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TEN PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE 15a (Snmite Eumtt ti&nxm CI T Y THE WEATHER OKKGON Fair! and mild to nlBht and Saturday. Gentle north to cant winds. 1 EDITION J VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1930. MEMBER A. a O. NUMBER 189 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER- MILK SURVEY FINISHED IN LA GRANDE 11 ilf nn M MilW.- Forlei'al I Inspector, Pleased With 7 Progress Made. 'FAVORS GRADING J TO COMPLETE JOB 1 J S t a n d a r d Government Milk' Ordinance. Will be I Submitted to City Com I missioncrs. ruuuilctliiK u. federal milk In rpveltt'ji ill' l.u Orando and vicinity lute yestoru.iy afternoon, .Milton I M iller, inspector of I ho fulled Stiiles public heultli service, found eouditions hero in sooil shape al UlouBli Willi nioK possibilities of improvement exlstine;. Mr. M.lller lias just completed a survey ill Portland which re sulted in Hie udopthm of the vtnndard mill! ordinance sponsor ed by thu government, which hinges around a system of mill! Kiadin;'. Knlem and Medl'ord have also adopted this model ordinance and seveial other Oregon cities are cunlomplutini: such a move. The ordinance will lie submitted to the l.u Grande city commission in Hie near future, and so far, local upiniou has been very favurable to' II. - flensed With l.oenl Splrll I like the ipirit 1 find here, evidenced both by the dairymen and Haskell Andrews, city Inspector"- Mi'. Miller said -before leav ing for Malic.'. "Tim spirit Is ad mirable. I find M r. .Andrews Icad 1 1 ) inslead of driving the dutry incn. ami a !i:i per cent response Is Ollen obtained by Ibis mellicil. 'i'lle dairymen want to do tltlnjrs right ami all they .rctnilro Is the right kind of leaderthlp." Speaking of Ihe La Grande milk ordinance, which was udopled sump lime ago and which provide! for a paid loud inspector, .Mr. Miller said lhat it is In harmony with the government i:rdinanee, except that the kilter Includes grading. '"I'he adoption of the standard ordinance hero would merely mean another ' stop forward," lie said. "La Grande could handle itnlee Iv uiidee Us present .plan of ac tion." ' . ' ' ' " "Lots uT good work huf? been done here," he continued, "but it Im not through yet. I believe that the standard ordinance would du wonders here." I'our ;iniles of .Milk In explaining I lie grading plan. Mr. .Miller pointed out that It merely meant classification of milk Into four grades. A. I'.. ('. and 1 and provided Ter Jnnoling of nil hollies of milk orcouling lo grade and Tor. display of signs in places bmidling milk showing Ihe grade for sale there.. InspecltoiiM -are (Continued on I'age. e'lvo) , CHILD CLINICS WILL BE HELD ! HERE MAY DAY l'hms arc bcinpr made til present ! for the nniiii.'il lu-ah.. clinics fun ; durlotl In ,n Orando ctuih Hprinu i under the iiu-spiccs of ( he f'.randc City Council of I'lirent. Teacher assoniatifiiiH. Thf.s year tin- clinics will be: held In thu "f fircH of doctors on May 1 . with each aHHnciiition contlucfhiff Us own clinic. Previously Mm clinics j! wcr(! held nil KiiccoHNivo ilay.s in the ' Helmuts hui this often proved in convenient for (lie physicians. Ar ; raiifrenieiHH for the clinics, lnulud iiiff transportation, are now beliiR ; completed. Mls.s Alien Munpmi'dt Is health chairman of the; city council and S the chairman of health committees ) In lncal ussociatlnns In I lie city I are: Mrs. K. V. Kly; Central; Mrs. v t I1'. Mcl'licrson, Greenwood: Mrs. j I'. M, Kennedy, Hiverla: Mis. II. C. I I'atten. Aekennaii Training, and Mrs. S. !.' Itureh, Willow. i Denham Candidate To Succeed Himself I.. 1 h'liham. former Kiirin at -letney nnd appointed justice of peace by the Mate Gov. I'alterson at the timet of H. K. Itrndy's resiif liatinii.' has filed Iil.s declaration Of candidacy with the enmity clerk and will seek the republican nomination fer t!;," orfico at the Mav piiniarie;!. "if elected 1 will endeavor to faithfully and Impar tially perform the, duties of the ol t Ice," Judue I enha nt promises. No opposition- on either ticket lum appeared fur the Justice of peace position. vi:atiii;i; toi,v "::!' a. in. ntiove, MlniuiHiu: :'.!) uhove. i ondition: partly cloudy. viwvrm;n vksikiihav Ma.vfniuni (J I , in in tin um Z abfive. Condition: clear. AVKATMI.K MMU 1H, IVjfl Maximum C3f miiilimini 4i above. Condition: cloudy. Educators Will Gather Here In Spring Session Superintendents and Prin cipals of Eastern Ore gon to be in La Grande on April 5. J'lio Kastern Oregon Huperlnten deuts' and Principals' association will hold Its HpriiiK meeting in La Grande on Saturday, April Ti at tli: l-Iaslerii Oregon Normal school. Hoy Conklin is in-esident ami V.. P. Coburn, also of Cnion, l secretary. Affaiis pertaining to jrrado and iilKh school work will lie discusse l at this meeting, which begins at 1U:;S() a. in. Some of the to)i(;a to lie discussed an; uniform tfrndlntr system, incrcasiiif? com maud of fumtamental processes in high schools, class size and efficiency und vocational guidance.. (Continued on Pag Five) Song Cycles To Be Presented By Baker Musicians Two Kngllsh song 'cycles will be presented here next Tuesday eve ning under' the dire 'tlon or Jes"pp A. Jloslilns, of Itaker, as tho feat ure of the Neighborhood club's night program in the Pa Grande hotel ballroom. . TW evening of music will begin at Si 1 5 o'clock. Tho song cycles, "Flora's Holi day" by Pane Wilson, and "The Moutebanks," by Kasthnpc Martin, w"! he presented by Maker talent as follows: sopranos, Mrs. 1 ..eland l'lnch, M !. Harold Treho; con traltos. Airs. Carl Waltz. Mrs. Prances Oliver; tenors, pr. Theo. ( 'arlson, John Poll: bass, Tom Hunt, and Pichard Kmurthwnitc Jr. M iss Ava Steiger will be accom panist and a solo dance will ha given by Willa Pit, between the song cycles. Mrs. H, N. Ashby is chairman of program music in tiie Neighbor hood club. All members, their families and friends of music, are Invited. Large Audience Is Expected At Band Concert Indications t;day were that ..the attendance at the municipal band concert, to hn n'en at Ji:Ia o'clock tonight In the l.a Grande High school auditorium would bo larger than at any other concert durin Uie last several innths. A. part ictilarly interesting pro gram has been prepa.i ed by Pi rector A.ndrew Loney ,h, featur ing seve ral numbers that are a I wayit favorites of music lovers. In adilit ion four snlobts, M rs. Flor ence Lynch Miller, Mrs. Leal Rus sell, KerniH Hagatn and Paul Knaul., will a ppear dm ing the concert. T)i ere is no charge for admis sion an thu concert is sponsored by Ihe city of La. Grande. The audi ence, howex or, is urged to come early sn that all wIM be in their sea t:i for t ho beginning of the opening selections, t bus avoiding any confusion. Portland Limited Schedule Changed New arrival and departure times of tho 1'ninn Pnetiic's premier flier, the Portland Limited, at Oregon points earned by cu tti tho w est liound ( 'hicago.-Purt la nil runnini; time ri:;m tKi 'hours to 01 hours -Ki niinules effective .Sunday, Mia re h :i" have Iwen announced in Porttaud by AssiHtant Traffic Manager A. t. I'Mmonds, accord ing to advices received hole. The westbound Portland Unt iled, No. Pi. will, leave Hunting ton at !Pln p, in. 'instead of S:fo a:; at present. It will pull into l.a Grande at I2;:i0 a. in, invtcud of ll!:-'i, departing at '!'.'&. Arrival ut Portland will bo tho same as at present, .i;n a. m., while the de liaiture from Ciilcauo will be at li:P") p. in. instead of S:o'J p. in. Dr. Phy Is Named On Hoy Committee Dr. W. T, Phy lias been appoint ed as a member of the national committee of outstanding men in connection with the expansion pro iiram of the Poy .Scout & if Ameri ca, it was announced here today. His duties will be in this districi with the procedure to be outlined soon. Dr. Phy received a telegram from Walter v. Head, president oi the Itoy .Scouts of America, nn uo:iuciug the appointment, and wired bu(.'. his acceptance, staling that he was glad to represent the expansion program as ho is very much Interested in this, work. Trace Complaints Of Missing Papers j Peceiviii of soltte colli p la I II t s that ( ibsei vers are being stolen ; fiom porches since the luuumiru , Hon or Ihe Atis:i Majestic contest ! Iia.'t 'resulted In plan ror appre ! henston of tho boys who lire re i sponsible, it was announced to j day. A few complaints of missed paperr. have been traced and In ' ibem caBts. the paper wa.n deliv ered but luter taken. It vas-fvun'I. PARALYSIS IS SAID CAUSED BY 'COCKTAIL' Commissioner Doran Clears up Mystery About Recent Disease. ILLNESS TRACED TO BOOTLEGGER "Sheep Dip" Drink Re,-! ' sponsible for Several Hundred Cases in South ' and Mid-west: ., WASMINOTON Mar. (AP)--Prohibitfon VjinmhMioucr Doran ;i nnonuced today that boo( leggei h' who sold it concoction of oreoNOto or crude carbolic acid flavored with Inner were responsible for the several hundred eases, of paralysis in the souf h and turn I Invest soc Mons of llie country. Tlin coiii'inlssiouer snUl the eon-; eoet ion which he termed "sheep dip" had la-en tested and found to bo phlhonouw, 1 ItindredM of (Continued on Pnse Five) Country Is Too Developed For Pioneer Picture! HOIHI-:. Ma.. .Mar. 28 (.Special) The Fox Kilin company cannot take scenes for Its new picture "The Old Oregon Traill" alonw the Snake river ubovc JlunlinKton be cause, there are too many modern improvements which woul tfot into the films, Ben WurUell, advance man for the company tolil the Poise Statesiuan yesterday. "We can't send the pioneers across ratf Ihk: river with apple orchards, tele phonic jioles and u paved highway in the background," he declared. Otherwise tho scenery and condi tions were described as ideal. The company will consider river scenes above and below this urea, as far up as Potutello and us fur down us Lewiston, it was said. WorUell said the coinpfmy would spend ? 11,000 a day while l'lluiinK outdoor scenes. Work will set un der way ibis summer. Mastern Otv iron cities.tireexpec.int; sotnu of the pictures to be made along the Trull between 'thu Oregon line and Portland. . M. D'BOIS QUITS JOSEPH SCHOOL POST HtSKPil, Ore.. Mm-. UK. H. M. I in Mo Is, superintendent 11 ' Joseph public schools for the last six yeaws, lias turned in bis resignation lo the hewird of education with the reijiiest. that his name not be con sidered for reelection, according to Hip Joseph Hri'uld. Many expressions of regret at Mr. Pubol.'.' decision have been heard from patrons and others in terested in the welfare of the 'hchools. "Mr. DultoiH place will be a bard one to fill," said Max Wilson, to'-mber of the board, "and sc. far the bnard has no one in mind w ho could take t he. poal liou." M r. I Mi Pols has been especia My active in coinin'unlty affairs ever efnee hf! lias been here. lie was secretary of Joseph ( 'OliLinel cial club for five years and Is now sec retary of llurrlcuiio creek grange. He has taken a very active Inter est In yporl'-nten.'s affairs organ izing Joseph chapter of I.aak Wal ton league several yea is ago am) at Pie present, llmjo being secre tary and n member of tho board of directors of the. state orifauiza Uon. Mir. Dultois is also leader of I Joseph boy scout patrols. i Air. DnPoise. a former principal ! Ill the Oiande High schcol. Is 'also closely Identified with flltei- scholastic Athletics. At present, he is cjiairmau f,f Uu; baskctliail board j "r district No. I. Club Women Work to Perpetuate Scenery Along Old Oregon Trail Working on a campaign to pre serve the natural beauty of the Old Oregon Trail highway, partic ularly lhat part between l-u Grande and the top of Cabbage bill, which Is denvely uondid alonar many scc Uf'OH iiml which liinks hlKh among the strii in. the in of beautiful h It; h ways thi, Oregon Trail beau- lifit! eoininiltee of the Neighbor- hoed club of l.a. Grande has mi. ; active program under way. Much (Of the . coniiiiltleo'K work is with ', ctvfc orsaiiixall'tUH, etc., in I erewt ! 1 iir then in t he preervat ion of j the srenlc value.". anr ot her is j directed at propeity owners along j tho trail. '1'hls latter Usually ; taketj thf form of aHempiM to pi"- serve the largo trees, good coin ' men ially only for eordwood, but which are of great value from a j scenic Hlandpolnt : I The work of Ihe committee is tin hat loony wil It the "Have the j .Scenery of Oregon League," a nc-v statewide organization, but ! applies at pieseiit liirgely to the j state highway in thin section. It j in alsc In harmony with the ef forts ut the y'.uto h!thway co?m- Eagle Officials Visit Aeries Of Eastern Oregon Oi'egon President and Leader of Seattle Lodge Both Speak at Session Last Night. in i-sUli nl uf the Oregon .slate iSSUO UOnCIS AmOUlll AcrW, of KitKli'H ludBes. u ml KUdiu ; ing tO $1,500,000. Sheehau, prefcUlent of Kentlle AP.Ic No. 1 ..ra.lt; n uttMM vMl ftQ NEW PROJECTS loih addressing a crowxl of J5U which filled the lodge hall. Initiatory ce.emony look plaeo w ith Oseur Ayers, llmicr Moon und K. I1'. Pieussler becoming members. . i'rogres.s of the plans of the. annual May ball was in evidence j by (lie leports. ' Pctloi's were re-'' ceived from Senator ('buries Hull,' candidate for governor, and U V Allen, of Wallovvu, candidate for! representative expressing theni- selves In favor of the : "KaKles': Model OUI-Akc Ponslon Hill." A ! letter wu.s also received front Increase In federal aid und. forest Governor A. V. Norlilad who j money Is unpin printed by. eon slated tliat he. did not approve of''esw. This sum will bo required thi poor farms and many of tho, to mutch tho . Increused funds'-ox-methods:i of operation, and favor-' peeted. - ' " ' '", ed soino system, that would repluco I.1 CoinmiHsloners suiil, however, Ihein. Plan cv liy-I.nVN New by-laws which would es tablish thi:i aerie on a. more .self supporting basis wet o discussed. A membership drivo to close May was beyuil-to end Muy' 8 vhen (Continued on Pnc Kour) iCOVE WILL VOTE ON GYMNASIUM Election Will be Held in School District on Friday, April 18. Hy .M:s. A. i. Conklln (tHisorver (Nirresnondenl ) COW;, Ore. (.Special) A num ber of the votei s of tho district have petitioned the district school board of scliool district No. 15 re questing them to submit to tho voteif; of the district the question of commuting a bonded indebted ness to tho Mini of ?S0(iu for the purpose, of building" and equip ping a. gymnasium and recrea tion hall for the school district, and oil so requesting them lo call im election for that purpose. At', a. meeting of (ho school board ' in.-iiMcnini,v wiiuif, hum peilUUIl ,1.1 jii f.tunirij una ,iiy uu uoani iuouj: vote wuh granted and thfl bond election was called, Thki election will be held April 1 8. Itecelpt of the above news Item in i,u Grande today recalls tho ex- (Continued on Pago Four) W. Pound Is Facing Charge of Larceny Complaint against Walter round was filed in the Justice of peace, court this morning by .District At- I torney Carl JJelm, charging Pound with grand larceny. The prisoner wan arrested yesterday by police, officers and is alleged to have con- ! fessed to entering Kkuggs store. Officers slate, that he refunded 91u7.i)0V The store reported that $1L'5 had hcen stolen by omeone during the. time that the clerks wore home for supper. j Dixon Is Speaker At Club Meeting An interesting talk on "l-'rater-nalisni In The Present I lay" was given by Jf. K. Dixon la..t night tit t he meeting of 1 he Presbyterian Men's club at the home of George Hill at HOC N avenue. Mr. Dixon spoke of tin! past history of or ders, their work with mankind, the benefits they render and their re lation to the churches. Following this Mr. .Uxon and the members engaged In ;i round table discussion after which Mrs. Hill served refreshments the HI who worn present. v. .issioners and orficlals, v ho are iM'urlng inoro and more land along highway H and designating t. a; stale patks thus resulting In perpetuation of t he beauties now existing. I.es;( than half of the territory along the Oregon Trail bel w ecu l.a Grande him the lop f Cabbairo hill has been acquired, how Uw and in the mofiiitlmc "'"'" un laud not- tn Hliite parks' are menaced witti dcKtruction. At present, the committee, which i.t headed by M.rs. If. (i. Hmllh, r. coiu'Cntratlng to some degree on I Tv.elve candidates were initialed the preservation of the trees alou j Into membership at the Flks meet the trail. When tiiin Is completed, j ing In ft night with about K0 in many believe, there will be time at tendance, the hint nieeUiiu of the enough' for a campaign of plant-J present officer imiler C, t,. Merry Ing. etc.. to liter use the present se-nic values. t nle;( I in ii icd la t v. action i taken, much of the tim ber along the highw;iys will be en down, members of the com mitter rttul today. At present the .Into park at the Glover overhead it: the ma rest to l,u Giande on the In the near future the iiialtc will be presented to soino of the civic orsuntzationy, COMMISSION PREPARED TO MATCH FUNDS 'State Highway Board mav IN NEAR FUTURE Mnnov Will llP PpflllirPfl to Match Expected In crease in Federal Aid, , Forest-Sum. POItTI.ANK Ore. Mnr. 1!S AP) ' The. nt titer hlKhwny commtwtloii nuuouneed loday; that bonds in-. the amount of $l,rtl)0,000 will uoi Issued when and if the proposedv that no new projects are- contem plated us the money has already been allocated on a tentative 'pro Kram agreed on by tho stale com mission, representatives ' of ' the federal bureau of public roadsjiiid the forest service. ' ' ' , A survey conducted by the com mission during the past month In dicated that there remains but miles of tho Oregon const' high way which has not been graded. Cost of the remaining portion of this highway Is K.m.tiOO and tho sunt , does not include major bridges which are yet to bo con structed. - Kor April lotting Iho - Iterry Creek-fiuiton Ijike. section of 3.7 (Continued on Page Five) WAR VETERANS CHANGE TIME OF MEETINGS , , j The meeting night of tho Jutnes vnrty whose government,; headed K. I'age camp No: H. und the ' W1,lltim T. , Cosgruve, ,lui8 ro i w,,,,,),,,,', iinviiikii'v- u-iiH phnniKui signed,: waa hero for an address, i from Wednesday to ' the fourth , Saturday ot each mount - ui tuo regular ueuKlun this week in tho K. I. hall. ; . , i Tho. camp us Inviting Malabo n ' camp -Tip-'' G "f I'endtoton and l-'rederlok Kunston camp No. ill ' 0j- Halier and Department. Com inander Clai k to the April moot ing for -an Km s torn Oregon "gel togetltcr." The caiup has decided to make a determined drive for-tho 1031 stale convention, although both Med ford and Salem will also bo asking for tho convention, v 1 Tho committee on (lie second uh uual dance to be held Apr. 1J ut Zuber halt made a report.- Tickets were Issued to the members, with Instructions that, there was to be no canvassing. The proceeds of this dance aio lo. be used to ob tain and cnlerta in the stulo :cu campment hero in lltUl. ' Rev, Per kins Will Speak Here Sunday Tho liev. Judflon T. I'crklna, eight year.s district superintendent of the jungle .-nation work in In dia, being . more particularly In charge or the Kngllsh-Ilinduatanl districts for tho Methodist Kplsco pal church, will speak at the First Presbyterian church, Sunday morn ing. 1 1;00 o'clock, announces- the pastor, Iho Ucv. J. George Wals. Mr. Perkins is a brother of W. C. Perkins uf the Perkins Motor company of our city. Mr, Perkins spent: about HS years In the mis sionary work of his church In In dia, at Hyderabad, Deccait, tho third ihirgest city of India, and ut Kecunderabad. He is home on his second furlough, nuJ will speak aboui, his work uniong the Mos lems,, Rollers Placed Under Depot Today Afler spending more than n week raising the old depot from the ground, preparatory to mov ing, rollers were placed under the building loday and a. track Is laid lo ami past the foot uf the via duel. 'I lie depot will still bo lengthwise along the track, being moved about a, hundred feel north west. Mtifiness will be conducted In the old structure until the new buililtng is convplcled. If. is ex peeled Dial llio moving will In completed totnlorrow. " . 1jIHS I aHC III Id Members at Meet exiiltci ruler, before? Installa tion of a. new rejtfmc next Thurs day. A dutch lunch was en Joyed later in tho evening. During the past year over a linn died imn have joined the order, the Keries of dances wan resumed and two mnokers held which have proved popular with tho On tho whole It has been a miceessful year from the views of both the ufflcuru und tho incinjjvrs, t. LAST OF 90 Mu s. Lots Dcnmer Api . 0:1, .. of faiiKsiouii, (VU Ik. UellevtNl to iHt I he only llvlnir inemhor who wns, wllli tho 111-fa led itonnor, ity whon Bt) out of 0 persons perlhlied on tlui slionH of Uho Inku tluiliiK tho winter of 1810. ' "' A. ;IVlhotO, DE VALERA EYES THE PRESIDENCY One-Time Leader , of Irish ; Republic Willing to - . Answer; Any Call. ; .: " , liy fecll l)oH(-ias iAssocintcd Press StHfC Wllcr) t'HlCAUO, Mhr. 8 (AP) - KaiiLunn do Valera, one time presi dent of.: the lriah republiu, today iild he would (inswo.r.a call to tho presidency of the Irish free, state If the dall oircunn summoned him. Tho lender of tho faima faU yiri;niblicai;, party) principal op ' position to tho Cobgravc free tulo Koepinff a .ivoather eyo- meanwlhile events In his . hoiheland..'. Ho said hr would elt short his Amer ican trip and return to Ireland If necessary. Do Valera had planned to 'cantlttu:hle ,'toMir uuiU iGantop. '"If I aui solectil hy the iliiii, ' w','cl1 chooses president and co.un- lera said,-"l would form a; flaitnh fail guvcr'nment, .' It Ik n. sttuation oftering irvahy. possibilities .and un interesting hlKtorlcab event. "It tiiurkH the resignatlbn of tho party that has so fur neon wfrktug under tho treaty.. (He:, rofurrod to tho treaty withthn.Vhfjed, King dom, under whlcll tiip 'ri'lsH' Kroo HtntO, was setAiPi) ; Oqiv vaHy bus bceu'i.entit'nyorliig'; tof- kojiio tini to .obtain ; a nili.yor'lty.lit. ' tho ,dail lb i'.tirry oUV"" 'Occlil red policies." ;:Thse 'fla'nna fall policies, the republican leader .outlined , as: Irish unity and Independence; ro bulldirfg Irish Industry so , that Irish needs may , lie supplied, so far an possible, by Irish labotv rthtis ending unemploymnt and its coitsnquenco, etntgriitlon; reslorn tion of the, Irish language as Hie spoken tongue uf the laud, find generally fostering tho culture which has; distinguished Jroland arn,ong the nations. . Tho . flanna fal,l was organized by Do Valera. and his assoclatoa In I H20 and has been Ihe second party numerically .ever since, pol ling the second highest preference vote In tho general elect Ions ol IKY. -Mr, De. Vulera 1ms been Us active "louder! holding tho. allegi ance of 57 iiiiemberH of the dall agultuu the Tree .mule party's fit. (Continued, on Pago Four) FATHER HELD ON CHARGE OF SHOOTING BOY POKTDA.ND, Ore,, Mar. US (AP) V,, K. McKcehau, 4f, who shot and wounded Arthur J. Jteuham, 2u, admirer of M'oK'iehan'H 1 7-ycar-ohl daughter, Paulino, was arrested yesterday and released to day on a charge of assault with intent to. kill. He wns released on hhi own recognizance pending the outcome or (he bullet wound which sept young Itenhuni to a hospital wounded, physicians say, serious ly. It. Henhaui father of the wounded yotilh, signed the eom plajnt against Mi K'eejian at the pressure of the district attorney. I loth Menhum und his son ex pressed a willingness to prosecute the Irate father who tdiot Mciiham during a family rpiarrel In whirl the elder McKechiin objected to llenham'H attenlloim to hi:i daugh ter. Vesterclay, however, when (he elder penham uan mdifled that his son had been shot, lie Ih re ported to luivft told McKeehan,' "I cant do anything with my son. Hhoot him If you want to," Young Hcnhiim wan shot by Me Keehan after tho youth Is alleged to have knocked Mrs, Melvechan down and then drawn u revolver McKeehan rushed Into his home, recovered hli weapon and 8hot tho youth through Iho cheek, ac cordint' to the nollco vvrulmi. Senate Remains Idle; House Has Tariff Measure Congressional Leaders -Fail to Reach Agree ment at Meeting Today Another Scheduled. WASHINGTON,' Mar. 28 (AD After a meeting of five minutes, tho senate, rccessod, today until Tiiesthiy when It will begin con sideration of Muaclc ahouls legis lation. WASHINGTON, Mar. 23 (Air)--Tho powerful unofficial group of republican house leaders known uu tho steoring comm,ittee, in a three hour mooting today, failed to .reach an agreement on tho form of the rule under which tho. houso will consider tho tariff bill next week. Another meeting will ho held at 11 q'ctoek tomorrow. Tho house rules conv.mitteo will. not meet un til next -week and indications were thut consideration In tho house of tho tariff bill would bo delayed to probably tho mlddlo of . the week to glvo tho republican lead erri tim;o In which to: reach1 an agreement. ' ' ' v ' ' ; Speakor, ilongworth nnd Chuli man Snoll or tho rules corhialttoo said that "the situation was vir tually tho sumo is It was yester day."' ' Identification of Young Woman Not Completed KI'ItKKA, Cal Mlitr. 28 ( AP) Authorillen today awaited tho av- rlvat of Ora M. Preston,, of Hod ding, who will view the body of the young woman found slain last Monday In tho rodwoo.da, 00 nnlles north of here, In nn attonvpt to identify It as lhat of his wife, Mrs, Gladys Preston, mlsalng alnco February y. f , Krank, Jesse and Himo( Naves, brothers of Mrs., Prpston, aaid the body bore a "strong resemblance' to their sister. They made .this statement after visiting tho morgue a second time last night. Earlier they had bean unablo to. agree, hut the presence on the left foot of the slain woman of wobbed toes caused them to change their bolief. M.rH. Preston, mothor of three stniall children, hud two toes grown together on her loft foot. .' Frank Paulsen, tho mJaelng woiuon'fl'"8tepfatheYi' ' ; disagreed wllli (ltd brothtfiB. Ho wild1 tho dead woiHan' foaturoH did not resemble those of his Btopdatigh ter, but Coronet Oacar Hwansdii pointed out exposuro to the ele ments might have caused n change hcrlff John W. Huhnor,' how ever, , still chocking tho source -of a letter wtrltton by Ger trude Lawrence- at a Ban Francisco hotelr which tfafd: ;; ',, ;"' . l. "A vetl-hiiired girl ima been murdered at Hcothi. , (A. tou'n So iniloH piouth of KUrcrT.i).' A man named Danny did It, Look for him." . " ; ' ,. : The hotel iV.iorled a wonuih by that name had lived there, regis tering from Vancouver, U. C, but had checked out threo days ugo.. Burglar Kisses Woman; Too Bad KAN KltANC'IHCO, M(ir. 2 (AP) All because ho couldn't reslsl kissing tho Hps of-it. sleeping wom an, tony Pcrax, 22, suld to be a roccnt. arrival from Los Angeles, lu In Jail charged with burglary. I'cniK, police said, departed from (ho usual routine while rob bing the apartment of Mir, and Mrs. Tlzo Vlllareal early 'today. Ho paused to kiss Mrs. Vlllareal. She screuiiMHi. Co-eds Vote For . Smoking Rooms UVANMTON, III., Mar. 2 (AP) Out of the H:i3 ballots returned In n poll conducted by '"tho stu dent newspaper nt Northwestern university, 282 co-eds voted In favor of InHfullliiK smoking looms In dormitories und sorority houses and 01 ugaluHl, Ihn jaier an nounced lodny. Old "Two Toes" Is Condemned to Zoo M K.MI'IIIH, Term., JllJir. 2H (A I') Old "Two Toes," king of the timber wolves, ndllMt spend (be icoiftlnder or his Urn behind bars at the MciiFiliiH v.no as penalty for the rtilhlCKH erlnves he comiultted when lie led bM Jtae.k through tho forests of Arkansas. Alter 10 years of freedom and iniiMtory. the g.tunl, wily beast wns oiiLHinurtcd by nieit and dogs In Cross Country, Ark., yeslnrdiiy and brought here. Ill jVI'll A('t'llH.TA.r ErGKNK, Ore., Mar. 22 (AP) The comity coroner ami sheriff today Investigated Ihe shooting to death o( Uuy ' Syphers, at), l.uko Creek viilley rancher, who was shot and killed, apparently by his own rifle. In u field neur Ills home yesterdny. 'I'lie death is believed to httvo been occidental. Kyphcis Is survived by his widow and four children. U.S. AVOIDS ENTANGLING AGREEMENTS American Delegates in London Eliminate One Type of Treaty. CONSULTATIVE PACT IS OPPOSED Ranking Democrat in Sen ate Attacks Proposal Hopes Hoover will Take ; Same Stand. ' By C, V, WllllamMn (Aaaocidled Priw.s Staff Wiitcr) LONDON, March 28 CAP)-r-Tlie Amorlcan dolegatoB hnvo definitely eliminated a typo of treaty uiich h the Tour-power raetfio pnt of 102 1 A a haNis for a consultative agree mont to be. framed' at tt(o London conference, .'.t v , . . , . . It was learned on the lilBhost authority In the American- delega tion today that the Americans are convinced commitment!! under itrtlale : tn-o. of tho Paolflo treaty. If appllDd In Kuropo, ' would cauau. tho Unltod States to purtlclpated in discussions over virtuully every controvorsy in Europe whethor the United mutes wan Interested in , thom-or not.. . Article two of the 1021 treaty, to which tho Americans .would ob ject, Is a consultative pact applied to Europe. It provides that if the contracting , parties rights are threatened by any other, power those powors signing the treaty shall consult in ordor to arrive ut an understanding. ' i; Too Kntuniflliiff for V. S. It Is eiuphnsizod by .tho. same authority, that the Amorlcans havo Interests In the I'acltlo which justi fied tiio signature- of such a troaty. However, It is considered thut such would be too entangling for a pact In which the United States would purtlclpato. as far as Europe is concerned. ..- . Thus tur the.ro has been on ap proach to tho United States regard ing a consultative agreemont und there will bo no move on tho part of the American delegation until: two things : are completed which; would bo considered to justify tho' Amorican discussion with the. other, delegations of a consultative juot; with,, a, view, of .dovlslng such an; agroenient.' - . Two Steps Itoowary Those two steps, . Which must be completed, uro (1) satisfaction of Franco's -demand for security and (2) by vlrtuo of .thlB satisfac tion a reduction by Franco in her tonnage 'figures to such a point as to mako a five .power naval agree ment possible. 1 , - On the other , aide It Is known thut tlio Americans havo not mude any suggestion to any . other powor either : regarding - at consultative puct or oven Informally for solu tion of tho security prouiom; , (Continued on Page Four) Coolidge's Bank Closes Its Doors NORTlfAMPTON. Miiss., Mar. SS ( AP) Tho liampshlro County Trust company closed Us doors this morning wllli o shortage of approxMiloly 2r,(i0(l. niamo for tho loss was placed dlrootly upon Harold It. Newcomb, former manager of the savings depart ment, by' Arthur Guy, stuto bunk examiner In charge. A stuteniont by Itulph llomlngwuy, prcsldont, said suvlngs depositors would suf fer no Iosh, Newcomb, banker by day nnd leader or a popular Jazz orchestra by night, was arrested on March 17, charged with the specific theft of 15,000 on. which charge ho was held In dofault of IHO.ouo ball whon arraigned In district court. Hoth Mr. and MJrs. Calvin C'ool idgo huvo accounts In tho trust compuny. .-','! ADVANCES NEW TREATMENT OF THYROID GLAND CiaCAQO. Miip. i!8 (At') Theutment of discuses of tho thy roid eland without BuiReiy wan pi-MMcnti'd us u poHslblllty tudny befttrn tho physiology section of Iho Kodomflon of Ajnerlrun Boclflles -for Kxperimontul Hlolony. r. Milton O. 1eb of Hamird unlvei'Hlty roported Hint it htirtnona fir ehenileal extract ohtulned from th hypotlu'slH, one of tho ondoc rlno KlnndM tit the bum of tho liiuln. hod tho effect ot lowering tho conihiiMtlon rule of tlttsuoB In iinlnmlM lifter Injected under tho hK In. Tho harmone of tho -thyroid gliirid, it wan expluinetl, InereitKed oxitliillon and prodtit'ed, fre(iient ly, Bf-rlouH dlordt?r. It wtiB hur KOHti'd hy Tr. L,o thut if the Imr tikone oblulnol hy hni could do prtfHD the ruto of oxidation hi HUch oiHfM surgery might be eliminated. An experiment planned to uhow that "heurt failure" wiw Iiupok Hllile with u normul heart tinloKfj an Injury dutitroyed the oixau wan dcHerlhed by It. Robert W. Mid dle of tho I'nlverwity of Mlu tourl, v