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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Foil Associated Press Letied Wlie Service, ... . 10 PAGES TODAY , Only Newspaper Prnited in La Grande Covering Union and . Wallowa Counties ;U VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1932 EASTERN OREGON'S USADOTG NEWSPAPER NUMBER 112 - w - AID BILL IS AMENDED IN THE SENATE Reconstruction Finabce Corporation Measure Changed Today. TO PERMIT LOANS TO CERTAIN BANKS Federal or Joint Stock Land Banks Would , Benefit as Well as Credit Corporations. WASHINGTON, Jan. B UP) The . senate today amended ' the recon struction finance corporation bill to permit loans to federal or Joint stock land banks as ' well as agricultural and livestock credit corporations. IMPROVEMENT MIX OPPOSED WASHINGTON. Jan. 8 UP) Im-4-provement of the Rogue River In Southern Oregon, upstream . from Gold Beach, was held Inadvisable at the present time, In a report of the chief of United States army en gineers, submitted to congress today. HOOVKlt MAKES PLEA. ; WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 P) De claring "we cannot squander our selves .Into prosperity" President (Continued on Pago Five) HIGHWAY AID PLANS SOUGHT "BY MR. DEVERS SALEM, Jan. 8 (IP) A request Wt tho state highway commission, sell more bonds to aid unemployment, or announce to the counties that no m.oro money can be, expended for emergency work after the million dollars appropriated, for that pur pose has been used up, will be made to tho commission at Its next meet ing Jan. 21, by Joe Devers, he an nounced today. Devers Ib-attorney for the highway commission and -Is net! in? ns Governor -Julius. L.- Meier's i representative on unemployment, re-lief;- ( 1 i. - " , Of tho million dollars appropriated In November, $380,000 has already been spent. Tills gives employment to about 10,000; men on the basis of one week each, month. This allows but 910 per man a month, but is' proving of great assistance, Devers said. However, with more than 40, C00 iron out of work, the fund is not adequate. . LINDSAY GETS 60-YEAR TERM FOR SLAYING SEATTLE, Jan. 8 (IP) Everett Frank Lindsay, -convicted of second degree murder in December for the slaying of his wife. Mrs. Audrey Eli zabeth Lindsay, here In February, 1930, yesterday was sentenced to from CO to 75 years in the Washington stato penitentiary at Walla Walla by . Superior Court Judge Howard M. Flndley. ... ' After a trial lasting a week, a jury convicted him of second degree mur der, rejecting the state's plea for a first degree murder conviction and hanging. . Defense attorneys, after a confer once with Lindsay, c'eclded early this week not to appeal the conviction. Gum, Cash Stolen From Local Store I. J. Murray, manager of the La Grando . Wool worth store, reported to police last night that between 6:30 and 7 p. m. someone stole 100 packages of gum and about 920 in cash from the cash registers in the, store. The police are investigating the case. - IlKIAM) TO QUIT, UIMOK PARIS, Jan. 8 (IP) It was semt-of ft daily announced to night that Arlstide Brland had placed his portfolio as minister of foreign affairs ' in the hands of Premier Laval. WEATHER FORECAST $ Oregon: Cloudy tonight $ and Saturday; probably light $ rains in the west portion and S local snows in the mountains: & no change in temperature; moderate to fresh south 3 winds offshore. . S WEATHER TODAY . 7:30 a. m. 33 above."1 4V Minimum: 30 above.' $ Condition: Cloudy. S WEATHER YESTERDAY ? Maximum 39, minimum 31 $ above. Condition: Cloudy. Range eight degrees. 4 WEATHER A AS. 8. 1931 4 Maximum 31, minimum 14 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. t Range 17 degrees. Stocks Move Up Today; Bonds In Impressive Rally Upturn Last Three Days in Wall Street Aided By Rumors Bears Are Turning to Buying. NEW YORK. Jan. 8 (IP) New buy ing orders, placed during the after noon, kept stocks, moving' upward for the third successive session, to day. Eonds also rallied, gains being especially Impressive In the railroad group. Principal shares finished 91 to 95 higher and closing prices represented tho top quotations of the day. Utility stocks turned buoyant in the last hour under the leadership of American Telephone which had a sharp rally. Shorts in Auburn Auto received another severe squeezing; they also had to pay dearly lor sev- cral other volatile Issues. Hears Turn to IlHvlng Rumors circulated in brokerage house customers' rooms said the up turn had been helped by purchasing crders from some prominent profes sional operators who had been al most consistently bearish over the last twri years. - One of these traders was said to believe that the line oi least resistance was currently on, the upside. American Telephone rushed up 95 a share to 9120 and U. S.. Steel jumped 93 to $43.62. Allied Chomical at $71.25 was up 94, while Coca Cola rose about 94.50 to 9112.50. Auburn soared 910 to above 9140. The turn over approximated 1,700,000 shares. OKKKKS WOULD BUY WHEAT ATHENS, Jan. 8 (IP) The Greek government informed the! American legation today it will negotiate In Washington for the purchase of a quantity of American wheat on credit. Band Donations At $900 Figure; More Expected Donations to the fund for main tenance of tho La Grande band dur ing the year 1032 reached a total of 9000 this morning, leaving the,ifmnp f rtPftnrlA. npr. tv Pfiarl drivo only $000 short of the goal ston!ey stUeS( possession and trans of 91500 set at the beginning of porttttloU( arande Dec. 4. tho campaign 10 days ago. . The not true bills, and the charges .Additional contributions are ex- wmcn tl named orlginallv pected 'during the next several days, ii,iriert. wnium i nntw and. -when aiot solicited they may. . bo made to H. E. Coolidge at the Lb Grande National bank or -Chet-Thompson . aft the U. S. National bank. ' ' Recent donors include: Interior Grocery, F. L, Meyers, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Forrester, Harry. Pat tison, Mr. and Mrs. George Werner, Glass Drugs. Foley hotel, C. J. Breier Co., Johns Kitchen. U. Lottes, Cole man George, Dr. R. F. Murphy, Dr. J. L. Ingle. Helen Britts, Ella Britts, Dr. Lewa Ager, Dr. Lee Bouvy, Dr. J. D. Haun, Car Helm, Robert Scott, Sp rouse Reltz Co., Mohr's Market. Otis Veal. Jack Ferris, Nedra Brad shaw. Mrs. Long, Leo Miller, Stevens-Van Ehgelen, Perkins Motor company and E. F. McFadden. Planer To Open For 2-Week Run First of Week The Bowman-Hicks Lumber com pany planing mill, which has been idlo since Dec. 16, will resume opera tions Monday for a two-week run, it was announced today. Tho general practice has been to run the planer when the sales make it necessary. Approximately 40 men are employed by the planer. Mrs. Thelma Cullen . Commits Suicide SEATTLE, Jan. 8 UPt Mrs. Thel ma Cullen, 37, who was on trial In federal court here on mall fraud charges in connection with stock Investments, hanged herself in the county Jail here some time last night. J. R. Wallace, deputy coroner, said Mrs. Cullen had been, dead several hours when her body was found to day. The woman had climbed atop a radiator and stepped off with a noose fashloend from a strip of sheet ing about her neck and attached to a pipe near the celling. Because she suffered from asthma she was per mitted to occupy a room alone where she could turn off thehcat during the night. Wholesale Bribery of Coast Guard In New York Area Revealed Today NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (JP) Whole sale bribery of coast guardsmen by liquor runners In the New York area, the total running to an esti mated million dollars, was revealed today by Federal District Attorney Howard W. Ameli. Twenty coast guardsmen, he said, have been arrested, and some have confessed complicity. Ameli said: "Coffct guardsmen havo admitted complicity in conniving to allow smuggling. We are going to the bottom and unearth every bit of evidence, no matter how high it may .each. boj.'ore we go to the grand Jury for Indictments. You may Infer that commissioned offi cers are Involved." The investigation has been under way for several weeks. Department cf Justice agents, the district attor POLA LEAVES mi 1 m in 1 1 1111 n rii 1 111 1 inn n mi iiiniTii 1 Polo. Negri, exotic film actress. Is shown leaving a Southern Califor nia hospital for her hotel home, following a recent operation. For u time she was in a critical condition. INDICTMENTS ARE RETURNED BY JURY Hammell, O'Connell, W. S. Stiles and P. S. Stiles Must Face Trial. PORTLAND Ore., Jan. 8 (Special) Thirty-one 'indictments were re turned hero yesterday by the federal grand jury. Included In the Indictments were the following: John Hammell, possession and transportation, Union county, Dec. 8, 9 and 11; Webster Charles Stiles and Daniel O'Connell, manufacture, pos session of a still and possession of La Grando, Dec. 4; Clarence L. Hawcs, possession and transportation, Union county, Dec. 14. , JACKSON DAY MEETING ON i IN PORTLAND PORTLAND. Jan. 8 (ff) Oregon Democrats gathered here today for the annual Jackson day meeting for the purpose of launching the "vic tory" campaign fund and to plan for the coming campaign. Two former governors of the state, Walter M. Pierce and Oswald West, will speak at the Jackson day ban quet tonight. Stephen F. Chadwlck, Seattle attorney, will be another speaker. . Advance Information indicated half dozen prominent Democrats will at this dinner- announce their can didates for important posts. Joseph K. Carson Jr., president of the Oregon Jackson club, vill be toastmaster at the banquet. At the afternoon meeting. Carson was to out line plans for raising Oregon's quota cf the victory campaign fund. Rose mary Schenck, vice chairman of th: state central committee, was to pre side at the afternoon meeting In the absence of Carl Donaugh. president, who is in the east attending sessions of the Democratic national commit tee. Commission Saves $75,708 In 9 Months SALEM, , Jan. 8 ' VP) Charles T. Early,- chairman of the state indus trial accident commission, today re ported to Governor Julius L. Meier, a saving of $75,708 for the first nine months of the administration of the new commission, since April, 1931 This figure is the amount of saving over tho expenditures or tho corre sponding nine months of 1930, Early reported. The total expense of the new com mission during that time was $178, 029. ney's office, customs men, prohibi tion department detectives and rep resentatives of tlie coast guard have had parts in the inquiry. Ameli said that as far as hd knew, the payments of bribe money have not been traced to individual liquor running groups. . The "territory" where the investigation has centered is along the Long Island shore. The nams of Vannie Hlggins, who has brushed with the law several times, has been associated frequently with liquor running activity there. Hlggins. indicted with the chief cf police of Long Beach and 14 others, seven, of whom are Long Beach policemen, Is to go to trial in federal court Tuesday on pro hibition law charges. The statements made to the fed- . (Continued on Page Four) THE HOSPITAL Trout Limit Of 15 Not Favored By Union Club Ily W. V. Connor (Observer Correspondent) ' UNION. Ore.,' Jan. 8 (Special) After a period of inactivity of about a year as far as meetings are con cerned the Union Sportsmen's club came' to life Thursday night when some 40 or 50 -hunters and fisher men gathered at the club home at the Union hatchery grounds. Alter enjoying a lunch of the customary sandwiches, salads, beans, coffee, pie and cake the club men came to order at tho call of President B. H. Boimey and participated in a very Interesting business meeting. A brief report of the last meeting showed that the club has paid all Its debts and has ft small balance in the treasury, regard ed as rather unusual considering tho times. ' ' Tho main object of the meeting yas, the consideration of several res olutions and suggestions which' wete brought to tho Union club by a dele gation from La Grande, these mat ters havlne been debated by tho Gun club of the latter placo and brought up last r.lght for the approval or re jection of the local sportsmen. The first matter brought up for consideration was a proposal to change the limit of a day's trout catch from 30 to 15. The-club was . (Continued on Page Four) Aged Woman Killed In Portland Street PORTLAND, Jan. 8 UP) Mrs. Catherine Doshas; 08, wfls fatally Injured hero last night when she was struck by an automobile as she was walking across a street at an intersection. Her death was the 13th automobllo fatality In the city since Dec. 1. Police said thecal' that killed her was operated by Sam Rarde. Ho was (arrested on a charge of Involuntary manslaughter, i Mrs. Doshas was picked up CO feet' from the point of Impact. Judge Is Like A Father To Boys He Spanks Them! 4 WILLIAMSON, W. Va., Jan. 4 8 Wi Just like a father to 'boy bandits Is Judge Beno P. 3 - Howard of circuit court. . 3 Four of them were given 8 old-fashioned paddllngs in 4- court for stealing merchan- dlse and an automobllo. It was efficient and effec- tlvc ' punishment if audible & evidence Is considered. . S. S $ 4 S $. Name MacKintosh U. S. Circuit Judge WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 IP) Ken neth MacKintosh, of Seattle. Wash., a former member of the Wickersham commission, was named today by President Hoover as United States circuit Judge for the ninth circuit. The ninth circuit embraces Calif ornia. Oregon. Nevada, Montana. Washington, Idaho, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii. State Fair Deficit Reduced During '31 SALEM, Jan. 8 The deficit of tae state fal.t was reduced $10,000 as a nihult of the 1931 event, it was an nounced today by Max Ochlhar, in a statement to the press in which ho answered reports that the fair under tho department of agriculture had resulted in increased deficits. .n;m:iiY ni:i-:ks jukikniiip SALEM. Jan. B'Pi John A. Jcf fery of Portland, today filed with the secretary of state hiB declaration of tho non-partisan nomination for Judge of the circuit court in Mult nomah county. The position he seeks Is known as department four in the fourth judicial district, the position now held by Hall S. Lusk. ROOSEVELT'S CAMPAIGN TO BE LAUNCHED Ritchie, M a r y 1 a n d , Al ready in Field For Democratic Nomination SMITH, COX, DAVIS TO SPEAK TONIGHT Kansas City Has Inside Track in Race For Con ventionsThree Others Entering Bids. WASHINGTON. Jan. 8 VPI With Governor Ritchie, of Maryland, al ready in the .field, friends of Gov ernor Roosevelt, of New York, plan to lose no time in formally placing his .name before the country as a Democratic candidate for the presi dency. The North Dakota stato commit tee, which meets Jan, 14, has in formed the Roosevelt forces it will adopt a resolution calling for a statement from tho New Yorker aimed to put- him In the open as an avqwed candidate. ttvltles preliminary to the meeting oi ine ueinuuraviu iuvuuiuii twimur tee tomorrow as tho committee re ported its expenditures for 1031 to the clerk of (he house. They totaled $1,030,486, with re ceipts amounting to $1,032,287. In Debt $787,747 Tho committee owes 787,747, and $346,250 of this is due John J. Ras kob, committee chairman, for loans, and $433,706 owing the Country Trust company of New York for borrowed money. Tho Democratic commtttecwomen at a session today asked by resolu tion that more of their sex be dele gates at the convention. Joseph A. Guffoy. of Pittsburgh, former national committeeman, said today the name of tho New York governor will be filed for the Penn sylvania primary election In April. . Governor Roosevolt will have to glvo his formal consent to the Penn sylvania petition by tho middle of March, ; -It vras oald' In Tlooscvelt- quarters today (hat ho may go to North Da kota to make an address In answer to the state .committee's resolution. Tho date for his answer was un certain. The rank and file of tho national V . (Continued on Page Five) Cove, Enterprise Cagers to Play On Local Floor Two of tfhe "strongest basketball quintets In this section of Eastern Oregon will invade La Grande to night and tomorrow, and from all Indications, the Tigers have a big task ahead of them to keep on the winning side. Covo will be hero tonight, with a couple of snapshooting Woimors in forward positions, both of whom are dangerous from any point from the middla of the floor to tho hoop. Low ell, the younger of thd two, Is show ing marked Improvement and local fans know full well of Dan-el's abil ity. Richards la .back at center and Smith at guard, both veterans of the last two seasons. In a December game La Grande barely nosed out Cove at Cove, and the boys from across the valley are anxious to even up the score. The gamo will start at 8 o'clock In the L. C S. Recreational hall following a Junior-senior class game starting at 7. Coach Woodie reports that Ills squad members are In good shape, and showing steady improvement. Tho Bame lineup that wound up the pre -season play will start tonight Lyman, Stoddard, Corey, Burnett and Torrence. This year the Tigers are using a zone- defense instead of the r:an-to-man defense In vogue the last two years, and tho zono defense Is vorking very well so far. Tomorrow night at 8:30 the Tigers and Enterprise Savages will meet, fol lower a sop homo re -freshman class camo starting at 7:30 o'clock. Next week the Tigers go up the bronch line, to play Enterprise. Josoph and Va.'lowa. McCarroll Accepts Challenge Made By Count Proceeds For Unemployed When one ' :er challenges another, they usu- .par around awhile through the newspapers, then dicker for a few ""ks on percentage and this and tn t, and then sometimes decide to get together In the ring. With wrestlers, it is different! Wednesday Count Ermak Harkov sky, Russian wrestler, who lost to Howard Cantonwino here Tuesday night In a match that was unsatis factory R) hir challenged the referee. Ray McCarrc also a heavyweight grappler, to n A him on the mat. About 1 o'clock this afternoon Mr. McCarroll came Into tho Observer of fice and lnfortmd . the sports editor he stood ready to accept the count's challenge, with the match to be staged some time next week the date to be settled as quickly as ar rangements could be made. Before he had hardly got the words VIOLATIONS CHARGED IN MOONEY CASE Report S u b m it t e d to Wickersham Commission Published To day. PROSECUTION AND POLICE SCORED Report Made By Commis sion Experts But Not Accepted Because of it Being state Case. . WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (IP) "Flag rant violations" of California law by pollco and prosecution in the famous MOoney -Billings case ore charged In a hitherto unpublished report sub mitted to the Wickersham commis sion. The document sent to the senate by tho Justice department in response to a resolution requesting it was never accepted by the Wickersham commission, which contended it had no right to .review state cases. Tho report war! made by Zechariah Chafeo Jr., Walter H. Pollnk and Carl S, Stern, research and Investigation experts of the commission. After an exhaustive account oi tne arrest and conviction of Thomas Mooney and Warren Billings in con nection with the 1016 preparedness day" bombing In. San Francisco In 1918, it concluded that: "There never was any scientific at tempt made by tho police or the prosecution to discover the perpe trators of the crime. "Tho Investigation was In reality turned over to a private detective, who used his position to cause the arrest of the defendants. "Tho police Investigation was re duced to a hunt for evidence to con vict the arrested defendants. "There were flagrant violations of the statutory law of -California by both the pollco and the prosecution (Continued on Page Five JOSEPH FORDNEY DIES IN SAGINAW Cd-Author of Fordney McCumber Tariff of . 1921 Passes at 78. . SAOINAW, Mloh., Jan. 8 m Jo seph Wnfren Fordney, member of congress for 24 years and co-author of tho Pordney-McCumber tariff of 1921, died at his home here at 7:08 a. m. today. Ho was 78 years old. Ho had beon In 111 health for months, but death was caused by an attack of erysipelas which developed Sunday. Ho had been In virtual re tirement since 1823, when he com pleted his twelfth consocutlvo term In congress as representative of the eighth Michigan district. In congress he succeeded the late Ferdinand O. Brucker, Democrat, and father of Michigan's present' gover nor, Wllbor M. Brucker, and built up a tradition of unswerving Republi canism In tho eighth district which was not broken until last year whon Representative Mlohael J. Hart, a Democrat, was olected. Known As "Uncle Joe" Known affectionately to his con stituents as "Undo Joe" Fordney for nearly a quarter of a century, was a (Continued on Page Threet SLIDE BLOCKS RIVER HIGHWAY NEAR ROWENA PORTLAND, Jan. 8 XI A rock Blldo today blocked the Columbia River highway on Rowena Loops bo tween Hood River and Tho Dalles. Tho highway commission expected to clear tho barrier boforo 2 p. m. Mcanwbllo traffic wns rerouted over, tho Hood Hlvor bridge to White Salmon, up tho Washington sldo to Rowona ferry, and then back to the Oregon sldo. The slide occurred near tho place where Olcnn Mayfleld, The Dalles traffic officer, was killed by a fall ing rock last month. out of his mouth, In come the count, who had previously telephoned Tor an appointment. The two wrestlers raced each other and the count Instinctively thrust out his hand. Mr. McCarroll took It and then and there the local man lnrormed the Russian he was willing to accept the challenge. The count soomod delighted, and for the next five minutes they discussed certain rules which were to govern tho match Mr. McCarroll dictating some and tho count tho others. Ab the matter stands, Mr. McCar roll hopes to be able to announce a date by tomorrow, and also plans to make It a, double headline card with two other wrestlers meeting in the other main event. And neither Mr. McCarroll or Count Harkovsky will make a cent on the match! Both (Continued on Page Five) Bomb Plots Aim At Mussolini, King of Italy Anti-Fascist Plots Dis covered at Pains and Nice Three Men Are Under Arrest. ROM, Jan. 8 (IP) Watchful offl flals guarded all ports of entry into Italy following receipt of Information that bombs Intended for Premier Mussolini and King Victor Emanuel are on the high seas In the hold of tho mall steamer Excallbur, on Its way from tho United States. 1 . The situation was further compli cated by reports, of the discovery of antl-lasclst bomb plots at Paris and Nice. Details Information of the bombs reported .aboard the Excallbur was lacking, but the - company's agent at Genoa said they were advised from New York that the mall contained two packages, ono for the premier and one for the king. Since the recent bomb attempts In tho United States, all persons and institutions here likely to be marked to receive bombs have been wary of packages and so far no bomb has sifted through the guard of caution. ' The newspapers continue to give promlnonce to the news of bombing attempts In the United States and other countries and dispatches yes terday told of the discovery of storieB of explosives and the arrest of sev eral Italian suspects in Paris and Nice. TRACING TWO PACKAGES GENOA, Jan. 8 (IP) Two pack ages addressed to the king and Pre mier Mussolini and supposed to con tain, bombs have been traced to the 8 tea mB hip Excallbur through an ex change of messages between that vessel and . the New York postof f Ice inspectors, It was roported hero to day. The steamship's officers havo bcon Instructed to exercise - the greatest caro in handling the mall, port au thorities at Marseilles will examlno It when the vessel touches there and thcro will be a painstaking In spection when the ship . gets to Naples on Monday. . TIIIIEB ARHESTEI) PARIS, Jan. 8 VP) Policp today wore holding-throe Italians who Wore found to have & quantity of explo sives In their posseBBloh. - An Inves tigation was begun immediately to dotermine whether thoy may havo boon engaged in anti-fascist activities, Reports frcm Nico said a package wan dlscovorcd'tuere containing eight bombs and a number of detonators and an Investigation was undor way to dotermine whether this discovery had any connection with tho Parts caso. CONSUli-GENEltAL. WOUNDED PARIS, Jan. 8' (IP) Oluacppc Gentile, Italian consul general, was wounded toe ay by an Italian student who fired on him as he entered the consulate. Police arrested a man named (Continued on Page Five) Lenz, Liggett Make 5405 Gain Thursday Night Ily Tom O'NcIl, NEW YORK, Jan. 8 VP) A sonsa tlonal spurt In the homo stretch by Sldnoy S. Lonz and Commander Wln- flld Liggett Jr., left Ely Culberteon's sldo only 8770 points ahead today In the contract bridge match. It will end tonight with tho playing of the last six of 150 rubbers. By the largest gain or any session by either side 5405 points Lenz and Liggett reduced Culbortson's plus last night to the lowest riguro It has been since before Christmas. Culbcrt- son and a new partner of one night, Howard Bchenken, a New York Im porter, won only one of sovon rub- (Continued on Paga Four - f Searchers Fail To s Find Lost Trapper GRANTS PASS, Ore., Jan. 8 (Pi Little hope that Robert Kldd, 68, minor and trnppor, will ever bo found alive, was expressed by searchers hero who returned from a week's hunt for tho man. Kldd went Into tho hills above Illinois Valley throe weeks ago and has not been seen since. Several posses searched for him but no trace of him was found. The weather wos bad when he made the trip and it Is believed he became exhausted or overcome by exertion in traversing the rough country. Apportion $40,954 To Counties Today SALEM. Jan. 8 (It Counties to day were apportioned S40.954 as their one-third share of the foes collected by the secretary of state for motor vehicle, licenses, and operators li censes for . tho last three months of 103V. A total of S122.803 was col lected of which tho stato highway commission will receive 81.000. Tho last quarter of tho year shows the smallest distribution of thu fund the secretary of stato reported. Multnomah county's, share of the fund Is 812.503: Lane county X!9B. Marlon county 82282, Klamath coun ty 82487, Baker $810, Benton 8885, Coos 81285, Douglas $1158, Jackson $1033. Josephine $708. Umatilla coun ty $1121. Union $770. Clackamas $1580 nnd Washington $1152. U. S. ACTION NOT PLEASING TO JAPANESE Officials at Mukden Re ceive News With Sur prise and Resentment INTERVENTION NOT JUSTIFIED, BELIEF Formal Reply May Be Made to American Note Later Chinese to In voke Article 16. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (IP) With Japan and China rorinally notified by the Washington government that It cannot recognize legality of the situation In South Manchuria created by Japanese military 'occupation or Clilnchow, International tension ns to developments In the Orient was tightened today, but with no Indica tion what the next move might be.. MUKDEN, Manchuria, Jan, 8 VP) Japaneso officials hero received with surprise and some evidence of resent ment the news the United States had invoked the nine-power treaty. . Thoy refused to comment. . i An Informal discussion, 'Japaneso officials disclosed an almost unani mous contention that the Japanese Manchurton policy can be reconciled with the nine-power treaty and that there are numerous precedents for1 the courso which has been followed. TO INVOKE ARTICLE 10 ' NANKING, Chins, Jan. 8 m Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kan Chal . Hou, In addressing a group of stu dents today, said China would invoke artlclo 18 of the league of nations covenant In tho Manchurlan dlsputo at the next meeting of the council on Jan. ,25. . . . . Article 16 of the league of nations reads In parts as .follows: "Should any member, of tho lcaguo . resort to war In disregard of Its cov enants under article 13, 13 or 15, 'It shall .Ipso .facto be.'docmed to have committed ', an -aci...ipt war - 'ag&tnst -all ' other members of the league, which heroby . undertake Immediately (Continued on Page Four) NANCE O'NEIL, 52 OTHERS ARE TAKEN IN RAID tOS ANGELES, Jon. 8 (IP) The modernized Greek comedy. "Lysis trata," landed Nance O'Nell, famous New York stage actress, and 62 mem bers of her company In the Lincoln Heights Jail early today. They were charged with a violation of a city , ordinance which makes it unlawful to take part In "a lewd production." The 53 actresses and actors were released a short time later on bone's of 100 each. They are due to be arraigned In municipal court this, aftornoon to plead to the charge.;' Miss O'Nell and her supporting cast were arrested last night at the end of tho performance of the play, pre sented at the Cart hay Circle theatre In the Wllshlre district. The major ity of the porformers were given a ride to the Jail in patrol wagons, but at the leading woman's request, she was permitted to ride to tho sta tion in her own automobile accom panied by an officer. Three Murderers ' 1 Executed Today CHICAGO. 'Jan. 8 UP) Frank H. Bell, 31, twice reprieved In three months, died In the electric chair early today for the murder of Christ Patras, a restaurant owner, killed during a holdup on Juno 16, 1030. OSSIWNO, N. Y., Jan. B IT -Joseph Qarlcarl, 27, and Alfonso Car rato, 41; wore executed in the elec tric chair Bhortly before midnight last night for tho murdor of Olovannt Volpe, of Now York. Wheat Today CHICAGO. Jan. 8 W) Abrupt falling off in overseas demand for North Amorlcan wheat did much to pull speculative buying support out from under all grains today. Late advances in securities were largely ignored, and there wos a ma terial narrowing of tho spread be tween Liverpool and Chicago wheat quotations, with Liverpool May de livery quoted only or a cent over Chicago at the time Liverpool closed today. On the other hand domestic milling demand hero for wheat show ed substantial Improvement. Wheat closed unsettled c ttta lower than yesterday's finish, corn ol so c off, oats y4o down, and provisions unchanged to 7 cents de cline, , PORTLAND, Jan. 8 OP) There was no change in the price of fu tures wheat today on the Portland grain exchange. Total sales Included 3000 bushels May delivery. On the merchants exchange cash wheat was unchanged as were coarse grains.