La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 15, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE CITY EDITION thk we a Tfinn OltKGON: Generally cloudy to night and Wednesday, tempera tures below normal. Moderate east to north winds on the coast. VOLUME XXVII. UEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1929. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 96. y J TIE ATI IS MT f U l. si MORE BIRTHS DURING YEAR THAP'27 La Grande Population Is . Swelled in 1928 by 263 . Young Arrivals V - BOYS OUTNUMBER GIRLS ON RECORD Most Births Take Place in , the Shortest Months of the Yeari With; ; April, '7uly. Next : y. That La Grande's birth' rate Is Increasing In a healthy mannor Is shown liy the statistics for the In at year, which have Just been com pleted by Mrs. -KHzubftth ' Carney from reports received, by the city health officer, Dr.,A. L. RlcUurd son. ' ' In 1028 tli ore were 263 births In Iju Grande which In air Increase of 15 over' the year 1H2? when a total of 348 births were recorded, .More buys wero born 'than girls during the year.. That .fact Is in keeping with the national figures, which show a greater number of boys born and a. greater number dying than girls. V - T- -SO Girls," "I Boys . During the last alx months of the year Tit) Kir la were born and : 71 boys firs saw the light of day. . ' The most popular monthK for l-ubleH to be born -In Ia Grande nre February, April and July, the figures show,' for In February of this year 29 girl babies; and -boy babies were born.. .'April and July tl"d for second place In the popu lar My contest, with 27 babies ouch to 'their , credit.; . ...' March 'bjibles are popular., too. - Twenty-two-were-mhered into -the world on that month In Grande. December is the month. when the fewest babies are born,: . " In 111 only 1H bablea were born in December. January Is tlio be ginning of a new year but the in crease also was low. Last January the number waa but The merry months of May and June are among the moat unpop ular, for hint' year in May, 20 ehll- dre n were burn and In June there were ID. August, September, Oc tuber ami .November each' contrib uted lit new sons and daughters. No Twins In Half Year ' Hellcve It or not. during thtV lust six months not one pair of twins has been born. There was one set of triplet" born at Union. None of the 1U28 babies is going to have to celebrate Christmas and his birthday at the same time. One baby was born the day -before Christinas and another the day after. No babies came to earth bre on the Fourth of. Ju!;, but there was a New Year's baby just one. , MoM Popular Nqiikw Tin- names Charles fend William were the moat popular for the lit tle hoys. There were four of each numc. J urncs and Raymond came Chamber Urges Appropriation For Stock Show Legislature Asked to Give Financial Aid to East ern Oregon Exposition Held at Union Tasking of a- resolution asking the stale legislature to aid - the Hastern Oregon , livestock show, several short talks during an open forum period, a brief talk by. the Uev. F. O. Hess, of the First Dap tlat church, and twp excellent songs by Richard Dykhius accompanied by. Jack HIatt at the piano made Up the chamber of commerce luncheon- program' In. the Sacajawea Inn today at noon. V r -'.The resoluHon, 'concerning tho stock' show ;ftld was presented -by l-VH. Appleby and It asked thut a ''substantial appropriation' be pro vided for the exposition, In -order that Us benefits to the' livestock Industry and to boys and- girls club- work may continue. It was un animously passed.'- ' Mr. Heefet Speaks , . Mr. Hess, a special guest of tho organ ligation, pointed out the many good features of this city and urged boosting of the things most bene ficial to the community. . ... Following this A. R. Hunter, of the : national parks committee, spoke of activities of his board in investigating tho chances of estab lishing a national playground in tho Wallowa territory. .-Ho said that the committee Is working on a plan of procedure and expects to have this ready for presenta tion shortly. He alsp pointed out the advantage that a national park would bring to Eastern Oregon In the way of tourist movement." A. W. Nelson suggested that more attention be paid -at tho weekly meetings to what the chamber -is actually - doing -and George H. Currey urged that the Eastern Oregon Normal, school re coivo more advertising. Mr.: Ap pleby,' IJ. E. Coolidge. and Hrcrc lary Charles Malboeuf also spoke brloflv. Mr. Coolldizo tellincr at an i-investlgutlnn 'coifvernlflg jirospects of locating a . dehydrating plant here, and Mr.. Malboeuf explaining what tho chamber plans to do in advertising the normal school. The latter stated that further action can not be taken until faculty an nouncements, etc., are made, ' H. K. Brady,, president, was chairman of the meeting and Mr. Hess returned thanks. HEAVY WORK LOOK FOR LEGISLATURE None of Bills Dealing With Major Subjects : Yefe Introduced . "l:" HOUSE, SENATE " Airplanes Used For Smuggling Aliens to U. S. Five Men Under Arrest and Two Macnines Con fiscated By' F e d e r a l Agents in California l.OS ANUKI,;K, Jail. 15 (Al' Tluin were the old days wIumi Chi nusi. buund tiHOd and foot; worth taou ench delivered were druiioed 1 1'ror.i foreign trumps into ttpeed ti ... .:. .... ADC rtr A XTflTil-V '"' " rn.iiuisio ou 10 JtE4 Jtxil liitljlJ rushed 'ashore, or to bu dropped iinto lavy Jones' locker when the First,.1 SlgnS' Of bei'lOUS boats flashed too near. Disorder Shown This" W1,n or f,vc two . ' T l n fulrplunes und the ttlleffed breuJiliK 1UUIIIUIK AVCl i ttHUH-rU Of o 500,OIIU.ullen slllllKKIIllK age Issue (Continued on Page 6) SCHOOLS WILLI START SECOND PERIOD MONDAY Tlu first semester of (he 128-S9 scIiihjI yetir Is drawing to a close in local schools this week, with ex aminations and enrollment in order during the remaining duys. At the high school Principal E. D. Towler has made the following arrangements for the final week of the 8ementer: Kegular film I enrollment for present students, 8:45 to V:lu a. m. on Thursday. Regular final enrollment fur new si orients nther than" eighth grade graduates from La Orando schools, nt the office Thursday If. possible. Elght-A graduates from city schools will enroll at 1 :4a p. m. at the I - D. S. Recreational hall on Thursday. High school stiidenta will be dis mls.'ted at noon Thursday and reg ular clameH. starting the second se mester, will begin at the regular hours on Monday morning. Heport cards will be given out Friday aft ernoon at 1:30 o'clock. WKATIIKIl TOHAY 7:3 a. in. S3 above. Minimum 1 8 above. Condition Thmdy. MKVrilKIt YtvSTKIthAV Maximum. 34. minimum 1 above. ConUition Tlear. . UKATHKU JAN. 13. ft Muxfrnum 33, minimum 13 aluve. Condition Clear. Three Coasting Hills Provided; Warning Voiced Another coasting hill has been added to two already' provided for Im. Urunde children, hut with the extension comes a warning that un less coasting Is restricted to the three hills, barricades will be tak en down and all streets thrown open to traffic. . . Police Chief A. C. May lies has authorized pluclng barriers' on Sixth street at I und At, on Penn sylvania uveuue from Second street to a point alongside the back of the. .Siiodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary, and on Waahlnglon ave nue from Walnut to Cedar. No ears will be allowed on these three coasting sites , 'We don't want any coasting on Spring avenue or any other street except the three we have deslgnuU ed," Mr. flaynes said, "and If the children fail to co-operate with us. we will simply open all coasting hills to automobile traffic and thut will end their coasting." City League to Start Bowling A city liowlinir lensue. at prewnt coiunOKpd of four or five teaum. but which hopes to add more teams In the near future. Witt be gin ptay tonight at Ware's. It Is Intended to bowl three times a week. The O.-W. shops. Wares, the Kllver Grill and other teams are already enrolled and the league Invites any other team to Join. ring, federal agents today revealed the modern version of the "smugg llnjr racket" with Its method as 8AI.KM. Ore.; Jan. IS (Al) . romantic und darinir as tho shlps- Tlio house of representatives this und-sea techntciue und fur fuater. morning passed the resolution sub-1 Tlireo Xames Wlthlield. milled by HeprcsMitatives Olcn It.1, .The nameB of three of tho men Mctsker of .Columbia county and arrested hero were withheld by the Charles W. .RoHson , of . Clatsop federal Immigration officials. The county asking the widening of the other two are John T. Henry. 36. lower , Columbia river' highway ,uaii ierttnk Smith, 28. Smith claims from Portland to- Svenson. nine to be the nephew of a Denver su mlles from Astoria, a distance of porior Judge and related to a t'olo- approxlmatcly 08 miles. The road ,.j0 sllltc senator. More than 250 at present is -16 feet wide black Chinese have been smuggled into lop nnd the resolution asks for tho California during the last rour addition of concrete slubs. months from Mexico, the federal A second resolution - passed uy agents reported, the house authorizes tho secretary, The Bens they suy. were lnnd of state to furnish. -at house ex- from ships out of China, either penst cither Bull nun or other n Mexico or Central America and pure water for drinking purposes made their way to tho border. One In the house: . Tho resolution fol- thousand dollurs was the price to lowed the reading of a letter from gct t0 tho United States. W'ncll the secretary of stale In which ho tt plane load wbb ready for ship offered to furnish Dull Kun or;mcn, the officers said, tho t'hl other water at the" 'te of the nese would be herded Into an open house. ' Among the offers received field across the border at nbrht. A was one from the rtiuyor of llend plane with no lights would swoop wno wouia lurmsn lumaio wuier. uown out of the skies und laud, House ItukW' Adopted' ' Ukv Nai-ks of Himti. - Adoption of the' house rules -of ' Hourse voices would whisper In the 84th session with a few minor the durk, money would change changes and additions, tho second hands, and the blind, half terrified roadlng -of house; bills -.One; two, iChliiosu would be dumped Into the UiriK auuVfouft nd.lhcSr-.refeiyMwa-JJlMCW liUoso muny sacks of- pulik t'6 tllc'cdiiuntttees till .rcvlslhii and: loos, Willi a roar the huge smugg on repeal of laws, and the first ling bird, with Us liumun cargo reading of house bill HI, -Intro- would be up In the ulr suaiing duced . by O. K. I'otter of Lane northward through the sky. county, were followed by it motion Most of the takeofis were made for adjournment until three o'clock near Mexlculi. officers suld. Tim this afternoon.- -, - '. j aliens were landed, the federal ' agenta said, at lonely rancjics near ltepfesentatlve I'otter s bill, thu Kraneisco, San Bernardino and only one dropped inlo the hopuer Sacramento. this morning is a bill ror an act to provide for the recording of certified copies of Instruments of (Continued nn Psko B) WALTON LEAGUE ELECTS OFFICERS Officers uuid that six planes Fire Department Dance Wednesday The aNnual Vnefit danee given by the Iai Onuide fire department will be held tomorrow night at Zuber halt, with the Star Novelty orvheatra playing. Member of the department today mild that pro ceeds from the dunce wilt go Into the sick relief fund of the depart ment. Ltanrlng wilt begin at 9 and con tinue until 1 1 o'clock. Tickets are now on aale. McCiUloch Head Trade Commission WASHINGTON". Jan. 1 fAP) Kdgar A. McCulloch of Arkansas, tuday became chairman of the fed eral trade cuuimimion, succeeding Abeam V. Hirers, resigned. Hoy Farnam New Presi dent: Two Chancres in Game Laws Proposed The l.a Grande chapter of th"-. lxaalt Walton league, at lis first annual clam feed held last night In tho Kucajaweu. Inn, elected officers for the coming year, recommend ed two changes In game laws and decided to hold meetings monthly. O, Murchisou. who serVed as president since the chapter was or ganized a few months ago. was succeeded by Hoy Kurnam us chief executive. Tracy Holllster was elected t6 the vice presidency and I Jr. J. K. Woodell was re-elected secretary. Hlchard Claycumb was named treasurer. . The board of directors for the coming year follows: H. K, Coo lldge, I,, H. Hrainwell, Tom Max well. W. K. Gllliort und lr. It. G. Met 'all. Tho executive officers will also serve on the board. Suggest Two Changes Tho league recommended that the deer aeason begin each fall on Sept. 20 and end on Nov. 1 Instead of the present dates, and also rec ommended that the grouse season bgin Hept. 10 and continue until Nov. 1. The met'tlng. with 44 In attend ance, found much enthusiasm ex pressed in reference to future activities. (Continued on Page 6) La Grande Woman Called by Death fa Hlo French 1'iouty died nt the Urunde Honde hospital early this morning following a lingering ill ness. The funerul will be held In the Knodgraas and Kim merman ' j mortuary ut 2 o'clock Thursday af- Khe wjjh born July VI. 11101. und was 27 yours, Nvn months and 'Ik days old. She hud made her home la this valley for the last IX years. , Hho graduated nt the l.a Grande High school In WWl and had work ed for Jack Oliver for six-, years. Hbfl is survived by her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. l'roiity, und four sisters, Mrs. George Way, l.ydla, Iteuluh and Ulla, ull of Is land t'ity. SIX DEATHS DUE TO COLD INMD-WEST Zero Weather, Wearing a Shawl of bnow, to Ke-',- main Another Day STREETS CLOGGED, ; TRAVEL TEDIOUS Below-f reezing Tempera tures Reported As Far South As Arkansas Too Cold for Hockey CHICAGO, Jan. IB AP Zero weather, wearing a shawl of snow, continued, her unwelcutuo visit to middle America today, with little likelihood of her leaving for an other day at least. Snow covered most of the mid west, following yesterday's heavy fall, masking Icy pavements In tho cities and blocking railroads and highways In the open country. There wero half a dozen deaths mttrihutablo to the, cold, and In numerable accidents. One of these crlticully injured in automobile crashes In Chlcugo was Lou Koa loff. ono of tho city's theater or chestra lenders uno entertainers. His, skull was fructured. Colder IVwIuy Temperatures fought their way froiti nine below xero Hunday night to a high of nine above last night, then began a graduul drop in keep ing Av It h the prediction of "slightly colder" today. Hlow rising temper atures are promised for Wednes days through most of the midwest. The six-Inch snowfall In China no offered a serious traffic problom, clogging street und drives. Tons of snow were removed from tho downtown streets "during tho day snjfjHHt night, und wero dumped Into IjUh( Michigan. Otitlvlng streets, however, afforded tedious and treacherous truvel. Killed by Snowplow A Chicago und Northwestern railroad engineer was killed by a sniiwplow ut Minnesota Junction, Wis., after a dctlpcrato struggle in which he.' clung to tho plow for more than seven miles before fin ally dropping exhausted, In Us whirling path. Two fishermen lost for several days on Idike Kuperlor havo not hen found, but three others, niljts Ing since Thursday on luko. Mich igan, were HUfc. today ut Charle voix, Midi., having been located by coast guardsmen. - At Milwaukee the cold beramu so ucutu that a scheduled hockey gamo between Murqucttu univer sity and Chicago Athletic associa tion hud ln posl puned. Chilly In Arkansas Itelow-frccxlug weather whs re ported as far south as Arkansas, but it wan the north-central states that took the brunt of the cold. Minnesota, North Dakota und Wis consin points reported tempera tures averaging around eight bo low iscro last night. . Two railroad "employees wero fatally injured last nlghL while at work. Vito Hehint uono, 3fi, section hand, was struck by a truin In Winnetka while he eleured ! GETS MESSAGE I Air Armada To Participate In Naval Maneuvers Pacific Battle Fleet to Join Atlantic Ships and Army in Vicinity of Ca nal Zone TAKE ACTION AFTER ICG MOTS 6 Eighty-five Senators Vote for Katiiication Late Today : ; BLAINE OPPOSES ' ANTI-WAR PLAN KKA Vr Vork- f- 3lrn. Iloiitrii Iloiiilhil, nhovo, willow of (In- laic llnrry Hon illiil, hMko murlc-Uin, liaH m-CH-imil k irriiuliiu n "ntowiuv" traiiHiiillUNl to lM-r from Iht ili-nil IiuhIiiiihI IhroiiKh H'v. Artliur nl, lutsloi of tlio Klntt Kplrll uallm fliuri'h at Niw Vork, Her llUHbllllll, Him WISH, lllDllllMll IO guild hrr u Kiilrll iiikwiiku It hw nllilo. HAM D1EOO. Clll.. Jan. 10 (AP) ", Currying the mlRlitleat air anna- j da in the world, the buttle fleet I will Hteain from the Han l)iego8un- l'edro area for Punamu today for Joint muneuvera with the Atlantic unita und with the army, In the vl- I cinlty of the Canal xone. I More thun JOO planes of the' moHt modern type, none more than - nine months old, are (o llo with the t floet which in ItHelt numbera up- ,, proximately 81 eurfaco und Hubnin- line cruft of all types.1 The Rlunt uircruft curriers KarutoRu and i,ex- ) iimton ure taking ' approximately 170 of the plunes, the rest; being planea curried by und crulHurs, Nonrly XIKI l'lamx Included In the aerial fleot now- atwembled ure 90 Boeing fighters, 311 Martin torpedo plunes and 44 Vought corsairs. All are equipped with alr-oooled motors and embody . the lust word In aerial engineering. Home of the planes have only boon. received during the past weok, not ably some of the corsairs, and u large new Hlkorsky amphibian. A dOKon battleships, an euunl oommUte, hart t0 tn, .,. number of submurlnes and their a raport. of the committee which u-iwera aim uuoui , '""". suld the treaty in no way Impaired Borah Reports Treaty In wo way impairs the Right of Self Defense of Nations .. r tho bati-eshlps Tllo (odl'7 ml'w he Ke. low siitl-nar treaty. The Tote was - MS In I. ..(..- Soualor lllaliic, of Wtwoawln. rant tlie toua. vol Mralnst ; llo Of the nine absent members it was announced that all would have voted ror the troutyvhad they been present. , ins Yoie wiih laxen aiier unair man unran or the foreign relations Salvation Army Officer 8 Coming KrlKuiller A. K. Iluynloii. Hiilva llon Army divisional rolmiilinflxr Tor the Oregon anil Soul Iii.tii IiIiiIiii dlvisloii. wllh hfadiiiurlrrs in loit liind, will lie In ljt Oninilo nil iluy Wednesday. Jnn. 16, II Is announc ed today. While In the idly he will Inspect the books and loeul corps work. He will be accompanied by Adjutant Itoland Klierhiirilt, form, ei ly a l.a Grandr rcsldenl and now tbe division young peoples fc.-cre-lary. Mr. Klierhnr.lt will inspect the young peoples side of the work. The brigadier and adjutant wlil conduct a public meeting ul the hall Wednesday night, 4ind evcry .one is invited to attend tills ser vice. ' If Dog Is 8 Months Old, County License Necessary, Officials Say Quest iiu: When is a doK uhl euouKh to be licensed? The state and county say elk'ht ninntbri. and with that In mind, county doK lleenKe taKS will be nec eKfar' only for thn duK that are eiuht lnontltK of ami or older, se-t-ordiiitr to County Clerk C K. Me t'ormlck. The tuusara on sale now and dK owner are urxed to acquire them before 1nr. 1. Alter that date all persona pun'hasintf tlceuiM'M will hiive to pny double. At i recent the rte Is $1 for mules and 'i for fetiiRlea, but after March 1 It will bo 13 for males and 1 4 for fe males. , 1 Ucfc-jj which live in munlvlpull- ties ttniHt te -rovlded wllh both city and county licenses. It Is said, but dotes which live outside clly limits need oijty the county Ihkh. It was announced at the city of fice this mornlnK that city do 11--etiKeji will not be available until Keb, .15, The clly charges $1 for mules and $.1 for female. lOferrinjf back to the onenlnic (.ueslion. the city, however, kivs that a doK In old enouith fo be It censed as soon as be Is born, the ordfmmre covering the ciinlne mi,i ii lu lion sett I nit til nice limit. There fore, after Feb. IS, a dov under el th I months of aiee In Im, (Irande must have a city lleemw but not a county lfciipe until he reuches his j"liciufinic ayf." (Continued on Page fi) PRESBYTAN CLASSES WILL BEGIN JAN. 16 STORY UNSHAKEN IN KEYES TRIAL acol) Kermah iDeclares He Paid $40,000 to Es cape from Prison l,OH ANCKI,NH. Jan. 15 (Al1) :.Jacob Iterman'M testimony that he tald HO. OHO to keep out nf Han Qunntln after the crash of the Ju Han I'etnrleutb tiuiniiany, and thai . Hen Gelxoff tho tailor, told him "Asa Keyps Rot It all" stood un b shaken today In superior court ur - ter a relentless cross-cxumluutlon .of the wltnesH by Keyes hiiuself, former district uttorney, ami chief ' fiRuro in tlq present brlbery-con- silracy Iria). . I The hlfth IlKht of the trial thus , far was readied when IteriuaU, who was said to have luken $:(, - (Min.ouf out of l.os AnKeh'H lu i II.UlMi bills whlln asslstliiK In the jHieiU of the Julian company, I puhtted a picture of "thieves fall inn out" as the reason why he turn ed stale's evidence attains! Keyea and tin five other detemlanls, with I whom' he said he conspired; " Third IVrwm hi.ol.ed The dialogue between Keyea, act j hit? ror the time belnic as his own counsel, and Herinan, waa carried on In tho third person. The "brlKht youiiK man" apparently more composed thai; his lulnn-ORu-tor, said ho "believed Keyes was Kettlntr the bribe 'money, because Hen tietzoff said he would Hi't me lietiltKl u scren and let my see K'yt's Ret tho mo'P'y." "But you didn't trpst Hen Oetx off. 'did you?" asked Kttyes. "No, I didn't truat hlni," replied toKether with tugs and other aux lllarles, will steam from the ren desvoua off the coaut todav. The ldtMtrnvAm ii nd ulrnraft tnndera will assemble In Coronodo Roads, Join in with the battleships und fleet truin curly this afternoon for the trip south. Never before, . navy men say, haa such an array of ships und such a formidable ulr force been withered toKether. . Lending the destroyer from Han Plugo will be tho scout cruiser lOnmhu, fhtKshtp of Hear Admiral IThumuH J. He nn. Hoar Admiral It ml ley McLeun In the U, B, H. Hol land will lend thu nuimmrlnft dlvl- slons, while the Klant aircraft cur rier KuratoKu lias been selected us tho fhiKshlp uf Keaf Admiral Jos eph M. Heaves,' commanding the aircraft stiuadrons battle fleet. North Carolina Youth Says He Helped Slayer (Continued from i'nira Knur.) The second annual Kcbool of Missions at the Presbyterian church will hold Its' opening ses sion on Wednesday evenliiK of this wek. I'he feJlowshli supper Is to lie at 0:30 o'clock In the social room of the church and will be fol lowed by Hhurt devotlonals and class work. IaihI year the avenge uttendnncc for six weeks waa 73 In classes, K. K. Hurley will bo In charge of the men, Mrs. II. It. Cleaver of the women, the Misses Alice and tirace Knook of the children under nine year. Mr, i. (,'. I (owner, the I'hlldren from nine to II, Mrs. W, K. lluchanan, the children from 'A to 14, und the Hev. J. !ectre Walx. pustor, will hiive n elaas IneludluK those from 15 to 23. All iVesbyterinns und friends arc invited. Royal Invalids Making Progress I.OMiON, Jan. 15 (Al' Tho three royal Invalids at MuckliiKhum pabtce wero making progreaH ut noon Imlay. m It was stat-d aul horltatively that King tieorgc' wry ow progrrMtr Has continuing. Queen Mary'a cold us much better nd she hud practically re covered from her Indlanusttion. I'rince i orge's cold waa abtO in mh bettci. BANDITS KILL TWO AND HURT II. S. OFFICER MANAUCA. Nlrumgiia, Jan. I f (AI) A sudden flaring of bandit nctlvlty lu the northern Jungles has 1 resulted In rflie. wo.iudlug of an American medical officer und the I killing, of two giuwdMiue-n Meut'Miant WIMlMiti II. Hmith, medical officer, and throo nii-mbers of the riuan(la Nuclonal (tho Am erican offh-ered n(lnfiiil guard) I were wounded. It wu believed 'that K;veral of Ihe out laws had , been killed. ,f ( ' A ' I The clanh orcyiny In (he vicini ty of Run Jmhii In- Tt'ipnneeu In tlhe province of Ntt'v flegqvlii iwtir the IIo;jiHMi) border. The out laws wen urtiK'd M h it inu' liine gun and bombs. Smith Will Speak Over Radio Jan. 16 NKW YOHK. Jan. IS (A I) A ctsiHt to roe 1.1 lifMtkup of 3" radio stations, with WKAK of N w York an the key station, will he ushI on Wednesday evening for broadcast ing a talk by Komuir Oovrnor Alfred K. Hmith. ll will tn-gln to aptuk at :3't o'clock, eastern time, Mr. Hmith has not reveulcd the topic of his t:tlk. UI VIOItSIUK. Cal.. Jan. Ifi (AP) "That's, very interesting," said Gordon Htewart Northcott on trial I hero for the murder of three boys when waned at tho county jail lum morning and told of u report from Greensboro, N. ('., thut Clarence Kohcrson, 11), had confessed to helping Northcott kill fnur child ren In a burn In California, lie refused to comment further, Northcott was awakened by Deputy Hherlff lien lo Credecoeur und told of Hoberson's purported confession to Greensboro police. He grinned tho deputy sheriff re ported and uftor expressing tn tercHt, listened to tho report with out emotion. "I refuse to say any thing," was his only oiher coin incut, Which , he repeated sevoral times, when pressed for an answer lo tho new ulleged ituudruplci kill ing. . . URMKNHIIOKO, N. C, Jun., 15 (AC)--l,ollce were today investi gating the story of Clarence Hober- snu, of Greensboro thut he helped Gordon Htewart Northcott kill four child ren In a ba rn In Cu II Torn la. Officials Indicated that they gave little credence to Uuberson'H dls Kohcrson gave himself up to the police htHt night. Ho said he waa formerly In tho army and obtain ing leave went to the farm where Northcott waa staying and that the latter offered htn $,uuu to help kill tho children. the right of self defense of any nation. . ' j " ' , Monroe Doptrlna CotutMrred The report declared It to be tho committee's understanding that the Monroe Doctrine wan considered as a part of the nation's security and part of Its system of self . de fense. ' -". i ' Two principal paragraphs of the treaty read: - , ; "The high contracting uarttei solemnly declare in the names of their respective- peoples that they oondonn recourse to war for the Mulutiorvof intewatltfUeroorttiSlver- hIoh, ana renounce It n an lntru- : tnont of nutlunul policy la theif relations with one another, , : ; "The high ' contracting parties : ngree that-the settlement or solu tion of ull disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever or- Igln they may be. which may arise, among them, shall never be sought except by pacific meuns." ' The wind-up of the long contro versy 'did not proceed us swiftly us was expoctod by the leaders dUrimi the afternoon but both, sides werc confidont, however, that the end ui1 the trouble was at hand. King Sees "Im-onsUtrnc Kenutor King,1 democmt, . Utah, coupled an exhortation on the treuty with tin attack on the cruls- constructlon bill, declaring It was not only .inconsistent but hypo critical to adhere to tt treuty to renounce war nnd ut the same tlmo Increase tho weapons of war. COIf I IT KOOM, Hlverslde, Cal. Jan. 15 (AP) Sun ford Clark, 15 year-old nephew of Gordon Stew Hrt Northcott, today told from the witness stand of the bent lug tt death with uxcm of Lewis and Nel sou WIukIow at Xorlhcott's Wine vlllo chicken ranch. . Famous Sporting ' Writer Is Burned CHICAGO. JjIii. 1.1 (AI)-l-'red A. Ilaym-r, nailoniilly known sport lute wilier, was burned to death last nlttht lu a mysterloiiN flro that do Htroyed his home In Idike Korest, tii;rtli shore suburb. llHyuer. on the ittaff of the Dully .Sewn, of which he once was Hport tn editor, went to the basement or his home to adjust the oil-burn Ing heater. 1 1 e was trapped by a sud den flare of .fire that a moment later swept up through the first floor. Mrs. Hayiier und their sons. Francis, 14. and James, 12. escup ed. the children being taken from their smoke-filled room after Mrs. Uaytier hud ruii out.' TARIFF 1IEAJUNGH OX WAHIIINGTON, Jan. 15 (AP) Calling Us second group of wit nesses on the metals schedule, tho house ways and mun ooinmltteo. today received further reciuests for -changes in tariffs on steel prod uctri. The committee hud 100 rep- (Continued on Pug e B) - CONDITION OF ' MARSHAL FOCH, IS UNCERTAIN PA HIS. .lau. 15 (AP) Heart stimulants by Injection wxre report ed tf for the first tlmo totlay by tbo physicians attend! tig Marshal I'crtlliuiud FH'li ami tlx coimIUIoii of the stricken war leader was n Itortcri most critical. Tina lieart ac Hon wns weakening. PAHIH, Jan. 15 (AP) Oocloi . attending Marshal Ferdinand Km , decided to issue no communlqt this evening although one had bet . promised. They refused to sti: whether this chungo indicated hopeful or pessimistic condition It was learned there had been ne recurrence or the hourt attack but. the kidney complication was caus ing considerable worry. Marshal Koch passed a fairly Vent fnl night but his condition iu miilned one justifying 'anxiety. Only, two of the six physician who visited tho gcnnritl.-almo of . th Allies yesterday returned to his bedNldv thta morning. ' They left, u few minutes after issuing a bulletin to the effect that there had been u slight amelioration tn their patient's condition. Krom the start of the day, when ' thu morning papers gave tho Krench public Its first knowledge, that Marshal Koch was stricken with u heart "attack, callers began to arrive at the marshal's simple but stately home In Hue le Cren elle, but a few yards from the court of the Invaltdes. Only Intimate friends of the family and members of the govern ment worn permitted In the house Itseir. ' None of these ww the gen-' era! who la noW taking orders! h.nv adf from a smal) purp,