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HARRY NEWBERG IS HELD GUILTY OP INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CI T Y EDITION (Pte THK WEATIICZ OHKdON: Kair but with valley fogs tonight and Friday, no change In temperature. - Gentle easterly winds on the coaat .- VOLUME XXVII, MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE88 ..LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY,,, JANUARY 10, 1929. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE88 NUMBER 92, II. NEWBERG CASETODAY Judge 'J. W. Knowles Sub mits Involuntary Man slaughter to Twelve NO EVIDENCE FOR MURDER CHARGE Jury Still Deliberating at .2 O'clock; Trial of State vs. Fred M. Black Is Started , . 'TImi Jury In llii- New bent .fuse returned a vt-nlifi of utility of -In-vi.lunlarv nwnliiuKliUr about o'clock this afternoon., Knturtui)' nioriilnic at " o'clock waif not as Ilia time for senteuee. ' ENTHKPKISK.. Ore.. Jan. 1 (Special) Tho case or (hi! Blnti vs. Hairy Newbors. of I.a Orando. came to an end this mornMB when the Jury retired for-deliberation About two o'clock this afternoon the Jurors were still out. -. In his instructions. Circuit Judge J. V. Knowles said that-under the evidence the defendant could not be convicted of second degree mur der and submitted Involuntary manslaughter to tne Jury. The case of the state vs. Fred M. Black, -arrested with Nowberg. was started after tho Jury retired with' the -examination of venire men. ' . ' -.. Uoth Newbcrg and Black were charged with second degree mur der following the death of Leonard Olarii, of I-ostine. who was fatally shot when riding a white horse one night during the deer season. The defense in the Nowberg case claimed that he was mistaken for a deer. ., i - 1928 Travel On Old Trail 2000 MoreThan 1927 Figures Prepared ! Here Show Increase in Spite of Repair Work in Blue Mountains A survey of lust" year's truffle over the Huntington-Pendleton sec tor of the Old Oregon Trait hltch way, utilising the must reliable figures uvailable,, discloses uit esti mated increase ''of approximately 2,000 cam over the movement in according to Charles Mul boeuf, secretary of the Union coun ty chumber of commerce.. This Is a remarkable showing. He says, considering the mora or less interrupted travel over the Itlue Mountain stretch last aeaem and the detourliiK of a considerable volume of traffic over other high ways "largely due to misconcep tion in varioUH quarters of tho ac tual i'?:ts regarding tho condition of the route . between I'endleton and .La Grande." Trove Much Better ', . V These findings are released at a time "When the common . Impres sion still prevails in some quarters that travel across the Blue Moun tains In 1928 was considerably be low the previous year's showing. Mr. Malbeuef's survey Indicates that the year's highway travel was much better than many had be lieved, - ' v Another feature similarly due ORDERS BOND SALEJAN.23 Marks Completion Eight 'Improvement Districts . Started in 1928 WILL PAY $4,500 TO O. N. S. REGENTS Appointment City Judge Again Postponed; False " Alarms Cause Chang ing of Fire Box : Decision to sell a block of liu- EAST OREGON STOCK SHOW SEES HELP Fate of Institution Dis cussed at Meeting at Union Hotel WILD SEEK STATE V APPROPRIATION With Surplus Gone, Ex position's Chances to Survive Are Slim Un less Aid Comes iiuinM riee. .inn. in (Kiiocliill provemcqt bonds on Jan. 23 und1 .ri,e rm0 of tho Kastern Oivgon the postponement of appointment livestock show at Union, which of a municipal Judge another week jlaa ueen an institution In this see featured last night's meeting of tho tlon for 20 years, was discussed city commission, ',;'.' '.''' last night at a meeting of the stock - An ordinance, authorising tho show association 1eld at the Union advertising of a call for bids' on hotel.; . Twenty-five men were In the Improvement bonds. -. In tho attendance.. ! ? J' ' .' amount of IIS, 82776, wan read ' The state appropriation. ; which three times and unanimously has made , possible; n attractive adopted. 'The bonds, to be of the premium list In the past, was the 10-year, five and a half per cent ; subject of general discussion along type, represent expenditures by the 'with tho benefits of tho show to cllv In nlBht Inimnvnmant districts tho stock raising Industry of JiasU during 1U2 8. Most of the construe- orn Oregon. Tho appropriation has tlon was for sidewalks. :;-. . been lacking tho last two years duo AIR SERVICE STARTS OVER LINDX CIRCLE fi,,0SSl T MN AMCRiCaN AIRWAYS . t -, ' IN1CRNATI0NAL MM. AMD PASSCNGCS ROUTES v -r v 7 . t i i i t t m.Zi ( x - " ' ' ' ' ' ' 1. ' ' - f ttiit:'.;? ;.- " j3al''"''f yy ' '"' " imi.i i ! , iW'itt- I Sr counted is the widely published- On motion. It was, decided also to the governor's vetoing of the I . I. Ill iu.niln Ihlu nlil ivhlf.h ll'll H statement appearing in some parts jto draw a warrant, in the amount of the state to the effect tint of of 14.600 in favor of the board of the total number of cars entering regents of the Oregon . normal Oregoh. between 8.5 and 80 per (schools In lieu of grading cent orlKjnated in . or moved , the city agreed to do on the Eust th'rough California," Mr. Malboeiif jern Oregon JMormal school site, said. "Basic figures indicate thutThe warrant Is to be presented at an estimated total of 1011, 24D cars ; the January meeting of tho regents crossed the California-Oregon state to be held within the next week line, In both directions, during the five-month period from May to Oc tober lust year, while, during the bill carrying this aid, which was passed by the legislature two years ago. ; Tho 1927 and 1028 shows or(c, were staged by tho people of Un ion in spue OI HUH iums uy UOMIg a surplus, fund that had aminiu-. lated from vaulous other activities of the association, according to Tony IX Smith, secretary, who de- u.rll,H thn finunrliil HtimcliniT nf 10 days. ' - i the association. V .Move Flro Alarm Box. , in-rit lt Tills Year City Manager' W. C, Crews said , surplus exists and Tim rirxt InU'iiialloiuil air mall anl iaKMiwer Hervleo, linking ' flvo Caribbean iiiitliinx Willi tlio l nltisl States, was lniiiiKuiiitel j OHlenliiy over I lie trail Col, Charles A, LliMlhcrgli IiIiimmI a year ugn. Trl-ninuiit'il iilnnes ean ylng I a wieiiirs like tint below ro beln nsiil. The map (nuove) hIiowh tho I'an-Aiiicriean airway. Tlw lienvy black Unei ludlciile the rouieN Hint went Into operation this month, as I lie first step Ui M ppngrnin pUmneil hy J T. 'Trliuw (Inset) of Nctv York, . , SECOND DIVISION EMPLOYES MEET FOG SETTLES OVER VALLEY LAST EVENING jTWranat'' oxnerlenceT a1 VSR m wn..t,...n n.Dirnn upHlhir last nlffllt when fogs drifted Into tho. volley, an unusuiil occurrence for the Orando Hondo. Moisture from thoj fog froze on IrceB and wires throughout tho city, giving them a w hite dress. fteports received i it,t In Wulla Walla mols- I lure from fog froze on' the pave- I inents and sidewalks making Nicm I exceedingly slippery and dangerous to both motorists and pedestrians. The mercury has not been above freezing point Tor nearly a Week, A couple of days ago the maxmum was even freeins point 32 above gp.ro but on the other hand, the temperature has dropped no nearer zero than 8 above. So far this winter, no zero weather has been experienced here. ' i Last night tho minimum was 15 ubove with a maximum or 20 above Wednesday, The Portland forecast today says: no change In teinperu ture Tor Oregon. " BAND CONCERT WILL BE HELD HERE JAN. 20 same period, on estimated total of ithat the fire alarm box at Seoondt,e show ls handicapped by a lle- anu n is uecomnig more pr less oi rtcU of a fKW hundred dollars, it a. nuisance to the city, as several Wlis pointed out, und the chances I of staging a show in -1!I2'J aro con sidered slim If no legislative old The date for tho second of a series of winter concerts to be given by the I-a Grande municipal band has been set for Sunday,-Jan. 211. at the Arcade theater. Tho performance will begin at 4:15 o'clock. . ' V ' ' - Mrs. I.cal ttUKSnlt, 1j Grande contralto, will be tho soloist. - The program will be varied In the type of numbers to be, played and the performance us a whole will he even better than the first one, ac cording to Andrew I.oni-y. Jr.. direc tor of the band.. The hand is practicing once or twice each weelt in anticipation of the coming event, ( The program will be announced later. 37,485 foreign cars east and west bound passed through Weather by, Ore.; In comparison with 35, 490 foreign cars In the same months the previous year. "During the entire culendar year of 1988. the aggregate ' number passing Weatherby; Is figured at 51,000 cars. Taking "Into ounsld-At-uHfin Hm manv' other Interstate guteways through which OreRiiff' may be ehtered. It must bo evident that movement acruss the Califor nia state line .could not, in recent ycurs at least, have at any time amounted to anything like at) per cent of the total number eonilni: Into our state. Traffic tbrougn Walla Walla,, Vancouver, Maimer, Arlington and several other ferrj points along the Columbia liver across tho bridges at Hood Wver (Continued on Page 6) MR. M'CLURE BUYS MARBLE COMPANY can be secured at tho coming ses sion at Kitleiiu u . .I k i ... .. i . Z day fur tho rrelght claim pr r.h"r ,'C''" ,t ,.e ."ZJ"?,K.?L 'u meeUng in the morning Railroad Officials Here for Two Sessions; Last Year Ke viewed (Continued on Page 6) Officers Check On License In East Oregon Tags Will Conduct Business Here As Cemetery Me morial Works "v. A large number of aocond tit vi sion cininoy'H of lhii.O.-W. It. & N. ruilrouit ;inet tu hn-CJiando yntt;r rovon- , , iii,. .. .l ' u. . ,.,.,., - ,i, LIUII IIIUV-1U1S 111 IIIU IIIUIIUIII unu by vuriouH speakorH f(.l!owlnff thft,,om In uftornooii. - , dinner. .Growth of purebred lienla ! l f1"" and an lucrensed prorit from 8iocki""'oti,,.th I''Hoho wuh to dl rulHlnsr oporutlons throughout Wun- t:UHa tn Problem ot reducinB" cluim ,orn Oregon worn traced to the In- oxpendltui e which Include tint fluence of the hIiow, .and the - timotint of money paid to Mhlppci-8 lerest It haH aroiiMed in Ihla und jor RoodH dumuRed III mil mad ' other coiiiitifH of thiH Kectlon. In itmnn.1, jty prucuuiiun unu euro on " ;'"-, J order to promoto dalrylnK and the 1. 11. MoClure announced today nilnp ot Kheep, Iiokh and liorHeti that he has nurtshaHcd the Blue, hi the future the- UveNtock show Mountain Marble & Granite com-i ia an ' nbuolute neeoHrjity, In the pany from K. l'. DkvIh, the new owner taking uoHacHHlun Krlday or lat wpek. pinion of praet(cully all of th men present. NumerouH coiujrelo exumpleH of tho expanHlon of the F. H. Huron Passes In Danville, nrf. . I' H. Huron, of Uanvllle. Ind.. dlni Monday niornlnff and wan buried Wednesday afternoon there. Mr. Huron wan the father of Ualph Huron and Mrs. P. g. Koblhtion, both of l-a Grande, and of H. H. Hnroa, or near I m bier. He is also aurvlved by two Bisters who live In Indiana. Jtalph Huron left for Indiana as feoon as he watt notirted of the serious illness of his father but he arrived In Danville a frw hours following the death. Mr, Huron returned to la Grande yesterday. HKATHIIU TODAY . m. 16 above. Minimum: 15 above. Condition: clear. WKATHKIt YKSTKItlAV Mnximum 26, uilnlinum 15 above. Condition: cloudy, foggy. wiVTHi it ja.v in. m Maximum 49, minimum 25 above. Condition: rain of inch. L ' ' dor the name of the Cemetery Memorial Works, Mr. McClnre Hald, and he announced that he will have the largest selection of rinlHhed monuments In Idaho and KaMern Oregon and) wclcoinc'if pat rons to visit him at ir02 H afenuo between b'ir tnd Spruct streets. He will handle the best grade of native and Imported stones andJilH place iKequlpped wltV the mod ern machinery required for pro viding the varloua types of de signs. , V . : ,f Mr. MeIure has been with the Northwestern Omni to poiiipKnyt1 In the cnimclty uf wiles munager for the hist four years und he lias aLso owned - and operated a ulant nt WelHer, Ida., for the last several yea;p. The combined stocks of both the We.ier and I-h Oradno busineKses will be uvallablc In both territories, he sald.t Mr. MeCluro will ntuke both cities his headquar ters at present but be hopis Iatr For Annual Dance"s ZZmJC 0nndc- M - ' , . I Mr. McClure has followed this line of business v for , the hmt i years and comes hero Ijighly rec ommended. - ; Mr. Davis, former ownor of the compftny. has been In thfi business for about 30 yj-ars. It Is said. The plant will be operated un-1 Htock raising industry wore cited State trhf lie. officers In Kastern Oregon sturted' checking license j plates yesterday, coinciding w lli j orders to that effect from Secre-J lary ol State Hal Hoss. Dick ItoberUon, of the Ui Grande dls- j trlct, spent yesterday in Pendleton J where he and other officers check- ed about 75 motorists who- were ) driving with 1928 plates. Today the officers aro enecKing In this territory and next they will go to JIakcr for un Inspection. A motorist must either have his JiiL'y license plates or evidence that he has ordered them, U is said. Moose Lodge Plans With from 250 to 3") members of the local Moose lodge to be hosts, with Zuber hall the place and Jan. 22, the date, and com mittees hard at work to make tho occasion a success, the timo Is drawing near for tho fifth annual ball. . - The money, which Is raised from the dance, will go Into a building fund to be used to e-rect a Moose temple. Rom lime ago the lodge pur chased land close to hall and that site will be used for;or threes summer months to five In connection with the shows Influ ence and particular stress was put on the need of a livestock show for the boys and girls club work in this and other counties. Over 700 head of purebred slock was shown at the last ' livestock show receiving state aid. Speakers who'presented the vari ous angles of the stockshow cuss (Continued on Pugo f) 1 Pioneer Resident Dies Early Today the purl ol the employes, of the rail road the shipments, expenditures' of piuney paid to shippers, can be cut to a lower figure, und at the same t ime, t he shippers will be. giv en better service, It was pointed out. The ini crest of every, niuii In' what he ls doing Is the most im portant way, to overcome waste of goods and expenditure of money, It wua said,' ; in i'J2H the second division made Non-Stop World Flight Planned ByColCoebel WICHITA!, Kunsas, Jn. 10 (AD Tho mom during project of uvIh tlon un attempted non-ntop flight around the world- which hereto fore ImdUeon regarded aa beyond the really of pobhIIiIIUv. today Ho noured neur realisation within tho prexent ycur. , '. : Kurthermoro anuoiinuoiiionte of projected fliRhtii, imtdu.hnre.und In Purui yeHtorduy, nufrKonted the uos Nihility of u iuco-.t-tl!ttlle (hut urcum or uu cndiirunco unil illti tunoe film. Hoift fllirlitH would Im .rofuiMliifr venlurpj and Avon auff Koated by thu nunculni'd fllKlil of 1511 houm made by tho Atnurlcun army monoplane Cjui-al Ion Kuril In t'alirornlu. ; ' , (Iix'Ih'I to Try It , " Kroin a alcU bed hero where ho Ik recovering- from siivero lllnow and an operntlon, Col. Arthur ', CAMERAS CLICK AS GUNS BLAZE Pictures Taken of Shoot ing in Detroit Death Plot Is Frustrated TDKTHOIT, Jan.' 10 (At1) A crime that cumeras caiitured wiM committed In HUhurliun Wyandotte last' nlijht whon u gunnian was lain und an ' offlcor critically wounded durliiR a Hpectacular. but unauacuHHful. '0 uymuwln- ntii Itufpli "A. Wood, Jioud of the Wood C'onMtructlon" company.-. - NowHpaponnon and pholoKi'upli ora, informed with poll thai an effort wua to.bn mudo upon Wood'a liru, wore lilddon. with ofl'lcem aliout llin conutructlon company chlof'H officii when tho attempted iihhuuH took pluco.-'i Thi'y aw a man advance upon Wood with up- ralHCd blachjack,-' and they muw Ooobel, noted die'tanco and pee,i f Wood and one-of tho otflcora fir pilot, announced that ho Intended m0"t. "'.ltn(?0iii.l)f. droppln SE1 EARLY SENATE VOTE 0NTREATY Underetanding Asked By Senator MosesLeader ; , of Fight MR. HOOVER STILL 5 IN CONFERENCES Cabinet Recommendations Continue to Pour In On the President-elect To day ' ( WAHMINGTON, Jan. 10 (AH) An Understanding for. an early vote on tho KolloRg untlwar treaty win nslced.ln tho senate today by Hen atof Moses, republican, New Hanipnhlro, who has led the fight for1 an Interpretative resolution tu accompany ratification of the pact. . The move for settlement 'of the difference of opinion anion sen ators, .heretofore handled tn off-i tho-flnor conferencosi was broach ed openly in the senate when de- bute on tho pact began to latf. Chairman Horn h, of the forein re lations committee, who ! apon sorhtH: the treaty, replied that he would be gladto consider the sug- gostion of Moses for an agreement 4 Won't Compromise, Thus far Borah has steadfastly rojeotod all proposals for a com promise on an Interpretation of the pact and on Tuesday niht broku pit all negotiations to that . end.--' v. '-y ' , Pontlinff a renewal of the neifo tlatlons proposed by Senator Alone the- senate -went ahead . with de bato, Senator Bark ley, democrat of Kentucky taking the floor, At tho outset Borah assured Senator Reed; republican, jrennsyivania, xnmi no ' did not consider that, the treaty would preclude "any nation from seeking uny readjustment of Its boundaries so long as it Is under tuktui by ptHceful methods." llarkloy For Trty In an effort to speed up debate unMiil haH mar m iimik buoIIhm ''T. today -and un Immedlats vote ap- pesred Imminent on Bonator Moses', suKestlon - but U was deferred when Henator Markley usked U deliver tho speech' he had prepare oil. He Indorsed the treaty but exprtmsod disappointment that ttev rotary KelloRtf hud not jald, "just a little more"' In explanation of the position America takes In ad hering to the pact. , to be lirst to take the air In an ef fort to girdle tlhe globo without a stop. Ho tentatively st August or HcptPinber Tor tho flight, which ho said would b west-to-cast from Wichita to Wichita UK tho attacker. Less than an hour later Wuod'n , estranged wire, Grace. 4 years old, was orri Kldtl. Hit was found lit In bed at hor houm und wiis taken to 'the city di'tontlon hnspltul. Of- Almost simultaneously U was ro. j flcwr" B0U,U l( l,c.Ulon hd- com Louisa Williams. G 1 , a ilontMr resident or this district, died this morning at her houm at 2 SOS N, Oak street followinif a short 111 ncss. Her body is ut the Hohnen- kump ehnpel pending funeral ar-' -ar rungements which ure still iiHlcfin Ite. , .. ' . Khe, leaves th following child ren: Mrs. Whenh-r litickncr, of Mc K a y , Ore. . A . VI. West, of Kh h lh'Ko: Cora Kodlfor, .of I'ortiand, and Mary I.cpengood. of I'ciinsyt vunla, Hhe Is also survived by thne brothers: I'. A. lingers und I. J. Kogers, of Lu Orarnief and C. ft. II ogf'rs. of I-'alrvp-w, Idn. i,ut year nellpsed the past liO In 1 u'rpcuon ironv J-ans to the lessened uuiouut of money jmltl lo shippers due to damaged ship iiienlu In proportion to (he amount ami value of tho goods uhlpped, It was statud, W. II. tlulld, division snperln- I telideiit In La Grujwld. M. K. Mg- Ier. of Portland, representing James t'ophtnd. freight agent and J. I1'. 1 Cri'odskl,' of Cortland, saTitty agent, Iweie leaders In thu discussions of the day. Ir. Iso Houvy, of Iji Ciande, talked briefly to the men I at the safety meeting regarding of eye Injuries. vaiiIiwi in Purls (h..i .. r.. corning uio siory , or -ono or inu ject of tho Kokker aviation firm ' PUeni thul Hhe had Instigated the ULienipL UHMI ner lilinFilillU M inn mo Hint tiho mlKht Inherit hl eHtiitn, Kllilv In Inn,, hon II ,...u W1IU 10 IIO IIIIKO. I1IIU IHICOIIIII oene- tlie l.i.twcuther would bo CI., ; flelai-y ot u $ 1(10,1)00 llfo hiHUruiiuo countered. i ' , v,?y l , , "i,, L c.ii r..H ii..r..,,n.r , . liaily loduy 'luylor l'lerco nnrt llolh prnlvetH cull Tor refuellnir plunoBnt Intoi vulu uIouk Hie 24,000 mile roule, . t olonel floelinl, an uutiit.undlnfr pilot who won Iho Doln ulr riieo lo Hnwull In 1 1127, und who IioIiIh ''Wlllluiil ThonipKon, ounh Z'i yefiril old, wen. arrested tut the two who 1 esfaped' during the: nn huttlo lie llwoen police mid the .Wontla hh-1 niLilunlH: - Hhortly nftorwurd their Hiiloiiiohile- waH . found;- marked tho nan-mon tiI.nenlln..i,ll fllh. .wllh """ ,n,tM ,lol"M- Tlioy mild record, nald aueh a flight .would re- 'l('ftl1 ",an ,1VH" A'"1'''""" iiulro a Bioiit deal of " flriunolal , g".r,i,y',, ., ,".' , i. ' , . bncklmr mid n riml airplane. ! , IVI1?,, I''"M ' """ Ooel.el'8 crew would coiikpH of "'''" Ocll Holt, one of the con two pilot and two radio operator. . "I' ' ' who told It.iy Hm th, M s tentiitlvn nmiiN are for n m.- 1 '" w ... r lnllv l.ulll i,l,,.. .n,l...r inV ,. ' troll HUhufli. Hint powerful aet paid -a premium Tn InvcHtlKllId ItoillCM InHUrnuen Mrs. Woocf had Vii hia 1 25,0(1(1 IllD Lure of Wallowa Lake In Winter Strong, Dude Ranch Owner States To extend the vacation season nt ! It and enJovinir tho exnerlenco. Kagles' Wallowa lake from the present two They ure warmly rind and their feet are protected with heavy boots on top of three mirs of wool socks. At the end of the hike the adven turers return, to the White Kle phant chalet for a fireplace session and for skating or dancing, - TrnpKrH HiiHjr , ; Right now tho lake region Is the happy hunting ground for trappers, now very numerous in the Wallowa country. They set their traps for royutes, marten, muskruts and "red fox. sending the product off to fur dealers In dis tant markets. Th snow at the chalet and around the resort now Is nhuut H Inches deep, Joe says. At the (tmt of the bike, h'twever, them Is lit tle snow hern use the region Is un protected by trees or mountain. Whiter Awe!iiplrlng , Winter at Wsllowu lake Is fully hm wonderfiM and as awelnspirltig an are the summers. If people but rvallxed It. Joe thinks. To I n terest easterners In t he woollnens" ot' the wild wesf Mr. went on a novel pilgrim- Mr. Guild complimented the em ployes at the meeting lor their eoopi'f-u4iou III hel)ing to el till I nalti personal Injuries to employes of the division, in the last three inonlhs there ban' been but one . .... Mliln In liwoxilifulf. ik,. ..t.i- 'ei... - i iu. Of travel on ninth li fllirhl nnri Ht" 'ttt good one, It , hk iiolnted out. cotles stuffed Iu his pockets ; pollen, when they found It, might Colonel Ooebol HsfriMin would go WOhH-o to assist In the Washington us soon us ho Is 'iii plan. Holt suld. w Since Oct. f, the only severe Injury has been that received when a man broke his unu. Asa Keyes Hears Bribery Testimony policy in return for plot. as to lure Wood to the -doorway of his of him unconscious, curry time of year best suited to thu von- , , . momi'u ,K' , 1 ' ; (llin utiiwv hii: ifuiiy w lilt nur ture. Northcott Trial la Adjourned to Feb. 7 The IndBo met last nlht lo dl- plnn'of Joe Hopkln and the two cum plana Tor the dance-. Kletch-. other mumurers of the Dude ranch er's Itound-l p liond will play.. t the Ik-ke. Mr. Hopkln wan In 1 r vjlji Onindc thin week with latent TlVO TeamS at TOD vn " ureaent conditions fit f m 1 A w the lake report. ' IK M, . A. LeagUe " won't be lomt now. the mun- : j imer Hayn. If cold weather roit- . ' j tlnuea fur about two more daya In tho faxtenl Bamc or the pro-l,h'e ,Hke wm be .aU,,j wth enoiiKh tournament waJM.n. the . Orande,re to mHkl. 8katn( Joy- Al. Ill Ward M. I. A. baaketball . .jy ,t hllM a COKl ( , fl-an. defeated Iho t'nlon teiun M-,Iind B hif thick, but he uy It to 22. Hoth showed excellent team ',,,, ... ,hr i,.h H.. l nr.,. ,work. iy Kloyd llaxter, lnemberllef., nkMenl HKalnat Katurday nlKllt ,of the Second Ward team, who wit- baths at the wrom; lime. ; neHKcd Ihe uine at t'nlon yeter-.l Vlnlir KiN.rtM :. .day. r , j fn moonlight weekend nlttht all , Tin. last name forihe pre-tour-'rtu,.!,,,; ,,s tHll and winter hlklnit ,nnment xchedulc f the U l. H.!IMirl,., r Wnllown county folk jatake will be played Jnn. SO at hare Kone on excuriilona to the falla luinlcr. The stake lournamelit will und to other polnU. l-eople are ;be held the following week. Uiowly becominif educated to know I TJle team tiercpntaflrea follow! ' .n hi.i.,.i.i. Ik. .,,n .k... win. jl'lnrt Ward .750 i,r c.n itlve. aaya "Joe." .Second Ward. ..... .7SII On these niounllaht nlahla. ftie 1 ! Cnion l .tissjyounft people, or thw older people, j llopklna Mt, Glen .331 im the cane ia. track utontc thruuvh 1 Imblcr . .ntm ;),t ,-aoir, dW!n tli-.lr fut lii.jj (CoaUnuJ vu S) COUfl'I'ltoriM, rflvi-i-Blde. Cal., Jan. 10 (Al') Gordon Klewart " " I Northcott l kudo and Ih "miilln- 1,(1M A.VliKI.KH, Jnn. 10 (Af) Itiorlnir or f.lKhnlnij a form of In Am Keyes, former district ultor- Inanity," In the opinion of special ney of Iaih AnKeles county on trial commission of alienists, expressed tor cuioery nun conspiracy in o-;ioany, acrorilliiK to n written re. finjB VP A If V flee today was slated to lieur state's J port to Huporlor Judi;e Ooui'Ke It. f.o ID 1 I C 1 llllnk Wood had been killed us tho result, of a dope feud. i'ollco of lletroll. illvervlew arid Wyandotte, deputy sheriffs, stain police and newspapermen stir, rounded the lunliiled frame, struc ture -which bouses the construction company offices late yesterday af ternoon lo uwuit the coming of ihe consplralors, . , COMWHKKl'KN C'ON'TINI'K WAHH1NOTON, Jan. 10 Al')- I'nislttcnt-alect Hoover: continued' today his crowded schedule of con ferences with political' leaders with - n view to determining-. It posslhli, before, his departure for Florida noxt week, whether and . when ho would be obllRed to call a speclut ' session of congress to oonsidcr farm IcKlslntliin. . ' ltecommendatlonij for' ;. cublnct appointments continued lo pour In on Mr.: Hoover from his callers, who Included Honutor Gillette ot Miissachusutls, and tienatur Phlppu of Colorado. . ' 1 ' . t (I. W. Jjiimhllti, nutlonal IvkI" ltitlve reiiresentittlve of the Nation. al llruthorliood of Locomotive Kn- Klneers, submitted to Mr. Hoover iho brotherhood'a selection for ap pointment as secretary ot labor In (Continued on Pace 6) MURDERER OF TWO CHILDREN KILLS HIMSELF witnesses testify alleged overt acts . freeman, against him. Yesterday, the vet-f Northeott's trial for tho niur eran lawyer listened 'with bowed dec of Waller Collins, today was head while bis suooesMor- Huron j c ontinued to Feb, 7 by .Superior W, Kltts, delivered a scathing do- Judge (, K. Morton. nuneliitlon of his former ehief In j - , an opening stutement. ' Thrnt) Chlldvw White Mule Blinds Ex-Federal Ayent Burned to heath bu;i-;fii-;m, w. Va.. .bin, m f AI') Three ehtltlren were burned io death and a mother and five other children niirrpwly escaped a similar fntp ,when fire ilestroyed the resldener f W. t'. fireekeu ridge, Taxwell enmity truffle of fteer, on the outskirts of Uluefleld early today. The father was nway from home with them In Weyler'a apartment at the time. ... ; t . Hunday bad been tiuestioned by p- ' - . lit Hnd r.'P-Hje-d. They were! I'AICIH, Jan. 10 ( A ll -Countess wnrebing for m loutl''ffer named IMerre De Jumllhue, the former Juek, who dellvere l I tie moonshluo t'onstanet ('ooUdg.-, Bunion heiress, ut tiitr jui-ly, , hu upplitd for a dhorvo. I .OK ANOKI.KH, Jan. 10 (API Mrs. Thelma Hnuford,. i'J, wild to have been a fi;,"iiur federal agent, lay in a bospbai blind today u vlrtlm of poison Ibmor. Three men, John . Ls'n-b-r I lobe rt Kelly and Tom Meyler, who cald she drank "White Mule"( T.ONCi HIOACH Cal. Jan. 10 AI') -i-Joseph W. Ouor, 1-onir Beach mall carrier sought for H hours by police as the murderer of bia two infant daughters, was found early today hanging by a rope from a rafter of the garsRo at his home, -where . tho double slaying took place. Immediately after smother ing the two children with a solu lion or acid and ether while the slept, tho father went at once 1 his garage and committed sulcld . polieo believe, . ' Hemming from a shopping tri . Mrs. Inier found a, note, wrlttci shosald In her husband's handwrli -v lng It read: "Pletwo try to for give me sweetheart and meet you bables In ln-aven. . 1 hope you never rr rft o r a c1 t ' 't'"1 Iovlna Qd l)k'HS ou II 1 IJ i Orj0JLl and keep you safe. Joseph.' Tho mother found the bedroom door locked, Hhe summoned de tectives, who crashed through, Tho two babies, Charlotte, uged nlnn months, und Dorothy, two and , u half years old,, were found In bed strungled with a fnc towel. Puer was a former school superintend- l" ! enl In Kansas. Mroodlng over tho loss of the position und a recent attack of Inriuenxa, his wlfu tleved, affected his mind. PRACTICE FOR j .More than ft" La (Jrsnde High j-ehnol t;lrl n Mended lh. first 1ms ketbull get-together held In the U it. H. Iteereotlonitl ball yeMterdny iifteriinou ufter Hchnol, Tbr pruu tiee days will be on Tuexdays, Wed- nexdaytr a tul l'rldays from 3 4.3t) o'clock for the girls. AMxNthtif Miss I'll en n ore II Iums, physical education Instructor, will b Miss Doris Cade, mid four Men. lor girls, Kueh of the fiur girls w ill uslt With the basketball prac tice for the class to which they belong. The girls are: ituth Dor land Jane Hbinge, laidoru ljuugh , lin and Mildred Htnmtly. , Heart certificates are required from the girls who wish to play. (The certificates are given if the examining physician finds the con fd:tiuu of lliy In art nonuul. be- King George Is Reported Better LONDON, Jan. t (A PThorc was gratiftcactoii both at Bucking ham paluce and generally today that Ktnr'Qeorge' physician bai been ubla to rtport a aght jfujt Alt J?J tftttmjUi.