2, col. 6) O'Connell Kidnap Suspect Is Held LOS' ANGELES, Nov.- 10-6IV James Sanders, alias James Swee ney ,was arrested here tonight, and Detective Lieut. - Jack Malina said he was wanted on a federal indictment for participation In the kidnaping four years ago of John J. O'Connell, jr.. in Albany, N. Y. O'Connell, nephew of Edward and i Daniel O'Connell, Albany democratic leaders, was released unharmed, after payment of a $40,000 ransom by his wealthy and politically powerful relatives. Ground Jury Gets Case; McMa han 'The Marion county grand jury yesterday afternoon investigated the Involuntary m a n s 1 aughter charge whicft police attempted to enter against Clarence LeRoy Hoo gerhyde, i 12, in connection with the accident October 29 which re salted In the death of Mrs. Fred erick Green and Mrs. Clara SwajCXord, and let it be known a report might be expected early Friday.? P'y-r'KA---j r Hoogerbyde's case went to the grand jury en order of Circuit Judge McMahan at 11 a.m- yester day when the judge declined to accept waiver of Indictment and a plea and announced he was dis qualifying himself from presiding in the matter 1 : The judge gave as his reasons for declining to preside, news paper comment and the fact that he had been an Intimate friend of the husband of one of the women who was killed and that Mrs. Mc- i llahan was a cousin of the other. v i vr . i in T i .i i I Social Diseases . Talk by Johnson Banned on Radio NEW YORK, Nov. lO-fpy-Gen. Hugh S. Johnson said his prepared radio broadcast tonight was ban by National Broadcasting ned company officials because it dealt with the subject of social diseases. Johnson's broadcast was can-' celed l shortly before he was to go on the air and a pianist and "standby" orchestra "substituted. ;; At the end of his alloted 16 minute program, sponsored com mercially, he made this statement over the NBC network: j ; I j came to the studios prepar ed toj make a talk supporting the crusade of Surgeon-General. Par-. ran against social diseases. I was. informed that such a talk was con! trary to the policies of the Na tional Broadcasting company. Tuna Catch Beats ornias ASTORIA, Ore.,-Nov. 10-H M. T. Hoy, i master fish warden, said I today a preliminary survey showed more Albacore tuna was taken off the Oregon coast since September than had been caught vik vainuriua since ivn, who; the exception ; of ' 1932. ::' , :v The tuna run, the first ever seen! here, was estimated at sj million pounds br early October and (Hoy said the' figure mighl be doubled. He said fishermen used, makeshift gear for the sup? prise catch, Indicating that i would have been V considerably larger had they, possessed normal equipment. 1 Five pilchard boats took 6 1 per jcent of the- pilchard catch, which totaled 16,600 tons, m slight increase over 1936. Hoogerhyde Disqualifies State Police Sergeant Farley Mogan and District Attorney. Lyls J.; Page found the small ' equity court room crowded to capacity as Hoogerhyde was led in for ar raignment. - " "You have some information as to this case," the district attorney informed the court. "I have here an information which is based oa advices from the officers that Mr. Hoogerhyde wishes to forego hat ing the matter, come before the graad Jury and that he wishes to enter plea. Mr. Hoogerhyde Is here, as you know, in relation to a charge arising out of a trans action resulting in the death of Mrs; Fredericks Green and I have been advised of his willingness to be proceeded against by informa tion." u f.i ;--. - After explaining the reasons far nis i witnarawai from the- case. Judge McMahan stated the court would refer the matter to the (Turn to page 7, col. 8) CELEBRATED Armistice dav narade Parade Will Open Obseniiice jHere All-Day Program Lined up by Legion; Grid Game and Dance Planned ARMISTICE PROGRAM 8: SO a.m. Legion past com manders breakfast, Quelle. . 10:30 awm. Armistice par ade. ' t j 10:45 a.m. Wreath placing. War Mothers monument, fol lowed by Armistice exercises. 12 noon Ex-service men's luncheon. Fraternal temple. " j 2 , p.my Parrish-Leslle . foot ball game,' Sweetland field. - ' 0 p.m. Legion dance, Crys tal Gardens. . ! . Martial music and marching men will recall, to Salem citizens again today the service of the na tion's soldiers and the November II in 1918 which marked the close of the "war to end wars," A day-long program has been arranged by Capital Post No. 9, American Legion, traditional spon sors of the city's Armistice cele bration. C 1 1 y, state and county offices, retail stores and many (Turn to page 2, col. 2) Hatchet-Burying s Selected ! CORVALLIS. Nov. 10 H&h A joint committee of University of Oregon and Oregon State college students was named at an inter school conference here tonight to promote better , cooperation, less friction and more wholesome riv alry between the institutions. i Members are Noel Benson, Med ford, Elizabeth Turner, Portland. Virginia Reagan, Pendleton,' and Zane Kemmler, Pendleton, repre senting the university; and Jean Whitlaw, Corvallls; Ruby Schul len, Corvallis; JBoh Walker, Port land; and Ed Burchell, Lexington, from the state; college. i Sixteen OSerstudents entertain ed a like number from the uni versity at a dinner preceding the conference.' Retired Fisherman Feari . Operation, Drowns Self ! ASTORIA, Not. 10-(tfVFast-ened with a rope to m boat land ing, the body of John f. Peter son, 74. one-armed retired fish erman, was found, in the Colom bia river today. - j A note left on a friend's porch said he was too old to be cut to pieces" in a hospital. He faced a major operation next week. First Tree Kills Faller TILLAMOOK, Not. 10 Struck by the first tree he felled at the Markham Callow logging camp on the Nehalem river, Oris Schoolcraft, Garibaldi, died today. Group Buildings Are Shattered but No Lives Lost Entire East Portion of Town Is Swept Away, Half Mile Front Several Injured; Harbor Jetties Are Smashed by Record Storm , NOME, Alaska, Nov. 10.U-(JP)-Wearied by an all-night f tight against raging seas which wreck ed waterfront buildines on a half- Imile front, Nome's citizens today 'hattled the w o r s t storm In 24 jears. Business leaders counted the loss, fn early estimates, at more than 1125,000. The town's entire eastern end, from the vicinity of the light plant, stretching along the beach, had been almost completely swept away. The government harbor jetties, on the- west end, were wrecked. . Several persons were injured by collapsing building but a check through the city and on the sand spit area across the river showed no lives were lost. Business leaders said the storm, the most severe since a tidal wave in 1913 .showed the need of build ing a steel revetment the entire length of Front street. In mid-afternoon, men , began moving stock' fixtures out of the Nome drug store. Water tilled the basements of many buildings in the business district. The Lincoln hotel was ordered vacated in the f ear it' would collapse. . v Along the beach waterfront, for a half-mile stretch, the area was wiped nearly clean of buildings. A few, whose foundations had been only undermined, were tip ped over. Others had disappeared. Popular Music Is Banned, Weddings PORTLAND, Not. llMflVThe Most Rev. Edward D. Howard, archbishop of Portland, in a regu lation distributed jtoday to the Roman Catholic churches of Ore gon, forbade the playing of love songs and j popular wedding marches at marital ceremonies. The message said that all frlT- olous music, either- instrumental or Tocal, should be - discouraged but that all "theatrical solos, du ets, non-Catholic hymns, profane melodies or any song not approved by the ordinary are strictly for bidden" in marriage rites. ; The archbishop, saying the pur pose of thj message was to obvi ate a recurrence of "such infrac tions" as have proceeded from ig norance or inadvertence, listed such selections as these which should not be played at weddings: Bridal Chorus and Wedding March from Wagner's Lohengrin, Pilgrim's March - from Tannhau ser. Wedding March from, Men delssohn's Midsummer - Night's dream, Meditation from Massnet's Thais, Berceuse from Godard's Jocelyn, .the Aria from- Saint Saen's Samson and Delilah, nor transcriptions of popular songs auch as "O, Promise Me." "Face to Face," "Absent," "At Dawning.".; Febl Employs Counsel MEDFORD, Nov. 10-(ff)-Earl H. Febl, former Jackson county Judge facing an insanity hearing Tuesday, engaged Porter J. Neff, widely known southern Oregon attorney, as his counsel. PORTLAND, Not. l-4fp)-IAn-coln high; school won its second Prep league football victory this season today, defeating Com merce, 12 to 2. SEATTLE, Not; 10-P)-Seat-tle's first; Pacific - Coast league hockey game of the 1937-38 sea son ended in a 1-1 tie between Se attle and! Portland here tonight before about 3,509 fans. The tie, moved Portland into a deadlock with Spokane for, first place. w It was not until the third per iod that the teams could score. Hal Tabor, Seattle forward, tore down the right side and shot from a few feet out. About six minutes "later Port land managed to tie the score In a wild scramble in front of the Seattle net.'.: From the center of the plleup, Scharfe, Buckaroo center, passed the puck I out to Eddie Ouelette, who banged the disc into the twine before Seattle's Goalie Emmett Venne eten knew where It was. Late Sports Vargas Taking Dictator Role Ruling Brazil I ... Abolishes Legislatures, Government b Decree Invoked by Leader Election Canceled-; "Vill Suspend PaymentjUpdn all Foreign Debt RIO DE JANIERO, NK lOi-Oipy President Getulia Vargas today assumed ' dictatorial powers; to rule Brazil for an indefinite period by a coup in which he! dissolved all legislative bodies and pro claimed a new constitution with corporative features. The new constitution was put into effect immediately y a .presi dential decree at the anp lime that Vargas issued a manifesto declaring the new regime ;would suspend payment on alt govern ment debts abroad. f (In New York, J." Reuben Clark, jr., representative of the .Ameri can bondholders committee, said that United States investments to taled approximately $360,000, 000.) f j The president, who j thus Jtook a stronger grip on the nation which he has ruled largely by de cree since 1935, dceiared that the swift move was caused by fear of armed revolution. It was believed that the army gave its full support to the presi dent's move. Deny International Significance of Move The foreign relations ministry declared i that Vargas' coup ; was purely national in scope and un nected with European! ideologies, denying reports that Brazil (Turn to page 2, jcoL S 235"Sl6Deyices Seized by Police Affray at West Timber Is Basis; Probe Made of Theft Possibility . PORTLAND, Not. JO-tiPI-Ar- rest in Washington county today of two men booked as James V. Elkins and Herbert West led to seizure by Multnomah! county de puties of 235 slot machines from a storehouse on 82nd street, on the outskirts of Portland, ! c , . ' Deputy Sheriff ; Bert Love! said a rent receipt found oh one of the men led to investigation of the premises. Hesaid a check would be made to determine if the de vices had been stolen, - . Elkins and West; were arrested at Reedsyille after a report oi a West shooting and fist fight at Timber, alleged to have followed removal oi iwo sioi macmnes from a pool hall over the objec tions of S. W Thompson, the pro prietor, and Paul Churchill. I Sheriff. John Connell said El kins had a slight wound in the arm and two bullet holes were In their car they, drove which also contained two slot1 machines. Relief Increases .' Yanihill's Budget - McMINNVILLE, Not. lO-(fl?)-Yamhill county officials attributed a 20,00 increase in a proposed budget to greater relief needs and restoration of depression salary and road fund cuts. I ' . Completion of a school census might bring an additional increase for a reeulred 1 10 tax fori each school child, they said. Mrs. Bush Funeral Friday; Prominent in Civic Affairs Salem lost one of Its outstand ing leaders In social and philan thropic circles Wednesday) with the death of Mra. AJ N. Bush, 7S, at the family residence at 8 7 ChemekeU street, following a 10 year period of Illness. MrsJ Bush was the wife of; the president of the Ladd and Bush bank; I Funeral announcements ( from the W. T. Rigdon eompany set ser vices ' for 2 p. m. Friday in the First Methodist Episcopal church. Citic actiTity engaged in by Mrs. Bush had much to do with the es tablishment of the Salem eity li brary, the nark system, the YWCA and the advancement oi vyinam ette university. . ' When the city ljbrar nlanned she "went east to y was Phlla- delnhia and secured' funds from the Carnegie foundation, f As a park board member she was an advocate of further beautiflcatlon of the city. She aided the move to change the old orphanage to Salem General hospital. The Meth odist's Old People's homej huild- Morgenthau Pledge Is Balanced Budget By Cutting Expense Broadening Base of Income Taxes and Abolition of Some Nuisance Levies Favored; Depression Is Scouted ji; Business in 1937 Only Encouragement; Byrd Swats Undistributed NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (AP) Opposing arevivaf of "pump ) priming" as unnecessary, Secretary Morgenthau pledged the Roosevelt administration tonight "'to balance, the budget through cutting expenditures." j j In what appeared to bean effort to encourage business -to pull itself out of its current slump, the treasury hinted that tax "defects" would be remedied. I , - He advocated balancing the budget by a $695,000,000 re duction in next year's federal expenditures. Specifically, he called for less spending on relief, highways, public works and agriculture apparently striking a blow at some of the farm aid proposals slated for consideration at the special session of congress next week. .1 K In addition Morgenthau advocated broadening the base ; . , Oof; the income tax structure, so Farm Conference Plan Is Launched George Tate Chairman for Event Scheduled Here Early Next Year $ Preliminary plans for a county farm conference to be .-held here sometime Jn January were out lined at a ineetingf farm, leaders held here Wednesday and at which George Tate, Stayton, was named chairman for the conference.'! The conference is being- direct ed by parry L. Riches, Marion county agent, who called yester day's session. Ralph Beck, rural service 'specialist from the state college, also attended the prelljni- nary meeting. " :,-- ' Present at this session also were Ray Glatt and John Ramage, Woodbum: J. O. Farr, Jefferson; Tim BJellandi Woodburn; Jake Gilmour, Talbot George W. Potts, Talbot; j John Tweed, Central Howell ; and three women, Mrs. Thomas Bump, - North" Howell, Mrs. Floyd Fox, Waldo Hills, and Jlrs. Forest Edwards, Roberts. This group will select four large committees, on . land ;, use, (Turn to page 2; col. 3) Vicar Hopes Duke Will not Attend Anglican Service PARIS, Nov. 10-(iip)-A vicar of the Church of England tonight disputed the duke of Windsor's privilege of attending. Armistice day - memorial . services at St. George's church". ; The Rev. J. L. C. Dart, vicar of the Paris, declared bluntly: "I 'would rather the duke did not attend the 'services.?-- : - : When informed of the vicar's statements, the duke went into a conference with a close associate for . thej purpose,' it was said, of considering the rebuff ; "The- duke comes to my church because he is the duke of Wind sor because he was once on the throne, Mr. Dart said. "I have given him the best seats I can, but I will not speak to him." ing and the YWCA were other projects iLAusanne hall for girls on the Willamette university campus was built through a movement in which Mrs. Bush was the leader. She was a board member for the university as well as for the Meth odist Episcopal church. - One of Mrs. Bush's last activ ities was the recent completion of a genealogy of the Tabitha Brown family.- She rewrote an historical document belonging to the fam ily. She spent one whole summer translating front the French ac counts of French . voyageurs wno came over the Rocky mountains. She .received a decree from the unirersity for this work She was Interested ' in northwest history, and the Bush home has an exten sive library on the subject. Lulu Hughes Bush was the daughter of John and Emma Prin gle, and was born at Salem Octo ber 27, 181. Mrs. Hughes had crossed the plains to Oregon in . - (Turn to page 2, coL 6) . v Healthy and Needs Profits Tax that more persons would pay such . Uevies, and suggested abolition of some consumer taxes; sometimes called nuisance levies, j 1 Comparing present conditions with those of four years ago, the administration's fiscal spokesman said: f "We deliberately; used an unbal- . anced federal budget during the past four years to meet a great emergency. That policy has suc ceeded. The emergency that we faced in 1933 no longer exists. Spending Program j -Held Unnecessary" - j ; , THe "disputed the contentions of some persons "that another great spending program is desirable to ward off the risk of another bus iness depression. r j j "I claim, he went on, "no pro phetic Insight into j the future. But .- . . I have reached the firm conviction that the domestic prob lems which face us today are es sentially different from those which faced us four years ago. Many measures are required for their solution. One of these mea sures, hut only one, in the pres ent Juncture, is aj determined movement toward a balanced bud get,". - ; i. Ii . Asserting, that lJ7's business, activity, has been of "a healthy character" -and unmarredlby the neual symptoms of "an unhealthy bOora," he said "we have not reached the stage of full employ ment - of our productive j re sources.?. . ' ..j f " ; ' j ., "On ' the contrary' he . said, "from all these standpoints, con ditions are favorable for a con tinued .increase In jthe driving fbrce of private capital. j " Speaking on the same program . before the academy j of political science. Senator Byrd (D,Va.). demanded "a major surgical oper- " ation : to reduce government ex penditures." The budget must be balanced soon, he declared, "or disaster must inevitably come," The "incredible sum" of 47 bil lion dollars has been spent ta sev en years, Byrd asserted, and 21 billions added to the, public debt. ' Undistributed Profits j Tax Is Assailed ; . -, " "The only constructive thing to do, he said, "is to stop writing checks. . . . The Virginia advocate "of re trenchment also assailed what he termed "devious and misleading" bookkeeping methods of the gov ernment and, in passing, roundly criticized the tax on undistributed profits of corporations, f ' ' Morgenthau said the adminis tration could not "prudently ex pect any more revenues tn the i (Turn to page 2, col. 4) Two Are Injured . In Auto Accident Mrs. Louise Lenstrom -and h son, Harry Lenstrom, were pa tients at Salem General" ; hospital last night as a result of aa. acci dent that occurred on the WVllaci Road about 6:30. Mrs. Lenstrom, 71, sustained lacerations about he face and forehead, and Mr. Leu strom, 43, was cut above the let eye. .- .-A .y '- -i; "? f - " B A L L A D E of TOD A y By R. C -' Some folk are asking FDR for further priming of the , pump, to ward off possibility of -an extended business slump, but -Morgenthau predicts a halt to -burning both ends: of the can dle, says all the business pump needs - now is elbow-grease to E work the handle, j i - .. . - ' ... - . 1 -!' " - "-. - -