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VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1929
MEMBER A. B. C.
NUMBER 112
BUDGET FOR
SCHOOL INS
BY 7 VOTES
Unexpected Opposition
Develops to Approval of
Increase in Levy.
GREENWOOD GOES
AGAINST BUDGET
Majority Counted at Cen
tral School, However, is
Enough to Carry the
Election.
Supporters or the 1H30 bud't
for school district No. 1. which in
cludes Ui CJrando and Immediate
territory, barely nosed out a vic
tory In yesterday's election, with tt
margin of only seven votcH.
' I'nexpeelcd opposition developed
to tlu: proposal to levy a special
tax for tliti your ia2'j-30, exceed
ing by moro than six pur cent the
special tax levied in the preocdimr
year, nnd, although the ballotinpr
wiih not heavy, it was quite evenly
divided over the district as a whole.
Ah a matter of fiict, at Green
wood Hchool, the opposition whs in
the majority, hut the heavier ma
jority at Central school turned the
tide.
Hndgel Totuls $1 1 1, HMl.7r
The budget, which wuh given
final approval yesterday, - provider
for $I44,4!iR.75 to be raised by dis
trict tux. Total estimated expenses
for the year amount to ?!! 19,020
-but total estimated receipts are ex
pected to amount' to $74J'2'A.2,
taking care of a third of the nec
essary expenditures.
The Increase In the budget "was
made ' necessary by tlie deficit in
the budget nllowun"" of lust year
to cover repairs on the high seliool
building, and equipping same, after
the fire; purchase of additional
land at tho high school; nnd loss
of revenue in previous budget years
through non-payment or taxes.
Voting started at both Green
wood and Central school at 2
o'clock, o continue until 7 p. m.
The vole Is reported to have been
Hch l during the afternoon with an
Increase In the number of persons
casting ballots tho last two hours
Of the voting period.
Two measures weru voted on -tlie
six per cent limitation and ap
proval and adoption of tho budget.
Vote by Precincts
According to Clerk H. VI. Wll
llums, the result or the bnllol yes
terday is us follows:
central school:
Six per cent limitation: yea lOIi,
no 74.
Approval ami, adoption of bud
gel: v.s I (mi, no 71.
Greenwood school:
Six per cent limitation: yes 21,
no 43.
Approval and adoption of bud
gel: yns 21. no 41.
Total vote:
Six pei irent llmf In I ion : ye 124.
no 1 1 7, margin of victory, bcvoiv
voles.
Approval and adoption of bud
got: yes 121, no 112, margin of
victory, nine votes.
GLEN MARR IS
AGAIN LODGED
IN CITY JAIL
Glen Marr, who was convicted
1iero In March, JtmG or disorderly
cun duel, and who escaped alter
serving a Tew days of a im-day
sentence und a ?3mi fine, was re
captun d her( late yesterday by Of
ficer H Howard, and today Is
again behind the city bars, sched
uled to complete his term.
According to Police Chief Clint
llaynes, the I'j'JG complaint against
Marr was filed at the request of
two girls.
GOVERNOR HKC.TUI& UO.M14
HA MOM, Ore., Dec. 2Ji (Ap)
Governor Norblnd and fam.ily have
in ranged for living quarters here
in the D'ypal Court apartments on
Capitol street. Mi's. Norblad and
their daughter Jj'eanor will not
come t'j .Salem until arter January
II which murks the end of a term
in Astoria high school where Miss
Norblad is a student. I'pon arrival
heir she will enter Salem high
sclibol.
OIIKGOX STAfii;? UX PAXILS
KAI.KM. Ore., lire. 2H ( AP) The
Oregon Singes system will on Jan
uary I take over the operation of
the Pacific stages that run from
I 'ort la ml t j Newport. Ti 1 la mook
und Korost Grove. This will put
under the operation of the (rc
gon Slaces system the operation of
all major lines in Oregon.
vi:atiii;k today
7:30 a. m. -29 uoove.
Minimum: 2S above.
'oiiilition: partly cloudy.
vi;aj iii;r ydsi-jtiihay
Maxlm-im 47, minimum 27
ubove.
Condition: partly cloudy.
wi;atiii;r uia sk. ip-jh
Maximum 57, minimum 32
above.
Condition: ruin .03 of inch.
Christmas Seal
Committee Near
End of Campaign
Will Close Books for 1929
Sale Soon Response
is Very Gratifying to
Local Workers.
The Christmas seal eoyiinlHce or
the La Grande Neighborhood club
is now making ready to close tin
books for the lir2'j seal sale, am)
It was announced that a total of
$t,('3fi.3G had been reached ac
cording to a check made yesterday.
This is about $20u more than was
ever before raised In a LTnlon
county Christmas seal sale, it is
said.
The committee is delighted with
the response and hopes to publish
the rinal amount received in tv few
duys. Itemlnder cards are to bo
mailed to all who have neither
sent In their money nor returned
their seals. The chairman says that
19 people in Ia Grande, 13 in Kl
gin. four in union have destroyed
their names on the blue envelopes,
which handicaps the committee in
making their records. These people
will receive reminder cards, for in
order to keep the, records .straight
they will have to bo checked up
after all the returns are in. If
all who have ' neglected sending
their gift or seals will do so at
once. It will save further expense
of sending reminder cards the
chairman said today.
The essays and slogans have
come In splendidly. It is reported,
ami show a, real knowledge of thb
purpose and history of the Tuber
culosis Christmas seals. The prizes
will bo awarded by the Neighbor
hood club within a few days after
the schools open.
.Mrs. Sadie Orr-J.)unbar has sent
out a statement thanking those
who have purchased seals in the
slate of Oregon, as follows:
, "To you who have so generously
responded to our appeal for funds
und have answered our plea of
Huy Christ mas Seals.' J want to
offer, on behalf of the entire as-
Sacred Concert To
Draw Large Crowd
Several of the l.a Grande
churches have announced that they
will not hold evening services to
morrow, in order to permit their
congregations to attend the. sucivd
concert lit the First M. K. ehilroh
given hy the l.a Crunde municipal
hand, and indications today worn
that a record crowd would bo pres
ent for Iho recital.
The sacred concert Riven noma
Unie ago by the band 'was appre
ciated so thoroughly that Iho l.a
Orandu Ministerial association re
quested the band to give a second
concert, which is to be under tile
auspices of the association.
This December
Is Warmest One
On Record Here
Several weuth-f.- records were
broken in Da Grande during l'J2H
and lDliy, with a new high mark
of J 07 above, a new record for
snow In one month, and a new
record for duration of JOO-degree
heat, ami now a fourth one has
been added to the list.
Until this month, no December
in the city's weather records, which
extend back to 1880, has witnessed
a maximum of (JO or more above.
To make it good, three days this
month havo been over fit) above.
On Dec. 1 the maximum was 112,
mjaklng a new all-tlnie record, and
on Dec. D3 tlie maximum was lit,
ono degree cooler. Then on Dec.
14, the mercury again moved up
to 02, tying the new record. Re
sides that there was several days
this month with maximums be
tween CO and CO above, making
December, 129, the warmest last
month of the year in more than
4 J years.
A survey of the records by Hay
Hnldei1, fireman who has been In
charge of recording the wcuther
this year, discloses that December,
1897, came the nearest to rivaling
the present month. The weather
was fairly warm, although several
degrees cooler than this mouth,
and vei-y little rain or snow fell.
Other Decembers that huve been
comparatively warm, although
with considerable rain, include;
18U.1. 1903 and 1917.
Incidentally, most of the mild
Decembers were folio wee by un
open winter.
East Oregonians
j Attending Gooding
. Tenney. president of
'Gooding college at Gooding. Ida.,
(was a I-a Grande visitor last even-
ling as he went from the meetings
of the Oregon State Teachers as
sociation In Portland to those of
the Idaho association In Poise.
According to Mr. Tenney's report
the winter term at the college will
beytn Jan. 2. Among Kustern Ore
gon students who plan to attend
are Helen Aldrleh kind ;buse
Ieif-'hton. of Ia Grande; Jane
Smith and JuVerne Clark, of Ln
ion: Winona Matthews and Alta
Addlcman, of Wallowa: Paul Dines,
HagJin Moore and Mildred Rrew
er, of Ontario; Marion A.-uncian,
of Hot Duke, and Dora uud Anna
Coombs, of Prairie City.
LIQUOR LAWS
GIVEN MORE
TEETHTODAY
Prosecutois Instructed to
Comply With Order
' Issued in 1922.
FOUR SMUGGLERS
DROWN IN RIVER
More Deaths Added to
Border List Three
Guardsmen Face Mur
der Charges.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2X (AT)
KWIcral district attorneys have
Instructed to comply with an or
der of 1922 which required that
department permission must be
asked before any cases. Including
prohibition prosecutions, nre nolle
prossed.
Tho move was looked upon as
Hie government'!! latest step in Its
announced intention (utightcn up
enforcement of the dry laws.
COMMISSION TO ACT-SOON
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28 A1'
Tresident Hoover's commission has
prepared Its conclusions on admin
istration, re-organization and re
lief to the courts "In regard to
certain of the most urgent ques
tions of law enforcement."
A brief statement was issued to
day from the headquarters of the
commission which has been under
fire for several (fays from senator
ial circles, whore a report was de
manded forthwith.
W'.h ltrNNints Ditovxi:i
lHSTllOIT. Dec. 28 ( Al') Four
members of tlu-ee rum running
boats were believed to have been
drowned last night in tho Detroit
river, into which they -plunged to
escape arrest by customs border
patrolmen, Two other members of
I lie crew were rescued from the
river by the inspectors who iiIho
seized the smuggler's boats with a
cargo of liituor valued at more than
?3u,ciliu.
Tlie seizure was made ubotlt 150
feet off Wyandotte. The officers
had stopped the Ihreo boats coin
ing from tlie Canadian shore. As
they drew alongside the four men
Jumped -into Xbu.. river, and struck
out for a fourth bout. Tills craft,
according to tlie officers was cap
sized by the combined efforts of
Ihc four men lo climb ubourd. Tlie
two originul . occupants of Hie
rourt bout were luken aboard Iho
customs patrol boat. . These two
(Continued on Page Five)
NEW ACT ADDED
TO A. L. MATINEE
Sale of Tickets now Under
Way for New Year's
Eve Performance.
Willi tho sale of tickets for (tin
Midnight mallnee now under way,
I egio n na I res In J jt O ra n d n a re
making final preparations for the
annual New Year's show which is
to he staged In the Arcade theater.
Tho tickets, which went on sale
last night, may be obtained at
tilass Drugs, Seats In tlie lower
rioor and tho loge seats are being
reserved.
Auouneement also was made to
day lliat a new act, entitled "Now
You Tell One," has been added to
tho matinee. Those taking part in
the furco comedy are Kills Wat
kins, Packy MacKiirland, Oonald
Poareh. Wood row Damerell and
Jack Kineaid,
Several other very Interesting
acts, arc scheduled. Including tlie
army scene in France, tap dancing
and entertainment by Jock Cole
man, of Pendleton, known as the
"Harry Dander of tho West." The
dancing act will be presented by
Miriam' lllalt, assisted by eight or.
her students: Ruth Durland, Norma
Mayger, Alyce Cook, Ruth Drown,
Arlene and Pauline Conradt, Atha
Da me re 11 and IjuVelle Rlehey.
IjCgionnulrcs promise a very en
tertaining show, packed full of
laughs and fun from start to finish.
Silent Rowan, One Time Champion,
Hits The Lonely Trail For Home
Silent Kowan, deaf mule, and a
nationally famous boxer In the
; featherweight class ,at the opening
i or the 20th century, came back to
; Ia Grande today to exchange holl
jdny greetings with Charley Runyan
j while en route to his home In Salt
i Iike City, lint It was a lonesome
former champion who dropped In
to Tho Observer office early this
afternoon to converse with the
, sports editor by means of his
scratch pud because only a few
days ago his brother, Dummy
! Kowan, former heavyweight con
tender, died of a heart attack dur
;lng an exhibition bout In Wilbur.
Wash., where he was laid to rest
yesterday morning.
j Tho two brothers, both over 50
(years of age, spent muny years
touring the eountry and giving lin
jpromptu und scheduled boxing ex
i hibilioiiK. They were boiom friends
'ut well brother., and It la re-
Peking Skull Is
Nearest To The
"Missing Link"
Science Believes Discovery
is Over a Million Years
Old Brain Case
Preserved.
is
(Associated Press Correspondent )
1'KU'JNO. China, 'Doo. 28 (Al')
The skull of the new "Peking
Man" recently discovered by a
Chlneso geologist working In quar
ries near l'eiping, was shown pub
licly today for tho first time at u
special meeting of tho geological .
survey of China.
Tho skull, scientists here say, Is
tho most complete find of Its kind
in history and they point to tho
fact that tho entire brain case Is
Intact which Is not the en so in the
riltdown man and other near-dawn
men discoveries. 9
l'rof AmndeuH William, tint ban,
chief paleontologist of tho Chinese
geological survey, has expressed
belief that tho skull Is tho nearest
approach to the so-called missing
link that hus yet been unearthed
while Hoy Chapman Andrews,
noted explorer, has expressed tho
opinion that the discovery Is the
most Important In the whole of
human ovolutlorf. .Mr. Andrews
had nothing to do with tho dis
covery nor the explorations which
have been carried on by the sur
vey with funds from, tho Rocke
feller Foundation.
Million Years Old
Scientists here estimate that the
sunn is more man a milium years
old. This conclusion Is drawn
from the geological surroundings
in which the skull was unearthed.
Tho skull is In a splendid state of
preservation and, as shown today,
was still imbedded In a part of u
(Continued on Pago Throe)
Three Men Facing
Liquor Charges
Three 'men, two of whom were
negroes, were arrested last night
by county and state officers and
arc In the county Jail today facing
charges of possession liquor.
Tho men are Itobort Ktandfleld,
negro, oT tl!04 .Monroe; Henry Hull,
negro, of 1301 Madison, and Andy
Dixon.
Direct Settlement
Conversations End
ItllRM.V. Uec. 2 (Al') Nego
tiations between the German gov
ernment and Kdwin C. Wilson or
the Amerlcun embassy - In- Paris
looking toward a direct settlement
of German reparation paymenti! to
the, Culled Hiatus were concluded
today.
A8Ln
-
Appraisal of the Anna Hunan es
tate, which is said to amountlo
$150,000 or more, was started at
about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon at.
the I .a Grande National bank.
The appraisers are 1.. H. KuhhoII,
J-f. 10. Coolidge and II. A. Zurbriek.
FIHK DKSTROYS RKKORT
KIJIORA.DO KPK1NOK. Colo..
Dec. 28 (AP) Ka lined by a high
wind, fire or undetermined origin
early today destroyed the Ktdorado
Springs dance hall, bath house ami
1." summer homes belore.it was
brought under control. I. G. Iton
riK publisher or the Denver Post,
and I fcoraee Honnelt, I )enver reu 1
estate operator, owners of the
properly, estimated the loss at ap
proximately $101,0(10.
NAUIM MKHCIIAXT 1KS
SALKM. Ore.. Dec. 2K (AP) 15.
Cooke Palton, Salem merthanl for
many years, and member or the
I u tenia t lonn 1 1 trot herhood of Ma -gieiam:,
died suddenly with a heart
attack at Hubbard Mineral springs
near lure lasL nixht. I'atton had
been called to the resort to enter
tain visitors with a sleight oT hand
performance. i
Al'I'OIVrs Kt M.IVAX
HA I. MM. Ore., lice. 'JK (Al")
. If. Sullivan was today appoint
ed by Governor Norblad as justice
of the yeaee for Mohawk district In
Lane county. lie succeeds the late
.1. H. I'hurrhill.
luted that when Dummy collapsed
at Wilbur, Silent came m-nrer
speech than ever before, mciklng
frantic sounds" that reminded on
lookers of those tn M do by a baby
t learning to talk. If was a tremend-
oils shock to Silent lo see his
j brother pass on and with the death,
!the fading of a life-long compan
ionship. Ills death marked the cloie of
one of the most interesting of his
tories In the annals of sports, the
I story of Ihe successful-strtiuijle "f
; a deaf miile to reach Die ring
heights doubly Interesting, he-
eauso his brother fought and won
tho same Htruggle.
I "I remember and appreciate the
In Grande sport faun who wcro
very kindly toward us when
boxed Jit (he Imperial pool ball
one and a half years ago," Silent
wrote on bin pad, before tukintf
Ills farewell.
BAKER HIGH
IS RESTORED
TO STANDING
Action Taken at Annual
Association Meeting
Held in Portland.
NEW AGE LIMIT
RULING ADOPTED
High School Players May
JNot Participate in Ath
letics After Reaching
20th Birthday.
jVOKTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 28 (A.P)
The stutiiH of "legal guardian
ship," raised when Ial G ran do
High school protested tho eligibil
ity of certain Baker High school
football players during tho season
Just closed, appeared to have been
settled today as tho Oregon High
School association prepared to
thresh out controversies that
reared their heads during tho year.
At a prelim lua ry hearing con
cluded lato yesterday it was de
cided that high seliool pluyers may
movo from ono school to another
and that It is possible to havo
guardians appointed for them in
tho city in which they attend
school, with no peril of their eli
gibility, linker High school was
automatlcaly reinstated by the
board which had banned the school
until tho annual meeting which
closed today.
Appointment of a stato director
of athletics was considered by tho
association but no vote wuh taken
on it. Possibility of an unnual
stato championship football gamo
wis seen in discussion yesterday,
led by Roy C. Cannon, secretary
of tho association. Canon declared
lie was In favor of such a chanir
plonship gamo. Tho salary of the
proposed director would bo paid
from receipts from this final foot
ball game, as well as from the
stato basketball cham-plnushlp
games held each year in Salem.
Ago lamit Reduced
An a mend men t to association
rules was adopted providing that
no player shall bo eligible to. com
pete in high school sports after he
has reached his 20th birthday. Tho
old rule placed tho limit at 21
years.
Other amendments adopted in
cluded: , . . . .
'"Five weeks attendance or par
ticipation In ouo or more inter-
(Continued on 1'age Six)
PANTAGES TO
STAY IN JAIL
OR HOSPITAL
DOS ANGKDKS, Dec. 28 (AP)
Alexander Pantages, multi-millionaire
theater man, facing from one
lo fifty years in the penitentiary
for conviction of a criminal attack
on Eunice Priugle, 17 -year-old
dancer, will not be released from
jail under bond pending his appeal
from sentence.
Superior Judgo Charles Fricko
yesterday denied a motion for the
show man's release, and Indicated
that he does not believo that Pant
ages' confinement is endangering
ids liTe. Judge Krlekc said ho
believes from the testimony of phy
sicians that. Pantages suffers more
from "prison psychosis" than from
pathological cause and that lie ex
aggerates his troubles.
In his ruling, however, Judge
Fricke decreed that Pantuges may
be removed lo the general hospital
for treatment, of hid Ills or, or If it
preferred, may remain tho county
Jail hospital and (hero be attended
by his own physlciaiiH und nurses.
Bishop Morrison
Accident Victim
DA VHNPOItT, la., Dec. 28 (AP)
The Right llev. Theodoro Nevln
Morrison, Kpiscopal Rlshop of
Iowa, was fatally injured last night
when struck by an automobile
il riven by Miss Margaret VoIjs of
Davenport,
Miss Vol, was placed under
$2,000 bonds pending Investigation
of the accident. Site told police
that she saw no one In tho path of
her car until after (he accident.
Dlsbop Morrison headed the
Kplscopullan church In Iowa for 30
years, coming here after serving
2!i years as recior of the church of
the Kplphaiiy In Chicago.
Sawyer Will Not
Seek Nomination
SAI.KM. Ore., Dec. 28 (AP)
Itobcrt V. Sawyer or Mend will not
be a candhlato for the Republican
nomination for governor. The Rend
newspaperman und member of the
state highway commission makes
ii definite statement, to this offer!
in a letter received by the Oregon
Statesman, in whieh he says that
for him to enter tlie contest would
have Ihe semblance of mixing poll
Urn with state highway uf fairs.
Sawyer ha been mentioned as a
possible candidate since tho death
of Governor Patterson.
"I think It would rry un
fortunate,' Huwyer writes, "If tho
people got tho Idea that I wuh
using, or trying to use, toy position
as a member of tho stato highway
commlhulon us a means of political
advancement."
I T.AST fiAMF, li
Two outstanding captains play
(heir bust varsity football garnet
today, wlicu West l'oint iiml
Stanford elevens clash at Stan
ford Stadium. Christian Cago
(above) flaming haired buck field
star, heads (ho Army, and
"Mush" Mu Her, a superhitivo
end, is tho Stanford leader.
NEW EVOLUTION
IDEA PRESENTED
Di. Osborn Attempts to
Shake Apes Out of the :
Human Family Tree. .
j: Dimmit W. Rhikewlco '
Science Kdltor Associated Press
Feature Service)
DKS MiOINliS, Iowa, Dee. 28
(AP) A now concept of evolution,
ono that attempts to shako apes
out oT the human family tree with
out ultoring other Ideas of Dar
win, was laid before tho Amerlcun
Association for the Advancement
of Scienco last night.
Its author, Dr. Henry Fairfield
Osborn of Now York, retiring
president of tho association, Hafd:
"X ami entering a field where I
am almost alouo. I anil adopting
a new concept In holding that
man's origin was not In the warm
fornK h Darwin HimireMtod. but
upon tho open plateaus, without
tho eusv shelter, without the food
source that come roadily in most
tropical forests, nnd wllhout'tho
means of retreat from danger uf-
forded In forest by climbing troes.
Tho concept which 1 um de-
feuding Is ono that man could not
have risen his brain could not
havo developed without severe
struggles for existence, ngalnst
enemies, to gel food and lo cover
his body. Sinco the forest Is pro
verbially a deterrent to civiliza
tion, we must find for man's de
velopment a stimulating atmos
phere, such as wo live under today.
"It Is highly significant that thu
cro-muKunn man of Kurope, whoso
brain size is above the averugo of
moderns, lived in highly unfavor
able glacial conditions. Con I rant
this with tho fact that during a
different period when living con
ditions In lOuropo were easier, tho
Neanderthal nwin, a lower type of
Intelligence, flourished. I think
this beurs out my plateau hypothe
sis." (Continued on Pago Flvo)
RUIN ELAN DE7l ,
GETS DIVORCE
IN LAS VEGAS
l.AS vr.'iAS, Nov., Dee. 28 (AP)
l-KM.nurd Kip Itbiiieliiiifler. mem
ber of a wealthy New York fumlly,
(oilay Ih free. In Nevada at loaMl
from hia ncturon wife, Mra. Alice
.lunea Klllliclamier. The divorce,
grunted yenterduy by Uio diHlrlet
court here, wuh not runlcHled, and
Alr. Hlilnelundei' wurt not repro
Hcnlcd In court.
Tho once wealthy New Yorker,
now illHowned by hit family, who
wuh 22 yearn old at the time of hia
iiiiirrlnge five yenra ago lo Iho 2V.-year-old
Allen Juni'K, elled 111 hia
complaint Ibat he hud Kcpurulcd
from bin wife afler xhc bad "by
fher wIIch and nrllflcen, taken ud
I vantage of hia youth and Inexiteri
ienee, fi ml Ho dominated him that
iho wan Induced 10 have Ills family,
I until they beeumo cHlninged from
I him. caiiKing him. great menial dlH-
IreHH and humillullmi."
Khlucluii'ler'H uttorncy Kald tho
divorco decree Included no property
Hcltlemcnt, und thut none had been
agreed upon. Ho Indlcutcil that
thu Hcparutc maliitenunco ullow-
unco lihltieluiidor Iiuh been puylng
hia wife cuch month aula to bo
?)00 inl-jlit bo continued.
Racketeers Are
Shot To Death
In Gun Battle
Police Trap Three (Mm-'
inals on Trail of "Easy
Money" And They go to .
Morgue. .,
CHICAGO, Dec. 28 (AP)
Three racketeers, hunting eaiy
money with shotguns nnd revol
vers, were trapped by police loat:
night und died resisting: arrest.
Tho racketeers had go no to tho
offices of President Michael Pow- j
era of tho. tire workers und repair j
vulcanlzers' union, demanding 910,-j
000 or Power's life.
Powers called upon pollco for
protection. Officers were concealed
at tho union , headquarters when
tho racketeers arrived. Fivo min
utes luter a police ambulance drovo
up to take ono policeman, slightly
wounded, to the hospital, and threo
bodies to tho morgue.
Tho dead:
William (Dinky) Quan, with a
police record dating to 1920; Wil
liam Wilson, alias Walker, called
"The Silver Pluled Gangster," tho
first victim of gungster maohttio
guns in Chicago and with a pollco
record dating to 11)15. A silver
ptato in hi h skull, necossltatod by
a bullet wound, gavo him his sobri
quet. John Ryan, identified by dotec
llves as a hijacker and beer run
ner nnd membor of "Rod" Bolton's
wost sida gang, i
Policeman Injured ' '.
The Injurod policeman was Do
tecllvo Ray Doherty. Ho was shot
in tho hand.
It was Doherty, concoaled in a
Vear room, who precipitated tho
shooting. Tho extortionists had
entered rowers' office, Qualn in
the leud, stumping along with tho
aid of a cane. He had not re
covered from a bullet wound in tho
leg suffered sovcral weeks ugo.
Powers stood bohtnd a grated
opening sometimes used as a pay
ing teller's window.
"Well, have you got tho ton
grand?" Quan snarled.
Powers playotL ;. for tlmo, but
CJujin wanted action.
"If you haven't tho money, get
ready for a ride," Quan said.
"We'vo taken many another man,
as you probably know."
Rehlnd Quan stood Wilson and
Ryan, tho ono carrying a Ha wed -off
shotgun, the other an automat
ic pistol.
At this moment . Detective Do
herty tried to open the door slight
ly to ba ulilo to hear what wan
going on. Tho door squoaked and
the throe racketeers whlrlod.
"Coppers!" cried Wilson, und
(Continued on Pago Five)
Three Accused
Of Torture In
Medford Today
MJ-IDFORD, Ore. Doc. 28 (AP)
Accused of torture and brutality in
an unsuccessful attempt to wrest
money from art oldorly second-hand
'e hv jjur' Donovan, 80, his
i wire, both -of Medford, and A. 13.
M"h"Hn .f Jacksonville, woro in
J'l today. Tho threo urc accused
of having applied the searing
' white-hot blasts froni a blow torch
to tho soles or mo icet or rat uo
hun, until tlie old nuin fntntcd.
Tho Donuvnnu hud lived with Bo
hun durum their three-month
reHldenco.ln Medford, und becamo
convinced, police mild, that ho hud
hud u conHldcmhlu uinount of
money hidden In hln houxe.
Police my that un hour after tor
turlnK Bolmn loonuvan entered a
cufo. ordered coffeo, held up tho
placo and robhed a Bulesimin of $8.
Two folockH away Donaviin hold up
ThomuH ltfibliiHon, a poticomun
und told him to "ucut It." At that
moment unolher putrolmun arrived
and hb Donii vmi turned hia heud
Koblnmm ntiucU him, knocking him
down,
Kl'om tho tililnwulk Donavan bu
Kiin nhooilntf und the officerH rn
lurned thn Tiro. Klvo nearby wln
dowa woro broken hut none of tho
combatunlH Injured.
27 Firemen Resign
.At Oregon City
OKIJGON CITY. Ore., Dec. 28
(Al') Although 27 volunteer fire
men reHlKued In a group from tho
flro department here, City Mun
ner Franzon deelnred today he
had mudo "ampin proviHionn" for
proteoilon of tho city from, tiro
hazard. Tho volunteer firemen
quit in proleHt agalriHt illnrnlnniil
of William I'rlebe, chief, und two
other paid men. Franzen Hold
1'rlebo had been dlncharKrd "for
Iho good of tho Hcrvlce," and of
fered no oilier explanation. Ho
did not comment on roporls that
li.tM"i hud been found 111 tlie flro
Hlatlon.
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liOOVer HOIIOI'S
Former President
W AH 1 1 1 NX I TO N', One. 28 (AP)
PicHidcnt Hoover remembered that
today wuh tho Hovenly-thlrd un
nlvemary of tho birth of Woodrow
Wllaon.
- in tribute to tho memory of tho
Into prcHidcnt there rcponcH on the
tomb of Mr. WIIhoii In tho Wuith-
Ington Cathedral a wreath of while
vurnutfonri ibeartn-r the personal
curd of Mr. und .Mi'H. Herbert
Hoover.
ARMY DRIVES
THROUGH TO
SCORE FIRST
Stanford Evens Count Be
fore Period Comes
to an End.
MURREL CARRIES
BALL OVER LINE
Cagle, West Point Flash,
Figures btrongly With
Yardage and Fox-ward
Passing. ',
8TANFORR bTAKIVM, Palo Al
io, Cal., Dec. 28 (Al) Stanford
took tlio leud lit tlie liitcrscctioiiul
football gamo wltli Army here In
the second period by scoring iv
Hufoly, making the count b'tauford
8, Went Point 0.
Shortly afterward Stanford scor
ed a touchdown.
Halftimos Stanford 14, Army 13.
STANFORD STADIUM, Palo Al
to, Cal., Doo. 28 (AP) Army's
gold Jereoyed warriors and Stan
ford's Cardinal and white clad
men of football clashed hero today
In tho most brlllont post-season
classic ever held In Northern Cali
fornia. . Snappy weather, remind
ful of the Cadet's homo sector on
the oast coast, greeted the partici
pants as they took tho field.
A. cool breeze swept througrh tho
far west's biggest stadium whllo
the sky was clear. Tho turf was
firm, promising a fast game.
Christian "Bod" Cagle, Army's
nll-Amorloan half and . greatest
ball jugger ever developed at West
Point, was the cynosure of moro
than 66,000 pairs of eyos.
First quarter: Captain Cagle of
Wost Point and Mutlor of Stanford
met In tho center of tho Hold for
the toss-up. Mullor won tho toss
und choso to receive the klckoff.
Htohlnson kicked oft for Army,
a low rolling kick that wont to
Frontrup on the 16-yard line, leron
trup fumbled und recovered to bo
thrown lh his tracks. Frentrup on
a Iry at left taoklo, lost four yards.
Smulllng, on a fake reverse, --hit -right"
guard for four yards. "i
Hothert punter far and high to
Carver at mldf laid,, the Army aafo----ty
tumbling, anil Taylor recovering
for Stanford dtt th AWhy it yard
lino. Hothert earned a yard at
right tackto. Frontrup, on a double
rovorso, was held ut the lino of
scrimmage by Murrol. Miller leap
ed up to Intercept Smalllng's pans
and run It ton yards to just short
of mldfleld. Murrol found no lioln
at loft guard but made ono yard
anyway... Cuglo . whirled oulsldn
right tucklo, shook off two tacklorM
and raced - seven - yards before
Smalllug nailed him. Murrol went
driving over center for four yards
und a first down on the Stanford
loyard line. Murrol banged ovjr
right guard for five yards more
but was held to no gain at left
tucklo. Cagle faded behind his lino
and tossed short to Clnrlmark, the
latter racing around tho Cardinal
loft ond for fifteen yards to tho
Stanford 18-yard lino. , c
Murrol hit right guard for four
yards. Caglo spun ovor right guard
for throo yards. Murrel was held
to no gain at tho center of tho line.
On a fnho pass, Murrol went off
left tacklo for six yards and a first
down on the Stanford seven yard
line. Stanford took tlmo out.
. .Murrel Scores
Caglo cut buck of right tacklo
for a yard, Flolshhuckor making
tho tucklo. Murrol, exhibiting tor.
rltlo leg drive, pllud ovor contor to
tho one-yard line.
Murrel went ovor left guard for
a touchdown, tho ball going ovor
tho lino by a moro Inch. Captain
Muller rushed In to block Hutchln
son's attempted placo kick for tho
extra point.
Score: Army 0; Stanford 0.
Hutchinson kicked oft for Amy
uguln, this tlrmo to Frentup on tho
throo-yard line and tho Cardlnul
halfback raced buck 28 yards to
tho Stunford 88-yard lino. Rothei tt
Hped utound right ond on a raverso
for flvo yurds. Flolshhuckor pllod
over left guard for three yurds but
Htunford's baokflold wus In mo
tion, drawing a fivo-yurd penulty.
Frentup won two yards on a ro
vorso innldo left end. Price, Army
tackle, was hurt on the play, and
tho Cadots took tlmo out.
(Continued on Pago Flvo)
WILL SURVEY
COLUMBIA AND
SNAKE RIVERS
POHTLAJMD, Dec. 28 (AP) A
complete survey of tho upper Col
umbia and Snake rivors with a
view to dotcrmlning whether or
not navigation of the stream- is
practical, has been ordered. by tho
Port of Portland commission In
conjunction with tho United Stales
army engineers. Particular study
of tho typo of bouts best suited to
use on tho two rivers will bo a
part of the work. Tho survey will
extend eastward us fur as Lowlston,
Idaho.
Consideration Is being given tho
Hteru-wheel typo of river steam
bout and tt Is posslblo one of thoso
cruft might bo sent up the river
that observers might note Its pro
gress through tho rapids.
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