La Grande evening observer., February 28, 1930, Page 1, Image 1

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C I T Y
EDITION
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Vair tonight and Sat
uriluy but cloudy In the west por
tion Buturduy, not much change In
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VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1930
MEMBER A. B. O.
NUMBER 165
wharnirr
STATE LETS
EAST OREGON
ROAD JOBS
Homer D. Johnson's $108,-1
670 Offer Accepted on j
Kamela Surfacing. x
highwaTIjridge
TO COST $26,710
Work to Start on Both
Projects Within, the
Near Future Wallowa
Wants Forest Road.
Homer D. Johnson, veteran con
tractor of . Roseburir. Ore.. . will
Hiirfnc the Kumela-Hitgard section
of the Old Oregon Trail highway,
and O. M. 1'ierc,, will build the
bridge ovur llu; Grande Rondo river
on lh' name highway west of Ja
Giind'.
The above nu n, among a num
ber who entered bids fur the two
contracts which won- awarded late,
yeslnrdny by tin; s;ale" hlghwuy
commission In itH February meet
ing in Portland, and expecting to
start cutiHi I'liiTthm In Hie near fut
ure. 'I'll'' bridge work will go
ahead as noon an possible, it .Ih
Raid, hul the surfacing will not
start ftr a few weeks, necording-lo
reports hero. ' ' V
'Mr. Johnson, whit offered to do
the work lor flOS,(I?V, has Just
finished several' Jobs, out of ' Cor
Vallls, and several years ago did
some construction work in JOustern
Ont'on. Yesterday first reports
placed his bid at KS.:t70, but later
figures Increased the total, accord
ing to reports (tils morning.
Mr. Pierce's, bid was In the
amount of $2ti,7l(i, and the com
bined cost of the two Jobs the
surfacing to extend over a 1 4. j
mile .strip amounts .o 135,
Contractors said that the sur
facing jo!) was regarded as one or
the most desirable advertised in
recent months by the state high
way commission. '
Total contracts awarded yester
day by the state higl..vay commis
sion amounted to $!t2, 350. only a
little short of a million dollars. One
or two of the contracts, however,
wore held up' for investigation or
for other reus!Msr bitt lttQi.tlje,OJU
Oregon Trail highway jofts 'nro
reaiiy lor wora who no inning un
lays other than caused by weather
conditions, etc.
The highway commission also
promised lo set; what can bo done
about having the forest service
build lo Imnaha as a development
road. This announcement came
followlhg a request by Wallowa
county for a forest road to Im
naha. appkoyktiixamooic
pko.ik.ct
I'OR'IXANI), Ore.. Keb. JS (AIM
The slule highway commission
late yesterday approved a $2u0,0i0
project from Tillamook to Juno on
the Roosevelt highway, with an
overhead railroad crossing at Juno
and a bridge over the Wilson river
The project will keep the Oregon
coast highway on one side of the
railroad. Tillamook agreed to fur
nish 15,mH of the entire amount.
Other projects already approved
I ordered advertised for the
March meeting are:
ivntml Oregon highway: twjdvo
miles grading from Harper lo rall
roail tunnel. Kight mites of grad
ing from Millikan to Dry creek.
.Oregon Coast highway: t href
4int!es grading north of Chmliuier
in Uouglas county.
Corvatlls: Newport highway, fen
miles widening between Kddyvillc
and Pioneer mountain.
(Continued from I 'age .Seven)
PIERCES GIVE
OREGON FACTS
AT MEN'S CLUB
Tiu M-n's club of the Presby
IterniTi church, in Hp meeting last
nglht at the home of Alfred Cook
on Kfylith .street, heard a very In
teresting tall; on "Oregon History,'
given by MVs. Walter M. Pierce,
former 1ate libiarlan. She briefly
reviewed the pdnts covered at the
previous lue' tinir and coni inue,j
the inoiaiitie history of tlie North
west, the Oregon country, leading
up to t he present. Kx-governor
Pierce, at (lie close of the talk, gave
a brief but interesl Ing review of
1he political histoiy of Oregon af
fairs at Washiest mi during the
jeri I covered by his wife's ud-
d res
Mrs. i.o(. assist e,i by Mrs. Kb.
erhnrd. served refreshments to the
2n in embers present. M r. Stone
king, president, had charge of a
brief business meet inc.
vi:ATin;it TOIlAV
T::!'t a. in above.
Minimum: 13 above.
I'ondtiiou: cbnidy.
w i:. riiKR yiti;ri.v
Maximum 3ii, minimum 2 1
ubove. .
rendition: partly cloudy.
yi;.tiii;k ii;r. an. io
Maximum i', minimum 33
above.
Condition: partly cloudy,
moisture .03 of inch.
Black Will Go
On Trial Again
In Enterprise
To .Face Circuit Court
Jury on Death Charge
For Third Time rust
Trial no Decision.
KNTKIU'ltlSK. Ore., , Keb. 'JR
(Special) Kur the third lime, Kred
M. I Muck will go on trial Monday,
March Hi. In circuit court, before
Judge J. V. lCnowlea. This is one
of the few cases on the court dock
et for the spring term1. I Hack Is
now at Yakima, Wash., Hays the
llccord-Chieftain.
He was tried for Invulunlury
manslaughter in Kitftprlse curly1
ill J!i2!i hihI th jury failed lo
agree. Then later the same year
his case was transferred by thu
court to I'nion county where " h
was tried again, and convicted.:
Krom this he appealed to the su
preme court ; which reversed .the
I'll ion county .circuit, eouil .on the,
ground that it had no jurisdiction
hs the case had been illegally taken
away from Wallowa county. Dis
trict Attorney S. If.' HurlelKh at
once had the case, set down for the
third trbil.
Harry. Newberg and G rover
Crews earne, from l.a (riniido for a
hunt in Wallowa county Into In
September,, and camped on
South Kork, or Lust in e river.
(Continued on Pago Seven) "
"Eon" Campaign
For Funds Will
Open Next Week
Rminess managers of the 1 ntfU
"KON," the Knsicrn Oregon -Nor- -mill
school's first yeiir-book, an
nounce that a solicitation campaign j
to raise $5M to p'iy part of tli':
publication costs of the annual
wilt bcKtn next week. The cam
paign has been endoi-scd by the
better business bureau of Union
county. I
A. campaign for the sale of thoj
"Ion"' held recently resulted m t
the sale of an "Kon" to 101) per
cent-. of the student body of tho
Normal sehuol as well as to a num
ber of local business .men.
As a self-suppotf ing publication.
"ICon". s dependent for approxi
mately two-fifths of.. Iin necessary1
funds ji pen vol utttiny yoiitributio'is
Heine the first. publication of the
first college In Oregon cnsl of the
Cascades, the "Kon" is eager for
li Ifli wehnnl In I-jistei-n DlTL'On ill!
a campaign to Interest, high school
students In the Kaslern. .Oregon
Normal school.'! The. 1930 "Kon"
hopes to be the 'medium for secur
ing an increased enrollment for
the school.
According to the staff of "Kon."
of which Grace Geibel is editor!;!
chief uhd lien Oesterllng an-1
t'harles Cook are business man
agers, tho 1H30 edition Is to-be o
booster number for the school, and
La Giande, Local scenes nro usd
as the art theme of the book. In
stead nf the usual advertising sec
tion, there will be a description of
Ln -Grande's business institutions.
With the end of a preliminary
sales contest and the beginning of
a solicitation campaign, work on
"Kon" is well under way. A con
tract was let recently with a Tort
land firm fop the complete pro
duction of the book, which is to
be delivered late in May.
Tickets For Play
" On Sale Tomorrow
Ticket sales for Sock and Run
kin's production of three one-act
plays to be presented March f and
G will beein iSalurday morning, ac
cording to Kva Jane Krwln, Sock
and Husk ill's business manager.
O In. "it In'Ugs will be sates agency
for the Normal school's dramatic
trhib.
'The three plays, "Kiureheads."
"The Last of (lie I.owrles." and
"I'laytioers," aie in final stages of
preparation. Indications pre that
a finished performance by the
casts and efficient bundling of the
novel stage settings will . be feature."-
of the presentations at the
auditorium of the Kustcrn Oregon
Norma! school.
Masons Will Meet
At Union Tonight
The I'nion lodge of Masons will
entertain at a county meeting this
i-icniiitr tif I'nlnn tioL-innintr with
!a dinner at fi:SO o'clock In the lodge
hall. About !.' to 1'" local Masons
I are expected to atlend.
Airplane Down
On Fox Hill; No
Details Learned
, An airmail plaiu I rrKrlil
In have cm i i cm I so mew here,
near the top of Kox hill near
lien hlmrtly after 2 o'clock this
itrternooti. At 3 o'clock a gnnjp
ftf approximately 1A nun had
cooe Into the MihImt In M-andi
of the rcM)rted wiwk, No
furl 1st de(alli wen available,
uiil It mui not knoun wluihvr
Ihf pilot wan hurt ur not.
COMMUNISTS
PLAN MAR. 6
DISTURBANCE
Radicals Making' Prepara
tions for World-Wide
Demonstrations.
CHICAGO RAIDERS
DISCOVER SCHEME
Records,. Literature,
Books, and other Propa
ganda are Confiscated;
and Destroyed.
rUKWOO. Keb. 2S (A;!') Kx
tensive plans for a world wide dem
onstration of communists March fi
attracted .further, altentloir today
after a. series of raids last- night
on what police te-med uho:idiiuir
ters of (list i let leaders of the radi
cal movement." . i.
Then' 'men and. two women were
'arrested and hed for Investigation
liy immigration authorities for pos
Mul deportation along w)th num
erous others taken here, -during
:other' -demonstrations or the last
two weeks. ' v .
Ilccurds, (locks Destroyed
Records. Hi ei at lire, books . . and
other-propoKandii' -of Hie com
munists were confiscated-ami de
stroyed ' along with office equip
ment seized ut the' nialh district
headquarters here. , The police ar
rested Julia Kjar, "wito of Nells
Kjur, one of, the radical leaders.
Shf said I'hn emigrated from Den
mark ten yea is ago and had nut
been naturalized.
. At the people's halt, police sup
pressed tho showing of u free mo
tion picture, "Ivan tho Terrible."
depicting conditions In Russia dur-
(Continued on Pago Kour)
OUTCASTS DEFEAT
STATE CHAMPIONS
Augment Claim to Union
Wallowa Independent
Title by 40-21 Victory:
. At a fast and interesting game,
although, the,-;suore would .fall.'.tu
rev'eat it, "(he butca.sts. iih inde
pendent ten m, handed the Kitvd
Ward .f. I. A. basketball team its
firstdefeat of the year, with a
score of to to il. Tho Aietory
gives the Outcasts the I'niou-AVnl-lowa.
county independent cham
pionship. Knough opporttmtlies
to score were, there for the M'. I.
A. team to have made a better
showing, but tho ball refused to
behave.
V. Newtln was high man with
eight field goals and K. Haxier was
next, scoring 11 points. The Oul
eayts had a ' I ii-polnl lead at Die
half and remained about that much
ahead .until the . fourth quarter
when a, scries of field goals, both
lone -shots and closnnps almost,
doubled their opponents' score.
Tho Outcasts not being a mem
ber of the M. I. A., the victory does
not change tho Klrst Wurd team's
stale M. 1. A. title.
Summary
Outcasts-- Ku Gt TP
Thompson, f l 7
I. Newlin, f 4 0 X
V. Newlin. c . X 0 I !
Waile, g 0 1 1
Pal ten. g It 0 d
Robertson, f 0 0 0
Kuton, c 0 '1 1'
IS 4 -10
M. I. A. -- Kg Kt Tp
K. Baxter, f ',. 4 ail
M. Stoddard, f 2 0 4
. Raxter. c 2 I T
Anderson, g 0 1 1
M. Raxter, g 0 0 0
8 5 21.
Jimmy Rosetihaum.
Reciprocal Exemption Best Method
Of Avoiding Double Tax, Mellon Says
WA.Sir,I.V(JTO.V. Keb. '.'8 (AIM
Reciprocal exemption as the best
method of avoiding tlie luxation
of the same income, profits or
property by thta and one or more
other countries was ndvocuted be
fore the house ways and means
lommittcc today by Secretary Mel
lon. '.Appearing at a hearing on Chalr
iiian llawley'M bill to reduce Inier-
national double taxation. In which
have been Incorporated his recom
mendations us to the manner iu
which thin government could par
ticipate In a world-wide effort to
solve this problem. Melton paid
there were two lines of approach.
Two 1roMnls
The find, he said, Is by treaty
with one or more countries, which
involves mutual concessions In re
.pcct of the luxation of nationals
of the treaty-tasking countries. He
irave iik objections to this plan I hat
the roncejeions were more likely
to be based on baririHnlng lhan on
wound principles of, taxation, and
that this method resulted In the
taxation by the t'nited states of the
national of different countries on
dissimilar bases. '
The second plan, he explained,
was exemplified by the liresent law
covering the taxation of shipping
profits and authorizing the exemp
tion of foreign Ehippjng proflto
No Improvement
In Condition Of
Taft Is Report
Friends Silently Visit Dy
ing Man Son Reaches
Bedside, Winning Race
With Death.
WAHIIINGTON, Keb. (Al)
Tho condition of William Howard
Taft was reported as "slightly
weaker" In a bulletin issued by his
piiysieians at 11:40 a. m. today.
"The former chief Justice Is
slightly weaker." the announce-
, incut said. "He is able to take
i vary little nourishment. There is
no decided change In his condition
Uncu yesterday."
.Tho quiet of the. street where
tho former chief justice lay dying
was emphasized by the silent com
ing, and going of old friends and
governmental officials who calico
lo pay their respects and went uwuj
with grave faces,.',' .
.Many I'Viemls Calls '
I . A: uniformed policeman took his
I place in front of the Taft home.
explaining his orders were lo malu
'.1a in silence. Justice Sanford of
the supremo court called lo paj
his respects to his former as
sociate and chief
. 'George . Wlckershaut, chalr-
nuiu of the national law enforce-
lnent -commission, who has been
Taft's friend for yea us, also called
(Continued on Pago Kour)
COUNTY FAIR
GROUP SEEKS
VOTE MAY 16
IJNTKRRRISK. Ore. (Special)
The Wallowa county fair question
may go on the, ballot this year. At
a, meeting of the Knterprise cham
ber of commerce with other conn-
i ly organizations, a resolution was
passed favoring an effort lo place
the' proposition on tho May 1 (i
ballot.
The Wallowa county fair, one
of the few remaining shows of. its
class In Ka stem Oregon, Is ranked
as one of-the leading county fairs
In the Inland Kmpirc, and its sup
porters plan to make a determined
effort to keep it alive. An attempt
may also be made to induce the
county to appropriate money for
tho event.
Two To Make Race
SrFpr Prosecutor
!;Jniorprisc, Ore. (Special)
Throe candidates for. office for the
coming .primary ' nominal lug elec
tion came to the front this weeit.
Those, are I.. K. Allen of Wallowa,
republican, for joint representative
from I'nion and Wallowa counties,
and H. II. Rurlelgh and R. V.
Chrisman, of Knterprise, for dls
t ric t a 1 1 u rn ey o t Wa How a conn t y
on tho republican ticket, according
to ' the Knterprlec Record-tJhief-ta'ln.
tmly'lwo other offices are to be
filled In the county, county Judge
and county commissioner, and it Is
thought that Judge I,. K. Jordan
and 'omtHlssiener K. K. Johnson
may belli consent lo be candidates
for reelection.
Enterprise Plans
, Special Election
KNTKRPRISi:, Ore. (Special)
A special election to vote on re
funding bonds has been called in
tin city of Knlei prise for Tues
day, jMarch 1 S. The council at a
special meeting called I he election
following the advice of lawyers
and financial specialists, according
lo the Record-chieftain.
The people will vole on the
oiieslfon of giving the council ail
Ihorinty lo iFsue JUii.iVMl In general
obligation refunding bonds which
may be used to take op two lots
of paving bonds that fall flue this
year, one lot of $8,tioo which ma
tures April J, and nnolhep lot of
$27,'H'' ma luring October 1.
providing IIiohc of American coin
panics a re exempt from, taxation
In foreign countries.
"While there are some obvI'Mis
advantages in the treaty method."
ho said, "the treasury department
believes lhat what T may call tlie
reciprocal exemption methods Is
the sounder of tlie two and more
In aeeorda nen with traditional
American policy."
Meaim J-:enluul ;ain
The reciprocal exemption of lhe
Items of Income considered should
not mean n sacrifice of tax
revenues by 11m I'nlted Kbit ex, be
said. but. an eventual gain. He
explained, also, the workings of
va rioiis ol her provisions of I he
plan, and said tin increase in rev
enues should retail t In other In
sta nces.
The secretary said the tnn htnery
for putting the plan Into effect
wa.- simple, conslsiliitf of extending
the application of the principle
of reciprocal cxempHoii, now obser
ved in the rase of shipping profits
to dividends. Interest and other
Itenm of Income affected.
"U is hoped," lie concluded,
"that other counlrley may meet
this offer of reciprocal exemption
by means of corresponding enact
tuenta, jUNt as been done in the
case of eh'pplng profits."
WHY CHRISTIANS PROTEST
;This picture shows the actual demolition of aim of llussuVs
'.most, beautiful structures, the Semlnovcr Moiiu.sterv, by Mm
Sovelt government, which announces that tho ancient cdilico
' will he ivplaccd by it "palace or oultiire.'V Nolo tho wwx-kexl
furnishings piled lit front of the building. Widespread acts
of dcseciation and OcMi'iicUon of church iioperty, such as
this, have rinnwi protests rrom Pope Plus and also from tho J
Church of Kngland. .
Wheat Situation
To Be Topic Of
Chicago Meeting
WASHINGTON, Keb. h (AP)
Secretary Hyd,o lymouiictM Uidan
after attending a bah I net meeting
that he would accompuny Chair
man Legge of the farm board nnd
Sam R. McKxdvie, board member
representing wheat, to t Chicago
this afternoon, where they will
me et with the wheat advisory com
modity committee.
The secretary added thai the data
for tho meeting had been set for
some time and that its purpose was
Jo discuss tho wheat situation gen
erally. When he returns to Washington
the secretary said, ho expects lo
replj; to the lleflin resolution
adopted by the senate calling upon
him to recommend whatever mens-,
u res he saw fit in tho present
wheat and col ton sit nation even
to the extent of temporarily clos
ing tho wheat and cotton ex
changes, lie indicated that he
would not recommend they be
closed.
The operations In wheal, of the
grain stabilization corporation have
been ci incited by private traders
whii complained that lite yorpora
I ion whs. ha mllim; only wheat
owied by cooperatives. Chairman
Iicgtfc, has assei led, however, no
change in .policy was contemplated.
Recommend Young
Plan to Reichstag
MKIMJ.V. Keb. 1!X (A!) .lohiL
cointuittees of Mm Reichstag today
apiiroved the Voting reparations
plan, thereby recommending its
acceptance In the Reichstag.
The joint commi tlou rtlao ap
proved the nureem,ent on A.iuerican
reparations and the hotly-contested
Rolixli separate reparations agree
ment. Tho Young plan bills will
reach the Reichstag for their sec
ond rending .March 0.
Fight Commission
Upholds Decision
Ml AM l. Kin.. Kelt. JH (AIM--I
.fill .Mrimntl;t.'H action In declarlm;
.luck Sharkey the winner and re
fusing to allow I 1)11 Scott's claim
of foul In last Hindi's Ihille fiasco
was formally upheld today by the
Miami boxing commission.
TRI VI Y sti;ai,s mioks
YAKIMA. Wash. (AIM 'Hie
bald Iic;mIci lltbT who stole a hair
brush and comb has not hlng or.
1 mn f ;ray, elty Jail inmate, fur
(iray. who can km now hero for VM
dayf. st'de a pair or .times 111 lhe
pi, lice Hint ion.
Hci-icc;nt S. It. M-Caiin had re
nmve, bis foolwiir to diy. When
he Mrlldit the 1im'K Ibey 'a ere
iniKslm,-. Search of Ijie cell bl.irk
dlsrjnie-d them under (fray's bed,
(ray had been a trusty, but he
Inn' I one anymore,
i.ivia ui'K M;vn;.( t.
SIMiKANi;, Wash., Keb. (AIM
Robert I .a mils, 17 year old Min
neapolis youth, was sentenced to
day to life imprison men t In tho
state peniLcnllary at Walla Wulla
for the murder of a detective.
FEW CANDIDATES
FILE AT SALEM
WirVi TVTrtnfVi- T?omaininrr
,Bfecois Show Mum Us
Activity Than Usual.
..r. 17
La
'SAl.KAf. Ore., Keb. 28 (AD
Notwithstanding the fact that
candidates fop tiominatlonH nt the
pfimury election next May Inivo a
more 1 1 nTltncl time in which to flic
their declarations with the secre
tary of state than over i;befor.e,
beginning of the present weolc,
,oer had filed on February 24, tie.
than at the corresponding tluio In
previous campaign ycarH,
ow, aU
fit.UKil
This Is true, records show
so notwithstanding the fa
this is a gubernatorial": year with
presumably morn than 'uhuuI ;Jn
tercHL in politics. . Stuto officials
no nut, iiiiefiiii iu iit MiuiL mr mi;
lethargy being shown by candi .
ftntes Ui lining up for tho cam
paign. I,esH Tinm for FUliiff
Prior to, tliis year eon d (dates had
until lite lifilh day prior to tl)o
election tirlile their decluralluns
as candidates ami their statements
and cuts for the voters' pamphlets,
lly a change made in 1io elect Ion
law by th
iu:::i legislature, Ihcso
must now be filed with tho secrw-
tary of stato not later Ihun the 4&lh
day prior to election day. The
tlmo is cut down 10 days, a change
made primarily for the benefit of
the county clerks in the printing
and preparation o ft lid ballots.
On Monday of the week of J'Vb-
rttary 24, candidates who had filed
their iieeia rations with Kecretary
of Htnte I loss were: John A. Jef
frey, I'orlland, for tlie republican
nomination for governor; William
I'. Woodward and Milton R. Klep
pcr, I 'iu! laud, for the republican
nomination for the seat now oc
cupied by Klepper In the state
senate; James W. (Crawford, I'orl
land, for the republican nomina
tion for the senate scat resigned
by If. I.. Corbel t, who is a candi
date for governor; A. Hlu lighter,
(Continued on rage Klvc)
2,000 OREGON
TRAPPERS TO
BE ARRESTED
RORTI-AN'O. Ore., Keb. 28 (AIM
'Harold Clifford, stale game war
den, announced today that more
than L'Otm Oregon trajpperl al
leged to have lulled lo make the
required report oil their fur take
for the i;iS-2!t trapping season
will be arrested and brought to
trial.
An alleged l'i per cent "fur re
j port deficiency" was discovered
j yejuerdny on the state game coin
; mtssloti books, Clifford said.
I H-ptith'K. today w rn round I n
up tho uuoo happeiH through the
state. Am soon as the roundup hii:i
I been completed, Clifford teild, com-
plaints would be lodfted against
them and they would be brought
' Into court In their respective ureas
land tiled.
The Oregon state law, Clifford
I said, i-cfpilrerf each holder of a trap
I per's license to make a complete
i report of lhe number uj" aperies of
animalH tuken by hi in during the
Lumber Tariff
Measure Loses
InSenate.39-34
Democratic - independent
Republican Coalition
Facing Strenuous Drive
by G. 0. P.
WASHINGTON, l''ob. 58 (AP)
The Honute turneil toduy to tho
quustlon of Imposing a. tarlft on
oil. while tho domocrntlc-lndopch-
dent-iRpubllrun conlltlon Bought t
hold it ranks intact In tho fnco
of a stienuoua drive for votea by I
thuso aupporllne tho potroleum
duty. 1
CharRoa of log-rolling, too, woro
atlll reverberating ubout tho cap
ito.t. In th sake of a report that
an agreement had been made to tlx
fduty on oil and leathor, nor on
ho free list, and Increuno the rate
on augur, previously approved by
tne sonaio ui i.tu eeniH' ijlt jjuuhu
.Lenders of tho coalition
v-ero
confident thai they could maintain to tho united States Is expected to
sufficient strength to defeat tho bo Introduced In tho houso of corn-proposal,-just
ua last night they mons shortly. . .': J
wore successful In opposing a move in tho corridors of parliament
to placo'a duly, of fi a lliousund members were to be seen gathered
feet on sort lumber, now on tho tn little groups intensely dlscuss
fren list. The vote was 89 to 34. ng this problem, . ' ',
Nino domocrats deserted tho coa-! "i would like to Know," Senator
lltlon to vole for tho duty, but R. H. Pope asked In addressing
their idnfectlon wua otrset by four himself to Senator Hnoul Dandur-
members of Hie regular ropub- and.government leader,- "whother
llcuu group who swung over to tho prlmo mlnistor has given assur-
tho coalition, including Chairman ance or undertaking to any person
Suioot of the finance committee. " ( jn8 etfect that the. government
Tho lumber proposal was. spun- would submit a measure to parlia
(Continued from pago Seven)
Dr. Snook to Die
In Chair, Fight
1? T ff '. 17 1
J Or Xjlte 1 S11S
1
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COI.UMiDLU O., l'ob. 28 (AD I
Today was the last on earth for .
year-old former professor pf vet-
orlnury surgery at Ohio State unl-
vers ty, condemned to die In tho
electric chulr because he killed his
co-cd mistress, Tboora Hlx.
l)r, Hnook spent Ills last day pre
paring for. deuth at about 7:30
o'clock tonight, the usual hour tor
electrocutions In Ohio penitentiary.
Snook's attorneys, who fought
for his life through four courts
and Into Oovernor Cooper's office
only to loso their last battle there,
were, merely wailing 'today. So
WS:
man, who shook the governor with
n tiou-orful nlca for clemency yea-
tcrday.- -
- Dr. Snook, who earned an inter-
nnllonal reputation, as a pistol
marksman In addition to national
sennmi I im nil li u'fllDI 111 hlllll-
recognition us a wrlur on hunt-
tug nnu veicrinnry Hurgery, piuyeu
curds with his death-coll mu
until "HRhtH out ' tlmo last night.
Ho was cheerful during, tho racU
game, uui as too nigm. uraiiea in-
I to tho fatul day, thn doctor he-
'cuiuo .nervous and nrlson gunrda
ared,ho might "breuk' before his
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MacDontild GlVCH
fj Tr
VOniiaenCe VOie
j-
1.ON00N, rvb. E8 (AP) Tho
.Mai-.Uonald government luto Thurs- bohlnd a particular plan of prohi
dayemorgod victorious on1 tho tlon reform" w-us launched In to-
critical voto on Us controversial
coul bill, winning 80 lo 271.
Although it had generally boon
exported that tho government
would hold its own. thn voto on
iMe i,m wu8 watched eagerly by
MO mitira country and nowhere
more eagerly than Ih naval confer-
enco CrcleH where a defeat of tho
; iverninent mhrht have caused
RVOn IMOro complications than tho
, i.vonch nolltlcnl crisis.
I m H i 4-
tlligC HaUSt0n8
Pelt Red Bluff
ni;n hu;kk, Cal., Keb. (AIM
A frealc hailstorm pelted To
lianm county last night, strewing there should bo a program, of fed
hailstones of an unusuul sizo over crat education lo foster and en-
n u area one in Mo wide, and f if Icon youruKO temperanco and ubstlu
miles long. Womo of tho stones ence.
measures an inch and a hutf in Tho debating team will discuss
diameter. No dunnage was report- tho mibject in a debuting tour next
ed, although almond blossoms were month to a dozen mid western out
stripped front trees. i leges,
Rhode Island May
Vote on Dry Law
RIIODK ISLAND Krotit
IMLOVIDKNCIO. R. J.. Keb. 2S
(AIM The stato senate today
voted Hi Iu 11 to placo on the bal
lots at thn November election the
(piestlon: "The JJith amendment to
the constitution, should it be re
tained 7" Tho measure now goes
lo the house.
Fish Is Opposing
Soviet Recognition
WAHHINUTON, Keb. Sit (AIM
Accusing communists In RuhkIu of
carrying out a systematic campaign
to despoil churches nnd to exterm)
Inn toy V'-tigiun. lCepre:ntatlve
IlamlMoti Kisli Jr., republican. New
York, today asked support in the
house of his resolution opposing the
recognition of the t'nloti of Soviet
Hociallst Republics.
Klsh is a member of tho house
foreign arfalrs committee. Ho re
cently Introduced a resolution
which condemned "the persecu
tion and outrages which have been
Inflicted upon the Christian und
Jewish subjects of soviet Huaala."
CANADA MAY
STOP SHIPS
Proposed Legislation
Would Refuse to Grant
Clearances to 'Runners'
TftPFTV WAVHII
"JWrVl 1 1 r
CO-OP MEASURE
If Adopted; Bill Would
Aid American Officers
in Enforcing Dry Law
in the U. S. J . :
OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. '! (Cana
dian Press) legislation" to refuse
clearances to vessels oarrylnsrUouor
ment for tho purpose of prohibit
ing, tlie oxporl ,of spirituous liquor
from Canada to the United States.",
Mind Own Dtiglniwn, Ho Says
l'opo urged that the prime min
ister should allow the United. States
to handlo her own business and
Canadu to do likewise.; He would .
b0 strongly opposed to any Buch
'eg'Saiion; li wouiu cuuso a great .
loss of revenue to Canada and such
., M ho ,m-,i.i r .
foemellti. T'he United States had
nevor shown such tender solicita
tion for Canada. The Dominion
pena'llie a legitimate
buanolls ner0 l0 enion9 a 1(lw
the United States.
. "The prlmo minister," : Senator
Dandurand replied,, 'regards as
strictly confidential many of . tho
communications ho has had wltlO
dlfforent persons on the subjoct of
p(ired tQ dUoI080 anv ronly ;t0"th0
inquiry as niado,"
For threo hours 11 bora 1 members
and senatorfrdfvoted their entiro
a ,cgi;,ttUoni n u
: .
qiweussion of
tho pro-
reported.
nnniA fi-nm narrnln . QiiPhee. nnri
Ontario members. But with the
opnon, on tne wholo, in
. h....i . ..iw,.,.
Hlrct ,.otlconoo pr0VIllied after tho
'
ff0VQl.mn0,lt caucus.
, nM.n... ..... i...nr.na i . 4
lhe form. that the legislation mny
t(lko A poSH(Umty CxtHts that tho
m0aHuro will not montlon the word
liquor" - but will . prohibit the
,.;, nf ,!nnr.nn,. n rrnn.iH
lno cnlrjr of wh(ch lnto another
coUntiy H prohibited; by tho lura
of that country.
llAllVAHI DAILY. HAS I'lAX
c-AMUiiiuue; Mass., I'-eu. as.
(AP)-A cumpalgn declared to bo
' "an attempt to crystallize undor-
graduato opinion of tho country
day's Ihauo of tlie Harvard Crimson,
undorgrnduato dully.
Tho Crimson said a lotter In
which It was declared tho opinion
of college tnon in a largo majority
of tho unlvorsltleB of the country
must bo organized on ono side or
other of tho question hua been sent
to mora than 160 colleges. A copy
of tho plan proposed by tho liar-
vard debating council was enclosed.
Tho plan recommended all pres
ent federal legislation for tho
enforcement of the 18th amend
tnent bo repealed, that congress
should make unlawful tho opera
tion of all saloons and ale houses,
that foil oral aid should be provided
all statos cnuctlng legislation to
enforco tho 18tU amendment and
(Continued on Pago Kour)
BLAME CATTLE
RUSTLERS FOR
FATAL CRASH
WAUHKNin iia, Colo,, Feb. US
(AIM Tho theory of a pilot that
his plane was crippled by shots
fired at It by cattle rustlers caused
a renewed Investigation today Into
an njtrplano crash that brought
death to a high school girl and
serious injuries to another on Isu
luter MVsca Pass yesturduy.
Miss Klslo Noble, 16, a student
at Centennial high school. Pueblo,
i was killed and Miss Abra Tallon.
11, also a student at the school,
seriously injured. Harry Miller,
the pilot of the plane w hie lilt was
owned by tho Alamosa Airways,
Inc., suffered slight Injuries.
Sheriff Harry J. Cappu, of Her
fauo county will heud a posse to
tho scene of tho crnsh to Investi
gate the theory given by Milter.
Miller told authorities who ques
tioned him lust night that he felt
two shot impacts on the plane just
before an aileron refused to func
tion. Tho plane became unmun-
. ageable, he satd, and crashed. ;
MTHJfOR