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Journal Circulation Daily average distribution for the Month of October, 1835 . 10,569 Average daily net paid 9570 Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Weather Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday, with occasional light rain Friday, Little change in temperature, east erly wind. Yesterday: Max. 52, mln. 34. Rain 0. River -1.2 ft. Partly cloudy, vari able wind. AVI Vi VT? A T? T OTQ Entered u second class SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1935 PRICE THREE CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS i.m lunu, iiu. am matter at Salem. Oregon Era MiTH n n n r MYSTERY VEILS 4 DEATHS DUE TO POISONED SODA Possibility of Maniac In vestigated but Dis counted by Coroner. 3 of Victims Die, 18 Ser iously III M ixture Probably Accidental San Francisco, Nov. 31 VP) The f remote possibility a maniac might 1 have poisoned baking soda, blamed for three deaths and the serious illness of 18 persons, was investigated today by Coroner T. B. W. Leland. He believed there was more plaus ibility, however, in the theory that two poisons were mixed accidentally with the soda. "Of course there is the possibility that a maniac may have been re sponsible," the coroner said, "but we have found no evidence." Joseph Rosenthal, department store executive, and Nick Manno, salvage company proprietor, appear ed In Municipal Judge Alden Ames court on charges of selling contam lnated food. Their hearing was con (Concluded on page 9rcolumn s'P NO CHOICE ON , CAPITOL BOARD y Portland, Ore.i Nov. 21 (IP) Sen , ate President Hotty L. Corbett and Hova- Latoutte speaker .of - the house said today they have not yet made V.r" selections to the capl tol construction commission. "I probably will see the governor tomorrow and compare my list with his," Latourette said. Corbett said the governor wished to confer with him and Latourette before the appointments are made. "I'm still working on a couple to get them to accept," President Cor bett said. The governor, the speaker and the senate president each name three members to the commission created by the special legislature. VAN DUZER, WALTON ON CAPITOL BOARD The names of H. B. Van Duzer of V Portland and William Walton of Sa 1 lem have been prominently jinen T.tioned here today as possible selec tions to the state Capitol commis sion. Governor Martin said today he would withhold announcement of his selections until he has conferred with Senate President Harry L. Cor bett. Corbett was due here late to day or tomorrow for a conference with the executive. Speaker Howard Latourette was here late yesterday for a confer- , ence, but said he was si ill undecided at mat wme over two oi uis oeiec tions. Bach of the trio will name three men. Van Duzer, prominent lumberman of Portland and former chartman of the state highway commission, was active In the democratic cam paign for the election of Governor Martin, Walton, a democrat. Is a Salem banker. ) GERMANY CALLS YOUTHS TO COLORS Berlin, Nov. 21 W) Placards call ing the military classes of 1915 and 1916 to the colors appeared today. Recruits born In those years will receive notice where to report for duty not later than February 1, The classes of 1914 and 1915 al ready were in service-1914 men as soldiers and 1915 recruits In labor battalions. ITALIAN FREIGHTERS HALTED IN SPAIN l Malaga, Spatn, Nov. 31 UP) Three Italian freighters were prevented to day from taking cargoes of Iron to Italy because of Spain application of sanctions against that nation. The vessel sailed lth their gen eral cargoes, but left thi Iron on the piers. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN We note with relief statement by Alton Hurley that there are 250,000 turkeys within a radius of 30 miles of Salem. All of said quarter of a million turkeys have necks, we pre sume. At a modest estimate of 10 lbs. per turk this represents 2.250,000 lbs. of delectable bird. This should supply enough meat to even partly satisfy such a notorious tur key eater as Jack Hughes. Jack keeps his stomach trained for turkey repasts by lunching at all hours of the day. Every time some customer comes into his place and suggests that Jack buy a drink, Jack gets out of It by remarking, "Sorry, I Just had lunch." It makes no difference what hour of the day or night, that is his invariable alibi. Between telling the ladies how beautiful they are and lunching Jack Is kept pretty busy. A grandson of Teddy Roosevelt has popped a newspaperman with a shot from an air rifle. A decadent generation. Teddy was never ac cused of shooting anything at a newspaperman except an interview and his grandson is starting off all wrong if he hopes to keep up the good old Roosevelt tradition. "And we were careful to point out that in our judgment, Mr. Hoover, IS today, Just as patriotic, just as unselfishly devoted to his country's welfare, just as honest and just as well meaning as he was four years ago." says an editorial in the Med ford Mail-Tribune. And may we be permitted to add, Mr. Hoover Is just about as popular. Prince Juan de Bourbon, heir ap parent to the Spanish throne, passed through Salem last evening without stirring up much- excitement among our people. Not half as much as Is stirred up by some of the Bourbon over at the state store. George Edwards and Carl Charl ton, day and night pilots respec tively of the new city prowler car, have allowed their immaculate re cord to be dimmed by a huge dent in the left back fender of the ma chine. "Carl did it," said George when asked as to responsibility for this marring up of city property. "It wasnt his fault, somebody backed out of a parking place and cracked the fender." "George did it," said Carl, "but it wasn't his fault, someone did it when backing out of a parking place and cracked the fender." Looks as though a board of inquiry Is needed for this Damon and Pythias job. SPORTS F6R FT It BA Las Animas, Colo., (P) It was "time out" for teeth In the football game between the Canon City Abbey1 team and Las Animas high school. Scrimmaging had been furious when Gus Petros, Abbey right end, dash ed toward the side line with his hand held to his mouth. The player handed something to the coach, yelled "hold my teeth I" and ran back on the field. Teammates explained Gus had two false teeth the sort that screw into place. He'd forgot ten to "check" them before the game started. Old timers remember a similar incident here when Ralph Coleman, referee, called time out while he hunted for a bridge he'd lost. "The bridge cost me more than I'm get ting paid for this game," said Ralph. One of the players found the bridge and the game went on. An artisan was telling us yester day he'd just received his first full month's pay check for two years. "My wife and I were figuring out If we kept getting the same check right (Concluded on page 8, column 3) Court Asked to Force Processors to Pay First Litigate Afterwards - Washington, Nov. 21 (U.R) The administration asked the supreme court today to compel processors of farm pro ducts contesting; processing taxes to "pay first and litigate later, a oriel iiieo in tne nee millers test case made the request at the same time that attorneys for farmers and processing Interests sought to Intervene in tests of the new deal farm program. The rice case brief was filed at noon, the dead line set by the court. The tribunal has Indicated It will decide Monday whether processors may sue to restrain the collection of processing taxes. The ruling may indirectly affect more than 1.000 suits seeking to enjoin processing tax collection and $150,000,000 over due taxes. Just before the government's UPHEAVAL IN NIPPON OVER CHINESE CRISIS Delay in North China Move Due to Conflict Between Leaders British Influence Held Re sponsible by Pressure Brought in Jokyo 1BT the Associated Press) Possibility of an upheaval In the Japanese government over the north China situation was foreseen by Japanese political experts today due to an abrupt halt In plans for mak ing north China autonomous under protection of the Japanese army. Experts In Tokyo described the near-crisis as a conflict between Japan's civil leaders and her mili tary leaders on the Asiatic conti nent. Well-informed sources in London said the British government was largely responsible for halting the move through golltlcal pressure in Tokyo and support of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, the Chinese lead er, at Nanking. Chinese sources in Shanghai ex pressed fear the delay in making (Concluded on page 8, column 1) APPROVALFOR DRAINAGE PLAN The French Prairie drainage pro ject near Gervals, calling for the expenditure of $15,810 on the parr of the federal government, and (2150 by the sponsor, has been rec ommended for acceptance by the lo cal office of district 3, WPA, accord ing to announcement today. The recommendation was one of a num ber sent to Portland for approval or rejection by state headquarters. other projects submitted the atnount of federal and sponsor ap propriations; Include: Provide labor tor levelling and grading school grounds, Rlverview school south of Salem, $2727 and (200. Completing SERA project, re building fences, grading grounds and driveways, zena, S265 and sioo. Labor for erection of school build ing, Carlton, $1752 and $1356. Provide labor' for serving hot lunches in Eugene schools, $2100 and $2120. Provide labor hot lunches Lowell school, Lane county, $200 and $285. Grading equipment yard, city oi Eugene, $1042 and $431. Hot lunches College Crest school, Lane county, $200 and $385. CONSOLIDATED GAS TO CONTEST LAW Washington, Nov. 21 (P) The se curities commission was advised to day that Consolidated Gas company of New York, and its subsidiaries, do not intend to register under the holding company act. This notice was contained in an amendment filed with the com mission by New York and Queens Electric Light and Power company, a Consolidated subsidiary, in con nection with a proposed $25,000,000 bond issue. brief was received, John W. Davis, Liberty league lawyer and 1924 dem ocratic presidential candidate, and Nathan L. Miller, former republi can governor of New York, sought to Intervene as "friends of the court" for three nationally known processors in the processing act test case, scheduled for argument De cember 9. They contended the AAA Is an unconstitutional invasion of state rights. The opposite extreme of the AAA debate was taken by Vcmon A. Altitude of 72,395 Feet Strato Flight Washington, Nov. 21 (IP) The National Aeronautic association to day announced that the stratos phere balloon of Captains Albert W. Stevens and Orval A. Anderson reached a new world record height of 72,395 feet in the ascension No vember 11. The record is being certified to the federation aeronatique interna- (Concluded on page 9, column 7) TARlFTTREATY AIDS FARMERS Washington, Nov. 21 () The na tion's farmers were urged by Sec retary Wallace today to ignore those whom he callea "enemies of agriculture" attacking the new Canadian-American trade treaty. Publicly praising the pact for the second time in as many days, Wal lace said in a radio acdress that it is one of the "most hopeful and helpful things for American agricul ture that has happened In a long time." "When anyone says It is going to harm agriculture, ask him to supply the evidence all the evidence, and ask him to include In that evidence the general welfare ol the whole United States. This Canadian agree ment Is going to benefit American agriculture as a whole. The agree ment is designed to a .'old Injuring any American producing group, and in my judgment does avoid such In Jury. "The danger which must be faced is that enemies of agriculture will attempf to stir, up certain farm groups ' to act against their "own and the nation's long-time welfare. "I want to urge the farmers of the United States not to heed the alarms which have been Instigated by the enemies of agriculture and spread by those who luve been vic timized by these enemies." In return for Canada's concession on more than 100 American farm products, Wallace said, the United States has agreed to make limited concessions on 19 Canadian farm products. He asserted many people "have political axes to grind and there Is nothing like a tariff change to start the axes agrinding." WHITE HOUSE NO LURE TO HER Washington, Nov. 21 (JP) Some women may yearn to move into the White House, but not Mrs. William Borah, blonde wife of the senior senator from Idaho. She thinks It would be "awful." Senator Borah is being mentioned in the top flight of republican pres idential possibilities, but Mrs. Bo rah, long socially prominent in the capital, exhibited no excitement to day. "I have always said I think It would be awful," she said. As a "most interesting" event in her experience at Washington she recalled the visit years ago of the late King Albert and Queen Marie of Belgium. She was one of the par ty with the king and queen on the yacht Mayflower during the Wilson administration. As "most dramatic" she recalled when she and a few close frienda sat with Herbert Hoover at his home listening to radio reports from the Kansas City convention at which he was nominated In 1928. "Just as the report of his nomi nation came a huge bat flew in through a window. Some thought It was a bad omen, but Mr. Hoover laughed it off," she said. She pointed to photographs of Presidents Hoover and Ooolidge, and smiled. "These are my friends not Billy's." LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR ITALIAN TROOPS Rome, Nov. 21 UP) Premier Mus solini cut Italy's army in half for three months by granting leave for that period to 100,000 men of his army of 1,000,000. work and to speed up Italy's in has no "International significance' but is simply to release farmers for work and to speed up Italy's In dustrial production temporarily. Leaves will be granted first to farmers and next to those whose families need them. Third are those who merit leave for good con duct, after at least eight months' satisfactory service. All of the 100.000 are Under or ders to return Immediately If call ed, ! LEAGUE PLANS DEPRIVE ITALY OF STEEL, OIL General Staff Meeting Called to Cripple War Industries American and German Stands Encourage Fur . ther Boycott Extension (Coprrlshl. 1935, br United Press) Geneva, Nov. 21 (IP) League lead ers will consider probably within a week a plan to deprive Italy of oil, coal, iron and steel in hope of para lyzing her war Industries, It was learned today. Chairman Jose de Vasconcellos of Portugal, chairman of the league's "general staff" of 18 key nations, has decided to convoke a meeting of his committee probably November 25 or 27. His decision came after consulta tions by the League secretariat with principal league members. These consultations led to a belief that the embargo might now be extended to the commodities named. The plan for the meeting was a surprise. It was originally intended to convoke not the general staff committee, but a committee of ex perts representing 10 nations, to study the measures taken by league members so far in extending penal ties already voted against Italy for us war. on btniopia.. . . - The decision to convoke the larg er committee, on which all league (Concluded on page a, column 0) UElETECTOR TEST FOR BRUNO Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 21 VP) Bruno Richard Hauptmann, fight ing for his life at Ve tribune of final appeal, the' United States su preme court, will be given a lie de tector test to determine the veracity of testimony at his trial. Dr. Wil liam M. Marston said today. A psychologist and discoverer of the test, Dr. Marston said he had been requested to make the experi ment on the convicted slayer of the Lindbergh baby by Lloyd Fisher, Hauptmann's counsel. Both Haupt mann and his wife are eager to have it done, the doctor added. No date for the test in Haupt mann's death house cell at Trenton, N. J., has been set. "By using the He detector," com mented the doctor, "we may learn new facts about the kidnaping and killing." Col. Norman Schwartzkopf, of the New Jersey state police, David Wil entz, prosecutor of Hauptmann, and Gov, Harold O. Hoffman of New Jersey have approved of the test for the condemned man, Dr. Marston said. TEDDY'S GRANDSON PLEADS NOT GUILTY Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 21 WP) Cornelius Van shaack Roosevelt, 20, grandson of the late President The' odore Roosevelt, and a college class mate, pleaded Innocent today or charges of assault with a dangerous weapon. They appeared in Cambridge dis trict court on charges of assault on two policemen and a newspaperman with air pistols. The cases of Roosevelt, a Massa chusetts Institute of Technology student, and his classmate, Peter dc Florez, both of Pomfret, Conn., were continued for hearing November 26 and they were released on bail of $500 each. The charges under which the pair were brought into court after alleg edly taking pot shots from a win dow at passing motorists carry, un der the state law, a maximum pen alty of two and one half years In the house of correction. Weather Forecasts Are Upset by Winds San Francisco, Nov. 21 (P) The weather man has forecast rain for the last several days but his predic tion have been urnet by winds which have blocked a moisture bearing storm sweeping in from the Pacific. Ships at sea, however, have re ported passing through rain storms. Fair weather was forecast for to day but the bureau said the storm might turn Inland tomorrow. CANADIAN TREATY LIMITED POLITICAL ISSUE IN CAMPAIGN Only Definite Geographical Areas Affected; Opposition Purely Local; Manufacturers of Nation Favor Agreement; Northeast and Northwest Hurl the Brickbats Washington, Nov. 21 (U.R) lessons offer a simple illustration of why the new Canadian trade treaty may be a strictly limited political issue in the 1936 political campaign. The have been thrown so far could, ted on a map to show definite geo-: graphic areas. Of these, the north west and the northeast sections have been the most eager tossers of brickbats. Before terms of the treaty were disclosed, political foes of the ad ministration recalled the disastrous Canadian tariff venture of President Taft along the same lines In 1011 and prepared to seize on the new deal's trade keystone as a signal k battle. There was, furthermore, the fact that the agreement had been nego tiated secretly, without debate, thus raising grounds for attack on the (Concluded on page 0, column 4) STRIKERS DRIVE GUARDS IN PLANT Akron, O., Nty. 21 VP) Strike sympathizers climaxed hours of vi olence at the Ohio insulator plant in Barberton early today by driving 50 guards inside the factory with a barrage of rocks and bottles. -Tear gas bombs-and streams- of water from fire hose were used by the guards before they retreated. Flares illuminated the scene. A fac tory gate house was demolished by the crowd. A succession of outbreaks yester day and last night followed an at tempt by the company to admit for mer employes to the plant and re sume work. A strike, called by the pottery workers union, has been in progress since September 17, A committee of 25 announced a meeting today with the chamber of commerce to ask that the use of tear gas be halted In order that rep resentatives of the strikers and the company could attempt to reach a settlement. Union officials said they planned to appeal to Governor Martin L. Davey to intercede and stop vio lence. Two arrests and two casualties were reported In the succession of outbreaks. A woman was treated for the effects of the gas and a boy of 7 was hit by a gas shell. The strike was called by the pot tery workers union after demands for a 20 per cent wage Increase, an eight-hour day and time and a half for overtime, all of which the com pany refused. ASKS OIL INDUSTRY TO HALT SHIPMENTS Washington, Nov. 21 (P) Secre tary Ickes called on the oil indus try to halt, voluntarily, shipments to Italy. Explaining at a press conference he had no "authority at all" In the matter, Ickes said "I don't think they ought to" sell oil to Italy. "They ought to comply both in letter and spirit with the efforts ol the government to prevent furnish ing war materials to either of the belligerents." Another Effort Looms For Council Submission Of City Manager Plan Mayor V. E. Kuhn, Alderman John D, Minto and other proponents of the city manager plan of government for Sa lem, are planning to prepare an ordinance for consideration by the council, to put the plan on the ballot if the council passes the ordinance. At the council meeting last Mon day night Mlnto moved for the ap pointment of a special committee to draft such an ordinance, but the council defeated the motion, there by drawing first blood in an Issue that promises to be fought with considerable vigor on both sides Mlnto is now preparing to drat the favorably Inclined members ol the council Into consultation so they may assist In preparing the ordi nance. The mayor Is of the opinion that an ordinance prepared alter Primary school geography sports from which brickbats with few exceptions, be plot REFUSE TO SAIL WITH ITALIAN OIL San Pedro, Cal., Nov. 21 (IP) Re fusal of the United States govern, ment to guarantee safety of Amerl can sailors working ships carrying war supplies may effectually bar shipments to Italian forces invad ing Ethiopia, port officials believed here today. The opinion was expressed as the freighter Oregon, laden with 36,000 drums of aviation gasoline supposed' ly destined for Italian war planes in Africa lay Idle at Its wharf, Its crew refusing to sail. The ostensible destination of the Oregon's cargo was Singapore and Oriental ports, but officials of the maritime federation of the Paci fic said it was bound for Mogadis- clplo, Italian Somallland. Sailors walked off the vessel un dcr advice of the maritime federa tion before it was to have sailed Tuesday night, after receiving telegram from Secretary -of State Cordell Hull explaining the govern ment's position. A short time before they had agreed to work the ship for a 50 per cent bonus, but decided It would make them "appear mercenary." Captain John Long, master of the Oregon, indicated a new crew might be enrolled. Officials of the maritime federation declined to say whether they would make an Issue of such action, adding they would "take up each question as it arises." FIEDTeTTELLS MURDER STORY Portland, Ore., Nov. 21 (LP) Ner vously, haltingly, George Fiedler, 23, told a Jury in circuit court today how he shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Ernest Loll when the latter caught Fiedler and Ferdinand Wes ton shooting Chinese pheasants out of season. Fiedler said he did not know of the officer's presence until he re turned from the brush after re trieving a pheasant and saw Loll pointing his shotgun at him. He remembers firing at the offi cer quickly he said but the events are still hazy in his mind. He testified that he had difficulty In remembering things which oc curred during moments of excite ment since July, 1033, when he was Injured In a motorcycle accident. He was unconscious for a week after the accident he said. Fiedler denied statements made by police who said in his first con fession Fiedler said he saw the of ficer coming in his machine and ran in the woods to hide. FINLAND TO PAY UP Hclslngfors, Nov. 12 (IP) The statement of the bank of Finland showed today this nation would pay Its war debt Installment of $230,000 to the United States December 15. careful study and submitted directly without preliminary motion or res olution may bring better results than were obtained Monday night. He has received from the University of Oregon considerable data that will be used for the purpose. R. Erickson of Portland, dealer In traffic signal contrivances, will be In Halcm tonight to consult with a meeting of the traffic and street committees of the city council rel ative to the proposed automatic traffio control lights that are plan ned for Salem. Mayor Kuhn will sit with the conferees. The meeting will (Concluded on pagi ."column 4) NORTH ITALIAN ARMY PURSUES FORCES OF R AS Battle Fought in Moun tains Near Natural Fortress of Amba Alaj'i Ethiopians Evade Deci sive Battle but Concen trating Forces Asmara, Eritrea, Nov. 21 (fPh- Italy's northern army smashed tho Ethiopian forces commanded by Ras Seyoum today In a sharp battle, the) Italian field command reported. For the last two weeks the Italian expedition has been trying for a de cisive battle with the elusive Raa Seyoum, who continually, during tha Italian advance across Ttgre pro vince, has stayed Just out of reach. Today the Italian forces put hl4 men to flight. The engagement was fought at art altitude of 7,000 feet almost In th shadow of the famous natural fort ress of Amba Salama. This rugged mountain position U situated south of Makale and com manding the route to Amba AlaJl. Ethiopian losses In the battle wera not reported, since Bas Seyoum' (Concluded on page 10, column 4) HAILE RETURNS TO ADDIS ABABA (Ooprrlilrt, 1939, by United Press) Addis Ababa, Nov. 21 (LP) Em peror Halle Selassie returned to tha capital today after an airplane flight) to the war bases on the eastern front. Two hours after he took off from Dlredawa to return, two, Ital ian reconnaissance planes flew over Harar, 25 miles to the southeast, II) was said officially. The planes did not bomb the town. The etnperor was expected to leava again soon by plane to visit the war bases at Dcssye, back of the north ern front. On his eastern flight the emperor conferred at JiJIga with Ras Naisl bu, his commander-in-chief In the east and south, and visited hospitals to cheer wounded men lrom the Og aden country. It was Indicated Hallo Selassie flew close to territory which has been the object ol visits from Italian airplanes. His next flight Is expected to take' him to the caravan Junction of Dcs. sye, key point of the northern area. 172 miles south of Mnkale, the Ital ian front line and 155 miles north cast of Addis Ababa. War corres pondents are on the way to Dessyo by motor caravan, sent by the gov ernment in anticipation of the em peror's visit. Halle Selassie's safe arrival was greeted by officials, who showed their anxiety during his two day absence, fearing Italians might at tack him by bombing plane. Map of Africa Now Available To aid our readers In kcpplng abreast of the war in Ethiopia the Capital Journal offers a new map of Africa. A large colored Inset shows Ethiopia In a minute detail cities, towns, and villag es: mountains, railroads, strate gic lakes and water routes. printed In five colors from new plates especially prepared for this timely reader service. Size 21 x 28 Inches. Rovcrso side carries complete economic and political data on every geographlo division of the African continent. Enclose ten cents to cover cost, postage, and handling. The Capital Journal Information Bureau. Prederlc J. Haskln, Director. Washington, D..O. t enclose 'herewith TEN CENTS in coin (carefully wrapped i for a copy of the new MAP of AFRICA. Name Street City Stat (Mall te Washington, D. C)
