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I
THE WEATHER
ORUOON:. Fair tonight and
Saturday, no change In tempera
tttre. Gentle easterly winds on tho
coast. '
CITY
EDITION
VOLUME XXVII. :
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1929 1
' MKMBEIt A. U. C,
NUMBER 313
ELGIN APPLE
CROP BRINGS
IN $135,000
With Work in Orchards
- Practically Finished,
Estimate Is Made.
SECTION TO SHIP
OUT 100 CARLOADS
Season Considered to Be
Satisfactory, Although
It Was Not as Large as
. In Some Years. ,
,. The 1till apple crop In the Klgln
vicinity "will bring a total price of
about , .$ 1 35,000 to the growers, ac
cording to un estimate made hy
If. If, Wcatherspoon, one of the
leading apple growers of this seu
'ton of the. sin to. ; ' . '
. 'While Mr. Weatherspoon's esti
mate hi hot final, It can 1o con
sidered uulet , .doso tn;iho final
count. because picking- of all vario
lic Ik practically vanished In tho
orchards, according to tho lilgln
Recorder. '. '.'
-. riilH siun'of $135,000 Mill reprer
hi' ht shipment of uuproxlnmtoly
80,000 boxes or oiio hundred, ear
load. ;
y ,.' Satisfactory Season ,
. This has been considered un al
together satisfactory season from
the. standpoint of the growers.
While the harvest is not as great
on In some years, the quality of the
... fruit is said to be compurritlvely
good, raising the average price per
box received by the grower to some
extent. Itrarkci conditions have
also been, u helpful factor In favor
of a successful year. ' . r
, The packing is helhg done,, hs
usual, in the Weatherspnon ware
liouse, the old Goodnough Moi-can-tile.
Co. warehouse, and in the rear
of live Hugcne Hut? garage at Elgin.
In addition to handling his own
crop, ; Sir. Wentherspoon Is sort
ing, packing and shipping for. sev
eral growers In tho Iniinpdiac
vicinity, also xome Chinese .apple
men of Island City, who liave been
hauling, their fruit to Klgln by
: truck. : '
REHEARSALS
v TO START ON
ROTARY PLAY
llehearsals are to , start ' next
week on Mulcy','i tho comedy
t which is to be sponsored and pro
duced by tho Holary club of. ia
Grande. -
. The play is a brilliant comedy
which had a long run in New York
nnd has proven a general 'favorite
wherever produced. In fact, it is
.conceded to be one of the finest
of modern comedies, . s
The. action of the. play takes
"place at a weekend party given by
Ouley, a dclightfu l.scatter-brain,
who in her attempt to .help her
husband in a business venture;
brings about so many complica
tions .among her guests that hIio
narrowly escapes wrecking . her
husband's future .altogether.
The cast of the play Jias ben
tentatively chosen and' committees
Iitivc been ppoinlcd. Heveml
iiii'tnljcr.1 of the cast have appear
ed fn former hical productions.
. The play will bp under the direc
tion of II. I-!. Coolldge. assisted by
Mrs. Howard .Miller, who will also
play the title role. . r
FIKI-: OKPAIITMUNT ltt'SV
ItKhDINn. fill.. Nor. I (API
The city rirc department, kept on
Ilia Jump, last ntghl by four false
alarms turned in by Halfowo'eu
pitksterM, finally responded to a
genuine call when fire- of undeter
mined origin swept, t h rough the
Hell lodging house here, routing
guests to the street In night garb.
iJamngc was estimated at $6,000.
COLLISION kills hoy
TOI.KDO. Ore., Nov. I (AT)
Kenneth Hones, 8, son of Amnion
Hones. Kernvltlc. died today Tiffin
Injuries suffered when he - was
si ruck by un automobile driven by
It, L. Schrlhcr, Kugcne, said to be
a shoe salesman.
Kenneth stepped from a school
bus and darted across the road,
according to witnesses. S'-hrlber
wild he did not yce the youth un
til nfter tho collision.
riti:if;rroit anhoIu;
VICTORIA, ";. '.. Nov. 1 fAP)
The coastwise freight Stilorpco.
registered In Now York, went
ashore .about Il':3'1 a. in. today in
ii deiiKe fug about fuiir miles from
quarantine, station.
The Stilorpco. a vessel vf 3'OM
tons, 321 feet lung, was bound from
Tueonui to Vancouver mid w.is try
ing ' to iiitiko (lutirantlne at the
time of stranding.
WU.YTIIKU TODAY
7:30 a. m. 33 above.
Minimum': 30 above.
Condition: clear
W I ATI! K 1 t Y !;ST Kit OA Y
Maximum 51t, mlnimuui 3!
above.
Condition: clear. , .
vvi; vriiioii xov. i. ivsn
Maximum 47. minimum 38
above. . i
Condition: cloudy.
Super-Varsity To
Play Tigers On
Local Gridiron
Team from Whitman Col
lege Expected to Give
La Grande High Large
Afternoon.
Knowing 'only that, tho Whit
man college supervarsity eleven,
which Is to play hero Saturday af
ternoon, wilt undoubtedly be
strong, probably stronger than
any team yet to. face tin Tigers
this season, the I .a Grande high
school was on edge today In an
ticipation of the game tomorrow.
The Hupervarsity is mude up of
-former high school stars and- is
reputed to be one of the strongest
teams at Whitman outside of Hor
Icskc's varsity. Their weight Is
unknown, but " local fans rxpict
tho visitors to outweigh the Tigers.
Coach Ira Wood le, with hlssiUad
inactive for nearly .three weeks,
Is expecting the game win' or
lose to put his proteges into the
right frame of mind for tho 1'en
dlctdn and Mau-Hl contests which
wil lulie. plac0 here Nov. 11 and
1.
- Tio game Is1 to start at 2:110
o'clock with Jimmy Itnsenbauiu
as referee. Woodie's lineup will
be selected from-, the following
H(ua(i: Allen Mires, itoe, Turr
ence, Sullivan. McCluie, I'arlter,
Ouhlcutun, Hunt. Thompson.
Courtney, Conloy, Huhea, liobbs,
Herry, Cockran. -Stoddard. Kvans,
I'ius, IX Taiten, Khcppard and V.
ratten.
Seconds Play 1'nion'
TIih La Grande high school sec
ond team is playing tho Union
eleven here this afternoon, the
game starting at 3 o'clock. This
game' was arranged early
morning. ' .
this.
Solo Numbers '
Are Included In
Sacred Concert
An unusually fine program ha
been arranged-for the La Grand"
municipal band's sacred concert to
be given In the Klrst M. K. church
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
Che program, including two solo,
n umbers. Includes several- selec
tions that are always favorite!
with music lovers. The concert is
sponsored by the Grande Min
isterial association and admission
will tat -Crwo- of charge;:;, iV-',; "1: "
.The, program .'follows: -
"The Heavens Are Telling." from
"The Creation'' (Jos. Haydn). '
; "Largo" (Handel); ,
Trombone solo, aria "Oijus Alli
um m," from Rossini's "S t a b a 1
Mater Ralph Mainwarthg. . .
Rnraphraso on lr. L. Mason's
iNcarer My uou.io l nee ' fisnrj
' i rtiuiriii ! uiinnru -iurisiiH.il
Soldiern" (Klohr)..
."Angel us." from. "Scenes I'H.lor
csrpie," ( Massanet).
Soprano. solo, -."Aye Maria" (Mas
cagnl) Mrs. Klorencc Lynch Mil
ler. -' - :
Descriptive, "In an Old -Church
Yard" (Kolclbey).
"The Lost Chord" (Arthur Sul
livan).. -
Little Damage
Over City Last
. 'ing aim .pi t itfiruiK iu u u
Wlffnt vODS OftVi,,ule wrk M 1,01,1 lllH homc whcn
& 9 if J n(. wy stricken.
Practically
consequence was donc by
liatlo-
we'en "spirits" last night nnd thlsjtuary.
morning, police said that the eve- -Mr.'Trull came to l.a Grande ii
ntng was probably the 'Hiielcst on yems ago and was the owner and
record. lotenitor of, Sherrys thoater, now
There were lots of harmless known us the Colonial, until'-a few
pranks and hundreds or young- 'years ago when ho sold to Krancis
sleiHWcro mil,, hut the majority, j Greutlch. Previous t.o' coming to
of the fun came from soapjng win- tlifM city ho had a theater In Klgln,
dow. occasionally durnpliig wood ju Is said. . -
piles, strewing garble" cans, box- mi Trull wjis bom. Aug. r,, 1 850
cs. etc. In the street, and other jand was 7:1 years two months and
similar prank. zi anyH (,r HKtt llt tlx; lime or his
, Numnroiifi parlies were held hist (death. lie loaves, besides a host
evening, many for children, and ,,r ftinnds his widnu- vt- irtin
ghosts, tlcktacks, etc. were much
in erm ine.
i lie ponce, nowever. nan an, ac
tive night, and 42 tioys and girls
wound tip In thu city jair, for lin
ing out after thu curfew law. ftf
this number, 1 fi were girls, ami
it la related flml white they were
In the city building, the girls gave
th" police several cheers, modeled
after high sehoo! yells. Most of
the boys und girls were taken home
by their parcn's.
Yoiwpquist Named
For Important Post
WASHINGTON. Nov' I tAI')
G. A. Voung'iuist, attorney general
of Minnrsotn, ha- been selected by
President Hoover to succeed Mrs.
Mh lie I Walker Wfllebrandt as as
sistant attorney gencm! In charge
of prohibition enforcement,
Mr. Voiingqutst who was born
in Sweden and whose home Is In
Crookston, Mlnit.. is nmv In Wash
ington and will tyke offico In the
i near future.
l-tJSHAV CO. ItAMWU IT
MINNKAPULIS. Nov. I fAP) -A
voluntary petition in bankruptcy
wa. filed In federal court hero lo
diiy by officers of the W. II, Koshay
company, owners with Its
diarles of public utilities. sU-jhm-shlp
lines and other hQldlngs In
. the Cnlted Plates. Canada. Alaq.
ka und Onfrut America.
TARIFF BILL
'DISCUSSED'
WITH SOLONS
J. A. Arnold of Southern
Association Testifies
In Lobby Quizz.
LETTERsllEAD
DURING HEARING
Suggestion Is Made That
"Men Be Sent to Con
gress" to Vote for Pro
tective Tariff. - .
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Al) -J.
A. Arnold, vice president and
general manager Of the Houthccn
Tariff asHoelaiion,, testified befor
the. senate loiiby cumiftltlee today
thai fJia organl.allou had suggest
ed (hat 'linen he sent to congress"
to vote for u protective tariff.' t i
Cndcr queslioiilug Arnold said
fhls was thu only way to obtain
protection. .; . ,
"lo you help elect or try to
elect congressmen In any dis
tricts?" asked Senator Wahih,
democrat, Montana,
"I can't say tlmt we have," thv
wllncss answered.
Arnold testified uiembcrH of the
tariff association had discussed the
pending tariff bill with some sen
ators. :
"Whiil (lid vim Jn'"
askel
Walsh. , I
Kan' l-'lorlda Senators 1
"I spoke to the Klorlda senators i
and we nresented a memorial to!
Senator Watson Indiana (the
senate republican leader)" ho re
plied, , adding ' a committee of
which he .Was, a member talked
with Senators Connally of Texas,
Hlnck of Alabama, and Harris of
Georgia, all democrats.
Walsh produced u letter written
to Brown While of San Hcnito,
Texas, by Arnold October -8, which
.referred to "whispering frlcnds.'Vi
"Who was referred toV." Walsh
Inquired. ' '.
"I suppose'. U referred' to con
gressman Garner of Texas," Arn
old said. Garner is house demo-
cril(u leiidciv
A letter from Arnold to chair
man Smoot of .the. senato finance
committee then was read by
Walsh. H asked permission for'n.
Mr. Wilson of Jacksonville, Kin,
to 'obtain a "private hearing' wlh
j Smoot regard! tig rales
'cgardhig rales in the laiv i
Iff bill.
"Why did you ask for a private
hearing?" Walah demaiidcd.
(Continued on Piee 5)
RETIRED THEATER
MAN DEAD TODAY
Harry. Gordon. . Trail, .73;
Stricken at La Grande
Home This Morning.
.Hurry Gordon Trull, retired thCr
aler man of La Grande, died un-
expected ly at his home at tMH
Spring avenue this morning from'
heart disease. He was apparently
lit good health earlier this moru-
' Ing and was : preparing tu do a
I Ktineral services are to be an
no" damage (if any : nouned latei The body Is at the
. sniidgrass and Zl.urinermau mor-
Trull, one son Howard, of Nampu.
1 Ida,, and three grandchildren
Quinn to Take Two Full Teams to
Walla Walla For Whitman Contest
Two full lemiiH will be lak-n to
Walla Walla tomorrow morning
hy .Couch Hob (Julnn. of tho Kast
crn Ori'gon Normal si-linol for u
game with a Whilinan college learn
consisting or four regulars and
the remainder made up in rexcrv
e. When the g.ime was eh doled
Coach HorleKkc. of Whitman, and
C'oach Quinn reaehed an agree
meat, whereby ltorlesl:e . hum to
keep Applegutc, Holmhrrn. I.IihI-
'
other of his first string out of Hie ;
game, but Hie i mulnder or the j
varsity Is lo take the Held.
Whitman defeated College f j
Idaho .11 to 21 at Caldwell rn j
cenlly and is tied wth Pad He and '
Willamette milvcrsK les for firtA j
In tho northwest conference,
Whitman and Pacific with two vie- ;
lories and no lodnerf, and Wllla- ( College of Idaho and LlnHetd. will
incite with one win for u eteun j clu;h at Caldwell and It will be a
slate,. tebtiiH-n for om of the schools to
Mow fianm i:xKfJ tcd br. 1. taw the win column hp both
The normal school has u 19 tofhav lost their first two sturls.
7 win over CollcKe of Idaho and f College of Pngel Hound, Hie
with seven of Horleske's first team fffxth member of the conference.
men oui. Hie game is expected to
uc t ami naiu tougiit.
o,Mn"n fuT- hi .
.quinn and bis fcMUuU v.ill kavc
Total Sales Of
Shares In Four
Days 43,499,510
NKW YOKK, Nov. 1 (Al)
There wus little rest for tho weary
in Wall St roe t today, although thu
New 7York Stock- Hxchauge and Iho
curb market were , closed until
Monday In common with other
security markets throughout the
country.
Thousands of clerks In brokerage
houses labored oyer the mass of
detail that had piled up during this
record-smashing week, abbreviated
to three and a half trading days in
order that brokerage, organisations
might have opportunity to recti per-,
ute from the tremendous strain.
A bheck-up of -the sales on Mon
day, Tuesday, AVednesday and on
Thursday afternoon revealed that
43.49U.540 shares had been invol
ved In the panicky liquidation of
tho earlier sessions and the subse
quent recovery' of prices. This to
tal was larger.,than the previous
high mark for a full week.
Sloan. Optimistic
Alfred l Sloan, president of I he
General Motors Corp., contributed
to the optimistic statements by
prominent Industrial tind fin uncial
leaders during the period of slross
with the assertion that, tho funda
ments 1 business situation of the
cuuntry was "very good." Return
ing from a. business trip lo Kurope,
Mr. Sloan also predicted "a bright
outlook' over a long' period." 'i
"T don't understand this market
situation." Mr. Sloan said, "t can't
see any logical reason for any such
action as has occurred with present
values. Huslncss Is sound. Cor-
tnlnly It has been so with General
Motor."
Questioned as to future plans of
lh company In aviation, Mr. Sloan
said "naturally General - Motors
will go ahead and . develop the
Kokker plant and . tho Interest
which Fokker recently acquired
In I he Dornier plane."
Sloan read without comment the
announcement of a cut In prices
by the Knrd Motor company.
LAST HALF OF
TAXES DUE ON
NEXT TUESDAY
The last half of the 1118 taxes
are. now being received at the
county, sheriff's office, with Nov. ti
the last day to pay without a pen-1
alty. . W'o check has been made on i
the . exact- amount that has been
received up to today, but tho mini
her of reiteiiitw iKsiicd jtinounts to '
-t.xtiM. . Tim miiuher . of receipts
last year at this time was 4,048
and the year before 5.09H. .
Ry the last of next week it Is
expected (hat the check on the
l payments will bo complete. .
Hallowe'en Prank
Causes Big Fire
- GRANTS PASS. Ore.. Nov. 1
(A.I) Klre -reported to have been
standi ,, h,i of . i II.. low.-on;u,t ,., ",,,,4 Srca
prank ou. ly wduy Uertroyo.1 " bom- .,, ., 0 llll01. , ,ll!jt
er.il .ncra.ntllo Bloro. a i.ool hall iMPUKOn ,, u nmv comc ,.0m,0
""" t; "'vie-- rci,loi.cca at , ,., .,.,. of
ltoBue Itlvcr Or.,., seven miles I ,,,,,, II01 wmll mB 7 ,.cnl.
from llPro. Limn U-m nu nmln.1 i t : . . .... .
$.uH0 with only one building In
. 1..' .
sured.
Arthur Jjong, sehool boy, was
brought lo a hospital here suffer
ing Injuries received In attempt-
, n. r i. 7.. eiiiuiing
a burning build ng.
, V"
I'TK ODDS AND i:DK
- T-KIM PAHIS C'liOTIIKS
I'AHIH (API I in I m nr fin- in ii...
tm in or Ijowh, jiiliols, chIIhih. IioIIh
and tics arc coming in as trim-
inlngs on wilder coats and drenHes,
("ollars of rabbit, alias crmin-
nllo n.ln. n f l... 1.1....1,
Jersey cloth . dresses r daytime1'1 Mentioned To
wear, here are hells inn! cuffs )'
lislrakun or shaved lumb on sonie
of the tweed dressesand coats.
LHtle bows of ermine on black
broadcloth coats are modish and
detachable ermine' scarfs, passed
tied
through slits In coat collars, ami
In a bow-knot In front and
decidedly new and populnr,
here by ears tomorrow morning nt
9 oetoek. The giime k seheded
10 be iilayed at 2 o'clock In dlie
... .....u... t-uy, u.:
Wakehnm. i rawford. I. wln. Hon-
ebons, I'osey. Hm ger, Sarrett,
I loughery. I leva m-y , M ci 'u I ly,
Heanl. I'rl
Mrown. Iltist,
, rMllUVIIM, lllH'. i
Mucus, l.letialleu. Wade and Kayre. i
. f
Pacific rias U llliifiicll"
tu..irt.. ,. j..i uiti it. i
isiiieM iin'i i in 1 1 iff ir ohi iitiooi-inn'
game la ihc noilhwet conference
tomorrow, w Hit Hie Wlltamctiv
eleven favored to win. The Pa
cific combination was badly brok
en up while (P'tfiiiing college nt
I'nget Sound la.st Kal urday and
M liter. iiiarterbarl;, vAtH Injured
and may not si a it Jn Halt-oi to
inorro"'. The t wo cellar tea urw.
mceiK the I'nlvendty of Wiwdilng
l0n.,n U nlhl Sa",e ut Tucu,,m lo-
, niyht.
SHE'S PRETTIEST. IN HONOLULU
Marjmio Rnptlsi, above. Is convincing proor that feiiilnino
beauty In Honolulu ranks with any other place. She v. us
clmscn "Miss Jlonoltilu'' in a ltN-vnt bounty contest on thu
island.
Agriculture In
Better Position;
Prices Increase
WASHINGTON. Nov, 1 (A.V)
I'h a fletuirlmniit of JiiM'ieiillurn jiii-
Inouuccd today that list November
reports showed agriculture lo be
In a. stronger position this vcar
than u year ago. largely on account .
of lower production and higher
prlccu. . j
Slnoo early Rumnipr, the depurt-1
men), sahl. prices of practlcallvtll
groupii of I a rin coiumodlllcH with
the exception , of-moat animals, bail j
Ti
increased. 1 . ' ' ': i
The total output of pVluLMpal
tvwi iinu ir:u rruiJ" hum yeni'fl1bj
eontlnued, would be somewhat he.
low that of last year although tho
, .t . . , , r
acreage harvettCcd would be aboil .
tho same. Hay 'was listed an -thV
only Important cron which sub-
H,,,ntI"; cxcci j production or
last year
' Notwithstanding f a v 6 r a b 1 c
weather In September, the depart-
below yields lust year ami 4 per
cent below yields last year and 4
per cent yields of the preceding
ten yenrs.
Action of the - potato market;
(). Kcnerally strong underlylng
,,,, , . .
conditions -and ju ices have cou-
tinned from two lo three times as
jbiRh iih h year ago,
i ITIcc trends or rrult and vege-
: tables generally have been down-
Iwiinl rcrciuly lull recovery Ih ex-
' I""-'1"1 wl"'" f"" '!' "I " In slur -
j tu,i c'"n ,M! '""Vcd out grad-
i "ally
1
Succeed Senator
COHL'MIICK, O.V Nov. 1 (Al'J-r
I luck in his office today, Ciovernor
Coop' ' began serious consideration
of selection of a United States sen
ator to snt:coel the late Theodore
IJ. Burton.
The list Included .lames II. f.Iar-
j field (if Clevehind. son ttf the form
er president: Colonel Crml
Thompson, Clevehind : William II.
Hoyd. of ( 'levehind ; Colonel Kd
wards of ('Inelnnalf. banker and
maiinfaetirer;. Charles It. I''red-cti'-ksoii
of Coshocton, manufac
turer and furmer republican state
Ip in i-miiii ii nil tl..ui,nn I' Mnl'nl.
, ,u(,,ti r(intOM( ..halrman
f KLil(u utmitm (.imMKfiMn.
j 4
!
Plane Dives I nlo.
Sound: Two Killed
iviik conlimicil toilny fur tlm hoily
nf lion Monroi-. 'j:t. p'l"' of l lm
' I"'"' Ir.-iiiKiiorl K-.illlc-lln-lil.
iTlwi iilr fi.rry lih'h iluii"il In -
lll It,- Wllll'IM Of Plllfll BOIMI'I Off
Miiim IIm i.)lnl yi-HtiTilny urn-rnnon
iiiiunx AliMirui- filiil Allii'i'l vim
Vlfi'l, Jf, iiiim-IihiiIi- In Ihi'lr iIimiIIik.
Vim Vli-i Cx l.oily -vim ri'iovnivl ; LmiiIitk of hollr rin ll.niK uun-i'il
ithuilly nfti.. ..kii-Ii Mhi-n imvyj 1 1, n. r:it ,,,.,., ,,irovul
Ihkk Hiim-i.i'ili.. In mlMlnif tin: null. ; or Kvi.ninn.ii nut,, ,f i,,i,r, li'ui
iiictki.iI plum.. Prinilfi- I;. N. Klioilivi hiiI.I hi'
rniini of llir tnm'.ily iciiiiiIim iI ; unnl.l i,uii uiun- rmuiil. i,. mror
llimolvnl iiii, In vli.w of i'iiirlli'lini i million nTur0 "iinollin liiK un
r.ioitB. Hrpuly i:oroin r I'. K. M I f, liilm iiroliitlun.
IM ol KIlHiin i iinnly iimiiiiiiiicfiI li.) Hy u ciiiii .iii,r oli- of tin. frl
woiilij rf'coinini'nrl Unit (In, ITlitlnr itlnfrlctn rciiorlhiir m. n. ....m .....
I Hindu iliiiurliii.H of cornininiu
'nrf IUa, ,.t-u l.llln.. .. I..I..I I.. .
unrt thv "" inUUlU! a J"1"1
quit;, of tht acclddlt.
M'DONALD BACK
IN OLD ENGLAND
Believes the Interests of
World Peace Furthered
; ;By American Trip, vj1
LIVKHI'OOL, Nov. t (Al'V -
Itamsav MoUonald.'. detiarkinu-: to. I
day from the steamship Duchess
of York which brought him hack
to Britain from un Ai'horleaiit vis
It, deduced brUieviwl hm v(rfp
had furlhered 'tlpt hiteiestB. "f
wo.rld peace and had been, a suc
cess. i .
I believe sincerely . Hint i' my
meeting with JTesldont, , Hoover
' . , . T V !
ffd. other Cnlted Htutes statesmen
. -" . ... . '
'ZlJTZ.. . . - ' . V
111 hi 11 tmmi iuki.-uh'i iiiiu 1 1 1
proved enormously their, luiittiaj
tilidm-staudlug,": U,, said.
"My mission has also, I ain con
vinced, paved the wuy for- jtpiru
effeetnni eno)enitlon with .1 he oth
er powers In tnaiiitaluing thu peace
' of the world. Strong In t his. cori
I vlctlon 4 fuel that thus far the
purport of my mission has 1 'bcon
fulfilled ami that the way is now
cleared for the nexl steps."
, Visits King' of Canada
He said the exchange or view
lut had with Priino Minister Mac
K'en.le king of Canada, both on
his l.'ulted States mission and on
Imperial affairs, was also most ad
vantageous and timely.
"Throughout my visit." ho ad
ded, "I have endeavored as best 1
could to voice what I believed lo
be the peaceful aspirations of Hie
British people In all parts of the
empire and to that V have met
, wlh nolhlnB but the vliluHt
wel-
come response. . i -
'( am encouraged Ih this confi
dence by rcmehthcrlng that I have
been 'accompanied throughout hv
represenlallvoM o( the press or all
shades or opinion and that. Hie
press of this country, the- Hnllrd
Stal'-s and Canada, has been niosl
uniformly favorable and helpful to
liii. ends I have hud In view."
Ccnied With l-Vist
MacDonald returned to an Kng-
(Coiitiuind o:i l'uge Klvc) :
VOTE F i VORS
GOVERNMENT
LIQUOR SALE
IIAIJI'M.V, N. H Nov. I (AO
After a plebiscite In which gov-
I i.
ot Ihiiior rei'elvcd
of the greater popular appioval than pio
j hi lilt Ion, h-adcrs of various fac
; Hons today were convlm-eil Hml
i.h.hi.... m nov,, k-om.
i "
i Atv viiii In rnvur n( fUMliiiuiiiM
t!m Novn Krollu pMiiifniM(- art?
Arn vnu lit ftivur jr Hit. miln ttt
j il t-oliull.; lliiuur iiiidcr 11 kovci ii-
I meni fiinirol in-17
; A iniijiiilly volcil y.K c.n iii-li
! iuih' un. Iml Iho vul,. for ciivvrn-
j, ,., t ,lllin .M..,.,J,., ,y ,0..
(1,1111 4.'i'l Hid iilnnli.- who vnlinl
fWr ri.citllon of.
1 Jimv.
the prohibition
HoIht Inland, who voliil :l( for
t .,.. , ' '
! (rove.i.nt Control Md on v Z
iof pioiilbltJu. Y
Less Marriages
In 1928 Than In
'. '927 In America
Department of Commerce
Issues Report Oregon
Weddings Shoyed In
crease, However,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. I
(Special The department of com
merce announces that, according
to Hie returns recelvod, there woro
l.J 82,417 marriages performed In
tho United States during1 tho year
1128, as compared with 1,201,063
in 1927. These figures -represent
In 1927. .These figures represent
or t.5. per coht.' '
During tho year 1928, theco were
105,Lt3D divorces granted. In tho
Hutted States, as compared with
192,1)37 in 1!37, representing un
tncrcuse of 3.0H2" or 2 per cent.
There wore 4.3i26 marriages an
nulled In 1928, as compared with
4.2iif'iii 1927. , .
Tha estimated population of con
tinental United States ou July 1
1 18, was ;t Hi, 000, and on July
1. 1927, 1 U.628,(100, On tho basiH,
or these estimates, tho number of
marriages per 1, OIK) uf tint popu
lation was 9.85 In 1928, us ugalnst -10.12
In -1927; and the number of
divorces per I.pOU of the popula
tion was t.G3 In 1928, an against
1.U2 n 1927. s , ,
Nevada Shows lncrenso, '
While th0 net doereiiHo In' tho
number of marriages performed In
tho country as u who(o was 1,5
per cent, the relative change In
the different state ranged from
a decrease or 16 por cent In KloiS
Ida to an Increase of 7S.K per cent
In Nevada, (This Increase, in Ne
vada. as; well as the increase In
Arlaona. Is dutlargely to a change
In the marriage law of California
reaulring 3 days notice to. bo given
berore tho Issuance of it license,
which law been m o effective July
29. 1927.) '
The rate of marriages per t.OOfl
or the population, which repre
sents an average of. rates In the
Individual states, ranged from 4.73
In Delaware und 5.4 In Wisconsin,
tu 1 0.9 in Mississippi and 63.8 In
Nevada., In general,, tho changes
In tho number of- marriages ; per
1,000 of tho population form ii
more satisfactory Index of the
trend with regard to maniago In
the several slates than do tho nc
tunl number of marriages, because
they take account of differences mi
the rate of increase In thu general
population. .
UO DlVOI'CCi (o Six WCfLtlltlgH
localise ot numerous ro'ui(isls
rtn 'this 'fnrot'diutlon. the 'elutlvt
number of inarrluges to each di
vorce has boon computed. In )9H.
Tor Hie I 'tilted hiates as a whole.
It marriages for each divorce wcru
reported, as against (1-26 In 1927,
The District of Columbia and New
York state, each having but' one
cause for nbsolutp divorce, report
ed 62.fi und 21.6, respectively, whit
tho rates In tho other stales rang
ed from 14 marriages to each di
vorce In Georgia lo J.B marriages
to each divorce In Nevada.
The changes In the various slutes
(ContlniiPrt on Pnf B).
Condemnation Of
Bingham Sought
, By Resolution
WASHINGTON, Nov. I fAP)-
A resolution asking condemnation
of Senator lltngham, republican,
Connecticut, was Introduced In the
Hpnate today hy Senator Norris, re
publican. Nebraska, but at the co
rniest of Senator I'css of Ohio, the
republican whip, Its consideration
wan deforced.
Senator Norris called attention
that the resolution Was privileged
hut said he was glad to lay II aside
temporarily luany one rnfuested. ,
When Kess asked that It ho put
aside, the Nebraska n quickly con
sent nil. '
Although Ulugh'im so far has
luiido no move It has been Indi
cated he will do so after tho sen
ate acts on Hie resolution.
' His friends have told him It
has a chance of being adopted.
Wreck Death Toll
Seven, is Belief
MII,WACKi;i;, Nov. I AP)
Six persons, one a woman, were
missing, probably drowned. and
the body of a seventh had been re
covered loday as officials Inquir
ed Into 1 he most recent of Lake
Michigan's tragedies the sinking
or the freighter Senator.
Keellrig her way through thick
fog. the Senator uhs rammed
a in Id -ship yentei dny by the ore
carrier Maruuettn and sank M
milcH off Port Washington. Wis.
Thf. Mh i ipiel lc herself was mi V"d
from fotinflerlnir by rescue lu;;s
end was imvi-l i.er- last night.
Dog A nd Milk Only
Clues In Slaying
IHITHOIT, Nov. I fAP) A
small white poodle dug ami a can
uf condensed mtlk are the sole
(clues pollen had today. In eonnun
(Ion with the slaying of William
Pitrdy, Ii:', last night.
Purely was shot and killed us ho
was playing solitaire In thu apart
ment. ot three friends, Alfred,
f'hmip and Herbert ShanuW,
brothers. They aro held as wit
nesses. The dog and milk were found
In tho apartment but all three of
the men disclaimed ownership u
them,
SENTENCE IS
ONEYEARFOR?
ALBERTFALL
Former Cabinet . Officer
Also Ordered to Pay
$100,000 Fine. r
BOND IS GRANTED 7
PENDING APPEAL
Sentence Is One-third of
Maximum, Due to Pris
oner's Poo r Physical
Condition. . , :
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (AP) !
Albert n. Knll. formor cabinet of
ficer convicted of receiving ,.u
1 00,00(1 bribe, 'today wns Bentenc- '
ed to one year In jail and fined
$100,000 urter a motion for a new.
trial had been , denied by .Illation;
Hllr. in the JJiulrlot of Columbia
Hunrenio co.urt, :''-':.-;' -"'
, Kali, found Eullty lat wook ot
reoolvlnif a bribe from Edward Ji.
liohcny oil operator, waa granted .'.
bond ponding an appeal. . . i ;
Under the law the mnxlmuui'
Hentence : tKnt - .could havo . been
given the rormer cabinet member:
tfna three times tho amount he re
ceived, or a $500,000 fine. ' and
threo years In a federal prison. ;
; I'roci'cdlllKS Brief
Tho . defense attorneys mado a '
biiof .and formal, niotlon at . tho
opening of court and tho proceed
ings were ovor in a few minutes. .
Justice Hiiz said had 11 been
'In good physical-. condition .lio'
would have imposed full sentence..
In view of Kail's ill health, . thu
court announced, tho jail sentenuo
would have been suspended If it .
wero to take effect nt once. An an
appeal . will' bo 'taken,' hbwovor, :
such siMitonco will not start ut
this 'time. ; ' , - -,
; IVill said he hiid no statement
to innko at. this tlmci He wulted .
for rifteen minutes for his1 tipw ;
bond of $5,000, to be prepared roH
Ills signature. It was signed by
tho National Buruty uonumny. . . ,
While he ivas waiting, his daugli
ters, Mrs. C. C;' Chaso anil Mrs.
Jouott bJlllolt. stopped to his sldo
and Mrs. Chase, sitting on tin
urm of his chnit'' threw her arms
around his shoulders.' : :,(.
'-. i -UaiiAilil on Charge "
K iiJlHallTiiee uitpi'iiiiyH woro prejH...
Ait." 'Irioliidllfg 'Mlli'lf .'I'iidliUIHbl,.
who collapsed' In tho courtroom.
when- the . Jury rendered Its voir-.,
(Hit
Uofeniio rounsol, , headed by
l''rank Hogan, based thoir, plea lor
a new trial largely on Justico
Hit,- charge to. tho Jury which
they contended wua projudlcal and
on the adnitSHion of evulenco- re
irurdlng . tlie leuso of the teapot'
dome naval oil reserve to Harry
K. Sinclair.;- ;, - . - -j '
Hogan, In his plea' for a now
iiinl. in'orely outlined the groundu
fin whUih ho bnscd his million nnd
they weh) Ovirrruled without gov
ernment counsel having, to niaku
a reply. - -' '.' ".. : . . ; .. .
. As soon as his bond hari-' been ;
signed. Kail, 'accompanied, by his
physician and membor of his fam- -lly,
returned !o 1Mb hotel
PANT AGES TO
BE SENTENCED
ON NOVEMBER 9
; HOS ANHKLfclsi, Cal., Nov. I
(AP) -r Sentence of ; Alexander
Pantagcs. theatrical inqnate con-t .
vfcted of , a, wtatiVoty , offetum
against ICunlce Pringle, youthful
dancer, was delayed aMtomatlcully
today by the filing of a motion for
a new trial. :. Hitporlor Judgti
Charles l-lcko set November 0 for
the hearing of arguments. .
District Attorney Huron Flttn
revealod, In an announcement that
his office would oppose tho rolease ,
of Pantages on bond ponding sent
encing, that his investigators hud
uncoverod an alleged plan of tho
m.ultl-mllllonatro theater man to
flee to Mexico to escape a prison
term. . -
Ton of Stone Falls,
Crushing Trustee
f'HH'AOO. Nov. 1 (AP) Henry
A. Herger, trustee of the sanitary
district or Chicago,, was kllied to-'
day w hen a load of stono weighing
a ton toppled from the 34th slorv
of the new one north, LaSaM
street building, in the heart of tho
loop, and crushed him.
POLISH WOM.A.X M WOK
im)i;st CAiti; kok jon
CHKNCINV. Poland (AP)
Poliiiifl's only women nmvor in.
frankly 'not a feminist ami would
fa1 her havo lime to make babv
clothes far her grandson , than
carry oft her mayoral duties. '
Mine. Dronlslawa Kwfaf kowska;
who Is In her early forties and
.jocd-looklnff, was eieeted mayor
of Chenclny In July lo succeed
her httsbantl when he resig nod la.'
causc of 111 health. The Ji.f'UM in
habitants of the little town, mostly
Jewish traders and artisans, fre
quently express their completo
satisfaction with their lady mayor.
She declares she has never be-
longed to ft femtni?r organization
and would bo happy to resign her
duties if tho people would let hur.
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