CITY EDITION
Foil Associated Press Letied
Wlie Service, ... .
10 PAGES TODAY
, Only Newspaper
Prnited in La Grande
Covering Union and .
Wallowa Counties ;U
VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1932
EASTERN OREGON'S USADOTG NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 112
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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 .
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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
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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.