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BEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1935
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By PAUL MALLAX
(Copyright. 1935, by Paul Mallon)
Washington, Oct. is. Those
who are wisest In the ways of war
feel that Mussolini is in a very bad
1 ix in c miopia.
nis Bni art uen
oral de Bono Is
sending out
glamorous tales
of victories to
keep the Rome
fires burning,
but these can
not conceal his
dangerous p r e -dlcament
from
tne wary eyes or
those In the
know here.
The kind of
PALL IMALI.U.N
victories do Bono has been winning
against thin air may be all right
for the crowds at the bulletin boards
In Rome, but the plain Inside fact
of the matter is that his unopposed
advance will soon cost Mussolini far
more than the whole- of Ethiopia
Is worth.
The wise ones .believe also that
the advance to Addis Ababa will
require weeks, if not months, and
that the war will not really start
until Mussolini gets there. Then his
lines of communications (for food)
will be stretched out more than
BOO miles In two directions and
Halle Selassie's raiding guerillas will
really go to work on them.
In fact, the whole campaign
sounds like such a foolhardy ad
venture that the smartest here sus
pect It Is only a little stage pro
logue to get things going for a big
ger drama to come In Europe.
One thing which strengthens this
suspicion is the fact that Mussolini
has left all his good troops at home.
Those In Ethiopia are socond-strlng
men with little training. . '
It may seem strange to contend
anyone here could have worthwhile
knowledge of what la going on in
Ethiopia, but there are some who
make It their private business to
know. They do not know everything,
but their studied deductions' are
about as good as anything you can
get on the subject anywhere. You
may accept them as well grounded
and authentic. -
They see, for Instance, the Inside
problem of de Bono. He first moved
Into Ethiopia twenty miles snd sat
down, although there was no real
opposition In his front. Ho had to
sit down In order to build roads
behind him. He has built plenty ol
them, three distinct routes, each
about 100 miles, back to his seaport
base at Massaua.
His further advance can progress
no faster than his engineers can
construct roads in his rear. Eacn
mile he progresses means that he
(Continued on Page Ten)
MNTINUE HEARING IN
SLAYING OF PARENT
SAN DIEGO, Cat., Oct. 18. (AP)
Continuance of the preliminary hear
ing of Lois Zachary. 18. charged with
the slaying of her father. Roy R.
Zachary. 44-year-old Encinltaa realtor,
ifntil 2 p. m. Monday was granted
this afternoon by Township Justice
Phil Smith. The continuance was
asked by defense counsel.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
A picture on the front paRe of to
day's Oregonlan looking more like
Chris oootlleb than Chris does. It
was of Rep. J. J. Dempsey of New
Mexico, pondering the Philippine
question.
Tom Robinson, Irked at suggestions
that the city police station fly-swatter
was not all It might be as a lethal
weapon, purchasing another, before
he remembered that he was taking a
heating, having also bought the orig
inal one. three years ago.
Herb Ouenther and Ron DeVore
trying to lure a reporter Into Joining
the Elks so that they could beat him
half to death at an "initiation. In
retaliation for putting their names In
this department because they look
alike.
Vrrl O. Walker, assistant county
treasurer, taking one good listen to
a radio that was developing a hacking
cough, and diagnosing the trouble
In no time at all. He spends most of
his spare tlmo experimenting with
radios. '
Doe Waters surveying plsns for his
new veterinary hospital, over the yap
pings of several hounds.
The careufcfr at the park trying to
scrub the v. jlnut stains off the white
merbie statue.
British Envoy
And Mussolini
In Conference
ROME, Oct. 18. (Exchange Telegraph It was rumored that diplo
mat lo conversations tonight had resulted In an agreement whereby Great
Britain- will withdrawn prt of Its Mediterranean fleet and Italy In ex
change will reduce her military forces In Libya.
ROME, Oct. 18. (AP) Well-informed sources disclosed tonight that
peace talks with Premier Mussolini, directed toward ending the Italo-Ethl-oplan
war, are under way. These sources said that Premier Mussolini and
Premier Laval of France were carrying on conversations with the ambas
sadors of Great Britain, France and Italy,
Diplomatic circles, admitting that
only the scan test information was
available on the peace situation, said
the progress reached was of the great
est importance.
11 Duce engaged tn a long conver
sation today with Sir Eric Drummond,
the British ambassador to Rome, but
the substance of their talk was treat
ed with the greatest secrecy.
From unofficial sources came word
that the result might be the issuance
of a special communique after the
wording is agreed upon between Rome
and London.
An official Italian spokesman em
phasized that Italy has been standing
apart from the active efforts of Laval
to reach a settlement through his
talks at Paris.
(By the Associated Press)
The possibility of a naval blockade
of Italy which MussoltnJ has said
would be tantamount to a declara
tion of war was seriously discussed
Informally in League of Nations cir
cles at Geneva today.
Some delegates saw In economic
sanctions weapons too slow and per
haps too Ineffectual to accomplish
the "punishment" that the league
has voted upon Italy as the "aggres
sor" In the war with Ethiopia a war
as yet never formally declared, but
Involving more than a million fight
ing men. A naval blockade, they said,
is a "dangerous possibility." --
Psagrcement Grows
There were signs, too, of a grow
ing disagreement between Great Brit
ain and France upon whose joint
co-operation the league must depend
for enforcement of Its edicts.f they
are to succeed.
Premier Laval of France was repre
sented as having virtually refused to
"legalise" Britain's show of naval
strength In the Mediterranean until
(Continued on Page Seven)
LlSOllLSEEK'
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 18. (AP)
Attorneys for David A. Lsmson served
notice on District Attorney Fred L.
"Thomas today that a motion will be
made in Superior judge R. R. Syer's
court Monday to have the Jury venire
for his third trial on wife murder
charges discharged and a special ven
ire called.
The defense alleges a fair and Im
partial Jury icannot be selected from
the 200 name venire because It In
cludes the names of 60 or more per
sons called and examined as Jurors
at the first and second Lamson trials.
BOLGER RETURNS FROM
PENNEY STORE CONFAB
W. a. Bolger, manager of the J, C.
Penney department store hero, ac
companied by Mrs. Bolger. last night
returned from a conference with atore
officials In Portland, Where ha has
been for several days. While on their
way home, the Bolgers visited with
friends In Eugene.
Postpone Party W. W. G. of the
First Baptist church haa Indefinitely
postponed the party scheduled for
October 18.
Ma. Butler Sees Peril
In 'Sideshow' at Geneva
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., Oct. 18.
(AP) Major General Smedley D.
Butler, calling Ethiopian warfare
"sideshow maneuvers" compared to
the statesmen's "rackets" at Geneva,
declared today that League of Na
tions sanctions are dangerous.
"If It were not for the league sanc
tions program," the retired marine
corps officer said tn an interview,
"there would be only two nations In
volved right now Grest Britain and
Italy Instead of more than 50.
"The United States can't keep out
If Europe works up to a general war
and If martial propaganda Is fed to
our people."
Voicing fear that too much atten
tion to war movement might arouse
American fighting Instincts, he said:
"It takes a while to get the poor
devils who have to do the dying
worked up to It. but propaganda can
do the trick Just as It did In 1916
and 1017. We voted for peace when
HOPE FOR PEACE
LONDON, Oct. 18. (AP) British
officials tonight expressed pessimism
concerning reports an early termina
tion of the Italo-Ethioplan war was
In sight, despite apparently reliable
reports from Paris that France had
agreed to Great Britain's demand for
naval support In the Mediterranean
in the event of an Italian attack. -
In political circles, the opinion was
expressed that Mussolini has not
given the slightest sign of letting up
In his campaign.
Officials were Inclined to refrain
from indicating any attitude con
cerning France, pending confirmation
of various reports.
1 ;
WORST IN STATE
According to statistics received to
day by Justice of the Peace William
R. .Coleman from the . secretary of
state, Jackson county, during the
month of September, leads all the
i other counties of the state. Including
Multnomah, in convictions for motor
law violations. t
The statistics Indicate that the
motor laws are more rigidly enforced
here, or the remainder of the state
lias a prize lot of careful drivers.
There were 46 motor law convic
tions In Jackaon county last month
and 39 arrests each In Marlon and
Multnomah counties, where abides
the bulk of the population.
In the neighboring county of Jos
ephine, there were six and In Klam
ath county there were 20 convictions.
ARRIVE SPOKANE
SPOKANE. Oct. 18. CAP) Three
members of the house military af
fairs committee, headed by Rep. John
J. MoSwaln (D.. 8. Car.), touring the
nation's army bases and nlrporta,
landed in an army bombing plane at
noon today after a flight from Boise.
Idaho. -
Accompanying Representative Mc
Swain are Rep resrntat Ives John M.
Coatvllo. (D.. Calif.), and Joseph
Smith (D., Conn.) Whether the party
would proceed to Seattle after an In
spection of Fort George Wright and
proposed army alrbaaea here this af
ternoon depended upon weather con
ditions west of here. Adverse flying
weather waa reported at noon.
we elected Wilson for a second term,
but wo went to war four months
later.
"Let our newspapers keep us In
formed on what the league diplomats
are doing and we'll be able to see
through the sham. There's more to
it than what Is going on In Ethiopia.
"Europe may maneuver around for
two more years before It really gets
started. They'll have to let Oermsny
get better armed and her troops bet
ter trained first. And the British,
they've been talking peace so long
tney ii nave to build up to It.
S "There'll have to be a lot of 'Inci
dents.' Italy may have to sink a Brit
I Ish ship. Then the English will get
jln.
J "England didn't object when Oer
many decided to rearm in violation
of the Versailles treaty. She didn't
, say anything when Japan took Man-
; churl a,
(Continued oa Pf SU
Italian Forces
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I '
Led by white Italian officers, these Italian eolonlal troops Askarls
are ahown at they moved up from the base camp at Asmara to the
front. reiy for the drive Into Ethiopia. These official pictures were
released by Rome. (Associated Press Photos from Paramount News)
IS
William Bert Strand of the Eagle
Point district, originally charged with
driving a motor vehicle while intoxl-
! cated, had that charge reduced to
reckless driving by Justice of the
Peace William R. CColeman yesterday
and was fined 926 and costs.
Strand waa returning from Klam
ath county, where he had, been work
ing, when he came upon a man with
a trailer load of potatoes and the
engine of his auto not functioning.
Strand agreed to haul the trailer
down the hill, while the "dead en
gine" car coasted to a service, station
and repairs.
Coming down the Incline Strand
swung over to the wrong side of the
road and gently bumped Into a car
driven by J. Howard. The momen
tum was light or both vehicles would
have plunged over a precipice, It. was
testified.
After the collision Strand admitted'
he was "upset" and took four liberal
swigs from a pint bottle. About the
time the liquor started to act a state
police officer came along snd. after
viewing the mishap, nabbed Strand
for drunken driving. .
Howard tcatfled that Strand was
not intoxicated when the accident
occurred but "hit the bottle", after
ward as a nerve soother.
Strand entered a plea of guilty and
was given time by the court to pay
the costs upon promise- to reimburse
Howard for any damage to his car.
MEETING OCT. 30
Notice of a meeting of all legal vot
ers of School District 49, to be held
at City School Superintendent E. H.
Hedrlck'a office In the city halt on
Wednesday, Oct. 30, was made public
today. The meeting has been called.
I Hedrlck stated, for the purpose of dls
! cussing the school budget for the ap
proaching fiscal year.
Estimated receipts for the year were
$72,086, coming from such Items as
the county school fund, the elemen
tary school fund, the state Irreducable
school fund, state and federal funds
for vocational education, tuition for
non-High school district pupils, and
tuition in the same category In the :
elementary grades, from 'interest on
deposits and the sinking fund, and
other sources. - ' j
Estimated expenses for the year to
tal 266.012, leaving
balance to be '
mined by a district tax of 193 .021
aet lieath Penalty
TELLURIDE. Colo.. Oct. 18. (AP)
1 ine aeatn penalty was imposen to-j
day upon 30 year old Otis McDsnlel
j for the slaving of Sheriff W. W. Dun-
i lap of Montezuma county but hla 18
I year old brother. Herbert, wss sen-;
tenced to a life term Id prison.
Moving Up
E
LOOMS FOR HELENA
AS 58TH (MARKED UP
,
HELENA, Mont., Oct. 18. (API
Helena today appeared well on the
way to a questionable but none-the-less
distinctive record of earthquake
sequences.
At 9:50-this morning the meteoro
logical station recorded the fifty
eighth tremor In seven consecutive
days.
The last shaker was mild and of
but half-second duration and did no
known damage. The last previous
tremor was recorded about 1:30 this
morning.
. Since the first and heaviest quakes'
& week ago damage estimated at ,$75.
000 has been piled up through
twisted and crumpled chimneys,
broken glass, cracked walls and ceil
ings. There were no casualties.
. PASADENA, Cal., Oct. 18. (AP)
Three distant earthquakes were re
ported by the Carnegie- Institution's
selsmogoltcal laboratory here today.
Strong earth shocks about 0,300
miles distant were recorded at 4:23:36
and 4:33:10 p. m. Pacific standard
time, yesterday. Other distant trem
ors began at 3:18:30 and 7:20:32 a.
m. today. -
STUDEMfON -
events, personages;
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 18. (UP)
Franklin D. Roosevelt was Identified
as president of the American Federa
tion of Labor, Ignata Padcrcwskt as
Russian delegate to the League of
Nations and Lloyd George as premier
of Great Britain In answers to a test
given 106 University of Washington
sociology students -today. Date of the
Russian revolution was given aa 1776
and Hitler's rise to dictatorship 1800.
Twenty-five atudents could not tell
what nation was at war with Italy.
But only two did not know the last
name of the Dionne quintuplets.
PROMISE CLOSE
UPON TAX MEASURES
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 18. (API
A close watch Will be kept on all tas j
messures at the comwg special aes.
'on ln legislature by the cxecu- j
i live committee or the Oregon civic .
j Education league.
At a meeting here yesterday thai
committee, headed by Earle Welling-I
ion or Portland, president, voted ioone of the league organlzera.
support "any sound, sensible and lair j "in all art there must be restrslnt,"
i tax proposal." and to oppose "any and j he said, "and so. too. In the art of
. all legislation which mlKht result In dressing women should remember
unfair, unnecessary or class-dlscrlm-1 that something should be left to the
lato? taxation." 'imagination,"
WALL ST. BANKS;
Gold Imports Since Labor;
Day Exceed $350,000,
000 European Capital
ists Fear War, Indication.
By Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press Financial Editor
NEW YORK. Oct. 18. ( AP ) Large
Wall street hanks are being deluged
with foreign funds.
Exact figures on the Influx are
lacking, but the fact that gold Im
ports since Labor day have exceeded
$350,000,000 provides a fair Indica
tor. -
While most international banking
.quarters express the firm opinion
that a major war In Europe In the
Immediate future Is unlikely, they
i acknowledge that the piling up of
foreign funds in New York, is quite
a clear Indication that Europeon capi
talists are fearful.
Investments Lure .
Of course this inflow of foreign
capital Is not due solely to war fears.
Part of It represents the sending of
money here for investment by for-
clgn capitalists who think recovery i
prospects .In the United States are
brighter than elsewhere.
Part of It represents funds from
gold standard countries sent here In
Tear of currency devaluation at home.
As far as the gold movement Is
concerned, it is an Immediate reflec
tion of exchange operations. When
the London gold price, or the ratio of
gold standard currencies to dollars,
makes It profitable to Import gold
and sell It to the U. S. treasury,
banking houses automatically under-
, take those transactions. , .
Much .rrom France
But behind the rates' which mako
these gold transactions profitable, Is
a movement of capital, .not always
easy to trace.
Much of the gold la coming from
France.
The British equalization fund has
had to support the pound sterling
against a movemcat of funds out of
London.
It has done this by selling French
francs and buying pounds In the
open market. Thla has depressed the
franc, and tended to swell the flow
( Continued on Page Five)
T
AT DADSBANQUET
EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 18. (AP) Dr.
Frederick M. Hunter, new chancellor
of higher educntlon In Oregon, will
be the principal speaker at the Dads'
day banquet here Saturday night at
0:15.
A large number of dads from Port
land and other towns on the coaat
are planning to attend the annual
Dads' day program and the Oregon
Idaho football game, according to
advice from the 'Oregon Dads' presi
dent. Earl Wellington of Portland.
President C. V. Boyer of the uni
versity will address a mass meeting
at lo a. m. The football game comes
at 2 p. m., followed by the banquet.
A student "hello" dance will be given
Saturday night.
Special services In alt Eugene
churches will carry the program over
to Sunday.
EMASCULATION SLAYERS
FATE IN JURY'S HANDS
CHICAGO. Oct. 18. (AP) Mande
vllle W. Zenge's trial for slaying Dr.
Walter John Bauer, 17 days after
Bauer married Zenge's lifelong sweet
heart, went to a Jury this afternoon.
Income Shares
Maryland funding, bid $17.38; ask
ed 818.78.
Quarterly Income shares, bid 11.13;
asked 81.65.
Give Women Four Rules
For Preserving Modesty
CHICAOO, Oct. 18. (AP) Warn
ings agalnat what they termed "the
philosophy of new paganism, with Its
consequent Immodesty were broadcast
today by the newly formed League of
Mctesty.
"The extremes of Immodest fash
Ions may be seen on the bathing
beach, in the movies and In nudist
colonies." said Rev. Walter Croarkln,
Hunters Swagger
Home With Limit;
Bought On farms
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 18. (AP)
Pheasant hunters of the Portland
area have been swaggering home
with full bags, but the secret Is
out now.
Pheasant farms here hate been
doing a thriving business selling
male birds up to 93 each. It iant
hard for the hunters to spray a
few shot Into the birds.
HOPES DASHED BY
El
SALEM, Oct. 16. (AP) L. A.
Bank's charges of obtaining a par
don from the state penitentiary dur
ing the administration of Governor
Martin were virtually gone today,
following the announcement by he
governor late Thursday that he had
declined to remit the life-term sen
tence of the former Medford pub
lisher. , . .
Banks was convicted In Lane
county more than three years ago
for the slaying of police officer
George Prescott In Medford, during
the ballot theft controversy In Jack
son county.
The governor conducted a hearing
a short time ago on petitions ask
ing for aa Investigation of Banks'
(Continued on Pag Seven)
CHAIN STORE TAX
IS LATEST NOTION
PORTLAKD, ' Ore..' Oct. 18. (Af)
A new i chain store tax with
graduated sales tal feature aa well
aa graduated license, wis proposed
today by "protectors of Oregon
communities." ' a group formed .re
cently at Salem. '
Proponent elalm the tax plan
would yield sufficient funds to con
struct a new eapltol, to finance
old age pensions and social security
demands generally and to leave
some for general purposes.
The proposal, drafted In bill snap
for Introduction at the special ses
sion of the legislature If some leg
islator will oblige, Is being mailed
to all members of the legislature
The letterhead of the organisation
lists Paul Bloch of Salem aa Its
president, M, J, Reasoner of Sslem,
secretary and treasurer, and 'W. R-
Blddle of Grants Pass as vice-presi
dent.
TARGET FOR RAID
ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 18 (API
Sheriff J. V. Burns said today that In
a raid late last night on the fash
lonable Astoria Ska club, he had
seized two bulging alot' machines,
closed down a high-stake poker game,
and ordered the steward to discon
tinue the asle of liquor. No arrests
were made.
Sheriff Bums said the club had no
license to serve or sell liquor, '
' "A man who told me he couldn't
pay hla taxea on business property
wsa sitting down at a poker game,
Burns declared..
"
WM. GREEN RE-ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF A. F. L
ATLANTIC CITY. M. J.. Oct. 18.
(AP) William Green was re-elected
president of the American Federation
of Labor by acclamation today at the
federation convention.
At the first public meeting of the
league last night four rules were pro
mulgated. They were: . .
1 The dress should be cut not
lower In front or In back thin one
or two Inches below the little hollow
of the throat.
3 Sleeves should at Isast cover the
elbows, and the skirt should fsll be
low the knees.
8 The stockings should b. worn
full length and be neither flesh col
ored nor transparent.
4 The clothing In general should
be of such quality and quantity aa
to conceal rather than reveal the form
of the wearer.
TO
BRIEF DURATION
SPECIALSESSION
Temporary Chambers In
Armory And Hotel Ready
For Convening Monday
Message Slated For Noon
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct, 18. (AP)
-The OUblia work. mmmlttM of
the state nlannlnr board hurt th.
Willamette university campus above
an otner sices Tor -new capital
group, it waa made clear today by
Jamleson Parker, committee chair
man, "Th committee's first recommen
dation Is for the Willamette site
with the second choice for the Can-
dalarla Heights location." Parker
said.
It waa erroneously renortert Yes
terday that the hill site wss given
preference. ..... .
SALEM, Oct. 18. (AP) The tem
porary "Capitol" which will house tho
legislature for at least 30 days begin-1
nlng Monday waa virtually ready for
occupancy today, with new mahogany
desks and chairs In place for iui of
the member In the Armory and th
main dining room of the Marlon ho- '
tel adjoining.
While the house chamber. In the
auditorium of the Armory, will have
aufflclent room for spectators on the
second floor gallery, few will be able
to crowd .Into the senate ohamber.
The atat department announced all '
stationery and other equipment waa
tn plao for th assembly.
. . . Message Prepared
. In th meantlm Governor Martin
sent hi address to th printer and
announced hla message to th apeclal .
session would be ready for advano
mailing lata Saturday. He waa ached-f
uled to give th address about noon
on Monday, providing organisation
of th houa ha been completed by
that time.
. .The address, It was stated, wilt deal
entirely with th prvpoaali for a new
capital and additional grounds. He
will also urge a brief session In th
Interest of economy. Th address will
be about 8,000 word In length.
This will b th first time since th
construction of .th old capital build
ing In 1873 that a governor has de-
(Continued on Pag six)
CHICAOO, Oct. J8.(AP) Plans
to expand mall order and retail sell
ing . (acuities of Montgomery Ward
and company at Portland, Ore., have
bn approved formally by the board
of directors, official announoed to
day A wing consisting of nine floors
and a basement will be built next
to a present building at a cost of
8760,000
Oh So!
SOJJM
iM 7J.......
ID HOLDIN
American gent and lady ask
ing mi about HARA KIRI
they thinking it meaning to
committing suicide. Such are
not case please. Hara meaninp
stomach, in Japanese.: Kiri
meanirtg-e-to out.. So you must
look now it meaning "to cut
stomach". But it must be your
OWN stomach. Let me benude
it to you more. For instant
one reason for Hara Kiri are
just sipposing you are a Japa
nese of very honor with a
pumped up family name, and
you are' talking in a heated
chain of verbs at a other Japa
nesethen of suddenly he
speaking something which in
sult yon to the roots of your
shins and make you feeling
very ' dcsreptUe." He r e f u s e
apologize. So to getting even
and purify .your family name
you nip out a knife and out
your stomach east and west
first then with next cut you
sink your navy and go down.
Now when the insulter seo you
on the ground full of dead
that make him feeling very too
cheap and he go walking round
with a crustfallen face ever
after. 80 sorry for him,
Jhaflk you please.
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