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6 C apitalJIJ oiiiraal Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, July 5, 1938 ' Pri Comics IU a fact, there ar more ml hearty laugh to ft square loch to the "Henry" (trip than In any other comic. Read It dally along wltb ottaeri on the featurt page of tha Capita Journal Weather Mr tonight and Wednesday, but fog on coast, rising temperature, moderate northwest wind. Yester day: Max. 68. Min. 43. Rain a River 23 ft. Northwest wind, cloudy. 50th Year, No. 158 Entered Moond elu Price Three Cents On Trslni and New Stands Fife Cents nutcur t Slm, Oregon Dave iRyfcz Implicsites Rosser do Arson Plot wr v. Japanese Capture Hukow President to Go On Warpath For Opponents On Western Trip Will Seek to Replace Those Considered Conservative Washington, July 5 () President Roosevelt starts out Thursday on a journey to San Francisco which may be come the most spectacular bit of political torch-bearing he ever has done. Such evidence of his inten tions as can be gleaned from his own remarks indicates he is on the verge of striking a bold new course in politics of venturing personally into realms which he previously left to his lieutenants. The new course was outlined In his recent radio speech to the na tion. Its purpose will be to keep In congress those the president con ceives to be "liberals" and to re place with new men so far as possi ble those he conceives to be "con servative." Help for "Liberals" Administration help for the "lib erals" and opposition to the "con servatives" is not new. In the Flor ida democratio primary this spring, Senator Pepper had frank admin istration support But it came from James Roosevelt, the president's son and secretary, not openly from the president himself. Other candidates have had the aid of such White House lleuten. ants as Secretary Ickes and WPA Administrator Hopkins. The president haa put In good words personally only for Senate Leader Barkley of Kentucky and of Senators Duffy of Wisconsin and McAdoo of California. Now it ap pears he may give up Indirection in many eases. Reports ant that the group of which Thomas O. Corcoran Is the sparkplug wants to force out of their seats or at least attempt It- all those senators and representa tives who opposed the administra tion in any material way. He will make three speeches in Kentucky, In all of which he is expected to voice clearly his support of Senator Barkley, who is opposed by Gov. A. B. Chandler. No Operation on Jimmy Necessary Rochester, Minn., July S (At Marked improvement was reported by attending Mayo clinic physicians today in the condtlion of James Roosevelt, son and secretary of the president, who is undergoing treat ment for a gastric ulcer. "It is quite definite that no sur gery will be necessary," a hospital statement Issued today said. Young Roosevelt Is expected to be dismiss ed from the hospital within two weeks. He underwent X-ray exanv lnation yesterday. 568 Fatalities in Holiday Accidents (Br th. Onllfd Pten) The nation's 1938 Independence day celebration was the costliest in its history from a ed Press survey showed today throughout the country during the triple holiday week-end. This was an all-time high In casualties, sur passing by eight the record estab lished during last year's July 4th celebrations. The record number of deaths re sulted despite an Intensive cam paign which 28 organizations with a 46,000.000 membership had car ried on In every state. Automobile fatalities again top ped the casualty list, At least 272 persons died In highway accidents nearly as many as by all other forms of violence combined. Drownings took 144 Uvea. The remaining deaths resulted from suicides, shootings, stabblngs, falls, minor plane crash es, freak accidents and other mis cellaneous types of violence. Fireworks were responsible for only four deaths two In Virginia and two In Pennsylvania. California topped the state-br-state li-t of casualties with 4. Of these, 28 resulted from automobile. Asks $5,000,000 Divorce Price Barbara's Count Accused Man "Like a Dog" Made Threats of Giving Her Three Years of Hell and Headlines London, July 5 (If) Count ess Barbara Hutton Haug-witz-Reventlow's battery of noted legal talent today ac cused her titled Danish hus band of demanding $5,000,000 and their two-year-old son Lance in return for a divorce in a tense hearing in Bow street court. In the course of two and a half hours of sensational tes timony to support charges against the handsome Count Court, he also was accused of threatening to shoot an unnamed Mayfalr so ciety man "like a dog." The golden - haired, black-clad Woolworth heiress kept her sad, childlike eyes on the back of her husband's head as her attorneys de clared he had threatened to "put her on the spot" and had laughed at a proffered gift of $250,000 as "an in sult." The hearing was adjourned until July 13. Today's testimony was on the countess' charges that her hus band had placed her in fear of her life or bodily harm. Freed on Bail He was released again on ball of 2,000 pounds (f 10,000), as in the ease of his first hearing last Friday im mediately after returning from France to face his wife's charges. The skillful Sir Patrick Hastings, noted king's counselor, and Solicit or William M. Mitchell, attorneys for the countess, related a long ser ies of threats they said the dis traught count bad made in Paris. They said he talked of a "duel," called bis wife obscene names, threatened to seize his son and "give Barbara three years of hell and headlines." Hinted Suicide He hinted, too, of suicide, they said, and declared people would blame his wife for driving him to It. On cross - examination Mitchell testified that the count was "ser iously disturbed" because of "an other' gentleman" and wanted to know if the countess would marry him if she got a divorce. It was Mitchell also who dis closed that the countess first thought of a settlement of 250,000 pounds ($1,200,000) on her estranged husband but decided to offer the smaller sum, $250,000, as "a gift." There also was mention of a let ter belonging to the countess which the count had taken and which "grieved him very much." Mitchell added that the count had studied grounds for divorce in Danish law. At another point Mitchell ac cused the count of "blackmail talk" and said the count had told him he made a mistake in signing a "New York deed," by which he re nounced a husband's rights to cer tain of his wife's property. Wearing a blue serge suit and blue shirt and holding a brief case, the (Concluded on Pane 11, Column 5) standpoint of lives lost. A Unit that 568 persons died violently accidents. Illinois followed with 45 and New York was close behind with 44. Pennsylvania has 41. Only Montana and South Caro lina boast spotless records. Though only four fireworks deaths were reported, countless hundreds were Injured by explo sives. Philadelphia, where colonial fa thers algned the declaration of in dependence, had Its most disastrous July 4th celebration in 28 years. Civic officials there pressed for a state law banning fireworks after explosives injured more than 250 persons the largest number since 1910 when 405 were hurt. Sale of fireworks m Philadelphia are for bidden, but they are sold in sur rounding communities and "smug gled" into the city. Ten persons were burned, two seriously, at Rock Island, Illinois. last night in a premature explosion of fireworks that threw 9,000 persons into B panto. of Threatening to Shoot afiaf Custody of young Lance, who was born in February, 193", is sure to figure In any court ac tion Involving his parents. Count and Countess Haugwltz Reventlow. Douglas Plane Designer Dies Santa Monica, Calif.. July i UP) Harry H. Wetzel, 60, vice-president and general manager of the Doug las Aircraft corporation since Its foundation 18 years ago, died today at Santa Monica hospital. Death resulted from complica tions following an emergency ab dominal operation last month. Mrs. Wetzel and their son, Harry, Jr., Cornell university student, survive. The end came only a few weeks after Wetzel's greatest dream was realized the first test flight of the DC-4, world s largest land plane. Since the 42 passenger "hotel on wings" was designed more than two years ago, he had been in active charge of completing the $1,700,000 project. Wetzel, bom In Tamaque, Pa. studied industrial engineering at Penn State university. During the World war he became chief of air craft production of the army signal corps. N. Y. Police Official Commits Suicide New York, Puly S (TV-Police In spector Charles L. Neldig, 62, one of New York City's highest ranking police officers, who was transfer red three days ago in a de partment "shakeup," was dead to dayby his own hand, police said. Neldig, a policeman since 1908, was ordered "exiled" from his dis trict in East Side Manhattan last week to Ozone Park in Queens, a less Important post, by CommiS' sloner Lewis J. Valentine. Four lieutenants and 14 patrolmen under him also were transferred. The transfers were ordered after Commissioner Valentine's head quarters aqusd in a series of raids uncovered several gambling dens in Neldig's Manhattan district. Neldig was listed officially as the fifth member of the police depart ment to kill himself In the last three months. State Department Moving Today The work of moving the state de partment equipment from the state office building Into the new state eapltol started here today. Secre tary of Bute Snell said he noped to have his department operating smoothly by Thursday. Moving of the executive offices and state treasurers' department probably will be delayed until early next week. Two other offices, the state board of control and the state budget dl rector, also will occupy offlcea in tne new capttoi. Chinese Troops Withdraw From Key Cily Invaders Prepare for 160 Mile Advance up Yang tze to Hankow Shanghai, July 5 () The Japanese army which, in a year s fighting, has crashed its way 450 miles up the Yangtze river into the heart of China, established posi tions today for another major effort to reach Hankow, pro visional capital of Generalis simo Chiang Kai-Shek's gov ernment. The Japanese command an nounced today the capture of Hukow, 180 miles from the China capital and a principal barrier to the Japanese advance. Chinese withdrew, leaving munitions sup plies, and there was little fighting after Japanese pierced Hukow's out er defenses, military officials said. Drive on Hankow Occupation of the city put the Japanese in position for a Hankow offensive along two possible routes, both extremely difficult. The one choice was a 150-mile drive up the -Yangtze river, winding through a mountainous area with Its strong Chinese defenses. The other was a land and water detour to the west, In an effort to sever the Canton-Hankow railroad, dis rupt transportation of supplies and force the evacuation of Hankow, Foreign military observers thought the roundabout route would be the choice, with the Japanese avoiding a frontal assault on Hankow, The logical route for a detour was from Hukow across and around Lake Poyang to Nanchang, China's major alrbase, 100 miles south. Jap anese said today they bombed Nan chang from the air and destroyed Si planes. Kutang, on Lake Poyang, also was bombed. Up the Yangtze It was assumed that the Japanese would continue their operations up the Yangtze toward Hankow, to pro tect their flank and force a division off Chinese defenses. The first (Japanese objective from Hukow was Kiukiang, 15 miles up river. Japanese warships, which steamed through six mine fields be tween Matowchen and Hukow, to day were busy removing mines from the river and tha mouth of Lake Poyang to prepare for the Kiukiang advance. The Japanese have gone 70 miles up the Yangtze since the fall of Anking three weeks ago, although the majority of their fleet stlU U be. low Matowchen, 26 miles down stream from Hukow, where Chinese established a protective boom of sunken Junks. An overland offensive around Poyang would permit Japanese to attack Nanchang from the rear, while by crossing the lake they could approach the city from the front. The water route, however, is ex tremely difficult, with narrow pas sages and numerous Islands, some of them with heavy defenses. Prevents Suicide But Loses Hand Marshfield, Ore , July S UR Grabbing a 30-30 rifle just as her husband was picking It up to shoot himself, Mrs. Barney Hazelton halt ed a suicide attempt but lost her right hand doing It. A bullet from the gun, which went off In her hand, took off all the fingers except the thumb. She was taken to a hospital where the hand was amputated. The bullet struck an iron bed' stead, ricocheted and struck Ha zelton in the temple, failing to pen' etrata the akulL Hazelton, suffer ing from shock, was also taken to the hospital. Frances Linfield Takes Air Trip Portland. July S (4f Mrs. Frances K. R. Linfield. 88-year-old Oregon pioneer for whom Linfield College at McMinnville is named, made her first airplane trip Saturday. She flew to Spokane to visit friends for a month. Boat Trip On Rio Grande Ends In Disaster Two Denver businessmen, E. R, Wakefield (left) and A. 8. Hunt, trying to navigate the Rio Grande from Alamosa, Cola, to Albuquerque, N.M., for a vacation, were hurled into the seething waters when their home-made 11-foot boat in which they are shown, cap sized. One man was swept down-stream and the other, apparently badly Injured, made shore and wan dered away across desolate, snake-Infested badlands. Associated Press Photo. " Boat Survivor Hunts Companion uerro, in. m., July o () While he sought his wife to in form her of his safety, A. S. Hunt described today how he groped through a pitch-dark wilderness crawling with rattle snakes after he and a boating companion) were dumped into the roaring Rio Grande river. Hunt said he would join today ' in the search for the body of I. R. Kennedy Sees Depression End London, July 5 VP United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, who cheered Britain last night with a message of economio revival in America, prepared today for a good will visit to Ireland. Kennedy, who returned to Eng land yesterday from a short visit in the United States, told the Fourth of July American society dinner "Our country, I am happy to report to you, is reviving from her economic difficulties, but only the future course of the world can determine whether that revival will be of a permanent nature. In the United States, at any rate, the psychological elements which held us so strongly In their depressing grip last winter are tending to disappear." Another speaker at the dinner was Anthony Eden, former British foreign secretary, who praised American foreign policy and criti cized British policy. Eden stressed the need of Anglo American cooperation, declaring that "the faith of those bred in freedom should be robust enough to withstand any challenges." Insurgents Near Valencia Hendaye, France, (At the Span ish Frontier), July 5 MV-Insurgents swung down the Mediterranean coast toward Valencia today and occu pied Biirriana, Important highway point 20 miles north of Sagunto. They also marched Into Orao de Burriana, slightly to the east and directly on the coast. Insurgents have been Just outside Burriana since the capture of VU larreal June 17. Occupation of the town follow ed Insurgent reports they had smashed government lines south of the Teruel-Medlterranean highway In the Sarrlon sector. Dispatches from General Jose Varela's field headquarters said his Insurgents had advanced twelve miles since their sudden, relentless offensive south of the highway was started Saturday. Thousands of government troops defending almost-surrounded posi tions In the Universale mountains were in danger of being trapped. On the extreme eastern flank of the 60-mlle Castellon de la Plana front along the Mediterranean coast, insurgents were reported to have stormed the heights domin ating Nules, strategic city on the coastal highway 14 miles north of Sagunto, where the Teruel-Medlterranean and Castellon-Sagunto highways Join as one road to Val encia. Fall Fatal to Boy Grants Pass. July S UP Dons Id Dressel, 10. son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dressel, died this morning at the county hospital where he was rushed Sundsy afternoon. He never regained consciousness after a 50-foot tall from a tree at the city park. Wakefield whom he saw swept down the cascading stream when their craft upset Sunday in the Black canyon near here. When ditch riders reported seeing Hunt wander off from the opposite side of the river after the crash, Mrs. Hunt came here from Denver and engaged guides to aid in the search. Hunt turned up In a northern New Mexico sheep camp yesterday but his wife s whereabouts were un known. He was taken to Antonlto, Colo. Stood on End In a telephone conversation early today the Denver man told the As sociated Press a sudden wave stood the small boat on end. "Two ditch riders tied a note on a rock and tossed It to me. It said 'Looks like your friend Is gone; who are the relatives? We'll notify them.' I was too weak to throw them my reply, telling them to wait. The river was too noisy to hear their shouts. "About 4 o'clock I started walk Ing. I only had canvas shoes and no socks. My feet were beginning to blister. My legs were bruised and cut from the rocka In the river. "I thought I would come to some little town. I didn't know where was. For a while I followed railroad tracks. A Spanish-American shep herd who couldn't speak English was the only person I saw. "When it grew dark, I could hear rattlers every few feet. Each time I stopped and hit the bushes with a long paddle until they crawled away. At one time, I could hear them all around me, "I built a fire about midnight and slept near it a couple of hours. Then I started out again. About 2 p. m, came: to the sheep camp." New Era Boy Victim of Auto Oregon City, July 6 P Darting in front of an automobile on the Pacific highway near New Era, five miles south of here, William O Ziney. 8, was struck today and kill cd. The driver, H. A. Page, Yuma. Ariz., who was en route to Portland, overturned In a ditch trying to avoid the boy. Page suffered bruises. Hughes Prepares for Flight to Paris New York. July 6 Howard Hughes, the lanky million' aire from California, is in which has seen better days, and Pans Just for the experience of flying to Paris, Whether he will go on around the world, he says, depends on how things look when he gets to Europe. The only man who has ever flown to Parts from New York Is Charles A. Lindbergh. Of the many who have circled the world by air, In cluding those In the Orjf Zeppelin In 1929. the late Wiley Post made Uie best elapsed time 7 days, 18 hours. For two yeara Hughes, who Is known as the only Independent movie producer from the "outside" who ever got out of Hollywood with his shirt, has had stores of gasoline buried at strategic points on the globe for Just such a flight. Hughes drifted on to Floyd Ben Luck Quizzed On Kidnaping White Plains, N. Y.. July 5 U.R The federal bureau of Investigation obtained a court order today per mitting the removal of 23-year-old Werner Fred Luck from the West chester county Jail for questioning In the Peter Levtne kidnaping case. Luck had been convicted of attempt ed blackmail in connection with the case. Luck denied any connection with the kidnaping and slaying of the 12 year old Peter Levlne, whose mutilated body was washed ashore from Long Island Sound on May 20, more than three months after he disappeared. Luck and Edward John Penn, 18, both of North Pelham were con victed last week on charges of try ing to obtain $300,000 ransom from Murray Levlne, the victim's attor ney father. Both are awaiting sen tencing. Westchester County Judge Frank H. Coyne signed the order permit ting the removal at the Insistence of agents of the federal bureau of investigation. West Oregon Sawmill Idle Portland, Ore., July 5 (U.R) The West Oregon sawmill was Idle once more today as the A. F. of L.-C. I O. Jurisdictional fight, now nearly a year old, continued. The mill, closed Saturday for the holiday, did not open this morning. The A. F. of L. affiliated Lumber and Sawmill Workers' union has imposed a boycott on the mill sim ilar to the one which caused a su- spenslon of operations earlier In the year. Members of the district comv cU of the union who hold key posi tions In the plant refused to return to their Jobs today because of the union boycott. Decision to boycott the mill once more came Wednesday of last week when the management re fused to negotiate with the A. F. of L., which claims it controls a majority of Uie workers. The boycott was put into effect Thursday and Is similar to action taken when the C. I. O. claimed bargaining power earlier this year. The National Labor Relations Board meeting which ended Thurs day charged the mill with unfair labor practices In that it allegedly connived with the A. F. of L. to re open the mill and give that organ ization control of the men. town wearing a brown felt hat presently he is going to fly to nett airport In his two-motored transport ship last night after leisurely, one-stop hop across the continent from Burbank, Calif. Who was going to be captain of the ship on the flight to Paris? "There won't be an chief." Hug' hes said. "Every man has his own Job, and each of us Is aa good as the other. The automatic pilot will really do most of the flying." An automatic pilot la a gyro scope gadget, used on most com mercial air lines, to which Hughes can turn over control of his 885.000 machine when he wants to take a rest. Four men will accompany him, but Hughes will be at the controls. Just when he will leave New York depends on North Atlantlo weather reports. Heard Banks Demand More Coin for Stooges Says Beck Told Rosser He Was Spending Too Much Money Dallas, Or., July 5 (Di rect testimony of Dave Rutz, former business agent for the teamsters' union at The Dalles, this morning was the first witness offered in the trial of Al Rosser, former sec- . retary of the combined team sters' union of Portland, on trial for arson in connection with the burning of the West Salem box factory last No vember 20, when court re sumed after the holiday recess. Rutz, convicted of a tractor sabo tage plot, served aa Portland busi ness agent from December 1936 to February 1938. Ruts told the Jury, he saw XI Banks, former business agent for the Marion-Polk-Linn teamsters who Is now serving a 12 year prison sentence in connection with the same case for which Rosser is no being tried. In Rosser's office in Portland early last December. TVas a Hot Job "I see you are after money too, Rosser said to Banks, Ruti testi fied. "Yes," ha replied, "those stooge want more money." "How much did you pay them?" . queried Rosser. ., "8105." "That Is enough for them." "I don't know what's right, Banks was quoted as saying. "I guess they did a pretty damn good Job of It," Rosser commented, "Yes," Banks said to Rosser, "they did. It was a hot Job. It even curled up the railroad tracks." "Ill ask Clarence Adams (head of the hiring hall) about paying any more," Rosser stated. Beck Complains At this point Ruts said he asked what the others were talking about and one of the two, he did not spe cify which, told him It waa the West Salem box factory fire. Dave Beck, Seattle labor lord and head of the teamsters in western states, told Rosser that he (Rosser) wss spending too much money. Ruts said. Beck was in Portland In connection with difficulties with in the teamsters' council. Rosser told Beck, Rutz continued, that he had been taken advantage of while he was 111 and had been taken off the payroll. Beck smoothed out the turmoil within the camp and Rosser was reinstated by the council, he said. In cross-examination Attorney George Vanderveer charged that Banks and Ruts went over their story at the state penitentiary on June 28 with Attorneys Ralph Moody and Oscar Haytcr and Dis trict Attorney Bruce Spaulding. Vanderveer asked Rutz: No Dress Rehearsals "Did you put on your make-up and have a dress rehearsal?" "No, I didn't," Ruts shouted. "They wanted to get the facts." Rutz admitted that he might have talked with Banks at the state pris on since Banks testified a few days ago. Banks was called to the stand again and questioned about his confession of February 8 In which he is said to have stated that Ros ser had nothing to do with the West Salem fire, contrary to the testimony he has given In the Ross er trial. Banks stated today that a Joint council meeting was held In Port land In September when complaints were made about the way Rosser was spending the money. He said Dave Beck gave a talk on finances and said that certain money had to be paid out, and they (union of ficials) wouldn't explain how the money was spent, "Beck said," Banks related today, 'I know of one occasion where a large aum of money changed hand on the street. No one waa any the wiser and the main witness never showed up for the trial'." Cardozo Continues Improvement Portchester, N. Y., July I MV The condition of Associate Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo was reported at noon today as "continuing to show improvement. The Justice, ill for many months. Is staying at the home of Justice Irving Lehman of the New York state Judiciary. He sulfered ft re laps several day ago, D