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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER- EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SER VICE (foarrurr twnm THE WEATHER OllEdON: Rain tonight and Wednesday with mow at high mountain levels, not much change In temperature. Freeh southwest winds, CITY EDITION VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1929 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 97 tknm TESTS WILL BE MADE OF LOCAL CLAY Deposits at Foot of Fox Hill Arouse Interest in West Oregon. CARLOAD MAY BE SENT TO PORTLAND Samples Sent Out by-S. L. Thompson Result in In quiries May Be Used in Making Brick. The iuKnllllity Hint oxtonnivo clay iloposltH in La Ciranuo will be , dovi'loped within' tho 'Immediate future becomo known today when 8. I... Thompson, manager. of the Union County Development league, announced that ho hau received a letter from a I'ortlund .firm.. Glad dins, JLe Bonn & Co., asking for lrlce quotations on a carload, Jjist October,' Mr. Thonuisoiv In looking over local conditions, ex amined the clay deposits at the foot of Fox hill, on properly -belonging mostly to 13d Hughes, (tnd the tlrundo llonilc Meat company, und sent n small, quuntlty at the clay' to tho Portland company for a test. - ' .; - Interested In Clay : '; . The letter' received said that while the clay sample wero Insuf ficient to muke a really satisfactory test, "yet the test bars Indicated that the material might be used for manufacturing of face lirickV "Wb would be ' interested " in knowing more about the location of this clay property," the letter said. "Just lit-this, timo wc arc not In a. position to make a visit to the property; but if agreeable to vou, we will be pleased to have you send .us some sort of drawing or map knowing the. location of the properly, a general description, the nearness to the railroad and ship ping facilities, in tho event wo might want to try uut a carloud, what arrangements can bo made lo have same loaded and at what cost?" ' May Ship Carload Mr. Thompson stated today that the price to be asked Is ?1.G(I per cubl3yuruV and thutvIC this Is 'c cepled. a carload of the clay will be shipped to I'ortland Immediately. City. Manager V.,C. Crews as sisted Mr. Thoi.npson "in preparing a map of the territory In which the deposits occur. . . The clay deposits are very ex tensive. One man In drilling a well In that locality, struck clay four feet below the surface, and drilled through 2(1 feet of the cluy before striking water. Whether the. deposits arc of sufficient quality to demand de velopment is unknown hcrebut If further tests show satisfactory' vc KUltx, another 'new industry may be added to those already existing in l.a flrande, local people believe. The deposits are easily accessible und are not far from, the railroad. FINAL DATES FOR CHRISTMAS MAILING GIVEN "Shop early and avoid the rush. Mull early and avoid the crusti." .This is the warning chant of the postmaster to the public. Follow ing are the diites for final mailing In Oregon lo different sections of Hie Tailed States to Insure arrival of tile packages by Christ mus. Due to Ihe holiday crowding of the mails, a longer perlq1 of time is needed for them lo arrive than at ordlnnry seasons. II. is a gamble whether packages or letters sent afler these dates -will arrive on time, It. H. Huron said loday. "lo not open until Christinas." or similar legends may be placed on Ihe outside of packages. , SiUiirdny all package mall should be deposited for ihe states of New York, 'Pennsylvania. Maryland. Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia. Alabama and Texas. Closing dales for other mall have been given as follows: Dec. 16 Michigan. Ohio. Indi ana. Kentucky. Tennessee, Missis sippi and Louisiana. Dee. 1 7 Wisronsin, Minnesota, Illinois. Iowa, Missouri. Oklahoma. Arkansas. North Dakota, South J akota. Nebraska, Kansas and New Mexico. Dee. 1 8 .Montana, Wyoming. Colorado, Arizona and southern California. Dee. lit Nevada - und norlliern California. Dec. 20 ftah and Idaho. Dec. 21 Washington and Ore gon. wkathij: todav 7 ::!' a. m.. 50 above. Minimum. Tt'.t above, t'oiidrtion: Tartly cloudy. Weather Yolenlny Maximum, 53; minimum. 32 above. I'ondiliou: Cloudy, rain .06 of Inch. Weather iVe. 10. 92H Maximum, 40; minimum, S3 above. Condition: Kutn .05 uf inch. P.-T. Institute Closes Here In Late Af ternodn Mrs. Roe and Mrs. B rice. Who Conducted the Ses sions, Leave for Ontario Meeting. Tho district lnstltuto of tho Par ent Teacher organizations emtio to an official close Into yesterday with tho completion of tho afternoon session in the Sacajnwen Inn. nl thoiiKh an Informal dinner fol lowed, with Mrs. Arnutnd Perkins, first vlet: president for Oregon, and Mrs. H. Murthu, both of Hulnes, us gUCHtS. -Mrs. Charles Roe,-national P.-T. official, and Mrs. William T. Brlc president of tho Oregon Congress of Parents iiml -Teachecs, conduct ed th instil ute, leaving: hero early lant nlghl for Ontario, whero they will hold a simitar meeting toda That the greater share of tho power and Initiative in the. parent -teacher work is delegated to the local organlzatipns was stressed by Mrs. .Hon in her afternoon talk. She spoke. . on organization, wdrk, explained the paront-tcacbor cm bloin, from the trunk nnd roots 'of tho tree representing tho national to tho twins and leaves, represent ing Hie locals and individuals. Knell person is a member not unlv of her local organization, but oi the. state ami national associations as well, she . explained. ; As a parting thought alio recited Ihe following: - . "What kind of a tree would this oak be . ,If every leaf wero just like me?" , Mrs. Sulklold Prosldos Tho afternoon . meeting opened with community singing led by Mrs. George A. Bean. Mrs. J. K. Salkicld. Union county district president, presided over the Insti tute. A large part of tho ufternoon (Continued on Pago Klve) Three Companies To Film Turkey Toss On Dec. 24 Representatives from three mo tion picture companies will be in La Grande tho day before Christ mas to "shoot" the turkey .Uoss sponsored by tho business" meif -of thin city, to be held at the Haca jawea Inn. The movie men will represent the Metro-Goldwyri-May-ei Paramount Pictures and the Pathe compuny. Contributions are being ontluiR lustieiilly given, and the turkeys that are being chosen, arc said to 1m. very lively and apt to fly far: thus promising an exciting and en joy n bio afternoon. "If you are small, you had bet tor bring somo one else along Dec. 24, for a largo crowd Is expected, and It will probably take two peo ple to get a turkey," a local citizen suggested today. Tho turkeys will be tossed from an upper story of the hotel, allow ing to go wherever they will, to become the property of whoever catches them. This Is the second annual event, tho one in at tracting a large crowd and lulmsh ing considerable excitement. Rehearsal For E. O.N. Drama Is Successful The . first dress rehearsal for "Arms and The MJin," the play to ho given by Kaslern Oregon Nor ma) school students on Wednesday and Thursday evenings in the I-;. O. N. auditorium, wiis held last night with considerable success. Faculty members who witnessed tho practice wero cntbusiuil.ic -n thi-ir comments. The whole per formance went off smoothly with phi yen: entering their roles with feeling and charm. Tho striking peasant costumes contributed much Ho the general effect and enhanced the charms of the lovely Ilulguiian girls and handsome soldiers. The make-up committee, under i he leadership of Irma Heck, of pnmlh-ton, l receiving instructions preparatory to presenting peasant girls with flashing dark eyes and vivid coloring and military officers with Intriguing mustaches. Tho play being given is regarded a:: rather a big attempt for a newly organized dramatic- i'roup. yet all concerned with Its production an ticipate certain success. It Is announced today that those who have not yel secured tickets, may make reservations at Gluss Drugs. Ytiuth's Ankle Is Hurt In Accident Two motor vnlilrlc neeitli'Mt or eurred yeKl-nliiy, w it li one minor Injury restili Tn. aeerllna' to r : port! nuiflt' to the police. K'-ntilh Hill. 2". if lifRby. IrJa.. H'lffert'fl 11 ' wrenrh'l arkle at ":i'n o'eloek ' yvMvrd'ty at A flu n in and lleniloek t due lo a eolIIMon with a ear ilriven ; hy It. Ildvey. Mr. If ill's utolorey ele turned over, und w'u datitugcil ; to some extent. . ("ar driven by Ktmer Miltftr and i J. It. Imvy figurel in a minor traf- flu accident at Kourh and AOaiim ftvenflu later in the day. ON MAP NOW . jt. ... : . . . The famous Aslor Hhiniii at Astoria, Ore., with a . frlow) cle pieiing me eoi or fin history of (hat wet Ion, will bo pws of the sctuilu points, ou tlic proposed Lewis und Clark highway. The ' column Ls 123 fet'l' high. . - SUN RETURNS TO EASTERN OREGON Roads Over Blue ; Moun tains Are in, Excellent Condition, Report . " ' . s . , Following - Sunday's ' snow and Monday's rain, KUstern Oregon's eolebrafed sunshine came back to thl;i section today, following a night and early morning .taut jWaa re miniscent of spring. Tho minimum temperature last night was Z above,' which, ls un usual for this time of the year, and at 7:30 o'clock this' morning ihe temperature reading . showed 'an evoivM Hb(ivgrThis absence. of cold weather allows tlttv precipitation Sunday and Monday- to soak into tho ground hero and do the most good,. It is said. - In addition to Ihe .45 of an inch of molsturo Sunday, Ihe following day produced tin additional .OG of un ineh, giving Lrii Grande Just over half an inch. i ! I toad rendition Good ; In ifc general weather story in a Portland "newspaper .received here today the following paragraph ap peared:; "Farther, snutf-itr the Hlue mountains will, iuako two M. retches of the. Old Oregon trail very, bad, tho .association was Infornied." One of these i three miles west of La. Grande and the other is just AVeat of Mcacham, where one-way .traf fic Is necessary t. because, of con-" struction."' Local officials of 'the state highway departmental shops described this statement as errone ous, declaring that the -road over tho Hlue mountains is ituas good condition as in 'ihe summer, ito portn were received from Mr. Ol son, at Kamela, that there is no snow or mud on the Old Oregon nail west of here. One-way trafric Is only occasionally made neces sary by consl ruction work and then only for very short distances, of ficials report. onr,(;o itoAD coNmrioxs POItThANU, Ore., Dec. 10 (AP) The Oregon State Motor associa tion announced today than, because of heavy snows and general rains throuuhout the slate, the highway from Mdford lo Fort Klamath by way of Pralor hake and the road rrnm I'ortland to. Kustern Oregon via 'the Waplnlta cutoff had been closed. All other highways over the stale are open. Tho Crater Lake road has been closed lvo days, hut the Wapinita road was closed Monday afternoon following a 14 Inch snowfall. Motorists traveling between !tosehirg and Grants Pass we:'C warned today to drive carefull be cause of Ice on the pavement. Tho highway commission loday started sanding the highways. Mom; haix piu;iKTi;j PtJHTI.ANO. Ore.. Dec. 10 (AP)' More rain tonight nnd tomorrow with probable lowvr temperatures war, Ihe grneral forecast for Ore gon and Washington today. In J (Continued on Page Five) UNION COUNTY HEALTH MEET I FRIDAY, DEC. 13 ' The I'nlr.n I'tmnty lbaMh a-.i-'7 eliitlon will hold a meeting lVi'biy, I her. in. In iha rxi flrand" bowl, I tifKliiiiliiK at 11 ft'eloeh, with a no howl lunehfon nt noon. I Mm. Haldl" Orr Imnbtir will pn. pld at the Hrtcrnoon lii-etliiK wlih h bejflnK at 1:30 o'eloek. The program will ronni. of r portH un vuiiotift KubJeetK icrtJilnlne to thtttr work. All luemlierH In the county aVe reiitienled to attend m election of officers will be held at this meet llii,'. File Boundary Petitions With City Wednesday Chamber of Commerce Hears Land Settlement Report No Luncheons Until January. A report on land sottloment work and annoucciuent that peti tions for a vote on whether nearby territory should bo Included In tho city limits would bo filed with the city commission tomorrow night; were features of the chamber of ; commerce luncheon today at noon at tho La Grande hotel. A. It. Hunter, secretary who was authorized to file tho petitions by a recent voto of tho memborshlp, announced that the petitions, car ried 400 names; Only about 850 hames arc required to make It mandatory for tho' commission to call an election, he said. The mat ter was discussed -at somo length during the nieeJing. lnml Settlement Itoport The report on the land settle ment work showed that, while a great deal of Interest had been aroused, particularly among Idaho and Washington people," it in ipi-, possible to give a report on actual settlement at present becauso of the fact that, progress in this typo of campaign is slow. It was unnounccd that $300 will bo placed with tho state chamber about tho .first of January, and that this money -would bo used to advertise Union ' und Wallowa counties as fertile fields for set tlement. It r ass (junrlot Plays The., brass quartet of the city band, consisting of Andrew honey, Jr... Klmer . McManus, Frank Rob inson and the He v. M. G. Tenny son, played two numbers, which were vigorously applauded. President A. W. Nelson announc ed that, because of the holiday ac tivity, no morn forum luncheons would be held by tho chamber of commerce until after ficw Year's day. Mr. Nelson also announced that the annua t economic conference would be held Jan. elusive. i7-Fcb. 1, in- Large Crowd At Entertainment - Monday Evening '". Winning plays, in a contest tliat hat: been curried on for the past few weeks in tho Union stake of the M. I. A- of tho Latter Day Saintit church, were brought to the First Ward fust niffh't and present ed in the Hecreatlonal hall. '' Kach ward gave three one act plays and were judged by Pauline Alnsworth, Franklo Bulm, Marlon Stoddard und Floyd Maxtor. BuKcr was tho winner of all three pluys. Tho east fo.r, tho' three plays were: "Soul Mates," Kdlth Kvans, mother of 'the girl, was played by Peart . Hallantine; Patricia livans the glrb played by Verltaas Steven son; John Kvans, tho father, played by Will Cox; Will Dallian, friend of the; Parents, Howard Stnilfor; Dorothy, Patricia's friend, Charlot te Hill; Mdward the, boy friend, John Sossum; Aurft Annie, sister of JMIth. Nellie Houndy. The'cust for the second play "Conversion' was. Margaret Ashburn a widow Jane I,urson; Grandfather Ash burn, Harvey Larson; Hob Mur- garet'ti son, Harry Day; Dorothy, married daughter, Vanuus Thomas; Tom hep husband, Thomas Hunt; tho third play was "High Heart" und the. cast consisted of: Ham Davis, the scout, HusHel Hilt; gen eral, a federal commander, Joo Gwllllams: Major Comutun; en glneer, Karnesl. Woodward-; Agnes Coumsluu, his daughter, William Grant; Lieutenant Hlehard, the generals aid. John Fossum; Mr. Tuyton, southern lady. May Tay lor; Gufl, a colored servant, Clif ton Andrews. Hetween acts Mrs. Jack Ord. also of Hukcr, sung two solos and Harry Iay gave several pieces on the musical saw. The plays wero given exceptionally well with a large crowd In atten dance. Motor A ssocia Hon Members To Meet The Oregon Hlate Motor nssoela lion members of district No. 8 (I 'mat Ilia, 1'nlon, 'Wallowa and linker counties) will meet In an nual session Thursday, Ih-c. 12 at 2 o'clock In the Ia Grande hotel for the purpose- of elee.ing a dl rcclor, It. was announced. Organize Class In K. P. Lodge A LeHlie ('roiieh elti.HH of Ihe KnitfhtH of 1'ythhiH wan or((ni,ed last nlfc'ht at the tnetli)K of the niKP. This ehiNH 1h bonorliiK Mr. Croijfh, of Oreon, who In Mjprenii vie ehitwf-llor of the hu pro trie do main 'of the IC. I'. orKani.ntion, and all men initiated Into the !o-hI or- Ka'nf.iitlon In Uneernber w ill be :m''mhers of thin ol '. II. I-;. lMxou. grund ehaneellor of Oregon, was present und kvc reporlH of the vurjouM lodKen. Wal ter Kramer was nominated and eleeled to fill the vaeaney In the position of Inner guard, duo to the (resignation of O, L. lKur who has been transferred to I'ortland, GAVE LIQUOR TO JUSTICE, CONWTSAYS Testimony Allowed in the Joseph Disbarment Trial in Salem. FIRST "WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE Presiding Referee Skip-1 ; worth Kules btory of 'Drinks" Is Competent. Testimony. .' , i SAU2M, Ore,, Dec. .10 (AP) That on nuiny .occasions ho fur nished Intoxicating llfiuor to Chief Justice McBiido. of tho stato su premo court, that ho heard pond- lug cases In the . supremo court freely , discussed betweon McHticlo and Thomas Mnnnix, and that Mc Brldo promised hlia tt victory in his divorce case wero statements made on the witness stand toduy by Klvin C. Condit of Portland, u defense witness In tho Goorgo Joseph dlsbarmont trial. Condit mndo his statements on direct examination In detail and reiterated;. them' in part on cross examination by W. Lair' Thomp son, ope of the prosecuting attor neys. Thompson succeeded fn tangling the witness to some extent In regard to tho timo he heard pending cases discussed as related to the tlm,e they were actually In court. First Bcfoiv Witness Condit was tho first witness call ed by the defense, the prosecution having rested aftor calling two wit nesses, Arthur S. Benson, clerk of the suprotne court, and Albert B. Hldgway, former secretary of tho Multnomah Bur association. The prosecution mudo a fight against introduction of'Condlt's testimony relative to liquor, con- lenuinK umi mo cusa suouiu uei., j. ' il. O " TO held utrictly to tho fact that tho en ho of Condit ugrtinst Neppach and .Mannix had been filed In court, with Joseph .us nttorncy for Condit, tho prosecution's contention being that this in Itself was a mull- clous nttuck on a membor o tho deaths In tho terrific storm which Kiipi-ejiw court and was cause for lias buttered Great Brltuln and tho disbarment. Tho . r.otorccs ..ruled . continental oast for, tho,pust vocU that It should ho admitted as fai'to'itny reached 108, most of thehi ns- it pertained to McBrlde, but : occurring at sea. ' ' thut'othorwlso tho case should not Seven out of ton stoanv trawlors bo discussed. ! that bud been mlBslng Mavo now "It is competent testimony. Nojbcert definitely nccountcd for. matter w! It hurts, let tho chips - It wus lcui nod this morning that fTull whore they may," was tho stern ruling of presiding Kefuroc HkipWorlh. With the purpose of showing that vessel wus first in difficulty four George W. Joseph, defendant in of her crew luunchod a boat but tho disbarment trial now under i tho seas wero so high tbo men hud way here, vioiutcd tho corrupt I to be rescued by tugs. The Frieda practices act during the political finally was towed Into; Dover har ciimpiilgu of 1S28. Tho attorneys bbr.!. " . piosecutiiig Joseph called Justices ' Among the dlstrosa culls .from John 1.. Rund und T. A. MfcBrldo Blc'aincrs today was oho from tho to the witness stand yesterday nf- Hlitish vessel Maihur, 4,600 tons, tornoon. ' from rhiladelplila for London. Her To those witnesses were shown ' message sold that part of her pumjihlcts ' containing radio' ad- super tructuro hud boon curried dresses mudo by Joseph, attacking awuy and that she was steering both Justices. "They wero nskort If the mutter In tho pamphlets had been submitted to them prior to (Continued on l'ago Five) Train is Damaged By Gasoline Fire HAKKKHKIKLD, Oil., Dec. 10 (AP.) A Koulhern Pacific pas senger train, northbound to Oak land from Los Angeles, caught flro attor striking a gasoline tank truck and trailer at Funiosa, near here, killing the buggugemun, John 11. chrislenscn, llukorsrietd, und pos sibly fatully burning It. Toland, engineer, and Martin Ktlnson, fire man. Tho truck exploded, spraying Hie blazing fuel over tho cnglno and couchea. i Hochs For Kaiser Heard at Banquet UKULIN', Dec. 10 fAI') llocha for the kulMer resounded at a bn li quet given last nlRht by old war eouirndes to Kiohl Marshal Von MuekenKen, vetenm fleriiKtn sol-dff-r on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. IjukL iiIkIiCh banriuet which had all tho tnltllary pomp of past diiys w-iH attended hy the former Crown Prince In the full uniform of the (thick liiiKrars and his brothers. Klti-l. August and Oscar, s well as ltrilllnutly uniformed genera In front tho former Kalwer's army. The hall was deeorated with the Imperial colors and rum? with llochH for the kaiser culled by Ad miral Von Kehroeder. . Warship Ordered To Stop At Cuba WASHINGTON, Dee. 10 fAl') The V. H. H. WrfKNt, enioute'to Haiti, with (,'iilt-d Hl.if's morinex aboard, was ordered today hy Die navy lo put In at (inifnliirmms) Hay, f-'ubfl, InHlead of proceeding to I'ort Ad I'rlnee. Quieter conditions In 1 f m It I w ere understood to be tho reanon for the navy's ordering tho utrcruft fender to tiw'ult ordis ut tho CJuuntsnnmo station. The Wrttfht sailed from Iljirnp ton Itoads with 40 'J marines und lit officers. CELERY WEEK The1 think ho much of celery In I4ah that (hey ohtrvo "celery. wtHik," to obsorvo tho doublhiff of last ywir'8 crop thls;yeur. (iovernor l)eru sent wlcry to nil other governoiti, nutl Incx Braug of Knit Luke City proves that cutfii celery give health and ' beauty. KNOWN DEATHS LISTED AT 163 auubL VlXUf ill, oea.Hl iei- nfic Storms Battering . 1 European Coasts. I.ONUON, Dec. 10 (AD Known 1 tho captuln of the steamship Frieda ! was washed overboard and drown- ,od dining tho stornl. lion tho with a swing rudder. Another was an KOH from the lliillsh steuiuer llullmuor from Murscillcs. SENATE VOTES TO ADJOURN FOR HOLIDAYS WAHlilNGTON, Dec. 10 (AP) Tho senalo today ndopted a resolu tlon to uiljourn over tho holidays from December 21 until January (I. Tho meamiro wus presented hy Renatjor W'atHon of Indiana, tho re publican leader, and It was approv ed without discussion. , Ft now Koes to tho houuo for ac tion. There .has been no indica tion of opposition there, WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (AP) Chairman Caraway of tho lolVby commltteo announced toduy thut ho planned to summon Knoch Crow der, former ambansadctr to Cuba for uuesilonlnff In regard -to his ac tivities for u low tariff on Cuban sugar. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (AP) AKnerMnfC that If JoHeph It. Grun dy was named as a senator from Pennnylvunla tho appointment would bo made "by the people who bought and paid for the offico the governor of I'ennnylvnnlu now oe eiiplefl," Chairman Caraway today submitted a critical report of the lobby committee's findings on Grundy's activities In favor o,f In dustrial tariff rutcK. Congressman Faces Federal Charges WASHINGTON, Dee. 10 (AP)--IlfpieHentutlve Kredfrlek II. 55lhl mim of Mtiryland, Daniel It, Crlssln Kr. former eonrpf rolh-r of the eur reney, nnd five officials of tho l II. Hmlth coiup;iny, invcHtnient se curity hoiifp, wrre Indicled lodiiy on a chorgo of "using the malts to defraud.' HI'IMiS SMAIJi TIU-MOTOIU-JI) SHIP HAN ANTONIO, Tex. (AP) Joe Palmer, veteran Han Antonio pilot, has delgn'd u small trl-motored piano powered by three U2-horno-powor motors. In it ho Is able o take off in less than 150 feet, Its cruising upued In t& iniliu un hour. Page Ad Brings Demand For An Investigation Senator Norris Demands (Questioning A d v e r tisement Appears in Minnesota Papers. WASHINGTON, Deo. 10 (AP) Sonntor Norris. republican inde pendent oC Nebraska, domanded in tho sennto todny that tho lobby iurvoatlgntinB) committed call tot questioning more than a hundred odltors and publishers oC rural uowapapors In Minnesota to do tormine who paid (or a page ad vertisement apponrlne in papers today urging congress to puss the tariff bill without slashing oxlstlng Industrial rates. . , Tho ndvcrtlsoniont appoarcd simultaneously with un appeal ad dressed to oongress by tho Min nesota editors urging the senate particularly to pass tho tariff meap uro, with Its "splendid now farm ralo schedule," nnd not to hold It up indefinitely with attomplB to cut lndustrlul rates below the pres ent law. Aftor Senator Allen, republican, Knnsas, had reud Into the rocord the advertisement as appearing In today's Washington Post, Sonator Norris demandod that the lobby committee examine "this propa ganda." "I want the farmers of Minne sota to know.whnt their papers, which aro protondlng to be friends of the farmer, aro spending their money for," he uld. (Senator Allen, republican, Kan sas, said ho resented tho tormlng of the signers of tho advertisement aB "so called country odltors." Mo added ho had boon Informed that i tho odltors and publishers of the papers in question hud by common ugrooment paid for tho advertise ment themselves. Chinese Rebels Nearing Canton; Gunfire Audible CANTON, Doc. 10 (An Chang Kak-Wet'8 revolting '"Ironsides" division knocked at -the doors of Canton today attor a precipitate overnight ndvanoo; which brought thorn noar tho city. Artillery flro wna. plainly nudlble. ... Tho rebels apparently bam brok en tho government llhos on a wldo front. Humor s circulated that the fall of Canton waa imminent. Tho utmost uneasiness resulted In na tlvo circles. It was said horo tho breach in tho Loyalist's linos had been made in tho Tslngyun district, 60 miles' north of Canton, where land mines wero exploded by o'.nmpedlng a herd of water buffalo against the Nationalists. Tho rebels followed behind tho emtio. Chiang Kal-Mhck, Nationalist loader,' telegraphed- Kwantunsr military headquarters horo order ing two divisions of troops sent lo Nanking and stating "forces badly needed." Train Wreck Kills Nine in Belgium BUUSSBLS, Ucc. 10 (AP) Nino porsons woru killed and 40 injured when a workman's train left the rails today at tho entrance to Nanuir station. Tho train had left Brussels for Alon nnd was descending a stoop lncllno w-lion . tho brakes failed to act. The train rushed at groat spcod toward Namur station, near whore Its onglno loft tho rulls, tho coaches piling ou top. . Portland Hopes To Continue Festival PORTLAND, Oro Doc. It) (AP) Directors of tho Hoo Kostlval aHHoelatlon announced yestorday thoy wero confident plans would bo worked out to preserve the Port land Horo Kcstlval, It was thought onca of abandoning tho colebrullon because of non-support. HARMS IS SUSLMOM5D WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (AP) Julius H. Harnes, president of the V. H. chamber of commorco, wus summoned today by tho senate lob by commltteo to appear Friday for quemtonlng In regard to his aetlvi tleii In connection with tho federal farm board. Harnerf, a former grain operator on the Chicago board of trade, in reported to have oppotted the farm hoard's grain marketing policy and Chairman Caraway of tho lobby commltteo announced that ho wish ed to inquire Into -tho matter. .ioml.s, s.mmi.ils m;nd aid PORTLAND, Ore., loe. 10 (AP) Henator Wesley Ij. Junes and Itep resentatWu John W. Hummers of WnHhlnglon have notified tho chamber of commerce here th.it they wilt support tho Columbia V'ulley association in Us attempt to have thy upper Columbia river and tributaries placed on the national waterways Improvement program. HOIl HANK OP 111,000 HKATTUJ. Dee. 10 (AP) With Christmas shoppers crowding IU streets, robhers entered tho Con tinental bank in tho heart of down town Hcattle at about 1 o'clock to day und eKcaped with approxi mately $1000 In currency. TO DEATH IN STUDIO FIRE Ten or More Other Per sons Seriously Injured ' in New York. FIREMEN UNABLE TO RESCUE GROUP Flames Sweep Through Building Quickly Off i cials Unable to Help Persons Trapped. NEW YORK, Doc. 10 (AP) Trapped In a blazing motion plo turo studio .In upper Manhattan todny, nine persons lost their lives. Ton or more othor porsons were seriously .. Injured, either by the flames or by Jumping to safety from the windows of the three story brick building. Ono hundred persons were in. the studio, locutod at Park avenue and 134th street and used Jointly by the Manhattan Studios, Inc., and the Patho Motion Picture ISx ohange, Bhortly before 10 o'clock today. ' . Tho staira was sot In the roar of the first floor of tho building preparatory to filming a miniature roviow, titled tho "Black and White Revue." The orchestra leader add his 14 musicians were waiting for the signal to start playing. The cameras wero ready. .. On the floor above wero about SO chorus girls, many of thorn not yet dressed In their scanty stage clothes, were waiting their calls. Iuimediato Confusion There was a flash from tho uuuivuiuJ mm ituitica aim uiiwa smoko rolled across the stage. Immediately all was In confusion. Men and women fought to escape from tho flames, which almost Instantly were sweeping through tho whole building. While studio employes sought to chock the flumea with apparatus at hand, others turned In fire alarms, which brought all avullable appar atus from uppor Manhattan and tho Bronx to the scone. ! ' - Police reserves and ambulances I hocn tiuittlwtil In ilia hilllriinf For over an hour the fire raged and then, as the flames died down, the bodies were found, most of them Just Inside tho 134th street entrance to the building a step or two frojn life and safety. Although several of the bodies were badly burned most of those who lost their lives had died from suffoca tion. Two priests from a nearby church administered the last rites. Tho studios are located on tho flats besido the Hurlom river In a district populated mostly by negroes. The main lines of the Now York Central railroad, raised on an elovntored structure, run within 100 foet of the studio. Hove ml thickly populated five and six story tenement buildings Tho Identified deud in the flro at tho Manhattan und Patho studios today are: Harold Bishop t Al Kramer. . x Bob Musuman, ' . , Jack Qulnn. Tho injured: William Mullarkoy, 45, burned on left hand. Htablcy Vinul, 40, burned on loft hand. Danlol Vancura, 39, burns. All wero residents of New York, Woman, first name Virginia (lant numo undetermined) 24, weighing 125 pounds, blonde; suf focation and burns. Dunlcl Carey, 39, burns. Carl Hveas, 63, fracturod left ankle. Morris Roche, 30, burns of arms and forehead. Richard Ktradlfng, 23 of Yon kers, burns of both arms and foro head. Most of tho injured wore taken to tho Hnrlom hospital. TRAINS AGAIN OPERATING IN THE ORIENT HARBIN, Manchuria, Doc. 10 (AP) ThuI Yun-Hhong, Man churia's chief negotiator, left to day for Khabarovsk, Hiberla, to rcHumo tho parley with Hlnyunov skl. Russian roprcsont alive, for settlement of tho conflict over Chinexo Eastern railway operation, Trains wero reportod already operating between Manchull und Khuthu In Western Manchuria, tracks which wore damuged In military activities nro being re paired by Soviet troops which uro xuld to continue tho occupation of the two towns with a view of ac celerating tho present Chlncao Soviet negotiations. Shoppintf Day J in i x .V