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Newspaper Page TextCapltalAj CIRCULATION Dtlly average distribution (or the amcta ending December 31, IStt? UNSK I'l l.fclU Tonight and Thursday, with mow, continued cold. Moderate cut to north winds. ' Local: Max. S3; Min. 22; Rain. 0; River 32 feet; cloudy, snow; southwest wind. 10,383 Average daily net paid 9053 Utmber Audit Bureau of Circulation -i 43rd YEAR, No. 7 Entered as second class matter at Salrm, Oregon SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY R 1930 KTANKB rim KNT , 3 Ainu,,-! O K 0 15) 0 Ml lip On) WUUYI J uuuu IP A i a f i iw. i MM E f i r 4. SNOW COVERS VALLEY FIRST TIMEjN YEAR Fall During Morning Cov ers Ground; More to Come, Forecast Storm General Along Coast With Southern California Cold Dry. drifting snow that covered the ground to a depth of more than an inch during the early morning here had turned to a thin coating of slush by noon and was melting rapidly before a steadily mounting temperature, which belied predic tions of lower thermometer readings and additional snow Wednesday night and Thursday. What little precipitation there was at noon was a mixture of rain and snow and was melting as rapidly as It tea The official forecast warned against east and north winds dur ing the coming 24 hours, but the prevailing direction or the wind here remained In the snthwest and gave promise of moderation. The mercury, which registered 30 above at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, was hovering around 35 In the early afternoon. Except for a few frozen outside '(Concluded onpage'lorcolumn 6) $10,000 SUIT RECALLS OLD DOPE SCANDAL Portland, Ore. ?") Echoes of the smuggling expose that scandalized Portland in the gay nineties were heard In the federal building Wed nesday as F. 8. McCullough, as sistant United States attorney, pre pared to add a final page to the yellowed file marked with the name of William Dunbar. The attorney general at Washing ton, D. C, instructed the office here to prepare a claim of $10,000 against the $750,000 estate of Dun bar who died at Victoria, B. C, last July 3, 1929. Dunbar, manager of the Mer chant's Steamship Transportation company and a prominent society man here, was named in six indict ments returned by the federal grand Jury in 1803 as head of a giant ring to smuggle opium to this port and assist Chinese to gain illegal entry. A dozen other citi zens and former customs officers were Jointly named. Dunbar was convicted on two of the indictments ' and took an appeal to the United States supreme court but when the convictions were upheld, he fled to Honkkong, China. Bond on the fugitive amounted to many thousands of dollars and after the government had sued the bondsmen and collected all possible, a $10,000 deficit remained. It Is this amount the government hopes to collect from the estate left by Dunbar. Records Indicated that la 1913 President Wood row Wilson granted a full pardon to Dunbar. The smuggling Is said to have been done by means of the steamer Haytian Republic and It is of record that 3.420 pounds of opium was brought to Portland In one trip. ASTORIA BRIDGE BILL REPORTED TO HOUSE Washington UP The Hawley bill to grant Mayor J. C. Tenbrook of Astoria, Ore., authority for the city to construct a bridge across the Co lumbia has been reported to the house by the Interstate commerce commission. Representative Hawley succeeded In having the measure placed on both house and consent calendars In order for early eonsideartton. He said the measure probably would be passed and sent to the senate this month. 'OLDEST FORGASTER OF WEATHER DIES Chicago. 'PI Believed to have been engaged in weather forecasting longer than any other man in the United states. Henry J. cox, on. meteorogollst of the U. 8. weather bureau In Chicago, died last night alter a two year's Illness. Although bis first intentions were to become a physician. Cox hes been a "weather mann since 1883. Good Evening Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Martin got but one , vot tor city attorney.- It seems that : the city council had no wish to have a little Ferrey in its home. Or a large one, either. At least one thing is certain about the new city council. With the appointments which have been made of council members there seems to be a safe Methodist ma jority. Snow, snow. Beautiful snow, Before you came We wished you would go. Ain't much of a pome but It ex presses our sentiments. One paper, we note, said a "man tle of white" covered the Pacific. Northwest, another a "mantel of white" and still a third a "roentel of white" covered the Pacific Northwest. Whatever it is we don't like It- Of course a mantle of White coy- our lSx""'SSSrS- over the five states not long since? A party went Into Fred Gahlsdorf book store the other day and asked bim if be bad In stock a copy of the new novel, "Wells of Loneliness. "You bet," said Fred, "and what's more we have a copy of bis 'Outline of History,' too." Sam Chambers, the new presi dent of the chamber of commerce in making his inaugural address closed by saying, "We have a good board of directors and I hope they all work for the chamber." Work for which Chambers, Sam? Word has gone out from Wash ington that in 1030 a complete census will be taken of the bees in the United States. "City bees as well as country bees and bees whose owners live in the city are to be counted in the 1030 decennial census, says the announcement. This means more honey for the census enumerators. BIT WE'RE NOT READY FOR IT Sllverton Mr. R, F. Larsen and son now have -their undertaking home on North Second street across the road from the Trinity church ready for you. suverton corre spondence. SEIZE ALCOHOL W0FITHS5OO.O00 Philadelphia, wy Alcohol valued by prohibition administrator Sam uel O. Wynne at more than half a million dollars, at bootleg prices was in the hands of officials here WedneFday. ' The alcohol, together with vats of liquor and several thousand dollars worth of distilling appara tus, was seized in a raid Tuesday night in one of the largest redis tilling plants uncovered in this city since prohibition. zThree arrests were made. The al cohol, in 2.800 five gallon cans, was loaded on four five-ton truck for delivery to customers when the agents closed in on the two story building. Authorities said the building, oc cupied by the Belko Manufacturing company, had been under ooserva tion for some time. They said the plant had been in operation for several years, ostensibly In the manufacture of maohlnery. PATIENT KILLS DOCTOR Harrisburg, Pa., m B. E. Miller, staff physician at the Harrisburg state hospital, was killed by Moses Sweet, an insane patient who had lust been committed to the Institu tion. The physician's throat was cut. Italian And Belgian Royal Families Join In Bonds Of Wedlock Rome (UP) The royal houses of Italy and Belgium were united Wednesday when Princess Marie Jose of Bel gium and Crown Prince Humbert of Italy were married in the Pauline chapel of the- Royal Qulrinal palace. It was a genuine ' . ... . . royalty such as has not been seen in Europe since before the war, when thrones and dynasties began to topple. Outside the palacs In Qulrinal Square. 40.000 subjects paid delighted homage to the pop ular heir to the Italian throne and the blonde little princess who in three days had won their affection. KtntT anrl r.itn and nrinees afft- thred In the Pauline chapel, rich REPUBLICANS CONCENTRATE UPONMRBETT Fear Hall Will Grab Nom ination with Kay In Contest Democratic Victory In November Foreseen by G. 0. P. Leaders By IlAItRY N. CRAIM Grouped in' an intensive huddle with all ears tuned in to catch the least ground rumbling, and with their optic organs glued to the butt of a three-eyed telescope focused upon three stars on the political horizon the "wise boys" who bien nially elect governor, senators, con gressmen and such like in Portland hotel rooms and lobbies have the SS"1?!- to-"" all doped out. True, there are several "ifs" and 'ands' connected with their prog nostications, but among the repub lican strategists who warm their toes and decide the destinies of the state from the sub-capitol In the Imperial hotel there Is a remarkable accord along these lines: That the democrats actually have a chance of electing a governor this year. That there are altogether too many self-starters looming up in 4Concluaed j)n page 11. column 6 SNOOK DENIED APPEAL FROM DEATH VERDICT Columbus. Ohio. P T".ie state supreme court Wednesday denied an aDDlication of Dr. James H Snook for a rehearing of his ap peal from a sentence of death in the electric chair for the murder last June 13 of Miss Theora K. Hlx. He is to die in the electric chair January 31. The court denied Dr. Snook's double appeal from a conviction in common pleas court here. The former Ohio state university pro fessor' had cought review of the case on Its . merits and also filed petition in error as of right raising a constitutional question. The next step In the case is to the United States supreme court, and if that body rejects the ap peal. Dr. Snook has but one possi ble hope of escaping irom me electric chair and that is an ap peal to Gov. Cooper for commuta tion of the death sentence to life imprisonment. POLICE SEEKING HAY STACK BANDIT Portland, U Police Wednesday were confronted with a new type of bandit, who might be termed the "hay bandit." Earl Luther and Frank Book- shnls went out from their homes on the outskirts of the city Tues day nirht to get some hay for their cows. As the two men reach ed the hay stack, signs of life were detected. A tew minutes later a man, looking like a tramp, came out of the stack and pointed a gun at the men. The "hay bandit," police were Informed, escaped with $3 and a few straws. r : ,, I historic ciatlons for the cere- mnnff In whirh Mnri Jrut Shan doned her girlhood and assumed the weighty role of future queen of Italy. Outside the city was a riot of color and rejoicing. Thousands from every corner it the United" Kingdom had F.-vmbied In the capital for the fes tivities. The wedding was held at 10 am. Shortly before the hour the royal " (Concluded on pigs ? column 2i EARWIG POISON sa pa 504 ssa pa ks cm t t Killed Rickreall Men feKl KM tit m SQil BS KK' kK- BM TAKEN AS SALTS Portland (UP) The deaths of Charles AVhaley and Frank Bihl, Rickreall men, who died near Otis, in Lincoln county a week ago after taking what they supposed was ep som salts, was probably caused by sodium fluoride, Dr. Har old Myers of the University nounced Wednesday. In examin- lng the viscera of the two, Dr, Myers discovered sodium Iluonoe present in sufficient quantity to cause death, and In the absence of other poison, presupposed that to have been the cause of the deaths. Sodium fluoride is a deadly poi son which is used as an Insecticide commonly in poultry lice powders.1 It Is also the base for poison bait for earwigs and other insects. It was contained in a box labeled epsom salts when the men took It. Charles B. Whaley, 55, and Frank Bihl, 56, died In their cabin at the mouth of Salmon river near Otis, at 8 o'clock January 2, only two houra after havng swallowed what they be- Concluded on page 10. column 8 DAY OF PRAYER SET ASIDE FOR NAVAL PARLEY New York (flV-Church leaders In the United States and Great Bri. tain have designated Sunday, Jan uary 10, as a day of special prayer for the success of the London naval armament reduction conference. Bishop Francis J. McConnell, president of the federal council of the Churches of Christ, ol America. s,nd -Alanson B. "Houghton, former ambassador to Great Britain, who is chairman of the council's commis sion on international Justice and good will .signed the call in behalf of the council. In Great Britain the call was Is sued by the Archbishop of Canter bury, the president of the national council and the moderator of the federal chancel of Evangelical churches. Failure to secure agreement would be a serious setback In the long and difficult road to international peace ", the archbishop wrote in his letter to the churches. "Success would lift from the nations not only a heavy burden of armament but haunting fears which these ar maments express ana wouia go ir to complete the structure of secur ity on which International peace must rest." WRONG MAN SHOT IN PRISON RIOT Toledo, Ohio, U-One prisoner was killed and several others were lnlured when a riot broke out Wednesday in the Toledo work house at White House. George Molton. Toledo prisoner. was shot down by James Hender son, a guard at the institution when tlie latter sought to halt tree for all light. Molton was serving a 30 day sentence on a suspicious person charge. According to workhouse officials, prisoners in the bull pen at the prison became engaged In a heat ed argument which had culminated in a tight in which several men had hurled cuspidors at each other. Henderson, the guard in charge of the first floor where the bull pen is located, stepped into the room to ouell the dslturbance. A prisoner. Joe Marino, attempted to assault him. The bullet which Henderson fired t Marino missed Its mark and glanced off a wall, killing Molton. ALASKAN STORMS HOLD UP RESCUES Fairbanks, Ahuka lift With rel atively high temperatures, accom panied by snow and wind prevailing throughout the north, the search for the five aviators lost In the Arc tic was held at a standstill Tuesday and Wednesday. Dull, snowladen skips here and at Nulato forestalled any attempt to send planes Into the air to search Bj sentenced to four months tm or Captain Pat Reid and his com- prtfonment In the county Jll and cantons, mechanics. William Hughes lined t2,000 In federal court Tuea- and James Hutchinson, missing rcmewhere bnween Nulato and crnment fund.'-. Ncrton Bay since Satnrdjy. when j Col Duncan was relieved of rnm. hey attempted to fly from h-r; to mr.rd r,r Ui- .hth in.'sntrr. Iliin Nome to'eneagc in th- I. o;s National G;ard. hen first, lnv Eorland tearcU. Vi.-Aci i.i i i- 3ifce7!ment. of Oregon medical school an FRED BISCHOFF DISAPPEARS ON WAY TO HOME Portland (IPyK dinner pall, maga zine, a hunk of cement and his de scription was all police possessed Wednesday in their search lor Fred Bischoff, 28, mechanic, who disap peared Tuesday night while enroute home with $84, the cash from bis paycheck, in his pocket. Police traced JHschoir to witmn five blocks of his home where they discovered the dinner pail, maga zine and a large chunk of cement. Mrs. Bischoff, hysterical, told police the dinnc pail belonged to her hus- oana. Mrs. Bitchoff said her husband telephoned her that he had cashed his paycheck and was enroute home She feared foul play because she said Bitchoff was a steady worker, regular in his habits and had never been known to remain away from home overnight before. . Balem friends of Fred Bischoff, reported in Portland dispatches to have disappeared Tuesday night while enroute home from his work, were inquiring Wednesday for fur ther news of him. Bischoff Is the son of Peter Bis choff, Sr., who resides on a farm a few miles east of Salem in the Pra tum district. He was formerly em ployed ae a truck driver for Fred E. Wells, local wood dealer, for about two years, leaving here to accept a position as a driver on a Portland San Francisco stase route about four years ago. CAUGHT DISEASE FROM PARROT Annapolis, Md. iCi Three patients being treated at Emergency hospital here are suflcrlng with a disease which their physician. Dr. J. Willis Martin, believes Is the comparative ly rare "parrot fever" it was said at the hospital Wcdnesdny. I The patients are Mrs. Simon 8. Martin, wife of the secretary of the Annapolis chamber of commerce, the daughter, Mrs. Edith M. Kel mey, and the la tier's husband, IjCW W, Kelmey, proprietor of an auto mobile service station here. It was reported that the family bought a parrot In a Baltimore store shortly before Christmas and that th bird became ill and died on Christmas day. Dr. Martin described the illness as resembling tvnhoid-Diieumonia. but said his patients did not respond as be thought they should to treat ment. He consulted Johns Hopkins hospital specialists but the condition was so rare they were not able to give him definite advice. SEVERE COLD KEEPS MRS. HOOVER INSIDE Washington Off) Mrs. Hoover Wednesday remained In doors at the White House bera use of a severe cold from which she has been suf fering for two weeks. Tuesday night she did not accom pany the President to the dinner given by Vice President Curtis or to the reception at the Woman's Congressional club. It was said at the White house Wednesday that it as problem atical whether Mrs. Hoover would attend the reception to the Judi ciary Thursday nl'ht. NEGRO YET ', SENTENCED TO JAIL Chicago wpi Col. Oil B. Djnran. said to have been the hirhest rsnk- ini negro officer In the Wurld War, I day on a rharce of embezzling go- GREAT BRITAIN PREPARED TO REDUCE NAVY MacDonald Says Propo sal to be Made With Consent of Admiralty Every Class of Warship From Dreadnaught to Submarine Included Lo&eimouth, Scotland MH Prime Minister MacDonald. who Is re turning to London Wednesday af ternoon after a fortnight's holiday in his Scottish home, is full of op timism over the prospects for the five-power naval disarmament con ference. He said that arrangements wen well advanced for the meeting, which opens on January 21. "I feel very optimistic about the prospect. There is no use in shout ing before it is over, there are one or two difficult matters arising out of the different conditions of the countries but X see no reason for fearing that an arrangement will not be reached.' Asked whether the government proposed limiting the size of bat tleships to the tonnage of the earli est rreadnou;ht models, the prime minister replied "We shall deal with every class of warship from dread- nought to submarine. "Things are very well advanced, We know that there are little (Concluded on pngelO, r.olumn4 DOCTORSSAY MRS. NQRBLAD LITTLE BETTER Portland IP Mrs. Betty Norblad, a?cd mother of Governor Norblad who is critically 111 at the home of her sister, Mrs. L. B. Markham, was reported slightly improved Wednes day. Governor Norblad rushed here from Salem Tuesday attcrnoon when Informed of his mother's seri ous illness. Mrs. Norblad, who has been an invalid for 40 years, is 77 years old. "Her hardy constitution and her strong will have stood her In good stead fo far," Governor Norblad said after his arrival here. Mrs. Norblad was stricken Tues day morning after suffering a chill. Phr?lians were called be Tore noon when she suffered extreme pain. It was believed that her weakened condition and the emotional strain of the last few weeks during which her son has been elevated to the governorship of Oregon, was believ ed to have caused her sudden Ill ness Tuesday. Governor Norblad said he would not return to Salem tint 11 his mother's condition had changed. LIGHT SNOW FALLS IN LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, Calif w Frost whit ened the ground In many parts of Los Angeles and southern Califor nia early Wednr.sday, but govern ment agricultural services reported that citrus crops escaped damage. Resort to smud?e pots was made in but a few dangerous spots. The wet ground of Sunday and Monday rains having provided a blanket of dampness which prevented freezing temperatures. The coldest ipot was reported at Riverside, where the mercury drop ped to 25 'i degrees. A score of citrus growers resorted to smudging and reported that damage to their groves and crops was averted. COLD AIR FREEZES FACE OF AVIATOR FPTliana ir rnvan r.i .c ivai.- ieison, whose face was partly troz - en Tueday while flying from Spo kane to Eu?ene. probably wl.l be discharged from the Vancouver barracks hospital Wednesday. Private Danlrlwin and Lieuten ant Lawrcnco S. Herat, pilot of the plane, were enroute to Ktigene on a government mis-Ion. Whrn the plane landed here Danlrlson was rushed to the Vancouver post hos pital for medical treatment. Lieut. Hrral reported that he suf fered no 111 effetrts from I lie trip here from Spokane but said he waa chilled. Flunk Class Prayed Fo i By Professor Ralegh. N. C. (IPV-Professor Wil liam Hand Brown, Jr.. electrical engineering department of North Carolina State college, spent some time in "humiliation and prayer" because of a class with a very low average. Alter final examination had been graded and the disastrous results revealed, the following notice was found on the door of Professor Brown's classroom: NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE I "The papers for the class in electrical engineering are the poor est I ever got in twenty years teaching. The average for the en tire class Is 12 and one-half per cent. It would be wise not to both er me for the rest of th? week which I must spend in humiliation and prayer. KNEW HOOVER AND COULD GET FACTS TO HIM Washington (fP) A letter read Wednesday before the senate lobby committee said W. C. D'Arcy, pub licity man of the' Coca Cola com pany "has a personal method of approach to Hoover and Is going to see that Hoover gels full but conxlce data on the sugar subject," The reference was contained in a letter written by H. H. Pike. Jr., wall street sugar broker, to P. A. Staples, of Cuba, who is connected with the Central Hershey company. Pike, who was on the witness stand, testified his information was received "from some one" but he said he had forgotten who It was. Senator Robinson of Indiana, the fcnly regular republican of the com mittee, asserted that the letter in dicated D'Arcy has "some back stairs way of getting to" the presi dent. When Pike said he did not know who gave him the information Rob inson shouted: "Then you ought to have kept quiet. This Is the purest kind ol lobbying." "I can tell everything now that I knew then," Pike replied. Robinson asserted that the refer ence was unftiir to the president but Pike said he understood all that was meant was that D'Arcy either knew Mr. Hoover or could reach him through a friend. .. ICE POSTPONES TEST FLIGHTS Selfrldge Field, Mt. Clemens, Mich. (A1) An overnight rainstorm that covered the planes with loo caused postponement Wednesday of the Army's mid-winter test flight from SeJ fridge field to Spokane and re turn. After Inspecting the 22 planes, set on the ice of Lake St. Clair for the takeoff, Major Ralph Royce. flight commander, ordered them brought back to the field here to be thawed out. All of the planes were equipped with skis as landing gear. A trl motored cabin monoplane carrying radio equipment for the flight went through the lee Tuesday night into five feet of water. It was pulled out, however, and was ready to proceed with the other ships. The 21 planes, 18 pursuit and three trans ort ships originally scheduled to make the flight, were augmented Wednesday morning by the arrival of Lieut. E. E. Whlthead from the army field at Dayton, Ohio with Instructions to accompany the participants In an observation plane. Insurgents Can Now Prove Professions Of Faith; Control All Tlic opportunity is now . - :l ... M..l.n - . , i 1 in support of what ever progressive policies may be advanced bv Mavor l.ivcslcv. in the opinion of those who have been following rloarhr the onr rations of this group In hamstringing the mavor and playing politics with his pro gram of public Improvements. Not only do the insurgents enjoy the authority which attaches to two-thlrds majority of the council membership If they can krrp all of their purported members in line but they alo control every stand ing and special committee of the council. Repeatedly during the pat few LAFOLLETTE TO GET PLACE ON COMMITTEE Party Leaders Tentative ly Agree to Appoint ment of Wisconsinite Bishop Cannon Suggest ed as Cheer Leader In Congress Washington typ Appointment of Senators LaFollette of Wisconsin and Thomas of Idaho, to the senate finance committee, was virtually agreed upon Wednesday as senate republican leaders sought to avoid a public dispute between the west ern independent and the party reg ulars. Washington (D Seeking a way out o fa threatened public airuif of differences between senate re publicans, party leaders Wednesday tentatively agreed to tne appoint ment of Senator La Follette of Wis consin, a member of the western independents, to the powerful fin ance committee. As the White House was reporting that President Hoover was taking no active part in the latest quarrel between the senate republican reg ulars and the Independents, the worried senate leaders seriously considered Senators La Follette and Thomas of Idaho for the all-important finance committee vacan cy assignments. Thomas tw -a member of the . "young guard" regulars and La Fol lette is a member of the group which has bolted the Hoover farm relief and tariff programs. Another meeting of the repub lican committee on committees. (Concluded on pagelbTriumnlj NEW EVIDENCE IN TAYLOR CASE HELD VALUELESS Los Angeles (P) Taking . notice unofficially of purported interview with persons figuring in the William Desmond Taylor murder case. Dis trict Attorney Buron Fitts said Wednesday that he neither had heard nor read anything which warranted a new Investigation of the slaying here In 1923 of tha prominent motion picture director. Mr. Fitts said that none of tha statements alleged to have been made within the past few days by Otis Nelson, alias Hefner, or Henry Peavey contained concrete new evi dence on which his investigators could act. He termed the stories "attempts at sensationalism." Hefner alleged he accompanied Edward Sands, Taylor's secretary, in an automobile to the apartment, where Taylor was killed, the night Sands found the body. Peavey, Taylor's valet, claimed his attempts to disclose the slayer had been muzzled by Investigators at the or iginal Inquiry. The district attorne. called at tention to the thorough questioning which both Peavey and Hefner un derwent shortly after the murder and on several occasions in recent years. He said evidence recounted by Hefner within the past few days had been discredited previously and that Pcavey's recent statements matched others he had made, all of which were found useless to a solution of the case. accorded the insurgent majority i4 nrnrnsamn. If BnnA fnittl months, as they gradually cxpand- cd their strength through wind- picking alderm-n to fill vacancies on the council and threw their op position In the path of every mova of the mayor and his supporters. Individual members of the Insur- I gent group have protested that they were fully In sympathy with most of the mayor's policies and would eoopnrate with him in every way they conscientiously could to carry out his program of lifting Balem IConeluded on page 10, column, a)