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(SratuV CtTY EDITION Foil Aiaoclated Press Loucd Wire Service 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande ' Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B, O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1932 RASTKRV ORFflON'B LKAIUNO KKWSPAPKR NUMBER 115 Ititfttttw INDICT TWO FOR MURDER OF MR. HELMS Grand Jury Returns True Bill Against Cross white and Owens. TIME FOR PLEA WEDNESDAY AT 10 Court Appoints George T. Cochran1 to Represent Defendants Case Hard Burden to Him. Kel t h Cross w h 1 te , 19, and J ohn Owens, 28, Springfield, Mo., bandits, stand today indicted for the murder of Amos "Spud" Helms, state police man who was fatally shot Oct. 18 as he attempted to question, the two men. Mr. Helms died ln the Grande Hondo hospital Dec. 30 after a gal lant. 73-day fight for life, death re sulting from a bullet from the pis tol fired by Owens, according to of ficers. Both Owens and Crosswhtte, however, fired at the officer, accord- j lng to a signed confession. j Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles read the indictments to the two prisoners lato yesterday after the county grand Jury presented its report, and set Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock as the time lor Crosswhlte and Owens to enter a plea. Judge Knowles also appointed George T. Cochran, one of the lead ing attorneys in La Grande, to rep resent the two. District Attorney Carl Helm pre viously has declared his intention to ask for the death penalty for the two. An Observer reporter interviewed Mi. Cochran this morning, shortly after he was made aware of the ap pointment, and the attorney Issued the following statement: "I haven't considered the matter to any great extent because the ap pointment has Just come and so far I do not know what developments to expect. The case especially pre sents a hard burden to me because of my '.acquaintance with v Spud Helms. Under the law an appointment by tho court to defend a man imposes p, duty which Is compulsory.' There in no choice. It Is one of the duties Imposed by law upon tho legal pro fession and any attorney may be culled upon to perform It." Under the law, every defendant has the right of an attorney and if unablo to secure one himself, it de volves upon the court to make an ap pointment. Tho grand Jury, in addition to tne mnrilor inrtlntments. returned three sccrei Indictments and rour not true bills. The not true bills and the charges which -the grand Jury con sidered follow: Jcsc Oliver, charged with larceny. Robert and Prank Luton, charged with unlawful possession of a still. , Earl Klrkland, charged with assault, and battery. ' (Continued on PaKH Five STILES GIVEN EIGHT' MONTHS AT ROAD CAMP Pearl Stanley Stiles, of La Grande, pleaded guilty yesterday In Portland before Federal Judge Fee on two charges of violation of the liquor I.iwb, and was sentenced to a total of eight months at the Fort Lewis, Wosh., road camp. Anna Moore, Jointly indicted with Stiles, pleaded not guilty on liquor charges and her trial was- set for Jan. 15. "She was arrested in Idaho last week. Price of Eggs To Drop, Wednesday PORTLAND. Jan. 12 lift Further sharp downfall in the price of eggs la reflected In practically all parts of the country. In New York extras dropped to 24 -t 25c with mediums 20Viet2lVfcc doz. Tho cost of shipping eggs and preparing them for the New York market Is 5 lie doz. In line with the general downward tendency, E. J. Dixon, manager of the Pacific co-ops named a cut of 2c doz. effective Wed nesday morning as follows: extras 18c, standards 17c, mediums 16c doz. WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Unsettled tonight and Wednesday: probably lo cal snows; -clearing Wednes day: colder in the cast por tion: fresh to strong northwest winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 25 above. Minimum: 25 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 48. minimum 33 above. Condition: Cloudy, rain and snow, precipitation .25 of inch. Range 15 degrees. WEATHER JAX. 12. 10.11 Maximum 41, minimum 27 above. Condition: Clear. Range 14 degrees. . 4 105 Babies Born In Union County Last Six Months One Pair of Twins at El gin More Girls Than Boys, Margin -Wider Than in First Half. One hundred and five babies'were bcrn to 104 couples during the last six months of 1931 in Union county according to statistics compiled by the city health board. Two of the babies, born to Mr. and Mrs. Law rence Scott, of Elgin, were twins. The last six months of the year shewed an increase over the first six months, from Jan. 1 to June 30. when 99 babies were born In the county, among whom there were two pairs of twins. The number of girls Is, as usual, greater than the number of boys, with 50 girls reported In comparison with 49 boys. Forty-nine boys also were born during the first six months of the year, while there were only 50 girls born during that period. 27 In September September was the month during which the greatest number of babies were born, with a total of 27. Octo ber ran second with 20, while July (Continued on Fasre Five) Schoolmasters Meet on Monday At Island City The Union County Schoolmasters' club held a very enjoyable and suc cessful meeting at tho' Island City school lost night, as guests of Prin cipal Bennlo Hicks. The women of tho Island City P. T. A. served an excellent chicken dinner, Mrs. Tom Laird, Mrs. Earl Roberts, and Mrs. Clay Penland being the committee in charge. W. W. Nusbaum, of La Grande, led tho men in enthusiastic group singing during the meal, and helped to establish an atmosphere of fun and good fellowship. Mr. Hicks had arranged several entertainment fea tures which were greatly enjoyed. A group of students sung two num bers from an operetta, and several girls gave interesting exhibitions of tap dancing. ., The evoning's program, of which., J. W. king," principal of the Imbler school, was in charge, , consisted mainly of reports from those who were in attendance at the recent convention of the Oregon State Teachers association in Portland. Superintendent Kratt, of North Pow der, reported cn the representative assembly of the convention, and also spoke on the work of the vocational guidance department. Ccach Campbell, of Union, gave an account of the proceedings of the Oreeon State High 8chool Athletic association, and Professor Miller, of L. O. N., who was chairman of the convention's resolutions committee, (Continued on Page Five) U. S. Bank Elects Officers Today At Annual Meet T. J. Scroggin was re-elected presi dent of the United States National bonk this morning at the annual met' ting of stockholders. All the other officers of the organization also were re-elected. August J. Stange is vice president; L. H. Bramwell. cashier; and C. L. Thompson, assistant cashier. The board of directors was re-elected and includes a. L. Richardson, J. J. Foley, U. G. Couch, A. J. Stange, G. T. Cochran, A. J. Van Valkanberg, C. A. Blngaman, O. W. Warnock and T. J. Scroggin. Tho meeting of the stockholders cf the La Grande National bank was held this morning and they will complete the business of the bank tonight at a meeting of the board of directors. Dr. Sweet Will Be ' Guest at Clinics A nationally famous specialist in children's teeth, Dr. Sweet, of San Francisco, will be a guest of the dentists of Eastern Oregon when they meet in La Grande for a two day clinic on Feb. 8 and 0. Dr. Ray Murphy Is chairman of the local committee, and is enthusiastic as to tho program which Is being planned. A practical dental clinic will be held for children and a lecture on the care of children's teeth will be presented before the laity by Dr. Sweet. Boiti the lecture and the clinic will be of an educational na ture. Following tho two-day clinic In Lft Grande, the Eastern Oregon dis trict Dental society will hold its an nual meeting i:i Baker. Hawaiian Reports Exaggerated, Claim WASHINGTON. Jan. 12 (Gov ernor Lawrence Judd. of Hawaii, to day cabled the Island's delegate in the house that reports of danger to white women there were "malicious and exaggerated." TO OltriEK INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON. Jan. jl2 vr At y' tcrney -General Mitchell said today s he would "proceed at once to carry fcjout the senate request" for lnvestl- gtlon of conditions in Hawaii. 'FOUND DEAD Mrs. Kuril Stewart, left, or St. Louis, and Mrs, Delililc Stanford were found deuil in the wreckage of their plane near Newvllle, Pa., ufter searching parties had hunt ed for them in vufn for days. They planned a night to Llueuos Aires from New York to be made in the spring. FIERCE PROTEST AMAZES HOLMAN Treasurer Comments To day on Startd Made by Game Commission. SALEM, Jan. 12 ffl In a state ment issued to the press today Rufus C. Holman. state treasurer, announced his "surprise at the fierce antagonism which the order of the state board of control regulating the use of state operated automobiles has engendered among some of the state employes and officials." His statement followed- ,the publication .today. (jC-.tho protest voiced by the state game com mission against the ruling. Tho state gamo commission at Its meeting in Portland yesterday voiced tho opinion enforcement of the board's order that state automobiles could not bo operated on Saturday afternoon, Sundays, holidays or be-: tween 6 p. m. and 8 a. m. dally, : would paralyze law enforcement?, j Holman further said "it seems to mo that every person spending other , people's money would approach any plan for the stoppage of preventable extravagance in the spirit of willing co-operation and with helpful sug gestions. When however, an attempt Is made to cure this flagrant abuse of confidence ini many casos, it dem onstrates clearly to me tho attitude of the perennial tax-eater as op posed to the Interests of the unfor tunate taxpayer." Secretary of State Hal E. Hoss, In submitting suggestions to Holman as requested by the statue treasurer relative to the recent board ruling on automobiles, proposed the plan of having a state-owned garage, or con tract with some garage company In Salem and In other cities where sev eral cars may be headquartered for storagj, washing, greasing and minor repairs. In voicing protest to some portions of the board ruling, for which he voted himself, Hoss points out that (Continued on Page Five) 94 ATTENDING INSTRUCTIONS jfPjJJ VING The Hed Cross Ufesavlng classes now being held here are assuming mammoth proportion, with 04 at tending tne junior and senior meet ings last night at the La Grande ho tel. The first of a series of 10 les sons was given to a group of 71 in the senior ltfesavlng class, and 23 In the Junior group. Dr. W. K. Ross Is directing the se nior class and at last night's meet ing he presented a talk on anatomy. Dr. James J. D. Haun. who is In structor of the junior group, spoke on the principles .of first aid, and i demonstrated a few methods of wrap ping bandages. Tho meetings will be held weekly. Japan to Reply To Stimson's Note On Manchuria Within a Few Days TOKYO. Jan. 12 UP) Japan will reply to the recent note of Secretary of State Stlmson on Manchuria with in a few days, the Rengo news agency said today, and will state that It be lieves the various movements for In dependence there and In Mongolia should not suffer Interference, either from Japan or any other nation. The reply also will. say. according to the Rengo report, that Japan's military operations have by no means transgressed the nine-Dower treaty or the Kellogg-Brland pact, which were i cited by Secretary Stlmson in his 'note. j The government would emphasize, i the agency said, that it believes the I urgent problem at the moment in Manchuria is to restore peace and or (der and that Japan's aim Is to make ithe territory a safe place In which to live, making possible an open door SNOW, RAINS HIT WESTERN HALF OF U. S. Berkeley Hills in Califor nia Blanketed First Time Since 1922. BLIZZARDS OVER UTAH AND IDAHO Tornado in Texas Chi nook Winds Send Mer cury Up to 55 in Mon tana Snow in Oregon. MAXIMUM UK IMS 18 . While some sections of the west were hard hit by winter yesterday and today. tho Grande Ronde valley was en Joying a mild period. Rain and snow fell yesterday, but . the mercury climbed to 48 above, and much snow was erased from the ground, re vealing green gross under neath. Robins have been seen generally In Union and Wallowa counties of late. The sun broke through the clouds several times this morning, although the temperature was somewhat chillier than on Monday. 3SS&SSSSS-& SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12 (TP) Snow and rain visited Northern California again last night and early today. Tho Berkeley hills, for the first time slnco 1922, were blanketed with white. Mt. Diablo and Mt. Tamal plac a'so were snow-capped.. E BLOCKS HIGHWAY .t HCH-, RIVER, Ore., Jan. 12 (fP) A slide of rock and dirt extending from 60 to 100 yards, covered the Columbia River highway about four miles east of here today. Highway crcwo hoped to have the blockade re moved, this nfternoon. tj , , IIHAVY SNOW IN UTAH . SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 12 (P) A heavy snowstorm, carried on the wings oi n sharp wind, descended on Northern Utah and Southern Idaho early today. The depth of the snow (Continued on Page Five) Farm Groups Ask Inclusion of 2 Relief Measures WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Or ganized farmers asked the house agri cultural comrnittee today to include the equalization fee and export de benture rellof plans in the farm board act. Edward A. O'Neal president of the American farm bureau federation, L. J. Taber," master or the national grange, and John A. Simpson, presi dent of the farmers union, appeared. O'Neal said the three organizations want the marketing act amended so It will be more competent. "Special preference Is given to the equalization fee and the debenture plan." ho went cn. "However, the national farm organizations are not wedded, each In its own group, to a porticular kind of amendment. Tho three groups want both plans incorporated "neither to displace the other, nor any other portion of the act, 'but to make the act that well rounded .scheme of controlling sur pluses, making tnrilfs effective, and securing cost of production to farm- I erB wnlcn wo navo on6 advocated, Six Burned Today In My ton, Utah MYTON. Utah. Jan. 12 IIP) A father and mother and their four small children were burned to death here today in a fire that destroyed their home, following an explosion in the kitchen stove. Neighbors found the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. John Mylcr and the child ren In their beds. Indications were the stove exploded when Myler attempted to kindle a fire with kerosene, throwing him back upon the bed where his wife lay aslwp. policy of equal opportunity. Several Japanese Klaln Dispatches received today said four Intmnncn nffirnra nnd mnrn thfin flfl r vnt- ,.. i,fii0H ann n hut in f the rest of a company wounded when! Justlco Hand anA CMot JUfiMce It encountered a large force of Chl-Bean' ncse irregulars last night at Hslnmin.j , f The Chinese band numbered Z000CIllCagO Federal men, the dispatches said, and a Japa- j J i lstrl nese armored train which was bring-! J UUge IS JtWarUU lng help from Tahushan was wrecked j and overturned because' rails had' WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 tVt Judge been removed from the tracks. James H. WUkerson, of Chicago, who - i iccently sentenced Al Capone, was - JAPANESE Sl'llKOL'NIlEIi j advanced from the district to the TOKYO. Jan. 12 w A Rengo circuit bench today by President news agency dispatch from Chinchow Hoover in recognition of his ser today said a Japanese detachment i vices in breaking up gangster activ whlch went to the relief of a remnant ities in Cincago. of the Kof-'a cavalrv unit at Chinsl is j WUkerson sentenced Capone to (Continued on Page Five) HOLMES, 90, QUITS POST AS JUSTICE Famous Supreme Court Judge Kesigns to . President Hoover. OLD AGE CAUSE i OF HIS ACTION "The Time Has Come, and I Bow to the Inevit able," Holmes Says in Stepping Down. WASHINGTON, Jn. 12 P) Say ing simply "the time has come, and I bow to the Inevitable," Oliver Wen dell Holmes stepped down today as associato Justice cf the supreme court of the United States. The great Jurist, who will bo 91 March 8, had his resignation ac cepted by President Hoover In words of tribute. ' Falling health brought to tho end tho celebrated career that Holmes had spent on the supreme bench since 1902, when President Roosevelt ap pointed him. Ills St reiict h Lessening The strength of Mr. Holmes has been markedly lessening In late months. He frequently required ine help of court poges or of his fellow justices to take nis seat ana rise ai teiv tho session was over at recent meetings of the court. , Ic was noticeable yesterday that Chief Justice Hughes held a firm hand on the aged Justice Holmes' arm as he took his scat: - Although his speech has at times been halting and a cough more pro nounced. Justice Holmes has delivered his sharo of opinions In the brief period of this term. He delivered ono on: yesterday his last. Holmes' letter, submitting his resig nation to the president said: h "In accordance with the provision of tho Judicial code as amended sec tion 360 title 28 United States code 375v I tender my resignation as Jus tice of the supreme court of tho Edited States of America- -v, -w.-u. "The condition of my health makes It a duty to break off connections that I cannot leave without deep re gret after the affectlonato relations of many years and the absorbing' ln- (Contlnued on Page Five INQUIRIES FOR LUMBER SHOW MARKED GAIN SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12 (P In creased Inquiries for lumber havo been reported from San Francisco companies since the beginning of tho now year. Deliveries have re mained low, and prospects for the inunedlato future- unchanged. ; Paciflc coast stocks of commercial wheat In store and afloat at mar kets werel 3,299,000 bushels as of Jan. 0, tho department of agriculture re ported, . compared with 3,614,000 a week ago and 6,624,000 a year ago. Headquarters of Safeway stores in Oakland, second largest chain groc ery In tho country, credited the recently-acquired MfrcMarr unit with contributing somewhat more than Its normal proportion of the estimated SG-a-sharo earnings for Safeway, for 1031. Washington Woman Plays Bridge Hand Actually Perfect WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 UP) Talk about your thirteen spades Mrs. Margaret C. Sal kell last night was dealt the really perfect bridge hand: Ace, king, queen and Jock of spades; ace. king of hearts; ace. king, queen. Jack, ten of diamonds and ace, king of clubs. Nobody argued her total score of 1395 on the seven no trump bid. Boloff Petition Denied by Court SALEM. Ore.. Jan. 12 W) The su preme court today denied the peti tion for a rehearing of the case of Ben Boloff. sentenced to 10 years in prison on a charge of criminal syn dicalism. Tho opinion was handed down by Justice Rosnman and concurred in by Justices Brown, Campbell and Kelly. A dissenting opinion was ; Riven by Justice Belt, concurred in eicven years in tne penitentiary, ana j a mb.tniiUnl fine. Europe Struggles Anew With War Debt Situation; Cancel, Revise Or Let Stand Is Parley Puzzle Itv Held .Mon fort WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 UP) To cancel or not to cancel? To revise or not to revise? These are the questions uppermost In the minds of world leaders as the Young plan signatories prepare to gather at Lausanne January 18 to consider anew the problem of Inter governmental reparations and war debts. i Tho conference was called chiefly as a result of the report of the Young plan advisory committee stating that Germany would be unable to resume reparations payments on the present scale at the end of the moratorium. Tho United States will not be repre sented. Some observers see Justice and others injustice In an arrangement by which tho children of children yet unborn will pay taxes to square tho accounts of the World war. Britain Suggests Policy When hostilities ended, the Brit ish government proposed surrender ing its sharo of German reparations and "writing off, through one great transaction, the whole body of inter allied indebtedness." Generally, a cool reception grooted the proposal. The late Lord Balfour, then secretary of foreign affairs, WOOL MEN TALK LAND PROBLEMS Department of Agricul ture Criticised By Sev eral Speakers Monday SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 12 (fP) Wool men devoted their attention principally to grazing and public land problems as they gathered today for tho second day's sessions of the annual convention of the National Wool Growers' association. The program Included addresses by D. H. Madscn, chairman of the Am erican Gamo association, on the sportsmen's program and the grazing industry,- and by Francis C. Wilson Santa, Fo, N. M.( a member of Presi dent Hoover's committee on conserva tion and administration of tho pub lic domain, on the Evans bill to transfer title of the public- lauds to tho states,"-.. "'' .' Dr. A. W, Miller, of the packers nml stockyards administration. United States department of agriculture chose stockyards and commission rates as tho subject of his address. -. Discussions of wool prices In re la tlon to prices of yarn and cloth, new lamb feeding developments in spring wheat states and a report of the committee on lamb marketing com pie ted the afternoon session. Criticism Heard After hearing criticism of the United States department of agricul ture, the forest servlco, meat pack ers, the forest service and livestock commission men at the opening ses sions yesterday, tho 1 500 delegates adopted a resolution endorsing the Hoover administration's efforts to re lievo the financial and Industrial tllf- (Continued on Paso Kivo GREECE WANTS TO BUY FARM BOARD WHEAT WASHINGTON, Jan. ,12 (fit Another wheat deal with a foreign government Is before ihe farm board. This time It Is Greece that would havo somo of the 175 million bushels in tho board's possession. While no specific amount figures In tho present discussion, six million to ton minion bushels wero mentioned in earlier conversations. Greece wants to purchase the wheat on credit with terms somewhat sim liar to thoso granted Germany and China. Chairman Stone said today no definite understanding has been reached and further talks with the Greek minister are to be held. An additional 25 million bushels are to be sold before July 1. Then the board's agreement to limit sales to 5,000,000 monthly expires. REPUBLICAN The slogan that will carry Hie Kepiilillruii party Into the coming prcilrteiitlrl catnp:il;ii In the one ou read uImmp. Submitted by Hi nry J. finds of Montgomery, Ohio, U was choten frm HKJ.UOO slogans entered in n nntlon-Miile contest. Holding the prize-whining plrcnnl are Senators Wr.slry Jones (left) of W;ishlni;toii. Jesse II. Mrlc;ilfr (center) or Ithoile l-l:md. ;iml Arthur M. Viimlenhnrg nf Michigan, suggested If this was not feasible. Britain would collect from her war debtors only what she needed. to pay tho United States. That has been the English policy since the war. America already has made consider able revision In funding agreements with her debtors. "Capacity to pay" has guided hor In determining whether revision was warranted. The administration, however, opposes can cellation although favorable to a re examination of the capacity to pay. Congress is against either cancella tion or revision. Friinco Opposes Revision France has vigorously opposed any revisions of the Young plan. Ger many would welcome cancellation. Here aro somo of the arguments advanced by advocates of cancella tion or drastic revision of debts and reparations : 1. A more equitable distribution of the world gold supply would be en couraged since tho chief need for gold today arises from its use in Interna tlonal political payments, tho profits of which accrue to creditor nations, 2. No onerous burden would be Imposed on tho American people as World war debt payments to- (Contlnued on Pac Rlx Dawes Supports Mr. Hoover lor The Nomination CHICAGO, Jan. 12 (P) America's retiring ambassador to Great Britain, Charles G. Dawes, has served notice on the country In general and tho politicians- In particular that ho Is a loyal supporter of President Hoo ver, thus eliminating himself as a possibility for the Republican presi dential nomination. "Any Intimation," he said In a formal statement handed to news papermen yesterday, "to tho offect that In any possible way or under any posslblo contingency he (Presi dent Hoover) will not havo my. loyal and cntlro support is an insult to me." Tho statement. Issued to silence speculation as to his availability as r. candidate for the president oq vlco presidential nomination, amplified that which he Issued on his return to Chicago when ho characterized such talk as' "damn nonsense."1.' " J "An. for President Hoover.'l he snld, (Continue on Page Four ; . i American Gunboat Drives Off Pirates HANKOW. China, Jan. 12 (P) Chinese pirates boarded a Standard Oil company launch In tho Yangtso river today and were driven orf by tho American gunboat Oahu. The brigands held four of the crew for ransom and had begun to loot the vessel when tho Oahu ap- peered. They fled, but fired the launch boforo they left, Tho Ameri can crow was saved. British Approve Wheat Quota Plan LONDON. Jan. 12 (A) Tho gov ernment's wheat quota plan, grant ing British farmers a guaranteed sharo of- tho British wheat market at v, fixed price, was approved today at a conference between representa tives of tho government, the millers, the"" merchants and the farmers. This Is preliminary to giving do minion wheat growors their own quotas. VAVh WAKBUHG ILL NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (flV-Paul M. Warburg, one of tho foremost fig ures in International banking circles and co-organlzer of the federal re servo system, Is critically 111 of pneu monia and his condition Is consid ered grave by his physicians. Mi. Warburg exerted himself stren uously during tho past year and was In poor physical condition, when he contracted a cold several days ago, Tho cold dovelopcd into a severe at tack of pneumonia. BATTLE CRY SENATE VOTE FOR AID BILL IS DECISIVE Two-Billion Dollar Recon struction Measure i Approved 63 to 8. GENERAL DEBATE ON IN ;THE HOUSE Committees Pushing For . ward Their Hearings on Other Administration Economic Bills. : ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (P) Over whelming senate approval of the re construction corporation measure slg-v nailed today a general advance for tho entire presidential program of economic legislation. The two-bllllon dollar reconstruc tion unit passed the senate lost) night, 63 to 8, with only a few amendments attached to It. Already in the house In the form of a companion bill, the project advanced there today with a general debate, headed for a vote to morrow or Thursday. . Without miss-. lng a beat the senate turned to take up number two in President Hoover'-s list: The bill to Increase the capital.; of federal land banks by $100,000,000. -It- already has passed the house. - Committees pushed forward their hearings on the other economic, bills, ,v among them a hew one to set up a $150,000,000 corporation to release de posits in insolvent banks. This t Is strongly supported. True to Its promise the senate reached Its passing vote over some. vigorous vocal opposition and an enormous extent of debate on pro-' fcrrcd amendments which would have extended the aid, of the reconstruc tion corporation to almost every en deavor needing cash. One of the most important of- the . defeated' changes would have turned a portion of the corporation's capital over to cities In fiscal difficulties. Hew York's Mayor Walker was a leading Instiga tor in this b,ut the administration. Hid no difficulty, in obtaining sup port In both parties to beat the plan. One of the amendments which went. (Continued on Page Four) . JUSTICE JOHNS PASSES AWAY IN PORTLAND PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 12 (As sociate Justice Charles A. Johns of the Philippine Islands supreme court died hero last night. He was 74 years old. Falling health caused Justice Johns to come to the United States last May and aftor undergoing a surgical: operation in the east he returned to Portland, his formor home. Shortly after coming here he announced his health would not permit his return to the Philippines. He said he would submit his resignation but he clung to a hope, his friends said, that he might recover and return to his post. Ho was a member of the court at his death. Justice Johns was born In Missouri but when only one - year old was brought to Oregon by . his parents. Mr. and Mrs. James McClellan Johns. Ho graduated from the Willamette university law school and practiced law in Dallas, Baker City and Port land until ho was appointed to fill a vacancy In the Oregon supreme court about 14 years ago. - John Hardin Given Pardon By Meier SALEM.. Jan. 12 (flV-John Hardin, former warehouse operator at The . Dalles; sentenced to two and a half years In the state penitentiary sev eral .mouths ago on a charge of Is suing forged warehouse receipts, was granted a pardon lato yesterday by Governor Julius L. Meier. Hardin appealed to the state su- : premo court .on tho grounds that new i evidence had been discovered which wan not avallablo at the time at tho trial In Wasco county. Tho court held that since there was no error in tho records which would warrant a reversal of the judgment, the mat ter might bo submitted to the gov ernor for consideration. Wheat Today CHICAGO, Jan. 12 JP) Dragged down by dwindling of export demand for wheat from North America, all grains went lower today. Only 200, 000 bushels of Canadian wheat was taken for shipment overseas, and nono at all of United States wheat. Action of Wall street securities, how ever, served to restrain wouldbe speculative sellers of cereals. Wheat closed unsettled 4?t&c un der yesterday's finish, corn c down, oats 'aftrc off, and provis ions unchanged to a rise of 7 cents. ; PORTLAND. Jan. 12 VP) With no ! change In tho price for the day. the i local wheat market Indicates a drift- . ! lng tone. Futures closed unchanged. with only ono sale. This was for a lot of 2000 bushels May at the high i point. There was no trading In July. On tho merchants exchange the cash position was unchanged.
