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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.