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iratuV Kurtuna barmr CITY EDITION Full AkkotIjiUnI Vrvwt lxnstxl V!ro Service 8 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER OREGON: Unsettled tonight and Tuosduy, rains In the went and showors In the mountain ot the oust, moderate temperaturo. -Mi:.MI!i:it ASSOCIATED PHKSS AXI) A. II. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1930 HASTKllX OltKdO.VS WuAIUNU NEWSPAPER NUMBER 197 VOLUME XXVIII EAST OREGON SCHOOLMEN END MEETING Pendleton is Selected for Annual Track and Field Meet May 3. ELECT COLEMAN NEW PRESIDENT Addresses Made During Day by C. A. Howard, E. D. Towler and Presi dent H. E. Inlow. , Tin conference nilelhud of solv ing tli' slate's educational prob lems wus tliu subject of an ad dress given by (.'. A. Howard, sup erintendent of public Instruction, during the closing session of the Sat unuiy spring .convention of the Kustern Oregon Superintend ent:! uiul. Principals nnsuclullon, although ho gavo it no specific title. M. . Howard spoke twice dur ing the convention, held In the Kustern Oregon Normal school. i:icct orriccrs . , J-Umt. Limh 'old nan. of Halt er, was elected president, suc ceed in,- Hoy Con Klin, of Union; and Troy I. Walker, linker prin cipal, wok elected seci etary sue-, eoedhi;,- 10. V. Cobum, I'nlon prin cipal. During I ho business muotiii? that, concluded the gathering of educators, Pendleton High school war. designated as host fur the numiar Kiislcrn Oregon track ami Hold meet, -to be held Saturday, May 'J. Woi'li Town rd r it I funnily "In our department wo like to work out parts ui the oducatlon al Program - in the state by the conference -method. We choose some definite topic for discussion at n conference, which with de velopment h.w is followed by the in'eni(lierK oil their i el urn home; thu;: uniform , measures nrc ac complished throughout Hie state." M.. Howard unit during his talk. Last Ocli'.-bcr a conference of high school' principals was held and .-t minifier of projects dealing with secondary cd neat ion -were considered. A similar, session will bo h"ld this fall In which sevei ;t persons from Ka stern Oregon will take an active part, including Henjaniin W. Whently. of Pendleton, and K. D. Towler of I. a. Gru rule, both chairmen of committees, Another type of con ference 'was the county school superintendents meeting held last August. yr. Towler Speaks "Class Size and Kif iciency" was the subject of Mi. Towler's re pel", summarizing the research made on the classes of some large and sonui small high schools, with . the following findings: both very small and very large classes nre not Iruly desirable; bright pupils do better In large classes, dull pupil.-i in smaller classes: 'effi ciency of Inst met or is not de pendent on clays size: the large high school:: m.ediuiit class Is from 2 a to 21 pupils: the small, from 1 . lo 1 :; and conclusions: greater number of sum Her c tass el in final! high schools, than laiger classes in large high schools: huge high schools are handlinv their pupils In classes over 2u. white small high schools are earing for the students in class under 2". President 1 1. K. Inlow. of tin.: Kavlern Oregon Normal school. ypoke on the service of the insti tution to schools of Kafctorn Oro- (Conlfnued on Page Five) SELECT CAST FOR LEAGUE PLAY TUESDAY The Anti-Saloon l.ciigue dra matic trial, lo be given Tuesday evening in t he l-'irst Methodist fcpiscopul church, will have in its cast, a number of local men who wll'. be "rivht at home' In their pari:-. No charge will be made for ad m'svion to the drama. Members of the vm I include: Car'. Helm, as disti let attorney: Colon I!. lOberhiml. as juilire; Koreno Cm ley. the d'fendnnt; .hie Miller, (he bootlegger: Mrs. Min nie Hyium, the witness-: H. A. Say re. th; coroner: John Spee! harr. the baillrf: lien Ifurniiielt. the sheriff: Mrs. T. K. )ir. motlier ef 'e defendant ; A tyre i Viol;, tlin reporter; RHeii Jensen, the Mow. The ineiiJt-eis of Hi juty wilt be seb'cled by Ml'.-'. Plltiuiin Yerh. Hh' wit' mtvc as one member of the jury. vt;.rni:i: tiui.w 7:3a ni. .". ii hove. Minimum: IS above. Condition; Partly cloudy. WKATIIKIt VKVI IlltDAV Maximum 7 s. minimum 4 il.-ove. Condition: Partly cloudy. WKATIIKU APIt. 7. JB29 .Maximum 4. intntmum 2 jbovc. Condition: Traces of. snow, moisture .02 of inch. Mercury Climbs To 78 Above In Valley Sunday Warm Weekend Acts Like Magic on Trees, Flow ers; Fruit Men Fear Spring Frosts. Climbing to 7R degrees above. Old Sol gave the Grande Hondo valley another summery day yesterday, the curly April heat seeming much more intense than if It were hilar in tli a season. The 78-above day was a record breaker for this lime of the year, and followed a miixl niiim of 7 (J above on Saturday. The minimum last night was unusually high for early spring, with the mer cury going no lower than 48 above. At 7:30 u. in. today the mark was 52 above but the sky was overcast. Under the Influence of the warm sun, flowers, gardens, trees and shrubs are growing like magic. Apricot trees are blossoming, oth er fruit trees are covered with swotting buds, and the apple trees are showing leaves. Fruit growers, however, ' tiro somewhat worried at. the early growth, fearing that a-severe frost may come before the blossoms are past tho danger period. In this lo cality, severe frosts may come as lata an tho first week in May, it is said. Many 1m Cirande people pushed lawn-mowers for the first time since late fall over the weekend and with no recent rains. lawns and gardens over the city were gener ally soaked with city water yester day. Tho weather forecast for tonight (Continued on Pugo Five) Normal School Nine Playing At Whitman Today following a workout Saturday afternoon under a 7li-ubovc sun, the Kaslern Oregon Normal school baseball team journeyed (o Walla Walla today and were to tangle with the Vhltnuin college nine at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon In the opening game for the locals. Whitman played three games Ki iday and Saturday, losing, all three lo Washington State coIIutu. 3 to 0, 1S to 2 and 4 to V. The Whitman hatting order is expected to I e ay follows; Kid wclt, if; Woolen, 2: Iireimi. If: Hniley, ss; Wright, cf: Keeso. It: Hove, lb; Thomas, c; Russell, p. Conch Itoli Quinn expectn to start MeCully on the mound with I Vend erson i n reserve. Saturday's workout indicated to observers that, the .Mountaineers luifo ii potentially strong team, although lack of numbers may handicap the nine to some extent. The in'leld Is - showing up well, with plenty of zip and strain, and with a little more expeiience, is expected to become one of those air-tb!ht aggregations. The team hits welt, considering tho earlines-s of the season, but whether ( hey wilt connect fre quently against opposing tritehing y., of course, another, story. According to the present sched ule, the first 'homp appe: Vance of the team wilt take place Apr. 1 y against Columbia university. G.T.Fleming Is Called Beyond; Burial Tuesday T. Klemlnir. pioneer black smith of ttiis county, died here yesterday morning after a short lllnt'f-rt. Kulieral perviees have been announced foe tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Snndgrass and Xinuncrman mor tuary, with burial to take place in 'he Masonic, cemrtery. Mr. Fleming came to this coun ty in IST'i with his parents. He was born In Wisconsin, and after arriving in "Oregon, learned I he blacksmith trade in Maker in ItiXI. Ii went to Silver City in IKSI-S2, woiklfur there until ixv when he moved to Ketehum, Ma. In IS"S!i hf fame hack to Oregon, locating at Ililgnrd. The yi-nrs I : I and l:Ki2 found him at Per--v and sine fhen he has had a bop of Ills own In I .a (Jrande. Mr. Ktefufiis is survived by his wlibiw and other relatives and a large number t;f friends. Census Work Here Is Half Finished Thr work of taking the census in the district surrounding Pendle tmi and Iji Crande Is progressing very welt, according to Raymond O. Williams. Assistant supervfuir, who was here for a few hmirs today be fore going on to Pendleton, where lie has his headquarters. Mr. Will iams spent Siiturday and Sunday In Wallowa coun'y arranging nuiih-rs 'thre. The district which is In charge iof Supervisor Mi.lntyre, of PendJc ! ton, consist of Lni"n. Wa llowa, Wheeler, Morrow. I'matUla and 'fiiifluui counties. Knunu'ralors in the district total 7. The work of counting the people 1 In Im Orandc is approximately half finished. Mr. Williams wild today, ami the work ov?r the county about i one-quarter completed. The city j count is to be completed by Apr. It i while the county has two additional I wet kg. IMPORTANCE OF TREATY IS EMPHASIZED Failure to Form Five Party Naval Limita tion Treaty Minimized NINE SHrPSARE TO BE SCRAPPED Three-Power Agreement to Cause Cancellation of 26 Shins by U.-S., Eng land, Japan. ' liONDOX. April 7V MAP) American delegation - quarters to day emphasized the achievement 0.' 11 prospective three-power 11 nV al limitation treaty rather than the failuro to attain hero n fivo power treaty. : 1 Ambassador -CihHon, : veteran of the unsuccossful tri-pnrlito- eon feience at Clenc'a in li27. in n radio speech to the I'nlted States Sunday, gavo .what was Interpret- (Contlnucd on Pago Five) COZZENS SPEAKS DURING SERVICE Tells of Missionary Work in Africa Rainbow Girls Attend Church. "We can not view the work of the church in Africa without a feeling of ihunkfulness, and a sense of deep gratitude for what God ban' done," said Kdwtn Co?. sens, who Is on furlough from Hlal', Cauierroon, Africa, at I he Sunday mfornlng servlco In thh Presbyterian church. "Wn real ize," continued M r. Cozzi-ns, "as we see the. greatness of the work and the great tilings accomplish ed that Ood has been working with us, but wo must not forget Unit Ood Is using (he bund led. s of faiilii;ui native wor!cors( O'o Ing these things,' ' - ' - A i ter relating incident h of iii tereKl, Mr. CO'.zens said, "We liave on our native staff 1 Ji ministers, and 4 more are being ordained this year. 'M licentiates, 1157 cat echlslsy ( 7 C .teachers, medical assistants and nurses, with help era in the ot her departments of work, making a giund total of J. -Tin. Meetings set up by native workers arc often attended by as many as II. aim in a day." In em phasizing the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, lie said: "Social betterment Is so truly of the es sence of tho gospel that any preaching of this gospel sooner o1 tatei- sets nien to work to save i.jclcty, without necessarily con necting '.heir social impulses with their religion; but It Is of the es sence of the gospel also that men should do their work for ' the Kingdom in open-eyed delibcrate 11 ess." Mr. Cozens spoke to a large and appreciative audlencO, all of whom would he happy lo hear him many more times idling the story of Hie change for belter Jn t lie yea i s of m Issions. He re turncd to his home in Sap Kiau cisco today, where he will await the recovery of AI rs, . Coz.cns fionr a major operation, and then fsit the church in tho east and return to Africa In the fall. Olrls AKeod Service "The Garden of God" was the subject of the sermon presented Continued on Pnire KlvM Claude C. Pratt Tells of Travels, How He Lost Seventy-Five Pounds Claude (', Pratt, formerly or I ji (ira nde ii ud t lie hivgest lum ber man in Kii stern Oregon (al though lie haa lost T-'i pounds) has tcturncd to this city and tells of hi-; travels and experiences in the following: ' I am so glad we ate back that fci-l 111;.- a humble bee In 4" acres of clover. "It took me three and a half hours Saturday to walk from the H!ce Mountain garage up to our old lumber ya rd. I u as st riking glad band itli friends I wa about to say on Him streets of go hi; wVH, It seemed almost that way. you know a hsenee makes the heart grow fonder,' Well, I could go on for half an hour and then not begin to tell you how glad we ate to see you all. "And say. Mister Man. the coll of till svalley ficcms to cay lo me. Hf Wo, Claude 1'ratl. we're glad U S'-e you b:-ck. We have Just aot black In the fao uniting fur you to return. A.nd we are witl ing to do our part. to. fkei-p you here from now on. Jud throw ;t haioHul of seffl oti us ami we H IM give you ba' k a bushel, w will give you all ttie fruit and vejti table! you wi-nt to t at and not complain about U eftlii-r.' And l.ut but n"t taii. no not by any mean-', tho tittle church down on Hie corner of X and Kprucc In-M such a warm welcome to iik that ft maiP us tike 'Heaven oil earth.' ' I did imt ray much ubout re ligion wlien I was In . business ht: fur feu; tonic wouiU think $48,750,000 Is Apportioned By Secretary Hyde Authorized by Congress as Federal Aid for High way Construction Start ing July 1. . WAfilllNOTON. All 7 (.VI") Secretary Hyde today upixirtlonctl among llio 48 RtatcH aiul Hawnll OK.750.UUU of tho additional M'. uou,0(iu authorized ly conrroas aa fideral aid for hlRhway conntruc tiun iti llio rihcal year lic'irinninu July 1, 103U. This aupplcmcntary appropria tion wan a.ithoriy.ud by a bill algncd by PrcHidunt lloovur on April 4 which alao provided for the ap propriation f $12n,uuu,ouo for cftch of thu fiscal yearn, 1931, and U3:!. an addition of f u.oua.ooo yearly over the prcajnt uppropriu tion. ConBress provided 7ii.uo(l,0U0 by u'prevlotiH act and Secretary Hyde upproprtnled thiH ainoni; the Htatea and Hawaii on DccomhrM' , lull. .Apporlloninent to the hIhioh ol the adilltional 50.uuu,000 ror the fiscal year of 1931 Includes: Cali fornia fl.0ST.447; Idaho. li21.S29: Montana $1,036,243: Oreunn 7'JS. 44"i and Washington t"7o.S I L . Scout Board Of , Review Will Be Given Tonight Aliont -twenty boys will bo ex amined at the Hoy Scout board of . review tonight for merit badges, which will be awarded at ttie court of honor tomorrow evenini; In the high school gym nasium at 7:30 o'clock with a cor dhit Invitation extended to. Hie public. The review will also be gin at 7:II'J o'clock. All patrol leaders, assistant and senior patrol leaders, scoul mas ters and their assistants are In vlied to attend the patrol leaders conference In Baker, May 'J and 3. The purpose of the meeting is to give the leaders a chance to. discuss patrol problems such an discipline, advancement, hikes ami athletics, and to learn the patrol iiiethodn and what to do tu Hie line of projecls for camp. Th conference will begin lrrl 'rinivafteriWn, MjiiV 2VWhli rcjfiR t rati on between - A and 6:110 o'clock. A banquet Is scheduled for tt:30 I'riday nfght. The con ference will close nl S o'clock Saturday evening. Negro Confesses "Torture" Murder KT. J'AI.'H. Apr. 7 (AP) Andry Mann. 4a ye'ir old NeKro, confessed "torture slayer of a 10 year old buy here Saturday, admitted today, police said, the murder of I oro thy Aune, 'l ymv old Minneapolis girt, found strangled last. August. Chief of I'oltco 7:. .1. Murniino said ttie Negro confeHsed the Aune slaying of has own free, will, lie tiatl confessed previously to killing the boy, Karl Tague, whose body was found on a railroad embank ment Saturday. IHtOW.XK TO SA VI-; WO.MW Hi;i(NI0 UKACIf, Cal.. Apr. 7 (AP) -Caught In a rip tide, Henry Hntaltug. 25, refused ttie aid of n life guard to whom he pointed out his sister-in-law, Mrs. .leiine. Ilotal ing, "o. struggling in Hut surf !n yards away.-The guaril rescued the woman and Hotallng drowned. tio.v i..ii;ici:i) I-AKKPUUT, Cal., Apr. 7 AI') Ten persons, Including a three-year-old girl, were Injured. on-' critically, hi a gnsollm; explosion and fire which destroyed their mo tor yacht on cinm- lake. that. v. e were using the cloak of religion to promote a greater busbies:!. 1 nlwayn roll like Chris tianity wuy. too sacred to com mercla IJze ft. Travels 17..VMI Mllc-i "Well, w o have traveleil over 1 7.5O0 miles sliH'e we left you good people a year and a half au'o. We have traveled In nevcii states Idaho, Wyoming. Colo rado, Arizona, California and our own blessed state of Oregon. What I want to say, we traveled, taking our tin looking around, especially In the state of Arizona and In California, she's a mighty long state, "The state of A rlzona Is prac tically 'man made.' You could not raise a fuss aniens you'd ue water to litigate your ttiro.it. and If 11 uafn t for shade you would hardly need to put a roof over you house, us It K'-ldom Tain1, and when It does rain tiny all siy this is ro unusual. "Hoeit it net hot (low n there',' No. It Just stay hot day after day, week after week and month nft'-r month, day and night. 'Your' Pncle Claude uh work ing one day on a ftot roof, nail ing on some roofing. I aim ok. tij-lted und run off. It was II. in the Miadc but the sun was so dliecMy over the houc that there J w as practically no shaile around the house, ami to go liif ide was like going Into an oven. I wus afraid I would cook too fast, so (Continued on I'age Four) MELLON AND RASKOB ARE UNDER FIRE Brookhait Accuses Secre tary of Conducting "Wet" Campaign, COURT UPHOLDS MELLON'S CLAIM Decision Made in Wash ington Today Concern ing Seizure and Con demnation of Cars. WASHINGTON, April 7 (AlP) Secretary Mellon was accused In the senate today by Senator Hrookhurt, republican, Iowa, of 'conducting a campaign against prohibition." The Iowa dry told t ho senate that Mr. M'on was conducting tho campal .'Through W. W. Atterbuty, bis republican nation al conunJlteeman for Pennsyl vania, and his clui In New York, tho t'nion 1-eague club." Senator Urookliart referred to Chairman John J. Itaskob, of tho democratic, national committee, as a "Wall Street republican who was detailed by Wall Street to run the democratic party." "I til ink P.askoti and Mutton," ho said, "are tho Aiufos and Andy of the present situation." Thifi latter rnfereneo apparent ly waa to a comedy radio team which broadcasts over one of the larger chains. MIXl.OVS CLAIMS riMIKM) WASHINGTON. Aiprll 7 (AP) Tlio claim of Secretary Mellon to the' right of determining llio existence of mil tiga ting clreum fjtancef' in the matter of a Hei.ure and condemnation of an automo bile taken for violating tho leve nuo laws was upheld today by the District of Columbia court of uppeals. Tho? decision was1 nrnde by Chief i Justice George Murtin, (Continued on Vugo Five) TRAPSHOOTERS ; HAVE BIG DAY ; AT LONE TREE , With a largo number of shoot ers in attendance, some excellent Kcoroa wero made yesterday'; lit', tint hone Tree grounds pf tho l,u Oiaudc Gun chili. - Hoy Warran ter and Tracy Moll later turned In perfect lias, and five men shot i'3 August" Hlange, Clyde Word, Cecil Anderson, Claude Mackey atid A. McAllister. !r. Kauies made 2'1 and Floyd Manning, Jim Clarity, Chase ltohneiikamp, Hill (loodorham und Art Weaglo shot 21. ft Ml'. Forrester and Mr. Kohuen kamp were lied last Sunduy for a leg of the I let hake sanatorium trophy, witli Mr. Forrester w lu ll I tvg the shoot-of f ynst erday. Howeve,, Mr. Forrester and M r. lj)oli.Hter are now in a tio for yes terday's leg, to lie shot off next Sunday, In tho Orcgonhm shoot, the count was 73. tying La Grande wllh Hogue Itiver, but losing to The Million and llarrisburg, both of these learns making perfect J fill. The Oregon ia n shunt ends next Sunday but the Oregon-Idaho shoot hua ttirea more Sundays to go. Three Attempted Suicides; 2 Saved POKTHAND, Ore., Apr. 7 (AP) After removing his coat and placing It with his cane on tho rail of the Iturnside bridge, Charles Johnson. aEi, yesterday pulled lilm M lf over ttie rail and dropped Into the Willamette river. His body wan recovered Hoveral hours laler. lit health was thought responslbln for his act. Two other persons were saved from death by prompt action of physicians. 1 ion HIckliiHnn, 20, iuarri'led with tils aweettieart and t hen went to a garage w hero he rigged a hose to an automobile ex haust. He was revived after two bourn. Mrs. P.ll.'ihclli Hansen. f. drank three oiiucch of disinfectant after a family ipiarrel but may re cover. WRONG BABY IN HOME FOR EIGHT DAYS CINCINNATI. Apr. 7 (AP) Ail interne's -ror was blamed by (en eral hospltit officials tuday for a mistake canning Mrs. KIJa Adams to mother the wrong baby for eight days. The Infant n-ally belonged to Mrs. Kuntco Adams. The mistake became known wlteti Mrs. Ktinlce Adams called at the hospital to see tier baby lad left there for treatment. Hospital attach' s took her to an Incubator ward and showed tier a four pound child. That's not my baby," Mrs. Ad ams declared. "My baby waa not that small.'' Investigation revealed the baby belonged to Mrs. Klla Adams am we.a the on y survivor of triplets. WORLD NEWS Associated Proas Photo Aaaoctatod Proaa Photo Col." UnEcry Slawck (above) formed a new Polish (;o em inent Hticrmlltitf , tho Itartcl ministry, which resign eil. JOu gviie; Hoy, (below) iho wiw designated temporary president of Haiti, will take or rice. May 15 when President IjouIs llor no's turin expires. (A. 1. ) photos). ' COMPLETES TRIP ACROSS COUNTRY Captain Frank M. Hawks, ' Flying Glider, Arrives in Gotham on Schedule NF.W YOIIK. Apr. 7 (A.P) Cap tain Frank M. Hawks, holder of tho east and west transcontinental speed records, enjoyed the added distinction today of bolng the- first aviator to pilot a glider from coust to const. Arriving exactly on schedule, he set Ills small red inotortoss plane "Knglct" down In Van ' Cortlandt park at -I p. m. yesterday to com plete a flight from San Diego, Cal. Towed at the end of a f00 foot cable, behind a power plane he made (he transcontinental trip In six and one half days with 3G houra of actual flying linio. On'. mishap marred , tho trip which was made in 18 imps. At Tucson, Ariz., onMho second day of tho flight, a gust of wind parted the low' lino as tho terlal train wa getting under way. To make tip for (ho delay, his "cnglnot'r," J. I). Jernlgln, pulled liinv 710 miles, two day's scheduled flight, the next day. f.-.(MH) Welcome f iler A crowd of 15,000 stood In the rain to sen the finish of tho 3 o 0 () mile glider trip. A fleet of army planes circled In formation above Hie park as an aerial reception committee. Ttie last leg of the I rip was mado froni Ituffalo, .V. V., with stops at Syracuse and Albany, When th) glider and Its (owing plane arrived over tho park, Hawks cut loose ami Hie tow-plum soared away toward the municipal airport at Newark, IS'. J. Hawks bunked his glider out over tho Hudson river then turned hack and circled to a landing, stopping directly In front of the reception eoirpnllteo headed by Jtronx Hor- ouglt President I tenry I tri,:kiier and Police Commissioner r; rover A. Whalcti. Itawks explained (hat his gilder was not not ually I owed on Hie flight, but. that ho kept, the cabin slack as lauch of the lime as pos sible ami flew I he, glider to reduco the strain on Its wlm:s. He dis played tils blistered hands to stiow that It had been wink. He said the lat d.iy'H flight had (Continued on Page Two) A Item pled Escape Fatal to Convict FOSOM. Cal., Apr. 7 A P)--V. If. TlnkelpaiiKh. one of three con victs who attempted to dash to freedom Sunday, talay rti.d of wounds. The other (wo. Harry Siewarl, San Francisco robber, and Hdward Hakcr, Orange county burglar, wero killed by guards during their flight yesterday. Tinkclpaugtt wan sentenced from Ftillttou for a thea ter robbvry, Indian Police And Followers Of Gandhi Fight Volunteers Engaged in Civil Disobedience Cam paign Collect Salt to Break Monopoly. .DANDI, Bombay, India, April 7 (AP) 'Polico nnd a party of followers of Mahatma Gandhi en gaged In a scufflo on tho bench this morning wlillo volunteers en gaged In tho civil disobedience campaign wero collecting salt In doflanco of tho government mo nopoly. Two nationalists woro reported slightly Injured, M'ahatma Gandhi, who opened tho civil dlsobedienco campaign himself yesterrtay, arrived at Aat on tho beach from Bandl shortly after tho scufflo to ub. servo his usual Monday Hllonco und medl tntlon, hi a tipcech written by him and read aloud by a voluntoor, Gand hi, said ho would como to Aat ngiilti tomorrow to collect Rait with tho voluntoeiH, Ho exhort ed all tho vtllanora to do likewise. Ho advlHcd them to come clad only in loin ploths an they could not afford lo havo their clothes torn Ho also urged them not to rurremler tho salt they had col lected even If tho polico broko their hands. Salt gathered by Gandhi yoslerduy has boon re fined and sold at auction for f25 rupocs, To Issiio Special 1' ledges It Ik understood that Gandhi shortly will issue special pledges for public signature whereby tho signatories bind thoniHolven to use only contraband salt. Tho salt that Gandhi manufactures will ho auctioned till over India, each successful bidder bolngr expectod to glvo back hlH purchnao for ro uuctfonlng. Maullnl Gandhi, who mnrchod with his father to Dandl, has ar rived at Ithimrad tu tako chargo of tho civil - disobudlcuco volun teers' previously led by his bro ther, Ham Xas, who waa arroBtod yesterday. Women Sollln? Salt A number of womon volunteers havo started tho Bale of kontra bnnd salt In Surat, Tho Muhatma's Inaugitratlon Ice Breaks Up At Worlds Top ; Halting Famine POINT IlAlttltOW, Alaska. Apr. 7 (AP) With tho northern Hky slightly alight all night, nearly ovory native man In this north ernmost Alaskan village, waa out Immediately after mid night to day to hunt and fish In tho har boi. ; , A sudden chango In wind and curront finally opened tho chok ed harbor yesterday but tho reli gion which tho natives have adopted forbade them from hunt ing or fishing Sunday and they wero forced to wait until mid night. They waited Impatiently for fa ml no has loomed nearer- for them daily because of tho exodus of land game from this region nnd the long weeks that- the hurbor has been choked with mountain-, ous, unscalable Ice; ':') Northerly and westerly winds brought (co across tho Arctic ocean from Siberia, crushed it on tho coast here, high na houses In som,o places, and natives were prevented from hunting polar bear and seal and from fishing. For u time It wan feared this vil lage would again be Icelocked through tho year aa waa the caso of IU22. Coincident with tho worst Ice conditions In years, natives havo experienced tho worst trapping season on land that any can ro- mem.be.'. Building Contracts In Sharp Increase VyWSHIN'OTOX. Apr. 7 ( Al') A sharp Increase in building con tracts Is regarded by JJr. Julius Klein, the assistant secretary of Improvement jn htislaess conditions, commerce, as Indicating a steady ItollvcrfiiK a radio address last nlKbl, lr. Klein said that contracts of this typo awarded In March wero 'ir per cent renter than In tho pre ceding; month nnd only 5 per cent lew ttitin In March of HtL'O when business Wiis inovliiK at hluti speed. Girl Is Injured; Two Men Jailed iTf.'lfl.AMi, Ore,, Apr. 7- Al' M. It, Stlnson, a truck driver, nnd Itoy Miller, were be I rip held In Jail here today for the district attorney pending InvoHllKatton of the criti cal Injuries Buffered by Gertrude I, ('hapelle, !, when she leaped from an automobile sab to havo been driven by Miller, Tho girl was in u ItoHpltal today with a skull fracture und Internal Injuries. Tlie two men wero ordorrd held with out ball. They wero arrested a few hours after midnight, l'o!li,u hud sought Iheiu for 24 hours. WRECKS TAKE HEAVYTOLL OVERJAHON Idaho Woman Killed and Son Fatally Hurt at Grade Crossing. KANSAS "BIPLANE CRASHES; 3 DEAD 4- . . Three Other Aviators Die in Nebraska Southern Pacific Passenger Train Wrecked. ATHOL, Ma..- Apr.' 7 (AP) Mrs. Rlsa Orator waa killed and hor son, William Ehanhnrrtt. nhnnt- on nm. sibly fatally injured when tholr car was struck by tho Spokano-bound Northern Pacific train at a grado crossing near hero today. . i . 1'JiANE CRASH KILLS TU11KK HAYS, Kan., Apr. 7 (AP) Ap parent failure of a blplano to straighten out a "wing-over" has brought (lentil to Leslie Marshall, 34, the pilot, and Orvllle Herbert1 and Milvln Kldgeway both passen gers, and both 19 years old. Tho men were killed hero yester day at the Hnys flying f lold. , l''alllng from nn nltltudo of abuyt 600 foot, tho airplane, burst Into flames when it struck the ground. Bodies of the occupants Df tho uhlp were burned badly. , ' Tho pilot Is survived by a widow uhd six children nt Anderson, Mo. Herbert and Rldgeway lived In Ellis, Kun. They wero unmarried. FATAL CKASK ' TILDEN, Neb., Apr. 7 (AP) A tr-.-e planting cerem'ony attended by Gov. Weaver nnd 6000 residents of northoustern Nebraska came to a trnglo ending yoatorday with the death of threo aviators, trapped in a-now biplane as It foil from a height of 600 feet. , Tho ceromony had just onded and tho crowd was dispersing when tho plane crashed to. earth and burst into flames. Two of the occupants wero klllod Instantly. Tho pilot died last night. - Tho dead, all residents of Plain view, Neb., weiV Kemttlv Kirk. 8t pilot and co-owner ot tho plane, Iconurd Alexander, 22, part owner of tho ship; nnd Loon Baldwin, 24. UrcnMAJf PLANE CRASHKH LONDON, Apr. 7 (AP) A Qor. man piano icarrylng nwll from Croydon to ' Berlin, crashed ut I.lmpsfleld early today. Tho pilot nnd mechanic, Its only occupunts, . both woro klilod. This night mall servlco had boon In operation only two nights. S. I. TRAIN WRECKED MORGAN CITY, La., Apr. 7 (AP) Southern Pacific passenger train number 103, wost bound from Now Orlonns to California, was de railed at Lnlco Brldgo, I.a,, about 12 miles east of hero early today. Although a complete oheck of tho passengers has not boon made, per sons roturnlng from, tho sceno of tho wreck said that only a tow-ro-colved minor bruises. Tho accident occurred ubbul 1:30 u. m. A pull gavo way aftor tho locotnotlvo i find two enrs had passed. Five .Pullmans, ono chair cur and iono lounso car loft tho track, two ot tho Pullmans over turning. Although thoro wero 77 puHse.ngerH In tho Pullmans only, four received minor brulses,.roport8 here said. ' ' SEEK SLAYER OF FORESTER NEAR EUGENE KUGKNK, Ore., Apr. 7 (AP) Homlcldo bocanio tho working the ory of InvestlKators who wero todny scokfiiK an explanation of tho death of Nelson l' Macduff, supervisor oC , tho Cascade national forest. Mnc duff was found Saturday, shot to death, his pistol ut Ills side. Ono shell had been fired from tho gun. . A bullet hud plowed his head. To-i day federal and county officers ap peared convinced that tho Macduff death was u case of manslaughter, murder or uecldentul death ut tho hands of another persons. Authorities Investigating the mystery of tho forester'a death said today that little progress hud been innde. Major John D. (iuthrlo, as sistant district forester at Portland, whs In KiiKe.no today aiding In tho investigation, McClurg On Trial In Emmett, Idaho KM(MHtn Ida.. April 7 (AP) lief ore nn audience of 25 per aonH, John I.'. McClurg, formerly of Grants Pass, Oregon, went on trial In a little church annex hero today for tho ntfurder of Ills bride of three months, Mkiry ICmotlck MoOtuifV, al, fo.rmurly o( Clo Klum, Wash, TRAGIC ACCIDENT SAN KnANCISCO, Apr. 7 (AP) Harry Suroyan, ' addressing an nouncement of his betrothal to MIfc wuennlo Phltlboa. S3, of Fren nr, was handed a telegram telling' o. the sudlcn death of his brldo-lo-bo in an automobtlu uccldent. 4
