C aioit alii Journal
RAIN
tonight and Wednesday with snow
In mountains, not much change In
temperature. Fresh southwest winds.
CIRCULATION
Dally avervB distribution for the
juonlb Dd)nt Hovewbei 90, 1929
10,226
Average dally net paid 47
UcmMi Audit Bureau of ClrcuUtlon
Local: max. 73; mln. 41: rain 1.7J:
river -3.3 feet; wind south; atmoa.
cloudy.
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42nd YEAR, No. 294
Entered second clua
miter t Salem, Oregon
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1929
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CONDIT HEARD
DISCUSSION OF
UNFILEDCASES
Witness for Joseph Heard
; About Cases Two
. Years Before Filing .
Court Admits All Evidence
; Offered In Disbarment
Trial
That either his imagination or
the liquor he alleged he supplied and
helped to drinlc in company with
Chief Justice McBride was respon
sible for Elvln C. Condlt's hearing
cases in the supreme court discussed
bv the chief Justice and Thomas
Mannlx and Tony Neppach before
those cases had even been filed In
the supreme court, was purport of
admissions wrung from Condit by
W. Lair Thompson, prosecutor of
the George Joseph disbarment case,
before the referees Just before the
noon recess.
Durlnst his direct examination, In
which he discussed the allegations
contained in his case against Man
nix and Neppach now pending In
the circuit court for Multnomah
county over the objection of the
rjrosecutors. Condit had told of
hearing Judge McBride. Mannix and
Neppach discuss several cases pend
ing before the supreme court.
Among others he mentioned as
among those discussed were the
Wemme cases and the Bingham
case.
After quizzing Condit carefully to
determine the exact period of time
Concludeq"onpage" 14.blumrT5)
COOPERATION OF
RAIL AND WATER
LINES FAVGFlED
Washington in Cooperation be
tween rail and water lines to af
ford the interior transportation fa
cilities equal to those available on
navigable streams was one of six
snecific recommendations placed be-
foro the annual river a ad harbors
congress Tuesday by Secrtary Hur
ley on his first address since becom
ing head of the war department.
The five other proposals sub
mitted by the new cabinet member
were: suitable navigation streams:
vessels adapted to the channels on
which they ply; suitable terminals;
balanced freight, and equitable di
vision of accruing revenue for the
Joint services.
As a general government water
way development policy. Hurley e-
numerated the completion of the
entire Mississippi system in five
years; the quickest possible devel
opment of flood control of the low
er Mississippi and the continued
development of harbors and latteral
waterways.
"The railways are In better con
dition than ever before," he said.
"Better waterways will Increase
rather than diminish their busi
ness." A greeting from President Hoov
er wan read.
Endorsement of President Hoov
ers waterways program as outlined
In an address at Louisville was
asked by Representative Riley J.
Wilson, of Louisiana, president of
the national rivers and harbors
congTesa.
NO CHRISTMAS FOR
LINER PASSENGERS
San Pedro, Cal. tF Well, what Is
fcanta Claus going to do about this?
Captain W. A. Ross, his crew, and
all the passengers aboard the Presi
dent Polk, round-the-world liner,
will have no Christmas this year.
Old St. Nick, who usually finds
some way of overcoming such ob
stacles as narrow chimneys, and
great distances, apparently faces a
poser.
Captain Ross said, before he sail
ed from here Monday, his ship will
reach the 180th meridian. In mid
Pacific on December 24. and cross
ing it, will barge right Into Decem
ber 26, with no place left for Christ
mas at all.
TOI R1ST KOBIIKD
Portland, Ore. tPr-W. H. Ed
wards, motorist, arrived here, placed
his car In a garage and started
across the street for a hotel. En
route, ft lone gunman robbed htm
of $60. Edwards retraced his steps
and five minutes later was heading
back to Palo Alto, Cal.
Good Evening !STQRM SOAKS
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Halt a dozen hop men Jumped on
us today for neglecting to hang
a few hops on our mythical Christ
mas tree in tha column last eve
ning. We are sorry for this oversight.
As the hop men told us they would
have been typical of a great Indus
try and would have added visions
of holiday cheer to many a weary
wayfarer.
Yea, we should hare had them on
there. They would have been ap
propriate. For it begins to look as
though about the only way a lot
of them will be gotten rid of is by
hanging them on a Christmas tree.
And our reference to Lake Lablsh
onions brought us a note from
some town statistical He point
ed out that:
If all the Lablsh onions shipped
this fall were placed side by side
they would girdle the earth three
times at the equator with enough
to run out to Chemawa and back.
And If all the tears they could
generate were set at work they
would use up three acres of linen
handkerchiefs, using the States
man's figures of 24,000 hankies to
an acre.
The statistician didn't estimate
the. smell, but no doubt he had
gone far enough any way.
And speaking of Christmas. We
wish to Instruct all our readers not
to forget "The Gypsy Rover," big
Elks musical and chorus show at
the Grand theater tonight and to
morrow night.
The proceeds all go to the Elks-
Capltal Journal Christmas cheer
fund and you'll get a lot of mirth
and merriment out of It yourself
as well as passing a lot of it on at
Chrlstmastide. GoJboth nights, and
if you can't go both nights go one,
and if you can't do that buy a
couple of tickets and pass 'em alonR
to your friends. It will help fill
some kiddies' stocslng.
The great tableau of Joseph and
his Brethern being staged at the
statehousc hasn't developed any
thing biblical so far. But we arc
still waiting for the brethern to cast
Joseph Into a pit.
At least the public will know
lot about how some newspapers are
made when It is ail over.
CROSS STATE
LINEJAVQRED
Washington, (IP) Action by the
interstate commerce commission
to compel the Oregon-Wasjington
Railroad and Navigation company,
a Union Pacific subsidiary, to con
struct a 185 mile line from Crone
to Crescent Lake, Ore., was fore
cast by some informed observers
here Tuesday.
Construction of the line was ad
vocated in a recent report to the
commission by Commissioner Frank
McMany. He said the-Central Ore
gon area the line would serve, is the
largest in the united States witn
out railroad facilities.
OpposiUon to the construction
has been expressed by the Union
Pacific. Should the commission
order the line constructed its ac
tion would be without precedent,
it was learned.
JACK DAY NAMED
FOR U. S. MARSHAL
Washington. (IP) A Joint letter
endorsing the candidacy of John
B. Day to be United States mar
shal for Oregon, was sent to the
justice department Tuesday by
Senators McNary and Steiwer,
Oregon. Steiwer said he would en
dorse itome time soon the candidacy
of John M. Jones to be postmaster
at Portland.
Hocks der Kaiser
Resound A t Banquet
Given By Junkers
Berlin 'AP) Hochs for the kaiser resounded at a ban
quet fjiven Monday night by old war comrades to Field Mar
shal Von Mackensen. veteran German soldier, on the occasion
which had an .he"ml..
past days was attended by the
iormer crown prince in the full
umform of the Black Hussars and
his brothers. Eitel. August and Os
car, as well as brilliantly uniformed
generals from the former kaiser's
army.
The hrll was decorated with the
imperial colors and rang with hochs
fcr the kaiser called by Admiral
OREGON AND
WASHINGTON
More Rain Tonight and
Wednesday with Snow
. In Mountains Forecast
Salem Total for Storm
1.99 Inches North
ern California Soaked
SALEM RAINFALL
A total of 1.72 inches of
rain fell Monday and Mon
day night at Salem, bringing
the total precipitation In the
last 48 hours to 2.59 Inches.
Rainfall continued Intermit
tently Tuesday, with little
wind in contrast to the
strong wind of Monday night.
Portland.' Ore. OPi More rain
Tuesday night and Wednesday with
probable lower temperatures was the
general forecast lor uregon uu
Washington Tuesday. In many
points In both states rain contin
ued to pour aown awer "
nlffht session.
Snow at high mountain levels was
predicted and it was believed oc
casional gales were stirring them
selves up onthe Oregon coast.
Wolf Creek, Ore., experienced I
terrific downpour Monday and Mon
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STORM DEATHS
REACH 163 OFF
BRITjSH ISLES
London IIP) Known deaths in the
terrific storm which has battered
Great Britain and the continental
coast for the past week Tuesday
reached 163, most of them occur
ring at sea.
Seven out of ten steam trawlers
that had been -missing have now
been definitely accounted for.
It was learned Tuesday morning
that the captain of the steamship
Frieda was washed overboard and
drowned during the storm. When
the vessel was first in difficulty four
of ber crew launched a boat- but
the seas were so high the men had
to be rescued by tugs. The Frieda
finally was towed into Dover har
bor. Among the distress calls from
steamers Tuesday was one from the
British vessel Maihar, 4.600 tons,
from Philadelphia for London. Her
message said that part of her super
structure had been irried away
and that she was steering with
swing rudder.
Another was an S. O. S. from
the British steamer Hlllmoor from
Marseilles.
COLD WAVE HITS
MANITG8A REGION
Winnipeg, Man. (IP) A bitter
punishing cold wave swept out of
the Mackenzie river area Tuesday
catering temperatures down to 46
below zero in that notorious bad
weather zone.
At The Pas It was 38 below and
Prince Albert suffered in tempera
tures 14 degrees less bitter.
It was believed the storm would
pass over a southeastern course Into
the United States.
Vn Schroeder
Macln.wn welng the uniform of
'he Death Head Hussars and num-
"ous orders, tnanxea me comp.,,
for the cheers for the "noble kaiser
and king" which he said had given
the meeting due consecration.
"We do not belong to those un
grateful ones who forget what the
kaiser has done for the army and
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ASK PROBE OF
TARIFF AD IN
NEWSPAPERS
Norris Demands Editors
Of Northwest Tell Who
Pays for Publicity
Congress Urged to Pass
Tariff Without Slash
ing Industrial Rates
Washington UPh-Senator Norris,
republican Independent of Nebraska,
demanded in the senate Tuesday
that the lobby investigating com
mittee call for questioning more
than a hundred editors and pub
lishers of rural newspapers In Min
nesota to determine who paid for
page advertisement appearing in
papers Tuesday urging congress to
pass the tariff bill without slashing
existing Industrial rates.
The advertisement appeared si
multaneously with an appeal ad
dressed to congress by the Minne
sota editors urging .the senate par
ticularly to pass the tariff measure
with its . "splendid new farm rate
schedule," and not to hold it up
indefinitely with attempts to cut
industrial rates below the present
law.
After Senator Allen, republican.
Kansas, had read Into the record
the advertisement as appearing in
Tuesday's Washington Post, Sena
tor Norris demanded that the lobby
committee examine "this propa
ganda."
"I want the farmr of Mluue-
seta to know what their papers,
which are pretending to be friends
of the farmer, are spending their
money for," he said.
Later Senator Schall, republican.
Minnesota, said he "wondered what
eastern money is being shot into
the state of Minnesota to purchase
our newspapers.
For over a year in the state of
Minnesota." declared Schall, "some
(Concluded on pane 14. column 1)
DECRY GRUNDY
FOR SENATOR
Waehinpton Asszrting that !
if Joseph R. Grundy was named as
a senator from Pennsylvania the
appointment would be made "by the
people who bought and paid for the
office the goj-ernor of Pennsylvania
now occupies". Chairman Caraway
Tuesday submitted a critical report
of the lobby committee's findings
on Grundy's activities In favor of
industrial tariff rates.
Possibility of the appointment
of Grundy to the place made va
cant by the rejection of -William S.
Varc has been uppermost in the
minds of a number of senators dur
ing the past few days and opposi
tion to him had been indicated
should he seek to present his cre
dentials. The lobby committee report noted
Grundy's wcrk. in collecting repub
lican campaign funds and said the
"inference is irresistible" that he
believed he "would be able to influ
ence the action of his party associ
ates In the congress'
Senator Caraway in commenting
on the report called attention to a
statement bv Grundy that he was
undecided whether he would ac
cept a senate seat if tendered to
him by Governor Fisher.
Whenever they m&cie up - ineir
minds whether It is wise or other
wise." said Caraway, "he (Grundy
will speak, but in the meantime he
seizes upon the occasion, when for a
little time he is in the puDiic nme
light so that he can be quoted, to
assail some of us who were opposed
to the seating of Mr. Vare. -
Following is the example ana
lead of the Dfttriotic and wle mayor
of Philadelphia who scornfully said
that women were not paid ior weir
Dolitical activities because they
were not worth It. he referred to the
senator from Nebraska and myself
as being effeminate."
RESUME PARLEY
CHINESE RAILROAD
Harbin, Manchuria Pi Tsal Yun
Sheng, Manchuria's chief negotiator,
left Tuesday for Khabarovsk, Siber
ia, to resume the parley with 6im
anovskl, Russian representative, for
settlement of the conflict over Chi
nese tastern railway operation.
Trains were reported already op
erating between Manchull and
Khallar In western Manchuria.
SANTA ASKS FOR
PR Qr SS ' B8 l W IU H B m o g
CHEER FUND NEEDS HELP
With the arrival of Santa Claus
In Salem only four days away all
of the boys and girls in the com
munity are being urged to get their
letters to old St. Nicholas written
and mailed to him in care of the
Capital Journal. -
And to the grown-ups who wish
to have a hand in seeing that every
child In the community has a Mer
ry Christmas, and that none is
forgotten, the request is made that
they Immediately send In their con
tribution to the Christmas Cheer
fund, sponsored by the Salem lodge
of Elks and the Capital Journal.
Contributions of money should be
sent to the Capital Journal, and
packages of clothing, food, toys,
games, or anything else which goes
toward making Christmas merry for
the little ones should be taken to
the Elks Temple. If you cannot
Concluded on pugc'lfi, column 6
LOWDEN ASKS
ABOLITION OF
PROPERTY TAX
Chicago (LP) General property
taxes must be abolished in favor of
equitable assessmerits upon incomes
if the American farmer Is to take
his place in the sun, Frank O. Low-
deu, ex-governor of Illinois, told 5000
members of the American Farm Bu
reau xtruei uuuii i ucsuitj .
He attacked tne general property
tax as "unduly burdening all real
estates and bearing especially heavy
upon farm lands.
"We Uiink of ourselves as a pro
gressive people,'' Low den said. "We
love to think that our vast and
growing wealth is due to our ability
in promptly meeting changed condi
tions. Yet we are the only great na
tion on earth tha tretains the gen
eral property tax.
"The only alternative I know is
a tax upon incomes. In the complex
civilization which we have evolved
there is no other test of ability to
pay so Just and equitable as the in
come of the citizen."
An Income tax, Lowden argued,
would decrease the cost of govern
ment, lift the burden on the farmers
and permit increased government
expenditures without undue hard
ship on any class of citizenship.
The time is fast approaching, the
ex-governor continued, when the
world if it expects to be properly
fed, will have to provide the fanner
with a better way of life.
"If the inequalities between living
conditions upen the farm and in
the towns and cities continue," Low
de declared, "we shall not much
longer be able to keep the normal
boys and girls upon the farm."
INDICTMENT
FOR ZIHLMAN
Washln3ton UP! Representative
Frederick H. Zlhlman of Maryland,
Daniel R. Crlsslngcr, former comp
troller of the currency, and five of
ficials of the P. H. Smith company,
investment security house, were in
dicted Tuesday on a charge of "us
ing the mails to defraud."
Zlhlman and Crlsslngcr were
members of the board of directors
of the P. H. Smith company, whose
affairs have been under investiga
tion by a grand Jury for some time.
Several day sago. Zlhlman, who is
chairman of the house District o:
Columbia committee, announced he
had. submitted his reMgnation as a
member of the board.
In addition to the Indictments
against the seven men, an Indict
ment was returned against the "P.
H. Smith company, as a corpora
tion." CRATER LAKE ROAD
CLOSED BY SNOWS
Portland if The Oregon State
Motor association announced Tues
day that because of heavy snows
and general rains throughout the
state, the highway from Medford to
Fort Klamath by way of Crater
lake and the road from Portland to
eastern Oregon via the Waplnita
cut-off had been closed.
All other highway over the state
are onen.
The Crater lake rood has been
closed two days, but the Waplnita
road was closed Monday afternoon
following a 14-Inch snowfall.
Motorists traveling between Rose
burg and Grants Pass were warned
Tuesday to drive carefully because
of Ice on the pavement. The high
way commission started standing the
highways Tuesday.
Explorers
Here' Is Santa Claus as he greeted
of the members of the Capital Journal's expedition In the big workshop
of his magnificent ice palace in North Poleville, Santaland.
Santa Claus Greets
Journal Expedition
At North Poleville
I?y CAl'T. KLElNSCIlMlDT
With Capital Journal Expedition en Route to Salem
(Somewhere North of Nome) True to his promise to do the
very best he could to secure for us an audience with Santa
Claus, Jimmy Aide pleaded our-i
cause so ablv that Santa Instructed
him to bring our party on to his
palace.
Morning came only too suddenly
for our sleepy party. All night Mrs.
K. dreamed of little gnomes and
fairies dancing around the camp
fire. When the Eskimos woke us up
another startling Incident was be
fore us. There all dressed up with
his w hiskers half covered with snow
and Ice stood Jimmie Aide, the
dwarf who had appeared so sudden
ly the night bclore and who left
under orders to send a message to
Santa Claus.
Jlmmle Aide, true to his name
had not neglected to make himself
useful. He had heaped great loads
of moss and willows on the fire and
flames were crackling and leaping,
casting beautiful shadows on the
snow surface. We were surprised to
find breakfast all ready for us, cof
fee and bacon and eggs. Also there
were many items of food that we
had not brought along. There were
sweetmeats, cookies. Jams and Jel
lies. We could scarcely believe our
eyes and pa-tu-nuk and Kllsenna
were even more astonished. Never
had the Eskimos seen or tasted such
delicacies. The coffee was even bet
ter than Mrs. K. expected and that
was quite a compliment to the
dwarf. "Jimmie Aide" she shouted
"you are a wonderful cook. Did you
hear from Santa?" Mrs. K. asked
anxiously.
A gleam darted from the dwarf's
ayes, "Of course I did" was his ans
wer. Excitement ran through the
crowd, who pressed around the lit
tle whiskered dwarf. Even the rein
deer seemed to know that something
unusual had happnfd and they
snorted and scampered around.
"What did he say?" I queried.
"Yes. please tell us at once," Mra.
K. begged him.
"Be calm, my good friends from
the far South and you shall hear
what the great Santa Claus sale,
Ihe dv.arf replied, holding up 1.1s
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LETTERS
Find Santa
Captain Klelnschmidt and the rest
DIVERT MARINES
HAITI TO CUBA
Washington, (TP) The U. S. S. 1
Wright, enroute to Haiti, with,
United States marines aboard, was I
ordered Tuesday by the navy to
put in at Ouantnnamo bay, Cuba,
instead of proceeding to Port Au
Prince. i
Quieter conditions In Haiti were
understood to be the reason for
the navy's ordering the aircraft
tender to await orders at the
Ouantanamo (.tat Ion.
The WrlKht willed from Hamp
tcn Roads with 49 marines and 25
officers, at noon Saturday after
the American high commissioner In
Haiti appealed for more marines
Lv by .
Military Control
Strike Torn Mining
Region In Illinois
Taylorville, III. (AP) Dawn found atrike-troublcd Tay
lorville under protection of the militia. National guardsmen
were quartered on one side of the courthouse in the middle
of the souare, and mine workers
were congregated on the other.
At Klncald, several miles away,
cavalry and Infantry were en
camped to prevent conflict at Pea
bedy mine No, 7, between rival
union miners.
Two score automobiles loaded
with members of the national min
ers' union swept out of town toward
Kinraid two hours before, the time
set for the mine to open 7 a. m.
Women and children of miners
employed at No. 7 were told to
100 TRAPPED
AS EXPLOSION
STARTS BLAZE
9 Killed, 10 Seriously In-;
jured as Wild Panic;
Follows Blast -
Fire Starts in Filming Re-:
view and Rages Un
controlled for Hours
New York UP) Trapped in a blaz
ing motion picture studio In upper -Manhattan
Tuesday, nine persona
lost their lives. Ten or more other
persons were seriously injured,
either by the flames or by Jumping1
to safety from the windows of the
three story brick building.
One hundred persons were In the
etudio. located at Park avenue and
134th street and used Jointly by the
Manhattan studios. Inc.. and tho
Pathe motion picture exchange.
shortly before 10 o'clock Tuesday.
The stage was set In the rear of
the first floor of the building pre
paratory to filming a minature re
view, titled the "Black and White
Revue." The orchestra leader and
his 14 musicians were waiting for
the signal to start playing. The
cameras were ready.
On the floor above were about 30
chorus girls, many of them not yet
dressed in their scanty stage clothes
were waiting their calls.
There was a flash from the back
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CHINESE REBELS
BREAK LINES TO
ATTACK CANTON
Canton W Chang Pak-Wei'a re
volting "Ironsides" division knocked
at the doors of Canton after a pre
cipitate overnight advance .Mich
brought them near the city. Artil
lery fire was plainly audible.
The rebels apparently have brok
en the government lines on a wide
front. Rumors circulated that the
fall of Canton was imminent. The
utmost uneasiness resulted In na
tive circles.
It was said here the breach in
the loyalists' lines had been made
in the Tsinnyun district. 50 miles
north of Canton, where land mines
were exploded by stampeding a herd
of water buffalo against the na
tionalists. The rebels followed be
hind the cattle.
It was understood the national
ists planned to exert the utmost ef
fort to hold Canton against the In
vaders. If the rebels come in the
garrison, however, was expected to
retreat to the east. A pontoon bridge
is being constructed across the East
river to facilitate possible retreat.
Chiang Kai-Shek nationalist lead
er, telegraphed Kwangtung military
headquarters here ordering two divi
sions of troops sent to Nanking and
stating "forces badly needed.'
BRITISH RUMSHIP
SEIZED BY PATROL
New London, Conn. (LP) Seizure
of the British oil screw ship, Eliza
beth, with 500 cases of liquor aboard
was reported in a radio message In
tercepted at the coast guard here
Tuesday.
The patrol boat CO-123 of New
York, reported the capture south of
Long Island to coast guard ba.se 3,
New York.
gather at mine No. 5, which Is In
Taylorville. This was taken as a
precautionarv measure In case
trouble should develop between
striking members of tne pl.t.-u.
and members of the United mine
workers of America,
No official would discuss what
action the national guard Intended
to take at No. 7 to preserve order.
It was indicated no attempt would .
be made to Interfere with picketing
so long as it was properly done.