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VOLUME XXIX
MEMBER ASSOCIATED) PKESS AND A. B. O.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931 eastern, oiumons uiadi.yg newbpapkb
NUMBER ,146
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FOWLER PLEA
SCHEDULED
FOR
To A n sw e r Charge, of
Larcejiy- of Public
Money, at 10 O'clock.
PRISONER STAYS
IN COUNTY JAIL
Many Expecting a Plea of
"Not Guilty;" No .De-
, velopments at the City
Building.
Wlt:i Mrs. Emma Fowler, former
city treasurer of La Grande scheduled
to enter a plea to a charge of larceny
of public money In the amount of
$112,262.02, another largo crowd Is ex
pected to gather Monday morning .at
10 o'clock . In circuit court.
After the customary nine days of
talk, sentiment around town has died
down somewhat, although the ques
tion Is being asked consistently:
Will she plead guilty or not guilty?"
l Most people axe anticipating a plea
ot "not guilty," although no official
announcement has been made to this
effect to the Obsorver. ,
Expect "Not Guilty" Plea
If Mrs. Fouler, who Is a prisoner
In the county Jail In lieu of $50,000
ball, pleads not guilty to the charge,
tho court will bo required to accept
ttm nlaa nni-1 tYinlrn nrntnniinptitjt for
n t lnl Tl, rnntt nn tfcn ari-nnt: In
expecting that efforts will be made1?" w growers made arrangements
to Dostpono trial until a later term
cf court, although the February term
of circuit court is now In progress.
There Is no Knowledge, however, as
to when trial will be held or whether
a change of venue will be requested
by Mrs. Fowler's attorneys, B. J.
Green and H. L. Hess, in the event the
case goes before a jury of 12.
In. the meantime, there have been
no developments In the city build
ing; and no return of funds has been
made, it Is said. The city audit re
mains the same as It did a few days
ago when Conda J. Ham left for a
few days in Portland before return
ing for the completion.
Embarrassing Situation .
If no funds are returned to the city
$ 4 although Mrs. Fowler continues to
J assert that' if given time she. can
account for all city money and
-i ,bonds--the city, cornrrvtssion will
J ; faco-nn em barro3$ing"f inane ial prob
S lem, one that in all likllhood, will
1 ; (Continued on Page Five)
MRS. McCOY
PASSES AWAY
LATE FRIDAY
Mrs. Roxle McCoy, pioneer La
Grande resident, passed away late
Friday afternoon at her home at
1902 2nd street. Mrs. McCoy has
been 111 for some time but her con
dition did not become serious until
yesterday. She was a member of the
Presbyterian church. She is sur
vived by a sister, Mrs. J. B. Stanfleld,
of Boise, Idaho and one brother, Clay
Curn, also of Boise.
Tho body Is at ..Walkers' Funeral
Homo and funeral arrangements will
not be made until the brother and
sister arrive from Boise.
Wallowa Pioneer
Is Called Beyond
Robert Utz pioneer resident of Wal-
lr.tvii ennntv. nnuteri awnv nt n lornt
hospital Friday evening after a short j
illness. Mr. utz came to Wallowa in
1862 and has made his home In the
vnllnv nlnnf thftt limp
ho is survived oy ms wmow ana
five sons and three daughters. He
Ik nlnn mtrvtvpri hv a. hrnt.hcr. .Inmpfi. t
of North Powder. Ore., and by two I
slster3, Mrs. Bertha Horn, of La
Grande, and Mrs. Margaret Haggerty,
of Seattle, Wash. The body is at
Walkers Funeral Home and funeral
arrangements . will .. be announced
later.
Frapshooters To
Bang Clay Pigeons
The La Grande Gun club, bolstered
up by several new shooters, will hold
n practice trapshoot at the Lone Trse
Abounds tomorrow, beginning about
10 o'clock. Another practice will be
held Feb. 22 In preparation for the
telegraphic shoot season which will
begin during March. La Grande Is
anticipating a successful season.
WF..VTI1I;R FOR WF.KK
Far western states: General
rains in Western Oregon and
Western Washington extending
In Northern California about
the middle of tho week, with
occasional rains and snows in
the intormountaln and north
ern plateau regions. Mostly
fair in Southern California
and Southern Nevada.
Normal temperatures will
prevail.
WKATIIEK FORECAST
Oregon: Rains in the west
and local rains or snows in the
east portion tonight and Sun
day. Normal temperature.
Moderate southerly winds off
shore..
WEATHF.IS TODAY
7:30 a. m, 35 above.
Minimum: 20 above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
WKATIIEH F.STERPAY
Maximum 40, minimum 20
above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER FEB. 14. 1930
Maximum 49, minimum 34
above.
Condition: Cloudy, rain -.08
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Representative
Of Farm Board
Visits County
Two Meetings Are Held
Here on Friday, One
With Dairymen and Une
With Apple Growers.
W. A. Schoenfeld. regional represen
tative of the federal farm, board, of
Portland, met with about .75 Union
county dairymen yesterday afternoon
at the city hall, and with the apple
growers at the federal building for
discussions of conditions existing in
the two industries in this county, H.
G. Avery, county agent, stated this
morning.
A history of the efforts to organ
ize a co-operative creamery was re
cited to Mr. Schoenfeld, who was
called on for an expression of the
farm board's policy. He stated that
a signed agreement exists, between
the Challenge, Interstate, and United
Dairy associations, whereby the Chal
lenge association is not to expand
its operations into Oregon terri
tory, The i-arm board, assisting in
market arrangements, does not sup
port co-operative organizations by
loans or otnerwisc where sucn action
results in competition between two
co-operative enterprises, ' he stated.
in union county mere are two co
operative creameries.
That any co-operative organization
has Its headquarters so located that
it is in the (renter of Its membership
is recommended by the farm board.
Mr. Schoenfeld stated.
Apple Men Meet. :
The apple growers met for the pur
pose of discussing marketing ar
rangements with Mr. Schoenfeld fol
lowing the dairy meeting, and to dis-,
cuss the possibilities of organizing I
uncer tne larm ooard to improve
marketing conditions here . and per
haps affiliate with other similar !
I UnltS.
No definite steps wore taken
to secure the by-laws and market in
formation . of other co-operatives
elsewhere.
! Lamar Westenskow is secretary of
tne apple growers and has called
another meeting for a later date.
1 HP r m QttOYis1 To
X U 111 Olldllli Xo
Shot: 'Unloaded'
Gun Responsible
.Torn Strand, young La Grande man
whose home is on Portland avenue,
waa accidentally wounded shortlv bo-
fere noon today when he was shot in !
thn hnrlr whllo enonrraH in a crvt- i
nalured scuffle with, rf chum, Donf "The (ast half was a walk-away for
Butcher. . The -igun, 'V..38 ciUbor'tho invaders, who scored 22 points
plstoirHHwiievetr oywau--,ftri be f i'home teanv ouhd tt
unloaded, according to reports. ,. 6n!1"Lt1for1 ceven-
m.. ...... ...... .. .. f (VNp 1 in RflttA tt Vila frnnnnnt
; iiic young man wns-rusnen to me
Grande Ronde hospital, and reports
i this afternoon were, that his general
condition was good.
His younger brother passed away
about two weeks ago.
Normal School
Team Winds Up
1930-31 Season
The Eastern Oregon Normal school
basketball- team will close its 1930-31
season next week on a road trip into
Western Oregon, playing four con
ference games and possibly a non
conference contest.
Coach Bob Qulnn plana to leave
by automobile tomorrow at 8, accom
panied by Beery, Posey. Paisley. Lloyd.
Houchcns, Sullivan, Baxter and Coles.
Tho team will spend Sunday night
at Bend, then going on to Ashland
Monday for a two-game series with
the Southern Oregon Normal quintet.
Wednesday will be day of rest and
on Thursday and Friday, the Moun-
talncers will play at Monmouth
A
game with a team In Portland may bo
arranged for Saturday night. The
team will return Sunday and the
ketball equipment.
At present, due to a split in the t
two-game series here this week with j
Monmouth, the E. O. N. cagers are j
tied for leadership in the Oregon I
normal school conference. Last sea- ;
son they failed. to win a conference!
basketball game.
Coach Qulnn has been handicapped I
at various times this season by in-'
Juries and illness. At present, Mcd
calf, flashy forward and a scoring
threat against any opposition. Is un
able to make the trip because of Ill
ness. Golfers Listen To
frill V Til Cnnvoo
vllW J I II KjUUI Sc ;
A balmy Sunday means a big day
fit th roiintrv rliih for those who
1 hnvn ftlrnriw honn hlltn this Rnriru? !
by the so-called golf bug. Thirty-five
' braved tho early spring chill last
Sunday and played the course, while i
! every day during the past week has
j seen many plavers taking advantage
: of the warm weather. 'j
ine iairways are in goon conamon.
C. H. Reynolds states, but with the
permanent greens thawing it is ncc-
essary to use the temporary ones.
But the course Is in nice shape, he
states, and there is no mud on the
1 fairways.
The weather thus far has been warm I
: enough to allow for regular golf out-
j fits.
; Several meetings have been planned j
J by the country club members In- t
. eluding a meeting 01 tne women on
. Feb. 23 at which time they will elect
1 their committee. The land holding
; company will also have a meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 18, in C. H. Reyn- !
olds' offico at 7:30 o'clock.
I Valentine Twins
" Born Here Today
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Crader. of 2900
North Fourth street, received an un- ;
! usual valentine today when twin
; daughters were born to them. The
: llttlo girls, one weighing five and
' half and the other three and three-
quarters pounds, are reported to be ;
well. The mother, who suffered an
eclamptic convulsion, after the ;
births, Is not out of danger.
MISSING.
c
Florence Parker, 22, stop-dtniRh-tcr
of James MucDouoiigh, New
York banker, who mysteriously
disappeared from her parents'
home In Youlters, X. v., on lan
. ' nary 'Mi.
BULLDOGS CHEW
TIGERS 38 TO 11
Baker Basketball Team
Goes on Scoring Spree in
Last Three Periods.
The Baker Bulldogs, a fast-break
ing, close -checking basketball team,
outplayed and outfought the Tigers
hero last night to pile up an easy
victory. 38 Jo 11, in spite of the fact
that O'Neil, Baker scoring ace, missed
approximately half a dozen set-ups.
Pitted against Baker's superior
speed, the Tigers were threatening at
no stage of the gamo.
Tonight the Bulldogs go to Wal
lown and the Tigers go to Union.
First Half Hnnl-FouRht
The first half of the tilt, which
was viewed by the largest crowd of
this season, was closer and found
both teams showing up better de
fensively than offensively. ' The first
quarter ended 7 to 2 and In the sec
ond period, Baker scored nine points
while the Tigers were held down to
tVO TrCO thrOWS.
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; (Continued on Tnge Two)
DISTRICT MEET
OF LEGION TO
BE HELD FEB. 18
State Adjutant Carl M,oser, of the
American Legion, will be in La
Grande on February 18 to have
charge of tho annual district conven
tion to be held at the Sacajawea
Iim. Mr. Moser's headquarters are
In Portland. According to plans
made at a meeting of tho executive
committee of the local post last night
at the Sacajawea, the women will
hold their meeting in tho afternoon
with a Joint 6:30 dinner followed by
tlie meeting of the legion at eight
o'clock.
The annual convention Is primar
ily a school for the officers but all
Legionnaires attend from over the
district for the instructive address
by Mr. Moser and the program which
starts at eight o'clock.
Entertainment will be furnished to
follow the business meeting. Otis
Palmer is in charge of arrange
ments. Members of the executive commit
tee who met with H. E. Brady, dis
trict commander, last night were Nor
man Desiiet, commander of the local
post, Frank Flannery, Chet Thomp
son, M. G. Tennyson, Leal Russell
Louie Evans, Andrew Loney Jr., Ray
Williams, Ralph Winters and Otis
Palmer. '
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CONSTRUCTION
WORK APRIL 1
j EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 14 i-P) Actual
construction work on the Oregon
; Electric Railroad's $1,500,000 cxten
. slon into timber land in the Lorane
and Panther district') will be under
way by April 1. W. R. Turner, presl-
i dent of the line, told the Kcglster
. Guard todav.
. I Permission to build the lino over
CppCfiitlOn Of thC Southern Pacific
granted by the interstate com- I
merce commission. The road will tap ;
almost unlimited timber resources, j
"We would get to work sooner but
we cannot be sure of weather condi- '
tlons until April," Turner said. j
Bill Concerning
Aliens Is Passed
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14 UT Legie-
latlon to authorize tho deportation J
of aliens convicted of violation of the 1
narcotic act wan sent to the presl- j
dent today by the house.
RAIN IX PORTLAND
rORTXiAND, Feb. 14 m Ending I
n 19-day dry spell, a light rain fell j
in Portland last night. The last ,
previous rain was on Jan. 20. and It :
amounted to only .01 of an inch.
Last night's rail was .04 of on men.
JSIonal ralns were pred,ctpd for
PORTFCJAL'S SCHOOLS GROW
LISBON tfh Portugal's drive '
against Illiteracy is reflected in fig
; ures of school attendance which
show a constant Increase. Last year
340.622 pupils were registered In pri-
mary schools aa agalriflt 321.234 the
previous year and 310,888 In 1026.
SENATE PUTS
APPROVAL)!
ISBfllITU RIl J
1S1WU HI UlUti
Accepts $20,000,000 Com.
promise . Measure .-H
Sent, to the House.
BIRTH CONTROL
OPPONENTS SPEAK
Those -Protesting Gillett
Measure Heard by Sen
ate Judiciary Sub-Con
mittee.
, WASHINGTON", Feb. 14 4 Final
congressional upprovui whs given tlie
$0,000,000 dought loan compromise
late todr.y when the house accepted
the proposal.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 14 . W The
senate today accepted the $20,000,000
drouth loan compromise on relief
legislation.
Tho house received the $20,000,000
relief proposal shortly after, It 'was
approved by tho senate and plans
were made to give it consideration
before adjournment lato today. ,
Supported by both Democratic and
Republican leaders, the substitute
for the $25,000,000 Red Cross relief
fund was given approval after six
days of debate in which Republican
Independents and some Democrats
severely condemned it.
It must now be approver by the
house, where administration leaders
already have promised It support.
President Hoover's approval Is con
ceded. OPPOHB BIUTII CONTROL BILL '
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 ) Op
ponents of the Gillett bill to lcgal
izo dissemination of birth control in
formation today marshalled their tes
timony before the senate Judiciary
subcommittee.
Ralph Burton, of Washington, rep
resenting the national patriotic
league,- declared advocates of birth
control "have been used as cats' paws
by communistic propagandists'
He sold passage of the bill pro
posed by Senator Gillett, Republican.
Massachusetts, would "break down
the marriage state and foster free
love."
A lengthy list of those supporting
the measure appeared yesterday.
"Thf. bill-would facilitate and en
courage . the distribution " into 'overy
part of the country of obscene and
Indecent publications," sold William
F. Montuvon of the national Catholic
welfare conference. j.
"Would Open Flood dates"
"In Ills latest annual report the
postmaster goneral comment in no
uncertain terms on tho danger al-1
(t-ttuj l-aibliub. linn uui wquiu open
tho flood gates and would irremedia
bly Injuro the morals along with
the health of the nation." He said
passage would "in great measure
nullify" existing laws in many states
(Continued on Pagre Five)
BOWLES TRIAL
WILL BE HELD
MONDAY, MAR. 2
HILLSBORO. Ore., Feb. 14 B
Circuit Judge George H. Boglcy today
announced Nelson C. Bowles and Miss
lima Loucks will go on trial hero
Monday, March 2, for the murder of
Mrs. Leone Bowles.
. Tho date was decided upon after
a compromise had beon readied by
state and defense. Lotus L. Lnngley,
district attorney of Multnomah
county, and George Mowry, chief
deputy, said their office was burden
ed with other cases and asked that
the trial date in the Bowles case be
set ahead. The defense professed
readiness and declared Bowles and
Ml er Loucks. conflnd in Jail since the
middle of November, are entitled to
as speedy action as tlie court can
allow.
COUNTY OCTKIDE OF CITY j
OH(iAM7,i:t FOIt ICIill CROSS.
i
The committee in charge of the
Red Cross campaign in Union county
outside of La Grande announced to- 1
day that tho county la organized ex-
cept at Medical Springs, and that Is
being taken care of immediately.
Borne place in each locality has been
designated where donors may leavo
ineir contn out 10ns, eitner large or
small. Only wheat and money will '
bo received, and wheat only when it; Bowen'a alleged accomplice. Both
is taken- to the Blue Mountain ; men havo waived extradition.
Creamery Co., in La Grande. The Sheriff Charles C. Taylor of Hum
committee has been unable to make! Uton county, Tennessee, said evl
arrangemenls to caro for other farm j deuce' indicates Bowcn and Eddlng
produce. Totals from the county , ten killed Kington, mutilated his
otitKldo of La Grande will be an- j faeo and loft papers on the body
ncunced from time to time but it is j tending to indicate the dead man
not planned to list individual dona- j was Bowen in an attempt to collect
tlons. 1 insurance.
Government of Premier Berenguer
Falls Crisis Brought To a Head
MADRID. Feb. 14 (V The govern
ment of Premier General Damasco
Berenguer, successor to the Primo
Do Rivera dictatorship, fell today.
wringing to a nead a crisis which ap- ;
pcared to bo tlie most dangerous of :
any facfd by King Alfonso In the i
course of his long reign. j
Tho king, accepting the resignation j
cf General Berenguer and his cabinet, 1
cancelled parliamentary election.! 1
which were scheduled for March 1 (
and 15 and immediately began con-)
ferences with political leaders with '
a view to formation of a new cab- :
Inct. !
Whllo the cabinet had been under !
flro for several weeks. Indeed from Its I
very Inception in January. 1030, the
situation which brought Its fall de
veloped only late last night when the
Count of Romanoncs and other lm-portn-',
Jiberal monarchist leaden
withdrew their support of the cab
inet's election program. j
Nobody attempt to deny the grav
ity of this situation which many re
Arizona Town
: Nearly Wrecked
By Cloudburst;
lCottages, Business Build-:
mgs Demolished - One
Provvned and Five'Re-
ported Missing. . :
j PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 14 () The
jjWellton telephone operator told the
TAftswIated Press at J0:lfl o'clock Uh
1 morning the body of an unidentified
j woman, a victim of last nlght'M flood
" uiiini ur mill nine ni.'wi, ui
tyellton.
4
ft YUMA, Ariz., Feb. 14 !) Cloud
bursts, the freak storms of tho desert,
wrought havoc in Southern Arizona
last night. "
V- At' least one man was drowned and
five arc missing as a result of their
visitations. The little town of Well
ton,: 38 miles east of here, bore the
-brunt of the most severe storm.
Rain had fallen for an hour In
WelUon ' before the roar of rushing
water was heard. Within a few min
utes; a wall of water six feet high
and 2500 yards wide tumbled out of
flat bottom canyon running from
the , rocky, arid hills Into the city.
, Cottages Washed Away
' Tho water swirled through the
streets, washing nway a dosen small
cottages, demolishing two business
buildings, ripping up a mile and a
half or railroad track and highway,
and bearing out power and telephone
linea:.
AUtomoblles caught In the first
rushf were carried away and wrecked.
Theone known victim was drowned
when, his car was washed into a
ditch. Ho was identified as a Mr.
Temple or Templeton, bound from
Ontario, Canada, to El Centro, Calif
ornia, Residents of WelUon scrambled to
the roofs of their houses and remain
ed there overnight. One motorist
climbed a tree and perched thore un
til dawn. The town for a time was ;
a lake six feet deep. I
Other Storms !
Tho cloudburst back of Wollton
was riot the only one recorded during
the night. A less severe storm sent :
a cataract Into Mohawk arid washed !
out the railroad and highway there. !
peveru other washouts were reported j
some;, less than 15 miles from Yuma. 1
Fourth Southern Pacific trains '
were t halted by the washouts. Two
possungcr trains, bound from Chicago
to Lou Angeles, were stopped short
of Welton and spent most of tho
night backing Into Phoenix for trans- 1
fer to the Santa Fe tracks. They
were; the Golden State Limited and
the Apache. Two freight tralnB were
stalled between here and WelUon.
One .was reported to have been hope
lessK stranded- when tho- track gave
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Newspapers Say
3000Perished
In Fushum Mine
' PEIPIMO, China; Feb. 14 P) De
spite idenlals of colliery officials
Chinese newspapers here today .in
sisted that 3,000 miners had been
burned to death In a fire In a coal
mine at Fushum, near Mukden, Man
chnria, last Sunday.
At the same time ropreBontatlves
cf tho Japanese management of- the
mlno announced that there had been
no casualltles and that material
damage had been negligible.
The Mukden correspondent of the
Takung Pao, known as one of the
most reliable newspapers hero, re
ported today that In order to localize
the blaze the management had closed
the- affected shaft, thereby trapping
In a roaring rurnaco 3000 Chinese
laborers and 30 or 40 Japanese fore
men, all of whom perished.
Tho correspondent described pitiful
scenes which ho said took place at
the pithead when relatives of the
entombed miners pleaded that the
burning shaft be opened. '
Question Two Held
On Murder Charge
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Feb. 14 (Pi
Held in connection with an alleged
murderous insurance "hoax" plot,
Hugh Bowcn, alias Henry Boss, alias
Hugh Allen, 20, was being qurslloncd
nerc today In connection with tho
murder of W. R. Kington, 20, near
Chickamauga. Ga., lust December,
Officers declare they arrested him
ami John Eddlngton Just in time to 1
prevent a murder in Hood River fov
which the men hoped to obtain pay
ment of a $10,000 double indemnity
policy.
Eddlngton was arrested in Pendlc-
ton. Ore., and is belnir held
gard an the most formidable chal
Icng to his political policies which
the king has ever faced.
All the lefts and some of the mon
nrrhtxU had repudiated the March
elections before De Romanoncs an
nounced his stand, and the elections
had become pretty much a farce, con
stituting widespread rejection or
Bcrenguer's political program.
The king's problem now is to set
up some other stop-gap government
until a new elections program enn
be worked out and. equally Import
ant, the Issue of a constitutional con
vention can be decided.
There has been no official expres
sion, but it is believed that the king
wants no constitutional convention
now even though it in demanded by
most of the lefts and some of the
monarchist groups.
Whatever the makeup of the new
gcvernment It in generally believed
that one of 1U objectives will be gen-
(Continued on I'ngc Five)
ROGUE RIVER
BILL SIGNED
BY GOVERNOR
Measure : Will Prohibit
. . Commercial Fishing
- .on the Stream.;
FIRST OF POWER
BILLS REPORTED
Senate Recalls 70-Car
Railroad Limit Measure
For Reconsideration on
Monday. ,
, SALEM, Feb. 14 (fP) Governor
Julius L. Meier - today signed the
Rogue River bill, which prohibits
commercial fishing on the stream.
Tho measuro passed both houses hist
week, and the executive retained the
bill until his five-day period was up.
Tho measuro was the first bill in
troduced in tho senate and waa sup
ported by tho Southern Oregon sec
tions, while Coos and Curry delega
tions opposed It. It brought, forth
debutes at the public hearing and
when It was presented for passage
In tho sen a to and house, The vote
was close in the senate, it having
two more than the constitutional
majority.
Power I111I Reported
The first of the administration's
major power bills was reported out
of tho commltteo last night for ac
tion on tho floor when tho houso
utilities group favorably recommend
ed tho one-man utilities bill. The
action of tho committee was an
nounced shortly before the house ad
journed until Monday morning. Tho
senato convenes again today, with a
heavy schedule.
With this bill the commltteo also
reported out three measures already
passed by tho Bemvto, which have to
do with power and utility regula
tion. One of these as. amended by
tho house committee would permit
municipal corporations to file on
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28 CHORUS GIRLS
FACING CHARGES
EdA Ca r t o HSkelch
. Book" Revue Halted by
Police in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14 W1) Earl Car
roll's "Sketch Book" Rovuo, was halt
ed by police last night in a spectacu
lar raid at the Grand Opera House
in which 28 chorus girls, two prin
cipals in the cast and the manager
of tho play were arrested, on charges
of partlclpat Ion In "an Indecent
theatrical performance." The house
waH packed at the time,
Armed with warrants issued by
Judgo Just F. McCarthy on request
of John Alcock, acting commissioner
of police, nine uniformed officers
marched in through the main en
trance, strode down both aisles,
mounted tho stage from right to left
and ordered tho curtain down.
Rhle 1 11 Fat rol Wuroiik
Tho glrlB. many of whom were In
professional deshabille, wero loaded
into four patrol wagons, and wero
taken to a police station. With them
rodo James J. Carroll, brother of Earl
Carroll of tho champagne buth no.t
orloty, and two stars, William De
murest and Don Howard. James
Carroll Is manager of the show.
All were subsequently released on
bond for arraignment before Judge
McCarthy today.
"Tho Eccentric Millionaire" was the
name of the scene being shown when
tho police swooped down. Tho autll
once was thrown Into confusion for
a tlmo.
Money Returned
Approximately $4,000 taken in had
already been banked, but the man
agement got on emergency fund from
other loop show houses and returned
the money to the customers.
Earl .Carroll was not In Chicago.
His brother, and members of tho
company, denied there was anything
indecent in the performance. .
"Tho Sketch Book," will continue,
Carroll said, "unless some unforeseen
event takes place."
ILSE TO SERVE
LONG TERM IN
STATE PRISON
SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 14 (--Overruling
a motion for a new trial
Superior Judge Harris today sen
tenced Henry A. lino to one year to
life imprisonment on two counts and
one to five years on three counts for
shipping a bomb Ui the Cowles Pub
lishing company, Spokane, Wash,
."IIho Is a very dangerous man," tho
Judgo said, "and should be put away
where he can not work harm."
1 he case of Thomas Boyle, con
victed as an accomplice of Use. will
come up March 20. He has asked for
probation.
Ex-Cashier Given
Five Year Term
KLAMATH FALLS. Feb. 14 !
Sentences of not to exceed five years
in prison each wero handed to J. O.
Nichols, former cashier of tlie bank
at Chlloquln, and D. B. stout, former
manager of a woolen mills store hero
yesterday when they pleaded guilty
to looting the bank of $3,500.
Confcb-iionn of the men said they
laid their plans to take the money
from the bunk when there was no
ono cImj In tin? building. To give the
appearance of robbery, Stout locked
Nichols in the vault. Nichols gave
a false description of the robber and
officers searched three days before
the men were arrested. All but
several hundred dollars used by Stout
to cover shortages In the store, was
recovered.
General Edyards,
"Daddy" Of 26th
Dies In Boston
Was One of, Best Loved
Division Commanders in
The American Expedi
tionary Forces,
BOSTON. Feb. 14 m Major Gen
erui Clarence R. Edwards, wartime
commander of tho 26th Yankee di
vision), died at 7:08 o'clock this morn
ing at tho Phillips House, where he
mm oeen a patient since January 16
Ho was 71 years old.
The old warrior, "daddy" to tho
thousands or doughboys of the 20th,
failed to rally from an intestinal on-
(.ration which was performed yestor-
Major General EdwnrdH
day. It waa the second such opera
tion the general underwent since his
arrival at the hospital. A third blood
transfusion was performed Immed
iately after. " ,' -
When a - call wont out from the
hospital a fev days ago appealing for
volunteers for a' blood transfusion,
former doughboys of the 20th all but
fought to get there first. ' Old und
young, rich and poor, policemen and
firemen, a prominent lawyer and a
widely known Judgo all reported to
tho hospital. They wero all "Ed-
t ward's boys," and eager to "qo
ttuough" for the old commander 1:0
In the days of the war.
Loved Hy Ills Men.
General Edwards was one of tho
beat loved division commandors In
tho Anorlcan expeditionary . forces.
(Continued. on Vftgo TJirop)
Idaho's Direct
Primary Bill Is
Signed By Ross
DOISE, Idaho, Feb. 14 Wj -r- '
Oov. C. Bon Raw ' todny signed
the direct prlmury bill putting
Idnho under a now nominating
sjwtom Hint will tnko orfect with ,
the next general election In 1032,
Disappearance ,
Of Ex-Portland
Girl Unexplained
SAN DIEGO. CM.. Feb. 14 un The
myatory of tho disappearance .Wed- j
nusciay 01 ion-year-om viruim
Brook n remained unexplained today
ao every availablo officer In tho city
searched for a clue to her fato.
Police theorized that the girl might
havo been kidnapped after she left
the modest home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John P. Brooks, gaily
swinging her bookt and carrying a
bouquet for her teacher. Sho never
arrived at tho Euclid school, a mile
and a half distant.
Squads of officers and posses of
volunteers have combed the canyons
near tho Brooks home and the school
to no avail. Thoy spent last night
systematically searching vacant
houses, ditches, culverts and vacant
lata In the Kant University Avcnuo
district, but again they found noth
ing. "I have no enemies." the girl's
father nald. "I know of no one who
would want to take my little girl."
Tho Brooks family camo here sev
eral montli.t ago from Portland, Ore.,
and once lived in Indianapolis.
Report of Public
Lands uroup luaae
WASHINGTON. Fob". 14 (P) Dr.
Hugh A. Brown, secretary of Presi
dent Hoover's public lauds commis
sion, sold the signed report of the
group, callPd Into Kcssion to consider
whether the remaining 170.000.000
acres of public domain should bo
transferred to the stated, today was
submitted to the White House.
1ti:'. At.NKtV DII'S
OMAHA. Fc'j, K HP) Rev. Wil
liam H. Agnew, 8. J president of
Cre tg h ton u n 1 verl t y, d led at St.
Mary's hoHpltal at Rochester, Minn.
Ho was widely known In Catholic cl.
clcs as an educator and sociologist.
sKNTi:('i:n to piumon
BAKER. Feb. 14 tV) Guy Ander
son was yesterday sentenced to one
year In the stato prison when he
: pleaded guilty to a charge of wotting
tup and operating a still. He waived
'grand jury indictment.
SALESMAN SI K'lllES
SALEM, Feb. ,14 HP) Theodore
E. Byrd, 32. vacuum sweeper sales
j man, who officers state shot himself
I yesterdny. died last night In the hos
i pltal here. Ho hnd been work In In
this territory since last December.
I No motive for the suicide was established.
1
TAX INCREASE
EXPECTED BY
IV. C. HA1EY
Public Debt; Must be En? ,
larged to Give Vet- "
erans Compensation
EX-SOLDIERS ON
MARCH TO CAPITAL
Twenty-Five Disabled
veterans Sleep on Floor
of an Indiana Harbor
Railway Depot. 1
MARf-IIERH STOP HERK
With., the slogan- of : "Prom
Seattle to Washington, D. C. or
Bust," about 75 ex-soldiers, some
of them disabled veterans, passed
through La Grande about 12:30
o'clock this morning, riding In two
empty cars that had boen hooked
onto n U. P. train. They stopped
off here for a short time and those
who talked with them stated that
they said they wero receiving tho
nest, of treatment along the way,
and anticipated no trouble In
reaching the nation's capital,
where thoy will plead for the com
pensation bill, which la now
occupying the attention of con
gress. While hero many of them
visited with John Eggers, who gave
them tobacco, etc. He reported
that nono of them were hungry,
and that they were In fine spirits.
Tho group that started from
Seattle split into two sections, ono
going through Eastern Oregon and
tho other ' taking m the northern
route. ' . , ... .. .. .
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (IP) The
opinion that the federal government
would have to raise through increased,
taxation or a bond issue tund to
allow the Increased, veterans' loans
under tho nendlnK proposal was ex
pressed today by Chairman Hawley
of the house ways and means com
mltteo. . , ' ' .'.
Tho Oroiron member, however, said
it would be practically impossible to
increase tho taxes at this session,
but indicated that if the revenues, ;
Irom existing taxes, did not provide
sufficient funds to meet the ex- .
penditurcs,. along with the loan de
mands, tho taxes might bo increased
nejtt,se'sBtbii;r";vr--:A , .
- ; Foresees Debt increase '
Hnwloy said that under the pend
ing proposal to authorize an - $8.-
000,000,000 Increase In, the second .
liberty loan bond issue for refunding
purposes, some of the money might
uo usca lor unancing; cne veterans
loans. Ho explained; however, that
It would result In an Increase in the
public debt.
Unless the revenues were Increased
somohow, Hawley continued, It might
be necessary for the treasury to replace-
some of Its short term certifi
cates with long term paper.
i nave aiways saia, tne uregon
member declared, "that I never would
vote for an Increase In taxes in peace
time. But there is cue droutn, tne
world-wido dt munition of buying and
the unemployment situation that has
lowered our revenues. Now comes
,. (Continued on Pago Five -
SOVIET RADIO
INTERFERING
WITH VATICAN
VATICAN CITY. Feb. 14 P)
French and Canndlan wireless sta
tions reported to Vatican City today
that . whllo tho papal ceremony was
being broadcast from here Thursday
a soviet station sent out continuous
signals on tho same wave length,
1U.U4 metres.
A similar report was received yes
terday from French stations which
said that t.heso signals interrupted
badly tho broadcast message of Pope
Plus, and that a news agency had
to have the text telegraphed from
Rome for general publication.
According to tho report of tho Can
adian stations, the Russian signals
were constant but the Vatican City
station was so powerful that It
drowned out the soviet signals.
England also failed to hear the
program properly and while stations
thoro did not Inform the Vatican of
tho reason, newspaper dispatches
said there also It was a case of air
interference from a soviet station.
John Gilbert And
Ina Claire Patt
IIOLLWOOD, Cal., Feb. 14 (ffl
John Gilbert and, his wife, Ina Claire
who have maintained separate resi
dences for the post few months In a
"perfect experiment," have agreed to
separate permanently. - .
Miss Claire made this announce
ment last night, shortly after her ar
rival hero from New York.
Gilbert was not at tho train to
meet his actress wife. He sent his
secretary. Charles Green, to meet
her. When she reached her hotel
Miss Claire telephoned the film actor.
Interrupting a game of tennis he
was playing with Ronald Col man at
the latter 'a homo.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO. Feb. 14 (JP) Firmness
developed in wheat toward the last
tod.iy, whereas corn was relatively
limp. Speculative buying of wheat
was balanced against selling of corn.
Nebraska sent dry weather complaints
affecting wheat, and reports from
further west said the water-shed of
America was bare of snow and the
natural reservoirs empty, a situation
unparalleled in sixty years.
Wheat closed irregular, a off to
c up. corn at He decline to VrC ad
vance, oats showing Ba setback to
s4'y4c gain, and provisions un
changed to So lower. ,
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