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VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1929
MEMBER A. B. 0,
NUMBER 113
LARGE CROP
AT CONCERT
LASINIGHT
Sacred Program Given by
Band in First Methodist
Episcopal Church.
SUNDAY "SERMONS
DEAL WITH 1930
Optimistic Discourse
- Given at South Metho
dist Church by the Rev.
Frank Hopkins.
'A large crowd at tended the buc
red band concert presented by the
.u Grande municipal bund under
the direction of Andrew Loney, lust
e'enliu, The large M. K, church
wan illled to capacity with inter
ested listeners nnd tho program
consisted of a large variety of se
lections. The outstanding numbers of tho
program wero thu overture, "If I
Were King," by Adam, which re
ceived ii marked response from the
audience; the vuru'l solo, Hlephcn
Adaniii', "The Holy City," sung by
l'uul Knaut. which' was equally
well received, and the suite "Peer
Ciynt," by Grieg telling of three
events in 'the life, of PeerGynt, a
mountain peasant of a vagrant na
ture, who wanders in Hellish pur
suit of experiences In various hinds,
but eventually returns to his true
lovo In the forest.
The first movement oT llcetho
ven's "Moonlight Sonata," whs the
opening number. Kollowrd by n
prayer and a few introductory
words by the He. v. J. George Walz.
The bund accompanied the congre
gation in the singing of "All Hail
tho Power of Jesus Name." Fol
lowed by two excerpts from "Tann
hauscr," by Warner: (a) "Pilgrim's
(."horns," and (b). 'Kvening Star."
"Cnvutiu'u," a lively selection by
Puff preceded the vocal solo.
A light number by Lake, "Itev
crle," was played preceding' the
closing hymn. 'How Kirm a Foun
dation. which was sung by the
congregation.
Tho Kov. V. :. Hall of Ihe JI.
K. church pronounced benediction.
A posttudo, "Onward Christian Sol
diers." was the closing selection.
Tho ministerial association spon
sored I he program.
.New Year Ncrnmn.s
Several ministers delivered New
Year sermons yesterday during the
tegular services in ioeal rhurches.
some review log the achievements
of the past year and others look
ing Into the future.
At the South Methodist church,
the licv. l'"Tank Hopkins pave an
opttmisl ic discourse, pointing out
the chance that was brought about
in world conditions by Christ. "It
was a time of imperial greatness on
the one hand and world slavery on
the other," he said. "To change
such a system seemed Impossible.
Yet teaching and the. spirit of the
Gallilean has changed It so much
that we may say. In the. largest
sense, that all nations and races
are now free. . . . Jn spite of the
charge made that agnl; Jclsnt and
religious slackness is sweeping the
civilfxed world, hh some say, the
world and tho leaders in world af
, faint of every sort both Christian
and pagan are, looking 1o Jesus i
Christ and his U'M'hlngs as the final
solution lo every problem, political,
social. Industrial, financial and re
ligious." The South M. K. church w ill have
a watch night servic Tuesday eve
ning, beginning at 8 o'ctock and
continuing unlit midnight, with an
interest ing program arrangement
and with refreshments served. The j
public Is Invited to attend,
SUNDAY LIKE
BRILLIANT DAY
IN SEPTEMBER
Ideal wcathcr for September
paid a visit to ha Grande yester
day, with the mercury soaring to
U'l above and the sky cloudless.
Overcoats were discarded during
the day and many left them off
lust night, when tho temperature
hit a minimum of only 33 above.
With the main highways dry,
scores of cars went on a year-end
excursion yesterday, tho drivers
recalling many similar periods in
former years when heavy snows
hud blockaded thu same roads.
During th(. early morning, the
sky clo-ided and .01 of an inch of
rain fell.
'uux, mi, in iim:i)
IW.SKtlPOI.IK. .Mich.. Dec. ,1(1
(AI- Mr. Adulyne Oruy lived lot
years und perished In u fire that
destroyed her hulne.
VW VIHKIt TOlt-.W
7:"la it. m. 3S above.
Minimum: 33 above.
Condition: cloudy, rain .el of.
inch.
i : ath i:it y i;m i:i 1 1 a y
Maximum 6'.', minimum -3
above.
Condition: clear.
vt:ATin-:!i ii:c. an. iiK
Maxtm-.im 36, minimum 31
nbove.
Condition: rain .31 of Inch.
City Prepares
To Greet 1930
New Year's Eve
Midnight Matinee, Watch
Night Parties Planned
Jock Coleman to Sing
at Matinee.
Organizations, Individuals and
(he community us a whole are now
making more or less elaborate
plans Tor the welcoming of 130
in a. Grande.
Several events are scheduled,
headed up' by the American Legion
Midnight matinee, several church
watch-night services, a Ne Yer'n
eve dance by the Kcbckah and Odd
fallows lodges, and several others.
Miost Interest is manifest in thn
midnight nuitinee, which will begin
at the stroke of midnight at the
Arcade Hi outer. Tickets arc now
on sale and seats may be reserved
at the Glass Drugs. Jnc. und a large
bleck of pasteboards have already
been taken.
Coleman to Slug
Jock Coleman Is to be the fea
ture attraction on the matinee pro
gram, com,ing rrom L'endlelou to
participate. His first song has
boen specially requested by a wee
Scutch lassie nnd Is entitled 'I Love
a Lassie," written by Harry Laud
er, and one of Coleman's favorites.
His next number will be "Itonnle
Jean McLean," one of his own com
positions. This will be followed by
another uf his own songs, "Oh M.e
Kenzie," telling' about (he troubles
Mac gol into on account of wearing
his kilts so high and so far away
from home. These numbers will be
followed by a few Scotch selections
on the violin. "Then If I can In
duce the audience tto help me out
on the chorus, I wilt slug that good
old favorite 'Hoamln' in tho Gloam-
(Contlnued on Pago Four)
Two Sentenced
To County Jail
For Possession
Andy: Dixon, charged with the
unlawful possession of liquor, ap
peared before County Judge I.. G.
Couch Into Saturday and was son
tensed to 30 dayH In jail. Henry
Hall, negro, ur rested on a similar
charge, was fined ?7S and sentenced
lo 31) days and Hubert Standfleld,
negro, was fined $ I U0, also on a
possession charge The arrests
were made by county and state of
ficers. Honan Estate Is
Given A Value
Of $171,727.46
The appraised value of the Anna
Honan estate, is '$ 1 7 1.727.4R, ac
cording to a copy of the appraisal
filed today In tho office .of the
county clerk. The largest item Is
t T n i;.oso. deposited In the bank on
certificate of deposit. Money on
notes and mortgages amounts lo
$:,5!iS; cash on open account at
the bank Is a total of $:!7,40K.!HI. .
It lists $l,fll0.5u as the amount
of jewelry and household furniture
and real property is valued at a
sum Of $4,000.
Tin- appraisal took place here
Saturday.
"he will was filed after the death
of Mrs. J lonan, who left lu rge
sums of money io individuals and
organizations, with the Kplscopal
church receiving one of the largest
amounts, and with J:(5,000 set
aside for the construction of a
Catholic hospital in La Grande.
Lions Meet Today
For Discussion
A general discussion of attend
ance nnd committee functions oc
cupied the time during the lunch
eon of th Lions club today at noon
In thi Sacajawea Inn. A commit
tee also was appointed to consider
a dance lo be given In the near fu
ture. l-ilwood Gwllllains and June Stal
cup were named on tin; progr.tm
committee for tho month of Janu
ary. La Grande Woman
Dies in Lewiston
l.l;VIKTOX. Ida., JJcc. 311 (A.I-)
-Mi-h. Satiriih Ann Osborne, til.
I.a Grande, Ore., died Saturday at
tho home uf Iter daughter where
she was vlsitlmr. The body will
be taken to iu Crandc for burial.
Ilt, SKIFF DUOS
KOSIOBCIiO, Ore., Dec. 30 f AP)
Dr. Frank S. Skiff, Portland
dentist, died here last night fol
lowing a sudden heurt attack. He
came to Ilosehurg on business and
was In conference with his attor
ney when ho collapsed suddenl-.
Mrs. Skiff arrived today to return
the body to Portland.
I'lVK PKHSONH KILLLO
AMAUILLO. Tex.. Dec. 30 (AP)
Five persons were killed late to
day in an airplane crash ut the
Jl Ulcrest country club here.
HANK Fit PASSION OX
MOW VOHK, Dee. 30 (AP) !
Itichard Thorton Wilson, P.anker,
prominent on the turf died of
broncho-pneumonia at his home
here yeeuriiay. ilu was Hi years
fid. , .
SCHOOLS OF
CITY REOPEN
FOR WINTER
La Grande Students Re
sume Classes Today
no School Wednesday.
NORMAL SCHOOL
TERM TO START
Attending Young Men
And Women Already
Returning to City After
Christmas Vacation.
Willi the holiday season nearly
at an end, the city schools resum
ed classes today . for a two-day
period before talcing a vacation on
Wednesday, and preparations were
being made at the lOaslern Oregon
Normal school for the enrollment
of th0 students for - the winter
quarter, which Is to begin Thurs
day. Jan. 2. The cLly schools, after
closing on Wednesday, will re-open
Thursday to complete thu week.
Several schools over the country
followed a plan like Lu Grande's
this year, in taking one week off
for Christmas and then returning
tu school the. following week, with
a one-day recess for New Year's,
which is a legal holiday.
. Start Work Thursday
Announcement was made at Ihe
Normal school this morning that
all students arc requested to be on
hand to take up their work at 9
o'clock Thursday morning. Many
students, away for tho holidays,
are already returning to 1m. Grande
and' others will arrive here Tues
day and Wednesday, most of the
students living in nearby towns
and cities coming on the last
named day.
(Continued on Puga Klve)
ELECT GOODWIN
CHIEF OF CAMP
Spanish War Veterans
and Auxiliary Hold Elec
tions Saturday Night
James 11. I'age camp No. 14 and
Auxiliary No. II, ofr the U. S. W.
V., during a regular meeting held
In. thu K. of i hall Saturday eve
ning, elected officers for the com
ing year. ,
The following men were selected
lo hold positions. Camp command
er, Mark Y. Goodwin; senior vice
commander. J. G. Henry; junior
vice comjnander, David C. Conner;
officer of the day, C. H. Piatt: of
ficer of the guard. Sabin Alexander;
trustee. It. It. Huron.
Auxiliary officers elected were:
president, Anna Piatt; senior vice
president, Bdna V. Hale: junior
vice president, Mae Gump; chap
lain, Mis. Uussell; historian, Mar
rlettit Yeck; patriotic Instructor,
Louisa. Conner: C. Nora Chandler;
A. C. Pannie Henry; guard, Xcphn
Carbine, und assistant guard, Km
ma. Stager,
By motion, the members of the
G. A. It. and comrades of the In
dian wars were voted Into membeiv
1 ship In the camp, nnd the adjutant
J was instructed to place their names
j on James K. Page's rolls as hon
I orary members.
Indicating President Hoovers in
terest In the organization the fol
lowing telegram has been received
by Kred W'. Green, commander in
chief: " send you cordial Christ
mas greetings and my best wishes
for your happiness In the New Year
and 1 do pray, for your restoral loti
to health. Your country has not
forgotten and you will not forget.
The nation's prtdo in your valor
and devotion and Jts gratitude for
tho service you have rendered are
manifest In Its continued concern
for your welfare and In its warm
sympathy and regard 'Tor you.
Carrier Boys Demolish Turkey At
Annual Observer Christmas Dinner
That there is nothing w rong with
the younger generation, particular
ly when surrounding a Christmas
dinner table laden with turkey and
till the fixln's. was proved beyond
a doubt Saturday night in the Suc-
ajawea Inn ballroom,
j The occasion was The Observer's
j annual dinner for the carrier boys,
land after an hour and 20 mlnuies
j of diligent and thorough eating. Ihe
Wnectlng adjourned until next wln
j te.
j Twenty-five carrier boy and
) three members of The Observer
f starf gathered for the repast, and
: after the adults had put away n
! generotu; il toner, the boys were Just
beginning to get warmed up Tor the
occasion. First arid second help
ing."! iOon reduced the large turkey
to a sera gg ly and forlorn skeleto.
! and then roast beef was K !tt In as
a res'-rve to satisfy those who
wanted "thirds." lint that was
only the flret court"-!
After the turkey and the roasl
beef had been put otyay In a man
ner that would have done many a
champion proud, the dessert curne.
and wait eaten and came and came
a&uin, to vanish before the bxpert
MAYOR AND
23 OTHERS
FACING JAIL
Only Five Defendants
Acquitted in Mullan,
Idaho Liquor Trial.
NULLIFICATION OF
DRY LAW PROVEN
Ordinance Legalized Li
censes for Liquor Sales,
Gambling and Disord
erly Houses.
OOKCn crAI-RN'E, Ida.. Dee. 30
CAP) Twenty-four Mullan - resi
dents, Including the mayor, board
of trustees and chief of police, to
day faceil fines and jail sentences
; upon conviction of participation In
a widespread conspiracy to violate
j the prohibition lau
The verdict was greeted with
, nonchalance by some, nervous fid
geting by others und tears by the
women. The three women acquit
ted, cried nervously after the ver
dict was read. Five persons, two
nwn and three women,, were
acquitted.
. Tho two dozen were voted guilty
last night by a federal court jury
to " end a sensational trial that
lasted 11 days.
legalized Hum Licenses
Specifically, the trustees wore
uccused of passing an ordinance
which legalized licences and
amounted to nullification of the
Volstead act In Mullan and the
others, some of them officers who
refused to enforce the federal law,
and others active in whiskey dis
pensation, were charged with con
tributing lo the conspiracy.
i The trial, sensaltonal In its story
of purported wide open liquor sales
"open daylight" gambling games
and unmolested disorderly houses,
consumed 11 days, Including argu
ments. Defense' attorneys attempted lo
justify their clients' actions by the
fact that the town always had been
open, and that the merchants, of
ficials and others wore catering
:-the(Uenx'tWla of rough-talking and
hard playing miners who would
slay only so long as this type of
entertainment was furnished them.
J. 10. Massie, Plummet farmer,
foreman of the Jury, said that de
liberations were without acrimony,
and that the entire time was con
sumed with weeding out the five
persons not believed to be guilty.
The jury entered the deliberation
room, ho said, convinced that the
officials, police and oiiuo of thu
sellers were guilty. "
Those. Convicted
Those convicted were:
It. 10. Wentger, Hheriff of Sho
shone county; Charles Bloom', his
deputy; Arthur J. llarwood. Mayor
(Continued on Page Four)
Rancher Injured
Rescuing Son, 3
PIONDLKTON, Ore., Dec. 30
CAP) Percy Folsom, Pilot Hock
wheat rancher, was badly burned
about the head and arms Sunday
while, he was rescuing his thrce-year-old
son from a blaze which
destroyed the ranch home. Fol
som passed through roaring flames
several times to rescue the child.
Gary Takes Post
Left by Cannon
POIITLANI). Ore., Dec. an (AP)
John L. Gary, principal of West
Linn hltih school, today assumed
tho position as secretary-treasurer
of the Oregon State High School
Athletic association, recently made
vacant by th" resignation of Hoy
F. Cannon of Portland.
Gary declared him.seir as being
decidedly in favor or a slate fool
ball championship game.
Cannon, in resinning, said the
position took too miieh of his time.
, attacks of the young Americans,
j fighting a winning battle with their
j knives and forks. When all the
rest had given up, Fred Iteeinan
land Carl Anderson were still eat
; ing apple pie a la mod'-. True, lied
! Donovan was missed, but neverthe-
lea there were others who filled
bis dioes In excellent shape. Pat
Kitby thought he could eat the
! moMl, but had to give up before
, moil ot them bad finished, liob
MV-MIHan did jiiHtlee to the meal.
and those observing his work, found
j that his bright yellow suspenders
j were capable of expansion " Hh
' out breaking. Gerald Iturneti iis
; on hand, as usual fathering livon
: Priee, und Harold M.uruoe, al
! though ho was a little bit late, soon
'caught up wHh the others,
1
Well liehtivf d? No group of boys
that roil Id be gathered anywhere
' noitld be;it them. Aft'T the dinner.
one n win In the hotel fvpoke
I praise to one of Ihe members of
j The Obs-rver staff at the gnlher-
lug. comp!tmentltig the boys highly
on their fine behavior.
And. need less to Bay, a ifood lime
wut had by ull.
TO WED ROCKEFELLER HEIR
Ait heir to una of America's givatmt fortunes, 2l-yur-oM
Xelsoit Rockefeller, youngest son or John I. Ilockofcllcr ,lv,,
tvill bo wed some time next summer to Miss Mary TotUumtcr
Clark, prominent In Philadelphia and New York Nw-loty. They
aio pictured above. Their romance, began at Northeast liar-'
' bor, Me., whero both families ltavu sirmmor I ionics, ami they
- are lo bo married soon after young Rockefeller Is graduated
next Juno from Datimoutli .College, .
Improving Radio
Reception Seen
For Near Future
Hy J Iowa i ll W. Blakcwlco
(Science lOdilor, Associated Press
, t r 1 Feature Service)
lilOS MOLNIOS, la Dec. 30 (AP)
improving radio reception for
several years except for a brief
period about a year hence, was
forecast at the American Associa-
j lion for the Advancement of Sci
ence convention today by Harlan
T. Stetson of Ohio Wcsleyan uni
versity.
Stetson based bis prediction on
what he described u. ''remarkable
fulinMineul" of a forecast of tho
effect of Hiinspots upon radio that
he and Dr. Greenland W. Plcknrd
"ventured" before tho association
ii fear ago. This was that there
would be an increase In tho num
ber of suuspols this fait interfering
with the broadcast band, thai is
the radio used for programs. That,
he said, was just what happened
this fall lu October and November.
Now he said bo has additional
evidence that tho number of spots
rises and falls each 3 f mouths,
while making a "big rise and fall
each 1 1 years, n circle within a
circle. The big 1-lycar peak is
over.
Cochran Favors
Modification As
Aid To Farmers
WASHINGTON, Dec. yo (AP)
Modification of the prohibition law
to permit the manufacture of light
wines and beer as n farm relief step
was proposed today by Kepresentu
livo Cochran, democrat, Missouri.
In the latest state nu;ni center
ing about prohibition, (he. Min
soiirian said be would advocate "a
dignified effort" by the wet bloc of
congress to show the "ncccssiiy for
modification."
Modification of ihe Volstead
law ho as to permit the manufac
ture of beer and light wines nftl In
toxicating in fact," be said, "would
mean nearly a billion dollars lu
taxes lo the government) mmey
now going into the pockets of the
boot legger.
"Tho farmers would again have
a market for their cnrettli. nnd there
would be no sur plus," tic continued.
"The farmers bankrupt condition
dates back lo the time prohibition
was forced upon tho people or the
country."
Raker Welcomes
Reinstatement
PAKl'Ii, Ore., Dec. 30 (AP)
i J taker today wcleomcd relriHlate
l merit lu the High School Alhtetlc
; association without necessity of a
new right.
It was Indicated today that the
Laker school authorities will ak
j for a specific ruling on the ellglhff
jlly of two of the protested boys
: who are on the bankcthall sijuad.
Penney Will Not
Merge With S.-R. Co.
MOW YOltK". Dee. ;io (Special)
i F. C. Sams, president of the J.
; '. Penney company, lias announced
that tho nation-wide chain of retail
stores will not merge with Sears,
ltoebuck and company. Negotia
tions for such a merger have been
dcfirJUly terminated.
COLD IN MEXICO
CAUSES 3 DEATHS
Total for December Now'
13 Several Killed in
- European Storms.
MFXICO CITY, Pun. 30 (AP)--Threo
people died hero during tho
night of cold. Tho deaths brought
the total from the cold weather for
the month to PI.-
Two of tho victima were beggars
and. the third an Intoxicated man,
all went lo sleep in the streetn In
weakened condition, nnd died when
tho mercury dropped to 2H.
The other ten deaths occurred
similarly, four oT them on Christ
inas day.
NFVIOX KILLFD 1 STORM
LONDON, Dec. 30 (AP) At
least seven persons were killed and
u greater number Injured in a
southwest galo which swept ling
land, western prance and tho in
tervening seas over the- weekend.
The wind reached to miles an hour
at Scllly Isle.
Although that gale subsided Sun
day night the' weather bureau pre
dicted 1 1 U 1 probably would posa
out cquulty boisterously. A fur
ther atmospheric deprcHslon watt
spotted on thn eastern Atlantic.
A woman and her daughter were
killed and four others injured In
Manchester at the height of yester
day's gale when a house was wreck
ed. At Havre, France, a crann
was blown over and the Lug Abel Mo
sunk. Three of Its crew drowned.
A huge elm fell before thn wind at
I laxebrouck and killed two. Dam
ago occurred In many towns In
south and west Britain and In Nor
mandy, Telegraphic com mil idea
tions were interrupted In many out
lying dlstilclH. The aerial of the
broadcasting station at Chelmsford
was blown away, prevent Ing pro
posed transmission to, America of
I ho nrchbj.ihop or Canterbury's
sermon.
(tain Iihtchnch Floods
Pain which accompanied the gale
greatly increased Hoods In some
districts, partii'iila rly In north
Wales where thu Itlvcr Den went
out or Its banks and swamped tt
wido area. Mia ny sheep were
drowned and roads submerged
three feet deep. ,
Damago was heavy alongshore
and practically every port showed
(Continued on Page Four)
PLANE FALLS
INTO CHOW I);
THREE KILLED
IIIOAICNK, Tex.. Dec. 3ft (AP)
Three negro hoys were dead and
another lit n critical condition to
day as the result of an airplane fall
Into a crowd at the flying field
here yesterday. M tss Dorothy
' Storker, 17. Hom-lon slunt filer,
j Hi" Id (o bavo a private pilot's lie-
i-iin-- nun . Mimtiri hum- i.v iuk, urn:
to tier credit, was alone In the
plane when it swooped down upon
the crowd.
The flriid youths, two of whom
wero killed instantly, were Kelsey
Heatiu. 7, am) James Ilea me, 'j.
sons of John Henrne: arid Jim
Wrbster, l. sou or John Webster.
Tho boy Injured was Doek Wright.
Attempting to land, MIhh Stock
er was unable to regain altitude
when she, aw the impending; tragedy.
More Shootings
And Deaths On
The Rum Front
Officers Ambushed in
North Carolina Three
Deaths Occur in Battle
With Smugglers.
WEliK Ii.I ltl'M WAR TOLD
OXKOHI), N. C. Two Vir
ginia officers dead, shot from
ambush.
NKW LONDON. Conn. War
on rum runners over woekend
fatal to threo liquor smugglers.
NAPA, Cal. Federal prohi
bition agunt shot, rancher and
wifo under arrest.
CLIOVKLAND Former boxer
found dead, believed to bo vic
tim of liquor warfare. .
T)ANVH,Ui, Vll., Deo. 30 (AD
Uoputy Sheriff Bernard Puryonr of
Mecklenborit county and 1'ollco Of
ficer Muck K. Tuck, of Clarksvlllo,
shot from umhusli yeotorday while
removing threo prlxonora from a
Kill threo milcH oiihI of Clarkuvillo,
died (hu-liiK tho night at a liOHpltal
in Oxford, N. 0., Sheriff W. II.
DeuU'H of Mccklcnucrg county re
ported today.
Sheriff Dealca mU lie did not
know tho mimes of tho threo pris
oners arrested at tho still and who
were belllK hold toduy In tho Boyd
ton Jail. Ho stated also that of
ficials had no knowlcdito of tho
identity of tho man who shot tho
two officers, but that h0 suspected
ho wus tho fourth man who ran
from tho still.
Tho sheriff reported that tho of
ficers and tho throo moil wero a.
mile and a halt from th0 still when
fire was opened on them. I'uryoar
and Tuck fell with gunshot wounds
in the fuce.
J. T, Clianey, prohibition officer
and C. O. Mullen, another deputy
sheriff, returned tho flro but they
did not know whether or not they
hit him.
T11UI01C K.UUGGIiKKS KILLED
NFAV LONDON, Conn., Dec. 30
(AP) War on rum runners in
Southern Now Kngland - coastal
waters over tho weekend took tho
Uvea of throo liquor smugglers
and caused the nolzuro of. throo
ihOfilA &ri'ari6,000 casos bf'corttta
band llituor .
The speedboat C-B677 of New
port, H. 1., known uh tho "Mack
Duck," was raked by machine gun
flro after attempting to escape
from tho coast uard patrol boat
CG-2H0 in a heavy fog yesterday
at the entrance of Narragansett
bay. Threo. men wero killed and
another wounded.
I Thn dead are: Jako Weinman,
35, New Bedford, Mass.; Dudley
Hrandt, 35, Hostou, and John Gonial-1,
28, Fair Havon, Mans. Tho
fourth member of the crow, Char
les Travcrs, 24, of Fair Haven, was
shot through one hand.
. Two other liquor laden boats
(Continued on Pago Four)
Hoover Expects
To Name Sackett
As Ambassador
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (AP)
President Hoover Intends to submit
to tho senate next Mnnflay tho
nomination of Senator Frederic M.
Sackett of Kentucky an ambassa
dor to Germany and the early res
ignation and departure of tho sen-
j ator for Berlin are expected,
i Under senatorial custom a mcm-
her of that body appointed to. an
other position Is given confirmation
immediately, the nomination being
called up out of order as u mark
of courtesy to the appointee.
Senator Sackett would mioceed
Jacob Gould Hchurman, resigned.
Itepubllcan parly leaders here
took for Governor Sampson of Ken
tucky to appoint as senator to suc
ceed Mr. Sackett, Representative
John M. HobfHon, republican, of tho
Uth Kentucky district who, wan tho
governor's campaign manager In
1U2K.
The appointment of Benator
Sackett to tho diplomatic corps is
regarded by soma party leaders
hero as clearing up the republican
political situation in Kentucky.
lteprcsentatlve Hoblsun and
Senator Sackett have been In op
posite camps for some time ami it
tiad been expected that they would
be the opposing candidates for the
republican senatorial nomination
next year.
Mayor of Walla
Walla Is Dead
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Dec J0
(AP) lien P. Hill, recently elect
ed for u third term, mayor of Walla
Walla and prominent In state poll
1 1 i:m for many years, died at his
holitu here vexleriluv fiiitu llm ef .
I fects of a paralytic stroko suffered
I ( 'hrlstmas eve.
U. S. Population Is
Around 119,306,000
MOW VOHK, lira. 30 (Al Tho
natloiuil hurcan if economic rfi
iwHTh flRiircH thorn w?ro at leant
I lli.aoo.ooii pf oplo In tho United
Ktatc In 1928, or 1 4.000,000 mora
thnn In ms, Of tho total mimlior
1 10,600,000 mippor'tcd tliomnolvi'H
und tho tout of tho population.
BRITISH RULE
OVER INDIA
IS ATTACKED
Congress Next Sunday to
Act on Resolution Ask
ing Independence.
LEADERS-FAVOR
GRADUAL CHANGE
Dominion Status Not De
sired Biitish Govern
ment is Awaiting an
Official Report.
LAHORE, India, Dec. 30 (AP)
Rosolutlons asking complete inde
pendence of India from the British
crown will be presented to the 44th
natlonllst congress, which opened
Sunday, with full approval of the
'AU-India national oongreea party's
oxocuttvo committee.'
Tho executive committee voted
134 to 77, in approval of the reso
lution of Mnhatma Ohundi, nation
alist leader, favoring comploio
independence to be attained grad
ually. Ghandl advocated an a first
step non-cooperation with tho Bri
tish governmental machinery.
An amcnt mont to Ghandl's mo
tion providing fop complete sovor
anco of relations and soveranco of
participation in tho present gov
ernment of India was rejected by
a vote of 131 to 89 after Ohundi
had made, his plea for gradual jno-
gres in me campaign ior ultimate
solf-government.
Gliuiuli Leads Fight
Clhandi led the fight In the com
mlttoe against those who were In
clined to favor tho proposed dom
inion status for India,
More than 30,000 Indiana at
tended opening of tho con gross.
. When Pandit Jawaharlal Mohru,
as president of the congress, raised
tho national flag the throng broko
through the police cordon und
swarmed toward the platform. Sev
eral persons fainted in-the crush.
Tho Pandit declared tho flag
must nover be lowered while a
single ' person remained alive In
India. The throng greeted' his cry
with, oheera. and. sho" of "long
live the revolution," jMuatUrb
anco for a time bora rjfi he ap-
IU his opening address tho Pan-,
dlt said:
"We want to end exploitation of
the poor in India and to get tho
reality of power, not merely tho
livery of ' office." 1ft) described
dominion status as the shadow of
authority for a handful of Indians
but mere repression and exploita
tion of tho musses.
"Mud huts, . hovels and the
nukednoss of the people testify tu
the glory of tho British eroplro In
India."
Lnat year the AU-India congress
adopted a resolution calling for a
campaign of civil disobedfonco If
dominion Btatus was not granted by
tho ond of 1020. V,
British Awaiting ItCor(H
The British government has yet
to hoar the report of tho commis
sion of Sir John Hlinon, which
recently investigated Indian condi
tions with a view to reporting on
poHsililo Htututory reform and tho
posHinie extent io wnicn sou-government
might be granted.
Tho Hunaay London Times said
that If tho All-Indian congress wero
truly representative of. all India its
resolution demanding complete in
dependence would be tho most
grave and momentous event slnco
tho mutiny of 1857, '-but in point
of fact the congress Is nothing of
tho kind."
The paper contended It was conv
posod of "some thousands uf un
ropresontativo Indians whoso
brains havo been fermented with
IdeuH of wostorn democracy."
These, the Times doclared, do not
(Continued on Pago Five)
XMAS TRAGEDY
REVEALED IN
VERNON, TEXAS
VEKNOtf, Tex., Dec. 30 (AP)
Kvldonco of a tragedy of poverty
which wiped out a family of nix
persons In the midst of surrounding
Christmas cheer, tho bodies of a
father and flvo children lay today
lu a county morgue. The children
apparently wero killed by their
father, who then committed sui
cide. Tho dead were J. H. Haggard,
&G. farmer, and his children, Hlmon,
IS; John, 10; Alto, 15; Alma, 12,
und Dorothy, 6. The mother died
threo years ago,
A notu reading: "All dead. I had
rather bo dead. Look In cellar,"
found on tho door of the house,
was Interpreted by authorities as
conclusive evidence that the slay
ing!) wero the final act of a father
stricken by grief at his Inability to
provido his children with Christ
mas toys.
Tho bleuk farm homo whnro tho
nix lived was without a sign of
Christmas decoration or festivity
when the bodies wore found by a
Mexican who stopped at tho house,
and contained only the barest ne
cessities of life. Authorities bo
llevo the deuths occurred on Christ
mas day or the day following..
Apparently the children wore
slain as thoy 'slept. All were shot
through tho head. A shotgun rest
ed across tho body of Kaggurd.