EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TOD AT. FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE fcirMtttt CITY EDITION THE WEATHER Oregon: Increasing cloudlneHS tonight and Thursday, probably with snows In the west. Not much chunge In temperature. VOLUME XXVIII LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1930 NUMBER 133 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER A. B C CIRCULATION OF LIBRARY BOOKS GAINS Total for Year in La Grande, is Nearing " the 100,000 Mark. CHILDRENTAKE GRE AT INTEREST Public Library Out-Ranked Only by Eugene and Salem and Four County Libraries. Orndually nenriiur tho . 100,000 mark, the In (iranile public lihrnry announced an increase of 6,000 in circulation during 1929 over, 1928, with last year's total nt 0fl,123. Only two city libraries In the fit a to have a lamer circulation than tho local library, and those nre located In Kugene iind Salem, cities more than double the 'popu lation. However, four county lib raries outrank Iai Grande. Thcuo nre: Multnomah. Umatilla, Wasco nnd Jack.son. The city library also ranks neventh In size In the .slate. Complete . redecoration .of the library toojk place during lOliO, when a new floor covering, and an oil burner furnace were provided. "With two new tables and 1U new chairs added to Its charm and cosi ness the library Is one of the most attractive in the state. . Children's Library In the children's department. 41.1171 books were circuluted. This is a new department, -supervised by Miss Gertrude Wagner, who Ins held story hours in the. children's vuum and has ttlven.hook reviews In the upper srades uf the (?rum nuir schools, stimulating n Kreatcr interest among the children In reading-. She is nt present making a picture collection, which is ex pected In be much larger next year. Therse pictures circulate just the same as books. tinmen libraries have been established at Green wood, Jllveria, and Willow schools. Jiorrowers total Ei.131. nn in crease of 317 over 19 28. Library cards expire every three years, ex plaining why 3, mi new borrowors this year only Increase tho total a little over 300, more, than lust year. Tho average dally circula tion is 324 for the six-day week. with an average of 19 books 'per I member for the year. With the 'ject proves reaslble. addition of 1,470 books the tolnlJ Thu committee named lo meet I ,. ..i,.m.. now number Hi.- 717. Fortv-nlne persons county have a paid membership in the city library. Much ot the librarian's time Is spent in reference work. The coming ot the B. O. X. t" La firundo has increased the circula tion, but it is difficult to say to what extent. MRS. GOODMAN PASSES AWAY IN LA GRANDE Mary Susan Goodman, following a three weeks Illness, died nt tho home of her daughter, Mrs. Verne Alnsworlh. at 10:30 o'clock Tues day morning. Mrs- Goodman, a pioneer resident ot Oregon, ciuno lo Wallowa county 43 yeurs ago. Funeral services will be at Los tlnc at 1 o'clock Thursday ufter noon in the Presbyterian church. Friends may view the body nt the Snodgrnss nnd Zimmerman mor tuary Wednesday evening and Thursday morning until 0 o'clock. Mrs. Goodman Is survived by six children. Mrs. Alnsworlh, C. M. and 1!. V. Goodman, of l'.nterprlse; It. C. Goodman, of Ashland, Mrs. F. L. Foster, of Dunsmulr, Cal., and Mrs. William lirand, of Fresno, '1.; two brothers, .1. S. und A. M. Wagoner, ot Enterprise, and 10 grandchildren. (LAX JirXIOIl C II.V.MIIFII I'OItTLAND, Jan. 22 (AP) Designed to augment the work ot the Portland chamber of com merce, preliminary organization of Portland's junior rhumber of com merce was effected hist night ut a meeting of 00 young business nnd nmresslonul men of the city. Con stitution and by-laws will be ad- ! opted and directors elected at a s.-eond meeting culled for next Monday noon. Charter member ship will be limited to 1011. The Junior chamber Is the first In the J'acific northwest. IT WAS "WATl-'.U" SAN" I'KANCISCd, Jan. 22 (.VP) --prohibition agents Investigated a ease of bottles marked "water" Imported from tlje French 'Py renees. The bottles contained holy wnler frum uil ancient French shrine. l,ATIIl:r. TOKAY 7:.':ii n. m.5 above. Minluiiim: fi b'iow zero. I'oiiilllion: cb-a.-. wi:atiii;ii yiti:i:d.y Maxlinum 10 above, mini mum I'll below. Condition: mostly clear. wi;.vmi:ic .iax 22. 1029 Mar.luitlm 22, minimum 10 ibox e. Condition: tracts of snow. BRADENS CELEBRATE Pred Krnilrn (711) and Ijuim Itraden (71) who eelchraU'd their golden welding Sunday: when nil of their children ru with (hem at their homo oti T uvenue In Im d ramie. Jan. in, J MHO they were married In Gulnsvillu, X. Y., routing Ut Fji-steni . Oivgon in IHh.'i, soon after ilut.rufli'oiul was biiilu.uiul liavo n tado their homo here ".since that ttm?.'. Mt. Emily Road Conferring with forest service officials nt I'cntileton yesterday af ternoon in referenco lo co-opern-llon in construction of a proposed road to Mt. lOinily. a tleleRatlon reiiresontlntr Union county' and the chamber of commerce, today re- norted back lo the chamber's roads committee at u called meetlnir. Sonie difficulties remain to be overcome and whether action can he mken this vear is uncertain, The cost is hh-her than was at first untielpated. and this is one of the "t 't nl(fht s ainner session ot hid N-OMll ,.mvllol. c'ilitfK( prolilems that must be considered. Kplscopal .Men's club, bold In tho pdIln whlcb was 4'J below it is said. ''i Oruudq hotel. Mr. Ghrel.rook. vosl01.dlly, "warmed up" lo Jo be lt was ulso reporteil to.Iny that tt farmer surueon nnd physic.nn of )Ut nt Xortj ,.owllpr ,le send In his budget until , next month, so that some time yet re mains for uction. Kolluwing the meeting of the oads committee, it is expected that the matter will be presented to thu board of directors of the chamber. At yesterday's forum lunchen, the membership .voted to support the road to tlu-"-xtcit -ii Jatalnic ,., ,. ..i.n' ',., ,. ,;, ,.ilshon declured-Hint; the churclvea. ioOo'and the fonst service maleli 'l thin $51100. nnd provided the pro 18.- U-iin ih Pen.lh.ton forestry mm! l,uuima r V, hh! In tho!(msi.sl,(1 of county Ju.i r. (i.:""'"' Woiumi :0rlurdw. od .,. ,.. .,...,i.., r...., ,.. :01,ch County Kimlm-iM Morgan,' and A. U. llunler chain- ber of commerce seeretury. Baker's Lineup For La Grande Strong, Report An idea of what linker High school's basketball lineup will be :iualnsl La Grande was gained to- day from nn account of a contest between the Hulldogs nnd the Baker Fugles, whkh the ' high school won 30 to 14. the first de- feat tli.. older team bus suffered this year. MrWaters and Crawrord played nt. forward. Howard at center and Eddv and IL Joslin at guard. Three of these men, Joslin, Kdtly nnd Crawford, were ineligible last ), appeared. Dr. GlazelirooK nn semester, and were seen in notion iRft wth a "Peter, John and Paul" for the first lime In the game Mon- f,.lim the men ot the church nd- dav nlgbl. "They sljowed up well vnelng to fill a vacant gap in the although their shooting ut times stnlcturc, and give the minister wns erratic." reports sny. Row- .inu his church very vnluable n-.i- aril was high point man with 10. sistiince. "The clergymen are do- The ii me with linker will bo ing their best." he cmphaslifed, played here at the L. D. S. Itecre- )lt they cannot do It nll." ii tlon.nl bull Friday evening, with His plea was not for financial lis- Folgate, of Walla Walla, ns the sistanee. but for active partlclpa- referee. A large crowd is expected. ti,,n In tho church work by the Iny- Coneh Ira Woodle. with bis men. Not only In attending church squad back in condition. Is ex- and church nctivlties, but in ex pecting to give the Invaders a bard tending Invitntions to other and in battle, and spectators nre assured setting nn example for the younger of an interesting game. generation, particularly within his . own family. D t T Clnoy nl! uC Glazcbrook's most iSaVOet S I O IslUbC striking stories was of n 12-year- A t ft nn KfttlirdaUR old boy who ufter attending Sunday At 0 on oaiuiuuya rPKll11.ly eamn hon, olu, 'Harbors in La Grande, begin nlng Feb. I. will clow, their shops at s p. in. on Saturday evenings, Instead of ut the present hour. thus following the general ircnu according .an nnnc.uncement made today by 11. '.. Baxter, of La Grande, who l president of lb" Oregon Slate Master Barbers nsHo- elation. This announcement cauie following a banquet meeting o. associated barbers here and one from H"t Lake, held nt the Fugles hall in honor of ltny Lust, nation al organizer or the journeymen union, with S.th Shiinc. presi dent of the local union, presiding. During the evening Mr. Busier spoke, outlining tin- work planned t.v the slate educational council rt ,,r ,,,.,1 c!,lain-d the class w ihe P"l grauu.iu '" " l.Vb. 3 Willi cnrolK-.l n- . 1,-t spoke on ''""""'" eo-oiicroiion ""'":'"';''' loot- forward "a Sot f il nlMlilM-r.s wrn: " l.y the ShuHa hoys, who tmyv conictly iinrt. 1IK (H (.IIS Foil X WFFKS ULltKLLLV. Cal.. Jan. 22 (AP) miss rilive Nichols was cured ot ,,n ii, k of hiccoughs that luatcd tiiree weeki. NEED OF CHURCH v so- intense as yesterday, with most Dl" 1j ' ' Gla7PhrOok''".- of P0'"' Puceptins Huntington,' ro VI. V. UldiieUIUDK, Ui nrtlnr ,.,... mlnlmums. Washington, Speaker at Meeting Last Night. , ' ' MaUnK an uiKent plea for men to lend Intelligent and active sup Port to their church and polntimi out tho value of such action to the church nnd also as an example to others, ur. 1.. t.lnzobrooK, lay evangelist of WashinEton, D. C, delivered nn inspirational address in tho. Northwest mooting with men, striving to show them the oppor tunities that exist for their service. Tho nt. HeV. William I'. Hoint Ington, bishop of the Eustern Ore- KO" (llocesc, ot. rcnunjion, unu ino Ven. S, W. Crcnsey." iiroll deacon, e ulso In attendance, with Hishop llemlnglon.. presiding. . In .W...lnlrodu!ory.;mniM'k;. r.ie l'1- 'ore facing a, crisis at the present,. nnd that It was within the power IJt " men ' ""'' " . . s vo 11,0 ' c ".'"l (luncullles inut ure i Not slieaklng in .a crnicui iuho- Ion, but rather In a liberal sense, Dr.' tlla'ebrook reviewed tho situa- tlon us It is today, with n large number of prominent' men of each community taking un inactive part in the affairs of his church, leaving thc burden ot the actual work to vin nnd to the women, He cited one example of u very prominent banker In a- Western city. WllO in SOIUO inreu n""'" hnil'donc little for his church other .i,..,, i.a financlnl way, who, when .,,,rnnehed by a liienu threw nimscif wholeheartedly hito the n,.ttvitles of the house ot worship, enger to grasp the opportunity that suddenly saw extended, ,i1(.,.P are many, many more no Luld be glad to give tbemseU es lh ao,i's work, if they - ' chance to see their opi ,,,i..." the speaker suiu. n nearly every city In which ho j day and told his father he wns through with Sundny school. "It's Iho bunk," the boy, on outspoken lad, told his father. The mon, sur prised nnd not understanding, ...... ui I..-....1 Hi,, tw further and fmm, ,h.lt thl. ctuul reason was because the boy, knowing that his father did not attend Sundny school u(. (,huren and-naturally Idcull.lng (Continued on Pngo Four) $25,000 to $30,000 To Be Spent In Oregon on New Health Program POUTLAND. Ore.. J.in. 22 (AP) lie I'ri-ili-iick D. Klriek- r. slate board of health, announced today ...... .. ,.. 1 1,1. i.rn.r ,..., i l. ,.,,1-ried out. l'nivorsllv of Or-gmi ,,, ,. hoaril ' . , , ..,,,, ,,v the c lonwealth fund of N-w York. . ..!, ,i. h.sll.- reslionse was bow ti when the unnoiinrem'-nt w:.s first made that fullus were available from this source for lh,. state." Dr. Slrick-r said. "They wero assured ut n recent confer- enee with Hurry Smith, represent-i atlvt- ui tb ri;jaliUvn. Wi ii - EAST OREGON REMAINS IN FRIGID WAVE Weather Moderates Some, However, With La Grande up to Six Below INTENSECOLD IS GENERAL IN U. S. Floods and Freezing Weather Invades South Land: Several Deaths in . Mid-West. ; MINIMFH TKJIl'UHATrHKS lilt Gmmlo ....... .... 6 below Meuchum , 3(1 lwlow Norlli Powder 37 below Pleasant Yalluy i.ibclow Hunting-ton 10 be-low linker ............. IK below The Dnllcw ; ....' 5 below I'onlnnd ........in nlmva I'ciultoum 20 bolow KnHtern Oregon still remained in tho urlp of sub-zero temperatures Inst night and the wenther was not portlnff hltther mlnituums. 1-a Clrande, which set a new all llmo January record yesterday with 'JO below zero moderated 14 de- prees to six below for last nlwht. ... , ,,,,,. ,, .;. ed cllmbinK. and at 7:30 o clock was five above, with the sky clear nn(, ouacrvcra cxpcetlnu the" maxl- mum todny to approximate -'0 above, as compared with 10 above yesterday. Some wind was expcrl- cncod ,luri , ,,,,. only one degree higher than Tues- tluy, with a minimum of 37 below. 1lt.;iKa nt vn(,y reported Ui below ,ero. At North I'owdor tho Ice hrveBt Wns In full swing, nccord- lnK lo reports received here, Durng the last wock, f.illowlng the 1 1 -Inch snow over the Orundo jt.mrt,, valley, slate, county nnd city -Ksids ivere Immediately nUncked . ., rews- of men and were Kept 0ipn , spite of heavy drifts. One lnalli living a few miles frum La firande. reported-that ne com y deserved - a lot ot praise for its l,rwmiu n':uon' , . DirriWilU aomc cmucuuy wun v. ......... La Clrande schools during the sub-7.ero wave, and in a few In- 'stances.' children were allowed to B home because ot Iho cold, c.corgo llirnle, of the school board, spent much ot yesterday investl- gating conditions, and it Is reported that extra Junllors will bo put to work to keep tho fires burning nll niBht long, thus giving the uuuuilign dulinc the nights, j Jluny local clubs und other or- (Continued en Pago Four) Rotarians Hear Talk By McAdory Dr. W. P. .McAdory gave his autobiography nt today's luncheon 1 of- the Irfl Grande Kolary club :n the Iji Grande hotel, telling 111 nn interesting way of his younger days In a small town 111 Alaiioin.i during the reconstruction periuu. later of his graduation nt the l nl- rsity of Virginia, his Inleiiinshlp in a hospital in New York anil his practicing of medicine 111 Birming ham. Ala. lie speke of Ihe Human side of life us only the ninu of human experience can speak, nlld members of the club were greatly .pleased with his story. , The 111. ltev. w. I'. Kcmingion, of Pendleton, was a guesl. Attempt To Bomb Officer Revealed CHICAGO, Jan. 22 ( AP) A fruBtruted attempt lo bomb as sistant state's attorney Kilward Mnrkliam, followed by an unsuc cessful gun attack upon him, was revealed today. The motive was attributed to the warfare upon an alcohol ring In the suburb of Mel rose Park. The attack upon Mnrkliam bin been kept secret several days, but when word of It got about yester day, the assistant stute's atlol-ney filled in Hi- ili-l.-ills. ' pee', lo work out di tails n- xt month und Dr. W. K. Frein-h, m,t- c-d health soo-iullsl, will pi 1 health socialist, will le her ' fr.,,1, Nl-W nl-U. While the niiieiilit of fun available has not b.-.-n asuired. It i,- e,eel.., th- y will run 1,-lw en I : $2r..000 ' and MO.aan, nr. KU-leker j ! sal.l. Kslubllb nt of modern : health clinics In two coiinlies In '. " '" '"" 1 " ; the state, lo be select, d later, and a central office will In fer 111 the pi-OKI Mill. provided , ,., .i.iniii i, n,u i.i.i.i ! thit :lau, biurd vl Ucaltu man laid. Snejl Bill For 2 More Prisons Sent To Senate House Approves Measure jUraham Bill to Cre ate Board of Parole Also Adopted. Washington. j,m. :a (,u) Tim Knoll bill to authorise Iho con. atructlon of two additional federal pcnltohtlnrlrs was passed today by tho house nnd sent to the senate. Ono of tho Institutions is to bo cqnatructed in tho northenslern states nnd the other, n reformn- lory, west of the Mississippi river. Thorn wns no sneelflod amount ennied-for the construction or site costs but tho projects constitute tho nmjor items In tho Justice de partment's 17,000,000 federal pris on, construction, prograr-x. ".' t. ' Amendment Hejwtcd The chouse rejected an amend ment by IlvproMcntntlvo Bchnofer, nniinbiienn. Wisconsin, to nrovldo for phiclng ono of the prisons In smnlt school children' and tho bus Ohio and the other ill Idaho, so driver this morning at tho Sheldon "ofilelals convicted in those states road ' crossing near. Herea. Ohio, for violations of law could be near 16 miles, from Cleveland. At least their loved ones." , ' three, Otoe children wera Injured, . The bouso ulso passed tho 'Grn- nnd two of them may die. . . ham hill to orento a slnglo bonrd . ... Tho Identified deud: of parole under tho justice depart- Don Taylor, driver. . incnt In lieu of existing federal William Davidson, 10; Itlla 7m yarolo boards; dt now goi'a to tho linskl, 0: Vernon Davidson, 7; senatoi Tho board will consist of Evelyn Kaltenbuck, 7; Jacob Wul threo members to be appointed by ter,-12: Junnltu. Wlitllur, his slater, tho attorney general, who spon- 9-,. J)orothy Zellnskl, 11; Vincent sored the measure. i Zellnskl, 6, brother and sister of IIOUAir S1I1.MITS AFFIDAVIT WASHINGTON. Jan. 22 (AD An affidavit charging that the gov ernment was being defrauded of i nioro than f2UO,ooo n yenr in cub- toms duties on Canadian gruln. Important Uutfalo under the "over run" Byatcm wns submitted to tlio senato today by Senator Bomb, Itepubllcan, Idaho. Tho affidavit wns signed by Ed- ward J. Cunningham, a construe- tlon foreman of Hutralo, N. Y. Ho sold be had brought the matter to tho "attention of Fred A. Hrad-. lee collector of customs, nnd liar- ry Smith, deputy collector, at Buf-' falo, as well as Hichard H. Tern- Dlcton. federal district attorney in Western New York; but had been unablo to obtain notion. Horuh made no comment. FOIIOE IXFFFKCnTVK? ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (AP) HlnnWW-thifrges that the New Vi.i-L-. niiulnii.u Inin, lire itof ofTeO- live' against smuggling and that Arthur F. Nolan, comptroller of customs there, is opposed to the prohibition law and served liquor at his New Jersey bunting lodge. hnvo been filed with President Hoover by . Inmes K. Shields, slato superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league of New Jersey. : The cUarges were prepared by ri tim.-ii Mn,e nttornev for Shields. Heroic Act Of Girl Protects Her Classmates LOS ANGFI.KS, Jan. 22 (AP) Physicians today arc striving, with llttln hope of success, to save the II Co of M-ycnr-old Clara BorburitB, heroine of what might, lust night, have been a disastrous flro In Lin coin High school. Clara, taking part with her classmates in a pageant on the stuge of the high school uudllor- Inni (1iikIk,1 thromrb nn exit, out . nlo tne 0)(,n ,lh. wlcn tt toy sparkler she held ignited her film- sy clothing und the flames licked toward the stage scenery und the other massed children. , Snicil (ilnssnuilm .She saved the stage from flro, and her clussmoles from danger, l,i,l nhvslelnlis believe she will U'lVC he r llfo In payment. The girl wus rolling on tho ground, uttempllng to extinguish Ihe flames which by ihen were searing her body when n Ktl.l Aiwlrus. hlah sehojl i.rlnelonl. reached her and sue- ceeded 111 quenching the fire. At General hospital physicians said she suffered third degree burns over her entire body. SAVF.S CHILDKF.V POUTLAND, Ore., Jan. 22 (AP) Neighbors today cared for Dor- ..tt... l-li. ir. who braved flames which engulfed the home of Mlt ,,.,.! ,.ii,-le tndiiv ami siiveil Lottie and Ailam I aitn, -J nnu I. Willie doZ-n men and women watchcl ,-hll.lien dining the absence of Mr. and Mr. Cupin. was awak-ncd by the crackle or flumes. Sho dashed report but It is Known mat no op-down-dalri lo tho room occupied position wus offered 10 Dr. Cook's by the two Children, seized them release. anil all the w raps sho could curry The Ihreo children wero tinln juri-il except for exposure In flee:s ing wenther. ,iKArmu Planes Hop Off tOr Montana SI'OKANIi, Wiisll., Jan. 22 (AP) eighteen planes of tho army ";,. lr i.nln.r- li.nk off from New. i ,., ,lk(, ..,ir n,.rn toduy, for ;. Missoula, .Montana, thu first sehed- iiibd stop on their return flight lo ,..i..i.t mi.. i ti... - . . ... ,,,,.ir i,.e ,,lr. J;Ji a. in. TRAIN, AUTO BUS COLLIDE; TEN KILLED Driver and School Chil- j,. ;n Mormie Todav . UIe" " Sul- UJ en in Morgue Tod at Berea, Ohio. ACCIDENT CAUSE . Ta TTviriTc'Tiri?lW iMpn lo Ul UCj 1 Cjlalliy CjV Apparently BllS DlUVer, , . Who Slowed Down at Crossing, Failed to'See Train. . cLRVEi.AND, r0an. S3 AI?) Collision of a school bus . and a speeding. New .York Central ,rull- rood . train cost the Uvea of ten Kitn; William rnsioriK, ju. The Identified Injured; Kthol Davidson, 10; sbo has a chance lo. live. . - Nearly Demolishes. llus Tho train, bound for Chicago, lilt tho bus squurely In tho middle, neurly demolishing It, and scutter- ing bodies nnd wreckage- several hundred feet down tho track. As quickly as tho trull) could be. st ned the . cruw . and . othoia aboard Jumped off nnd rendered to tho surviving children nil poj- sible aid. - ' ' Trucks and automobiles were commandeered and look' tho. In- Jured to Borea hospital nnd the dead to -two morgues. cause or mo trugcuy was determined. The crossing was , considered dangerous because. thero wero four trucks, but Iho I weuther won bright and visibility ; was good. j The scene of the accident was' in nr. snarsely a'ettled sectlon, liow- l.l 1. ..-1,1. innlr nl i-ii llflW. leVei right of way, gives tho trains ft chunco to make high speed. . . , . 2S . - f Twcnty-thrco children were said l0 haVo been in tho bus, end It wiJB possible that thero wero more (lrud d Injured thnn wero ac- , COUitted for shortly after the crash. I IClghl students at Herea high 1 pchool had left tho bus at their ........i i.,. n re, ,iiiie- beforo All of tho children who wero killed were- students in the . first six grades at the Hrookptirk school V ., ..i.....i i. . III 1L .IKVVI.I II..I.I". After the bodies of the dead nnd Injured wero picked up! Iho train crew, -Unable lo-do morecleared the track of wreckage and reaumqj (Continued on Page Five) Police Recover Purse Before Reported Lost CHICAGO, Jan. 22 (AP) The police department lust night scaled tho heights of service, und Mrs. Mnry Tiller was delighted. : Ono of tour men grubbed her .purse and fled with his compan- lions in an automobile. Mrs. Tiller boarded a streetcar und went directly to a police station. I My Plirsc," She bCglin, "KM" I "Yes, yes, of course," said the sergeant. "Hero It Is. And hero "re the men who loon it," - A police squad had arrested the men on suspicion, found thu purse " a pistol, nnd hud taken them I to the station to await the arrival of the victim. Recommend Parole For Frederick Cook LK.AVF.N WOItTI f, Kalis., Jan, (AIM The Leavenworth Times says today that n parole has been rccomincnilcd for Dr. rreuerick jv. t.uon, urt:iio e.,iui 1.1 iiuu uu , meter, who Is serving a senlencu mulls to defraud. Members of tho parole board would not confirm thu '30 Above Zero At Point in Alaska POINT BAItltOW. Jan. 22 ( A I ' ) While murky sunlight bathed the est northern tip ot Alaska here! most northern til. In eo days, Ikl'mo. were grouped iiround u government teacher's radio, mystified by reporls Hint people In Ihe mid western slates were suffer llg from SUU-Zt-rO weather. Tho natives, Willi the true Anv rrlcun spirit or home town boost- u s,,....sin,i iiw.i itm Hiirriirers cine to Polni Barrow, where tho above Jvi'O. j PILOT KILLED ; kit Itusil HiLssell, pilot of tho Mnd-(luv-T. A. T, death piano, who jterLshed wlttl his passengers in tho full and fire near Occansldo, C'ul., Siiuilay, Ills mutlio lives at Ontario, Ore., and ho has been Vlslttir in Iai Unuulo sevorul times, being well known to sev eral local iicaplo, who mourn Ills passing. MELLON FAVORS BUREAU TRANSFER Hoovof nvir , TTr,,n,,n.. Pa. fuses to Commit Him-; self on Prohibition. WASHINCTON, Jan. 22 ( AP) An,row w- 'Un, wll took over tho treasury portfolio, about the nine inu ury uiw was piacou upon l" "H'tuto books, recommended to couKresslonal comnilttco today "o irunsiur ot tno proniouioii ',U1 '"' tho treasury to tho J'"dlco depurtlnont, but flatly re- fused to bo drawn into a discussion of tho prohlblllon question. . ! "l w0 ll,lV0 "" uvory f"rt10 mrY ollt 01"- ruHI,onfli" bllll'- W"H llls answer lo ltcpro- sentutlvo Igoc, Hepubllcun, Illinois, t. ...... ...xu u ii .""un wt..u- "'" "- everything; feaslblo to onforco tho low- ,,' "Then you think prohibition can . , ,, . ,ll.,nlo oe uiuuituii. iJuinuuu iim Aiiiiiwia member. . Wou't Commit Himself Donald coiworsatlona and honce , "This Is a mutter ot legislation mUch must bo done to clarify before us," responded the veteran points for them on which each is j treasury seeretury. "Prohibition la intercated. Jn very colltroverslnl subject and 1 I'-tituro Flans Not RevcnlcMl don't see any plitco now to express jt .wub nrrnnged Mr. MacDonald personal views." nnd lleljlro Wakatsukl, Japanese Mellon testified on Iho William- delegate chief, would confer this sou bill lo carry out the pluiHO of afternoon In Downing street.. Fur tho Hoover prohibition enforce- thor plans for conversations In inent reorganization program to which tho Americans ure interest transfer tho prohibition bureuu lo cj were not revealed but it wns; the Justice department. understood Colonel Btlmson hoped Ho was accompanied lo the com- iw spend tho night at Warren mittee room by James M. Doran, cumniis.nuuc, - i .ru,i..a, , u. ......... ... .- tlru f ll' sovornment soi-vico "-" ' -" ""'; Seymour Lowmau, the assistant tr-usury secretary specifically charged with dry law enforcement, '"" "' ' ltcpri-seulallvo Schal'er, Iteptlbll- ' con, Wisconsin, naked Melton why nu nuu mien uiiamu io ui.i u...n from the treasury on tho amount (Continued on Pngo Flvo) IF KAY RUNS, NEUNER WILL NOT COMPETE HA-MSM. Orc.t Jan. L'2 (AI) f).iirL'i- KnniHT ii f Pni-tlntid. t'nlU'd Slates attorney for Oregon, will not ....ni..n.i., .... ..... nomination for overnm- unions . .. , ... .. Hate ' '' .,"''" " ' " weens. Neuner made known Ills position hcru Tuesday after a conference Willi Kay. He said ho would sup- port Kay If Kay decides to run. Neuner said that similar groups In tho slate are supporters ot both and that for both lo be In the luce ,w'"w split that vote. ! . Hear Rumors That liny nn Will ltl'tiflll MJUI Ull trill Jl..oyf WASHINGTON', .Ian. 22 (AP) From the swirling cross-currenls of the capitals dry law contio versy tberu einergeil today a re poll tnnt proniniliim ei I er Jaines Ml. Dorait will retire from the government service wneii tno enim ta iiieni unu, oi nou n , Is olilef. is I raiisferred Iroul the treasury to the Justuo iienartiueiu, I'UIUOi'. PAVING WAY FOR GENERAL CONFERENCE Vital Questions of Naval Disarmament Consid ered in London. DELEGATES HOLD PRIVATE MEETINGS French Memor an d u m Asking . Larger Place Among Naval : Powers . Causes Discussion. By ItTon Prlca ' (Associated Press Staff Writor) LONDON, Jon. 22-(AP) Pross- Ing the advantage of the flow of conciliatory pronouncements at . yesterday's ' opening plenary ses sion, -the delegates, to the naval conferonco today took, in hand,- nt numoroua privato consultations. some of. tho most vltnl questions of the whole negotiations.- Only gonoraily ' optimistic obserr vntlonB woro made by the: prlncl1 pal delegates and no ono gave ah impression that actual conclusions', had as yet been reached. 1 Ono meeting that held closo at tention waa at No'. 10 Downing Btruet whoro Becr'otnry 'of- Statu 1 Stlmson went for a short visit after the Hrltlsh and French had hold lengthy conversations. Both the Italians and Japaneso also were on Prlmo Minister Mac Donnld's calling list- for tho day white the Americans and others woro equally busy. In fact a dia gram ot tho complicated comings and going of individual delegates would present a criss-cross as ' Interwoven as tho .web-like street map of London. ' Tnlk French Memorandum Tho rcconi.ivrencn memoranaum asking a larger plooo among tho naval powers waa ono of tho out Btnntllng subjects . dloussed. . It was said nt tho American .head quarters that real --progress had boon made in clarifying the French vlowpolnt. While tho French ap- pearod encouraged by tho first de tailed exchanges, tho others inere- y ma they wero satisfied with. i ho nrocross thus, f im : i Cotonol luenry -li. .Htimaon,' neaa 0f tho American delegation to the nllv, conference and secretary of BlBte, summoned the delegation meet toduy. . ' Ho win review with them tho wort which has been dono since it)0l- arrival . and . will report on what took place at tho "mystery meeting of hlmBclf and Mlessrs. Mon.ow, MacDonald, ; Henderson, TnrdlbU nnd Hrland last ovonlng. at iiU iivauiiu... mm v, Ainnrran amweoa a -. - tn0 --mystery" dinner had resulted in real progrosa In; Clearing tho underbrush. . It was -remurked . .. . ,IJ . n ,lnnnl. ipreo nations UIU not.. iuini.iiii. ., In the Washington Hoovor-Mne- House outside London. , Memnere oi mo ei eucu u . JUu. ; for chat with Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Henderson. IMoclWmnld Hllsjr Tho British prlmo minister's dnytlmo hours nre being well filled up nn dtodny nt six o'clock (1 p. m. Kostcrn standard time) he will broadcast through tho United hiuics. mib message, it in unuui- tnod, will bo a short ono rognrd- ,tr. Aiuci-ionuiu s . ucuvuiua iii (Continue on "mra Five) S0-FOOT SNAKE CAPTURED BY EX-REPORTER J ha.n i ttA?tcia(j, Jan. iaj'j A thirty-foot snake, known to HPioniiHis an ino pyinon reucuiaius. (tin ttilff..l nfiiillt,i i.f " v, in ' "ellor Vormor til a oral months ago Inherited nn estato m i.uuu.uuu una imnieuiuioiy ei out on nn expeniuon to tiorneo und the South Seas in acarch of rare snakes. Chancellor, who Is 22 years old nnd reputed to have nn income ot l,"u n tiny, iniormen n's lumur. JJr- 1 ",ll'P vnunceiior oi aionic- cllo, Cal., by cable of his capture of the python, sutd to be ono of tho largest ill captivity. Tho mess- "Ka wnH i""1' Sydney, Australia, nn( ntornleti Mv fther that ho would sail frum that port on Juu- uliry ;6. Tn0 cMor Chancellor wus in San - j,Vnnclaco today preparing tor a - j0,.noy to Tahiti where ho will - meet Ills son. Tho lihon Ib mostly an nrbn- rei,i reptile, iho creature livos on iron ami muuimuis aim ouinu ibu birire forms have been known to swallow small anioiopes. They tliclr prey by aquccaiiii,' it to duuth.