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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-TWELVE PAGES TODAY-FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OUKGON: Generally fair tonight and Hunduy; houvy front tonight: rising temperatures Sunday; mod erate winds on the count. VOLUME XXVII. MEMBER ASSOCIATE!) PRBM t LA GRANDE, OREGON SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1929. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 134 BE URGED TO CREATE PARK Wallowa Lake National Association Issues WILL RECOMMEND GRAZING CONTINUE Organization Of Mew Corporation Announced Here Company to Loan Money to Individuals Interest ed in Daiiy and Live stock Industry ; EAST OREGON EDUCATORS IN SESSION HERE Organisation of the West Conet Securities corporation by Urunde jftoude valley men fur the purpose of securing money from the Fed jerul Intermediute Credit Bunk of Spokane to loan to Individuals In- terested in the dairy and livestock , t ( industry Is announced today by K. ' rlOpe tO Jiave OO.UUU ACreS v- vuptny una ueo. k. rarKo. r 71,, .l , n . ' . ' , IJi llmmla ' Th now o.not.nntf will Half -hundred School Men Present for Annual; Spring Meeting PRESIDENT INLOW MORNING SPEAKER . I nU PocSn Avon nf 1 Urande. "I H new company will. 11 J-t4IY JJJWOal &J.V a-'V-v J1(( ic Features have its llendniifirtprH nl 113 Kiln Aside to Preserve Seen- street jointly -ith the office or. iWilllum Miller. . Capital In excess uf 110,000 has, iulreudy been subscribed by local I.-..- il.. .............. ,.f ..iiiiii. n ImulnbM find .In ir ti,,,t. lha ..fi-un nutlonul pink of 60.000 ucres in Iters say, and It la their purpose the Wallowa Mountain Uike basin to raise a capital of 1100,000 and liu.ilr uf WuMnwn hike, mi ui'ifunl- extend the ouerations of the fi xation has been formed hy men of nance corporation into Umatilla, '. l.a tlrunde. Walla Walla. Lewlxton, Wallowa and Uaker counties. Boise. Portlund and other Oregon Through the facilities of the In- Smith, of (VS. C, Makes Address; Off ic-! 1 cvs to Be Elected Dur ing Afternoon , . . With about 60 school men pros-: ent, which-Is a larger attendance than at any previous meeting, ' the' Kastern Urtgon' Superintendents' and Principals' association opened. Its' annual convention this morning: la Grande High school with Hubert WUkins May Visit Pole In A Submarine Considering Voyage Pos sibly This Summer or . Next; Says No Worse lhan m riune REBELS FLEE FROM LOYALS AT ESCALON artistic? I'No Trace Found Federal Airplane Is. Shot Down and Pilot Killed in Jimenez Raid GENERAL ESCOBAR SCORES MORROW communities, and a wrk plan thut lermedlate Credit bank, money for: President Elmer . F. Goodwin, of i M I It on- Free water, prestd In g. : The alms or the Kastern Oregon Normal school which will open its doors in La Grande early this Bummer, were discussed In an In teresting talk on "Program of Edu cational Service for Eastern Ore Bon." by H. K. Inlow, newly elected president of the school, who ar rived In I .a' Grande from Pendle ton for the conference. will he beat auited to the Interests livestock loans by this corporation of Kastern Oregon and Western equal to ten times the local clrpi-'-.Idaho la now being forniulutcd. ;tnl will be available. With each sociation today the location and the 'directum point out, notes to. nlxc uf the proposed park area aio lulling ninety thousund can be re-, shown and facts regarding the ef. discounted with the Kcderul Intcr- fecl on sheep grazing In Wallowa mediate bank at Kpokane and a -rouuitv urn nrescntrd. According to total of ono hundred thousand be the plan of the association, the loaned local stockmen.. With a Wallowa national park would em. capital uf tino.uou the new cor- brace wluiX Is known as tho Luko purntlon will muko a million dol- ltastn country south of Wallowa lars available here for such loans, lake, the northern boundary lino j Facilities of tho West Coast tie-' being , several miles back of tho curltles corporation, according to' lake, and the urea including only Mr. Parks, are In uddltion to and the source of the Mlnam river tu beyond the scope of .existing banks. , the west, ! Money thus secured from" tho in-' Promt- Plan to Congress termediate Credit bunk ' can be 'It is the hope of the association lonncd on dairy cows, beof cattle, ' to get congress to designate tills as aneep, swine or any Kino oi agri- mioof wm become an -educational a uatlonnl park within tho next cultural products. Aietnuus ot s-; senior or stale," ' Mr. Inlow stated two or thie years and thus bring curing loans are described as very "it will provide a threefold ser irreullv Increased tourist travel Into simple. v,lth local appraisers ap- vice, that of providing an oduru- this section of Oregon and lduho, pointed liy the local company nndi tlonal facilities for. this part or the and preserve a unique scenic und approved by the Hpokaue bunk; atatc, that or training teachers aud historical .urea for "11 time. ', manager. A booklet fa in process or prep-l' The Interest rute Is established nratlon to present the advantages at 7W without brokerage fees or of a national park in this district, bonuses, and notes are redlscount "Wllh a tutal of over 13 million ed at 5 to the Intermediate Cre-' .......... .,MrtMlned in1 national dlt batik. Terms of these loans forest wsef ves In Oregon, this as- will be froni six months to three soelstioii TeaucstH u natioirai--pm-kyeurs. it Is, stated,, and' louua NKW VOKK. March SO (Al") Sir Hubert Wllklns. polar explor er, announce!) today he was con sidering a voyage across the North Pole by submarine, possibly- this summer or next. Commander Sloan Dancnhower, technical expert of the Simon Lako Submarine company plana to navl-' ' gate the craft, said the subiner-1 1 ei'lllS U. h. Ambassador siblo, -which Is .to be used was be ing fitted out at the company's works at Bridgeport, Conn, -; Sir Hubert said the idea of a submarine trip across the Arctic sea had been In the minds of sub- dealgners and explorers since 1 89 i wbi'li Billion l.ako advanced It. f (3:U0 P. M.) Hut pursuit of the Btefansson and Peary both had con-' rebels -between Kscalon und Jlmea sidered It, ho said. , , U wus reported by Clcneral Csl- . . . ... . ,;. ni.. in..... lies to C'hapultepeo castle this aft- f "OnVheoV' 'he'Lald. .,t the federal advance guard seems risky. Still as a mathematl- cal hauard. as "Propaganda Agent". : Officials in Washing-,, ton indignant MKX1CO OITV. Mar. 30 (Af)- .1 I consider It no moro I risky even less 'so than an air plane flight over the Polar seas." . I Tho submarine would bo equip ped with a Bpeclal diving lock through which a diver might be sent out to blust the ship free of retnlnincr Ire .JlHnenhower said." It. also would have a bar sloping up headquarters. from the bow to the conning; tower t to ease it untfer an unseen icc- KKDKHAI, l'l.AXK DROPI'KD JUARESS. Chih., Mux. 30 (AP) A government airplane wus shot down und the pilot killed in u fed eral' ulr raid on the revolutionary base at Jlmenex eurly . toduy, said a dispatch uunounced ut the rebel A.MKIUCAN CIIASHKS i To provide culturar and profes- "er "" '' '"Mte quantity of ' NOUAI.KS. Sonora. Mar. 10 (AP) jnal education for future teach-i cheinlcaur to melt ice. . An American avlalur flying with filonnl education for future teach vrs Is tho desire or the adminis tration of the school, Mr. Inlow pointed out. ; In the two - year course ut the normal school the problem will be to combine a gen eral cultural training with techni cal training for teachcra'S . lt Is our hope that the'hormal that of being nn educatlomtl und cultural center.1 . ' Dr. Smith KimUw . ; Dr. M. Ellwood Smith, of Oregon State college, discussed tho pro posed new entrance requirements Wriiln n '"'- "This afternoon r. A. Howard," or sulciii, statu superintendent of schools, was scheduled to speak on the topic or "ltccent Oregon School legislation." -t At 3 o'clock selection of presl. dent and secretary or the associa tion is to bo held. , Elinor Good win, Is, president'-, und Harold area or fill. 500 uci es. being one rive- on dairy toll's may be puld orr by .1... ..-I...I,. thn tl.a l.,.,-i-,.ufi. i.t Ihi. ml of i:ui statement of the association reads, per thousand tier inontli. dir. j'ai-KS "Out of a total of 15U2 permittees also stales that the notes are made (In the state), the-Wallowa na- to read "olr or before" the pay tlunal park area ,uffects only 10 ment dale and the payments can permittees. Of the 1115.712.63 re- be Increased or entirely completed reived from sheep grazing In 1028. nl any time. ..- . the state received 25 per cent or i Need for a finance corporation ien or slieep are now Kl-azeu w mi- WUh dHli-v development soeeflliiff the area requested for a nu- ul a uHSierll Oregon -counties. ..mil ItltrIC A L 14 'A CC111S IICI t ,la,un,l fM- vnuHirlf Y I1H he. A V. nri for three months' grar.lng. as ,,, Penler than It- has ever i r ULDU ll lll- -'- - . . a nun lw.H i,r -r-n would be l.28'.'.50. The loss ' tho state (25 per cent) would ano to llie iircm rc"' total of 444S.8S and nut ewn ) ms sheep grazing is prohibited '; the area requested. . . . It snouia ..in i.o ntiti.fl iii-re mat less insii . hree per cent of this government , nd 111 tile Wallowa und vt niintan .,nu tu ,-nt,itttMitr1 for Hie liene- I'flt of the public, by n nun-profit,, noii-comincmlal association sup ported by vohllitury contributions; while criticisms and objection Is1 nuide by Mkixican rebels, crashed three miles H1UDOEPORT, Conn..- Mur., 30 "uuth of the border from here this (AP) The submarine "Derondur" niorning, damaging his plane. He which Is being tested here to do- and the pussengers were slightly tormlno Us Htncss as a rescue crart injured. Robel headquarters re fer other submeratblcs. Is the un- fused to dlvulgo any names. dersea craft which niay be used by' Sir Hubert Wllklns in his attempt 1 KNCOBAIl ACCISKS M OK ROW to cross the' North Pole; Simon' J CARESS, Mexico, Mar. 30 (AP) Lkc, submarine plonoer, said to- Uwight W. Morrow, United States day. ' -( uinbassudor to Moxico. was termed ' diaHgeA Necessary a "propaganda agent" for the Oul- The; Defender Is still lying off les regime, in u message last night tlie like shipyards here und IV will 'from1 Urncral Jose Oonzulo Esco be'. necessary to install new but-' bar, commander-in-chief of the terles slid ma lie certain changes in revolutionists, to the rebel dlplo Iho vessol bcrore the North Polo matte mission now In Washington, trip is undertaken. (jenonil Escobur usked the nils- .-Captain lake said tho real pur- sion'4o communicnte the message pose or the submurino -trip was to lu the. state department und to tho ascertain whether a., practical American people. '. , - ' tcamllp-.wiilte''Tioniarff Ruwila "jh iior' Muirowt hue'ubvl between Liverpool anil Yokohama v bustnesa eonnections with Uan could be charted. Exploration ot eml calles which prevent him from three largo rivers In Siberian ter- realising the regrettable error he rllory wltu Ihe view ef ruturo ex- makeK by mvadlng the exclusive ploltatlon of them for comiucr- pnictn o( ,hB Mexican people, v J S r i 1 , - i (Continued on Page t) ' (Continued nn Page S) Play Presented; At L.D.S. Chapel SNOW HITS EAST OREGON DISTRICT Weather Man Promises ! Clear Easter But Doubt ' ' Is Kxni'PSKPrl Hor PIpsisps TrnwH A light rail of snow In lyu Grande ' . this inoi-ulng caused weather ob With a' large crowd In attend- servers to speak doubtfully when mice, tho presentation of the three- referring to chances of a blight, act comedy drama "Welcome to sunshiny Easter day. und local the Old'Home Town" lust night at churchmen to fear that It may be the Sccuud Ward 1,. 1). S. chupel necessary to hold the annual sun was a complete success. rise service ill the Presbyterian The cast, well fitted to the parts church Instead 'or Giincloff nark. individuals having over they played, showed tho. result of , The Portland weather bureau. 117 per cent of the governments ruroru! rehearsals and many or lite however, predicts that the weather land available for private enter- spectators declared the drama One w ltfl generally fair tonight and Sunday with rising temperatures tomorrow, giving hope 'to this sec tion thai fair weather will arrive for the Sunduy occasion. Also, the Sun Kranclsco bureau predicts to day that the outlook for next week is for sub-normal temperatures In Tells Of His First Job in-lMe and personal .gain.- Another or the beat of the season. significant contrast Is found In. . comparing 10 l-crmiUees WUliattl R. Peck 111 pontons ut tttc j (Continued- on Pace S Is Laid to Rest MASONS FACE ACTIVE WEEK (ConlliiUM.1 on Petri R) Hubert KaK In, attorney In 1-a Grande, came hy - hlB profession nktumlly. Hla rather won u cir cuit Judffo antl before that wtiit a practicing attorney ut Union, Ore. . Jiwt what his first job was Mr. Kakin doesn't' remember but ho Ih HUre; that when a Hchool boy he never- pasjw-d up an opportun ity to make 60 cents or no at odd Jobs on Saturdays. In the Hummer he uwd tu work In the hay fleldti or I'nlon county for $1.60 a day and room und board nnd ho saved the money to npend during the winter. Mr. Kakln watt born In Union county, hit father coin 1 11 tc hern In M70 from Kugcne. law at Willamette univerwlty at Hulnni u hen ('. t. McNary HU8 deuu uf the law school, thereby prejudicing American In terenttt not vily In Mexico but In all LeUtln-Ameiioa." the mewfUKe said. Kacobt nuKHCHtcd the for inn lion of u conuniMgion to IiivumU Ifale "the true motived of the In explicable Holldarlty of Mr. Mor row and the liberty killing regime of L'alleB." , . Of Congressman Dry Agents Seek Michaelson Charged With Liquor Violation, Dis appears; Left Home Early Friday. CHICAGO, Mar. SO (AIM Ar- rent ot t'oiigiriNiiiiiiu M. A. Mich iuImhi wh ortloml today by Cult. ei Ktatcii Mantlial Henry Lauboji. lieUlMHT, , , .. '.... I CUICAtJO, Mur. 50 AP) Un leiM CongriiNinnn M. Alfred Mich aelHoti, of Chicago, surrendered tu federal nuthorUtea today ' United Btutea Commlnaluner - Edwin K. Walker announced he would send deputy marshals on a aearch for him. . A warrant for Mlchaelson'a ar , reel waa insuitd yeaterday. ulmoat alx months after hla indictment by a Florida: grand jury on ohargea of potweftalon, transportation and 'Importation of liquor. Bond wan act at $2,000. KfforU to find Michaelson since the news reached, here Thursday of his Indictment have failed. Fed eral officials aald thay were sure he would give himself up today. Neighbors said the congressman and hla wife left their home eurly yesterday and callers received no reHponue all day. . :; ; ' t The Indictment. : returned at JaokaonvlUe last October, charged thut liquor was brought Into the country In. "expedite order" bag gag through the port of Key West on Jan.- S. 1928; that It was re ported thut one of six trunks wus leaking; nnd that after the liquor was conflttcated and the trunks sent un, Congressman Michaelson claim ed them In Washington, establish ing the Identity , of the owner for the first time. Congressman Michaelson, who If u cinema stur wants to b K'tnpcruimmtul. that's Ills or her own buHlncHS. Nuiii wus thjo rul ing of ludgo Ijcou Yaiikwh'Ji (hclow). In Muardlng jet la iu dal (nbovo)a JudgimMit of 9ft I (M)0 agnliwl latho hIihIIoh muiI U lt..JeMilhv iMtot ill ni'lor. .Kicryono inlvxt Im i lHtH.rjf .h'((tt. HflmUlwl that nfto wun teniiertiH.iitaL , . , "Artists liavo a rMcht to lie U'liiiwramcii. tnl," I lie judgo rule. 'Tlie otMd H ih ot artl.siH In'ihH the obl h nt-o of mcnlalH," I. K. OFFICIALS IIKII,V WA8HINOTON. Mur. 30 (AP) C'hurges by Clenerul Eacobar, lead er of the Mexican revolutionists, tint t American AmhuHuudur- Mor row at Mexico City is "lnvudlngthe exclusive Jurisdiction of the Mexi can people" und uctlng an u "prop aganda agent" for the Mexican gov ernment were characterized' uh "uutrageom-." toduy by American government officials. The charges were made In a mus HKo to the revolutionists' diplo matic mission which Is In Wash 1 mr ton. (Jenerul Kscobar had in- Mr. Kakln studied Htrucled Uerzayn Ugarte, head of Aged Woman And Son Are turned IXKTON. Mil., Mur.' Xn (AP) Mrs. Anna Mahoney, 7M, und her son, F.dwurd, bit, were burned to death ut the 1st tor's home hern eurly toduy. Police believe that robbers set the house on fire after shooting the wnmitn and her son.' Willium It. Peck, who died In Uaker at the uge of 73 yeurs seven the North Fuel fie stutes und .Jduho. 1 months und two days, was laid to j rust ut Klgin ut 2 o'clock this after- T J A af1' A A)JT nuon- Ho was the owner of a farm IV MJX WftliT ULd I nf.ur Klgln and had been a resident .t , Ot tint vtttiit- itwittit; taiit'7' iwi . many years. He was born Aug. JO, ' 18r,5. The body arrived here last night, ' accompanied by a nephew. Hoy J. I'eck. of lleedsport. Ore., and Mas ''amp Klie girls of Im Orande. jthe will murk 0 points on sub- luken In charge by Hnodgruss and nieniuers oi un me oiitereiii groups lject mailer, general furls concern- , Zimmerman. Many Masonic activities In 1-a Grande aro scheduled ror the com ing two. weeks, some or lllt'lii In preparation ror the Grand Itoyal Arch chapter, till Council and tho Grand Columundi'ry meetings to bo held heri rrom Apr. S to 11: "Tonight the ltoyul Arch Masons n II m are holding a special meeting alt OllC) iSdll I eCWl the Masonic Temple for rehearsal 1 I nooa In finl-er or the degree work In preparation! UVBCH III MJUHI.I for the conferring the Itoyal Arch degree- next Tuesday night. Camp Fire Girls Of La Grande To Take Part In Picture Contest have been given un opportunity jiug. the picture Itself, racts con- Ihls week to not only render a inib- ioeiiiliig the life of the artist, bis ; lie service but ulso to u-in for them-tcontrlbutlun. to art, etc., and 20 selves a beautiful picture, through hwlms on Kngllsh, composition and a picture contest which llarley neulness. The name of the girl ItirliHrdsop is announcing. If DM writing Ihe eaiay must not uppeur (Continued un I'uge fi) . Diamonds, Valued $100,000, Recovered TOPKKA, Kiu., Mur. 30 (AP) IMamoniJa valued ut $16o.0'id re ported to have been stolen from a Kan Francisco aulcsmun, wcro seized by officers here toduy und two men arrested as they left an east bound Cnlon Pacific passenger train.' The diamonds. Toose und con tained In four leather cases, wero found in tile lugguge or the al leged diamond thieves. The men v ere a rrcist ed t the req uest of Han Franulaco authorities. Two women who were wuiting In an automobile ut the station were urrestcd us accomplices. 349 OIL PERMITS ARE REFUSED Nearly That Number of Permits May Be Revok ; ed by Wilbur ; WAKMINOTON, Mar. 30 (AP) Kecretury Wilbur nnnouiiced toduy that !M ptrmlts for oil prospect ing on gtis permits hud been re fused und U-'tJ holders of oil airl gits permits had been Culled on to nhow cii use why. .their .permits should not hn i uvokod, ' Conuiilssiuner Huy at tlto land office, In a report to tho iieurutary. said that tho Interior J'epartment committee which hud been Hp pointed to put into effect the oil eoniiervutlon policies of President Hoover had Juki begun lo function and thut in the next few days the "number, of ojises disposed of will Increase 'Very ejapldly.". " 1 - KiHfretaiy Wllliur stihJ that the ireiyral i faction to 'llur conserva tion no I It-y hud teen .favorable al though In several western states (here appeared to be some orgu nlzed opposition. He said that all cases that upixircjl to Imve been unjustly bundled by tho depurt in;iit would be reviewed In hear ings which hu expected lo preside. over. , (Continued on Page 6) . ' ' Four Men Killed ; In Plane Crash , In California liU8 ANOI5LK. Mur. SO, .1 (AlA Four men were killed' Iri the orsah- of m stsndsrd air ' line monoplane this morning In the. treacherous Hun - Gor gonio Puss. - They wore: . Delbert it. Kventt, pilot, Los Angeles. It. I Hulko. I .os A n go I us busi ness man. ' . Oeorgo Nlco, ,loa Angeles con tractor. , T. J. Kelly. Loa Angeles. . The monoplane, a slnglo mo tored fokkor,Jeft Los Angeles nt H o'qlock bound ror Phoen Iv. Arlx. The Han. Oorgonio Pass wus fogged In und It crashed against the aide of a hill near Heuumont, In tho heart of the pusa, shortly .be fore iO o'clock., The four occupants , of , tho ptuno.iuot instunt deuth. The 1u Grande men's volley bull lrpeiu tu u- rini nre ritis jnn n, wnen u is turned In to MtrM L'nioitiu Tiktutkiup u-in niintirl Hiifrp.l n ,lof.-l lMf nlzht h -linn ol i i.raue in ine con. ijoiy, arie Presbyterbin church Kaslcr the Baker tesin wn three and La ' ,in1forI tn, boy1M' The girls who win the Individual day to observe their regulur Kastur Orande two games at Baker. Hm(K , roo,"l ttt, ihvM. 'priy.es will lake charge of Ihe cere. ni..a. u f in t. in Hpvm-ui iifotilc from m Grande Ic bniry tho beautlfn pbf iireip : ' . , services ut Z.3U p. m. weveru ptopie iruin uimiuo J. .,-ua A i, !viny of presentat on of the pic- ... ; went tq Baker to witness the game. W here ihe sun Ones by Amlck. ' the ltbr.irv nnd with the 'inrlod-Ml in the group were: -Mr. and lu uddltion. picture will be,,u ( rurdTHn and Mrs. Churles H. Irvine and given t th- girl who wins first .V ' . V ' " . WFATHFIt TOlAY 7:30 h. m. shove. Minlitiiim l'S utmve. Condition I'lniidy, iruees' WKATIIKII VKSTFKOAV Maximum 4- minimum 24 ibuve. t'undition Traces of snow, jreclpitutfun .10 f Inch.- WKATIIKII MAIL .to. t92H Maximum a 3, minimum 3i ibuve. " Condition Ks(n .1ft of Inch. son. Charles Jr.. Mrs. Floyd Oulnes, place In each of tlhe three groups. ' " "Z " " 7. . i Mrs. It. O. McKenzie. Mrs. George hlKh school group, eighth grade ( ibrary on, lhe fi'"nul; Kav Murohv. Mrs. erouii und the Knides below elirhth i .'' V' "'"'""K .rt H,i,n huhknir ,.,1. library, I This Proves That Speed Cops Have Hearts H. Biinlc. Mrs. H. U. Crowe an Easter Programs Mr. Itichfirdndti Is usking thut jtbe girls write un essay of not tu generosity of Mr. Hichurdsim, the rt n "ejceeed uoo words on the subjci.camp fire girls may give lo the XJil OpeClUl i iyV' My Favorite Picture." Any pic library Is by the same artist who jiure which Is of eHpecial Interest painted "The Covered Wagon," the Church provranis, announce- to the camp fire girls taking part beautiful picture which now banns ments of the Walter morning sun- Iff the contest may be chosen rise service, stories of Good Friday the subject. The esxay are lu be services, and announcements f turned in to Miss Duty at the U- speclal Knster programs are given brsry not later thnn May 2. Mrs. on the first pHge of the second sec- K. P. Mossmun. Mrs. Turner Oil. tlon of todny's Observer, which Is ver and Mrs. Htella Ingle will act devotetl to church und Knstvr nens. a. the " Jtidei of the tieoiy and CMICA(;, Mur. 80 (AP) Curl lliwtetter. of Kockford, Is a big fellow who drives a truck, and lust night .he wus driving like sixty. Motorcop Kremly caught htm, k lowered and begun shouting the iiioto roup's favorite phrases, viz: "Whu'd you think you are? Har tley oldfleld?" and "Do you think The picture, which through the you're on a race truck?" "Ocn't tal." said llostetter. "I'm in a predicament. I hud to go fast, officer, there's a mouse up my plilitlcic." "This Is Indeed u ticklish situa tion." said Officer Kremly. taking n knife mid slicing HostHteFs punt leg. 1 A mouse, reb-nse, fled. "I'm much obliged tu you." said the big truckman from Kockford. "There will be no charge," sal it the officer, tenrlng tip the ticket. over the fireplace In the boys' and girls library und Is a very bewutlfnl production. This picture ami the three which are to be given as In dividual prises are to be seen on display In Mr. Itlchardson's window net v.etl:. 4 Girls Drowned In Small Creek Near Mt Gilcad MT, OlI.HKAn. Ohlo(, Mur. 3't AP)- -Four gills vrt iliowned lust night when their mitomob I plunged Into u sittall ci "'-k near here. Their bodlrs were ilincov ed after a truck driver noticed an automobile in the stream. Two of Out girls were blc-ntlfi""! nr. Itul h I, u kens, Marlon und Ada Mlchener, Waynesvitle. The uccldeiil Ik bolieved to hu'c occin d lunt night. The n niches of thie of the girls were st.opped at In o'clock. Itenideiits In the vir'nHy sibl tlmt there we a h"nvy tox Inst night und it Is hdicvfd th nuto mohtlf war dilven Into the atrtuin us It rounded it etirve, I'Mlllll If UIM.K VICTIM Cllp'AOn, M;it. 31. (Al')--Af'er blowlnr off Pie top or lits vlctlin's head with a s'totguii. n piiyroll roh Iht ut Itiverda'e. 'Uihk suburb, toils y lenjM-d lno t wafting cal, pHoti'd bv a woman, und cscapea with 70fl. The dead man lu Harry Winter, Flood Drives 700 From Their Homes NAHM VII.I.K. Tenn., Mar. 30 (A P) Having reached the stuge whero even weather bureau offi cials wouliUnot utlenint to predict Us cniiers, the Cumberland river continued to rise horn toduy und Nushvlllc was alarmed. An Inch or rain foil In the river's wutershed yesterday and forecasts of more rains today mudo the sit uation serious. Already the river hud iinssed the predicted stuge of rill feel and was still rising. More than 700 families have been routed from their homos. Mother Confesses Slaying Husband AI.MA riTY. Minn., March 30 (AP) Mrs. Joseph Lust, ill, mol her of rive children today ad mitted that she killed her crippled husband with a shotgun last night os he sal in a chair with his back toward her. Cruelty to her nnd Ihe children, who ranged In ago from 3 to 13 years, promoted her act. Mrs. Lust said in a slutemcnl give County Attorney Hturner. WILL SPEND $40,000 Oil LOCAL ROAD Section La Grande - Wal lowa Lake Highway to Be Resurfaced v POWDER BRIDGE BID IS HELD UP Balance of $58,900 Owed to Highway Commission by Baker County Court Is Cancelled . KAl.EM. Ore., March 30 (API Governor Patterson, today reap-r pointed H. B. Van Duser of Port land as a incmbsr of tho state high way commission. . Van Duser la nt present chairman of tho commis sion. He was first appointed by Governor Pierce. PORTLAND. Mar. 0 (AP) -The state highway commission lato yesterday awarded a bid for the, surfacing of IS mile, of highway between Burns and Sago Hen hill in llurney county. The fciward went to Wren A Orennaugh, con tractors, for I7MS6. Later thn commission anounced It will build desert type road between Bago Hen hill west to Hampton, starting east from Hampton with the first objective tho Lake county line, a distance of 14 miles, As soon as possible thia road will be projected onward past Glass Butte to con nect with the Bago Hen hill road. The desert type highway costs approximately 18.600 a mile, and one mile can be constructed In lass than one week. This work will leave unfinished the Horse Ridge, section and Mllllkan section, botli short stretches. , Contract Awarded J. W. and 1. It. Hlllstrom wero awarded the contract for regradlng und resurfacing eight miles of highway on the Snake rilver-Hllda section of the Old Oregon trail In. Malheur. county. The bid was 514 1 0. V. '.' A r -;'-:- --: J. H.' Gallagher's bli Jr S4 l.Vu. was approved for work on the Cor- ' vullls- Kline's Mill suction will bo resurfaced. The stretch is in Ben ton and Lincoln counties. . Tho Greenleaf-Low Pass section of Ihe Hiuslaw highway in ltno county will he resurfaced for 12.. . miles ut a cost of 168,800 by thu Jioldener Construction company. Wallowa County Job Lot In Wallowa county tho commls slon awarded to the Hart Construc tion company the work on the Loetlne-Bnlorprise section of thn Im Grande-Wullowa Lake highway whoro 7.67 mllca of resurfacing: la to be done. The low bid was MO,-, 074. Thn commission awarded to John It. Dickson tho contract to con struct bridges , ovar ' Four-Mi la creek, Johnson creek and Crooked creek. In Coos county. - The bid was 2U2. A bid of I7,2t by Rudolph K. Kraosso for construction of u bridge over North Power In Baker and Union counties was held tor Investigation. ' A project nrdured advertised for tho April 10 meeting is the now I'lne creek section ot the Fremont, highway between 1-akcvtow am tho California line. It will be i. section of tho propose! Yellow, stone -cut-otr. Btx. miles of grad ing Is required. No action was taken on Lam county's plea that the: commission undertuko: thrco miles of work on the Willamette highway.. The Maker county court. Invited to uttend yesterday's meeting, was reminded that It owed a balance of $6H,lin(i.. However, as the county contributed largely to the Baker Cornticopla road without state co- operation, the commission cancel led tho debt. Tlio commission informed thn Josephine county delegation thut ir Josephine county will contri bute tft.uim tho commission will nintch It so thut the widening of the road to the Oregon Caves will be continued.' IJracey Runs 100 In 9.4 Seconds SNOW, RAIN TO CHECK PARADE ON EASTER DAY WASHINGTON, M;ir. 30 (AP) I'nlesa !h weather man Ih forced OWNMV KTAIiM'M, lalhis, Tex.. Wo chung hi mind, this year's crop March 3" (API Ouude Mrnccy. j of light, flowery Kuster frocku. Hue rrnisut lonul sprinter or it Ice Insti- , many of Its predecessors, will havo tote, Houston, clipped oue-ririli tto burst Into bloom Indoors, or V of a second from the official ,.ut hen en Hi the protecting fold world's record Tor the H" yaidjf Hpring conla during the aunu( dnsh ut the Houthern Methodist ; parndea tn muuy eastern cities, university relays hero toduy. He For colder weather, with showe was clocked In 9. i seconds. A wind ' d -vn snim- rhirrietJ in -ol( ut Ills buck aided him In tho start ling performance. (.nti.'H itoi.Y iiF.vrirfi;i HPItlNtlFIKI.If. Mass.. Mar. 30 ( AP) Identity of a woman's body found lu the Connertlctil river near her yesterday un that Of Fruncls HI. John Krnilh of New York, Hinllh college freshman, who disappeared from Northampton moro than a yar ago. was established lute toduy by Or. W. J. Wood of Pelhum, N. Y., after exaiiitrtbm of special dental work Jr. Wood dec lured that It wua work that. he hud dono for MI8 Huilth thrco yeurs ago. states. Is till the weather forecu ters cult see In prospect for Kpst Sunduy along the Atlantic count a fur eouth us Georgia und au ti west us Ohio. All becuune. a lo pressure, ureu hud moved dou from the arctic to Northern Alhi nesotu last night, and wun still mov ing In thin direction. Ht'lt.NF.n TO hKATII POUTI-AND, OreH Mar. 80 (AP) Mr. Christina Jurvts, 22, was burned tn deuth. here toduy when her . house wus destroyed by flro caused by an overheated stove. ,
