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$1 Primary Results Many Important state prl anary elections are held Ln September and tbe morning newspaper is always first with the results. The Weather Fair today and Thursday. Fog on coast. No change in tempera tare. . Max , Temp. Tuee, 82, Min. 46. River -3.9 feet. Sooth wind. ; 1 EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, September 21, 1933 Priet Se; Newsstands 5e No. 152 TTh zeciii: wer u j f . r ay VMira i umxu t , i :i 1 " . i " t " j " ' POUNDBD 1651 i' " ' ' 4-i V :. '- 'P France Demand O 'Connor Char New Deal Foe Traus in NY Primary Race Fay Ahead by Slim Count "- - - ! for Democratic spot, in 16th Region O'Connor Has Republican Nomination as Anchor : to Windward NEW YORK. Sept. 21 - (JP) -Charging election: "dishonesty." campaign headquarters or Jonn J. O'Connor - (D-NY), pnrge-listed chairman of the house rules com mittee, indicated tonight he would bring a court contest in the event he is defeated for the democratic nomination to congress from the 16th New York district by James A. Fay, new deal candidate. A spokesman at O'Connor's headquarters said nearly com plete, privately collected unoffi cial returns indicated Fay would win by 400 to 800 votes.. At the headquarters of Alien W.. Dulles, whom O'Connor op posed for the republican nomina tion, unofficial returns from 67 out of the 84 election districts gave O'Connor 2 523 votes and Dulles 1676. Speaking of tbe democratic con test, O'Connor said: ' "I'll wait to see. the complete ligures in the morning before challenging results, ; t "If they are anywhere near as close as the figures sljow, as a matter of fact there ought to be a recount. "The voting In the sixtn, eighth,' 14th and lower part of the 12th assembly - districts cer tainly indicates that the vote was not honest in those districts." (By the Associated Press) 1 President Roosevelt's t cam paign to driv'e "conservative" democrats from congress appar ently found voting support yes terday in New York City, after defeats in three states. Incomplete returns from the primary there showed James H. Fay, new deal candidate, .ahead of Rep. John J. O'Connor, op posed by the president, for - the democratic nomination from the 16th congressional district. u vuimur hiiuuu Republicans I O'Connor, however, had drop ped an anchor to windward by running for the republican noimi natlon as well. In that contest he appeared victorious on the basis of nearly complete re; turns. Moreover, his headquarters aides complained of election "dishonesty" In the democratic primary, and said that if the final count was as close as they expected it to be, they would Jodge a protest and demand a recount. - "IH wait to see the complete figures in the morning, r before thallenging the results,- O'Con nor said. Returns from 70 or 8 precincis in the district showed 6,871 votes for Fay and 6.357 for O'Connor. A spokesman at O'Connor head tuarters said unofficial and privately-collected returns Indicated victory for Fay by 400 to 800 rotes. For the republican nomination O'Connor was leading Allen W. Dulles 2.495 to 1,701 on returns Returns from other of yester iay's primaries showed: V. Warren Barbour swamping two opponents for the republican senatorial nomination in New Jer- ley. :-:r Curley Leads Over Hurley Former : Governor James M. Curley running well ahead of Governor Charles F. Hurley for the democratic . gubernator ial nomination in Massachusetts. Leverett Saltonstall easily victor ious in a contest for the republi can gubernatorial nomination in the same state. Governor Philip F. LaFollette X&F 1U 1 113 ICAIi 1V IUV y,vw gubernatorial nomination in Wis consin, and Robert K. Henry, coalition candidate, leading for the democratic but trailing for the republican gubernatorial nom inations. A close race between Lieut Gov. Herman L. Ekern and Rep. Thomas R. Amlie for the Wisconsin progressive nomination to the senate. $210,871 Grants Aiked by Uightcay Commission PORTLAND, Sept. 20-(J)-AP-plicatlons tor PWA grants total ing 1210.871 to aid in projects that will cost ?4CS,600 have been tiled by the state highway cia mission, C. Hockley, regional PWA director, said today. CN A, fMens o i Grandson overnor Chadwick J New American Legion Chieftain ,, -y-r y .. -- 2 f . .. .... t A i - ' , - f J- - - 1 : . ' . -4 s i. .y x. , 7 - M - k fc ; :-'X x4 - fi Stephen F. Chadwick of Seattle, who was Monday assured of the title of national commander of the American Legion when three other candidates voluntarily withdrew, is a grandson of Stephen Fowler Chadwick, governor of Oregon in 1877-78. His father, Stephen J. Chadwick, was graduated from Willamette university and was chief justice of the Washington supreme conrt. Also an attorney, Chadwick has been chairman of the National American commission for the last three years. He served in Russia with the VS Siberian expeditionary forces. i -.:! : v I :: ' J . -:- American Lesion Parade f O ij i Passes Throughout Day Last California Delegation Passes Stand as Sun Sinks low as Largest Grouping of Flags in Legion's History Made LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. j 20 (AP) The Ameri can Legion, somewhat older, less agile but withal full of convention spirit, today captured the hearts of the west in a military marching spectacle eclipsed only once before in Legion history. ;" I The 20th annual convention parade, colorful, tuneful and Strike of Clerks Settlement Fails Conferees Go Home After Long j Session; More Talks Today SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20-(P) -Conferees peeking peace in two San Francisco labor disputes in volving more than 7.000 workers went home tonight without find ing the key to settlement of the department store strike or ware house shutdown. Both groups , scheduled new meetings for tomorrow. Everyone had "nothing to say" when asked if progress had .been made in to day's sessions.: (. ! Across San Francisco bay In Oakland grocery store owners and the clerks' union laid plans for a possible new labor struggle after the Food Employers association refused to renew contracts when the union said It could not enforce closing of stores at nights, Sun days and holidays, f. At 11 a.m. tomorrow negotia tors will continue discussing May or Angelo Rossi's propo.d solu tion' to the seniority clauis, pivot al Issue in the dispute involving between 4.000 and 6.000 clerks in 35 downtown department stores. At a two and a half hour session this afternoon employers answer ed questions concerning their in terpretation of the clause in spe cific instances. Employers . have accepted Rossi's compromise. Casualties of Deer Hunting Reach Six as CANYON CITY, Ore., Sept. 20 -(-Fatalities in the northwest deer hunting season jumped to six today, less than four days after hunters - took to - the for ests of northern California, Ore gon and i Washington to see k the prized buck. The latest victims ; were two Portland hunters , who died in the crash of their automobile 30 miles north of here and a third shot accidentally near Eugene as the season opened today in Oregon, j Previously, three hunt ers died ; in northern California oyer the weekend, the California season starting earlier than that in Oregon. ; Driving on a narrow grade of the Rltter-Heppner road 45 miles iotttn of Ritter, John Hol iday, 44, and Karl O. Thomas, 'Wish aTf ; beautiful, took up the entire day, and only as the sun sank low did the last of the California delega tion pass in view -before National Commander Daniel J. Doherty of Woburn, Mass., in the city's me morial coliseum.. 1 To California went the honor of high-lighting the parade. As hosts, the golden state legion naires were last in line, but all agreed the delegation was first in the hearts of the more than 50.000 seated in the coliseum.: Led by the undefeated na tional - champion San Gabriel drum and bugle corps, the na tional colors of all the posts in the state were massed to pass in review. In all 224 flags were carried past Commander Doher ty, a symphony of patriotic ferv or, i Post colors, blue and gold.! followed. It was the largest massing of flags in the 20-year history of the 'American Legioni . Only in New York , last yearj the Legion's biggest convention; had j this parade been eclipsed; Perhaps the short route tra vers! by the parade, less than two ; miles, had something to do with it.' ; :i ; V:i Palmateer and Bassett - j j on Legion Committees LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20-)-O. E. Palmateer, Salem, who re tired, this year as commander of the! Oregon, department of the American Legion, was named to day as a member of the commit tee: on finance of the national convention of the Legion here. ' Another fellow townsman, R. H. Bassett, was chosen i for the committee on resolutions. : H; Two More Die 64, both of Portland, ' plunged oft the I dangerous road and crashed 160 feet late Monday. Thomas died Instantly and Hol liday was picked up three hours later by passing hunters, only to die en route 1 to a ranch. The coroner said the accident was unavoidable. - . i Less than eight hours after the season opened this morning, Lester Newman, Eugene. ' was shot and instantly killed near Fall Creek, about 15 miles east of Eugene. Due to the isolated section in which the accident oc curred, it could not he determ ined immediately whether an ac cidental discharge of his own weapon killed him or whether he had been mistaken for a deer by one of three other mea with whom he was hunting. ; ; i oriesty Speeding Train Rams Another, Killing Eleven Brakeman's Error Cause of California's Worst Rail Tragedy Crash Injures Hundred as Trains Telescope on Siding NILAND, Cal., Sept. 20 (JF) Eleven persons were killed and more than 100 injured today when the speeding Southern Pa cific Argonaut was shunted into the Calif ornlan, loaded tourist train on a siding by a careless brakeman. j It was one of California's worst railroad wrecks in history. Some of the injured were ex pected to die. Said C. F. Donnatin, Southern Pacific superintendent: "The wreck was caused by man failure, an unexplalnable act by Eric Leonard Jacobson, headend brakeman ln our employ for IS years." ' Brakeman Unable ' To Explain Act ! Jacobson, dazed, hysterical, by the effect of a decision he could not explain, violated an important rule of the service, namely: that when a train is on a siding, wait ing for another to pass on a sin gle main track, he must not ap proach nearer than 20 feet from the switch stand. : Both locomotives were smashed to smouldering piles of scrap met al, five coaches were overturned. S00 feet of track ripped up by the terrific collision. Scores were trapped ln the forward coaches of the Californian, and acetylene torches had to be used to reach some of the bodies. Fireman Warns Engineer to Jump S. C. Mason, white-haired en gineer of the Californian, beard his fireman. P. E. Martin, shout ing: "Jump! jump! she's coming at us!" Mason jumped. He was the only survivor of the two loco motive crews. Martin was crush ed to death in his cab. ; Communication lines were cut down as poles fell along the right of way, smashed by the big, rush ing locomotive. The third car of the Californian, a streamlined coach on a non-streamlined train, suffered greatest damage. The heavy baggage car in front teles coped it. All eight of the dead pas seners were taken from this coach. Although there were screams from hysterical passengers, order soon was restored, and J. H. Dyer of San Francisco, a Southern Pa cific vice-president whose private car was attached to the Argonaut, took personal charge of the rescue work. The dead were taken to Brawley and Indio, nearby Imper ial valley points. Injured were taken by a hastily-summoned train from Niland, to Yuma, Ariz., and Indio. Mother Killed Infant Lives One of the survivors of the wreck was the eight-months-old baby of Mrs. Joe Sorrels of Tuc son, Ariz. She was killed, but the infant was only slightly hurt. In ' the baggage car of the Californian, badly jammed in tel e s c o p in g, the streamlined coach, scores of - baby chicks walked" about, their shipping case broken open in the wreck. Railroad officials said the track would be repaired and Bervice restored tonight. The official, corrected death list, in the collision follows: Flora A. Tator, 30, Rhinebeck, N. Y. Mrs. Emma Hall, Brooklyn, N. Y. . . 1 Maidred - Greene, 40, . Kala mazoo, Mich. Dorothy e Blocker, 14, Dallas, Tei. ... : " Mrs. '' Amos Sorrels, Tucson, Ariz. Miss Amy King, Mexico, Mo. Miss Rylva Easter, Los - An geles.' Mrs. Fronia Monroe, 16, Bur bank, Calif. j Robert H. Richardson, . engi- j neer of the Argonaut Los An-j geleS. ' ' I ' - P. B. Martin,, fireman of the Californian, Los Angeles. Henry R- Parsons, fireman of the Argonaut, Long Beach, Calif. Columbia Fishing Craft Seek Cover From Storm ASTORIA, Sept, 20-0!p)-FUh-Ing craft, stayed ln the shelter of the Columbia today as a southeast storm hammered the shoreline with waves so high they broke over the Incoming oil tanker-W. F. Moffett. - - - Second Confab With Fuehrer Chamberlain to Continue - Czech Negotiations at Godesburg j British Prime Minister ; Desires Definite Word From Czechs LONDON, Sept. 21-(Wednes- day)-ip)-Faced with a "polite. but virtual refusal" from Prague to accept definitely Adolf Hitler s demands to yield the Sudetenlands, the British and French; governments hastened today to bring renewed pressure on Czechoslovakia for an ac ceptance. Prime Minister Neville' Cham berlain: announced his plans to fly to I Godesberg on the Rhine Thursday to meet Hitler the sec ond time for a continuation of negotiations. His .decision was reported to have been taken before there "Was official cognizance of the contents of the Prague reply to the IBrltish-French proposals formulated Sunday to keep the peace in Europe. The; British and French min isters in Prague were instructed to make a midnight call upon Foreign Minister Kamil Krofta in Prague and urge Czechoslo vakia ;to accept the plan because "time I presses." Chamberlain Wants Definite Plan Chamberlain wanted to have a definite agreement to lay down before the German fuehrer when he makes his second personal talk with Hitler Thursday, but sources close to the foreign of fice said the Czechoslovakia's reply I "made certain reserva tions' Czechoslovakia was said to have suggested invocation of her treaty of friendship and arbitration of 1926 j with Germany td settle the matter. An official communique issued at No. Ten Downing street late tonight said: "The prime minister and the German fuehrer and chancellor have decided to resume the con versations ' which they began at Berchtesgaden at Godesberg on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m. (9 p.m.j EST)." Godesberg is on the Rhine, much nearer than the .meeting place of last Thursday, when Chamberlain journeyed into the Bavarian Alps for his talk with Chancellor Hitler at his Berchtes gaden retreat. The prime minister and his "in ner cabinet" Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Simon, and ; Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoaxe were expected to meet to morrow to consider the Czecho slovak reply before Chamberlain leaves for Germany Thursday. Chamberlain will fly again on his second trip as he did on the first last Thursday, and once more he will be accompanied by Sir Horace Wilson and William Strang, foreign office experts who traveled with him to Berchtesga den. There was some doubt in Lon don as to just how long Chancel lor Hitler would be willing to al low negotiations to continue, but since Prague abstained from re jecting outright what the Czechs call "an invitation to commit sui cide," official London hoped to achieve a solution. Jobless Solution Held 6-Hour Day LAFAYETTE, Ind., SepC 20-P)-The American Federation of La bor believes the solution to the nation's unemployment problem is a six-hour- day and a 30-hour week, William, Green, president, told delegates to the 54 th annual contention of the state federation here today. He estimated the nation had 11,000,000 , unemployed and as serted, it would be impossible to take- up j the alack without the shorter week. "It would be foolish, however," he emphasized, "to, shorten buy ing power through wage reduc tions, if the work week is re duced." Any industry unable to pay a minimum wage under the law en acted by congress, . Green said, has no right to existence." He es timated the law would "increase the pay of a million workers. Late Sports LOS ANGELES, Sept, 20-UP)-Sacramento, piling up a 6-1 lead in the first six innings, defeated the Los . Angeles Angels, 10. to 0. in the first game of the Pa cific Coast league play-off to night before 2500 baseball fans. Sacramento ......... 10 141 Los Angeles ......... 19 2 Freitas : and ; Franks; Prim, Lieber (6), Bush (9) and Col lins. . Worried Czechoslovak President As Friends Take Side With Foes -':--y- ' n- ,i t il,,,,. tu.mm n .iiiifiiii; , ,i ia4 . A .... t I President Edouard Benes of Czechoslovakia and his wife are pictured as they appeared .smiling few months ago. Today Benes is har assed by other European powers as he seeks to preserve his nation's boundaries. British and French ministers called on Bones at 2 a. m. Wednesday (5 p. m. Tuesday PST) with demands for) a- yes or no answer on their countries proposals to dismember Czechoslovakia. Three Lose lives j In .Mine Disaster - ! Fourth Believed Fatally Hurt After Cave-in j in Coal Mine : FERNIE, BC, Sept. 20-(CP)-Three men were killed, anothef is believed fatally, injured and three others were rescued following i a "bump" today in number one east mine of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal (fompany at Coal Creek, five miles from here. The dead: William Brown, 63, brattice man, married. ! William Green, 50, mine me chanic, married. : Thomas Manning, 60, miner, married. Critically injured: . i ; Thomas Buddulph, 52, badly crushed body. ! . Rescued: Luigl Schiannl, Joe Pallone and James Roberts, all miners. Pallone was taken out on a stretcher but is not believed to be seriously hurt. Roberts was unharmed when found by rescue workers who cut through the upheaved tunnel floor, and he joined the rescuers to find Schiannl and Pallone who were caught in a "cave." Schiannl walked out. Rodie's Coats Off For Home in East PORTLAND. Sept. 20-OP)-Ten goats, soaped and scrubbed, left Portland tonight via fast 'express for the - Massachusetts! farm of Arthur Rodzingkl, goat-collecttng leader of the Cleveland sym phony orchestra,' and co-conductor with Toscaninl of: the NBC orchestra. . i I When Dr. RodzlnskI visited Portland tS conduct ' In August he motored to the W. E. Blatter goat farm and bought five choice critters. Later he ordered five more. . Today was shipping day and Ted Blatter scoured and scrub bed and when he crated the ani mals the "fragrance" was miss ing. Blatter .will accompany the goats to the famous mu sician's farm to teach farm hands how to handle the choice ruminants. . i i RodzlnskI forgot all . about music when he visited the farm, explaining there' was nothing so loving and lively as a goat. . Silverton Merchants Bilked Of $500 by Bou ncirig Checks SILVERTON, Sept. 20 How Silverton - merchants apparently got taken" Saturday afternoon for about 1 500 came to light to day as checks signed . by George F. Reed and presented by either he or his wife tumbled r back worthless la the hands of : the merchants. A warrant for Reed's arrest is in the hands of police at Salem, though his whereabouts is unknown here. f . Silverton merchants were . not suspicious of the Reed purchases because they, had been receiving smaller checks since last May, when Reed moved his family on a farm between Marquam ; and Canby. ' :; I1"- - Heaviest apparent loser In the Saturday deal was the H. L. Stiff Retrial of nines Ordered Changed General Sessions Court Will Hear Case Tfcjben Trial Resumed NEW YORK. Septj 20-(JP)-The retrial of Tammany District Lead er James J. Hines, on conspiracy lottery charges In connection with the 320,000,000-a yar Dutch Schults policy racket , was trans ferred today to the ourt of gen eral sessions. Supreme Court Justice Ferdi nand Pecora, who declared a mis trial in the state's esse after four weeks of testimony l y more than SO witnesses, ordered the transfer at the request of District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey. The 3 6-year-old pr osecutor, an noyed by his first u ajor setback in scores of racket-busting cases, made it clear that hs wished the re-trial to be held b fore another judge, than Pecora. During the trial, he had protested hotly what he described as "rebukes" by Jus tice Pecora against the district at torney's office and "excessive fair ness" toward Hines. r Justice Pecora declared a' mis trial over Dewey's mention of tes timony concerning Hines in an other grand jury cas John Broyles Dies From Fall Effect John E. Broyles, 50 who was removed by city police and city first aid car of fleets from Mill creek early yesterday - morning, died at 6:30last nigit iifthe Dea coness hospital. , I His death, according to the at tending doctor; was ! caused from exposure and acute alcoholism. Broyles was found ilying in shal low water at ; the ladge of Mill creek on the west side of the 18th street bridge. .Officers believed he had fallen frpm pe bridge. - -j - For Cops Sliesa No Free 'Banans PORTLAND, Spt 20 - (ff) -Tony, - the corner fruit Tender, probably thinksa Cftlefa Poolees Harry Niles is a fin fella. . . Niies, commenting; on a recent case of fruit filching j by a Chicago policeman, ' saH ' Portland cops have standing orders not to lift fruit from stands on! their beats. Furniture store here, which took Reed's check for worth of furniture. about $300 which Reed hauled away 1m mediately in his own truck. Others who cashed checks for lesser amounts, some times returning a good cash bal ance, included. Ralph's store, An derson's, Legard i Adams, Red and White store, Steelhammerfs and Columbia Food shop. Purchase of a truck by Reed was traced today Ito Portland, where police were informed pay ments! had been kept up. One : report .here) , states that Reed was seen in town here Sat urday night in his jtruek, which was empty, but officers could not find him when the alleged check deficiency was discovered. Czech Cabinet Mulls Problem In Night Meet Inner Council f Gathered .at Behest of French, British Envoys V Virtual Ultimatum Given Czechs for Yes or No . .Answer to Plan . PRAGUE, Sept.. 21MWednes-&&7-(Jpy-Tixe British and French ministers early today delivered a demarche to President Benes urg ing most seriously acceptance of their governments plan for dis memberment of Czechoslovakia. The British Minister Sir Basil Cochrane-Newton and the French Minister Victor de la Croix called upon the president shortly before 2 a.m. asking an immediate con ference after "the Czechoslovak government yesterday had refus ed to answer directly yes or no to French and British proposals to cede Sudeten districts to Adolf Hitler. ' Conference Lasts: Until Small Hours The president granted the con ference and it lasted until 3:30 a.m. j The president immediately summoned Premier Milan Hodza who called a meeting of the in ner council of the cabinet. The discussions were continuing at 4:45 a.m. (10:45 p.m., EST, Tuesday) and there was no Indi cation when the session might end. ; It became known ' the French and British ministers impressed upon the president that the mat ter they had to discuss was urge at and that despite day-long- ses sions of the ministers they should be called from their beds for im mediate consultation. (Advices . from Paris said the French and British had presented Czechoslovakia with a virtual ul timatum demanding an immediate yes or no answer to their propos als. Unless Czechoslovakia con sented to partition of her Sudeten areas, it was said, the govern ments warned her they could not guarantee the future existence of the country. They were also said to have pointed out nazi military preparations on the Czechoslovak border. Arbitration Said Unacceptable ! (Prague's proposal to refer the matter to arbitration under hrr friendship treaty of 1925 with Germany, was said to have been declared "absolutely unaccept able." , ; . . i (The French and British ftov ernments were anxious for a def inite agreement so that Prime Minister Chamberlain of Britain . without further delay might lay it before Hitler at their aeeoed man-to-man conference at Godes berg Thursday. The premier al ready had delayed his second con ference with Hitler from Wednes day, when semi-official Berlin an nouncements previously had -said the conference would be held.): The new pressure on Prague came as newspaper reports told ef new frontier violations at Weise wasser near Friewaldau where 0 persons were ; declared to have come across the German border and recklessly: fired 40 shots men acing citizens In Czechoslovak ter ritory, and at 3naIdersdorf In the Znaim district where eight shets were fired from a ditch on Ger man territory.1 No casualties were reported in either Incident. t Parliament Offers j Main Objection j In, quarters close to. the govern ment it was said one of the chief objections to the French-British proposals to save European peaca at Hitler's price was the almeet hopeless prospect of forcing them through parliament. The government explained that any action taken by the ministers would have to be approved by par liament and that that body as new constituted would . not sanction any territorial dismemberment f the republici j Last night the government de livered its reply to the Anglo French plan and . an Informed source described it as an accept ance ln principle" with important reservations, j Storm's Toll Ten . For New England - i---":.:.--- c if BOSTON, Sept. 20 A -toil of ten dead, three of them in one of two train derailments. Injuries and widespread property damage was listed tonight in a four-day rainstorm that has swelled riv ers " in ; Massachusetts, Nw Hampshire and Vermont w roads and lowlands. Automobile accidents dariug the storm killed seven. Derail ment of - a Boston and ilaiae freight train during a landslide at East Deerfield killed tbre trainmen and injured a fourth. Later, a fireman and baggage man aboard a : Boston-Montreal train were . reported slightly in jured when the train was tie-jt railed ' near Winchendon.
