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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER- TEN PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE jkannr vmxn CITY EDITION THE WEATHER : OIlKOON': Vur wosl, unsettled prolmbly with enow (lurries In the oust portion tonight und Sunday, no change in temperature, . Si VOLUME XXVITI MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1930 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 178 barrurr BAKER HIGH WINS TITLE IN TOURNEY Defeats La Grande and Union in Semi-Finals and Championship Tilt. r LEONARD ROE IS GIVEN BIG HONOR La Grande Player Select ed as Most Outstanding Player and bportsman in District. l'luul IHsli'lct Stiiiulhigs WV I,. Pel; 1 linker ........... 2 Union 3 Im Oriimlo 4 Wallowa 6Covn .... 5 North Powder 0 Ontario ..v..;.. G Mt. Vernon .... 0 1.00 2 .000 ' ' ' .G00 :t .400 -.3 an - .000 . : .000 . l.a Q run tie and Wallowa. aftjT; elimination, played consolation guuio for third and fourth place. Rallying to defeat Ui Grande 23 to 16 In the semi-finals afirr ihc score Whs tied ut 15 nil, and then coming hack In the finals to win from. Union A'l to. 33,. the Raker high school Hulldogs won the dis trict basketball championship at Union last night and will repre sent this section In tlu state touVn anieiit at Sutem Mar. 1 i-22, play ing their ftifit game on Mar. 0 against Salem high school. mi"u ItankM Second l'nlon. by virtue of reaching the finals, ranks second In the tourn ament. In the afternoon the Bob cats wound up the most thrilling gra me ol" th day by nosing out Wallowa 23 to :". with the wln ' nlng basket in the air when the timer's gun ended the contest. Kant evening. preceding the Hakcr-l'nion game, the La. Grande Tigers t won from Wallowa HJ1 to 21 In ii slow contest, thereby clinching third place In the tourn ament, with Wallowa in fourth. Cove and North Powder were tied for fifth with Ontario and Mount Vernon deadlocked for sixth and last. Tho official all-star team, pick ed by It. ( '. Caeclu and A I French, referees. In printed elsewhere In today's Observer. ; . ... Itoo Outstanding A ".lMwohttm' third jand v-foui-tlr quarters of (he final game last night. Hoy . ( 'onklin, Union super intendent, announced the In auguration of a custom of select ing one player in the tournament who was the greatest Inspiration for hit: team and who. exhibited the - most outstanding sportsmanship. Hn then announced that Leonard lioc. La Grande, who was also se lected as forward and captain of the all-star team, as the choice of Mr. Kreneli and Mt. Caceia for this position. After vigorous ap plause and organized cheering that followed, this, Hoc Hpoke briefly. "Since La. Grande cannot go to the tournament, I wish lite winners the most of luck,' was the gist of hbi talk. Hoe Is a senior and a veteran of the limit team, and will graduate In the spring. La Grande's defeat in the after noon . was almost a repetition of Milker's victory of Thursday, al though the Tigers and Bulldogs went tied' several times until the final last tniiirlcr rally that broke tip a 15-15 tie and put Baker ahead -'IS to J ft' when the gun sounded. Joslln, of Baker, was the main (Continued on- Pago Kive) RABBITS WIN FIRST PRIZES AT SPOKANE In competition with exhibitors of national reputation and with rabbits (hat have been shown at many of the big shows, C. N. pal mer and it. C. lifppey, who attend ed tho Spokane lUihblt Association ahow at Spokane this week, were awarded five prizes out of seven entries. The prizes were: first in senior heavyweight Chinchilla doe. first In Junior heavyweight Chincilla doe, second In Honlor heavyweight Chinchilla buck, fifth in junior heavyweight Chinchilla buck and peeond In Junior Silver .Marten buck. Mr. itippey returned Friday while Mr. and Mrs. Palmer went on to the coast and will spend the next three weeks visiting friends and relatives In Western Oregon and California, going as fur south as Los Angeles beforo starling 4 home. WKATIII-'.lt TODAY 7:110 a, in. 83 above. Minimum; 3'.' above. Condition: cloudy, traces of snow. W I : A T IIKIl V KST Kit IA V Maximum 43, minimum -Ii above. Condition: cloudy, moi.it tire .(3 of Inch. WKATIII-'.K M.YIL I9 Maximum iH, minimum -5 above. Condition: partly cloudy, rain .09 of inch. Two La Grande Boys Picked On All-Star Team "DISTRICT IIASKKTBALL A IX-STAR T10AM Unit lOatl First Team flayer Position Itoe, La Grande Forward OllklKon, Union Forward Howard, Baker Center Torrcnce. ai Grande Guard Joslyn, Baker Guard Captain and Outstanding IMayer of Tournament. .Second Team Weliner, Cove Forward I'lne, Wallowa Forward Dobbin, Union Contor I'aront, Union Guard Hansen, Wallowa Guard Honorable Mention 'Content: Posey, Wallowa, and K. JJobbs. North Powder; For wards, MuKlm, Baker; De Kousa, Mount Vernon; Guards, Davis, Union; Edwards, Ontario; and lCddy, Baker. - Note The above official tour nament teams and honorable mentions wero selected Friday afternoon following the semi finals by It. C. Caceia and Al French, officials. In selecting the teunm tho two men, who based their selections entirely on play during tho three-day competition, picked the men on their ability to fit into an all star quintet and on tho sports--manship shown. Some of the men playing certain positions on tho teams were doing so be cause of the size of the team and ther local conditions, and would work better in an all-star five in the positions unsigned, accord -I ng t o M r. Caceia a nd M r. French. The first team would have tromendotis scoring power coupled with speed, size, and aggressive guarding ability, be ing able, to play either a close checking gamo or u fawt -breaking type. OPERATE STAGES FROM NEW DEPOT Union Pacific Auto Buses Stopping at New Loca . tion on Adams Avenue. The Union Pacific stages started operations out of the new depot in the Currcy building on Adams be twoon -Kir ' and "-Klrhf this morning, with Auditor Hedges, of Walla Walla, here to superintend the opening of the system in its new location. The depot, which is managed by Mr. Pearl, will be equipped with new furniture shortly, providing it with a comfortable und. attractive walling room. The schedule, according to the manager, is as follows: Kasl bound. U: t0 a. in., connect ing at Wclwor with North and South highway. Westbound at 7:25 p. m., con necting at Pendleton with Walla Walla, Lewlston, Spokane; at Uma tilla with Pasco, Yakima and Spo kane; at. Arlington with Yakima, Condon, Fossil, and at The Dalles with Bend. Kastbound at 7:30 p. m. Westbound al 2:05 p. m. The line runs from? Portland to Salt Uikc City nnd makes connec tions both for California and New York. Prosecution Rests In Doheny Trial WASHINGTON, Mar. 15 (AP) AHer the testimony of a number oT western oil men today, the gov ernment rested its case against Fdwurd I. Doheny, wealthy od man, charged with bribing AIIm r.t H. Full, for. tier secretary of the Interior. Tho'proseculion rested after Mi' presentation of documents and witnesses In an effort to show that Doheny gave Fall $100,000 in re turn for the lease of the Klk Hill Call forn lit, naval oil reserve to a Doheny company. Bank Robbers Are Taken In Kansas .IKTMOUK, Kan.. Mar. 15 (AP) Threo men believed lo be ihosu who yesterday robbed the Manter. Kan., slate bank and in their flight to Colorado and back killed a peace officer, wero captured today In a deserted shack about two miles (foul 1 1 of here. IIUSltAM TAKK TO JAIfj PUFFALO, N Y., Mar. 15 (AP) Shortly afler letters were made public loday revealing a friendly relationship between the urtihf. Henri Marehand, and yiH Llla .timerson. Indian woman awaiting trial with an older Indian. Nancy Itowen, on murder charges In the. slaying of M.ircband'H wife. Mar ehand, was taken to jail as u ma terial witness In the case. coi wiiallkn iui;s LOULSVILLU. Ky.. Mar. 15 fAP) 4,oloncl James Patrick Whallen, 72. democratic leader and business pioneer, died here today as a re sult of a heart attack suffered February 12. Camp Fire Girls i Will Celebrate ThirdBirthday La Grande Groups Plan Ceremonial For Monday Evening at Eastern Ore gon Normal. The third annual birthday cere monial of tho Camp Flro girls of La Grande will be held Monday evening, March 17 al t o'clock In the auditorium of the Kastern Oregon Normal school. The pub lic Is cordially Invited to attend. This year the program will be an Indian theme, tho birthday honor being won by a study of In dian tribes, legends and symbols. Vcrgclla Bond will sound a bugle call for the opening of the evcn'ng followed by the camp fire processional chanting Kahlnto Kanya. Tho hand, sign .will he given and the girls w.lll sing "Wo hela for Aye." . , . , i --. 'The fire lighting ceremony will be given by the Wachelovan group; "Mum Fire Burn" song by the girls; the Wukclltu group, the pantomime of tho logs of tho fire; . .Mr.:. Leir Awes, roll call; the cre do, the Chcschamuy group; -pres- l ! (Continued on Page Six) Safe at Normal School Robbed During Evening The safe at the Kastern Oregon Normal su)'jol was pried open dur ing last night, presumably through the use of u crowbar, and a small amount of change was taken, it was announced today. Kurly this morning, when the robbery was discovered. It was not learned, how much was taken but President H." U. Inlaw said that after a. check had been made, it wus found that only a small umouiH of change was taken be cause of tho fact that not much . money Hh kept In the safe at any I i'olice were notified thiw morn ing about 7:15 o'clock by Perry Caldwell, janitor, who discovered tho robbery. Jjjnlrance was gained through the 'basement and by breaking a glasM in the office door window. Pollco said It appeared us If two or three hours, had been necessary to open the safe, from marks on the safe. Officers are investigating the case thoroughly today. - ' Lodges Hold Rott Call Last Night The atinmil roll call of the Odd Fellows and Bebeknh lodges was held last night In the Odd Fel lows hall with u large attendance. Many members unable to attend sent written messages to the or ganization. A din n e r wa s se rve I a t 6 : " 0 o'cloek by tho Kehekah lodge, fol lowed hy a short business meeting of the Odd Fellow fraternity. . ' A delightful m m:eul program was enjoyed and informal talks given. j Ferguson Appeals j For Co-operation I!. L. Ferguson, hcail of the parole department if the Oregon sin to training school, visited La. Grande on legal business today,, Involving a juvenile esse in the county court, Mr. Ferguson ap pea la lo all the citizens to cooper ale with one another in providing work of some kind for the parllal employment yf young boys, to prevent Idleness and mlsdeinean orn. '' Queen of England Knows More Of Beer Rooms and Bartenders Today LONDON, Mar. 15 (AP) Great Prilaln's queen knows considerably more of beer, bartenders, and bar rooms today than she has ever known before. Yesterday she vis ited a lirilish public house, coun terpart of the old American saloon, and found out for herself some of the things of which so much has been written and spoken here and abroad. Her comment upon leaving the bar-room was: 'I have enjoyed my self tremendously. I think it is a splendid place, no coy and homey." The silence of astonishment and bashfulney.H fH upon the men In the crowded public house when her tnajchly, wearing a mauvo gown, appeared behind the bar and look ed 'round her with u friendly smile. The nun doffed their hats but t"'a Id nothing until an elderly man whimpered to his neighbor: "Ain't she lovely?" The com pi I in en I did not csenpe tne queen who laugh ingly acknowledged It and In so doing set the whole party at ease. Determined to learn alt about the beer shop trade Queen Mary addressed (he bartender, a young man who conquer d his bash ful ness and replied to her query as to what his Job was with the words "to draw beer." Queen Mary was not sure how beer was drawn o the bartender pulled a lever and drew a glassful to show her, explaining hovr ihd bwerub'u wa? pumped from a cel SHARP FIGHT TAKES PLACE ON YANGTSE American Guards Clash in Gun Battle With Chinese Bandits. GUNBOAT COMES TO THE RESCUE Chinese Soldier - Bandits Pour Hail of Lead Into Ships From Both Sides of River. NirANr.KAt. M;ir. .15-AP) Sharp fighting between guards on five American commercial steam ers and Chinese ' bandit . soldiery took place lata yesterday o.n the upper Yangtse vlver., . , , . Lieutenant C. M." Wlnslow of the United Slates navy was wounded in tho left thigh with uuichine gun: bullets. iria condition Is report ed not serious. He is the sou of Bear Admiral Cameron M.eK. Wlln-. shfw, retired. 1 tlsorganl'cd Chinese soldiers fired from both banks of the Yangtsu where it narrows fifty iHiles above. Ichaug . to form the. dangerous Hsiutang t aptdH. Sev eral vessels were fired upon with, field pieces. UunlHiats to It'onto Hiver traffic was halted until the American gunboat Tutullla was rushed to tho ucene and the bandits rb'd. ,v Winslow was In command of a nevel guard aboard the American Yangtse Itapids Steamship com pany': steamer Chiping. Fired upon with a field piece and their (Continued on Pago Six) TO ENCOURAGE ! USE OF WOOD j PRODUCTS HERE Beginning a "Use Wood Products and Not Wnful Substitute a" move ment In Iji Grande, the local wood products promotion ' committee held a meeting of carpenters, lum bermen and merchnnlK Friday -Evening at tho city hall with about. 45 in attendance. j , : . y rfVu a resju.lL '.offtnh Informal Olff ciissiou a commit I co ..Svlft. :'sii ap pointed to outline ' as program which will 1m printed and distrib uted among the business men of how Hie merchants Uan aid In thin campaign. . Thin 'movement V: reeognlzed un an Important ono requiring inimedlate action. O. Kioprenstoin, chairman -.of the promotion . committee, called the meeting to order and intro duced A. Y Nelson, of the cham ber of . commerce.' who presided. W. Vedrler. Aubt. J. Stangn, George li. Currey, Albert. Hunter um Louie Kvans all' gave Informal ialks. AfieinbeiH of the 'committee' to arrange a campaign program will be annou need lal er. A not her meeting wilt he held soon, but a definite dad has not been ar ranged. Insurgents Elect Alex Howyt Chief SI'ltlNGFII'JLD, III., Mar, 1 Ti (AP) Alex Hownt, presldonl. of the Katisat) tnluers was today elect I'd by acclamation president of the United Mine Workers of America at the Insurgent convention here. lar. She then questioned oilier j workers who detailed their various I employments, and visited the cel lars whero she saw how beer is : stored. J Tho public house was Anchor Inn In Somerstown. a slum district of north central (guidon, and Is the i "model" establishment conducted by the Hev. P.asil .Jelllcoe, cousin of the famous Admiral Lord Jclll . me. J After leaving Anchor Inn her i majesty accompanied Mr. Jelllcoe on a visit to some slum dwellings. In a five room house where five fa ml I lew were living she talked sympathetically to the inmates, ! asking a number of questions and adding lo one woman: j "It must be terribly Inconvenient I to cook your meals In such a small place." The woman a Merwards relating her experience said: "Von could seo the sight had a. sadden ing effect upon her." From, these miserable surround ings the queen wn taken to a block of new tenements, replacing the recent hovels. Here she' Was more cheerful and elm t ted gaily ; wl I h the occ ii pa ut s. Stic pa 1 1 ed three -year-old little Kruie I tart on on his head, and learning It wuh his birthday fclldated him. i Who asked ISrnlc'8 mother how many other children she hud, und received the reply: "thirteen, your majesty. j ".My word!" her majctdy com mented, i MORMONS WILL CELEBRATE '&::Y The t hurcl ui Jchus Christ or litlcr-dav Sain Us commonly known as tho "Mormons," will observe tho JOOth anniversary of the organization of tliolr chuivli hi a week or celcbnitloii in Salt lako City ami other 4,Moriuou" centers iM-gt nnlng Sun day, April II. Above aro shown plcluri's of Joseph Smith, (contor) t first president of tho church; Itrlgham: Young (right), viho hnl tho latter-day Saints to Salt. La ko Valley, and Ilchcr if. irant, presout pivsldcnt. Complaint Aimed At New Tax Law Is Turned Down HALKM, Ore.. .Mar. 15 (AP) Hy sustaining demurrers of the de fendants and signing orders of dls missa I J udso L. if. McM a ha n of tho circuit court yesterday upheld as constitutional tho new state In tangibles tax law. These were the canes brought against tho state tax commission by Scott Kedfield and Conrad Itindluub, Two other sim ilar suits have been filed and it is not known whether they will bo pressed. If Is understood the. Kedrield and the Hludluuh cases will bo appealed to the supreme couir, Plainllffs in the latter cases stilted I hey did not wish to plead further afte. the demurrers had been sustained. "All the Women Had Their Mouth's Open!" WIRAM NO 1 1 '.Wl, A Id", y-Siii-:'" 1 S (At') Ur. Wlilloi- 11. Jn'Hcti, 'Htitto gtxilOKiHt, . wiya "wnmpn hiiven't chunsod miirh In the, last 10,000 yew or ho.' . . "Of upiM-nxImuU'ty 000 BkolotniiH lincaitlii'd fliTrJiiK excavation wink neur MouikIkvIIIc, Alii.," lr. .Iihu-s nbHOl'X'ed In nn add i-chh last nlnht, "all Ihc Avonvcn had their nionthH oj)tn whllo the nionthH of tho men woro oharactp.i'iHlieally Khut." Ancient Itluial Kl'ounda are he lm,' pxamined hy the Alabama muncuiH of natural hlatory of which Dr. JotieH Ih the director. Psittacosis Work Is Halted Today (WASHINGTON, Mar. 15 (AP) With tho appearaucd of three lieu cases of psittacosis, or iiarrol's fever, among tho members of its staff, the hygenie' laboratory of Iho United Slates pul.iic health service has decided temporarily to auspend its work with sick parrots in an effort to find a cure for the mys terious tropical disease. In announcing suspension of jts work wit h pnrrols today, Jr. Georgo W. y-Coy, director of tho hygenfc laboratory, said It was be lieved that a point had been reached whero no more work with tho birds was essential. "Just wliatwe will do next I do not know," he added. "W'e have all been concerned over these latest cases. If It is jvsumed Homo other method must be followed." Hoover To Speak At Editor's Dinner -WASIIINCTON, M;il 15 fAP) PrcMidcnt 1 loover loday accepted an Invitation to add ten the Ameri can Society of Newspaper lOdllora fit their anno.'il biuutuet lo be held fu AVaHhltiKlon April i:i. David la wrence, editor of the I'nlled KtaleH Dally, lendereil I ho Invitation. .Mr. Iaurrnee ntU the dinner thiw year would differ from j those of pant yearn In that repre sentative of foreign countries in jehidiiiK Wleltnutii Steed well known I irlilsli journalist, and Andre (leniud ( I'ci tliiax) of Kra nee would iillcii'l. Itollo rgden, editor of thn New York Timet, will aluo addrchw (he tiweliug. Iowa Boys Admit Killing Marshal hl'ltl'Wl I-;. la., Mar. tU (,P) Two boys who gnvo their nauien "ft iiay Meformb k, 17, and .lumen I Ifhcrmif n, HI, ironfehHcd to Sher iff I'. J. Kennedy today they nhot and I. Hied Ileiirv I lunftrldt, uutr ihall of I yersvite, after holding up Matt White, proprietor of a gatiotlnij filling illation lu l,u.em- burfc. HIGHWAY BILLS MOVING SLOWLY Judge Sawyer Reports on Legislation Following Trip to Washington. PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. IS (AP) Robert AY. Sawyer, member of I tho Oregon slato highway eommis- IHion, who returned from Washing ton, D. C, yesterday, said today that not until conferees conslder ; big tho federal aid bill havo got I en together will tho highway legisla tion now ponding In congress make ! progress. Sawyer said the conferees havo had the bill III their possession tho past two months and aro showing no signs nC'Hpccdlng It through. When tho foderal aid hill Is vo- ported out und agreed on, then tho forest hiuhwav bill will tro throunh congress, he said. The third pteoo of legislation Is tho public domain bill which is merely an enabling act, but upon this measure rosts the proposed Yellowstone cut-off 1 fdirtjpA tq'n!Yu'i:tlonr'of'V-'feMi Clh fsanuam roau ami mo c.ui-oil num Iho Oregoii-Catirornla lino In Xako county to tho Oregon-Idaho lino In Malheur county. . "There are throe pieces of legis lation Involved." Judge Sawyor said. "The first Is ono to Increase federal aid appropriations. The second, called tho Collon public domain bill and third is tin Increase of forest highway appropriation!. Tho house voted for the foderal aid approprlallon Jncreuslng tho appropriation from 57ri.OO0.u00 to $125,000,000. This would increase Oregon's sharo about $000,000 to $1,000,000 annually f u r three years," he concluded. PORTiAND IS THIRD AMONG COAST CITIES PORTLAND. Ul'l, Mar. 1 G (AP) KlallslicK released today by (be bureau of research of Iho United Stales shipping board Indicated that I'm Hand stood I bl ril among Pit ch ic coast cities III tonnage of In lercoastiil inn iltliin; export trade III ihc fiscal year ending June 30, laaii. Or Oregon's total MS, 718 Ions, I'liillaml's share was 4:14.411 Ions, figures Tor tlio c nl lit) (.'oltinibla river district was r,:U,43U tons. Statbdles showed I. OS Angeles expoiln totaled 2.S'.i.74:i tuns: Sail Kranclseo 1 ,il.MI.!iritl and Se ,,iil :t7'i nr.'' i.iih Aiiireleu and 1 Kan IranclHCo, tonnage included i oil tankers. Corbett Opposed I , To Road Posters IMMt TLAND, flic. Mar. 1 .'i (AP) - Henry ,, Corbett, candidate for the republican nomination (ir ov ernor, Ihih iMMiird a Htatiaeut in whifb lie condeiiuned Jhe Uhcj of public hlKhwuya for diHplay of po- I lltieal poslcra, j Corbett p.iid he v.ouhl not allow j campaign poMlern of himself lo be placed along highways of Hie nta(e becaiii'-o il was In "direct conflict , wllh the splendid movenmiit for Die hcautlrtcallon. of our high ways." U'KATIIKft Ol TI,DDK SAN J-'ltANCIHCri, Mar. la (AP) The weather out look fur the week beginning March 1'ilh, wuh announced here today by I he t 'lilted Staler weather but can uh follows: Kar western males: The oullooU Is for fair weather the first half cf thi week In the nortbwcHl with rains in 'a I Morula and huow In I he SU i riiH and Nevada und for rain or snow In tho northwest 1 li the latter half ad probable fair li'inlhii. l. I'l.llfi.i-nli. fin.t M..vi..lfi f euipvraturca will be near normal. 3-Power Naval Agreement Is Reached Today Great Britain, United States and Japan Dele gations to London in Complete Accord. LONDON, Mar. IB AP) A too per cent uRrcenient nmonfr tho United mates, .Great Britain und Japan wuh Htild In nuvnl conforenco "!.rclr..t01."Lt.0 f." ,0",,,.'11!"!:;. ' aro concerned. Approval by tho homo govorn-j "'?::!." L,1,..,"lV';n'' wau suld to bo tho only thing re maining to enable iheso three de legations to write finish lo tholr naval confercuco difficulties. . Kor days theso dolcgallons havo been ho closo to ngroomont that there wus aald to havo boon lltllo belwooii ihem. A provisional Am- orican-JapunoHo agreument, achiov- ed by Senator Hoed and Ainbusa- dor MntHUiiuIra, Is understood, to hnvo boon tlio ono thing nuoded to men started a movement to polish comploto the clrelo. a cundldato of their own to run Throo-Powor l'ax:t I'ofisllilo opposlto to Sonntor Charles I Mc- Observers said that what this Nary, 1-opuullcan, Oregon.' amounted to was that If Ibis agree- Uevolopmonts during tho woolt, meat Is approved by tho homo gov- In a nutshell, are: ornmonts, the United Htatcs, Great Entrance of foro Stato. Senator Urilutn and Japan will ho In a po- Ooorgo W. Joseph Into tho ropubll slllon to sign a thrao-nowor pact can Gubornatorial race, at any inlnuto If this should seem Announcement by United States dcairnblo. Senator McNary of the platform Thoro remains thu crisis sur- upon which ho will sock romonl- rouudltig France and Italy and tho nation. . ' next move would seem to bo up to . Launching of a movemont to theHo two. . piaco candidates In tho flolu against Tho conference today was mora Senator McNary because of dlssat- or less marking time, awaiting tho isractlon over the lumber tariff, arrival of Premier Tradlou 'from Memo. Lenders Hopeful Paris for a conforenco with Prime Democratio loaders hopoful ot Minister JlacDonald tomorrow.1 inducing Georgo H. Wilbur of Hood Upon this Important conversation ltlvor to run for United Slates son- ntay depend tiio outcomo of thu ator. . naval conforenco as far as a five. Uurlng the week headquarters of power pact for limltutlon Is con- practically all candidates who so corned. .far havo entcnod' various contests Twister Sweeps Through Town I In California ' . govornor race brings the tolal'num- , HAWTHOltNU Cut. Mar. 15 oC mm seeking that office to (AP) Hoofs of several houses six, tho other aspirants being Bona- wero blown off. at least ono 'smtill tora Honry I ; . Corbott, Clmrloh dweliing demolished and two per- Hail, John A. Jeffrey, J. 32. Ucn sons, slightly Injured, today when a n(lU, and Governor Nutblad. twister swept through Rawthorno I'V-lslietin Glvoit l'ost ' shortly before noon today. tlaw-J I,; 0. Kolshoim, published of thd thorno Is a suburb west of .Lou. 'WoHtern' World at Bandon,' Ore., AngeleH. - nas boon munod managor lor tionu?-1 The twister originated in uwn Ululo' adjoining Hawthorne ap imouMii inu iniuciiuii, u,- irlct, also down a part ot the buslitosR street, wreaking consid- crablo. dttnuige. A number of garages weio blown over and many Hinull trnnio dwellings damaged. SAN FltANClSfO. Mar. 16 lA-i'l A storm centcvlng about 100 miles southwest ot Han lvrancisco hroiiRlil rain lo nearly nil. pans oi ITallfornla yeslorday, and snow to the Sierra Nevada mountains. PHNOI.ETON', Orc.Y Mar. 15 (AP) Snow wns falling hero to day following a, drop In mercury. The teliipcratiiro last night was 32 above, ero. U. S. Claims To Little America Will Hold Good WASHINGTON, Mur. 15 AH AclhiB Hoc rotary (.'ottou of thu Htalo deparlnu-nt today exprorwd the view I hut tho hnnntlon of Hear Admiral liyrd not lo claim landH discovered In tho Antarctic area wuh not coiiHldcrcd binding upon the American govornmeiit. It wuh the opinion of Cotton that whatever tho eventual decision In regarding to claiming biith polar 1 territory might he, thn atato do ' parlmcnt would takn tho view that, j national clahuH could not bo uffoct j cd by verbal relimiulHhment on the part of a dlacovurcr, ' i George W. Joseph Files Objections SAI.KM. Ore., Mar. IT, (AP) (icorge W. Joseph. I'orlland at torney whoso permanent dlsbnr ment was recoinnienib'd by a board of -referees following his disbar ment trial In December, today filed with the supremo court his object loiia lo the findings of the referees. Since thin is tho filial day allowed by tho court for filing of objections it Ih presumed that ThoimiH .Man til x. whose disbar inen I. fr three years was recom mended by I he same hoard, will rile bin objections during- the day. Mannir.' disbarment trial follow ed Joseph's, 13 A ir planes A re Destroyed by Fire SOI Tit PI,AlNl'Ii;iJ, N. J.. Mar. I f ( A P) Thirteen it It-planes weio destroyed today by fire which consumed the hannar of the New York Air Teiutlna Is. Inc., at Hud ley field. Tho Iosh vs cHtliual'-d at IJaa.oao. 'Iho destruction Included a small quantity of mull, which had Just been sorted In the air mall post office ut the hangar. POLITICS IN OREGON ARE MORE ACTIVE Six Men in Gubernatorial Race With Entry of George W. Joseph. SENATOR M'NARY IN THE RUNNING , Seeks Re-election and An- nounces Platform' Lumber Men Move to Find New Candidate. :. (By Tlio Assoelatca Pr9K) ; Political activities In Oroson dur Intr tlio past week took a decided upward turn as now candidates and provlous candidates launched their campaigns in oarneat and lumbor- havo been established, cpuDiicity. men havo bcon appointod and Gov ernor A. V. Norblad, a candldato lo sucoeod himself, appointod lrl S. McHhorry, former newspaperman, as his secretay to stuccoed Miss Ueatrico Walton, rebigned, , .plln nn'rrnnnn nf .Tnunnh lnlrt 1)11. 'cor Hall. Headquarters have bofi . - cstobllsIieaH'in --a, Portland hoKtliw., Hen I'". JJorris, Jiugeno, who resign' 0(1 ni) a mcmber of tho state gamo commission, will assist Kolshjlin In u,0 campaign. - t.'harlcs Myors, former Orcgonlan reporter, has been appointed puh- llclty manager for Corbett. Tlio. remainder of Uiis month probably' will bo ' devoted by tho various candidates to portccting literature which must bo filed with Iho secretary of state'- not later than April 1 ttT appeur lptho . vot er's pamphlet ,-, '. (Continued ra Pago Four) PRINCE CAROL AT OUTS WITH MME.LUPESCU Jlt'CHiVHBST, Rumania, Mur. 15 (AP) Hoporta emanating from, ulloffod l'oliablo fcourcca today said lliat l'rliico Carol, fathor of tho in- . fant King Mitch no I, has ucparated from Aline. Helen lAipuscu, Itum anlan woman for whom ho re nounced hiH rlghtu to tho throno of his country. . Them havo been frequent re ports of separation of Prlnco Carol and Mine. Dupescu, usually iol lowcd by their appcarunco In pub lic again at Paris. In June, 1928, PrlncesH Helen of Groece, his wlfo and mother of the boy kln'f, di vorced him. Mia affaiiH of heart brought hltn into disfavor in Rumania und led to IiIh exllo. At various timen ho has been mentioned as plotting to. return. New Planet Gets Very Little Light CHICAGO, Mar. 15 (AP) -Concerning tho new planet. Prof. Georgo Van Hlesbroeck. of tho Ycrkea observatory at Williums Hay. Wis., believe tho sun's rayH on the ninth aphore of tu,i solar system aro dimmer than moon bcaiuH. "It's probably ho cold that oxy gen would bo a dense solid," tho astronomer disclosed, 'for the new ly-roiiud astral body gets about ono two-thouHandtliH as much sunlight and heat uh tho earth." Skull of 3-Toed Horse Discovered IIKNI, Ore. Mar. IB (AP) Dr. William 1). Mlulthew, palenon . tologlst, hnown nationally, said today the fossil skulls found In old sediments near Gateway, Jeffer . ,:on county, are Ihoso ot a small j Ihree toed horso that ranged over j contr.it Oregon during tlio Mloccuo I age. The thico toed horses ot tho Gateway, locality lived In Oregon , shortly ucroro tho Columbia luvu had cooled. -