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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
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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..