La Grande evening observer., November 21, 1929, Page 1, Image 1

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THE WEATHER
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CITY
EDITION
VOLUME XXVIJ
MEMBER' ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1929
MEMBER A. D. O.
NUMBER 330
COLD SEASON
WILL CHECK
TRAIL WORK
High w ay Crews Have
Progressed From Coun
ty Line to Glover.
SURFACING TO BE
DONE IN SPRING
Roads in General in Good
Condition, With De
partment Preparing for
. the Winter..; .,: '',.;"'--
Tinf'lo will mil hi- IiIihIitimI this
wliitiT liy tlio conmniction work
brlni; ilnni- on Hip Kuinolu-ltllRard
a hlirhwny widening uml HirulKhten
inK iH'oJwl. Mcroriliui; lo ni'iioi'ts
frnnt llu Klalf lilKhway oTflco here.
KomH lines u-ivoIIlm-m will lie
Kiiilipvi, lul tlu-y won't In hflJ
lur Ioiit waits.
('r:itlin& worlt' ha.l tirorrHsrd
li'ont tin; nounty lint-, u lltllp above
Kaini'la mi far an (Hover overlii'inl
Crosslins about half way lo-llil-nt-tl.
No surfiti'lnt,' on thin 'ti''Mrli
will lid tlnTi'u until nftiT the colli.
season, it is (:it'ui-ii iu ii-i iu'j
I'onirnrt tor restii'tiiolnir early next
miring, no that II will ui coinpliit
fU. aiti'r tho vltfonjiifc! ' . !ii;i.
rinlsluMl and before t-oltl weather
noxl fall. Any port of the road
wor'-- that would inlerfore with
lravt'1 Is 1ioI;ik delayed until later.
Thu ro;idH in ffenernl near here
lire In Boud eomlltlnn nHlioufjh .the
-colli weather, lias Kllithlly affeut
ed the iiiaeaijiiin roiulH. -llcaily
Tor Snow.
Alt the snow eiluinlPnt ' lias
been sent oul on the roads and.
Is ready for use. Koine new eiiulli
nient lias been seeured. The l'l
unity truck!, whieh have sei n years
of service, have been replaced with
new K W. I). IruoUs of I ho same
inake. which are ,..UiPiCil Willi
snow plows.
Icy places In Ihe road are treat
ed with salt, w-hlell lueltH Ilium in
n, Tew-lmurs.
Hcstirl'Mi lllK Htl'l'llll ,
Ilesiirraciiii? work Is belni; doue
on the highway trout l.n Gm:iil';
to IIIIkiii'iI by f. It. Sul and Is
expected to be completed before
winter sets in- This Is heavy sur
facini; so that heavier ollilig than
",ij.;,i .--l,iM -iv'rV;
liecli'd lo elinilnate th wusslty
of oIIIiik every year. Crews of men
are only workimr 0:1 a M'.iarler r
u mile at a tiln(. Su thai Mils, too,
will delay I raffle only slluhlly.
COVE ELEVEN
PLAYS TIGERS
HERE FRIDAY
Him by. Mm I. has existed fm
many, many years between i'uv
ami l.a Oramlc athletics, .will lie
icnrvvcd In to loin arrow afternoon
al. 2 o'clock wh'-ii the two high,
school football tenuis will meet on
the local gridiron.
I,ii Orande. runner-up. in' IC-isterh.
Oregon, Ik fnvured to win, but the
visiting eleven, which has had a
successful season, Ik expecting
ma Uc 1 lie Tigers earn every Toot
of yardage.
Lineups were not uvallnbh today
but Coach Ira WuniJle In expected
lo start one if his slronc-U i;om
li mil inns. This will probably be
tin; final foul ha II game played i
I.e. Orande Mils year, according to
school authorities. AHcmpis are
. being, made lo schedule it nut her.
game, but plans are lo piny this
ul the opponents' home li'id.
Eugene Girl Wins
In 4-H Club Class
CHICAGO. Nov. :i 1-olr
1'i.lli.u nr l.'Mr..i... (it-.. nii.l Tlun.
in l(. Lorrnz of 1 1 It chcoelt. Ukla-
J liiiinii, liavc been choHen the out -.Hiandinir
Bfrl and loy nnMnbcr of
d-H clubs for 1X2'..
Miss llaiicy Is Iff years old, the
slate champion cannlni; club irirl
of Op tron. Slw will enroll In the
rcBon Stale Agricultural college
next fall.
Haines Elevator
Destroyed liy Fire
HAKKIl. Ore.. Nov. i I (AP)
Kir" xlnrtint; from a dust explosion
In the K. W. Healing grntn eleva
tor at Haines, Ore, destroyed Ih
elevator and adjotuint: . warehouse
and caused si-rious Injury to Ken
in'th Holy. 2i. nlsht watchman,
early today.
Holy is In a hospital here suf
fering burns about the face and
body.
Insurance aireuta estimated the
hiss at between 000 and ?80,
nan. ti i v n d iy insurance.
w t;.vrni;it today
7: .10 a. in., I i abovo.
Minimum. 13 ahuvo.
Condition: Clear.
Weiiilier YeMenlny
Maximum. 3!i; minim urn. 1 3
above.
Condition: Clear.
Wnilhrr Nov. 21. 1928
.Maximum, 51: minimum, 3 1
above.
Condition: Clear.
Rotary Play To
Be Presented On
Tuesday Evening
"Dulcy," Three-Act Com
edy Drama, Will be
Given in the High
School Auditorium.
Itches rsa Is fur tho comedy
d rn in a "Dulcy," to be presented by
the Itotury t'luh tit tho high school
tiudltorluiii next TucKday night. No
vcnibor 'JG, tiro entering their final
stage- this week, with members of
the cast n heady performing ho well
that predictions are being made
that this presentation will set u
new loeal stHiidard' for home tal
ent pliiy. Tickets are on h1p and
mny be exehaiiKPd fur rcseryed
fieats at (ilass Uihikh Monduy nmrn
hiK';. ..MeniJierH of the c.luii are sell
Inn the tlckels nnd they, arc also
nvallabltt at tho chamber of cqm
iiH'rcei offices.
"Utilcy'" Iu three acl, Ih Ktrlct
ly modern and brings- out the I n T
terest of women ih their husbands'
business -too often with bod re
sults. Trucedy Is turned to com
edy, cay younff lovo .endM Its flliiB
by i'l"peiiient( Ihe- enraged father
Is finally reconciled, meddlluB wives
ruin business careers but It Ih a
comedy so all turns. but well In the
end. - . -
The scene of the play Is laid In
the. Ilvlhtt room of (lie Smith homo
in tho late summer. . The part of
Dulcy l.i taken by Iorna Coolldge
filler, and pr. Hay Murphy Is cast
as Gordon Smith. ' her husband,
with Hlttoud OwllltHins as William
T'arker, her brother. .UtiBh Mrady
Is K. tOBcr l'rbes, Mdnn McCall
Kelta is Mrs. Forbes, and Kuth
llranuvell is AnB'da Korbes. Schuy
ler Van.lJyck'ls played by Merlin
Jbitley, vilh Oscar Warnock cast
ai: Tom Slerrett. ' The parts of
Vincent Leach, lUalr Patterson and
Henry are played. respectively, by
Warren Cillhert. III hi. Wcstenliaver
and Harvey MatthowH.
Act one bcylns just before dinner
(Continued on Pa ire 6)
Pumping Water
16 Hours Daily
For La Grande
Lack of rain during the suuimer
and fall, which haw resulted In an
unusually tlry . season throughout
.the northwest, has cut the flow of
H'nt' front,, thf licavcnMircck- sya-s
j lem greatly, and it is necessary to
pump an average of J, 217.000 gal
lon.'; or water daily to supply the
l.H (Irn nde necdw, il was announced
by t'ily Mnnager.W. . ro,y.H al
llui rominlssioii meeting lunt night,
lie sail) that the pumps at 1 he
deep wella wi-n: being operated
on an average of Hi houra 'out of.
every L'i. With tho wells to rely
o:i. however, there is plenty of
water -fori the needs of n much
larger city Mum li Grande,
Kour ordinances were pawd
last night, declaring the costs of
improvement districts, which have
been completed, as follows:' No.
lilt fllSiI.lift; No. $7iVl: No.
l :t k:i . 0 4 ; and No. Iii7 $7'J7.
tt'A. J. i:.- Stearns, clfy recorder.
In answer lo a iiics.ion by I'resi
dent A. 'I'. HIM, said 11m! eight dis
tricts wor, nearly ready for a bond
sale, which would involve about
f 10.000.
J it the city manager's weekly re
port. It was announced that the
water department is working on
the recording outfit at the Old
Town reservoir, and the slreel de
partment bladcd Spruce slr,act and
i installed guard rait po(s.
j roIiTI.ANl), Ore., Nov. .21 (AP)
j John Mann, commissioner of
public works, said today Portland
! li:i;: enough stored w jilei lo last
j in 0 days desplle the lonir drouth.
Collins Trial Is
Now Under Way
At Enterprise
KNTKUPKI.SK,' Ore.,. Nov. it
j (Special) The Jury was secured
tin Ihe case of the state vs. llow
jard Crdllns here tills morning and
introduction of testimony com
menced his trial.
Collins Is charged with the
shooting of John Kyoiis, hjs father-in-law.
In a miarrel at Maxvllle last
September over io Kallmis of moon
shine. Mothers and' Dads .
! To Visit School
"Mother ami it.,.ru Jiny tt L
Si-hool,' will tnko plac,. loinorrow
at Hie Central school building when
all the parents nr.- Invited to visit
school all day.
In the ufternoj:! there will be
c, arenl-Teiirher mccifnic at 2:45.
A surprise number will be given
by Mrs. ItcsM Cooli's room. Alvo
an outline of the program for the
ensuing year will be presented at
this meeting.
I'LAO AT MALI'' NT A I 'I'
WASHINOTON, N..v. 21 (AP) -Th
flag at the While Houe was
flying at half sbifr today -thl-Una
t i in-, offb lain sold, other Ihan
In memory of a president or Tor
iner president.
'resident Hoover Issued Hie or
dti 'to lower the flag In honor of
lb" late Secretary Good, whose
body If on ttu way to Cedar Itoplds,
lo.fl, tor bnriul Friday.
TIDAL WAVE
AFTER QUAKE
KILLS MANY
Newfoundland Report s
Tell of Heavy Ijoss of '
Life Monday.
15-FOOT "WALL OF
WATER HITS COAST
Buildings and People
Swept Into the Sea
Eighteen Drowned 1 at
' Lord's Cove.
; TltlJKO, N. S:, Nov. 1M (Al1)
l.venty eight 'persona warn .re
ported in have drowned on the
Ittirlu, Nl, peninsula in tho tidal
wav which accompanied Monday's
eartlmuake, private advices re
ceived hove today said. The. wave
wan between 40 and f feet hlh;
Klevcn houses with Hi occupants
wero swept Into the wu at Hurln.
Other drownings along tlm suith
crn Newfoundland eoatd .were re
ported but unconfirmed.
ST. .JOHNS, NK;,. Nov. HI (AP)
Twenty seven perso:is were
drowned on , tho south coast of
Newfoundland. In. a lii-fout tlilal
wiivn which .swop! tip from the
cHftlnjuake there Monday, a wlre
lesa reort n-achint: tho jtiHtice
department today from the steamer
Portia said.
Nino persons, mostly wonien andi
children, . lost their liven .when
everything alung IheWater front
at Hurln. including Hi buildings.,
wait sweiil away by, the wave.
l''our bodies were recovered there.
Klghleen ' persons were drowned
(Continued on Pace 6)
FIRE AT ISLAND
CITY CONTROLLED
Puniper Truck Credited
With Saving Town from
Destruction Wednesday
" 'A. crew from the '.u .Grande fire
depnrtment'r vhlrlv jnaiined.. Up;
tin i p) ' ? " ri K Vi t 'rutTtnVl t'fly yes
tnrtbiy to cMiibat the fire at Ihe
Kleteher Oil Co. 'Warehouse, re
turned to the city yesterday after
too'i aiiout 'i o'clock, after spend
ing nearly six' hours Hgliilng the
blaze. (
; Hofore 'noon the flri'.bad been
controlled but It was necessary t"
renwiln on the serene to prevenl a
fresh outbreak. Ten thousand
gallons of oil as well mt oilier
stoili. was destroyed with the
warehouse.
Today many people were credit
ing the pumper truck with saving
Inland City from complete deal me-'
Hon.; The main work of the local
crcw' waa concentral cd In prevent
ing iin j luitn ,tf 1 1 e, c P 1)
large gasoline tanks; Had tills oc
curred, it I: said, It. would have
been impossible- to control the
t'la men. a nd I he nearby low n
would havp. been buined.
Ha i mi V has not yet b-i-n '-stl-mal'd.
No Injurlen resulted from
tho fire, although one of the local
firemen. Mr. Marshall, suffered
n jm infill injury to his fool and
ankle when he lost his footing' on
a sharp turn when the truck was
being driven into position. Ap
proximately liOO feet of hose was
used In bringing Ihe stream of
water lo protect the gas la:iks.
Clemenceau Over ..
! Attack of Colic
I PAIilS, Nov. il IAI'1-Hr. Jac
' (ueinarie, former Pi'inh-ft Cleinen
i cmuh grandsnn, who lias been
i wait hint: at. his bedside today, said
this after. loon that ihe attack ol
' eolh from which the Tiger was
suffering had passed. "Tben- ih
now no reason for alarm," he
lidded.
Weather Is Unchanged In La Grande;
Cold Wave Grips Northwest, Mid-West
I With both the northwest and
mbldlewest In the firm irrip of
' chilling weiither today, tempera
1 I ores In Master n Oregon showed
llille change. In La (Irande Ihe
mhilmiiin and Ihe reading al 7:',U
n. in, wus the came I 'A nnd If
as they were yesterday. Yesterday
aflei noon and evening a chilly
wind added to Ihe city's disconi
foi!. espi-cially since Wi'dnesilay
was Ihi' cohleht day on r'i-ord here
siui-f, In ii winter, with a itin.vlmum
; of only 3'.i above, seven degrees
v.anoir than freeJug..
North of Urn Ithjc mount a ins,
the cold ft'Hv had an evu firmer
I nrip. ; Vi'st'i-dnv Pendleton had u
j ii.iulmunl of nine above and Ibiker
froiee -v.il h the temperature ilrop-
j Id if tO sl above. Petid l'i on'.'t
I maximum tin curly as Tucioiay was
; only 3 1 above.
miii-u i;st shi i;i;it.
I CltMWOfl, Nv. 21 (AP) - I'YUl I
I t'iiiperatures held sway today in
! I It mlddlcHCKt nnd northwest, and
t In many pluccs the ground wui
j tpiead with miow.
Continued cold and fair weather
ulth r cud Inns ranging down to
e;o wiiv the ,recBet for today.
Nevada Offers
New Scheme For
Connecting Link
Proposes G. N. and AV. P.
Railroads Make use of
S. P. Alturas Branch at
Flanigan, Nev.
SAN KitANOlSOO. Nuy, it (AP
The state of Nevada today in
vited the (Ireat Northern and West
ern Pacific railroads to con poet
I heir lines by making use of the
Southern Pacific's Alturas branch
diverting traffic from the Western
Pacific at Klanigau, Nev. north
ward to connect with tin Great
Northern system at Klamath Kalla.
Ore.
The proposition was made by
John 1. Kha:tghncsHy, chairman uf
the railroad and public service
commission of Nevada, it entile In
tin- closing minutes of the morning
session of the intet-stale commerce
commission hearing into Ihe neces
slly of the proposed construction
by Ihe Great Northern and West
ern Pacific of a line from Klamath
l-alls to Keddle, Cal. -
Nevada, one of the interveners
opposing the Klamath Knlla-Kcd-die
line, followed the crosa exam
ination of A. Ci. Mott, chler cu
glneer of Ihe California railroad
commission. Mott was uuestioned
by K. J. Koulds, Southern Pacific
attorney, on n series of maps uml
charts Introduced several days ago.
lie sab I his- conclusion that the
Shasta route of the Southern Pa
cific would have to be double
tracked by jy.16 or JS7 from Oeb
er. Cal., lo Kugenc, Ore., was
bas-d on the Southern PaclHc's ac
tion In double tracking In Ogdcit
(Continued on Page Klvo)
. .
Senior Play To
Begin at 8:15
o'ClodTonight
Thin evening at N:lfi o'clock the
deep, blue drapes of the l.a Gra:ide
High school stage will purl al the
beginning of the first public per
formance of "So This Is London,"
nenior class play, a. three-act
drama directed by .MIks "a t li.rl ti'
Hart a In. The doors will be opened
at 7:30.
At S o'clock, a L'5 plcco
orchestra t will piny "Procession
al," by Huron, under the direc
tion of W. W. Nusbaum. The.
.cast of eleven, .characters1 has had
one drfKs rehearsal artiMfo matK
neetf, and should be fairly seasoned
players by this evening. '.
It Is a story of interesting situa
tions when two families, one
American a nd the oi tier Kuglish,
become acrpiaintcd while sailing
j on tho Atlantic.
: Funds from the play will assist
i in ihe rituinccs of the hlirh school
"Mlmlr," an a :inual publication,
i A few reserve seats were left this
I morning, but thr seals are pini:
j tlcatly all sold, and a full house
in certain.
Tho opening performance will
begin promptly at H: Iu. l'Mve
weeks .of diligent prnclices have
prepared 'the cast for (his presen
tation; '
Debate Club Is
Organized Here;
Elect Officers
A group of students of the East
ern Oregon Normal school met last
evening for Ihe purpns,. ol organiz
ing a ilehate club, larrlet A.hearn
wail elecled prcsiilent of tiie club,
with Kiigetio Itowinan, v:co presi
dent; (iniee Murr, secretary treas
urer; and llcthmyr; Miller, busi-ne!-:t
manager.- Miss Amanda Zabel
Is the advisor for the group.
The following commitlees were
appointed, with their chairmen
listed fir-t: program. Kli" Yeck:
I'Yanees loud, lOva Woml; consli
lution, Vergelta Bond. Agnes John
son; name, Mrs. Caroline William
son, Homer Itunlcn, l.iuille Cant;
socla I, Kva-.lane. Krwfn, Zrlma
Austin. Lowell Fuller.
Several members n." the club and
the coach have had considerable
experience In deb;iinL'.
Some of the low mark" for y--s-terday
were: The I'ns, i (m Iow;
MfnneapollH. M: Sbmx Cfiy, It;
Ulstmirelc, C; and Sit ti It Mte, Ma
lie. Hi.
rom-:sT r'nti.s itAM.vr;
flltAN'I'M PASH. Ore., Nov. 21 -(A'
- With the t lieriiLOmet r
tia ading a I nine d ci ei-s hIimv.
zero, enws of file Mull'crH e
here this morning lo bnle for
est fires rug loir in Ihe outskirts of
tho Siskiyou national forest, psoutti .
West of here.
tine fire was repot loij e;itnx II m
vay low, an) Hie Oreon boundary
from I a 1 Norte county. Cal.
Another fire wllh a llve-mih
f roiMaife wi;s being driven east-
ard a fi,' mil. rt mm U arbor.
Ore.
Addftinnel fire ItKbteiH were !
log recruit I'd o:i the slref h Iii c
and htirrleil to thu sc-ti".
1 i ivi-: aimivk ix ii;Mi.irro.
i P I. N I L K T O N. ore.. Nov. 2 1
: (AP) The mercury dropped to
the lowest murk of the senium l"t
1 night, when it skidded to five
ubove, Today is ' cold and clear,
i with ii ttllyht ri? in tempqrdture.
CRITICS ARE
ASSAILED BY
THE SENATE
Republicans and Demo
crats Join in Striking
out at Offenders.
HARRISON HITS
AT "PROPAGANDA"
Charles. E. Mitchell, of
New York, Blamed by
Glass for Helping , in
Stock Collapse.
WASHINGTON'. Nov. "I (AP)
The house today agreed to tho sen
ate's plan to adjourn tho extra
session of congress sine die Friday.
NTItllvi; HACK AT (WITICK
WASHINGTON. Nov-. 21 (AP)
ltepubllea:ir, and Democrats In tho
senate struck out today ut nitlcs
of tho senate1 and more partlcu
.larly 'lit those who would blame
congress lor the recent Mock mar-"
kesl collapse, the debate Including
an attack by Senator Harrison, of
Mississippi, upon the "propaganda"
disseiuinntorH for Presldont Hoov
er. Senalo:' Sackeit, of Keutueky,
one of the Republican regulars, de
fended the senate, which has been
under the control during the tar-'
if i' contest of tho Democrat Ic
Uepubllcan Independent coalition,
and asserted t hat criticism given
his colleagues wus unjustified.
Harrison, one of the UiMnOcralic
lenders, asseried "today this seu
alo Is mui'o responsive lo tho will
of tho American people, limn over
before."
Itofers to Reporter
Tin MlKsissippian ' referred lo
soim newspaper friends ot Prcsi
ilent Hoover, whom he did not
name, "w ho ill tie at tlye While
House and ur taken down to the
president's camp to write com
ment unfavorable to tho senate
and favorable to. some one else,"
Senator Johnson, of Cal I lorn la,
l(cp"bllcuii, attacked critics with
in the senate membership, remark
ing "Iho most 'contemptible,
wretched bird there Is is the bird
who fouls his own nest."
An edllotiat in the Washington
Post today condemning Hie Hemo
eratUv: Weslnrn - ItcpubllCunOlndv-;
pendent coalition brought' An tho
senate attack and sharp criticism
( Continued on Page A)
Police Court
Robbed Even
Telephone Stolen
U V A N S T O N. 111.. Nov. Ml
(AP) Anyone who would rob
u police station may wafoly bo
spoken of as a very low person.
Tho room uf the police mag
istrate a I. police headuua rlers
was vacated for a few mlnulen
yesterday. When ihe mag hit rain
returned he discovered his tele
phone had been stolen, a marble
desk syt also, and Ihe eouii's
supply if pencils.
Tho bench Itself was nailed
down, u circumstance which the
cfinrt remarked was most for
tunate. Explosion Fatal
To One; 29 Hurt
WASHINGTON". NoV. 'J 1 (AP)
One (lerson Is dead, four others
are reported near death III hos
pitals and LTi hurt as (he result of
an explosion today In the base
ment, of a fi and 10-cent store.
Tho explosion lifted a part of
the concrete sidewalk about 4U feet
square high Into Ihe air. Firemen
arriving Immediately began dig
ging benealh therulns for bodies.
No e.Nplauallon of Ihe explosion
wiih found, hut police expressed
the oidnioii I hat an overheated
holler benealh the store might have
been responsible.,
Five Women Killed
In Texas Accident
HALI.AS. Tex.. Nov. i! I AP)--I'lvi-
women were killed here lodav
when the automobile in which Ihey
wero riiilm: cnttdieii Jnio a motor
car of the Ha. la Kb railroad.
ctt.i m
Party At Frisco
SAN KKANi'lsro, Nov. .M fAP)
A Kbi i Ii m till- by Ihe police
mi (ii'i-lrude Hau kins, 2i. believed
to be MMTcliiry to the head of an
aiiioioobllo firm here, died in an
I'tnei gency bosliita I today from u
bullet w ootid infUcle while she
mir. allendliig a party In the apart
ment, of a neighbor, Lau rence
Tulloch, program manager for Hie
Nijl lona I Hiofidcasl log company.
policy na Id II appeai-'d lo be a
cj'Sn of suicide bin they ItehJ Till
loi ii and Wlillmu Whittle fnr pi -i-llonl:ig.
WhMlle shares wlHi Till-
Iloeh the HPui llllt'llt, in iviileh I h"
shoot log oi ton red. The mil hort
i lien nlfo annoiinceii ) hey would
ipiestlon A Men I la mitt on. noil of
ONomrt Collector W. II. Hamilton,
Vuung Hmniilo:i was said to huve
attended te iwty, leuvlnif turly
in Pie evnlni
" T
CO-ED STAR ;
? If
I'h.vllls A'tui 14imnicll not only Ih
oilo of Univei-slly of Oregon's
typically colleglalo co-eds, but
she's h hlj. throughout tile Beaver
state its a result of her work In a
rivttuio long tli movlo filmed on
1 iiio campus. -
NOMINATION OF
EDGE CONFIRMED
New . m b as s a d o r to
. France David Baird
Jr. Succeeds Him.
VASHINa'I'ON, Nov,,. 21 (AD -TlPJ-noniinittioji
of. SonUtor' W'allor
K. lidgo. ,of New Jerttoyiito be aiu5
bassador '.to V Krunco warf : con
firmed today., by the acnalo." '.;'
itAHU) srcciiions i;itiK
NKWa'HK,' N. J;.- Nov. 21 (AP)
Havid Baird Jr.. of t'amdeii,
t.odty -whs apwolutcd. ' rblU'd-iUtes
Hoiintor to nucci'ed Walter K. Kdge,
by Goyj'rnor Morgan K. Larson, He j
win rvp nmi(- mo nexi. eenerui
etwllon In November, . I ! ;
' At that lime a HPOciul clecllon
will be held to elect a . senator to
servo until March 4, HUH,, when
I'M go's regular Icrm expires. '
Wealthy liiimlM'nnau .
Hal rd Is a wealthy lumber deal
er. a:id the son of a I'nited .Statci;
senutoi', It win; Kdgo whom Uulrd
now. succeeds that- appointed the
elder , 14a t rd' to Ihe' .senate -to', fill
a. VHcnlicy caused by ilenUi.; . The
son has never held pnhllc of.flon.,
A political leadeit In the sotilh
ern section of ihe-siate, H'h'd Wiis
largely i-redltnd ' for Iho victory
which l.'nltcd Htates Heniilor Ha.m
llton K ii h ti won In tho five cor
nered fight of 10i!8. , "
His late father served from
March. HHfi, to March, 1HIH, as
r.iicccssor to William Hughes. Like
htr. father; 'lis paramount intercut
In life is politics.
M' DONALD IS
CRITICIZED BY
CONSERVATIVE
LONDON. Nov. 21 ( A P) Prime
Minister MaoDonuhl was bitterly
ciitici.ed today for "kow-touintf
to President Hoover In settling the
Ihitifdi nnvyV rlroiigth." by P. J.
! . Ilaunon, Conyervallve member
of tho (toiie of commons.
I Mr. I laiinou, addressing t he
Conservative canvasalng corps on
: imperial preference In tariffs.
paid IhaL "all this lofty folk with
America, all these ifegol hit Inns
heralded abroad by fa thousand
bugles In the presy, all this talk
j of a five-power conference to settle
our na va i pa my, wouiu ie un
:'ff(y;iry if the Hritlsh empire
v.ero Hie greut United hole It
Ollgbt to be.
"Why should the MrlHsh pre-,-mier
go to WaMhingl'in lo set He
Hit slr"iiKth ol our navy'.'"
Quadruplets Horn
In Sinaloa, Mex.
i 'I LIAi 'A N. Hliniloa, Mexico.
Nov. 21 (AP) .ju:nlrt'plej wer"
lairn lo Se:iora (iiiadiilup. Si'irauo
of this cHy. The hahc; and molh
nr arr In good cotidiHon,
st'liii'i' iitoi'iiv AUAHii;b
WASHIN'ti'l'liN, Nov. 21 (AP) -Tiie
Herbert S lilff trophy, uwitrd
ed aoniialiy to the riiivat aviation
S'pia droll attaining the bnl ki Ol e
for safety utid efi,ii"iicy l:i opera
tion. hiiK been won 1 1 1 i x yenr by
training plane 'undron seven, ot
the naval air Marlon, at Ha.l Dleo,
California.
I A, HOOflAlt P.AIUH.It
WA HASH, Ind., Nov. 21 (AP)
j f jcorgo ItOHf. hacKof Indiana it ft I -'
vei-ylty. has b c iec(ed all boiior
j nry jm inl-r of the barbers' union.
His tvio touchdowns against North
I western enabled 900 uiembers of
the unlvorsity's'tNo-sftuvo club lo
Ijuvo their Jucem actupfld.
Sinclair Freed
After Serving
Half -Year Term
Multi-M i 1 1 i o n a i r e, in
Statement, Says he was
the "Victim of Political
Campaigns."
WABItlNGTON, Nov. SI (AP)--Harry
K. Sinclair today laid aside
tho compulsory duties of pharma
cist at tho District of Columbia
Jail for tho freedom and leisure
of a inulti-millionairo oil baron,
and proprietor of racing horses.
His sentences for contempt of"
court nnd cf the senate urlslng
from the oil scandals of tho Hard
ing administration wero completed
lasL night nt midnight and a few
minutes tutor ho emerged from the
Jail, to he greeted by a. few clone
friends and hasten at. onco to the
Mayflower hotel whuro Mrs. Hln
clalr awaited him'.
HIn plans worn somowhat Indef
inite, but ho expected to go first
to New Jersey, whero the stock
farm of tho Itancocns stables Is lo
cated, nnd then to his Long Island
homo lind New York office,
Met Ity Reporters
- Tho booming flash . lights of
newspaper photogruphcru hailed
his enu'rgencu from tho jail uml
reporters' clustered about him
anxious for u statement.
"I have nothing to say," ho told
Ihem, "1 came to jail for not toll-
in,, you know." ; -
Ho wuh greeted at the door by
his brother, K. W. Sinclair, and
T. T. Stanford, an attorney, who
had been waiting ut the entrance
for some Ultlo time. In shurp con
trast with the May night on which
ho bustled past reporters and cam
eramen Into tho Jail, Kinclulr
agreed to poho for photographs and
later to make, some remarks for
the. tulklng motion pictures.
In doing ho, he JilieU laughingly
nt I he newspaper men, thanking
Ihem for their "kind reception,"
and saying:
"F. hope yuu will have unother
opportunity, and I know you will,
for a Utile more trnlnlng, and thon
1 believe you will show a marked
Improvement."
.Makes Statement
A abort timo before leaving tho
jail, Sinclair issued h slateinent
assorting thnt 1m ; had been Im
prisoned hs a "vlctlin. of political
campaigns io' clout honest Domo
ernts by privlnR how dishonest
llepubllcans were.",
He asserted that he could not be
"contrilo" for sins which he had
-nevTr-vowimV datsr uor "pretoiii,
to oe astiamen oi couuuci wmi-u
ho said ho knew to liavc been
"upright." In addition, he re
viewed tho contentions of httr Inw
yerB whr,n Iho two oaneH on which'
he. was sentonced were Itv the
(joi)rtn. " v ; ."'' , ,' .
"I havo just finished aetvihff
sentencs for contempt of the mm
ulo and contempt of court not for
any crime," he said, "Hut the peo
ple ecm to think that the penal
ties for contempt were In place of
punishment for some other offense
with which 1 was charged but ux
oneraled by a Jury.",
Sinclair entered the Jail on ihi
nlglit of ' May .0 to serve terms of
six months for contempt of court
and three- for contempt of the
Henate. Portions of the two sent
ences run concurrently and with
deductions for good behuvlor, he
was confined id the Jail for six
months and fourteen days.
California Or
St. Mary's May
Play East Team
PASADUNA, Cal., Nov. 21 (Al')
While those who have the say
so .mark time, awaiting the out
come of Saturday's important
gridiron battles, the unofficial se
lection of the Kastern and West
ern candidates for I lie annual
Tournament of Hoses classic here
New Year's day goes 0:1 at an In
ci eased pace.
Prevailing opinion marks the
Golden Hears of the I'nlverslty of
(,'allfornla at Merkeloy as the inojt
probable Western representative,
but only Ihe outcome of I he big
game with Sianrord this weekend
definitely will answer the iiientio;i
of whether Coach Clarence "Nibs"
Price's aggregation will he In a
recepllvu mood for such an Invi
tation. l.y the process of elimination,
th" potential possibilities iu the
Kits' era section should 11 Iho b"
wen defined by 'lje time the smoke
of battle hau cleared away, with
Notre Hume and Pltlaburgh most
prominent ly mentioned.
.Only H dccfHlve heallm? al Ihe
hands of Coach (Jb'nn "pop" War
nerV Cardi:itl;, those close to the
situation say. could eliminate th'
He, Ut who have ye! to be defeat -
d. St. Mary's cottege. with lt.J
gou line uncrossed this year, pa
lletr ly awaits such a chance oc
currence, reiiiiy to Jump at an offer
to appear here January t,
k a v ui;co i Jti.vti
HAI.K.M, ore., Nov. L'I (AP)
Stale Treafurer T. H. Kay, who re
eeiitty underwent n second niiigleai
operation a' tho Salem ueneral
hoHpttal, hiiH returned to his home.
He Ik reported by his physician to
be progressing' toward good health
hi a very tmttafactory manner, and
Is 110 longer confined to his bed.
Mr. Kay becamo ill last summer
while In Kurope and was In a se
rious condition when ho returned
to th United States,
BIG BUSINESS
HEADS MEET
WITHHOOVER
Ford, Young, Rosenwald,
Sloan, Dupon tan ci
Otheis in Conference.
CO-OPERATION IS
PLEDGED CHIEF
Henry Ford Announces at
White House That His
Employes Will Receive
Higher Wage,
WASHIVC.TOX, Nov. 21 (AP)
A MlilUi liotise Htatenwjnt Issued lo
duy after tho conferences of Presi
dent Hoover with ' more than a
score of , business nnd Industrial
leaders said It had been found that .
construction should be expanded In
every prudent direction both pub
lic nnd private mi iu to cover any
slack of unemployment, '
WAHHINQTONi Nov. 21 (AP),
More thun a score, of the out
stundliig representutivoB of busi
ness and industry after u two hour '
conference with President Hoover
today ,011 business ; conditions
pledged their cooperation in tho
movement which tho chief execu
tive hus begun to- carry forward
economic progress;
fHeniy l,-,ord said todnj after
leaving the conference of business.,
men called by the pi'esldant that
the first thing to do wus1 "to cor,
reel tho impression that tho prty
ent, condition of affairs is duo to
the stock market."' t ' . '
"Collapse- of speculation may
have been the occasion of & busi
ness hesitation,". . Mr. Ford con
tinued, "hut. it certainly was not
tho cause. 1 ' ,V ' k
' "Tho stock mut'ket dues not
make prosperity but prosperity to
absolutely essential to such aii 1
flatlon of values us wo have seen
during tho pust yean - When .tin
Inflated stock market lirenks, It
does not necessarily curry general
business down, with; it,, but when
general business declines. it Invar
iably deflates the . artificial values
of the stock uiurUet;i .,
"That Is what happened. It
wan only the tetppoj'ary diversion
of -businessmen's' attention' that'
' prevented- thoin -fropi; seelnV whuti
Vnir hapertrn:-rr: fa now clcur
to all that the real explanation of
tho present sltUatlori Is hot to bo
found Iri recent stock, markot his-,
tory. but In rocent business his
tory." ' ' -i'.'. -i . ):
To ncitnso Wages
- V'ord announced today at tho.
Whllu House that an Immediate
Increuse-. in wages among Vovd
employes .hud been "determined
upon. t v' . ' r
Tho manufacturer, ihada hlu an
nouncement that, ho had Issued a
statement In: which ho said' that
one remedy for the present situa
tion wiih to iiiorenae the purchas
ing power of Hie people und that
tho general level of wngev should
be h I fflmV, v . ',vr:V:':-''',;'.,,;' . '';
Mr,- Kord wild tlio Increase for
lib; own 'employes would tuko of-fect-
at once but-he Would nut say
just what the ' incrcuoes would bo.
Men whose firms employ mil
lions of workers and spokesmen of
tho workers themselves hastened
to the hlto Hon so to Join tho chief
executive In Intlmute discussions
of what can he done to prevent tho
recent collapse of socurlty prices
from undermining tho fundumen
Ifllly sound structure- of American
economics,
I'lrst on the day's progrum, us
Mr. Hoover resumed tho series of
conferences which had been Inter
rupted by tin. death of Secretary
James W. Good of the war de
partment, was tho meeting of in
Industrhil leaders, attended by mon .
ben ring stith famous names ua
Henry iord, Owen Ji; Young and
Julius Hosenwald.
.Mellon Onusul(cl
Seeretary Mellon of tho treasury
and Secretary Lament of tho com
merce department were called in- ,
lo consultation, together with Jul
ius I tames, chairman of the board,
and William Butter worth, presi
dent of tho i'nited States chamber
of commerce.
Approaching this problem from
(Continued on Pane 5)
WOODMEN WILL
FIGHT FOR OLD
POLICY RATES
f POilTI,ANI, Ore., Nov. 21 (AT)
I Plan-' for an orKaniz-ed fight for
j poHcsslo:t of Old policies which
' were sut rendered by members who
accepted the higher insurance rates
inaugurated by the? administration
at Henver last spring will bo form
ulated at a mass meetln? of the
Insurgent group of tho Woodmen
01' the World here next Tuesday
night.',' ;' V:- 1
lianlei Keiioher. insurgent lend
er, who today unnoiint'cd the muss
meet in v. said J. O, Wilson, clerk
of tho Portland camp, had bee
reiitnsted to appear before the
meeting a:id explain what disposi
tion Is to be tnudo of Iho old, or
original policies exchanged by
thousands uf Woodmen for the. -new
policies. '
Kellelier expressed the opinion
that camp clerks are prohibited
under Colorado court's order from
accepting premiums tendered U
payment on new policies, . 1