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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-TWELVE PAGES TODAYFULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE
C I T Y I Tlf.r
EDITION SSslQl
ffftf WEATHER
ORKGON: Fair and continued
cold tonight and Haturday, Moder
uto easterly winds on the const.
VOLUME XXVII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1929.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 117
TEMPERATURE
AGAIN DROPS
IN LA GRANDE
Minimum This Morning 6
Below With Weather ,
Clear and Calm
CITY IS WARMEST
IN EAST OREGON
Other Nearby Towns and
. Cities Report C o 1 d e r
' 'Weather; No- Immediate-
Relief Seen
WKSTUHN MINIMUM
TKMI'KltATl ItKS '. J
Im (IrHiido-
!MVHlllt III.
HIlKiirtl'
North INmtliT ....
Veulura. Cal.
f'nmolla. Cul
BoiM lln.
Full-field. Ida.
Cpodhiv. Mm. ........
I'lhcxlakv Wvo. .1..
KvafiMlon.-Wyo.
INmivht, t'lilii. '.
4"olorut SprlnxH
PemlMon
Bilker
l noffN Iul.
bolmv
.11 below
18 hcliiw
I A below
2hIk
34 above
- X aboYO
ill below
17 below
1 40 below
81) lM-IOH
t below
ID below
I below
II! below
Aliliiu'ign ,-l.ii jurunae-H lenipera-'
lure ylUnbed .-' lilmvo irru yes-In-day,
vndor the. Influence; ot
brlght BniiHhlne, hh 8oou.;us the.
nun - Veutr . down the. mercury
drntiiietl . IiUij another taUapln. nut
leveilns dff- until .. below wu
reaelieu','tlvls..niornln(jr. v
.'The 'minimum reudinj dui-lnif the
last 24 .houra wuh nix below and
at t:Z'h o'clock tills murnlnK i the
temperature 'wan Nltll 6 beloiv here.
However,' . more sunahlno- warmed
the city. Hume thlH mornlnK. ,
Warmej.1 In Haul. Oregon s
yesterday.: with one .bqlow. ,1
Oi-Hiid'e was the "wanneiit" iot In
Kaijtorn progon, other towns and,
eitiea' reporting from 8 below to 39
'i below ero..-..liidlt-atloni;-'tqdH.y are
that this city Is still holding onto
Its Thursday distinction, as other
nearby, towns and. cities continue
colder than the llrande Honda valley.,-,;
The official uilniinuui at Meach
aiil during the iilicht was 84 below
aero, according to the state high
way department. Itallroad officials-reported
18 below at IlllBard,
la below ut North J'owder and cor
responding . low marks 'at other
point. ' ?
," - No IiiiiikmIIiiIc Ilelk'f
The official weather forecast
from Portland this .morning gave
no Indication of any immediate re
lief. The forecast for all , Oregon
for Lonitfht and Saturday was "fair
und continued cold." : '
! Koads, are In good condition In
tills district., according to reports.
Willi - less wind, there has been
practically no drifting during the
last '11 hours. v .
United States
National Bank
Founded in '09
La Grande Institution to
; Observe Its 20th Anni
versary Tomorrow; Re
sources Increase
The liOlh anniversary uf the Unit
ed States National bunk will be ob
served quietly tomorrow by offi
cers uf the institution who point
to a strong and steady growth since
the bank opened its doors Feb. It,
1909.
' X. K. West, who has been a mer
chant in Im. Grande for more than
3D years and who now operates one
of the most modern rune hett In the
valley, was the first president of
the V. & National. William Miller,
local . realtor, - waa vice president,
und T, J. HcrofiKiti, who Is now
vice preHident. waa cashier -when
the hahk started , business. -'
Today Aug. J, Stance, heud of
.the ait. Kmlly Lumber company.
Is president, Mr. Keroggln Is vice
president. Letter if. Brumwell Is
cashier und C L-. Thompson Is as
sistant cashier. .
I The bank bus occupied the same
building and same location
throughout . its 20 years but the
building was remodeled In 1918 at
an expense of $40,000 and now has
one of the most modern and at
tractive backing rooms In all East
ern Oregon.
- ' SulMapthil Increase
i HObstnntlul Increases In ' re
sources' have marked the growth
of the bank from the start. . In
1909 when the flt-Ht call for a state
ment waa received, the resources
'totaled J 2 5 MM 5. In 1UI.) this hud
Increased to $928,873," 1ft 1919 the
'total was $1, 215,428. ii. 1324 the
figure was at $1,&0,I1& and the
statement the first - uf this year
showed total resources of $1,706,-
921. . ' - ;
Officers of the bank are purllc-
- ultirly pleused at the growth In
; savings' deposits. Mr. Bramwell
stales that they- have Increased
from $522,109 In 1924 to $770,052
Ion Jan. 1. 1929. Over $100,000 of
this growth 'was made in the last
yeur. . gi- -
'rk Tresent directork of the hank, :in
uddltlon ,to Mr. titange nd Mr.
Scrogglii , are. , A, ' U r.lehardson,
J, J. Foley, if. OduMt, Ueorge
:T, Cochran iU W. Nnyes. C A.
. IjliiKuiuan and A. j: Van Vaiken-
, burg. ' - ' 'i: ' .
First Ward And
! Imbler To Play
1 For M. I. A. Title
i'Aj.iroitxiA i-in-;i-;y,ix
hUK ANtil-H.KS. Kcb. IA.P)--Kuulliern
California was shivering
in freenlng letniieral ure early today
while smudge pots were burning In
the citrus regions to meet the cold-
est .hour,, which was expected Just
before sunrise. It was the cold
est day or the year, with the weath
er bureuil predicting "fair and cold
er tomorrow, with heavy frosts."
The 'temperatures In the citrus
bell were: fllveralde. I!7; Kedlands.
28 14: Orange. 3(1: A tuna. 30: Ven
tura. 1MI Sun Fernando, ;'9: Uwens
luouth, 26, and Pomona. 84. At 2
Tonight will sec the close of the
!...-. r....-t. M I A IxjuL-othull
' tournament which has been, occii-
( pying the Interest or fan- In the
j city this .week. lmlter and the
l-'lrst Ward teams will vie Tor final
, honors tonight In the 1.. U. H. Ile
I crcational hall.
j bast night the Second Ward d
' Teated Mt. Glen with a score of
'9 to 14. The same evening the
. l'"rst Ward won from Imbler and
Imbler beat the Second Ward 1 1 to
12.
' (Continued on I'age Kour.)
Y CONFERENCE
FOR BOYS TO
BEHELD HERE
I In April of this year for the
first time since Im Grande has been
without a V. M. -'. A. the North
weal council of the Y. .M. I. A. will
conduct an older boys' conrcrencc.
hero.
The territory embraced In this
district Includes that from this
city cast to Idaho. The confer
ence will begin Friday and end
Sunday.
I". A.'.frosby. of Portland, direc
tor uf boys' work, will be in direct
supervision and among other prom
inent speakers will be Or. V. O.
Uubach. of- .Oregon Htate college.
Kntertainiuent of the visiting
boys will be- on the- Harvard plan.
Hed and breakfast will be given by
l.a Orunde residents In Ihclr homes,
II Is said.
l;ATHKIt TOIIAV
7:30 a. m.S llow xero. '
: Minimum: B below,
t.'ondillon: clear., .
Club Gathers At
J Bohnenkamp Home
j The Presbyterian Men's club
' met with l.yune Bohnenkamp, at
i his home, Thursday evening, with
j Clone Walker, of the Eastern Ot'e
! son Light and' Power Company, as
! speaker, bringing a most Inti-rest-I
Ing review of the organlxatlon,
I work, and development or the com
pany, also telling ot the. remarkable
.iiilvunenmenl In the unification and
uses ror electricity. Mr. wuiaer
aroused much interest and called
lorth muuy questions which he
answered. J
Mvm Hnhii.nbHiiin served dainty
! refreshments at the close of the
program. C. M. Humphreys, who
was to have been host to the club,
has been III for several days, bul
Is Improving.
County Court Lets
Three Contracts
Contracts were let yesterday at
teriioon by the county court to
Ithrec l.a Urande business nrms for
materials for the- repair and con
struction of I'nion county roads.
The contract for oil went to the
Playle till company, the gasoline
to thu Klelchcr Oil company and
the pipes to the La Grande Con
crete Pipe company.
A board of road viewers was ap
pointed to in.iect the market road
at AlUcI and Lower Cove. The
purpose or the board Is to help In
taking steps U atiiulre the title to
the road by the county. The mem
bers or the board are: K. I. Morg
an, Charles PluyJe and J. A. Mc-Kenile.
TAX MEASURE
FILEDTODAY
Includes Corporations and
Omits Property Tax
Off -set Provision
GOVERN ORSIGNS
TEACHERS' BILL
Consolidation of Univer
sity and State College Is
Plan of Senator Bell, of
Eugene v ;
SAIjKM. Oiiv, 1-VIi. 8 (AIM
llotfi house of the Ihlrtv-fifth
Ulativu asM'iiihly arc ixKiHcd to
at I j on lit l tho elusc of tlku nftifr
iioon sessions totlay until II o'clock
Monday morning;.
8ALKM, Ore., Feb. 8 (AP)
Another income lax hUl, which is
said to be on of several that will
appear In addition to the measure
sponsored "by the property tax re
lief commission, was Introduced In
the house toduy.i Attached as in
troducers were the names of .Rep
resentative Norton and Senator
Hall. " i.. . ,. ... - .. .
One point of difference from the
commission bill Introduced Thurs
day by Representative Carkln isr
that the Norton-Hall hill applies
to corporations as well ns personal
in co
the Norton -HairTdfi
erty tax off-set, while theV-arnrrt
bill has a property tax oft -set up
to 76 per cent of thu assessed In
come tax.
The rales under ton Norton-Hull
bill are: rim taxable thousand, t
per cent: second thousand, 2 per
cent; third thousand, 3 per cent;
fourth thousand, a per cent; fifth
thousand, 3 per cent; and over
$5,000. 4 per cent.. Exemptions
are $lf00 for single persons, $2600
for, married persons and $400 for
dependents.
VhfPMtt'K ondev Cue farkfif-blin
aro H per cent up to $5i)H; 4 por
cent between $6000 und $10,000;
and 5 pur cent over $10,000. The
exemptions .are the same in both
bills. ;
Hill HriMmrs Iaw
Governor 1'atterson today signed
the teachers' retirement fund bill
General BoVV
Given Am Ker
Period tPlea
REPARATIONS EXPERTS WILL MEET IN PARIS
"We Are - Makin.7 Our
- Last Delay in . Settle
ment' Member Salva
tion Army Council Says
LONDON, Felv 8 (AP)-Geuer
al H rani wo 11 Booth, commander
In-chief of the Hal vat Ion Army, has
until next Wednesday to appear
before the Amy's high council an
defend himself asainwt proposed
deposition.
"We aro making; our last delay
In the settlement of this import
ant matter," said a leading mem
ber of the high council. "The gen
eral has been given every oppor
tunity to state his ease in full
through his counsel, William A, Jo
wit t. Rut It Is a fortnight atneo
the chancery court decided he
must be heard, and members of the
council must return to their dis
tant posts."
Another Note Sounded
Another note In tha Army con
flict was sounded by . Commander
Kvangellne Booth, sister of the
general, who said she was distress
ed because after six weeks sojourn
in Kngland she had not been al
lowed to see her hrothor. ,
Kho complained that total
strangers were allowed to liavo
long conversations with him while
she waa excluded. She Is a Jeader
of the reform element in the Army
which Is seeking1 to, dispose tho
general.
,
jT V 3m'.:f V h " I JK I M. MOREAU BR. HMLMAR SCHACHT
f Xr JkIff'i J ; if s
1 V , Cl JtAM PMMSNUSft SIR JOSIaH STAMP rwr I f TV '
VS cS '"Nct imuuro f 'J a
Tlie cs-i'( nbove pillared wilt aid In the MU'liipl lo sett lc the ficrmaii reiinrallons problem
In Piuls. Pcli. U. 1 lit' map shows tile IthliH-land areas ot-cuplcl by lrow. J. P. IMoiguu ami Owen I).
' Young represent Hie I'liltotl Hlatni lu tho rciwratloua ixhiR'ivikv.
mes, whtbi tlLe t'arkin tneasure
omits corpojil. ''-that
fflrtnllnuea on Page Piir.l
TIGERS PLAY AT
IMBLER TONIGHT
Riley 1 8
Supreme Master
Of Eloquence
La Grande High Will Be
Host to Pendleton Buck
aroos on Satui'day
To Kle the team a proper send
off Tor its two basketball games
this weekend, a fip assembly was
held in the high school thhi after
noon. The Tigers are to play al
Imbler this evening and tomorrow
night one or the big contends of
the season will take place on liie
l I H. Recreational hall floor.
' The . opposing ' team , tomorrow
nfglit will lie the I'endleton Rucka
roos, who have fought Ijft Grundo
for supremacy since way back
when and 1 he honors are full ly
evenly divided in basketball. With
I a G ra n d e a I ria d y w I n n c r of a
game in l'endht(i by one point, a
win for the Tigers would give them
a-, leud. The' Buckuroos, however,
are unxlous to break even and are
hopeful of avenging the January
defeat. ,
The i'-ndbton-li Grande game
wli) stfirt at H:30 o'clock. ReMerved
seat tickets muy be secured ut
(Continued on Page 6)
The, following interviews aro
from men who have heard Frunk
Branch Riley, who will speak Ut
a dinner meeting here, Feb.1 m: -
A Charles A. Malboeuf; "On three
different occasions I heard Mr.
Riley give his far famed lecture,
"The Lure or thd Taclflo North
west," To say that he Is a supremo
master of eloque-nce, is, l. helievo,
merely to express the ground work
of his an mat art tulents. in my
opinion it Is his daxxllnn versuliltiy
Aith; which tifeoarrte; his audiences
from' the shadow of nightfall Into
the realm of spblime cloudland,
picl.tred in'cdlors and', ntdlauci!
that o Mh:hael Angelo e-ver sprend
on can vii hh, that Impressed ir.e as
the greatest feature in his match
less ull around work. One may
Well say that "lo noL have heard
Mr, Riley's lecture on Oregon's
most beuutifiil glftn uf nature, Is
to nover have seen Oregon."
A, W. Nelson; "When the blase,
nostonlan - and the supercilious
N"w Yorker cull )'runii Rrancli
Riley buck yuar after yar lo give
tho same slory to the same peoplo
he must he good.
"To my .personal knnwlndge I-a
Gmnde has been trying for ten
years to get Mr. Riiey here now
the opportunity iias tfonte. When
he bus spoken we will know inoro
nice things about our own country
than we evctr drraintwJ of. When
It comes to vjvid word pic( tires
perfectly puncl unt'-d unci clothed in
spotlesn rhetoric, Riiey out-Rryuns
Bryan. ' ' 4
': "Mr. lyiey Is entitled lo a great
Mirno:ii.
VARIETY AND
COLOR DUE AT
INAUGURATION
WAKIflNGTON.' Feb. 8 (AP)
Rromijs of variety and color in
the' jn'ealdenltal inauguration
ceromonles has assumed definite
: proportions with tho announce
ment by1 tho Inaugural commit
too that state governors havo
reserved spuco for themselves
and retinues In the parudo.
At tho same time, the com
mlttee announced other enter
' talnmenl features on the tenta
. live program of evouts umongr
them being concerts, air stunts
by army and navy fliers, and a
great display of fireworks on tho
inall. . ,r
AJaniA' of tho uxecutlveu, tho
commitiee salrt. will coma with
escorts garbed In gay uniforms.
On Hunday, March 8, special
services will be held in all Wash'
Ington churches.
COCHRAN WINS
NKW YORK, Feb. 8 (AP)
Welker Cochran, of Hollywood,
Cal., went Into a tie for seeoim
place in the world's I K.2 lailklini'
billiards chumpionship loiirmimenl
this afternoon by winning a one
sided match rrom Felix Grange,
of France, by 400 to I OH 1)1 VI inn
ings. .
Murderer Will
Be Executed In
Mexico Saturday
MEXICO CITV. Feb. S (AP)
.lone l u li.'on Torn I, confessed s
sassin of President-elect Alvaro
Obregon, spent wUat probably Is
his lasl day of lifo incommunicado
In a cell at thu penitentiary lo
day. Kim-lni; unexpncled developments
souiHllme belore noon tomorrow lie
will be taken to a courtyard within
the penitentiary grounds und shot
by a firing squad hh expiation of
his crimp in a reHlHuranl. at Bun
Angel IftHt July 17,
An (-ximauge ui leiegrapu mes
sages hHwecn Presiilent Porles Gil
and offk-iuls of the redenil district
wafted tiwriy whiit faint hope Tonil
might have had of lite. .
BENNETT'S BILL
UPTOGOVERNOR
Measure Provides for the
v Changing of Auto Li
cense Buying Pate to
July 1
to ,v.xv. i'i;R. a:t
MANILA, Feb. 8 (A P) Governor-General
Henry h. Hllmson has
mud tentative plans to leave It ere
for Washington, l, ( 'February
23 on the steamship President
Pierce, which is duo at Han Fran
cisco March 20,
125 Elks Present At Observance
Of Past Exalted Rulers' Night
Remove King To
Craigweil House
, 1ONOO.V, Feb. 8 (AP Orflclsl
auouuncernent was made today that
if the weather is favorable, K lug
f;cnrge will be (ilium to Craigweil
J fount-, near Bog nor, at 10:3(1
o'clock tomorrow morning.
HU majesty has progresNed suf
ficiently, in (lie opinion of his phy-KH-iuns,
to warrant his removal to
the Hcnshore.
It is umlet-Htood that Queen Mary
will leave Buckingham palace a
few intimites after the king's de
parture and, (raveling more uulck
, ly, will lie ready to receive him on
' the arrival at Craigweil house.
BALKM, Ore., Fob. 8 (AP) The
governor's signature 1h necessary to
ahatigo the date for purchasing au
tomobile licenses In the state of
Oregon from Jan. V to July li Tho
house Thursday afternoon con
curred with the Semite In passing
Henator Bonnctt's bill ahanglng the
date of .lmmancu of licenses to
.Juiy-.U -r '.-.v
Wyo repj esentatlvoH voted against
the change. a They wre, Johnson
of Wallowa and Union, , ftusseU of
Yamhill, Ktewurt of Polk. Weather-
spoon of Union, and ., Wilkes of
Washington. .-, y . . ,.
" On January 1 of next year auto
mobile -owners of Oregon will pay
the secretury of state only a half
year's license fee und will receive
'lu turn a windshield stloktT show
ing they huve paid such fee. Moan
.whlle the 1129 license plates will
remain on the oars. ; On July. 1,
'1U3, the new schedule will bo
started with a J"ull year's fee paid
at thai time and a new license
plute issued. The hew plates will
be arranged to show that the fee
has been paid for the first half of
the following year, to avoid dlffir
cultles uf curs traveling In other
states. , ". ' - j -
o Action Taken
' Unwilling to reveal their attitude
on the state building code law,
if, R. 840, with several reporters
(present, house and senate labor
and Industries committees, meeting
lu joint session Thursday evening,
succeeded In evading immediate, ac
tion on tho bill by appointing a
, sub-commltlee to make further
study.. .., --- -
( Buttered and bruised with lis nu
merous committee run u lings, Kg-
. bert's bill to make all cities share
In general county road levies, even
'those excluded by teghdallve char
ter, will make lis way back to the
hoiiHe .today with the recommen
dation of the automobile and roads
committee that "It do puss."
Amendments have been added to
exclude counties over 40,000 pop
ulation. This was done to satisfy
the? city of Halom which has been
raising objections to tho hill since
It was urn ended on the floor of tho
house on Monday raising he
I ; (Continued on Page M
Former Cabinet
Member Dies In
Detroit Today
WHVI Hl;lt VKNTKIUMV
Maximum 24 aljovc, minimum
tin !m!ow.
Condition: rlrar.
WKATHKIt . IM
Maximum 44. uilniinuui 24
atiovp.
I'onilillon: Kain of Imh,
nnuw irat-es.
Roman Treaty To
Be Signed Monday
; ROM ft, Feb. 8 f AP Signature
T the treaty of conciliation and
concordat between the Vatican and
I the Rallan government has been
'postponed from Hunday until Mon
daj looming.
, mip hundred twenty-five mem
bers of the Klkrt lodge In Im
OihihIo gathered last night at the
IoohI temple fyr the celebration
of past exalted rulers night. Four
candidates were Initiated by the
past rulers and a clam feed was
held.
The past exalted rulers who com
pound the initiating officers last
night and the positions they filled
follow: exalted ruler, Hugh Brady;
leading knight, II. K. Coolldge: es
teemed loyal Knight, !e IJHe
Gren; ele-med lecturing knight.
Iester Bramwell; etwjufre, Jnek
Retire; wwretary. If. J. Riller; in
ner guard, I.fean Crowe; tyler, Hen
ry I teas.
( Hlifoniian ThILm
A program -of short-talks was
enjoyed. K. R, Mann, of Ktock
ton. Cal a visiting Klk, was pres
ent and talked briefly.
Nomination of officers waa also
held lant night.
The liKt of comioittwmen for the
Klk hall and banquet to be given
Feb. 22 has been announced as fol
lows: Ceiieral clmfiniiin. R. J. l'AV:Uvn?
wcretary and treasurer, C. 1,
Thompson: general commlt(e. Or,
W. K. Ross, Raymond Gray, Frank
Black, Robert R. Carey, Robert
Williamson. Norman Oewflet, Ralph
Winters, Ray Williams, Tom Ruck
man' and Ira Kennedy.
Decorations: Jess Andrews, Or
son Brandt and Park Taylor.
I Refreshments: Frank Black and
Raymond Oruy.
I MiiKic and publicity; Ray Will
lams and Robert It. Carey.
I Program: R. J. Kite hn. lenter
Bramueil and Claude Berry.
j . Floor committee; Norman Oesll
t, Harry Williams, Ham Rtickinan.
I Herbert Browning, Ira Kennedy,
iW, M. Netcom
J Ticket rnmmlttee: Ralph Win
ters, Bob Williamson, Tmn Rin k
fnan. Or. Roms, Ir Kennedy, Clyde
. Webb, Art Jon, Fred Hpaeth, Otto
Cerber,, Onv s Osborne. J, c.
I II ug hps, Hherwood Williams, K. K.
Rtihan, Ry Farnam, , Marcus
ftoeseh. Merton ChildeiM and Bill
I Wlbstn.
At It olM'lt Kxalld Rulr Jemt
Audit's v. Ill she the twatt.
Plaintiff Given
Award In Verdict
THREE ADMIT
SO ROBBERIES
IN PORTLAND
In the case of J, F. T. Galloway
vs. Ijafaycite Kkeen, damage suit,
the plaintiff was awarded an
amount alleged due on an account.
The cane rioted yesterday by cir
cuit ourt. The amount of the
award was about 2bU.H0.
I A verdict was found for the de
fendant in the case of Hentner vs.
Brown when the Jury returned with
a verdict Just afler noon today. The
eoKe was a replevin suit.
SCOi'T IHXNfcR TONIGHT
At 7 o'clock tonight th anminl
celebration of Boy Hcout annlver
nary week in lt ttrande will begin
with a baii'iuet lu the biowmenl of
thu Metliodist church. The ban
quet will be folio weil by a court
of honor to be participated In by
Iai Grande ncouts. .i
All persttns intereiied In the
work of wonting are Invited to at
tend the banquet and court of hon
tonfylit. . -.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 8 (AP)
-Caught while removing approxi
mately $200 worth of asHorted gro
ceries from u suburban store late
hud. night, two youths, who with a
third young man, later confessed
to more than 30 robberies, were
an est I'd and charged with break
ing and entering a store.
In their contention to police de
tectives the two youths implicated
Htaniey Warden. Warden was. ar
realed at his home and was charg
ed with having stolen goods lu his
poHHeaslon. Jietectlves say they
found a great uunutlty uf loot from
recent burglaries.
The boys a rreM ed ga ve t heir
name hm 1i-roy Rowies, 18, and
Kdward Balch. 23.
About IS vacant hous robberies,
commuted previous to Dep. 10,
were believed cleared with the ar
rest of the trio. Hlnce Bee, 16,
the three said, they, have commit
ted in petty thefts from automo
biles, truck gardens, markets and
, residences. . : . ......
1imtOTT, Feb. 8 (AP) Kdwln
Denby, forjner secretary of tho
duvy and one of the figures whoso
political career was abruptly ter
minated by the teapot dome scan
dal, died ut Mb homo In the Whit
tier apartments here this morning.
Death resulted from a heart at
tack,' ...v - -Dcnby,
oho of the most popular
figures in public life at tho time
of the oil scandal, was 61) years
old.' While ho had been In poor
health during recent weeks, an
nouncement of his death was a
distinct shock to Jiia friends here
1 rlimvinir ftiitl(rHy' Tronj'
the cabinet, the ."sea Isomg secre
tary of the. navy," as he was term
ed, returned to' .Detroit- and ro
suiued his banking, Industrial and
legal activities. : ,
Altiiough he virtually was com
pelled to resign from the cabinet
as a result of the teapot dome af
fair, Den by did not attempt to
place any of the responsibility that
was charged to him upon tho
shoulders of anyone else. Blamed
mainly for agreeing to the leasing
of the nnvnl oil reserves, Denby
insisted his action had been for tho
best Interosta of the country.
Denby arose as usual shortly be
fore 8. o'clock this morning but
complained of feeling 111. A phy
sician was summoned but before
ho, coUld arrive, tho former navy
secretary was dead,
With-him at the time or his
death were his wife and daughter
Marian. A Hon, ttdwin Jr., Is ab
sent ut school, - . i
I "Ned" Denby, as everybody who
knew him well catted him, was one
of tho most popular figures In De
troit's public life and the popular
ity was not diminished by the tea
pot dome Incident. Undertakings
of trust In civic; afralrs worn given
him almost immediately upon his
1 return from Washington and a day
I of . celebration wus set aside to
honor him,
! By a coincidence Denby's resig
nation from tho cabinet canto on
his birthday, Feb. 18, 11124.
Mr. Drnly began his public
career in 1002 when he was elected
to tint state legislature us a mem
ber of tho lower bouse. . lie wont
to congress In 1U04 and was re
elected twice. His appointment us
isoerrtnry of the navy came March
4. l2i. Just prior to that he had
been chler probation officers for
tho recorder's court In Detroit, an
appointment he ticccpled after his
return from the world war In
which. dfHplte bis overweight und
tha fact he was Al yeuiH old and
married, he obtained enllKltioMit in
the marines ns a private mid was
mustered out with a major's, com
mission. He served In lite Mptlll1nli-American
war ns a gunner's mate aboard
the 17, H. H, Yoaemlte.
Harrison Randolph ;
Hanged In Prison
CNORTIICOTT
HELD GUILTY,
FACES DEATH
Convicted Slayer Young
Boys to Be Sentenced
on Monday r
ADMITS KILLING
SIX ON HIS FARM
Tells Jailor Five Others
Were Murdered by His
Father and Sanf ord
Clark ; :
RIVERaiDhJ, Cal.. Feb. 8 AP)
Gordon Btewart Northcott. con
victed slayer of younr boys, today
stood face to face with the gal
lows, but he appeared scarcely to
realise U. Riverside county JaH
officers, in whose custody he will
remain until nuporlbr Judge George
R. K rein nu pronounces the death
sentence upon - him Monday, ex
pressed belief that a planned movo
to seek an appeal from the fatal
vwdict bus served to bolster the
young Canadian up. He talked al
most incessantly to hie guards up
to a late hour last night, after the
jury which deliberated lesa thun
two und a halt hours had returned
a verdict of guilty against him and
had failed to recommend clemency.
Northcott spent a bad IK minutes
just after the jury retired, Jail at
tendants have revealed. He left
the couit room smiling and appar
ently confident after the jurymen
I had filed out to. bogln their de
liberations but when ho had been
I returned to his celt and was1 wait
Ing for his dinner, he suddenly ap
peared very -''guilty", guards said.
Ho paced his cell and his hands
shook when 1 he .gesticulated In
characteristic manner as he talked,
Ho seemed annoyed at his moment
tnry lack. of control and remarked,
t"this Is the first time in my Ufa
I ever have been nervous."
I Heat Vault.
1 The nervous fit had paosed by
'thu time his evening me;-, a UtUa
I' more tkiiil usdM'. watf ttellvered' fd
him, und ho ate with up parent relt
Ish. " . ; , .
Buck) in the court room he heard
read, without a visible tremor, the
verdict which meant death. Mu
t vstood Judge Freemun'n suggest,
I lion thut he poll the. jury and
ismllt l upon the Jurois as he
thanked them "for the thoughtful
attention you have siven me." Ho
walked steadily across the court
yurd and re-entered his cell Joktnff
the meunwhtle wtth his attendants
He prepared to retire, but he ap
peared "wound Up" ftnd discussed
(lie cHse until a late hour, the spe
clui g-iard posted , at tho door of
his cell said, ., . :
Spectators Aniascv.1.
In presenting his argument lo
the jury, the youthful Canadlau
who conducted tho gredter part or
his trial us his own counsel, amaz
ed court spectators with bis cool
noss.
"The prosecution' he said, "re-,
forced to me as every kind of foul
fiend under Heaven. They prob
ably wil point o:it how diabolically
clever 1 have been In my plans.
But murder, gentlemen. Is nothing1
to laugh al. No person could stand
up under the strain In this court
room as 1 have stood up If he were
guilty. No person could stand hero
and look you each In the eye as f
ii m doing and tell you that ho
knew nothing whatever about these
charges, If he were not speaking
the truth." :
Mil) Report 1'uirk. ,
Htinford Clark who hue been held
in custody by the state since the
start or the Investigations ut North
cot l'n ranch, will, when Northcott'
appeal is finally settled,' probably
t lie tiinu I over to immigration au
' thorltlea for deportation to Canu
! da. He has been "loaned" to tho
(Continued on Page B)
CLOTHING MAN
OPPOSES MORE
WOOL TARIFl
FOIO.M PKIHON, Cal.. Fi
(APi Playing a loud and wal
iinnsrtiHted, Harrison Randolph
went ea mly to hli death on
gallows here at 10 o'clock
morning.
Tb mnrdr for which Rand
was li'iiigett wa.s cold blooded.
er being befriended by Mrs. I1
Hnnnleutt, of Bakersfleld, who
ed him to do some odd Jobs
then fed him, he strangled be
death.
H
king
H,
the
Oils
olph
Aft-
earl
h fr
aud r to
Morgan, Young And
. Lamont In Paris
PARIH. Felt. (AP) J. P. Mor
gan, Owen 1, Young and Thomas
W. Lamont. the American repara
tions experts, arrived In Paris this
afternoon aboard a special train
from Cherbourg.
WASHINGTON,' Feb. 8 (AP) -Opposition
to any Increase In th
dudes on raw wool was voiced be
fore the hmise ways und mean;
committee today by Win. Goldman
New York, representing the cloth
ing manufacturers' research board,
jWiio declared the present rates at-
ready constitute a huge tax upon
I the American clothing consumer
The Increase to 31 cents a pound
.on raw wool granted in the 1922
act, combined with the provision
it hut U apply only to the clean con
text, Goldman said, boosted the
j rules 70 per cent over the Payne
Aldi'tch tariff and aroused wide
jsprertd antagonism at Hint time,
i Tills duty, he added, pyramided
before the material reached the
i consumer to about 93 cents a pound
euual to $4 on an all-wool suit
of clothes, and added f 200,000,000
tu clothing costs of the American
people. . . ' 1 y
The wool growers not only have
in or eased their production under
existing rates, he said, but have
grown .more proHperouu .than at
uny time In tbelv history, ..