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LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1931
KASTEHX OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 124
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US SERVICE
STARTEDAT
NOON TODAY
fficials, City Leaders
and Business ; Men
Attend Ceremony
VICTOR MELVILLE
PRESSES BUTTON
Adds . Another Utility to
La Grande's Last
' Widens Variety of Fuel
For the City.
While ta. Grande's foremost busi
ness men and city leaders looked on,
Victor Melville, president ol the city
commission, pressed a button today
;t noon which, turned on the new
gas service and which made this city
the llrst In Oregon to have butane
tins service. Officials of the Natural
Gas Corporation, the city commis
sioners, presidents' of service clubs
and the chamber of commerce gath
ered near the brightly painted orange
tanks where the gas Is made and
stored for tne inauguration 01 me
service, which took place on the stroke
of twelve o'clock.
- A minute inspection was conducted
under the -direction of the company
officials and R.. D. Scott, local rep
resentative. In spite of the windy
weather about 100 persons were con
ducted through the plant during the
inspection period. - ,-
Much Interest was shown in the
simple inauguration services at the
plant since they, weie the culmina
tion of a project which had its start
here last summer. A program of ex
pansion in the state of Oregon will
be carried on by the Natural Gas
Corporation during .1931 , R. E. Altch
cson, executive vice-president, states.
Mr. Altcheson said: "from the ex
perience with Klamath Falls and
other Oregon, towns -that 'we., havo
had, I believe that the biggest thing
About tho Installation of the Natural
Xiaa service is Its convenience. , . It
' compares favorably with other, fuels,
both in heating, cooking and cost.
"We insist on our employes- being
local citizens and a .part of, the com
munity.' Therefore, the entrance' of
the ' Natural .Gas .company -into.- La
Grande adds an - extension of - the
payroll, In addlttoii . to -the consid
erable sum of money , spent in the
investment. Everything which could
bo purchased locally, was seoured in
La Grande. - i -
"Besides being a fine, progressive
city. La Grande Is also our first
baby in Oregon," Mr. Altcneson
adds, "and we watch It very care
fully." In tho near future. Miss Elner
' (Continued on Pago Five)
MR. GRALAPP
MAIN SPEAKER
AT CLUB MEET
An 'unusually interesting talk,
dealing with advances in chemistry
that are of particular Interest to the
layman was given at last night's
dinner meeting of the Lions club in
khe Sacajawea Inn. Arnold Gralapp
was the speaker, and his Instructive
address was followed by a number
of questions by members.
Carbon dioxide may now be trans
ferred into a "dry ice." he said., and
is expected to bo put on the market
In ever increasing quantities. Thirty
thousand tons of "dry Ice" were used
last summer. The "ice," which will
keep a temperaturo of about 40 de
grees, melts as a gas.
In the building trade, he said,
stainless steel has been perfected.
Turning to structural problems, Mr.
Gralapp quoted an authority as say
ing that structurally there Is no
handicap to prevent building 2000
feet into the air; now the problem
is for medical men. as the average
person cannot stand a ride of such
length In an elevator. Also, the
weight of the elevator cable would
bb a disturbing factor in transporta
tion in a skyscraper of such size.
Harold King played a piano solo
preceding Mr. Gralapp 's talk.
$am Ash by Shows
Much Improvement
Sam Ashby. who has been serious
ly ill at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. N. Ashby, is reported to
be slightly improved this morning.
He is ill of infantile paralysis which
started at the base of the brain,
paralyzing the throat and making
him unable to swallow. This mprn
lng, however, he was able to swal
low a small quantity of water.
He has responded to the serum
which has been given him and his
pnyslcfans are optimistic concerning ;
the outcome. . He is unable to see j
anyone as yet. ;
Sam is a sophomore at La Grande 1
High school. I
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Cloudy in the east
and rain tonight or Wednesday
in the west portion. '
No change in temperature.
Increasing southeast winds
offshore.
WEATHEll TODAY
7:30 a nt 24 above.
" Minimum: 16 above.
Condition: Cloudy. . "
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 2fi, minimum 16
above.
I Condition: Partly cloudy.
" WEATHER 4 AS'. 20, 1M0
kfHYlrmim 14 minimum fti
below.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
Committee Will
Continue With
Red Cross Work
Setting up Machinery
Here to Raise $1000 in
County in Spite of Po
litical Maneuvers.
. Supported In his stand by instruc
tions from the San Francisco office
and by political observation In La
Grande, Sherwood Williams, chair
man of the Red Cross disaster fund
campaign, announces today that the
local committee will proceed with
setting up its machinery to handle
the raising of $1000 in Union county
in spite of the political maneuvers in
Washington. If congress succeeds in
its purpose of giving the Red Cross
relief funds out of the public treas
ury in opposition to President Hoov
er's attitude of making the public
raise the fund, there will of course
be no campaign in La Grande. This
weekend should determine who will
win In the Washington debate, and
local committee will be ready to func
tion should exigencies of the future
require completion of the original
Red Cross program.
Since the meeting yesterday noon
of many of the presidents of civic
and other organizations, sub-committees
in charge of the Red Cross
campaign have been busily engaged
in contacting the respective ' organ
izations. As created, the campaign
appeals to individuals to give wh
they can and 60 cents In one case
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Hansen to Meet
Muir Jan. 26 In
Wrestling Event
With Dr. Sarpolls and Howard Can
tonwlne unavailable for Monday
ovenlng, Ray McCorroll, local match
maker, today announced that Johnny
Mulr, Australian champion, and
Charles Hansen, well known heavy
weight grappler, will appear In the
main event of a wrestling card here
the evening of Jan. 26 in the Bex
hall.
. Both Mulr and Hansen have wres
tled In all of the lorgor Northwestern
cities and both ere rated among the
top-notchers In . tho heavyweight
game. - . -' : 1
Monday evening Sarpolls ( Is wrest
ling In Vancouver, B. O., and Can
tonwlne is -engaged in Seattle.
Before the local main event, a 30-
minute . preliminary an a battle
royal will be held.
Lewiston Easy
Winner Monday;
Score 43 to 25
The Lewiston Normal school quln
tot, playing a smooth-passing, close -checking
game, easily defeated a list
less team of Mountaineer cagers here
last night, 43 to 25.
The score was closer in the first
half which ended 21 to 18 due to a
rally that scored six or seven points
just neiorc tne gun, out in xne iinai
20-minute ponod, the Idahoans
adopted a stalling offense that pro
duced baskets while the Eastern Ore
gonlans presented a mediocre brand
of ball.
The game, which started out with
a promising burst of speed, devel
oped into a slower style of ball as
time passed, and when the visitors
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Sacred Concert To
Be Played Feb. 8
Plans for a sacred concert to be
given by the municipal "band were
gotten under way at a meeting of
the La Grando Ministerial associa
tion at a meeting yesterday at the
Presbyterian church. Feb. 8 is the
date on which the band, under the
direction of Andrew Loney Jr., will
be asked to present the musical at
the Methodist church.
Officers of the ministerial associa
tion are Rev. J. George Walz, presi
dent; Rev. W. H. Hertzog, secretary;
and Rev. B. Marcus Godwin, vice
president.
The concert will be sponsored by
the ministerial association, Mr. Walz
states.
National Guard
Inspection Mar. 16
March 16 has been set as the date
for one of the most important events
In the year for the local unit of the
national guard. Company E, 186th
Infantry will undergo federal inspec
tion at that time. Captain Walter
Bean states. Drill in preparation
for the Inspection la being carried
on every Monday evening.
The federal Inspection and the
summer camp arc the two important
features of the national guard year.
Marksmanship badges were award
ed last night at their drill to rifle
men who qualified for the title dur
ing 1930.
CANNOT WITHDRAW NAMES
SALEM. Jan. 20 P) Signers of
petitions for the organization of a
union high school are denied the
right to withdraw their names from
the petitions after the petition is
filed and notice of organization
given, the state supreme court ruled
in a decision handed down today.
SKTENTEI TO SENATE
i SOUTH BEND. Ind., Jan. 20 (Pi
; Summoned for federal Jury service.
A. J. Ballard of Marlon, Ind.. gave
this excuse:
, "My father is serving a sixty day
sentence in the state senate."
Ballard further explained that he
! Is associated In business with his
father, Jesse Ballard, state senator
for Grant county, a farmer, packer
and honker.
INDUSTRY IS
COMING BACK
FARRELL SAYS
Head of U. S. Steel Cor
poration Finds Condi
tion Nearer Normal.
WAGE REDUCTION
PLAN IS OPPOSED
Cuts in Salaries Would
Retard Nation's Recov
ery by at Least Two
Years, Claim.
CHICAGO. Jan. The pen
dulum of Industrial activity, In the
belief of James A. Farrell, president
of the United States' Steel corpora
tion, Is swinging back to normal.
The broad shouldered, white-haired
head of the two billion dollar steel
concern expressed his opinion In an
address on "business" before the na
tional canners and national wholesale
grocers.
Declaring that In his opinion the
4'peak" of the depression passed 30
days ago," the speaker said the time
has now come for "greater enterprise
in trade for loosening up business,"
adding that "we are quite capable of
doing much more than was done In
1930." ' He opposed wage reductions.
Would Muke Things Worse.
"There are some," he said, "who
urge a reduction in wages correspond
ing to the drop In prices. They affect
to believe that such a liquidation of
labor would hasten a return . to, nor
mal conditions.
"Apparently those who advocate
this solution have not stopped to
weigh the implications that. Instead
of tending to Increase consumption
of Industrial and agricultural pro
ducts, such wage reductions must In
evitably reduce the purchasing power
of the wage earner and restrict con
sumption. "it is my deliberate judgment that
a general reduotion of wages In this
country would set back, the Impend
ing recovery by at least two years.
Carles Talk About Tariff,
"Tere Is much careless talk about
high tariff 'walts'he saiq. "It has
been ringing around- the world, es
pecially lor the last -few years, and
most of It Is aimed -.at -the, United
States. It comes to our country in
large volume from certain countries
In which, as in ours, agriculture pro
duces a surplus above their own
needs. Why is it that such countries
persist in their demand that we, who
have a surplus of our own produc
tion should add to that surplus by
purchasing heavily of the same pro-
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NON-PARTISAN
JUDICIARY URGED
Bill Now Being Drafted
by Legislative Commit
tee of Oregon Bar.
SALEM, Jan. 20 (P) A bill pro
viding for a non-portisan Judiciary
In Oregon is now being drafted by
tho legislative committees of tho
Oregon Bar association and the Mult
nomah Bar association. Together with
a number of other measures being
sponsored by those organizations It
will be introduced in the senate,
probably this week.
The legislative committees of the
two associations met In Salem last
night for final decision on bills to
bo sponsored, and also some recom
mended by the state Judicial council
that the two associations will op
pose. Arthur K. McMahan of Albany
is chairman of the committee of the
state association and John F. Hellly
of Portland Is chairman of the Mult
nomah association.
Other provisions of measures to be
sponsored by the associations are:
Restoring tho authority of the chief
justice of the supreme court to as
sign judges to districts other than
their own; empowering trial Judges
to instruct Juries In writing before
argument; authorizing trial judges,
when there Is no bona fide dlsputo
as to fact, to give rules of evidence;
clarifying tho existing law relative
to the necessity of witnesses in
execution of chattal mortgages.
The associations also will sponsor
a measure giving the accused in
criminal coses to waive trial by Jury,
except cases punishable by life- im
prisonment or death. This Is the
only measure recommended by the
state judicial council with which the
bar associations are in agreement.
The associations are opposed to the
council's recommendations intended
to curb the insanity plea in criminal
cases and also opposed to the recom
mendation that Jurors be selected by
Jury commissioners.
Senator Woodward Levels Sharp .
Criticism At State Activities
SALEM. Jan. 20 Pacing the
floor of the hearing room with his
coat off. Senator W. P. Woodward of
Multnomah county leveled sharp
criticism at a number of state-supported
activities when the Joint ways
and means committee met last night
for preliminary study of appropria
tion estimates totaling more than
t8.000.000 before the present legisla
tive session.
He first availed a system In tho
circuit courts of Multnomah county
where, he ssid. court reporters re
ceive t5 each for every divorce case,
"and all they do is watch the Judge
sign his name to the decrees, some-
May Distribute
U. S. Wheat For v
Relief Purposes
Senate Agriculture Com
mittee Approves Bill
.UKe a $i),uuu,wo ,Ap
propria tion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 Cff) The
senate agriculture committee today
approved a bill to authorize the fed
eral farm board to devote 20,000,000
bushels of wheat purchased by its
subsidaries for relief purposes.
The bill, a modification of a meas
ure Introduced by Senator Capper
Republican, Kansas, would authorize
President Hoover to designate the
agency which would distribute the
wheat.
The farm board's revolving fund
would be credited with the amount
paid for the wheat.
Senator Caraway, Democrat. Arkan
sas, a member of the commutes,
described the bill as a direct appro
priation of $15,000,000 for relief pur
poses. The original Capper bill provided
for using 40.000,000 bushels of the
farm board's wheat, but the commit
tee modified It at the suggestion of
government agencies. .
The bill provides that the agency to
which the wheat is given shall take
care of milling it Into flour for dis
tribution to those suffering from
hunger.
More than 100,000.000 bushels of
wheat now are held by subsidiaries
of the farm board.
Present Relief
Plan To Grain
Group Director
The plan for reduction of wheat
acreage which has been drawn up by
the Union county farm association
was presented to Alva R. Shumway,
of Milton, a member of the board
of directors of the Northwest Grain
Growers, a wheat marketing organ
ization set up by the farm board, at
a meeting in ,La Grande yesterday,
afternoon. J. R." McKlnnis, J. D.
Woodell, and Frank McKennon, mem
bers of the Union county association
met with Mr, Shumway.
.. Mr. Shumway inspected the .relief
plan and a formal plan, will bo drawn
up here for tho Union county, fann
er's approval,--"- They-will mett with
Mr. McKclvey. tho wheat member of
the federal form board, In Pendleton
on Jan. 23-to discuss tho plan fur
ther. NO'v.definito action has been
taken .towards putting tho plan In
action, but it is being presented to
experts for their consideration. Farm
relief is of vital importance to Union
county farmers, Mr. McKennon bo
lieves. Harvey Funeral
Here Wednesday
Mrs. J. T. Harvey, a pioneer resi
dent of Union county for the past 46
years, passed away yesterday at 1
o'clock in the afternoon at the home
of her daughter, Mrs., Harley D.
Smith, at the La Grande hotel. Mrs.
Harvey was 70 years of age, having
been bom-in McGuffan county, Il
linois; June 25, 1B52.
She had been 111 for the past few
weeks.
Funeral services will be held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary.
Sarah Jano Redmond lived in Mc
Guffan county until she reached the
age of six or seven years, then she
went with her paronts to Jefferson
county, Illinois. She was married at
the ago of 19 to George Smith and
they had fivo children, Mrs. James
Hough, late of La Grande, and Cull
Smith, both deceased; Will Smith.
Mrs. Lora Leako, both of Portland;
and Mrs. Charles Duffcy, of Klamath
Falls, Ore.
She later married J. T. Harvey, of
which marriage she is survived by
John and Ray Harvey, both of Port
laud, and Mrs. Harley D. Smith, of
La Grande.
When 35 years of age alio came to
Oregon and sottled In Union county,
and 24 years ago she moved to La
Grande, residing here until death.
Besides her sons and daughters
she Is survived by one - sister, . Mrs.
Henry Loven, of the valley; and two
half-brothers, George and Al Puck
ctt, both of the valley; and one broth
er, Elmer Redmond, of Illinois; 13
grandchildren, of whom ono Is Dean j
Smith, wno accompanied tne Byrd
expedition; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Duffcy will arrive from Klam
ath Falls tonight to attend the
funeral.
CLEAR LANDSLIDE
ASTORIA, Jan. 20 WJ Two high
way crews were working today to
clear a largo landslide which has
blocked the Roosevelt coast highVay
south of Seaside. The slide covered
about 300 feet of road. Engineers
estimated the highway could not be
cleared before next Wednesday or
Thursday.
, times 30 or 40 cases in an after
: noon."
I Woodward next attacked the state
I Judicial council and the 94400 It Is
i asking. "The members of the council
; meet In Portland and don't accom
, plish anything. If It were composed
, of laymen It might do something,"
he declared.
i "The stat board of conciliation."
; he said, when that item was pre-
sen ted, "has had one case in the
; last two years. That Involved the
barbers who wanted more money for
l cutting hair. And yet It wants an
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LEGISLATORS
WAITING FOR
MAJOR BILLS
House and Senate Mark
ing Time at Salem; First
; Measure - Tomorrow.
KOZER EXPLAINS
i BIENNIAL BUDGET
State Department of Ag
riculture Provided For
. in Measure Before Two
Committees.
' SALEM, Jon. 20 OT Still mniktng
time waiting for tho Introduction of
the Administration measures and the
grange power bill, the house and sen
,ate of tho Oregon legislature held
short sessions this morning, featured
only by the lack of major business.
Legislators acted upon several new
blllB which were Introduced In both
houses, Including tho house bill pro
viding for tho appointment of the
Port of Portlaand commission by the
governor.
Within the next few hours attor
neys who have assisted In tho draft
ing of Governor Meier's power bills
will give them a final scrutiny to
check on- legal and constitutional
angles, and it Is expected that the
first of the two main bills will be
introduced tomorrow. Sponsors of
the bills have decided, contrary to a
prevlouB Intention, to Introduce them
In the house, for the reason, pre
sumably, that action can be expodlted
through the special utilities com
mittee appointed by Speaker Loner
gan. - Creates Power Commission
Ono of the measures creates a pow
er commission of threo members,
posed of the state engineer and two
members appointed by the governor,
to serve without salary. The other
bill would abolish the publlo service
commission as it nowioxlsts and cre
ate a new commission-of one memr
bor, shorn of most of the present
Judicial powers. The bill also pro.
vid.es for repeal of tho low requiring
a: cc.'tite!ato of ., .convenience. . and
necessity .-'to be obtained' from the
commission by utilities desiring to
enter a field occupied by other util
ities. ' "In the senate is a soparato bill
for repeal of the certificate of con
venience and necessity act.
Tho grange bill, which Is an en
abling act to bolster up the water
and power utility district amendment
adopted by tho people at tho Novem
ber oloctlon, Is almost In final form
and probably will bo Introduced late
today or tomorrow.
Nnmlng tho stato highway bridge
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BANDITS KILL
HUNDREDS IN
KWEITEH AREA
KWEITEH, China, Jan. 20 (P)
Bandits killed and wounded .400 per
sons and kidnaped 1000 others In
capturing ana looting a town nu
miles south of here today.
Tho military garrison of 10,000 sol
diers about the town did not op
pose tho outlaws.
This and other parts of Honan
province continued In the grip of tho
coldest spoil experienced in 20 years.
Tho popujlaco has suffered torrlbiy
and there have been many deaths.
Defense Attorneys
Ask Investigation
PORTLAND, Ore., Jun. 20 (II De
fenso attorneys for Nelson C. Bowles,
millionaire, and Irma Loucks, charged
witn tne murder or Mrs. Lcono Bowles
today petitioned the court to appoint
three physicians to Investigate tho
injuries suffered by Mrs. H. W. How
ard, state witness, in two mysterious
attacks.
The petition was filed as court
opened to resume arguments on mo
tions to quash first degree murder
indictments against tho capitalist
ana nis lormer secretary. Mrs.
Bowles was stabbed to death In Miss
Loucks' apartment Nov. 12, The two
declare she killed herself.
Only One Issue,
liorah's Belief
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 !, Wav
ing aside the Wickersham icport, ticn
ator Borah su;d today in a statement
the issue was "repeal or no repeal
of the elghteonth amendmont." and
that was up to the people alone.
"I should like to sec those opposed
to the eighteenth amendment present
their alternative and let the people
choose between the two propositions
in an orderly and proper fashion."
said the Idaho Republican, a prohibi
tionist. Smudge Pots Burn
In Citrus Groves
I,OS ANGELES Jan. 20 tP Smudge
I pots burned in Southern California
! citrus groves again early" today,
i It was the second time tempera
i tures have fallen below the freezing
! point since the last cold snap which
j ended Jan. 2. Yesterday a low of
27 degrees was offset by the smudge
pots, with no damage resulting and
I this morning" nip was no more
I severe. Isolated groves were injured
; considerably in the previous cold
spell which lasted 12 days, the long
; est in a decade. The citrus crop this
year is large, however, and the total
average In was le( than five per
MODIFICATION
PLAN GIVEN
BY ANDERSON
Recommended for Consid
eration in Connection
With Majority Report.
PROVIDE LAW WITH
MORE FLEXIBILITY
Cong i' ess Would Have
Full Power to Continue
f Dry Laws, or Revise
Them if Desired.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 W Hero
is the (1st of the plan for modifica
tion of tho prohibition amendment
proposed by Henry W. Anderson, and
recommended for consideration by
Law Enforcement Commissioners
Kenyon, Locsch, Mackintosh, Mc
cormick and Pound:
"It is proposed that as soon as
practicable, by appropriate action of
congress and of the states, the
eighteenth amendment be modified or
revised-. . . as follows:- - -
" 'Tho congress shall have power to
rogulato or to prohibit tho mnmifne-
Henry W Anderson
turo. truffle In or transportation of
intoxicating liquors within, the im
portation thereof into, and the ex
portation thereof from the 1 United
States and all territory subject to the.
jurisdiction thereof, for beverage pur
poses.' :..-.
"This modification would bring tho
amendment Into conformity with the
traditional principles of our system
of government. By conferring powor
upon congress it would give to the
amendment the necessary flexibility.
The power to prohibit should bo
given to the end that if tho proposed
mod If lent Ion is adopted tho national
prohibition act would continue- in
force thereunder until congress onnct
cd aomo other plan, thus avoiding
any brcuk In tho system of control
and preventing tho restoration of tho
saloon anywhero in tho United States.
"Under the proposed amendment as
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ACCUSED SLAYER
SHOT BY WOMAN
Young Matron Kills Man
Responsible For Her,
Father's Death.
DEW ITT, Ark.. Jan. 20 T) Hav
ing shot and killed tho accused slayer
of her father in a crowded courtroom.
Mrs. Helon Spenso Eaton. 17, was in
the penitentiary today.
With dramatic suddenness, she row
from her wmt yesterday and fired four
bulleta into tho body of Jack Worls,
30, Just as tho Jury prepared to fllo
from the room to deliberate charges
of murder against him.
Her action ended a White River epi
sode that cost tho life of her father,
Cicero Bpense, and eventually brought
death to her mother.
Aa Worls slumped to tho floor,
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YOUNG COUPLE
DEAD; INQUIRY
WILL BE HELD
COUVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 20 (IP) An
inquest will be held today into the
deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Suedmycr whoso bodies were found
in Muddy river. 10 miles south of
hero, late yesterday.
The young couple were last seen
Saturday night alter they put their
three-year-old boy to bod and placed
their car In the garngo.
No trace of them was found Sun
day and an alarm was spread. Tracks
were discovered leading to the river.
several hundred yards from the house.
The tracks disappeared at tne ortage.
Why the couple went to the river
Is not known. It Is considered pos
sible, however that Mrs. Bucdmcyer
fell or leaped Into tho stream, and
her husband drowned while trying
to rescue her.
Germany, With 45
Aviation Marks,
Tops The World
Nearly Half of Records
Wiped From Books Dur
ing 1930 American
Birdmen Rank Third.
By Oscar Dehllng
(Associated Press Aviation Editor)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Ft Sport
ing aviation played havoc with world
records In 1930, wiping nearly half
its old marks from tho books.
Of 136 official records on tho list
revised by tho Federation Aeronautic
Intornationalo and tho National
Aeronautic association, 06 wero set
during 1930.
French aviators, accounting for 20.
wore able to push the United States
from second place In the race of na
tions for the greatest number of rec
ords. . ..
Of tho total recognized marks,
Germany leads with 45; Franco has
36; American aviators hold 33; Italy
has 10; Czechoslovakia, 4; SJaln and
Great Britain, 3 each; and Switzer
land and Austria, one each.
France Leads For Year
Whllo France led the field with
1930 achievements, Germany sot 16
new records, tho United States 14,
Italy 9, Czeohoslovaakla 4, and Spain
3. Great Britain did not account
for a single record flight.
A pair of French aviators, Lieut,
do Valsseau Paris and M. Hebert,
woro the greatest . Individual per
formers In. number of records, sot
ting eight seaplane marks, two In
one day, five a day later, and an
other hi less than a month.
: For Germany, Wllhelm Zimmer
man sot flvo records alono, and an
other with a companion, while Al
fred Grundko' sot three marks and
an additional three with Gottlieb
Pfelffer as his companion.
. v Five In a Day
In Italy, Cav. Domenico Antonlnl
Copronl made five records, all in
ono day, In a six-motored airplane.
For tho United States, Boris Ser
gtevsky, a naturalized Russian, was
credited with four seaplane records
and Lelond F. Schoenhalr with three
airplane Bpeed rcords.
. America's outstanding contribu
tion, however, was Lieut. Apollo
Soucek's flight to the-highest point
over , reached by man, 43,166 . foot.
On the same day ho set the major
record, ' June ' 4, JSiironerman was
sotting, two, light seaplane altltudo
marks in Gormany. . ,
On the same day, a year before.
Sauced reached. Vthe -highest altl
tiAlo to - which any seaplane has
Ueeir flown officially.
' Endurance Murk MlKsliig "
Missing, from tho 'rccdrd list of
American1 achievements Is tho endur
anco record of Dalo Jackson and For
est O'Brlno, who stayed aloft for 047
hours, 28 & minutes. Tho perform
ance has not been officially recog
nized for lock of complete .report,
V (Continued on Pngo iIyo)
Sheepmen Not
So Hard Hit As
Many Producers
YAKIMA, Jan. 20 (I') "Wool
growors are hotter situated than
other producers." This was tho key
noto of the mossngo of tho nresldont
of. the National Wool Growers asso
ciation, delivered before 300 dole-
I gates to the Washington Wool Grow
ers- association noro.
F. J. Hagenbarth of Spencer, Idaho, ;
president of tho national association,
doclared wool prices havo declined
only 16 per cent, while cotton, wheat, ,
lead and rubber prices dropped from
40 to 60 por cent. Tho protective
tariff brought a profit or $1 a hcud
to the wool growers, he said. j
"Through the tariff and tho stab- i
Ilizlng influence of the national as- ,
soclatlon." Hagenbarth declared, j
Hagenbarth declared, "growers are
receiving 14 cents a pound more,
for thrco-clghU wool, unclcanod,
than the foreign price, and 32 couts ,
a pound for cleaned."
He predicted an advance in lamb
prices and urged sheepmen to cut
expo noes.
$75,000.00 Robbery
Was Not Reported
CHICAGO. Jan. 20 !) Tlio Chicago
Trlbuno Bald today It had learned
that Mra. Cornells Fox of Philadel
phia hud been robbed of $76,000 In
Jowolry In a daring holdup last No
vember 25. No report of the robbory,
which occurred at Montrose avenue
and tho outer Lako Shoro drive, was
made at tho time, tho novmpapor
added. A nccklaco of 30 pearls was
listed among the stolen articles,
which wore Insured.
L tiargea uusoana
;v 5 Cents For Milk
WARSAW. Ind., Jan. 20 (4) Charles
D. Kokto, farmer, was granted a di
vorce here yesterday when ho testi
fied his wife insisted upon charging
him five cents a glass for milk which
she said came from her cow. Tho
Kokles, parent of eight children,
had been married 41 years.
Re-Financing Plan
. s Given Approval
WA6HINGTOM. Jan. 20 W The
house ways and means committee to
day approved tho Mellon proposal to
incrcaso the second llborty loan bond
issue from 'J 0.000. 000 .000 to 928,000,
000,000 for refunding purposes.
Chairman Hawley explained the
measuro was privileged and said It
would be brought up for final ac
tion in the house soon. The treasury
proposes to re-finance first and
fourth liberty loan bond Issues ma
nuring within the next 36 months
at a lower rate of interest under the
second liberty loan bond authorisation.
COMMISSION
FINDINGS ARE
MADE PUBLIC
Five For Further Trial,
Strict Ehf orcement
AH But One Signs.
LIGHT WINES AND
BEER NOT FAVORED
Commission Agrees That-
it , Amendment is Ke
vised, Congress Should
Regulate Traffic.
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 20 JP) Con
gress learned today six of .the eleven
law enforcement commissioners rec-.
ont mended departure from nation-,
nt prohibition as It stands. ' 1
The com miss Ion's 'majority report
amendment. Two members Baker
and Lenmiin advocated - that re-'
course. .;,,
Four urged revision of the consti
tutional clause, Ml 88 Comstock, An
derson, Loesch and Pound. .
The remaining five Chairman
Wlckcrohnm, Grubb, Kenyon, Mack-
(ieo. Y. lYlckerliam
lntoah and McCormick favored fur
ther trial and strict enforcement.
They were Joined by all the others
oxcept Lemann, who did not sign
tho majority report, . In proposing
strengthening , of enforcement agen
cies. Opposes He turn of Saloon v- ;
The commission opposed return of '
tho saloon or federal or stato gov- '
ommonts going into the liquor busi
ness,' v
Elimination-of tho constitutional;
provision giving the federal govern
ment and tho state concurrent juris- .
diction over enforcement was ad
vised. .
Tho commission agreed that if tho .
nltrhtnnntti nmnnrimnnr la raulaiwl tho I
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THREE BULLET
WOUNDS FOUND
IN GIRL'S BODY
PORT MOROAN, Colo.. Jan. 20 m
Three bullet wounds were, found ,
today in the body of Miss Enid Mar
riott which was recovored yesterday
from the Ice in the Bijou irrigation
canal near Fort Morgan. ; '
Ono of the bullets, Coroner L. H.
Parker said, ontorcd tho right side
Just above tho breast bone. The sec
ond entered the left breast and .
ranged through tho body, coming out
tho rlEht side. Tho third bullet
penetrated tho right side directly be
low the breast. ,
Discover?, oi me duiioi. wounurt
was made this morning after tho ;
body had been completely thawed.
Parker said Miss Marriott had been
murdered. . -
Hoover Agrees To
Dedicate Memorial
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 (P) Presl-
dent Hoover accepted an invitation
today to dedicato the Harding Mom- .
orlal at Marlon, Ohio, , some time
aftor May.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (& Corn
oroke moro than a cent a bushel to- '
day on selling due to disappointment
of traders who had hoped for recom- .
mended modification of prohibition.
At first, com rose cent owing to a
preliminary announcement oi pos
sible return to tho state of tho ques
tion of prohibition. More detailed ad- :
vices which followed, however, led to
the Wickersham report being gener
ally construed as - bearish regarding :
grams.
Corn closed unsettled &. Hie
lower, wheat at lc decline to Vs ad
vance, oats is V? off, and provisions
unrhimErert to 10 rents higher.
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