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VOLUME XXVII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1929.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRH88
NUMBER 138.
CONFERENCE
WILL CLOSE
ON SATURDAY
Attendance Continues at
High Mark; John Dean
Presiding Today
MORE APPLES AND
CHERRIES URGED
County Agent- Gives Re
sume of Work Accom
plished Along Horticul
tural Lines in Year
Tomorrow, is poultry uay. and
Kulurduy iiu the day devoted to
tho boys and girls" clubs, close
tho sixth unnual economic confer
ence which Is occupying: this work.
Commerce Club's
Annual Banquet
Plans Complete
Entertainment Featu res
Announced; Meeting
Next Tuesday Night at
Sacajawea Inn
An event which will climax u
yeur of aetlity and service to I'n
lun county and which will Inaugu
rate a new year Is scheduled for
next Tuesday night nt6:45 o'clock
when the Union county chamber of
commerce holds Its unnual banquet
In the Saco.'awea Inn.
Plans for the occasion huve been
completed and un Interesting pro
gram planned. A number of fp:i
tin en Including the main speech,
will be Riven by out-uf-county per
sona who have signified their will
ingness, to . be present for the-occasion.
. '
Professor William A. Hratton. of
Whitman collet at Walla Walla.
Wash., has consented to Rive tin;
main address of the evening. "Mr.
Hratton. Is a man of wide expert-
A largo crowd Is oxpected for to-jenee who 1ms recently spent sev-
morrow us the subject is an ini-:erul months in the east." says Hugh
10. Brady, president of the cham
ber. ."P. A. Hoc line, of Hakcr. will
entaituln with some accordion se
lections. Resides his claim to fame
as a muslclun Mr. Kockne la a
second cousin of Coach llockne.
of Notre Dame," Mr. Hrady .says.
"A nkelele duet will be given by
Held Geddcs and Elwood Jllatt.
the co:iple who made a decided hit
nr. the midnight matinee New
Year's. - ' .
"Miss Myrna Ward, local cloqu
tlonist of ability, also will enter
tain." Mr. Brady said.
Installation of. new officers ot
the chamber will be in charge of
Dr. W. I McAdory. - . -
0 Two Imporlunt parts of the pro-
portant one here and tho result of
tliu home market survey as regards
this lino or Industry will give much
Interesting Information to poultry
raisers. The attendance Saturday
is rather In doubt on account of tho
conflict with the basketball tour
nament at Lnlon. however It us
urged that nil those who do not
plan to go to Union will make a
special effort to attend tho conference.-
. The atlendunce today lu very
good, the subject touching onu of
the largest industries of Union
county, that of horticulture. Spe
.cialisls present arc C. 1. Long from
the state college, heroy CMds.
superintendent of the Hood Klver
experiment station and L. I.
Brclthaupt, agricultural economics, gram will be tho reports of Judge
specialist from the college, who, i Brady, outgoing president and ot
this afternoon has for his subject : Charles Malboeur, executive secrc
"Kourccs of Horticultural Products ' tary.i
consumed on local , markets anu.i "The program will be good. We'
the Home Market survey." , Mr. j feci that the chamber has accom
Brelthaupt has with him tho proof i pished many things this year.: ol
sheets of tliu reports, to be-: which it can. be proud and that
the meeting will be well attended,"
Mr. Brady said. ' , :
Tickets at $1.00 are on sale at
the chamber of commervu;.o(fictH
fchd at the Kiicrtjnwoa Ihh. "
f (Continued on Page B)'
TRIAD CHOIR.
PLANS EASTER
PRESENTATION
OPEN SWITCH
IS CAUSE OF
TRAINWRECK
Northwestern Passenger
Collides Head-on With
Freight Today
TWO RAILROAD
MEN ARE KILLED
None of the Passengers
Seriously Hurt:. Acci
dent 0 c c u r r e d Near
Largo, California ;,
Wild Dogs Hunt
Deer Near Here,
Reports Declare
Two Deer and Four Dogs
Killed ; Three Canines
Shot Down and Re
mainder Scattered
LOWER HOUSE
AUTHORIZES
UKIArt Cul.. Fob. 28 (AP)
Two trainmen worn killed and
several passengers Injured by fly
ing glass when a Northwestern
Pacific passenger train ran
through an open switch and col
lided head-on with a standing
freight train at argo. 83 miles
north of Heuldsburg, today. Four
cars of tho five-car Kurcka Ex proas
were derailed.
The dead:
(.. I Bradley. 41. or Wllllls. Ho
left a widow and three clillilren.
Klinon l4tndcree, 5. of KuiisnlU
to. Ho k ft a widow.
Bradley was engineer of the
passenger train and Landerco was
flreinun on the freight. -
G. W. Cuuard, engineer of tho
freight train, was taken to a hos
pital at Ukiah, where his condition
was pronounced critical.
None of the passengers was seri
ously hurt. The accident occurred.
on a reverse, curve.
SCHOOL BOY HIT
BY TRUCK DRIVER
The Trlnd Choir of the I'resby
Icrlnn church Is making prepuiu
lions, under tin; leadership or Mrs.
A. I.. Illchurdson, director, Tor on
eluboruli' Kasli-r euntiilu. j which
will he given Kasler night and on
Good Friday evening at the church.
The calltutu Is the "Seven list
Words of Chi'lKt." by Dubois, re
urrungod Tor women's voices by A.
Stanley OHhorn. ...
The 31 members of the choir
will be 'assisted by lUiy Williams.
t II. ,.,... nnri !!
1. Towier. bus. The cantata ln-1 P'"l H"Ml'r'
Quintets Begin
Play At Union
This Afternoon
' The ' unnual scramble for the
basketball championship of Union,
Baker, Wallowa, Malheur, Harney
and Grunt counties started at Un
ion this urternoon with the two
dark-hors'j quintets Haines and
Ontario fuclng each other. Pol
lowing this game Union was to
eludes .. number of tenor and bu,si 1 "oninj ai ocioik .
solos. u.,d obligates as well, as du- 0nde and Wallowa are to meet
. ' ,. ,., nf t, i ,, land nt t o dock Mount Vernon Is
els. ! Another feature of It Is
pretentious baritone solo which;
will be given by Mr. Williams. Itj
utso Includes a number of soprano
ho I oj.
The first practice for the event
will be held tomorrow' night .'.at
7:1ft o'clock at the church, Mrs.
Kichut-dson announces. - ' ,
WILL INSTALL
REV. SHIELDS
AT ENTERPRISE
to play Enterprise.
A large number of I .a Grande
people were expecting to drive to
Union this evening, to watch the
Tigers play.
, Itoger Folgate, Whitman college.
H: been secured to referee the H
games of the district tournament.
Income Tax Men
Here For a Week
The Itev. William Balrd, of
Pakcr, stated clerk of the Grande
itotide presbytery, wiui In l4i
Grande yesterday to confer with
the Kev. J. G.'orge Walr, pastor of
the local Presbyterian church and
moderator of the presbytery, on
matters pertaining to the program
of the spring- session to be held
In the I.a Grande church on Tues
day. Apr. 16.
Mr. Kalrd will also he at the
special called meeting of presby
tery to be. held In the First Church
of Enterprise this afternoon Mr.
Walz wilt moderate this meeting
at whlrh the pastoral relations ex
isting between the Itev. W. K.
Shields und the church at Wallowa
and at Ixistine will be dissolved,
the call of the Enterprise church
to Mr. Hhields placed in his hands
and In the evening, Mr. Shields
nil) be Installed as pastor. Mr.
Walx will preach the installation
sit in on and bring the charge to
the congregation and the Itev. I. H.
Williams, of Elgin, will propound
the constitutional questions and
bring the charge to the pastor.
Mrs. WalR Is accompanying her
husband. They will return to l.a
Grande tomorrow morning.
Hoy I. Maule and C I Schafer,
I income tax experts who are work
' lug out of the offices of C. C. Hunt
j ley, federal internal revenue offi
cial, urrlved in l.a Grande last
night from Enterprise and will re
main here until after Mar. 5.
They are at room 2VZt In the
post office building, and are her
for the purpose of assisting Union
county people in preparing income
tax returns. They make no charge
for their -service, which is spon
sored by the government.
City Dads Hold
Regular Meeting
Only routine matters came up
J for consideiation nt the city coni
j mission meeting held last evening.
(On motion, the city authorized a
lded to C. B. Miller fpr lot 4. &
und 6. block &, Itomig's addition.
All n u-ni her of the commission
were In attendance.
WEATIIKIt TODAY
7:30 a, in. 34 above.
Minimum: 33 above. ,
Condition: clear.
V EAT II UK V 1T E It DA Y
Maximum 4. minimum Z 1
above.
Condition: rain J2 of Inch.
WEATHI U IVb. 2K. ItJH
Maximum 44, minimum 23
above.
Condition: partly cloudy.,.
Two Cars Collide
Near Lake Today
Two cars, one driven by Allen
J. Olsen. of Ia Grande, and the
other by a Mr. Watei;ricld, of Halt
Ijikn City, collided tho other side
of Hot I. ko this mornlirg. No ono
was injured although the Utah man
was bruised.
The Olwn car went off the grade
Into the ditch and Mr. Waterfield's
machine turned over two limes and
was badly damaged.
George Gunn's Leg Brok
en Driver Attempted
' ! 4 to Avoid Youngster
George Gunn, seven or eight
years old. whs injurod about 1
o'clock this afternoon when ho wuh
hit by a truck driven by Joe Jones.
According to tho report Mr. Junes
made to the police, tho boy dodged
out from behind another car and.
although Mr. Jones Immediately
slammed on the brakes he could
not avoid hitting tho child. He
said he was driving at u slow rate
of secd.
The boy yas taken to the hos
pital. One leg was broken and he
was bruised considerably but it Id
not-believed that his hurts are dan
gerous. He is the aon of it. L
Gunn, 13nH M avenue.
The accident occurred on Fourth
street near the high school. George
is a pupil lu Central school.
A hunted herd of 20 deer and a
pack of police dogs, hounds and
curs, have been .the actors in a
drama which was staged In an area
from 12 to 15 miles .long between
How long the wild, blood-thirsty
pursuit und heroic efforts at sell1
preservation bus been going on Is
: uncertain. It may have been a
week or maybe off und on all win--,
!U'-- . ' I
At any rate, It was reported lb
l.a Grande today that Ihjo Hansen, I
j Jack Hates, acting game warden:
I Charles. Ethel and Jtube Walker, I
l.a Grande men, have been for the
last two days hunting and shooting
tho dogs which are killing the
deer,
I 'm 'Wxa Dew Slain.
I Mr. Hansen said this morning
that one hound was killed by the
deer and that two deer had been
slain by the ioh, " ,
I The men wlo were called to
I I add Canyon succeeded after the
I two day hunt in shooting three of
the dogs. Altogether the pack
nit inhered about ten en nines. " Mr.
Hansen reports. Tho hunt has been
I discontinued for tho present as tho
showers of bullets succeeded in
frightening and ernlicrlng the docs
for a time and the deer huve gono
back Into tho brukes of the can
yon,
1 On deer badly wounded by the
dogs was brought Into Ea Grande
yeslerduy to Dr. H. V. Itltcy, but
It died lust night, the hilnters re
port. .
It has been learned, Mr. Han
sen says, that the deer reported to
have been killed by coyotes at
Elgin recently wero also the vic
tims of onslaughts by police dogs.
lJogsand coyotes kill in thevsame
way, Mr. Hansen says. Tho police
dogs and hounds chasing tho deer
u t Ladd Ca nyon, travel i n rucks,
closing upon the deer and break
ing the hamstrings In the hind
legs. .
i Tbv do)Pv".Hhow -no- evidence of
bclng starvcd and seem fat enough,
but they are so exhsusfed that they
can hardly Jump fences, as a re
sult or the pursuit by the dogs.
It Is believed by Mr. Hansen that
the dogs there woic turned loose
perhaps during pjppyhoud un 1
have become wild. They have been
after tho deer day and night. They
in hit bit patches of bruiili and thick
ets at night.
Tho locations , where the fights
have taken place urn grusntne, M .
Hiuiscii suys. In some places can
Physician Guilty
Of Dope Charge
TACOMA. Wash., Keb. 18 (AIM
lr. John Gibson flargent. Cen
tra Ua physician, was found guilty
or violating the federal narcotics
laws, on all three, counts against
him, when tho verdict of the Jury
was read In thu federal court here
this morning.
April H was set as the dale for
sentencing Dr. Hargent, and his
attorney at once gave notice of an
a ppen f. The pliyslcia n was re
leased on his present bond of
$5000.
(Continued on Page ft)
Indictments Are
Returned Today
By Grand Jury
The county grand jury, which
was called into session T-icsdny,
i made a report today of three In
1 dlctments and no not true bills
'Ural Kuiidefe r, chnrged with ob
tuining money under false pretens
es, was arraigned this morning In
circuit court, und will plead In the
court Krldtiy morning at 10 o'clock".
Hundefer was arraigned In lh Jus
' llco court, waived pn-Hitilnii ry
j hearing and huh bound over to the
'grand Jury.
1 Chi rence M unley. charged with
burglary of a dwelling in the night
tlnie, was arraigned In the circuit
court this morning and pleaded not
guilty. '
I Fight Over Plan This
Morning Menaced lax
Program for Awhile
INCOME TAX VOTE
IN LATER MONTH
House Passes Bill Urging
California to Complete
Roads; "Ace "in Hole"
Measure Approved
HAt'EM, Ore.. Kelt. 28 ( AIM
Two Mpecial elections, ono In May
and tine in November, wore nu
thnriitcd by the lower house when
house bills (in 2 and t'JQ were pass
ed this morning.
Th entire tax program, built on
the utgrooment that under no con
siderutlon wvro tho expected rofor-
endbms on the Intangible and ex
cise tux bills and the personal In
canto tax bill to be voted on at
the same election, nearly rode to
a fall when unexpected opposition
developed to the holding of two
special elections In one year.
House bill r2 4hlch authorises
a special election on June US when
nil tax measures passed by tho
legislature, excepting the personal
Income tax, muy be voted on, In
caso the referendum Is Invoked on
any of these measures, nnd houso
bill fSJfl which authorizes a second
election In November In case the
referendum Is Invoked on tho In
come tax measure, were up.
i Seek Prompt Actlou
Hnprosentative Catkin asked
that .the special election bills be
placed on third reading In order
that they might be sent over to
the senato for : prompt uclion
there.
Hleeplng members came to life
and there was a demand from
Metaker, from Goldstein and from
Ttubhion us to tho necessity of two
spVcftif olodiofis lit" oho year when
all- tho measures could be bun
dled In ono election.
Carkin explained that the prop
erly tax relief commission consid
ered It unwise to havo the Income
tax come up for vote at tho same
election with the others,
"Do you mean to any," queried
Henderson, "that the people
haven't Inlelllgenco enough to dis
criminate between these different
kinds of taxation."
Judging Emm tho Past
HuKlelt came to Cur kin's de
fense. "We can only Judge the
future1 by our experience of the
past. In t !rj(i the people turned
down every tax proposal' worked
out by tho legislature and nt the
same election voted two addition
al normal schools.' .
Goldstein stated It was insult to
the peoplo to say they could not
discriminate between tho differ
ent taxes ut the same election.
1 MitcPherson staled that he was
as much opposed to special elec
tions as unyone in the house, but
that the two-election plan had
been worked out after two years'
study by the property tax relief
commlsHion, nnd since none of the
objeds hud presented a better plan
of "removing the financial crisis
fur I tig the state," that the h-His-laluro
should support the plan of
the coiumhislfin. '
Judge Potter also supported the
action of tho commission.
10 Voles AgaliiHt Hill
Ten votes were cast against (ho
I : JAMES W. GOOD
. .As. ' '
H 7
Jiuitcti W, GochI, of Imvu, is to
Ik Mcvretary of wr In tho Hom
er t a hi net. Ills apMlnt mcnl wuh
an nou noed hi to yotttmlay.
MACHINE GUNNER
HELD IN CHICAGO
Jack McGurn Identified
As One of Men Who
Killed Seven Gangsters
. CHICAGO, I'ijIi. SH (AI') Two
siiNimrlM, UMIi of whom tJui iKillrc
shIiI liiul Imm'ji liIcnllfkMl as nun
who luirllriiuMnl ill thu Mnniil
Railtf HliiyliiK" vi'4 ill fiistfNly li-
day. Jmk .Mcliiini, iim iiiIhi' of
S4arfu(v AI OiMHutH Ituiiu;, Iwm
lM-oii liliiilifiiil by wIiihw.h, s
having hrrn at Iho mh-ih imI!ioih of
IUmxii llini'lll, Wwl Slilo Kiunsd'i
umtil today, I ins Ikmii iiltMilirhil
fiiini pliotoxraptiN us nut of lhoo
who rhil In il cur aricr tlu nhiy-lt.
Gallant Action I
Of Lone Eagle
; Thrills Nation
Superb Airmanship Saves
Miss Morrow and Lind
bergh from Serious In
jury in Mexico
WKXtCO CITY, Feb. Sll (AP
Uniluuntcd by yestertlny'a "mis
hni," Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh und Miss. Anne Morrow to
day flew for more than SO min
ulea over Valbuena field. The col
onel used ono hand In handling a
commercial plane which he bor
rowed fur tho flight. They took
off ut l":27 a, m., landed 10 min
utes later and twice repeated thut
procedure.
Miss Morrow seemed a trifle ner
vous us she entered the machine,
but lifter the three short hops she
was us smiling as the colonel. Both
were In gay spirits ua they climbed
out of the machine.
f AHIHETK if
Vk llUUIlill
James J. Davis, Andrew
W. Mellon Retained in J:
Their Positions
TWO NAMES NOT
YET MADE PUBLIC
Dr. Wilbur, of California,
New Interior Secretary ;
Stimson, Adams, Brown,
oeiectea ; -;
WASHINGTON, Keb. 28 (AP)
President-elect Hoover - has com
pleted his cabinet with the re ten.
MKX1CO CITY. Keb. 28 (AP) Hon of James 3. Davis aa secretary
i no worm wiui loves a lovnr was . wut uim tuu wivoiion lor ur
thrilled today by the superb air- rlculture and commerce of two men
maushtp and gullnntry of Colonel 'who are described as surprise ap-
Charles A. Lindbergh. He exhibit
ed those traits In saving his fian
cee, Miss Anile Morrow, and him
self from serious Injury, or worse,
yesterday when their three-hour
picnic air Jaunt ended In a crush.
point me nt.
It Is said by those close to tho
prosl dent -elect that the names o:
tho remaining two men have not
even been mentioned In any of the
widespread speculation about the
Colonel Lindbergh today had the 'Cabinet which has been soing tho
pain of a wrenched shoulder and rodu ever since election day. It
a badly damaged airplane to re-1 waa ded that they were ouUtand
mlnd him of the narrowness of lns cltlan
tholr escape. Miss Morrow fnlred
hotter. Hulking large agulnst the
Cabinet CVrUiuUm. ,
The other men regarded by Mr.
, , T , r. ' . nro"" rrienus as cabinet cer-
was the knowlodgo of her fiance's talntles are Henry U Stimson of
having thought and acted flrat for ;nw York, to be secretary of state;
her In an emergency which threat
ened their lives.
(in limit Actions .
Andrew W. Mellon of Pennsylvan
ia, secretary of the treasury; James.
W. Good of Iowa, secretary of war;
OJUOACIO, Feb.-UK (AP) Jack
The full mouaure of this gnllan- i William I. Mltohell of Minnesota
try and skill in the air wbm re-, attorney general; Walter K Rrown
vealed only Its closely guarded sec iof Ohio, postmaster general; Char-
the excursion into the.les Francis Adams of Massachu-
clouds became knuwn. '. I setts, secretary of the navy, and
After leaving Valbuena air field !,)t' K'Of Lyman Wilbur of Cab
yosterdsy with a small bag packed, 'oriila, secretary of that InteHbr.. .
with sandwiches, Colonel Lind-4 '-With his cabinet worries off his
borgh and Miss Morrow flew to a m,nl Mlv Hoover gave additions!
nearby spot for a plcnlo lunch. In attention to other appointments,
the take-off- for the return trip William J.. Donovan, assistant to
tho attorney general, having
Muurn, -rated unraco ot gangster.- - - - fused th. nost &Yovariir
inn I'nnipptnea, m Hdovnr hs
find a in fin for that place. t
ugehe A. OHniore, vice govern -
.,M a flulnliilb V il , 1 "V" UVllllH HIIIUO li IIU
" """t "v "'- departure from Manila of Hont-v ...
.itiah.no.umie
last night as om. W tho t. Viihm-' a "twnanla greasing It had J 1
tliio'a day gang assassins. (failed to refusion the colter key ,lu '
Ifo was arrested at tho Hotel which held It to tho , axle. ;
Htevens In suite threo floors above
that on which the slate's attorney's ,ui,im field Colonel Lindbergh's Htimson h.. i,Mn J,iJhiJVZV'
investigators havo headquarters, thoughts were on his predicant, UaZ'r
An attractive blonde who said she lind nmv, heHt to emerge from It. Z haa bo Va VnnZ
was Louise Wolfe and who M; KIimlIy ho r(,uchcd oveH lo Miss '. iIllIjJ'p enonH irrank' H a!c-
:ue,1w,;hHh.,;:r. -cu Morrow, seated at his sideband Cof ZuoZS lLr"ln
Fred Falconer, Pendleton Sheep
Man, Opposes Wallowa Park Plan
IIYNAMITfr; SHIP KXPLOIIKS
i NEW YOIIK. Keb. 38 (AP
'All Anierlra tabies was Informed
today that the steamer Teuton be
' Ifwded with dynamite and gasoliqe,
exploded in the harlwr at Buena
ventura. Colombia, today, with a
probable loss of thr-; live
I'l-.NDLirroX, Ore.. Keb. 28
"Thirty per cent of the , summer
grazing hind for sheep in Wallows,
county would be cut off If congrefs
should set aside luil.tififi arres of
the Wallowu N'iitional frtrest as it
national park." says Kred W. Kal-.
Conor, prominent Ksstern Oregfin
sheepman. Mr. Ks leaner was for
merly a resilient of Wallowa coun
ty and still runs several big bunds
of sheep there.
Conuress is nttked to set aside
the 1 00.000 acres in a senate reso
lution Introduced by .State Kenator
Kred Kiddle at Kslem. last week,
and the rexohttion Is mm' up be
fore the house of representatives
at Salem.
The heart of the grazing area
In Wallowa county, which Includes
th head of the Imntiha, the head
if 1'JskIc ereek and the head of the
t Miriam river, would be taken away
j from the wtoekmen If eoiiKress arts
Ion the senate resolution. The loo.
I Oimj acre area, accord i tig t .Mr.
I Falconer, Is suffielfiit to summer
ti.nuty ewes and Iambi. "If thin
grafting land should he lost to the
stockmen. It would lw necessary
ror them to sell their sheep: Wal
lowa county would loe the tax
revenue reeelved from 'the s)ie-p
and the values of holdings on the
Imnaha would be greatly depre
ciated. "Coder presenf conditions. Wal
low county with Itj high n: tu
rner ranges and the wintering
places on the Imiuiha und tfnnke
rivers. Is" bleal for s'oeep' raising
but cheep raising would eeiute to
be a major industry in that 'comity
If a national park wen established
. there.
"No law abiding cltlr.en la pro
hibited from enjoying Hit outdoor
.life In the Wallowa national forct
under the supervision of the fur
jest service, ami though some tour
ist may object to Uk smell of a
band of sheep, they will probably
. find the odor refreshing compared
t the. fumes from the geysers of
j Yellowstone.
j "Though officials of the natlon
jal park and playgrounds may al
low stock to graze on the national
parka, they do not allow It." Mr.
Falconer idles cases of stockmen
j who havo tiled to gain grazing
privilege In national parkx of the
' wpi, but have met with no success.
f A certain portion of the ri verine
which the fonut ecrvfc' receives
from the stockmen as gruKimc
fees Is returned to the county In
l whlrh the forest Is located, for
schools, roads and trails within
the fores). Wallowu county would
. be-ihls revenue If a national park
were entuhllNhed there, Mr, Falcon
er Ksiii.
Htockinen of fwstern Oregon mte
ontrM in their opposition, he con-.eludes.
(Continued on Paan R)
-l'oiTFire
Menaces Dwellings
NKW HTIIAITKVII.I.K. Ohio.
Feb. 2H (AI')Tbe smouldering
peril of a iri -year-Old fire In tho
con) binds of this vicinity today
HBnln menaced a section of New
Htraitsville as tho flames, eating
their way lo the surface, burst out
and Kpt-ead a pall of deadly gaa
over the hilNides.
Miners from several companies
v t ie blasting around an exposed
crater nearly 6ti siiare feet In an
effort lo shut off the flow or air
and checft tin flumes.
Started In -the Wh by men who
Tired a mine In the heat of a strike,
the bla.e has smouldered since
then, eating Ha way along the
veins of coal and occasionally
cropping to the surface. In the ap
proximately 45 yea is since the fire
Marled, the underground menace
has moved several miles in each
direction, cruising cave-ins und
razing huildfiiKt,
in a "showup" at detective hear!- '
quarters following Iho arrost Mc
Ourn wus picked from a lino of 20
by two witnesses and identified
as one of the killers.
Officers Certain
liavld Htunsbury, directing tho
slayer search for tho state's at
torney said:
"Th crime has now been solved.
There Is no question about It. The
prisoner has been viewed by wit
nesses who declare positively that
ho Is one of thp killers. I ulso
know tho motlvnand have knuwn
It for two days,
"MeOurii, of course, will fight.
Ho will set up an alibi, using as
his witness the young woman with
whom ho was arrested. Hut the
alibi will not stand. All wo want
now Is five more men. Wo shall
havo them soon."
Claims Alibi
The prisoner did Illtlo talking,
but he did deny having had any
part in tho crime. Jfo said ho
could establish through tho hotel
that on the day of tho sevenfold
murders he did not h ave his room
until after 1:30 p. in. three hours
after the crime.
"We have been living ut tho
hotel for two weeks," lie said. "Wc
randy left the hotel and seldom
arose before noon. I don't know a
thing about this murder. "
Police said Medurn J" ilenty
of reason" for wanting ui. icast two
of the slain gangsters out of the
way. The Ouscnherg brothers, who
were kilted, are believed lu huve
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Indian Problem
Near Solution
mission to NicHroKua. but It Is un.
ilrrstooil that he Is disinclined to
nnmo a military man. "
' Kcvrnil Caller. :
Callers at the Hoover horn to.
day Inoliided Hum H. Thompson ot
fX rw lir . unnois. president, nnd Chestei
UVer Ine W eSt Oroy' WushlnKton legislative rep-
"rescntullve of the American Karrn
1 ' llureau Koileratlon; F. Trubee Day.
WASHINGTON. Keb. Ss (AP) K nssls'nnt secretory of commerce
p'uvorulilu consideration of the bill . for aviation. .
to creiite un Indian employment! The secretary of agriculture and
service as a step toward asslmllu- Mrs. Jurdlne were luncheon guest
lion of the Ited Mun In the Indus-j of Mr. und Mrs. Hoover. ,
trial life of the nation was rec-j .
ommemled today by Hecretury I
West. '
The rapid development of the.
west, thii secrettiry said, In a coin-1
imintcullnn to the chulrmcn of the I
senate and house Indian uffu.trs(
cniiimlllees. has created a demand i
for the services of the . Indian , - r . I.
which presents a, ravoruble oppor-1 il'AKIH, Keb, as (AP) vyhllo
tunlty lor etnployment. ''Marshul Koch Is well prepared tor
"Tho situation today Is fiiMor-: iloiilh ho still believes ha will Ye.
able In ntaUc Immediate proirreN cover from his present devastating
toward a solution of the problem Illness, friends say. ,
by cshihllshtnjr the Inillan - us u j These friends have an Intense
wuko earner, ft'ilnlng a competence 'admiration for the fortltudo with
Tor himself," he added. "When which the lifted w'nrrfnr has bornn
an Indian reaches this stage tin the eufferliiK of his Infirmity, the
need no longer be a ward or th patience with which he has sub
Kovernmi nt, He und his children milled 'to treatment, und wlthall
Inko their pliiees ns normal men,- tho keenness of his Intellect,
hers of the body politic. Ko far us l
he Is concerned the Indiuu prob- Hut they do not share tho mur
lem has been solved." shal'i hope. Kvery day now finds
Hecretary West raid It wus his his strength reduced still more und
belief that "the deendes of super- mukes more upparent that In view
vision which the government bus of his 74 years It la remarkable
MARSHAL FOCH
BELIEVES HE
WILL RECOVER
been the ones who twice last yytr exercised over I he Indian has de- that he has resisted so long.
sought lo kill M-ctiurn and one
neat ly sii'-i i-edi d. lie was s.hut
ns he stood lu a telephone booth,
being i rloimly wounded. On an
other . occasion the automobile In
which he rode was raked by ma-
(Contlnued on Page 6
! Legion Leads In
Search For Man
i I'OItTLANI. Ore.. F b. UK (AC)
The American legion post ut
H.mdy, Ore,, has organised a wide
spread ffeareh ner Handy in an at
tempt to find William Maworth, 3.'.
missing since yesterday morning.
Ha worth is Mild to have suffered
shell shock during the -war and-frb-nds
fear he has lust his memory.
CHAPLIN, FILM
STAR, PASSES
BETTER NIGHT
i .oh anoi;i.i;h, Feb. (ai-i
('bailie I'hfiplin, III of lutestinil
Influermt, apparently pushed a
"comfortable" nlj'ht. Dr. Cecil Key
nobis, bin phy-drian and ftbnl,
staled at 7 o'ebu't tills nontlnit.
I r. ('eynnl'ln, r.'lll ill, hit; own
home, where ho went, before mid
night last nlffl'l, alter spending u
large purt of yrftrduy iv.th Chap-
' Itu, s ild "' .ley v. oulii have called
me If anytblii't bud gone wrong.
Chaplin was i-Miifortable v. hen f
left l. iri lint flight. elthotiKh his
(-Hitter' ture waa iff XM ut flat
time."
lr, Iteynobh: dbl not ludhato
that be cpusblered Chaplin in liu
me ibiti dangei, although he inti
mate 1 that In hi opinion thu
serein comedian n condition
such
Intifwl them tn the nolnf when
they are prepared for a steadily l,,M litv ' M friends said
lnereislng parthipatlon In Ihe lu- lfl r,u,0 burning steadlb
dustrlal 'fe of the ntlon." jl,ut Mt the mercy of the least pui .
. j of wind. 'To shield It from sut .
A siiijv njstti in I'1 ,M,rf iH tnp c"M8mt endwivor r
kllUluei iJ Mil ill ;Uifl innnihal's medical attendant
Meningitis Group iX fumlly
kijatti.m fs (ai i -wi.h FILUUJSTER IN ;
lite ilea in today or t. wisaiu, zi-
year-rdd .liiam-se. a second fatal- j
Ity among the eleven melnlngitis ;
victims who have been Isolaled at
the fit y hwpHal since their arrival
here Monday on the President Lin
coln from the orient wus recorded.
HiiKakl'a body was taken to the
county uioi'Kue. I
Two more orientals were stricken j
todi y, one with meningitis and ;
another with pneumonia. j
SENATE ENDS
AT 2:40 A. M.
Iioy9 Suicide,
Officers Assert
CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 2K (Al)
Thomas Ktntl, 13. was found
dead In his room last night with a
luil let wound In his temple. An
aunt and uncle with whom he lived
said the boy's death was accident
al, but police said It was a cae of
waa suicide, probably. Ix-cnune of u
to re-quire cloev attention, quarrel with a tflrl schoolmate.
WASHINGTON', Feb. iAP)--Administration
leaders broke the
filibuster in the senate nt 2:4ft a.
m. today and the senate adjourned
'a few minutes later after being
in session for more than 14 con
it bilious hours, ? , f
' Adjournment waa taken only af
:ier the senate, for the first time
this sews Inn, had been forced to di- .
reel Its sergeaut-at-arms to arrest
absentee me rubers to obtain u .
quorum so business might proceed.
The long session resulted from, a
filibuster by Senator Dili, demo
crat. . Washington, against an Item
In the second deficiency supply bill
to provide $160,000 for a survey
of thu proposed ' Ntcaruguun ca
nal.,. I