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J i i . r 'it . - I . - I " d . I , 2at?ttfot CITY EDITION . Full Associated Press Loued . Wire Service 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Panted Ih La Grande Covering Union and- Wallowa Counties . 11 VOLUME 30 member associated Mures and a. a o. LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1932 eastern Oregon's lkadlyg newspapS NUMBER 107- FUNERAL FOR MR. HELMS IS HELD TODAY Pioneer Woman, Lillie C. Baker, . Called Beyond Three Weeks Battle Against Acute Appendi citis Ends in Death , Funeral to Be Sunday. Another pioneer resident of the Grande Ronde valley and La Grande died before tho old year ended, death coming to Lillie C. Baker WILL1 SUBMIT DEMOCRATIC TARIFF BILL MILLIONS IN PROFITS MADE RISING SUN FLAG FLOATS IN CHINCHOW END OF FIRST NON-STOP FLIGHT OF SEASON! BY BANKERS Young State Police Of ficer, Who Died Wednes day, Buried in La Grande LARGE CROWD AT CHURCH FOR RITES Fellow Officers Serve as Pall Bearers Authori ties Prepare to Prose cute 'blayers. With a large crowd of mourners In attendance, funeral services for Amos "Spud" Helms, of La Grande, wero held this afternoon at the (Presbyterian church with Rev. J. George Walz as the minister. Fol lowing the services at the church, jtho funeral procession was to go to the Masonic cemetery for burial with the La Grande Masons In charge. The body was at the Walk ers Funeral Home prior to the ser l vices. Tho young state police officer, who was shot Oct. 18 as he attempt J ,ed to question Keith Crosswhtte, 19, (antt John Owens, 28, Springfield, Mo., bandits, fought a 73-day battle -fo:' life but succumbed at 3:16 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, at the Grande Ronde hospital. He was one of the most popular officers in Eastern Oregon, living here for the Jast eight years until Aug. 1, when he was transferred to Baker. He was with Captain Lee Noe, in charge of the Eastern Oregon division, at tho time he was fatally shot. Crosswhlte and Owens are being ! held at tho county jail under heavy : f guard pending filing of first degree murder charges against the two. ' Gallant Battle In Vain The gallant battle for life con ducted by Mr. Helms attracted j wate-wido interest, and all news- (papers of Oregon as weir as many fthors in the Northwest, devoted xnsiderable space to news of his loath. Mi. Helms was born in Harrison, Idaho, on June 18, 1901, and was 10 years of age last summer. He ttended grade school at Harrison i Anci nlEn school in Spokane. He V.J after he had moved to La Grande, being employed as deputy sheriff ln. .chargo of tax collections ' at the time. Among editorial comment appear ing in tho state press following his .death, was tho editorial below. which is reprinted from the Baker Democrat-Herald : "SPC'IV HELMS DIES "Tho death of Officer Amos 'Spud Helms will be sincerely mourned in Baker and Union coun ties where he was well known as a courteous, fearless oficer of the law until he was shot down without (Continue, on Pagro Four) HEAVY SNOWS IN MOUNTAINS THIS WINTER State- roads in Eastern Oregon which were, blockaded by drifting snow Wednedsay night and part of Thursday morning were opened to traffic about noon that day and since then automobile traffic has been going through without trouble. Tho storm, which apparently cen tered over the Blue mountains, abated Thursday and New Year's day was quiet and of moderate tem perature. A considerable amount of snow is falling in the mountains, both in the Blue and Wallowa mountains, Jr. spite of the fact that the snow fall in the Grande Ronde valley has been only about usual. A report from Promise today said ..... uF w m. o witai oi iiicner. oi snow nas iauen mere tms .winter with the snow 30 inches deep ,on the level. Reports from other sections in Wallowa. Union and Baker counties In mountainous rcg Jons indicate unusually heavy snows. A- & & Q & & $ WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Cloudy tonight and Sunday; temperature be low normal: gentle change able winds offshore. g For the week: Fair In Cali fornia and the Plateau reg ion and occasionally unset tled elsewhere with rains in Eastern Washington and Western Oregon: tempera ture somewhat below nor mal. WEATHER TODAY , 7 a. m. 23 above. Minimum: 21 above. Condition: cloudy. HEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 34, minimum 20 above. Condition: partly cloudy. Range 14 degrees. WEATHER JAN'. 2. 1931 Maximum 44. minimum 32 above. Condition: cloudy, traces of snow, precipitation .06 of an inch. Range 12 degrees. .Thursday evening at the Grande Ronde hospital, after nearly a three week battle against acute appendi citis. She was taken to the hospital In a serious condition on Dec. 12. j Funeral services will be held Sun day afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Summerville chapel with burial in the Summerville cemetery. The Re bekah lodgo will have charge of the funeral. The body is at the Snod grass and Zimmerman mortuary. Married in 180 Lillie C. Brehm was born In St. Louis, Mo., on July 4, 1861 and was 70 years, five months and 27 days of age. She came west and was married in La Grande on Apr. 12, ,1879 to William A. Baker, who .passed away Mar. 10, 1928. All of their married life was spent in the Grande Ronde valley, 37 years of it in the Pleasant Grove district, near Summerville. Mrs. Baker, however, (Contlnued on Page Eighty Winter Quarter At E. 0. N. Will Open On Monday The winter quarter of the Eastern Oregon Normal school will get under way officially Monday, when registra tion begins. A large attendance Is anticipated, with enrollment this year running heavier than in the 1931 period Class work will begin on Tuesday, It Is reported, to continue until Mar. 18 when, tho winter quar ter closes. - j Many of the faculty members have been away from La Grande during tho last two and a half weeks, some on visits and others In Portland, where they participated in the con vention of the Oregon State Teach ers association. . Basketball will be resumed at the I E- - N- next week- al80' Coacn I Bob uinn nearIy reacv to announce his 1932 cage schedule.. The school calendar for the re mainder of the year following the winter quarter: Spring quarter: registration Mar, 21, quarter closes June 10 with grad uation exercises; ; -; -: . V , Summer quarter: registration June 13 end of first six-weeks period July banning of second six-WceK per- AUg, 26. Steel Business Expects Active Period Shortly CLEVELAND. Jan. 2 (;p Four big classes of steel consumers are Wait ing for specific favorable develop ments before handing out the sort of large orders the Industry needs, tho magazine Steel said today in its weekly review. The automotive industry is await ing the verdict of the January shows, railroads are awaiting a deci sion of wages, pipe line projects are hinged upon formation of municipal budgets and financing and building construction is awaiting Its normal spring impetus. In the meantime, the steel pro ducers have an unusually small amount of business on their books. Further price weakness has devel oped in several classes of steel pro ducts. The magazine's single price composite is down 20 cents to $29.96 and the finished steel composite is off 40 cents to $47.12. New Odd Fellows Officers At Posts Martin Borrlne was Installed as noble grand of the Odd Fellows Inst night at a large meeting held at 7:30 at the Odd Fellows hall He replaces the outgoing head, P. J. Barron. William Bork is vice grand: Jack Restock, recording secretary; Melvln Bork, financial secretary; H. E. Cool idge, treasurer; Angel MeUopoulos. warden; Foster H. Naden. conductor; Lester Kingsley. Inside guardian; Al bert Louck. outside guardian;. Frank Suydam, right support to the noble grand; Ira Lanson. left support to the noble grand: Ralph Stringham, right support to the vice grand; Van Yates, left support to the vice grand; Lloyd Cook, right seen support; C. H. Chadwlck. chaplain. Three trustees were elected for three years., and they are W. E. Mc Clure, Frank Louck, and C. S. Mc pherson. A supper was served to the mem bers of the lodge after the installa tion. First Aid Classes To Begin Monday Beginning of Red Cross classes In first aid which will be held this winter in addition to the usual life : saving classes held annually in the summer session, will be Mondnv evening at 7 o'clock at the La j Grande hotel, it was announced to- I day. The class will consist of 10 les- j t sons, each an hour and a half In ; foiengm. tvrryone wno is lnierpsxpa j lineal ccmmlttrrs nnd thrlr rxprnrtt-$-$$-&$-$$$'Q$Q-'QQ 1$ invited. turcs. Early Action Anticipated in House on Measure, Garner Says. TAX HEARINGS TO BEGIN THURSDAY First Urgent Deficiency Bill of bession to Be Be fore the House Monday and Tuesday. : By Cecil B. Dickson WASHINGTON, Jail. 3 UP) - The program for action on the Democratic tariff bill may take that measure through the house and to the door of the senate next week. Speaker Garner said today the draft of tho measure would be submitted to the Joint senate-house policy com mittee Monday and that It would be introduced immediately after approv al by that group. Hearings probably will get under way before the house ways and means committee today. Early Action Expected Garner said the bill might be laid before the senate by next Saturday. Garner would not discuss tho measure further than saying that it (Continued on Page BHght SCHOOLCHILDREN TO RESUME WORK Youngsters and Hirfi bchool Students Near- Vacation End With vacation full of1 activities nn end, . students of La Hearing lUIUIUl' IllHIl BUUUUl U11U Ul Lilt UUU- n schools of tho city, numbering over 2300, will return to their dl asses Monday morning for a final month of work before complettlon of the first - semester. - Then wilt . come the closing semester,.. interrupted only by a' 10 day spring vacation, which will come to an end late in May. Teachers, most of whom attended the state conventions hold In Portland Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, are also returning to La Grande, Somo arrived yesterday, some today and others will be back In La Grande tomorrow. With the re-opening of school, the sports activities also will resume, with the La Grande High basketball team scheduled to play Cove and Enter prise here next Friday and Saturday, (Continued on Page Eight) S. P. EMPLOYES IN TWO STATES AGREE TO CUT , HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 2 WV Employes of the Southern Pacific 4lncs of Texas and Louisiana en ,gagec) in seven forms of service havo agreed to a 10 per cent reduction in wages effective at once, H. M. Hull, executive vlco president, an nounced today. Tho employes affected are train dispatchers, yardmasters, supervisory foreman in the mechanical depart ment, clerical employes in the gen eral offices, shop crafts, dining car employes, and passenger train por ters. MniIMtntinn aa i, representatives of each of the class- eg, the Lull announcement said. Death Takes Noted French Commander PARIS. Jan. 2 Ml General Paul Gerald Pau, noted French war com mander, died here today aged 83. Slnco the end of the war he himself lost an arm In the war of 1870 General Pau has devoted him self to looking after .wounded vet erans. At the time of his death he ,was president of the French Red Cross. 1928 Democratic Financial Reports Under Investigation By Official WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 P An In vestigation into the Democratic na tional committee's 1028 financial re ports was begun today by Assistant United States District Attorney Ja cob Roscnbloom of New York. The Inquiry was Instituted on the basis of charges made by Represen tative Wood, of Jndlana, chairman of the Republican national congres sional committee, that a part of the expenditures in the Smith-Hoover campaign In 1928 were concealed in stead of being reported to the clerk of the house. Roscnbloom said he also would iOCK imo the reports filed quarterly since tne 1928 campaign. The reports arc filed under the federal corrupt practices act and show tho contri- butlcns received bv the national no- Senate Committee Pub lishes Figures ' on ForT eign Bond Deals, OTTO KAHN WILL BE QUESTIONED Gross Profits Estimated At About $200,000,000 Inquiry Launched By Hiram Johnson. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (A1) Fig ures submitted to the senate by leading banking houses indicate .profits running high into the mil lions have been made by floating foreign bonds in the United States since the war. Tabulations of the deals, untotal ed because of overlapping transac tions and Incomplete accounting in somo directions, show one firm .alone mado more than $29,000,000 in tho sale of 95, C25, 000,000 of such .bonds. All banks participating In 'disposition of $1,071,000,000 of this total, made more than $37,500,000 gross profits. If this rate held good .for the entire amount, something like $200,000,000 in' porflts went to American banks. Figures Published Friday . Theso and other figures were mado public yesterday by the sen ate's finance committee In continu ance of the bond sale investigation launched by Senator Johnson of California as a part of his fight on ( Continued on Page Eight) CAR ACCIDENTS ON NEW YEAR'S FATAL TO TWO JRTLAND, Jan. 2 P) 13. W. Sel .by, 61, . died here last night from .skull injuries suffered six , hours earlier when his automobile and ,pno driven by Benton Killln, 17, col lided. Police arrested Killln on a rockless .driving chargo and turned him over to Juvenile court officers. CAR -WRECK FATAL EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 2 (P) Word was received here today that Mrs. Leah Golay., 42, of Blue River, drowned in the McKenzio river near Loaburg yesterday when, net auto mobile, driven by her husband, left tho highway and 'plunged Into the .river, Golay was unable to free his wife from the closed car and was barely conscious - when taken from tho stream. New Stamps Bring Out Regular Rush WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (Ft Be tween forty and fifty thousand men, women and children besieged the Washington post office yesterday for first day , cancellations on the new George Washington bicentennial stamps. i. They bought more than. $100,000 worth, and had more than 1,000,000 stamps cancelled with the January 1, 1932 aate before the post office win dows wero dosed late In the night. President Hoove? Attends Funeral WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (P) Presi dent Hoover today attended the "tt neral services of Richard V. Oulahan, the late chief of the New York Times' Washington bureau, and for many , .. He journoyed with hundreds of others to Holy Trinity church to hear low mass said by Monslgnor Edward Buckey, pastor of - St. Matthew's church. SKINS, NOT BOMIIS! , NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 2 W) A mysterious package mailed without marking on Its burlap covering come time Tuesday night, and which had been in a bucket of wa ter for many hours as a precaution ary measure, contained eight musk rat s:;ins and one skunk skin. Tho package had been found in p. mall collection box. James Woood, treasurer of the Democratic national committee, said the 1928 report hod been prepared by the same accountants who had prepared the 1024 report for the Re publicans. Wood charged the Dem ocratic national committee and Ger ard had attempted to "pass the buck" to the accountants. Meanwhile. J. R. Nutt. treasurer of the Republican national commit tee, today filed with Howe Clerk Trimble a financial summary for 1931. He reported a total of $100,371 re ceived In contributions and expen ditures "amounting to 25a.918. with a balance of 8G425.. The Republican reasury hnd a balance of more than 5100.000 at the beginning of the year. The report on the contributions ! (Continued on Pago Five) d8Sggfriyw8a3W .... 1 v Revelers Nearly End Life Of Tot Sleeping In Crib ; OAKLAND. Cal., Jan. 2 yp) Harry Leo Santl's eight months of existence came near ending with the dawn ; S of 1932 and his father, H. J. 3 Santi, blamed New Year's revelers for the Incident. . Santi told police yesterday $ that he had - discovered a S large caliber pistol bullet im- bedded in the wall a few inches over the crib where his Infant son slept the old year out and the new In. ' 3 Santi recalled that shortly after midnight yesterday celebrants in an automobile passed his house, one of . $ wHum 'Shooting a firearm. Oleo Tax Bill Becomes Law In Wisconsin Jan. 1 MADISON, Wis., Jan. 2 VP) Wis consin farmers yesterday celebrated another victory 'in a commercial fight against substitutes for dairy products wnen a drastic oleomargarine .tax measure, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Philip La. Follette, became a law. The measure, aimed to eliminate the unconstitutional provisions of the oleomargarine tax law enacted by the 1931 legislature, provides for a tax of six cents on each pound of oleomargarine or similar substitute butter retailed in Wisconsin and seta up retail licenses at 26 a year. Bakeries and confcctlonarlcs, ex empted under the original law, are assessed a license fee of $5 annually if they sell oleomargarine. Manufac turers of oleomargarine and similar butter substitutes are taxed $1000 an nually. A movement is now under way to recruit farmers of Wisconsin, Minne sota and Iowa for a Journey to the capltol at Washington to stage a demonstration in favor of national legislation Invalidating untaxed sale of oleomargarine, ' . Lawrence Tibbett Weds Mrs. Burgard , NEW YORK. Jan. 2 (!) Lawrence Tibbett. Metropolitan opera baritone and motion picture star, and the so cially prominent Mrs. Jennie Mar ston Adams Burgard were married last night at a quiet civil ceremony. Supremo Court Justice Norman 8. Dike officiated. Radio and opera engagements of Tibbett caused the couple to defer their planned honeymoon trip to Europo until early spring. This was the singer's second mar riage and his new wife's third. Still Explosion Fatal to Child, 8 MOUNT VERNON, Wash., Jan. 2 m; two children wero dead today and two adults were perhaps fatally ; injured as the result of a fire after i (a 75-gallon still exploded in a lean-I to near a farm home between Bur- i Jlngton and Sedro-Wolley. Grace' Clifton. 8, was burned to death In the home of her father, Harry Clifton, last night, and Rich ard Wright. "3, died of his injuries In the Burlington hospital this morning. Frank Wright, 47, his father, and Dewey SIIcox, 22, wero reported by hospital attendants as in a critical condition, Clifton and Eftrf Pyette. lary who was enpturnd hy handlta De al, were :ilso injured. comber 24. CO-OPERATION IN INDIA REFUSED Gandhi Makes Conditional Offer; Extremist Lead er Arrested Today. ROM It AY, India, Jan. 2 (P) Vlce doy Lord WUItiigdoii tonight reject ed Malmtmii UandlU's term for set tlement of India's polltlcnl dispute, and grave developments wero be lieved to be imminent. BOMBAY, India, Jan. 2 (P) Sub has Chandra Bono, former' mayor of Calcutta and one of tho extremist nationalist' leaders, was arrosted to day after he had repudiated Mahat ma Gandhi's conditional offer to -co-opera tai with tho government for tho purposb of preventing disorders In India. Bose was arrested on a train bound for Calcutta and was taken to a des tination not made public. The arrest occurrod after ho had Joined with other extremists, V. J. Patel, former president of tho assem bly, and Jamuadas Mohta, president of the Indian trado unions, In a statement urging uncompromising battle for comploto Independence. Truce Is Sought Efforts wero being made to bring about a truco botweon Gandhi and tho government to avert resumption of civll dlsobcndience. "We are opposed to Mr. Gandhi lowering the flag of complete Inde pendence and wo record . our pro found disagreement with his offer to co-opera to with thp government (Continued on Page Five) FINNS MAKING READY TO OUST DRY, STATUTES ly Louis V. Loflmer HELSINGFORS, Finland, Jan. 2 (P) Tabulation of more than one half tho votes In Finland's prohibi tion referendum showed today that 73.1 per cent were for ropeal 25.6 per cent for maintenance of tho present law and 1.3 per cent for modification to permit light wines and beer. ' It appeared obvious that tho final count would show a substantial majority for repeal and popular In terest turned to speculation on what the government would do to carry out the mandate. It was understood the government measure already had been drafted but tho course of procedure had not been determined. There may bo a special session of the legislature called specifically to consider this measure, or the issue may be loft to the regular session beginning Feb. 1. Bishop of Western China Hurt Badly SHANGHAI China, Jan. 2 (IF) Rt. Rev. Howard Nowll, bishop of Western China, was In a serious con dition today as the result of an at tack by bandits who beat him with pistol butt, stabbed him In the back and took all his money and baggage. The clergyman and Mrs. Mowll were aboard a native boat travelling1 irom cnungmno xa unengiu, on tne way to the bishop's diocese after a furlough In England. The passengers thought the bandits were local cus tomn officials until 'the attackers fired a volley of pistol shots. EXPECT WOMAN'S RELEASE FOOCHOW. China. Jan. 2 iff) Chinese officials Informed the Am erican consul today they expected tho release during the day of Harriet Hnl vcrstadt. Wellington. Kan., mission- 3000 Marooned By Tallahatchie Flood, Is Report Red Cross Burvey of the Tallahatchie river flood zone that showed about 3000 people are marooned in their homes, many of them in need of food, led Mayor Meyer Turned and the town council of Webb to Issue a call today for boats to hasten rescue work. . " Rollef workers expressed apprehen sion lost tho prolonged exposure en countered by thousands lead to an outbreak of serious Illness, The struggle to strengthen crum bling levees was centered, today on tho Matthew bayou ombankment, a mile and half above Glendora, and at, the TwlliEftt levee, two miles be yond.""?" , k v. - , Batesvllle once, 'more has, , been evacuated In the- expectation of an impending rlso of more than two feet and Glondora looked for 10 more inches of water. Situation Desperate Levee tops around Glendora, Swan Lake, Sumner and Webb stilt wore abovo the flood but workers reluc tantly agreed they have done all within tholr .power to save the towns and the situation now has re solved itself into a matter of wait ing for developments. 1 In view of this aspect, flood work ers concentrated efforts on provid ing food for the refugees. Most of them had scant New Year's day meals yestorday. The workers re garded more provisions a prime ne cessity and the need of getting ref ugees out of the flood area' Is para mount. R. L, Ward, In charge of Red Cross work at Sumner, said ho had ap pealed to tho national Red Cross for more funds. . He estimated that (Continued on Page Plvei Prominent Baker Lumberman Dies . BAKER, Ore., Jan. 2 (-T) Funeral arrangements wert being arranged today for Albert S. Shocktcy, 67. .president of tho Shockley Lumber company, who died here Thursday .night. Ho had lived in Baker since ho was a small boy. His widow and a son survive. Shockley and William McMurren organized their lumber company In ,1895. shockley wus director of the First National bank, the . Eastern Oregon Building & Loan association and tho Eastern Oregon Light and Power company. Assault, Robbery Charges Are Filed PORTLAND, Jan. 2 UPt Accused of assault and robbery, Albert L. An derson. 20. who said he has boxed professionally In the Willamette val ley under the name of Al Purcell, was under arrest hefe today. The complaint was filed by Paul Dick man, of Salem. Jay Lewis. 22. a woman, was token Into custody with Anderson. Spend $28,000,000 For Improvements NEW YORK. Jan. 2 W John E. Zimmerman, president of the United Gas Improvement Co.. announced today that U. G. I. subsidiaries would spend more than $28,000,000 In 1932 for, plant additions and improve ments. Standard Statistics reports 68 un favorable dividend change last week compared with' 80 In the preceding week. Dividends were reduced in 35 instances and omitted In 33. Fa vorable changes were made up of 12 extra dividends, two Increased and two initial. Japanese Capture Import ant Manchurian City Without Firing Shot : CHINESE RETREAT TOWARD THE WALL Citizens Cheer as Japa nese Enter City Civil Officials to Remain at Their Posts. jr CHINCHOW, Manchuria, Jan. 2 m For the first time in centuries of history the rising sun flag flew over this city today, signifying Its cap ture by a Japanese army. The first victorious brigade marched in early this afternoon and took over without firing a shot. There was not one Chinese defender in the city, for the last troop train had left several hours earlier, roll ing down Shanhaikwan and the Great Wall at the end of a disordered exodus which began several days ago. The Japanese had taken tholr time on the way down from the Tallng river, 15 miles to the north, so that the - Chinese could complete tho evacuation. - Mny Take -Slianhalkwan Having taken this last Chinese stronghold, it was possible that the Japanese might keep right on along the Pelplng- Mukden -railway to Shanhaikwan, the real gateway to Manchuria, In the 'shadow of the Great Wall. As the Japanese swung Into the main street of this city, the Chinese citizenry men, women and children lined the curb cheering and wav ing Japanese flags,; many of which looked as though they had been made in a hurry overnight. The captors took over the head quarters building of the Chinese pro vincial government and Issued a . proclamation in the name of Gen- oral Honjo, requesting the Chinese olvil officials to remain in office andf. the civilian population to go on with formal business as - usual. w. KAMI! HA ENTERS,; CHINCHOW MUKDEN. Manchuria. Jan. 2 WV-s General Kamura's Japanese brigade". 7 entered Chlnchow at 1 p. m., today They took over the town without . firing a shot, for all the Chlncso soldiers had fled southward before the Japanese marched In. . r General Kamuru'S' scout planes yestorday reported eight long troop trains moving towards Shanhaikwan from Chlnchow and another long one waiting at the Chlnchow station. This morning all those trains were . gone. ' . . CHEN ISSLES STATEMENT NANKING, China, Jan. 2 fl3 Em gene Chen, Installed yesterday as (Continued on Page Eight) i FISH DEMANDS INVESTIGATION OF BOMBINGS WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (TP) Con gressional investigation of Fascist nd antl-Fascist activities In tho United States was proposed today by .Representative Fish, New York Re publican. Fish termed the widespread at tempted bombings that have taken three lives "a diabolical conspiracy'' and drafted a resolution for Inquir ing by the house foreign affairs committee of which he Is a ranking .member. TWO VICTIMS BURIED EASTON, Pa., Jan., 2 (ff) While two of the three victims of tho bomb explosion In the Easton post offlco wero being burled today, fed eral and state Investigators contin ued their activities in the Intensive man hunt that Is spreading throughout the country. Investigators announced today that they are absolutely without a cluo which would lead them direct ly to tho perpetrators. Two Men Attack And Rob Woman PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2 (ff) Po lice today wero searching for two men who attacked Mrs. Blancho Brown In the corridor of a hotel hero tins morning, snatcnea ner .purse containing $300, and robbed .her of a dinner ring she valued at 9300. and a wrist watch she said was worth $450. She suffered a se vere blow over the left eye when she attempted to resist the robbers. The men escaped through a win dow at the end of the corridor and fled through an alley. RATES Ol'T OF DANGER SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 (ff Ralph Bates, former University of Oregon and Olympic club football player, who was injured hero Nev Year'ii eve In a plunge down a light well, was pronounced out of danger today and removed from the hos pital. His wife said he had two broken ribs but was not otherwise .seriously hurt..
