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VOLUME XXIX
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1931
EASTERN OREGON'S IJCVDINQ NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 169
MORE FARMS
THAN IN '25.
THIS COUNTY
Total Listed at 1276 by
Census Bureau Land
Values Depreciate.
AVERAGE ACREAGE
OF FARM LARGER
Daily Cows Show an In
crease Most M a j o r
Crops Also Show An
Increase in Decade.
There are more farms in existence
in Union county at present than in
1025, but three less than In 1920.
This Is the findings of the director
of the census, given In a statement
released from Washington, D. C. to
day. In 1930 there were 1276 farms In
the county, in 1925 there were 1218
and In 1920 the amount was 1279.
The acrcago of all land in farms at
present Is much greater than at any
time during the last 10 years, but the
valuation of land and buildings has
dropped $4,765,554 since 1920. The
big depreciation was in land, which
dropped from 921,060,007 In 1920 to
916,434,877 in 1930. Buildings in
creased In valuation from 92,930,015
In 1920 to 93,789,621 in 1930. The
value of Implements and machinery
also dropped, reaching a total of
91.488.298 In 1920 but only 91,439,237
in lp30. However, the 1930 figure
shows a considerable increase over
1926, when the figure was 91,085,405,
showing a decided upward trend in
that five-year period.
Farms Are Larger
The average acres per farm In Un
ion county In 1930 were 358.9, com
pared with 344.9 In 1926 and 345.4
In 1920, an Increase of 13.5 acres In
tho decade.
The average value of land and
and buildings per farm follow:
1930 1925 1920
Per Farm ....$16,066 $15,824 $18,757
Per Acre ...... 41.98 46.18 54.31
As to the size of farms, the follow
ing table is of much Interest.
Size of Farm
1930 1920
Under 3 acres
3 to 9 acres
10 to 19 acres
20 to 49 acres -
60. to 99 acres ...
100 to.474 ac.ros v
175 td 369 acres ...
260 to 499 acres .
36
110
...110
130
..las
..."...160
128
- 205
600 to 999 acres ..::....;.i;..:.......i67 170
1000 -acres, over 98 86
In 1930 906 farms were operated
by ownors, compared with 1031 In
1920. Tenants In 1930 were 282 com
pared with 236 ten years earlier.
Acreage operated -by owners in 1930
was 343,727, somewhat less than the
350,137 In 1920; but tenants operated
104,081 acrpH In 1930 compared with
81,857 in 1920.
More Poirv Cows.
: During the decade, the number of
horses decreased greatly, mules show-
(Continued on Pace Six)
BISHOP FROM
MEXICO WILL
SPEAK SUNDAY
One who has had the unique dis
tinction of being cited by the Mexi
can government is Rt. Rev. F. W.
Crelghton, S. T. D., who will speak
at St. Peter's Episcopal church at
vespers Sunday afternoon. At the
time when the difficulty existed be
tween the government and the church
In Mexico he withdrew from the
presidency of his diocese and had
the diocese elect their own chairman.
Since that time his relationship
to the diocese has been advisory and
ho has had more time to travel. This
act received the compliment of the
government and has placed him in
high esteem in Mexico.
Bishop Crelghton is making a hur
ried tour of the northwest, and M. G.
Tennyson, rector of St. cters, feels
that La Grande is very fortunate in
having this famous bishop in the city.
Mrs. Cummins, 67,
Passes Thursday
Mrs. Martha Flint Cummins, ago
67, parsed away here Thursday eve
ning after a short illness. Mrs. Flint
Cummins has been a resident of La
Grand o for the past 21 years and has
many friends In the valley. She is
survived by her husband, H. T. Cum
mins; by one eon. W. O. Flint, of
Seattle. Wash.; one daughter, Mrs.
Viola Paulson, of Portland, Ore.; a
sister. Mrs. B. C.'McGlnnls, also of
Portland and a brother, W. W. Wilt
ford, of Illinois; also by seven grand
children and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held from the
chapel of Walkers Funeral Home Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock with
Rev. Mr. Sharpe of the Nozarcnce
church in charge of the services. Bur
ial will be In the family plot In the
Masonic cemetery.
K.VTHKK FOKKCVST
Oregon; Fair in the east and
clotidy in the west portion to
night" and Saturday, rain Sat
urday In the extreme west por
itn.o Moderate- temperatures.
Moderate changeable winds,
mostly southerly offshore.
WEATIIt-'lt TODAY
7:30 a. m. 39 above.
Minimum: 32 above.
Condition: Clear.
HEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 57, minimum 38
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
WEATHER MAR. 13, 1930
Maximum 48, minimum 25
above.
Condition: Traces of snow.
moisture .08 of inch, cloudy.
Scores Inquire
About Conditions
In This Section
Chamber of Commerce
Receives Many Replies
From Persons Who
Were Given Literature.
A Joint program in land settlement
between Union and Wallowa counties
was started two years ago.' Wallowa
contributed $150, Enterprise, $75,
Joseph, 930, and Union county 9500,
making a total of 9735, it Is reported.
Only $240.16 was expended and the
movement died out.
The La Grande chamber of com
merce, seeing the opportunity of fur
thering Union and Wallowa counties,
took the matter up last fall, and
since October 1, 1930, the sum of
9414.81 has been expended sending
literature to chambers of commerce
throughout the United States, and
individuals Interested In Oregon.
. Seventy-six replies have been re
ceived by the chamber of commerce,
and 187 are yet to be heard from.
The replies consist mostly of ques
tions about the land, business condi
tions and agricultural possibilities
and come from, Texas, Oklahoma,
Minnesota, Missouri, California, Ari
zona, Canada, Utah, Kansas, Wiscon
sin, North Dakota. Illinois, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Montana,
Colorado, . Massachusetts, and Vir
ginia. Many stated In their replies that
they Intend to come to Oregon dur
ing the spring with the intention of
settling permanently if they find that
Oregon fits the description given in
the material sent out by the chamber
of commerce here.
Operetta Will
Be Presented
Mar. 19 and 20
Every dramatic or musical pro
duction must have a group of com
mittees that "make tho wheels go
'round," and a corps of directors who
Interpret the lines and coach the
players in acquiring finesse in de
livery. Directors and committees for
"All at Sea," the operetta to be pre
sented by the Eastern Oregon-Normal
school on March 19 and 20, have been
busily engaged during the past few
weeks "making the wheels go 'round."
Tickets are now on sale and may be
reserved Wednesday morning at 8
o'clock at Glass Drugs. .
Directors are Miss Lona Foley,
dramatics; Miss Jennie Peterson,
music; Miss Carolyn Williams, art;
Miss Madeline Larson, dancing, and
Roy ,Skoon, scenery. -,, ( .
Committees; aret Business, Austin
Dunn, chairman, Delva Beers, Georgia
Cox, Juanlta Crawford, Kermlt Estes,
Elsa. Boguc, Louise Hard man, Bernlce
Heft," Letha " Kirk, Bee McKlnney,
Phyllis Munn, Lucille Peck, and
Marie Young.
Costumes Naomi Twidwell, chair
man, Eleanora Beers, Georgia Cox,
Letha Kirk, Vadls Slack. Marie
Young, Frieda Owings. Alberta Klrby,
Bessie Breshears, June Cool Id ge.
Mary Dawson, Jean Ray born, Virginia
Mc Williams, Edythe Sharlnghousen. ,
Properties Ruth Leonard and Ber
hlco Heft, co-chairman, Bessie Bre
shears, Georgia Cox, Ruth Fraser, Lu
cille Peck, Ava Woodell.
Advertising Eva Jane Erwln, chair
man, Lucille Hudelson. Anne Geitl
hubzer, Kermit Estes, Bethmyrl Mil
ler, Francis Lewis, Ermel Chancy, Lu
cile Chapln.
Make-up Dorothy Barker, chair
men, Faye Adams, Mildred Hinchllff,
Grace Johnston, Juanlta Crawford,
Delva Beers, Naomi Twidwell, Mar
Jorle Boird, Edna Hammack, Joyce
Klrby and Leone Christians.
(Continued on Page Three)
Berry Replies
To Statements
Of Times Editor
Recently tho Observer printed a
story about strawberries and cherries
and the chests of several Eastern Ore
gonians swelled when Claude L. Berry
stated that a profit of 9500 could be
made on one acre of strawberries or
cherries.
The story seemed to have caused
a furore among some Western Ore
gontans for the editor of the Junction
City Times printed the story with
this statement;
"The editor of this paper never
raised strawberries commercially, but
It Is his opinion that It would re
quire exceptionally favorobly con
ditions to produce a profit any where
near as large as this, we believe
that both the yield and selling price
aro placed away above the average.
"We like to be optimistic, but do
not like to see misleading articles
published."
Mr. Berry who lie, has a ready
list of reiei elites among other straw
berry raisers In this vicinity who have
(Continued on Pago Six)
Enterprise To Get
Butter Factories
ENTERPRISE, Mar. 13 Two but
ter factories will locate in Enterprise
tins spring.
One will be operated by Perry J.
Bradley and Vincent Michalak, who
have shipped their equipment from
Elma, Wash., and have taken a five
year lease on J. P. Gillespie's building
on Main street formerly occupied by
E. L. Chaplin's cheese factory-
The other, which Is not absolutely
assured, is the Mutual Creamery com
pany. ,a large concern with buying,
manufacturing and selling agencies
in many cities. The company has
taken an option on Fred W. Falcon
er's brick building, formerly occupied
by the old Wallowa Milling & Grain
company.
I Miss Gullickson's
Funeral Sunday
The funeral of Lola Frankle Gul
' j llckson will be held from the chapel
1 ! of Walkers Funeral Home Sunday af
ternoon at 2 o clock and burial will
be In the family plot in the I. O. O.
cemetery.
IDENTITY OF
BURNED MAN
CHALLENGED
Insurance Company
Launches Investigation
of Iowa Mystery.
POLICIES WORTH
$50,000 AT STAKE
Mortician's Stitches, Made
Before Cremation, Re
ported After Autopsy is
Made.
PERRY, Ia Mnrch 13 () A theory
that the burned body of a man
burled here February 3 as John M.
Smith, farmer-labor candidate for
governor In 1930, was not that of
Smith was being Investigated today
at the request of insurance com
panies with which Smith carried 50,
000 worth of policies.
Tho body, burned beyond recog
nition, was found, under the wreck
age of a motor truck near Denison,
Iowa, and was identified, by Mrs.
Smith as that of her husband. When
exhumed yesterday and subjected to
an autopsy it was revealed, Coroner
L. H. Do Ford said, that it had been
embalmed before it had been burned.
The authorities wore unable to Iden
tify the body. C. D. Bessmer, an un
dertaker, told them the corpse con
tained a mortician's stitches,, made
before the burning.
Search Under Way
Meanwhile a search for Smith was
undei way on the theory that he Is
still alive.
Dentists testified that their work
.on Smith did not correspond with
that in the mouth of the burned
man. Doctors furnished additional
testimony that Smith had suffered
a fractured skull several years ago
but that there was no Indication of
a fracture on the skull of the body.
Mrs. Smith said that at the time
of the burial she believed the body
was that of her husband but said
that the features were not recog
nizable. She could advance no theory
where her husband might be if alive.
N. G: INSPECTION
- MCNDA1TEVENING
Major A. M. . Jones) : of
Seventh Infantry, to
t View Local Company. .
The seventh annual federal Inspec
tion of Company E, 186th Infantry
will bo held Monday evening, March
16, at the armory, with Major A. M.
Jones, of the 7th Infantry, Vancou
ver Barracks, conducting the inspec
tion. Lieutenant Colonel R. R.
Huron, representing regimental head
quarters, will accompany Major
Jones on hla tour of inspection. The
officers will go to Baker -on Tues
day evening; Union, Wednesday; and
Pendleton, Thursday.
All national guard units arc In
spected annually by officers of tho
regular army to ascertain if stand
ards of training and equipment are
kept up to federal requirements.
Major Jones will inspect the rec
ords and the office and store room's
of Company E during the afternoon,
and the entire company at tho regu
lar drill in the evening. The inspec
tion will cover all phases of train
ing that have been covered during
the past year including discipline,
military courtesy, close order drill,
musketry, bayonet training, riot duty,
communications, first aid, making
and adjusting packs, stripping and
assembling automatic rifles, proctlcul
tests or problems for the company
bugler, mess sergeant and supply
sergeants.
The officers and non-commissioned
officers will be given movement to
execute in close order drill of the
company, platoons and squads.
All members of the company will
be Inspected for physical appear
ance, mental alertness, and condition
and care of their uniforms and equip
ment. The new uniforms will be worn
and full attendance of the members
of the company Is required, sickness
being the only accepted excuse for ab
sence. The public is invited to ob
serve the Inspection.
CHILD IS KlIXKl)
DAYTON, March 13 (D Victory
Bond, 10-year-old daughter of Harry
Bond, Dayton contractor, died at the
McMinnville hospital last night of
injuries received, when she alighted
from a school bus and stepped into
tho path of another car on the high
way a mile cast of here yesterday
afternoon.
Major Hines Refuses To Say Today
Whether Soldiers' Home Selected
WASHINGTON. March 13 P
Major Frank T. Hines, administrator
man of the federal board of hos
pitalization, declined to say today
whether the site of the proposed
62.000.000 soldiers' home for the Pa
cific Northwest has been selected, or
when a decision or announcement
could be expected.
Attaches of Hines office, however,
indicated a decision is expected with
in two or three days, but rcfusrd
to suy whether the announcement
would simply mention the state in
which the national home is to be
built, or the actual site decided upon,
Major Hines only statement was
that the board his discussed the
northwestern home. He would not
say whether or not another meeting
will be necessary before the final
decision is announced.
Would Make No Statement
It was pointed out that the board's
meetings have been of an executive
nature and Its findings sent to the
president as recommendations for
hi-, approval. After, this approval
Musical Comedy
Wins Applause
On First Night
"0h Doctor" Presented at
La Grande High Last
Evening Last Staging
Tonight.
"Oh Doctor!" was a riot!
From the head of the Drinkwater
sanitarium, Dr. Drinkwater himself,
to tho loot. Rainbow, "heself," the
darkio servant, the parts were well
taken and each actor seemed to get
the full significance of the "wise
cracks." The love scenes were suf
ficiently realistic, yet not senttmen- !
tally so, and. the choruses had all the
pep of a Broadway musical show. It
Is being presented against tonight at
8:15 and from tho ticket sales, the
directors believe the house will be
tilled again.
Miss Catherine Sartain and W. W.
Nusbaum ably directed the- produc
tion and Miss Anne Arnoldus's rep
resentation of the Spanish setting
gave the production atmosphere.
The Spanish idea was one of the
best ideas of its kind ever presented
her In a musical comedy. RolUn
Heassler may be mentioned because
of his tenor voice; Robert Ward, be
cause he's a bold, bad robber; the
boys eccentric dance; the cast, be
cause every person put himself wholly
into his part; and the chorus, be
cause in all the dances they didn't
miss a step.
The cast includes:
Doctor Drinkwater, Packey McFarland
Mrs. Weakly : Mildred Cade
Mrs. Crossly Alice Milne
Doctor Slaughter ..Nick Hughes
Doctor Cuttem Ralph Gelbel
Doctor Coffin Wesley Hcrshey
Rainbow" Jack Klncald
Bessie v Wenonah Nichols
Honor .....Dorothy Higglna
Madam Chere , Mildred McCluskcy
Glory Drinkwater Clcda Harvey
Pancho Roll In Heassler
Philip Donn Poarch
Jim Charles Walnum
Old Timer Wayne Foster
Bob Orval Anderson
Cynthia Natalie Ebert
Manuel Bob Ward
Ooddcss .....Cecelia Rcynaud
Pilgrim Robert Swan
Solo Dancer Sally Slcgrist
In the chorus are: -
Dorothy Walker, Margaret McAllis
ter, Ruth Murchlson. Gladys Roberts,
Irene Sitler. Berneta Hyde, Ola Mae
I Hough,, Genevieve Flexer, Nadlne
O'Sullivan, Leia Warner, wuma Han
sen. Vivian Gallacher. Madeline Gal
lagher, . Jeanne McKennon, Clara
Norrls, Mae Waldorff, Dorothy Stuart,
Catherine Spaeth, WiLma anmn, Mil
dred Arnctt, Edith Ragaln, Veda Hog-
ensen, Marie Thompson, wanaa ucrry,
Alice Jeanetto Cooper, Maellzabeth
Cooper, Arlene Conradt, Janet Blng
rtr Biwllla Sunn. Jeanne Devino,
Elda Berry, Theresa BuntTu.' Balaam-
Coolldgo, Morgue nwe -xwuac,--. jmhu
Happersett, Carolyn Gray, Marie-Flo-berg,
Maravene Kiddle, Ruth Magulro,
Mary Nowland. Lucille Price, Edith
Salisbury, Dorothy Rhine, Loretta
Stltt, Peggy BohnenKamp, Naacy
(Continued on Pago Three)
Great Landslide
Is Threatening
French Villages
CHAMBER?. Prance, March 13 VII
Government engineers today attcpt
ed to divert an enormous landslide
which was bearing down upon tho
plcturesquo village of Lo Chatelard
at the rate of 600 feot an hour af
ter engulfing Berges and Mlchaud.
The landslide, brought on by tho
excessivo rainfall of the past few
weeks, broke loose from the hillside
with a loud rumbling and crashing,
and moved downward with an area
of about 100 acres. Its volumo was
estimated at 200.000,000 cuplc feet.
The engineers ordered the 125 In
habitants to movo out of Ie Chatel
ard, which Is well known to tourists
who visit Alx-Les-Balns. There were
no casualties In either Berges or
Mlchaud.
Another slide, of about 1.000.000
cubic feet, blocked a. road near
MouticrB-Tarantalbe.
The residents of the hillside,
warned of the approaching slide,
drove off their cattle and pets and
left their homes. Twelve houses com
posing the hamlet of Mlchaud were
swallowed In the moving mass. Giant
walnut trees for which the region
was famous toppled over and were
engulfed along with barns, and
dwellings.
Engineers believed they would be
able to divert the movement to a
mountain torrent whose bed prob
ably will absorb some of the mov
ing matter. It was expected tolnght
to blow up tho bridge at Granges In
an effort to split the flow In two.
Work on $600,000
Bridge Resumed
MARSHTIELDL, Ore.. March 13 un
Work on the SflOO.OOO bridge across
the Roguo river at Gold Beach, sus
pended during the winter months,
was resumed this week. The bridge
will be -completed by next January.
has been given the board will an
nounce its taction.
Hines would make, no statement
concerning the possibility of the se
lection of Roseburg. Ore., or other
cities proposed, by the congressional
delegations from Idaho, Washington
and Oregon at a hearing last week.
All questions were met with the
answer "there is nothing to say other
than that the board has met and dl
cusfed the home."
(-VUOI.INA S It WHO SCHOOL
AUKS PLI'ILS WITH I.LSSONH
RALEIGH, N. C. fP) A 12 weeks'
radio school by the state department
of education will supplant the pub
lic school program in North Carolina.
The course is intended to offer
suggestions, project material, bibli
ographies and references for the
students.
Citizenship programs will be given
on Mondays: science on Tuesdays;
social studies on Wednesdays; art,
music and literature on Thursdays
and Fridays.
MEIER'S DESK
CLEARED; 25
BILLSVETOED
Results in Saving of $626,
925.56 to Taxpayers
in Oregon.
$1,125,000 TAKEN
FROM TAX ROLL
Lopping of $500,000 From
Appropriation Measure
Brings up Interesting
Questions. :
1!31 LEGISLATION
Bills passed by the state legis
lature, 431.
Signed by the governor, 401, of
which seven had Items and partial
sums vetoed.
Vetoed by governor, 25.
Become laws without signature,
2.
Appropriations vetoed by gover
nor, $626,036.50.
Bills introduced, 805. Measures
to become laws, 406.
I , '
By Clayton V. Bom hard
SALEM, Mar. 13 (fl1) The execu
tive's desk was cleared today of legis
lative matters, with the announce
ment of vctos resulting in the saving
of $626,025.56 to taxpayers, and the
approval of administration legislation
cutting off (1,125,000 from the tax
roll In tho act repealing the market
road mlllage tax.
A total of 25 vetos wero returned
by Governor Julius L. Meier, while
404 bills were signed. Two measures,
the "gasollno cowboy act" and the
measure providing that municipal
corporations shall be exempt from fil
ing water applications with the fed
eral power commission, will become
laws without executive approval..
The largest appropriation reduction
made possible by executive veto was
the cutting from the higher educa
tion total tho sum of $500,000. This
Item, with $15,000 reduced from the
sum legislated for the waverly baby
home in Portland, were token off by
reducing lump sums, and not by, the
Item veto, as all other appropriation
reductions wero elfcctcd. y
Reducing of sums toy veto'and per
milling tho remainder of the sum to
bo allarcd, sots a new . pi'irecdtavai ir
veto procedure in Oregon, Secretary
OI Stave run r,, iiuu, buivuu. ' !
Executive notion on these two ap
propria tlon bills has aroused, con-
(Continuod on Page Four)
TRIAD CHOIR
OPENS SERIES
OF CONCERTS
The first of many beautiful musical
presentations will be given by the
Triad choir, of tho Presbyterian
church, under tho direction of Mrs.
A. L. Richardson. Sunday evening.
March 15 at the church. The choir
has been singing in La Grande for
the last four years and has grown to
bo one of the leading musical organ
izations of the city.
Musical effort in La Grande at this
season is mostly centered upon sac
red music' for Easter services. Prom
22 Bcores, Mrs. Richardson has se
lected "The Greatest Love," words by
R, Bronner and music by H. W. Pet
ric. Tho Triad choir has been aug
mented with men's voices for bal
ance, and 60 voices are expected to
take part in the cuntata on Easter
evening, April 6, at 7:30 at tho
church.
Rehearsal was held last night at
the church, and Mrs. Richardson
states that tho soloists who are re
hearsing for the presentation arc
i rem the most talented In La Grande.
On March 22 the choir Is present
ing a sacred concert in the church
for the evening services.
Retired Officer
Drives Into River
PORTLAND. Ore., March 13 ' (VP)
Captain Harvey J. Sllverstone, United
States army retired, an Insurance
underwriter, plunged to his doath late
last night into the Willamette river
from the cast side slip of the St.
Johns ferry. Several hours elapsed
before tho heavy automobile he was
driving could be raised sufficiently
to obtain the license number to
make the Identification.
Spectators who saw the automo
bile approach the slip declared It
speeded up as It ncared the water's
edge and fell fifteen feet Into the
river. Police believe the driver was
unaware of the steep grade ending
at the river's edge.
262 Lives Lost In
Tragedy In Orient
SHANGHAI, March 13 () Addi
tional reports on the sinking of the
coastwise steamer Pachl Indicated
today that 202 lives had been lost
when tho ship exploded 60 miles
noith of the Yangtsc river mouth
Wednesday night. Tho remainder of
the 722 persons aboard were saved.
lrst reports gave the death list
at 200 and the number rescued at
ItiO. All who pcrl.shcd were Chinese.
Bubonic Plague
Rages In Russia
ANGORA. Turkey, March 13 W
Considerable alarm Is felt In official
circles here at tho possibility of
spread of bubonic plague in Turkey
from Georgia, Southern Russia,
where an epidemic Is ruglng. .
The Jiontlcr has been closed to
persons coming from Russia.
The provinces of Artvin and Kars
In the Georgian republic were known
to be especially hard hit. by the dis
ease. The epidemic extends from Kara
bagli to DJolga. There have been
many deaths.
. IN THE NEWS
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King Ali':uul(r, of Jugoslavia,
(upper), piTMumUy supervised re
lief work hi his kingdom, wltlrh
suffered heavily, in the Balkan
tremors. Philip Nuowdeii, British
I'lium'cllor or the exchequer,
(lower) Is ill of hiNuenzii and
probably will he rnnflm'cl to his
home for several weeks.
"TORCH SLAYER"
IS HELD GUILTY
Voluntary Manslaughter
Verdict Returned to
Sentence Him Monday.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 13
Convicted of voluntary manslaughter
for the death of an unknown hitch
hiker whose body he admitted burn
ing in his automobile near here last
May, Harold Herbert Schroeder, Mo
bile, Ala., :.vy faced a 2 to 21 year
term In the Indiana stutcp rlson.
He will be sentenced Monday.
Tho verdict was reached by a Jury
after three hours 36 minutes delib
eration. The state had sought con
viction of first deg'co murder and
imposition of the death penalty.
Only three witnesses were present
ed In defense of the 36-yeor-old Mo
mllo garage man, nalnst 37 used by
tho state. In addition to Its tech
nical plea of insanity, tho defense
stressed Schocdor's own story, brought
out In state testimony, that tho
hitch-hiker was killed when Schroe
der's automobile went Into a ditch 35
miles west of Tcrro Hnuto, Ind., and
that fearing ho vould bo accused of
murder, he drovo baek towards In-
(Contlmicu on Pago Two)
AGED INDIAN
WOMAN PLEADS
GUILTY; FINED
BUFFALO. N. Y., March 13 (ZD
Nancy Bowcn, 05-ycar-old Seneca In
dian woman, today was sentenced to
Imprisonment for one to ten years
for manslaughter, first degree, In
connection with tho slaying of Mrs.
Clotldc Marchand, wife of Henri
Mure hand, an artist, in Buffalo, last
March.
Nancy, who freely admitted tho
killing but declared It had been
done because sho Iwlleved Mrs. Mar
chand was a "white witch," pleaded
guilty TucHdny to tho manslaughter
charno which was reduced from one
of murder.
Tho effect of the sentence was to
set tho aged Indian woman free- Im
mediately, the Judgo stipulating that
tho year uhn tins already been held In
Jail since her arrest should be counted
on her prison' sentence.
Marble, Lime Co.
Will Resume Work
ENTERPRISE, Ore.. Mar. 13 Op
eration at the quarry and lime plant
of the Illack Marble & Lime company
aro to be resumed shortly by L. A.
Strlnghum and F. M. Brace, who have
taken a three-year lease on the entire
property. Both the lessees and the
owners of the lime company hope
this will mrun conUnuou-'i operation
and the solution of the concern's
tangled finances. For the community
It spells tho revival of a valued in
dustry with great possibilities for tho
future.
Grabs Opportunity,
Profits on 13th
SAN FRANCISCO. March 13.. Mv
An apple peddler at Fourth und Mar
ket streets cast an eye at the cal
endar and then noted several ladders
leaning against a theater at that
corner.
"Nobody, mused the apple vendor,
"is going to walk under a ladder on
a day like this." He arranged with
the ladder man to arrange them so
pedestrians would have to pass Im
mediately before the apple box.
Mftny nn apple was sold.
Hartley Scored
From Bench By .
Superior Judge
Attacks Governor of
Washington as Impli
cated in "Nefarious"
Act.
SEATTLE, March 13 (Attack
ing Governor Roland II, Hartley as
being implicated In a "nefarious
transoction," Superior Judge Howard
M. Ftndloy today removed Harry C.
Johnson, state director of efficiency,
as receiver for the Puget Sount Sav
ings and Loan association.
As Judgo Flndley arose to leave
tho bench after announcing his de
cision he collapsed and fell on the
steps leading to his private cham
bers. He had. been 111 of Influenza
for several days. Physicians were
summoned.
The judge also removed George F.
Jackson as liquidator. He appointed
H. J. Hoffman, state supervisor of
savings and loan associations,, - as
temporary receiver and reappointed
Hugh M. Caldwell, former Seattle
mayor, as attorney for the receiver.
Hoffman's department Is a division
under the department of efficneicy,
which Johnson heads. Johnson Is
appointed by the governor.
May Cull (iruml Jury
Judgo Flndley said It was not pos
sible for one Judge of the superior
court to convene a grand Jury, but
he would urge Presiding Judge Wil
liam J. Stelnert to call a meeting of
tho Judges for the purpose of conven
ing a grand Jury to Investigate the
alleged failure of the state officers to
reveal tne association's condition
over a, period of years.
Tho Jurist said: "Can this court at
a time when these proceedings were,
and still aro ponding In this court,
shut its eyes to published interviews
and statements made by the governor
of this great state casting aspersions
upon and lmpunglng tho motives of
tho Judge of this court, and which
tend to bring a court of Justice Into
dlsreputo and contempt?"
Today Is Second
Friday The 13th
Of Present Year
NEW YORK, March 13 (ff) This
Is the second Friday 13th or 1B31.
Another will bo along in November.
For hundreds of years Friday has
been considered a hoodoo, and the
samo is true of the 13th. When they
both fall on one day, superstitious
peoplo throw up their hunds In
horror.- . , . . . -
But history record t good, things
hava liunDB'. od'bn thesa davs as well
..Hero aro some events mat ueiou
on Friday:
oUumbus set sail, sighted land,
startod back to Spain, and return
ing, discovered the mainland, all on
Fridays; John Cabot started - his
Journey of discovery; the Declaration
of Independence was signed; Corn
wall Is surrendered; Molcndez founded
St. Augustine; tho Mayflower made
land; the first emigrants reached
Plymouth Rock; tho airplane Brem
en flew the Atlantic; Shakespeare,
Napoleon, Blunwck, Dlsralol and
Washington wero born;, Christ was
crucified; Fort Sumptcr was bom
barded; the Battle of Waterloo was
fought; Joan of Arc was burned;
Lincoln arid Caesar wore assassinated.
As for tho 13th:
Tho national anthem was born;
American troops took St. Mlhlel;
Rlchaid Wagner, who had 13 letters
In his name, was born In 1813, com
posed 13 famouB operas, presented
tho first on March' 13, and died on
Feb. 13.
Infuriated Woman
Defeats Bandits
LOS ANGELES, March 13 P Mrs.
Anna May Power did not 'want to
bo held up and because Ernest Car
rosco insisted he was in Jail with a
broken leg today.
When Carrosco and a companion
ucmanacu money irom onaries u.
Power at his grocery storo lost night,
Mrs. Power leaped on the Mexican
and threw him to tho floor. Power,
fearing his wife would bo shot, ran
to gut the money. Carrosco broke
away and as ho did so Mrs. Power
seized a pistol and brought him
down with a leg wound. His ac
complice got away but left a hat be
hind with the namo Jose Cruz in
the band.
Linnton Bank Is
Sold to U. S. Group
PORTLAND. March 13 OI1) Sale of
the First National Bank of Linnton
to tho United States National cor
poration was confirmed today. The
Linnton Institution by the sale be
came a member of the United States
National group, making u total of
twelve banks.
J. C. Alnsworth. president of tho
rc-organized. Linnton bank, suld Its
deposits when acquired amounted to
9250.000.
The United States National cor
poration has banks In Portland,
Salem, McMinnville. Oregon City,
Mount Angel, St. Helens and Camas.
Ex-Congressman
Acquitted Today
WASHINGTON. March 13 (A Ed
ward E. Dcnlson. former representa
tive from Illinois wan acquitted to
duy of charges of liquor possession.
imiMTAIUKN AT DANCK
FORT MYERS. Flu., March 13 A'
Henry Ford, wearing a chef's starched
hot, and Mrs. Ford, dieted In the
conventional black and wntto cos
tumo of a maid, gave one of their
famous oltl fashioned dances at a
Unique party hero lust night.
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison also at
tended, dressed as a maid.
The psxty was given by Mr. and
Mrs. William Curtis Demorcst.
II KAY Y KAINTALL
MAItSHFIELD, Ore., March 13 (P)
Since Sunday. March 8, a total of
4.60 Inches of rain has been regis
tered, at the weather bureau office
here. It was one of the heaviest
rainfalls of the season.
FOUR MAJOR
ISSUES LINE !
UP FOR 1932
Prohibition, Power, Un
employment, Tariff Stand ji
Out After Caucuses.
THIRD PARTY IS 1 f
FUTILE, BELIEF
Norris Talk in Washing
ton Interpreted as Pleai
For Democrats to Back
"Progressive."
WASHINGTON, March 13 (?,
Senator Norrls, Republican, Nebraska,
chairman of the progressive confer- .'
ence, said today the only, hope for :
a liberal presidential candidate is la :
the Democratic party.
In a conference with newspaper
men, Norrls reiterated the formation
of a third party was impractical. -
He conceded the renominatlon of ;
President Hoover by the Republicans
and said the progressives' only hope ;
was in the Dcmocratlo party. "
Bv Fronds M. Htephenson :
WASHINGTON, March 13 (P The
national political campaign culmlnat- ;
ing In the 1932 presidential election
was underway today propelled by a
second conference of political lead
era In as many weeks. .
- Election of a-"Progressive presl-j;
dent" was called for yesterday by
Senator Norrls, Republican, Nebraska,
in concluding the lost meeting of
eleotion portent the two-day Pro
gressive conforence over which he
presided.
The unusually early popping of ,
political phenomena has occurred In
three distinct groups Democrats,
Republicans and Independents. : It'
has gone far already in defining Is .
bucs and developing candidates.
Four Major Issues
Prohibition, power, unemployment
and the tariff stand out Is ussues
projected from the early awlrl, of
conferences and maneuvers." - '
As for candidates, President Hoover
titular head of the Republican party,
is unchallenged so far within tha.l
regular ranks and the Republican na-
ttonal committee haB centered ts
efforts in support, of .hla admlnlntra.'
tion. , ' - -
There are ft host of Democratic
posslblllttoBi : lnqludltg.irt .and.
drys.
The progressive conference
ccntored their attacks upon Prosl-
dent Hoover -and made It plain he . '
was not acceptable. Turning to the
Democrats, Senator Norrls, warned, .
that tho platform Chairman Raskob ;
submitted to the Democratic , na ::
tlonal- committee last week was tux-
acceptable as was any candidate '
sponsoring It.
Hays Third Party Futile v
Norrls again declared a third party
futile and his remarks were Inter- .
preted as a plea to Democrats for a '
candidate of "Progressive" stamp. Hla
declaration that "we need another
Roosevelt In tho White House" stirred . '
prompt gossip, but Norrls, with a
smile, later said he hud not "thought"
of Governor Roosevelt, Democrat ot -. '
New York, In making that statement.
Dcmocratlo actlvclty is centered on
the platform Chairman Raskob pre-;
son ted to the national committee and 1
on which ho will ask a decision In
December, its recommendation for
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5 JURORS IN -
BOWLES TRIAL
REPORTED ILL
HILLSBORO, Ore.. March 13 (IV-
With five Jurors on the sick list there4
was a possibility today of further
postponement In the murder trial of
Nelson C. Bowles and Miss Inn a,
Loucks, accused of the murder of
Bowles' wlfo, prominent Portland so
ciety matron,
A recess was taken last Wednesday
when Emll Eggcr and John A. Bone
flcl were stricken with Influenza.
Harold Cutting then became HI, and
last night Oscar S. Dal 1 man and Phllo
R. Dickinson were attacked by the
disease. All have been Isolated from
tho rest of tho panel.
In calling tho recess until Monday
Judgo George R. Bagley ordered that
tho Jury bo kept together, although;
tho III men wero confined to a sep
arate room. ...
Bowles, a wealthy Port lander, and
Miss Loucks, his former secretary,
are charged with killing Mrs. Leone
Bowles, who was stabbed to death
In Miss Loucks' apartment lost No
vember 12. i , i
Examiners Favor
Abandoning Line
SALEM, March 13 (fPi Examiners .
for the Interstato commerce commis- ;
slon have recommended tho Home-
stead branch of the Oregon-Wash- -ing
ton Railroad Ac Navigation line.
In Bukcr county, be abandoned. This
announcement was made at tho If
flees of the public utilities commis
sioner. . Tho petition for abandon
ment of the line was filed several
months ago with the commerce com
mission. Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Mar. 13 (VP) Wheat and
corn underwent a doclded setback late
today, contrasting with unusual even
ness earlier. Increased offerings near
the close met with no resistance, and
prices quickly sagged. Likelihood
was apparent that world shipments of
wheat would prove large, and favor
able conditions for United States'
winter wheat growth were reported,
as well as more moisture both In the
domestic and Canadian spring wheat
area.
Wheat closed irregular 1 centa
lower to I i advance, corn 9. I cent '
down, oats q cento off, aud pro
visions 5 to 22 cents up. ;