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EDITION
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VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1930
MEMBER A. B. C.
NUMBER 192
THREE MORE
SEEK OFFICE
IN DISTRICT
W. R. Ledbetter, Republi
can; E. M. Myers, Demo
crat1 Both File.
VICTOR ECKLEY
TO BE CANDIDATE
Will Oppose Representa
tive Weatherspoon in
November, if Both Men
Are Nominated.
Union county's political ineni)
for;ihc Mtiy primaries is "almost
completed and by & o'clock this
afternoon, It will bo a closed is
sue, with all filing of declarations
for candldm y recurded und the
books, definitely cloned.
So rin. no primary races have
developed, und tho V''''0'! between
tho "deadline" for tiling thla Mf
ternoon and the May 16 vote will
be (tiiet us fur h local politics
are concerned. The only excep
tion at present will be the race
between Kepresentutive T. G.
Johnson and I.. I' Hill" Allen,
both of Wallowa, for the republican
nomination to represent I'nio'n
and Wallowa counties in tho state
legislature.
Apr. 15 l.st to lU-.istcr
Registration books will close on
Tuesday. Apr. l, although 11 is
announced that persons coming of
ago between then nnd May. 15, or
completing tlielr residence re
quirements here during that period
may legally register betore Apr. 15.
f The democrats, not at. first active
In referonco to the primary elec
tions, iinve chiiic forward with
two candidates, one rir county
commissioner and unoiher for
Union county, representative in
the stulo legislature,
Kckley. Kilters Itacc
Vleto. Kehley. prominent in
demlocrntic affairs, here for many
years, ; yesterday afternoon an
nounced that be would be a can
didate for tin) nomination for rep
resentative.' On the republican
ticket, Representative H. H.
Weather.pooii lum f IJed, resign-
Ing his position oar. tin horticul
ture board in order to. 'avoid any
possible conflict. Ah. Weather
spoon voluntarily asked for an
opinion on tho Miiesticn of the twu
state positions li held, and acted
accordingly. M r. Kelt Icy received
a considerable vote two years ago
when hi-: nanv? was "written" in
oan the ballot.
Late yesterday County Commis
sioner W. It. Led better, republican,
filed his candidacy for the. nomina
tion, and lias no opposition in the
primaries. K. C. M.yeis. of Sum
merllle, seels the democratic
nomination for this pus.
Mr. Lt dbetter Is sei vim? hi
fourth year in the office of com
lni'ionci', and during this period
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SONG CYCLES
WILL BE GIVEN
ON WEDNESDAY
The program for the Neighbor
hood club guest night tomorrow
evening at : 1 r o'clock In the J-a
Grande hotel ballroom, wns an
nounced today. Two song cycles
will be given by Maker tulent. This
waM originally scheduled for Tues
day but was postponed a day.. .Mem
bers, their famJUes and friends are
Invited.
Tho progra m follows:
"Flora's I lolliday."
by Lane Wilson.
1. "Cotno All Ve Lads and Lass-e.-"
nnartet.
2. 'Move's (iroetlng,' .Mrs. Harold
Trehbe, soprano.
3. "Tell Me 'harming Maiden,"
John 1'olt, tenor.
4.
G.
C.
"Gentle Dawn." quurlct.
"The Country Dance," quartet.
"Maiden's ile ware Ye," iMrs.
Frances Olivr, contralto.
' Sound Arnuintnt." Tom Hunt,
bass.
"The I'edler." quartet.
"The Commotion of Love,'
S.
o.
quartet.
Intermission dance by Witln Hit;..
"Th" Mountebanks"
by Kasthope Martin. .
1. (a) Preamble by quartet, (b)
and episode by .Mr. Hunt.
2. "Dusk of Dreams," by Mrs, Carl
Waltz, contralto.
3. "Til.- Quack Doctor." by Kich
jird Snvurthwiilte Jr.
4. "The Heartrending." by quartet.
5. "The Minstrel." by Dr. Theo
Cnrlsou, tenor.
C.
Jingle Hat." by Mrs. 1 .eland
Finch, soprano.
7. "Her.- Today and (ionc Tomor
row," by quartet.
Miss Ava Stclgcr is accompanist.
k.vi iir:it touav
7:3i a. m. 4- above.
Minimum: 3 '2 above.
Condition: clear. ;
w 1 1 1 ;i t lisTi :iu. v
Maxlnyim 03, minimum 33
above.
Condition: clear.
WKATHKU Al'. I. 1920
Maximum 62, minimum 23
above.
Condition: clear.
Legion Officials
Are Speakers At
Forum Luncheon
Sid George, State Com
mander, Gives Forceful
Address Before Cham-
. ber of Commerce.
A remarkably forceful and
clear presentation of tho purposes
of the American l.eglon organiza
tion was given today at noon to
the chamber of commerce by Sid
George, wtate convnundcr, who
with Carl Shiner, state adjutant,.,
were guests at the forum luncheon i
In the l.a Grande hotel.
Mr. George, the main speaker of
the program, told something of ;
the objectives of the Atiierlcun l,e- ;
gion, how it has aligned itself with
oilier civic organiimlionHo In pro-,
mottng community ' betterment
projects, how It has aided disabled
soldiers and their families, and
declared ttat with one decade ol
service completed, "ivc ure enter
ing a second decade with renewed
vigor and higher Ideals."
Kvplnimt Pm-poso (
In explaining the purposes of the
legion, he qucted from .the pre
amble of its constitution: "Wo servo
in peace as wo served In war, for
God and country."
"Wo would raihoi be remem
bered for the captains of Industiy
wo have developed over here nnd
the disabled men we can return
to useful service than for. the towns
we destroyed and Uie enemy sol
diers we killed over there," Air.
George declared.
"Wo have never asked for one
thhiK for ourselves, and all we ask
for Is more strength for service.
. . . There are many men on the
outside that should be In the le
gion. ... If he served with the
American army during the -wur
and If he in a citizen, ho belongs
with us."
; The first objective or the Amer
ican Legion was fulfilled to com
nlellon, Mir. George said, point
ing out that Ihe United States was
the only country in which n neat
army wua demobilized without
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Walter Pound
Given One Year
In Penitentiary.
"Walter "Pound, rn?sted? n few
davs ago by the police On It charge
of larceny, entered a plea of guilty
to the ehan-'o heron- Circuit Judge
L W. Kuowles yesterday afternoon
and was sentenced to serve a year
in the state penitentiary. !
The direct plea before the judge
came whm Pound waived a hear
ing and the. district attorney, Carl
Helm, fik'd a direct Infurmallon
against the prisoner.
Pound was charged wllh tnk'ng
a sum of riioney from Skncgs store,
here one evening while the clerks
were at supper, lie Is said to have
returned a little- over ?100 to the
officers.
This Is Pound's second major
conviction, the man having been
convicted of a felony In "Washing
ton previously, according to local
officers.
Sheriff Jesse llreshears was to
take Pound to Salem today, making
the trip by autolnobile.
L.C. Smith Will
Erect Building
To Cost
Announcement of a new build
ing in Ihe 1030 construction pro
gram of Ln. flrande wuh tnadc to
day by L. C Smith, pinie. owner,
who will erect a to-wtory eoncreto
building in the buslneHM seel ion lo
be " used as private apartnw-'itt.H.
Work on the const ruction was
Mtaru-d with his announcement,
with th'e contract let to Hans Niel
son, local contractor. It is estim
ated that the buildiiiK will cost
about Ifl.Ofto.
Tho liuiUHnf; will have Rround
dimensions of -'fi by -10 feel and will
be erected behind Mr. Smith's enr
ao bulldini,' on Fifth and Uepot
street.
Gun Club Climbs
In State Shoots
The La flrande (Jim club, by
virtu-' of shooting n 73 and win
ning three and lylntc one of four
UMitebefl In the (ireonlan tcle
Krnphle trnpshoot Sunday, now
elands much liluher lit the pereent
ace:i with nine won and 10 lost,
for pererntat' of .47 1.
The elnb also shot in th Orp
iu'on-ldaho slioot and now has tyven
I win? und seven losses, o-cupylnij
t-Itrth place amouc the 1 clubs
of the two states. The 73 Sunday
uave La firande a win over Hunt
ington's G1 and over N'yssa-l'arma's
71, although Caldwoll, with 7-1,
banded th Last Oregon nlmrods a
defeat.
No More Riding
Hikes on Walks
Pi.Hnv on bky(-,,ft "n the irle.
wait'. wbi:-h is iimto or leitf tol
erated I y the poib . durinit the
winter rnunths. will be strictly pro
hibited frcm now on. It was an
nounced today by the chief of po
lice, Clint- Haynes. There is u city
ordinance luakintr tit in nnUiw f nl
and pollcomen are btinff liulrutt
d to tiiforcc it.
ANNIVERSARY
OF COMPANY
CELEBRATED
Guardsmen of This City
Give Banquet and Drill
Exhibition.
KIDDLE TELLS OF
ARMORY OUTLOOK
Company E to Attendj
Camp During June
Excellent Showing E'x-
pected During Season. ;-
. With 50- members, of. the null j
nnd about a dozen guests present, j
Company K, 186th Infantry form- j
ally celebrated its sixth anniversary
Inst night at a banquet at the Saca
jawea Inn followed by exhibition
drill and company inspection at the
urmory. ' '
Organized six years ngo Mar. 18
In, the Central school building, tho
company has grown in efficiency
and general standing until it ranks
as one of tho leading organizations
of Its kind in the stale. This year,
with an unusually fine personnel,
till; oullpok Is brighter than at nny
time in the six yeura. . "
' plains Armory Status
State Senator Kred K. Kiddle was
the main speaker Ht the banquet
last evening, praising the company
for its accomplishments und point
ing out tho value of a national
guard unit to Us community. Us
state and Its nation. Ai, a matter
of fact, he said, the company
brings $0,000 in cash into La
Grande annually besides affording
Ihe community protection, provid
ing physicul training for Its young
men, etc.
In spenklng of the status of the
bill before the legislature Torn, l.a
Grande armory, ; Senator, Kiddie,
said that La Grundo now stanim
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REV. KENDALL TO
STAY AT JEROME
.vt...', - ;;'','S
, . bells jangled uninvltlngly In a num-
laanO Congregation Re- ber of homes. Up on M avenue
fuses to Release Minister w .tractor sleepily got
T . . out of luu and took down llio rn-
Lallecl to La urande. ' c-ivr. a grurf vuicc Haiti: "iieiio,
. Ihl.H is Horace Knnpp Hpoaking. IT
, According lo an announcement you.nro going lo unti any waier to
1 lilfide yesterday morning by lr. day you had better draw it. 1
Harry S. Hain.itton. superintendent hrivo to Hhut tho water off until
cr thin dlstrlet of the Methodist It tonight." Jlr. Sell. uuci'IimI:
chi-rrh. the KIrst M:t!nnllpL ehu'eh "When?" The answer was "Kiglit
. of l.a Grande will have supplies away!" Thanks. Horace," waH the
I to fill Us pulpit from.-now until reply,
the nieettntr of the annual confer- .Then Mr. Se.ltz. not bothering to
enee "which this year' eomes in complete hiK dressing, begun riling
Annus!. This announcement fol- up poifl and pans and any kind of
lows word received last week by tilings ibat would hold wnlur. A
inemlfwrs of the pulpit supply com- lot of water Is used durljig the d iy
1 inittee and confirmed by messages in a modern home,
received yesterday, that the aerv- Hut, as the morning wore on, the
ices of the Her. . U ' Kendall. ' :
now at .Jercme, Idaho would not (Continued on Pago Five)
j tie available. Mr. Kendall spent i M
' h-oni.e time in La Grande last weeK . m ri
but at services held at Jerome
Siindny, tht. .eongi ugation refused
tf. release him as pastor.
.e I
If iv. announced Mint the Itev
.f. A. I'lTklnf. or Ilyderabiid. In-J "en Osburne. executive sec
.ll.i. will ueeuiiy tho pulpit this lelary or the Oregon federation
t'uinluu Sunday and also will be "' Labr.r, will be In l.a Grande to-
the speaker lo brinr the mesyam
on lOastei- Sunday. (n t ho Sunday
In between the deuyjustrntion "'hi
'olcr Line" will be Klven. in-.
Ha mi It on has im'ormod the com
mittee ut' a supply, whose services
can probably bo secured for the
months of May, June, July nnd
Ausru.-t. Whether or not. he will
como lo l.a, (Jiande will be an
nounced the last of t lu week,
E. 0. N. Takes Up Baseball; 14 Men
Working Out; Games Are Scheduled
Tht )-;astcrn Oregon Normal
Fehoot. with I I men out In suits,
(s making plans for a first hmisou
of base ball, with games already
scheduled wllh Columbia university
of Fori land, the Oregon Normal
school at Monmouth, although the
datea are still tentative. In addi
tion, practice Karnes are beJiur
south', and Coach Hob Qulnti Is
bop-'ful of lining one up for Sat
urday. The fourtei-n men who answered
t be hascha II rail are: 1 1 om -hens,
1 lOpklliH. MeCuIlv, J )eva liey. Fals
ey, Sul II vat), I'osey, Lfeiiallen,
Ful lei', cjray. A'lte. Henderson,
IV'H and foil nor. I lopkins and
Cray are out for a rcerivln:? hrrlh
with MeCully and Paisley likely to
nvke up the twirling end of the
battery. Little fielding work has
been done a yet. with Qulnn con
centrating on battery and hattlmr
praetico at pn?sent. The siiiad Is
working out on the Oreenwond
sehool uroundK but w ill start work
ing at the Normal school f.). noon.
ianv's. however, will be played at
the blnh setiool formerly used by
the 1 H ii Mountain league teams.
Qiiitin, former cno-k Itbi- .Moun
tain outfielder with the Huekeroos,
knows his baseball and local fans
are expecting him to gK everything
possible out of the K. 0. N. milt'T
lal. This is the third sport taken
up by tho Mountaineers, th-j foot
ball team winning the mythical
Htulj'.abfimpionKhip and the baskel-
biiYUln(ct making a good bIiow-hi-rvi'
"rt casoii.
mibia unh'crkity'b uJnv will
Whitman Glee
Club Appears In
Local Recital
Prograni at High School
. Auditorium Greatly En
joyed by Crowd of La
Grande People.
Aji artistic, and enjoyahlo pro
gram was presented hist night by
the Whitman All-College gleo club
in the high . school auditorium
which was partly filled with a
crowd of Whitman alumni, parents
and music lovers of La Grande,
Number followed number ' in
charming sequence and entertaln
inent. Kiom the opening selection
"Greet tng Song" by Wooler, the
concert was of a high order and
throughout tho performance the
crowd by Its applauso showed a
Xitll appreciation.
, An outstanding song -vas the
"Kalian ; Htreet Song"' (from
"Naughty Marietta") by Herbert
stiug by the glee club with an ob
ligate solo by Kuth Raskins. Oth
er.'! ranking in its class wete the
violin solo "Cnpriccio, Valse," by
Wlenlawskl played by Dorothea
HlMull; "Overture -7- Light Caval
ry"; by. Suppe.a selection by the
orcheHim; .and incidental duet by
Helen Grnham find Glenn CroHs in
"When a Maid Comes Knocking
at Your Heart" Troiii "Tho Fire
fly" by lAiml, also a gleo club se
lection; the musical reading,
' Here Comes the. Groom," from
the musical play "Hetty" by Hap
good -Hurt, rend by Helen Gray;
the "Waltz' Song" from "Homeo.
and Juliet" by Gounod a soprano
solo by Sarah Sotnervllle accom
panied by the orchestra, the songs
by the varsity quartets and the in
terpietatlvo dances by Marlon Lo
K'evre and Beth' Gorman.
Other glee club numbers were:
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And 40 People
Are Planning .
R-r-r-revengc!
Today was April Fool's day for
Pole Larson and Foster Sims but
li was only Tuesday for a Ipt of
their friends,
Th: s morning, about the time thu
sun peeps over tho mountain on
- J - he (HHAtrOJ' .Uin, valley,, ttdophone
U&UUI Ut! I V V VI III
Political League
nixht to ot'KnniKo a. political league.
A meeiinjf for nils purpose will be
held at 7:3" o'clock ut Katies hall.
The leamie does not plan on any
atcHressive. t'n rtMialans in the prl-tnai-y
and Novenvber elections, bul
will be ortranl.ed to acquaint ta
horhiff men with 1 ho ciunlil lcatintiM
of the various candidates and also
lo NerutitiJKO all IcKlslation affect
tabor. be In La. Grande eliher Apr. l!t or
1M. the dateH to be dftnil "ly de
cided In a few days. Four games
have been scheduled with Mon
mouth, with the AVeslcrn Oregon
team likely to play hero May ri and
10 and llb locals to go to Mon
mouth probably May 2 If,, 2 1.
TO I'LAV Wi l li HA k Lit
With Ia flrando not putting
forth a league team this season, the
Laker niti", which is lo play in the
(iregon-ldahu league, has signed
four players from La Cronde, In
cluded iu th quartet are Hob
Qulun. oulfiehW; Spud 1 IHms,
shortstop and Ibis Solvester, third
basHtnan. All thr'e played in th
Hlue M.otintaln circuit for several
yearn. Qtiinn wllh )cndleton. Helms
with Ii firande and Solvester first
with I'endleton and last yvar with
Ihe Pirates.
fib Stokke. ffrmer captain and
first baseman on the Pirate team,
has moved to linker and will hIhu
be 111 the LI'-phatilK lineup.
With the team conjt!ng of fey
cm I local players, Ijt firande fans
are cxpeeti-d tf take mtr than or
dinary Interest. In the linker entry
In thu Icav'"-'.
hah i -if. .ioi.ns i.r;A.i i:
HAK.LIt, Oi" Apr. I AP) -
. Formation of th'- ldah "( M'K"M
! baseball league was assured hero
i lat night at a meeting of tbu
chamJer of commerce a title 1 ;
couiinlsHUin and a number of base-
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ART SCHOOL RECEIVES GRANT
Tho I'llivcl-slt)' r Orogoii nrt'M'liool hils liecftinn IIik Hlliiuticl, .
tniinliiK roiitor for tmclioi'H of nrt npiim-liitlon In western .
CfillcteoM thiimKli u recent Kiiutt of thu C'ltriieio Corporation
ff mv VH'lt, which with tho ediicutlon conunlttoo of Ihn Ain
erlcan IiLsiltuto of Architects is can-jliiB on a mttloiml aini
pulfni to further nrl ethicntlon anil iippreclutton in Ajiwtican
HilUvi. Art tcachcrn will lie Helecteil liom tlnrlnjc KUltuner
months with all travcllntr, tuition, nnd living cxKMt.scs imltl. '
'I'hey will tilso bo given an udditlonul bum of npproxlmittoly
$13(1 to putvhaso teaelilntr nuiteiialn when they return to their '
own institution.
Funeral Home
Here Purchased
By Mr. Walker
A sale convpU'tcd yesterday that
is or more than usual Interest to
the people of Union county was the
transfer of tho undertaking stock
and equipment of W. H. llobnen
kamp coiup'iny. La Grande's pio
neer undertaking firm, to, Mr. and
Alrtr. George W. Walker, formerly
of Hoise, Idaho.
In speaking of tho transaction
H'nl Hohnenkamp said that ' his
firm hits for tho past several
muliths contemplated disposing of
thla department due lo the steadily
increasing demands mado on Hb
oersonnel bv tho other branches
of W..-H. Bohnenknmip company, mont. question. Japanese government today In- committeeman for many years, will
"YVo have hud mnucrous oppor- Ho said in tho first tliroo months structcd Its delegation In London bn elccli?d unopposed. But on the
I tunlties to niako llils change but of tlds year "thoso out of work to accept the . Reed-Matsul'alnt i doinbcratlc side ex-Governor Wul
' have been heailant until nogotlu- lost well nigh (1,000,01)0,0110," Ho naval formula without altoring tor M. Pierce 1b attempting to un
' Huns were completed with people explained this estimate on losses tonnago figures but wUh rcserva- seat ex-Governor Oswuld West.
.-whoni. wi sum, would bo .a was ..based, on the. Iho,ory that tho Hons which It was authoritatively I SrcXary nnd (JVntkliif
real asset lo tho comniunliy both men ninntlln'g' Idlo mjftht'' hnvo' tntel,"-hbttlt' pTNiwthtf dttfloul. ';"'Onltir'HttM''.'SM)atbr''' MoJ&rjr
ns competent funeral diicctor anil r.roated more Ihun' (1,000,000,000 Hob fur an early conclusion of u running alono in tho republican ,
, as a clllzen." worth or wealth. tripartita, naval limitation pact. jprlnwry. llo will be . opposed in
Mr. und .Mrs. Walker coiuo "Tho country as a whole, as well As tho result of Its decision, tho November by Klton Watklns. l'ort
here from Holse where they have as tho men themselves, is that Tokyo government confidently cx- j iul(i democrat who will file toduy.
been affiliated with tho undertak- much poorer becauso lhe.se wage pects tho eucoess of the London Representative W. C. Hawloy of
, lng rlrins of Sunfiiiuirs iind Krelis earners were not employed in pro- conference, at leust as far as Japan, !th0 frHt district has no contest for
i for the nnst five vears. Mr. Walk- ductlvo work." Green assorted. America und Great Britain aro con- tiy,e republlcnn nomination. W. A.
! er is a graduule or tho Cincinnati
I College ol' l-;uibalnilng and lias to
liiu ,.r..,m w ll enorses In both
! plastic and deim.i surgery work,
( Prior to ills coining to lloise Mr.
I Walker wan Willi the Frank It.
f'orken company, Cincinnati fun-
era! direclors. Mr. and Mrs. Wal-
I .er who Is a competent lady us-
rlstanl. and tlielr daughhler Gloria
o new occupying the apartments
! In coniiecllon with the rormer
Itohnenlismp rhapel located
rth and ftnrlnjr streets.
at
Mr. Walker was very nnllvi'Jji
civic affairs during bis resideneo
... r
I ill imiim', null w us Heeri'ijiry t,i iiiu
I Holse Kxeb.mge cluli for thu nast
two yen re.
The firm nnino will be deslg
naletl as Walker's Funeral Herv
Ice. U. P. Station Bids
Not Opened Today
,
llbls cn Ihe new II. P. station In
l.a Grande were not opened in
Portland toduy, as the chief en-
glneer was away from Hie rlly.
According to information from
Portland today It Ix unknown when
the bids will be opened.
.
Leach's Car Hits,
Kills Fisherman
ASTOKIA. (ire, April 1 (AP)
Olo H. Olson, '10, fishing crew Ktip
erintendent of ji Columbia river
fish packing company, was killed
last night ln-lween here and Sea
side w lien be was struck by an
automobile driven by J. 8. Ieach,
deputy dairy and food comjufs.
h I one i.
1t'acb told authorities! Olson wan
walking down the highway in such oy. Bniml chancellor or wnsn
a manner that he believed Olson fngton. II. F Dixon, grand clrin
wiiM Intoxicated. An Investigation cellor of Oregon, and .1. (1. Uimp
Marled. 'r, "f HoIhc, grand chancellor of
-i Idaho, wt-re present and both gave
Sharkey-Schmeling
IT-;. CV...,.;
i- lum, uuritno.K.u.
NI.W YOIIK, Apr. I (AP) Tin
New VorV. slate allilellc eumrnls-
flow loday sanctioned a 15-iounil
I match between .luck Kbarkey and
Muv M.'hiuellng to lie held at mo fn,., HtaUN. A dinner at the
Yankee sliidliim June 111 tnr the .,.n,,.t0n liolol pne-iled the nieel-w-Tld's
heuvyw eight title. The ,,. wi.i(.i. .,.,, i,,ni ,. session
winner will be recognized In New
York slate an tile successor to Gene
Tiililiey.
APItIL FOOL Tl'.V.LDV
OHWHOO, N. Y., Apr. I fAP)
Thirteen year old Itaymond Mlich
ell. according to District Attorney
If. M. Stacy, accidentally killed
Ills mother in her bed at their
home near West Amhoy today with
a shotgun while playing an "April
Ken!" .loko cn her. llo did not
know tho gun was loaded, Huy-
t..und told li e ofUcluls,
' "a
SAYS MILLIONS
ARE UNEMPLOYED
William Green Testifies at
Hearing His Estimate
is 3,700,000.
WASHINGTON, April 1 (AP)-
Wllilam Green, president of the
American Federation ot JjUiur,
estim'atcd today before a senate
commlltoo that 2,700.(100 wage
earners were out of work In Feb
ruary, losing over (400,000,000 in
pay envelopes. I
-Green was tile first, witness as
tho commerco comjuitlco roturnod
to consideration of tho unomnloy-
"Would lie harflclenl"
This much wealth, ho ssld,
"would undoubtedly be more than
surflelent to turn the tide of bus!-
ness from recession to advance."
"A billion dollars added to tho
incomes of wug.- earners In threo
months means an approximate In-
creaso of five per cent in the total
national Income for the period or
time," ho declared
Turning to the history ot unem.-
ployment. Gron said It hud been
a recurring problem slnco the bc-
fc'lnnlng of tho faeymry system,
The first answer charily was
iti(,,1n,,tii, le to meet workers' needs.
- --
ho assertd, "and left us (lllln un-
piM-jiared to meet the next mount
ing wnvn of unemployment."
'A ;ravo Problem"
"J'bls Is Indeed a aruvo prob
lem." Green told tin eoinntJtLee,
after declaring his orKunlalion's
figures showed that during the past
Its membership "did not fall below
II per cent for all trades und rose
"' us !!2 per cent."
Gneen culled "most significant'
bis estimate that average, tinoiii-
Ploymont did not full below II per
cent during tho months of 1II21I, In
which peace time production
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K. P. MEETING
AT PENDLETON
T A QrV t1 T IP ! i I (H
UlYol Vj V Vj IV i If
An unusual meeting of the
KuightH of Pythias took place In
Pendleton last nigiit with three
state grand chancellors present tu
hear the lecture on the historic
background of pythianlsm by
Judge K. I). Kuykctidall, of Pom
short uddicHHeM.
Mr. MacMaster. of Pendleton,
presided and Introduce., .lodge
Jnlm.K A (.l..tlU Juut, f ,
dleton, who In lurn lun'Odueed
Judge Kuykendall, recognized
..r.t-il IV Hie bailing stuib-nt in
ythliinlsm in Ihe norlowest and
n(, ot on,.lt( .. ones In Ihe
held by Jianioti lodge No. and the
pyihhm sisters.
British Schooner
And Rum Seized
Nl;V YORK., Apr. I (AP)
Tho I'liptuic of Ihe Adil M u
Itrltb-h schooner, with a llipici dir
ge off Ihe Jersey coast last night
was aiinouuceil loday at coast
guard headquarters. The liquor
seized was valued at $J6,Uul and
' tbu vctji.ul at W.Outi.
I Census Taking
1 WillBeginOver
Nation April 2
Hoover Asks All to Co-'
operate Enumerator
to Ask Questions of
President Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April 1 CAP)
President Hoover today appealed to
tho nation to cooperate whole
heartedly in order that tho consus
to bo started tonwrrow will "bo
effective.
Tho values of tho census are of
paramount Importance the chief
exocutlvo snid. Prom tho, point
of view of government, and from
that of economic advance and no
dal determination, ovory porson In
tho country has an Interest in mak
ing U absolutely official, he added.
As "head" of tho first family of
tho land, President Hoover expects
to answer tho questions of the con
sus taker tomorrow.
Asked at Ills press conference
today whether ho or Mrs. Hoover
would provide tho Information, the
chief executive replied:
"As head of the family X expect
to glvo that Information." '
J. Kterllpg Mo ran, census super
visor of tho District of Columbia,
will appear at tho white house ut
1 p. in. to enumerate the fmnily,
Ono Question Worries Him '
Mornii wdll carry under his arm
tho same typo of big brown port-;
folio that will bo used by all the ,
Iiouho to house enumerators. Hoi
will ask tho president the same
questions that will be asked of
overy other family but he admitted
today that ono of them puzzled
him.
It Is tho third question:
"Is your house owned or routed?1
TUorau has not decided how he
will record that slnco the white
houso Is neither owned nor rented
by tho lloovors.
Japan Accepts
Keed-Matsudaira
Naval Formula
TOKVO, April V (AP) The1
corned.
:
LONDON, April 1 (AP)-
-l'rlmo
Minister MacUonald told the houso
of comlmona today that Great Brl-
tain does not Intend any commit-
mcnt beyond thoso provided in tho
lenguo of nations covonant and tle
obligations of tho Locarno treaty, .
iiaillmt una r ran naa imi i
her to go acyond them.
Wheat Growers
Realize First
Government Aid
HPOKA.NK, Wash., Apr. 1 (A)P)
Northwestern wheat growers
who aro afflllaleil with tho na
tional oonpernlivo marketing wot-
up today raced tno reauiauon 01
ine nrsi iiuuiiciiu inn iu i.uhiu
tbein throllBh tho federal farm
relief act.
In a statement Issued lust night
by. i'J. M. lOlniiardt, president of
tho Spokane lntorm;edintu credit
hnnU, said that tho fedora) crudIL
btnk had approved applications of
the North Pacific Grain Clrow'orH,
Inc., for advances of $1,000,000 to
bo supplemented by $400,000 from
the credit bank, and that these,
loans would 'be made Immediately
available.
Advances, he said, would bo
pinde on a basis of 70 per cent of
,,1," 'tt' value of wheat by the
credit bank and the fannem' na-
lional grain corporation would loan
on a basis of $1.13 a bushel, less
handling charges, freight and In
surance to coast terminals.
.,
FJ
sVlllulOltl lilUCl
Measure Passed
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Al
Tli-i senate today passed a bill
granting congressional permission
to tin slates of Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
? ' -
llonmeiit of the water supply of
the Columella liver and all other
streams In which tho states aro
Jointly lnli-rei;ted. The hill, by
Senator MeXary. republican, Oro-
nuw K""H 10 ,llu nou'
Attempt Non-Stop
Flight to Bermuda
N-OUTII IlKAt'ir, N. y April 1
( AP)Vaptaln Ij'wis A. Yancy and
two compiinloim took off ut 0:39
a. m. today on an attempt to mako
a non-stop (light to llormuda.
I
JIJWIOI.ltY STOLEN
V'Oim.ANP, Ore, Apr. t (AP)
Jewelry valued at H"t was
stolen rrom the J. V Gjlruy Jewel
ry store here early today by a thleC
who kicked in a show window anil
selected the tfcinu. lie escaped,
HEAVY VOTE
IS FORECAST
IN PRIMARIES
Gubernatorial Contests,
Plus Local Races, Cause
' Great Interest.
TODAY foCLOSE
"FILING" BOOKS
Only Korell Paces Fight in
Primaries Congress
man Butler is Without
Opposition. . ; :.
SALEM, Ore., April i ,(AP)
More unusual circumstances and
situations, perhaps, than have ever
before attended a political cam
paign in Oregon promise to make
the contests preoodlng the pri
maries of May 16 next the most
spirited the state hag seen since
tho primary election law was en
acted 25 years ago.
Already predictions are heard
that the vote cast will be far abovo
the average, many placing it as
h'gh us 60 per cent. 'while attaches
of the secretary of state's office
who have watched the figures of
many elections place it more con
servatively at 60. The average
Oregon mimarv vote runs nhnnt. 40
per cent, sometimes touching 4G
In a presidential year.
5 1 M. Is "Deadline."
Tho period allowed candidates to
qualify for. the primary campaign
i uuus at e o ciock p. m, coaay. as
usual the final hours will brlnir in
muny additional candidates. Most
of the aspirants to tho major of-
flcos, however, have already filed,,
so It 1h now possible to give reason
ably clear picture of the llno-up.
Hoadlng the official list aro tho
candidates for nutlonal committee
man of tho republican' and the
democratic! parties, the only offico
to which the primary feature docH
not apply. The voting for this of
fice results In actual election. Ralph
13. VVIIIIaniH, republican national
Dolzoll, of Snlsnv will be h la demo
cratic opponent In Novembor.
Hobert H .Butler of. Tho Dalles
Is unopposed.
In the third congressional dis
trict, Representative Korell must
fight for the nomination against
Li. li. Sandblast and Robert G.
Dur.cun. It Is understood that Mrs, .
David TV Honeymnn, of Portland,
will today f llo for tho democratic
congressional nomination.
On both tho republican and the
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movies adopt
ETHICS TODAY
NMW YOIIK, Apr. 1 ( AP) The
movie industry toduy had a now
codo of ethics.
-Tho codo, which has been adopt
ed by the Motion Picture Pro
ducers and Distributors of Amer
ica, Inc., was announced by Will
It. Kays, president of the organ
ization, and provides;. ;
The use. of liquor In American
life shall bo restricted to tho actual
requirements of characterization
or plot.
Acts of minder or brutality shall
he presented only In such a way
nn wl.l not Inspire Imitation.
Methods of crime shnll not bo
resented In explicit detail.
Scenes of pnssion shall not be
Int reduced when not essential to
' e plot. Tho sanctity of the ln
ntltutlon of marriage and the homo
hull bo upheld.
P dated profanity, obscenity In
word, gesture, roforence, song,
' Ito or by suggestion and indecent
o undue exposuro ure forbidden.
Hevenge In modern times shall
not be Justified us a motive. Under
this rule "Hamlet' and ''Othello"
which have revenge for their plot
could bo shown for they are not
'aid In modern times.
Another rulo declares that "no
'Mm or enhodo may throw" ridicule
on any religious failh and minis
er nf lellglon (n their characters
'1 ministers of religion should not
Im used as comic characters or us
villains.'
Swan Death Toll
Remains At Eight
ST. KKIdOXM, Ore., April t
(AP) IVnth toll of the collision
between tho constwlso freighter
Davenport and the dancn bargo
8wan and its pirnhbont JJlx stood
i at eight today though another
namo had been ndded to tho miss
ing. Hlchard Holland Jr., son ot
tho ownor-operntor of tho barge,
whoso body previously wuh report
ed to huvo been seen In tho push-
bonl'H pilot houso us tho vessel luv
under U0 foot of water In the main
channol of the Columbia river near
there, was not found when thu boat
wau raised lust nigiit.