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VOLUME XXVII.
MEMBKR ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1929
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PHCSS
NUMBER 149
LONGFELLOW
Al TOWLER
RE-ELECTED
Supt. E. A. Sayre An
nounces the County
School Selections
UNION DIRECTORS
NAME MR, CON KLIN
Moderator Names
Committees For
G. R. Presbytery
Semi-Annual Meeting" Is
Held Here ; Yesterday
the Rev. W. Baird, of
Baker, Is Retired.
Ministers atifJ ruling elders of the
(trunde Honde presbytery, met for
I tli olr w inl-nnmiul session in ihe
First Presbyterian church In this
city yesterday for an nil-day acs-
jslon with delegate from I'nlon
J and V:i1l owu counties present. The
Ilev. J. (leotge Wall, punt or of tho
Facultv Members at North nrr..vi..rv. t.roi.rh.i th. r,,on .
Powder and Imbler Ele- ,,,o"inff nd pn,a'di .h
. i , r i i "iioy ommunion, nssisieu uy r;iuei
vated to Pnncipalship k k. roster, or Kigm. Th orgum-
for 1929-30. (nation wilt meet again May lb in
I La Grande. . , , '
' 1 ! Mr. Wulx announced his com-
Kleetlon of superintendents and ! mltlcc us follows: bills und ovoi--prluclpals
or schools In six towns' turrs, Ihe'Itev. Weston K. ShMd,
and cities In Union county were' of Knterprisc, chairman, tho tev.
Iir. J. A.. Kraser, of Bukcr, una
(Continued on Pago 1
announced today by County Super
Jntcmlent K. A. Suyre.
J. T. Longfellow, superintendent
of la G run do schools for the lust
few years, und K. J. -Towler, 1-a
Grande High school principal, who
haH held HiIh position for several
yearn, wen? both re-elected. ' Hoih
men have been very successful in
their positions In this city, the
g ru d e and h 1 g h c h ao Is gro w I n g
both In numbers und -In educational
fucllltlcs during their regime.
i Oonkllii Ilc-cK-ctwl
At ' Union Superintendent IUiy
ConkUn, who has been head of tho
L'nlon schools far the last nine
years, was re-elected; as whs I'rln
cfpul 10. I. Coburn, who Is also ath
letic coacli.
Kin school, who Is finishing Ills
first year in this position, wus re
elected.
Krntt 1'rnniottxl
William K.
Legion Auxiliary
Sponsors Poppy
say Contest
A; slute-wldu esmy ponlest on
"The Significance of tho Inlanders'
Poppy," for grudo school pupils
was unnounccd today In Im. Ornndc
The essays must be pent to Mrs
Jessie Kelly, of Ilukor, stnte presi
dent of the American IakIoii uux-
Arunt. principal of the' Kl-'"' w',u-;h 18 lnsor'ng the con
.1 ... iu iniui.in t'l. They must bo sent not late''
than May 25.
Tip? local auxiliary is giving three
picture prlaes to thc room "of
Kratt. a member of "":" lllt' imc s,uui' wiiiwen.
lucmoerx. . i no hiilio miAiiiury i
GERMAN PLAN
OFPAYMENTS
ISPRESEffTED
Offers About One Billion
Marks Less Per Year
Than Demanded
Half Of Mellon
Controversy Is
Settled Today
Judiciary Committee De-
cidcs Kenomination is
Unnecessary Business
Connections Up Friday
SEEK OTHER
LEGISLATION
IN CONGRESS
Expect Difficulty in Hold
ing Special Session
to Main Work
WASHINGTON. Apr. 17 (AP)-r-The
senate Judiciary committee af
ter deciding today that Andrew W.
Mellon hud H rlcht .lu rptnulti in
the Hoover cKbtnot without IiIb CREDIT MEASURES '
tiontinntion beinj; rcauunuttcq do: . -mm iy ip DDATrTFI)
ALLIED EXPERTS
Tf CjLiVUlTlEi iUllWl f erred until Krlduy a dotermlnu
- 1 , . lion of'whother his business con
Believe Figures Are Uw-n, !Nationalj Origins Question
... er for' Sake of Bar? Bnimou in its view nut Mr. tei-
.:; rnu ' Cl0,. Ion could curry .on In. the ciihlnet
of Herbert Hoover wUhout renom.
tnutloni the course followed by the
president but fulled to reuch u do
. ' cluliii on whether tho Hecretury
1-AUIH. Apr 17 (AP) Ciir- mx sel.vlni, , violation of an old
many counter plan for payltiK her , 8,Htul forul(,,llg th, ltmmlty head
;rld war reparation, presented to-to llllere!(U.a ,,, irMd,-or coln.
many Willing to Pay.
i.
Fight Likely Leaders
Uncertain on Tariff Act
Message. -
WASIIINUTOX. Air. 17 (Al1)
A cxiiiffnMslonal Itivrwttjratlou Into
all iiImkcn or the fettoml rvMorre
iMMird u nuked In ft revolution In
ltawen commltteee by Dr. Sohacht. , - ., . . Hrodureil UMlny by ll4-roiciittlc
chief or the Oeerman delegation "'"" 1"U" "7U lti l.1, n publk-aii. lUlnolx.
thin arternoon. Is underatood -to .... .
orfer about one billion marks less ni...mee 10 ... , me exiem ot
per year than the creditors' de- hl" bualne holdliifs but these
maiided. ' . were countered by reminder! that
Payment would continfeft S7 years Senator Heed, republican, of Penn
Inatcud of the S8 years proposed by Hylvanla. perwnul friend of Mol
the allien In their memorandum. Ion. had declared the secretary had
The Qerinan orrer envisulfed an- rcaluned his direirtornhlpH In cor.
nultles beginnlnir- at l.iuo.ooo.oao' poratlons und was lutere.sted In
murks und rlslnir to .1.4&li,0Uh,t)0(J bu.ineHs now only us u slockhold
iimrks. t . ' er.
' 1 The judiciary committee In spe.
Welcouio Proposal ,, 'U,K s,salo1 t0Uay, concluded that
The allied enperts welcomed tho Amlrow w; culd mrry on
' ' T , . ' ' in the Hoover cabinet as Hocrelury
of treasury without renomlnation.
llore than 110 precedents were
CANDIDATE
y; (
v
liroposul Into; the dellbrrutlpns.
There was a felin(r in cite lea cIqho
to the eonfeffrnco that suuh fig
ures as It eonttHncd WntHd be
lower for the ske of bargain I nit
thiin Germany was w llllnff to
pay, but the mere statement of tlm
htstorto differences between domo
found of eiiblnot officers who hud t crats and republicans over tariff
. WASHINOTON Apr. 17 (AP
The siiecisl session of the new
conKress is only three days old and
Its leaders are still hopeful that
they can hold it reasonably close
to tho raiiKo of leauilatlve activities
recommended by President Hoover.
Huttle flaxs ui-e already being
rulsed in various parts of the field.
There are, -of course, tho con
trovorslon tlmt were to bo expect
ed, us reflected in the growing' ap
prehcmslons of a fight ovor a de
benture plan provision In the farm
relief bill and the expressions of
fli.i fumillv nl Mii-tli I 'nu.ler u-uii
elevuted to the prinelpulship of the ',v,,, ihj.b i"-
North Powder schools. ,uro" to tho roo,n of winun lho
C. U. Springer, serving his rime winners are membeis. as well us a
year as principal, wus re-elected flvo dollar cash prise;. .
by the Cove schools. ( The three groups will be. rlrsi-:
" J. W. Klug. member of the Imb- tlrst, sieond und third grade pu
ler fuctuly und couch thore this plls; second, fourth, fifth and sixth;
year, wus elected principal 'for the third, seventh and "eighth grades.
coming yeur. succeeding It. U. ilor-, Tho signitlrunee of the. poppy as
gun. who has held that postlon for an outcome of the World war and
.the lust few ycurs. . . the part It pluyed In the war, is
'1 I. I 'fk a ...... a.d III I II t.rt
niMiiikV tsat ivtti : ' iNdcrnd mi orlffkmtlif of 'Cvlltetlt -
JIO(ltF;i and iieiitness of, appeuranee.
I'tmTbANIJ, Apr. 17 (Sieciil) 1 " - direct .fun-pose of the con-
Oregon shared well in the dlstrl- lesl is to educate the children ol
i. r i. o ,.i ti.o ...in.ii.1 Hie state us to tho meaning of , Hit?
meeting of the Inland Umpire Kdu- l"PIy whk " ls mu,I,: cx-aervlcc
fuMon itHsociation held ut Spokane
or Ux (irunde. wus elected a mem- nawu m.y eae.. jr.. .
ber of the commission, fur the ac ' ,( Wil 1U," lHt . ch" " " '
crediting of high schools. Other t
Oregon members of this commis
sion ure Supt. W. M. Smith, of
Salem, and K. K. t'urleton, of Port
land. Supt. A. Hampton, oT As
torbi, was elected president of the
- entire association.- Miss K. M,
Neave of Hood lllver was elected
president cf the Northwest Coun
cil nf Cieogninhy Teax.hers. This
In ti branch of the national council
or geography teschern. Supt. Geo. ;
AW Hug. of Salem, was elected j
prcMlrieut of tho Northwest Assu- j
elation or Secondary una mgncr
Sehools.
continued In office from ono ad
ministration to u not her without
having their nominations aguln
German .position was looked upoi referred to the senulo for confirm
as a considerable step forward. ution,.v
The general Impression hore was- x Considerable dlsrussloii arose
that the Germans would use to- however, us to the second phase of
days proposals to make a hard the resolution of Senator McKel- with the sDoculatlvo credit sltua
flBht for further reductions in the iar. democrat. Tenn.. nuestlonlng 1 tlon. which President Hoover did
allied claims, but this reduction, lne right of Mellon to bold office I not mention, and the questions of
mere wus mrreusing niiuvaiion. : the face of nn old staluto for- I limiting tarirf revision- and sua-
I... ..II1..B ..n Inli.nlUn ..f V . .. ..... .. ... .
iih.u ,t iMittiwii vi . iiifidiiiir tlm Mitornlurv nr rim IroiiH-
ury. to be Interested in trude ir
commerce. .
rules and principles.
Other OiiOHtlous
Thero ure. however, others
which were not so cleurly Indi
cated Jn advance, and In some of
these die artillery, has already been
drawn into position and the open-
i )ng guns fired. That Is the vase
Atlantic Coast
Is Strewn With
Wreckage Today
Storms Demoralize Ship
ping and Damage Coast
Structures Snow Falls
in Two States.
QUIZ SENATE
ON RIGHT TO
INITIATEDILL
New Question Appears in
Farm Relief Legisla
tion Activities
Mrs. Lowell llobatt la van
dlristo for roil(lMtlncil of
tlie lkstutUtcrs of tin Anteticiiit
lierolutlon. Tlm now IradFr will
be Nplectcd lit llm Annual con
Totttloii In WaHliUiirton. now un
tie way Iter homo 1m 1 In tin
flnnstl and slto wik irmlnciit
In Med (,'rowi work during IIkj
; nr.
tlie . allies
rantluiT.
men in tho veterans hospllul.
Tlieui; popples are sold on u fleslft-
All the lanKUaue und history
clews In the l.a Grande Brade
scHools ure studying und discuss
mil Hie subject-und all or the ehll
ilren will write efsays. Th best
onSs will be submitted for tho stul
eonlesl.
Ontario Boy Is
Winner Of First
In This District
HOOVER ATTENDS
WASHINGTON GAME
Chicago Cubs Get Five
Runs in First Inning
Detroit Leading 7 to 1
ij). A? R. Delegates
1 urn Attention
To Nominations!
MEXICO TO FIGHT
LIQUOR BATTLE
President Moves Today to
Rid His Nation of "the
Demon Rum",
Mi:XICO CITV. Api-. IS (AP)
President Kmllto Portes Olli the
rebellion rust dying In . the north
moved today to rid his national or
"tho Demon Hum." v
A tremendous educutlonul pro.
Rrniu, deslftned to -weitn Mexltuns
' NKW YOUK, Apr. 17 (Ai')
The Atlantic coast from Mttine to
Virginia wus strewn with wreck
age today, piled up under the bat
tering of a northeast storm. 'TiTi'llli'VTlTPP pr A "V
While wind and wuve. sank mall r " ,.r . .
craft, demorullied shipping und I GAIMrG HEADWAY
damaged' shore structures along I .
the coast, there was heavy snow . :
In western New York and Penn- JliXpeCteCt ' tO ' (J&USe SS
Great a Controversy aa
Equalization Fee Hoo
ver Stand Unknown.
sylvanla.
In New York'hurhor a tug and
two burges were sunk. '
81 x liners were held outside the
harbor wultlng for the weather to
moderate beroro proceeding to
their piers. The tide In the harbor
WASHINGTON', Apr. IT AP
rose to within a foot of tho top of Tlm wiialo agrlcoltural coraaalUco
the Battery wall and was close to lmH atvMnl to InoorpavM Om
the record, being four feet above ,mrm nlc.sure to be Introdand to.
DOrUlttl. Ltnnmr. . IMilitim MNJn ui
Dwelling Collapse lllu, nrnnrm, farm hemrd noerm to
Invoke tho debenture riport pna
Al Bell Harbor in the Itocka-
way district a three-story rranie
way district a three-story rranie ,
dwelling collapsed when tho tldo "ZTlLIT . 11
reach of It,
Tho wind reached a velocity of
60 miles alonff th Mulno coast.
X flva-inasted achoonor In Casco
tlcular crors to do so.
WAHHINQTON, Apr. 17-(AP
With tho senate agriculture com-
Final Score Today
National loagoc
At Cincinnati: St. Louis 3,
Cincinnati .
Aincrlcaii lxairii
At Washington: riilludol
lbia i:t, Wnshington 4.
At St. I.ouis: Chicago 'A,
tit, Louis 0.
At Cleveland: Detroit iD,.
Cleveland 3.
WASHINGTON. Apr,
leleK"tes to the ihlrty-clKhth con
Kress of the laiiKhters of the Am
erlcun Revolution settled buck to
day into the routine
committee reports.
.lending the national origins nrovl
sion of the immigration act, which ;
'. A tendency to favor a general .... . t- ....i ...
lKleefn limited revision ot the.-'" Vl"lir S,nlu
that fight haa been rirod from thol,,1",,"'0,"0, . f' ' . '
midst o( Uiu cumo ot udnilnlstru- , 7 . , , , , 1 .. J Z ' .
ion supporter in; mo soilste byt'. ' "
nulor Itoed. of Pennsylvunlu. VW,M " " -" "
...,......,, i.... ..ij...,tlol)llgalory . ubstlnence. .Ktate and
' I . .... i e II v tfoverntiienlM. airrnt'lah and la-
17 at . reierenee 10 ine neeessiiy ion, ' " . :. ' . : ,:
.. u . ,"uu"""" mlttee still considering the adrlau-
and thrown en the roeks. Hhlps . bmtr of ,nc,U(llnc 4he Mport de.
benturo plan In Ita farm relief bilk
leader today began to differ over
whether tho senate haa the consti
tutional right to Initiate such teals,
lution. : "' :'vV' ', ' -
A number of sonata' agriculture
committee members, however, took
Issuo with Hnell's Interpretation
and vero inclined to look with
little concern upon the suggestion.
Cliuirmun MoNary said that rather -than
reveneue raising, the plan was)
"revenue taking" and la hl opin
ion could be suggested first by the
senate . . . i
. The debenture plan la a system
of Issuing certificates to exporters
to be exchangeable at par for pay
ment of import duties. Under the.
debenture section framed by the.
men aftor tho anrlmr tides und ! senate committee the exporter
heavy seus hud surrounded their ' would receive tho world prlco for
bungalow. ' ! Ms product plus the amount ot the.
iriiiiwi it. io.u, 1 debenture certirlcate which la tho ,
Frank Marty, a factory worker ' c""f ,(.,whttt wou,d "'TSI i
at Mtamford, nonn., wu struck on ; "'"t" H n, J'
fho' Hwil- by u seotlon' of feneo tHr"f ori " '
in port were lonhed to their
wharves. Communication IIuck
throughout the stute were down. .
In Central Vermont tho ruin
turnod to snow. . ItoudH In the
mountains wero blocked and tele
phone and telegraph service wus
crippled.
, Orcliunbi Diinutgetl
Fruit growers In Maryland, Vir
ginia and Oelawuro reported heavy
dnmage to orchards us tho storm
beat blossoms and buds from tho
trees. -
i The wind attained a velocity of
78 miles an hour at Atlantic City.
At Point 1-cusunt Ueuch, N. J., ll
mile section of board walk wus
swept to sea.
At Avulon, N. J.. ,a family of
four was reseuod by coust guards-
ruiowfi uown uy cue wina unii Kinea. j llMUitiiro
u .wumurii oiriv ivrHi anu ionn-i i.uuli it h.. unnt. -iiiiu,
sylvnnlit, the florin assumed the !mlntteo should decline to Indorso
.aujiwin ui n. uiiHiiru. l wouoma,
Proposal CoorHtlrrvd
j Iff schedules, he cxprfssed ihe
of hearing ; VS(OM" since "we can not open up
I Mniitx iuhiflltlai unrl nvl on I iki-r.
They were ronsldcrably relieved ,,.,, , ,,., ,, , .
urter their brief period or tension ' mme Ume irny ,,,-otoetjon to other
yesterday, durliiK which they took 1Bufueturers und other coinmodl
up and disposed of tho Ioiik hIiiihI. tj(lfl which need It."
Iiik case or airs. Helen Tutls liullle 1 . .
Tho I'eiiiiHylvanln senator ulso
rungi'd hliiiHeir ugnlnst the presl-
of Boston, by upholding her explu-
slon from Ihe soelely hy Its nation-
UNION TO HEAR
CANTATA NEXT
With orators from lilgh schools
or eight Eastern OroBon elites and
'towns competing, the district finals
HUlSUAY IS Until ,on the 'Vonstitution" was held ut
I linker lust nlnht. Ha can A. Moore,
!or tlnlaiio. winning rirst.
The clionis choir or the Melho- , Willis Hhuler, ot Knlerprlse. wae
dlxt church has been invited lo go Beronj and the three Judges were
to I'nlon to give their Kiuder can- ' uncertain ut rirst whether to give
tula at the Methodist church there thr( lo Miss Mildred Krencll, of
and have arranged to occupy the.,K Grande, or .Miss lJllxubcth
hour or evening service next Sun- Wethcrell. or HaUer. rinally dccld
day evening. April 21. This will inB n ravor or tbo Huker girl.
be the third presentation of the Mr. Thomas, or the high-school
program I' lnley Lyons "The Great faculty, attended the contest rroni
Light," the first huvlng been In j lM Grande uh well us K. A. Kuyre,
the local church on Kaster night. eounty superintendent or schoolb,
und the seeonil at JLot like the : who acted us one' or the Judges,
following Thursday evnlng. j Tin, Onturlo boy will purliclpute
; Thirty members of the Metho- ; n, Oregon rinals lo be held In
dial choir are planning tto make Portland In the near future.
' tho trip while several curs or oth-J
era ure planning to go ulso. The ; H nnt OVOWtfO
be given under the . v.w
Plans Outlined
' cantatu will
direction or W. W. Nusbauin. who
has charge or the music at the i
Methodist church, and Miss Myrtle I
Wllcock will be the orgaolst. Charles Blngner outlined the
' 'plans for the older boys' confer-
TWO HIMn'IIKIlS IX'AI'li jonce to be held in Lu Grande next
Iweek ut the Itolary club luncheon
' WINCHKSTKIl. Tenn.. Apr. I'Mliyl,t nullll ln the La Grande
AP Two brothers of hrnest huU,, were iutlQn Uuring
O'lieur, who was shot to death the mi.,,,,nK to accommodate the
urter he bad killed Sheriff hllne vMUtrH ,rum om of ,,, as far us
01 I racy i uy, inui., m onimy iiihiil. '
ui Doaru ot maniiKement oeeauso d,.l)t on ,n0 hiiiiilgriitlon nucHtlon.
of her publle slatenients about the The i,ii'Hll,.nl ,,, hi. hi..
so-called lilaekllst of . public J upprovul or the national origins
ASHLNGTON, Apr. 17 (API .speakers. I clause ut tho time he Issued the
President Hoover and other gov-I Klectloiieerlng on behalf of the proclamation lo put It Into cfroct
ernmeiir-orriclals gathered at Gllf-'two tickets for natlonul officers of i as the new basis for determining
flth stadium here today to send the eoelcly. which bus been in pro-i
the Senators and the Athletics iiress for several inonlhs. Increased ! (Continued on Page S)
escaped from jail here last night.
The
rooms arc concerned and ulso to
'provide for a dinner to be given
lleerman o'l..ar-to.d Prisoners j ,. a ,,r(ef
they wero going to nesl . run- and Andrew liney Jr..
rral and would return. Yhvy were i , , .
In Mil on hUhuayrohUery charges. I',,; comet slos. accom-
pa ii led hy Mrs. Hoy Mattoon.'
t
WK.ATIIKIt TODAY
7:3" n. in. 3J above.
WlfilrncM: 34 above.
Condition: partly cloudy.
W l: TII Kll YlvSTKItUA Y
. .Maximum uK, minimum 38
above.
Condition: partly cloudy.
Vl:.Tlli:lt APIt. 17. IMH
Maximum il. nilnimuin 3D
a hove.
Condition: traces of snow,
moisture .OX of Inch.
Gleaner Girls And
M Men Will Dine ll
away In the delayed opening of
the American league season. The
weather wus cold und rain threat
ened. In. his debut as a major
league manager, Walter Johnson
called on the veteran Ham Jones
as his pitching selection while
Connie Muck sent , the recruit
Verkes to the mound for the Ath
letics. -
The Athletics got lo Jom-s for
two runs In the, Xirsl half of the
opening Inning hut the Senators
evened up the count wlLh two In
their half. . Ham my Utile's single
scored two Philadelphia guns af
ter Bishop had singled to open the
game and Cochrane wan lilt hy a
pitched ball. The Henutor's two
runs came tifter two were out. (los
lln and Harnes who sent the Wah
Ington centerfielder to third with
a double, scoring on Hlucge's single
to renter. . .
Connie Mack's sluggers kept up
,. , . ,
(Continue on Par M
1 i
headed by Mrs. Iiwell J Jloburl : M?f Pbo)o
of Cliicinnull. and Mrs. Julius Y. F . . U?tH
Ta I mad go of Athens, (ieorgiit. can..'
jdidates for president general, will j
oe piuceu formally in nominal ion j
tonight and will he voted upon to- 1
morrow
Wisconsin House
Elihu Root Back .
In America Today
NKW VOIMC, April 17 (Al)
i; II hu Root returned today from
Ceneva where he attended an In
ternational commission of jurist s
convened to suggest rev 1h lot is of
the rubles o the world court.
Mr. Hoot took with him In his
unofficial capacity a plan designed
to meet Ihe reservations of the
i C ni ted Sla I fs se na le which had
'prevented American entry Into the
I world court. This plan was ac-'cepted.
MAUIHON, Wis., April 17
(Al' Uy a vote of Gtl to 33,
Ihe assembly today passed a
bill to repeal the state prohU,,,
billon enforcement law.- The
measure has yet to go to tioy
senale. The action of the low.
r house was In response . to
the vote of the people In a
referendum April 2, for the
abolishment of the law, -
Ten Killed When
Two Trains Crash
HAL, Belgium, April 17 (AC)
Ten persons were killed und a score
;rlouly Injured when the I'arls
iAmMterdain express collided with a
'freight train near here ut 6:40 a.
rn.. it wus feared more bodies were
j under the wreckage.
I l'lve couches of the express wero
wrecked. '
j The engineer of tho itgHeiiger
.tin I it was arrested on a churue of
ind M'ii liner. Torreiice. )Uv)ng overrun uti adverse signal.
bur organisations, and civic bodle
throughout the country merely
were besought ln a statement lo
start on nutt-diink campaign hu
inodlat'ily. I
'Vo I ecti.ro ni HcIkmjIs
The chief points on the progianc
suggest rtd by the president wore re-1
fusal by city und state governments
to sanction new "vice centers," not
ven to repluce Ihose closed, re-
uulreinent of one hour li week in
all public schools' to lectures on
the rum evil, and development of
spoi ls to takes Mexicaim' minds off
vice.''
His appeal, the president Hi less
eel, wan principally to ' coinuioit
sense: he termed alcohol "tho pow
erful ally or tyrannies uJid unjusl
oxploltatlon." Previously ho had
coupled excess' ve drink In Mexico
with various forms of so-called so
cial evil and vice which ho said
slipped the strength of the Mexican
people.
Tho tintl-alcohol move came as a
secuel to the president's order two
days ago to close all gumbllng
houses in Culdud Juares, across the
Hio .(Jruude from Kl I'auo1, and at
tempting la suppress vice In the
elate of Chlhuahuu, Just recovered
from the rebels. ,,
'HA HE M A RRl ED"
IN N EW YORK
EARLY TODAY
N. V.. ten Inches of snow fell. Wind
plied up six foot drifts.
Scores of motorists were ma
rooned at Townnda, Pa., where the
snow rouched a depth of 11 Inches.
Thero wore sleet und snow at
Wllkea-Uarro, Pa., und throughout
the .Wyoming valley.
rVVHIOUAMi NCI KKItH
, NEW YORK, April 17 (AP)-r
Unkiud weather fates continued to
'harass major league baseball clubs
In the eust today us they tried to
start u season, : alroudy one day
First Half of Dual Relay Meet
Ends With Tigers Leading, 48 to 24
Iji (irande took a eomtnundlng t'irande se
lead In the first six events of the iNowtuud. ). 1'alieu). time 3:fH:(J
dual relay meet with the Bobcats Truck points: Lu tirajidc J 4, L'n
at t'tilun veMterdav Hfternooli. win- Hon 13.
nlng five first places and 48- points Ulwus: Keffer. first. M Unnid; JHzle UttdlO Full
to Cnion -high's 24. Miitrs. sepnd. Ia rirande; Mil-j
The remaining seven events nr ! Ier third. I'nlon; II. Wolfe, fourth, j
being run off ut the local field this li Urande. Tubor, fifth Im Urunde. j HA NT A HAICBABA. Cul.. April
afternoon. iJlHtance lis feet 7 IiicIiph. I7 (Al1) Joe uldron bad heard
Frogs In Icebox
i
Probably the feature of the day I Hhotput
whs Keffer's hurl of 112 feet 7 K.innde; J. Parent, second. L'nlon:
nches In the dlcu', , considered lliiuman, third. Ih firande; J.
very good for thin early In tha sea- Berry, fourth. (Irunde; MJr',
son. At the end of the find, half fifth. L'nlon. lHnluiwe 40 feet 2
Tubor. i first. Iu wjuawks and sutters on his radio
here but when his Ice box began
to utter a de'p, bass, stueeato static
he turned to police fr a solution
of tho mystery.
11. H. 'olt lea rned from Caldron
that the sialic was audlllle only : l""-' "' """ "
greeiiiiK.
.,e u ...eu ,..e...i- " , , ,e., r,mr , iM Grande. Inches.
Gleaner Girls claa. and of the . kM) K(f Javi(n. fn)U ,.rMMil
' ,, , ,1, i ii u n,.,.. ifer was second with 7,A and Price Tabor, second, l-u Orimde',. Nelson, when the Ice box door was open
Members from Ijl ;"" v ' .....iu. . .,'. .,, ,, "-.. ... .... .
I ne summary oi me evenis yes. i i.niuiu mrniiun, iiiin, i.oion. in- ioe raoni was iiirneii uo i.wn
terday follow: . Jlunee HO reel inches. 'opened the Icebox dour and out)
Quarter mile relay: Ia Grande I Kield points: Ui Grande 34, Un-'come a static euet, soprano and
state supervisor of the M men and first (Ahrendt, Itiie. Price. Keffer), lion II. ;ba"i.
Mrs. Walter Mean, of this city, la! Union second. No time taken. I Kvents lo be run nrf here this, "Krogs," he grinned,
state supervisor of the Gleaner I Half mile relay: lt tlrando rirst larternoou follow: two mile relay, j . "Krous!" snorted Caldron.
Girls. I (Graham. Penlngton, C. Ucery, j sprint medley, distance medley,' Colt led tho way under the floor
I The banquet will tie rotlowed by' Kerr.r), l'nlon second. Time 1:42. (shuttle low hurdles, pole vaut, high and removed two frogs from the
a piogram and dance. !lt rcl.ij : l'nlon fli.tf. Ut 'jump and bi jad Jump. ftiddlc '
lly K. .1. Nell
i Associated Press Sports Writer)
NKW YORK. April 17 (AP)
Less than an hour after daybreak,
lliibe ltiitll. king of basebull's home
run clmiters. was married In Ht.
Gregory's Itomart l'atholic church
today to Mr. Claire Hodgson while
u liny group uf curly morning wor
shippers bent to their 'prayers.
Mil strange contrast to the bolKr
leroiis diamond pcrsoniillly of the
Now York Yankou slugger. Ihe
wedding took place In the itilet
dignity of the tielghbnrhood parlHh,
ciiudiuted by Father William II.
Hughes, shortly before tho regular
(1:311 a., in. mass. Aside from the
bridal party of hair a doxell, there
were less than HO persons lit the
church.
Once the ceremony was over.
Itlllll, clad In a blue soil with a
white shirt and tan shoes, prtmi.
Ised Iwo altar hoys autographed
Selective Lieut. """""" B,m " .. o
nrmo nun ii inn-ntniv i"
(Continued on Pan 5)
5,000 In Liquo7
Game at Miami,
Officers Aver
FOItT LAUHKRTMLK. Flu. Apr.
17 AP) . Testimony llmt fi.tioo
persons were euguged In the liquor
traffic In Miami created a sensa
lion ut the hearing of three mem
bers of the crew of the coast guard
boat alleged to have llsod machine
gun nnd pistol rhe to halt u rum
iriinuer as It fled Hp the Miami
river early Sunday morning, Slray
shots were said to huve struck
buildings ashore and it house boat
moored al the river's edge.
Wllllaiu K. i'rlnce, federal cus
toms border patrol Inspector of the
Florida east eoast from St. Angus
tlue lo Miami, testified lluil the
Miami river Inlet Is a "hot spot"
the debenture plan, which Is now
held by leaders to be unlikely, tho
proponents of the system have de
cided to. continue their efforts on
tha senate floor. The fact that
Chairman McNary, of the cominl
tco, hits expressed "a feeling that
a majority of the committee fav- .
ors the debenture plan" haa caused
administration leaders to abandon
hqpo for exeludlnff the proposal .
unions a specific, declaration against .
It 'is sent the committee by Seere- -tury
flyde or some other admini
stration authority, 1 t . i i:
As outlined In Informal discus
sion of senate and house leaders, '
the fight over the debenture plait
may, develop In much the same
situation as that which .prevailed,
when the equalisation fee was be.
rore congress during the Coolldge
administration. At that time both
senate and house fought' out their
own problem without definite word
from the White House. Many
members now are speculating aa:
to whether the debenture discussion
will be permitted to proceod with
out word rroni Mr. Hdoveri In view
for the loading or llquqr.t :
boats rreqiiently ,lnad
lo said
(Continued on Pag I) .
LEGISLATURE
TO LOOK INTO
AURORA DEATH
SPItl.NC.FIULn, III.. April 17
(AP) ' Criticising law enforce,
nient otriccrs of Kane county, the
Illinois house of representatives
today approved a legislative inves
tigation of the killing ot Mrs. UI.
Man Ue King 'In a dry raid at
with Aurora recently. The vote waa III
,"swainn Honor" In llnileah. a wesl-lto 5o.
'ern suburh. floated out to the buy I Mrs. lie King was killed by Ho;
und run buck us "Imported slorr."
Prince estimated that or the ft,.
(100 parsons he said were engaged
In the I'll it. biisineKs, I, lion were
located on Miami Jleach, Mil) In j
Smith, a deputy, during the rul
on her ,hnine. A coroner's . Jur
recoil? mended that Smith be he!',
tor the shooting. ' ' ;'
McCarthy rushed the resolution.
Coral Guides, and a largo number declaring thut the people or Aurora
In lllaleah. He gave Miami's were "up In arms over the affair.'
proximity to lho HrlUall llahainas "this Is not it wet and dry fight,"
as the chief reason 'or Ihe acilvliy he said. "Iirys want the inveall
iu Ihe liquor trarfle and Hie prob- I gallon ua much us the wots, be
lems mot by enforcement nfricei's, cause liiey fi-el Hint unless all plots
are brought lo light the crlnio will
Htlona hall.
Grande, l'nlon, Haker. Imbler und
' Ml. Glin are to be present-
Nenhl Combs, of this city. Is
I .OH ANGKLLS. Apr. 17 (AP)
Plans ror the sale br Hie Pan.
lages theater circuit lo thai lladlo -Kellb-Orphruiii
corporation were
i'onrirmed today by Aloiutnder Pun
Utges. We said the deul will In
volve approximately 1 1 4,ou(i.ii(iil
- and Is expet'ted to be completed ln
! tor three wet-l-n.
'. -
Urpe Missionaries
To Evacuate Posts
I CANTON. China. April 17 (AP)
In view ot lucreaalngly unsettled
conditions and coniiiionlHt activity,
Douglas Jenkins. tulted Slates
consul general, today advised Am
erican missionaries lu Sutithern
Kwiingsl and Northern Ivwangtiing
provinces to evacuate Ihelr liosts.
I lllshop ti'Shea at Kiiochow.
Kliingsl. telegraphed that the Ham
uli Catholic chapel at Ngaoyuan.
Klnngsl, had been burned. lie
said reds had burneds Hie homes
of well-to-do shopkeepers and
farmers In scores of places In
Southern Klangsi und he termed
the locality a "licit or uuspeukable
uisoii, murder and ruplne."
i bo laid at their dour."
BASEBALL
1
Amcrli jui lrasiie iaiiM
11. H. r..
I Chicago '. 3 1(1 1
St. Louis 5 1 1 I
Bntlerles: Adklns, Connully and
Hutry; Crowder und Hcbangc. .,:
It. If. K. ,
Philadelphia' ...... 13 14 I
Waahington 4 1
Hitlterles: Yerkes and t.'oclirun;
Jones, Briixon und Huel.
Nuthnuil lica(tie t.ainett : :
11. M. K.
St. Louis Jl .
Cincinnati .'.,.." 14
llatterles: Mherdell. Johnson,
Wlleon; Donohue and Plson,