La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 17, 1930, Page 1, Image 1

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    EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER- EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE
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CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
OllEQON: Unsettled, tonight and
Tuesday with rain In tho north
west portion tonight and In tho
north portion Tuesday, continued
nttlil.
VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1930
MEMBER A. B. C,
NUMBER 155
BOYS GUESTS
AT SERVICE
HERESUNDAY
Scouts Hear Inspirational
Address Given by The ,
Rev. V. E. Hall.
ELMO STEVENSON
SPEAKS BRIEFLY
Methodist Church Session
Brings to an End Obser
vance of Scout Anniver
sary Week.
. "There nro no limitations In life
for you, wive those which you make,
for yourself," said the Uov. Vern
on VI. I lull yesterday mornliur to
hi speciii 1 quests nt the First
Mothodhi churrh. mcmherrfitf.f
Troop 3, Hoy HeoulH, who were
observing the twentieth nni'vorsnry
of tho organization In this coun
try. "Youth Is your chance tu
prepare for the struggles of life,
fr life, no nuilter what way you
look ut it is u battle." continued
the speaker. Also he said, it was
the chance to prepare for oppor
tunities, to be prepared to make
the most of the breaks which come
for by doing the (food turn each
day, the boy Is ready for tho biff
thing when It comou to tho man.
And youth was the chance to pre
pare fur the western side of life
Mr. HjiII based his remarks to
the scouts on the story of the wise
and foolish virgins, a story told in
the language of the day when Jesus
Christ spoke the parable to his
hearers. "Wen He inaklng to
you today, Tie would i-ui'a differ
ent story, no doubt," and conse
quently using the same thoughts
and Ideas. .Mr. Hull gave tho pic
ture of two basketball teams who
went Into tho tournament, one
having kept training carefully,
while the other had been careless.
"The two teams looked very much
of the same calibre and to all out
ward i appearances they ' hud tin
equal chance, but their difference
lay In the fact that they were not
prepared fur an emergency."
Mr. KtoveiiMiii Speaka
Preceding .Mr. Hull, Elmo Stev
enson, scout executive, gave a very
clear and concise statement of the
history and workings of the.organ
Izatlon." It Is' now i'O years old In
this country, having been hmught
to America from Kngbind. Find
ing that the youth of Kngland had
no stamina, could not take euro of
themselves etc., during the . exi
gencies of the lioer war, leader."
arranged the program and enlisted
tile youth of Kngland In the cause.
The attention of men in America
'' was cn 1 1 ed to the wo rl h of the
movement when a prominent busi
ness man or Chicago completely
Inst In a London fog was given
direction by a boy scout who ex
plained that he was but doing his
good turn. The movement spread
like wild fire here, according to
Mr. Stevenson, last year UUO.ono
having been enrolled. Fifty per
cent of these t roups are sponsored
by churches of I he United States,
M-i. Stevenson stated.
In describing the program of the
boy scouts, Mr. Stevenson said that
It was Interest giving, fun produc
ing and character making. It
taught the boys, among other
things, methods of living, compan
ionship, citizenship through ser
vice, the learning to do by doing.
(Continued on l'agc l'lve)
SALE OF "EON",
NORMAL YEAR
BOOK, AT 247
Vriz.es were awarded to winners
of the recent "Fnii" sales contest
Friday night at the K. O. X.
Women's League Valentine dance.
The contest resulted In the sale of
.'17 "Kons", the Normal school's
year-book, which will be published
i n M ay. ' nners, as a nnou need
by Charles Cook, associated with
nenjamln Oesterllng In the busi
ness managership of the "Kon,"
were first, Jean Huybnrn; second,
Klsa Uogue; and third,, Audrey
lieymer.
Vlrgltla liond, Ullltin Shadwlck
and Zelnia Austin received honor
able mention, .Mists ISond missing
third prlz.e by a narrow margin.
I'riy.es consisted of boxes of candy
and small cash awards.
As there are L'48 students in the
school, the sale or M7 "Eons" in
dicates practically lour, student
body support, for the first annual
to be published by the only Ore
gon college east of the Cascades.
Tho staff of the "Kon" plans to
extend the influence of the whonl
by placing an "Hon" In as many as
puss lb le oT the Eastern Oregon
High schuols.
M';.vnn;it toiiw
7:30 a. m. 37 abov.
Al I II I ii i u tu : o'J jile.ivr.
t'HiMilllMn: pin'lly cloudy.
w i:.rin:ti viTi:iti.v
.Maximum &.", iiiiniinuni 3
ubove,
I'uiulilloii: partly cloudy.
wivvniwi i-i:it. 17. man
rendition: snow two Inches,
ruin .75 of inch.
Nelson, Hunter
Speak At Two
Grange Sessions
Making Campaign
Against Oleo Chamber
of Commerce to Hear
Tourist Talk Tuesday.
Continuation or the chamber of
commerce program lo link tins
business men of Lu Grande and the
granges of the county In close
harmony on their joint and res
pective problems, saw, the presi
dent and secretary. A. V. Nelson
and Albert It. Hunter, visitors i
the Uockwall grange Friday nighi
and at the 'o!f Creek grange Sat
urday night. Hoy Gckeler and Mr.
NiHt r. both HI ue .Mountain grange
members, uccompnuied the two
men on Friday evening.
During the series of visits there
are three yet to make, to Medical
Springs. Cricket Flat and Summer
ville a campaign against tho use
of oleo is being conducted, and
a very fine response Is being re
ported. Hoth Mr. Nelson and Mr. IJnmcr
gave Informal talks at .the two
meetings, touching upon w'hat can
be nccifmpllshed through closer co
operation of the city and rural o -gunizat"ms.
The granges lm
promised- to work with the. cham
ber in i's home marketing plans.
II liquet Jntu t nwrtain
AJthough Mar. 4 was tentati'
set for the annual chamber of
commerce, banquet, Mi Nelson to.
day said that the da to was un
certain, duo to a conflict with
another organization here. It I
possible that the date will 1m
ctmnrred from Tuesday to eitht.r
Mo-ejay or Wednesday. J. 1 O'
Hrlen, O.-W. general manager of
Portland, who is to speak at the
meeting. Is being communicated
with in reference to the change In
dale, but has not us yet replied.
Willi the 1930 tourist, travel Just
around the corner the chamber of
commeree Is planning a systematic
campaign of improving I.a Grande's
opportunity to cash in on the tour-
(Continued on f'affe Five)
Chili Parlors
Gutted By Fire
Saturday Night
Fire, icsHliing from a-gasoline
stove explosion according to W'm
her; nT the fit e department'., gutted
the interior of Chuck's Chili par
lor, in the Ilcidenrich building at
!3K!V! :Adiims avenue Saturday
night, r"sulting a loss variously
estimated at from ?Uuu to a much
larger amount.
Mr. Keideniieh estimates thr.
loss lo the building nT altoul $1500
to $2'MHi or which Jlouo is cov
ered by insurance.
The place had been leased to O.
II. I'lckett, who In turn sub-leased
if to C. I. liiiDt'lle. who was op
erating tho chili business. It Is
understood that there was no In
surance on the fixtures, which are
practically n tola! loss.
'I he fire occurred at 8:10 o'clock
Saturday night, and was extin
guished by chemicals, although the
fire department laid a line of hose
to guard against, emergencies. The
fire was confined to a large extent
to the chill parlors.
Robert Winburn
Victim Of Flu
And Pneumonia
Robert Harvey Winburn passed
away at the Ci-rande Rondo hos
pllal yesterday morning after a
very short illness of pneuinnuia.
JIo was born March IS. 1 'J t 2 and
was 17 years 10 months and 2'.i
days old at the time of his death,
He was a student in high school.
Mb: survivors are, his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Wlinburn. his two
brothers, .John and Clarence and
two uncles, .William- und Walter
Winburn all or La Grande.
Funeral services will be held In
the Hundgrass ant) Zimmerman
mortuary Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clo.cU. Interment will be in the
Odd Fellows comet ei y.
The deceased spent most of Sat
urday working, going heme a little
early and complaining of not feel
ing well. His condition became
worse rapidly, and he was taken
to the hospital shortly after mid
night, passing on a few hours later.
Operetta Will Be
Presented at Cove
Hy .Mil. A. (;. Ciiliklln
(nbserver I 'orresponilent )
I I'OVIi tire. (Special) The
Cue hleh s' boiil chorus Is pre-
p.i'-ing fr its annual spring pro
gram. Ii be presenPd Salunbiy
evenlnf. Mar. 1 at ilai-ral tin II.
Tills year a three-art op-Teita "Th
Wishing Well." depicting Irish
itlra' lite, wilt replnce the nr.iitl
conceit. , ciihI or 12. with isslst
ji nee from ii f'hoiiis unit a troop of
:ilri'-S, is lil.Hly em;;igi'd In M'f-fi'i-titig
tli" various purls. "The
Wishing Well" will b" lb" first
pi oil m l Ion of lis Kind here In re
cent years. It h.is in. inleri-sling
plot, replete Willi food .1 111 I'.i'll-
and (bin iicleristlc music. The set
ting Is an Irl-ih rose garden In
which an old well, charmed by lis
rnlry dwellers. Hives Sir, Tirrcncc
an opportunity lo win the ban, I of
lidy Mary, not however, without
uvei coming opposition from widely
j.lurutvd (uarlrf.
53,773,000
FEET LUMBER
CUT IN YEAR
Mt. Emily Lumber Com
pany Figures for 1929
Given by Aug. J. Stange
payrollTtotals
ABOUT $720,000 J
Mr. Stange Speaks at I
T, T n'tl
LlOllS LUnCneOIl, rOint- i
' "t,i4- XT,,1 n-P rrrA '
in.g Out Need of Good
Koad to istarkey Area
Kponblllg at the l.lons club luncli
eon today, which was also attended
by about a dozen members of the
Ibikcr I. Ions club hrc on it good
will trip, Aug. J. Nlango. of tho
.Mt. Kinily Lumber company, gave I
runic veiy intererllng facts about
the company's. operations fur I'JSS.
Tho program lor this year was
also touched on briefly. Mr. Stnnse
staling that four dry kilns arc to
bo Installed this year, nllgl "Ins
the present kilns which number
l'iel"-
I he cut for I92'j was f, 1.7 ,.l dtio
feet of lumber and a total of ISS3
cars oi lumoer a.-ai luinm-i i'iuu- '
uct-'l were shipped out of
Gra rule. Tho company paid tho
luilruad 100, he said, and
Uwoi; paid amounted to about $50,
000. ilefening to the timber holdings
he said that the .Mt. Fmily com
pany owns in fen simple 101,000
acres' of timoer. In addition xo
this thero are 27,UO(t acres of oth
er timber land on which the com
pany has Umber rights. Two bil
lion feet of additional s
The company has three modern
camps on wheels, and during l2'j
built ;i.j miles" of track, reaching
lnti the area above Hllgard.
' Mjosl of the wo: k In the woods
1:; done by caterpillars and gasoline
rigs, with only 3,1 teams ot horseft
used.
'I ne plant In I.a Grande employs
'1 1 S men and li t8 are nt work In
the woods. . Tho payroll in- La
Grande was $368,000 In 19 JO ami j
in t he woods $3i2,000, making :i
total of ?720,OUO nearly three
quarters of a million. The dally
payroll In the woods is well over
(ConiinueO on
WALLOWA WINS
FROM LA GRANDE
Tiger Quintet Ends Half
Ahead 10 to 3, but Visi
tors' Rally Succeeds.
! Coming from behind in the sec
joml halt, after La Grande had es
jtabllshed a 1U to 3 lead In the first
j two periods dim to close checking.
I the strong Wallowa high scljonl j
I basketball team defeated Ihe Tigers :
j here Saturday 23 lo 1?. During the
, last period Hansen. line. Posey
jand Muse broke through with field
goals to put l he game on Ice. i
This was the second straight I
(victory for Wallowa, ami closes the
ore-tournament series. Hoth te;
ms
will meet uxu in, however,
In tho
jsub-dhitrict tournament lo bo play-
;od In La Grande next mouth.
The Tigers showed an Improved
i stylo of play Saturday night, in
'splto of raggodness at limes, Tho
I pusstng was nouor ana me enecK -
ing very good in tho first hall, al
though Ihe visitors broke through
in tho final periods to talin the
lead. Muse, diminutive Wallowa
(Continued on Pago Five)
Ephriam Cameron
Dies at Hot Lake
. (prohibition enforcement and of tin- making a -threat of violence to a
FN ION. Ore. (Speebil) Kphri- dry enforcement personnel was school boy, 'was discharged after
am Cameron died at Hot Lake this proposed before the senato Judle. bearing In the Justice court Hat
morning after ubout lu days ill- lary committee today by Chuirtna urday.
nesi?. He was born In Iowa andjNorris, but no decision was' 'pom Murphy charged with lar
was about GS years old. He was reached. Irony of . brass fixtures belonging
an old timer here having a farm ! Norris placed before the commit- 1 (( 1)h; (,,ly ()f ,t Onindc, was
on Little creek for about 2. years :tee n resolution outlining six phases )miln,i over i0 await grand Jury
before that running a harness shop Jlo be covered. !! offered It as a .UCLion
in 1 nion for several years. He
moved to town from the ranch
last fall. Ho is survived by his
w ife.
Lecturer and Traveler To Speak
At Normal School Tuesday Evening
! The ri.e of wouo-n In Hussia Im
jone of Ihe mo.st enco.iraglng hh-
peet of t he Jtoient ial gl .-Wi ll Ol
i lhat nation into a world power lit
.the opinion of )r. Mauiie Hindu.
not"l h iur r and traveler, who
h pea lis al the'KaKfern Op-goti Not--j
ma) tit-hut i tomorrow' uveiilng,
Kdjruary IX. IImhIuh l in;eounled
' one of the foremoni authorities
upon the Koeial. political, and
eioi.ornle revolution wlih h is lak
!liig plaee in Itussl.i. A nailv ot
that country, he r'eeivid hi edu
! ut Ion In the I iilt'd StutPH and
;l;iir return d to Hi'.nly eoiidtioiu
in his nati land. Vli'revfr llln-
du.H has appeared, he Ik arehilme.i
i one of the moat brilliant mnl elo
ioUt'i't (pnlierH upon the Auierlean
: platform. At tlm edueational ex-
;juhitiurr held at the Ort-on !Uate
co!l' a"j lait v.'etk, h a hKJb''- v-'-
Convention Of
Knights To Be
Held Tomorrow
Local K. P. Lodge Mem
bers Making Plans .to
Entertain Visitors from
Union and Wallowa.
Tllo n inula 1 Knights of I'ylhlns
convention of tho illHlrli-t including
Wallowa iinil t'nlnn counties will
bo held tomorrow evening in tlio
Is. I', hall with Walter Gloorall.
of Coi Hand and If. K. Dixon, grand
chancellor of the Oregon K. of I'.,
",:;r.""t '"'''J"'";
1 convention win iji'kmi miii u
hanouet at 7 o'clock, preparation
hf.ltn- mil. If. fill- nhnllt 1 CO to lie
served by tho Pythian sistnrs. At
N o'clock a m cot in? will be held
when representatives from each
or"a nidation will speak,
K. f'hrlsman, of Enterprise,
district deputy grand chancellor
for Union and Wallowa counties,
vil'. preside. Don H. Gaily, local
Jlu deputy bus charge
o.f a r-
riiiigcuiclits.
(;leosin nl linker
C.l ooson passed through I.a
GmniU, ,,,, ,.nn; 0n his way to
, mker in)( u,. )xon j(j ,lrvlnf lo
Hhl.r ., ,.v,.11nw where ll.tv will
.,.,, u ,trlcl convention of
1 Haker county.
. Wl,,,nrailaJ. nBht ,,,,. ,..vo n,pll
i Ilt(,m a jolnt 1110,,,m(t of ,
iit(ni,.., .....i .
Jluntington and Ontario lodges at
Huntington. Last year the con
vention was held in Wallowa. M'i
Glceson will arrive In La Grande,
tomorrow morning for the conven
tion. Guard Inspection
Here To Be Held
Friday Evening
The annual federal inspection
of ihe Second lliUtulion of the
ISGth Infantry, of the Oregon Na
tional guard will begin litis eve
ning ut The Dalles with Major
.Tames F. Myron in charge with
Major Kntph l-Turon n nd Captain
K. v. Ely accompanying him on
Inspections. They will ho In La
Grande Friday evening lor Inspeo-j
lion of Company E at H o'clock In;
the Zuhor hall to which tho puldlu
Is invited (o allend,
Campany H will be Inspected this
evening; Company F at Jtlkcr,. t,o-j
UMirrow nltfht; Company O at Pen-j
dleton, Wednesday; liattallou head-
cmarterH at Fnlon Thursday; Com-j
pany F nt La Grande Friday. A.
very thorough examination of rec- f
crds, property etiuipnient and per
sonnel of th guard will be made
in addition to company inspec-1
lluii.
iday afternoon the locar-equip-
ment, reconls, etc., will he viewed.
The drill this evening will be lh
Tinal preparation for the inspec-1
lion. Jt Is of, interest, that 110 per
cent of tho local company mem- soviet government over the week
be rn have had less than one year's end ordered more than a score of
scrvlco but have been working dfl- churches, synagogues and mosques
igently and are In good condition to be converted Into workurs clubs,
to pass the Inspection, uccording schools, grain warehouses, und tho
lo (.'apt. Wiuller Hcan. like.
' , I Officials declared the churches
j ww 11 Tt ! wero closed in lino with recent
I 001 11 (lit hCll(l(l9' .'policy on church closing program,
Ibis) HTrti I ri'flof) response to tho mass demands
UHG IvIUfl 1J I SlC(l 0f the workers," Perhaps as a
coincidence tho conversion orders
ljocal peace officers, from hoth came nt a thuo when the foreign
tho sheriff's office and the police
' department, conducted a raid Sat-
J urday evening at the Flub pool hall
jon Kim. street. Officers today re-
.ported finding u small quantity of
j liquor, and stated that Oscar
, Noyes wa placed under arrest on
jun open cuarge. -
Officers making the raid were:
John Arkcll, ( Maude 'nnper, I tub
Coy, Rill Howard und Charles Unl
it ins.
I'ROPOSFS I NV I XI'IGVI ION OF
piionimnox sitiai h
WASHINGTON, F-b. 7 (A I')-
A ' comprehensive Investigation o:
suhsiiiute ror a resolution penunur
by S'-nator Wheeler, demoera:.
Molilalia, asking un Inquiry of pro
' hiliitlftn enforcement.
Iineclved with enlhiifdaMii by a
, huge uudlem c of college and higii
. Behool MtudentM. '
Htudf-ntw of Ihe Ivati rn On K'in
. Xormal fvi.ttn and c?!ti.fn of L.
firande and vicinity will have ihe
'opportunity lo In-ar lir. IltnduH to
i inoriow evening at, I lie Normal
school eudlloriutn.
I K. l. Tow Iff, principal of l.n
(inindc. High m hoot, heard Illiiduu
wtici.k at I'orvalliK und enjoyed ii:'
'talk very unu'l. Mr. Tnwl-r b'.ii
p-tiirnd from Wcnlcrn ' in gon
'where ho Hpcnt the weekend, in
tin leet tire in ("orvalllK. Mr. Hindoo
fii'I thai riitfui, India ami liol-t
aie on the brink of t remeii'lo ij
chaiuft-M. which will refoili ellhe
: In hloodHhed and ehaOH or peace
'and proxperify. "The pott fiimlHicM
' of each nation are Kr'at. but ko
are the ihaiiiui for diBa.)t.r," he
..-id.
FLIER'S BODY
IS FOUND IN
ARCTIC SNOW
Searchers Uncover Earl
Borland Near Wreck
of Eielson; Airplane.
19 RESUME WORK, ,
AVIATORS REPORT
Frozen Body is Taken to
. Camp and will be Moved
to Motorship Nanuk To
morrow. POINT HA H HOW, Alaska. Feb.
i (Al') The body of K:ul Uorlnnd
was found last Thursday, wireless
advlcos received hero today said.
Tho body was covered with five
feet of snow and was near tho en
gine which had been thrown 100
feet from tho wrecked piano In
which Curl Ken Eielson and nor
land were flying to tho leo hound
vitamer Nanuk Nov. y.
.'.Nineteen, men searching1 for
Ketson'H body resumed work to
day after a three days Interrup
fion duo to storms. It was be
lieved that I tor In ml was Instantly
kilted when the piano struck tho
tundra. His body was taken lo
camp and will be moved to tho mo
torship Nanuk tomorrow.' It was
while flying from Toller. Alaska
to tho tea-hound Nanuk lo trans-
j yiort passengers and furs to Nome
in it i tne plane crashed.
The searchers are working un-
(kr hazardous conditions, living In
tent;: and snow houses. Pilot Har
old Glllam, flying to tho scene of
ihe search, brought hack word of
thw finding of norland's body.
THREE CASES
) QUARANTINED
U IN LA GRANDE ,
Two diphtheria cases und
; one Heniiot fever case are in
; ituarantino in La Grande to
day, following the illness of
Mr. Paisley, a Normal school
- student, at 1427 Washington
and of Robert Klngsley, son of
" Mrs. Llla Kingsley at 21115
spruce Htreet, hoth of dlph
' theiia, and of lido ('rcehough,
n 11202 North .Fourth slrool,
of' scarlet fever.
iTho.se are tho first serious
contagions' . diseases in La
Grande for some time.
Convert Churches
Into Workers Clubs
Al ( H( 'O V. Feb. 17 ( AP) Tho
press and foreign religious organi-
.at ions were protesting bitterly at
"persecution' of Christians In
Russia.
i , .
'
fjflQO (J1 lYMLl lit
Justice Court
The ctie of R. II. Gervuis against
.Mr. and .Mrs. George Rogers,
charged with forcible entry and de
tainer involving city property in
Flgin, was begun today in the Jus-
.tlce of tho peace court with a jury
1 trial.
c. C. F. Lloyd, charged with
UOMIKItY AT SAIiKM
SAI.K.r, Ore., Feb. 17 (AT)
The post office. Mall llrolherM'
Karat; i ami I larrion'.s ffnncnil
hlorn at Turner were entered by
bm Riant early Sunday mornltik',
anl tlm pol office afe whk blown
open, but only about fll rt.'wardfd
the erackHuien.
The iiohI office afe yielded
or $ii and il reentered letter. About
M v ai; taken from the cash ren
ter al the RiiniK''. I'roni the tor!
Iho burubns ot a few pemdeM,
some Jarli-knivcK antl elfjaretleM.
fUo i.sTAvirv mm.i;i
('AMAH, Wax!;., K'-b. 17 fAI)
Kh.yd Jtuier 'i and J. T. Iouj-.
lar. 2 s, ('amas rcshlentH, wvrv In
idanily killed h'ro yesterday while
working oti an npartitMnt houne
r.idio arial, Tlir anlennuo came.
In contact with a blKh ten-ion
power lmo and cn t hoiifands of
vfdtM through their bodle. A com
panion succeeded In knocking Die,
r-haiKd wire ft oin Jones hands
and h of re rod a ucveie uhuck and
-ilI.t burns.
ACTRESS TO
WED COWBOY
f " "l
Sully lOllers, above, cinema fa
vorite, is flash! UK tlio latter thing
in diamond rings, given her by
HooL Gibson, movie cowboy. rJ'bo
couulo wiy tiiiw will bo munictl
.soon.
NAVAL SITUATION
APPEARSSERIOUS
Five Powers at Confer
ence Hears Warning
Given France by British
LONDON. l'Vb. 17 (Aljj The
five power navnl conrerenco today
rurod a Hituutiuti which London
evening iicwHimpers were doscilb
Ing pcHslinlHticully aR "Horlous."
l-'ranco's denuind for navul ton-
nago of 721.47H has hrought from
a MrltiHh spokesman thiH wurnlng
1n slibHtance to Kmnro:
"If vou norslst in yotir attitude
wo must consider tho necessity ot
.evlsing our own rciulreinents,
wllleli 11 rn virtually setllod 111
agreement Willi Anierlra."
In particular, Client Hrituln is
disturbed by Krance's claim to tho
right to build up 70,iioo I. ins or
crulseri: so as lo compete with tlio , all the hay around tno nouy, mo
new Gorman supi c-criilser typo. I coroner deduced Hint tho douth
British observers declare that this' 'occurred Krldny or earlier. A cor
wuiild entire! yulter Ivnglnnd's i oner's lniiuest yoslcrduy pro
agl'j.'eiiient tto reduce the number . nounced death as duo to murder.
of Iht c.ulsei'H to firtv from sev -
enty. and might also piecludo ro -
ilurlmr tho nuillbnr of her battle-
Hhlp.'i lo fifteen In agreement with
the Hulled HtateH.
V'ith all thla Htlr in tho London
conf . ence, I'remler Tardleu cC
KrLoce, who exploded this hVench
tonmiKo mine, Ik 111 In I'arlM and
thern 1h lltllf- hopt: f (a(!UIlnK the
problem Herloimly until ho returns
lo Niitfland.
To mini tho IhliiK HP. unofficial
I'd ilish observers claimed to feel
that A iikIo-American parity pro
posals and attendant reductions
wore In jeopardy.
Tho conference suhcoiiimltlcn,
meelinc; at St. .InmcH palace, ad
journed arter diseusHliiK Ihe pies
tlon of Kperial ckiHses of vesselH for
(il)Otit an hour and a half,
Tho three chief delegates Mao
donald,. Sllmson, and Wakatsukl
went Into hchhIoii al HI. James' late
this after noon, accompanied by
their cxpciis and advisers. There
wan no Indloitlou how lontf tlje
hckkIoii would last.
HOOVER HACK
AT HIS DESK
IN CAPITAL
WASHINGTON. Keb. J7 (Al')
Hronzed by Klorhla suutdilno and
rented by a week of fishing l'resl
dent Hoovr returned to Washing
ton early today lo remitim his tusks
as chief of the tuition,
Mr. and Mm. Hoover left ihelr
nrlvnto car as soon as the train
arrived and with Ihffr giu-jds went
Immediately to Hie White House for
breakfast. The train renehed union
station at 'I:t' a. tu.
Tho chief ex-eiitlvn seemed
much efiewhed and Invigorated
after his mid-winter vacation. In
sharp contrast with the tropical
warmth of tin1 Florida coast, Mr.
Hoover returned to the city dur
ing one nt Iho most severe spell
of cold weather that the winter has
brought.
HAOIO VIVHMAM l'OIt COWS
I'lTMAN'. N. J. AI') Milst Kl
well has a loud speaker In his
barn ami tunes In when ho milks
the rows. Ho says the critters aro
no longer peky and bo Ik gHting
luoru inllli without a tuualc.
North Atlantic
States In Grip
Of Frigid Wave
Coldest' Weather of Win
ter Reported East of
Mississippi Western
St.at.ps Snrintrlikp.
r -
Th.r.drw:;,:.ror ;hiAK
which camo In tho wuko of u snow
storm, brought death and suffering
over tho weekend to Uho North
In New England tho storm was
accompanied by u northerly galo.
Four deaths lu uoston ami ono
each in Fall Kivcr, Iowel, 'Web-
Btor and Rovoro, MasH., and l'rovi
denco, U. wero attributed to tho
stornt und tho cold. Bhipplng in
lloston harbor was hampered. On
Capo Cod snow drifts stalled auto
mob I tea and even snow plows.
Northfield, Vt., had tho lowest tem
pera t tiro recorded in New England,
six degrees below zero.
In New York City tho tompora
turo reached n miniimm of seven
degrees-above zero. Tho city had
3 inehcH of snow, tho heaviest
fall of tho season.
ItuutlH lUocketl
Hoada In outlying sections wore
blocked by drifts whllo In tho city
8,GU2 unemployed men found tem
porary work with tho snow remov
al gangs, augmenting tho force to
18,002. . A fleet ot trucks and plows
numbering 1,344 pieces wus used
to clear IhoroughfaroH.
Tho cold was gonoral over Con--tral
New Jorsey, a minimum of
four degrees being
recorded ut
Newark,
Tomperatures of 15 degrees bo-
low zero wero registered In Brad-
ford and Itampton Station. Pa., PORTLAND, Ore., Fob. 17 (AP)
while other sections Imd readings IIopo of saving the Admiral Ben
ranging from 12 to D below, The son, aground on Peacock Spit, was
snow storm visited virtually tho uhundoned at noon today, and nil
. efforts were directed toward tho
(Continued on Pago Four)
Mutilated Body
Of Idaho Farmer
Found In Stable
Voli 17
n". j
ttillllatott
ST. MARlEH, Idaho,
. (AP) Tno butclloretV miull
was lounn ... a mu, .o .
brother John, tho latter reported
to police today. Apparently a
l,u.nlao had beaten and tor .red
tho .no niaiw.lo ileuth, officers
similised.'- ,,,
Tho murdered man had been
missing since Wednesday, und Into
ycslorduy John llelslng bogun to
search for his brother.
,lus't i.elsing was found tied to
the feed manger In his barn. 11c
had been Itcalcn and bruised, tho
jaw and cheek bones were broken,
ono ear was silt, H holo wus
punched through tho skull and a
ro,... gnrroto had been knotted
tightly about-the nock, The otnor
end ot tlio, ropo was lied to tno
mangel.
A teuni of horses was totliorod
In the stall nearby, and had eaton
.Tbo iihorltf said ho cxpocted
to
. arrest a suspect loduy. St.
Is In an Isolated part of
Maties
North
Idaho.
Naval Aviator Is
F.i Vvnlneinn
"ltl
WAH1IINOTON, Kub. 17 (Al )
l.lnulnn.ini wiiinnr u. "
m.v.il nvlitlor. In 'lend an the rcmiit
or I he prcimitiiro cxploHion of n
chiirgo of .lyniunlto im his p ono
wiib hcing catapulted from the deck
of the If. H. H. Nevada at Gunn-
taniiino, Culm.
Allliougli reporlH In the navy
di.'iMirlinent were Inciting in details
It was sulci that fils piano "
blown to bits.
17 Slieep Killed
i
Near 1 enaieton
I'K.VPI.IOTO.V, Ore., Keli. 17
(A I') Kevenleen sheep from, it
largo bund ot purebred rams were
lillled, and neveral ollicrs wore D.iu-
ly hurl on tho highway south ot
hero yesterday when a largo unto
mobile ploughed Into them. Tho
cure turned over on lis top. Nono
ot the flvo occiipanls was injured.
iiviid's sun' di:i.avi;i)
YVI'II.UNOTI.I.V, New Zealand,
l''eb. ,17 (A I') 'I'll n captain of the
shlp l ;ieanur Holllng, en rome 10
lalie, Hear Admiral Hirhanl K.
Hyrii's expedition out of tlio lint-
arctic, sent wold hero today that
lie was eneoiinlering ptrong gales
will, heavy sens ami even with fa-
vnrablc ii. 1 1 1 1 ill h cuiild not reach
the Ice-pai-k le'lore the weekend.
lie gave bis pnnlliou as 4111 ill I U .r
Sulllll of tile Otagn lieads.
COMMTION WOItsr,
I.OH ANIIKI.KS. I'i'b. 17 ("7)
Alexander I'. Momc. rece ntly ap
pointed l:nlted Hlales umbasHador
to rolilnd, was In ''much worso"
coudlllou loday nt Iho t'lillfornln
l.illlieran hospital. All official bul
li'lln Issued by liis physician at
l : :i tl a. 111. Hlateil thai Hie hiiiIiilv
sudor, who has been In critical con
dition from an Infection ot tho
lungs and throat, iud developed
bronchiul pneumonia.
LA GRANDER
IS RESCUED
FROM WRECK
Albert Currey on 111-
fated Admiral Benson
AgrOUnd On reaCOCK bpit
ALL PASSENGERS
SAFE IS REPORT
Cause of Wreck Undeter-
. , jnj
minea ; orew oi steamer
Remains on Ship, Which
Listed 7 Degrees.
Albert Curroy, of La Grunde,
who has beon in California for the
last several weeks, wns a passen
ger on tho ill-fatod Admiral Ben
son hut was rescued cither yester-
day or this morning, local people
believe, basing thin upon Assocl-
"tod Press dispatches today stut-
ing that all passengers havo been
romoved.
Mr. Currey, Unou'h to his many
friends as Cap Currey, was ex
pected homo today, uccording to
Georgo H. Currey, who was not
aware that ho was on tho steamer
until he saw tho name listed In a
Portland newspaper. Albort hud
not notified relatives horb how ho
would mako tho trip, whothor by
rail or ship. Mr. Currey is a for-
nior real estate dealor and garagu
owner of this city, und his family
is in La Grande at present.
roHcuo of 47 niombera of tho orew
Htlll aboard tho liner, hold fu.it by
tho treacherous Bhlfting siindH.
J. R. Mooro. district asent for
tho Paclflo atoBnuihln cumiuny.
operators of the Admiral Lino, said
attempts to get a line on the voh
sol today wero frultles In tho faco
of a rising utorm1.
Many tugs, Including tho 'powor-
ful Sulvn80 King, stood, by unablo
to get close enough to oven attemiit
, ,. ..
"We can nwko no more attempt
t u th , unU1 tho alol.m
Moora Tho crJW
n durn t,)0 uMor..
thV o. culms."
ipHo' Kouth-southeast gulo ch'urrt-'
od tho soa around tho spit with In-
lookouts at tho
'", ",-,JJ ..i ,.,. Mini
coast guard station roportod thai
tho vosscl wis working its wu;
--n" lt , In
structlons aro first for tho safoi:
of tho crew. Attempt to salvag
tho curgo of general freight wll
not bo mjido unless condition be
" favorublo than tlw
"f forublo than inc.
POUT CAN BY, Wuah., Feb. 17
(AP) Another boat load of pas-Hengei-H
waH removed nt 9:0B a.
m. from tfio atrlckon Admiral Ren
eon, nsround on rencocfc Spit al
Iho mouth of tho Columbia river. '
, Although the movement of the
boat wna visible, a foff prevented
coust guardsmon from mailing an
Rctual count, It wiih believed,
however, flvo persons were in thu
lifeboat. This would account for
all tho pftBHengera aboard. Tho 66
members of the crew aro Htlll on
tho ship.
Fort Cnnhv Is tho closest ob-
nervation nolnt lo tho grounded
u.,imel, Tlio irnHHongor. taken off
today will ho transferred to un-
()thoi b(Ut ()(( lho c,llUnibla und
i,Uor liikon Into .Astorlu. ...
CoUgt guardiiuion horo rturlnK the
nf;M HiremKa ti,o fact that the uhlp
wM (n nQ aUn8ri. Tov; Kiid la
pjimton(rerw, including threo wbmen. S
wore still ubourd with 42 niomben-
u( tn0 crew., Tho paBHungora wore
t0 1)Q rcm0VC(1 m lifeboats as soon
tho tog dlttcd today. Fort Can
ufrmivcrH said they expectw.
utile or no difficulty would be oj- .
I perlonccd in tho rescuo.
It was believed tho crow woillil
; remain wim mo ship to ..id m
. clearing her and to assist the tug
(Continued on I'ogo Flvo)
nnnnuno nr
iO (A UO 1U
ANTI-CANCER
TREATMENTS
SAN KUANl'IHCO, Feb. 17 (AD
A bulletin Issued by Dr. George
K. Ithodes at HI. Mary's hospital
today slated Mrs. (lertrude Kd-
wlns, brought hero by plane Frl-
,uy f rom Wonatchee, W asll., to 011-
tl, the new Huniber-Cof fry can-
,.t.r serum, was "responding very
favorably" lo tho blood tlullsflls-
(n of Haliirday und had "passed
u Kood night.
"Wo nrft trying to givo her i.ll
tho nourishment possible," the bul
letin lidded, "to. build up her sys
tem so that lho extract will huve
a chaiico to work."
A second Injection ot tho Cofey
lliliuber extract was to be given
.Mrs. Kdwlns later today, und a
second blood transfusion was plan
ned for tomorrow, said lr. Ithodes
who Is attending her during tho
nbsonco In Los Angeles ot lir. Wal
ter 11. f'ofroy,
Tlio first Injection of the oxlrad
and first traasfusion, with blno
volunteered by her husband, lr
Ing lOdwlns, wore given tho patlel
tiattmtay. the day after her dr.
mutiu flight from Wcnntuhcc.