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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE Ha (IratuV Itupttm CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OREGON: Unsottloa tonlBht, Bunduy; probably local onowa hi mountains; not bo cold In cant to nlglit. VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1930 MEMBER A. B. O. NUMBER 136 (Sbsstitst 3 WAREHOUSE AND APPLES DESTROYED Fire Razes Building Owned by Lamai1 West enskow at Imbler Today BURR SLACK HOME ALSO DESTROYED Fine Farm Residence ; Near Summerville Re duced to Ashes by Fire Yesterday. Two sevoro fires, one destroying tho Lamar 'Woslenskow , apple warehouse. iiPiu Imbler, anil the other tho Burr Slack homo near Summervllle, caused heavy Inns to the two owners yesterday and to day. Tho large WX-Htcnskow warehouse on thoedge of town, wan n com plete loss, with GUOU boxes of ap ples and sonio vuluablo equipment being ruined. Tho loss to ; the building is estimated at u round $le,oon or $11,000 and tho ap ples and equipment about. . tin winte, running tho total to. more thair , ?20,000. , There was ffiftOO Insurance on thn build lug and some Insurance on tho apples, but Mr. Westenskmv will have a net loss,, after insurance is paid, of niiore than hair. .HI a brother, Al ylri WejUennkow, also had some np phvi In the warehouse, but most of them belonged to hnmar. Origin Cnknowti The building was of frump cm K'.rucUott, 50, by 1 !M( feet. The tire wan discovered at S:S0 o'doek'lhis morning by Mir. Collins of Imbler, raging i" tii west end of Ihe build ing. -A I'ii'o -had b'en built in a tuna 11. stove in the east end of the warehouse, but because of the loca tion pf the- blsw, It la beloved Impossible thai. It started from tho stov with the, result lht Mr. "Westenskow bus no Men today as to th origin.- Tlie flames wore still roaring at 10:30 o'clock Ihls niornlnt, with most of the place destroyed at that time. Duly a hii'nd cart was available and It was in'a'dcquaff'to 'coi'itroba-riro-oC that dze. ;. V "' '"-':' , Apples Heady to Ship In addition to the, . structure, threw uis oT apples had been packed for shipment within tho next two or t h rec du ys;.t ( Id weather hud prevented earlier shlppiou-. Of the 11000 hoses, about 4U M ore of fourth grade, will) Ihe other.'" of (rood commercial quality. l Two grading machines, that cost . $.H00 when purchased, were de stroyed, along with several new apple irucl!.", (1000 extra, boxes, sev eral new baskets, besides wrapping p.-i.jier, etc. Mr. Westenskow had shipped only about. 2000 boxes of apples, and the fire toda ytook three fourths of his crop. ' , Fine Farm Homo Destroyed ' Fire yesterday afternoon com pletely destroyed the largo country homo of Mr. and Mrf. liurr Slack, i. short dlsbineo north of Summer ville, and only o. small per cent of tho contents were saved. The fire was discovered by M,r. Slai-k and Ma hired man who were. In th" house at the time at. about three o'clock. Th ahirrn was sounded in tho neighborhood and helpj was also, called from Imbler, towns men and high school boys hurry ins; the throe mjles to give as sistance. There" was little that (Continued on Page Five) WEATHER HERE SOME WARMER; MINIMUM AT 12 TIP weather continued lo mod erate In Iji Grande last night and tills morning, with cloudy skies early today turning clear and a bright sun beaming down.,;; The minimum temperuttrro la-Ml night was the hitrliest for many days, at 12 above, and at TiliO it was 1S above. If ihe weather continues to grow warmer. La Grande may S'-e lis first above Tree-dug weather In 20 days today or tomorrow.' The weather forecast for tonichl Is f"r a temperature "not nil It e so cold In Kaslern Oregon.' An Inch of snow fell In La Grand'- last evening, and the maxl m.jrn yeMcrduy was 20 above. The moderation was general llir.oughout. the state, according to reports from other sections. PI-JNDLLTON, Ore., Jan. 2 (AD Pendleton experienced Its first i"4 hours above zero weather tl:b: week when the mercury drop ped four above last night. It wa:4 1 1 above tohiy. W KYVUVM TODAY 7: 30 a. tn. I Jt above. M Ini mum: I 2 above. Condition: cloudy. wi;tim;u vi;sTi:itiv MaAimum 20, mjutmum I below. Condition: lwh of (now, moisture .lis uf inch. AVI-;TlH;il .VVN. !:. 1929 Maximunr 30, minimum 10 above. Condition: three Inch cm enow, moisture .30 of Inch. Baker Defeats I La Grande Team In Final Half 'Score at End of Second Period 7 to 8 Tigei-s go to Wallowa for Game Tonight. Displaying an almost unstop pable offensive In the third period, after being held to eight points in the opening half, the strong, quick-breaking Uakor Jligh school team decisively defeated tho I-a Grande Tigers hero ln-.it night lit! to 0, before a capacity, crowd. This game, the Hrm botween liaker and La Grande slnco their track season of last spring, resulted In "S. It. O." signs In the U L. S. Itoereu tional hall, with m,ost of the stand ing room immediately taken. I During the first part of the game, due to an extremely effec tive defen.se, the Tigers outplayed their southern guests, rolling up a score of four to nothing before the Baker men were able to regis ter a point. The first period end ed without either team, scoring a field goal, but wllh La Urundo leading 2 to 0. Jn the third period, the older Baker boys, found a temporary ' holo in Iji Grande's defense and scored nine points while the Tigers , niado two. The last period was moro uneven, with Baker counting nine to La Grande's nothing. TiioxpcH'tctl Strength ! La Grande; with a new, develop ing team, displayed unexpected de fensive strength, holding the ag gressive, sharp-shooting visitors to only three field goals in tho first half and to nine In the lust two periods. As matter of fact, only part of the Tiger team was physic ally strong enough to stand the terrific pace, wilting somewhat in the last two periods and It was this that resulted in the Baker victory. 'Hoe, ordinarily one of the high scorers, had hard luck on his shooting with several arehod balls barely falling to slip inside the ring. The Baker men, hurried to distrac tion by the guarding of Torrence, Hoe and Fa us, wasted shot after shut through inability to gel set. tloslin SiHH'dy The game was much closer de fensively than the score would In dicate, with several of Baker's bas kets resulting from the remarkable (Cooihjuc.; or. "lye) Frank Millering Dies En Route Tft Tha nQ11oclCompletes First Western 10 ine Udlieh, Oregon Trip With One : Frank Millering, J I , of l.a ( Grande, died last night en route to Thu Dulles, death being caused , by after effect of flue, it. Is re ' ported. News of the unexpected death was received here today from his bntther-in-luw, II. . A. Scott, of Tho Dalles. I Mr. Millering. who, was born and reared In t.-io t-rand Kondo vul-H j ley, is survived by his widow, and I two small children, Darleene and I Avery, his mother, Mrs. J. if. Mll- lering, and several brothers and i sisters. Tim body will be return ed to La Grande tomorrow. Funeral 'services, with Knodgrass and Zltn 1 merman Jimituary In charge, will j be announced later. Mr. Millering was a curpenter liind a. deueon and active member of the Christian church, JUs widow is presidcift of Uie Greenwood 1'ar- cnt-TcaclU'i ' association a ml a member of the board of managers of the La Grande City Council of Parent-Teacher associations. La Grande Trio Hurt In Wreck Near Baker, Ore. According to an Associated Press renort from linker, three La Grande youths, JOlton 1 terry. Carl Stoddard and Kenneth Vaughl. were cut, and bruised last night when their linht truck overturned! on a curve near Maker. Stoddard ly injured. They are in a hospital , loday. Their injuries arc not dan- gerous, it is reported. Union Man Passes On At Pendleton l-'une-ral services for T. II. Slack. S2, of Union, are being held at Pendleton today. He died ye.xler day morning in the Sisters hospital at Pendb-ton. Il.tt is survived by f-ix elilldren. 'a'l f whom were present at the 'funeral. They me Mrs. Atutstasin ' Hansen, or Port Angeles. Wash.; Mis. Dan Anderson, of Union; W. j K. Slack, attorney of San 1 Heiro: Mr. MtiiT Joe t.robe. of Lebanon. C ire.; Mrs. Iloi May Koenic. of 1 SpoU ne, Kiid M i-s. I 'r. While, of ; Seattle. M i-. A.Uilersou's husband; Is report i lo be critically ill at': Colon. Pneumonia Fatal To Infant Today j The infant moo of Mr. turn .Mm., Ajhi C. Ifaruton pa.-v-d aw;iy Ihht morning of pneumonia. Punerul ervieeM will bo held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Snod gtmw and Zlm,mermun mortuary. Burial will be al the -Masonic cemetery. PROGRAM OF CONFERENCE INSTRUCTIVE Agricultural E c o n o m ic Sessions to Begin Here , Monday: Morning. AVERY OUTLINES SPECIAL FEATURES Home Economics Section Different; Deep Tillage in Orchards' to be Dis Cussed. V ; The Agricultural Keonomte. con ference, tu begin , in . 1ji- Grande Mionday morning , offers the best program in its history --tills year, those in charge declare, stating l hat the most important subject before the conferences '-In market-' Inv.. Cooperative-' marketing Is be ing i developed throughout . the I United Stutes under tho direction of the farm board, not as a relief measure b . 113,1111 entire new marketing system. - Home- of the best speakers! available in the northwest .stales. have been obtuin edio talk respectively on the mar keting of wool, daily products 11 nil grain. The "Home Market Survey" off era farmers and business -men an opportunity to compare not'H on supplies needed in the home, market and to adjust local pro duction thereby. Farmers ar Interested , In . the subject mutter dlxcussluti and out look reports, given: in (he group meetings. Koine of Ihe special fea tures this year are outlined by County Agent H. G. Avery in an in terview today are: , ' .' hi tho livestock section a very complete program on sheep with a disciiswion of diseases and a post mortem e.vami rial ion by Dr. J. N. .Shaw, of the veterinary department, O. S. C. In the farm crops section, a dis cussion of federal grain grades and (Continued on Page Vivo) DEFEATED 51-24 Win and Two Losses. OIlKCIO X N O H'M A L KO I I.OOl , M on mouth, Jan. -0- (Special) -Oregon Normal defeated Kastorn Oregon Normal in basketball, 0 1 to I'l, here yesterday. Tho .Mon mouth , hoopers led by about 2 mK 1 ' uy um-uuku the eoniost, ino-.worjc oi jjou ai (Continued on Pago Two) Neighborhood Club Here Started ; Three Decades Ago As Sewing Club Udltor'a Note Tlie . following : and as officers were elected twice very interesting story of (ho La j a. year yearbooks were issued twice Grande Neighborhood club repre sents tho first of two articles, the second and lust article to appear In The Observer in next Monday's Is sue. Who would ever have thought that such an o rgu n i za ri on as t h e Neighborhood club would begin I'l a small sewing club? This humble beginning, over 30 years ago, was roveaVd when tho past president of the Neighborhood club gave an historical program early this week at tho-Iji Grande hotel. Only one of tho seven members of Ihfs original Neighborhood club i fM Hllll a. member M rs. Carrl' Stelncamp. Tho other six were: Mary Cox, Naomi Masterson, Kdltlt j Jtobbins, Jessie Cavana, A n na Dranu and Mrs. Robert Smith. A., charter member has this to say; "Mrs. Itobert Smilli came to St uuip Town, which we now call Perry, from1 New York where she had been an enthuslustle member of a chautauqua. and a. girl's club. She found her new friends were already Interested in a club 'in the early fall of 1 S'Ji, late Alltcusl or early September tle-y met and planned. As J remember, Mrs. Robert Smith was our first presi dent. We elected officers every five months as our dub year be gan In September and closed the last, uf June. We met. every Sec ond Tuesday just as now. Club's Scop' KMindef i "We soon decided sew lug and j visiting wasn't enough so we be ! fame a self culture club, reading land dlscusioir books. The first , three- "Ships That Pans In. Th- Ib iiAenly Tw Ins." the Mghl which from pe-k of Interest wok ; never completed, and "iuo Vtiditf." , concerned with IhlngM l-Ycuch, one "f eour.e we also ii'Tvcd refresh- j day being given to "UlheH of Nil -iim'iiIh h ' our Hireling! bleb w ere f lional Ittiitijt1nn." , Tho hint. iro- i held In the homes of ineuibrf. We? KPtdUHlly became twelve in num.- ber. "Tlie precldi-tit prepared all pro - graniK, unpointed leader and did inopt of the work. Four or the! prepbieiits serving from 1 SI 4 to' I SI'S wen-: Mrs. Jennie Chcmp;!. Mr, j Naomi Maslertoii. Mrs. Mry Cox. j and Mrs. Clara Lyle. The first j yearbook wuji publlbhed in 1397,1 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IS GRANGEPLAN Organization will Attempt to Secure Vote on initiative Measure. BILL TO PROVIDE FOUR-YEAR TERM Would Serve as President of Senate and Receive Salary of $500 Each i Year. ! SALKM. Ore., Jan. 'Zo (AP j An attempt to initiate a measure providing for a lieutenant governor in Oregon wan started today when the Oregon Htato grange filed t In preliminary data with tho secre tary of state. A constitutional amendment would be necessary, and the grange, proposes to have thin voted on at the election next November. .The. lieutenant governor would be" elected for t four years. aS Is ihe governor, except at the elec tion In 1931' ho would bo elected for only two years, so tho expira tion of his term would coincide with that of the governor at that time. . , -, 5500 .Salary Proposed The salary of tho lieutenant, governor would be $500 a year and should ho become governor he would then receive tho regular salary of tho office. lie would be president of the senate, but would not have a. vote except In case of a tie. The senate would elect, a pro tempore president to (Continued on I'age Four) Comets Win From Union Team 37 to 26 The Independent team, "The Comets." played . their first came lust night with a Union independent quintet at Union. The scoro was 37 to 2(i in La Orafide's favor with Alooro, high point man with ill, Thof game was fjist ahd ;in-r (cresting wlili "Hub scored leading at the end of the first half 17 to 22 In T'nlons -favor, l'nion"M lineup wuh Martin, f.: Ketrick, f.; Parent, c: Hlauker. g.; H'uru, p.: sulf-itiny. e, Gcert en. La- Grande's lineup was Heard, g.; Stoddard Moore v I;; liaxter, f.; and Slevenson, f.: buI: uKIiiIku f t in vter a ml ( '.' Hn XI or The comets will play the Outcasls at Ihe M. I. A. hall lonighl. An in- terestlng ganio is expected since both team.'i are about .equally matched. Joe Parent., was nigii point nifiii for Union wflh six points. ' 1 ; M. Stoddard and 1''. Baxter both nufferod sprained ankles in last, night's ganio and will be out of the lineup tonight. '- r ' also." ' First Fill I -Time President Mrs. Laura, D. Nash became the first president lo bo elected for a full year term September, N!)S to June, 8y!l during Mrs. Nash's administration the members studied Shakespeare's plays and yearbooks lor sometime revealed ihtj. Ihor oiiKhness of tin; sttuly, .. ; Mrs. Jcssln Cavanti, was,' hkiiIii president, followed In 1 ti 00 by Mrs. Turner Oliver, the rirsl, pasi .-president lo appeur in person at the pas), president's reunion program. To i demotislrate her appearance during j ihofic days Mrs. Oliver brought fur- wa rd -M rs. M I h s Fa I low us h proxy. In a white dress with many yards In the skirt that, almost drag ged, (he slenderest of waist lines, three-quarter.! length sleeves and a deep yoko that widened 1ho tthoiilders. there was presented an unusual picture of I he young woman In these early club dayM. After the program those who knew conrided that. thlH was Mia. Oli ver's wedding dress, During Mrs, Oliver's lerm of of fice, tho building now known us the Fagles' hall was built as a loin iiiunhy center f.ervlng eominercial, at h let Ic and social organizations. The Tuesday Musical club organ ized h a separate organization by Mrs. Clara Lyle 111 lS!i. and the Neighborhood club were to have( the two rooms In the new building. So they had joint meeting!--, the chief endeavor of ihe year being the furnishing of tlie new club rooms. One of the outstanding money mbting achievements will I the "iilihuhetlcjil bazanr." 1 heme of Study l-'rem li i ho program for IIiIj; year were gram of the year feolured u de. bate: "ll"Holved: Thnt tho mlnti-ci j and nol th maid b; responsible for ) tho present ImporTi-el nyvtem of housekeeping," Mr. Oliver re- ports the affirmative won. With tin- club rooniM furnished, the immbeiif prepared refrenli meats and acted an hOHlerMcs for (Continued on Pago Thruu) THE WEST IS IN M USA IVaahinyton It urea u Senator Joseph Grundy, ol Pennsylvania, rocontlv hfantlied thu west as u collei'tion of "Dacuwitra stiitcw," out tliat vh he tore Senator Grundy saw this picture. Jt proves conclusively that western statesmen In Washington hold their shuro or more, of -the really Important senatorial committee fhalrnuuishlps. 'd oling iloir' IjiFollette, of Wisconsin, leader of the insur- gents. Is chairman of tho commit te on iiHtmifaotures (1); Horn h, of Idaho, lorolgu relatioibt.' tJ)jlSirl; or; VebriiLa, , imlhiary coiiuiilltW'tU) ;' If Ira m Johnson, of Calll'oinla, etmi , merco (); SitUMd, of I'tah, fhlanco (5)t Thotims', of Iiialio, Jri-lgat ion anil itK'lanuittou (0); Mc.Nary, of Oiooii. agrh-ulturc (7); Wesley Ioiicm( of Washington, appropriations (K) ; Gerald P. Nye. of North Dakota, public lauds (ft), and Fraztor, of North Dakota, Jiidlutt affairs (10). Not a had record for statesmen from "backward states," is it? Building Measure Tc TJnnrfpH TTft XCJJUl ItU IU 0,nqfA Trtnlr kJVJtlWV XVVtlJ WASHINGTON. Jan. 25 (AP)---The house bill increasing the pub lie buildings program by ?230,00ft, 000 was ordered favorably report ed tn the senate today by Its pub lic buildings committee, Tho additional n ppropriatlon In to be divided equally between the District of Columbia ami projects throughout, (ho nation, Tho authorization would brituT thi total public buildings program fcr the district to ? 1 !'0,ooo,f00 and for the country at largo to $:i(Ju, 000,000. Tho measure is part of the ex pansion policy advocated by Presi dent Hoover. Outlook Not So Rosy For Weather SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25 (AP) The weather outlook Tor :tho week beginning January 2(i, wis a n noil need here loday by the United StalcH weather bureau .us follow: . J Fur western states: The outlook is for generally unsettled weather with occasional rains or snows. Moderate temporal uro In Califor nia and Nevada and sub-normal temperatures for Oregon, Washing- j tun uiiu Jimiiw. Woman Slain But Negro is Captured AIK.rpII.S. Tenn.. Jan. lir (A)') An attempted robbery of an Oak lund. Tenn.. ntore hi which five neroi ft killed the owner,' M hh 1,11 llo Kteveim, 6a, and wounded her brother today sent po:nes on tt man hunt which reunite) in the cap ture or ope man. who officers nald, eonffiwd lo pint lei pa I lug In-- the playing. The ol'Ncertt Maid that Xi' Holey, the ii' gro, who wuh a r rested and brought here, hud mimed his companions, all M"inplils negroes. Collegians Skate To Clashes Today coliVALLls, Ore., .inn. v. (AP) rgoij tatej college Mudfnli) skated from clawn U claim here this i weekend, Know, rain and ideet combined j important safeguard Hi future op to cover the campus with u sheet of ! orations. Ice and made nkatca popular) The-new rtMiilreinent gives a among both men and women stu-i pilot but one. alternative in tho denlM. event ho Is forced to descend be- Thosv who -ero not erpjlppcd j low the 600 foot level. Ho must with uteel runneru (xpuiieiiced fro-tland ut the .nrurnnt field, or any quent spills. , other sultublu urea. THE SADDLE! CUTTER HAMMERS WAY THROUGH ICE Northland' Battering Water Route to Ice-, Beleaguered Cities. ' AKTOItIA, Ore., Jan. 25 (AP) Tho big steel prow of the coast guard cutter Northland wan bat tering a water route to tho lee beleaguered t'omiuunlllCH along the north shore of the Columbia river today and the lighthouse- tender Fone, loaded with more thiin 100 tons or' supplies and between 40 and HO bags of mall followed closely. Tho coast guard cutter, espe cially equipped lo crack it h way through heavy Ice, was expected tn bring relief to tho villages of Mruokfield, Altoona, Pillar Hock, tikamokawa and Pugct Island, where yesterday a physician saved the lite of June McGilvray, U, af ci he had been landed on the is land by airplane from Portland. Also Take Stock Feed Although the provisions consist ed chiefly "of flour, salt and other i stapled the lighthouse tender bore j stork feed for Culhlauiot, Wash., I where It was, reported dairymen wero In sore need of provisions for cattle, Ten and twelve Inches of snow laid over tlie paatureH, H was reported, and the amount of hay and grain in the fishing village (Qonllnuod on I'ubo Four) NEW RULINGS ARE ISSUED ON PLANE, FLIGHT WASHINGTON', .Jan. 2 ft AP Changes In the air eiimmerce. regu lations to renjhiri! pliincH carrying pusfjeiigiTft for Jil re to malntuln an altilude of a t b'HHt fiOO feet. . In night, or to,. land wero unable to do ho, were promulgated , today by tho department of commerce. The new riiPs were'" issued an a result, of the crash n'iir OeeanHlde,, California, recently, in which iiix teen persons were hilled. Clarence M. Young, a.stiitant secretary of commerce for aero nautic, in announcing tho amend ment, said preliminary reportff re. eel vi d regarding I he. t:roh indi cated th' nei-i.MHity for such a nihil- inum altitude Instead ol the 300 i feet formerly re.(Uired. Ibi added that it would -bo an exceedingly Masked Bandits Rob Guests Of Jewelry, Cash San Francisco Home In vaded Police Estimate Loot Secured by Rob bers at $25,000. RAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 25 (AP) Two masked robboru forced their way into tho Parker avenuo homo of Mr. and Mtu Campboll- Smlth here shortly before midnight last night, wrested Hovoral thouH- aml dollars worth of Jewelry and cash from tho hostena and cloven guests und escaped after binding and gagging their victims. Pollco estimated tho amount of loot at $26,000 and said tho robbora had used linen tapo to bind tho arueats. Before their departure, ono of tho robbers, clad In a derby and black topcoat, turned to ono of tho guests, lira. Alice Campboll, of Piedmont, who had Just given up a $16,000 diamond and pearl plati num brooch, und with u sneer, ro murked: "What a cheap outfit, Juat a dime a dozen crowd." , Ituubcre King Doorbell Tho robbers rang tho Campbell- Smith doorbell during a gay parly which ineludod oloven frlunds of tho hostess. A servant answorcd and was roughly brushed nstdo by one of tho men while tho other, tho derby clad rohbor, walked into a drawing room whero Mrs, Canip-bell-Siuith was dancing. "Stick 'em up ovorybody," ho or dered, "and don't hesitate." Ho was joined a moment later by his smaller confederate, who lined the guests up against a wall, Whllo tho tailor man monacod tho crowd, tlie other searched each victim, Cash and Jewelry were dropped into a, tablecloth and ono-by-ono tho guests wero bound with linen tape which tho bandits, carried with them. ) Wo mo n wero carried to bedrooms und droppod on tho floors. Men guests wero ordered to lie down and make no noise. Tho pair then gathered up thoir loot, conversing in disparaging terms at tho "oheup" haul. Tho smaller rohbor appear ed nervous, dropping his gnu hov e,rut times. lfcbboiy TnUojft an II our .. - """'AT'tei ' d.ilttng the tetephouo wires; the robbers pulled down the window h hit den und ..''loft by tho front door. Tho robbery, police wero told, took moro than an hour. , Men guests wore first to work (Continued on l'ago Four) Port Courtesy Denied In Bill Senate Adopts WASHINGTON, Jan. G (A.P) Courtesy of tho port usually ox tended to members of congress up on their return from other comtlrios would be denied hereafter under an amendment to the tariff bill ac cepted today by the senate, Tho amendment was offered by Henalor Harrison, democrat, Mls HfsHtppl, und it wuh adopted with out a record vote or debute. The amendment w.ould provide that "no courtesy of the port, freo etllry, or speelal privileges or pref erences In examination of nioreli nndlse or baggage shall hereafter be extended to any person whom soever who is subject to payment of ouhIoiiih duties." It ha,s been tho practice of tho treasury to extend the "freedom of tho port" to returning government officials which permits, entry with out examination of baggage. Three Cracksmen Are Frustrated HAM2.NT, Ore., Jan. 25 (AP) Throe crticksmen wero frustrated lg an attempt to blow a largo safe In tho . office of the Chorry City .Milling company hero last night when ono of them wuh captured and tho other two frightened away after ono charge of explosives had failed to crack the strong box. A second . charge placed through a hole which had been bored, is still within tho safe, tho men having been detected In their operations by ' a Southern Pacific switching crow before It could be exploded, Stove Explosion Fatal to Woman IMU.SUOUO, Ore., Jan. 26 (AP) l-'uneral service were conducted here Unlay for Mi'H. Fred Gren -beiner of Kut Hillsboro, who died in a hoHpllal here from injuries suf fered when a kitchen Hlovo explod ed In her home. Freezing of wa ter colls was blamed. 350 Fishermen Are Reported Missing 'MS HON', Portugal, Jan. 26 CAP) Considerable anxiety Is felt at Cezembra, tho fishing center op posite LlHbon, regarding the fate of 850 fishermen who In twenty trawlers put to sea several weeks ago and huvo not boon heard from since. It was feared that the fleet of fishing vessels may have been caught In tho heavy gales raging In tho Atlantic and suffered dis-ustvr. FRANCE AND ITALY STUDY DIFFERENCES Tardieu and Grandi Meet Today in London to Discuss Parity. BOTH HOPEFUL OF SOLVING PROBLEM Sudden Note of Drama In jected Into Naval Limi tation Conference by Movement. By J tyro 1 1 Price (Associated Press Staff Writer) LONDON, Jan. 35 (AP) Two strong men of tho modern school of European nationalism, Premier Tardious of Franco and Foreign Minister Grandi of Italy, met today to dlsouss differences which havo put a sudden noto of drama Into tho navul conference. . Foreign Minister Grandi arrived at tho French Premier's '6uito in the Charlton hotel at 6 o'clock this evening. Tie waa immediately ushered into tho premier's study and began discussions which may dotormine what part Italy will play In the London Negotiations. , Tho French and Italian navul conference delegations in separate private conforonces, this forenoon',' outlined policies to bo presented in tho important collaborative session it which tho problem of parity bo tween tho two neighbors was to be considered. . . ' Italians Hopeful Itlian circles said they wero still hopeful some arrangement might . bo reached by which Franco would be given such securities aa to make hot willing to uccept tho Italian principle of naval parity with any Kuropcau continental power. Mom bora of tho French delegation- also expressed hopo a solution of tho problem which has come to over shndoy all others of tho . con for- . once would be fotfnd. Thero was, however, no Indica tion either intended to recede from.;., their fdrmor adamant positions, in which Italy demanded naval parity with any continental power and France an Insistently refused it. : , v.---v A French spokesman manifested satisfaction that progress had boon achieved in the week's negotiations otherwise, particularly with Great Britain in tho mutter of a com promise system of measuring naval tonnage Franco's contention is for limitation global tonnage, whereby each nation would bo al lotcd a total tonnugo to do with us It thinks best. British Argiio for Guils i Great Britain favors limitation by categories, that. is to say, vari ous ships should bo placed in the battleship, cruiser classes and so forth; Tho Fronch claimed global tonnage limitation is boat suited to its needs, Tho British contend global limitation is artificial im Italian. "You fight with guns, not with - displaced . water1 . British naval mon argue. . ' t Tho Associated Pres was In formed authoritatively that tho Fronch delegation was greatly im pressed with the sipirlt of good will to reach a genuine naval accord which dominated all tho delega tions; and that they believed this augured well for hucccs. I It was lidded that Franco had 'determined to contributed to this agreement by fixing hor naval strength well under her pro-war strongth, actual figures to bo do tormlned upon a proportional basis (Contlnuod on Pago Four) Mrs. Willebrandt Declines to A ppear WASHINGTON, Jan, 25 (AP) Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, fornuer assistant attorney general in charge of prohibition, has de clined to appear beforo tho house expenditures commilteo to testify on the Williamson bill to transfer tho prohibition unit from the treas ury to 'ho justice department. :.. RANCHER NEAR BEND FROZEN; 44 BELOW ZERO HKND, Ore., Jan. 26 (AP) -The first victim of the sub-zero teni peraturo which swept the eastern Oregon country during the past threw weeks wan reported hero to day with the finding of tho body of John Green, a former employo of a ranch, who was frozen to death. . ' Green's body was found In the Clover Kwalo community. It was In a field and officials believe ho loHt bin way In a blizzard with tho temperature hovering around 41 degrees below zero, Mrs. C, W. Kraxiur, wife of tho : Iturney county sheriff, suffered frozen foot and fingers last week t and four other liien are In a Burns hospital from effects of being stalled in an automobile In low temperature. Gordon Hums, Joo Wright, U. K. Gustafsou and W. H. Pa tt rick wero In the automobile and all suffered frozen feet and fingers. Kfforts wero being made today to open the road between Burns and ilend. choked with snow.