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i Weather 1 Circulation Dally average distribution for Month of November, 1839 10,081 Average dally net paid 0514 Member Audit Boreal of Circulation! 47th YEAR, No. 304 FORECLOSURE OF DELINQUENT TAXES STARTS Sheriff Sells 14 Parcels of Land Out of More Than 800 in List Sale to be Continued Next Two Saturdays Only One Bid on Each With the beginning today of the largest tax foreclosure sale ever undertaken in Marion county, 14 pieces of property, out of the more than 800 on which the county is foreclosing, changed hands. The sale will be continued on the next two Saturdays, and all of the foreclosed property remaining after that will pass into the ownership of the coun ty. Buyers pay delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and costs. Possibly 50 persons, including law yers who handled a number of the transfers, gathered at the sheriffs office this forenoon for the auction which was conducted by Deputy Sheriff Warren Richardson. No (Concluded on page 3. column 3) DEATH HARVEST IN COLD WAVE Chicago, Dec. 21 (P) Winter's icy clutch kept parts of the nation shi vering today. Zero weather cut a ragged path from the Dakotas to New York and south to Maryland, West Virginia and Kentucky. Snow flurries fell in Texas as yes terday's country-wide blanket of low temperatures shifted eastward. Warmer weather was to bring more snow to the midwest, the wea. ther bureau said, but temperatures would still be considerably below freezing. At least fourteen deaths were attributed directly or indirect' ly to the cold. Icy blasts off the Great Lakes held the mercury clost to zero ' In Chicago. To the northwest the weather was moderating. Devil's take, N. D which reported 22 below yesterday, had 6 above today. Oklahoma City had Us first snow fall of the season. Utah and Idaho were fair and cold. Snow blanketed West Virginia, and temperatures dropped to zero. Maryland's hills were deep In drifts, and the mercury sank to 4 below at Altamont. Oakland, Mc, reported 6 below. BRUNO'S PETITION TO BE FILED MONDAY Trenton, N. J., Dec. 21 (IP) C. Lloyd Fisher, one of Bruno Richard Hauptmann's attorneys, said today he would probably file on Monday Hauptmann's petition to the court of pardons for clemency. The draft of the petition has not yet been completed, Fisher said, and still needs Hauptmann's signature. Governor Hoffman is expected to summon the court between Christ mas and New Year's to consider the plea. Christmas Gifts Pour Into White All Parts of Country Washington, Dec. 21 (F) Gifts from all over the coun try poured in to the White House today, including foodstuffs in increasing volume. As in previous years they included presents irom many people un- known to the White House family as well as gifts from personal friends. The packages were stored away, to be opened Christmas day. Many of the gifts usually are lit tle home made articles from well wishers but occasionally elaborate and expensive presents are sent by people unacquainted with the pres ident. President and Mrs. Roose velt have made It their custom to return such expensive gifts. Plenty of Christmas food was as sured by gifts of a deer, turkeys, pheasants and ducks. President Roosevelt devoted part the m.?JJoSKi Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN The shortest day in the year is with us again today and doesn't seem to look much different than when we saw it last. We understand the day is only 9 hours and 14 min utes long today which is going to make us hustle If we get tills column written before dark. A local firm has been advertising socks at 19 cents, advising "they won't last long." They'll last much longer if toenails are kept cut, and liberal use of a nail file will even prolong their life further. At least, so we've been told by lolks who tried it. "Double misfortune overtook Louis Price on his way to work. He sud denly became faint. He leaned out a window of the car and his bridge work dropped out. Wnen he got out to look for' the brldgework, a hit- skip driver knocked him down, dis locating his left leg," says a United Press dispatch from Cincinnati. Based on foregoing we suggest that FT&BA members desist from lean ing out of the windows of their cars. All the needy kids in town are to be free guests of the Capital Jour nal and State theater at a Monday morning matinee at said theater, starting at 10:15 o'clock. Dickens' Christmas Carol," Walt Disney's best and some other features will make it a great morning. This Is a big Christmas treat no such boy or girl can afford to overlook. Incidentally, througu courtesy of W. Palmer of Silverton, there are 100 Christmas trees on hand at the Ca pital Journal office for distribution free to those who need them and can't afford to buy their own. Wed Just breezed into the office our teeth chattering and shaking the frost out of our ears early this morning when T. P. Heidenstrom of Silverton thawed it all out of us. He left a most beautiful bouquet of pussy willows on our favorite desk which made us sur; we'd just been dreaming that it wasn't spring out of doors and that violets wouldn't be blooming before the next week Is up. He didn't say where he got them but it must be a mild and salubrious climate . over Silverton way. The most fun of ad about being a columnist Is running into folks who say they've been dying for years to get a glimpse of you. And the greatest chagrin is the way they fold up when they do get a look. For Instance a lovely lady, wife of a well known Salem merchant, had the rare opportunity of gazing on our chiseled countenance the other af ternoon. Her husband grabbed us by the arm In his store and rushed us back to where she was. "She's been wanting to see what you look ed like for ages," he said. He should have left her with her dreams. At any rate, she said that out of all the years of banter she's read In our column the happiest moment she'd enjoyed of all was when we found Andy Burk's m'sstng penny. "I felt so good I laughed right out loud," she said. And that made us leel disappoint ed that it wasn't at least a dime we'd found. GOT HIM, TOO Rockingham, N. C, Dec. 21 VP) Patrolman Roy Allen received orders to try and find thieves who had drained gasoline from an entire block fill of automobiles. He started out but stopped suddenly. His au tomoblle had been parked In the block. House from of this morning to wrapping Christ mas presents. Among the family guests for the holidays will be Mrs, James Roose velt, mother of the president; Mrs. J. R. Roosevelt, a sister-in-law; Mr. and Mrs. James Roosevelt and their daughter, Sarah, Mr. and Mrs. John Boettiger, Curtis and Eleanor Dall, familiarly known as "Slstle" and 'Buzzle," John Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt, Jr. On Christmas eve the President and Mrs. Roosevelt will cross Penn sylvania avenue to Lafayette park .(Concluded on pagacoiumn if Capita TAKE EXPORTS FROM U .$. TO ITALY SHOW INCREASE Despite Efforts of Gov ernment to Discourage Trade Records Set Petroleum Shows Great est Gain with Copper, Autos and Tractors Washington, Dec. 21 (P) Paced by petroleum, exports from the United States to Italy and Italian Africa in creased sharply in November, despite this government's efforts to discour age trade with belligerents. The commerce department report ed today that exports to Italy alone during the month amounted to $9,- 054,915, compared to $8,418,608 in November a year ago, and $6,821,366 in October this year. Shipments of petruleum and pe troleum products to Italy jumped to $1,252,000. In the previous month they amounted to $1,066,000, and in November, 1934, only $447,000. An even greater gain In petroleum exports to Italian Africa was noted, shipments of $451,000 comparing with $118,000 the previous month and $12 in November a year ago. Exports of refined copper to the warring nation continued heavy at $1,054,000 for the month a few thou sand dollars less than in October, but more than twice the figure for November a year ago. Shipments of tractors and parts to Italy and of automobiles and parts to Italian Africa both increas ed. Observers regarded as significant that the department made public (Concluded on page 3 column 8) MIRAGE FOOLS SHIP CAPTAINS Portland, Ore., Dec. 21 (JFj A re alistic mirage baffled two shipmast ers and caused them to veer sharply in their courses to avert a "ship wreck" on what appeared to be land far offshore, the hydrographic office reported today. The steamer Henry D. Whiton plying on the North Atlantic coast under hazy skies, was about US miles from the northwest end of Cape Cod, Chief Officer O. D. Nay- lor reported to the hydrographic of fice. "Suddenly Race Point light was observed dead ahead, and land. which was easily recognized as Cape Cod, was observed extending from starboard to about three points on the port bow," the report said. The course was immediately changed to 42 degrees, but after running on this new course for 12 minutes, until the land's end of the cape was abeam, the horizon began to clear. The land and Race Point light slowly disappeared as though evaporating, until the horizon was bare. "Then Cape Cod was seen on the starboard quarter with the light bearing 179 degrees. The vessel was brought back to her original course "It was noticed that another ves sel on the same course as the Hen ry D. Whilton. but astern, suddenly swung 90 degrees to port when reaching the approximate position in which the mirage was first oh-, served, but returned to her original j course in about 15 minutes." COLD AGREES WITH DIONNE QUINTUPLETS Callander, Ont., Dec. Si (IP) with the temperature 18 below zero, the Dlonne quintuplets today exper lenced the first real northern On tarlo winter day of the season. Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe said the cold appeared to agree with his charges. "They sleep and eat better in this sort of weather." he said. "They will be put outside on the hospital verandahs today and every day, Just as they were last winter. Then they seemed to take great delight In the snow and cold, and we expect they will do tne same this year." He said the girls were In "won derful" condition, and were going to be given a real Christmas party. Plans have not yet been completed, but the babies will entertain their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ollva Dlonne, and their five elder brothers and sisters. , 1-JiIaJJ SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1935 ITALIAN ARMY ORDERED TO RESUME WAR Mussolini Scorns Reply To Peace Proposals- Calls Italy United Great Britain Takes up Challenge to Sanction ist Appeals for Aid .'. (B? Associated Press) Premier Mussolini of Italy direct' ed his blackshirt troops to proceed with their campaign of conquest in Ethiopia today, and Great Britain again took up the challenge to "sanctionlst" nations with a war like appeal for aid. The Italian dictator, scorning to reply to the now dead Franco- British proposals for peace, posed his "unshakably united" people against the "disorganization and contradictions" of the nations seek ing to penalize him for taking up arms against Ethiopia. At Birmingham, England, Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of the ex chequer who - has been- -mentioned widely as a possible new foreign (Concluded on page 10, column 7) CHIMPANZEES START RAMPAGE Baltimore. Dec. 21 (P) Three huge female chimpanzees escaped from their quarters at the Johns Hopkins medical school today and spread havoc on the campus. They first entered a class room in the anatomy building by a window. Test tubes flew in all directions as the chimpanzees enjoyed the tink ling of breaking glass. - One of the chattering trio was trying to find out what made an electric clock tick when instructors descended upon the class room. The chimpanzees retreated through window. The chase led to the courtyard of the medical library, one chimpan zee, nicknamed Mae West, swung a lusty punch at an unnamed In structor in anthropology as he at. tempted to lure her with food. The Instructor dodged just in time, and fled. Another, accepting an apple, flung it violently at the giver. The third wrested a movie camera from a would-be photographer and hurled It to the ground. All the while, Proplnquus Dayton Pan, male head of the family of four anthropoids kept at the meri- cal school, was raging in his cage. Finally, the havoc-making trio was coaxed back into the cage with food. They had slipped out while repairs were being made to their quarters. JAP LECTURER TO PROCEED ON TOUR San Francisco, Dec. 21 (PI Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese Chris. tlan Socialist, will be permitted to proceed on a lecture '.our of the United States, the Immigration board of review announced today. The board stipulated that Dr. Ka gawa must be accompanied by I physician and a nurse. The Japanese religious leader had been held at Angel Island imml gratlon station since Thursday, when no arrived here from Tokyo aboard the N. Y. K. liner Chiclbu Main because U. 8. health authorities said he was suffering from trachoma, an eye infection. Under the special dispensation, Dr. Kagawa may remain In this coun try seven months, It was announ ced. He will continue the tour In Eu rope. JOE LOUIS DENIES RUMOR OF DEATH New York, Dec. 21 (IP) Joe Louis is "hale, hearty and I wish you a merry Christmas," he told the United Press in Chicago today when Informed of a widespread rumor that he had been killed in an automo bile accident, Newspapers all over the east were swamped with telephone calls about the rumor which spread furiously for about 15 minutes, j ITAUAM Best Letters To Santa Selected ox wa job mi em sm im m ma bib m ma via ma k& tm bwbsibb Plans are Perfected for Children's Show raraiiraraaHgjMra B.ra tii in mm rsa sis mm am ess Dallas and Silverton Boys Win After wading through hundreds of letters the committee of judges from the Salem Ad club last night handed down their decisions in the Capital Journal's letter-writing contest, "Why I Believe In Santa Claus." , First honors In the 6 to 8 group go to David Mcpherson, age 8, of 1007 Cherry street, Dallas, and with It a prize of $5. Second place goes to Leo Robins, 1497 North Fifth street. Salem, and $2.50. In the 8-12 group Alfred Schar back of Silverton won first place and $5. He Is eleven years old. Lit tle nine-year-old Miss Dolores De- weese of 555 South 19th street, Sa- (Concluded on page 3, column 4) PEGGY PAULOS HIDES IN HILLS Seattle, Dec. 21 (P) Peggy Peter. son Paulos, In a secret hideout In the Cascades because of threats against her life, Attorney Ralph A Horr said today, will remain seclud ed until she Is ready to go to rela tives in West Virginia, her birth place. She received several threats dur ing the trial in which Leo Hall, whom she accused of committing the Erland's Point mass slayings, was, convicted and the death penal ty recommended, Horr said. "Peggy ran with a dangerous mob and now that she is quitting them, there are underworld characters who will stop at nothing to kill her," he said. Meanwhile, the claimant of the $500 reward offered by Kitsap coun ty for the solution of the case was undecided. Horr said Mrs. Paulos' confession entitles her to It, but that she does not expect to claim It and that, although her confession was made to him, he will not claim It either, unless someone else makes an application. The Rev. Joseph E. Cameron, Catholic priest, of Bremerton, visit ed Hall yesterday in his cell at Olympia, The arguments on Hall's motion for a new trial will be heard Mon day at Port Orchard by Judge H. G Sutton. PAN AMERICAN PLANE CRASHES Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 21 (JPtAxi investigation Into a crash of the Pan American Airways' 19-ton Puerto Rican Clipper was begun today while 11 injured persons were treated in Port of Spain hospital. Making a scheduled stop in Port of Spain last night on its regular trip from Miami to South America, the clipier, carrying eight passen gers and. a crew of seven, nosed over in shallow water. The passengers and crew were res cued by Port of Spain boatmen who sped out to the damaged flying boat when they heard it crash and saw its lights disappear. Some of the passengers were haul ed into boats from the water while others were helped out through the plane s broken windows. Pilot E. O. Schultz of Miami suf fered a leg injury and shock. The others escaped with slight hurts. Adequate Financial Backing Given Borah For Coming Campaign Washinirton. Dec. 21 (U.R) Adequate financial backing was assured today for tho presidential candidacy of Senator William E. Borah. While tho money has not been definitely pledged. It became apparent that Borah would not lack campaign funds. This development, coupled with a formal avowal by Borah that he would "cooperate fully" with lib eral forces choosing him as their candidate, placed the Idaho vet eran for tho first lime squarely on record as willing to contest the presidency with the Incumbent. Borah has told Intimates that he would not be able personally to fi nance a campaign. He Is not In league with the regular republican organization and could not call up on it for iunds. Ha would like to omraal Contest Awards Checks were mailed . today to the following winners of the Capital Journal letter-writing contest on "Why I Believe in Santa Claus:" David McPherson, 1007 Cherry street, Dallas, $5 for first place In 5 to 8 year old group; Alfred Scharback of Silverton, $5 for 8-12 group. Second place for the 5 to 8 years goes to Leo Robins, 1497 North Fifth street, Salem, and in the 8 to 12 group, Do lores Deweese of 555 South 19th street, Salem. Prizes were $2.50 each. Honorable mention and $1 each went to Philip Hacken berg, route 1, Brooks; Herbert L. Steed, School for the Deaf, Salem, and Leah Rae Smith, 235 Nob Hill, Salem. Martin Asks Oregon Stone For Capitol -GovernorMartin is unalterably opposed to the employment df'out-of-state architects or the use of out-of-state materials in the con struction of the new state house he told newspapermen here today, "Oregon has Just as able archi tects within Its own borders as are to be found anywhere and this thing of going out over the country to find a firm to design the new (Concluded on pnue 3, column 1) STAY IN DRIFT TOWARD WAR Washington, Dec. 21 (IP) Admin. lstration officials today indicated a belief, despite ominous news from various European centers, that the nations abroad have entered upon a "breathing spell" In their steady drift toward war. Secretary of State Cordell Hull reflected such a view in his an nouncement that he was leaving Washington for a short holiday. He probably would not have ab scnted himself If the European sit uation was regarded as critical as It was two days ago. Officials here interpreted Euro pean news as indicative of a lull In explosive developments while the British government approached the Mediterranean powers for military and naval assistance In event Italy attacks British forces In the Med iterranean or Egypt. The "breathing spell" appeared to be in effect at Geneva also. Officials here believe it will require some time for the various interested na tlons to line up In support of any extension of present sanctions. It seemed apparent that such ex tension could not be made effective unless and until the British govern ment receives assurances from the Mediterranean countries that they will support the British army and navy with armed forces, 11 necessary. represent himself as a poor mans candidate, relying solely on popu lar support for whatever public honors are accorded him. That Is not a strictly accurate representation. Borah will have among his supporters republicans who are not Borah admirers but who believe he is the only republi can with sufficient popular appeal to stand a chance of defeating President Roosevelt. Those per sons are willing to finance any en deavor which In their opinion gives the best prospect of ousting the (Cbncluddon pnge aTeoluina" I) i 0; DT WT? TIJ D TPl? rlljEj X titi tLitli JO 3 The Capital Journal Santa Claus editor and Edward Lewis, manager of the State theater, are more than busy making plans for the morning matinee to be held at the State the ater at 10:15 Monday morning. The feature picture is "The Christmas Carol" and Walt Disney's latest col ored cartoon will also be shown. The bill opens tomorrow at the State. The matinee Is being given by the Journal, with the cooperation of the State theater, for the city's needy children. Tickets are -being distributed at the Journal office, the Marion county relief bureau and the Red Cross office. There arc still many cases which have not been taken care of entire (Concluded on page 8, column" 6) ASSERTS JAPAN FRIENDLY TO U.S. Washington, Dec. 21 (LP) Japan ese Ambassador Hirosl Saito today appealed to Americans to ignore the recent speech of Senator Key Pitt man, (D., Nev.), in which he fore cast a Japanese attack on the Phil ippines and the United States. Saito characterized the possibility of war between Japan and America as "ab surd." "I beg Americana to believe me when I say that It is the desire of Japan to-main tain theriendllest re lations" with the "United "States and Its people. It Is absurd to think that we have any intention of attacking the Philippine islands, or America or any of its territory. "War between Japan and the Unit ed States would bo the greatest folly and wo arc fully conscious of that. We are each others' best customers in the Pacific area. Japan buys more from America than any other na tlon except the British Empire. Am erica in turn is Japan 'i greatest market, "How could either country or hu manity profit by attacking the other under such circumstances." Saito said furthermore that there was no Issue between the two coun tries which could not be settled peaceably. He said the question of naval ratios was the on receiving the most attention in the press but commented that it. was a problem between all the naval powers and not Just between America and Ja pan. . FRIGID GALES SWEEP GORGE Portland, Ore., Dec. 21 0D Frigid winds roared down the Columbia river gorge again today, impeding highway and river traffic and spread ing a cold sheet below bright but useless sunshine. Ousts of wind as strong as 80 miles an hour ripped loose and car ried away weather Instrumtents at Crown Point, 20 miles east of Port land on the Columbia river high way. It was at this unprotected pro montory yesterdny that the boister ous wind showed its strength by overturning two trucks and pushing other vehicles off tho road into banks nt the side. The steamer The Dalles with a barge in tow, marked time at Bonneville awaiting a lull in the winds that prevented it from con tinuing upstream to The Dalles with enulpment for port construction there. The steamer whs lour days overdue at Tho Dalles. 2 RESCUE EFFORTS TO AID ELLSWORTH Washington, Dec. 21 (VP) The state department announced two rescuo expeditions would start to day from opposite sides of Antarc tlca In an attempt to aid Lincoln Ellsworth, missing explorer, and hit Canadian pilot, Herbert Holllck- Kcnyon. Sir Hubert Wllklns was expected to sail from Mngellanes, Chile, In his ship the Wyatt Earp, tnklng an airplane flown last week from Kan sas City to Mngellanes by Henry Merrill. The American embassy In Lon don cabled the department the British royal research ship "Discov ery II" would sail, on the other aide of Antarctica, from Melbourne, Aus tralia, for the Bay of whales. Tills vauel is carrying two planes, j Fair tonight and Sunday- with lo cal fog; little change in' tempera ture. Moderate easterly wind. Yesterday: Max. 43, mln. 31.7. Bain river -.6 ft. Fair, northerly wind. r,T?MTQ ON TRAINS AND NEWS VaCjINJo STANDS PI VE CENT RIVAL CLAIMS OF VICTORY ON dotu rnnuTC uuiii rnunio Italian Losses Placed at 600 Including Tanks And Machine Guns Heavy Aerial Bombard ments in South Delay Ethiopians ' Dessye, Ethiopia, Dec. 21 (IP) Ethiopian forces are striking in force against Italian positions along the northern front, Inflicting heavy losses on the fascist legions and sweeping them back, Emperor Halle Selassie reported today. Official Ethiopian announcements set the Italian losses In two attacks at 350 men while reports of further battles In other sectors of the front estimated that the figures might mount as high as 600 casualties. Ethiopian losses were lower, it was said. The most important Ethiopian victories were gained by Ras Ayaleu In the western Scire region of th northern front. Enda Selassie and Edaga Chek, two Italian posts, some 30 miles southwest of Aksum, wen captured in a surprise attack by by Ayaleu's forces which have been Concluded on paee 1, column 4) STRIKE TIES UP MATSON LINERS San Francisco, Dec. 21 (IP) Two Matson line freighters and 11 steam schooners were tied up tn Pacific coast ports today as labor trouble stirred minor walkouts on two fronts. The Pacific American Shipown ers' association announced that shipowners' demands for appoint ment of an arbitrator in a dispute between the Matson company and the sailors' union of the Pacific were before the seamen's Joint labor relations board for adjudication. Tile controversy tied up the freighters Maul and Diamond Head. In Portland, San Pedro and San Francisco, meantime, crews de manding a six-hour day and $1 an hour overtime had tied up 11 steam schooners, Frank O'Connor, presi dent of Uie shipowners' association of the Pacific, reported. International Longshoremen's as sociation officials here said the in dependent job action by seamen did not have the support ot the I.L.A. longshore gangs were dispatched to unload the vessel after shipowner! had refused seamen's demands, they declared. KIDNAPED YOUTH RETURNS TO HOME Woodstock, N. Y., Dec. 21 (P) Ca leb Milne, 4th, returned today to his mother's home In Woodstock. Pale and limping, young Milne was helped out of an automobile by Q-mcn who accompanied him on an automobile trip from the hospital in Doylestown, Pa. He showed visibly the effects of his days in the hands off supposed kidnapers. Mrs. Frederlca Milne, his mother. and his two brothers, Frederic, 18, and Aubrey, 10, came home with him. .BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS The first trans' Atlantic moil by dirigible wat brought into Canada in 1913 SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS 2 V
