EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER- EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE Ha Ckanto Swtritw GPhsmtrr CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OrtKQON: Kulr tonlglit und Fri day, colder In the Interior tonlylit. Moilointo northeuaterly wIihIh. volume xxvni MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1930 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 122 LEGION POST ESTABLISHES LOAN FUND La Grande Organization Starts E. 0. N. Student Loan Fund With $1,000 ACTION TAKEN AT JANUARY MEETING Idea Conceived by Com munity Service Commit tee and Ratified by . Meml)ers Last Night. , A student "loan fund for the uso of ICiiHtorh Oregon Normal school students,' beglnnirig operations about next September, 'was author ized Inst niglU ; at the : January meeting of the American Lesion post No, 43 of L-n. 'Ci ran tie, held in the Sucujawea Inn: The idea of iho fund' was born -In the 'com munity service committoe ' of the post, consisting of Harley II; Rich ardson, chairman; D. D. Pettengor, Hiram T. Smith and jtnymond -O. Williams, and was definitely ad opted by (be legionnaires last. night. A board for the administration of Iho loan fund,, to be Known as tho American Legion; Student Loan Fund;.' will be appointed im mediately and will formulate plans for its future procedure, : , The fund was . established by the diverting of tho sum of $1,000 frorm tho legion's general fund, this 1o be nn initial diversion with addi tional sums added to the amount as thov become nvailnhlo, ' Legion naires esnect the fund, to grow to several thousand dollars, within a few years, ' Provisions-of Fund The purpose of the fund 1h to aid deserving students of the Normal school in the. completinn of .their court in higher education. Provi sions of the loan fund follow: , "Money shall not be loaned ex cept . under the following condi tions: (1) the student must have completed satisfactorily three quar ters, or one year, I, c.; the student must be in the fourth or subse quent quarters, of the. course as prescribed by tho board of educa tion of the K; 0.N-' (K), 'th'e dent must have the moral endorse ment of tho president and , other Mipulaled faculty menVbers of tho JnMlltutlon.' ' Said .. endorsements shall testify as to tlie students academic, record, his or her char acter and deservability, and capa bility, and capability, of repaying tho loan. The student shall also be required to furnish one letter of recommendation from a reliable party from tho town-, or locality from which said student has lived prior to his or her, attendance, to the local school. This said party f,...nii!in Hiifh letter of recom mendation shall not be a member of his or her immediate family, or of tho faculty of the normal school. (3) the amount of tho loan shall not exceed $lf0 to any one student, and shall bo based on the actual need, moral hazard and the ability of the student to repay, (-!) no loan shall be made for a period In excess of two years, (5) money shall bo loaned at the nominal rate of four per cent per annum, pny ablo in advance; (0),. insuranco em'oringthe amount of tho loan shall be carried on each student for the entire period of tho loan. "The said fund shall be under tho supervision of a board com posed of i'2 members of La Grande Post No. 43, American Legion, six members of which shall constitute (Continued on Fugc Three) NEW HEATING, PLUMBING CO. TO OPEN HERE Announcement wan made today (hut a new plumbing and heating firm will open for biisim'ss in La Grande about (he iif'th of this month, consisting of Ed ShHl worih. Herman Goeek and his brotlifr. Frank Ooeck. The company, to be known ay tilfl S hell wort h-Goeck Plumbing and Hunting company will operate from Walla Walla to Itnise, with head qua rters at 'd 1 2 Elm street. La Orando, wbicii i being remodeled tor inn opening. All branches of plumbing and beating, with repair ing a specio lty, -will be handled, and iho company plans to guaran tee all work. Mr. Khelhvirth and Frank Ooeck had rliargM of the pi tt tubing n nd heating work nf the Sueaja we;i Inn, and the ihrc mm hav spent most of (be last twn years on big proj , TK hie Itniitiir the Marcus Whit man hot il at Walla Walla and oth ers. Mr. Shellworth'H family will move to La Grande as soon a? school ends for the year. vi;atiii;p, touav 7:"" a. in.- J 3 ubove. .Minimum: H above. t 'ond ft Ion; Pitrtlyl ( Intidy. vi;ai ui;ii Yi;sn;iiiAv Maxltntim r;t. minimum s above, ''ondition: Traces of snow, moisture .1 of inch. WEATIIEIl JA. 9. I9i Maxiiulm L'li, rnlnlmum 15 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. Jury List For Justice Court Has 162 Names Committee Consisting of Judge Denham, John SpeckhartandF. A. Eames Make Selections. Tho jury list for the La Orando justice of peaco district, for the year 1930, has been -selected, It la announced by Judge L.. Denham, of the justice court. A total of 102 men have been selected, by a com mittee consisting of Judge Deu ba nv, John Speukhai't , and F. A. Eamea. , The list follows: V '-.' . John Allen, CY W. Ambrose, . Bunyan! Anderson, George L. An derson, ,11, II. Anderson, .ll.ulda j Anderson, Sam- Anderson, Sum F. Andrews; lusUel Androws, Mar ' garet Anson,. William Anson,' Jo seph Anson,. Oscar William Ayars, Harvey Baker, Jacob A... linker, Howard Ball; -.C. ,E. Baum, Uay . niond C, Baum, Melville IS. Baxter, Robert'' Baxtor, llarvey M. Buy, David V. Beck. Carl Becker, August- Behrens, T. K.. Bellamy, ; Rose. Bellamy, B.- A.' Benham, Bird Bennott, , John1 flennet, .Oscur Ber ; gor, Lula- Be'rger,' Aij L. Jturry, Claude L. Berry, CharlcH'A. Blnga liuin, Charles W. Blugher, Vera Bingneri Milan Plane hard, . Joy Rlanchard, W. P. Blanchard, Mary 10. Blanchard, LeRoy Blanchard, Carrio Blanchard, " Stella. Block, 'Albert Bloom, Laura, Bloom, Chase .ijohnenkamp, Lillian Bohnenkamp, Thomas If. Boohor,. Fred Braden, Laura Braden, "William P. Brad ' show, and William W. , Bradsbaw. r Etta.M, Brasel, : Katie Bryant, Leo W, Bryant, Elizabeth Burke, James it. Burk, Clara Burk, Balph i'l. Byers,. Charles W. Cain, J. 1. Caldwell, Ernest Campbell, D. Car bine, Cepha Carbine, L; 10. .Carter, M, J fi Caton, CharlctvA. Chadwick, ,J. A. -Chandler, Lloyd A. Chandler, ' Ueorgc H. - Chapman, Karallne Chapman, J. M. Choute, Claudo L. Clark, John II; Clark, Ralph Clark, James Clay, liirry .11. Cleaver, ;. Mabel W. Cleaver, S. CJ. Coleman, ' Mabel Coleman, Calhoun N. Combs, .Nephi Combs, W. M'. Condlt, L; F. Condlt, D. C. Conner,, Louisa Con ner, Elmer Conrad, Chester C. Coolidge, H. E. Coolidge. ' i , Margaret. Cooper, lien Cotner, , Ollio Cotner, David Cox, .Charles Crandall, W. , L. Crandall, Homer Crawford, John T. Crawford, Olive .Crawford, .Frederick ;K:kV . Helen M. Cross, George H. Currey, Adam F. Cyr, Claudo L. Damercll, Clar ence Daron, Herbert Davies, Clyde Davis, Pearl Davis, D. Davis, Claire Davis, James B. Davy. L, I'. Day, Ernest DcLong, Joseph Dial. Porter Dial, Charles Dis(jua, E. J. Dona hue. . 1 A. Doss. Ethel Doss. Ben M. Durland, F. L. Dyal, C. J. Eaton, Boss T. Eaton, Carl M. Ebert, E. L. Eekley, Victor .Eckley, Carl J. Edenholm, Gcrtrudo Hdenholm, . '(Continued, on Pago Kour) One Veteran Is Available For 2 Basketball Tilts Influon.a continued to dog th" La, Grande High school basketball team and today Roe, speedy guard and a. consistent scorer, was on the sick list. Only 1-Vjus, of nil the li ttertueu eligible for play, remain ed In the. lineup for games here Friday night with 1'nlon and Satur day iiIkIU with Joseph. Coach Ira Woodie, with his first team "shot to piees," has gone in to tho class teams to get, enough boys to play the two gam en. Among i those w'iio will have a chance to play are: Fans, John Perry. Oester ! line, 11. Nelson, Anderson, C. Per kins, Earl Heery, Kvans, Torrence and Hartitian. - t Tho Friday game will begin at j S ami the Saturday game nl S:3d i o'clock. Poth are to bo preceded I by class game. Itesorvod seals I mny be obtained at Glairs Drugs the day of the game. Water Hearing To Commence Today L. H. Stanley, of Salmi, assist ant state engineer, passed through La Grunde this morning en route to Enterprise where he will hold a hearing commencing this afternoon on the application of the Pacific Power and Light company to change the character rind place of use of the water owned by it un der its water right at. the outlet of the Wallowa lake. Several of Iho ditch companies owned by the farmers of'the lppr Wallowa val ley proteHtod ngainst the npplica 1lon. The light company uses th water to generate eleelrlehy at lij newly const rye-ted generating plant at Joseph, serving all of Wallowa county. Miss Annetfu. Johnson, of La Grande who has been named re porter to take the testimony at the Ikh rinir left nn lhl inoruinir'n ' I rain t or KuternriMO. Marshall Funeral Services Friday Fuii'-ral services for Mrs. Edith Marshall will be h- Id tomorrow af- Iternoon at 2 o'clock at the Snod- grass and Zimmerman mortuary, it was announced today. Tho body will be laid to rest In )the family plot In the Muaonic 'cemetery. " . - " CHANGES IN COLD WAVE ARE SLIGHT T . La Grande Two Degrees Warmer at Minimum Than Wednesday. COLDER "TONIGHT, PREDICTION SAYS Canadian Provinces Re port 34 to 46 Below : Zero Temperatures Rain in California. Although tho difference was slight, the weather took a change, for the wnrmor in La Grande dur-' lug the last 24 hours, with a mini- ' mum last night of 10 above, com pared with eight above the night before. Coupled with the slight Increase In tho minimum; (lie ab sence of wind made the cold some- J what more agreeable. ' Yesterday, approximately a quarter of an .inch, of fine snow fell during the day. remaining on tho ground and improving fooling somewhat with its protective cov ering over tho icy sidewalks and streets. . .. roiwast: Colder Tonight Tho weather forecast for tonight and Friday for Oregon is fair weather, with colder temperatures in the interior tonight. The cold .wave held absolute sway in tho Western Prairie pro vinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Cu lumbla. In Canada today, with temperatures of from 34 to 4fi below zero reported. Win nipeg had 34 below and Princf Albert 4i belo.w. With the Pacific Northwest still locked in ttto icy grip of tho chilly wave, California experienced tem porary rtdief today us tempera tures rose under the stimulus of a general rain. IjOv Pressure Area An area of low pressure which developed off the Oregon coast, moved southward last night bring ing intermittent showers and ris ing temperatures to most of North- I cm. California which shivered un der ubnormal conditions during 'Unx'dayT-- r-ff . . The rain was expected to extend beyond tho Tehauhapis and temper possible ravages of huavy frost in citrus districts there . Smudges were burning in nearly all of tho groves in anticipation of continued cold... No damage from forst has (Continued on Page Five) STANDLEY WINS BASEMENT WORK Julius Roesch Awards $2,347.50 Contract to La Grande Contractor. Tho contract for the excavation work for the 'basement of the new Koesch building on Washington and Fir, has been awarded to Tom Stand ley, of this city, it was an nounced today, llids were submitted is follows: E. O. Morris 3,37a, A. It. HiatL ?2,r47.r, W. J. Kelly ?li.r.0D, Tom Standley ?2,3-17.C0 and 11. W. Shaf fer $2,190. Mr. Koesch awarded the contract to Mr, SI a ndi ey, although his bid was not tho lowest, because he Is a local citizen and will employ all local labor, it is said. Mr. Shaffer has his headquarters in Portland and would employ "foreign" bibor to some exleilt. Mr. Uoeseh's po!ic, bo explains. Is that hoiiiV contractors and workmen should be given preference on all local work. Excavation work is expected to start on the new project as soon as conditions are favorable. Eastern Oregon Normal Quintet Defeats Union Hoop Team, 47 to 24 Showing some improvement. In passing ami general team work, the Eastern Oregon Normal school (pi Intel won its second straight game, of the early-season play at 1'nion last nfgbi, defeating an in dependent five A 7 to '2i. The next game for the blue and gold'sd'iad will take place at Helix Ha tin day night, ngainst the ited Devils, who were defeated hen,, re cently ,'C! to 27. The Mountaineers (ool an early lead, ending the find ouaiier with e, peven-poinl lead, and extending tho score to L'.'i to 14 at half time. A similar pace was maintained through the third' period, which Melted the Im Grande team 13 point'. In the t iiia period I niou phi yon; s!i.t two field goals while the vinltors were ringing four iit'd convert ing a free, throsv a Cter a foul. Cniwfuid, center, v. a high point man with a total of I'i points, I 'J j of which were counted in the open ing half. Sarratt. who scored rive i In the first half, wa the leading I scorer in the third and fourth pe- rlods, with tiireo field goals, j For Cnlon. Parent, at center, an ' all-rlistrict (enter during his high ! school days, counted 10 points and way a clo&e third in tcori:i-r !io::or. Block of Bonds To Be Sold By City On Jan29 Will Offer Lots on L and Eighth Streets to E. 0. N. City Park Area is Completed. ' ; ' A block of municipal bonds, In tho amount of $S,2SG.15 and with interest, at flvo and a half per cent, will be offered for sale by the city commission Wednesday evening, Jan. 29. The city recorder was authorized at last night's executive session, to advertise for bids. This block of bomH represents the amount of street and sewer Im provemont'work In La Grando dur ing 1029. ' .' A communication was road at last- night's meeting, to be handed to President II. E. lnlow, of the Eastern Oregon Normal ; school asking him to submit an offer of three lots owned by tho city on L and Eighth streets, to tho stato board of higher education at Its meeting on Jan. 10. It is under stood that the Union Paciric sys tem will nlso offer tho board five lots at K and Eighth streets at tho same moeting. Tho land in both question; would be given the board for the use of the Normal school, with the board to assume street (Continued on Page Five) Delegation To Naval Meet On Way to England KOMOKKN", N. J., Jan. 0 (AP) Expressing hope of accomplishing their mission, Iho American delega tion to the London naval armament limitations conference sailed for England today aboard t he liner George Washington. The ' gang plank was taken in at Uilifc p. m, WITH THE AMERICAN NAVAL MISSION ION KOUTE TO NEW VOKIC, Jan. !) ( AP) laying the flags of a special, the train car rying the official party of the American delegation to the London naval parley rushed on u fast schedule through four slates today for ...the mid -uTter noon sailing of the party on the S. S. George Wciah-Vfaton.,-- --. " .-'' A small handful of friends' of members of the. . party totalling about so gathered at. the union sta tion for final , farewells. Secretary Stiiiwon, chief Ameri can delegate and a number of oth er officials and advisers who had already gone to Now- York will join tho party at. tho pier. In the ab sence of the secretary and all of tho delegates except Secretary Ad ams, the conserve rsations on tin- trail re In ting to the forthcoming conference wero of an informal na ture. ; Aviatrix Killed In Georgia Wreck WOODBINE, Ga.. Jan. ft (AP) Mrs. Neva. F, Paris, Great Neck,-. Long Island, aviatrix. was killed in the'marshes near here today when her piano went into a. noso dive about .mmmi feet altitude and was demolished. Mr:. Paris wan a saleswoman for tho Curtiss flying organization and was en roiitM to M,laml, Fla., to participate in iho air meet, there next week. Dr. Spears Denies Oregon Reports MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, Jan. 9 t AP) Dr. Clarence W. Spears, I'niversfty of M initesota. football coach, today denied ho would ac cept a position as head football coach at the T'niverslty of Oregon and contradicted reports that ho had conferred with Oregon athletic officials there, Monday, regarding the position. Posey was ill of the flu and re mained in La Grande, McCulley playing bis position. Tin, game was well played, with r fafr-slzed crowd in attendance. This wan the first appearance of an KpHlern Oregon Normal school team in an out-of-town basketball game. ' The suimua ry follows: E. O. N'. HoUeheriM, f. Sullivan, L .. era. w ford, c. Mccully. k. ... Si i rrett, K Carden, f. .... Price, f, ........ Wade, r Pai.dey, g Itarger, g FO FT 1 Cnion -lletriek. f. , Martens, f. . I Parent, c. ... ! Gcertneri, g. mi:ld-r. g. . m nib, f, '"ox, g 1 1 '- 24 Adrian Coodhroud, of Ucferce; j Union. SCOUT WORK TO CONTINUE DURING YEAR Eastern Oregon Council Holds Annual Meeting i in Baker Hotel. MANY LA GRANDE MEN ARE PRESENT This City Certain of Suf ficient Fund to Continue Boy Scout Activities in 1930. One of tho largest and most suc cessful meetings of the Eastern Oregon Hoy Scout council In Us history, was held last evening In tho Baker: hotel at Baker with about 35 men in attendance, rep resenting .tho four counties of Baker, Wallowa, Grant and Union. A delegation of ten or moro men from La Grando wcto present, with a largo delegation going to Baker from Enterprise. A 'definite program was adopted as outlined by tho national coun cil, with tho local council assured of sufficient funds to carry on its main work during tho year. La Grande reported its financial ob jective reached. .'Tho Program for 1030 The objectivoa for 11)30 follow: To live up to tho motto of tho Eastern Oregon council "Scouting for all boys all for boy scouting." To bring all boys in tho council under tho leadership of some scoutmaster that they may have a part of tho program, that tho coun cil Is providing. Tu improve tho scout camp in any way possible. To; encourage weekend hikes and ca m ps. i To; provide, a winter camp ' If possible. Tov- maintain all of the present standards and recruit all the pos sible men for merit badgo faculty and - keep the standard of their examinations high; To recruit all boys possible for scouting and contact all boya on their llith birthday anniversary. T((shavR no lapsed troops. 1-tf. 'conduct training aehools- in all districts. To maintain boards of review in all districts as this keeps the stand ards of test-passing high. To attend all regional confer ences and tiemlinars. To recruit and train field com missioners. To establish farm and homo pat rols wherever possible to care for rural bo-s. To enlist tho services of every nerson In the council who has abil ity to help put. over tho program of character building and ciliaen shlp .training. (Conilcu&u on Five) Weather Warm In Middlewest And East Today lly the Associated Press Springlike weather prevailed along the Atlantic seaboard from Maino to Florida today, but a cold wavn that held the wesl, in its grip was reaching out to the east, and youth, and a. marked drop in tem pera turn was predicted before nightfall. The weather man's whim for rec ords took the form of two inches of sleet, a). Henrietta, Tex. The of ficial thertaometer in New York City rose to a new record of 57 to day, with tho prediction of a fur ther rise during the afternoon be fore the vanguard of the cold wave arrived. The warm weather so weakened the ice at Hanover, N. II., and Bur lington, VI., that college hockey games had to be postponed. Two girls skating at North Chemlsford, MasK., broke through the soft ice and drowned. Melting snow and rain In west ern New York had given way to day to sleet and streams that had threatened to overflow their banks were Mubsldlng. The storn( that has been raging for three days in the west had caused three deaths. Edward Uok Dead In Florida Today LAKE WALES, Fla.. Jan. !f (AP) Edward W. Bolt, who came to jthlH country as an immigrant boy j from the. Netherlands and carved lout for himself a distinguished po j nit ion in public life as an editor, author and philanthropist, died at ibis estate near hero today. He wan I Cfi years old. Astoria Cannery Ravaged by Fire AH'I'OUIA. Ore., Jan. ft AP) A smouldering ruin was all that wau loft or the obi Sanburn-Cul- fug company's calmon cannery and ! waroiiotJHM here today a (tor fire ! ravaged the structure and caused a low. J. K. Burke, president, tstl- mated at $250, nao, j Burke narrowly escaped dealh w hen lie wan caujlit In tho build Uvj. NO SWANK Though theirs nro uvo nf iho nation's best known and wealth iest families, tho utmost simpli city marked. Iho wedding of William 11. Vandorhllt, iiiuitl inLUionalro desceiulaut of pioneer capitalists, and An no. Gordon Colby, daughter of F.ve-rott Col by, prominent politically. Jlrldo n ml groom are pictured hero after the ceremony, attended by only 30 guostN, at West Oraugo, n. .r., STATE BANKS TO BE CONSERVATIVE Annual Meetings Being Held Over Oregon; Many Hold Earnings Intact. , SALEM, Ore., Jan. 9 (AP) -When tliu. qloekhoklers of state banks and li'lisl companies operat ing in Oregon go Into their annual meetings today the directors and officers of a number of tho Institu tions will Inform them that a more conservative policy has been adopt ed for this year, particularly tn regard to tho retention and con servation of earnings. This was made known here by A. A. Schramm, slate superintendent of banks. , i "A number of .the banks," Schramm, an hi, "aro holding their earnings Intact,' Intending to build up Cielr surplus and ' undivided profits account and refraining from payment of dividends. This is due to the fact that banks nro no longer penalized through tax assessments for increasing their surplus neeounla or carrying a larger balance in undivided profits. "There is manifest a decided ten dency towards more conservative distribution of earnings, all of which means better protection for tho depositor), and eventually greater earnings for tho stockhold ers, because, with the retention of earnings, there in an additional capital on which ruluro .durns will be. anticipated, A. portion of tho earnings will be applied lo- (Continued on Page Four) NAME SACKETT AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY WASHINGTON, Jan. 0 (AP) Senalpr Frederic M. Rackelt, of Kentucky, was nominated today by President Hoover to be ambasha.dor to Germany a nd immediately bis senate col leagues confirmed tho nomination. 'Within a few minutes after the president's appointment had reach ed th o senate, Chairman Borah of the. foreign relations committee, 1 asked for confirmation of the Ken- luckiau. '11; is was doiio at once. Fit ANKFOUT, K, Jan. ! (AP) John M. KnbiNon,( representa tive from the eleventh Kentucky congressional dlstrir t, was appoint ed I'nlled States senator today by Governor Sampson, succeeding Frederic Jrf, Hocked, resigned. WASHINGTON. Jan. U (AP) William E. Lee, of Idaho, was nom inated today 1 o be an interstate commerce commissioner for Hie term expiring Dec. III. F'.'tl, caused by tho resignation of CoiiiinlMrtionor Campbell. Leo Is on i lie supreme court bench Of Idaho. DENTAL ESSAYS Ml NT BE MAILED SOUS' As PGSSIBIJ-; Kssays in I In dental essay con leM. which have been written by students of the seventh and eighth grades and the hlnh seliool, should be mailed to tho state board of dental examiners, .Medical Dental building. Portland. Dr. Kay Mur phy announced today. They should be mailed as soon us possible, he said. These will be graded in Portland by the dental committee, which will u'jkct the. bcL't c-sauy. Dill Continues Battle Against Station KWKH Senate Again Hears of "Use of Profanity" by W. K. H e n d e r s o n , Shreveport Owner. WASHINGTON, Jan. 0 (AP) i'ho nrrest und proaocution of W. K. HciiuorBun of tihrovuport, La., If uo neiHlHitul In '-mo utto of pro. iuntiy" over his radio nullum, K.WKU, wuh dunmnilod In tho son mo today by Senator JJill, Demo crat, Wa.HhiliKtou. Hill, who recently objected In tho sonatu to uao of profanUy by Hen derson, said today ho nud conferred with the radio commission and tho attorney general in regard to stop ping the practice. , The rauio commission, ho nddod, aula It did not liavo afiiuuvils mat any ono used profane languugo in broadcasting lrom tile station but lie said lie thougnt tho commission now had them. 1UII explainod that his interest in tho matter hud nothing to do with attacks made by Henderson against chain stores that his recont suito munlH In tlio somite had boon mis interpreted by soma persons. "X am concerned," ho said, "only that this gilt of sclonco ahull not bo uacd to befoul tho air and malto It impossible for women and chil dren to listen over tho radio," Senator Wnlah, Domocrut, Mon tana, uslted Dill how ho had taken tho matter up with tho attorney general. The Washington senator replied ho hud written a lcttor calling tho attorney general's attention to tho profanity section of tho radio law and suggesting that nn Inquiry bo niudo by a federal district attorney In Louisiana. : , Tho diatrlet uttornoy, Dill said, might attempt to persuade Hondor son to modify his language, and If that failed, a prosecution might then bo made. . "Then the law seems to cover tho case," Walsh said, and Dill agreed. ( Pierce, Ilaney Make Speeches At Demo Dinner POltTLAND, Orb., Jan. 0 (AP) Tho OroKonlan said today that two speech en that sounded HUHploi ously like platforms of gubernator ial aspirants wero mado at tho Jackson Day dinner yostordiiy by Walter M. Piorco, foi'mer Oregon governor, and Bert E. Hnnoy. "Tho third," tho newnpnpor nld, "which wan rather a 'thrust at tho Plorce und lluney efforts, was de livered by Elton AVntkins, former representative in congress, who do clarod the democrats 'should nom iimlo Mark Wcalhorford, or hoiuut ono llko him." . Flood Warnings Issued In South Til EM'PI-yS, Tenn., Jan. 9 (AP) Wilh rivers and other streams ul ready heavily burdened a rain soaked Mississippi valley looked forward today to moro rain fol lowed by sleet or (mow. Highways in some sections' were Impassable and lowlands Inundated. How ever, thus far only minor dunuigo has been reported, Ju Arkansas tho White and St. Francis rlyerii wero rising rapidly. Flood warnings havo been Issued aloiiK tho Ouachita and Black rivers. Soldiers Reviewed By Future Queen UOME, Jan. 'J (AP) Moro than l!!i,()00 men of arms, the pick of Italy's contingents, passed in re view today before the new Princess of Piedmont, Italy's futuro queen, who until her marriage to I'rlncu Humbert yesterday was Mario Jose of Belgium. ' They will not start their honey moon until Haturday, leaving then probably for tho royal hunting iodgo nt Han KoiHorc, near Pisa. Formal entry will be mado into Turin, irumbert'H city of residence, hoiiiu lime next week. .MICJIIOAN CLEARS SHI HIS IjANHINO, Mich., Jan. Il (AP) The M lehitfnn state boxing com mission today exonerated Charles Arthur (Tho Great) Shires in con nection wilh charges that tin at tempt hud been made to fix a fight recently scheduled in Detroit with Battling Cj'Ihh. CROWD STORMS MI'SEI M. N'.iV YORK, Jan. 'j (AP) A crowd of 4&O0 stormed tho Ameri can Museum of . Nat ura 1 History last night fn an uttempt to see a motion plcturu on the Einstein theory. Police reserves wero called to restore order when museum at tendant wero overwhelmed, commits si 11:1m; SHANGHAI Jan. A.P) Sko Chun V u, nephew of Alfred S.u, Chlncsu minister at London, com mitted suicide- last night after loss of $1:0,000 through speculation In gold burs from. Nanking. YOUNG GUARD RECOGNIZED IN SENATE LaFollette, Thomas Ap proved as Liancndates for Finance Committee. McNARY REGARDED AS GROUP LEADER Oregon Senator May be Selected Assistant Chief Under Senator Watson, of Indiana. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 ( AP) 'i'ho new senate republican organ ization set up. with Senators La follotto, Wisconsin, and Thomas, Idaho, on the finance committee was formally approved today by tho committee on comjnittocH and will be placed, before a party con ference tomorrow. ; Both factions are recognized In tho reorganization of tho senate republican machine by representa tion on tho powerful, finance com mittee, usually reserved for ' ad ministration regulurs.' : Lafollotto goeu on the commlttoo over the opposition - of Senators Rood of Pennsylvania, Moses of Now Hampshire and Bingham oC Connecticut. Young; Guard Wins Out Tho Influence of the "young guard" was seen as tho deciding factor which finally brought about a decision by tho veteran senate republican chieftains to recognize Eafolletto's candidacy for the ft-1 nance committee and avoid an open cleavage In tho party's ranks. Senator Snioo.t of Utah, tho vet eran chairman of the finance com mittee, himself cast tho deciding vote which permitted Lafolletto to go on his committee. Senator Mt: Nary, of Oregon, chairman of tho committoe on committees, was re garded us the leader In bringing about a solution of tho problem which had threatened to cause an open discussion of tho party's dif ferences on tho senato floor MeNury Spokesman Senator McNary has been looked upon by the -"young 'guard' ele ment which' Identifies itself closely with tho Hoover administration, at its spokesman. He very likely will be aolected assistant lender undur senator Watson , of Indiana, tho party chieftain, at the republican conference to bo hol4 tomorrow.,-, , Senutor Robinson, . of Indiana, another of tho "young guard" gets tho lono vacancy on tho important foreign relations committee, und Senator Hastings of Delaware, of tho same group, wins tho only vacancy on the interstate commorce committee which shapes tho rail road legislation under Chairman Couzons. Senator Smo.ot retains tho chair manship of tho flnanco committeo and Senator Jones of Washington, takes over the chairmanship of tho appropriations committee vacated by tho death of Senator Warren of Wyoming. Senator Johnson of California, bocorneo tho .chairman of tho commtorco committee. .v Culmination of Struggle Tho reorganization contest was regarded as a' culmination of tho long tariff strugglo which split tho senato republican majority three ways. Tho western independents boltod tho republican tariff mea sure and combined with, tho demo crats to rewrite the bill, confining tho tariff increases to farm prod ucts and pairing down down eomo existing Industrial schedules. With this contost well along, tho "young guard" elements appeared. IL agroed to confine the bill to irt croason In rates for farm products alone but asked that all existing in dustrial schedules bo retained, This offer of compromise was not accepted by tho weatorn independ ents but It left tho republican regu lars who had proposed a general upward tariff standing alone. ASKS IlKABINfiS WASHINGTON, Jan. 0 (AP) A resolution to direct tho law en forcement commission to conduct public hearings was introduced to- (Continued en Pago Four) Fears Felt For Safety Of Several I STOCKTON, Cal., Jan. U (AP) With communication cut off and a storm approaching, apprehension increased today for tho welfaro of John Nightingale, superintendent of tho Stockton airport, his wlfj and no von -y earmold son, believed snowbound since last Saturday In their cabin In the high Sierra, 45 tulles east from. Sonorn. Anxiety was also felt for the safety of Henry Merma, John Mel Ins and Irwin Burgess, power com pany employes, from whom no word has been received since they set out yesterday In an attempt to reach tho Isolated cabin on Ni agara flat. MRS. XORBLAI) IMPROVING PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 0 (AP) Mrs. Retty Nurbiiid, 7(i year old invalid mother of Governor Nor blad, who was strickon suddenly two days ago, was reported improv ing slowly at the Horn A of hoi "tolls tur, .Mrs. h. IS. Murk hum.