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Capital: raiial FAIR Tonight and Friday; freezing tem peratures in Interior tonight. Fresh northerly winds. LnraV Maw. W; Mln, 35; rain, .05; river, -2 4; aunosphere, dear;, wind, southerly. CIRCULATION Dally avtrav distribution for the month ending October SI, 193Q 10,513 Average daily net paid 10,072 Member Audi Bureau of Circulation. 42nd YEAR, No. 271 JSSTLtSSSi SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1930 STANIIS FIVB CKNTtf MM KM A WBBt SMSU DELAY INQUEST INTO DEATH OF MRS. BOWLES Impossible to Complete Investigation of Love Triangle This Week Parents of Slain Woman Scout Suicide Theory And Demand Quiz Portland, Ore. tVT) An Investiga tion which Dr. Earl Smith, coroner, aid "will blast the case to the bot tom," was under way Thursday into the death of Mrs. Leone Bowles, 33, prominent socially, wlio died Wed nesday with a knife in her heart. The tragedy occurred In the apart ment ol Mrs. Irma Louck Paris, 25, former secretary to Kelson C. Bowl es, husband of the dead woman. Mrs. Paris and Bowles were pres ent when Mrs. Bowles died. They declare she stabbed herself. She had gone to the apartment to discuss the relationship of Bowles and his for mer secretary. Officials Wednesday were In clined to the suicide theory. Thurs day they appeared considerably con lused and uncertain. L. V. Jenkins, chief of notice, declared he is not "completely satisfied"1 Mrs. Bowles killed herself, and he assigned ms ' IConcluded on pane 14. column 7) CHINESE TREATY RIGHTS GIVEN UP w.,hinm .an Rnhmbxlnn bv the American government of pro posals tO the UQUItM guvcillllK:"' for the gradual relinquishment of im.rlp.ii pvtratrvrritoriiu rights In China was announced Thursday by Becretary StimsoM. The proposals are in line with the state department's policy enunciated last year that the United States was prepared to negotiate on a method for relinquishment of Uie treaty rights. At ihmt im th TTniteri States said relinquishment would apply to designated territorial areas in China or to particular kinds oi junsuic- in i.h ivll nr eriminnl rlahts held under the treaty. Under these rights, Americans are not suuject to Chinese courts. The condition attached by the United States to Its policy was that 4 nttct nrrwrl alnnir with the en actment and effective enforcement of laws by China "based on modem concepts of jurisprudence.'' The proposals of the American government are similar to, but not identical with, proposals by the Bri tish government to the Chinese In The proposals were communicated to Minister Wu of China here and Foreign Minister C. T. Wang at Nanking. Failure To Agree On Disarmament Stirs Hot Debate Geneva (IP) A stormy debate on the failure of nations to accept dis armament arose Thursday at the jesslons of the preparatory disarma ment commission. M. M. Litvinoff, vigorous Soviet delegate who has repeatedly pressed the necessity of Immediate accept ance, and Lord Cecil of England led the discussion which aroused the chamber to a high pitch of excite ment. Count Von Bemstorff of Ger many, whose country was disarmed by the World war treaties, also en gaged In the debate. Lord Cecil described the present sessions of the commission as "a hopeless morass" from which could be heard the insistent staccato voice of the Soviet. "What the world would like to know la why nations approve the principle of disarmament but can not accept 1X1" he said. Coldest Weather Of Year at Bend Bend. Ore.. ilF Bend experienced its coldest weather of the winter Thursday when the temperature dropped to 16 degrees early Wed nesday morning. At 1 o'clock the mercury had climbed to X. degrees. The minimum of 16 was the low est since March 17, when the tem perature dropped to 12 above aero. Wednesday'! maximum wu M degree. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN In examining the expense state ment filed by Miller Hayden with the county clerk covering the recent election for Justice of the peace, we fail to find any notation as to wnai a pre-election ad costs in the city director)-. Maybe Miller bought a copy. Ax the official count for the re- Mn .wtlnn Ajivances we find that our vote for United States senator has grown from two to three and there's no telling to wnat neignts ') auwnri when the CftnVaSIt IS announced. We're liable to get as heavy a vote as Clarence uia&eiy and Andy Gump put together. Such popularity must be aeservea. While folks around the streets are advertising California by springing the gag about San Hosay, San Ko Juian and Tia Huana, why not boost the home product a little? How about Hohnny Hones? Or Holin Hayes up at the state Jlghway de partment? NOVEMBER RHAPSODY When the frost is white on the city i park, And the fog hangs over the city lots; There's nothing that greases the gullet good. Like a steaming stack of hots. n hnv ami with maole svrUD and bacon grease! What I UNDERCOVER MAN CAUGHT Albany Correspondence) Albany, Ore. On a merry ride to Albany from Lebanon Eldon Bogart, whom It is alleged Imbibed too free ly of an archaic beverage, bumped into a number of cars and when one of them took pursuit' he ran his car Into the corner of the Albany state bank. A traffic officer took Bogart to tail. Bogart ran as the officer un locked the door and hied himself to the bed of Mrs. W. J. Murphy of near Albany. Mrs. Murphy screamed In fright to her husband when she turned down the covers and found Bogart snoring calmly as he lay wrapped In the arms of Morpheus. Murphy In anger called the sheriff who took Bogart to the county Jail to finish out his sleep and appear in Justice court to answer to the charge of driving his car while In toxicated. YES, BUT WHAT KILLED HIM? A coroner's Jury In Oregon City reporting on an automobile accident which resulted in a death returned the following verdict: "That Ru dolph Wagner deceived Injuries when struck by a cart, which was hit by a truck, said truck being knocked against the cart by a coupe, said coupe being driven by A. 51. Danley, whom we find responsible for the accident." NORWEGIAN SKIP SEIZED BY PIRATES Hongkong IIP) The Norwegian steamer Hlrundo Thursday radioed that she had been attacked by pi rates between swalow and Hong' kong. One of her crew was wound ed and two Chinese compradores were carried off. The Hlrundo was expected here Thursday. The pirates adopted the usual method of Joining the shin passengers. They attacked the bridge and engine room simultane ously at a pre-arranged signal and taking control thoroughly looted the ship, robbing the passengers of everything they possessed. They ordered the ship to proceed to Mirs hav where It arrived Wed nesday night. They landed the chief and third officers prisoners to be held for ransom. 15 Americans In Peru Endangered Washington LP1 A party of IS Americans, including several women, are In danger of mob violence at the mines of Canete, Peru, the state department was advised Thursday, At the request of the American embassy In Lima, 80 Peruvian sol diers have been sent to protect for eigners. No Attempt to Launch Filibuster Washington (Pi The White House announced Thursday that President Hoover had been given assurance by republican and democratic floor leaders In the senate that no fili buster upon appropriation bills would be resorted to at the forth coming session of congress in order to force an extra session. Ardmore. Ok la. UP) Shot by dog, Mrs. A. J. Hardy Is dead. She and her husband were motoring back from hunting. The dog pawed BAILLIE DENIES ALL CHARGES OF MISTREATMENT Superintendent of State School Flatly Refutes Cruelty Stories Discharged Employee Tells of Punishments And Deficient Diet Portland W The Marlng of the charges of cruelty at the Oregon state training school for boys were resumed at 1 o'clock Thursday fol lowing an all-dav session here Wednesday In which additional charges were made and denied. William H. Balllle, superinten dent of the school, was on ttie stand at the day's close. He flatly contradicted charges of mistreat ment made by preceding witnesses. Among the charges made against Mr. Balllle's conduct of the insti tution were Improper feeding ol in mates, cruel and excessive whipping and excessive use oi me - uregun boot", a heavy leg Iron. The investigation is being con ductel by the child welfare com mission, which was assigned to the task by the state board of control. Action was precipitated by affida vits sworn out by sveeral former lu- (Concluded on page 14. column 6) LAW PROBERS DEBATE BEER watVi.nrrtsYn ii Pi President Hoo ver's law enforcement corn miss ion Is considering various proposals for .h.nui in . .v Hrv lftWA. Including wnwlif loot inn nf ths Volstead act tO permit light wines and beer, but has not yet oeciaea upon aeiin.i recommendations to be submitted to President Hoover, ine united rress learned Thursday. Chairman George wiCKersnam jtniiswi th full membership Into SCS- .in Thunrlav i ho flrjtt time itiirlnir the present deliberations that the entire commission has oeen sum monedto canvass still furtnr tne numerous alternatives that have Hoon nffereti. The commission during the past mnnih ha. hfen on the edse of a decision, a situation which has been responsible for the many rumors oi its Intention, but at mis time no- ,vir.a final ha ivon eierttieii It is not possible to predict at tnis that th mmml.civ)n will de cide on a plan in time to present It in ronrtrt at the (inert in IF Of con gress three weeks hence. That re port may be merely an outline oi it wnrlr nn nrnhthiilnn no to this date. On the other hand, the com mission may reach a decision and broach a plan for some sort of mod Ifiratlnn In a renort to con stress within the next few weeks. 6 Children Hurt When Blast Hurls Stump Thru Roof Ironton, O., (IP) Six children were in lured, one probably fatally, Thursday when a tree stump dyna mited from the earth by a road construction gang crashed through the roof of a country scnooi Kellv'a bridge, near here. The stump weighing 125 pounds, crashed Into a room where 23 pu pils were seated. Celling timbers fell under the Impact and one wall buckled, showering the children with wood and brick. Those Injured were James Dean, 11, skull fracture and other injur' les: Rodnev Elam. 11: Pearl Craw ford. 13: Emma Pancae, 13: Lets Rldgway, 10. and Clara Tipton, . Cold Wave Moves Down From Canada Portland OB Preeilng tempera tures were forecast for the Pacific northwest Thursday night. Swinging down from Canada, the cold wave swirled snow Into Mon tana, brought a forecast of snow In Idaho and tingling temperature In Oregon and Washington. The forecast for Oregon was fair Thursday night and Friday, with iMnMrtinm near freezing. Freez ing temperatures were forecast for tne interior oi uregon mtiu i Isl ington. A low of 28 degrees was recorded at Baker. Ore. Boise showed 34. Prince George, B. C, 14; Seaside, Ore., 34: Wolf Creek, Ore., 26: Yak ima Wash.. 30: and Vancouver. B. 18 Percent Gain In Production of Home Brew Beer Milwaukee, Wis.. CUV-Con-sumptlon of home brewed beer In the United States has Increased II per cent during the past year on the basis of malt syrup sales. Fred Pabst. Sr., president of the Pabst corporation, for mer brewers, estimated to day. Each successive month of 1930 has seen sales of malt syrup reach a new high fi gure, Pabst said. In October, sales increased 94 per cent over October 1929, he esti mated. RIOT REFUGEES ARRIVE AT LIMA Lima, Peru. vD Three hundred foreign refugees from the Andean mining fields, Jammed like eattle into a 3 car railroad train, reach ed here Thursday from Malpaso, where two Americans were killed in labor riot Wednesday. They came Into a city whose transportation facilities were para lyzed by a general strike, bringing a vivid story of armed clashes in which at least a dozen workmen were killed and more than a score injured. The engineer of their tram told how the rioters, having wounded John W. chapman of Chicago, mine employee, crushed his head with rocks, of how, having killed L. Triparv, an American store keeper, they beheaded his body. An American woman. Mrs. Albert Dlamant. was among the wounded. the engineer said. Other Americans who were Injured were Mr. Dia- mant, a man named Kelley, another named Morger and an employee of the Frederick: Share corporation, whose name Is Whltly. At some points a pollc guard had a hard time controlling the crowds which tried to board the train In a frenzy to flee from dan ger. At the Casapalca station It seemed that the whole town was at the railroad tracks trying to climb aboard and mounted police men nad to drive them away. Says Republicans Must Back Repeal Or Face Disaster New York OP) Dr. Nicholas Mur. ray Butler, president of Columbia university and prominent republi can, Is on record with the predic tion that unless the republican party declares for repeal of the 18th amendment In 1932, there will re sult "the biggest political smash- up In the history of any American now Uvinn." "The intelligence and the moral purpose of the American people, he said in a statement, "are un flinchingly determined to repair the dreadful damage done to our government and to our public life by the ratification of the 18th amendment, as well as to bring to a quick end the shocking conditions which cowardice and hypocrisy on the part of the office-holding ana office-seeking class, together with an uncontrolled and untaxed nation-wide liquor traffic have brought upon the nation." Referring to the declaration of Senator Simeon D. Fess, chairman of the republican national commit tee, which said, "if the republican party stands for repeal it might as well say good-day," Dr. Butler countered: "If the repubican party does not stand for repeal, it might s well say good-night." Dr. Butler termed the recent elections "the handwriting on the wall" and predicted delegates to the next republican convention would have an opportunity of voting on a repeal plank. Uncle Sam to Permit Usage of Fruit Juices Washington (AT) Just how much latitude the prohi bition laws give those who make wine at home is being studied anew by the justice department. Its attitude on fruit lulces In the home has not changed since 1926. Attorney Gen eral Mitchell laid Thursday, but a new factor has arisen not covered by previous statements of policy. This Is the sale of grape concen trate, which becomes wine after fermentation. Colonel Amos W. W. Woodcock, director of prohibition enforcement, returned to Washington Wednes day for conferences on the grape concentrate and other questions. Mitchell referred to a supreme court decision, handed down in Januarv, 12. as representing his RIFT APPEARS IN HARMONY OF LOVE FEST Note of Discord Injected In Promised Party Co operation by Glass Hoover Striving To Avert Calling of Special Ses sion Next March Washington (IP) A note of dis cord threatened Thursday to dis turb the political harmony which republican and democratic leaders have been developing for the ap proaching session of congress. Senator Carter Glass, democrat, Virginia, challenged the promise of cooperation made after the election by his party colleagues, Chairman John J. Raskob, Alfred E. Smith and five other prominent democrat ic leaders. The promise had been accepted with thanks by republican spokesmen. Meantime republican leaders are plotting strategy to head off a fill buster during the next congress or anything else which might conceiv ably lead to a special session alter March 4. The congress which con venes December 1 ends automatic ally at noon that day. Failure to enact one of the nine regular ap propriation bills between December 1 and March 4 would compel a special session of the congress elect ed last week which ordinarily would not meet until a year from De cember. President Hoover has begun con ferences with republican leaders to (Concluded on page 4. colximn 7) VALUATIONS OF . UTILITIES RAISED An Increase of about 10.000.000 In the full valuation, or about 6, 000.000 In the apportioned or asses sed valuation of utility companies in Oregon has been made this year by t.1e state tax commission as compared with last year. Earl Fisher, chairman of the commis sion, told the assessors of the state here Thursday. The full valuation for a total of about 000 concerns In the state will run this eyBr ap proximately $316,000,000 as against 1306,000,0(10 last year, he said. The utilities. Fisher sau. especial ly the electric utilities show a sub stantial growth in operations and earnings. Local valuations In the counties. Fisher stated, on which the 1031 assessments will be made, will show a decline of about $4,000,000. The state Income tax had vigorous defense from Dr. J. H. Ollbert of the University of Oregon. He held that the 1023 Income tax act, which " lconcludfdon pkkc 14. columnai Capone Prescribes Death Penalty for Sale of Grape Juice Fre&no. Cal. -TP) The Fresno Bee Thursday announced Al "Scarface" Capone, Chicago gangland chief, had issued orders no: to allow grape concentrates, made by the Fruit In dustries. Ltd., of California, to be sold In Chicago and the edict has gone out that death will be the price of disobedience. For Wine in Homes "A person who manufactures fruit Juices may lawfully possess the product In his home for exciu- Uve home use, notwithstanding (hat It has, by process of fermenta tion, acquired an alcoholic content of one-half of one per cent or more by volume, providing that It has not become intoxicating in iaci. The attorney general also men tioned Instructions about a year ago to prohibition agents, telling them rot to Interfere with the sale of fruit Juices Intended only for home use. Politics Apparent In Recurrence of Sob Sister Charges By HARRY N. CRAIN Politics looms as an apparently large and significant factor in the present recurrence of Oregon's periodic mani festations of a "sob sister" complex, spasmodically displayed in criticism of the manner in which the state's penal institu tions are administered. As in the present instance these dis- nlavs are generally timed to ac- company the political shake-ups Incident to changes In tile admin istration. Just now the suspicion arises that the attacks, based upon the testi mony of disgruntled former in mates with records that are at least unsavory when closely exam ined. Just now being directed at the administration of the state train ing school for boys and the peni tentiary had their original inspira tion in the minds of ambitious politicians more Intent upon cre ating office vacancies to be filled by an executive sympathetic to their ambitions than In reforming " (Concluded on'paKf 14. column St MARTIAL LAW TO RULE CUBA Havana (VP) In the face of In creasing unrest throughout the re public. President Macnaao inurs day afternoon issued a decree sus pending constitutional guarantees throughout Cuba. Soldiers began replacing the na tional oollce as preparations were made to establish a Mate of martial law throughout the island following publication in the official gazette Thursday evening, tlie decree mill become a law and it Is expected mar tial law will go Into effect imme diately. Threatening rumbles of revolt which for three days had menftced the peace and order in the republic were responsible for the drastic step taken by the president. With students taking the lead In open attack upon the government, clashing almost hourly with the po lice, troops were called from Camp Columbia early Thursday afternoon. FINAL SEARCH FOR LOST FLIERS MADE Victoria, B. C. (LPJ After cache Ing gasoline at a down strategic poinU, Edward Lowe, San Fran cisco flying millionaire. Thursday began a lat intensive search for the lost airmen, Burke and Rena han, and their four companions. Flying with Pilot Joe Barrows of San Francisco, Lowe set out to "cover" the Atlln mountains and forests In a speedy Fleetster plane. Pilot Harry Blunt, also of San Francisco, was supplementing the search In Lowe's Fairer. lid plane as also was- Pilot Frank Dorband, In another plane of Lowe's Pacific International airways. It was reported here that Lowe set aside $50,000 to pay for the search, without hope of recom pense. The search of the San Franclr.co capitalist augments one conducted by private and government planes and boats since Burke and two companions were lost October 12. Pilot Renahan of Seattle, and his two companions, set out to search for Burke and mere last seen, themselves, October 28. CAPONE SOUGHT BY LOS ANGELES COPS Los Angeles itp Tr.e Los Angeles Examiner said Thursday that "bcar ace Al" Capone, Chicago gang ruler. la In Los Angeles and the police are looking for him. Capone, who the Examiner said arrived Sunday, came to Los An gelcs for a vacation two years ago and promptly was handed a return ticket and planed on an eastbounii train by Police Chief names r, Davis, Hundreds Perish In Burma Cyclone London. (A An exchange tele eram dlsoatch from Rangoon Thursday reported that hundreds of lives were lost in a cyclone which wiped out the town of Ky aak-Pyu on the west coast of low er Burma. All build in us were reported de- troyed, trees uprooted and vessels In the harbor carried out to sea. The news agency reported tha all communications had been cut FIND BODIES OF LOST SEAMEN Eureka, Calif, (ff) Spurred by criticism of Eureka's woman mayor, const guardsmen Thursday contin ued their search for bodies of the crew of the lumber schooner Brook lyn, torn to pieces as she steamed out of Humbolt harbor last Satur day. The first body, that of George Vigdcl, seaman, was recovered Wednesday close to the whistling buoy near where the Brooklyn went down. Supported by one of the ship's life preservers, the body was floating upright. Another body, unidentified, was picked up Thurs day by a coast guard boat. Accusing the coast guardsmen here ol inefiiciencf. Mrs. Emily Jones, mayor of Eureka, telegraph ed coast guard headquarters in San Francisco requesting an amphibian plane to carry on an independent search. Fishing boats were responsible for rescuing First Mate Jorgen M. Oreve after he drifted on a pi?ce of wreckage for nearly 72 hours, and Ii riding tne body or vigclel. Oreve continued to recover Thursday from the harrowing three days and three nights during which he clung to his hazardous haven. His feet were swollen and his knees were great pads of bruises from kneeling on the makeshift raft. ALFONSOlfSVES PLANS OF CABINET Madrid. Spain (LP) King Alfonso. presiding at an important cabinet meeting Thursday, approved the cabinet's plans for further progrew. toward ending the dictatorship and returning to constitutional govern ment. "The king approved the govern ment's plans," said Premier Gener al Damaso Berenguer alter tne two hour meeting. "There will be elec tions." Minister of Public Works Leopol do Mates said the election of dep uties would be held on March 1. Reed Predicting Increased Income Tax Coming Yeai Washington 0P Senator Reed, republican, Pennsylvania, saltl Thursday he saw no prospects of continuing the one per cent in come tax cut and favored, as one remedy for the business depression. repeal of the capital gains tax. The Pennsylvanian Is a member of the Important finance commit tee which would have to pas on any continuance of the cut to one- hair per cent of the tax on incomes last year. He advocated a speeding up of the federal building and naval con struction programs. "It would be a great calamity to business and Industry to have a .special session of congress and we are to do everything in our power to prevent It," Reed said. "That's true If it Is democratic, republican, or any other kind of congress." Governor Elect Joins Lions Club Membership in the Pal em Lions club has been accepted by Julius L. Meter, governor-elect, and a cherk received as payment for dues for the current quarter, Ralph Klet xlng, secretary, announced at the weekly club luncheon Thursday noon. Indian Awarded Nobel Physics Prize Stockholm, Sweden (41 The nobfl prize for physics Thursday was awarded to Sir Chafldrasekhara Venkata TUmnn, professor of phys ics at Calcutta university. HOMES CAVE IN AS HILLSIDE SLIDES AWAY Catastrophe In Dead of Night Snuffs Out 60 to 100 Lives Rescuers Trapped and Killed In Collapse of Weakened Building Lvons. Prance W The hospital des Chateaux and surrounding dis tricts were evacuated late Thursday in fear of further landslides which already have taken between 60 and 100 lives In this city. Lvons. Prance WP) A catastrophic landslide, taking the lives of be tween sixty and 100 persons, has thrown tha entire city of Lyons Into mourning. In the dead of Wednesday nlgnt. practically the entire Fourviere. hill surmounted by the Noble Basilica of St. Jean slid In the city proper. bringing ten houses down in ruins. Late Thursday afternoon, three bodies, including those of two Bre men, were recovered. Former Premier Herriott, mayor of Lyons for 25 years, was personal ly superintending rescue work, aris ing from a sick bed. He sent an ur gent call to army headquarters at Grenoble, asking two companies of (Concluded on pane 4. column 31 PLOT TO KIDNAP EDITOR SCOUTED Los Angeles (LP) An asserted plot to kidnap Harry Chandler, million aire publisher of the Los Angeles Times, and to hold him for ransom, was discounted by District Attorney Buron R. Fitts and Chandler him self, although it was admitted that a guard had been placed over the publisher's home. Fltta admitted that his deputies had been working towards the arrest of a group of Chicago and Kansas City gangsters who have come to California for the winter. At least three prominent men, two of them business men and the third a liquor racketeer. Pitts said, have been kid napped during the past few months here. The victim, in each case, paid high ransom money for their liberty. Pitta revealed, and then maintained their silence. Because no definite evidence could be secured against the kidnappers, the district attorney said, no arrests have been made, and no indictments returned. "I know nothing of the reported plot to 'kidnap' me beyond the fact that I was informed from apparent ly reliable sources a few days ago, that such a plot existed," Chandler declared. "Such reports are not uncommon, and, beyond taking the usual pre cautions, 1 have paid little atten tion to It. Since then, I have heard nothing of the matter until the story was published." M'NARY DISCUSSES POWER WITH HOOVER Washington -IP) Newspapermen surrounded Senator McNary of Ore gon with President Hoover Thurs day morning. He was uncommuni cative, however, other than saying that Muscle Shoals was the prin cipal matter discussed. Rf pref-entatlve Reeee Tennessee, also had been to see the president and reported that the chief execu tive was standing firm against gov rmmrnt operation of Muscle Shoals, dexpne Recce's deicat on that Issue. McNary was equally emphatic Ira his expression for government op eration and added that he expect ed the Norris bill for government operation to be enacted later. The Oregon senator said he doubted whether the pending bill to regulate interstate bus traffic could be dealt with this winter. Negro Murderer Gets Life Sentence Pmdleton ' James Jaxnagan, negro, wa Thursday sentenced to life Imprisonment for the murder of Ike H iid.i He pleaded guilty to a charge of second degree murder and admitted he harked Rudd to death with an axe last August. Judge Alrer Pee pronounced sentence. the trigger of a shotgun In the car C. 34. attitude. The ruling was: