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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER- EIGHT PAGES TODAY FVLL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE CI T Y EDITION THE WEATHER OH 1X1 ON: Unsettled tonight nmd Wednesday with local rain In the west portlun, cooler In the north west portion tonight. , . VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1930 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 156 OREGON TRAIL FILM MAY BE TAKEN HERE La' Grande and Other Cities May Share in Making of Picture. 1 norblaiTreceives wire from fox co. Governor is Asked to ' Name Man With Whom Concern May Negotiate Nelson Favors Calder. ' Thero is. a .likelihood ' thill !a Gnindo. along with ' linker and 1'en'dlotiiii, will be among the oen t Ions for tho filming of the' "Old Oregon Trail"- by tho William Fox pludiun. .This became known hen' today with the receipt of an A noclulcd '.I'ress dinpnlch from Sa lem, by ; Tlo Obnerver, which Is printed hcrewilh: : ' ' HAI.KM, Ore;, Feb. 15 (AD -r Orogou will furnish Important lo cations ror the filili story of the Old Oregon Trail. Rays n telegram received hy Clovei-nor .Norblad . to day from ptol M. Wurtzel or the willlam Fox stadias at Hollywood T.ho. governor.-declured .lhat the biR show project should. bring half a million dollars Into the slate It. jiddltlon tos tin- advertising that the state-will receive.. . . ' The. governor -said ' that . I.n Grande, , Uaker and Pendleton should share largely in the finan cial benefits of the enterprise, while, such points of historical' In terest as ; Astoria and Champoeg would doubtless , be featured in the story. The telegram was. in response, to a letter sent .by the governor to Unwind Sheehan o! the West I'past Iheafrs urging that locations be chosen in Oregon. - "s Locution Not lrrlileil "We have not definitely decided where locations will be laid." says tho telegram received by the gov ernor from Wurtzel. ; "Our pres ent Intention, however, Is to film, tip'- entire picture In country show ing the entire Old Oregon Trull .-.hiell will flnMl in a blaze of glory in the state of Oregon. There fore at least the finish .. our pro duction will be photographed In the slate or Oregon." - ' . Tho governor Is asked 'to furnish, the, name of the person Villi whom the film company should negotiate. Thn making of the picture will be directed by ilaoul Walsh. Although nothing definite has been done, the telegram to tin' governor indicates, it is said herd I Inn Immediate steps will be taken tuwaid negotiations, Hoth l.a. Oramle ' and Holier chambers of commerce have taken an active part In efforts to secure the filming of the historic picture In this slate. . ' '. XeUoil frges Calder A. W. Nelson, who Is secretary of tho old Oreaon Trail associa tion, when notiried today of the receipt nf the telegram from the Foxx company, Immediately dls pltohcd a telegram to Gov. Nor blad urging that W. Older, or Maker, be named as the perso: with whom Ihe .film company should negotiate. Mr. Calder i president of the Old Oregon Trail association. l.lttle Is known here of general Plans for the picture, except that It Is to lie one of Ihe biggest ven- (Continued on 1'nge Five) DEB ATORS WILL MEET AT E. 0. N. FOR FIRST TIME The KasLcrn Oregon Normal school students will nrakn their formal debut as debulors tomorrow t 10 ii. in. tit mi assembly in the uudltorluiiH this In preparation fr other debates whleh will be held In 11 are h between the 11. O. N. ami other Northwest colleges. The question lu be debuted Is: "Itcsolvml. thai nation. shnuld adopt a plan of complete disarma ment, except for police purposes." the sum subject that it In general use in colb'ge circles this year. The affirmative team from the K. O. Forensic club consists of Kilgeno ISowirttin, .l Iss Vergella Hond and SI Inn Krunds Dourt. The negative team, from the Contem porary eivlli,titlon clause, haw as Its member Miss Cruce l-hilllps. Mm. Victoria. Sell welz-r and Miss Jtciora Funk. The judge for the delmU: arc Miss Kate Jlttnx. Miss Lena Foley and John Miller, all numbers of the faculty. The public I Invited. vi;atiii:h thay 7:S'l a. nu u3 above. Minimum: 39 nbove. Cunilition: cloudy. v k.t 1 1 1 : 1 1 I ;i : i A v Maximum o'J. mlnlinuni 3G above. Condition: partly cloudy. vi:atmi:r run. ih. ib-jo Maximum 31, minimum 16 above. . Condition: partly cloudy. Hope to Secure More. Tourists To . Stop Here ITarley Richardson Quotes V igares at Chamber Meciing Show, Advan tages of Plan. Ifnrb'v Itlehsrdson pi rsrnted a plan ' holding a portion of the J t 3 0 t(prKt crop In La C.rnmjc for awhlle'jt.i tho main talk at tho chain hi , of commerco forum lunehertfv at the l.,u Orande hotel today. jjvMr. Klehiirdftoii estimates that ll"! :( per cent of tourists cun br , '-tjiced to .stop here for one day, 1 -mean u total of $254.- 713 iiii fiv La Grande during the XiKt K UradVi nf the hanuuetl rommltO repiirted that 11 will not Im-poHslTile lo Hold the annual din nee oii Mar. , because J, V, O'Hrlen, chlf Kpeaker, will bo un able to attend on that date. It has been siiffRi-sted that the nieet Iruv bo held lh followlnjr week, h" Mild. The baiMptft will be luM in the a Grande hotel. George it. Currey read a resolu tion prupnred by tho committee of which Iib in a member, comiriend Inu the action of the county court in Its plans io rpar the worst part of the Starkey-lfllcard road this yiar. About flL-.Oou will be ipent. It h said. The road, now ImDiiHiablc ddrln certain times of the. year, connects the Ml. Km lly company camp, with Its $luo a duy payroll, with I.a Orande, as ell as the Hlarkey cum in unity. Tha resolulion jiolnted out that there me no. funds nvnilable this .n..r In nnn. nl..t.. Iltn ro'til A. . Nelson, president. In) speaking of the proponed Mt. Mm lly road, said that Forester Irvvln. of I'endleton, has recommended that preliminary st"ps be taken by the forest service this year witn the hope' of ijradlnt? beltiff dont- in -1 13 1 . Mr. Nelson stated that this Ind lea t ed a cum plet ed roii d not later than 1032. In his opinion. Mi'. Richardson's plan was to cnpitalixn on scenic attractions. In cluding the Wallowa .wonderland. In an attempt l have tourists slop (Continued on" Page Five) North Powder's Team Will Play Tigers Tonight . . .. ..r-r, ... J-..t ... The l.a Clrande lllgii school bas l.etball team will play North Pow der high here tonight in the 1.. 1. H. Iteereational '10111, the game tn begin at 7::l" o'clock. itecenlly. the Tiger.; lost, to the North Pow der teinn and are anxious to evei up the score with the southerners. The players tonight will be se lected from the rollowlng: .Shep herd. Nelson, Torrenec, l-'aus. Con ley, Heery, Anderson, ILarlman. .Stoddard and Hoc. ' , ,. game between tho rreshm:i:i anil junior girls high school bas ketball sextet will be played at ti::la o'clock as a preliminary. The junior girls are Kdoo Turivr. Cleda ilarvey. Marguerite McClen nlng. Mildred Cade and Uclu Con ner, who is captain. Tho freshman girls are Dorothy Walker. Margaret Davy, Jule Wea ge. Mlllan Itothwell. Vaughn Sail or and Dorothy Pldcock. captain. Miss Norma Mayger. a teacher In Oreenwooil schftol, will reft re Ihe girls game. Maurice Hindus Lecture To Be Given At 8:15 Maurice Hindus lecture, to be delivered at the Ka:tern Oregon Normal school auditorium tonight, is to bcin at 8:15 o'etuck. H was nnimunced today. Mr. Hindus Is expected to speak befcu-e a hivuv crowd of students and townspeople, as his coming lias resulted in con- .siderable Interest. iu snoke iit Corvallis recently. before the Orpin .tate collene HludentH and (treKon lUnh sciiot students attending the edncalional exiiositlon. innklne a ver favorable Impression. Ills lecture. Is very intcrestinK and worthwhile, aeeord iiik' t 1. Towlcr, loc-il princi pal, who heard him at Corvallis. L. H. S. Orchestra In Concert Today The Ui tirande High school or chestra, directed by W. W. N'lts baunv, gave a splendid concert early this afternoon at the high school. The variety of lone color and tone harmony, as well a. the agllhy of the groups of instru ments, was artistically demon strated to the audience. Following the concert, a com bined meeting of the Neighborhood club and the Class lloom Tcaehrr organization was held. run u i-i;s mi-: i iiois WASHINGTON. I'b. I ! (AP ri itb iim: method'' f iiUHtl companies and F. K. IImhIWT. ex ecutive secretary of tin- federal power commission Charles A. Uus- ell. commissioner solicitor, te-tl-fled today before Hie senate intcr tate commerce committee that h" had been directed to tell William V. King, commission accountant, to "lay off the power compuiiich" at a meeting tn which Ilonntr participated. K. P. OFFICERS HERE ,4, 1 Almvo niK w or I be leading Knights of l') tliias orriclnbi In the .stnlivwlio mm 16 Uik arl 111 the oiivciillon this i-venlng. II. 10. Kixoii. ill. the Icrt. or Iji irncle,-ls gnliul chancellor or Oregon, mid Walter filnwoii, in right, of I'ortlaiul, Ls grniul . . . kei'iH'r of records ami Mkals. NORMAL TEAM TO PLAY MONMOUTH j Western Oregon School to Play in La Grande Friday, baturday. Although handbmpjiod by the loss of Paisley, guard, who is III. and McCulIy, guard, ami l.'nrden, forward, still Ineligible, the Kast- ern Oregon Nonnul school basket- hall team is hopeful of scoring a double victory over M.ontnoutll', when the Western Oregon iiuinlet Invades l.a Grande this weekend. Monmouth, twice winner over the Mountaineers in ,a jirevious barnst'.u'ining trip, in without Hie services of Uruluhnir, staT- for- waul, as there Ih some uuestlon at to his eligibility. Tills lias not been definitely determined, how-j Itramhall is a former Walla Walla High school player and coinoanled hla team to. Chicago j one year, where he was given hon-j en able mention In the selection or trie" national high sthool- il-siar learn. . Coach Hob uulnn said today that I If ;the team is able to triumph In the coming two games, an attetnp will lie. made to bring the Kuuth ern Oregon Normal school at Ash land to l.a Grande for a champion ship scries. A double win lor th Ial l-ianiif "i-iiuu( ouuii into nu- niu' in . Toscy to lMay Pin-icy, Who parted Ihe season at tfuanl. will fill Paisley's place, and besides .Sullivan and IVice, forwards. Crawford and Jlniirheiis, centers, and Sarrelt, puaid. Quinni will have the following reserves: Wolie. Wade, Devauey. l.u visor. , The panics both Kiiriuy and Sat urday nh?ht will bcKln at S o'clock, and will be preceded by a prelim inary at 7 o'clock. Jimmy lloscn baum will referee. , M;.iy I May Idaho Aaln Coach tluinn is also aiiKllnjr for a return irame with the College of Idaho, to be played either at On tario or Weisor. If Ihis is sched uled, another canm in ltojj-e with some striin (ju Intel, will 'be ar ranged. When tlm .Mouiuaineers invaoeo M.onmoMth. th.-y IohI by only a few points In the first game, witli thy seoi- tied several times In the last few minutes nf play. FIVE BURNED TO DEATH IN HOTEL BLAZE M A N I WA K 1. (MoIhm Feb. I S ( A P ) Five pei sans were bunted to death and an unknown number injured today as u fire destroyed the (talarneail hotel ami (wo ad jacent buildings. Kfrorts definitely to fix Ihe cas millles were difficult because Hie Injured were carried to scattered houses. The firo broke out at 43 a. in. and soon had conveited tin- ho tel into an inferno. Maniwuki is a small lumber town fif. miles northeast of Ottawa at Ihe end "of the Cratlneail 1 1 II' of (llfj Cauaillan Pacific rallua. Among Ihe dead were Mrs, Nar cIsho fllara neau, 3". proprietor of the hotel; her two children, Maoul, 4. and Honat, 'i. and her brother, John Mareger, 3'.'. .Mrs. f;iiir iieiiit's husband dii d t- o monlhs a co. Tin- fifth victim was Nelson lierlrand, 1', of Oracefield, (Jue. poi.llv f;oi;s o. ti;ial PUl;Tf,ANI ''- Kch- 1 AP HoAard Policy, :!, went on tti.il here" todayoti a rtiarge of larceny in connection wilh th" reappear ance of Jli.aaa in bonds of Hie In terstate 1'tltities company, bond.-i suppO"e( to have been bi.i'iieij In the punace of the Anierican MauU building lierc. Policy was chief engineer of tin building at the time and the stale charged him with stealing the bonds after they pad been thrown Into the furnace. He wus arrested ut L"'Jtr"it, Ore. mm Three Gaines In ayed Monday 'I'he Lu (irande l'li'sl Ward bas kclhall leant Is lea. ling in Ihe. M. f. A. tuuruaineul thai Is being held lhl:i week and last with no losses. Mt. C.len Is second with only one ... sl night In a close ,..,, .,,, n. ,-,.Kl ward. If. In ,H, 'i-htirsday night, M.t. cil,.n ho,,!,! wj, another game .!, . necessary for two losses ,. n(,r,c,i ( disciuallfy any team fo. ln( tnrnament victors, thn CT.S last night, Union dprented liable,- is to la and the .rBt Wind ilcroulod Mt. C.len 2a t t 1 .S. In the third contest. Ml. (jrn won over Ihe Uoion rive. 81 to , T10 nalH- will be played Thursday. J,nmy lioscnbauni was referee, , . 1 vlln.Uf a ('of hfiy In Convention Here Tonight TonlKhl. In the K. l hall the Knij,-htH of r.vthiaM lodKcs of Un ion and' Wallowa, r-otuity will meet in 'an annual dint rid etui vent ion when three ofriciah, 1 1. 11. Ui.ton, Krnnd chancellor of the state of lr(ill(1I. (if .. ,.,.,.n,..u -...... r,.1iM !1M(i . IJ. tSoodnouKh, of tinker, super intendent of the Insurance depart ment for Oregon and Idaho, will be tho 'principal speakers of the oven-im,-. IjOKdes Included in conveiilhin are: lted Cross, 1!7 at li (Irande; Ulue Mountain, "K at Cnion; Orion, 73 at KIkIii; Kinsman, K7 at Wal lowa; and Kntei-prise 1)4 nt Ihiter prisc, all included in district No. lu. I Uobert V. Chrisiuan, of Kntcr prlse. district deputy official will bo in charge. 1a Galley Is chairman of arranwements. ,ast evening a lare meet! lit; was held in Itaker, (iatintlelt lodKe N S, Willi about members, wives and friends in a I tendance. Hoth Mi. (Jleeson and Mi. Hlxon sjioke. IJ ..I i.l. 1.7 llvmv I 1 r I'l-r.iuiv mid JJ(1).(iy KtoneklnK accompanied Mr. )lx(m t(j ,.,.,, ,Tlu, ilev. It. C. Lev, of Union, gave the invocation al tho Maker convention. Tonight's convention wilt begin with a ban quet at 7 o'clock to be served by the Pythian sliders. Masonic Building Association Elects Idreclors wefo elected last night ! at Hie aiiiiuatMiieetiug of the stock ' hidden: of the l.a (irande Masonic j Muililiug association. The follow i ing directors elecied will meet I M.anh A to elect olTicern: 1,. II. It unset I, C. Mt I film ph reys, I. I.. HnuflgraHS, (leorgo T. Cothnin and Aug. J. Stangc. I lleporls of the year's business were made by the secret axy- treasurer. Flames Destroy Automatic "Man9' IWMITMUND. Prussia. I'd). IH fAP) I'lre today compleieiy ,n stroyed the analonic-hyglenlV ex Ii ltd t ion "ma n" wlib ti inui been shown In many fiertnau cities and iu the- sprinu' was to have been shlpiied to the I.'nfted .Stales for e.vlilbltlon. Tin? display was assembled by Professor llnrM. Imill Ibimmer. of Munich, and Included scientific apparatus, model, etc., Itlust ia( log the human body and Its functions. waiem .sir;i.i i;.Mi;i MAHHFIKI.O, (ire., Feb. U fAI'; lEaln today broke the heat wave which struck Ibis seel Ion the past three days dining whleh lime iho thermometer soared to new February height. Wlih a maxi mum of TJ above yesttrd.iy, this mark ua the bent in February since iyj7 when the same ttuiperu turt uux itioidcd. PARIS CRISIS PUTS FRANCE OUT OF MEET Fileuriau Advises The Naval Conference of Na v lion's Withdrawal. STIMSON, GRANDI IN CONVERSATION Possibility That Other 1 Four Powers May go Ahead and Take up Plan with French Later. LONDON", 1-Vb. 18 (Al) Ant biiHsador Kleuriau tonight advised tho other delegations Kruncc, was Huspendlnn all negotiations jit tlic London naval conferetico even on technical matters in view of tho cablnut crlsla in Paris. tl'CNDON, h'eh. IS (AP)-Held nil In their negotiations with the I'Voncli by the overthrow of tho Ta rd leu Koverninent lu the cham ber of deputies: yesterday, Prime Minister Macdonald, Secretary Stlmson ami Foreign Milnlster Cifandl of Italy had a conference today regard Iiik the Italian pb.Hl tlon. ... It was understood the . Italian forelKU minister fully explnlned the contentH of an Italian memo randum which will be Issued -shortly by Italy's delegation. In that note Italy, It was indi cated, will reaffirm her original viewpoint a desire to sec the con ference limit naval armaments to tho lowest possible degree but with Italy maintaining (he right .to possess naval forces etpial In ton nauo with any other continental power. The note, it was understood, will set. forth that as Italy desires to eliminate nil armament competi tion she lias refrained since, the Washington conference from en tering into any long term naval proRrMtn upon thn belief that tho world has finally entered Into u period of real limitation. Kfnce tho Washington conference she has contented herself with only build ing vessels (o. cover her lmmodlato relative needs. ; In some Kronch circles Hpeeulu- tlpn developed that the other four i.b.'w-tvix. ' itiltrht - nut - t Ii t'linirh Jin agreement which would h pre sented an a "fiat accompli" .to France when, her delegallon again appeals at St. James palace. What (Continued on Vaga Vive) Seek Young Negro As Woman Killer NAHIIVII.bW, Tenn., l'Vt).- IS (AP)t A young negro was Hought today as Ihe man wlm entered n grocery store hero last night, kill ed Miss Ida Krebbs. rn, with an nr. and seriously Injured her cousin. Miss Louise Iohrum 5, with the xaiiie Instriliueiit. Neighbors attiaclcd by the screams of Aflss l.ohrum found tho mutilated body of Miss K.rebs ly ing lu a bedroom to tho rear of I he si ore which thn women op erated. Miss l.ohrum was unable to Identify her assailant beyond Bay ing that he was a young negro who asked for a "nickel's worth of coal oil." Theology School To lie Suspended POMTIiANO, Ore.. Feb. IS AP) Or. Fdward I.aird Mills, presi dent of tho board of trustees of Ihe' Kimball Hchool of Theology at Salem, on the Willametto uni versity campuH, an nou need hern last night that tlnv theology school would suspend activities for one year beginning Hepteuiber, J u:ti. Action, taken Hat urday at i meeting in Kalem at the midyear meeting of trustees, eitmo as a re sult of the university senate of tho denomination decreeing that all standard theological schools must, have art endowment of $ 1! G 0, nun by Or, Mills said. Kimball Hchool of Theology, he said, has an endowment of (m a. Democratic Leader Says Lack Of Leadership Cause of G. 0. P. Chaos W'AKIM.V'STO.V. I'l l.. I K (Al' Iteiiri'MPntullVft (jarlwr, of TxtiH, llic Ii'iiikp dliioi-nill; lender, toduy ileeljireil (hut "lnek .if leuilerKlilp in llio while hotixe hart rcHtilted In n ehfuitlr eomlitlon in repuliliritn I'jinkH in llio limine and feiinle.' IteferrfliK' to the lirelllfnnt itt. Iho white Iiuiiho toilfiy nt whleh reiiulillrtltl lenderH In Die Hentile ;i ml hiillHi! iliHCllHseil niefihH of ex peillllni; thn tiu-lff hill mill pie venting U leuilntixe Jinn. till 'I'exiin nhverted the "xplrlt of un eertiiiiity etniiniitliik' from the white holi.si! hiiH developed cluioH In piirty leililerKlllli." "Thero him heen no lenilerHhlp of the repulilleiin piirty mIik:u I'ronl deni. H.iovcr entered the while, limine," Clnrner jiMjicrted in u slate ntent. "Thero hi not a U-udiliK puhllo itin-Hllon on whleh the prenlilent in v.illlin; to inaho a tuyieatlon or RULE AGAINST LEGISLATORS' PAY PSURE Supreme Court Holds House Resolution to be Unconstitutional. LAWMAKERS WILL LOSE $5 DAY PAY List of Opinions Handed Down, Today in balem Also Includes one From Union County.- ; HAI.K.Nf.' Ore., 'Kcb. 18 (At') Tho smio HUpt-cine court toduy hold unfonstMulioniil hotiHO concurrent rcu.lutlon No. S of Iho 3520 IobIh luturo provldlnif ?6 a dny in ox penu money to ench mcinboi uf that leRlHlittlvo HCKHlon. THo opinion wn wiitlcn by Jus tice Belt uml ufftrniH JikIku h. H. McMnImn of tho circuit court for Murion county. JuhiIccs McDrldo nnd ItONHinan dlHHented. Tho opin ion wus on an Injunction pro.coed Ins brought by W. A. Jones against Secretary of State Hohh and State TroaHurer Kay to restrain tho puy- ine.nt. . Concerning llio contenllon of tho defendanlH that tho money was to bo for expenses and not services, anil that therefore it was not In conflict Willi the stale constitution limiting tho pay of legislators, the (Continued on Pago Five) U.S. GUARDS TURN GUNS ON BANDITS Americ a!n Ships Belch Bullets at Chinese la rates, Repulsing Attack , SHANGHAI, Feb. 18 (AP) American naval urmed gtmrda uu II in bored their machine guns and silenced u group of bandits, yester day when tho latter fired upon two steamers belonging to tho Stand ard Oil company of New York. The encounter took placo on tho Yang- Uc lUvnr lalMfuL . 160 mill ubovo Ichang. Nowh of tho encounter, which reached hern today, alild thn num ber of casualties was not known. The bandits opened flro on the steamers and the naval guards, who had been placed aboard tho ships to protect them from lawless at tacks, then went Into action. The. recent wnvn of banditry in I lua n, Kiangsl, llupoh, Kzoehwan, Anhwel and Klaugsu provinces has been described hh serious. Attempt ed pillaging of foreign ships on tho upper Yangtze caused American authorities to place armed guards aboard the Standard OH company ships operating on tho river. Seizure hy u. pirate gang of twelve vessels chartered hy tho Standard Oil company was reported at ('union last Friday. The vessels, Chinese Junks, voro carrying $50,- 000 worth or oil and the "pirates weiH said lo be holding them for ransom. Tim American consul sent a prot-Ht io tho Canton military. ATHEISTS IN RUSSIA REPLY TO THE POPE li:m(jhal, tr. h. k. k.. t-vb. 1 (AT) i"Curso us as much as you please; wo will never turn from the path shown us by Lenin" says a fiery manifest Issued by the I'nlon of Mllilaut AthelHts today dealing with the reeenl. papal de nuneiullou of the Soviets for their attitude rcgiirdlng religion. "Thero will conic a Hum when tho Atheistic workers of the entire world will convert thn Vallran Into n museum," says I he manifesto. "The mummy Human pope will be Interred with the mummy Siberian mcdliiim imjn as a monument to thn l housand years old religious delusion and deceit." Tho manifesto a Iso urged all workers to Join the ranks of the Atheists and march forward "to ward new triumphs and socialism." iniiell tenK offer a. Moltillmi. All of hl'l HtaletneiitH are iiliihiKomin, tiiey enn ho lalien In Iwo wnyii." "You hear people lalk of the preHldent iik eltlier laekliiK In eapa elly or emiriiKe," darner Hiiid. "Mllher ho liickH one or Ihe other, or hoth, or he would not lei. Miieli etiHn.i develop In party leaderHhlp. "The eomitry Iuim l,nt eonf Idenee In the president, and that Ih what H eallHlriK the ehaotle ecollotlllc eondilioim. "Tho repllhlleail llieiuherH of tho Iioiiho and Henale havo lout ciinfldeneo In ihe prenldeiit. lOven old timer. HtiindpiitterH and eon Morvatlven don't know what lo do, and they Want and try lo ho cku la r." Tho Texan ftald lliat I'roMldont Hoover hud not prepared hliimeif on tho tariff, and doeH not nmko "hlri pinilllon uneiiiilvoenhle on uny inatier. of yreat Imiiorlance." Crew Abandons Admiral Benson During Morning Heavy Southeast Wind Lauses New Orders Take Men off Ship With Breeches Buoy. FORT CAXBY, Wash., Feb. 18 (AP) Orders to abandon ship wont out from tho brldgo of tho grounded Admiral Honson this morning as a heavy southeast wind rode In at dawn, driving beforo It u rain storm and heavy soas. At 8:30 a. m. all but five of tho crow had loft tho stricken liner by brooches buoy. Tho othora wore to leave within an hour. A 4G-mtlo wind was, blowing, tho coast guard station here re ported ut 8:30 a. m., and tho velo city was Increasing. , Skies wuro heavy and clouds low. Tho Admiral Henson, pasaengor and freight currier, under com mand of Captain Charles Graham, grounded oh Peacock Spit outside tho mouth oC tho Columbia river Saturday night In a douse fog. She carried 43 passengers and a crow of GC. A heavy cargo oC general freight was in hor' holds. Twonty-four members of tho crow wero removed from the ship this morning by brooches buoy without Incident, desplto tho heavy surf. The remaining flvo wero to leavo soon, tho coast guard said. Tho brooches buoy wua set up yes terday to guaranteo afo departure of the crew whou It becanvo nocca- sary to abandon tho ship, Coast guardsmen said the Ben- Hon did not appear to have changed her position, imbedded firmly us sho is in tho sands. Her water lino is about ten feet abovo the sur face of tho swiftly running, surf. AMTfHilA flro.. lii'b. 18 fAT.') A Kioup or survoyora roprogontlng murine umlurwrlturo toduy woro lo revisit tho stoaniHliip Admiral lion- (Continued on Pngo Klvo) Upper Columbia Freight Service Near Is Belief VOUTLANO, Ore., Feb. 18 (Al) Ulver freight service between lower Columbia Klvcr ports, Lewis ton. Idaho and Intermediate points toilav hud'asHiiined a n:it ImproD' ablu aspect. Ih fact, munibcrH of thn Columbia Valley association, comprising gi'oupH of . Oregon. Washington and Idaho marlno mon, farmers btislnosH men and snip pers, at their annual meeting hore last night wero told by Colonel O. It. Ui ken h, federal district engi neer, that they should avail them solves of present facilities for navigation on tho upper Columbia and Hnako rivers. Tho association Immediately adopted a resolution "favoring the best possible navigation of the riv er now, with Improvements an fast as obtainable, leading up to canalization at an early date." Colonel lmkcsli declared roports of a preliminary survey of the riv er, which evontually will extend from Its motit hto the Caiiadiun border, will bo available by Juno 1. Tho preliminary report will In volve channel conditions, available tonnage, development of roads to prospect 1 vo terminals, types of boats and blading facilities ro il tilled between here and Lowly Ion, tho district engineer said. Favor Wild Rose As U.S. Flower WAHIIINCTO.V, Kill. IS (A.P) Nearly fi 00,000 per.soiiH have. Indl- eateil their preforenco lor the wild roue aw Iho national flowor. Tho Atnorlean Naluro aHHoelallotl annoltnced loilny Unit 3,007.6711 voIch hud heen eat In IIh Imllot for a national flower and that the' wild roso had received 420,811 voleti and tho eoluin,hlno 2ti'2,iUl. Queen's Condition Grave, Doctor Says KOMI-:, Feb. 18 (AI') Condi tion of Queen Victoria of Kweden was said by her physician, iJr. Axel Muni he. today lo bo grave. A for mal bulletin wan given nut lo news papers and ai;eueies. The HwedlHh colony here Is con siderably alarmi il. Dr. .Munthn. as well as King (iiintnv, has spent the last Tew days at her majesty's villa. Tho king had planned In go to the Ilh lera n few days ago but ru iiinlneil ill Koine, instead. AUK ANNAS CAfJi; COAOr wins i ;ami;s in how l''A YNTTKVII.U':. Ark. AI') Hervlnj; his seeottd season as a huski-thall eoaeb, Halpb HaUlip of Kayelteville hiKh si'llOol has WOU 1- etttisfflll tve h times. Ilalllp, former I nlversliy of Ar kulisas eon' star, started eoaehiiiK last year wlmn Ills prnti Ks, .Imies born, Ark., .iuiitor hiKh srhool, ri'K fslered jo vK'lorles in a row and won the state title. He return''! lo Kayttevllli! this year lo work on his M. A. degree at tho university and took over the htKh school cuuehlm; Job. KayuUo vlllo won Its firxl 'l funics under Halzllp'a tutelage. TARIFF BILL AT MERCY OF "COALITION" Senate Republicans do not Believe it Can be Passed Before Mar. 10. HOOVER SEEKING TO SPEED ACTION Numerous Additional Amendments Yet to be Acted Upon, Leaders Tell Chief Executive. WASHINGTON.; Fob. 18 (AI') A dotormlnod effort to got out of the way quickly all leijlslutlon which might offect bualnoBS pros roM hnii hoon undertaken by tho Hoovor administration. It wum un derstood that conferences between republican and democratic leaders in tho senato would bo held soon In an effort to spcort up procodure. WASIIINOTON, Feb. 18 A1') Senato republican leaders Inform ed President Hoover today that tho tnrlff bill probably could not bo punned beforo Mtarch 10. Called to the White House by tho president, tho i-opuliUcan chieftains woro urged to speed no tion on this long pending uuea tlon. Uut they replied they were "at tho mercy of tho coalition." Senator Watson of Indlnnn, Iho republican leader, told Mr. Hoover that tho turlK bill was In tho hands of the republican Independ ent-democratic coalition which is now ongngod In piirlng down some existing tariff inteB. Watson said thore was Innum orablo additional amendments yet to bo acted upon. . iJKk Iho Votes "Wo havo not got tho votes In tho sennte," tho republican leader said after the meeting. "Wo aro at tho morcy of tho coalition and I don't think we can get Iho tariff bill passed before March 10." ' Tho breakfast contoronco was called because ot apprehension over tho lcglslattvo Jam beginning to form In the senate. Mr, -Hoover summoned republi can lenders of both tho houso and senuto. - ,Tho house lenders complained bitterly over tho loriif period luken hy tho senate loadors In dlscussinir the tariff and warned - that- the wholo legislative program was bo Ing endangered. . ' Tho senuto chieftains replied thero was nothing ' to bo done about It and placed full respons ibility on tho coalition which has mustered u majority on most oX the tariff votes. j. . . . , Accept Hltuntlon Mr. Hoover,' who called tho con- forenco with v. view to expediting tho leglslutlvo situation, wan rep resented as accepting tho situa tion. Ho is understood to bo anx ious for tho passage of tho tariff bill regardless of tho time re quired although ' ho hopes for speedy uctlon. Hosldcs Chairman Snell of the houHO rules committee, those nt- tending tho brcakrust Included Hpeaker Longworth, Representa tive Tllson of Connecticut, tho houso republican leader, Chairman Hnwley of tho houso ways and menus committee and chairman Hiuoot of the Bonate finance, com mittee. Walter Newton, Mr. Hoover's adinlnlstrutlvo usslstunt, hjso was present. House leaders bjivo been rather open In expressing xuemselven about Iho nonuto's attitude town speed In. turlff legislation. Toditj llepresontattvo Tllson, tho repub- . llcun leader, blamed the senal- : for "erealing uncerUiihty that I hampering business and lnterfei Ing with llio economic progress i tho country." Tllnun, with Wutson, Hpuuki (Contlnuod on Pago Four) HUSBAND, WIFE FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL SUITL I'OUTr.ANU, Ore., Keb. U (AI. A pair of stiffar cubes markt an dloe, several penciled scon cards, an empty whisky flask ami severs I Klassen whleh littered t latile in tho hotel room whrro theli bodies word found today forme . tho nucleus of a police lnvestlKa tlon of tho deaths of Mr. and Air. Louis Klllntfer. lieieetlves were working on twi. theotles, the first said to bn tin most plausible, was that I'MltnK'M shot his wife, who was about 4U yeurs old, then killed himself. Kl linK'-r, who was 00 and moderatclv wealthy, slashed his throat and wrists with a razor. Tho second was that the trsKedy was a doubh suicide. Detectives who held tr. tho latter theory pointed out il wits unusual for a man to shoot his wife, then slash his throat am wrists wth a razor. Investigators mild they belicvoi' tho couple hud heen gn nihil m prior to the trugedy. Deputy cor oners said tho couple had beet, dead sineo .Monday night. Tic bodies were discovered hmt nigh when pullcc battered down tin door of tho Kltluger suite. Thero was no lndlcatllon of struggle. Furniture in tho room was In order.