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mmbt CITY EDITION pull Associated Press Leased Wire Service- . v 12 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER Bn LOWER LEFT BAUD CORNER OF THIS PACK. "VOLUME XXIX MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B, ft LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1931 EASTERN OREGON'8 UCADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 217 PROGRAM OF MUSIC GIVEN LAST NIGHT Mrs. A. Li. Richardson Presents "Music of Many , Nations" at Hotel. SYMPOSIUM TO BE TONIGHT'S EVENT Observance of Music Week Will be Closed Here Saturday With Pipe Organ Program- American music which has found an outlet In the compositions of such composers ttB Charles Wake field Cadman, was given primary con sideration by Mrs. A. L. Richardson, who presented a group of artists In tt program of "music of many nations" fast night at 8 o'clock at the La Grande hotel ballroom. "The Morn lnir of The Year," a song cycle by .aCadman, was the most Interesting "part of the program, with Mrs. Rich ardson ooi-n airecmig uuu biubuib the soprano role, Mrs. W. H. Bohnen Jsamp Jr., contralto; E. E. Hurley, tenor: and Raymond O. Williams, baritone. Mrs. Harley H. Richardson accompanied the entire program. Part I of the program typified the months of March and April, with the entire quartet singing "Spirit of Spring" followed by "With Rushing Winds," especially adapted to March, by Mr. Wlllioms. In subsequent solo numbers, which were sung by various members of the quartet, spring was beseeched, then bursting out In three solo numbers, brilliant pictures of SDrlnnu'-All the World Is Soring To day," by Mr. Hurley; "April is Here." Mrs. EonnenKamp; ana April . is Here." aria by Mrs. Richardson. Part II Is dedicated to May, and Is composed of Joyous songs, sung both in solo and by the quartet, ana cnas with the entire auartet singing "O Spirit of the Spring, Delay." ULSCIISSCH MpnillSIl iUUMC Miss Ida McMeekln, in an enlight ening manner, discussed- Spanish music, In which she stated that the real music of Spain is the 'folk song and dance. The favorite' songs of Spain are nearly all sung' as accom paniments to dancing, and all the singing and' dancing Is accompanied f by the guitar, the castanets, clapping of , hands ana stamping 01 ieew uuu dancing In Spain takes the place Which song naSk .in' mosw.ouuiii-r3. Spanish composers found a place in her talk also, after which Bho in troduced Miss Oenevleve Adler play ing "Malagueno," by ; Lecuona, a modern composer. The malaguena Is a dance of Southern Spain, and Is characterized by florid, running pas sages, and by. a long prelude, which lasts until the singer considers that the emotion of the audience ana tne performer has been sufficiently work ed up; then the voice comes In, alternating with the accompanying Instruments. .- Mrs. George Hungton Currey repre sented India, singing "Hindu Chant." by Bemberg. which Is the wall of a bereaved widow for her husband ex pressing all the hopelessness of the music of India, xncre are z tunes (Continued on Page Five) RE - APPOINT DR. PEARE TO STATE BOARD SALEM. Ore., May 8 (IP) Dr. Wil liam M. Pcarc, of La Grande, present secretary of the state board of opto metry, was re-appolnted to the board by Governor Julius L. Meier yester day. Dr. Poare'5 new term ends In 1934. I E. BRAOO GETS POSITION SALEM, Ore.. May 8 (Special) E. E. Bragg, of La Grande, for seven years a member of the state Indus trial accident commission, has been assigned to the position of director of the rehabilitation bureau of the department, according to announce ment made hero yesterday. Ho suc ceeds Dlllard Elklns. Mr. Bragg will make his headquarters In Portland. Mr. Bragg was succeeded on the state Industrial accident commission by A. It. Hunter, of La Grande. Three to Speak At Adventist Church Professor Jenscnhead, of the min . siterial department of Walla Walla college, with two returned mission aries and a male quartet, will con duct a meeting' this evening at 7:45 o'clock, also services Saturday morn ing at 10:45 and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at the Adventist church. One of the speakers is Adalai Esteb, who spent several years in China. He is the son of Mr. Esteb who formerly practiced law here and at Baker. Byron Schafner. .from South America, is the other speaker. In the south he was In mission school work. The meetings are open to the pub lic. OREGON" FORECAST Fair tonight and Saturday; rising temperature and de creasing humidity. Gentle north and northeast winds off shore. Fair weather Sunday.: ' " WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 43 above Minimum: 39 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 63, minimum 37 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. WEATHER MAY . 130 : Maximum 58, minimum 35 above. Condition: Cloudy. Tigers Depart b or State Meet At Corvallis Fifty-Five S c h o o 1 s and More man 4U0 Athletes to Compete For Honors Saturday. A band of stalwart and Bpeedy Tig ers, hopeful of winning the first state championship for La Grande in more than a decade, left here yesterday for Corvallla, where the annual state track and field meet will be run off tomorrow af ternoon. Coached by Ira Woodie, and headed up by three record-breakers, the blue and white forces were determined to bring home the championship if it were humanly possible. Competition will be exceptionally keen, and cli matic conditions will be different, but win or lose La Grando expects to make a very creditable showing. More Than 400 to Compete. Fifty-five schools and more than 400 high school athletes had entered the fifth annual interscholastlc meet late yesterday, word from Oregon State college said. How many of these actually will appear remains to be seen. Last year 52 schools applied for entry but only 40 were represented on the field. Mac-Ill Withdraws. Eastern Oregon's forces at Corvallla suffered a slight' setback yesterday when tt was announced that Mc- Loughlln high of Mil ton-Free water had withdrawn from the competition. La Grande, Pendleton and Ontario remain the only large schools from this section represented. i Grant High of Portland, champion last year, has entered a long list of athletes to attempt to retain the title. Washington High of Portland also will be a leading contender, along with La Grande. Pendleton, winner of second place last year, Is expected to make a creditable show ing. Three meet records and two state marks were bettered last year, and if fair weather prevails Saturday, other marks will be in danger, especially in the hurdle races and the middle dis tance and distance departments. Preliminaries will start at 10 a. m.. with main events to begin at 1:30 p. m. Dick Newman, Orange track coach, is director of the meet, with Paul J. Schlssler and . Lon Stiner as assist ants. James J. Richardson of Port land will be starter, and Sam Doian referee. (Continued on Page Eight) Cove Brothers Are Freed From Marion Prison SALEM. May 8 lI) Lester and S. E. Irvlngham. brothers from Union county who hav been held for ques tioning by Marlon county authorities in connection with the murder of H. J. Jverson, Silverton night officer, were released last night. ' Officers were convinced they knew nothing of the shooting. The two have been held in custody since last Monday. No clues or new developments have been reported in the murder in vestigation the past week, but of ficials announce they will continue the search for the killer of Iverson. The night officer was shot and killed instantly early last Saturday, the bul let entering his head from the back. Investigators believe the victim had been "put on the spot" by someone .holding a grudge. Salem Journal Says Van Duzer Will Quit Post SALEM, May 8 (P) Reports that H. B. Van Duzer, chairman of the state highway commission, will re sign In the near future and that his letter of resignation has been pre pared, were revived, today by the Cap ital Journal. The paper will say "Van Duzer has made up his mind to step out in the immediate future, that his letter of resignation is written." The governor early this week stated he knew nothing about the resigna tion of Van Duzer, and that he had not received his resignation. The governor further said he had not re quested, his resignation, but, on the contrary, would urge Van' Duzer to remain with the commission. The Journal further states it has learned "Van Duzer's retirement will be made as soon as Governor Meier has definitely chosen his successor, and that the current month will probably be the last of Van Duzer's service on the commission." The res ignation will give "business reasons" as the explanation for retirement. Peace Officers To Meet Here Monday Tho quarterly meeting of the mem bers of the Eastern Oregon Peace Officers association will be held in La Grande Monday afternoon and evening, it is announced by Poiice Chief Clint Hayncs, former presi dent of the organization. Tho meeting will begin In the af ternoon at 2 o'clock at the city hall, and about 6:30 o'clock a banquet will be held in a local hotel, to be announced later. Among the visitors will be sher iffs from The Dalles. Ore., and Pomc roy. Wash., both outside of the asso ciation territory. ! Wheat Conference Delegates to Sail tir a clTTMr.TAM MftV A iJP The : United States representatives to the ! international wheat conference Samuel R. McKelvie and Nils A. Oisen sail from New York tomor row for London. Their trunks will be loaded with facts and figures but no proposals to control the 1931 world wheat sur plus. "Our minds will be open." was Olsen's parting word as be prepared tn ieavf Wahinton WON BY HAIR Her fluffy golden hair is "the prettiest In Europe." So decided judges at u hair-dressing exhibi tion in Vienna, Austrlu, where . blonde Ella llhiik, above, was awarded a ' gold medal. PRODUCTION AND PRICES BETTER Survey Made By Bank of America shows bain ' in California. SAN FRANCISCO. May 8 Iff) A survey made by the Bank of America or. California agriculture revutweu . distinct betterment both in prices and production today. The better ment" annllecl to general major ag rlcultural and horticultural products and indication also was found of re newed Interest in mineral lands and their outout. Improvement already has been noticed, the bank's survey stated Prices on commodities where the product is below normal promise to be better than in 1030, the state ment said. The survev showed the hop mar ket had stiffened from four to six cents a Dound in the last few weeks, bringing this product well over the point where production and market ing cost ends and profit begins; that hay had advanced two or three dol lnrs a ton in the last 30 days. ., .Land . values. ; the survey showed, annarently have shrunk to the -limit. The inflated valuation placed on the inferior land in tne state nas virtu ally disappeared and alll and is about at Js 'rjjeicaicyjl;.y-. .5.-t.-.-;r 'Lack erWlterl may prevent a con siderable portion oi tne peacn crop irom sizing up as it snouia, tne sur vey stated, "but in every other re spect; it Is expected that the general iruu. crop quality win do up to nor mal standards. Some reduction on the output of grapes, cotton and beans is Indicated. ' A big almond crop was looked ror. Alfalfa was found to be moving rapidly to mar ket." The survey stated the depression and drouth helped in some respects to bring about betterment. It in dicated the prune crop may be as much as forty per cent below nor mal. This, the survey said, would prevent a repetition of the 1930 mar ket glut and would offer better ro turns. EAGLES ELECT OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR Ray Patton was re-elected presi dent of the La Grande aerie, of the Eagles for the third time at a meet ing held last night In the Eagles hall. Thirteen delegates wero also balloted on to attend the convention in Pendleton. June 18, 19, and 20, but due to the unusually long meet ing the votes were not counted and the winning candidates will be an nounced later. Arthur Bremer is vice president of the aerie: Harold Cochran, chap lain; C. E. Happersctt, secretary for hif third term; Frank Seward, treas urer; George Moates, conductor: H. O. Peterson, inside guard; John Hopkins, outside guard; E. O. Morris, trustee; and J. A. Wonderlick, physi cian. Extensive plans are being made by the Mother's day committee to ar range appropriate services for that day. They will be held at 8 o'clock Sunday evening at the hall with Robert Bradford. Dr. H. D. Haun. and Mr. Moats 'in charge. ' I1AKER WILL OPHNEI) NEW YORK. May 8 MV The Now York American said yesterday, the will of George F. Baker, lraving an estate valued at between $200,000,000 and 1 500,000.000, was opened by the family yesterday, but it contents kept a secret. Attorneys for the fam ily said the will would not bo pro bated for some time. ' Railroads Granted Restraining Order For 60 Days in Rate Case CHICAGO, May 8 W A temporary federal court order today restrained for 60 davs an annltcation of reduced freight rates on wheat throughout the western district. - The order, issued yesterday by three iu,uv x ii V,r...rr, granted on application of 72 western and eastern tuiircsds. and has the effect of delaying for five weeks, the new rates which had been ordered effective June 1 by the Interstate commerce commission. The carriers had been under orders to post the new rates on May 15. The court's action, announced af ter short deliberation of two days of anrument nre&ented bv carriers, the commission, traffic regulating bodies oi i suites ana otners. was meu In connection with the attempt of the railroads to obtain an injunc- Hon against the reduced rates. we which were approved by the sup- Uvea, the board of directors of the j Brooklyn ' The commission's order. Increasing j port of the eighteenth amendment American Railway association and Philadelphia rates on many coarse grains, but low- ind one urged "cleaner and better ! the member roads of the Association I Bhaute. Qulnn and Lombard!, Plc .rlnf them on wheal, was flr-.t or-1 motion ilMntr." "f flfilhvny P.xeciltlver.. Inlrli; IK.li n and Diui!;. SCIENTIST IS SAVED FROM POLAR GRIP Augustine Courtauld, Youthful Englishman, on , Way to . Civilization- AIRPLANE FINDS UNOCCUPIED IGLOO Traces . Tracks to Learn That Dog Sled Found Scientist Only a Few Hours Earlier. (Copyright, 1931. By the Associated iress ANGMAGSALIK. Greenland. May 8 (A) a dog sled trailed by four men, windine throueh the icy crags of Greenland today took Augustine Courtauld, youthful British scientist. I back . to safety ana numan socievy i after a winter spent alone on the Greenland Ice cap. Of three men with Courtauld the leader Is H. G. Watkins, chief of the British Arctic air route expedition which last fall left him In an igloo on the ice cap with the promises to return in March to relieve him af ter a winter spent in observation of meteorological conditions. . Keeps ins rromise Watkins. who searched in vain in March and April for the igloo which urns courtauld 's winter home, yester day morning two months late kept hi6 promise, jouna uouriaum, in whom hope of rescue must have be gun to fade, and started back with him over 105 miles to the expedi tion's base, at Sormelik fjord, 35 miles inland. . , . . Watkins' success was, attained as six expeditions to rescue Courtauld were got under way. Had Watkins failed, or been a few hours later, suc cess would have rested with the most spectacular of these expeditions that 01 tne oweaisn civuiuu puuL, iitiJiuiu Albin Ahrenberg, who flew from Mal moe, Nprway and found the Court auld igloo a few hours after Wat kins had taken Courtauld away. (Continued on Pago Four) Bright, Warmer Weather Listed For the weekend Happy days aro Here again I It's almost' safe to wear that straw hat now! . So It . :ls hoped and .tho. weather man refused today to dampen the general delight. Altera, chilly' Thursday, with tho temperature ranging from 37 to 63 nbove, and a. brisk wind adding to the discomfort, La Grande this morn ing faced the prospect of better weather. Tho minimum last night was 30 above tho same mark regls lstered at 7 ft. in, yesterdny and at 7 a. in. today the mercury was up to 43 and climbing.' The weather man's official forecast follows: "Pair tonight, Saturday and Sunday: rising temperature and de creasing humidity." Which should bring Joy. to motorists, anglers, golf ers, gardeners, eto, although.' the farmer Is somewhat In need of rain and Is not so well pleased as his city neighbors. ecent winds and warm weather have dried the 'soil considerably and a soaking roln would bo very wel como throughout the Grande! Hondo valley". , Here's Champion Marathon 'Phone Talk With Woman OMAHA, Neb., May 8 m 4' A man, a maid, a nickel, a $ 4- telephone booth, a spring 3- night and what have you? 3 J Jens Mlnther was the man 3 3- who had the nickel. He walked $ $ into a drug store, entered the 4 telephone booth, called up his S $ girl friend, and started to talk. 8 That was around 9 p. m. -3) Around 11 p. m. the druggist 4 $ locked up and went home. S Somotimo thereafter Min- 4 ther hung up the receiver and j S- found hlmiielf a prisoner. By 3 making motions to a cob a. driver he was able to convey $ the idea that he wanted to $ & get out. The police were ? called. They ' doubted Mln- k 4 thcr's sincerity and thought 8 he wa a burglar. "Call her up if you don't J believe me," Mlnther said, as $ he gave tho olficers his girl's 4 4 name. 4 They did. 4 9 Mlnther was freed. ? dered effective last October 1. but j m -'Uue.,?C,o7C?hoMrsn! ThMr cmmmi fnnim(M th commission misinterpreted 1U pow- I "s and that It also disregarded the Hh.8mlth confin,,ional resolution of 1925. by lowering to tne -lowest, lbl0 law,ur polnt, nU which i 1 ( Continued on Page Four) FAVOR I'l Ill.IC nU'MiKKIIII' HOT SPRINOB. Ark.. May 8 (IP) A resolution favoring public owner ship and operation of radio broad casting channels and facilities and tho elimination of advertising In I programs was adopted by the Na- tlonal Congress ol rarenu, ana ,. Teachers here i Tnc resolution was one of thirty orpnented bv the resolution commit- 6 CHILDREN DEAD, OTHERS ARE INJURED School Bus and Train Col lision Near Merced, Cal. is Fatal. WITNESS TELLS OF SCENE OF HORROR Driver, in Hospital, Makes Excuses For Tragedy at Grade Crossing Yester- ' day. -. ' . v r MERCED, Cal., May 8 Pi Six school children, from eight to ten years old, were dead hero today and another child and a man wero In a critical condition after a school buB carrying about 60 students was struck by a freight train at a crossing net e yeBteraay. Tne aeaa Kooeri. r-uiier, ju uu- lores Epsen. 8; Billy Epson, 8, twin brother of Dolores; Janotto Ahiv 8; Marshal Pirtel. 7. and Mlrll Keller, 8 The critically Injured: Helen Fogei- man, 9, and Douglas creggar, ou, driver of the bus. Children Crushed The bus was struck broadside by the slow movimr Atchison, Topeka and Santa Pe train and after being carried a ways was thrown into a ditch. The children were crushed in the wreckaee. One child feu out a window of the bus under the loco motive and was run over. '. Several other children wero badly injured and some only slightly. The latter received treatment and were sent to their homeB. A checktup was under- way today to determine how many were seriously injured and the extent of their, injuries. Tho unsolved myBtcry of tho trag edy Is what caused It. Creggar, for years a trusted driver, passed an ex amination for an operator's license. His eye sight and hoarlng were found to be good. During a conscious In terval today he -said, he did not see the train until it was upon him as he drove onto the tracks. Eye wit nesses said the train was moving slowly and was sounding both its bell and Its whistle and that a cross ing wig-wag was operating. Creggar did not know this morn ing any children were killed. He was expected to-die and may -do so in Ignoranco of the seriousness of the accident. - ,'. . . Investigation made 'An investigation by tho sheriff's of fice immediately following the or&'Y developed thl bus wan crossing 'the Santa Fe tracks RoinsV east on O street and the train, w&low moving frolght on a side track, was north bound, witnesses told deputy sher iffs they saw the 'bus 1 slow up mo mentarily as lb approached the track ! (Continued on Prtiro FItoI CAKE BAKING CONTEST WILL ' BENEFIT PARK . Announcement was made late yes terday by the Eastern Oregon Light and Power company that the cakes entered In their annual cako baking content on May 16, will be auctioned on Saturday afternoon (May 10). Tho entire proceeds from tho sale will be turned over to the city park board to. be used in beautifying the Fourth street park. , Tho members of the park board are: Mrs. W. H. Bohnonkamp,' Mrn, Walter Lelshman. Mrs. Harley Rich ardson, Victor Melville, Harry A. Zur brick, J. E. Stearns, A. II. McLnlu and Harold M. Finlay, and they are very appreciative of this assistance as It will enable them to greatly add to the attractiveness of the new park, already a beauty spot In the city. f Must Be Record But Not For Speed PORTLAND. May 8 W'l Some kind of a'"resorvo" apeod record for mail delivery haH been established on the San Fronclsco-Portland run. ' At 2 p. m. yesterdtiy Frank E. Wat kins was handed a postcard In his regular mall. This postcard had been 14 years six months and live days in Betting irom San Francisco to Portland. The man who wrote the card and the man to whom It was addressed had been dead lor years. It was ad dressed to Fred W. Mulkey, twice elected United States senator (rom Oregon, and was written by his brother, Frank M. Mulkey. Fatal Accidents Six During Week SALEM. Moy 8 (11 Industrial accidents and fatalities during the past week have been greater than the average, tho Industrial Occident commission announced today. The commission's report shows six deaths from a total of 514 InJurlcB. Those killed In accidents were: Gun Paulson, bookkeeper, and Harry McOulre. truck driver, both j o portlf,"o:,1John..M;..1 man Li. MinnicK, niiu- am Steelman, rock crusher at Dayvlllc; Meier Over. ! son. .pondman at Vemonla. and Carl Bcaro, driller, whose home address Is Boise. Idaho. Railway Leaders In Secret Session CHICAGO, May 8 '! American railway executives met In secret ses sion today, to discuss transportation conditions. Three groups, with much the same Dersonnel. conferred during the day. ! They were the advisory committee or iney were me auvisory cumnuiten oi the Association of Railway Execu - MIDDIES' CHIEF I nap ( y Hear Admiral ThnmitH C. Hurt Is ' shown above as h nKxiuucd IiIh duties ns new superintendent of the U. S. Naval Academy lit An napulis, Mu. BOSS' BROTHER IS "PUT ON SPOT" Sam.Caiiino, Denver Boot legger, Killed; Com panion is VVounded denvtorh Mhv"'8 (Pi Sam Carlino, -i Renvoi Vjobtletfgpr and brofchci? of Vsito Carlino, Southern Colorado liquor "boss." was allot and killed todav bv several men who walked Into his home in North Denver and fired on him end Jim Collotti, Collcttl was seriously wounded, po lice said, and may die. Carlino a assassins escaped in au tomobiles." The home of Peto Carlino was de molished several weeks ago (by a blast but nobody was in the house at tho time. Police later said they had learned it was an "insldo Job" planned to collect insurnnco. I'eio tj ru no, ponce saiu, nau in curred the enmity of Denver boot leggers after lie had "muscled in" (Continued on Pago Five) PRESIDENT OF CONDUCTORS DIES OF FLU KANSAS CITY, Mny .8 Ml Edward P. Curtis, 08, of San Antonio, Tex., president of the Order or Railway Conductors, died here last night from an attack; or Influenza. ' Mr. Curtla was recovering from the Illness when he left his home to at tond tho organization's 21-day con vention here. He suffered n relapse shortly alter Ills arrival In Kansas City. Ho had been affiliated with tho order as an officer slnco 1006 when ho became vice-president. He held that position until 11123 when ho bo camo general secretary and manager. Ho wua elected president three years ago. KSCArliS PKOM ,I,II. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Moy 8 (HI Patrick Kcllcy. 24. using what offi cers believe to havo been an Im provised hack saw, cut through two window bars In the county Jail here last night and escaped. Four other nrisoncrs In the cell were unablo to miueexo throuKh tho small opening Two weeks ago prisoners In the samo ceil used u cheap table knife. tho edge nf which Imrl necn noicnoa, in unva hnlf LhrnUUll OHO Of tllO bars. Tho county has asked that tho jail be reconstructed. I m,i is iNiriit i) SALEM. Mny 8 Wh Jimmy Warr. fmir. Hon of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Warf of Salem, was run over and seriously Injured at noon today by a cur driven by Miss jvoroLny uiiwkuiwi, u omcni. Tho lad was taken to the hospital where the - seriousness of his condi tion had not been determined. Baseball Today R. II, E. Boston .'. B 1: 1 Cleveland 4 9 2 MacFuydcn, Moore and Berry; Fer rell. Bean, Thomas. Crughead and Sewell, Berg. R. H. E. Washington 2 0 1 Detroit 3 0 0 Brown and Spencer; Whitchill ond Schang. Huyworth. New York at Chicago and Phila delphia at til. Louis, postponed, rain. NATIONAL I.K.Mit K St. Louis at Pittsburgh postponed: wet grounds. 1 w R, Another Attack On U.S. Tariff Voiced at Meet Dr. W. H. Choates, British Delegate to Conference at Washington, Gives His Views. WASHINGTON. Mny 8 (P) DeBplte an admonition by Its retiring presl- dent, OeorgeB Thounis, of Belgium, that delegates avoia political argu ment, the international chamber of commerce today heard another attack on American tariff and war aeot policies. - nr. W. H. Coates. Brit sh delegate, aniri Enronn would "shut out" Prod ucts of United States efficiency "if you will not take the products of our efficiency, wnatever oe wieir. lurm, or whatever their nationality." Debt Question Kilters . International dobts. he added could be paid only by the transfer of physical goous or services, omce blah tariffs exclude eoods "they pre vent payment of International debts or ail Kiuas," ne neia. It is no answer to say there Is no tariff on raw materials, if the debtor has few or no raw materials XjO sou, ne saiu. ' ins wur uiioniit tlonal debts are owed by industrial natlohs. To shut out their offered payments In manufactured goods Is unreasonaoie ana ironic. -. Coates attack followed a pica ny M. Thounis at tho congress banquet last -night that tne international chamber avoid wrangling over PO' lltlcal subjects and co-operate with governments in working ouo eco nomic problems. TiieuniK comiHeis ranence Noting previous denunciations of America's war debt and tariff poli cies by Dr. Carl , Bergman, former German secretary of state for fi nance, and Henry Bell, an EngliBh banker, M- Thcunls counseled pa tience and addod: "We aro business men and do not, at tho International chamber, occupy oureclves witn political questions. That is not our Job. "Whot wo are seeking to do-Is to bo helpful to those who govern the nations by expressing our minds and offering the advice that our experi ence of business indicates. It is en tirely up to tho governments to de termine what general measures shall be adopted In order to best servo tho intorests of - tho - communities at large." ... The various national committees still' wero . struggling with a major resolution onj wlilch all delegates could agree a resolution to carry general expression by .the congress on what is needed to improve world economic, conditions... ' ( : . f'Thls congress,"., he sid( "should (Contlnuod on Page Four) - Of "Journalists, , Other Matters LONDON, May 8 (vFor ten min utes today Bornnrd Shaw entertained tho British lnntitute of Journalists, closing a characterlstio speech with the toast: "The profession of Jour nalism God help it." "Is tt a profession," he demanded, i "or is It tho last refuge of any young person who Is hopelessly illiterate and hopelessly Inaccurate?" One of Journalism's difficult prob lems, he said, Is to eliminate tho tlmo lag tho Inability to rocognizo that a thing has happened when it has happened. "Most pooplo," said he, "tako about twentv voars to realize that some thing has happened. Tho world has not yet realised that the Ruftslan revolution has taken place. Tho Brit ish press has not yot found out that the soviet union has come to Btay. In consequence wo have thrown away one of the most magnificent com mercial chances we over can hope to see In our life time."- Discussing European affairs Shaw said: "Don't start a time lag about tho Austro-aorman customs union. They are bound to tinlto not only In a customs union but nationally." - In a hop, skip and Jump over tho nast. nrcsent and future of the world, ho said Cioorgo Washington may havo been tho most terrible scoundrel who ever lived but the American revolu tion occurred and Oroat Britain had to admit It, Movement Against- Steed Not Liked SALEM, May 8 (lo-pOovernor. JuJIuh L. Meier last night characterized as "unfortunate," the cjrcijlqtipi. , or pe tit ions BKRinot J, Lymun Steed, su perlntendent of the state school' for tho deaf. Tho governor' did not com ment further, but tndlcuted he was not In sympathy with tfie move to dismiss btoea, or anyone ciso ny po tltlons. - Steed is employed by tho ' state board of control and any action aualnst him would, bo .up. to. .the board. The petitions, circulated in Portland, aro expected to be placed before the board soon. Multnomah. County Aids Unemployed PORTLAND. May 8 Wt Plans to provide nearly thirty thousand work ing days on rosd projects in Multno mHh county were being considered by the commissioners hero today. The work would cost moro than $176,000 with tho funds to be appropriated from the million dollar 'bond issue recently voted by the county. OeorKO W. Buck, cduhty rondmas tor, submitted to the commissioners a report on road JolW flifd' estimates that might be undertaken under the emergency relief program.' Only men without employment would be con sidered. Brothers Facing 14 Years In Pen CHICAGO. May 8 (IP) Leo V. Brothers was denied a new trial for the murder of Alfred Llngle, Tribune crime reporter, and was formally sentenced by Judge Joseph Sabath to day to 14 years In prison. -Brothers attorneys was given 60 days to file a bill of exceptions In preparation rnr an appeal. TWO KILLERS TAKEN AFTER GUN BATTLE Francis Crowley and Ru dolph JJiirmger in JNew York Behind Bars. v 500 SHOTS FIRED BEFORE CAPTURE Third Member of Party, Helen Walsh, Will Be Charged as Accomplice, Officers Say. 4 INDICT CROWI.KV, DUHINOER NEW YORK, May 8 UP)- The fastest Indictment for degree murder ever returned In Nassau county 26 minutes from the time the grand Jury convened until the true bill was voted named Francis . (Two Oun) Crowley . today as the killer of Patrolman Fred erlck Hlrach' on Long Island last Monday. Although Crowley originally was sought as the Virginia Brannen killer, It was his com panion, Durlnger, who. con fessed 1 tho xrimo - last -night. Crowley admitted the Hlrsch murder. j . Durlnger. later was Indicted by the Bronx grand Jury for . the murder of Virginia Bran- ,nen. . &$$&$$3$$$$i$$ $$ NEW YORK, May 8 m Two con- fessed killers, Francis .(Two-Oun) Crowley and Rudolph (Tough, Red) Durnlgor, slept soundly, - police-said. today, after standing off a 00 police men for throo hours yesterday eve nlng in the most audacious resist ance to law New York has known In years.' r . crowiey, hunted since Monday xor tho murder of Policeman Frederick Hlrsch, was at Bellevue hospital - the . ., only casualty of tho gun fight in which more than duo shots were urea. . Three slugs from police guns vwerof removed from his body oarly today, one-from each leg and another from - his wrist. ' - " lUirnlRor Killed Woman . ; tBurnlger, confessed woman killer,' "slept like a log' his keepers aid Durnlger has admitted it-was n whd slew., theV young . taxi-dancer, Virgin! Brannen, after a wild-' ride- in tho early morning hours of April 37. Tho third person In the fourth floor apartment where police with guns, bombs and axes effected tho Crowlcy-Durnlgor capturo as thou- sands of men and women watched in tho streets below, was the comely ; but now - frlKhtoncJi Helen Walsh. . She was taken early today to Long 1 Island, scene of the Patrolman Hlrsch i slaying to which she was a witness. ; A slender girl in a houaedress, she stood with the two young gunmen ) os they held out yesterday against ; tho bullets and oomDS oi tne pouco Who were led by Commissioner Mul- roonoy In person. The commissioner . was slightly gassed during the siege. ; Ho said today tnat in ifu years on tho police forco the capture was "tho most dramatic and sensational cx- j perlenco I over had." . Crowlev himself, though wounded. was boastful when questioned. He . (Continued on Pago Six) YOUTH KILLED WHEN HIT BY PORTLAND CAR PORTLAND. May 8 Olonn Slgnott, 17, was dead, and Fred Hal ing. 43, faced a reckless driving chargo today. Tho young student was fatally Injured last night when El- , ling's automobile struck him at an Intersection. Elllng'a ball was set at : 1000. i Two youths and two young womon wore Injured early today when their , automobile crashed Into a street car. Emmett Costlno, 33, and Patrick O'Koefe received severe hoad Injuries and were unconscious several hours arter tho occldont. Tho girls were severely cut. . . . f Captain R. Dollar III at San Rafael , SAN RAFAEL, Cat, May 8 (IP) Captain Hobort Dollar 86, president of tho Dollar Steamship lines, was under the care or pnystcians vouhj. They said he had a 103 degree fever. Captain Dollar's Illness was attrib uted to a continuation of the ali ment which necessitated an operation several weeks ago. He declined to toko to his bed under physician's or ders. ' " ' ; ; 1MPROVIKKD IIKATKR FATAL WOODBURN. Ore, May 8 (If An , Improvised heater resulted In fatal burns yesterday for A. F. Heckor, 83. : of Hubbard. Ho hod wrapped up an ( electric light globe In a. blanket to , warm the covers. His son found him dead In the flaming bed. f Wheat Today CHICAOO. May 8 (VP) Oralns ad vanced late today owing largely to a forecast of dry weathor In Can- . ado and to evening-up for ftio United States government crop report. Of ficials showed that only 8 points out . or 33 In Canada had received a third of an Inch of rain. Cold wet weath er that hindered corn planting and growth led to Independent upturns of ; corn prices. j i Wheat closed firm, unchanged to K cents higher, corn H-H up. oats , 14 advanced, and provisions 5 to 50 rents down, .
