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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAYFULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE 10a (IratuV lEuenm bssxvtt' CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OHEOON:-'Rain or snow In tlio oiiHt, rain In tho went portion to night, Tuesday ruin in the euBt, nut much chungo In temperature. VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1930 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 149 NORBLAD IS URGED TO BE GUEST HERE Wire Asks Governor to Stop in La Grande for Luncheon Feb. 25. LIONS MEET WITH CHAMBER TUESDAY Former Governor Walter M. Pierce to Give Talk on Tourist Highways Tomorrow.- Governor A.. W. Norblud, who b .scheduled to attend. the Baker t county chamber of commerce 'an nual uuhuuet the evening. uf .Tues day. Keb. :!5, limy come to La Grande en route to linker and ul-t'-nd a forum luncheon pf the Un ion county chamber of commerce. A telegram has been sent to Governor Norblad,"IniUng him to Ihi I, a Grande's guest Tuesday at noon. Willi a local group to toko hitu to Kukcr by automobile in the afternoon. The governor lias never been in this locality In an official en pa el I y before, .und local busl-. uohk men and others are eager to make his acquaintance. A. It. Hunter, secretary, was expecting a reply from Norblad today. . L lns to Give Pix-grani The J.a Grande Lions club will cooperate, with ihe chamber at to-mor'-owV forum luncheon in the J.u Grande hotel, tho service club providing the entertainment and the chamber presiding at the busi ness session. VM liter M. Pierce, former governor, will be the speak er, giving a talk on "Tourists and Tourist Kighways. The following Tu"silay the tourist question will again be discussed, will) Harle ithitnrdso'i as tho speaker. To morrow Ale. Pierce will emphasize Die importance of a highway from I'klah to l.a Grande. O'ltrlen M;ilu Speaker The chamber of commerce is at prevent also preparing for the an nual banquet, to be held early in March. The. dale anil other de tails have not yet been announced, but the banquet committee, con sisting of 11. K. Urady. H. K. Cool Idge und Chase Hohnenkamp, is vorkinii: on the' matter at present. J. P. O'ltrlen. O.-W. general man ago,, Is to be the main. speaker at the annual dinner and he will, bo accompanied by. Mrs. O'ltrlen, and also two former railroad executives of l.a Grande. 'M. J. Corbel t ami liiehnrd Muckley. Mr. O'ltrlen cam.e to Oregon In I Stu) to work for the ln tun Pacific and was made assistant superintendent at I .a Grande, spending IS months h'-ro beforo he moved to Portland. II Is also announced that the la Grande bund has offered to fur nish music for the banquet. SNOW FALLING IN LA GRANDE THIS MORNING Following two cobl nights, with a minimum uf "I above Saturday evening, rain began falling hero early this morning, shortly turn ing to snow. The weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow hi rain or snow in l-'astern Oregon, wllhout much change in temperature. Storm warnings predicting strong you (Invest winds, becoming gales at times, were hoisted on the Ore gon coast today, according to word from Portland. A OD-mllo south erly wind whipped the coast last night, bearing with it a severe rain storm. Kastern Oregon re ceived a bit of tho wind, A ((itai'ler of an inch of rain fell in Portland and more ralu was exprctcd today and tonight with fair weather Tuesday. Civil Case Trial In Circuit Court The Kcbruary term of circuit court entered Its second week to dny, with a civil aclion on trial, that of V. li. Klvette vs. T. .1. ScniRcin. Woodson 1. Patterson I- attorney for tlic pin lui iff and d- fense counsel consist h of th' I irm of i "uchran and Kberhard. The case is not expected to be completed before late today or to morrow. ('mi:valii:k is ill SAN KltANOSf'O. Keb. 1H (AP) - Maurice tiievull'-r. I'remii screen actor, was reported by his physician an reMing more eomfort ably today ut his hotel here, where h had been ordered to bed Sunday In an t-t'fort to reduce fever caused by a mild attack of influenza. WIvVrilKIl TMl.Y 7: as a. in. '.i'.t above. Minimum: above. Condition: cloudy. WKVIill'.IE YITi:iEI.V .Maximum 51, minimum -1 above. Condition: cloudy, rain .01 of inch. wr.vn n.u ri-:n. 10. iqi Maximum -1 above, mini mum 4 below. Condition: clear. Willamette Five Invades County For Two Games Bearcats to Play Normal School Wednesday Night After Game at Union on Tuesday. I'nion county basketball funs have tho opportunity nf witnessing out. of Urn best basketball learns In tho Pacific Northwest piny Tues day and Wednesday nights, wheni the Willamette Bearcats meet tho Inlon Athletic club at Union ainlj the icustorn Oregon Normal varsity t la l.a lirandc. I Arillauictto is playin;; the two guinea prior to its critical Iwo gunie series at Whitman on Friday and Saturday, with Thursday, to be il (lay. of rest. Cor the llL-iircut sitanl. : ' Willamette's strength is said to be mi nar with Catilic Northwest eimlerenee basketball teams. In1, curly uoason (tames, tho . Bearcats twice defeated Orctrun by decisive nmiglns, und are lending their j -pollco was w uli;ing. own conference. Willamette's chief Th" drive began Saturday night. threat Is the Seules-t 'ardlnal turn- . nml Its success surprised even biautiun, Willi the Cornier sbootint;;' (' nilesionor .William A. Itussell and the tall all-conference center . hlmsel.'. lly last midnight !I17 per ishing tho ball on the rebound j sons had been arrested, and 271 if the shot Cnils usually for n of the number had criminal ree .sctup. lluuk, aggressive and speedy ords. Acting Detective Chief Kuan giuird. is another liearcul mat nas attracted much attention in col legiate circles by his playing. , Tirst .Meeting of Teams Tills will represent tho first time a Northwest conference team has played In L'nlon, and the second time WillanrVte hits played in l.a Grande. It wlil bo the first meet ing between the Western Oregon institution and the Normal school in l.a Grande. tininn's tci,-i Is reported to be in peak condition, ami is working hotter lhan ever before. Itusket .shooting has improved as has the passing attack, and the new guard combination of Sarrot; and Paisley, with Posey ami .i!cCu!!y ready to step in at any moment, is pleasing fans. Crawford will have a hard (Continued on Page Seven) Normal School To Give Plays On March 5-6 - . i Tliree plays are to be given ut the normal school .Miireh 5 a-nd (, io.be presented by the drama club. Koek anil P.uskln. under the super vision uf Miss Ko.b'y. instructor In Unsllsh. Tho cast for the first of the plays "The J.ast of the Low lies," by Paul C.rcen consists of Harriet Ahern taking the part of the aged mother, Cuniba Lowrie. Until Stualley as Jane, her daughter, .Margaret Bak er. AiJ-iyno. Cumba's daughter-ln-law. Ui Kami ISuylan. Henry Herry Lowrie the lust of the outlaw gang. The second play "Kigurehears" by Louise Saunders has lor a cast '-celt Posfy, who gives the pro logue. Jessie Whillork, the Princess l-'elicia of Ponderay, Irma John son, Clertruda, Allen Carden. the Judas I sea riot the traitor, was Prince of Uomdoneter. Ceiil 1'osey, ' discussed by the Hev. Krank Hop the st-rvant and the musicians. j kins at the South .Methodist, church The third play. 'The playgoers Sunday morning, with n congrega tv Arthur Pinero." will be pre- tion of more than ordinary num- s'-ntcd by Iten Oesterling. the mas- ter. Lillian Small, the mistress, 1 .iiiillo Cunt, the cook, -i sa HOCTie, the kitchen maid lrma Hick, the parlor maid, Lorna C.luiniel, the houso maid. La Velio Huntinulon. Ihe useful maid, IMIIard Itiown, the odd man. The mil nagcmenl. of the three plays consisis of Agnes Johnson. Until Smalleyand Margaret Towne. prompters: art director. Miss Car oline Williams, head of the de partment of art, ami music: direct or. W. W. Nusbaum. The chair men of the various comiiifltccs n re: K v a J a no Kr w i n. bus! ness chairman; I II Hani Brown. sla-e chairman; Margar"t M! a d o c k, (Continued on Pago I-'lvo) Pneumonia Takes Nine-Month Child Kstretlit Marie Keefer, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. IE. It. Keefer. died yepierdjiy morning after a short illness, dealh occurring a I the home of her imindparents, Mr. and Mrs. James iay of Kruitdale. i The little Kil l was night months j and 31 days of alt'', being born n 1 May Ml. !!!-!. Heath was caused j by pneumonia. Kuneral services will be he! ( Wednesday afternoon at II o'clock I at the Knodirrass and Zimmerman mortuary with burial in the Ma ! sonic cemetery. Arthur C. Marlin Passes In Baker Arthur C. Marlin. aged 4 years, dhd sl-rd:y nutriiiiig at t;iker and tin body was forwarded to l.a flrande for funeral services to b held Wednesday afterm-on at J uVluck at the p.olinenkamp l-'un-er.il iMMiie. Interment will tak plaee in the Mason e ct nielery. Mi. Msiriin wa- a member of th K. P. ami Matfonie lodges of Wal lowa, Ore., where- he formerly m,.de his home. y is survived by it daugliter. KNie Weinerburg. of Kenton, Wash.; n foil, (Albert Mar lin. of Wallowa; a brother. It. S. ,.a.rlin. of Pendleton, und u grand father, Hubert PurnUt, ot Pendic le a. i ARREST 917 IN CHICAGO OVER SUNDAY New Campaign Against Crime Successful in its First Stages. - piir. T,VIJ rITVQ l WU "' V" Utf mo IsKIiSGS KLiSULTb Not a Shot Fired Last Night Only Half a Dozen Minor Crimes . Were Reported, CHICAGO, Veb. 10 (AC) Not a shot was fired and only 'half n.l dozen minor crimes were reported In Chicago last night.. , Tho new-j est campaign by Chicago's paylessi called It a, "raid for guns.,, orders being Riven particularly lg bring in men found armed. i:rrVl .Noticeable The effect of tho Saturday night raids was especially noticeable Kgan early todny. Whereas when' tho raids started police came upon nun In tho actual net of robber-,, ami found "wrong guys" in every part of town, suspicions characters were missing when police con tinued their forays last night. The town had suddenly gone quiet. X new measure of handlin criminals was announced by the detective duel. .Men found carry- fug pistols, he said, will ue held for the grand jury, instead uf be ing turned over to municipal court. "W'lil either send them to jallj or break, them financially," he said. "We've got 'em on the run.; .Most of them are out of town, gone ; to places they think they'll get u better reception." i I t',y less Police I limy Although Chicago police have not been paid since Christmas, their officers said today that most of them were willingly working ex- tni hours and Ha:rlfking off days to altPin.tlie ilriye-r -"-':, The tloulle "shfjoiing ; of er.rly Sunday harl brought no a crests, but sccinl. orilcers word diiaildl (Continued on Pago Klve) PASTOR ATTACKS THE "SQUEALER" Judas Iscariots Still Live,. ine kcv. v ranx Hopkins : Tells His Church. hers gathered to hear the sermon. 1 1 discourse, thn tmstor found ; I LMR nn ui- hiue,iier one '"" i"esi i.vpes, Miiuiug occa- sion to reveal one trait of the : Chicago grangster that is admlrabl" i because ho. will t not turn "stales 'evidence." J "There is something admirable In the attitude of some of the Chi jcago gunmen who have been ar rested, or who have been shot and I died shorl ly afterward," he sa Id. I "They will not 'squeal'. They die with the secret of t heir accoiu plieew. and even of their enemies. oft their lips without utterance. It Is one of the highest cxnressiotis of true manhood." : ?!AInKTTI-!, Minn.. Feb. Pi "The very name of .Indas Is- (AP) Maurlco MJIIer, alridaue pi carlot, who betrayed Christ, brings lot. who disappeared In a snow wllh the very mention of It. to all ; storm in the northwest angb- re ehisscs Of peoplo alike, a feeling of ' gion Saturday. Is safe and is en I unspeakable repulsi veness and con- tempt," .Mr, Hopkins said. "Vet there Is nothing exceptional in the (Continued on Page Seven) La Grande First Ward Defeats Portland To Win Oregon Title The La (irande Kirst Ward M. 1. I A. basket hall team claimed the stale title today in the church lent-ues by virtue of a I'll to 1 ! vlc- ;tory here Saturday In tlu- Itecrca tioual hall against the Portland M. I. A. quintet, winner in West ern Oregon, This is t he neeond time In recent years that Ihe Klrsl I Ward has defeated tin; Western I Oregon champion. A drive for points that started , In the second period won for La .flrande. after Portland led 7 to ,1 at the end of the find ten minutes, i With the M-oro 1 .1 to 0 at the half In favor of the home team, the Port landers attempted to re gain the had and with a minute and a half lo play were within a Imi-ket uf winning. Thrilling (Junrler ! Tho hist quarter was by far the most exeli ing, especially the last two minutes when soriw Uf the fastest ball ever played in La f tiunde was exhibited, A basket by K. Kaxter brought al (irande's total to and a few minutes later ,the final whistle was blown. The team woiL of the local fUu Will Raze Old Warehouse For New U. P. Depot Workmen Tearing Down Structure H. K O'Brien Moving Into Holmes Building. Workmen today begun the, razing of the old Oregon I lard ware & implement com pany warehouse at Jefferson and Depot street, next to tho O.-W. I. 'ticks, to make room for tho construction later of the new I'nion Pacific station in I .il Grande. The plans for the wrecking of the frame warehouse were announced a few weeks ago. when IT. K. O'lhien mado ' ready to -move Into new quar ter,; W HemlrlclrKon was tho successful" contractor, for' tho work of tearing down tho warehouse. ' Although M. O'Hrfen has not iiite complctrd the re moval of his Htock to his new quarters In the Holmes build ing, he Is just finishing up, ho reported today. Ferris Funeral Will be Tomorow Klsle M, Kerr;, wire of Forest Pen iss, passed away Sunday morn ing at the homo of her sister-in-law at iioit ( avenue, following a ltg l!:nes. Puneral services will be held at the Knudgrass and Zim merman mortuary Tuesday after noon at S o'clock. Interment will lake place in the .Masonic cenii -tery. Mrs, I'Vrris was born .May i!t. 1 SUM in l.a ( ramie, and was ;iii years, S months and la days ot age. Shu leaves her husbiind, one sister. Mrs. Viola Tidd. of Wallace. Ida,, and three brothers. Horace and Lowell Kuapp, of Iai Grande, and Victor Knapp, of Ibdno. Escapes From Asylum And Weds Girl, 18 KVANSVILLK. Ind., Keb. I 'I AP) M'r. and Mrs. Sebastian H. Willem registered at a hotel Kti dy afternoon, and Willem,. who X Is 11 years iild. Ordered a brldaV dinner for Iflto guests, paying cash for it. He ami his bride, age IX, were t he only arrivals, however, and Willem invited every one in the hotel lobby to participate. He also provided cigars for nil who tillered the hotid. Yesterday while the Wllleins en tertained a n timber of new ac quaintances in their rooms, guards of the Southern Indiana hospital j lor iu i ri Pit nr I'liu'M o mm irinu'-.i Ihe groom to the Institution. Wll- jointnri his bndr to be, and with the ii ill of a laxlcab driver obtain- I ed tho marriage license. Mrs. Willem. formerly Miss (Gertrude Sh rewsberry, dlshwaslier 'at the Instltutioir, said she still 1 loved her husband and would at ! tempt to have him released. jwiS A till Beriliatl Appeal Is Failure SAX PUANCISCO. (Vb. I It (AP) The l iiiled Stales circuit court of appeals today upheld tho judg ment, of the federal district court at Los Angeles finding Sheridan P. Lcui.t. former president, and Jacob Herman, stock, salesman, guilly of .conspiracy lo use the malls lo de fraud In connection with Hie af fairs of the Lewis OH company. ; . ' i I'l-IKIt IS SAI'i: : roiiti here. A radio message from ! Oak Island, 75, mlli-s from here In Lake of tt Woods, said In1 was forced down Saturday al llay Is land.. i was an Important factor In uin j nlng the ga me, j I'. ItaMcr, with seven field goals land two free throws, was high ; point man "had L. Plowman, of Portland, with six field goals, was ! seeond high. Coach Hob (Jul nu, :of the Normal school, was referee. ;Poiiland (I'.n (L'i .n (irande Plowman (l).K ,n) K. llaxter ; A. Miller ..K . I) M. Stoddard 'O. Mttler (L' .,...(' C') C. Lavter jMaegle f 3) (i ...M. Laxter l.lones f; Andersfin Sloan CM S L. Sbiddard ! In a preliminary game the Out easts, an Independent lea m. de feated Imbler M. 1. A. !L! to If. K, Thorn pson was hfKh point man with 1 ' points, six field j,oals and four free throws-, v. Newhn was ii"xt with six field goals. K. Known, of Jmhicr, wored tin ee field goals. ImbbT till C. Wesletisliow. Perry (3) . WcHtenskow" Martin ;('Hgg ! Keown ti t ........ i'&l) OiileatH ! lUi) Thompson K KobertsOM C 4.L') Newlln ", i 'i ratten (i . (Ji Wuite S . Nusbaum Ucftrcc: llu; d JJu;ati. LEADERS IN NAVAL PARLEY f' f . ll t. 1 if licudcrs from various nations In the naval disarmament con ic rem v now under way In liOiichm, an picture! hcix. They are lacing a week of what promises to he Intense activity ami probably the most Important of the luiiiey. The men above are as follows: 1, Premier Itainsay Ma'Donald or Cireat lltilaln: 2. Secretary of State Henry U Stimson, Iwider or the i;. S. delegation; It, (ienenil Charity i. I)awt, I'. S. ambas sador to rcat IJtitain ami member of I. S, delegation; 4, Vice Adminil Acton, of the Italian delegation; 5, Admiral T. Taknruhe, bead ut the lapaneso delegation; , mlre Turtlleu, head of Kroiieh delegation.. Fritz Hofmann Passes Away Un dunaay morning i'Vlln I l.ofmaiin, 'La Grande busi ness man, succumbed to an ex tended Illness Sunday morning. Kuueral services are to bo held at tho Suotlgrass und Zimmeriuui mortuary Tuesday afternoon at 1 :;t0 o'clock wit h burial lo lake place in the Masonic cemetery. The lt-'V. I.lef H. Awes, of the Lutheran church, is to officiate. M r. 1 lof ma nil's death caino as a severe shock to his many friends. The deceased wjih In the dairy business for a number of years conducting Ihe Swiss dairy, Inter going Into the grocery buslncsH al t he soul h end of Komi Ii street, where ho conducted liofiuaun's grocery. lie w!i:- born Jan. HI, 1ST! In ! M.embeni of the party were nUH Ituetigem Switzerland, am was U'.t asleep when Ilia cars bearing them, years and three weeks of age at 1 secret service operatives ami nows tho time of his death. He in sur-j pnpermen were switched alongside vived by his willow and etghtq (ho liny railway station here, children: Rose Lovuli. Kred. John, Tho chief executive and Mrs. Kilward. Mi Id ml. Margaret Swart, ' Hoover, accompanied by JiiHtlco l Mara l.eavltt. all of Lit Crumb; Harlnn K Stone 0 the Tutted und Kiumu Wren, "f Portland, be sides nine grandchildren, six sis ters and hfs mother ami one brother in Switzerhilid, one sister in Cnuada, and Mrs. ('. Hllde hrand, of J.a Grande, besides other relatives. Auto Accidents Cause 2 Deaths And One Injury POl-TLANO. Keb IM (AP)--Two d'-nths anil one critii-;il injury re sulted from automobile accidenlM here hint nlt;ht and today. Mrs. If. A. Itlee. 71. was Itllle.) today when she Was struck by a car driven by Kenneth l.ul, iih he was walking across the street near the Posh Island bridge. It was not yet daylight, and Lid, paid Mrs. Itleis dark clothing rend"ied her Indistinguishable, j William Her ml on, U't. painter, w,A killed last night, and Poland 1 l.ewl. 7, was seriously injured In, another accident, j Texan Is Seated Today In House WASHINGTON. Keb. 10 (API -Jfi.rry M. Witrxbatii,' republican 1 today was seated as representative! from tii" fourteenth Texas district, 1 succeeding Augustus Mcdoskey, democrat, against whom War.- j bach brought an ejection contest, i Tho bouse ended the eontruvi rsy by luloptlng the report of Its eb'c-1 Hons committee which recommend-; td that Wurzbach be aeufd. .HOOVER REACHES FLORIDA TODAY P r e s i d e n t to Spend a Weelc on Fishing Trip off the Florida Keys. 1,'oN'O KKY, Mr., I.'cIi. 10 (AI') I'rrnl(Irnt llonver honkril a 4fi pouilil Kalll'lKl tmliiy Hnon iifl(M' be Klnnlng liis wiink of )iKlinfj; off I lie Mot-Ma Ki'y.H, and lumtprl ft lifter a liiilf hoor'H YlgnruUH flKht. LONO KKY, Klu., Keb. 10 (Al') I 'resident Hoover arrived here at li:l'0 a. m. today to begin a week's'rishing trip off the Klorida keys, J lo wns accompanied by Mrs. Hoover it ml a party of friends on a special cur uttached to the second section of the Navana spe cial. Tho train was five minutes I late. , - I State:; supreme court, and Mrs, 1 Stone, Mprk Sullivan, writer and newspaper man, and Mrs. Sullivan and Or. Vernon Kellogg, had breakfast aboard Ihe' houseboat with Kercmiah Mllbank. of New York, and Mrs. Mllbank, from whom lh(t craft had been char tereds "Kltkciuij" lo be Near Lawrence itiebey. jno of tho president's secret a lies, and Mrs. Illiiiey, Or. Joel T. itoone, .the While H.ous physician, and the secretarial staff brought from the White House, went aboard the de partment of commerce boat "the Kilkenny" which will be near the "Saunterer" iih.II cruises through the f!atf"aiid reefs where the presi dent wilt fish. , Itotli vessels prepared lo put Off immediately. Two coast, guard colter wen al anchor near by. Itefore 1 1je "Sauntei-ec" sailed M'r. and Mrs. Mllbank came ashore. The only member oT tho presi dent's 1 m medial o pa rly who did Hot tfO to sea was Captain Allen HtM ha nan, t he chief ex eem Ive'a naval aid. - said lo- didn't need any sea duty just at present, III Oood ComlHIoil Mf. and Mj's. hoover apparent- (Coutinucd on Pago Klve) Two Companies, 17 Persons Indicted HT. I.DI IK. Feb. I" (AC) The St, 1,'mfs l'oM.Miotrh. Iii a staff , onecpoiidf-nt's dli'p.'ilrh today fi-oni, Hpiiiu;rield, III.. xoid the Corn I'rfeliiets Kerinitig f'uinptiny, the l'lif'h'ui:iill Vcast roliipany illld 17 all'Ked IIIOOIIHhlliers had lii-en Inilieted there on eluirges of r onsplracy to violate the Volstead act. Woman Is Taken For Ride, Police Officers' Theory Mutilated Body of Mrs. Payne, 33, Found Sun day Gang of Rum Runners Suspected. LOS A NO ELKS, Feb. 10 (AP)- Pollco today ii.ro Investigating tho posBibllity that Mrs. Billle Payne. 311, whoso muttlutcd body waa found yesterday on tho Long Heaeh-Loa Angeles highway, was "taken for a ride," for her alleged activities In connection with a gang of rum runiioi-H. Tills angle and tho finding near the body of a stu I nod handkerchief bearing tho initial "H" arc regard ed by tho investigators as tho most tanglblo clews upon which to baso a search for thu solution of tho mysterious slaying. ( Tho body, ono arm torn off and (he skull thrico fractured, was found by James Allen, Long Beach motorist at 8 a. m. Sunday. Ho immediately notified police, who slablished the Identity of tho victim by an automobllo operators license. Anothor curd found on tho body boro tho mimo of Price 13. Payne, Long Beach concessionaire, who, officers learned, was tho woman's estranged hubband. I'nyno, who was taken Into cus- , (Cpiitlnuou on i'Affa nye) Nomination Of Hughes Favored By 10 to 2 Vote WASHINOTON. Keb. 10 (Al) Tho nomination of Charles Kvana Hughes to bo chief Justico was ro porled favorably to the senato to day by thu senate Judiciary com mittee by a voto of 10 to 2. Kenator Norris, republican, No braaka, the chairman of tho com mittee, and Senator Blaine, re pub-' Ucan, Wisconsin, voted against tho favoruble report of Hughes. The nomination will go beforr 'the senate Immediately, 3'Jmiy confirmutlon was loolcod for, although Norrls and Blalno lire expected to voice their views bo fore a vote Is taken in that chum- be r. Hughca was nominated for tho chief justiceship of tho United States to succeed William How ard Taft, who tendered his reulg' nutlon a- veeutfO 'bocauae it! Ml health. ; Mr. Itughes served on tho su premo court us an associate justice mo 10 than a decade ago, resigning to accept tho republican Vicsf dcntlal iiominallou In lUltl. TAKT II AS GOOD NltillT WASHING-TON, Keb. 10 (AP)- Attendants at the home of William Ifloward Taft said today tho for mer chief justico had a "very good night" and slept well. JAMES LEWIS IS CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR CHICAOb, Keb. 10 ( Al') .lames Hamilton Lewis, party whip in the senate during tho Wilson admin istration, wlil ngain bo a candl dalo fer United Hlatcs senator In the democratic April military. Col. I.owis, who gained his mil itary title in, tho Hiianisli'Ameri can war, agreed to head u slate an nounced by tho state centrul com mlltee. The fermer senator, unco dubbed by llio late Chump Clark as "the greatest dudo In tho United Htutes," In his first utterance ot tho cam paign, conSeinnod existing motli odH of prohibition enforcement, protested American entrance Into the world court and demanded changes In taxation and govern ment expenditure. After saying thnt "this nation asks temperance In tho habJIs of its inaiiklnd," the former senatoi; added Ibat "11 protests ugalnsl any system or laws or proceduro that invokes trespass on tho homes, In vasion of the rnnilly, violation ot tho privacy of life and .morally wuuiiUIiik of citizens as a method ot so-called law enforcement." lion Is Extricated From Dough Mixer Xi;V YtItl, Keb. I" (AC) Clilllielli, Congollo, IS, of llrook lyn, whs oxl Heated from a dough mixing inarhlno III a Brooklyn bakeiv afler a slruggle for four hours and a half. Doctors said his right arm would have to be uiiiptltat'.-. I,et nlonc In Hie bakery be loniehow plaied his light arm In the mixing machine, was pulled Into It bodily and l(ls light arm crushed between two steel rollers, normally aboilljlmlf an Inch apart. Throughout' Tiie onleal he Kept a brave rronl, police said. lie fainted when he was removed from the machine. Slayer Of Wife Executed Today SAN tjl'KNTlN. Cab, Keb. 1 (AP) James Chandler, 47, was hanged here today for the killing of his common-law wife. JchsIo Gafford, In Los Angeles, In I'jJH. The trap was sprung at 10:05 a. lib and lie was pronounced deud at 10:1$ a. m. Chandler was a negro. BATTLESHIP FIGURES IN PARITY PLAN Americans Want One More Giant Ship Equip ped With 16-inch Guns.; SCRAP FOUR AND BUILD ONE, PLAN Naval Conference in Lon don Faces What Prom ises to be Most Import ant Week. PKOCUUiKS AIX).G ALL JJNKS LONDON, Fob. 10 (AP) Prime Minister MucUonuld In a itatement to tho house of com mons today Butd that progress ivus bolng made nil along tho line In tho London naval con ference. Referring to tho long controv ersy over global and category :onnagc, ho said: "Wo are nearing agreement in thu difficulties relating to tho I method of tho limitation of nuv ll armuments which for years has been a stumbling block to progress In tho preparatory commission of the leaguo of na tions. "Wo nro engaged In a frank discussion with other delegates In regard to the equilibrium of naval strengths, to bo establish ed between tho powers, and Z have every hopo wo ultimately will reach agreement also .on this difficult problem." LONDON, Fob. 10 (AI) Tllo American delegation to . tho five power naval conferonco today mado known hopo of being ullowod to build ono now giant battleship as part of tho American progrum of ostuljlishlnn naval parity with Groat Britain. It would bo ot tin: liodney lypo, that Is, of 33,1)00 tons with Hlxtoen-lnch Rims. . - It 1h tho Amcrlcun Huggcation that four of Its lessor capital aliliw bo scrapped Instead ot tho three It wan planned originally to flcrop.. and that thij nefv sjat supcrshlp fin aulhorled to bring tho Ameri can fluot to tho high British Stan dard, both floots thon to liavo fifteen battloshlps. " ho Americans Uddod thut the United Ktales probably would not build this Hhip It tho piivlIcKo Is grunted to them, although they wished the right to do so If desired. Intouso Activity JnletiHo notlvily marked the naval conferonco proceedings with the opening of tho new week, which promised to bo tho most Important. seven days it has soon thus far. The delegation heads met at St. Jame'H palace at 11:30 a. m., while tho cominlttoo of exports continued (Continued on Pago Five) PORTLAND BOY DROWNED IN MARY'S RIVER COUVAX.LIS, Ore,, Kelt. i0 (AP) An all-night search of Mary's river south of Corvailla failed to roveal tho body of David Graham, 20, Oregon Htato college sopho more, who drowrncd late yeaterdai: while attempting to maneuver a canoo In tile swift water, Corval 11s firemen had u boat on tho river today dragging tho stream now swollen by heavy ruin und melting snow. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Graham or Portlnnd, parents ot tho boy, ar rived lust night and an at Poling hall whero their son lived. A check by campus officials of circumstances surrounding the up parent drowning indicated toda that Graham's companion on th canoo trip, Ned MeKlroy, fresh ma of Pcud, left tho river thlnkii his friend was safe after swimmii to the canoe, that had floated loo from the mooting below tho m dam. Graham bad captured t; . wild craft with difficulty n climbed into It nearly exhausted Ifo was un.blo to pull to alu at once hut said ho was all rh and would puddle down river the landing. When Graham failed to nppt at thejuen's dormitory a seal' was started, roveling the oc turned canoe put far below win the student was last seen. Tho youth Is said to have had . weak heart and the possibility seen that ho collapsed after gab Ing control of the canoe. Whaling Company Will Help Byn OSLO, Keb. 10 (AP) Tho whn' Ing company "Itosshaved" todu expressed its wllllngnesH to try t relieve Hear Admjrat Ityrd In th Antarctic, provided It wan guar auleed against economic loss. Th managing director said, howevei no whaler would bo sent to th pack Ice until a report Is receive from tho expedition's own vesse the City of New York, which I trying to reuch Little America, th Ityrd base on un Indentation o the ltoas sea, Antarctica.
