La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 28, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE CITY fePlf jO N 1 TcsrasAtzza ponn-AND ap or- (on - Fair. (Of nr near the coast tonight and Thursday. HI VOLUME XXIV. MKMBElt ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1926. , MEMBER ASSOCIATED PREBS NUMBER 170 mmmt 7 ivmwvw mr I K N H I I II II t COIIVEIIIII PROGRAM IS COMPLETED Club' Women of Oregon to Arrive Here Mon-day-for Meet ELECTION TO BE HELD THURSDAY '". r ' t - . 'V t; I in violin, piano, baas, soprano and; breakers : Include'.' PrCSl- conlrulto. The elimination con-r- ffonbt nf Idaho TTnivpr- ,1'st will lake, place Krldny urt. r 1 .V118 j ,Q -1 7 i noon.- Miss Isabella Miller, music 51 IV illlU waSIUnglUfi; .State College: , v,v . The program '-for the' Iwenty sixtli biennial contention of the I li-eirnn li'eriorittlnn nf Women's -'lulis Unit, la in Im eiileiialniiS' hi L Orande. May 3-6 has been put A "'nor Perhups a soprano Into, Us final form by Mrs. V. V.i'w' bo lerei from Cove. Hayhurst, of Portland. - anil, h-r clold P'""; w"' "o awarded Ine rnmmlttae! which inelufh-s 'Mrs.' I winners of first place In the snlo (':'. H, Scranlon, president pf the w-ora, -mere win ue riuuons ror over and operate coal mines in pc ho'sless club. 1 Contrary to the second places. And In the chorus rlodsof emergency Is proposed In usual- custom, the progi-um. book- """"l glee club competition, both a bill approved today by the satiate lets orb being printed In tho eon-, first und second prizes will be rib vention city. : Thoyvwlll he com-jbons. , , ' plctud In a day or Ih o, and will I be held here until )the. Molcgats. FIRE LESS $2,000 arrive Monday inoi-nlng, L- follows the outline of proeetl- PARTLY COVERED uret , , . " ' ''-'' .UUMIAV KVKM.NO - - i.v;- 'i-Jka Teninlc. , , Mrs., Buldlc tlrr-Dunbur - and - Tolii! Iocs from rire und water -Mrs. c. H. Bcruntpn presiding... on lhg building , occupied by the . Music "Until the Da n " ij.Needa resluui-unl uud the Oreiron (Parks). ' Chainbei- pf,,'Coiiiiner'je'looms. on street Is estimated quartette. . . ': , this, morning al about f 2.000. uc- lnvocntlon Itev. Oliver Riley, hording to l-'ire Chief C. O. Mur- Arias "My Henri ai i ny oweet Voice" - (l-'rom. Hamaon' ,of vfjcli iiih),i (Salnt-Baena),-. Mrs. W.il. Rohnenkuinp,' Jr.. Mrs. - fcl. . 1..' Hotmefl, at the piano. !. ' , , , Addrettscs of ..welcome A'."' 'I'. . Hill,: J)i-6sldent ofc. the city t uoui uilssinn'i lr-. W. T. I'll!, president of'i the-' uhamlier of 'commerce; Mrs..'. H. Hcranton, presluent of Neighborhood club:'. Walter M. llerce, governor vt Oi-egah, Hesp.ohse to addresses ' of "come rMrs. L", 11, .L'aalner, wel Pat,t' (Cpnliuuod on l'ago 6) ' ... "' i BOTTLED BEER ' A fire, at 1.111 Monroe Just be fore noon today, not only dumuged a residence to the. vntend Of 1600 bul also- uncovered a cache of bot tled beer. ' -; ;' . The firemen were-' called lo the i,ii,, i scene. ut 11:15 o'clock and controlling the blase, ntuinhlfd i the imuer floor of the frame I building. The police look charge of the llmior und the firemen con FIREMEN FIND tinued their work. .-, , ' VI Arthur l.clu. occupant of the . house w hich "Ms ow ned by Jack Munch, was arrested bul stoutly denied, that he knew1 onthlng of the 7o'jK)tllcs of llipior. He chtlinfl that' another man, ' who occupied the second-floor room, must be tile owner. Zundel and Davis Each Given 116 Votes For School Position Either New OrOld WIhh a mnii or firm flaiis hi fminlnt-ss lu a comitiiuilly. wk of Hie. flrt llilng-i cou-ddenil In Ills ilans l. Ih- to keep In naisiant lout-It with oii. Ill1 prosm-iitv cmMoiikT, and It'll mu of liL good. Ills fat-llllieK. anil his servk-o. In I (inuiilc lie does Ibis most. coniiMt-ly anil cconomk-aJlr llirongli Tlie Observer. Tlie man -Imi ln Is-cn In Imi" Intxi i for many ears tallies tlib ,'"",' '"t Jilgnly a tlic in nrm. eau-v lie knows that yon watHi for news of his hwdueiot. Ilial twt an; iihk lo appntlaic better service, lietlcr prh-es. beller qiialllr. and liecaiiM poiMilallen i-luniges make eon maul publk-liy nett-wary. He . Tlie hrwver lo keep olil rrleniLi anil make new ones. Observer AilvertMwg ' '' A Metvlwuillslnc hcrvkv." HigH School; M usicians To Compete First Eastern Oregon Tournament to be Held in La Grande Monday Evening, i. Kstablishiug a. precedent 111 Eastern Orogon. 1-a Grande will 1 hold a music loumainent ut the high school, auditorium ' Monday evening. May 3. High school musi cians from llaker. Union and Cove 1 will compete with the local con- ltestants.: I .a Orande will . enter a girls' .chorus a boys', glee club, soloists supervisor, announces. Baker will bring a girls' chorus. a boys' glee club, soloists In piano, violin, tenor, soprano und contral to. . . - Union expects to enter u girls' chorus and sol'olstB In pluno and tho four" voices. , . . lLTOf Tf j"Tr Dl r IWOlJtvAXN'Ulij chlson. . .. The fire, which occurred yester day at 1:1& p.-ill..' did consider able .dumage to the upper story of l-illzabeth 'nuike, owner- of Hie " ' ,UU0 nsurunce 'to r ulioul i i 'ana h'nd r."'?u! !'.."' ?r. building, hudnia, cover her loss o Mrs. fci, tin-arts, wlio occupied the' lunuer floor, hud 1800 insurance. There wus'no Insurance on con- 'Ionia nit tint lnu'0i 'flnnp. "1 Thn Stitlvittinn Armv hull und lli. nmniln Itnmln Vullcv hnilHt were slightly Injured by the blaae. Ring and Wrist Watch i Stolen; Reward Offered A ruby dinner ring and u wrist watch have been stolen from Miss Huth Kussu. 1306 N avenue, she reports to the police station. Miss Kasdu offers a reward of $25 for the return of the -Jewelry. To Drill tor Oil on Rov Krnitfa' Prnnprlv , nuy ocouis i iuicti. I.OH 'ANGKI.KK.' Apr. 2. (Al) An order that bids fair to make the Crescent Uay district council, I Hoy Hcouis oi America, me weanm- . iX'St . or all loy Seoul organixaiions 'Us signed In superior court here yesterday. Tho order pcrmlta the Stundurd OH company to start drilling on an Kll-uere tract owned bv the scouts neur Santa Monica. POJjT.MASTI'.lt NO.III.NATIOI) WASHINGTON. Apr. 2H. (AP) r Postmasters nominated today: Sa lem, Ore., John H. l-'arrar. Irvin JSundel und Kermll Inivla ntt In lh cm fr.r fr. luiiiv w, . ...... ... ...v. .v. , l.l..nl u. II... lilch Mf-hnnl Hlllriotlt body election Tuesday arteruoon, I -oy young, proprietor of a Chl ench receiving 110 votes. Klmer ,.,, restaurant on Mr street, and Glenn. Hit- third candldute. got 10. H. j. Moncrief. of Cnlon. were The tie culls for a special clec- Kach tlned fjve dollars and cosls In tlon. Thursday noon the voters JllstlcK colIrt today for improper wilt ueciue wnicn 01 me iHvuri-.es Is lo neau ine smue.ni oouy usso. iclullon in 1 aau-27. There were no such coinplicu tlons In the selection of a vice president. Tom llruce. lone can didate, garnered 2-J2 votes. Kllteeri others were widely scattered, with ' Marlon Crowe the only "written-I In" namu that . occurred to more than one voter. Ho was mentioned nine times. I li'lossic Veddel was elected Sec- retruy-treustirer with a majority of 41 over her five competitors. I.ojs Nelson received 44 votes; Kdna. Gvkeler. 38; Dorothy Ann Wurnlck. 14; Ann Ktunge. 3. and Mur jo rle Keynolds. wjtosc wus written in, one. name The election, to ull uppeurunets, the musical service, the message was the quietest In the history of announced. Including plans lo en Ihe association, students declare, tcrtutn the quartet members at Duvis enthusiasts seemed lo ' be dinner earlier in the evening. Mis. pretty active, whtle friends of 'a. L. Hlchurdson Is dlreclor-so-Zundel. luklng ft for grunted that pruno; Mrs. W. . llohnenkump he would be elected anyway, did Jr., contralto: It. J. Dykhuls, ten little campaigning. or: Hay Williams, baritone, and The speciul election Is expected i Mrs. J.- A. 'Tedford,' pianist. Hub- to accelerate politics for the next two days . ' PRESIDENT SlfillSll DEBT BILL Italian Settlement, Plan Becomes Law with Coolidge's Action EMBRGENCY MINE MEASURE OKEHED Chief Executive Informs Congress That Pension Bills Should Provide for Revenue. WAH11INOTON, Apr: S. (Al')- President Coolidge late today sign ed the Italian war debt agreement, thereby making the agreement et-: recti ve. , : , ' J . WASHINGTON. Apr. !8. (API Authority for the president to take i labor committee. Under the measure Introduced by Senator Copoland, democrat. New York, the president . would have control of distribution at a "rensonoble price. - . ' '- , 1 -AailliniHiraiioii vi uiu ww'tw 'ue in the bureuu.of mines. Helsurn- jof the mines wouiu tie auinoriicu 'inediatloii und arbitration had rail ed. . ' ,. : ," i S'ASHlNOT)N. Apr). 28V- (AP) President Coolldgu has informed , congressional leadera that .pension legislation should carry - revenue nibring; provisions. Home of these leaders disagree .with the nroaident's volley,, flral enunciated In the case-or the bonus .., h , i,iiv i,i,t! ir Hie , uml W ..''.0"'VV , ." 'Wk "nV chief i-ice'ciil ve. veloe 'tia first or e.i..-. enlnn hllls-lhat In- creating pensions to-HpanlBh-Amcr- lean war veteran they can mus ter tho necessary two thirds mujor- Ity to enact It over his veto. Work on Iho if', golf course near Island City will slurl Imme diately. I he greens committee un- nounced today. The members went over ""' grounds lust evening to ,,,.u.rlll)n(. wllllt I1111B, Ub anoriist. H. V. Gates, of HillsborO. who Is figuring on the sprinklng system. accompanied them. O. I.. Larison, B, 1. Crowe and i. nnri-s a. tiiiiKiiiiiun w-re hhuii-u on ine runniuiiu" . uy im i-iuu ' large. ('., W. Hlngner s name was reported by mistake in tne place or Mr. Crowe's In last night's Ob. server. Chase llohnenkump was selected a fourth member by the new directorate.,-' which will ap - - point a fifth and completing mem-j ber of the committee soon. ' . Nnn.Siitinni't I'hrn . i r- Dismissed by Justice t'pon his agreement under bond In ..,.nl..l.,,lu tUlt 1. I.w.l.lh In lh. .i . ... " . ,..7..i ' ..! und eigltt years of age. tt charge of nonsupport against Mose Jtarrls ! was dismissed without u heoN-tng in justice of the peace court at 11:30 ... ....I.... ....I ........ .. .......... u ,,,, lU,Uy, juiikv JI1.UHU I"-V , .. .1... .1 1 l..u.. I adjustment of headlights, Presbyterian Singers Invited to Pendleton The KIihI Presbyterian quartet hud a teh-phonlc - Invitation from the Presbyterian church ut. Pen- jdlelon last night lo repeat at the 'evening s;ri-e over there .next Sunday the Cudman song cycle with which the ltiliirhins hnnnrpfl llie fortieth anniversary of their church April J!5. Keveral s I'en dleton visitors attended the anni versary progrum. and found It so pteasimf that Ihey desired their' own congregation to hear it. All 'arrangements have been made for1 bands and wives of the singers are Unclurcr in the uinuer courUsy. BEGIN WORK ON GOLF COURSE World Trade Healthier In Current Year Pie-War Volume Mark to Be Passed in 1926. Says President of U. S. Steel Corporation. CHARLESTON, 8. C, Apr. 28 (AP). Worltl Iruiltt, which ex port figures -showed to bo only 2 Iter cunt under Its pre-war volumu at the close of the lust flsculyuur. gives soiiio Indicutlon of inoi'u than rcoverlng this deficiency In the current year, James A. Kur reli, prosldciit of the U. 8. 8tuel corporation, said loduy before the nutional foreign tradu convention. ; The L' lilted K lutes and Canada alone, of ull the- tnidlng nations huve jnudo a substantial Increase over the pre-war trade status, as serted Mr.. I'-arrell, who Is chah'r man of the nati omit-foreign trade council. The figures of S3 export ing nations, not Including the II. 8... for the lust fiscal your, showed them to be within 7 per cent of their pre-war volume,1 ho suld. I - , More Itaw Material Imported, One Indicutlon of speciul signi ficance, Mr.- Karrell suld, was the Increased volume of raw mater ial Imported by the I'nlted Htates and several of the Uurpeun lit' dust rial nations. This, he assert ed, Indicates an Impending In crease, of production and conse- (Contlnued on Page 6). SLAY- U.S. CITIZENS BI KNOH AlltKS, Argenllnu, Apr. 28V (AP) -William Theisner and Carlos Hettman, Amoricun cltisens. wuremuruereu yesieruuy .ay un- idrtt.rifti'n-ln'-tttii'- hroavni- "J" " 'Vr ' f .. S MoMvlan frontier. Jose . Hidalgo, the chauffeur, was ilIkh Hliiln- Tho bodies Sero discovered in a bullet marked aiiVoiuohlle. , , ; 'rhelaner wus u' rbad Inspector for the tjlaudard-l Qil tconiany of ,Ar .geullnat and his home wiu believed to be in 1tavenworlh, Kan. lntt- inan ,vaa .a colltraiiloiv , 1,1 "Adylces from the town of Km barcaclon say the liodles were rid dled with builds. The provincial police are searching; for the shiv ers, whose motive ui believed lo have been robbery. . One report is that tiie men car ried puyrol amounting to 50.1100 pesos but Chief or Police i'uulletti, qf I-Jmbarcucloll, assert they, car ried only a smull apiount of money in their pockets. SUMMER WARMTH CONTINUES TO HOLD LIMELIQHT The' nuiiimer-llke weather In Oreiron is continuing with no signs o( any lliiiiiefilute change. Yester day l.a Grande's mercury climbed lo X4 above, one degree cooler ,lhn (He rlvc-yrar maximum. .var, uri. expressed that most r (, flowers usually on hand .Meinorlal day will be gone wllh the bigger share nf' them already bursting into bloom. KCOKNK. Ore. Apr., in. (API Yesterday was the hottest day ill official muxlmum tempera! u rc lielng 88 digrees. Klrst straw- huts of the seuson appeared, and many men went coatless. ;....., ' l".l- I H ,1 . I Or. , Ore. Apr. 28. , I,, M t I 1 Pendleton lias experienced jtwo real summer days. YcBlcrdny j the mercury touched 8 and the iduy, before 80. Straw llala ure I becoming a common sight on the streets.' MANY IS HAI-Ki:i I I' umer mgn nwirH inii'i'' yenrnr- day Included: I'urtlHmi u:t; walla Walla, The Dulles and Kulem, all y M ; Koseburff Medfurd V4; Al bany 9t. Plane Crashes Into Auto; One Airman Dead I 'Ol jUltA I H) Hl'ltlNCH. Colo., Apr. 28. (AP) Hlrhard Haguii. 28. wum killed here today when an air plane piloted by Norman le. stii- dent aviator, went Into a tail Kpln over the business section of the flty and crashed Into an aulo. and Hay Varney, who were lu the plane, were injured seriously. JAMK8lt;iia. N. J.. Apr. 2H. (AT) Although hln plane caught fir" 300 feet In air, l.teut. pon ton e A rce. an urtny flier, landed aafely and extinguished the flam en and today needed only a new muff ler for continuance of his flight. , H was flying from Washington to ' Mttclivll Held, Long Island. BftifiTS' VANCOUVER 1 Radio Burglar Caught SKY PILOT fP Captain Clampitt - De- Clares Santa Cruz Af fair a Coincidence WOMAN IN CASE WAS, MRS. TABOR Registration' of Clampitt and Auto Companion Under Name of 'Jones' - Said Accidental. VANCOUVKR, Wash.. Apr. (AP) Captain Orovllle Clampitt, debonalre sky pilot of. Vancouver tlarracks, 'reported ' for duty ' to Brigadier General Paul A, Wolf, commander of tho post, after com Ing home to his wife and four chlU drcn. The chaplain, who figured In C'ulirprnla in a court martial In which he wus acquitted and In an episode ut a Santa Crus hotel, which Is under military Investigation, was cordially greeted by friends hero. Ho said he had no Immediate plana other than to return to duty. Declaring tho affair at Htutta j Crus was the result purely of a 'uuiiicuieucv, mpiuin ciampm ae nled uny Impropriety or Intention of Impropriety In connection with his stuy ut tho rlanta Crus hoi el. . Ho- was in Santa Crus ho said, on a-visit with his father, and had received a four-day leave of ab sence1." ' "Tiiok Name at Itaiidom. Ho stated that he rode to Hunts Cms with Mrs. Helen Tabor at the Invitation of herself und husband, both rrlcnds of his. Arriving at Santa Crus thn two - parted,' ' ho clulmed, neither knowing tho plans of t.ljeiothcr, After spending the Tirar '(fight with His ruther,' the chaplain registered at the hotel uu- (Coptinuei on Page it New, Prohibition BilT .' Added to Senate List VAHH 1NGTON,. ,Ar. M8. (AP Aftv-v Bcrvlnu us u new vehhHu (or expression of 'wet and dry H'4fi(liiient In the house the bill to Kive li-Ktstutlvtt'sunctlon to the rn-ot-ffunlsalion of the treasury's en foliM'iiHMit uKenries has been add ed to 11m winalfs list of pt-ndlne administration bills to make pro hibitum morn drastic. The bill would raise the prohi bition unit and the customs snr-viui- to the slut us of bureaus headed by commissioners appoint ed by the treasury secretary. These bureaus with the coast guard would be Kroiiped- under the direc tion of a Binffle assistant secretary charged with supervision : f pro hibition enforcement. ' Tim ' mea sure, also carries an amendment to place at) except the highest pro hibition officials under civil ser vice regulations, Four Negroes Burned In Chicago Fire Today CIlifAGO, Apr. 2S. (AlJ) -Kour negroes lost their lives and several others were Injured lu u panic which followed the discov ery of fire In an eight-story apart ment building early today. A thn e-yeur old child und a man were burned to deulh und two wo men were killed when they Jump ed from .the seventh story. The fire started in the base ment und flames were shooting through the roof before discover I'd, The 250 occupants started u mad rush for the fire escapes und stairways when the ulurin wus given. TODAY'S GAMES NATIO.VAI, l.CAIil i: I'llll.ADBLI-ltJA (AP) II. II. K. New Vork . 6 11 1 Philadelphia 2 6 0 liullerles Welsner and Snyder; Larson, Willoughby und Wilson, llenline. . UOS'l'O.V (AP) , Ilrooklyn ., Iloslou ...t , Uutteries M irWeeney. It. H. K. .. e io l ..461 Khrsudl. und O'Neill; tilbson. Smith. Cooncy and Aii:mcAN i,ka;i i; NKW YORK (AP) It. 11. I'lllluilelphltt , II 3 .New York 3 1" 1 Uutteries Qrover and Cochrane; Jones und Collins. WASHINGTON (AP) It. II. K. Hoslon 3 12 Wushltlgtcn S 10 0 Uutteries Wilts. Kelfer and Ous. ton; Ogdcn nd Hovcrcld, , A J 7 Ullllsm ScImmIi (with gltlKKCM), with a Clilcago lawyer anil iMuineaa man by liny, but ut night, silling before III radio, Im Jotted ihm-n tho ihmim of fans wlw tdeilHMirtl or telegraphed, -for nnuilijU numliers, mid then broku Into 12ft I tomes mid took loot, valued at $oO0,UO0, aei-onllng to tlw Clilcago uolioo. Tito bore pldiiro was laken In Jail, CHARTS FINOS OF SCIENTISTS WAHHINGTON. Apr. $8. (AP) Progress made by Its adven turers along .the nebulous .trulls of pure science has been, formally ohur'.ed for tho year, by . the Na tional Academy of Sciences. s !r. Weston A. Price, dental ro search worker of Cleveland, rij - portcd .thal ho had learned that smoke from the burning of sdr't coal, by.interferlHg' with the ultra vtolut rays from the sun was the reasohwiiy'elly 1 cbildi-ens' teeth were irsoro vulnernble ' io,' decay ihilj those of tliolr country cou sins. . ... After delving into the vibrations of .sound.'' Dr. Robert Ouult, . of Northwestern l.:nlvorsily,--.ni)edlil ed that (lie inafi would lie lib (e ifc gain gi-efi(er:fioy 'out iti' wd'?ls,,ari:d music. He dnnoflbfi) jl)u llovclopi merit of a special l.clehone re ceiver, which amplifiers vibrations 175 times and offers to those wlio , (Continued on Pago 6) ' FEDERAL MONEY TO BE AWARDED OREGON COUNTIES WAHHINQ.TON. Aur. S8 (AP) An advance of tr, lion, win by the federal government ' to certain counties in Oregon as their share from the sale" of' public ' land grants In ' that... stute was urged before the house public lalidscoin lllltlee by Itepi-esentativo - Huwley, republican, Oregon, today, 'i lteprcsenlatlve . llawley said the money . would bo roturned to the Ireasin-y as rurther sules of sucli land are made. Lands to be sold are part of a grant by tho. federal government to the.. Hotlthern. .Pa clrlc und a portion of the pro ceeds would go to the, counties In which they are located, a portion lo the federal government, a por tion to the reclamation fund ind a portion lo the railroad. Road, Worth $750,000,000 To He Sold at Butte CHICAGO, Apr. - 2K. (AO A railroad worth thmu quarters of a billion ilollsrs will ho mnlr-r (he auctioni'i-rH" hammer at Hull . Mcint.. ullhln Ihn n-xt rv months. The onlir of Bale und rornolorinr1 yHt(rlfi y wan ( liu biKKfil If u n k -ruptpy j.T.r'! In h-fful hinlory. Hrlrt huiitJalit, mf.Hfir in chunc'ry, htarlnir clulmrt nKutiiMt th roud Blnu-j- it w.-nt Into t ti hundH of ri':itlv.!r Kotiin monthn tiffo, hiiH been nunn'ij by '.lu'ijfo WIlkerrMin to i?on'luf:t Ihn ttalt; of (he railroad' holdln-tfH, valued at upproxitiiati'ly $760, 000,000. The court will wt a dnhi hIiopIIx Tor th b(flniiiiiK of Hi! salo which 1h expected to tuke hoiiik wiiektf to comphiti'. Woman, Killer of Dozen Men. Ordered Beheaded MMKH. Trance. Apr.) 28. (AC) Convicted of polKonlnfr h?r lover and 11 oilier peritonx who ho liud been culled upon to liurw durlnK lllneBH, Anllonclte Hclerrt, 3fi yeuru old, lum !' ii mnlenced to die on the guillotine. . It l not probable, however, that the woman will pay the extreme penulty for her crimes, as iti alt cue since the wrld war , the president of the republic ha com muted to life Imprisonment death tfcnU'iiceg puestrd upou women. Bulletins WASHINtJTON, Apr,' (AP) A bill miller which . Mncoln county, ttn gon, , would be reim bursed by tlie federal govenuiient for mora limn lialf a- million dol lars in Inst Iimiw, was ap)roveil to day by tlto svnatu claims commit tee WAKIIINtiTOX, Apr, 8H. (AP) IteiireHrnlntlvo hniltli, of lilalto, tKay askcil preslik-ut Coolidge to appoint Federal Juilgn IH-lli-kli of lilalm, to Iho ninth cln-iilt ?oiirt of aiiiwulH . caimil by tUo retire- nictit of Judge McCainaut. lt',MOPOIH, '-Ami, Atr- SI", (AP) Three clilldren 'of llntld Alllli1! - were' tlmwneil IinUi ' In -tile Warrior rlverat An-oln, when a skiff In which tho father was flnli- ing cnpslzoil. ; , "WASHINGTON. A nr. h!AI1 'i-A group of wrulei-n scimtors at I - t ,,,("r,r;!"",, ;i " "J"" , " (ougn-sH iililll tlie ciirirlN4l fannei' relief hill aiul o;:ier iiicasurns of like chumitcr have been acted up on. TOKYO, Apr. !!S. (AP) It Is ivkh1ihI Hint 'M0 persons ore iiilsiiliig friini Iho Clilchlbii Mam wblih grounded III tlln Killilo 1h Iniiils off lliiitHiiusliiro Tiiestlajr during a sinrni. Tin; tlih-lilbu Is a vessel or fill:! Ions. The Kiiiile Is Iniids form an un-liiielcago run ning fi-om Kunu-tiatka In the Nnrth Pacific iM-cau to tlio Island of Yeo, Inpnii, , i . 45 Persons Slain in '' . Hindu-Moslem,, War CVI.CIJTTA. luda, Apr.' 28- ( AP) ) Kporadic rioting: between Kin-, dus and .Mohniniiiedlans which, has linen going on for the past, week ha cohl thn lives of 4fi peraouH iIiuh far. 'I'lii', total, ,Btiuiber r,liv jured h eHlltiiiited at 'Alh. 'or tht? fh'Ht .time allien, the riol- in hi'KUti the affecteU ureua wern quiet tliiti morntim and tho Hllua- tlon wan n jfunlt-U uh much Im proved. . , NKW oitLKANH, Apr. 2H. (AP) Hoy Jliufhea wuh arrented hero oday afler wunl had been rncelvod from WuNhiiiKtou that ho wo a fiiKllive from the wmlhern dlHlrlctTho British chancellor of exche or California. Jnfornnitlon from guer, Churchill, announced Mon WnMlilnKtou sahl that hn had serv- day tho initial payment would be ed teriiia In Oregon und Montana. '4,000.000 pouifda. - Birth Rate In U.S. Declines , 30 Per Cent In Last 30 Yean - OAKIANII, Dill., Apr. 2S (AD 'I'he bli llirale In trie 11. . K. has declined more than 30 . ver cent In the past .10 years and iv, still declining "without the assistance of clinics or, other hirlh control ballyhoo," lr. Ivlward N. Kwer, Oakland, pieslili-nt or the Cali fornia Medical association, suld to day In his annual address to the association convention. "Tiii-y hold our hlrtii ' restric tions as the remedy for crime, Ignorance, poverty, underfeeding, had housing, liilierciilosls. dca-en-eniey. alcoholism uml mental de fectiveness. The eugenists would breed tie-in always. Koine ot these tilings have decreased dur ing the time our blrthrute ' has been lulling 30 per cent, and some or them huve not; crime In every form has greatly Increased In spite of our falling blrlhiale,' . "Illrth controllers make gre.it capital Of the Met thats Holland has practiced It for 40 years. . j , PiKir' Have Alnrc, Cliililrco. . vUrudlng the population, from i( i i i. y o u i d pnosEcn Chicago Criminals Use "-, Machine Gun on . ' . Marked Man TWO OTHERS SLAIN, IN BOLD ATTACK More Than One Hundred Arrested Today in Ef . fort to Round Up tho Guilty Persons: - CHJCAOO, Apr. It. CAP) WlU-t lum H. McSwiagliM youthful assist ant states attorney, known aa tbe "hanging prosecutor" because of his seal In conducting criminal trials, was slain last night la ;a; burst of machine, go fir. poured by gangsters Into an auta In which he and three other men were rid ing. - . . ,. : ; Two of hla companion also were . killed,' They, were James J. Do- herty, reputed leader of beer run-, - ners of Cicero, a suburb, and Thorn, as Duffy, owner of a aaloon. , The hall ot lead aame (ron, an auto which drew up beaide the car In which Mcilwigain and hla com panions were driving In Roosevelt, road at Fifty-sixth avenue on the . boundary line between Chicago and . Cicero.. '.. -: - . , .. - iMhi to (laagstcrs, Whllo authorities were delving in a man of possible motives for the, shooting John sHege. veteran cuptaln of detectives, said that the assistant prosecuter was ' marked for death beoauss of hit ptoeecu- tlon of John Seallal and Albert An- Betml, Oenna. gangster under Hn- lance to 14 years In prison for tho - Hlaylng of two polloemen.- "The word was passed along the. (Ine that h U m hlrwar ta ei; cro, 'plana were quickly made and the slayers with thslr machine' gun -were-soon on -the scene," Captain 1 Siege asserted-' ' ,'- ', ' 1 Mad RefnSMi SMbr., In' connection with' this' theory the Chicago Tribune said that only;,. two days ago McBwIggln bad told , .. k. . ,A Ann im a.wa- i"'!", . . u VJl? . J hla duty and aid the1 two gunmen lu gaining their, freedom. ' Search ror the slayers began ,1m- . (Continued on Page 5). ' WASHINGTON, Apr. 28 ,AP. -The senato cleared Its calendar of war . debts settlements today by approving the agreement wtt't. Oecho-Hlovakla for the funding ot lis $186,000,000 obligation to ; the United States. The vote was 63 to 17. This epUrPieted congreMtonal action, ou. . tho HiHtloment . which wilt comu into force upon signal uro by Pres ident COOlldgtl. f, ' i PA.HIR Apr. 29. (A.P) A pro. vlalouul franco-British debt agree ment has been reached, according to Le Temps.- by which Krance. will pay I.0(0,000 pounds on Hept- iHinebr 30.' Jvlfl,, and another 3,-, oon.ooo pounds on March 3J, jvzt,. the very pool; to tho very rich with the average of tiireo chlldre . to thn family somewhere In th middle , register, Iho number i. supposed to go up ss tho mean , ror support go down. The tdcu.- , would uu struck If the sltuutlo.. were reversed. There is nollilni I can see in the birth control pro gram which offers uny prosped : of accomplishing this. ' ' '"It the widespread "establish. ment of clinics for teaching liu use or contraceptive methods ! brought about und the ramilieu I. the lower brackets, so to speak, " are Influenced to produco fewu. 1 children. It may dangerously re duco the ' average. : Hathor wi might concentrate . upon othei j charitable measures for the Im , provement ot , facllltloa for tin ,-, proper cure of poor women ut chlldldrth and afterwards In the reining of then- bublea ; ."Oodard suld In 1915 that care- T ful studies indicate that 60. per s : . (Continued on Pmrs ' " -'' 1 CZEGHO DEBT i DEALPASSEd