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tonight and Sunday: cooler with
somewhat Increased humidity Sun
day, north and northwest wind
Local: Max. M; Mia 83; rain ;
river -1.3 feet; clear, north wind.
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SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1931
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DELZELL PAYS
FINE TRIBUTE
TO WAR DEAD
Memorial Day Orator
Calls On Present Gen
eration To Carry On
Sacrifice of Life in Vain
Unless Precious Heri
tage Preserved
Answer to the cost of suffering to
the nation during the Civil war lies
with the present generation and It
was worth the price paid if the na
tion today is true to the Ideals set
forth by the veterans of that war
and the nation Is preserved as the
land of the free and the home 01
the brave a land where the re
wards of toil are equitably distrib
uted and where Justice rules. W. A
Delzell will declare in the Memorial
dav address at tne armory Satur
day afternoon at the conclusion of
the parade and ceremonies at the
court house.
"If we fall to protect the dearly
bought liberties you gave us; If we
allow the almighty dollar to be
come the measure of human virtues
as it has become the standard of
property values; if we worship at
the shrine of Mammon instead of
the altar of freedom, then will his
tory hide her face in shame as she
records that all your sacrifice was
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MEMORIAL DAY
WELL OBSERVED
(By The Associated Press)
America's soldier and sailor dead
were honored Saturday In ceremon
lea here and abroad.
At Valley Forge, Penna., where
Washington's men suffered during
the bitter winter of 1777-1178.
President Hoover told an assemb
lage that the nation Is passing
through another Valley Forge of
depression from which it can only
emerge through the "inventive
ness, the resourcefulness, the Ini
tiative of every one of us."
At Gettysburg Vice President
Curtis urged rededicatlon of the
United States to Its constitution
and its laws.
In Washington the army air ar
mada took part In ceremonies at
Arlington cemetery.
The day was widely celebrated
abroad.
Ambassador Edge, speaking at
Suresnes cemetery, near Paris,
pleaded for a policy of conciliation
In seeking a better world. He paid
tribute to the friendship of France
and the United States a friend
ship "twice sealed In the blood of
heroes."
The party of American mayors
touring France attended ceremonies
In Belleau Wood cemetery. The
principal eulogy was delivered by
Mayor R. E. Thomason, of El Paso,
Texas, who broke down In the
midst of his speech. Fifteen gold
etoir mothers were present.
WARM WEATHER
FOR COMING WEEK
San Francisco (P The weather
outlook for the week beginning May
31, was announced here Saturday by
the United States weather bureau
as follows: .
Far western states; The outlook
Is for fair weather with tempera
tures above normal over the Inter
ior but normal with fogs along the
coast. The fire hazard will increase
In the Interior of California and
western part of Washington and
Oregon.
Hoover Switches
Overcoats To
Secure His Own
, Philadelphia 'At President
Hoover and George Stuart Patter
son, president of the Union league,
were right the first time in the
matter of overcoats.
Although they know this now,
their uncertainty Friday caused
a mixup in the cloakroom of the
club which afforded many witnesses
considerable amusement.
The situation came about when
Mr. Hoover put on an overcoat and
decided It was not his. The presi
dent and Mr. Patterson exchanged
garments. They started again for
the door, when the president placed
his hand In a pocket of the over
coat and found a can of tobacco.
Realizing he had been right In
the first place the president again
witched coata. apparently enjoy
ing the Incident as keenly as those
bout him.
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
If George Baker, Portland's tra
veling mayor, la made a Knight of
the Legion of Honor In France It
probably won t go to his head. For
as we remember It George was once
made a Knight of the Nightie In bis
own country.
We wonder if Mr. Van Winkle can
find anything in the books making
a Slpathon Illegal I There ought be
a law against any guy doing this
sort ci thing year after year.
Steve Stone showed up at the of
fice this a.m., In his shirtsleeves and
his collar rolled in at the neck. We
saw at once that Ec" Keech la apt
to lose all his honors as the Ingagl
of the neighborhood If Steve ven
tures forth on the street.
SIGN' IN LOCAL STORE
14.50
Linen Knickers
Now $2.95
These Won't Last Long
But we hope they take the pur
chaser through the summer.
Don't forget that whoever follows
Carle Abrams as state purchasing
agent Is going to get all the breaks.
With commodities off from 25 to 60
percent it will be easy for some chap
to make a comparative record for
buying that will be a wonder. If he
doesn't cut costs the next four years
from the last four years he will be a
sap.
O. P. Coshow, ex-Justice of the
supreme court has sent up to John
Farrar a 5 check to add to the
Billy McAdams fund and says about
Billy: "He brought good cheer Into
the life of everyone with whom ne
came in contact. Like hundreds of
others I am Indebted to him for his
encouraging smile." And Frank Da
vis and Reed Rowland also came
along yesterday and added a dollar
apiece to the fund which Is well
over the $100 mark and growing.
SALEM TOO-MUCH FOR BANS
"Hans Jensen damaged his car
when he drove into a fire hydrant
near the Bones garage. When he
went to see about Insurance adjust
ment they Informed him that In
order to collect insurance the car
must come In contact with a moving
object. Hans contends It was moving
right for him and It was impos
sible to miss It. Tne accident nap.
pened Saturday when he was re
turning from Salem where one la
oulte apt to become dizzy from look
ing at the high buildings, ferrls
wheels and pretty girls. " Turner
Tribune.
30,000 GRAVES
ARE DECORATED
Paris (IP) Flowers were placed
on the graves of 30,000 American
soldiers in France during Memorial
day ceremonies throughout the
world war areas Saturday.
General John J. Pershing, who
commanded the American expedi
tionary forces overseas during the
war. with United States Ambassa
dor Walter E. Edge, led thousands.
of veterans and 120 gold star moth
ers on a pilgrimage of the battle
field cemeteries.
They left Paris early In brilliant
sunshine for the tour of the ceme
teries, where thousands of white
crosses mark the graves of the
American men.
General Pershing for the first
time since 1919, led the ceremonies
at Romagne cemetery, where 14,000
Americans who lost their lives In
the Argonne battle, are burled.
Ambassador Edge, speaking at
Suresnes. outside Paris, urged ac
tive participation In the effort to
end war.
2 HOLES IN ONE
IN SAME GAME
Roseburg, Ore. f) The unusual
circumstance of two golfers playing
holes in one In the same game oc
cured on the Roseburg Golf course
Friday.
George Smith, Roseburg hotel
manager, and R. O. Wilson, Port
land salesman, were credited with
the achievements. Smith and Wil
son were playing together.
Smith playing from No. 3 tee, a
150-yard par 3 hole, drove to the
sloping green. The ball rolled up the
slope and back into the cup.
A few minutes latr on the No.
1 260-yard par 4 hole, Wilson drove
to the lower edge of the green, and
the ball rolled squarely Into the cup.
Golfers ahead had Just replaced
the flag. They became excited when
the one-shot plunked Into the cup
and began shouting and waving
their arms. Wilson and Smith
thought someone was hurt and raced
to the green to discover the excite
ment had been caused by the un
usual shot.
The play have been reported to
the amateur association.
HOOVER CALLS
CRISIS A NEW
VALLEYFORGE
President Calls for Cour
age and Steadfast
ness in Depression
Economic Situation Sim
ilar to That Faced by
Washington in 1777
Valley Forge. Pa. (m President
Hoover Saturday called on tne coun
try to extricate Itself from an ec
onomic Valley Forge by showing
the qualities of steadfastness and
resourcefulness shown oy wasning-
ton and his men on this camp
ground during the bitter winter of
1777-78.
Sneaking to a vast Memorial day
crowd gathered under a blazing sun.
the chief executive warned against
seeking an "easy way out" of pres
ent difficulties.
The crowd he addressed was flung
out far along a hillside which form-
ed a natural amphitheater around
the decorated speakers' stand. On
each aide in brilliant colonial uni
forms, were members of the famous
Phlladelohia first troop of city cav
alry, the charter members of which
acted as body guard to General
Washington.
Thousands of men stood in their
shirt sleeves and many women car
ried multi-colored sun shades, and
found need for them. As the pres
(Concluded"on page 9. column 6)
MOFFETT GRILLS
LEGION TACTICS
Passlac, N. J., 'VP) Rear Admiral
William A. Moffett, chief of the
navy bureau of aeronautics, said
Saturday he believed the activities
of the American Legion had reacn
ed the point "where the public Is
wondering whether they are being
lmnosed upon."
"The Legion la being criticised,"
be said in a Memorial Day address,
"for doing too much for its mem
bers and not enough for national
defense. Adjusted compensation
passed the last congress, but the
navy's first year London treaty
building program did not"
Admiral Moffett prefaced his re
marks by telling his listeners that
he spoke as a Legionnaire.
"I would remind you that the ob
ject and mission of the Legion is,
first, service to the country and not
to the Legion," he said. "There Is
beine appropriated for war vet
erans, directly and Indirectly, about
a billion dollars a year a stupen
dous sum. This money is furnished
by all American taxpayers."
JAVELIN RECORD
BROKEN BY CHURCHILL
Franklin Field. Philadelphia, W)
The final battle for the inter
collegiate A. A. A. A. track and
field championships Saturday open
ed with a record -smashing perfor
mance In the Javelin by Kenneth
Churchill of California. He hurled
the spear approximately 220 feet
ll'i Inches on his second trial,
wiping out his own previous I. C.
A. A. A. A. mark of 312 feet 6
Inches.
Churchill's Javelin throw surpas
sed all records ever made In col
legiate championship competition,
the best previous mark being 216
feet 7 Inches, made by Lee Bart
lett of Albion college In the nation
al collegiate A. A. meet of 1928.
Stanford, despite Hall's victory In
the shotput, finished 2-9-4 In this
event and got off In front In the
team chase with nine points.
Flying Frank Wykoff, Southern
California flash, raced the 100
yards in the meet record time of
It seconds for the second succes
sive day in .defending his title at
the inter-collegiate A. A. A. A.
championships Saturday. Wykoff
led his' Michigan rival, Eddie Tc
lan, only by Inches in a sensation
al finish.
With a great closing spurt, Fu
gene (Red) Record of Harvard
successfully defended bla title In
the 120-yard high hurdles In the
smashing time of 14 seconds.
George Clark of Cornell led the
finalists until the last hurdle,
where he lost his form and was
passed by the fast-stepping Record,
who won by two feet.
Seaplane DO-X
At Cape Verde
Praia. Cape Verde Islands (
The seaplane DO-X arrived her at
J: pjn. (about noon E8.T.1 from
Bolama, Portuguese West Africa.
Mystery Veils
Murder Plot
In England
Belvedere, Kent, England (XT-
Scotland Yard Saturday was seek
ing the solution of one of the strang
est mysteries it has had in many
years, the discovery Friday night
of the bodies of a mother and her
daughter burled under an artifi
cial fishpond on a suburban estate
here.
The women were Mrs. Maude
Lewis, handsome 60-year-old wife
of Charles Frederick Lewis, a prom
inent educator, and their daughter,
Freda, 20, whom they adopted af
ter her parents had died in the Lu
sltanla disaster.
Police are looking for Mr. Lewis
(Concluded on page 9, column 7)
TRIBUTE PAID
LATE AIR FLIER
The Dalles, Ore. (IP) Friends In
the air mall service, war-time bud
dies and a crowd expected to reach
more than 3000 persons were gath
ering here Saturday to pay tribute
to the memory of Walter E. Case,
late war and air mall flier, on the
dedication of The Dalles airport as
Walter E. Case field.
Throughout the morning planes
droned into the 130-acre field, with
at least 25 ships expected at the cli
max of ceremonies In the afternoon.
From southern California, from
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, pi
lots came, bringing messages of good
will for the late veteran The Dalles
pilot, killed In a crash against a fog-
blanketed mountainside last Janu
ary.
Ten army planes bearing army air
corps and reserve filers under Lieut.
Carlton F. Bond and Lieut. Kenne
dy were to leave Pearsorcf leld short
ly after 11 o'clock, bearing baskets
of rose petals to be strewn over cem
eteries here at noon, In cooperation
with the American Legion Memorial
day exercises.
Tex Rankin, sacrificing time for
his own 13th anniversary celebra
tion at Portland, was to arrive here
at noon with a scheduled 45 minutes
of stunta from his bag of tricks.
Rankin planned to speed back to
Portland at 1:30 for his own cere
mony. Thousands of air mall letters went
out Saturday morning as a feature
of the dedication bearing a special
(Concluded onTpftKe 9, column 6)
WALKATHON TO
CLOSE MONDAY
Portland (IP) Walkath oners
probably will not walk In Multno
mah county after Monday at mid
night. Charles H. Gram, state labor
commissioner, announced that com
plaint will be signed against man
agers of the Lotus Isle and Moose
lodge walkathons unless the shows
ceased at midnight Monday.
Alfred A. Painter, manager of the
Lotus Isle walkathon, promised to
close his show but W. K. Rayl.
manager of the Moose lodge walka
thon at the Pacific International
Livestock building said he did not
Intend to close unless ordered by
the court.
Gram Intended to act following
an opinion by Attorney General
Van Winkle that walkathons are
violations of "order 36" of the state
Industrial welfare commission,
which provides that a woman em
ploye must have at least nine hours
rest between two consecutive days'
employment.
Oram was eager to close the
walkathons Immediately but Thom
as O. Ryan, attorney for Painter,
reminded him that the shows could
nut be closed before Monday, since
Decoration day and Sunday are
non-Judicial days.
Winds Cause Delay
In Start Of Flight
Across Pacific Ocean
Samushiro. Japan VP) Unfavorable winds caused
Thomas Ash, Jr., to postpone
on his projected non-stop solo
after consul ting villagers no ien-
lively decided to start between 4
and 6 o'clock Sunday morning, u
to 4 p. m. Saturday E. S. T.)
The villagers agreed that the pre
vailing wind was quietest during
those hours ana wouia give
young American filer his best
chance to get his heavily loaded
and somewhat cumbersome plane
off the beach. The ship will carry
1.030 gallons of gasoline, a load of
about 3,000 pounds.
Starting by daylight, Aan iigurea
he would reach Puget Bound before
daylight of the third day, but with
RAIN DELAYS
START OF RACE
40 of American Premier
Drivers Roar Away at
Noon for $100,000
Arnold Takes Lead With
Cummins Second,
Cantlon Third
Speedway. Indianapolis, IJPi De
layed starting two hours due to
rain, forty of America's premier
race drivers roared away at noon
Saturdav In the start of the 19th
500-mlle automobile race for prizes
totalling $100,000.
The start was as thrilling as any
of the 18 other 500-mlle races that
preceded Saturday's classic with
every driver and his mechanic
seated beside him determined to
finish triumphant at the end of the
perilous 200 lap Journey around the
214 mile brick track.
The rain which started falling at
4 o'clock Saturday morning sua
denly ceased at 10:45 and a strong
breeze sweeping out of the north
west quickly dried out the slippery
track.
It was necessary for three post
ponements, the last one set for
noon. With the start of the race
W. D. Elenburn. member of the
contest board, who has technical
management of the contests, said
(Concluded on page 8, column Si
HIGHLAND WINS
FLAG CONTEST
Highland school won the flag of
fered by the American Legion Aux
iliary for the school making the
highest percentage of correct ans
wers in regard to flag etiquette, In
a test given In all sixth grades In
the city publto schools. The flag
was presented at the Memorial
Day program at Highland Friday
afternoon by Mrs. Christopher But
te, Americanization chairman for
the local auxiliary unit. Highland
had an average of 92 percent cor
rect answers. Five of the sixth
grade pupils at that school had
100 percent correct answers, and
two small boys, Ernest Jungsln, a
little Japanese lad, and Harold Dig
man had papers perfect In spelling
and penmanship also. These two
boys received the flag from Mrs.
Butte on behalf of the school.
Richmond was second and Gar
field third In the test.
The test was based on 40 ques
tions on flag etiquette taught by
the auxiliary earlller this year.
From the lLst of 40 questions, 15
were chosen for test material. The
program at Highland was founded
on questions asked by the test.
$1600 SECURED BY
PORTLAND YEGGS
Portland t") Approximately $1600
In currency was taken from the
Frost-Kht Ice cream plant here Fri
day night In a raid by professional
safe cracksmen who neatly removed
the combination and Inner lock of
the vault.
Police discovered a hammer, a
crowbar and a punch on the vault
floor. The Instrument carried no
finger prints. The robbers apparently
had climbed an apple tree In the
rear of the building and Its spread
ing branches reached a second story
window.
takeoff Saturday morning
flight across the Pacific, but
a takeoff here at dawn he probably
would arrive off the American coast
during the darkness of early Mon
day, lie decided to chance this and
rely upon flares to guide him to a
landing in the Puget Sound region.
A cold strong west wind swept
across the beach at 7 o'clock Satur
day morning, the hour originally set
for the takeoff.
"Any attempt to take off In this
cross wind with my load would have
been suicidal," Aah said.
The forecast for Sunday calls for
"iconciuded on page f, column 8)
Shortage of Money
Threatens To Kill
Referendum Move
By HARRY
Lack of finances is the one
perfection of the referendum movement against the legisla
tive act whereby on August 1 the state traffic and prohibi
tion departments and the law enforcement divisions of the
fish and game commission and the fire marshal's office will
be consolidated into a single state
constabularry under the direction
and control of the governor.
Already there are more than 5000
of the required 10,680 names signed
to the petitions sponsored by Ed F.
Averill. former state ame warden,
little difficulty Is being experienced
in securing the signatures of voters,
and there remains five full business
days in which to secure what furth
er names are needed. The com
pleted petitions must be filed with
the secretary or state before mid
night next Friday.
But Averill and his aides In the
movement are discovering that
(Concluded on pnge8, column 1)
3 INJURED IN
AUTO CRASH
Three young women received
broken bones, cuts and bruises about
10 o'clock Saturday forenoon when
the automobile in which they were
riding over the highway between
Jefferson and Marion collided with
a truck driven by George VanArnan
of Scotta Mills. The Injured are:
Jenice Dunlvan. 22, Mill City, cut
knee and bruised about the body
Doroly Dunlvan, 20, of Mill City,
broken left arm between shoulder
and eloow; Virginia Jcpson, Mill
City, broken nose, cuts about the
face and badly bruised.
According to Powell Clayton, state
traffic officer who investigated the
accident. Arthur H. Bates of Mill
City was driving a Ford coupe In
which the young women were pas
sengers, west over the Marlon-Jefferson
highway. Approaching a
curve he turned to speak to two of
the young women who were In the
rumble seat. At the same Instant,
VanArnan caine around the corner
driving the light truck with a flat
bed. The Bates car sideswlped the
truck with the bed of the latter,
tearing away the side of the for
mer's machine which was virtually
demolished.
Bates, who escaped practically un
injured, assumed all blame for the
accident.
BROKE OPEN DOOR
TO GET OLD GLORY
Portland W "Lend a hand, my
lads," cried Captain John T. Moore
of the Portland police, and the door
of the locker room in which the
national flag la kept, fell away In
splinters.
And presently from the mast at
police headquarters the flag rippled
In the breeze of a warm Memorial
day.
Captain Moore obviously was
shocked when he came on duty. No
banner fluttered where a banner
should have flown. "How come," he
asked.
Well, It was explained, the flag
was locked away In the property
room. And the Janitor? The Janitor
was on vacation.
"Then crash In the door," the
captain instructed. And that, In a
manner of speaking, was that.
Presbyterians
To Quit Federal
Church Council
BmtHnrofc npv The Prexhvterlan
church In the U. S. A. virtually was
cut off from the Federated council
of Churches Saturday when the as
sembly here eliminated from the
budget $18,500. representing their
participation funds In the council.
The action followed voiced disap
proval of the council's attitude to
ward birth control.
Lonergan Deplores
Prison Conditions
Portland WVAn "outrage to de
cency and an outrage to civiliza
tion" was the way Frank J. Loner
gan, speaker of the Oregon house
of representative, described crowd
ed conditions at the state prison. In
an address at the Portland City
club here Friday.
"The way the doors and hallways
and locks are arranged up there,"
Lonergan said, "if a lire was to get
a real start In tne penitentiary to
night, hundreds aad hundreds of
these Inmates would die, for they
would have no way to escape."
N. CRAIN
thine which can now prevent
:
THOMAS PLANS
CUT IN FARES
Portand (IP) The News-Telegram
said Saturday that It had learned
from reliable source that streetcar
fares In Portland will be cut to seven
cents In an order that Public Utility
Commissioner C. M. Thomas will
issue Monday or TYesday.
Single fares will be ordered cut
from 10 cents to seven cents, the
newspaper said. Fares for school
schildren will be four cents, weekly
passes will be sold on a basis of
five cents a ride and six rents a
ride will be charged on unlimited
pickets In strips of 10.
The News-Telegram said the or
der will point out that the present
streetcar system In Portland Is an
tiquated and unsuited to the needs
of the city. The newspaper also
said It believed Commissioner Thorn-'
as will contend that the trolley com
pany has made no attempt to keep
abreast of the times but has relied
on Increased fares In an effort to
cure Its Ills.
Commissioner Thomas' order was
expected to be followed by a rec
ommendation that an early fran
chise agreement be entered Into by
the city of Portland and Pacific
Northwest Public Service corpora
tion looking to financing of a new
system, according to the News
Telegram. The present franchise
expires In a year.
The newspaper said It nad learn
ed that Commissioner Thomas was
convinced that solution of the Port
land streetcar problem will be found
In new methods of operation.
k, oTuSrInds
closed by italy
Rome (jp) Three playgrounds op-
crated by the American Knights of
Columbus were closed Saturday by
the government not long after police
had closed all the Catholic clubs In
the city.
It was beieved that this action
was taken on the theory that the
Knights of Columbus were engaged
in activities as a part of the Cath
olic action organization, fascist op
position to which has resulted In
disorders over the past few days.
The Knights of Clumbus are un
der the direction of Papal Count
E! ward Hearn, who was out of town
Saturday. The American organi
sation Introduced the Idea of play
grounds here and financed their
operation for the benefit of the
youth of Rome.
As a result of the closing of the
clubs Pope Pius Saturday revoked
the appointment of Cardinal Michel
Lega as papal legate to the cen
tenary celebrations of fit. Anthony
of Padua because "since no assur
ance can be had that the pontiff
is free from Insult In Rome lUelf,
there Is no assurance that his per
sonal representative will be free
from Insult outside Rome."
SIX OF REED-SPORT
CITIZENS ARRESTED
Roseburg, Ore. & Six resident
of Rcedsport were brought here Fri
day night following their arrest on
charges of liquor law violation.
Michael Mccarty, 02, and J. H.
Nasburg, 61, former offenders, are
being held for the circuit court,
charged with aale of liquor.
H. P. Somes, 44, was fined 1200
on three counts of sale; Aulue Madi
son 63. was fined $150 for sale, and
D. O. Beard 38, and hla wife, Ellse.
31, were fined (V) each for sale of
beer.
The arrests were made by feder
al, state and county officers.
Klamath Indian To
Do Two Year Stretch
Klamath Falls, IIP) Charles Cap
tain, Klamath Indian, was senten
ced to two years In prison when
he pleaded guilty to a felony charge
Friday after having been twice con
victed for drunken driving.
Captain was arrested the fourth
time on thlv charge only four hours
after paying a line for conviction
on a previous count.
LINER STRIKES
HIDDEN REEF,
ALL ARE SAVED
Excursionists in Life
Boats Rescued by
Navy Cruiser
Passengers Lowered
When Liner Harvard
Grounds at Pt.Arguello
Wilmington, Cal. OP) Officials of
the Los Angeles Steamship company
received word at 11 o'clock Saturday
that the U. S. S. Louisville had com
pleted the transfer of passengers
from the Harvard, which grounded
off Point Arguello about 3:30 sun.
Los Angeles () The navy cruiser
Louisville at 7:45 a.m. arrived along
side the Harvard, which went ashort
at Point Arguello, 60 miles north
west of Santa Barbara early Satur
day and work of transferring U
more than 450 passengers, who had
been lowered In life boats, to the
cruiser was Immediately begun, ra
dio advices to the Los Angeles
Steamship company said.
Los Angeles All passengers.
estimated at more than 450. aboard
the Harvard which went ashore at
Point Arguello, 50 miles northwest
of Santa Barbara, had been lowered
safely In boats and were awaiting
the arrival ot relief ships then but
'(Concluded on page 0, column 7)
ITALY CLOSES
CATHOLIC CLUBS
Rome 'JF) The government Sat
urday closed all the Catholic clubs
In Rome as the first official step In
the controversy between fascism
and the Vatican which has resulted
in disorders over the past several
days.
Police who were sent to the clubs
requested the secretaries and at
tendants to vacate Immediately.
' They took Inventories of the con
tents, giving one copy to the ec
clesiastic assistant of each club,
then sealed the premises.
The first club closed was the noted
"Scalett attached to the church
of St. Ignatius, where police told
the attendants that the closing or
der would remain In effect for sev
eral days.
The police would not comment on
their orders and it could not be
learned whether the measure would
be applied In other Italian cities.
In some circles It was believed
that the government may have act
ed to protect the clubs from vio
lence by removing the attendants
and placing the premLses under of
ficial seal.
FIVE INJURED IN
WRECK OF TRAIN
Pueblo, Colo, ffll Five person
suffered minor injuries in the de
railment of the Santa Fe Colorado
Kxpress near Fowler, Colo., early
Saturday. Railroad officials said
there were 253 pasengers on the
train.
One rail on each side of the track
had been loosened and burrs had
been removed from "fish" plates on
both sides of the track. After the
wreck, the burrs, bolts from which
they had been removed, and the
'fish'' plates were found lying to
gether on one side of the track. The
threads of the burrs and bolts were
intact.
Only the fact the train carries all
steel coaches prevented a terrific
low of life, In the opinion of persons
who viewed the wreck.
The train was bound from Chica
go to Denver, but most of the pas
sengers were from towns in Kansas
and Missouri.
THREE KILLED IN
CRASH OF PLANE
Madison. Wis. (IP) Three men
who started to Indianapolis by air
plane to eee the automobile race,
theie were killed Saturday when
their plane crashed and caught fire
at the Madison airport.
The dead are Lawrence M. Flsch
n;ch, 3D. pilot. Kdward Hafirea, 24
and Ed Brleby, 1.
Th.v httH tiimeft back to the air
port because of a low fng which
made visibility uncertain. The plane
dove Into the field ai a sharp angle
before Flwhnlch could stralghtr n V
out.