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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER- TEN PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE x (iranur !Ew trot CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OREGON: Unsettled tonight and Buildup; probably local ruins In tho north portion; temperature above normul, VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1930 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 154 46,000,000 FEET LUMBER CUT IN YEAR Bowman-Hicks L u m I) e r Co. Operate Throughout 1J29 in La Grande. PLAN N0"CHANGES IN '30 OPERATIONS Average of 400 Men Em ployed by the Company at La Grande, Wallowa and Maxvillc. . Forty-six million fp'-l of lumber were nit by the Mowuinn-Hleks Lumber company during tho past yeiiK. with I'H. 500,00)1 of it cut In' tho mill at La Grande where one shin was run continuously at 65 hours a work, employing un aver age nf " 1 0 nirti. An average of 400 men wore em-, ployed by the company in the mills nl La Grande. Wallowa And iU thu Maxvllle logging deputtinont. Tho tnllt ut Wallowa run .for ten months, not operating I" January and February,, with u shift of fiU hours a week and 12a men. Mummer nionthH are the best for th lumber Industry, the cold win ter months bring the worst, accord ing to 1L N. Ashby. western man ager.. Kxpccl giilet Period I nek or hou.se building In the .stales whete most, of tho output is marketed will result in a rather ciulet x mouths the first of this year due to the recent, slock mar ket oriels, officials believe. Kov cver during tho latter part, condi tion are expected to Improve re sulting In a larger building pro gram In general for these states. The principal market Includes must oi" this country north of the Mason-Dixon line. No change In operation are phili ned for I tho local offices an nounced today. Figures on the total payroll for lii'J't were not available for-puhjlcfi -Hon today, mitt officials said." Kdllor's Note This is tho first of a series of stories-dealing with loading industries in till section. BOYS OF EAST -v OREGON GROUP OBSERVE WEEK I'uelni; tho past week, hoy scouts j over the nation have been observ j lny the twentieth anniversary of scouting with various activities., couits of honor, rallies and dis plays. " . - - - Thursday night the first. Kagle : badge to be awarded in Wallowa , county was presented to t.'arltoh Waugh by bis rather, at a WhU Iowa, eounty court of honor in cluding Wallowa and JOnlerpi'lse. 'J he event was welt attended. A seoul lug display, exhibiting the articles made, by boy scouts which were arranged byJVcrgin Kochen spaiger. Claire Thomas, Wondrow Iametell, Carl Coleman, and John Towery, members of Iroop No. 3. Is in the window of Gilbert's hard wure. Last Sunday the Christian church held a church servico for the scouts and tomorrow a similar one will lake place at the Kirst Methodist church. . Thursday evening the I taker scouts we it; guests of I heir par ents at a dinner followed by scout ing stunts and entertainment. PlaiiH for Mai eh include courts of honor in Wallowa county. Mak er and here, the, one here to be u camp court of honor, when a pro gram lo ac(ualnl the audience with scout camping will be given. Among other skits planned is a short, com edy, "Tho Tenderfoot Camper." A rally has also been planned for tho local troops. Berta Acosta To Serve Six M onlhs m:in'ni:ui.a. n. v., ivi. is ad ll'Tt AcuHtit, who fli'W to l-'rHnc' ullli ll'.'ir A J i 1 1 ri 1 Kk'hunJ l, I'.yr'J lliri'e ywirs iipo, todiiy who H'-nlcnred lo six months Jit 1 1 Ciy iiliuiiloiitniiit of his wlfo uml two I'llltilM'll. At-ostiL IkmI iilcailt'd guilty. ' IWItOUM vioi.atoi: SI'OlONi:. Wnrh.. (Al') Kiil i'1'al Jmlil" J. Htanloy Wfbstrr riiKotl to iiiiprlKrin Kichiit-i l-'ostrr, ho iiUni rlrtl frullty lo 11 t'liarpn of ki'IIIiil: whisky. Ioslcr tiukod 1 lit? cotirt'H niLTfy saylnir li'.1 ivm out of work unl hut! rcsorlorf to sell In li'itlor lo soliport IiIh lilinil wifr mi'l it fhllit. The juilftr iurol-( hho. itftt'i- lovi'.stinatlni:. vi-:.vrni-:ii thiiay 7:30 u. in. 35 nbovo. Al liilliilini: 35 Hhov?. ('otoruion: partly cloudy. W KAT 1 1 r: 1 1 Y OT 1 1 1 A V Maxltiiiitn -l:i, lulninttim 31 uhove. C'ondlllun: cloudy, rain .08 of Inch. wi:.Tin:n vkii. i. wit .Maximum 39. niinlnium 13 above. Condition: partly cloudy. Coyote Quintet Scores Victory Due to Nickle Sharp-Shooting Forward Stops Normal School Rally, Scores 8 Points in Closing Minutes. Inability to count points on numerous set-ups in the first half and the uncanny basket shoot ins of Nickle, Coyote forward, in tho last three minutes of play, cost tin Fastorn Oregon Normal school a victory over 11m College of Idaho tossers last night, the Invaders win ning a hard-fought court battle 41 to 34. With the score L'U to IS ugainst them and l'J minutes to play, the Mountaineers sloped an impressive rally, only to see men cuauces fade becuuso of the quartet of field goals Nickle ..looped into the net. Sullivan started the Normal school rally and Price followed through with a second field goal, bringing the scure 12 to :!!. Jones scored and then Crawford. Price and Sul livan counted baskets in rapid su . -cession, with u second one by ('raw ford bringing tlrti score up 30 to 3;i. Then Nickle went on bis scoring spree, making four field goals in rapid succession, 1o give tho Coy otes u :t0 to 30 lead. Sullivan and Price led a last, minute rally but there wasn't time to make It good. on mil Tiikci Ix'ail . .In' the rirst. few minutes of play, the. ' Mountaineers wont into the .lead, ft to :i. Sullivan and Surrctt nnuing ttie basket, urter Kutioiige, ; 1T. . , , Idaho guard, scored the opening btl'Ollg WallOWa (Uintet ticid goal. Tin; .coyotes raiiiedj "yill play in La Grande however, and nl half time werei. , q ,'orv Tnmlif leading 17 to I", in the first half, i u o-OV AUIllgm. the Mountaineers missed enough i set-up shots to have given them al The ha Grande Tigers' trounced lead of III or more points. Idaho wasn't up to par in tiint frame, but was runvertlnic more nltempts. Oniy one siilislltiillon was made durinc the entile ifaine. Crawford Koine ill for MoilchciiH with the came nearly half ocer. j The desperate rally In the si c-1 olid half brought the Normal1 school cheering section lo I heir , feet, and for . awhile one could , hardly hear the rereree's wlilslle. One of the brightest plays of the game was conlrluulcd to Paisley, when he dribbled down the noun. lo sink a beautiful and difficult! angle shot, making the score ill to I .11. I'alSley played thrOtlg1)! the ganio in spile of lonsllltls 'Xlclilo lllglt Scorer '' Jones, lengthy center, w-as ir little. lonrtal."'for lIouclieliB nliirfrau. ford, and got most of the tlli-ofl III uplle of this, the Normal school was in possession of Ihe bull a-ml- jonty of the time, bill were: .liable i..rit.. nr ii. ii... hi. 1. 1... to make many or their offensive thrusts succeed. Nickle was high point man with 1C points with Sulllvun second with .11. Price scored Id and Hutledge, who played probably the most con sistent game of the night, wus next with nine. Krom Iji Grande, the Coyotea will gu Into Western Oregon and (Continued on V&s i'ive) Oregon To Push Big Program Of Highway Work i rtlllTI.ANl). Keb. 15 (Al') ' Willi addilional funds made avail- utile by stale collrction or two I schedule,; of vehicle licensee 11,1,. year, adding $.aa.aan to the nor may stale highway fund, Oregon will push forward a big program of road work in lH.'to, Itoy A. Klein, ytate highway engineer, told inter ested contract ors a It ending final sessions of the convention of the northwest branch of the associa ted general contractors of America here today. .Including federal aid money, his department can spend $S.3UH.t0, be estimated. Projects on which contracts have been already let Include 5:t miles of cradlng: fix, surfacing; 10, pav ing; wblenlni;: !tl, resurfacing, and construction of 1 bridges ami 4 buildings. ( 'ontractM to be let this month will be for 41 miles of grading; 2K, surfacing; -ID, resur (acing: r7, widening. and r. bridges. Work on these latter yJH amount to U'. xn ii.mhi. lJue to practicability of use. of low cost road surfacing material. .sucn as tin auo nnuniu.ouswnacai - j am. Onion's highway program : ems set for rappl expansion In the next few years, M'r. Klein pre dicted. Enterprise High School Wins Prize CORVAIMH. Ore., Keb. IT. (AP) High schools of VI Oregon cities announced today us having year-j books were placed In superior ral-i ing In tho annual contest clinic j conducted by the Sigma Oettn ("lit. journalism fraternity al Ihe Ore- , gm State college. i Tho results of the l!J:i judgiusri were made public al a conference . of the annual staff members - vhb-h v.as one nf Ihe ctoslns fea ture!, of the educational exposition which ends tonight. Superior rat In its were giv-n as follows: Latge school division. I,u genc; Franklin high school. Port lund (January (ksuo); Pendleton and Salem: medium schools: I ji terpHse. Forest ( irove. M ilton 1' r e c W a t e r. Tillamook; small schools: Randon, Glendale, Here ford and Alalln. Fifteen others rated honorable mention. i POPULAR ,'6 iiu.'il llio most popular oed m i no I mvcixiy of Nevmui cam pus, -Margaret - Smith, senior student, Iuls' been delogiiUtl to represent tho Nevada students on mi airplane trip to Los An . geles. TIGERS TROUNCE UNION FIVE 31-25 'Hip I'nlon Illicit school luiHki'luall team at L'nion last niKl'l 31 'Jo 2fi. Inasmuch as Union scored a J!i to 15 victory In l.a Clrantlo eai'ler In season, the win last nlsht was doubly uclconic. incidentally the Improvement, that is being made In Hie blue and while squad. i l game round I lie llgeis ahead moat of the time, and the ! Uranilc i quintet was leaning n lo !i al hall lime. .'I. no lasi nan wnil nearly oven, wil l iniv iigers . .....clt nlw.il'llK. Ml, lllllf, I'llL'L'l.ll I 't times. n"' W'ullnivu 'Tonight "rande played through Willi. "'" OI" nuimuiuuon. nmiu uuiui.. resorted to reserves twice. . Tonlglil tho l.a Cirando five Willi Pl! V the'Ktrong Wallowa , team, I whlM. has-uectnl.W-.iKu iMil-onci; tills yoar. The game will be played ' !'' Itecreailonal liall, heBlnning al s:Ja o clock I'lireo l.i.m irinties will bo nlaved as lire liiuluurics. beginning at 7 o'clock. The lineup tor last night's game follows: . I.u Grande CD) Mires ( t ) it. Stoddard C!)..K.. Tori'ence (2) I' Kiuk (X) ...a.. Itoe (13) G.. (IT.) Tnlon (1) Miller (li) Conklln ; Dobbin Ci MavlK i(inK(r Kh'lPrd (4).:..S (I'D Gllkison Ma vf ir 1 lleferee: Adrian Goodbroud, ol', I rn ioit .. . . i m. men scoitlilt ltm. M-.nn-rl. Is hlirh eorer on the l.a Grande team for Ihe present season, chalking up a total or taiir ptdnts. a lend of 1(7 over his near-" est Tiger rival, accordim; to tabula- lions made ,v Coach liui Woodle. V..U.,n r.,i tt:ird. is in HecOlld nlace with li'.l and Fans, guard, Is third with UK. ( lose behind ' Kails is ... I - lei. has '11 to his credit. The scores of other mem hers of the S(uad follow: It. Hloddatd i jo. Kheppard t:i. I.- Sloddard in, Anderson ti, Ilarlman 4, Conley ;j. ' Iteery 3. Only association games were used in compiling the scoring Iota Is, ACCTSKI ()!' Mt ItDDIl Kl.AMIAfnr KAM.H. Ore.. I-Vb. K. (AP) Tom Demosii, laborer, yesterday was Indicted by tho county, grand jury on a. charge of first degree murder. () is accused of shooting to death Mlxcntc Ponce, in a rooming house, Christmas morning. itomtiat gkts $:,m)i) HKTllOIT. Mich.. Keb. -A. robber held Up Ihe 15 (AP) cashier's office in Providence bo umce in rrov uencc nominal ai west Grand boulevard and Knur- teenlh Htreet shortlv after 7 a. m. today and escaped with a payroll .f'iM. Sock And Buskin Preparing For Three Plays A re-oundiug din eehoim- through the halls of the Ivislern Oregon N'ormnl school Is audible jtroof of busy preparation for the three Sock and Itnskin plays to be given ii the school Hiiditorlum. March ? and fi. I la luinciv, sa ws and paint brushes ure being piled industriously by a group of stu dents under lie direction of Mil lard lirown. and sets for the three plays are rapidly assuming HuMicd appearance. Threo very different types of stage sellings are required by the Mcefii-H and action of the plays. The Interior of a crude logiblu Is the set for "The Iist of The liwrles." Paul Green's one-act drant of plantation life, while "Figure heads," a fantastic comedy by Lou i no Saunders, requires a castle set for the action of Its princely characters. When compared with BANTA MUST SERVE THREE YEARTERM ICircuit Judge J. W. i Knowlcs Passes Sentence On Prisonei' Today. FEBRUARY-TEAM OF COURT ENDS Jury Finds For Plaintiff in Amount of $630 in Brilliant Tube - Clinger Civil Suit. Fausto Mania, Mexican, who was found guilty earlier this week on a charge of larceny, tint jury setting the value of (he stolen goods at $44. SK, was this morning sentenced to a maximum of three years In toe stale penilentiary. Sentence was given by Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles. lianta was arrested last October by officers on a complaint filed by the. New York store, which alleged Mania and another Mexican, Tony Martinez, stole some merchandise. Martinez, who was tried joint ly with Bantu, was found not guilty and wan released. 4 Civil Action Kiuls The civil action of the Mrilllnnt Tube company vs. W. O. Clinger, came to an end about ti o'clock last night when tin jury returned a verdicl of $(130 for tho plalntUf. The suit involved the La Grande hotel siun. The plaintiff sued for tin; Imlanco of the purchilNo price of the hIrii and the ilefendanl. mainlaininj7 that it wasn't installed according to contract, sought to re- cover what he had paid and also aski'd for damages. The case went to tin; jury about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. This trial ended I lie February term or court, and It is possible thai there will be no more Jury trials until June, the Jurymen having been dismissed Indollnltely. (Continued on rage Kiv) Rowl.r ftf lln:nA' JUCCUjj Jl iTltlUIC, Says That Few Lawmakers Drink WASHINGTON". J-'eb. If, (AP) Asserting thai if a man wished to slay in puhlie lire lie must obey tin prohibition law, Hepresentativo Meerly, republican, Maine, u (fry. to day issued a challenge in the house foKianyone to produce twenty-five house members "who vote dry and w""l(' ''''hilt at a huutfuct." f wf'Tence to statements heard f'"om time to lime that come mem bri-H-"vote dry and drink wet" had maue ty Kepresentatlve Kcha f''1'- republican. Wiiseonsln, a wet, )l"' Meedy asnci-ted that whenever were nrougni logeiner from all walks of life there would 'm Ko"ie one' uinong them who "would do wrong and tho public would ta ke jhe exception as the 1 -Maine member said If ' 'I'T voting members were found w,,,in 1,1 ,I,lnk " " liinilo be "WOtlld foot the bill." TY)77' Vli'ltVir'W SIJ 1 Oftftntft WILL BE HELD SUNDAY NIGHT The I toy Kcdii I a u n j versa ry servltre, an event of national boy scout a nn I versa ry weeU, will be held Sunday Keb, t(i in the Kirst Met hurl 1st. Kplscopal church with Miss Hepin Williams as organl.'it ! and . V. Nusbnuiii. dlrectoi. .ollowing Is the program: firgan Voluntary. Pastel Thompson Processional. Prelude Kramer Hymn, 'America the lieautiful" Invocation ...The Iter. Ira Aldrlch j Anthem, "O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem" Jus. C. Knox 1, Offertory Grieg Address Klmo Stevenson Scout Kxecutive Recommitment of Scout ( la I h Vergil Koehensparger Male (juaiict Moyn of the Oldela Alale una ricl Itoys of the old P.rlgado Sermon Tiw. iu.v v i-: ii:,n Recosflonal Kramer llenedleth.n .. The Rev. V. K. IOiII To Be Given Mar. 5-6 thevf; two coiiti as) Ing types of sets. "Playgoers." Plnero's domestic , comedy of KngUsh life. Is quite j different. The action of "Play ' goers" takes place In u wene re presenting the morning room of an : l-mgllsh home. The stage settings. all being t built by students of Ihe dramatic ' department of the Normal school, wpre designed by MiM Williams, j head of the ai l department of the ; school, I Mfss Foley. Instrm-ior In the 'dramalie arts, and advisor of Sock and Huttklu, the dntnv'tles organ j tuition, is Ihe director of tho three j plays. J A th kel-si'lling ca mjailgn for iSock and Ruskln'M productions will bo started next week, according to i F,vn June Krwiu, business and ad 'vcrtliJinv man:jfc--r. HUNDREDS IN CALIFORNIA FORJERUM Victims of Cancer Flock ing to Frisco in Increas ing Numbers Today. WOMAN TAKEN IN COAST AIRPLANE Dr. Coffey and Dr. Hum- ber Ireating All Cases But "Hopeleps" Ones Most Desired. ' SAN FRANCISCO. Keb. 15 (AP) Victims of cancer, the malignant disease which kills 1 Hi, 000 Ameri cans every year and for which tliero Is no known cure, flocked to out) KrunelHco hopefully and In Increas ing number today to receive tho new treatment originated 'by Drs. Walter It. Coffey and John JJ. Ilumber. Facilities of the Southern Pa cific hospital, to which lr. Cof fey and Dr. Huitiher are attached, w ere put at the disposal of the suf ferers and arrangements worn made to open other clinics In the hope that the hew treatment 'would prove itself effective" against tho sco.urgo which medical science so far ban been unablo to conquer. Keller Given .Majority 1)1'. Coffey and I H number, Still Insistent that their treatment has not proved Itself uh a cure, havo obtained results which Indicate that tho Hcrum they originated from tho cortex of tho adrenal glands of sheep Is able to dissolve cancerous tissues. It has given relief in a hlph percentage of cases and somej of the aplicnts appeared to have been freed of tho disease, although In no instance was a patient pro nounced absolutely cured. Rich ami poor patients, sharing the common desire lo rid them- 1 (Continued on l'ago Klvc) - Jeffery Files Declaration Of Candidacy ' jr 1 ' 'HAblSM, Ore., Feb. IS (Al'),( l-ree school boons, preservation" of water power- for public devolop-j nient anil exclusion of all Arcxlcun and Filipino liivnfgrallou ure among the planks In the platform of John A. Jeffery, of Port laud, who loday filed with tho secretary of state bis declaration as n candi date for the republican nomination for governor. Jeffrey Is the first of the gubernatorial candidates to fib!. other planks in his platform are: abolition of all "useless cotnml slons," reduction' of stale expense at least one-third, development of highways and waterways, "to place the enforcement of our laws in the hands of 4ca n and honest ntfen who believe in law, order and de cency," and to "uphold tho hands of the president oC the United I Stales at all times." After bis name on the ballot will ho a slogan staling that he 'A a "regular republican." MacMarr Heads In Banquet Here The MacMarr managers In thin district were given a. banquet at the Sacujuwea Inn Thursday even ing. (. Hlone, district manager of Stones division In Portland, was an out-of-town guest. Mr. Stone has been vlslllng hi 8 sister, Mrs. M. Al. Cbrlstensen for a few days, returning lo Ills home Thursday evening. ORDER WOMAN TO SERVE HER TERM IN JAIL l,OS AXfll-JMIS, Feb. la (AP) I let- appeal denied for furl her delay In the execution of sentence of conviction on charges of Income tax Irregularities, J. Marjorle Her ' gcr, Hollywood tax counsellor, i today Is In the county jail pending J her transfer to federal prison. Hho I originally was ordered to serve her two and one-half year sentence In jibe women's federal prison at At I ilerson, W. Va., but over-crowded j conditions ther e m;ty force her : commit InienL Ju the women's jail at Ingleside. near Kan Ira iiciscif. j Miss Merger, convicted of noticing "false and fraudulent" Income tax ret in ns for Oorot by Mackaill, i screen aetress surrendered herself to the Knifed HI airy marshal yes- lerday and announced her readl- ness to begin her prison sentence. Hoover To Return j To Capital Tonight ( LONC KKY, Flu., Feb. 15 (AP) President Hoover and his party, jufier an early breakfast today, left ;tn three small boats for Ihe fishing j banks sevi-ral miles off Long Key, j The president planned to put In a full day In the gulf stream, eager to crowd as much fishing as poa slide Into the last day of his vucu tlon. I He Mill leave Long Key tonight for Weshintott. MARINER - Iterkeley, Cal., honsts another girl uutstor mariner, oven though hIio Iuls not yet written n book llk thmn 1-owell. Mss Tor I a JMnckney, , Iiiih ao.OOO miles 'of ocean travel lit Iter log book. COLD WAVE FIRES FATAL TO THREE State Fire Marshal's Re port Shows January Cas ualties for Oregon, SAIiKM, Ore., Keb. 15 (Special) Three persons, onu a child of five years and another un elderly, crippled lady, lost their lives and fifteen others, three of whom were Hinall children, were burnod or In jured In fircH resulting Trom ovor heatcd stoves, defective chimneys, open fires, explosions and accidents, dud 1 51,000 in damage was incur red to properties In the statu or Oregon, outolde of Portland, during Hie January cold snap, when sub freeztng and sub-zero weather pre--valjed throughout the northwest, according to roportn reculvou by gtale. l'U'n Marsh ul tlaro. -A.-3.'H: Another man Miiccumbed to smoke suffocation in a Portland lodging house . fire caused by a careless smoker. The January cold speil cusually list InctudoH: deaths; Kobe it Web er, aged five years; Kugene, night gown caught from sparks from open fireplace; Mrs. Alexander Graham, aged crippled lady, Maker;- kitchen slovo exploded; Mra. li'red Crennbemar, lllllsboro; slovn explosion; Charlen Weiberg, aged fia, , PorLland; careless Hinoker. Severely bqrned:; .'Arlone linker, aged flvo years, Vornonia; night gown caught flrn f rom, open Tlro place; Martha Pankrala, aged 18 nionths, Venionla; celluloid cotub igliited from lamp flame; Allen Clriffilh, Hood Illver; gasoline ex plosion; Mr. and Mrs. Korrest Kul ton. Salem, overheated slove; Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Thompson, Dea chuleH county, overheated stove or iibtfective chimney: Mr. ami Air. Whiltier, Milton, probably defectlvo chimuey; Mrs. Tom Johnson. nirK enfeld, k lichen rangi' exploded; Charles Gels, Tillamook, explosion (Continued on Pago Four) CUBANS HONOR MEN WHO DIED ON THE 'MAINE' HAVANA. Feb. 15 (AP) All btmlnoHH activity paused In Havana today while Cubans and American gave homage to the dead or the United Slates battleship Maine, which was destroyed " in Havana harbor .'12 years ago today. Solemn ceremonies were held nl the Mol.to monument, which was erected by the Cuban government In honor of the men who lost their lives In the disaster that precipitat ed two nations Into war and result ed In the Independence of Cuba. All government offices, Including municipal and provincial depart ments, remained (dosed all day un der it decree or President. Mach ndo. Prlvnto business was suspend ed In the forenoon. A lengthy parade was headed by a platoon of Cubon mounted police followed by Hpunlsh American war veleraiin. Three battalions of Am erica n sailors from the IT. K H. Wright and Falcon followed the veieraiiH of 'UK. ; Weyerhaeuser Dies j During World Trip ( ST. PAt'L. Feb. H, (AP) t 'ha ties A. VVeyct line user, prom inent St. Paul lumberman, db-d while on a world cruise with Mis. j Weyerhaeuser and others from SI. Paul, according to a cablegram to day from Mom bay, A MALI; IIKAITV KKATTLM, Wash. AP) The handsomest man at Washington university 1m Han ilatinuy, winner or a contest there. However, Kaii ney declares women and technol ogy do. not mix, so he devotes no tlm to the coeds. "We've got work to UJ here," he tmld. Two Expeditions In Antarctic To Return To Home Sir Hubert Wilkins en Route to Montevideo Admiral Byrd to Leave Little America. NKW YORK, Feb. 1G (A.P) After uubjocting tho Antarctic region to tho most intensive study It over has received, ono expedition wuh headed for hoinjo today, an othor miH preparing to leave. Indications that the oxpoditioti headed by Rear Admiral Richard 10, Hyrd was breaking camp at Lttttlo America were given In a radio conversation last night be twoen tho expedition's radio opera tor und the operator at the research station of tho Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology ut South Durt nouth, Alass. After the nightly exchango of messages, the operator at Llttla America said, "this is tho last timo wo will talk to you from Initio America." Jlo added that tho en tire party was Bleeping In tents and that tho temperature wus 10 degrees below zero. Wilkins l-ji.Houto Homo Tho New York Amjerican, spon sor of the Antarctic expedition headed by Sir Hubert Wilkins, suld today that Sir II liberty lias com pleted his work for tho year und that ho und his personnel had left deception Island, ' his haHO, for Montevideo- on tho slcuniHiiip llenrlk lsben. Captain Wilkins' return to his baso was nyulo in tho whaler Wil liam Scorosby after a torrlfio hattlo with m,ountainous seas. Ho had been in tho Antarctic leo three weeks, during two o which ho had been lost to radio communication. Captain Wilkins sailed last Sept ember to continue a study of con ditions in that region started tho previous yeur. I'ho Ryrd expedition reached tho Antarctic in December, 1928. Rear Admiral Hyrd and tho various scientists with tho expedition car ried on extensive research work, whilo Byrd mado a flight ovor tho uouth pole. . Salesman Held After Alleged Attack On Girls Z . . HKLMNGHAM!, Wash., l'eh. 15 (AP) Jack O'Noil, Seattlo vacuum VVA w .. - clenner salesman, wild was arrest ed hero last night as a suspect in un ullcged attack, on two small glrlH was being held Incommun icado In the city Jail while police checked with Salt l.uko i.'lty au thorities relative to his actlvltes In the I'tah city at the timo Juno Nelson was murdered there on Dec. 31, O'Noil denied all ac cusations against him. Pollco were also holding Frank O'Noil, .brother of the suspect, with' whom lie has been living In Seattle Tor questioning. They said tho brother said Jack O'Noil was In Salt IaUo City at the timo the Nelson ghi whh killed and that ho left thoro shortly aflerwurd. The suspect's automobllo found parked here, had Utah license plates, police reported. Frnnlc O'Nell was not Implicated in tho ullegcd attacks hero, officers said. Jack O'Noil was said tlo -have a wlfo and son in Halt Lake City, SALT LAKM PITY, Feb. 15 (AI') Juno Nelson, 12 year old daugh ter of a sandwich stand .owner was a bd titled from near her home here a year ago last New Year's evo and her body, showing the ef fect); of a. brutal attack, was found In a drainage canal west of tho city next day. ICvldenco Indicated she had been decoyed Into an automobile and her body thrown from the inn rhino where It was found several, miles from her home, COLD WAVE IN MID-WEST, BUT NOT FOR LONG THM'AfiO. Feb. IT. (AP) Zero and worst', familiar figures to the mercury tubes of the middle west until a fort n Ig h t a go, were back at the idd stand loday 'but not for long. Temperalures that started skid ding yesterday reached tho lens and twenties below zero loday but tho forecast for tomorrow called for rising teni'pcratureH. Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Ihe Uakotas, and Iowa reported sub-zero read lugs and Illinois, Nebraslui, Mis souri, and Montana were on tho verge. Tho low point on the govern menpM table showed Huluth at IM below. ' It was 12 below at Ws nuirek, N. !., fi below at Hps Moines, la., 1 below at Hreen Hay Wis.. 10 behw at Madison and Is h::".Z." JZ.'ZZiWarmer Weather at I above early today. Suburban readings were lower. Realtors Discuss Corning Sessions The northwest roiiycnllon of realtors to be held next summer In Lougvlew was discussed yesterduy at tho meeting of the realty board luring tho regular luncheon al Clio I a Grande hotel. Tho dale for the meeting In Longvlew has not yet been set. A number of realtors from this city expect to atlendi FIVE POWERS FACING MANY DIFFICULTIES Italians Expected to Voice Their Naval Require ments Next Week. ; AMERICA IN ROLE OF CONCILIATOR U. S. Delegation Meeting With Mussolini's ; Right Hand Man in Compro mise Effort. ; lly Hewitt Mackenzie (Associated Press Correspondent) LONDON. Feb. 15 (AP) Al ready faced with the problem o.f helping to roconcllo tho French naval progrnm with the positions takon by tho othor powers at tho naval conference, tho Americuti naval delegation took up efforts today to aid in an understanding between Franco and Italy on thu diffloult parity problem which In itself muy threaten complete suc cess of tho conforonce. Dwight W. Mbrrow, American ambassador to Mexico, and mem ber of tho Amorleun, delegation, wont into conforonco this morning with Dino Grand!, chief of tho Ital ian delegation and Proinler Mus solini's right hand man. Tho mooting was at Mr. Morrow's hotel. It was more than passing- inter ost that Mir. Morrow wus a purty to all the conversations the A nice-1 leans provloualy havo had with tho French delegation. The am bassador was said to have a firm grip on tho wholo complicated Franco-Italian ."problem with its many ramifications. Italy to Issue Statement Ono of tho first developments of next week, it Is understood, probably will bo the issuance ut an Italian statement outlining Homo's naval requirements. Thus the series of pronouncements by the flvo powers in the conforenco I will be completed. It was said this statement will again proBQnt Italy's ilefdre for n. radical reduction of I armaments but at the same timo will inako clear that sho Insists on I having tho right to equip herself 1 with naval armament equal to that o any,.othcr continentaLpowor. ... i ,, ' , . 1 -For. nroDaratlon of this urouosed sbitoment Foreign Minister Grundi abandoned his usual weekend trip to tho country In o.rder to spend tomorrow consulting with his ad visers and drafting tho document. Another Important event of next week will likely bo a meeting be tween Foreign Minister Grundl and Premier Tardlou of France. This probably will bo Immediately aftor tho French premier returns 'from Purls on Wodnesday. The possibility of this meeting has somewhat strengthened hopes that a solution may. bo found for. the purity problem. 'y- Compromise Possible Tho conciliators in approaching this Franco-Italian problem, are taking into consideration tho wholo range oi suojccis jnvoivco. unu an; exploring tho possibilities of a po litical compromise. Such a polit ical agreement might tage tho form of a pact of security of some sort. It might oven deal with adjustment of tho boundaries between French und Italian territory in, northern Africu. Apart from these Franco Italian activities there wus little In prog ress in conforenco circles. Prime Minister Macdonald temporarily shook off all conference responsi bilities except on tho social side. . (Continued on Page Flvo) SIX BURNED TO DEATH IN HOME FIRES ItACINK, Wis., Feb. 15 (AP) Three children wcro burned to death and their parents and one other child were burned seriously In a fire caused by an overheated stove that destroyed tho ; home early today. The dead arc three sisters, Phyllis Christenscn, 4, Homtlo 2, und Kdna, 10 months. Tho parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ar-. thur Christenscn, and a daughter Irene, six, were saved by firemen but were burned so severely they were not expected to live. OWFN HOUND, Onl Feb. 15 (AP) Trapped In their bluzlng farm home, Mrs. Hoy Lonsway and her two children wore burned to deat h I oday. M r. Lonsway had arisen early and built a tiro in thn kitchen stove before going to tno barn. Due During Week SAN FHANCISCO, Feb. 15 (AP) Tho weullier outlook for tho week beginning Feb. 18 was an nounced hero today by the United States weather bureau uh follows: Fur western slates: Tho outlook Is (or occasional rains In Washing ton. Oregon and Idaho with snow In tho inountulns, and for general ly fair weather In California and Nevada with rain In tho north por tion of those Htntcs the latter part of the week. Temperatures will be generally above normal, '