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Newspaper Page Text, CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased i Wire Service 18 PAGES TODAY Tfffi WEATHER BEE LOWER LEFT HAND . t CORNER OP THIS PAQS. VOLUME XXIX MEMBER ASSOCIATES PItESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 17$ OWLER CASE i HEARS JURY'S HANDS TODAY efense Completes its Arguments at Baker During Morning. LTTORNEY ADMITS "BOOR SHORTAGE" Asserts Prisoner Had 'Never Stolen a Dime:" Carl Helm Reads Fi'om Court Records. IIAKUIl, Ore, Jlnrrh 21 (Special to the Observer) The fate of Mrs. Tmma Fowler, 50, ex-treasurer of La Grande who Is charged with larceny of public money, is expecieu 10 rest In the circuit court Jury's hands sometime between 4 mid S o'clock this afternoon. Arguments were expected to fin ish between 3 and 4 o'clock and Judge Hall S. Lusk's Instructions were not expected to require more iVhan an hour. BAKER. Ore., Mar. 21 VP) Ad mitting the woman's records show a shortage of more than $112,000, at torneys for Mrs. Emma Powler. form er city treasurer -of La Grande, at tributed the discrepancy to a "book keeping error." as In their arguments to the Jury here today they declared Mrs. Fowler had "never stolen a dime and the state has failed to prove she did." Mrs. Fowler is on trial charged with larceny of public funds.- The cose will go to the Jury late today. "Mrs. Fowler's books show a bal ance unaccounted for of (112,000 we admit that right off the bat," R. J Green, of the defense, declared In his concluding argument. He de clared the state had failed to show Improper expenditure of city funds in a single Instance Helm Speaks For State. Carl Helm, county prosecutor, read .3 from the records to snow .mat j. u. 5 Soule, defense accountant, had ad- mltted a book s'hortago of more than : ie $112,000, and contended' the records t failed to account for $45,000 since the , lueglnnlng of 1929. He said the money ' ilMrs. Fowler failed to account for ) J"must bo made up by her fellow citi zens who trusted her." ... ; r' Helm's arguments were along the lines of- the gravity-of the, alleged offense, the prosecutor pointing out ' ' that It was much more serious be cause public money , rather than I money belonging to a private con cern was Involved. V . - ' : : Helm stated, and based his state 's ments upon tno recoro, mat vu n 4 she had no money on hand tho first iof January, leaa. sne sun nao wuou I to account for $45,000 since Jan. 1, 1929. Asks questions T?.fprrlni to Mrs. Fowler's denial Iof statements Judge J. W. Knowlcs (Continued on Page Five) t ALBANY TEAM i WILL DEBATE I HERE MONDAY .1 Women deboters from Albany col- lege will be in La Grande Monday to i hold a contest with the girls from the ' Eastern Oregon Normal school at the s . Ncrmnl school auditorium. The girls' , Ileum, which is being coached by Miss JAmonda Zobel, Is starting out on the 'f first big debate of the year, after a : successful debate seoson last year. J Following the debate here Monday ! evening they plan to leave for a tour Iof neighboring colleges in Idaho to be -Jgone for a week. ' '.'I While the women arc debating in 'colleges to. the cast of the Normal school, the men's team Is leaving to faiight for Western Oregon where they mill hold contests during the coming (week with Pacific university. Lln (field college. Monmouth Normal School and Oregon State college. I Those who will go are Albert Mc "Coy. Floyd Baxter'.. and Austin Dunrt, 'alternate, and Edward Daniels, coach. - : tfrtey will debate the question. "Re solved: That a policy of free trade, should be adopted." Stock Show Group 4 To Elect Officers i tL Tony D- Smith, secretary of the Eastern Oregon Livestock 6how asso ciation, ta anxious to get his forces at work and has called a meeting of the association for Monday evening, . Mar. 23. This is an important ses sion and It Is hoped that a large group will attend. Officers will be lectcd for the coming year. The Jneetlng will be held In the Union city hall. WKATMKK FOR JVKKK Far western states: General ly fair weather In California and plateau regions and oc catlonally unsettled elsewhere with rainy periods In Washing ton. Western Oregon and Northern Idaho. WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Fair tonight and Sunday. Moderate temperatures. Moderate west and northwest winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7:30 a. m. 47 above. Minimum: -42 above. Condition: cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 62, minimum 37 above. Condition: Partly cloudy, rain .07 of an Inch. WEATHER MAR. 21. 1030 Maximum 56. minimum 39 above. Condition: Cloudy, rain .56 of an inch. Banquet Honors Bishop, Other Church Leaders Dr. C. L. Clifford Main Speaker at Meeting at M. E. Church Bishop . Brown Also Speaks. Dr. C. L. Clifford, area director of religious education, addressed an en thusiastic audience at the Methodist church last night following a ban quet held in honor of Bishop Wal lace E. Brown, of Helena, Mont.; Rev.' Ezra Cox, of the board of home mis sions, of Philadelphia; and H. G. Mc Calllster, of Boise, Idaho, at 6:15 o'clock. Dr. Clifford has been heard In La Grande before and a large group gathered last night to hear his scholarly discussion of the Bub Ject, "The Emergency of Religion." It is a dangerous world, Dr. Clif ford staged, accompanying his state ment with a resume of tho deaths due to automobiles and other scien tific appliances during the past year. Science has done a great deal during the past few decades to release en ergy and hasten communication and transportation, he said, Since the world is moving so fast, and death can come so quickly, there Is an emergency for religion, he be lieves. Bishop Speaks Bishop Brown addressed the ban quet, which was nerved by the Ladles' Aid of the church. His sub ject was "This is a Good World. H. E. Dixon followed with a splendid address, from a layman's point of view, of the "Task of the Church Today." Special musical numbers were fur nished during the banquet by a trio composed of W. W. Nusbaum, E. E. Hurley and Paul Knautz. Dr. Cox is spending Saturday In Portland but will return tomorrow for the last day of the two-day con ference being conducted by the vis itors. Winter Is Past History; Spring ' Makes Its Debut Winter wound up its threo month stay In the western hemisphere yes terday and today spring took its place on the calendar. Locally, the advent of spring was marked with clouds and a rainfall that amounted to .07 ol an Inch, bringing the March total to a fraction over an inch and a quarter. Incidentally, yesterday went on record as tho warmest day of the winter when the local 'thermometer saw the mercury at 62 above, two de grees higher than the previous rec ord day of the season. Merchants Have Spring Opening-, , La Grande merchants honored tl "coming' of the new season with a Spring Opening last night, the clouds holding off until afterwards. Earlier in the day the sun shone to some extent, helping to send the mercury higher In the official tube. Today was still cloudy but a kind weathor man predicted fair weather for tonight and tomorrow, with mod erate temperatures. Spring plowing and planting and other spring work is expected to start in earnest In the next two weeks, providing the weather clears. Considerable moisture exists In the ground at present, although ninny arc doubtful If It is sufficient for tho best results. A Warm Winter Tho passing winter was unusually warm In La Grande, with the mer cury staying above zero, and with part of January and most of February clear and warmer than usual. Sev eral ardent golfers played nearly every doy of the two months, except ing during an occasional snowstorm, and there was much less snow than usual in many parts of the valley, although the northern end had a considerable depth of the. white blanket. Highway work, designed to relieve (Continued on Pago Five) Triad Choir To Give Concert At Church Sunday The Triad choir of the Presby terian church, under the direction of Mrs. A. L. Richardson, is presenting one of their most difficult and ver satile concerts of the winter season Sunday evening at 7:30 at the Pres byterian church. Rev. J. George Walz, pastor, announces. Mrs. Paul Poll man, one of the leading vocalists of Baker, will be a guest artist nnd appear In a number of beautiful selections. Mrs. W. H. Bohnenkamp Jr., vocal, and Mrs. Harley Richard son, organist, will appeal in solo numbers. The program has been divided into three parts, the first, religious; the second, a cantata; and the third, sacred numbers. Perhaps the most interesting part of the program is the cantata. "The Herald of Spring." by John Hyatt Brewer, in which the composer visualizes springtime. Al though dealing with a season of gaiety and levity. Brewer has filled the beautiful strains with religious ecstacy, which offers contrast to the somber zeal expressed in the final number In the third part, "Cujus Amman, from Stabat Mater, oy i(os stnl. which Is being sung by the en- (Continued on Page Five) Frank Webb Again Heads Poultrymen i . i Frank Webb, of Hot Lake, was re- ' elected president of the Union county , Poultry Producers association Thurs- l day afternoon in the civil service ' rcom of the post office. L. G. Lantz ; was re-elected vice president; Mrs. j Irwin Moss. Allcel, secretary. They i will continue in their offices until June 30. 1931. After June 30 a meet- Ing Is to be called o elect a board j of six directors to handle the asso- , elation offices. A fee of $2.00 in stead of the 85 00 formerly charged, will be charged per member, according to a ruling made : at the meeting. Three new mem- ! bers. J. A. Kofford. Union; George f Baxter. Union; and Don B. Ruckman. j Imbler. were added to the association libi. NEW STYLES ON DISPLAY AT OPENING Latest modes in Clothing and in Furnishings Featured Last Night" LARGE CROWD ON ADAMS FOR EVENT Street Roped Off During the Evening; La Grande - Band ' Presents Several Selections. The filmy gowns or smart mannish sport togs for the women, the light or more somber men's urnishings, and the gay furniture which breathes the essence of . spring into the house hold came In for their share of at tention from the crowd that thronged the streets of La Grande last night at the annual Spring Opening and Home Furnishings show. The municipal band, playing in the intersections the streets being roped off from traffic from Chestnut to Greenwood on Adams avenue added to the gala occasion over which Jupe Pluvlus cast a wry smile but with held the Bhowers which threatened at first to lost, throughout the eve ning. Throngs About Windows ( The people were thronged about the windows which were made un usually attractive for the occasion, and dresses and suite of light colors, which are so "ultra-chlc" for spring, grouped attractively In the windows drew the attention . through the medium of clever lighting schemes. Practically all of the windows were decorated and some stores had ar ranged displays Just lUBide the door. Some stores had living models, dis playing coats, hats, shoes, and all styles of frocks with matching acces sories completing the enseiai'e. In practically all the ' .cios the decorative motif in tho windows was modernistic, Interspersed 'with real istic displays. In furnishings some of the windows represented complete (Continued on Page Five) SPRING TERM TO OPEN ON MONDAY Expect Heavier Registra ' tion at Normal School Several Finish Work. Tho winter term at the Eastern Oregon Normal school came to a close yesterday afternoon and tho spring term, which will end on the 12tli of June, Is to bogln Monday with registration. H. E. Inlow. presi dent of the Normal school, stated to day that he had had a considerable (Continued on Pugo Eight) ANNUAL FALL SHOW SUBJECT OF LUNCHEON Plans for the next Grange Pair and Home Products show which is held late in the fall will be outlined by the Grange Fair board at a forum luncheon meeting of the chamber of commerce Tuesday noon at the Sacajawca Inn. The Grange Pair and Home Products show Is one of the big events of fall in this coun ty and the chamber of commerce Is one of Its enthusiastic sponsors. La Grande's history, development, industries, prospects for 'the future, and so forth, will be broadcast over KOIN radio station from Portland. The broadcast Is being sponsored by the Guardian Building and Loan as sociation and will be heard all over the state. The annual meeting of the Oregon state chamber of commerce is being held in Portland on Thursday, March 27, and all of La Grande's members arc invited to attend the session. Two active committees now com pleted, are announced by Harry Mc Klnlay, president, and include the advertising committee, composed of A. W. Nelson, chairman, P. R. Finlay, Jack Wright and Frank Conner; and the membership committee, with E. B. Kendrick. chairman, Ralph Huron, D. W. Hall, Harold Finlay. George Blrnic. E. S. Burnett and F. C. Hart. BABY CHAMP Marlon I.ee Foster. l month old. of Junction Cliy, Kan., u;is kelerted as champion from I0.HM baby pictures mi b mltted to the .1 nierica n Fa nn tl urea u f edrra -lion. BUCKS PLAY TONIGHT FOR STATE TITLE Pendleton and Salem to Fight it Out For Bas ketball Championship BENSON DEFEATS BAKER QUINTET Teams-Fropi Eastern Ore - gon Make Best Showing of Yeai-s Four Bid for All-Star Rating. GAMES TODAY Championship Finals Pendleton vs. Salem, 8:30 p. m. Consolation Series Astoria vs. Jefferson, 8:30 a. m. Astoria wins 36 to 18. . Baker vs. Benson, 0:30 .a. m. Benson wins 28 to 15. " Astoria vs. Benson, 7:30 p. m. Scores Late Yesterday Salem 25, Benson 18. Pendleton 39, Jefferson 15. Baker 39, Jefferson 15. Baker 28, Tillamook 21. Astoria 49, The Dalles 11. SALEM. March 21 P) The 1931 state basketball championship will go to either Pendleton or Salem. These teams wil meet in the finals of the Oregon tournament here to night, ofter wrecking tho hopes of tho Portland schools for leading hon ors late yesterday. Both Jefferson and Benson went down to defeat In the semi-finals, eliminated by the Easterners and the capital city play ers, before crowds of cheering fans, and by scores which upset the dope bucket beyond recovery. Pendleton started the slaughter by administering an overwhelming de feat to the leading contender for championship honors. Jefferson High school of Portland. The team from the large Oregon school was not given a chance after the first few minutes of play, and the game ended with 24 points difference between tho two, nino more than the total scored by Jefferson during the contest. The final tally was 39 to 15 in favor of Pendleton. - Xalem. Ousts Uensim Folowlng suit 7 the ' Salem High school,. which foiled to make much of through strong, and. in a close fight took the game from Benson by a safe score of 25 to 18. Tho largest crowd of the series witnessed this contest. It was anything but Portland's day today. It didn't seem to be In tho cards. As a result these two fast squads will play tonight, and accord ing to what dope remains the Pendle ton quintet Is given the better chance to capture the coveted title. The Portland schools are ' now placed In the seml-flnals of the con solation scries against Astoria and Baker. Astoria, after winning from Tho Dolles, will play .Jefferson High Echool for the second time during tho tourney. These two teams met In tho first game, and Jefferson had difficulty In taking the contest. Baker, after playing the hardest schedule of any entrant, will play Benson. Baker previously gave Jef ferson a hard battle In tho cham- (Continued on Page Five) LAWRENCE AND EARLY SLATED FOR POSITIONS PORTLAND, March 21 () The Telegram said today early appoint ment. of Charles T. Early, prominent Portland lumberman, now retired, and Arthur Lawrence, of Corvallls, member of the last legislature, to the Industrial accident commission Is expected. Tho paper said Lawrence, former state printer, one time editor of the Labor Press, is expected to repre sent labor on the board while Early will represent the employer. Investigation Of Mayor Is Unlikely NEW YORK. March 21 P News papers today indicated there was be lief in various quarters that Governor Roosevelt would not have Mayor Walker's official acts investigated. The New York American said it had learned on unimpeachable au thority that the governor would not order an investigation because he did not consider the accusations of non feasance made by tho city affairs committee explicit enough or sup ported sufficiently by specifications. Work of Legislators Praised By The Editor of the Wallowa Sun WALLOWA. Ore.. Mar. 21 Now that there is opportunity to look back over the work of the legislature which has come to an end and to talk to the men who were In that bedy and have explained what was back of some of the important bill. Introduced, amended, passed, vetoed and approved, it appears that several measures. Important to this county, were produced at the recent session, according to the editor of the Wal lowa Sun. Wallowa county has cause to feel proud of the record made In the legis lative session. Just brought to a close, of its representative. L- F. Allen, of Wallowa, and Its joint senator. Colon R. Eberhard. of La Grande, formerly of Joseph. Their work was sensible, constructive and lasting. Wallowa Gets Kfprrf ntatlon Perhaps of moat Importance to this county was the reapportionment bill which gives this county Its own rep rujioiiLiUvu In the lower Iiouhc. Rep TAKING The IT. S. S. Arizona, powerful official family to the Caribbean made the decks Federal Council Of Churches For ; ; Birth Control NEW YORK, March 21 Birth -crktrol through "careful and re strained use ot contraceptives by married people" Is approved by tho federal council of tho Churches of Christ. Representing approximately 22, 000,000 members of 27 protestant de nominations In America, a majority of ; the committee on marriage and the homo published today a report saying such practice Is "valid and moral." The report, approved by the admin istrative committee, was signed by 22 s: of the 28 members of tho sub committee. Threo dissented In some respects and three voiced no opin ion. ' Wlckershnm Approves Thoeo approving included Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr., a member of the'' national board of Young Wom en's Christian association; George W. Wlckershnm, chairman of tho com mission on law enforcement, and Mrs. John Ferguson president of tho National Council of Federated 'Church Women. Those .taking some exceptions wore Rev. Dr. Howard Chandler Robbins, chairman of the committee; Mrs. Rob trt E. Speor, president of the national board of the Y. W. C. A., and Mrs. Orrln R. Judd, president of the Coun cil of Women for Homo Missions. a Those remaining neutral were lit. Rev Charles K. Gilbert, fluffing an bishop of the protestant Episcopal diocese .of Now York; Rev. Dr. Bon It, Lacy, president of Union Theolog ical Seminary, at Richmond, Va., and Mrs. W. A. Newell, of Greensboro, N. C. I'nnnlinoiiK Agreement Tho com mil to unanimously agreed "os to tho necessity," thorefore, "for some form of effective control of tho size of the family and spacing of children, and consequently of con trol of conception. It is recognized by nib churches and all physicians." Tho causes of such necessity wore listed as "too frequent and too. nu merous pregnancies," "economic con sideration" in poor ramllics, and "tho problems of over-population." Tho committee was also in unani mous agreement that "sex union be tween husbands and wives as an ex pression of mutual affection, without relation to procreation, is right. Tills Is recognized by the scriptures, by all branches of the church, by social (Continued on Pago Five) Marshfield's "New Hotel" May Open MARSJiriBLD, March 21 (P) Thin city's "new hotel," started in 1025 and standing In the center of the business district yet unfinished, may be opened and put In operation within another six months. Hy D. Miller, director of Western Hotels, Inc., and P. H. Purey, In charge of securities and financing, have made a definite offer for the building. Postal Employe's Accounts Short ASTORIA, Ore., March- 21 fPjAn Intensive search was under way today for Frank H. Peacock. 45, assistant postmaster, who disappeared Thurs day after postofflce Inspectors arrived here to audit accounts. Following a preliminary audit of the books postal inspectors C. W. Llnebaugh and George Freemen ad mitted a big shortngc was Indicated. They would not discuss the short age, however. Peacock was bonded for $6,000 and It was reported unofficially this sum would not cover the shortage revealed in preliminary estimates. resentative Allen, because of his Im portant committee appointments, was instrumental in putting It through tho house, but It was the friendship of Senator Eberhard for this county and his position as chairman of the senate committee on reapportionment and chairman of the conference com mittee that put it through the sen ate. He could easily have blocked the bill at a dozen parliamentary stages. He could have defeated it in com mittee or on the floor. But he stood by it and fought for it until It be came law. The strong Union county delegation conformed to Wallowa county's wishes in the matter despite the belief in their own minds that it wns unwise. , One of the gratifying features of the session was the cooperation of the Eastern Oregon delegation. Never before has Wallowa county's senator and representative cooperated as they (Continued From Tnge Three) HOOVER TO CARIBBEANS dretuliutuglit, Is carving President Herbert Hoover nnd members of his for a vacation trip. Ycatonluy Hoover slept late due to rain full that unpleasant, but today better weather wus anticipated. . BRIGHT WEATHER GREETS HOOVER President Witnesses Im pressive Sights on Third Day of His Journey. Tj. S. S. ARIZONA, March 21 (iV) The Impressive sight of two warships along tho rail greeted President Hoover this morning on the third day of his vacation voyage to Porto Rico and tho Virgin Islands. The dostroyer Dupont came along side with Its band playing and its crew dressed In white to glvo tho president a greeting beforo It. relieved the destroyor Taylor, which turned back to Norfolk, Tho Dupont', detached from tho United States fleet for Its new duty, came northward at high speed and circled the -Arizona. . President Hoover and Secretaries Hurley and Wilbur accompanied Cap tain Freeman this morning on the rounds of his regular Saturday In spection of tho upper decks. They did not venture Into the lower part of the ship, where the heat was In tense. The ship awnings had been spread overnight and the presidential party sought their shade. .Tho sea was smooth, tho weathor fair, and tho .wind gentle. v . ; ; Although tho president Is comblri 'ihg business wltii, pleasure' in hit trip 1 It- is understood ho plans no commitlnents on future policy there. The president is looking forward to an opportunity to viBuallzo con ditions and after his study It is pos sible administration policies may bo reshaped, looking forward over a period of years to complete self government. Tho Impression holds aboard the Arizona, the trip can be taken us presaging moro direct attontion to insulur problems, Tho prositlent will mako no speeches except for brief talks In reply to greeting ceremon ials. Tho president, after dinner last (Continued on Pntro Kivo) PETITIONERS ASK LENIENCY FOR MOTTLEY PORTLAND, March 21 (P) A peti tion bearing the names of 52 citi zens of Pendleton, asking leniency for Robert S. Mottley, Umatilla coun ty wheat rancher charged with viola tion of tho prohibition law, was In tho hands of George Ncuncr, United States attorney, here today. Tho petition recommended that clemency bo exercised when Mottley is sentenced. It bore tho names of attorneys, physicians, a bank presi dent, merchants, farmers and grain buyers. The petition said the signers never heard of Mottley having furnished liquor to Indians, children or In competents. He was arrested, they said, while undertaking to deliver 30 gallons of liquor "as an accom modation for others hut not to be retailed by bootleggers." More Diphtheria At Point Harrow POINT BARROW. Alaska. March 21 A't Although outbreaks arc fewer, the diphthorla epidemic that has held this village in its firm grip for more than two weeks still was raging hero today, while efforts were being made to obtnln food and hospital supplies from outlying trading posts. A trapper, brought hero from the Inland and a resident were the latest cases reported and two more homes have been quarantined. Dr. Henry Grlest of the Prcnbyterian hospital said the trapper's sickness led him to believe persons as far inland ns 40 to 70 miles had been exposed. The total number of caj.cn here exceeds 30, about the number stricken In the Nome epidemic in 1024, when anti toxin was rufched overland by relay dog teams from Fairbonks. ITALIAN' COM.'OSi;it FAVOHKI AMOVE OKKMANS IN Itlltl.IN BERLIN W Oiacomo Puccini, Italian maestro, has been elected by Orrman opera-goer as their favor ite composer of modern opera music drama. A musical magazine, "Dor An brueh." ascertained the standing among the "moderns" by coon ting tho performances of various works last season, eliminating from the computation all composers who died before 1000. Puccini's Bcore showed a total of 950 performances, with "Madame Butterfly" leading the list. Rich ard StraiiHs, German, was second with. 417 performances to his credit, colsoly followed by Jaromlr Wein berger, young Czechoslovakia!., whose opera "Schwanda, The Bagpipe Man" sv;r licditl 490 times. Prince of Wales Loses Overcoat In Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES, March 21 (ff) The Prince of Wales loft today noon for Montevideo In one of a fleet of three hydro-airplanes of the Argen tina navy, and escorted by two other airplanes. Beforo his departure tho Prince of Wales had become a second member, with Admiral Byrd, of famous men who lost their overcoats. The prince's piano was about to take off when he discovered he did not have his top coat, which apparently had been left at the British embassy. Wales and his brother. Prince George who came here a fortnight ago to open the British trade expedi tion, roached the end of their visit today.. ' - Airplane Will Aid In Search For Survivors ST. JOHN'S, N. P., March 31 W) Search for the missing and comple tion of the rescue of survivors of the wreck of the sealer Viking depended today upon an improvement in weather conditions. , Burnt Balchen. skilled Arctic flier, With companions loft the airport at Millortgovlllo and flow to Saint John- naruor. to. roruei., inoy ex pected to take off at 10:10 a. m. to fly tliolr Sikorsky nmphlblan piano over tho ico-fllled wastes of Whito Bay In search for Varlck Frlssell, Now York motion picture producer, and 25 othors missing slnco tho Viking blew up last Sunday night. Balchen 1b accompanied by Randy Enslow, ro ller pilot and Morion Coopor, or ganizer of the aortal expedition. Tho finding of two bodies hoa ac counted for two of the 28 missing out of ,15 aboard tho Viking. Itesciie Hhip In lee A fow miles off Horse Island, in White Bay, tho rescue ship Sagona, with 110 survivors aboard, was fast in, tho ice. On the island were Cap tain Abram Kean Jr., master of tho Viking, and seven of his men, who must wait until ice conditions will ucrmlt them to bo carried aboard ship on Biro tellers. The government has sont tho steamor Prospero with additional supplies lor tno sagona. Balchen said ho did not Intend to attempt any part In tho rescue of survivors but would concentrato his efforts on searching tho ice floes for missing members of tho Vik ing's company. Tho sealer Eaglo, which has par ticipated in tho rescue work In White bay had another band of refugees aboard today, tho crew -of 28 of the sealer sir williom, wntcn was aoan doncd when she became water-logged Her crew set flro to the bulk boforo taking to their dories. Missing with Frlssell is his cam eraman, A. G. Penrod. Harry Sar gent, the third member or tho Amcrl can motion picture party was suved. Policemen's Wives Robbed at Party BERKELEY, Cnl.. March 21 UP) Six wives of Berkeley policemen de manded tho police do something to t day as a result of a robbery at a j bridge party attended by the wives yesterday. ! During a party at the home of j Policeman Lawrence Laird some one t stole the women's wraps and purses and a recent photograph of Laird. Son of Ex-Kaiser Clubbed by Police BERLIN. Morch 21 W-IIow he a Hohcnzollem prince and son of the former kaiser was rudely clubbed by German policemen in Koonlgsberg last night was related today by August Wilhclm himself, fourth son of the ex-cmperor on his arrival from Ea.st Prussia. Ho and Paul Goebbcls, fascist aid, were beaten and bruised at the Koe nigsbcrg railway station when polico broke up a natlonnl Socialist dem onstration, after the two had been 1 forbidden to speak ut a rally of that I party. doi.i: draws dm;s home FKO.M l!. S. AN I CANADA COPENHAGEN iPj Unemployment doles and other Improved social con ditions in Denmark have brought many Danes back from the United fc'tates and Canada in the last few months. There also has been a decided decrease In the number of emi grants, 1030 having witnessed only 3348 departures, the lowest figure, except for world war years, since 18U0. For several years Canada ha been first ehoiee for the largest group of Danish emigrants but the United States supplanted its north ern m-hjhhor In 1030. DENY MOTION; BOWLES ON STAND TODAY Millionaire Prisoner En tirely Composed as he v Answers Questions " DEFENDANT TELLS HISTORY OF PAST Attempted to "Make Up" With His Wife During, Summer of 1930 But : Failed, He Testifies. .. : HILLSBORO, Ore., March 31 ) His voice so low that those In the crowded courtroom leaned forward to hear, Nelson C. Bowles, young Port- land millionaire, today. told Xrom the- ' witness stand at the fatal stabbing of his wife, with whose murder he ls charged. - : He declared the attractive society matron stabbed herself to death In the apartment of Miss Irma Loucks. Bowies' former secretary, Jointly ac cused of the murder. - She did this, Bowles testified, after she had asked him for a divorce and he had replied "It Is up to you." Bowles testified his wife had the habit of ' drinking water very fre quently when excited or upset. Bowles satd ho remained on the davonport. His wife went to tho kit chen. He could see part of her body, . ho said. . Sho seemed '.'rather motionless," ' Bowles Ithought, and stood thero longer than he thought necessary. "I started out," he testified. "At tho same time Miss Loucks got up and started through the dinette say-' ing Ms there anything I can do for -you? , "Just as I reached by wife,, she. turned, toppled and fell. I may have , touched her I don't know. She rolled over on her back. - I saw the hulfo. I saw what had happened. ' "I said, 'why In the world did you do a thing like this!' - - ''Sho said,' 'Oh, I. don't want to. live.' '. : Poise Shaken Once 1 - The poise of the young capitalist ! wns shaken but onco, when ho spoke i of his two bnby daughters, Patricia and Solly "Pat and Mike.'1 he said, they.wore called at home. 1 Bowles occupied the Btand during practically all of the morning sch-': slon; and .djulng Jtha, ,llmj9 he eyes -of Miss Loucks - wore fixed on him -from' where she mat behind the eat- -tery of defense attorneys. '' ' iv'W : Cross-examination of Bowles 1 was started Just before tho 'noon recess, Prosecutor Georgo Mowry framing his1 questions In a vigorous way. . Bowles, who under tho questioning of his own attorney, was poised and' calm, became slightly (Antagonistic as Mowry began, .... . . .v HILLSBORO, Ore., March 21 (P) Defonso . attornoys today resumed tholr fight to free a millionaire and. his admitted paramour from a first degree murder charge. . A motion for a direotcd vordlct of acquittal of NelBon O. Bowles and Irma O. Loucks, accused of stabbing to death Bowles' wlfo, Lcono, was. overruled yesterday by Circuit Judge, Georgo Bogloy. Tho court, howover, said the mattor of a dlrocted verdict would be given; further consideration and If, as the case progresses, "I become convinced1. It should bo taken out of tho hands of tho Jury I will act without further, argument." t ' : (Continued on Pago Eight) , SEATTLE WAR v VET GETS RID OF HIS BONUS SAN FRANCISCO. March 21 P) Frank Lowthcr, 33. war veteran, who yesterday received 770 as a bonus loan and startod out to put it into circulation had $70 of It left today and It was In escrow as ball for him self and six frlonds at city prison. . Lowther attracted attention when ho got a bunch of his money, changed Into quarters and started to give it away to Jobless men In Chinatown. Later It Is alleged he was Joined by six porsotis who wont riding. It Is alleged they later dashed about town "yoo-hooing- policemen. They wero arrested and must explain in munclpal court. Bend Irrigation Ditch Floods City BEND, Ore., March 31 W1 Bend resident todays not about repairing lawns and pumping water from base ments, and tho city undertook a flur vey of damage caused yesterday when an Irrigation ditch broke five miles from tho city and sent a flood of water Into the low part of the town. . Tho Pllote Butte cannal overflow ed when a culvert became clogged alter 300 second feet of water from the irrigation ditch swept Into tho canal. About 20 feet of the ditch bank was washed out. Wheat Today CHICAGO. March 21 (1 Prospect of a fresh Increase of the United States wheat visible supply total on Monday eased grains late today. An Increase of wheat supplies on ocean passage was also expected. Nothing was heard of any North American export business In breadstuffs, but selling pressure was checked by Jrevalent opinions that under any convltions prices were low enough at present throughout the world. Wheat closed Irregular cent lower to higher, corn off. oata a shade to up. and provision verylng from 2 cents decline to cents advance.