La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 23, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text10a rajt&p CITY EDITION Villi ABsortaled Press Leased Wire Service 10 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER OREGON: Unsettled tonight with rafns in. west, Thursday prob ably rain in west, showers in east, cooler In oaat Thursday. VOLUME XXVIII MK.MUK.il ASSOCIATED l'ltKSS AND A. B. C. ' LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1930 EASTERN OREGON'S tiBADINQ NEWSPAPER NUMBER 211 DIVORCE ON DECREASE IN EAST OREGON Government Figures Indi cate This Section "Hap pier " Than Most. MORE MARRIAGES IN UNION CQJXNTY Umatilla, Baker and'Wal lowa all show Less Wed dings in 192li Than in Previous Year. Marriages nmdo further progress iiml divoreo decreased In both num ber and percentage-In Union coun ty during 1 U 2 1 . according to gov ernment flcrun-n released for' the vHUito of Ojogon today by tho de partment of commerce. - ... Tho report. uh It applies to East ern Oregon, shows Union county with a small increnSo in the num. bcr of marriages. Wallowa county, on the other hund, had loss wed dings in 11)20 than the year before, Umatilla had one-third less mar riages and Haker county showed three less marrlagesi : In ; of her words, Union eoumy was the only one of tho four where Dan Cupid With his darts und charms pluyed a'wihnlnygaiui). - ' '"' Kast Oregon Happier? lww.L,l.,,ll.n..nb lllllnll Will. Iowa, Umatilla hnd Haker all show ed decreases, indicating that at least for tho; year 192 9.- the mar riage" vows were somewhat, more binding than in 1928. - - - Oregon as u whole showud an In "crease in divorces, pulling ICaslern Oregyi) in classification opposed to tho stale as a whole, in this res pect. MarrlagcH throughout . the state. Increased in number, with Union county' following the aver age but with Haker, Umatilla and Wallowa" counties as exceptions particularly Umatilla county. The flgureii follow: MarriageH:;. (Oregon) hist year 8, iMIt. previous year 7.C5, increase for 1929 ovei'.i 9L'S (i I 8 couples;' Divorces: (Oregon) last year 3, 1 79, previous; yoar 8,nr3, increase fur J!i9 ovoi' HV2 8 III! couples. Annulments': (Oregon) .last year IB, previous ypar 29, decrease. 18. Kiit (ftrcxmi Coimticw Marrhigeij:: .-, (itJuiou qpunty hbtl yciir 1 Ti 7 previous year 14S, I J l -crease 9. jjivorccs: union coumyj lasi year 62, previous year 5G, decrease 4. ' - " Marriages: (Wajlowji county) last yejir 57, previous year G3, de crease G. - : ' j Jivorces ( wauow. coumyj iuhi year 15, previous year 2", decrease 6. .-. ;- : Marriages:' (Uinalliki ' county) last year : 1 OH, previous year 1 60, decrease 60. JJlvorces ( Umatilla county) last year 59, previous year tJ t,. decrease 2. Marriages: ( linker counly) last year 174. previous year 177, de crease 3. Divorces: (Hnke county) lasi (Continued on Page Throe BIG DAY AHEAD FOR COUNTRY. CLUB GOLFERS A colt 'event that Is attracting considerable attention and antic ipation among members of the country club is scheduled for Sun day when teams captained by C. It. .SeitK anil Herman Slegrist, will clash. TJie two captains will play each other ami as they have been tefitinv each " other's suprc-nmcy ronsidcnihlo of late. members ex pect this to lie one of the most In teresting irjitehes. ' . v The losing team will buy the winner;; a dinner. Any member who cannot play Sunday must, notify bis captain. It Is possible that a fe more names may be added Jo Iho list. " .". . Tho lineup of matches follows: Seltis vs. Klegrlst, Perkins vs. Mur phy, IJingnor vs. Klnzel, W. .Slo grlst vs. Htangff. Hay vs. Theism, llon v.-i. 1''. AVyers, Kiddie v. Hill. lri Mo i ne vs. Ih. itoss. liav enscrort vs. McKlnley, Spaeth vs. Hull. Greullrh vs. A. I'lujle. I'Vr rls vs. Huron. Ualston vs. Westen havc.. "Williams vs. If. f. Smith. Hcymtlds vs. Krees. lanxer vs. IV Meyers, O. U Iarison -vs. C Hohnenkamp. Hunter vs. Ileu t er. G u si Iso n vs. 1 1 od ge. NeNan xr. Zui bi icU. Spud ,tlelm vs. Mc- M an us. Ashby vs. 1 r. Huuvy. II Itohnenkanip vs. Heck tell. .Mt IhewK vs. Tanner. Kotey vs. Wir noek, Jaek MJirpby vs. Hatchel- dor. John Uarlsou vs. McDonald and M. SlephetiKoii vs. J. G. Toole. AVKATH Y'.V, TODAY 7::; a. m. ft7 above. Minimumr 43 abov. ouditlon: partly cloudy. VKATIIi;P. YKsTi;itl)AY. Maximum 'i. minimum 61 above. - - Condition: partly cloudy. ' -AVi;ATMt;i5 A PH. 2.1, ItUfl Maximum &5, minimum 43 above. , , rondition: partly cloudy, ruin .03 of inch. Normal School To Play Idaho 2-Game Series Qoach Bob Quinn and Mountaineer leanx Will Leave Here at 7:30 To : morrow Morning. - ; . 'The. lOarlcrn ' Oregon Normal school team, undefeated In college circles, will tackle the College yf Idaho, in a two-gaiuv -serleH at Caldwell tomorrow and 1'Ylduy, with the Coyotes to play a return game here on Wednesday. May 30. The following day the Muuntain eetn will leave for Monmouth to play two games with the Oregon Normal school nine. Paisley Is buck in condition and will pilch the second gain with tho Coyotes. McCutly io occupy tiie mound In tomorrow's game: I.leuallen will do the receiving, it i -Hopkins broke u finder at Pen dleton last week, Wulto is play ing ijfcuallcn's position In the out field. The remainder 4if 'the line up la unchanged. ' Drlvo io Caldwell Coach Hob tjuinn and the play err, wilt make the trip to Caldwell In cais. leaving, at 7:3 Ma. ni.- last niht a practlco game was played with a pickup team, includ ing three or. four laltroudcrs, with the Normal school piling up an Impeding lead In four innings, although no score . was kept. OI'K.M'.lt KOI I COYOTES v I'OlI.KG-IJ Ol' JIAHO. fulil wcll, ida., Aur. 23 . (Kpcclul). -r-Ahho t'onieirs Collcst of' Idaho t.'oyoti'B arc opculni' Ihclr cuflcglitr baseball Kea.Hun Thursday - and Friday of this wci-M when they truss bats with the utrons East ern OreRon Normal hcIiouI' team I'rorii ,a Cfi-ande. 'J'hc ame.s are Kehedtlled Tnr Itodeu park in Cald well at 0:3U each evening. Tiiese Banie.i will lake the place ut the gitnie Kchcduled with Columbia university, cancelled by tho I'ort land school: llislern Ol-euon Normal has a itroim' team this year and Is ev- pecteil to Kive I In. Coyoleii a real battle. IJttlo Ih known uf Hie (ConliniK.il on I'age Two) . Miss Pierson Is Winner In Miss Majestic Race MiHfl Bernctta Pierson wut Uii. liotineed today as winner of tho Miss majestic contest and will -receive, the model 113 .Majestic radio offered as firm prize. The contest was sponsored by the J I & S Klec- trlc Lo. and the Arcade theater. Mrs.. Othello Webb won the sec ond lir7,e. a iiwidcl fu1nuii. radio. Third prize, an annual pass to the Arcade theater, went to Miss Vivian OallaKher. Fourth, an an nual pays to the At'eailo. enori fnt one Hliow each week, wtm won by Mrs. Tlielimi Fuller, and fifth, a six-month Arcade iiiihh uniid for one show each week, went to Miss VliKlnia .Smllth: Tho-prizes will be uwarded at tho Arcude theater toninht at 'J o'clock, with tinol-eo T Ciiehran. city uttorney, lo make tho presenta tions. - 1 Frank Robinson, of tho H & S, today expressed his tiianks lo tho contestants for . their co-operation and for the fine spirit shown in the contest. .Representatives of the OriKsby-Grunow Co., manufac turers of tho .Majestic, are here today and assisted In the auditing of the votes. Klnal standings follow: licrnetta. fiorson :. 075. 9110 Othellu Webb 7119,300 Vivian Gallagher :.......(i72,200 Thclma Fuller Ca.1",. 700 Virginia Smith 547.200 Mrs. J.ynn Wright 2S0.7I10 Mildred .Snu'tli 133,400 Nolle Woods 123,700 Owondolyn I.itton 89,200 Mrs. Chas. Wels 80,000 Margaret Gedde-j '62,300 Mrs. Walter Brown 49.700 l'enrl Jlauntz : 24,300 Jjcah' Uruniwcll : '9,100 Believe E. 0. N. Is Fortunate To Secure Players X special nsaembly of the Nor mal school student body was held Tuesday morning for the purpose f stimulating interest in the Mor oni Olsen-players, whose appear anco in 'AVhito Wings" tho school Is sponsoring Trlduy evening, April Talks werfl given by a -number who had seen tbe company In pre vious appearances, and others who am Interested In the success of this performance. Kalph Connor, who Is in charge of arrangements, pre- j shied, and la Iks were given by ' Frances Doud, Lillian Small, KIkIo i Yeck, Orace Uniting, und Mrs. Vic I toria Schwoizer. Tim opinion of those who had ; seen the players was that the stu ! dents wcro fortunate in Kecurl ng lite company to bring them lo Ii j Grande. The pl;iy In which they 'are to appear. "White Wings", by Philip Barry iff ft rollcking comedy which is finding favor with North west audiences to which the Mor oni Olsen company is now playing. VORTUA-ND OasollneJ was sell ing here for 24 cents after dealers voluntarily raised It four cents. POPULATION MAY REACH 8,00pARK A Few More Names art Coming in, with 30 Need erf, to go Over Top. MUST BE COUNTED BEFORE SUNDAY The 'Observer Will ' Con tinue to Pay 10 Cents to Youngsters Complete County by May 2. t WANTHH Twentyiflve niorc citizens who ' havo not been onumera'tcd in thn "census und who resitle In tho city limits of Ijt , Grande. ' Veiiterday's preliiulnary total census shows 30 less than 8000 and every one In the community Is anx ious to see it go over tho 8000 mwk. Cull The Observer, Main 37. The Observer will euntlnue to pay 10 cents u name to youngsters who report .any uncounted l.u. Orando , citizen. . I Willi, a few more names coining In Lhn final . fhcclting: f l-a Orunilo'H population, it uppoutcd toilay that the cciihub tor 103Q will show this city 'In tho 8U0U class, ucrwdliiK to a telephone conver sation with Kayin:oml O, Wllllafns. aHslhtiuit supervsior ut -Pendleton. Ho sutd that suvoral more names hiul been turned In. und The Ob uervei' also eave'hlnv tho name.s-of two fumiliea who had not . been enumerated.. However, - there Is " ip cortnlnty that the poiiilatiou will pass the Sduu inoiii, -and with citlxens of l.a Granite, anxiotm to grl into the iiniMi chs,1 the eTfort to secure a J DO per cent count B continuini? nimhnted: The Obnervoi. Is still ulferlntf 10 cents unv name to uny yoonKHtei' who.' reports' persons who live Within the clly limits who havo not been enuinomted. v . About a dozen namen vei;e hand ed ln"to The ObservHi yesterduy aftri'noon tt,nd this inornhifr, but a check with the cnumnrators re vealed that about half or them had been counted, . . . . .. MMshtivi, or 'mt'j '" ''Li' : Ijli Orande'H preflitiliiary io'taj wim given at 7H7U yeHterduy, Just ;io persdns short of 8000. v The Observer will conuuiinicate w ith Alt Williams in reference to any nanves turned In, so that they nuiy be Counted clurlntf this week, (Continued on Pago Three) GASOLINE PRICES : BACK TONORMAL Jump, in Wholesale Prices Cause Increase in La . Grande Quotations. - After more than a week of un set I led prices, the. gasoline "war" is almost at an armistice, at least that is vrhat the rise in prices mjght Indicate. Duo to on Increase of tho wholesale prico from 7 V6 to 8 cents, tho gas is now selling for -Ti & at some places and at othci-H. This noon one deuler was .(.Continued on Pago Four) HIGH SCHOOL ELECTION DUE NEXT TUESDAY Kli ctlon of ofHcers for the mo 31 Iji Cirande. High school student body will be held noit Tuesday following the nominations -niade yesterday at a brief assembly. The competition promises lo be spirited with not less than three candidates for any office and Tour for the presidency. The following have filled the re quirements' of the student body constitution arid. arc eligible to run for the office?,: Harold Ilot, Donald Poarch, Uussell .Nelson und Paeky McKar hmd, pn-sident; italph O'-lbeU Itos cop Ihii'ley, James hen tic und Charles 'Walmim, vice presidcnl: Luis Hansel), I-noic McCorkle, Jattuellne O Hrlen, A m a r y I I i s Knight, lPden N'cwllu and I.ois .'on Icy. hoc ret a ry-( reasu rr- a nd Sandy Anderson. Iavid Hlatt and Kred Nowland. yell leuder. Class Track M eel Friday Afternoon Attempt;? to secure a dual (ruck meet wilh Baker HfKh school thi w"rk ItavA 'resulted in failure, and an a result, tho s'ond clas trHi-k meet will be held I Viday after noon at .1 o'clock at the hitch scjiool field. Letterinen will be excluded from . com pet 11 ion for points In the meet, but no tire of oach Jra. Woodie's first string men may participate for experi ence. Soccer was sturted among the damps at the high school night before last and plans are going ahead for organization of a tennis tournament amony the clxvucs. LOS ANGELES MAN ADMITS 1922 MURDER Russo Rinaldo; Account ant, Confesses to Kill ing of Movie Star. . POLICE SOLVING TAYLOR MYSTERY Officers not Sure of Facts Yet, Although Rinaldo's Story Tallies With Others. , Y I.OS ANGK.HS. Apr, 23 (AD -Following an intonslvo InvesllKU tion baaed on) InToi Illation re ceived several weeks ligo, politic early today arrested Husso Rin aldo, 41;-an accountanl, oir sus picion ofnimder after he is said to Uuvn confessed lo the slaying on Feb. !. 1922, of William Des mond Taylor, motion picture di rector. . Kliitrtlv after his arrest by I de tectives Joseph Tuylor anil Juntos (Continued on Pago Klve) LUMBER MEN FEAR RUSSIAN COMPETITION POUTI,ANli, Ore.; Apr. i:t (Al') rrHllont'; humors coiillnucd hero -today that a serious menace to the northwest lumber Industry had arisen in the, decision of an official Uin-Mlau delegation u-o-eently in Oregon to construct mo lumber mjlls throuKhout Kussia. It wan learned that the delegation-had visited the mure mod ern inltlB hi Oregon and Washing ton and had interviewed the nmh who designed , and constructed many of them, Kred W. Horat Uotto, oi" Portland.: it was also loarned'' that the ' ltut-'Ahms ' had negotiated with several ; 'firms, manufaetut'lng mill equipment and maclUnery. With low labor costs In Itussla nd no tariff bHrrler in tho United mates on lumber, Portland lum bermen foresaw keen Competition (roni. the soviet government on domestic lumber trade on top of ItutfKiiOs invasipn or, the, AJnu.lJ market which already has cut I ft half the northwest's export, busi ness to Japan and (.'hlna. x. Tho Russia ifs visited ml Mm at Ivlamuth Kails, Klickitat und Mend. Ackley Funeral To ' Be Held Tomorrow Kuneral services for George Aok ley, who passed away at Mot like after a short dltness, will bo held from the Knodgruss and Zimmer man mortuary at 'I o'cio'ck Thurs day afternoon. Mr. Ackley was 8 It years nine months and six days of ago n nd was born ami reared in the Grande Konde valley." He ' leaves besides his widow, eight children threy boys and five girls, his mother, Mrs. Martha Kck- ley; five sisters nmi one brother, Mrs. Tjtilti Ituructt, hit Orando, Mrs. Hattie Mnkin, Nampa, Ida.; Mrs. Paul Harris,. Jefferson, Ore.'; FJettle Altebery, of Ia .Grinde; Mrs. Ima Tharp. of Portland; and Oscar Ackley, of Ann Arbor, Mich. Bouvy Pays Tribute - To Dr. McAdory ): Lee U. ltouvy gave a trib ute to Dr. W. P. McAdory, who.dlrd of lieai t disease here last week, al the Uotary club luncheon today at imou In the La Grande hotel. J-;. K. lira eg. ftirmerly of I. a (Jrunde and now of the stale hi' dust rial accident- comiiiisslon, ex plafued the operation of I he state compenastlon law and answered several (juestlons. -' , The llolai-y club will meet next Monday at noon to elect officers. KIND liODY l.V ItriNK PORT ALMHKNIK, It, ('., Apr. AJ') Shot in the back of the head, tho body of City Clerk Mjar tln M. Stephens was found In the vault, of the rulnn or Ihe city hall which wan burned here today be owcen 6 a. rn. and 0 a. m. Stephens left Tils .home about 4 a. in. nft'r telling his wife that be saw two mm hanging around tho hull. Wheat Today CHJCAfiO, Apr. 25 (AP) Btg export tmytng of North American wheat, lotulnig K.riOO.noo bushel oi more In the last 4 H hours, bad u notable stimulating influence on wheat values today. Included in tho aggregate, of Kuropfan tak ings were suld to bo good-si7."d amounts of No. 2 domestic winter wheut by way of the tiulf uf Mex ico, with Pacific coast bids appar ently also on a working basis. Itr newal of drought report:) came f rom t It sou t h west, a nd pred Ic tlons were freely mud that unless rains fall booh a short crop Is pnl able hi parts of Kamtia und Okla homa. Wheat closed firm, lc$i 2c a bushel higher than yesterday's fin -FIRST PICTURE OF OHIO PRISON FIRE wwiBiwii!aM!Wrjr3g i itn:immmmmmmmmm IWi IIWH nmmllnw .wirri ,,,rn,T i 'i n i -t-i . n.i n-t r rw Hill i i fiiiTiirr ' i n iiiuwi.ii.iwiwiiiwimii hi .y AsHoelatCMl Press teh'photp of swept Hio Ohio J'cnltentlary at Snow Falls In East; Weather Is Below Freezing N f'W YOllK. Ar. a:i AP)- PVeeiting temperatures and -snow-ralls In somo ' cases reaching a depth of six inches visile dthe north Atlantio states today breaking rec ords of firty years or piorc. An area of high pdesstire In the Canadian Northwest which .extend ed to the gulf coast and reached the Aolnnllo ocean In lessening. In tensity wais said by weuther bureau: officials to bo responsible. At 'i'upper Lake. In tho Adiron dacks tho mercury dropped to .ero and six Inches of Bnow fell., At Saranuc lake it was 12 above witU fotli'. i lichen iif snow,"" ", ""'" : Washington i-esldents were startled to see . scattorlng ' snow flakes an were early risers In New York where the thermometer stood at 80, an all-time record for the dale. Pittsburgh reported a fifty year weather record broken With a temperature of 27 - and nitlk frm:e In rind about SpringUeld, Mjiss., when tho nvereury- dropped to l!0. : : .. . '-v , . At Cleveland tho ' 'Ainorleun league,'' baseball game was post poned because of snuw and! cold; Boy, Lost Since Sunday, Rescued FromMtBurney HHIIDINa. 'l Apr. 23 ('A;l') ' A Hii l.ukcy, lost hImco Kundiiy vhk rntinti ulivc u.n Alount Uui-npy tudiiy. - ' . s ' Tlio . Im In, I Iippii lhn - objOfl. uf nil Intensive r.iiu diiy Hiiurch by IllinilriMlH ()r iiipii, l-trly todity Kciii'i'lmrn -cr .pucnorl on by the illiiunvcry uf. n plei-e or Bhlrt hunlii(; to IjiuhIi on Iho Curnnx trull. . Ami illwipprareil whilo on an Kunli-r ontinc with hl palrnln. foiiKtalilo and Alr. A. ,. I.ukpy. lie If lx yeai-B old. Too weak lo craw! failhor In liix aimless wnndoiiiiKH, lhn child wan found lying In some brush wilhln half a mile or Hnrney KprliiKH, 13 iiiIIch from Uurney. An hour and ten mlnutiw Inter he muh Bafo In IiIh inolher'a arms. The child bad fallen for the. hint time bite yciifpnlay aflcrnoon. 1 lo ald ho heard the calls of a Benreh Intf parly and tried to lexpond, hut lila ci Ich were mnro whlspeiH. American Dentist Pays $200 Ransom MKXICO CITY, April L'3 (AP)J ir. George Kdward Ptirnfll, Ameri can dentist who was kidnaped nenr Itiaibilajara yeatrday. was re leaned by bis captors outside Guad alajara lafe last iiitrbl on payment f 400 Pesos (about 2tH)). Dr. Pur;iell rcai hed Guadalajura at 1 o'clock this morning'. Dr. Purncll tvas tho third Ameri can within the lust month to bo kidnaped by bandits and then re leased W ar Vels Observe 32nd Anniversary In observance of the thlrly-ec-ond aniiiveraary of lhn dpclamlton of the war with Hpaln the Jiimen K. 1'aBe camp of th Infilled Hpun ImIi War veteran will hold a meet tllK Halnrday evening nt the K. I. hull. The local camp will be hoHtn to delegations from Jtakerand Pen dleton and ull deijartment officers rrum I'ortland and Uirnd. feenrrs nt work on wnno or the victims of tho rhuncs which Cuiumhiis. A total of It 1 8 prlsom;i-s lost their lives. Tho Hro occiirml Monday veiling BANK RESOURCES SHOW A DECREASE Time and Savings De posits Gain La Grande Total' $2,695,152. SAIiUM. ore..''1 April' 83' '(AP).' Toliil reaoiucc8 of the 230 state and national bn'nka and trust companies ot Oregon at tho close of huutnoHa March n was J328,08a,n65'.0!l, A. A. Kcltninun, stato utipertntendent of bullku, Buld toduy utter compll- inu reports on tho call ot that date. Time and Havings dopoHlts show, as compared with the sumo date a your iibo, un increuo ' uf $700, 408. 47.' All other depositH show u decrcuso ..."t,f U.ll 6,l.iri.02i, Tho net tlouroaSa. i if 0,336, 087.1 (I, i ot 3.6 per cent. , "The - aggregate' comparative btutemcnt," said Hehranrm, "reflects that tills decrease has 'lieen enred for by u reduction ot only Jl.ooi;,- 281.51 .In loans and-diKcutinlH, .but with a decline of ?3,3H,Klili.OI in United Htalo government, aecurlty holdings and 3, 100, 701. 30 In other bonds and securities, and only $1." 188,334.20 duo ' from hanlis, and citBli. ThiiS tli'o reserve epndltlort ot 'tha haillts In goncrlii Is good with a total ot f 03,802,220. U4 uvull-' able as duo fronv banks and enh on .hand. An. imiifbved eondilion Is siown in other real ristate since there Is a decrease of $264, 1130. 08 as cohipared with a total holding of $1,070,471.58. Tho samo is true of banking house furnituro und fix tures willed ifliow a decrease of $340,042.00. ' "Comimred with tho lust preced ing call' on Uoconrbcr 13, 1020, there has been a decrease of 7 per cent in total deposits ot the state." Portland's total deposlls urc shown to bo $157,022,230. Among others are Salem, $1 1,294,244; Hugone, '$7,020,500; Klamath Falls, $5,018,724; Pendleton, $5,850,750; Medford, $5,407,085; Oregon flty, $3,1170,000; linker $3,030,3001 Rose burg, $3,405,841; Corvallls, $3,308, 034; Marsbfiold, $2,812.1)114; Ut Orando, $2,605,152: Astoria, $2, 033,090: (irants Pass, $2,051,850; Ashlund, $1,995,885.. LOANS MAY BE MADE FOR 75 PCT. OF CROP HPOKANIC, WaHh.. Apr. (AP) I'J. M. Kberhardt. prefddent ot the lntermt(diato":redlt bank of Kpoltane, Iiiih announced that mnV l...r. f.r- Mm N'ni-Ili I'llf-lflC. (llflill GroweiH. Inc., would be permitted to boirow up lu ! per ceni. oi ui ., bi ui.itn. i.r their wheat. Formerly 70 per cent wan the maximum, but Kberhardi hum re cent declines In the market wan rcHpoiifdblo for Mm extended max imum (ithf-i-uiHf. he added, tho policy of the bank wllh reaped to loan Ih uncbauKed. Thh; lmr''"e," he Kaiil, "ap plies to wlfat loariH r "flvcd from banttif and dlKcounttiiK cuinpauicn qualified to borrow fi out i be In termedlalo credit panltH. All loann are HitbJ'ct, of rourMe, to condf tlomi heretofore unnounced with t CHpect to Kradon and warehouneH." C. E. Convention Opens Thursday M AfCKif I'l 151.1, Ore.. Apr. 2:1 (AP) 'ooj Hay today '.donned her convention drect for, the com ing of deh'atcH lu the Ore gon f'hrlKtlan Kndeavor convi'ii tloii which opens hero Thursday uiffht. MarKhfleld and North Hend wero beiiiff decoiuted for the Kaln event and as the time approached for the advance guards to irrivo, the committee, of whlcn Jf?'?. Bed lnKMcId Ih chalriimn, announced al'. p!mui In readlnesy. Legion Post At Salem Demands Executive Meet HALMM, Ore., Apr. 23 ( AP) A nioetlmf of the exooutlvo com mittee of the Oregon department of Ihe American Leg-Ion to express departpiont dlHupproyul of . the much-fliscuHHod lettor wiltten by Stato Commander Sid S. George, of KUKone, to 1-irs,, Ada V. Hlilff, of Salom, Htnto head 0-f' tho American War Mothers, la . requested In resolution adopted by tho Sulem poHt of tho legion laat night. , Aftet ulscusfilon the poHt decided not to. rionuind George's rotdgna tlon. . . The resolution speaku of Go&rgo'a letter an being "of such nature as deeply S t to offend -nndVtnuult inovAmenuan war moinera- nmt other citlzorfs, including tho mem bers of Ibis pout of .the American Legion and Uh auxiliary." it nx presHos to Iho war mothers "our deep and slncero regret that such a basclcHfi and .wholly uncalled for letter wa written to their execu tive." ' Tho 'special execiltivo comtu.ll teo mooting Ih asked to "take uuch juition . . . uh will poBltivoly and unequivocally convince tho offl cor.i nnd m,embern of'tho Amoi'l can 'Vr Mothora 'and other citi zens or lhn state df Oregon und of tho United States that tho Amer ican Legion does not approve, but, to tho contrary, most emphatically does dlsapprovo of, and unquali fiedly repudiate the text, content and sentiment expressed In HUid letter so written by Mr. Gebrgo and all Hubseqiicnt' explanations or purported or. attempted equivocal and qualified apologies by him pre tended orwiltempled to be mjade thtrofor." Insurgents Die In Battle With British Troops PALt-UTTA. Apr, 23 (AP) -OffiehitH announced today thiit 1 InturKeiitM were killed and two Kerhntsly wounded In a fight near f'hfttaKong last night between the group which raided the Chilta gonK police arsenal Saturday und lirltish troopH. Fourteen arrests were nimlo. No soldlerx wero In jured, 'I'lm insurgents were posted In a strong position on a hill and at tacked by detachments of the eastern fmnHer rifles a nd Ihe IllirgiuvL Valley light horse. The main body of the ruldera was still at laro but military operallo.ns continued.., SOIJUI K k!lm;i PlirAWA It. Indln. Apr. 3 (AP) A ItrltlHh s(tldler was kill ed today during a disturbance (ver the arrt-st uf it number of civil dlHnbendieuce campaigners here on chaises of infringing Mm salt mounpoly. The disorders were accompanied by a hartal or cessation of work. Mississippi Crowd Shoots Murderer GUNNISON. Miss.. Apr. 23 (AP) 'A croivil or several hundred men today shot and killed Oavo Harris, 3Ft-year-oM negro, accused of Klaylng Clayton I'underbcrg, 17-year-old farm boy. riNHi;ltMAVS LICK .PKNDWOTON. Ore., Apr. 2J C Ail' r. K. rrnnston, an anfiler for C' yarn, added a new experi ence to hlM list today. While flHhin? Mtachum cteek he made a double catch of a 10 and 13 Inch1 truut. One caught on a dropper fly und tho other on n tall fly. MANY DEATHS UNNECESSARY CHIEf SAYS All of Convicts Could Have Been Saved, A. E. ' .Nice TqIIs Board. PRISON TOLL AT 318; FOUR DYING Onei Hundred Thirty , Three Other Victims in H o s pi t al Warden's Daughter is; Heroine. -COLUMBUS.' 0..-. Apr. S3 (Al') A. E. Nlco, Columbus flro chlnf, told tho board Investisjatlns: tho Ohio prison flro toilay tlmt ho bo llcvod none of-tho 318 prlaonora who dlod would hn.vo boen loiit had they been released from their cells ns noon as. the fire was dis covered. ; "I bellcvo every man cuuld havo beon saved." Nice said.. Tho fact that' the .first alarm came from a box outside the prison showed there was delay by those Inside thu penitentiary In sound ing an alarm, he declared. ' Tho chlof mild thn thoughts of Hume within the prison -w'ho ar rived at tho .scone first 'Were, not primal llv conceriicd with tho sav ing of life. ' - - - I.lfu First to l'lrciuaii "l.ifolo a 'fireman comnvands first consideration, ho, said. -. '"I n'ould not care if overy bulldlUB In tho prison buttled so long as I could savo tho life of one man." Attorney Gonerai Gilbert,- houtl Ins the Inquiry,- asked the chief which ot the prison officials was in chargo on the .Inside. ' "I don't know," he answered, ''r don't think anybody had charge. In fact I don't believe anyono could 'havo controlled tho pri-4-oncrs. , "It was) a mad mob, , but they . woro doing tho work and doing it light" C-imvlctM Intorforcil . . Chief Nice said tho convicts In- . terfored with tho firemen while tho firemen wore' handling -tho . hqse'and evon overpowered .them. It 1vas not done with, malicious In tent, howovoivfor tho'convlcts wero doing their best to help, he said. ri.-i.tv-. i.i'ii'iva'.iiiiiB - v,- - day for four, prisoners -who wero . Injured dialijg the disastrous flro Monday night. All hod contracted -pneumonia. They wero: Pred Sprinkle. 8 to 10 years for burg lary; John Wd wards, alins McKJb bon. life for first degree murdori Alvin Hartetko,' 10 to S5 years fur : robbery, and James Andrews, ID to 20 years, shooting to kill.-' I Ouo hundrod nnd thlrly-thren other victims uf the fire wore -In the -hospital. .: . i : , ' tilrl Ilcrolno ' MJss Airtauda Thomns, daughter of Warden Preston W.-. Thonis, who socks to relievo her rather of many of his routine burdens, was tho heroine of tho : penitentiary fire. She took command of tho sltuntlon in the prison office, call ed for pollco and soldiers, and di rected un Associated Press ropro BOntalivo o send out a. Beneral ' call for doctors, nurses and hos- (Contlnued on Pago Four) MODIFICATION IS FAVORED BY FUELING II UYSEN NEWARK, N. J April 2'.l (Al) Forma r Senator Joseph S. Fro litiBh'uyKen, who voted, foi pasaKO of tho VolHtcad law, and who asaiti w a cjindldato for tho republican nomination for thn HAmitn lu.imt a statement today declaring hu favored a modification of tho pro hibition laws. "I voted for tho Volstead act," : ho Baid, "becauuo it scorned to me tho duty ot conKrofls to onact lepiH latlou to mako tho amendment offecllve. , "Ten ycara of experience and Hludy havo niotllfied my vIowh. Whilo'. tho law has destroyed tho open saloon, It haw developed new ami ravo evlla with which tho public Ih familiar." Declaring- tho present law "Is difficult, If not Impossible to en force," ho added: "I have, therefore, concluded that thn policy of prohibition mimt bo modified. "TIioho who deslro to use alco holic boveraKOH Hhoutd be allowed to do ho under conditions of nation al control that would elimJnato privuto profit and prevent tho re turn of tho Huloon." BASEBALL TODAY raclflu Coast' League MtHsioiiH at Portland, postponed, rain. Aincrk'aii Ixaflii( Chk-aRO at Cleveland, postponed, snow. rhiladulphia ut Now york,. post poned, nnow, Uoslon at WaBhinffton, poatpon ed, cold weather. TVntluiial League New York at Boston, postponed col J. Cincinnati 0 0 Pittsburgh , l o (Called in third Inning-: snow). llattcrlea: Utxey and Sukeforth; French and Hari(-icave, 1 i