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8 Cities Destroyed
Ban Salvador, El Salvador, Dec.
11 VP) Officiate expressed fears to
day of a mounting death toll In
the devastating earthquake which
razed almost all San Vicente and
killed at least 300 persons over the
week-end.
Persons arriving in San Salvador
from the stricken provincial capi
tal told stories of wholesale ruin,
of shattered buildings and homes,
and of rescuers digging out some 200
bodies In the first few hours after
the quake.
. How high the deaths would reach
do one would estimate, but govern
ment officials dispatched all relief
available to the area.
. Accurate reports were made In
creasingly difficult to obtain because
of the disrupted communications be-
.(Concluded on page 7, column 1
M'NUTT TALKED
. FOR PHILIPPINES
Washington, Dec. 31 U.ftt Governor-elect
Frank Murphy, of Michi
gan, former high commissioner to
the Philippines, today suggested to
President Roosevelt that prelimin
ary conversations be held some time
in February to arrange a program
for an American-Philippine trade
conference.
: "1 believe that we should arrange
a' program within the limits of prac
tical accomplishments," Murphy
said.
In his meeting with Mr. Roosevelt
he declared he also discussed the
selection of his successor to the
Philippines but he declined to reveal
any names, adding that he had
made no recommendations.
' Asked If Governor Paul V. McNutt
of Indiana would get the post, he
replied:
"Governor McNutt Is a very able
man."
Murphy said he also took up with
the president the advisability of dis
poslng of the processing tax on im
ported coconut oil. The tax has been
I held In escrow In this country,
CORVALLISYOUTH
SEEN IN PORTLAND
Portland, Ore., Dec. 31 UR) Clyde
q Ellis, 14-year-old Corvallls boy
wanted In connection with the
shooting of William Cahlll, Oregon
State college football player, Is still
missing but police believe he may be
in Portland.
A youth answering Ellis' de
acrlption drove a car into a service
elation on the Columbia river high
way about midnight last night, and
the station operator telephoned his
description to police. A broadcast
was sent out and another station
operator reported the boy had stop
ped for directions to Oregon City.
A special officer found the de
scribed car parked on a Portland
street, with the driver prowling
through a nearby parking lot. A
chase 'ensued but the boy was not
caught. Police believe It may have
been Ellis, who disappeared from
his Corvallls home Immediately aft
er shooting Cahlll. Cahlll had re
monstrated with Ellis after the lat
ter had severely criticized his moth
ex's cooking.
NIGHT CLUBS RAIDED
WITH 17 ARRESTED
" Portland, Ore., Dec. 31 (U.B Pa
trona of four Portland night clubs
will drink water for a while and like
It. State police, agents of the state
liquor control commission, and two
federal alcohol tax agents struck at
1 a. m. today and closed four as-
ertedly wide open places.
t Seventeen were arrested and as
sorted hard liquors and gambling
devices were seized. The Roof Oar
den, the Tunnel Club, the Cotton
Club and the Club Royal were all
raided.
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Today and tomorrow are the
shortest pair of days In the year.
These should be set aside as days of
Thanksgiving and praise for light
company executives.
We'd like to see Bob K reason, our
champion safe driver from Dallas,
drive through downtown Salem Sat
urday afternoon without scratching
a fender. This was actually a case
where the longest way round was
the shortest way home.
We wonder what would happen to
our traffic system if all the cars on
the used car lots were suddenly put
Into circulation on the city streets.
It's a good thing the manufacturers
can't fill all the orders for new cars
pouring In right now and maybe the
automotive strike now looming will
be a big help in getting the new
city parking proposition on a work
ing basis.
If it all works like the new stop
signs at Liberty and Center streets
it won't be so hot. Still only about
one car in ten stops at that in
tersection. The little stop signs In
the middle of the street are more
badly needed there than at High
and Center streets where they have
already been Installed.
The boys who moved the circuit
rider statue report that the great
mystery as to what the circuit rider
was holding in his hand has been
solved it was a road map.
Based on our lurid explanation of
the pitiful plight of the calves and
arms of Paul Marnach,, county dog
license collector, a number of the
boys at the courthouse organized an
association today ' offering them
selves for skin grafting purposes fol
lowing Paul's future encounters with
savage canines. Paul appeared Just
at the moment and denied the cal
ves of his legs were chewed up. "I
got the prettiest and cleanest pair
of calves in town,'' said Paul, as he
pulled up his trousers' leg. Which
lets us In for another retraction.
MAYBE HE ATE THE NECKS, TOO
Pasadena, Calif, VP) Mrs. Edna
Mae Potter, Los Angeles housewife-
added 10H pounds to her weight at
a single meal, but she won the
county chicken eating championship
by doing It. Using a two-handed,
harmonica-style technique, Mrs.
Potter out-chewed four men con
testants. "Really, It was nothing,"
she declared as she laid down the
last of 30 dumstlcks from 10 three
pound roasters. Her husband, Claude
A. Potter, la manager of the show
which sponsored the contest.
We welcome to our great FT 9t BA
league Guy Causey who is reported
to have a complete new set or ciacx-
ers. upper and lower. Guy Is tele
phone representative who keeps
the automatic printers In repair in
the office of our favorite paper.
Thus another home boy has made
good in our own organisation. In
his line of work we suggest that Ouy
have his clackers insulated to avoid
electrocution of the molars.
Salem police department cars are
nn-n ail riittlnetlv marked as to
ownership, the office wag suggesting
this being done to avoia tneir Be
ing taken by auto thieves by mis
take.
Ivan White Goes to
Yokohama Office
Washington, Dec. 31 VP) The
state department announced offi
cers assigned to the foreign service
school since September 3a had re
ceived the following assignments:
Ivan B. White, Salem, Ore., as
signed as vice consul at Yokohama.
Japan.
French Aviatrix Held
In England for Shooting
Co-Pilot
Setsey, Eng., Dec. 21
niio-ht hv French nolice for
flight over Villacoublay yesterday, was ordered held on a
technical charge today after crash
ing her plane In a Sussex field.
British authorities detained the
woman filer, wife of a wealthy
French machine manufacturer, aft
er French police reported a warrant
for her arrest had been issued at
Versailles.
Mme. Schemeder fled from France
in the same plane In which she was
alleged to have "hot Pierre l'Alle
mant, her co-pilot during a flight
Sunday morning..
Several hours later, after the
trans-channel trip, she brought her
ship down In a Sussex field, damag
ing the plane la the landing. Slight
LANDOII CHATS
FOR HOUR WITH
FDRONKIDDIES
Defeated Republican Ri
val and President En
joy White House Visit
Swapped Fishing Lies but
Barred All Talk on
Politics
Washington, Dec. 31 VP) For
nearly an hour today, President
Roosevelt and his defeated republi
can rival for the presidency Gov
ernor Alf M. Landon of Kansas
chatted in the White House about
Christmas and children.
Telling reporters about his visit.
the governor said "The president
talked about his grandchildren and
I talked about mine, but not my
grandchildren.
Landon, who is here lor the grid-
Iron club dinner tonight, shook his
head and said "No" when asked
whether politics, the campaign, re
lief, the drought or other subjects
had been discussed.
"The president," the governor
volunteered, "told me a good deal
about his South American trip and
I told him about my fishing trip to
Florida.
"We swapped fishing lies," he
added with a broad grin. .
(Concluded on page 3, column 1)
SUIT LOST BY
PLANE MAKERS
Washinigton, Dec. 31 (U.R) The
administration today- won the ap
proval of the supreme court In a
case brought to test the validity of
the prosecution of a group or air
plane manufacturers and Individ
uals on charges of conspiring to vio
late President Roosevelt's Chaco
arms embargo.
New deal officials Interested In
foreign policy have watched the case
with keen Interest for its possible
effect on present and future neu
trallty policies of the government.
The court rejected the contention
of the defendants that the congres
sional resolution under which the
president acted unconstitutionally
delegated power to the cruel execu
tive. The high court ruling reversed
the findings of the federal court for
the southern district of New York.
The ruling compels the defend
ants now to face a Jury trial on
charges of conspiring to sell 15 ma
chine guns to Bolivia.
BODY OF MOSS
FOUND IN BARN
Lebanon Horace Moss, 33, was
found dead In a barn between
Sweet Home and Holley, Saturday
night, after a 34 hour search by of
ficers who had been called to help
locate the man after he had wan
dered away from home. He appar
ently had killed himself by hang
ing. He had not been well since his
head was crushed between two logs
about two years ago, and had re
cently been released from the state
hospital at 8alem. His body was
discovered after his automobile
seen standing near the barn as of
ficers were conducting the search,
Over France
(P Mme. Marie Schemeder,
ahootinir her co-pilot during a
ly dazed by a cut In the head, she
told English officials her name was
Chappelut, although she carried no
passport.
British authorities said they were
advised by French police that Mme
Schemeder had shot 1'Allemant tn
the back of the head while he was
making his first flight at the eon-
trota of the plane owned Jointly by
the two fliers.
He told French police he managed
to land the ship after the assault
crawled out of the plane and left
Mme. Schemeder Inside.
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Senator Dies .
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Peter Nor beck of South Dakota
Berry Likely
As Successor
To Norbeck
Redfield, S. D., Dec. 31 (P) The
death of United States Senator Pet
er Norbeck, who rose from penni
less youth to become the first na
tive-born governor and senator of
his state, Intensified political com
plications In South Dakota today.
The republican senator, who was
66 years old, died at his home here
yesterday of a heart disease compli
cated by a cancerous condition of
the tongue. and Jaw.. s.
-Prominently mentioned as a pos
sible successor was Governor Tho
mas Berry, democrat, who will re
tire from office In two weeks.
Governor Berry, asked whether
he planned to resign from office
and have himself appointed to fill
Senator Norbeck's unexpired term.
declined to comment
Lieut.-Goy. Robert Peterson, dem
ocrat, who would become governor
If Berry resigned, was himself rea
dy to resign today. He was arrest
ed Saturday on an embezzlement
charge and federal deposit insur
ance officials said there was a tno,
000 shortage In the First National
bank of Centervllle. of which he
(Concluded on page IB. column 7)
GENERAL RAIN
GREETS WINTER
(Br tht Auoclattd PrtM)
Autumn's final thrust brought the
most widespread rains of the s
son to Oregon today as old king
winter arrived to take over the work
at 4:37 this afternoon.
Not In many months has the word
"rain" appeared so generally in re
ports from most parts of the state-
Mild temperatures In the main pre
vailed. All roads were reported
open.
The forecast called for occasion
al precipitation tonight and Tues
day, with southerly gales offshore
and slightly warmer temperatures
In the Interior.
Heavy surf lashed the Lane coun
ty coast, whipped by a 50-mlle wind.
Southeast storm warnings were up
from the California line to Puget
Sound.
A drenching rain -struck the
drought-stricken mid-Columbia area
last night and continued today.
A light rain fell at Pendleton and
with the temperature near the freez
ing mark the precipitation was ex
pected to turn to snow.
Miners were heartened by rain In
the Grants Pass area. A light pre
cipitation also was reported at Bend.
The Interior plateau remained
snowless and engineers reported the
McKenzls highway and other roads
tn good condition.
Rain fell In the mountain area of
the eastern Willamette valley. Al
bany had 1.5 Inches, the heaviest
fall recorded this season.
3 YEAR OLD BOY
PLAYS WITH PISTOL
Klamath Falls, Dec. 31 VP)
Three-year-old Richard Young of
8 Prague River, who toyed with
loaded pistol, died yesterday from a
r-bullet wound In his aooomen.
The youngster had been left by
his mother at a friend a house. Play
ing alone In a bedroom, he found
the pistol, cocked It and held It
against his stomach.
He was brought to I hospital here
(where be died.
COURT PUTS OK
Oil NEUTRALITY
EMBARGO ACT
Decision Upholds Ban
Established During
Gran Chaco War
Court Agrees to Rule
Upon Frazier - Lemke
Farm Mortgage Act
Washington, Dec. 31 (U.R) The
supreme court today gave strong
impetus to President Roosevelt's
neutrality program with a decision
upholding, in broad terms, consti
tutionality of the Chaco arms em
bargo. The court's decision was in such
general terms' as to appear to make
safe constitutionality of present
general neutrality legislation and
similar measures which have been
suggested In new deal quarters to
keep the nation out of war.
In another Important action tak
en before recessing to January 4,
the court agreed to rule upon con
stitutionality of the Frazier-Lemke
farm mortgage act in a test brought
personally before the court by Rep.
William Lemke, (R., N. D ), one of
the bill's authors.
In such general terms was the
court's Chaco opinion written by
Justice George Sutherland that
some observers felt It might be em
ployed to Justify constitutionality of
the administration's reciprocal
trade treaty program In case that
legislation became Involved in legal
attacks. -
The decision, a strong new deal
victory, was the first major Issue
of the year to be determined by tne
(Concluded on. page 8, column 4)
SAILORS TO VOTE
ON PEACE PACT
San Francisco. Dec. 31 VP) Repre-
sentatives of sailors and offshore
ship operators today offered a ten-
tatlvely approved agreement as the
hoped-for key to peace in tne pacinc
coast maritime strike.
The proposed settlement for the
sailors Is the first formally presented
to any of the seven striking unions
since they walked out 63 days ago.
Both Harry Lundeberg, head of
the Sailors Union of the Pacific, and
Thomas G. Plant of the shipowners'
committee expressed hopes the bar
riers to full settlement of the strike
were finally broken.
"The sailors want to show the
other unions the way home," said
Lundeberg as he prepared to seek
membership approval possibly at
regular meetings at the various porta
tonight.
Plant Inferred the settlement plan,
also Initialed by T. B. Wilson of the
Alaska operators, Is already assured
full support by offshore shipowners
when he said:
"It Is our earnest hope that this
tentative agreement will be accept'
able to the members of the Sailors
Union of the Pacific, and that It will
pave the way toward a final settle
ment of the entire waterfront con
troversy." Assistant Secretary of Labor TO-
ward F. McOrady continued snorts
at what he termed "the toughest nut
to crack" the demand of licensed
deck officers for hiring preference to
union members. This Issue has block
ed previous negotiations with both
the offshore and coastwise shipown
ers. WIFE OF DUELIST
GIVES BIRTH TO GIRL
Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 31
Frau Franz Sarg a, wife of the dimin
utive "me against nine" duelist, gave
birth to a daughter at St, John's
hospital today.
Sarga, whose successive affairs of
honor were the talk of Budapest for
weeks, was momentarily crestfallen.
"I had hoped for another duelist,"
he said.
His 30-year old blonde wife, how
ever, was Jubilant. "One duelist In
the family is more than enough," she
said.
Frau Sarga, granddaughter of a
wealthy banker whose objections to
her marriage was one of the reasons
for Sarga'a aeries of challenges, said
she would devote her life to shield
ing her daughter from such family
discord.
PONTIFF TO RADIO
XMAS MESSAGE TO
WORLD THURSDAY
Pope Pius to Broadcast
Alive from Study Adjoining Bedroom; Ig
nores Plea of Physicians to Kemain Abso
lutely Quiet; Set-Back in Condition
Vatican City, Dec. 21 (fl Pope Pius announced his in
tention today of broadcasting: a Christmas message to the
world Thursday to "prove we are still alive." The broadcast
will be made at 12:30 p. m. (6:30 a. m., EST.) on a wave
length of 19.84 meters through a microphone set un in the
where he has been confined with
circulatory congestion and fever.
The 19 year old Holy Father will
be carried to his desk and placed in
an armchair in front of the micro
phone. The Pope persisted in making ar
rangements for the Christmas broad
cast despite the pleading of his doc
tor to remain absolutely quiet.
He summoned Father Soccorsi, di
rector of the Vatican radio system,
to discuss technical arrangements
for the radio address.
His actions were contrary to me
dical orders for absolute quiet after
the pontiff suffered a fainting spell
as ha lay In bed yesterday.
The attack was counted, doctors
said, by his Irregular heart action,
(Concluded on page 16, column 6)
FASCISTS AGAIN
SHELL MADRID
Madrid, Dec. 31 VP) Insurgent ar
tillery, batteries opened fresh bom
bardment of Martd today, four
shrapnel shells falling Into the cen
ter of- the capital. ' . a i -, . . j : . ,
One fascist shell struck near the
telephone building, Spain's tallest
commercial structure.
Socialist troops moved Into strong
positions In the western suburban
sectors, consolidating a hotly-fought
victory on the fascist left flank.
The Spanish defenders strength
ened their lines for 13 miles along
the strategic El Escorial highway to
the snow capped Guadarrama moun
tains. The fascist were repulsed with
heavy losses In two charges, launch
ed simultaneously against the north
western first line of defense, the go
vernment reported.
General Francisco franco, the in
surgent commander, appeared to be
bringing his left wing In readiness
for a drive on the Q Escorial high
way. A victory there would open the
road from the Guadarramas to the
insurgent forces that have been
blocked at the mountain passes since
the first few weeks of the war.
PR0F.EINSTEIN3WIFE
DIES AT PRINCETON
Princeton, N. J, Dec. 31 VP) Mrs.
Elsa Einstein, wife of the noted
German scientist , died yesterday
at their home here after a year's ill
ness. It was disclosed today.
Informed sources said her illness
became serious six week ago and
that for the past two weeks she had
been in virtually a state of coma. It
was understood her death was due
to heart trouble.
Her age and other details were
not Immediately available. Dr. Al
bert Einstein, her husband, declined
to make public any Information. He
Is on the staff of the Institute for
advanced study here.
Only Three Days to Help
Make Christmas Merry
For Needy Little Kiddies
Bv ROVENA EYRE
Just three days from tomorrow Is Christmas and there's
a great deal for the most of us to do. Shopping for our own
families and for those less fortunate. The Elks and the Cap
ital Journal are working hand in-
hand, trying to make this a su
perb Christmas for hundreds of
needy little children. Have you
contributed your part? If you
havent, do so tonight or tomorrow.
There's still much to be done and
funds are fast diminishing. Your
help Is needed.
The Journal, in cooperation with
two of Salem's home owned thea
tres. Is sponsoring two free mati
nees for Salem chllJ n and what
a time they will have. The first
one u Thursday morning at the
to "Prove We are Still
CHINESE REVOLT
REACHES KANSU
Nanking, Dec. 31 VP) China call
ed for swift military action today to
rescue Generalissimo Chiang Kai
Shek in the face of reports that the
Slanfu rebellion had spread to the
mountainous Kansu province.
General Yu Hsueh-Chung, chair
man of the Kansu provincial gov
ernment, stayed a sudden coup at
the provincial capital, Lanchow, un
confirmed reports reaching Shang
hai said, and declared In favor of
Marshall Chang Hsueh-Uang.
Troops of General Yu, former
henchman of the mutinous Marshal
Chang, the reports said, raided the
bureau of public safety, disarmed
police and ransacked the headquar
ters of the provincial pacification
commissioner.
Adding to the fears that Lanchow
might be In rebellion was the fact
that no reports had been received
from American missionaries there.
Foreigners In the other western pro
.vlncee, Including Shenat, seat of the
uprising, had reported their safety.
Shigeru Kawagoe, the Japanese
ambassador, arrived from Shanghai
to be closer to the seat of govern
ment during the crisis.
It was reported he carried word
from Ms government Japan was
deeply concerned over any terms of
settlement that might be reached
and If they were detrimental to Jap
enese Interests Tokyo would be com
pelled to act
2 MEET DEATH
ON DALLAS ROAD
The second traffic death to occur
on the Salem-Dallas highway In
two days occurred shortly before
noon today, when Cecil Moore, 36,
of Oswego fell beneath the wheels
of a trailer and was almost Instant
ly killed. The accident happened
about half a mile out of West Sa
lem. Saturday night David W. Dug-
gin, 41, of Eola, was killed Instantly
when he was hit by an automobile
five miles beyond West Salem on
the same highway.
Moore, the man killed today, and
his brother, A. M. Moore, also of
Oswego, were on the truck. Cecil
Moore was ordinarily the driver.
But at the time of the accident the
brother was driving while Cecil took
a coll of rope and attempted to bol
ster a load of sacks on the truck
while the vehicle was In motion.
The end of the rope fell to the road
under the wheels of the trailer and
Jerked Moore from the truck to the
road where the wheels of the trailer
passed over htm.
A call to the Salem Taxi company
for an ambulance was Immediately
made and Moore ws taken to the
Salem Deaconess hospital, but It Is
(Concluded on page 13. column 7)
Grand theatre, with the doors open
Ing at 9:30 o'clock. Each child Is
to bring a can or Jar of fruit vege
tables or soup. In order to nc ad
mitted. Zollle and his cohorts will
be on hand to greet all comers. A
splendid bill. Including Oeorge
O'Brien In "Thunder Mountain
will be shown.
The State theatre Is giving a free
matinee for the city's needy chil
dren Christmas morning at (
o'clock. The beautiful film. "The
'(Concluded on page II, column I)
HUGE AIRLINER
CRASHED RIDGE
III IDAHO YILDS
Not Possible for Either of
Transport Pilots to be
Alive
Plane Disappeared Fri
day Night No Trace
Found of Air Express
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 31 (At
The twisted wreckage of the huge
Northwest Airlines transport plane
which disappeared into the murky
darkness of north Idaho last Friday
morning was found today on Ceme
tery ridge south of Wallace, Idaho,
in mountainous country.
Lieut. Byron Cooper, Washington
national guard pilot who found the
ship, said it was not possible that
either Pilot Joseph Livermore or
Co-Pilot Arthur A. Hald, the ship's
only occupants, were alive.
The Big Lockheed Electra. twin
engined plane .must have crashed
Into the mountain side at terrific
speed. The two metal wings were
about 300 feet below the fusalage,
which was in a clearing.
A. R. Menslng, Northwest Airlines
division superintendent at Spokane,
went to Kelogg, Idaho, immediately
" (Concluded on page 7, column f
SHIP BURNING
ANGERS SOVIET
(Coprrlsht. 1936. br unites Prcul
London, Dec. 31 (U.R) Russian an.
ger over reports that Spanish na
tionalists set fire to a Soviet freight
ship caused new fears today that the
Spanish civil war might yet develop
into an international conflict.
At Russia's request, Great Britain
has consented to use Its channels of
Information to aid In determining
the ship's fate.
Pending definite evidence, Russia
has decided to withhold a decision
on action to be taken If its fears for
the ship prove true.
It was understood that if it proved
that nationalists set fire to the ship
possibly with loss of life Russia
may ask that all governments de
clare the nationalist ships pirates,
to be sunk on sight.
An alternative, even graver, would
be that Russia might alone declare
the nationalist fleet plratea and risk
a clash with warships of Italy or
Germany, both of which are favor
able to the nationalists.
It was believed probable that, aside
from a possible "piracy" declaration,
Russia would undertake navy
movements designed to protect So
viet ships In and near Spanish wat
ers. There were reports that such
movements had begun.
STORM WARNINGS
FLOWN ON COAST
Portland, Ore., Dec. 21 (U.R)
Storm wa mines were flown at all
Oregon and Washington coast ata
ttons today, warning of southerly
gales this afternoon and tonight.
A storm of "unusual energy and
extent1 was centered off the coast
of southeastern Alaska and north
em British Columbia and strong
winds and gates on the coast of
W a h ins ton and British Columbia.
Rain and mild temperatures wero
forecast for Oregon.
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