EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-TWELVE PAGES TODAY-FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE iEumina Wb&ttxtn CITY EDITION THE WEATHER ' OKKOON: Rain tonight and Sat urday, slightly warmer tonight. Strong southeast winds, Friday galea on the const, ' VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1930 MEMBER A. B. 0. NUMBER 159 Ha drattite 30 PER CENT OF WHEAT IS BEING HELD Grande Rondc Valley Men Waiting for an Increase in Grain Prices. NO TRADING HERE AT THE PRESENT . About 350,000 Bushels of Wheat Remains Unsold : , Chicago Jump Eyed - Hopefully. . ' ' An Increnso In lh .yiieiuV ptev In Chicago nml other centers today, wllh lliti: close at from one 10 two cents higher llinii yesterday's fin ish, brought hope lo Grande Rondo valley wheal growers Hint the present slump him rea,chcd rooK bottom and 1liut th" Increase, today, irtny ihiirk' .tho . beginning of a cllintv .v . . .-'"'.' 1 W hint la selling lit a little over cents II bushel in a Grande only none is being "old. Whoiit growers of tin; valley, who ore holding approximately Ilu .por ccnl of Ihelr 1 :i 2 n crop, feci Hint the present prices are .not Justified-and lire keeping Iholr. crops, until the market la adjusted to u. higher, flu.. uro. . '. , ' .' Holding SSO.OOO lllishols ' Tho nnioml that la being held In roughly estimated lit. :!.'. 000 buahola. '.and none, of It ha boon Mold alnoc the recent drop In prlcoi bcourrod. . Tho" present situation ; is very disappointing lo a number of farm ers, but tln-y hope for -n prlco In crease in the hoar future. Acroiiiif- n Trifle Uws , IlKtulry todny resulted In loarn log that tho acreage of winter wheal, now In tliu ground, for har vesting next aunimor and fall, la a trlflo amallor than last year. Jls condition is about the same as last your ill ihls'tline, and in ly-ll., a heavy. crop was harvested. '' '. Pliitillnr- ni' stirintr wheat will be gin about the lasl of March, it Is believed;, b it II Is too early lo make an. estimate as to. the acreage "that will bo plantud.' .. -. . t . jiuiflACfk U'lir.AT IIICHKIt rim-aoio. I-Vh. 21 (Al'J- l- port purchases of 2,(1(10,(100 DUshcls i. today led lo lively buying ol rui lire deliveries today and hoisted prices" hen; about . Vie over yes terdays lowest, level. Helling pres sure Increased on the price bulges, however, and sharp reactions oc curred. A factor which at times gave a good denl of additional Im petus lo speculative demand was l. statement from a lending crop ex port , that unseasonably mild wo'a I her la . causing prenui I uro growth of domestic 'winter wheat, and la likely to nave III results ali . '.. '.''' Wheat closed unsettled Ic.to-c n hushei higher than yesterday's finish. Corn closed M to lc up. oats H to VsC advanced, and .pro visiona showing 7 to "fe. gain. MERCURY DROP 17 DEGREES IN GRANDE RONDE Dropping 17 degrees from Thurs day's minimum of 4f above, the niereiiry in La. Grande last night slopped a downward plunge t. 2S above, the flrrft below-freezing weather experienced here In the hist. week. Coinciding with the plunge, the' west her turned clear. Dui ing the last week the maximum lias raneed .from ol to Et'.i above, unusually warm for February in the Orande Itonde valley. The wont her throughout, th" Kurt Invest was unsettled yester day, with heavy gale, us strong as & miles an hour at some points, whipping the coast point, Includ ing Seattle, Portland, etc. Tho -weather prediction for to night and tomorrow is for oln, with the mercury slight'. her k tonlghl. IIAKKII (.ami; .MAR, i iV further post poiictii ent. In the )itikr-l.a (irande gaiuo until M.ir. 3 at Maker was announced this nf ternooll. Tho game will be nt llnk'-r. f. C. C APPUOVKS ACfjl'lSITIU.X WASiriNfiToN'. Feb. 21 (AP) Ae'iulsitiun by tlw fjreat Northern Pacific railway company of cor 1 rul a f t h f reu t Nort h ern ra II way and the Northru PaelTie rail way was approved today by the interstate eoininerc'i commission. WIIAIMIJt TOIAY 7:i a. tn. as above. Minimum: "S above, t'oudilion: clear. kvi hi j: viri:itMAV Majkimuui 04. minimum above. t'ondltlon; cloud. wi'atiii.h n;n. 21. m Maximum An, minimum 5 1 ibove. Condition: partly cloudy. Monmouth Team Here For Hoop Clash Tonight Two-Game Series With Eastern Oregon Normal Has Bearing on Basket 1 ball Championship. Tho Moumoutli Normal school basket bn It team, accompanied by Couch Woirc, arrived in La Urn nd e In id. night about G uVlock for a two-game series wllh tin Kustern Oregon Normal quintet here tonight and Saturday night. Holh gaiiK'H will hi' played al the L. L S. Hecr'allonnr hall, begin ning nt S o'clock. Itescrved scatsi may bo secured ut'tiluss Unms. iho Monmouth teuin bus a wonderful season ho I'm, although losing twu out of .Ihreo guinea to Anlilaml Normal ; rn'hool. Moii inouth has wins over the Muiin iuineeiH, Albany, college, ti nl sev eral oth'u Hliomr. leaiiiM. and i-j confident of victory this weekend. The visitors woiked out in tin gym j today. i , ' The gann here will have u dh tlnct etiriug, on ' tlie conference basketbiiU tilie. At m-esent, Ash-' land Ih in the lead, and a wplit In tho doublo bill In I.u Grande would leud the . Southern school In pos- session Ol lUC. normal si'iiuoi i-imni- (Continued on Pago Kive) First Ward Is Winner of The ; M. I. A. Trophy , The silvep cup. awarded to th winner Of the stake M. I. A. tour nament was won last night for the vfen n d time by I -a ( Jra n (I e I'M Ml Ward by defeating Ml. Olen 42 lo 20 at a final game In the; Kecrni Monitl hall. If this team slmuld win acuin next ,.vear It will have pt'rmiinent prsseslon of tlie cup. which rfviulrcs. three successiv '- j wins to retain It. 1 Hnxter, Ktoddard, C. Itax- ter, i.. Stoddard. .M. Haxter mil 1!. Anderson represented the l-'irst Ward, while Mlbbert, , Fh-k. V. Wiilte. I,. Waite and K. Herry with several sulislllulions played 'for' Ml (ilon. . .. ' In the preliminary kiiiiio belwesM the, l.tt Grande and Chiun scout' troops the l.a Grande team won .Vint Kiist Ward lM--nlso. Hta' chainpluns, -by virtue of u victory ! over I'ortlatHl recently. ' J Meat Company Is Installing All New j Equipment, Yards Kxtensivc improvements, are now being completed - at tin; Grande Uondu Meat, company's slaughter house, and receiving yard. It. was announced today. The improve ments Include the installation of a dd h lona 1 ma eh inery a ud rof rig eration equipment.nl the slaughter j house. .Heretofore the plant. wi..i operated at full capacity during' four months of the year, November; to February, Inclusive, and then the ! . - , . . force was reduced for the rest of SOCK and BUSKin Commit the year. With the new equipment, I GC js )0nnr Blliant', ii... ti-t r ..,.. I..V...I will I w. iiift It . 'tallied in operation, with no re jduction:i. Two r4-eelvlng yards are now provided instead of one. There is the present yards at the plant here, i which receives daily, and anoth;. loan is being built al tlie old Cres I cent plant at Island CHy to. re Iceive on Tuesdays and Fridays. Council Discusses Vwvr iIrkornrt IIftn VWOM - A suggestion lo have Hie mer-j chants oT La Grande clone al. 0 o'clock every day and at I o'clock , on Wednesday afternoons six months during the yeur. from .Ian - ; nary I to June I. was dlxcusse 1 ' at tho meeting of the Central La- ! bur council last niuht. j A bifslne.HH a cent was appointed , by the local union to visit eon- J tractors and arrange with them to employ local labor, especially tax- j payers and married men. 1 Smoker Is Held At Elks9 Meeting j A smoker with four Interesting ; huxinc matches furnished enter- ! liitnmcnt fur ubout !)(J members ' of the Klks lnrtee t the meeting j last night following a business! session. j Th animal ball commiltee re- ported that from the amount of tickets sold, this year's event fin . Feb. 2.1 would lie lurKor than any ; previous, Tlie bampjet wilt v, held . .if. the fticujtiweti Inn and a dance ' following at the Klks temple. I 1 TWO Ol I'M'CltS SHOT j MHNKV. Neli.. Feb. l'l A I ! .Sheriff James Nelson of t'heyenne county and Itlchard Cnrhton, a ! deputised citizen, toduy 'were near j death, having b en shot yesterday by Thomas V. Tomps tt. a shell- ' shocked World war veteran, wliu escaped from Ihe state hospital foe j the Insane six months ago. ! Hope for their recovery wn slight. Sheriff Nelson was shot! four times and his deputy twice j while they sought to arrest Tonip-1 Vtt. . AGRICULTURE SCHEDULE OF BILL VOTED Senate Completes Action on Portion of Tariff Measure Today. RATES ON FARM '"K on J'1" o,'0Kon const highway PRODUCTS ARGUED $100.00(1. The unit will ho north I of (lardiner and will be financed Attempt to Reduce Duty ' a t'""""r","v,c l,"!ils-, . yi . , , .v "p M0 commiKsion received ftKHiir- , On I Ota tOeS tO tnC Jnnces that Douglas county will con- ist.inpr T.PVel ReSllltS inh'-''o J.'O.OOU. -ihe road dltriet Failure. WAKlMNdTUN. J-'ob. 21 (AD After voting further Increases In farm duties, .the senate compb'led action on the agriculture schedule of the tariff bill today and moved on to consideration of Clux, '.hemp j and- Jute rut, 'The first roll ciill . on . t he flux schedule j-howed -il to' 35 agalnal a , Reduction In tlie bill rate on ! cordage of Manila sisal, heneuuln j;md other hard; flgre.i from two to j J '4 cents a pound. Tins l"'PH,'nt uuiy in mini iumin ui .i i-t i the house rate Is -'jc-i The cut whs proposed by ntiton Hluine, republican. Wisconsin, who previously had succeeded in elim- Inallng an Htldltlonal duty of fifteen ior. cent .on cordag(t M smaller ( If smaller than three fourths of an inch diameter. Ilcutcd Discussions The' rales on farm products have been the subject of healed discus sion. . . Senators, especially llioso from western farm slates, made a vigor ous effort to Increase the duties, contending such action was neces sary to plsee agriculture, on a par with industry. . On the other hand, a number of senators, from industrial stub's warned that some- Increase, would have to he paid by the consumer. Before taking up flax, which is- the two thirds mark In the, ran sections, tho senate approved ' In creases in rates on dried and frozen eggs, celery, lettuce, eai- !bnge and alfalfa ami red clover seed. ' '", . ' j An attempt to reduce the duty on potatoes to tlie existing level ; failed. ITOOYKIt I'KUKS At-TlOV WASHIN(iTON. Feb; 21 (Al) President J luovor today recom mended that congress make avail able $12,000,000 immediately for maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor work. ASKKD XOHItlS HIM VKTO WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Al') Chester Gray, Washington reire Hontativo, of the American far.n (Continued on Page Five) MAKE COSTUMES FORE. O.N. PLAYS t . . . . Work With Fabric Dyes Sock and Buskin': production of I hree one-net plays March 5 and f Is approaching tlm final stages of preparation. The 10. O. N.'s dra matic club hi functioning busily In u U its departments, and if eney Is any sign of hist mnie ability, Koek and Buskin's w ill lie well worth tlie attention they are al ready attracting. The entire nro- ; duction is in the bands of mem- 1 1WI-B Of UK tho organization, under I lie general supervision of M'lss Foley, t he club's adviser. A committee, with Juanita (Continued on Pujse Five) Radio Program Is Hurricane Creek People Are Listeners;;; One of the greatest mys terb'K and miracles of the modern ago Is radio. And at llniea II become nmre so. A few months ago the voiirt was si mi led by a news story that a woman had received u radio program quite clearly on her bed lamp. There was also another case of u. pronruni be ing distributed by an electric loasler. Now comes st 111 a i bird "phantom" program. Ibis time from Wallow n roiiu'y. Tlie following oriaii.ateH from Joseph, and its veracity believed to be unquestionable: "The days of miracle may be over for some people, but not for others. And, mureovrr, this Isn't an article on religion. "In support of this state ment tho Joseph Herald rile tlie experience of several ifur riciino creek farmers who one mornlim last wc-k beard a nolio program Wl'l HOt'T a j radio. have llutrows. one of the llsleners-in, says t.e heard tlie music when he wus turn InK in fiom milking, l.-e. ids son. heard It first mid excited ly called to him ami other members of the family to lis ten. "At first we heard what Highway Board To Preserve Old Indian Paintings Land Company Deeds Cliff Near Dayvillo to Commission Douglas County Work Ordered. roRTLASn, Ore., Kob. L'l (Al') The, slate highway, commission, at a special wcctlng hero yester dny, authorized one mile of grad- 'nt Cni'illiinr will ni.nt Hlnim tHIKt and us these offerings are on a lift per cent basis it will mean tho cost of $100,000. Construction at that point Is extremely heavy, commjs sioncra said, as most of the rond will have to bo blunted out of solid rock. Hlds for this project will bo ud vortlsed at the Mureh meotlmr mid work probubly will start In early iMummor. - Preserve TikIIiiii l'xUutlngs j. 1)l(Jan imjntinKH un u eff. no!ir ' t Ji Jo()n )ay ilfKinViiyi vllHt l)f -Day vllle, will be preserved. These paintings are a part of properly iiu-nnil )iv I ho T'!iiKtnrit rti'i'ifiin I.llltll . . (,oniill(lllv VPfl itnrdiV d(Mie,, 1o ,hp Ntto. through th(( coniiniMSi(mi onP at(1 one-lmlf a(,rcSi m umt wufflcipnt t0 re. (h niurklnfW nf tlm Alnu-lg- i lnes. Tho paintings are several miles from the pleturo gore which Is at the head of the gorge lending to the world famous fossil beds of the John Day country. , 'To eliminate two bad curves on the Crater Jjike highway near l'rospeet, the eoiunijsslon ordered a. project of one-half mile, grading, bids to he opened at the March meeting. RELATIVES OF TAFT CALLED TO BEDSIDE AVASIIINGTON', Keb. 'I I. (Al') Failure of William. Howard Taft lo gain grountl during the last! week today proinlited those who are at hi bcd.sldo to Hununon niemhers of tlie family who are out of the city to come lo Wash ington' .... While there was nothing to in dicate hlfC eondUb.il had taken a sudden turn for the woree, It was said those caring Tor the former president and Chief .7 list tee felt some apprehension over a lack of Improvement. ' Today's noon bulletin said the ill man was "Just about the same." It mude no further comment. E. 0. N. Students Organize Club i sinned m irumii a leuo una m A group of Normal school stu-! deputy filed at his eKH. Just as dents who are Inleresled In nature Schloeman fired Thomas dropped activities havo organized them , down on the other side and the bi.il selveu Into a local club, with Kl- let went Ihrouah his chost. Jle died mo Stevenson, heart of the science ilopartnu-nl, as the orvlrlul adviser and leader of activities. Tho pur- pose nf the orffanlzatloti is to cn-roiu-UKO Interesl In nature; lo en- joy activities closely associated wllh nature, such as hikes, field trips, unil lo observe nature's plc-ntimcnn. j Myrtle Vaildecar- -was eleele.l , general chairman, and llnrolhy Cook was elected Kencrnl secre tary. The chairman iiM'dnled a coinmltlee to plan proitrarns iin-l entertainments. A.nolher cuniaih tce was appointed to plan menus j Tor hikes and parties. The clubj will hold Its tneelitits on Tuesdays at 4 p. in. o'clock in tin- nrtern.Hiii I once In two weeks, the first ri-Rii-lar meellnit to be M' ir. I I. Satur day. Mar. 1 the club will hike lo the lop of Ml. Ihlllly. The hikers Will leave town at a o'clock ill the uiornini;, and will cook their breakfast al the summit. Heard Without Set sounded like a band," Hit if I M r. Ilurrows. "The m- -do was clear and we con: tlagulsh some of the different instruments. Next then was shifting by both men and wo mn and later It branched out Into an old-time fiddlers' coo lest. I haven't Hie slightest Idea, where it came from. At fh st 1 thought some musical otjiuni.Miion was coming down the road on some advertising st utit or ot her. The musfe le-nied to be wtroiltrer near tlie c fectrfe light hues, and especially so under a trans former that is near our house,' The Stanley M;i'en :,Jfl liu dolph famineK ab heard n muflc the same morning, Mr. Ilui rows said. I Mh;k m ri.its i.i;t vi:i: k i of manslaughter in connection POItTI-ANK. Ore.. Keb. 21 (AP)!,,, UlM death of Mrs. Kn.n J. It. Moore, dlstrlet agent for.Nr1l W(m ,nju,.f.(1 ftnv tn the Pacific Steamship compiiny. j(h (lliomw.(f Uceld i.t Nov. announced today that the Inter- coastiil st' iiiuship id;iiiral Iienson, ( stranded on I I"!''. ,h,'l mouth of iUrJJ I lirH r. liwrivcr, ?-ai- uro ay mgni in a dense tog. win o i turned over to Iiikjiuuco under I wrHeta tomorrow. ALMA RUBENS TO "COME BACK" ItiicU to I lie stage (o stage n "come Iwick" via vaudeville Alum Itubens, motion picture actress, Is shotva u!mvo as sho arrived In New York Trout Hollywood anil was Riveted by lu r .hiislmnd, HIcardo Oirlra, the scwen star; Shu was reiKrUtt U have ompeely recovere! from tho illness which Ihroatoucd lo cud her career mid which kept her from the screen for many mouths. Oregon Deputy Sheriff Shoots Escaping Man COIIVA'I iWH, Ore.. Feb. 21 (Al') George Thomas. 2(i, of Portland, win: killed, and bin compiinton, Mrs. M'auriee Mrown was captured last night after Thomas had threat ened the lives of a group of cili zeni: who piusued them aftr the pair had been accused of passing bad checks. Thomas was killed by a bullet from the revolver of Dep uty Sheriff Carl Sehloeman. I The deputy was called oy t. I I'hilomain siorc wnicn nuu accepi ed one of Thoinas' cheeks. 'Ill (,uU mM Thomal! and MrlI. Ur0wn, dressed In man's clothing, hart been cornered and would be hel'i until the deputy arrived. When -Kt'hlOMtjtwn M-enclid. lyiil-. omalh he found that Thomas and Mrs. Brown hail broken a way li oiu t heir captors and had run nut of town. A group of 'citizens pursued the pair and surrounded them a mile out of the village. An the pursuers closed In Thom as picked up a club and threat ened to kill anyone who approach ed. The pair then started to run I across a field. Kchloeinan fired 1 one shot In the air but ThmniiH did not Mint. The pursued man m a lew minuies. An inouest will be held Manila..-. The sheriff's orrice said the pair had operated In Htayton I'Vh. 1 1, ami had passed bad checks In oth er nearby colulnutllllcK. They vis ited rorvallts and Philomath sev eral times In Ihe past, and in lt'-7 passed several hundred dollars worth or bail checks In those Iwo towns. The same names were used on all cheeks. New Oregon Coach In Portland Today I'OUTIjAM). Ore.. Feb. L'l ( A I ' ) - TTeaded for Kugene and. he hopes, the Pacific coast conference eliaiiipionslilp. Dr. (iarence f. Speai-s. new football couch nt Hie liiivcrsity of Oregon, arrived fn Portland from his home In MInnrhola today. A large group of civic and stale officials, led by Mayor r.aker and Dr. Arnold Heu nett Hall, president or tlie univer sity, greeted the grid mentor as he stepped from the. train. A large rowd of alumni and Oregon Htu- iiIh also were included in the re ptlou committee. Alleged Forger Escapes From Jail "S FAU,S. Ma., Fell. 21 ( A P) l 'bar le Hackney, all iH .lamei: Sextuli, wanted at i'eildle- ton. 'Ore., on forgery charges, broke through the bars on ills wii- dow and enca ed from the Jerome county jail ud. nlchl. prisoners in the same 'ive other 11 refuse,! lo lake advantage of the oppor tunity to e;' a pe. Hackney h i 1 vpent only about '1 hours In. the in it. having ben iirrested by Sher iff I-'ied Turner at. Jerome Tueml y whe be applied for work, lie w.i id' ulltied by phntoKraphf. wr.s noiii.k a (;i rn i;i PDNIM.Iil'ON'. (ire Keb. (AT) W".i Noble wari aenuiltcd 1-y a jury pen. today of a charge STAfiM TKl'"K lll lt.NS HA K Kl:. Ore.. I'd.. '1 1 A I' l - - A. 'onolldated stage line truck . and a large part of lis contents wiik destroyed by fire of undlermlnul origin. . , WOMAN GOES TO GALLOWS TODAY Mrs. Eva Dugan, 52, Le gally Executed lor Mur der in Florence, Arizona ' IM.OItlONOK. Ariz., Kob. 21 (Al') The- namo of Hvn DilKan, moth er of two children, today was writ ten on 'tho panes of Arixona his tory us tho first of her sex to he loKnlly executed In tho niuuo of (he sovereign slate. . .The, 62-year-olil housekeeper eonvlcteil of the slaylm; In l'J27 of A. J. Mathls. her employer, on his ranch near Tucson. Hhortiy biv fore dawn, calmly walked lip Iho i:; siepa leadlnu to Iho kuIIowh und.'siulled tin. she stootl-on tho'yhn while prison officials ndjuatkd'tbc black hood about her hoiiil. ' , Unshaken In her rosnlvn ' lo "show Iho world 1 can lake .my medicine," slio went to her dentil without uiukln.fi a last minute stalenienl. Hurvcyiliff till! crowd of spccla lorn and prison-, witnesses, 'she clasped the hand of Warden l.or 0110 Wrlcht and said "BOod-bye, Daddy Wrlfthl." A row seconds lutclV'al 0:11 a.' m.. Ihe trap was sprung und Mva, Uunan's account with justice, was marked "paid ill full." l'li-t III Ari.ouu Mrr. Inman was the first woman lo roeolvo Hie death sentence In Arl.on, It nlso w'as tho rirst time In tho history or tho state that mebmbers or her sex were permit ted lo stand on the scarrold as wit nesses to an execution. Hlx wo men, flvo or lliem Invited to wit ness tho hatiKlliB, stood wllh heads bowed, as tho noose was fitle 1 about Iho lu-ck or the condemned woman, and shuddered as the steel trap dunned lo pluiiK" tho hodv Into elernlly. The sixth wo man, a prison matron, aceomiiankei Mrs. Ifutrati on her trip lo the al lowr. and It was last wish that the matron slay with her until the end. M.iT. liUKatl Was eonvlcteil ot the murder In January. IMJ, of Molhis, ailed Tucson rancbei'-reclnse, In order lo fatn possession or Ills property. The body of M'alhls wan not found until a year later, when searchets found It hurled In a shal low iUlck-lluie filled Kl-avc at a lonely spot on Ills desert ranch. Arrested In White Plains NVeanwbll'i Mrs. Inislll drove across Ihe country In .Mathls' auto mobile anil later was arrested In White I'lalns. N. Y., on an unto theft clmrne. She was returned to (Continue,: on Vcsu rive) UNEMPLOYED STAGE RIOT IN CHICAGO (HK'AfUl. I'Vh. U ( A P) Kev r.,.,,( hunrlreit milled about in on a ml women the i'Uy hall today ; j,, ,)(. t against iinemploytneiit. ; UfiiiadM of mounted police charged . ,., thn.aK. ii-lne billies to keep jibe luidei.s frniii haraligilinK the ; mob that illicitly gathered, Kevi n i person mirrered braised beads, and several were nireMed. The march on I he city ball st a tied nMcr a -mass meeting at Itedhirer hull on North Wells Ktiei't. called "to fight uneiiiploy- ; merit." I Sqllii'Is o ft he mounted of fh-ers warned of their approach, hurried their horses to the walks, striking right ami bit. n fth clubs and knocking m'vci n I pei koiim down.' Uingleaders who climbed lo boxes on tlio coiners and slarlcd ad drcMslug their followers were pushed down and beaten. Handbills urging the unemploy ed lo "Join the International dem onstration against unemployment Thurmlny, March 6," were tossed about. Find Remains Of Early Americans And Giant Sloth Scientists Discover Im portant Relics in Gyp sum Cave Date Back 20,000 Years. lly I'lilllln J. Slnnolt (NIC A Borvlco Writer) I.AS V1-X1A8, Veu. 21 A rlll'O of early Americana. nuppoHed to huvo pm-Hiiod Klsantlo ground alotlis 2U.000 ycara oro, Ih In turn boInK hotly pursued to.dny. The purHllora nro not prehlatorlo munators, but loadlntj Amerliuan aelcntlsts, seal- oualv dlmrlnir in a KVlisum envo ill tho Colorado rlvor, eloso to tho Houldor dam silo. Chance" discovery at Kuuno In tho Bypsuin cavo led to iinoarthlnir not only tho claws, uonea, hair and hldiv of tho long vanished aloth Hpeeiea, hut alao reninanta or a highly developed human civiliza tion in tlio Htuuo ora. Tho Kiiano was sent lo tho American' Museum of Natural History, whoro Ir. lininum Brown declared it related to the Hugo ground slolha of a bygono ora, JJr. James Kcheror, director of tho .SoiiIIiwohI Museum at I.os An- Boles secured n preliminary up- proprlntton Tor exploration of tho cavo, and M. H. JiarrhiBton, cura- tor, took charge. After dlscovofy tho party was Joined by Di ?hea- ter'Ktock of tho California' Instl- tuto.of Technology, author of Irontlsen on tho ground sloth. Dr. R K. KurloiiB. paleontologist, Unl- vcrsity or Unllfornlu was u monibej; of Ihe party. Harrington dlsco.voied a claw, hones, hldo und even the coarso brown bull- nf tlie NJnrt hnl linel n sloth, a typo recognized but little doraemcnt, and the conforenco con known, linucs next week;, but again thcro Tho parly wob tluillod by this Ih ii good chnnco that any now illscovery, but. moro waa in store, government will . last but a few In uncovering tho floor ot tlicj days and that consequently tho cavern, spearheads, darls and French delegation at London again fcalheis bound wllh sinew wero will becotno un orphan. Scvernt found. govornmon'tB rlso aud fall wllhln (Continued on l'ago Kighl) Husband Shoots Wife, Musician In Los Angeles t I LOS ANaKLKS, I-oh. 2t (AP) Mm. Vera M. CIIiiboU, 36, actress and KlKiu-d' lljorneby, musician, qjultr... today .. yvoro shot n, killed in by Augustus aingell, !I8, Olomlalo, Cal., merchant and estranged bus band or Iho dead woman. Clingell walked from tho apartment and surrendered to Policeman Klmcr Hoffman. M is. Clingell. known nt nation studios hh Vera Dennis and picture Vera Ilynn, police aald, met Ulnrnnhv .lun !.,..., i.u 1,' 1, liurnahy. wiiilo tho two wore work ing on' the ounio llollywud movio lot, Clingell told police ho hecaum estranged front his wife Hhortiy after sho became acquainted with the musician. l.'ltilitr.vnu In f 1 In rrnll'u lilti.'A nf buslnesK said ho hud been brooding ovor Ida dumeHtle trouble for hv eral days, and yestorday learned that his wife had ronlod un unart- ment. Kaiiy today, police ald, I (lingell entered tho apartment with a puss key, und fired five hIioLh ktlling both his wifo and Iljurnoby instantly. (ilngcll formally has been charged wilh tho double slaying. (lingell said ho watched bin wife. and saw her enter tho apartment with lljorneby. When he saw tlm lights extinguished, ho said, ho went lo the apartment door. Ho found It locked and broko It down. As ho stepped through the shat tered door, he said, ho encountered his wire and jUjorncby. Without speaking to them, ho drew u gun aud fired Ihe fatal shots. Mabel Willebrandt Fined For Speeding WASHINGTON, Keb. '-M (AP) Mtthel Walker Willebrandt, former assistant attorney general i charge of prohibition enforcement, pleaded guttly today In pollco court lo a, charge of Hpoedlng und paid a fine or $10. Mrs. Willebrandt was arrested last I-'rlday by a policeman who said sho was driving her automo bile ut a speed of 38 miles an hour. Mrs. Long Convicted Of Killing Husband K INGMVf MK, Tex., Keb. U I (AP) Mrs. Maude Long was con victed of poisoning her husband, Jim Iong. by n Jury here today und her punishment was fixed at US years In tho penitentiary. Mrs. Long was accused by the state of having rid herself of her husband, a painter, in order to carry on an Illicit love affair wilh Pat Smith, n H year old boy. HOS lit lt(, M I KS HAM, I'OltTi, AN U, Ore,, Keb, HI (AP) --V. T. Jackson, sheriff of Hose biirg, Ore., notified the police in speetor'K division here late yester day that Koiichiirg authorities held a warrant for W. O, Halt alias Smith, believed to be the same A. A. Smith who duped 30 pa in teds out of $1110 Wednesday with a fake offer of work at Hums, Ore. Sher iff Jackson cays Hall is charged with kidnaping-. SUCCESS OF CONFERENCE IS UNCERTAIN French Political Situation Causing Worry Among l Naval Delegates. NO GREAT GLOOM SHOWN PUBLICLY TTnr1pVp,rl.pnfa 0f Atmre UnaeiCUriWlUJ OJ. -tipple hension are Discernible in London Circles To- :',day. .. ', LONDON, Feb. 21 (AP) - Un UercurrcntB of npprohonBion with regard to posaiblo conaoquencea of tho Krcnch political situation were dlnccmlblc today among delegates t0 tho flvo power naval conference who remained In London over tho .weekend. Tho nucsllon uppermost in niosl minds was what will happen. to tho conference If tho government crisis i8 not settled by next Wedneaduy w-hon tho present week's recutw will ho concluded, London hoped Camilla Chau- temps would bo ablo to socuro a majority In tho French chamber for tho cabinet which ho succeeded ,' today In forming. Howivor, as ono l-'ronch ohsorvoi- put It: "nothing 1 nt all is certain about what Is going to happen In I'nrls. Gloomy Outlook "A government, such as that of Xf r'hniimn. tniiv veenlvn en- tho next few weeks and meanwhile tho oonferonco wm Po uuablo to proceed," Although Iho chiefs of tho dclo Katlons at least publicly show no disposition to view tho future with liny great gloom, It Is Raid that 1 nonrotary Stimson and lrlmo Mln iHtor MacDonald In a convention yesterday discussed' their rears of further prolongation of tho contor- onco un(, probablo effect upon .i,i ii it 1b noBslblo.tlint If the 1 rcllch Hin,ilon-whoh al leust had Mtuo promlso with unnouncomont of a ,,,, , ln-h . v. . dorsod has not cleared up tloC- inltely by tho first of the week that Mr. MucDonald may call u i meeting ot tho chief dologatca oven " , , , ,,m.i..... ..... "V1 , , ih.uuBh omiuoi " .e gatoH aro moat serious with regard to tho delayed procedure, ono naval wit summing up tho problonia Bald: "the conference song now be! un written ia 'what!! wo do?' with words by Btimson and MucDonuld,. and music by Wukatsukl und Thcro has been no public chM- (Continued on Page Five) . CURSE OF THE -PHARAOHS IS DEATH CAUSE LONDON, Keb. 21 (AP) His mind harried by thoughts of the pharaohs' curse and tho recent death of his son, 78-yoar-oId Lord West bury toduy fell or threw him self to death from his bathroom window on tho seventh flour of St. James court. His body crashed through glass veranda celling 100 feet below and knocked over u woman there She was so badly cttt by broke) glass and so affected by shoe that It was nocessuiy to tako )v to a hospital. Lord WeHtbiiry wt . dead when ho was picked up. An inquest into the death w held a few hours aftorward und verdict of suicide whllo or u sound miifj was rendered.- Ti dead man, who was tho thrd bar of his name, had been In c health for some time. ; Lord Wleslbury for months h;.. worried over the strange circuit stances of tho death of his so Itlchard Bethell, 46, who was se-, retary to Howard Carter, whose P: vestlgntions In Kgypt disclosed tb treasure of ancient Tul-Ankl Amen. IbiheU's death, white apparent ly from nalurat causes, revive discussion of the superstitions e a curse resting upon meddlers wit tho tombs of the phuraohs. Hi was the tenth death among tho concerned with the exploration e Tut'Ankh-Amen's sepulchre. Cni ter, chief disturber of the tomb, j still alive. War Rumors Heard Today In Viennt VIKNNA, Keb. 21 (AP) Th aflernoon newspaper Stiiudc, whirl has hit leanings, today publisher reports from Hucharest that dewpit official reassurances the Itununili press was apprehensive that a con fllct with soviet ltusslu up pea re Imminent. Jlumaniun troops wen: reported to havo taken defenslv posit Ions ulong the Llessabarblu frontier. Ono Hunianinn paper was quot ed nn saying the danger of wu had never been greater. -