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VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1930
MEMBER A. B. C.
NUMBER 157
KNIGHTS OF
2 COUNTIES
GATHER HERE
II. E. Dixon and Walter
G. Gleeson Give Inter
esting Addresses.
DINNER FIRST ON
EVENING PROGRAM
One Hundred Fifty Lodge
Men From Union , and
' Wallowa Districts Are
: in Attendance. . ; ;
At the annual district' convention
of the KnlghtH of 1'yllilaM uT Union
and . -Wallowa counties held last
night In the K. P. hnll about J00
persons were In attendance.
JJ. 'E. Ulxon, KrHiul1 chancellor
of I Ho Htato of Oregon of K. 1.,
spoke on the present day need of
fruternalism, remarking that mod
ern entertainment canot take the
place of fraternal orders, because
fruternalism la nut an entertain?
inent.
" Walter Ci. (iloeson, grand keeper
of recants and seal gave an In
teresting addi-oss on the Pythian
home at Vancouver, where Moth
the . old people and the children,
who are-unable- to ' have homes or
support, . are given caro and com
fort. . WV T!.- Ooodnough. of Itaker,
superintendent of the Insurance de
partment for Oreeon Hnd Idaho,
told of the Knights of Pylhliu in
surance department for members
only which, ' according to the
sneaker, In the strongest fratornaf
Insurance In the United Slates.
..By a unanimous vote, IClgin .was
chosen ns.ii. convention' site, for
1 (131 folio wing the Invitation by
1L I-V Heed. '
The. convention started vlth a
.banquet, at 7 o'clock nerved by the'
Vythian listers. Don L. tially,
deputy grand chancellor for Ia
(irajido,. prcHided as- luustnvi.stcr.
t L. Merry -gave an uddrcss of wel
come with the following respond
ing: v Sid Burleigh, from r-Jnler-prise;
Bruce (.'ox, from Wallowa;
L. . P., Derby, Union, and Arthur
llallgailh. from KIgin.
i A. K. Chrisman, district deputy
for Union and Wallowa counties,
was in charge of arrangements.
I. 8.'. Ivimhoe, - Judge J. W.
Knowlos, Ur. 1-3. Klrby, Wesley,
McDonald, all of Jja Orande;
Arch I o .Miller, Knlerprlwe; mid L
W; Wlllelt, of Wallova, also gave
short talks.
PROGRAM IS
ARRANGED FOR
ELKS DINNER
. The program Tor the annual ban
(iiel and bull to be given by tho
Klks lodge on Fe.li. 25 hn. been
completed, opening Hh the din
ner at 7:15 o'clock In the Saca
jawca Inn with Fred K. Kiddle as
toastmastcr,
' Tha proKiam follows: soprano
.olo. Mrs. H. N. Ashby accompanied
by Mlrs. tieofg" Blrnle. flue ob
ligato by Adolph Slegrist.
ToaHt "Our Order," by Walter
Af. Pleire.
Dance, by Orvcllne McWllllanis.
Dance, by Genevieve Spaeth.
. Barltono soln, by Paul Knautz,
accompanied by Helen Williams.
Toast "Our Mothers, Wives and
Sweethearts." Hui?h K. Brady.
The Star Novelty orches.tra will
furnish the music.
At the Klka ball room there will
be danelntC, cards and aluo u spe
cialty da uce number by Knna
Heck and Allen Carden.
The temple has been decorated
in the Klks colors purplo and
white.
Wife's "Gadding"
Cause of Murder
CHICAGO. Feb. l!t AP) Ma
Braun's defence that he slew hif
wife "because ?ho was always gad
dim;." failed lo save him from con
viction yesterday, but it resulted
In the comparatively Unlit sentence
of rrom one to 1 I years Imprison
ment. Brutin said he wanted li stay
home niirbts. but that his wife per
sisted In Koing over to neighbor's
home and gosnlping and "gad
ding." He finally became ho In-enni-ed,
he Mild, that he stablied.
A scar on his n'ck revealed to
the jury wher" his subseiiuent ef
fort to lake his own life had failed.
ItANOII.K KILLS NLIGIIBOK
LAKKPOBT. fah. Feb. 19 (AP)
--Manuel Sensabaugh. 70. rancher,
admitted he slew Seed Uopjey, fin,
a neighbor In a rifle fight. He
pleaded self defence.
Ui;ATHi;it TtlKAY
7:3i a. in. 45 above.
Minimum: 13 above.
Condition: cloudy.
W K , T I IK It X I'iSTKItDAY
Maximum oS, minimum Z'J
above.
Condition: cloudy.
WKATHMt 1i:H. it. 19'29
Maximum 41, minimum IS
above.
Condition: partly cloudy.
Eight-Ton Load
Limit Placed On
Baker Highway
Thawing Conditions
Cause Action of State
Commission Weather
Warmer Than Usual.
The state highway commission,
through the division headquarters
in l.a Grande has established a load
limit of lfi.lino pounds on the
stretch of Old Oregon Trail high
way connecting North Powder an r
Maker, It was announced today.
The normal limit Is Hii.uou pounds.
Kstablishmcnt of load limits is
a, regular occurrence In Eastern
Oregon during the early spring
mouths, with thawing weather, and
is made necessary by the probabil
ity of damaging the highways If
heavier loads uro allowed to
travel over them.. -'
A. 10,0011-potiml i load jlinll nisi
has been established on the,. John
Day highway between pralrlu City
and Unity. . - -
WHATILKIt. WAItM .
''The Aveather, during the lat
week, has been warmer than usual
for this time of the year, with a
maximum of 13 above in La
Orttnde and 58 above yesterday.
Although the Hkles have been
cloudy, practically no rain has
fallen and tho ground is drying
rapidly.
Oilier-localities hlf-o report def
inite signs of spring.' Bluebirds ami
robins tire in evidence at Wallowa
iind at Kumela springlike weather
conditions prevail with the snow
almost erased from the hillsides
facing sotith.
Tho La G.nnde-lvnmoki highway
(Continued on Page Klve)
Visiting Quintet
Trims Tigers By
LastJHalf Rally
- A scoring spurt in the lat.. few
mlitutea of the game, after Tor
renco left the conli'St because of
too inany jersunal fouls, gave'
Noilh Powder high school Its sec
ond basketball victory over the
Tigers, IIS to. Sit .here last niirht.
Put 11 then the score was close,
with La Grande leading most of
tho time by the margin of a field
goal op ho.
Points were even at the end of
tho firm quarter,. 4. to 4,-'.ntv Ui.
Grande was ahead 1':! to l !i w hen
their rivals began scoring.
Walk, of North Powder, was.
high point man with five, field
troals and three free throws, with
Nelson, of La Grande, second with
1 2 points.
- Tho Tigers will go to Baker Fri
day for their final ga mo of this
week
The. team last night was without
the services of Hoe. veteran guard
and high, scorer this season, ami
Stoddard, forward, who are ill of
tho flu. Coach Ira. Woodlc. also
111 of the flu, was unable to at
tend tho contest, played in tho
Becreatlonal hall.
Summary:
North Powder
Siiuonis, f
I HobbK. f
K. Hobbs. c
VI.. g
Walk, g
- I
i.n Grande
KclKon, f
Sheplu'rd, f
TorrcnCe, c
Fa us. g
Vires, s
llcery, c
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a ;t 3
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Heferee; Jimmy Bosenbaurn.
Lyman Presented
With Certificate
In recognition of outstanding
scholarship accomplished during
his freshnum year, Ulchard Lymiin,
It Grande, sophomore in phar
macy at Oregon Slate college, was
one of the 5-1 students to be pre
sented with a certificate by phi
Kappa Phi, national wcholastfc lion- (
orary ai hh; huh i i-uimiuiu'ui ui
the educational exposition in Cor
vallls, according lo word received
here.
Tho purpose of the reward by
Phi Kappa Phi Is the promotion
and recognition of scholarship. The
fact lhat this fraternity is national
In scope with chapters in the lead
ing colleges and universities, and
with uniform standards for mem
bership makes recognition from
this fraternity an oulstanding
achievetnent to I he limited number
of students who tiUaln this honor.
Lyman besides beliie prominent
as a student and athlete is l.-o
a member of Omego Upoilon, na
tional Hocial fraternity on this cum
puri, PooTWall Drive
Under Way Here
Tli- -My .olli - IsikI niBllt Inuii-h--il
a wtiiil-iiiun l- 'iirori'- II"' ot
ijiniiiii'' iicalnil inlmira lolli-rliiB in
pool Imll.i. iicturiliiiB to iinnouiicii-
nii nl liy rollrc i IHir i imi niiyin.i'
loiltiy.
II.' Htiiuil Hint ovvni rs or iool
ImllK will l)i' pro-ociltril If tin y nl-J
low- TiilnorH to n rnuln in thi-lr j
talillKhnUAnts. l-rwnt iluim call)
for a regular visit to all of the .
pool hnllf- at fcusf. hourly, Uii' po- j
Ilea chlcl uaia.
PROBLEMS OF teste
PIIQQIA ADrr
iiuuuixi nuL
MADE CLEAR
Maurice Hindus, Noted
Lecturer, Speaks at
the Normal School v
PEASANT QUESTION
ONE OF GREATEST
Women of Russia are Do-
i n fr t h p Construction at,JUHt lhclr """"Vtic Hituation
Work at rresent; Many. Tardieu cabinet.
in Pi'foccinnc I Secretary Henry " L. Kllmson,
111 J, igie&JlUIlb. ' . ,he((1 Qf th6 Amorlran rtoiPKatlon.
. suggested the holiday to Prime
Maurice Hindus, . well . known1 .Minister MacDonald who Immo
student of piosent day social prub- (nnteV consulted Foreign Minister
lenis. gave, uii Interesting lecture: Grand!, of Italy and Former Pro
last night .on 'the subject of-Hub- ,mk,r Wnkutmikt, of Japan.
Hla, spcnUinfj In the JOaslern Dro-j j - . ,- ..
gon Normal Reboot auditorium.
Mr. Hindus is a natlvo of HuhsIu.J
who came to United1'' States and
worked for an advanced degree at
Harvard college. '
"Hibpt'ia is the greatest boom in
Asia," Mr. HindtiH suid.- lo gave
an excellent account of the future
posttlhltilics of Siberia, stating that,
the irold, coal and platinum mines
a ro unsurifussed In natality. The
country contains rare virgin for
ests; the fishing conditions are fav
orable; and the fulurw for stock
raising is good, the speaker said.
Itussfa is the largest nation of
while people In the world and , Is
composed of one-sixth of ull land
in. the world, .Mr. Hindus declared.
The nation contains one hundred
and fifty million persons of which
ono hundred and twenty million
are peasants.
Peasant Problem Great
An accurate picture of the
eial and political sitiiatlons
(Continued on Page Five)
NORBLAD TO BE'
j GIVENWELCOME
j Lions Invite Members and
I Wives From Union,
Wallowa Counties.
''WhentGo" 7t V"Norhlad;oini:
to La, Grande next , Monday, en
route to Baker to attend the an
nual dinner of .tho linker chamber
of commerce, he will be welcomed
at. a baiHiutit. attended by repre
sentatives from every town and city
tu Wallowa and Pnlon counties.
Today the J,a Grande Lions club,
sponsoring the bamiuct which will
be held In the Sacajawi J. Inn Mon
day evening at 6:30 . o'clock, an
nounced that every commercial
club In the two counties has been
invited. Membera, their wives an,)
their friends arc cordially Invited
to be present. Invitations have been
sent to the Botary club and chain-,
her of commerce In I a Grande, the
Lions club and Commercial club it.
Knterprlse. tho Joseph, Wallowa.
Union and Klgln Commercial clubs,
and to the. muyor of "'ove, Karl J.
Stackland. The charge will be one
dollar a plulo und those Inlendlng
to come are urged o notify the
Lions Huh here, so that definite
preparations for serving may be.
made.
Gov. Norblad will be the- main
speaker. Tho remainder of Hie
program has not been announced.
In connection with the, banuuet
the Lions club will not meet in
regular noon session that day.
Jack Ferris, president of I ho
Lions, received I lie following tele
gram from Salem today: "Will ar
rive in La Grande In Dr. McNary's
car sometime, in the. late afternoon
on Feb. 24. (Signed) Gov. A. W.
Norblad."
Albert Currey Describes Shipwreck;
Enjoyed Big Dinner Before His Rescue
"It was a shipwreck de luxe."
At least, that is Albert B. Cnr
rey's opinion of the pioumling of
the Admiral Benson on Pcat-ock
Spit off the Columbia river, und
" 'up," ii k he Ik known lo his
friends, ought to know because he
was one or the passengers.
"They served a splendid six
course dinner a short time before
I was taken to shore," he added.
The Admiral Benson, on which
M Currey wat going to Portland
from San Ftanclsco, en mule to l.a
Grande, went pas' lb" lighthouse
ship and two buoys all ritrlit but
misled the third buoy, going
uicround ubtiut r,:3o Sunday eve.
nine AlthoiiKh It doesn't become
dark until about 7:30 on Ihe bench
the for? made it impossible to see
more than 2'Mi yards. Next morn
Inw the weather was clear and 'wo
a I rplu lie!: noa red over the ship,
taking pictures of the wreck
Iviilng Dinner
"We were eiitimr dinner when the
lb" ship went aground." Mr. Cur
rey ivi Id. "It just sloppc.l and
la per cent or'the pnxtencirs did
not know what hud happened. An
attempt was made to back the fhip
off t be (Jind but th" propellers
were dry part of the. time, utid it
wat; Impossible to du anything."
lie estimated that tb" ship was mo
yards nearer whore when he left
the Admiral Bin on than when it
firt grounded.
Sir. Currey v.ue on the boat until
Until Feb. 26
Move Taken to Give
. France Time to Adjust
Situation Italians Is
sue Statement.
TiONDOX, Feb. 10 (A I') The
J five power naval conference today
adjourned until next Wednesday,
j Thly committee of experts will
! continue In session during the re
cess and complete tho work on
which It Is engaged.
Tho adjournment was taken to
glv the French an opportunity to
ITALIAN STAND UijAKIFI l'.l
, LONDON. Feb. 19 (AP) Dlno
Orandi, Italian foreign minister and
head of the Italian naval delega
tion, today Issued a statement an
nouncing that -the fundamental
position of Italian naval policy was
based upon reduction and parity
with any continental power,
Tho Italian statement completed
the seiiea of deflnile announce
ments of national policies, at the
conference and already nmde pub
lic by the United States, Clrcai
Britain, France and Japan.
Italy, today's statement said, be
jPV(l) ner policy Is justified by the
tppnpc ur the pact of the League
fQf NalonH tho pact of Locarno
Hn(1 1he KetloKg-Bnand treaty and.
reN1tmis tu the public opinion of
all Italy. i
- Italy is prepared, said the Grandl
(Conllmieil un Tneo Four)
AFFIRMATIVE
DEBATE TEAM
HELD WINNER
In the weekly assembly that wan
held at the normal school this
i morning a debate was featured be
tween the Forensic club and the
class In contemporary civilization.
The Issue was "Bcsolved that Na
tions Should .-.Adopt a plan of (Jotu
pietc liHarmahrt'nt: Kx'ceptil for Po
lice Purposes." Tho affirmative
was upheld by the Forensic' club,
while the negative was argued by
the contemporary civilization clasj.
The speakers for the affirmative
Were hlugeno Bowman, Vergella
Bond, and l-'rancis Dold, and for
.the negative Iris Phillips, Victoria
Schwiezcr and Delora Funk.
The affirmative presented con
vincing arguments, stating that the
nations fear security, but there is
no need for fear, since the league
i of nations, gives security. By rati
jl'ication of the Kellogg peace pact,
Whose nutlons who signed It have
pledged to HubmiL difficulties to
arbitration. The world court has
settled 14 disputes already.
The police force should consist
I of men from all countries, and be
i under control of international coin
J mission, they asserted.
The negative advanced Ihn ar
gument that If the mil ions disarm
ianother war Is very likely lo occur.
Fconomic . rivulry Is so stroim be
tween the nations that war Is al
most certain to result.
"Disarmament alone fs no guar
antee against war," the opponcntH
Minted, Also, "the' people of the
world arc not. yet ready for com
plele disarmament except lor" po
lice purpoHes."
Both shies gaYo Hluuneli rebut
tals. However, the affirmative
speaker' arguments were .consid
ered the better of the two, with the
decision In their favor.
C o'clock Sunday night, when hi?
was taken ofr in a lifebcat with
tho few remainintr passengers.
The majority were taken to shore
Sunday morning. On the last re
turn, the lifeboat capsized while
empty and it win necessiry lo
wall, until low tide that evening
to lake the remainder to the beach.
From I here they were taken to
Astoria, arriving there about 2 a.
m. and going on to Pol l land later
that morning, where Mr. Currey
remained until his baggage was
taken from the ship. He arrived In
l.a Grande lust, night on the K
o'clock train.
Thero were no demons) rations
of fear at any time, with the ex
ception of one Hfr'cd woman, about
80 or SI, he said. She opened a
door just as a big breaker swept
Hie deck and became hysterical.
However, she was able to control
herself and although nervous, held
up welt during the remainder of
the time. ,
Only one paM;iaiig-r was taken to
Miorc on the breerhej.. buoy and
phe got a "beautiful docking." Mr.
Currey relate. After the equip
ment had been prepnnd. the cap
tain turned to her and told h r
she could go first If she wanted to.
She assented and nfler donning tw o
coala, one ovt the oilier, got. in.
(bo line wus not as tight as uhiiuI
and when she saw she wus goln
(Continued on Paji tight)
ROYAL WEDDING "POSTPONED"
Princes Henna (abue), youiiKOst (laughter ur Osteon Marie of
Huinaiila. will not will Com it AlexaiHler Frederick von Horli
bcrg (lns4Tt) on April 27. Announce me nt wns mado ycslurtluy
Hint the ntyal weildlng has Ikhmi potponeI."
Vessel Reaches
Byrd'sCampAt
: BayOf Whales
NKW YOKK. Feb. 1! (AP)
Tho Now York Times, tho
St. Louis Post-Dispatch and
i newspapers affiliated with
them In publishing reports
from; Hear Admiral Ulchard IC.
Hyrd's Antarctic expedition,
announced today that, tho ex-
pedltinn'H ship, tho City of
t'Now York, reached the P.yrd
.citini) In the IJay of Whales
?today and that loading Imme
'dlately was started.
The loading is expected to
r;CP completed in a few hours
a. few hours
homo begun J
and tho Voyagd
today,
Seek to Abandon
20-Mile Railroad
To Prairie City
WAKI I INUTON, I'Vli. I'J (AI-)
Tim Humptor Valliy railway today
HOMKlit purmiHKlim to iilinniloli i
nilli'.i of linn Imtwni'ii Hali'H Und
I'lalrli' City, In Clraiit county. Oro
pon, In an application to tho htlor
Hlatc commcrco conimlHHlon.
Tho road lonli'iidcd It operated
at a Iohh of ?2.r.,IMNi annually.
The application of the Oregon
Washlnglon Ballroad and Navlga
H...i i-niiittiinv it. utiandon its 11(10
from 'Alegler lo Nahcotta, In Pa-,"'
l.
,.rir. i, mi ui v Wn uhlnirl nil. will
heard by an Interstat'
coin mission representative April 1
at Astoria, Oregon.
Elgin Man Passes
Away This Morning
William Wire Kennedy, of Kl
gin, passed away this morning
about If) o'clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Andy Coe, of Im-
bier. He wiih born Jan. 17, I Mill
and has been a resident of Klgln
for the plisl 2b years, where all of i
his children except Mrs. Coo live.
Old age Is believed to be the cause j
of lila death. .
Ho is survived by three da ugh-j
tei'H and three sons: Mrs. Flnie
Jones, Mrs. Lula. Cud Ivor, both of
Klgln, ainl M is. Grace Cue, lm- .
bier; George c. Kennedy, John H.
.Kennedy, niiil Palmer L. Kennedy,
all of Klgln.
I Funeral services will br held
Friday at 2 o'clock at tin- Metho
dist (church, with Snodgrass and
Zimmerman In charge.
Dielrict Pleads
Not Guilty Today
Iiil ItbtriH, cluirged Willi sidl
ing moonshine liquor tu minors,
plcmfml imiI. guilty In Justice court
today n nd was bound over to await
tin.' action of the grand Jury. Iloiids
wt si-t at $1.00(1.
According to John Arkell, dfputy
mIht! f f. fiuyoiiK i-imvleled on such
(i fhargo tind'-r thn nv Is
tlk'dy to rei-elv from one to four
years in the penitentiary.
IKH MI HH i; liLf.AVS AVI'IO-V
I'ALIH, l"el). Hi (AP) - President
I oiimi.Tgue bus decided io alt
until tomorrow befor! calling upon
ti stalf'smiiu to form a ministry
u hlch will unci e(j Dm; del'etited
cabinet uf Andre Tardlcu. Cumllle.
i 'huti temps, Arlntlde Itrtand and
TardU:;i ure the most prominently
tii'-'iilione'J for thy job.
it
IS
lUtltfiilfl!
IlliiPP
SAYS FINANCIERS
BREAK DRY LAWS
Witness, However, Admits
That he Does Not
Know Henry Ford.
WASHING TON, Feb. 1 ! (AP
The eighteenth amendment; what
was termed the "Protestant church
lobby', and Chairman . Wickor
sham of the Hoover law enforce
ment commission, drew the today
from persons ndvocallng repeal of
the dry laws In tho current dis
cussion of tho subject at tho capi
tol. Alf-haughri- wort-1' h'o.' had not
got l en all of his: testimony into the
record of the houno Judiciary c'om
mlltee hearing on prohlhllion,
ICenry B. Joy, of Detroit, former
head of the Packard Motor com
pany, chargeil Aflr. Wickcrsham
with "preconceived bias" on tho
subject.
"I shudder at the thought," ho
mid, "of tho consequences In enso
Ihe recommendations of Mr. Wick
ersham should bo' enacted Into
law." ' - 1
Mr. .ley said he favored control
of slcohollc: beverages by tho In
dividual stales.
Didn't Know l ord
llefore Joy took the stand. Oray
son M. P. Aturphy, of New York,
a director of several largo busi
ness corporations had told the
committee that ho did not know a
leading financier, banker, Indus
(rlallst or manufacturer who would
hreuk thn dry
laws. Amid
much laughter, and In answer to
know Ifenry Ford.
Outright repeal of the prnlilbt
I bin amendment ami regulation of
Ibiuor by the states was asked hy
William If. Stayton, clmlnnan of
the hoard of directors of tho as-
social ion against life prohibition
amendment, Stayton a rgued that
the people had lost respect for Ihe
government because of t he dry
law and lhat the government had
employed thugs and defended mur
derers lu enforcing them.
M. Ki;l, I.Alt M All MK CIIAHIil.S
W'AKIIINtVTON. I'Vli. 19 (AI')
Scniilor McKelliii', (leiiincriil, 'l'en-ncHsiM-,
lii'fiilghl the eluirgn In the
Krriuli' loilny Mint Keen-lary &ti?l
litn "has never really Irled lo oii
forco" ihe dry laws and 'thai no
president ulnco theli" enuelnient
had been "really Inleresteil"
in
(Coj.!lni;e: on Vago Vive)
UNDICRTA KKIVS
ERROR CAUSE
OF CONTUSION
('IlltWflo, I'Vb. t:i f A I ) An
iindi-rtaltcr'H error threw two mill-
tary f u weals jn liwns ioa mlle.i
iiptirt Into coiiftiKlon yrsterdny.
At Murphyhoro, III., nii'iuberM of
the American LckIou had Kiithfi ed
for tho funoral of tTielr one time:
coturiiile, William K. Wiigner, 4', 1
who hud died in a f'hlejjgo hos-
plbil. Thein was a piocesfflon from
1 he ruliroiid statloti, n nd Ihe Im
pressive ceremony of the military
fiinenil. In I liielisville, ()., t wiim
the ianip, tin funeral there being
for John W. Phillips. I
ttoth form'-i service men had
died at the Lduaiil Hlti.H Jr.
Memorial liofpltal wit bin a few
hours of each other.
In a M urphyshoro elm pel ,-.
Wagner lifted her mourning veil
to look for the law I time upon the
face of her htnthand. In l.'IricliH
villo the wldowt lirted her young
est Hon, Llmu r, thru; years old, lu
Nee IiIh fathor,
Kach looked upon the fnce of a
stnuiKcr. '.It wa an error In tho
shipment cf cuskets.
Naphtha Blast
Is Fatal To 11;
Scores Injured
Many of Those Hurt
Doomed to Blindness
Nearly 20 are in a Criti
1 cal Condition.
WLIZAllETIf, N, J., Fob. ID
(AP) The ranks of til) injured
workmen, who were seared with
exploding naphtha , nt a Stand o.rd
Oil refmeiy lato yesterday, wcro
depleted, by death today until tho
list of fatalities had reached 1L
Among tho 60 band ago swathed
laborers In three hospitals hero
wcro 20 whoso cha'nees of roco.very
wcro doubtful. It was fearoU that
several of these would be per
manently' blinded If they survived
tho scorching blast, which spurt-
ed through part of tho Bay Wuy .
refinery,
Tho dead:
Dominick Hlonl. Elizabeth.
William S. Durry, Payonuo.
.William F. Casey, Elizabeth. f
JuKcph Lukasiewicz, Elizabeth,
Arthur Croft, Union.
Howard A. H'olllday, Bayonno.
Georgo Robertson, Hosollo.
John Luhas, Elizabeth,
Claronco Croft, Bayonno.
John Sullivan, Elizabeth.
Tho explosion occurred at 3;55
p. m. yesterday In tho alcohol
plant of tho refinery. J. Raymond
Carrlngor, general manager of tho
plant said tho blast' was caused
by the breaking of a gas lino.
Shift of 1100 Meti Working
Survivors said tho pipe which
brnko was a high pressure naphtha
lino and that fumes from it w
Ignited by pMlablo forges used
by workmen constructing a now
building near the one-story build
ing housing tho alcohol plant. 1
Thn nluht flhlft of 1100 men em
ployed on tho 100-ncro reservation ' nrjr last year. There was , an ln
occuplcd by tho plant in l.lndon, crcuso of 02 per cont In commor
a suliurb, had started work ut y clal building, over Deccmbor, antt
p. m. They had been on duly 55 Increases ,ln construction for hos
mlnuti's when Ihero was a terrific ptnSi institutions, and for social
explosion followed Immediately by lllld rccreatlonal: purposes. 3o
two li'sni'1- blasts. . creases wore noted In contruulH
Long toiiBiieB of 1) luo-f mo ttwurdod for industrial and resldcn-
windows anil doors ot tho build
lug und from gaping holes torn
in the roof und walls.
About 20 feet from the alcohol
plunt a rori'.o ot masons, carpenters of nil kinds of Americans, In busl
nnd laborers was working on tho noss and out," Uarnes said, "111
new building. Tho forco ot tho danger of a long dopresslon up-'
oxplaKlon llirew incni irom scar-
folds while the licking flames set
Ihelr clothing a re
nh! ,(i..; ,hed, out. rthoir.
clothing : nrliinio and many gi op
lug their way. blinded by the flro.
They lull four of their tellow work
man dend In tho plant. Their
bodies wore recovered1 after the
tiro which followed the explosion
had. been extinguished. Tho four
olliers died after being taken to
hospitals.
Trucks, private autuiiioDlles anu
available ambulances wore used
all
to transport the Injured to I'.llx.u
bolll (lenenil, Ht. Kllzabetll illld
the Aloxlan Hrolllers hospitals. ,
CimviiM IlllHll tu lloHpllulg
At tho hospitals eots wore not
up in corridors and hallways lo
euro for Hie scores ot Injured as
they were carried In.
Kvery doctor and nurse In Kllza-
(Continued on I'ago Klght
World Wheat In
, Violent Slump;
4 Cents Lower
CHICAGO, l'"eb. 19 (AI'I
Wheal prlees broke violently today
lu new low records for the yeal
both 111 America and Canada lu
cfnirormlly with weakness In Kng
land and Mouth America. Thn price
whs far below tllo inlullnum which
I lie grain slahlllalton board Is
(eying lo maintain through a fixed
louu value.
After an extreme break of 4ft
cents wheal hern recovered frac
tionally and finished at nel losses
for the day ranging from 2 to
4 cents n. hiisliel.
The final niiiilaMons in wheat
futures were: March, $1,119 f
I.I04, Muy $1.14 44 $l.l5',i;
.Inly $l.lli'ft4 and Keplember,
$l.l7r l.u.
All grain nuures hud tumbled lo
low seasonal records yesterday but
bolstered largely by faith In
tho
government grain buying program,
had ended the day with trlriing nd-
varices. Iite in the nnssion today
(he traders flung offerings Into tho
wheal, pit In heavy quantllleii, and
the world surplus seemed to have
nroKcn ino nacK ot tne wacat noi'i-
'if-
The closing figure for March
wheat wan eight cejii a bushe
no-
low the loan value act up by tho
farm board for the e(tiivaleut
'grade of cash.
In a corresiondliig crush at
Winnipeg the Winnipeg break wan
sl; Celllrt.
Mexico Is Facing
Meningitis Epidemic
MUX ICO CITY, I'Vb. 19 (AP) '
Tho department of public health
today Mild that schools, theaters
and alt public, ineellnc pluceri
throughout Lho stale of Honora had
been ordered closed as a conse-
qiience uf u cerebral npinul meiiln-
gltls epidemic there. Ninety-four
persons sinrcumbed to the dlwciise
In the Cumpag district ulono In
threo days. -,
DEPRESSION
DANGER OVER.
BARNES SAYS
Chairman of B u s i n e s s
Survey Conference Opti
mistic This Month. .
CONTRACTS OF 37
STATES HEAVIER
Employment Situation not
so Good, Although Por-
; tion of the East Shows
Increase.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 19 (A1-)
Thu contracts ot 37 Btutcs for pub
lic works and public utility con
Hlriictlon morethan doublet! in
January, ald a commcrco depart
ment announcement issued for to-
day, while simultaneously, Jullux
H. Barnes, chairman of tho nation
al business survjy contorenco umort
"planning and cooperation" as a
means of Increased buying power.
A January record for tho last six
years was established by tho con
struction flguros, which totaled
S112.06li.200. as comoarcd 'with
$6C,562,00O for January of luat
year, 151,820,000 In Docombor.
1920 and 172.361.000 In Nuvcmb-ir.
1929. . '. ' .
Contracts for nil clasBCH of con'-
Btructl(m awardod . during ' tho
month totaled $323,075,200, u
comparca wun t dio.ttoo.-i-uu ju uv
comber, and $09,967,000 in Janu-
Hal building. v '
Smigvr of Shunp Over
Due to "tho colloctivo comnioi
sonso, tho courage and onterprla-
i non)'s fairly over "
I Thoro , nood howovnrt ho ctn.
llnu0(I, for tho application ot thosv
"."allllea.--vspcclK,V?-l,Ttho nexWfiiK;
Ho said tliut industries, railroad
and public utilities had expanded
their building programs in confor
mity wiin I'resiaeni j-ioover s suit-
gestlons and assorted that liomi)
ownors can help by "doing needi-u
work now, so' that men lomporarlly
Idlo cun. bo carried over until
' largor programs can bo started.-
A decrcaso of 2.6 per cont In
employment and 5.4 per cont In
payrolls in eight major industrial
groups for tho month of January
as compared with Docombor, was
reported today by tho department
of labor. .
In eight of the nlno geographic
divisions lessened employment wus
reported during tho month, tho
east, north central division, whore
tho autiimobllo Industry Is cmicon
traleil, showing tho only gain. The
smullesl deareuso wus In the east
ern division.
manufacturing Industries ulono wan
6.3 per cent lowor than In Janu
ary of last year, with twclvo of fit
separalo Industries reporting gains.
.Shipbuilding registered the greatest
increaso with a galq of 2S.7 per
cent.
l-cr capita earnings in manufac
turing Industries lu tho pust monlii
wore 3 por cent lowor than In He
comber and 2.2 por cent below
thoso of January ot last year.
MAJOR LEAGUE
TEAMS ON WAY
TO THE COAST
CHICAGO, Fob. II) (AP) Th
Chlcngo Cubs, 1929 chaiuplonM of
tho National league, are speeding
westwiird today to their Cutallna
Island training ennnp.
Tho advance squad, consisting of
eight players In charge of Man-
agor Joo McCarthy, uro duo to
nrrlvo In tho balmy aunshluo of
California on Friday morning. The
hulanco of tho squad will report
March 1.
rAis ANTONIO, Tcxa, l-'eb. l!t
MAP) Word nllpped Into the
Whlto Hox training camp lodav
inai tne great Charles Arthur
KhlrcH. battling first basemnit, will
hurst Into town Sunday. He still
In unsigned, hut Mianager JJonb
Hush had mado preliminary get
tures to get tho spectacular youn
man Into linn. ;
only Ihrefl players, i Includii
SliircH, wcro tulHslng as the Whl
Hox dashed through their worko
yi'Mtorday.
PITTSUURO. Pa., Feb. 1H f A
Patlerymen of the Pittsburg 1
(Hon wcro speeding into tho w
today toward their training
at Paso Uobles, Cal. Tho pat
headed by Manager Jewel K-
t'oacli Max Carey and Vice Pn
dont bam Dreyfus, loft hero 1
night. Others wilt Join tho gro
at Chicago, Kansas City und oil;
points en route,
Pructlco starts next Sunday.