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EDITION
THE WEATHER
OKEQON: Local .nowa In oust,
now turning to rain In went to
night and Wednesday, wanner to
nlKht. VOLUME XXVIII
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1930
MEMBER A. B. C
NUMBER 138
CHERRY AND
APPLE GAIN
IS ADVISED
. u Experts Speak at Noon
7 Meeting of Chamber of
Commerce-Conference.
ANNUAL SESSIONS
CLOSE WEDNESDAY
Enthusiasm and General .
Interest is High in Un
ion County's Seventh
Economic Meet. 1 1
S atins Unit' both sweet cherries
u n1 apples should bo developed In
Union county. Mr..' Long, of Ore'-;
gon State coMobo, gave a message
of much .lmjbrtnne0 to local fruit
growers, business men unU farmer
nt the combined mccttng of the'
chamber of commerce and the eco
nomic conference today at noon In
the La Grande hotel.
Mr. Long, the first speaker at
the luncheon, pointed out that tho
liitn ripening of cherries here, thus
giving them it. inire" market,, was
un important fnctor in their favor.
A-s ("or-apples, tlie four .varieties -Jtome
Beauties, Jonathans, Delic
ious and Winter Bn'nnnas are of
as hiph a (tuallty as any place In
the northwest, and he believes that
fruit men will' be Justified in In
creasing their orchardH. Spcaklnff
of the Incut apple market, he said
that usually markets In cities, in
apple beltn are poor for the rea
son that the "customer-grower"
dumps. his produce onto the local
high quality apple.s ns a result,
market, and that the grower of
markets his produce in greater
markets. By customer-grower, he
means the small farmer, the cily
dweller, etc.. 'who has a few trees,
this term not applying lo the reg
ular orchnrdlst or the man who
specializes in high grade commer
cial apples. , , ,' ,
"Our possibility here is to con
centrate on a few crops especially
well suited to thiri locality," Mr.
Long said, adding thai the best
methods of harvesting, grading,
packing and, marketing must bo
employed to reap thu most bene
' fiti:. i
. . - tlanCceon , Spakf.y -
Following Mr. Long, A. W. Nel
son, president or the chamber. In, I
1 rod need N. (.'. , Janileson( dairy
specialist from O. H. C, who spoke
briefly, J In praised the cow test
ing work. In reference to the pres
ent dairy slump, he said that Ihe
dairymen are going to carry on and
weather the storm by paying more
attention to every phase of the
busniess. The surplus is largely
pscholugicnl in some respects, he
said. v
Mr. Lund, poultry specialist, al
so spoke briefly, staling that the
production In the northwest, par
ticularly Oregon, ranks high in the
1'nltcd Slates, and that poultrynien
here should lower their costs by in
. creasing production. In marketing.
Increase, the quality of the produce. '
he urged. He also pointed out .the
benefits that would result from ex
lension of financial help to the
poultrynien, already a success with
a medium sized flock, who wishes
to enlarge, his "business but is tin- J
able to do so because, of limited ,
finances. "
Miss A? Clruce .lohnson spoke
briefly before the adjournment of
the meeting, stating that she and
Mrs. Vera H. Hrandon were here
j in connection with home manage
ment, and e.hlhfrcn in the home,
which to her were wo of the most
important, problems of tho confer
ence. ;
Closes Tomorrow
With Ilio Kconoinlc confer-
nve universally pronounced the
most suecessf-il from several points
yf vk-w, the closing sessions will be
bi,l tomorrow at the l.a (irando
hot.-l where this, the seventh an
nual conrcrenc, ha been held.
1or the men, I he program will be
very largely gathering up tin; loose
ends, the hearing of committee re
ports and the. presentation and
i'doption or rejection of the reeom-iM'-ndations
of the different groups.
Tln-Mf. however, nft'r the opening
general session which is of consid
erable importance.
ThP first fenture will be a dem
onsfratiim of sheep club work put
"ii by I'nlon county'fl two oulstand
ing sheep club member, - Bobby
Huron and Chiyton Fox, both of
Imbler. Dr. Phy follows with a
glimpse of the work Of til" State
board "of health. The Hon. Hoy
I itltniT. of Pendleton, president or
' the Kastern Oregon Wh'nt leagee.
will be tin; prominent speaker or
the morning and his lalk will cen-t-r
about the cooperative market-
C'ontiiMKil on I'ugc Kour)
WKA'I'IIIHt TOKAY
7::tn a. n(. 1 above.'
Minimum : 1 2 uhuve.
Condition: partly cloudy.
Ai:Tiii;it YKSTIMIKAV
.M ixhnutii 31, mtnlmuni 1G
above.
Condition: clear.
WKATIIKIt JAX. 28, H2II
Maximum 2i. minimum 13
above, 1
Condi l inn: unow, four and
onc-ha,lf Inche:, moisture .27
I of Inch.
"Torchbearers"
To Be Presented
Here Next Week
Next Wednesday and
inursday 'Selected For
Presentation of Play, it
is Announced. i
Tb HluiK'llt -body pin?. "Tlin
"'uiThlieimTH.". Is to bo prcgonU'd
In llui l.u. 'Grand IIIkIi .school audi
torium nr-xt Wedncmhiy and Thura
llay iiIkIHb. Kul. 6 nnd 6, nco.'dlnt,
to nniiotiiu'cnicnl today. U...1..-.-.1.S-ii
In liuvn h.'cn undi'i' way for noine
llmo unOrr the dlivcllon of Miss
Saitaln. but thu dates for thu pluy
'have Just boon decided on.
TickotH aio to bo on sale Thurs
day of thl'i wevk. but reservations
will not he made unll! next week.
The student, body . lay marks
Ilio startliiK or a new policy In tlio
loeul school.. I'l-evlously, only tho
Junior anil, senior, classes present
ed plays and tlio music department
jrnve an operetta. . Staring this
year, however,' the student body
drama will be In addition lo the
others, allowing three plays and'
one operetta annually. "
"The Torchbearers" Is an excep
tionally interesting play, one that
Is expected to prove very popular
with the Ija Grande public.
La Grande High
To Play Imbler
Quintet Tonight
The La ClrandeJIIgh school bas
ketball squad, consisting of both
first and second teamH, will play
at Imbler this evening, in the first
of a series of three Intcrscholastlc
contests scheduled for this week.
Tho second will take plnco here
Friday night, with Pendleton as
the opponent, and the third Satur
day night, with Cove invading La
Clrande. '
Coach Ira Woodie expects to
use about two full teams in' tho
game at Imbler, although the val
ley tow is reported to have a strong
quintet this seiison, with several
victories chalked up so fur this
season. . - 1
La. Grande has, showed constant.
Improvement, reaching an early
season peak against Baker last
Friday night, and from now until'
tho tournament, much more pro
gress is anticipated, with experl-,j
ence expected to strengthen the"
.scoring power ,-oXth Tiaors-.to.-Je
marked degree.
Gaily Elected By
D. O.K. K.Lodge
Don Ij. (ially was elected royal
vizier of tho D. O. K. K. at the
meeting lust night, following the
session of the 1C. P. lodge. Wes
ley MvDonald was selected as grand
emir, C, D. Uerry, mahedi; Itay
line, Khlek; I. 15. Uyers, secretary;
Walter Jones, treasurer; Tv. II. W.
llllcjv satrap; and J. II. Keeney,
sahib. Plans were made for num
erous trips to Pendleton, Baker,,
and into Wallowa county for thia
year, when Dokle ceremonials
would be held. .
Plans for a district convention
to be -held sometime in February
were lunde at. the meeting of the
K. P. lodge. Mr. Claily, deputy
grand chancellor will huve charge
of the convention. ." , ,,
Bad Check Man Is
Held at The Dalles
TIII5 DALLKH. Ore., Jan.k L'8
(Special) James York, 23, alleged
to have left bad checks in virtually
every city between hero and Poca-.
tello, Idaho, was in Jail hero today,
pending arrival of officers from
Idaho,-. York, was arrested here
after-he-had passed one check on
u local restaurant. Jn his pocketa
were found numerous other checks
made out on a local bank and sign
ed with various names.
York confessed to local police
that he had victimized merchants
in Pocnlello, Uaker. Vale. North
Powder, . Unlun, La Orande and
Pendleton.
ivtiii:k kkfaan appointed
SAI.WM. Ore. Jim. 'JS (AP)
The ltov. Thomas V. Ki'nnnn. n
tor of St. Vlncr' de Paul Catholic
i hiin h or Knh'in. was yi'Stonlny ap
pointed by Governor Norlilad ns a
member "f "'e state parolo boar.l.
He Kiiccceils tho lt.-v. Norman K.
Tully. who has J'lrt resigned' the
pastorate of the Klrst 1'resliyteriun
church his'e to accept a pastorate
at Alhnmlint. California.
Kather Keenan- was horn In
l'crtlanil In lk. and attended II in.
public .ueliools and colunihia unl
vtrsity in that city.
KIII.XAIMM NTOItY I'AliSi;
KKXV'VOHK. Jan. 118 (AP)
Seven of ten woirten c;irm nt work
rrn reported "'kidnaped" yeHlerdny
by Ibelr finployer. Willh.m Khlnd.
er. l(--inVlyn nwnub.fi urer. today
were found merely to have left to
jiln tho dr-i workei-H union. They
letiirneil t'i w rk tfi'biy.
KADiy APiiiN'nii;Ts
I vAsiriNno,v. jnn. a f.r)
j The federal radio commlJ'J'ion to
i day named 1'tike M. I'atrlck. In
.!lanapoll nnd Ken K. . richer, for
i mer district attorney of .MarHh-
field. Ore., as aswltantu to Thad
Ii", Tlrown. Koncral counsel for the
conniisiiion.
STAGE DEPOT
BEING BUILT
IN LA GRANDE
Union Pacific- Spending
$2,500, According to H.
R. Leigh, Manager.
R. J. PEARL WILL
BE MANAGER HERE
To Combine Store With
Depot in Currey Build-
- ing on Adams Avenue-r-Opening
Feb. 15. '. '
POIITI.ANI), Ore.. Jan: J P)
H. K. I.t'lKh, penenil, tnamiBer of
1'nion '.l'uolfio '. HliiireH, , -Jne... an
nounced today- that construction,
of a 'Union i'a'eirlc depot In Iji
Oin'ndo had heeen started "yester
day. '. A building is being remod
eled. 1 eigh said, at a cost of (25110.
H. J. I'eurl, l.a Om.ndo. lulu, been
awarded a concession In tho depot
and wilt net as agent for the Union
Pacific stages there. . . , .,
WORK IS VXD Kit WAV
Work on the new l.'nlon Pacific
stage depot In the George H. Cur
rey building' started yesterday and
present plan; call for the opening
of the place on Feb. 15, Jt Is un
derstood; ICrnetit Heassler. - con
tractor, in in oharge of the remod
eling work, with, plans providing
fcr a thoroughly modern ' depot,
combined with Mi'.' Pearl's store.
Mr. Pearl will have . the front
portion on Adams ayviiue, in which
will be located the ticket office,
his news, cigar and lunch counters,
his fountain and root beer, stand.
The space In tlie rear of the build
ing will be a waiting room, with
modern rest rooms and 'conveni
ences for travelers. The open
spaco between the building and the
alley will bo improved, with a 40-
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BOY SCOUTS TO
HAVE BIG WEEK
Twentieth? Anniversaiy Xt
.Scouting Will be Cele-
. brated in La Grande.
Nine hundred ' thousand scouts
over the nation will take the ycut I
oath ngajn on Saturday night, Feb. i
8, when the twentieth anniversary j
of scouting will be 'celebrated.'
Twenty years ago the Boy Scout I
organization was recognized by the
United Stales congress and since
then has been a vital and Important J
Interest to the-yotilli of the world, j
The second, .week in February, 1
7-1 3. will be devoted to the ob
servation of this anniversary, In
the form Of various troop activ
ities, anil a large court of honor,
to which the public Is Invited. . It
will tako place Monday, Feb. in
at- the La Grande High school
auditorium at 7:30 o'clock. Awards
of badges will be mado and a
scouting program will bd present
ed. Fred L, Meyers, court of honor
chairman, will preside at the court
of honor, with the assistance of
other scouting men. ,
I f'harleii Bingner, chairman of
the board of review, will hold n
review for those who are Working
for merit badges, at the chnmher
bf commerce Wednesday night,
Feb. 5 at 7:30 o'clock.
Troop No. 3, led by K. V. Copsey
will have a window display of
scouting equipment, supplies anil
projects. AH of the La Grande
troops plan to present a scouting
program before their sponsoring
Institution, which include cHurchcd
and schools.
During anniversary week. It Is
customary that all scouts wear
their uniforms. .
j There will be a court of honor
I in tho Kntorprlse dfctrlct when
fConlinued on Page l-'our)
Winter Takes Another Slap At
West OregonRabbits Invade Bend
I'OltTLA.VIJ. Ore.. .Ian. 28 f AP)
Wtinter jieered around the cunt
em corner of the- (.'adcadcft anil
took another lnp at Portland and
Northwestern Oregon today.
Afler yesterday's 3G deureea
above, today'tt minimum of 25 de
crees with an cant wind caused
1'ortlanders lo turn up their coat
collar and nloke the furnaces af
ter yesterday's evidence that win
ter" had done with the country und
soimlit olher climes.
1 While a slight snowfall w.-jj re
ported nnd tho mercury continued
downward, thousand of residents
of Va neon ver and 1 'ort In nd If ned
banks of the Columbia river to
WJiteh the (.'tilted Hlates coast
ptmrd colter Northhmd plough up
the solid puck Ice toward the N. It.
Jjini, stranded steamer.
It wax expected the river crafl.
icebound fur more than a week
With 3u.000 worth of paper nboard
from Camas. "Wash., mills' would
be released late today.
KAIUHTS I WAKE riTIKM
liBNK. Ore., Jan. 28 (AP)
Lonj tared Jack rubtltu Invaded
Fear Hundreds
May Be Dead In
Flooded Area
Circling Planes Report no
Signs of Life No
Smoke Rising From
Chimneys of Homes.
KVANSVILLE. InU.. Jan. 2fi
(AP) Uncertnlnlty as to the fate
nf hundreds of Posey county real
dentn Isolated by Southwestern
Indiana flood wafers hold tho at
tention of relief workers today.
National guard aviators, flying
low over many houses, found no
evidence of life where just a day
or two before they had been greet
ed by hand wnving. They expressed
belief that recession of the swollen
streams may reveal dead bodies In,
tho homes-. Chimneys from where
smoke had been seen rising, wero
reported' not operating.
Other porsons, . however, wore
Imore optimistic. They believed
that the clroling planes offered no
more thrill to the unfortunatos
and they did not bother lo rush
outside and greet them.
'. Tl,n nvlutnrd Hn- nvnr tho Inl'i'l.
!tory between Kvansvllle and Vin-
.'cennes-nnd Kvansvllle and Shuw-
neetown, HI. . . '
Investigation
Of Prohibtion
Bureau Looms
WAWUINCl'ON. Jan. 2S (AP)
Senate investigation of the prohibi
tion enforcement, service was In
prospect today as a result of the
snarp disagreement between As
sistant Secretary Lawman, of the
1 treasury,, and Senators Koran., of
Idaho, and Wheeelr, of Montanti,
I over the qualifications of John F.
' Herbert as dry administrator for
I' Montana and Idaho. .
Senator Komh indicated today
. he would ask the senate judiciary
committee to go Into the enforce
ment problem as soon ns the com
mittee taken up the pending dry
bills, as a result of Lowman's- de
fense of Herbert.
"We ought to have the facts."
he said. "We have been told by
on Investigator of the department
of Justlco about the record of Her
bert as - prohibition adminlbtralor
for Maryland. We may have been
misinformed but we will have-to
find out." ':,
I.-. aViu ?ua jie-known todujr that
RenM or ''Borah 'has been" told' that
the department of Justice is watch
ing his 6ff!ec;
KIXGSLKY STILL AT LAHGF,
Humors here this morning that
O. K. Kincslev. known here as Pete
Kingsley, who escaped from Mc
Neil Island prison; had been caught
in Portland today were unconfirm
ed, and police belioved that it was
merely street talk, without any ac
tual foundation.- '
IIR1KFS SI'PPOKT PKTITION
WASHINGTON .Tun 2R Al-M
Support. of the proposed new line
or me ureat wortnern ana ine
Western Pacific railroads, which
u'ftiilrl fiti-m ii 'XWI in Mo rntiiiP(tliHi
between Kla mnth",l'"allH, Ore., and
Keddlc, Calif., was given in seven
briefu filed today with the Inter
slate commerce commission from
various western points.
AIMOI'KNMHVr OKDKKF.D
NHW YORK. Jan. 2S (AP) A
two weeks' adjournment In the
consummation of the voting trust
agreement between the Fox Film
corporation and Its voting trustees,
f'lasH B, stockholders nnd William
Fox", to permit the bankers time to
complete their refinancing plan
war, ordered today by Federal
Judge Frank J. Coleman. The ac
tion stays all application for re
ceivership. ,'
1)1, IM) llll,lItl; SKATK
SEW I'dltK, Jan. 211 (AP)
lllind clillflren aro being taught to
roller jdtnto. On .a roof rink with
hiKh walls they are urged to strike
out boldly regardlesH of bumps,
th'ey. are exiiected lo acquire con
fidence in taking carij of them
selves as well as physical benefits.
tho KnMfernOrcKrin ellh- of ISend
and Undmond today after they
wore foreed to eek new feedirif,'
Krounda hecHUHn of 'the deep imiow.
The hiKh desert habitat of the
jack rnbltH l.s covered with twn
fprt if kiiuw and they are making
InroadH on pesehutea county hay
wtaekM. 12 auovi: iikhi:
The weather dropped four de
crees In Mi Oninde .lust ninht lo
reftfii minimum of I above,
compared with 1 U above the tdKht
before. Sone seeiions of the cltj'
were whipped by a wind that aug
mented the cold. This morning at
7:30 o'clock the mercury wa. up to
21 above and the sky partly cloudy,
iillowintr the nun to peep through
part of the time.
Tho present weather, following
the ncvere cold wave of the last
tlireo weeks. Is described by most
j citizens here f beln of tho "u
ual" type experienced at thla time
of the year.
FIVE KILLED
WHEN PLANE
DIVES, BURNS
K a ns ajs City A i r p o r t
bcene of iragic Acci
dent Monday Evening
WOMAN IS AMONG
CRASH VICTIMS
Photographers Threaten
ed But Pictures of
Wreck are Obtained
Inquest Scheduled. : -
KANSAS CITY, Kau., Jan. 2S .
(AP) Burned and mutilated,
bodlefl of four men nnd one woman
lay today in Kansas City morgues, ,
victims of the crash of h. Central
Airlines piano which dived and ex
ploded intq a mass of seething
i.lame.1 last night within a, mile, of
Its destination, Fairfax 'airport.'
Tho dead aro Dyke Lnudemnn,
Kansas, .City, Kas., pilot; C, H. Mc
Klnnon, Chicago buslresa. man;
Jaim'H il. Fggert, t'hfcngo, music
publisher; Miss Margaret Dice, St.
Joseph, 'Mo., and William Flynn,
Kansas City, former city alderman
and, theater-owner. .,
Killcil by Impact
All aro believed to have, been
killed by impact -of the plane, tho
second section of the regular Cen
tral Airlines afternoon flight from
Wichita, when It sideslipped and
dived front an altitude of about
B00 feet.
. Tho plane appeared over tho air
port almost 30 minutes late,"
Airport attendants said it cir
cled tle field with motor appar
ently droning normally. Then,
south d'f the airport, already flat
tening for tho landing, it faltered,
dipped' and plunged into a corn
field. --'An explosion mhrked . the
moment of impact und flames
" roaredt into tho nir.
Hmplpyes of a nearby factory
and airport attendants rushed to
tho wreck with fire extinguishers
but were unablo oven to. approach
tho plane because of the blister
ing heut of gasoline flames.
Senreil Frightfully '
The ' passengers, blackened and
seared almost beyond recognition,
t were -ftjhed forward In :.a 'grim
huddle-against the motor; jammed
through, the splintered cabin, '
Aviators Huld they believed tho
most plausible explanation of the
tragedy was failure of controls,
Laudcmmi had been flying seven
years and was known as a cautious.
pilot.
Dr. L. S. Fisher, deputy coroner,
said an inquest would be held to
day. Tlio deputy coroner said ho
gave orders thltt thelebriH was to
be left untouched. However, work
men for the Universal Aviation
corporation, directed by 15.. L.
(Continued on Pago Bight)
We Don't -Believe
He Liked
His Iron Steed!
KLAMATH FADIJS, Ore., Jan.
118 (AP) John Lcnieur kindled a
bonfire under hhs automobile of an
clojit vintage, to warm u up when
it refused to start.
The whole car warmed up, then
burned up.
Lcmeur stood und watched it,
but when tho fire department ar
rived he Insisted he had not sent
for it.
Deputy Sheriff Is
Killed In Holdup
OAIr,AN!, Col., Jan. 2 (Al)
A deputy Hherlff wan killed today
duriiir? a holdup of the Broadway
and Twentieth branch hank here of
the American Trut coinjiany.
The two banriltH (hen backed lo
the utreet where they eHcaped In
an automobile.
Crowd Is Thrilled
By Modern Jonah
m;NVi;it. Jan. 2S (AP) Uuy
mond Crawford, If!, is a Jonah.
Yes, sir; ho came out of a whale
O, K.. except that, lie was fient to
Iho huoHefcow'. He hud an Irion
that he could g'f?t a free trip back
to his home In Ios AnKfies by hlrl
Intf In an ciubatmefl- leviathan
whi'ii has been oxhibiteil here. lie
I went to sleep In the whale In n
ra i I roa d ca r. V hen h e Wf iko u p
and emerfreil much to ustonlsh
m?nt of spectators lie found tho
car had been moved merely to an
other part of Denver.
Ex-Banker Facing
20 Years in Prison
KM NT. Mich., Jan. 2ft ( AP)
John H. KeCamp. former imnlor
vieo president and director Of the
I nlon Industrial bank, was sen
tenced to from M) to 20 yeurs lm
prironment upon cuiivkilon today
of embezzlement,, abstraction and
wilful misappropriation of $'jo,068
of the bank's funds. Nine others
who had pleaded KuiPy to similar
charges In the $:i,6U3.0'M defal
cations from, thu bunk, ulto were
itentunctd.
Census Enumerator
9A OiiAfif inns Kiif Pitv Tha Pnnr
Farmer Who
Ily Iloitiit')' Diicclirr
N 12 A Service Writer)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. One
hundred thousand censas enumera
tors are about to swnrm over tho
land, ringing doorbellti and asking
questions, and doubtless millions
of housewives aro wondering how
to act when the census man calls.
Horo's how: .
Tell him everything he asks.
If ho seemB tq bo putting ques
tions that are not any of Undo
Sam's business you can make him
show you the specific question on
tho official list, but the chanccH
aro that he won't go off that list.
. Federal law provides that any
one who , refuses to, nnswor cor
rectly, tho questions tho govern
ment .wants answered or answer
them to the host of his knowledge,
shall bp subject to a maximum
penalty of 100 flno and 60 dnys
of imprisonment. No one' has ever
bach penalised under this statute,
but census takers have often used
the law as a threat whon answers
were refused. . .' '" J1'. '
The rest of yotr conduct, when
tho census enumerator calls, Is op
tional. You can keep him stimu
lus' In the doorway (or you can
Invito him into tho , parlor and
servo'iuo crcamand cake. ;, ."
(Continued on Pago Two)
FRENCH PLAN TO
RECEIVE HEARING
Global Tonnage Proposals
Put at Head of Naval .
' Conference Agenda.
By llyrou Prico ' '
(Associated' Press Stuff Writer)
IjONDON. Jun. 26 (AP) Under
tho leadership of tho Amorlcnn
delegation, plans were made lato
today to let tho whole world llston
In through tho presH at ajl future
plenary meetings of tho nuvul con
ference.' " '
IONDON, Jan. 28 (AP) French
global tonnage proposals wero put
ut tho head of tno naval comer
enco agenda toduy, but Italian
counter-proposals also will be given
their day In, court, ut, tho. next..opon
session -of tho full oonforonco call
ed . for Thuruday nwrulng nt 10
o'clock. ' ; . '
Again invoking tho alphabet, tho
"Hig Five" at a mioetlng in Bt.
Janies' palace , today decided to
cull tho roll of nations at Thurs
day's session, thus giving Frunco
the. right of way over her Italian
neighbors.
France will present her proposal
to Hmlt fleets as a whole and not
In separate categories, Great Ilrl
tain will rolturate briefly her pre
ference for category regulation and
Italy will then make her plea that
tho actual relativity of f locta tdiould
be decided before all else. ; .,
Nothing to Iroosi
Tho. United States und Japun
have nothing to propose in this
general phaso of the discussions. A
eommltteo of two from each dele
gation will be appointed when the
three addresses aro finished Thurs
day to study tho situation, but it
Is fully expected the arrangement
mado by th "Ulg Five" will bo
approved eventually.
Tho decision for un open sosslon
on Thursday was reached on n mo
tion Introduced by Henry 1. Stlnv
son, tho American secretary of
state. Homo opposition had been
expressed, but Secretary Htlmson
Insisted that aa many newspaper
men us possible be admitted.
Goneral Ha I lf action
All tho ; delegations expressed
satisfaction after the "Big Flvo"
had adjourned. JJluo Urundl,
Italian foreign minister who has
been urging Italian parity with
France, Huld he felt Italy had re
ceived recognition even if her claim
was In secondary placo on tho
ugenUa.
Immclujtcly . ..after tho . ' Hig
Flvo" adjourned, Individual con
ferences wero resumed, Prime
Minister MacDonald calling at tho
American heudquartcra and Hugh
H. Gibson, American dolegato,
having lunched with Foreign Min
ister Orandl.
(Continued on Page Four)
STIMKON HI'KAKH OX RADIO
NKW YOUK, Jan. 2S (AP)
Xo problems havo arisen b yet
at tho .flve-power naval conier
encn in Jondon which In any way
threatened the ultimate succem of
tho parley, Heeretary of State
Henry I Htimaon told an Ameri
can radio audience today. y
Thu head of the American dele
gation to the piirley, speaking over
the nation-wide chain of the Na
tional Broadcasting company, from
London, an Id that only evidences
of good-will had been shown by
the delegates of tho fivo greut
naval powers attending the con
ference (Ireat Britain. United
State, Japun. Fruncc, Italy.
VIAYV Fill STRATI:;!)
MKXICO CITY, Jan. 2S (AP)
Mexico City police tin lined today
to have frustrated a plot to aswis
slnato President llmllo Fortes Oil,
und tho president-elect, Pasctial
Ortj;; Itublo, blow up several pub
lic buildings, and seize administra
tion of Civ government.
Will Ask You
Must Answer 232!
Tho hoiistmlfo probably will bo
called on tn most cawti to answer
- thu census questions.
Seven Burn To
Death In Fire;
Five Children
FKKDEmiCK,. Colo., Jan. .. 28
(AP) Soven persona wero burned
to douth in a flro that broke out
today , in a two room shack near
tho Plono mine. Mi's. Paul Mar
tinet, her flvo children, ranging in
ago from 13 months to 15 years,
and Krnest L. Newlon, a minor,
lost their lives, Nowlon discov
ered the fire, broke into the shack
through n window and was burned
to death trying a roacuo tho fam
ily. ;,';: v-
Tho flro Is believed to havo
started from an overheated stove,
Tho father, of the family was at
work In tho Slope ml no, on a
night shift.
Tho dead: .
; Mlt' DiaiibA MARTINEZ, 30.
; FRAWCKH IS months. - -
PAUr.INK.' 12 years.
' : wntfliST, 0 years.
r fma,- 10 years. , . ;
TtOHA, 8 yours. - ' ;:- t
' EHNISBT. la. NKWLQN". 'ii.
Newlon is survived by his wife.
Hr. J. A. Weaver, coroner of
Weld county, enmo here from
Greeley to take churgo of tho
bodies. . .,.
Frederick is a coal enmp, lo
cated 30 rtiJUis north of Denver.
RESCUE CREW
FROM WRECKED
BRITISH SHIP
HORDICAUX, France, Jan. 28
(AP) After mfany houra of heroic
rescue work, u life-saving' crew
from Bt. Jean Do Luz got a lino
aboard tho hulk of tho British
freighter ICnobworth, which ran
on a reef near Biarritz during tho
night and broko In two.
Several members of the, crow;
were brought iiBhoro by tho
Ibeeches-Buoy, and tho life-savers
were getting them off this after
noon nt tho rate of one every 15
mlnulea under difficult conditions.
In all tho crow consisted of 21
men and two woinon, who had
taken refuse In tho forward part
of tho ship.' ; One sailor was swept
overboard nnd drowned when the
freighter struck tho roof.
Employment During
Week On Increase
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (AP)
President Hoover said today that
reports to tho department of labor
showed an increaso In employment
for the week ending January 14 of
8.3 per cent over tho preceding
Week.
This Increaso, which tho chief
.executive said was "encouraging"
extended to almost every Industry.
Tho department of labor was ad
vised last week that the trend up
wards had'lieguu Jan. and tho ad
ditional reportfj Indicate a con
tinued climb.
Miami Race Driver
Dies Of Injuries
WKST PALM BKACII, Fin., Jan.
2S (AP)--Luelan (Jack) Jackson,
24, Miami race driver, dlsd early
today In a hospital here of Injuries
received Sunday nt tho opening of j
tho winter dirt track racing season i
at Belvedere. Park.
hLAYi-;p, si;xtexct;k
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. S t (AP)
Waller C. Voges, 2 8, lonKshoro
nian, wIm slew his 21 year old bride
of six weeks with a razor Novem
ber 7, was sentenced to Ufa Im
prisonment In the st a to peniten
tiary today after ho pleaded guilty
to a Charge of second degrue murder.
bMJ
DICTATORSHIP
Mt oFAIN lb
IN BALANCE
Premier Primo de Rivera
Conferring With High
Army Officers.
REVOLUTIONARY
MOVE POSSIBLE
Student Disturbances
Occur Resignation of
Dictator Takes Place
Today. - , - ,
- MADRID, Jan. 28 (AI Frew
tlmo Flusli) Premlor I'rlnio lo
Ilivoro. Spanish dictator sIikIo
11)23, and his cabinet rcslgucil to
lllght.. ;
MADRID. Jan. 28 ,AP) Tho
Spanish government, through tho
off loo of tho censor, late today do
niod reports published abroad that
Premlor Primo do Itlvera had re
signed, stating that the reports
woro without foundation,
MADRID, Jan. 28 (AP) Pre
mier Primo. do HlVera today con
tinued conferring with high army
offlceru regarding ' their attitude
on continuation or resignation of
tho prosent Spanish dictatorship. (
Unofficial indications of tho re
action of prominent military of-,
fleers thus far . seem- favorublo
for tho continuance ot, of Primo
aa hond of tho'governmertt,
Student disturbances, apparently
not or a serious nature, broko out
nt Barcelona and the universities
In Mndrtd and-most of Spain huvo
romulned closed as a result of gov
ernment orders or the- action or
local authorities becauso of tho
students strike of tho past Cow
days.
Forced by Premier s
So far the public has been ln-
formed tho issuo oontlnuoa uncer
tain as the king, the proinier and
I army and navy loaders consider
; tho problem, torced by tho premier
rhlmsolf as to whether he shall re
main dictator. -
General Ban Jurjo, director of
tho guardia civil, Goneral Darreru,
general of Barcelona, wlyj arrived -at
Madrid this nierning, and Gen
eral Ardanaz, minister -of tho
army, were among the army tend-,
era closeted with Primo at today's
conferences,
Rumors constantly circulated
that the government had reslgnodj
that the king and primo had dis
agreed, that the king had decided
Primo must stay, that tho generals
had agreed that Primo must go,
that tlio generals Had agreed that'
Primo must stay and a host of slni- -ilnr
rumors, Nono ofi them could
. bo voiiflodi 1 - ; .
UrMOUH OF REVOLUTION".
BUKNOH A1RI0S, Jan. 28 (AP)
; Dispatch oil to La Naclon from. St.
Jeun de latz. France, - state that
Ramon Franco, noted Spanish
filer, arrived nt Cadiz, Spain, to
day by piano carrying Instructions
for starting a revolutionary move
ment ii gainst tho Spanish dictator
ship. Tho directorial board of tho
"Casa DoI'.Pueblo" or house of tho
people, In Madrid, has decided to
s"pport the movement, the dis
patch asserts, adding that the
movement has '.unifications In thu
snnth nnd north where troops ura
quartered, '
Thus far no movement, hud
Vrokon out.
(Continued on Pago Four)
SEEK BODIES
OF AVIATORS
IN FAR NORTH
NOMK, Alaska, Jan. 28 (AP)
'Hil'i town was exporting a flash
today from across Slhorlnn wastes
of tho suecosa or fnlluro of the
search started two UayH ago for
tho bodies of Carl Ben ISlelson.
famous arctic aviator and his me
chanic. Kari Borland, near whore
their wrecked piano was found Sat
urday burled In hard packed snow'
and ice.
Pilots nt Reld nnd I'M Young
hopped off from Teller on a 400
mllo flight to the sparsely Inhab
ited steppes near tho Arctic ocean
whero tho badly wrecked plane. In
which Kielson nnd Borland disap
peared on Nov. 9.
Whether tho flvo men left at
the scene of the wreck by planes
flying from North Cape, 'JO mites
west, hnd opened graves which
blizzards or morp than two month
are believed to have formed over
the bodies of Kielsun and Bor
land, may not bu learned until
Reld and Young return to Alaska
or fly on to North Cape.
Word may come, tyowever, from
Pilot Joe C reason, who was plan
ning to return to tho Heeno of thu
digging yesterday from North Cape.
General Gordon, 97,
Dies In Washington
WASKINOTON. Jnn. 2S (Al') .
HrlKudtor Oem'riil IJuvin Mtuui'h
f'.nr.ion. rtli-p, tho ol.loHt ofrinot
of Ilio ITnltcd stutcM army, died ut
hlr, hnnit! huru toduy, nt tho uyl
of 97.