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A, Circulation Dally average distribution (or Month ol November, 1839 10,081 Average dally net paid 8514 Member Audit Bureau ol Circulations 47th YEAR, No. 307 TEgSSZSgSL POSSES TRAIL MAN WANTED FOR MURDERS Harry Knight Kills Two And Wounds Others In Christmas Battle Ex-Convict Also Believed Slayer of Deputy Sher iff Near Seattle Butte, Mont., Dec. 28 (IP) Posses frnm spunnil mnlmljain rnimt.lPK fol lowed a trail toward rugged Yel lowstone Park today in a widening hunt for a desperate gunman. The fugitive, who left two dead and two wounded here in Christmas day pistol battle, was identified by a woman companion as Harry Knight, reputed ex-convict wanted for killing a deputy sheriff near Seattle and for a bank robbery at Rlgby. Idaho. Shot to death in yesterday's bat tle In a rooming house were Police man Tom O'Neill, 37, and Prank Walsh, 34. Wounded were Mrs. Florence Be nevue and James Mooney, camera eyed detective who encountered Kidnaper William Mahan In Butte (Concluded on page 3. column 5) RAIL TRAGEDY MARS HOLIDAY Gross Heringen, Germany, Dec. 28 W) Germany's first major rail way tragedy in several years crowd ed out Christmas .holiday joy In this Thurlngian town and left 38 per sons dead today after a collision between a local train and the Berlin-Basel express. The express glanced off the lo cal train on the bridge over the river Saale Christmas eve, plung ing several of the local coaches Into the Icy waters. The bodies of the 36 victims were removed from the smashed coaches, while 22 persons injured critically and SO hurt slightly were taken to hospitals and nearby homes. AU were passengers on the local, the express passengers escaping unhurt. The official news agency said the engineer of the leading express locomotive caused the accident, running past a warning signal. GOSTIGAN DENIES VOTES ARE BOUGHT Washington, Dec. 26 (IP Sen. E. P. Costigan, D., Colo., today denied republican charges that federal re lief funds are being used to "buy votes." He said charges made last night by the national republican congres sional committee were "false" and "fraudulent." Similar charges were made last week by former Glfford Pinchot of Pennsylvania. The committee Issued a pamphlet describing conditions in Colorado as similar to those alleged by Pinchot In Pennsylvania. Both asserted re lief money was being used to force WPA workers to suDDort the new deal. VFREES HUSBAND BY FATAL BULLET Chicago. Dec, 26 Oft Mrs. Alice Hayden, 33, knew that her husband, James, 23, was Infatuated with an 18-year-old high school girl, Jose phine Garken. Last night she summoned them to her apartment and demanded that Hayden choose between herself and Josephine. Hayden chose the high school girl. "Then I'll give you your freedom so you can marry her," Mrs, Hay den told him. She went Into her bedroom, knelt beside the crib of her 18-months-old baby and shot herself through the heart. JUST AN OLD CUSTOM Portland, Me, Dec. 26 UP It was Just an old southern custom. That's what a resident, a former southerner, told police after his neighbors complained of a series oi explosions. The noises were fire crackers which, he Mid, are used to celebrata th Yulettdt In the south. i C the DEATHS Good Evening!TANG'S DEATH Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN We won't have to say "Same to vou again" to hundreds of well wish- ins souls until next Wednesday when the New Year will usner itseu in with its chorus of "Happy New Years." Several street suggestions have been made that congress pass a law forbidding anyone saying, "Same to you," in response to a "Merrv Christmas" or a "Happy New Year." Congress has done worse. But the only chance to get any where with this would be to edu cate the babies. The older genera tlon has "same to you'ed" too darned many times to give it up now. Prank Lynch reported disconso lately this morning that the expect ed marriage license wasn't in his Christmas tockie and his only de pendence now Is to the Leap Year just In the offing. John Kirsch, handsome curly haired elevator operator at the courthouse, put up his mistletoe the week before Christmas, He refused to either confirm or deny any re ports today as to how It worked. Little Jeanette Welder went to her first wrestling match last eve ning, sitting between her dad, Van, and Doc Hussey. "They're pretty rough, aren't they?" she asked her aad after watching a fall or two. "O, half of that is just play," said father. "My, what a funny way to play," commented Jeanette. Which should bring a lot of affirmative echoes. Three hundred and sixty-five days to another Christmas, Leap Year making it a little longer than usual. Which makes us wonder wnat's go ing to happen to all the little boys and girls and others who had their Christmas dinner and gifts from the largess of the public. That's a long time to wait for another dinner. Charley Sprague and A. N. Bush were discussing politics the other day and agreed among themselves that each is a "jenerson demo crat." "Which," commented Charley Bishop on hearing of it, "makes these the two most lonesome men in the county." And some of Char ley's editorials might cause Thomas Jefferson to gasp as coming from a Jeftersoman democrat. There's one other lonesome Jef fersonian democrat In town, same being "the man across the hall" from the tax collection office in the courthouse, cooped up in his little room. The Lindberghs spent Christmas on a freighter at sea fleeing from the nation to which they'd made as great a contribution as Lincoln, Washington or Columbus. The man convicted of kidnaping and murder ing their baby is in a prison cell the center of a lot of maudlin sym pathy. Let's hope such a situation as this may have the saving grace of at least awakening the public conscience to the need of stamping out terrorism in the last nation in the world where it should exist. The boys played quite a cute trick on Jack Hughes and his new car the other day. Jack had the car parked In front of his place. The boys jacked up one back wheel about an Inch from the pavement. They then stood by and waited un til Jack tried to back the car out. We'll not attempt to describe that experience, but suffice to say it was a dirty trick to play on an old, grey haired man. i Episcopal Leaders Ask Union With Catholics To Save New York, Dec. 26 (U.R) zation is threatened as never before, 29 high Episcopalian churchmen appealed today for reunion with the Roman Catholic church. They charged Protestantism was "bankrupt eth Ically, culturally, morally and re ligiously." The move for unification was made by the American committee of the church unity octive council. Twenty Protestant Episcopal cler gymen, two members of the religi ous orders and seven laymen, form the council secretariat. Accompanying the appeal to the Episcopal church to work for the reunion was a letter from the Rev. Dr. Franklin Joiner, rector of St Clement's church of Philadelphia, chairman of th committee, asking apitaliltJoHnial MAY BRING ON GRAVE CRISIS Murder of Official Casts Shadow Over Sino Japanese Situation Police Mobilized to Stop Student Demonstra tions at Shanghai Copyright, 5935, by Associated Press)' Shanghai, Dec, 26 UP) Major- General Rensuke Isogal, military at tache of the Japanese embassy, pre dicted tonight there would be serious effects from the assassination yes terday of Tank Yu-Jen, the pro- Japanese vice minister of Chinese railways. ' The Japanese general indicated the serious effects would concern re lations between China and Japan Other Japanese military sources had declared earlier that the assass ination "throws a'dark shadow over the future of Slno-Japanese rela tions." The police at Nanking forbade all public gatherings and parades in an effort to stop student demonstra tions against Japan, The Chinese central government also placed severe military restric tions at Hankow and ordered de- molition of a section of Its railway to prevent demonstrating students reaching the Nanking capital in commandeered train. The students, after seizing a loco motive here when the government (Concluded on page S, column ? PROlGOESON IN TODD CASE Los Angeles, Dec. 26 an Belief that Thelma Todd's "gentleman from San Francisco," with whom she was having a "marvelous ro mance" just before her death, was in southern California today led authorities to conduct an intensive search for him. Authorities said they understood the "gentleman" was a wealthy, middle-aged sportsman with a keen In terest in horse racing which might have brought him here for the lo cal turf meeting. The night before she died of car bon monoxide strangulation. Miss Todd informed Ida Lupino, English actress, that she was in the midst of a "marvelous romance with gentleman from San Francisco." Two other men who filled "lead ing" roles in Miss Todd's life Ro land west, her business partner and self-admitted 'best friend," and Pas quale de Clcco, her handsome ex husband may appear before the grand jury tomorrow when 16 re convenes. Jurors believe their testimony might give some Inkling to the Identity of the "gentleman from San Francisco." Miss Todd had Inform ed friends that she was preparing for a "great change" in her life. QUAKE NEWS LATE Shanghai, Dec. 26 tP) Belated re ports told today of an earthquake in the area of Chengtu, Chungking, Maplen and Lanchow In Ssech- wan province Dec. 18, 1 and SO. Houses were damaged by the shocks, dispatches said. There was no re port of casualties. Christianity Warning that Christian civili vations and Germany's manipula that Catholics and Episcopalians pray for the fusion. "Not only prayer but actual nego tiations have been made, and are being made, looking toward the re union with the church of Jerusa lem, Alexandria and Antloch, with out a protesting voice being heard. the leaflet carrying the appeal said. A world attack against religion was seen by the committee. Russia, it said, is leading the attack, "with Mexico following the Russian exam ple as fast end as far as It can. Spain, too. caufed disquieting ob?er- SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1935 Full of Cheer, Man Flees in Stolen Mogul Mattoon, 111., Dec. 28 ttW-Charg- tog down the main line of the Illi nois Central railroad In a stolen locomotive .near here, Maurice Spurtin droye his Iron horse head- on Into 8 freight train. He was in jail today and authorities pon dered what charge to place against him. Full of Christmas cheer Spurlin swung into the cab of the engine as It was being repaired in a round house. He opened the throttle and took off on the main line of the I. C. before members of the train crew could Interfere, The locomotive roared over two miles of track before It smacked into a plodding freight train whose crew saw the impending crash In time to leap to safety. REPRIEVE NOT HELD PROBABLE Trenton, M. J., Dec. 26 OT Gov ernor Harold O. Hoffman's press representative announced today the governor had authorized htai to say "at the present time" he did not contemplate a reprieve for Bruno Richard Hauptmann should the court of pardons refuse clemency. The announcement was made as a reply to published reports that the governor would grant Haupt mann a 30-day stay of execution If the pardons court falls to act. William Conklin, the press rep resentative, said Governor Hoffman would not be at his state house of fice today, but had authorized, him to say "at the present time I have no such plan in mind. Previously, the governor had said any report of a contemplated re prieve was "unauthorised." The governor has power to grant reprieves any time within 90 days after December 13 the date Haupt mann was re-sentenced to die. A second Christmas within pri son walls behind him, Hauptmann awaited today the decision of the court of pardons on his appeal for clemency, his last main hope to es cape execution. Christmas for him varied only slightly from the other days he has spent to the death house at the state prison as the convicted mur derer of the baby son of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. Only a special dinner, wreath to the corridor, and an occasional radio carol gave significance to the day, IS before the week set for his electrocution. WRECKS OF AUTOS STREW HIGHWAYS Klamath Falls, Dec. 28 Bitched automobiles cluttered the roadsides of this section Christmas eve and Christmas day as light rsSn turned to thin ice on pavements. Higher temperatures today had melted the hazardous coating. Only one mishap resulted in ser ious injury, Christy Bonomo, CCC youth from the Klamath camp at Merrill, sustained fracture of the skull when hit by a ear driven by Alex Gooding, Olene farmer, Bono mo was walking alone south Sixth street In Klamath Pails at the time of the accident. Gooding was not held. Several cars were in ditches along Greensprings highway between here and Ashland. Occasional showers, but no snow, provided Klamath's Christmas wea ther program. Similar conditions existed today. KHAIRPUR RULER PASSES IN INDIA Karachi, India, Dec. S8 tmUlT All Hawas Khan, ruler of Khafrpur state, died Christmas day. The Mir, somewhat past middle age, was the leader of the Shla sect of Mohammedans, estimated in 1833 to comprise some 3,000,000 persons. He controlled a state of 8009 square miles on the Indus river, and had his own army. He was an ad vocate of British control In India, and opposed the Independence cam paign of the Mahatma Gandhi. Salmon Creek Man Commits Suicide Oregon City, Ore- Dec. 38 (IB- Bernard H. Westerberd, 23, commit ted autcide with a revolver at his mountain home on Salmon creek, near Brighton, yesterday, Wester berd, who recently returned from Juneau, Alaska, was said to have seen Brooding ovtr a lev affair, j NEXT MESSAGE HAS ATTENTION OF ROOSEVELT President Begins Work On Address to Ap proaching Session Political Factions Warm Up; McNary Calls Con- ference January 4 Washington, Dec. 28 VPh-Presi dent Roosevelt got down to serious work today on his recommendations to the congress which meets 3 week from tomorrow. The chief executive stayed In his second floor study In the White House instead of going to his of fice In order to concentrate on drafting his annual message on the state of the union and budget fig ures for the financial year begin Ring next July 1. He bad only two appointments, one at noon with Daniel Bell, act ing director of the budget, and luncheon engagement with David Samolf, president of the Radio corporation of America. For several weeks, ha has Been Jotting down notes on his message to congress, but today was his first opportunity for detailed work. There was no intimation at the Whits House as to the contents or the probable size of the message It was regardeS," however, as high ly probable that much of It would be devoted to the international sit- (Concluded on pass 8 column Si STAlUDEl BY ACCIDENT Bilverton, Dec. 28 Rudolph Sta- deli, Sr a resident of the Evergreen community for 25 years was found dead at 3:39 o'clock Christmas morning with a crushed skull and a broken neck from having fallen over a 35-foot embankment on the west side of Silver Creek along South Water street among jagged rocks near the waters edge. The accident had occurred shortly after 8:30 o'clock Tuesday night. when he left the home of a friend, William Brintoneyer, having taken a piece of meat to B.-mkmeyer for a Christmas gift. Stodeli had left home at 1 o'clock In the afternoon. He had been to Mt, Angel for a load of feed and to get some fresh meat from his commun ity locker which he maintained there for the Christmas dinner. His car was found early this morning on the east side of Silver creek where he had left it late In the afterlives to cross a pedestrian bridge to US Brtakmeyer home only a few yards distant. His family became concern ed when he failed to return home for the Christmas eve dinner as his sister. Miss Sophia Stadeli of Port- CCsnelndcd on page 3. column CHILDREN SHARE LUMBER ESTATE Rock Island, 111, Dec. 38 A daughter and two sons of John P. Weyerhaeuser, lumber and coal magnate of Tacomii, Wash,, will share his estate, it was shown in probate court records on file here today, Weyerhaeuser died last May 18, a week before his 8-yeer-old grand- son, George Weyerhaeuser, was kid naped by a gang which collected a $300,000 ransom. The estate, estimated at several millions, was left In trust to Mrs, Elisabeth Ttlcomb, Tacoma, and J. Philip and Frederick K. Weyerhaeu. ser, both of 8t, Paul, Minn, Senator Steiwer to Seek More Money Portland, Ore, Dec. 26 (jft Sena tor Steiwer was asked to seek addi tional funds for improvement of the Columbia river channel from Ceiii Falls to Wailula, the Oregonlan's Washington correspondent said. Or ganizations in the Columbia river area were reported to have tohi Steiwer the $400,000 now allocaiert will be Insufficient. FIRE U)SS I15.0O0 Bteber. Cal Dec. 36 V? Kre de stroyed Lawrence Lambreth's store. rooming house, residence and ser vice station at McArthur yesterday. 0) HOP TONNAGE STILL SHORT OF SECRETARY REPORTS Ballots Continue to Come in After Deadline; Independence and Other West Side Dis tricts Still Out; Horst Predicts Failure of Local Movement; 48,197 Bales Signed Ballots brought in this morning to Secretary Frank Needham on the hop production control agreement showed that 57 per cent of the required 85 per cent is now in. These ballots do not include Independence and other west side sec tions expected to materially swell the total. The sign-np at snowed ts,iwf Dales silinss - lively behind the compart. These represented W63 acres owned by IT? growers. While the committee still has to determine whether the sign up will continue on for more acre age, it was guessed today that Use campaign in Oregon will be kept up in an effort to secure the full 85 per cent. Final checkup this morning by Stalk E. Needham, secretary of the Oregon Hopgrowers, revealed 40,4; hales signed for the proposed pro duction control agrefment. While the deadline had been fixed for (Concluded on pass 8 column g SLUM PROJECT GETS BACKING Washington, Dec. SS (IB Adasto istraUsn backing will be given a billion dollar slum clearance ana low cost housing plan, according to wort circulating here today from new deal sources, - , Secretary of Interior HireW lekes, the reports said, will endorse publicly next week Ml sponsored by Sen. Robert F. Wagner, (B, H. Y.) While President Roosevelt in tends keeping his legislative pro- gram sharply curtailed, St was in timated he might request action on the housing measure, as well m the neutrality and social security pro posals on the White House sched ule. The new Wagner bill piovWi for handling of the various prelects by local agencies, instead of having the government take title to any land or buildings involved. It in cludes s subsidy provision for cases in which the poor are not able to cay the minimum cost of decent housing. SAN FRANCISCO HAS DAMAGE BY SLIDE San Francisco, Dee, 31 W A 16B foot section of ton mountain, in the western part of the city, slid IS feet into Francisco Heights subdivision shortly after midnight today, break ing water and gas mains and electric lines. The slide started within S0 feet sf the west dormintory of the San Francisco college for women, where 25 Sisters of the Sacred Heart were awakened as a transf'jrmer taspiesied and burned below. Pavement was lifted 28 feet Into the air. Smaller slid contiisaed throughout the early morning as & fire department searchlight played on the cut. Lone mountain, once crowned with huge cross, was a rallying place for Spanish-American war volun teers who encamped on Its sur rounding sand dunes, ftir sports fol lowers, it was a backdrop for old; Bwlng field. Holder of Boy Scout Heroism Victim Too much speed on a road Bisfamiiiar to the driver Is ascribed by state police as the cause of the death o Ray Frederick Koser, 22, of 30? Clay street, Dallas, almost In stantly killed on the North Rivera- road near the McNary property shortly after 13:30 o'clock this morning. His companion and driv er of the coupe was Rene Frits, 118 Maple street, Dallas. He received treatment at the Deaconess hos pital and was able to return home early this morning. Koser had been a flying student of I. Arany, at the Salem airport. and had purchased a Waco airplane Tuesday. The two young mm slop ped at the airport Wednesday and told Ararty that they were going (s Portland to see a show and spend th remainder of Christmas day. si polka um uw nd PRICE THREE OBJECTIVE is: - WOMAN FOUND CRUELLY SLAIN New York, Dec W IB A murder In the most brutal Jsck-Uie-Blpper fashion was disclosed today by med ical examination of a blonde night life figure whose slashed body was found in the basement m an aban doned house. At first reluctant to list the death as a slaying, the office of Hie medi cal examiner later Imitated Uut Hie young woman had been "slash ed with some sharp instrument in the groin deep enough and long enough to cause death," A boy playing hide-and-seek found the body yesterday. It 1 covered by parts of stoves, pipes and other rubbish, bat her manicures hands and her feet protasled. Her face and head were smam by weBs which led to Use belief she had been beaten Into anconsctous- nea before the murder, Police were not ImsaediaMy able to leam her name although bar tenders said they knew her as Msi iy1 or "Malloy. According to ds deieetives, she was a frespenfeer of taverns and bars. They were seeking Us establish her identity through a comfortable account she was said to have In a neighborhood bank, THOUSANDS DIE IN CHINA QUAKE Chengtu, Sseehustt Province, China, Dec. 2 WS Hew reports of an earthquake in southern Szse huan told today of whole vtti&ges being swept down mountain sides. carrying all their inhabitants to death. Details of the quake, whfch se cured December 38, remained frag mentary, however. Authorities said it was impossible tjt determine yet the exset eatent of the disaster because of shattered communications and the remote ness of the afflicted area, tart ex pressed belief the number of deaths probably would mount to Use SIsob- The Chinese advices saW villages and forts of the primitive Iiio tribespeopie perched sear moun tain tops for protection from tack, were precipiisted tots Uw val leys. The Rev, Br, James l&sdiestt. general secretary of the United Church of Canada, said mem than ISO missionaries from his branch ol the church In the dominion were working to Szeehoan province, seme in the region experiencing Use earthquake. The fertile interior province s populated densely, with a average sf nearly 300 persons Is tils square mile. Certificate of Accident been traveling 45 or St Brtiea an hour and Use driver failed Us make the turn, the car going through a ditch and into a field where it overturned, crushing Ksserls head. Though it was foggy to the city the weather at the scene of the acci dent was clear and dark. Kaser was a Star Bey Scsas and the holder of the Hay Semst cer tificate of heroism tor saving the life of Carl Barte in Mis Dallas swimming pool to 1S2. The award wsa made by justice O, P. Coshow at the court of honor to Salem, April IS, 1930, the year he was Weather Unsettled with eeeastost rsls to night and Friday, Lisle is temperature, Southeast wind. Yesterday: Max, 42, ssto. SS, Rais 44 in. Rl?. -13 It, Ctatfly, veisAS wrad. CENTS 8TSS H? CENTS 5) mi BITTER COLD. FIRE AND ICE TOLL SERIOUS Zero Temperature and Snow Sweep South With Tragic Results Exposure Brings Fatal! ties; Traffic Behind Schedule; Gale Boars Chicago, Dec X jet Fifty-twa known deaths were atMbBted today to exposure, fire Ui Utter eoM and to traffic cccidenis cn highways tm near zero temperatures and snow swept south after blanketing $hs northern half sf the Bgttsn. Three died to liUssis sf exposure, four in Ohio, two each to Iowa, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Pennsyl vania and North Dakota, ami aingia deaths were reported in Santa Da kola, Missouri, Hew Jersey, Indians "Tennessee and Montana. Icy highways etataei stae lives is Ohio, five in Indiana, four to Maty land, two in Michigan, and one each! in Illinois and Kcrth Dakota. Fires took three Uses in a ODO camp ia iConciuded on pass column 41 italWnavy ready to act Home, Dee, M HPS Premier Mw soimi's navy, reltaWs ssnrees re ported tonight is preparing for ac flon, and about 1310$ naval spec lallsts were understood to liave beeit recalled for servfee. Most of the speeWtota, It was stated, formerly served to the gaa or powder rooms of SaSks ships. The opinion was expressed! to In formed circles that the navy was: preparing for possible 'evei3t5? ia the ease the league of tattoos de cides to Impose an oil embargo against Itoiy, It was expected such action, If taken, would be under the leadership sf Anthony Eden, Great Britain' foreign secretary. The reported less sf sa Italian airplane and alleged tm activities on both the Italian snd Bttopisn were the mghilgms today of Hie ISslo-Eibtopiaii m The Ethiopians departed a Creek so the eharga hi had esgaged la espionage activities in Kbiopia. A caravan deseendtog the sfespes from the centra! ptatesa to Use Bs- nakil lowlands east si the northera lines was enroute to the Eihtopien salt fields in the northesstom part CConciudsd on pags eeliinsB 3 OFFICIALS FfiOBE HOLLYWOOD FIRES Hollywood, Dec M SOT A series of fires In which Tesl Healy, bald film comedian, claimed he was 'fired on, and Marian BonneH, ac tress, charged he set fire lo her apartment were investigated today by arson officers. When questioned by police, Bealy denied he piled clothes, table legs and chairs on stove and set fire to them at a Christmas party as claimed by Miss BssaseU. Her charg es led to Ms arrest st suspicion ot arson, "Am I bstmed Bp," he snorted, "I'm too oW to play witfc raatohea. I called on Bonnie ssd she tired on me," Ha exhibited si bendsged band, declaring that a bstflet west through his palm but police M an exam ination showed no evldeitse of aamhot wound but indicated Sss was cut by glass and buried. Hcalys attorney setstoed his re lease on 1,9S9 bsed sssd m writ of habeas corpus, returnable tomorrow. after the comedian spent shunt eight hours to Jail. Christmas Traffic Of Railroad Heavy The Oreat Northern railway has been tisuidtms a wry heavy Christ mas travel during the past tw3 weeks, necessiiaiiRg '. operalios of the Bnpfre Bttiider to two ee starts on some days and use Ui running of overflow sesttoss be tween Seattle and Portland, Extra coaches and sk?prs have been put is nearly alt trains, sssrt Use total volume of railroad pMsenger sort nesa will exceed that sf several years past.
