La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 28, 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 Sratt&? Ewttitra (Pterin. P THE WEATHER OK BOON: Cloudy and unsettled tonight and .Friday, probably rains northwest, moderate temperature. Fresh west to north wont wlnda oit coast, i VOLUME XXVII. MEMBER AUSOC1ATEO Pit EM LA GRANDE. OREGON THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1929. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 132. REQUEST FOR (SUNDAY I MY UViWil sunn IS REJECTED City Commission Refuses to Take Action; Up to People, Is Opinion WILL HELP SEND BAND TO CONTEST State Compensation Fees for Firemen and Police , men Will Be Shouldered ! by City . . Easter Cantata To Be Presented At M.E. Church "The Great Light" Will Be Sung by 25 Voices Un der the Direction of W. W. Nusbaum. TRAGEDY AT SALEM KILLS FATHER, GIRLS Officers Believe Deaths Due to Double Homicide And Suicide Urges Study On Utilization Of Waste Products Farm Relief Hearings I ("Vintimio in Washing ton Rockefeller, Schwab, Young Decline WASHINGTON. Mar. SH (Al) AfOilnlHX by Kerrolury liyrio or lilt llOUMP NKHcultliro OllllllllUM'' iitvltjiilon to iimienr lit 11m Itourltis; on farm relief lias revived Iiik ' nmolijr ' Homo nhemberx tliat lliey may jet bo nbk lo eel a morr j lulled suiteiueiit of tin ailinlnls Several nialturs of Importance virre acted on taut night by the ctly . roimiilsslnn. meotlnf! In tho iiiiinclpal building regular execu tive session. ' J No report was made on tlie pro posal to lease the government enl e'Kncy field for use as a munici pal airport. It being announced thut Information had not been recolved from the government. The question of closing moving picture theaters on Sundays was Injected Into tho meeting by u citizen from the north sldo of the city, who asked that tho commis sion taRc action along this lino. The petitioner also protested against signboards, but was Inform ed that tho city had no Jurisdic tion In this matter as long as the slgnbourds were on private prop erly. ' Election Only Way In reference to the other reUest. the commission refused to consider the matter.' .President A. T. Hill declared that the commission as a body does not wish to take any ac tion. However, he Informed the petitioner Hint If the majority of the people desire closing Ot moving pleturn shows on Kunduys, they cn'ild liave the mattor put on tho next ballot for a general vote. Dur ing the meeting It was stated that to place such a measure ' on the bnllut. It would take a petition Rlgn"d by approximately 3(1 per cent of the Iji Grande vote at the last regular election. . The com--mission did aonglHWHa, Itself aft either favoring or' not favoring such a proposed change. ...... In discussion. It was reported that Corvallls, Kugeno and oilier O'ceon cities, recently had re pealed laws that prohibited moving picture shows on Kundays, after trying them out for several years. The sentiment In those towns for keeping shows open on Sundays, was strong, it was reported. . C:iy Audit Accepted The city audit of books, made by Raymond O. Williams, was accep ted. Mr. Williams reported that the books In general were In good shape, that they, were neat and efficient and that tile records were clear and concise. . The commission also voted to Monday evening at o'clock at the Methodist church will be given the Easter cantata "Tho Great Ucht". Iv t'lnley Lyon. A chorus choir of about 25 voices, under the I1Y'AMITR TIT. AST direction of W. W. Nusbaum. mu- U 1 lyJ U ?,Vkl .leal director of the Methodist SHATTERS HOME church, will sing this cantata.! which has been described uy tnoso on , tratltm's views Hutu President Hno. who huve heard me reneiirsais as jiariCH IV. OUJIUU, Oi, Ullll VPr ,IUH fllr fmH bwu willing lo oeing one oi me most ueitumui urrangeme-nts or Kasler music. "The Great Light" Is composed of 10 numbers arranged in. three parts, and beginning with a gen- Jerul theme of praise takes up the( prophecies concerning tne coming Two Daughters, Gladys advance. 7, and Charline 4, Blown to Bits : - WASHINGTON, Mar. 38 AP Federal aid to carry on tho seurch for new methods of utilising tho ivnsl a nrodurls nf farms was nro- SAI.KM. Ore.. Mar. 2s (AIM I ,.h ij,. ,.i, f of th. Messiah und then on to tne Three members of a family of four.) ,luin for fllrII, relief testimony story of tho crucifixion und tne uurt Hielr uvea In a douhlo homl- uy Anson Marston, of Ames, Iowa. Resurrection. Part 1 -hus to uo cla9 guilds In a farm house -president or the American Aasoelu wilh the prophetic numbers, part leur Munlor Bt g:l5 o'clock this tlon of Land Grant L'olloges, before HwUh the story of the Crurlrlxlou mol.nlllK when Charles II. Stetter, the house agriculture committee. ' and pait III Is made .ip Of tho 3!) ,Bhted u flllle connecting nine J Marston pointed to tho use of majestic und trlumphuut choruses Htk.k of dynumte wnlta Killing on , corn stalks In making paper us ono of the Insurrection. - tt chair holding his' two lltle girls, .or tho many uses ror wuato' pro- The detuiled numbers of the ,,.HU . ,, r,.,,,,.!.,,,. . . I duels that . such research might i .e ...... i each knee. I oil I i MURDER CASE HEARS JURY LAI TODAY Prosecution Demands the Death of Lanza Bryant, Corvallis "Town Boy" PRISONER CLAIMS ACT NOT PLANNED Says Dickerson Provoked Attack by slapping Him Testimony Conflicts With Girl's , v I discover. So far, however, ho wild. - - tv uii.- ii, i - ,,.i,,il,A,ine use oi corn hiuik iH jit hub raise Ye The Mighty ,Gofl. B Ken a neighbor whose enoush w u, if- I had been uble to sell the corn Btalka on my farm lut your, 1 could huve added ten per cint to the Income from It' Muraton Huid. , Contmllwd Slilppinic 'Win. H, Marshall, a Kort liUud tchoiua, -with burltone soloa, luut place ndjolna thut of Stettcr'H. j fH.n n nan ik. . j t "Kvery Vuflcy Klmll lie KxuM- ene. The clothlnB of alt three, ed", Koprano. MrB. Claude Cooper', waa Hmoulderintr and he obtained (baritone, Iuul Knautx, with tho water to put out the fire. StetterV (chorus. ' body waa not badly mancled but I "Heboid A Virgin SI, all Con- thane of the little gtrlH were blown lociv.", Tenor ltecltulive, Sheldon beyond recognition. ' One of the "HriKht'ost And HpkI". Tenor ho- room, -truck alo.m the Hlde of the ! crdttIe; Flu" farmerf advocated a .o. Sheldon Mrownton. Hopn.no. wll before dropping In a heap .n Jgj? produclH from on $n i&lra. Cooper, quartet. Sherwood U,e northeast corner of . the room : " 'J0118 hZin nolnt in .WilllaiHH. Mm. Sherwood WHIIamH. ad the other hit the eelllnK be- mVK"HoHd 1 L P - and-rbo!.LA,lhr P"U' KnUUU fre 'Hndln ln thft 0,,,,0M,tt, CO,"t .IcuUuro 1 , it. .'i t . . 'i r ner 8letler'8 bud ' bJown coiiiniHti'e the new McNary farm i Calm On the. Klrtt-nlng Lap of ,mt.kwrd from the KupluKaP In relief bill waa endoraed by Ha.ll- Ltie nour tnut iiiurKea me ucene of the- traBed.w House WrccktMl The larne frame farm houae wan a virtual wreck rom the terrific hiust. ah winduwH were uiown ou and the meaner amount of ftirnl- ure rolled about the room. Tart of the wlim In which the three lout (heir Uvea waa ooved In and the in . rrt o i ,! m aoor ana amuii porcn were nemoi- i About oO ochool Meulmr.hd. ..n. ,u,y ..m., 4'.State'SdnatDWi)0d,-of-IfV All Parts Of .Eastern ontslil. Ihe houae benculh the tun- Iff.ulla Cf.,ini-lr- i; , ,7, ' . bora while a portion ot floah waa,, linOlS, lteCailS blUienaCr I TOMBOY I - ,' "V; ,mmv' I Saruli SHlker, 7, Jh ii tmiiboy ami normal tbouich Mu baa to broath tluoutfli a tnho from Iter w I ml pi to an umiiIiiv In front of tlio not'k. , (Cautlnued on Pftse G) . J EDUCATORS MEET HERE SATURDAY:: (Continued on Pag SI ; DARROW TARGET OF BITTER FIRE 1 1 . . ' -1 . i . (Continued on Paije 5) : Three of Orejjon'a leading edu- unlay. Mar. to attend and pur'- iwYt((VV (VI Pill llcipate in the annual meeting of VJl.WVl.Jj ITAVUb J-JuHtern Oregon superintendents and principals at Ia Grande High school beKlnnlnff ut 9 a. m. t.'. A. Howard, Oregon superin tendent of public Instruction; Dr. M. i; I wood Smith, of OrcRon Statu collcKe, and President H. K. lnovf of the Kustern Oiegon Normal of Stolen Bond Market Burned At Joseph, Ore. KPKINOFIHLR III.,'. Mar. -28 (AP) Clarence Harrow ramo here yesterday to leud the atlaek against proposed bills for court reforms In Illinois, and found himself the cen ter of one 'of Die bitterest attacks to be directed nuulnst him since lie attained prominence In the Ijoeb-Ijeopohl, the Scopes and the Ur. Sweet trials. . Darrow was appearing before a Joint meeting of the senate and house judiciary committees) oppos ing hills for criminal roiir-t pro- COUVAULlS, Ore., Mar. 28 (AP) -The state today demanded the tlenth of lauxa Bryant, 20, for the klUiiut of licwln (liip) Dickerson, former football utur, and later as- wist ant grid couch of Oregon State colteice. - Dickerson was mortally wound-; ed last Dec. 1? when liryant, a town Ioy,-enKaged In n flgbt with : the coach and stabbed him through ! the buck, liryant testified that he used the knife In self-defense. The estate contended that Bryant was Jealous over Dickorsun's attentions to Miss Mae Troxel, town waitress, und that the assault on Dickerson waa unprovoked. In testifying In his own behalf, liryant declared Dipkersun 1 pro voked tho attack by slapping him. New ring Jury The cuse wua expected to get to the Jury late thut afternoon. The, state asks conviction on first degree murder, charging that liry ant attacked Dickerson without provocation and that he had previ ously lold friends that lie was "go ing to silt somebody a back. The defonse claims that tile stub bing 'was done In self defense iut Bryant sought to protect the hon or of hlsflance, Miss Mao Troxel,. although no direct testimony wus brought to beur, on this angle. Miss Troxel testified that she had broken her engagement .with Bryant after he had accused, her of Improper conduct with other l!tfp;KIie dtfmKttd' that Hhfr htH loved him- previous to last fall when the engagement was broken, and that she still saw him occa sionally. ' SUM Kngugcri, Ho Says . "Bryant Insisted that he was still engaged to the girl and at the time nf tliA iifrriiv. exiiiv'terf In nitii'i'V her. Jie resented Dlckorson'a ut-. teBtlr,r(I kbout-the preK'" of the tftniioiiM hn -Hiiiii " I Washington . alate rommltteo on $175,000 SPENT IN FIGHTING BILL Seattle Light And Power Man Testifies of Activi . ties in Washington WABIIINGTON, Mar.' 28 (AP) The' orKanlnatlon (it elllwira coni mltteea ln the fitato of Washing ton to expend-" n 1 76,0(10 fund, contributed by 'powor . companies, In opposing in -the 1UK4 election ioBlalallonjJealgnod lo ulil tinunl eipa'i -power plant' ownorahlp ftaa related:' today by .Norwood W. Brookett, of Heattle, vlca prealdent of the Northwoat 1 Klnetrlu Light and Power aHorlatloii, lieforo tho federal trade eominlHuion: -Appeniing at the ooininlaslon'H Iniliilry Into publicity nullvitloa of public power litililiea, Hrockell City Government Of Douglas, Ariz. Is Investigated Federal Action Follows Revelations Concerning Smuggling' of Gun s, Amis to Mexicans l)OI!OI.AS. Aria.. Mar. S (Al'l The entire city government or Iiouglaa waa under Investigation by United Hlatea department of Justice agoula today, following revolution in connection with the smuggling of two machine guns and 97.000 rounds of ammunition, property of the city to Mexican robots ut Aguu Prleta, Honortt. . Chief of Police Leslie Out 111 I and Police Captain Walter Morris were at liberty and also on duty, under 15,001) bail each, charged with hav ing connplred to smuggle tho guns and ammunition across the Inter national 'line. Three others were In Jail on the same charges, five more, whose names were withheld wore taken Into oustody, and feder al officers announced that, addi tional arrcats would be nisde. - Ibxullg Kale of 3uns. According to Chief Qatliff and Captain Morris the guns and am munition were sold on authority of the city council about March I to a "strange American" for IS0O.I Kederal agenta have disclosed that the war material was taken from tho municipal araenul at tho city' hull, and thut the 1600 assorted "sale" price was paid Into the city trenaury March 8. the transaction taking place at night, r Today the department of Justice had u signed affidavit from A. J. Duiirte. who they said was one of tho alleged conspirators who ne. gotlatcd with Presidents itogorlo l.orolo and other Mexican rebel-' to export war materials Into Mexi co, stating that tho purchase price wan i,0(io instead ' of the 1500 which mad elts way Into the city treasury, , .. i:,,, . v ... Mayor Ihnihk Htatimunt Mayor Millard Haymoro Issued' u stutemeut suylng thut the city of Uouglna waa "not concerned with tho nuotrnllty luwa" and that tho two uccused police officers woulvj . (Continued on Pag I) Liner Limps To Cherbourg After Going Aground (Continued on P JUNIOR PLAY , CAST BEGINS REHEARSALS KNTKHPHIKK, Ore.. Mar. 28--tre deuroyed the grocery and school, are the school men who are. meat market of Hooney nnad Hons, to attend. Mr. Howard will explain and the old frame building It oc new school legislation enacted by cupied. at Joseph early Wednes- thc recent Oregon legislature. Dr. nay morning. I here was a stove in icedure changes. The hills are Smith will discuss tho proposed the middle of the building. In the .Hponaored by-the Chicago Dur as. new entrance requirements for back part of tho store, and It Is 'M,.ii,,n und thn hifllplnl ikIvIh- ory council of Cook county (Chi. cago). believed the fire originated In that part of the structure. Nothing was saved as the fiamea were burning fiercely when the alarm was given, and the loss In eluded 1 In MAiiile.sHiM-e." a play possessing clever humor but not of the slap Mtlck variety, according to Miss Catherine Hxrlaln. drauuitio In structor, will be given by the Jun ior cIhhs of La Orande High school early In May. The cast of char acters was announced today. " 'Applesauce' Is something new in comedies, for It has been releas ed but a year and has never been presented In Oregon except by the iuffey players In Portland." Miss Smtain says. It Isn't In the class of the usunl smull town play but ranks In "The l'atsy" class, she says. . f The lend will be Uiken by Itob Lt Stoddard, who will play the part of "HiH MCAHMer." Lee Juhnson will be "Pa Robinson.' Mildred Hlokland "Mu Robinson," and Margaret Cunllffe will be "Ha. Kel Uoliluson." "Hollo Jenkins." the egotistical "I" man. will be portrayed by Jnhn Kerry: "Malt McAllister" by Bliss Irf'slle nd "Jennie Baldwin" by Irnui Kennedy. "We all feel that there la no question about the fitness of the ciist. Ki.ch character Is well adapted to his part," comments Mlsa Kartaln. Selection were made from a group of 75 Juniors who tried out Monday. The first rehearsal was held to iifght after m-hoo!. Oregon's Institutions of higher learning effective next September and Mr. lnlow will tell of plans for the opening of tho new normal school In a Orande. I'Mfty will attend tne meeting, ac cording to present Indications, und ' will come from Harney, Kaker, Umutllla, Union, Wallowa Grant ' and Malheur counties. The meet , Ing lust year waa ulao held' In La t Grande. .. . , ' "The meeting firings together tho school administrators of Kustern I Oregon and one of the advantages j of such a meeting Is to work on j problems common to the schools t'larks Khh lsls will hold a for- f of this part of tho state," says J. T. "ml opening in the now store lo- Longrejlow, city superintendent of cation at 1 1 1 5 ' Adams avenue schools. between 7 and 9 o'cloek this eve- i Klmer l Goodwin, president of ning. The 1 new quarters, which the association, and superintendent huve been remodeled, repaired and of the Mlllon-Krecwater public redecorated, provide the firm with schools. In extending an Invitation larger quartern und better faclil- lllstrusiH CfiiirU The veternn luwyer expressed idlstrust of courts. ' Ho was of tho ln the absence of a sale, waa kept In a desk. The building waa owned by Mrw Haisy Itumble. Flower Shop Has Formal Opening currency which. jwp,I)UlIl tnat n,o' reform pr i g ru in Inter- 1h the offspring of special ests. Harrow said the courts would not now Allow fiufflclent time for (ho to school men to utlend makes the following announcement. "All tho roughfares through the air, and on earth, including railroads and beautiful highways lead to Im Grande, Ore-, for the annual meeting." ties to handle Its business. The flower shop was formerly located next to, the Kolcy hotel burner shop. (Continued from Pge Knur.) Peace Officers To '. Meet at Vale Apr. 1 The Kustern Oregon Peace Of ficers Protective attsoclution will nyet next Momhiy. Apr. 1, at Vale, i Ore.. i It was announced todny by Police Ciilef Clint Haynes, who Is president of the organlxutton. This Is the first meeting to be held In Vale, although one wus held last year In Ontario. Quite a number of officers from Ia Grande are expecting lo attend. After testifying that he had ob tained two knives to be used In -(Continued on Page 6) Foundation For Reparation Plan Finished Today Tells Of His First Job WUATIIKIt. TODAY 7:S a. in. 5S above. Miulmum : 42 above. Condition: cloudy. WKATHKIt 'ITKU!AV Maximum 6b, minimum 3d above. Condition: partly cloudy. V LATH Kit MAIL 'iH, ItJH Maximum 4. mini mum 3 1 altove. Condition: rain .IS of Inch. ! On a 320-acrc farm In the Grand, Konde valh-y George T. I Cochran lived and grew und work ed. . As a boy he worked its a real I dirt farmer on the wheat ranch, 1 doing all kinds of farm chores and I labor and not specializing In any. one particular branch. He didn't speralixe until he went awuy to .Stanford university to study law. Then he returned to La Grande ' where he has since been practic ing law. The ranch was the one which j now belongs to Mr. Cochran's uncle. T. M. Uuckman. In those days, with' Sh other pupils, Mr. Cochran attended Kalrview school. which waa located on one corner I of the farm, 1'rank Collins whs young George's first teacher. At Stanford university Herbert Hoover n taking a post grad uate course and Lou Henry, then ; the future Mm. Hoover, waa a : student at the time George Coch j ran studied there. Herbert was j Just one of the boys, approachable and well liked Mr. Cochran re Peace Will Not Come to World For Generations, Coolidge Says ' PHILAOKLPHIA, Mar. 2H fAP) military forces are more likely to Peace. In the opinion of Calvin J enjoy peace than those which neg Coolidge. "perhaps Is an Ideal that led their defense. In the lilst an- PAUIS, Mar. 1!8 ( AL') Pcfui o adjourning for a seven-day Kaster holiday, the reparations experts to dny completed the foundation of their reparation schema and will be ready to talk figures when they get buck lo work nqxt Thursduy. Today's plenary session, at which the various delegations each, pre seated their own cjear-cut Ideas of what should constitute a basis Tor a discussion looking towurd the fixing of exaot' figures was de scribed us one of the most Impor tant single sessions yet held. During the past week the dele gations have been working sep arately and have occupied them selves with trying to reach a cfm mon basis. - It waa proposed thut the vurioiiH suggestions ami observations of fered this morning be rcducod to writing for the delegates lo read during the Kusler holiday. After an hour's session, It wus decided not to at tempt to proceed today public utility . Information of which he was secretary during the MUlM campulgn In opposition to tho Bono bill. Mcasiim Hofeate! Tho meuauin, which waa defeated In a referendum it that election, would have permitted tho muni cipal power companies In the state to extend their service outside their city limits. -.. The citizens committees, II rock - nil Hub). uiMii fw-iriiitlfcl In tUi j principal cities of the stifle by thn local managers of i powec com panies. The 'commtltnen In' oppos ing the Xlnuu measure, lie testified, signed' newspaper udVertlsementK and also circulated lettera to' the voters. fho ndvartlMpments and i letters were paid for out of the $176,000' fund, ho adiled.- Hu said the advcrtiHcmenta were (Continued on Pifge 4 GVN'MEN"fA IL ' ' IN ATTACK ON L AHOlt LEADER CHICAGO, March 2H (AP) A second uttempt wit It in rive niontha by gunmen lo "get" (Bubs) Qnin iuii. formei labor lender, failed last night, but some or the bullets round a mark In the body of Quin tan's chauffeur, James (Mushle) McCormlck. McC'romlck. seriously wounded. was spirited away while an of- CHKUBoirrtO, France. Mar. 2H (Al) The Cunard Anchor liner Transylviinla, with American tour ists aboard, crtme Into Cherbourg shortly after H o'clock this morn. Ing listing' ehnrply (it her port bow nnd well down hftor . running aground near Urvllle-Huguo, .. The Transylvania tulled herself off with her own power. The. vessel was behoved to he badly, damaged aitd Its fuel oil was leaking badly. ' It was not be. Moved It would be able to conllhue to GliiHgow but would have lo go Into dry dock here. It. was return lug from a Mediterranean cruise i und hud aboard ZOO passengers, many of whom, were Americans I debarking Here. . The passengers debarked Imme diately, none the worse for their experience except for the shock of .the siul den grounding which threw some of them out of their berths. The vessel will probably be beached before It can enter a dry- dock where a speclul apace has been assigned. The accident took place In the midst of a dense fog at 4:10 a. in., while the Transylvania was pro ceeding at very low speed. Cap tain Robert lOrsklne, finding her fast. Immediately emptied a tank containing G0 tons of fuel oil und waa able to get off without assis tance, although three tugs stood i Prime Minister's Wife Is Attacked INTERESTED in mm Man Killed in Skirmish With Rum Runner1 Was : French Citizen COMPLICATION IS ADDED TO CASE Canada's Main Concern Revolves Around Whe ther Ship Was Within -12-mile Limit ; WAKHIMSTOX, Mar. 2A (AP) Coast ftuanl headquarter an nounced today that It bad recrtvrd information from ivaiionaJbta ov crnmem rfrt laU at Mew Orleaaa, who InveMlgatoit tlio funklua; of Urn Canadian wltoonar I'm Alcoa that alio was witlUn IS mUea of Iho American coaxt when flrat alchtmt by voaat suant tmttem. . . "WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 AP France, ai wdl as Great Britain and Canada, la now interested n tho alnkinar of tha Canadian schooner I'm Alone by an Ameri can patrol boat In the Quit of Mex ico. : -. Thin hew complication has been added to the case by & report from tha Krcnch consul at New Orleans that the aeainan drowned when the alleged rum runner went down waa a French clttien. He had been described previously as a natural Itcod. British subject. - Awaiting Instruction The French embassy Immediate ly cabled, this information to the foreign office at Paris, and ib ex pected to await Instructions before taking up the matter formally with, the state department., Meanwhile, It Is also awaiting a full report from the consul on his Investigation of the seaman's cltlsenahlp. Unlike the British and Canadian uipiujiiaiiu niprrwiiuitivcs, wno nro concerned with the broad : prin ciples Involved. In the sinking of the vessel and Interpretations of !' 1 11 SI , .1 SHI.11,.11.1, iuulu the French' ntbay intsrest has to do chiefly, with? the ; death of one of Its nation's el t liens. ( : FrcnHi tVm.-ail Mar Teatlfy The French" consul, however may have to be called upon by tho state 'department artd the Caua diun less t ion to contributn jtimh information as he may have about the distance of the I'm Alone from the Louisiana coast when first sum moned to heave to for boarding and examination by the coast guard patrol uoat Wolcott. That Is one of the main questions Involved, and Is expected to have considerable weight In determining what action, if any, the Canadian, government will take In the case. Official reports from the British consulato at Now Orleans, now be ing studied by the Canadian lega tion, are described as being; ob scure on this point an the unoffi clal of the Incident have been. Morten Conflict The consul,; Kuuy Toni, re ported on the preliminary state ments and hearings at New Orlean aftor the crew wus landed, lnolud Ing tho ' contention . of the I n AJbne's master that hie vessel wa-. it or in nines orr mo coast wnei Inntion Is that the schooner was within tho 12-mllo limit in which the tlnltnd Ktatea claims -the right to board and examine suspected vessels. : While the International author itles are trying to got the exact details on which to base their next moves, the case has aroused such high reeling ot Belize, British Honduras, the port from which the I'm Alono sailed on Its last voy- age, that the American consul thcro can come only to future genera tions whlrh are more perfect thun our own." Writing In the April number of the Idli Home Journal on "Pro moting peuce Through Preparation for HefenHe," the former president aays the nation should take every precaution to prevent war. "of whieh adeUiite defense Is one." and that It also should take every precaution to protect Itself to the fullest possible extent from the ravages of war, "If It does come.'' alysifl. this Is a iUestloii of dealing with human nature. "I very strongly susper thut ir there were but one nut I on In the world supplied with an army and navy and, to make the supposition as strong as possible, Jf that nut ion were our own. It would not be long before the other nations hsd been overrun. It see nm to me tost It Is almost a moral certainty that wo should find some exriiso for taking thst action. Hut wb-n we know that other eountrfcN huve a eon- He aays the army and nnvy serves' sidertthff ability to dfnd them the double purpose of prevention and defense. Mr. Coolidge declares the forces required for aditinta national d. fense should be large enough so that others would see "that there would be a great deal Of peril In volved In attacking us," ahd not so largM that the I'nlted Ktntes feel It "would undergo no peril in at tacking others." "No sure way has ever Ijeen selves, it la human nature for us to regard them with a more whole some respect and be niov ru refill about violating thlr rights. If we reverse litis picture we can likewise conclude that if others know thai we an preprd to de fend ourselves they will be bus likely to commit offenses against us. "Our army ran be small beesm we are peaceful at home and far to any discussion of figures but to l fivor ,.n to ca a ,.0,.( consider them at next week's meet. Ing. , ' J. P, Morgan Is going to Venice ftir the weekend. The other dele gates are scattering to different purls of Kurope. gultiliin's foes used mnelrlue guns -at long range In the attack last October, and Qulnlnn waa wounded. Last night shotguns were used, slug., bt-ing Mrad from a closed cur to the car In which Quiulan und McCormlck were driv ing, Qiitiihin dropped to the floor and was unhurt. McCormlck could No Trace Found Of MiSHUlfl Plane "ot tUi,XKt' 'u,, k'y mukU, and wa intrude, Ho steered llm car to tin ' (curb and colapsed. Ouinlan dls- NAVAIi A1H STATION. Iake i appeared down an iilley. hurst. N. J.. Mar. 2 (AP) The! A policeman carried McCormlck dirigible I-os Angeles, searching off lo h'' nie or a doctor nearby, the coimt of New Jersey for T. rhn I'hjfHlelan was not there, so liaymond Kinucitne and three othn th" offii:"r propped the unconscious ers misslntr since KrMav In un urn. wm,l,M"" "Kutnsi ine wan ami ran found to prevent war." the former ( removed from attack by land. Also pretdflcnt declares. "Opinions may an army can be os-mlk'd quick differ ai to r hither nations with lr." phlbhin airplane, wirelessed today nothing hud been sighted. May Impeach Three Other Executives OKLAHOMA CITY. Mar. ?H fAP) John Head, ohairniiiu of the houKe of repi-fHenlatives InveMtlgiit i ng com ni it tee. h n noil need today that ortfcles of impeachment were being drawn it gainst Harry II. I'ur dell, president of the board of ag riculture; C. C. Childera, chairman .nnd Fred Cupshuw, member of the ate corpomtlon comntlwlon. ror aid. When lie returned, Mc Cormick hud disaiipeared. Congressmen Have Freedom Of Fort WASHINGTON. Mar, 2 (AP) Lacking ofilibil advices on the re torifi n,..ti.u ,,r ,hiiur In Ihe bag gage of a hh'iiiIi.t of congreKH who arrived at New York from Panamu on Monday, Ircasury of fi( ials ex plained today Hint such travelers are granted the courtesy of the port and that if they bring In li quor. It Is a ."matter fur their own conscience." LONDON, Ma .r 2R (AP) A man using brass knuckles attacked tho wife of the office keeper at the residenco of Stanley Baldwin, prime minister, on Downing street, early today and attempted to snatch two, bags which she wus currying. The prime minister's diiUKhtcr heard screams from the buck yard and i-UHhed out to the woman's as ststaiice. Sir Krnley Hlackwell, a member of iMr. Baldwin's staff, also assisted the victim, whose side wus badly hruh-ed. Her itSKultaiit CM-uped. Citii Council Pays $63 Of Church Tax (Continued on Psirs R) FOREIGN LIFE IN CHINA WILL HE PROTECTED CHKFOO. China, March 2 AP) Marshal Chung Tsung Chang, former Shantung war lord who hat captured Chefoo with a force oi revolting soldiers, today assureci Leroy Webber. Cnlted States coil- i sul general, that he intends to pru- ( tact fni'plan llfn nnd nrnnitHv. I Of the 2o.niMi soldiers which I I 'hung Tsung Chang Is reported t( ' have In Ihe vicinity of, Chefoo, only 1.5)10 have been alio wet within the city and tho rest an proceeding eustwnrd In pursuit o Oeneral Liu Chen-Nten, the Iovh nationalist commander In the re glon. Henewed righting was be Iteved Imminent. LO; AN;i;t.KS. Mar. 2S ( AP) A thoughtleas city council which j leavled a woildly $17 Uut asseifa 'ment iigiiinst the Mr. Heruion Ne gro Paptlst church, today hud th ; tiilil. 4 turned on It by the Itev. ; Orvn Jones, the pastor. "Mrotheis, said Mr. Jones, ap ! pea ring 1m-fore the council, "when (you cast thut vote you cast your bread upon Ihe. waters. Here It. J conies buck' ' the penitent city fathers, tuklng Jp a total collection of 963. , 202 Filipinos Get Clean Health Bi hundred and two Filipinos, wi., had been quarantined aa nieniugiL; suspects at Diamond lletid, net'' here, for several weeks, were It Seattle toduy. supposedly free ti uo wherever thev desire. A. clean bill of health was given the Fili pinos by state and federal health officers. ....... .