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I l VOLUME XXIX
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LA GRANDE, OREGONSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1931 eastern oreqon-s leading newspaper
NUMBER 152
LA GRANDE'S
'OBLIGATIONS
i WILL BE MET
A. B. Cherry, City Man
) ager, Makes Statement
- in Portland Today.
JllNTS AT GRAND
j JURY QUIZ SOON
Says Missing Sum Will be
Made 'up Through Ex-
itra Millage Levied Ovei'
Several Years.
.
Portland, Feb. 21 m Al
though short approximately 8112,000,
the nmount of public funds unac-
tountea ior oy Mrs. anuria jvowier,
former city treasurer, now In Jail,
J..a Grande will meet nil Its obliga
tions out of Its regular income this
year. This was the announcement
made today by A. B. Cherry, city man
ager, wno was here with Carl O.
Helm, union county district attorney.
che
Tt
lecKtng up on roruana angles 01
cose.
Mrs. Powler has been charged with
'larceny of . public funds. She was
.city treasurer about ten years.
A "Losing this money was a blow to
h-he city," Cherry said. "The city's
finances should have been. In the
-sbest of condition, and were, except
lor this loss. For this reason the
sonly effect will be to delay the tak
ing up of outstanding warrants and
vjbonds."
4 .Cherry said it was likely the sum
-Jwlll be made up through an extra
anillage levied over a period of several
ears "The entire sum taken by Mrs.
AFowler." ho said, "will, of course,
ultimately have to be made up by
f. Jtho taxpayers of Union county."
.i Cherry said it would have been
Mnp. easy matter for previous city.ad-
ministrations to have kept a more
f -scareful check on the treasurer. He
P Sintimated a grand jury, lnvestlga
r;3tion might be demanded to determine
1 qxhc cause of the apparent laxity.
PROGRAM FOR
CONFERENCE
1 IS OUTLINED
to An outline oi tne program ior uie.
O conference Of Camp FlreGirlH to bev
Fijlu" here Monday, with. 'MJsyDoris-
Blshop, of Seattle, present, was an
nounced today. It follows:
Monday, Feb.. 23 .
0 a. m. Miss Bishop speaks to girls
at La Grande High assembly.
4 p. m. All Camp Flro Girls,
guardians and those Interested in
this work to hear Miss Bishop and
see display of Camp Fire craft work
in E. O. N. auditorium.
6:30 p. m. Guardians' dinner for
Miss Bishop at the La Grande.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
12 M. Speakers at chamber of
commerce forum luncheon,
, 4 to 6 p. m. Tea to give everyone
interested In Camp Fire work an
opportunity to meet Miss Bishop,
mothers of Camp Fire Girls and
members of organizations sponsor-
inc them aro especially lnvltod.
7 p. m. Mim uisnop. speans
to
Camp Flro Girls at Cove, Ore
Wednesday, freo. no
10 a. m.r-Speakor at regular E. O.
N. assembly.
12 M.-J-Speaker at Rotary lun
cheon. Camp Fire program.
6:30 p. m. Board of sponsors hon-
j vtor Miss Bishop with dinner at Saca
i yjawea.
? Pnnh rlou Hi or o will hi nn fttinor-
I tunity for Individual conferences. In
struction classes ior guaraians nave
been planned also. . ' .
m .
Baker Plans For
Fourth of July
BAKER, Ore., Feb. 21 Plans
for celebatlon at which the patriotic
and pioneer spirit wi!l be combined
on July 3 and 4, were outlined at a
meeting of merchants and, legion
naires lost night.
- The Baker County Pioneers asso
ciation promised co-operation by
holding Its annual meeting during
the celebration, which w:: be made
an annual event. Everything will be
frpp. XfMrhnntn are to raise ft 2. 000
flfor the celebration.
I Fowler Hearing
f) Tuesday at Ten
Judge Hall S. Lusk, will preside at
circuit court In La Grande during
the Fowler case developments, will
arrive here probably Monday.
He has sent word on ahead that
he will hear the motion filed by
Green ond Hess, attorneys for the
prisoner, on Tuesday at 10 ft. m. The
motion asks that the information
filed by District Attorney Carl Helm
be quashed.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Fair tonight and
Sunday.
Moderate temperatures.
WEATHER Ton WEEK
Far western states: Gener
ally fair In California and Ne
vada, becoming unsettled with
periods of general precipitation
In Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
Normal temperatures will
prevail.
WEATHER FOR TODAY
7:30 a. m. 26 above.
Minimum: 24 above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
WEATHER FOR YESTERDAY
Maximum 45, minimum 26
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy, rain
.02 of inch, traces of snow.
WEATHER FEH. 21, 1930
Maximum 47, minimum 28
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
150 Pets Appear
In Parade Here
This Afternoon
Boys and Girls Have
Variety of Pets, Rang
ing From Goldfish,
' White Rats to Horses.
Animals ranging in size from n gold
fish to a horse were entered in the
first annual pet parado which was
held on Adams avenue about 1 o'clock
today. Over 150 pets were entered
by that many kids, and In most cases
the kids outdid the pets for prize
winners. Drawing more laughs from
the large crowd which lined the side
walks. Flain dogs, dogs . with bows and
garlands, and purebreds were the main
entries, also cats, and strange to say
there was not one mix up between
the dogs and the cats to mar the
precision with which the children
conducted their parade.
Goats came in for their share of
the honor, for a number of goats
made their debut in public at the
celebration, walking proudly, behind
the horses.
'Hand, Drum Corps Participate.
A martial air was given the par
ade with the municipal bahd in full
(Continued on Pago, Five)
ducks rue up i
54 to 18 Score
t rmi?L I
AgaillSl ligers;
PENDLETON, Feb. 21 P Pendle-
ton defeated the La Grande High
school basketball team 64 to 18 last r
night in a fast game. Interest in
which was not dimmed by the large
score. Pendleton led 25 to 10 at
half time. La Grande plays Mc
Loughlln High tonight.
LA (IttANI)B OUTCL.VSSKD
According to reports received from
Pendleton this morning, the Tigers
held their o,wn with Pendleton dur
ing most of the quarter, which ended
11 to 9 in favor of the Bucks, but
only scored one point in the second,
in which Pendleton mode 16. In the
lost half La Grande tallied eight
while tho Round-Up City cagcrs hit
the basket for 27.
Kidder, vail center, whoso return
to school delegated Hill to forward,
never yielded a tip-off to Torrencc. ,
Manv of Isjiidloton's points were
scored immediately after the tip-off.
with Hill on the scoring end of the
play.
La Grande fought -throughout the
game, which was played at top speed,
but tne llgers were simpiy guujiuaucu.
The smaller floor also handicapped
toie biueaina wnue 8iuiia.-
dleton freshmen defeated the La
Grande freshmen 17 to 11, although
Pendleton was held scoreless during
the final quarter.
County Granges
Organizing For
Fair This Fall
The county fair board members as
elected by the various granges of the
county met at the county agents of
fice and organized for the 1031 fair.
J. D. Woodell was re-elected president,
R. S. Comstock. vice president and
W. R. Gekeler, secretary and treas
urer. The county fair board as ap
pointed by the county court, con
sisting of Messrs Woodell, Comstock
and Witherspoon was instructed to
meet with the chamber of commerce
and arrange for its in cooperation.
The president appointed Mr. Com
stock. Mr. Gekeler, H. G. Avery and
A. E. Sayre to arrange a premium list.
a enorini nnmmitt on crnin was
momted toarmngl an cBXh!mt
iti-Htn fnr thi fnlr nnd it is to he after-
wards n So the ?,?ternatal Live-
stock ahow In Portland to assist In
adertisl
?1V V hi;
Moore, A. J. Bowman and1 Jet' Ons-'
iL , w . . j
Prank McKennon was appo ntcd as
chairman of a special committee on
boys' and girls' club work. ,
Each local grange is to be asked to
arrange lor local committees and
make arrangements for exhibits and
the county board asks that they be Universal Consolidated Oil company's ! roadsides, and making the scenery
gin making plans as soon as possible. deeP weU, ln LoH hm blc 1,1 la8t ! attractive to tourist.
r I night and was brought under con- While in La Grande Mr. Conway
T x r m ' tro' twltty, a telephone message said will also speak before the meeting of
V aS lling tOn Day JO today- Ithe Union county chamber of com
n v-ii. nm j - The flow was estimated at between ' merce in tha evening,, through the
tie UOSerVeU MOnday '8000 and 12.0p0 barrels of oil. .consent of Mrs. Smith and her com-
i ' mittee.
La Grande will observe Washing
ton's birthday on Monday, Feb. 23,
this year, inasmuch as the holiday
falls on Sunday this year.
The schools, although they will
continue In session, will have assem
blies where programs In honor of
George Washington will be held.
Tho day is a non-Judicial day, and
the courts will be closed. The city
offices will also be closed all day j
Monday, excepting the fire and po- I
lice departments. '
Bertha Weeks Is
Fined $500 Today
Peace Officers Kllnghammer, John -
cnn nnrl 7.4mmni-man rlnrlA n rn Irl lact ;
' night on the home of Bertha Weeks.
!and arrested her on a charge of 11
; legal possession- of intoxicating:
i liquors. The search of the premises '
revealed tu-o gallons and five pints-;
of moonshine, 32 pints of beer, 10
.gallons of beer mash, 21 empty gal-1
Ion Jugs. 25 empty pint whiskey j
j flasks, and 4B empty pint beer bot- ;
' ties, according to the report of the
. officers. All of the materials were j
; hidden beneath trap doors in the
: floor, and In various other places.
Bertha Weeks appeared In the court '
' of the Justice of the peace this morn-'
. ing. and In view of the fact that she :
' had appeared on similar charges be- :
fore, she was fined $500.
TI NERAL OF M. M. HI NT IV
ALBANY ON MONDAY
Funeral services for M. M.
Hunt, former manager of the La
Grande store of the J. O. Penney
Co.. will be held in Albany. Ore.,
Monday, according to word re
ceived here today.
The local Penney store com
pany will be closed Monday In
hffnor of Mr. Hunt, who died in
Portland yesterday.
New Chairman?
James v.. Stone, vice chairman
of the federal farm hoard, was
considered us tli jirulnililt: mn:
CLSsor of Chairman Alexander
of that body. .
F ft N nF.FF.ATS
' mammaittu oc oa i
MUlll.lUUinJ-4i
. .
Three N 0 1' 111 3. 1 O.C 11 0 0 1
m or. in
earns t-iue ccaouu
Tie for Championship.
Final' Normal .school Stnmllnfs.
W . L Pet.
E. O. N :....'.:...3 3 .500
Monmouth 2 . 2 . .500
Ashland 1 1 ! -59
Coach Bob Qulnn's Eastern Oregon
Normal school, as the result of a
thrilling one-point victory scored over
Monmouth at Monmouth last night,
wound up his conference basketball
seoson in a tie for the championship.
The Eastern Oregon team, despite the
tie. has the edgo over Its rivals since
it has nlnved more games, winning
one jrom Ashland and two from
Monmouth.
- Although It was believed here that
Ashland and Monmouth were sched
uled to meet, an A. P. dispatch from
Monmouth this morning stated that
last, night's name closed the season.
Whether tho Mountaineers will play
' soe.W(im (n Portland tonight- bifiore
; st(1rtlug home Is not known here, but
at any rate, the team Is due tomor
row and brings nome wnn it an cx
cellent record.
Second Title.
Tho E. O. N. won the Normal school
I football championship of Oregon In
Its first year, and this year its sec -
: ond finds It in equal possession of
' the basketball title. A remarkable
record, considering that Coach Quinn
i has had squads so small that It was
often difficult to conduct scrim
mages; yet this same squad was suc
cessfully pitted against Monmoutli
(Continued on Pnue Six)
Evangelists End -
Local Meetings
The Jewish evangelists, Albert and
Daniel Rosoff, concluded their series
of meetings in the Baptist church last
nigni wn-n a very arge auaience in Neighborhood club Tuesday afternoon,
attendance, a good proportion being i Mnr 3( ftl 2 o'clock on Oregon high
young people The subject of Daniel j way8, ana wnat cnn be done to make
Rosoffs sermon was "Laugh. Clown, ! them more attractive.
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S,AN FRANCIS,S' 21 (
COAST Gl Alin EXONERATED Mrs. Smith urges that local women
WASHINGTON; Feo. 21 iV) The ! show their Interest in beautifying
coast guard personnel at Eureka, I roads, and In entertaining the many
Cal., was exonerated of negligence in i guests who plan to come for the pro
connection with the foundering' of i gram and taa which is to follow,
the schooner Brooklyn off Humboldt 1 Mrs. W. H. Bohnenknmp Jr. is
bar last Nov. B, U. S. conM. guard j music chiiirman for the day, while
headquarters announced todtiy. (Mrs. Clyde Seltz has charge of tho so-
cial hour. Mrs. Seltz will be assisted
KING CAROL ILL by Mrs. George Gray, Mrs. W, O. Saw-
cuLMAitissT, Kumania, r eo. ai !n ' yer, Mrs. eci Moon, Mrs. h. e. ;ooi-
King Carol's cold has taken the I idge. Mrs. H. N. Ahby, Mrs. W. W.
form of bronchitis. He has a high : Gardner. Mrs. J. A. Wonderllck, Mrs.
fever but his condition Is not con- j Merlin Batley, Mrs. Charles H. Orlf
sidercd disquieting. Ho Has been or-' lin, Mrs. M. M. Chrlstenscn, Miss
dered to remain in bed for several ; Fannie Sommer. Mrs. Charles Karther
s
His pulse is normal.
inUIl - IJISirirr I lHSKP I
To Be Played Here Friday, Saturday
Tho sub-district baskctbnll tourna
ment, which eliminates all but three
of tho Union and Wallowa basket
ball teams from play In the district
championship tournament at Union,
will be played In La Grande next
Friday and Saturday. Seven or eight
teams are to enter, and the three
that survive will play at Union- on
March 5. 6 and 7. Union Is In a sub
district by itself so will not compete
at La Grande.
Wallowa Is conceded the strongest
chance to survive the sub-district
tcurnament. with the teams from
Cove, La Grande. Joseph. Etgln. Im
blcr. Enterprise all conceded a
chance. In many respects, indica
tions point to one of the hardest
fought basketball tournaments In
years in the elimination test.
Double elimination will be fol
lowed, meaning that a team must
lose twice to be eliminated. One
team will go through without a loss,
and another team will go through
with no official defeat, although in-
Local Men
Recall Rushes
For Indian Land
For days before the opening of the
; Cherokco strip, the Chlsholm Trail
war. teeming with life, prairie
schooners, wagons, any mode of con
veyance could be seen going down
the ' winding road toward the Okla
homa territory In order to be there
when the run began on February 16,
1893, J. F. Heasty, who lived near
the Chlsholm Trail, over which cattle
wore driven from the territory to
Wichita, Kans., and who participated
In the run,-- stated as he was t re
minesclng last night after he'd seen
' Clmarron.v a story of the eventful
opening of the Indian- territory In
Oklahoma.
. February 16, the day of the open
ing of the Cherokee strip, dawned
on thousands of people gathered to
make tho dash for free land In the
strip, CO miles wide. One-hundred
feet inside the strip were allowed
for tho line-up, Mr. Heasty states.
Tho county Is level and rolling and
for miles and miles, Mr.' Heasty could
sec the white tops of the prairie
schooners, like the waves In a peace
ful sea, undulating slightly. Among
the crowd were ridiculous sights,
humorous, ana tragic. Mr.. Heasty
recalls one settler who had a house
on a wagon. When he crossed the
lino tho house- was immediately
shoved onto the ground and im-'
(Contimied on Pago Five)
(Bandit Shot To
Death by Owner
nf r Ctntinn
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21 W) In
an attempt to escape In n automo
bile after robbing a service station,
William. Wheeler, 22, of Lebanon,
Ore., was shot and killed three miles
south of Oswego by R. W. La Rue.
proprietor of the station about 6:30
o'clock last evening. Pearl Williams,
18, of Waterloo, Ore., who accom
panied Wheeler, claimed she was
lorced to accompany him and parti
cipate in the holdup. ;
Wheeler and the young woman
entered tho lunch room operated In
connection with the service station
and ordered a meal. After eating It,
Wheeler drew a revolver, covered Mr.
and Mrs. La Rue and ordered the
girl to take the money in the cash
register and get into their waiting
car. Ordering the La Dues into a
rear room. Wheeler ran out to his
car. As he was trying to start it.
La Due seized a rifle, ran out and
shot Just as the car got under way.
Wheeler fell forward, dying, and
Miss Billings leaped from the- car
nnd disaoneared in the underbrush
along tho roadside. She was, later
IQUna- Dy- aepuiy siicrm. - i; v.iv
Mis?1 Billings -told Coroner P. M.
Holman she had only met Wheeler
two weeks ago and knew nothing of
hie plans for the holdup until they
wero seated In the lunch room. She
objected, she said, but Wheeler
threatened to shoot her If she failed
to do his bidding.
Wheeler Is said to have served a
term in the Montana penitentiary
and is known to the police under
the alias of Wade Heller.
RAY CONWAY
TO SPEAK AT
TRAIL MEET
Tho beaiitlficatton of Oregon's
highways has become of more and
more Importance in recent years, with
states on the Pacific attracting thous
ands of tourists every yaar. Ray Con
way, manager of the Oregon btate
fMntnr nKKrviniton
wm address tne
invitotions nave necn sent out lO
! women's civic clubs In Wallowa, Los-
, tlne enterprise, waiter ana renaie-
ton and to the granges to attend the
I Oregon Trail program which Is being
planned by Mrs H. O. Smith, chalr-
man of tne 0reRon Tr Beautiful
I commll;te' of "'S club. A large
! group Is expected to attend
j An extensive program has been
'carried on by highway beautlffcotton
i enthusiasts and by the Oregon State
Motor association for the past few
i years,- and much has been accom
plished by way of cleaning up the
'and Miss Mabel Morton.
I I UlUnieV
) asmuch as a tournament champion
; ship game Is scheduled for Saturday
j rights it will have its slate chalked
up with one loss, regardless of tour
nament standings. The third team
to go to Union will have two wins
and one loss to its credit.
The first round is to be played
Friday, two games at 0:30 and 10:30
a. m.. and two at 1:30 and 2:30 p. m.
The second round. In which two
teamr will be eliminated. wlllt be
played beginning Friday afternoon at
3:30, and with games at 4:30, S and
9 p. m.
Saturday Games
Saturday's schedule provides for
fcur cames. The third round, which
will qualify two teams and elimlntitc
two. will be played at 2:30 and 3:30
p. m. The last of the elimination
games will be at 8 and the tourna
ment championship game an hoiy
later.
(Continued on Pjiko Two)
NEW KIDDLE
BILL READY
FOR SENATE
Would Repeal One , Mill
Market Road Tax, Secure
Funds For Counties.
LEGISLATURE ON
OWN "TIME" NOW
Seventy Proposals Await
ing Action in Both
Houses, With Official
Session Ended.
STOCK SHOW BILL PASS KB
House bill no. 360, filed by the
joint ways and means committee,
and appropriating $100,408 lor
payment of premiums and ex
penses of Judges and premium
lists at the state fair, the Pacific
International Livestock exposi
tion and Eastern Oregon Livestock
show at Union, was passed by the
house late yesterday. Tho bill
provides an appropriation of $10,
000 for the Union show for tho
1931 and 1032 period.
Much of the success of tho an
nual show at Union, now begin
ning Its third decade, rests upon
the state appropriation, and al
though it Is not known here
what the vote was. It Is believed
that connected as it is with tho
other shows and out of the
county-fair status which was de
termined two years ago tho bill
will pass the senate and thon re
ceive the governor's signature
SALEM, Feb. 21 A new Kiddle
bill accomplishing tho dual feat of
repealing the one mill market road
tax and securing market road funds
to tho counties was ready for intro
duction In the senate today follow-
ing a conference in tho governor's
on ice last nignt.
Tho. bill If enacted would estab
lish a secondary stato highway sys
tem, and postpones ono year the
abolishment of the one mill tax on
property. It would ollot to the
counties 10 per cent of tho state high
way funds for maintenance and im
provement of county market roads
taken over by tho state. Tho law
would go into effect January 1, 1032.
Conferees who worked out the now
Elan last night wero Governor Julius
. Meier, who "urged tho repeal of
the tax bill in his platform: Fred E.
Kiddle, author of the original bill;
H. B. Van Duzer, chairman of the
state highway commission: and Frank
Andrews and Emmett Howard of the
house roads and highways commit
tee. All sides In the controversy
which raged over tho Kiddle bill were
represented, ond all gave their sanc
tion to the new plan.
Those who had opposed the bill
and had succeeded In lining up a
majority of the house against It said
it might delay the primary highway
program a little, but that tho coun
ties would more than make up the
administration by tho state of 10
per cent of the highway fund on
major county market roads.
Tho highway commission is the
Judge of what county highways shall
bo taken over, but tho law makes It
mandatory upon tho commission
that the counties shall receive 10 per
cent.
, The Oregon legislature today
started its overtime session with 70
proposals awaiting action In both
houses. The senate, among its 41
bills on third reading, will have for
consideration the Tualatin tunnel
bill following Its report after having
been rewritten several times, and
after an attempt had been mado to
relieve the state of responsibility In
thin proposed $5,000,000 highway
: project.
j Tho new game codo and the- com
! meiclal fishing code will also come
i up in tho senate for action, tho com
I morcial codo already having passed
1 tho house. Standards and grades of
butter, tho bill upon which a public
hpiirtnir wnn half! thin wwlc . In llkn-
1 wise on the calendar. Both houses
win continue in full day s session.
Tho hydro-electric commission bill,
already having passed tho senate is
one of the house's 20 bills, along
with the tobacco tax proposals, un
der special order, tho racing bill,
pawnbrokers license, and the uni
form traffic code. All of these are
house measures except the power
commission bill, which originated in
(Continued on Tngo Three)
ATTEMPT MADE
TO KILL KING
OF ALBANIA
I VIENNA. Feb. 21 (1 Precautions
J for the safety of King Zog I, 3fl-year-!
ckl self-made monarch of Albania,
t were redoubled today as police In
, vest tinted an unsuccessful attempt
i against his life as he left the opera
last night.
The king's adjutant. Major Top
clal, received one of the twelve bul
lets Intended for the monarch and
war. killed instantly. Another bullet
, wounded an Albanian court official,
M. Llpozova, In tile hip.
j The two aBsassins, who gave their
names as Aslz Caml and Nadk
; Tlclczzi, were captured by chauffeurs
jot other cars standing behind the
! royal vehicle. They were badly man
' handled. Questioning brought no
; cthei explanation than they hod
acted through political motives.
' A blood feud exists among the Al
banian mountaineers against the
' king and there have been frequent
attempts to kill him.
Quarrel Winds Up
With Three Deaths
PESTER Z EE EBET, Hungary. Feb.
i 21 hV) Three dead, three dying and
fifteen fcerlously injured were In
1 eluded in the casualty lint of a wild
! battle here today between Oypay
horse dealers who quarreled over the
commission on a deal,
i The battle was fought with knives,
' hatchets, shovels and Iron staves.
; Bearding Lion
I ! !
These (wo O. S. C. rtehnters, Gor
don Winks (above) and d'orgc
Hartley (below), will wind ii it
Koutliern- debate tour at Reno,
meeting the University of Nevada
team to argue the allmony'queH-1
linn. Sort or bearding; the Hon
In his den, ns Reno Ih known an
the "divorce capital" of America.
ROOSEVELT ROAD
. NAME BILL WINS
Senate Favors Changing
it; to the "Oregon
Coast Highway." .
-QALEM; Feb." 2l. (!) With' Sena
tors F. M. Francisco vlch.' of Clatsop
county and Senator Charles Hall of
Coos and Curry, the only two sen
ate members who actually live on
Oregon's' scenic coast highway, di
vided as to the name that nationally
known thoroughfaro should carry,
tho senate experienced a sharp fight
yesterday on house bill 202, propos
ing a change In tho name.
Sinco the highway was atartcd It
has been known as tho "Hoosovclt
Coast Military highway." - Tho fact
that many other highways' in tho
United States carry the name Roose
velt led to a move to change It. How
ever, tho house bill proposed a
change to "Roosevelt Oregon high
way." In tho sonata Friday aftornoon
Franciscovlch, After a parliamentary
tussle, got tho body 'to go into com
mittee of the whole and It was
amended to "Oregon Coast highway."
Tho senato pasned tho 'bill as
amended, tho mcaiiure being up as
p. soecial order of busiucsH, Tho vole
wns:
For Bailey. Bennett, Hillingsley,
Burke.- Cannier, Crawford. Dunn.
Iiberhard, Eddy, Franciscovlch, John
son, Kiddle, Kuck, Muiui, Miller,
M os e r , Schuliueiieh. Spauldlng.
Strayer, Woodward, Marks. Against
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GIANT LINER
COOLIDGE, IS
READY TO GO
NEWPORT NEWS. Va Feb. 21 (T)
Tho President Coolldge, floating
hotel and sister ship of the President
Hoover, was ready thin morning for
christening at midday.
As workmen primped the 23.000
ton vessel for her plunge into James
River, Mrs. Calvin Coolldgo was
speeding here by tniin in company
with her daughler-in-luw, Mrs. John
Coolidge, and a party of whipping
notables to officiate at the launch
ing ceremony.
The ship is destined for the Dollar
lines transpacific service and with
the President Hoovr tops the list
of home-built American merchant
vessels for size. She Is 053 feet long,
50 feet deep and has a beam of 81
feet.
Bullishness At
New Height Today
f NEW YORK, Feb. 21 Dullish
i ness rone to new heights In today's
! brief whs Ion of the stock market,
i sending share prices 61 to 912 higher
! in the most active Saturday trading
; since lafct Muy. Transfers In the
1 stock exchange for the two-hour bcb-
sion aggregated 2.400.000 shares, of
i which 000.000 were traded In the last,
! 30 minutes.
Tho so-culled pivotal stocks rec
; orded (joins of l to 3 whllo a few
! Issues wero pushed up (4 to (12.
; The price trend wavered at times
but bulls made a supreme effort to
close the list at the top.
?J Miners Killed
In Deep Coal Pit
NOTHBEP.O. Germany, Feb. 21 A't
j Twenty-live persons were killed
j and four seriously injured when a
flro damp explosion occurred at a
.depth of 1,850 fe?t today In the
: Eschweller coal pit near Aachen. Two
j or three others of a crew of eighty
i In tho pit are missing.
Since tho mine is a so-called wet
pit the explosion fortunately was
j localized and affected none of the
j nearby pits. There was not much
material damage.
One Killed, Two
Wounded In East
Side Gang War
Hostilities Renewed in
New York Battle
Takes Place in Hotel on
East 39th Street:
NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (P) One
man Vns killed and two wounded
today in tho renewal or an East Side
gang war.
Tho battle took placo in tho Hotel
Hatfield House in East 39th fltreet.
Albert Wagner was slain. His broth
er, Abe. and Harry Brown, a Brook
lyn youth with Manhattan "business
Interests," wero wounded.
John Franzone, whoso testimony
sent Frank Corelli, a fellow gangster
to prison for forty-five years, was
found shot to death today In tho
mlddlo of Laconltv avenue In the
upper Bronx. ,
Police said tho killing was done
clsewhoro and the body dumped In
the Bronx by-way.
Franzone was ono of five gangsters
who had a pistol battlo with three
policemen last July on McComJw
Dam bridge. Detective Thomas E.
Hill was killed in that fight, and
l'runzono testified for tho st,ato
when Corelli was tried for tho mur
der. Franzone was free on ball await
ing trial with threo others.
Another Death '
Last night John Aces) Mazza,
anothor Brooklynlte, was killed by
gunmen In . front of a cafeteria on
the lower East Side. Ho died shoot
ing at his adversaries.
Cautiously entering a cafeteria on
the East Side, Mosza peered around
intently and went ou tho door back
ward. A dozen shots rang out from
across the street and Mazza' went
down, firing as he died. Two others,
Joseph Koskl, 20, and Peter Rufello,
21, wero caught In tho hall or bul
lets and wounded.
Police first learned of today's
fighting In tho hotel when Brown
got out of a taxlcab at Bellevue hos
pital and walked to the receiving
ward asking for treutmont. He had
foui bullet wounds.
Whllo an interne cleansed the
woiimds a detective tried to get his
story, but Brown wouldn't talk. He
demanded that . Detective Rudltsky
bo called a man ho knew. Ho talked
to Rudltsky.
Abe Wagner, ho said, had disap
peared after the gunplay. , Brown
didn't know where ho went or how
seriously ho- was hurt.
Hevond Escnpe
It was the second time lh, two days
that Abo escaped racketeer's bullets.
Early yesterday ho was fired upon In
front of an East Bide restaurant,
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Says Death May
Aid Democrats
To Get Control
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (iP) Death
was represented today as a friend of
the Democrats in congress all be
cause the Republicans liavo been In
power so long.
A widely-known student of con
gressional mortality, Dr. Arthur Mac
donald, of Washington, said tho
Democrats have tho beat chunco to
organize' tho next congress. All death
has: to do Is to continue cutting
down senators ond representatives at
tho same rate as In tho past ton
years.
Dr. MacDonald added that from
tho Republican point of view an
early extra session will bo more ad
vantageous. "Relatively," MacDonald said, "tho
mortality of Republicans is distinctly
greater than that of Democrats. The
Republicans have been In power
much longer than tho Democrats in
recent times, they are therefore older
and naturally rnoro deaths occur
among them."
Figures of the retired physician
showed tho ratio of Republican
mortality In tho house ovor Demo
cratic was 4 to 3.8, taking tho 10
year average. In the senate, tho
ratio was 7 to 3.
Dr. MacDonald 1b Internationally
known as an alienist, physician and
writer on medical, statistical, and
sociological subjects. Ho was for
many years a specialist with the
United Stales Bureuu of Education.
Male and Female
Snores Are Same
CHICAGO, Feb. 21 (Ai Male ond
female- snores arc the same.
Dr. Donald A.. Laird of Colgate uni
versity who has stayed awake many
hours studying how other people
sleep, Ik the authority for thlH in
formation. Snoring, he said In an address, is
a flnxophonlc typo of noise, not re
lated to vocal sounds and it Is lm
poBiiihle to distinguish between male
and female snores.
Weyerhauser Man
Urges Advertising
TAOOMA. Wash., Feb. 21 (4) The
Western Retail Lumbermen's associa
tion this morning heard an address
on "the merchandising days have
come" by Hay E. Saberson of St.
Paul, manager of the merchandising
i department of the Weyerhauser Tim
j ber company. Mr. Saberson told the
1 lumbermen how to better conditions
i In tho lumber trade and he urged
! constructive advertising.
Officers and directors will hold
1 their business session this afternoon
j while delegates play golf and visit
. lumber plants. A banquet tonight
; will close the 28th annual convon
, t'.ou.
Friffhtened Woman
Watches Robbery
PORTLAND. Feb. 21 Ml Mrs. Pnul
Wledcrholcl Jr.. reported to police
today that while "lie lay wntchlnR
them lnt nli;ht, too frightened to
crenm or wnke her hushnnd. two
robbers took money and chocks to
taling 61,080 from Wlcderhold's
pockets and escaped. They not H(10
In cash nnd a cashier's check, for
D200.
SEEKS MORE
FACTS ABOUT
PROHIBITION
Senate Resolution Asks
Wickersham Commission
For Added Report. .
PADLOCK BILL IS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Measure. One of Methods
Suggested by Commis-,
sion , to ; Increase En
forcement Results.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 m Tho
senate today adopted a resolution
calling on the Wickersham commis
sion for prohibition enforcement
data collected in the 10 states not
covered in its report to the senate
yesterday. , v .v. r
Tho Chrlstophersbn bill to strength
en padlock, proceedings against liquor
law violators was passed today by tho
house . ,-r , ,
' Tho measure was ono of the meth
ods suggested by the Wickersham
commission to increase the effective-,
ness of enforcement. It amends the
national prohibition act so In padlock
proceedings service may bo obtained
on absent or unknown property own
ers by publication.
HKIDGEr HILL SIGNED
WASHINGTON, Feb; 21 (P) Presi
dent Hoover today signed n bill
authorising The Dalles city, Oregon,
to construct and maintain a brldgo
across the Columbia river at or near
The Dalles, Orev )
2 CONDEMNED
KILLERS MAKE
LAST JOURNEY
.NEW CASTLE.. Pa:, Fob. 21 VP)
Irene. Schroeder and W. Olenn Dague.
loft here today on their last auto- -mobile
trip, a 'ride' half, way across
the state ' of ' Pennsylvania to Rook-,
view penitentiary- where they are to ,
dlo Monday ' for the , killing of a
Ijuardlan of tho state's highways,
A heavily armed guard In a llttte:
OAlvncado ,bf automobiles sot out to
drive the 200 miles, to.. the state's
prison "aoVeds i'oada ohoo patrolled by
the prisoners' Victim, Corpornl Brody
Paul, state highway patrolman. .
It was along this highway that
Paul wus shot December 27, 1020 as,,
he sought grocery store bandits. Mrs.
Schroeder and Daguo both admitted
they wore the bandits ond fought a
gun . battlo with . Paul and another
officer.
Mrs. Schroeder smiled as sho camo
from the Jail, i Daguo was Berene.
Hill's Condition
Is Critical Today
PORTLAND. Ore., Fob. 21 (P)
Samuel.' Hill, internationally known
ns "the friend of kings;' ana iamous
ns a road builder and philanthropist,
wns In a critical condition In, a hos
pital hore today. Ho has been 111
slnco tho first of tho month, and two
days ago underwent a major opera
tion. N : v .
Tho hospital said ho spent a "very
bad" night.
Great Scotland
Yard Chief Dies
LONDON, Feb. 21 Iff) Ono pf
Scotland yard's greatest chiefs, Sir
Edward R. Henry, who brought finger
prints to their great importance in
criminology, was mourned today by
London "Bobby" and skilled dotectivo
alike. . Ho died during tho night at
th age of 80. .
Sir Henry began his atudles of fing
er prints while a member of the In
dian civil service many years ago and
continued research during the years
he was with Scotland yard.
He established that there was only
one chance In 840.000.000,000 of two
fingerprints being Identical, i
Work Under Way
On Smith Bridge
ROSEBURG, Ore. WV Work has
started on the bridge over tho noitli
fork of Smith river, the last link In
the construction of the only road into
the district. Heretofore there has
been no way In or out from the Smith
river community except by boat, and
all produce has been taken down the
river by way of Rcedsport or Gardin
er. Through co-operation 6t the Slu
slaw national forest nnd Douglas
county u road has been built by way
i or Ada, connecting wun uarainer,
; Florence and the Roosevelt highway,
I forming a round-about outlet, bub
j one greatly appreciated by the Smith
i river people, many of whom aro buy
! Ing their first automobiles.
A picnic for the road and bridge
crews Is being arranged by tho resi
dents as a celebration to mark the
opening of the road.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO. Feb. 21 W) Notwith
standing rallies ascribed to stock mar
ket buoyancy, grains dragged lower
todny. Slackness of export demand
for North American wheat acted as a
weight on values, together with as
sertions that British millers were:
holding off from purchasing. Eastern
shipping call for corn also was ap
parently at a standstill.
Wlieut closed heavy, unchanged to
1 cent lowor, corn off, oats,
unchanged to decllno and provla-,
ions a shado to S cents up.