La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 28, 1928, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TWELVE PAGES TODAY --FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE. SERVICE CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OREGON: Unsettled, rain west and probably local ruins and inowi east portion tonight and Sunday. Moderate temperature, - J VOLUME XXVI. MIOMUKIt ASSOCIATED i'ltKSS IA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1928. MEMI1KR ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 142 T BODY FOUND NEAR HERE Evidence Indicates Rob bery and Murder, Local Authorities State SLAYING OCCURRED LATE IN NOVEMBER Iron Bar Found Nearby 1 T 1 j. T--,J aim ruuKcis 'in uvau. Man's Clothing Were . Empty, Coroner Says, ; Thr body of Arthur I:. 'Clark.' about- iU lo 45 yearn or age, wns discovered this morning sliortly bo fun 1 1 o'clock In a canyon near tlw old country club grounds. The head wus cr 11 shed by a blow anil near the body uas n Ion? Iron bar. Cuil niy Corojior I ii. llalsum,1 whu1inmcdlntely Investigated the case,' declared thin afternoon' that it seemed a clear ease of robbery and murder. Whether an inquest will he held is doubtful. , .Mr. Chirk has been missing :dnco about Thanksgiving day hut friends here were not nhirmcd as they be lieved he hud taken u trip and for gotten to notify anyone of his -plans. From the condition of the body thi! coroner fixes the time of the crime as approximately Thanks Kivlii day. .Snow in Iho canyon prevented discovery of tlie body un til today. - Poc'iyts Kmptlcd PfViico n-!- VTml llityne. who wax a friend of Mr. Clark, declared that he wa.s in the habit of parry Ins sums of money on his person.; sometimes as high us $3'j0. Jlis pockets were cnity and gave np-! peariiuoo of having been searched,' which leads officers . to take the view thnl it was a case of murder ami robbery. I'Yed Moiikhouse discovered the body this morning, us he was com ing down (lie hill. )e was partly covered with snow? . lie Immedi ately communicated with Incal of ficers 11 ml the- ooruner and thd lance went to (be site of the crime, which Is iibottt 11 quarter of a mile from the in;iln highway near the overhead crossing about two .miles west of l,a (Jruiule. From appear ances, the body laid not .been drug ged to this poitil. Officers believe that Mr. ('lark was murdered there, probably lured to that spot by his slayer. ' Only one. blow hud been .struck, officers believe, as there was no tnuK'ihle evidence of a strug gle nf any kind. .Mr. Clark has relatives in Idaho and Incal authorities are making efforts to communicate wit I) them, this artet'iiooii. At present the body is at the Suodgrass and- Zim merman mortuary. FORD PLEADS GUILTY,- FINED BY CITY JUDGE K. Cord, after pleading guilty last night in municipal court to c harges of driving wtiile under the Influence of liquor, was sentenced by City Judge C. M. Humphreys to pay ii fine uf $-'."iti. Unit hie to pay this. Kurd was returned to tho city jail and tliis morning started serv ing out the amount at the rate uf ?J n day. I lc was arrested In tho early muming uf Jan. I A I, LINK TltLi; KILLS KLAMATH KALIS. Ore.. Jan. 2K AP Delberl L. McCoy, aged :!-, logger, was si ruck down by a falMng tree and instantly killed near Iteatty yesterday afternoon. Jle had miscalculated the direction the tree would full and slepperf into "the path of the big pine tree. Ho Is survived by Ills wife and small son. MORE AGGRESSIVE SALESMANSHIP Business volume I him long tdiav a.-seil the point nliere It can la itiiiiHMiUd ultlioiit great errftrt or .serious planning. You no longer Mml your ntfiney In a More dimply Imiuii ll Is lo ealeil lu the hutlne. district and lias goods for Milt. BiiIiic-m groulh. now more lliaii eer iM'fore. drMMMf great ly on more aggressive sal(muii -lit i. Which tiMitn- kiioubflgc or llu market. Intelligently plan ned tMlrerli-Ing to reach Die buy er of that market at Hit low-e-tt Hi-.ible rot, and t ruined. I'IM-rleiM-eil Hahmnnhlp ami ervlti for tlio; eii-lomer mIm'H (hey nn fiiiHlly intruded to the More or shop. In the I Grumle lerrltory Tim (MsprT provide! one requirement lo in-rfwllon iiiipb4e ruieruzv of thin market. Tlir biilne-M rinn liii-li will en joy greatest bu-L ihm gnnith In I02H will Ik.' ng grvjsMte ul?'rvrr dvrtl?tT?. Oben-rver Advertising1" s A Mcrchuudislua; 8crvlccH La Grande Team 10-Point Winner Over Pendleton Close Guarding, Stron'g Offensive Brings Vic toryPlay at Wallowa Tonight. Pendleton, hitherto undefeated on the maple court in ICnstern Ore gon thlH season, bowed before a ter-. rifle onslaught by the Tigers last night and the blue and white col ors were floating from the pole af ter the second athletic encounter of the season between the two schools. J I-iHt fall a Pendleton football tem downed the riven 12 1 0 but 1 last ntirht a fiifhtimr blue and white) lust night a fighting blue and white) basketball five evened the score by declHlvely whipplnic the BuckaroosL 31 to 21. Today the Pendleton sound, turns toward Baker where another strong quintet will bo encountered and La Grande goes up the branch line, to test Wallowa's mettle. : . Crowd of tlMtO With more than loo spectators looking on, the game started' last night in the b. I),. 8. Recreational . '.. . hall, with I and missing the first! flrnt tip off and missing shot fnr' iiasket. Mhnrtlv after- wurds, after un exchange of thV ball and more missed vhots by both i teams. Cronin, tall Pendleton guard. i ! dropped a field basket. Second.-! later Braden retaliated with an'olh or field goal. During the remainder of the! quarter the play was as fast as one I mum ni.ni uiiu m nun ut of Us seats time und again ns Ui703.1'4; city . park $16.389.2.5, an.UI,a7 lu . ' , Jln-hwi nr m-.w.i. fi.n.ite fi.wili.ir i.,l i i i , m. - . ip.. i.. -.ii.nd one that would Hiitisiy varied Grande a point ahead at the Inter mission. IVtiillelon Takes TiCnd ' Tendleioii came out or the rear u the second frame with (fliota by 1 jiyh tinit lloulldn fiiruiirilil filwl r.i h..if iinio hiiVi ii'.iiVn ,i lead. I In the' third quarter Cook and! C'hildei's relieved Uish and lewilde! and within a sliorl time Pendleton f had Increased her lead to four poinlH. i " '; The Tigers, with flashy bursts oft speed that usually ended In one or more close shots for a basket, be gan creeping up .on the Bucks and Coach Qiiltin rushed Iash and lie wllde buck Into the game. Tiger Hally Suciwds At the end of the thlrtl quarter i (he Tigers hud:swung back Into tho1 Viid' hIhI 'kh the' fliml pbl-lod Mturt ed, were leading I'endbtton 23 1. The lust eight iiiimilea of phiyr ' ,. - i . . round tho visitors Uluible to Keoroj fSltANGK 1IA.I.U Jan.. IS (Spc whlle the TigeiK. unleashing iho flal) l.aft evening al, p o'clock strongest rally uf the game count- the hangar' b"longlng to the 1& ed eight points. sh..t by lllbherd. was relieved by line In this period wind, which M blowing strongly after four iforsonals hud been coll- front the south, picked the bund ed on him. ! ing up. dropped It several feet, lu Pendleton had several shots nt the ring In Hie last few minutes, but over-eugerness caused the ' - (Continued on Pace. 8.) I Boy Hurt While Sleep Walking; Wrist Badly Cut ' 1 A sleep walking episode- that threw a. family Into fright for a last evening at the'Sommer hotel short time and resulted in the in-, honoring Coach Paul J. Schissler of jury or the young somnambulist, ' o. H. C w ho stopped In Lu tirunde Ned Klrktand, a 12-year-old achool yesterday on .his way back to the boy, occurred here last night. Tho college from New York City and boy. who Is the sou of Jack Kirk- other lOastern points. The banquet land, of Baker, makes his home at was informal and short talks were 1704 V avenue, the restdeneo of given by several. . a family named Kdwarda. At about f Coach Hehlssler reviewed the past 11 o'clock last night ho arose and football season and told of the walked, in his sleep, through tho plans and schedule for tho coming window. (season, which Includes a Thanks- He was misseif soon and 11 search giving day game with the I'nlver for the boy started. While Mr. sity of New York In the Yankee Kdwards had gone to look for Hie Stadium In New York City. This boy's brother to assist him in thcjwill be tho longest football trip search he returned having then ever taken by any football tcum.in awakened, it is related. The cut the northwest, he said. ' In bis wrist was a severe one. and Three la Crnndo men, Cecil he Is weak from the loss of blood, Sherwood, Karl "Tlge" Larson and but is reported to be getting along ; Howard Kerr will turn .out for very satisfactorily today. The -cut 'spring football practice at the col is believed to have happened wheiClege, which will start Kelt. 1. - They he went through the window. Ills . were on the freshman squad Our father Is employed by the White Ing the past year. Vine Lumber company, of Haker,; Conch Heilsler left this morning The boy wa missing last night less. for Pendleton, whore ho is visiting than an hour. 1 today. While here be was ii guest Union Minister To Speak at Luncheon The Kev. It. C. Ix?e. of Union, will , be the speaker Tuesday noon at thej chamber of commerce forum lunch-1 eon. His subject has not yet been announced. -Mr. Lee was scheduled J to speak at. a previous meeting, but was unable to do so, and meiibers are looking forward to Tuesday k i meeting. A resolution endorsing (lie home market survey will le presented at this meeting bv Krank McKemmn. chairman- of the home marketing committee. Mrs. II. C. Mc'nll will pluy sev eral piano selections.' Band Concert To Be Held Feb. 5 The ne:.t band concert of the In door winter erle will be held lu the Arcade theater on the after noon of Keb. i, ii Is announced to day by IMrector Andy Ijoney. The program, Tvhlch will begin at 4 o'clock, wil be announced In detail later. FINANCES OF CITY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE City Report Shows Assets to Be $1,453,895.19, Cash . o Hand $61,797.75 SEWAGE SYSTEM IS VALUED $157,892.17, audience of local citizens who wn J . i ' .V' Jthuslaaticully welcomed tho new Large Amount; of -Bus- . . . -, . ' iness Transacted by the , MuniCipality in'1927 T?PVPnilPQ &IQQ 0K8 KeVeniieS y,MP-P. . " '" . . jqiiartet, and ' endeared W to music Tlf flnunl lal statement of tho'-lovers of La flrnnde. city prepared by l.Mly Heeorder .J. ) - , liarlo letihnm Sliist R St earns and . City Treasurer ..Karle IJenham, dramatic tenor Kf ma M. Kowler'n report -for the from Baker, who Is already well year Just ended are now on fll. 'known to 1 1.a Grande audiences, and reveal a healthy - financial assisted on the. program and won condition for the municipality., Assets are listed V'nt: jH.43,. 8. ' 9 with ine iiauuilles uaianc- after tne addition of present! worth account or 4S3.to?.ss and the tr asury sturtea tne year or . i. i ...... a ifAH'u cash on hand. 1 'Vfc. ,. OUy's Asset , Tho assets. listed In Air. Stearns' report follow;. .'.....'-,,. lietll CSIUlUi .I'liy .UtllllllllK' j fixtures In the city .building are I '''' "".i", at 7.50rt. Books und mugaxlnes uro -1 j worth $2,000, imier the heuding water, th- - i ii.i . t tAiir.A ". " . W . ' IIIUIUIIUI Ul i.-ifijiiiunfc - . (Continued on Par. 6 HANGAR WRECKED BY STRONG WINDS La ' Grande' Air ; Service T mj; . nl-.. r.,A OUliaing DIUWir y vui- Airmail Hangar Safe (irandn Air Service flying field 'a3-, the west, and moved the south , CJi.i. Cif f!5olc! end as much as 4(1 or 5(1 (feet offfjjldl" VllllClalb Its site. Kortllnulely only the tall of the airplane housed In the (Continued oil Paga 6 . SCHISSLER IS I HONOR GUEST AT BANQUET Twentv-flve Orogun State college alumni attended th banquet given at the Charles, Ueynolds home. Installation of New To Be Completed Before March 1 "Pmetlciil HViulioir In Amer.lea. has made great strides Jn the lust itwo years, and will continue jo do ! so to an extent greater than w mn yet realise," dcqiHrcd- H. O. Hurler, president of tho Limestone Product company, of Mlfflen ; burgh. Pa., who arrived here yes ilerduy to superintend the install ling or the beacon lights Tor the tl1. H. airmail aet-vlee hlch were i nnuoiHtcffd lust Tall. ' Mghla are to be insliilled on the a v lit lion field, rat Hot lake. on I loos tor Peak, at I Meuehum. around the Mount Km lily land, and at North Powder. Mr. 1 11 arter believes tbut the lights shuutd be ready for use about tho ; rirsl of March. "When this lighting m5I-im U 'compb'ti-d, this wet ion of l-Zustern uiregon will have ona or-jhe best lighted airplane routes f which I know. declared Mr. Hurler. Mr. Iljirter said tbut the Iteacon will be 6i feet In height, will have 24-Inch lena. and will bo revolving. Mr. Harter expressed he belief Violin Quartet Gives Concert At Local Hotel Earle Denham, of Baker, Assisting Artist Selec tions Highly Praised by the Audience. The Neighborhood (Tub Violin quartet look Its place am our tho outstanding mimical talont of m Grande last night when It made nn Initial concert appearance at tk. 1 r.Hn.lA tinti.1 itnf'trn n In fir A (organization. presenting a program, as dim. .. . i ....,.(., " the quartet Introduced to the uu- Idlehce one of. the finest types of instrumental .music, tbe stringed Islncero applause for his splendid work. '. lip .wus. accompanied by Agnes IMuck Hunt. , Mrs. Leo Miller Is director of the . ' violin u r-a If nv h h I'll II II n I II Irll violin, t rs. KHifiiMt-Smith, fomlh violin, and Mrs. George, Blrule. pianist. The concert . was interesting throughout. In a great part bet cause careful attention had been ,, . ,,,1 ,,. musical tustes. The program dem onstrated the versatility of the .nenbora of () young orBanUa ,tlon for they handled brilliant pas sages, , UrUllllllIi; Illllllliri n. Mt more " melodious numbers with equal dox.crily.- Their ik-rform- ,,. fl-l.i,, unce was flnUhod und b1ioy'U ox cpllent blending and unlly. In every pleec, the llstenei- felt the mood. Attention hud been nald to -phrasing. Hhu!lng, and Inter pretation :oC every numbei-. ' The rint number was "Koinanoe and Tumboiirln" (IStli Contury Hertorelte) by Weclierlin and was Pluyed with the Ireah vigor and ' pilghtlllies . that In BDHOL'latPd tl nf (lit. I tlllln . till! I'kftrl by many rnnbriiwhmmu and tnn which thyi cxecllteu well, icnu lliann'8 "Song of Spring", a. inori; reposeful number was the second uf' tin group and was given a, dig nified interpretation tliut was charming. Heethoven's "MintiH In A .Major"'com(ileted the group. In. this number Mrs. Miller curried tBeethoven luctody In . many (Continued on Page A) Are Guests Of Veterans' Camp Tiilrty-flve . Spanish - American War veteruns, ' auxiliary members and' their guests gathered at the l.a Orando hotel last evening for the reception and dinner given In honor of Senior Vice Commander ltobcrt A. Campbell. 1 epatl ment Inspector L. I. Mahone und )'. I. Uirrerbacber, president or the vet tenuis state council, all or Port land, who paid a visit to the James K. Pago camp last night. Other guests at the dinner were Chester Thompson, commander or the locul American Legion post, J. II. Pcare and Curl Helm. An excellent dinner was served tit 6:30 o'clock arter which an In terniliiig program was given. Jt. K Huron, presided us toaslimister. and each of the visitors responded with appropriate talks. T. (. Bunt- commander or the Jam en K. Page camp. Dr. Arthur K. Mair and M. K. Williams, a past deptirt ment com inlander, also spoke briefly. Mrs. A. K. Marr and Mrs. A. P. Nelson spoke for the auxil iary. Lcland Hale furnished a eorih-l solo, accompunled by Chirk Pack man at the piano. L. 11. Hal played several selections on a hand saw, accompanied by Mrs. Hale during u part of the performance, und Putnam Yeck gave a reading. Airmail Lights that the' tiiit d Ktates government ws conducting the alrnuiil work 'in a most capHble manner, und ! that Its orifiiniwition was proving very satisfactory. I m mens slrtd"S lisve Iteen made since h airmail servlee whk Inaugurai' d In Kept, be said. "Yes. the day is not fur distant w hen pHSxeng'-r Ser-tlre will be made most priietl eul. Alrtjdy, many eastern busi ness men are travelling between eastern ctes by airplane." said the Pennsylvania irtin. He fin-f-ficd the IM-Ilef that Lindbergh's feat had been a great aid to aviation. Mr. Hurler's company bus a contract It It the division under "the eoymierce department for I bundling the light syNtenis. and have been la p'oneor company In supply lights fur uirphoie travel, i he suid. lie will" be here about two weeks, having tint work of Install ing the lights started. Mrs. Har ter Is here with him. They are at the Koley hotel. HEALTH UNIT PLAN ADOPTED BY UNION COUNTY OFFICIALS A county health unit, which will, do away with the county and city: physicians, and put the entire coun ty under one doctor, one nurse und clerk, was adopted yesterday when the county court, the city commission, L. S. Weeks, acting secretary of the Union county hamber of commerce, and Dr. W. T. I'hy, chairman of the health committee, met at the court house. The now system provides for a physician who will devote his en tire time to the welfare of the county, to bo assfctted by one nurse and a clerk. The unit wll be fi nanced one-half by the county and city of La Grande and tho other half by the state board of health. It was announced this morning. Practically all of the amount to be paid by tho county und city Is al ready provided for, the city of La Sub-Zero Cold Snap in Chicago Causes 5 Deaths ClIICAtlO, Jan. 28 ( AP) A sub zero cold snap, which descended on Chicago today was blamed for the deaths of. four men and one woman. ,n ; The froen' body of a negro, his heud caught in tho window of ai grocery store, was found by police, j who believe he was trying to break into the store and had raised the window which -dropped and held him fast. itudolph Kroft, 20, Ht. Louis, fell under the wheels ol the ('. M. Ht. P. and Pacific train on which he was stealing a ride, and was killed aft er becoming numb from the cold. Another man was found dead In the street and a woman died of heart disease believed caused by the cold. The official wenther reading here was two below sero, but unofficial readings allowed 10 below in sub urbs. ' , Father of 33 Asks For Financial Aid '1,OK ANOULKH, Jam 28 (AP). Pedro NovareK; 711! "todHy ap pealed to the oily government here for Mid in giving his chil dren a haircut, ( "Ah, senor, ICI children lo raise takes much money," sighed Pedro. "The stork pay regular visit to my house and leave me such poor hoinbi c." Novmez, uccordtug to Jilatis tlcs,, is the father of :t:t chil dien by three wives. According to Novnrojn, the stork will soon visit his home lor the K4th time. Elgin Entertains County Odd Fellows About IliO memlierM of the l'n- ion rounly district associnlion of)nunt Tor Ihe robbers who escaped tin 1. O. O. l- enjoyed a moat tn untomohllcH. pleasjint evening lust night when The hnndils forced 1 heir way Into they were entertained ut Klgln. A' ihe club, lined up the 25 or 30 delegation or went to Klgin tnembers and leisurely robbed from l.a Oiunde. The Klgin lodge .them. put on the work of the second dc-j (u,(, ehib member, whoso arms gree and the Itebecciih lodge also hecame tired, started lo lower put on work, following the lodg-?ithem. He wns struck over tin work Ihe Odd Kellows und Uebec- euhs gathered nt the Hex hull where they enjoyed u musicnl pro grum und dance. Jtefreshments weie served ut the closo of the meeting. The association meets once a moni Ii and is cole rtniued nt dif ferent towns euoh time. Next month they will meet at Hummervtlle. Pioneer Meeting Held Here Today A meeting f the Hons and liiiitghtei-H of rnion County rio- neers Is being.held In the city hull this afternoon for the purpose of making plans for (lie seeotid annual bini'iiiet, the date of which has been set for Feb. M. The bampiel com memorates Oregon's aeeeptanccr In to the Union as it state. COMHTIOX JMPIU Ml MAKIIKIKI.U, Ore.. Jan. 28 f Al' The condition of H. V. Smllh, of (Iraiits ITimh Injureil lu an automo bile irul near Cu'itillle Wednes flay Ih reported Improved. und hopes are held for his recovery. The funeral of his flop-mother Mrs. rMipiu i. ruiiiin, Kineri in ine sainei areldelil. was held yesterday ,.XP(.'ve r-oml,ilttfo or the C"1"1""- I.Medfold iost or the Ainellciin l.c- AltltlVr" II IOT.IIl"sTS 'K'"" y"-r,"y ""ernooil ahi.oilli.-ed 1 ,J ',,SI-S.whl h will I.e held here this year, ... ... 'as AugilHl 2. 3 hiiiI -I. The execu- Stale -Iriirrl.- Ofrl.-crs Waller ,ve ,, ln,t wUll Klule ljuiliiit ami .1. A. llolM-rlMNi , n,.r iP,ge K. lxire of K.l- ...miim, s n.i.riHH at uu-jr I Imic Kslay taguiol IJ wrs li.it liav- Ing lJH luvii' plnt.w, nn.l Hint I fi-otu now un I'lrrliriraM?. fir evl- '!:zr,!:i!Zr,":t i """: ' laggitl tisbiy anil foiild ghe Uiel j -lieilff pMMMT Dial they had oiilerwlj iioti- r niiiim; plati. fl'lMxp who hail mt ordered were? told to do mo within tho licit 21 hour or a oniplnlnt would Ik; filed nifuiiiAt Uicnt at Justice court. Grande, North Powder, Union and Hlglu to turn the amounts which they provide In their budgets for city physicians Into the county fund and the amount net aside by the county for the support of a county health nurse, a county physician und other health purpose to go to ward the quota, of 3 7 o 0 for tho health unit Huu. The total amount ..AnAuucir f.-Lt liiulllMtlni tha unit (u ' $7500. The new plnn will become offec- . - .u.Mu 1..., for the position Is located, and the plan can be put Into working or der it wis announced this morn ing. The stato health board has already been notified of the adop tion of the plan. The stato board will select a physician to fill tho place,- who., if approved . by the county court, will be hired. POST OFFICE AT UNION IS ROBBED Safe Blown and Money Taken Exact Amount . .Lost Not Yet Known VNION, Ore'., Jan. 28 (Special) Tho U. H. post office building hero was entered sometlmo during the night, the sufo blown to pieces teriulne whether Iho hidnaper and and till of the money Iho amount slayer of Marlun Purkcr could dis of which was not Known this morn-j tingulsh between right und wrong. ing wus taken. No clues us to' who. tho robbers wero hud beenjtlrely ceituin ho would rctuln' his' obtained this ofrlcers bellovo it lo bo tho work of professionals. The sufo was entirely destroyed being blown Into many pieces. Thq heavy safe door was thrown Into the delivery boxes, dumuklng I hour hudly. Although the amount of money In the sufo is not known, It is not believed ' to huvo been a lurge sum. The burglars are thought to have entered the building through onu of the doors. ' , Chicago Bandits Visit Milwaukee, Escape With Loot . MII.WAUKKI-:. Wis., Jan. 2 (AI) Ten men, believed to be 'hicago gangsters, who bonsted of being armed with machine guns, held up members of tho Wisconsin Athletic dull, shortly after intd nlghl, slugged one man. cut tele phone wlre.f and escuped with cur rency and Jewelry estimated at Home llo.ODU to S12.000. The club is located In Iho heart of Ihe downtown district but po lice did not lefim of the 'robbery until almost ti a. in. The entlie detective forces wns tisslgncd to heud with tho butt of a gun und k noc k ed u n co ii sc I o u s. EXPENDITURES ON HIGHWAYS TEN MILLIONS HA I. KM, Ore.. .Inn. I'H (Al') The total expendilure on Ihe high way sysl em of Oregon by Ihe state i highway department In i'j'Zi was I $ 1 'i,L':t.4 4 U.Sft, says the annual re ' port of the department, which was 1 filed with (lovernor Patterson to- ! this sum 1 state funds, $! I H.679.22 county stale funds. $1.1 1 l.r.lII.M ferieutl funds and $f.ti.G:i'i.(i8 from miscel laneous sources. The total Income for lh year was $:i,4:7,;$i.'ix, Including M. J2U.(mhi motor vehicle license fees. $;t.XS7,;!f.;M gasoline and distil late tan and $S7a,407.iS balance from J y-(. .Legion Convention To Be Aug. 2,3,4 ... , ... , , ,i.n "M aim Rpn, nrt lhpr ,Ulle ,k.oI ,. , , U) Mm.UMI Chicago Auto And Plane Show Opens "" ('HM'AOO, Jan. 28 (AP) Ite- t CM I If IK Ull llltil in m;w 111 IIIU lliviui ear industrv, ('hlcago's annual automobile show opening today had more than 2 'Hi exhibits, Including 15 new inodclti of pusscngur cara, Jury Technically I Accepted; Legal Snarl Develops Hickman Sanity Trial in Welter of Confusion Decision Up to Judge Trabucco. LOS ANOKLKS, Jan. 28. (AP) -William Kdward lllckmun, kidnaper-slayer of Marian Parker, ".Innu n,,t n.lMilt" Ilia ullarrajl funlu rf,. of the crime, and today repudiated his confession to the police, his at- Ww,Hh Hickman's chief counsel, al mo revealed ctcfenMe plunit fur dc-) minding u second trial If the Jury i In the preNent CHge finds the de fendant sune. --WulHlvdocltired that his client does not Admit killing tho girt, that ho has ontored a plea of "not' guilty by reason of insanity." ( and that if he iM found to have been jsane at the tllno of the crime, iui arrost of Judgment will bo lntor-l posed Immediately. . Then Walsh suid, a demand for another trial I will bo made under tho plea that jiiuKiimii now in uiHune. jie point- ed out that under tho California, law un insano man cannot bo hanged. . ', I.OH ANOUI.KH. Jun. 28 (Al1) A legal snarl today left tho Wil liam Kilward Hickman sanity trial In a welter of confusion oyer thoi courts weekend recess. i nut legal tangle in .1110 closing minutes of yesterday's session left nine men and three women tech nically the ucccntod liny to de- nm not one of tho Jurors was on court Monduy. The mix-up nppuronlly left tho prosecution with 16 peremptory challenges but It was not certain that It could use them und not quite decided whether It desired to exercise them If permitted to do so. And tho defenso hud on its luinds four peremptory chal lenges which may or may not bo usahlu When court resumes Mon day. Walsh Kiitvciscw Court ; The kinks in tho law resulted when tho prosecution passed thn challenge of tho jury yesterday to tho defense und Ulckmun h atlor any surprised the court b,y quickly ueeftpflrtff the JUry. The move brought l)lstrlct attor ney Asa Keyes out of Ids chair with Ihe request that tho prosecu tion still might challenge if It so desired Monday. . Joromc Walsh, i 26-year-old defense counsel, do-; dared he would demand tho aumrt privileges If ll wero extended to the prosucullun. Although thn Jury Technically had been aecepte by both sides. Judge J, J. Trabucco ordered that Ihe 12 talesmen not be sworn. Monday, ho said, he would "rule on tho proseculton request, declaring: "Holh sides would bo treated alike In tho 'matter." . . . , Keyes iJiciirtuh). At Ihe close of courL Keyes said tin wusn't untie sure whelhor he desired to challenge uny Juror. The defeiiHO aliorneys said tho jury wus satisfactory to them. All of tho tonhnlcntly accepted Jurors are well Into or punt middle age. The threo women gave their occupations as housewives. Two are gray haired. Only four of the Jurors were from l.os Angeles pro per, the others coming from sub urban points or nearby cttles of the county, Kvery Juror now In thn box bus declared under questioning that he had read of the. Hickman case in the newspapers. Klve of them said they had formed opinions us a re sult of their newspaper reading but could sit on thu Jury with un open mind. To place the dozen probable jur ors In the box. Al' prospective Jut - ois were questioned. Hlxteen wero challenged by the defense, four by Mm prosecution, and the rest, with the except ion of tho 12, wero dis missed for-ruusc. Parachute Jumper Drifts Out to Sea M KLItOt lllNK, Australia, Jan. Hi! (Al1) Fear Tor Ihe Hfo of Mem. If. (jollier, noted parachute jump er. Is Telt here aa un outcome of his latest exploit. When I. lent, (jollier dropped from u plane while giving an ex hibition ut Ibmdy Iteuch, Hydney, he felt Into the water and drifted nut 1b sea. Inlo a section known to Ih shark Infested. Whilo J -i) Oft spectatoi-M awaited his reap pearance, a surf bout rushed to rescue him, but un hour later (Joll ier had not appeared und It wus feared ho was IokI, Predictions Say Warmer Weather HAN" FRANCIHf'O, Jan. U. ' AIM The weather outlook for the week beginning Jan. Utf, was announced her today by Ihe U. H. weather bureuit as follows: Far western states: The nut look is for temperature somewhat above normal and for considerable cloudi ness with rains lu the Pacific state and local rains and snows over Ne vnda and Idaho during the foru puit of the week. POLICESTOP VICE RING'S OPERATIONS Several Arrests Made in Portland Tip for Mem-, ber Aids Authorities .' REAL ESTATE MAN ROBBED OF $1300 H. S. Franks Petitions. Gov. Patterson to 'Ap point Prosecutor Offi cial "Leaks" Charged. ' f . . . .; v I'ORTLAN'l). Ore.'. Jari! 28.'(AP)' p0nce today Investigated opera-; tlons of a gang, alleged. ,to .have; drugged and robbed H. E.'sellwood,' reui estate dealer, ot fUOO. Sell- wooli caused the arrest of Heverni members, of the gang late yesterday wlcn on0 of Its membprs, dlssatis-, fled with division: of tho loot; tele phoned him that' the crdolts were, in a corlaln room, of- a downtown' hotel. Hellwood who -was Just recover- B from u,e offects of the drug ad ministered Tuesduy afternoon, went to the polico station .'-and., accoin- - punlcd officers to tl(0 room where he identified certain men there as having boon the ones who robbed him. . Believes lilquof "Spiked" . :. ' I'M Crewe, alleged . leader of the afternoon saying an Indian from gang, called on Kenwood Monday Klamath Falls, who had recently received a large allotment of money from ' the government, wished . to purchase a home' tn Bast Moreland for about $12,000., ext afternoon Sollwood received 'a telephone call asking him to meet the prospective purchaser lu a hotel . room. Before they started out to bee the property, Crewe Insisted on having a drink ' and against Kellwood'a protests pre vailed upon the real estate man to Join. Hellwood said he took only a sip, and immediately became dlzy. The gang then took htm to Ids office where he was forced to give up 91200 from hie safe and write u Check for $100. The check i was Improperly signed: and next day a man returned the oHecg tflsU-tlrUr that tho mistake be corrected. - Sellwood said he put the check in Ids pocket und turned away. Several Arrests Five persons were found yes terday in the hotel room, giving the names George Francone, George I' Swan, Hardy iiurton, Chartta Hwansou und Mrs. 15 d Crewe. They were sent to the polico station, und orficera waiting 'in the room later arrested Kthel Dyer, Vivian Hew art. FJd Crowe and Don Wilson, aa they came in, one by one. ' Miss Ktewart and Mrs. Crewe later wero released. The others wore held. under heuvy ball" . Polico recognised Crowe, Fran cone, Burton, Hwun and Wilson as bunco men und card sharps. In tho room were found paraphernalia used by crooked card pluyera. SF.F.KS SPKClAIi VHOKECCTOK IX YK l,-ltINi KXPOSE POKTLAXD, Ore., Jan. 28. (AP) Declaring that repeated attempts to 'get action from the district at-, toruey of Multnomah county have fulled II. H. Franks of Frnnks Childs, Inc., who recently exposed un asserted vice ring In Portlond today petitioned Governor I. I. "Put terson to appoint Attorney Arthur Moulton, us. special prosecutor in the case. Franks, wlio employed private detectives to make the expose af ter efforts tn conduct the inquiry met with many alleged official ! lv,lkH 'p"' Incensed when uomo of tho star witnesses wero not taken beforo the grand Jury. Ho much pressure wus brought to bear, ''ranks declared, thut permission was sought to have one of tho wit uesses sent out of tho country. Franks' 'no , Uriefly Franks presented tho fol lowing case to the state executive: Two men are In the county jail waiting trial, a third Is at liberty on bait. A hoc ret indictment was returned against a fourth member of tho alleged ring hut this man left tho city. Jle was located In a midwest city but Franks asserts thut the district attorney's office (Oct tlnued on Page Four.) BIG DIRIGIBLE PERFORMS NEW LANDING FEAT T.AK FHUHHT, K J., Jan, :8 CAP) After alighting on the deck of the airplane currier Hani toga at sea oTf Newport, K. I., the first dirigible ever to have accomplish ed that feat, the l.os Angeles was safely back In her hangar today. Although t 'otnmundrr Charles K. itoseudahl was non-committal ott h' return. Hear Admiral W. A. Moffett. chief of the bureau of nu val aerouatitlcfl at Washington wus entliuiUitstU' in hkt prulso of the feat and the possibilities Is shows. The operation wus a huxardous one. as, t lie big tdlver bug Is 68l feet long and the entire length of the Haratoga in only KSO feet, lit tle more than half of whlo'i Is uvulluble us a landing stage.