La Grande evening observer., January 14, 1932, Page 1, Image 1

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VOLUME 30
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NUMBER 117
$750,243 IS
C01TYLEVY
FOR YEAR '32
Represents Reduction of
$124,204.37; Biggest
in History.
VALUATIONS ALSO
TAKE LARGE DROP
La Grande Tax Rate
Drops From 62.4 Pay
able Last Year to 57.9
Payable in 1932. ,
Tho 1031 tax levy In Union coun
ty, collectible In 1932, amounts to
$750,243.10, according; to announce
ment today by David Proctor, county
assessor. This compared with total
taxes of $874,630.12 lost year, a re
duction In favor of 1932 of 9124,-
204.37. This Is tho biggest reduction
In any single year In Union county
history. It Is believed.
However, to offset the reduction
to somo extent is an Important re
duction In the assessed valuation. In
11)30 tho figure was $23,858,409 and
last year It was set at $22,683,641, a
difference of $1,174,808.
I.a (irnndc Tux Levy
La Grande's total tax levy payable
this year amounts to 57.9 compared
with 62.4 last year. The city tax Is
23 mills, a gain of .8 of a mill, the
school tax is 20.7 mills, a reduction
of .5 of a mill, and the state and
county taxes amount to 14.2 - mills
compared with 19 mills last year.
Valuation of tho La Grando school
district Is placed at $6,285,128 com
pared with $.247,834 last year.-whlch
accounts for the reduction in mill
ngc, the district not suffering from
a lower assessed valuation. The
valuation of the city gained from
$5,470,485 in 1930 to $5,610,987 In
1931, a difference of $40,502. The
difference in assessed valuation of
the school district totaled $37,204.
Special taxes levied by towns of
the county follow:
Valuation Hnte Tax
Union
Elgin ......
N. Powder
Covo x
i Imblor
...$520,880 33.3 $17,345.30
.... 317.891 9.3 2,956.39
... 272,340 23,9 0.608.93
,,138.138-' 1 V.Oa 1 ,51 0 .48
111.757 7.6 .849.35
Island City 128,699' 4.7 604.42
SivmmcrvMe .. 20,385 15.1 307.81
Tho speclol taxes for last year fol
low (for purposes of comparison):
Valuation Kate Tax
Union $512,878 33.6 $17,181.41
Elgin 346,442 8.6 2,979.40
K. Powder 284.399 22.2 6,313.66
Cove 134.272 11.4- 1,530.70
(Continued on Page Flve
TIGERS LEAVE
FOR INVASION
OF WALLOWA CO.
Eleven members of the Tiger bas
ketball squad, accompanied by Coach
Ira Woodie and the two managers.
Howard Owsley and Charles Walnum,
lcrt about 1 o'clock this afternoon
by automobile for a three-day in
vasion of the branchllne territory.
Tonight tho La Grande team was
scheduled to play at Enterprise.
Friday night will find tho Tigers In
Joseph and on Saturday they play
at Wallowa. All throe games are ex
pected to bo hard ones, particularly
In view of the! fact that some of tho
local players have teen suffering
from colds.
Beforo leaving Coach Woodle an
nounced that a game has been sched
uled with Elgin High here at 3:30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Tho Tlgors making the trip fol
low: forwards, Lyman, Stoddard, Bax
ter, Fox, Workman; centers, Corey,
Andrews; guards, Burnett, Torrence,
r'euerhelm, Munsell.
Advance Orders For
New Models Large
NEW YORK. Jan. 14 m Large ad
vance orders, for new models were in
terpreted as' the most favorable In
dication of a rapid return of buyer
confidence by speakers at the Chevro
let retail dealer bonquet featuring
tho automobile show last night.
Moro than 2000 retail dealers from
ail parts of the United States at
tended the banquet held at Hotel
Commodore.
$ 8 $
3 WEATHER FORECAST
J- Oregon: Rain in the west
and snows in the east por
tion tonight and Friday.
with heavy snows In the
mountains; warmer tonight in
0 the east portion Friday;
3 southern gales on the coast.
WEATHER TOKAY
7 a. m. 21 above.
$ Minimum: 19 above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
?
UEATHEB YESTERDAY
? Maximum 31, minimum 19
above.
Condition: Cloudy, traces of
i snow, precipitation .02 of
Inch. Range 12 degrees.
$
WEATHER JAN 14. lf3t
C- Muximum 43, minimum 28
above.
Condition: Windy, traces of
snow. Range 15 degrees.
Q $ S
Two Marriages
To One Divorce
In Union County
Both, However, Show an
Increase During the Last
sHalf of 1931 More
Children Affected.
Dan Cupid crooked his finger and
marriage answered, keeping a firm
upperhand on divorce during the last
six months of 1931. For every divorce
more than two marriage licenses were
Issued by the county clerk In that
period. Sixty-eight marriages and 29
divorces were shown on statistics Is
sued by County Clerk Kenneth Mc
cormick. The number of marriages and the
number of divorces both . Increased
during the last six months over the
number reported for tho first half of
the year. Sixty-eight marriages dur
ing tho latter port of the year showed
an Increase of seven over the 61 re
ported for the period from-Jan. 1 to
June 31. Twenty-three divorces were
granted during the first half and 29
during the last half of 1931.
Mor0 Children Affected
Twice as many children were af
fected by the divorce laws during the
last half of the year, . statistics re
veal. Fourteen families with chil
dren were broken up by divorce,
while in IS of the matches there were
no children. Eight families had one
child each, two families had two
children, three couples had three
children each, while one couple re
ported four children.
An interesting feature of the di
vorce records for the past six months
show that desertion as a cause for
divorce is more recurrent than for
merly. Whereas in the past only one
or two separations a year were grant
ed for desertion, six decrees resulted
between July 1 and Dec. 31, 1931 be
(Continued on Page Flve
Enforcing Of The
Prohi Law Given
Blame By Judge
SALEM, Jan. 14 m Enforcement
of the prohibition law was given as
one of the reasons why counties are
hard pressed at this time to take
core of the unemployed, and such
enforcement was declared to become
"more disgusting every day," by
County Judge U., G. Couch, ofUn
Ton county. His1' statements were
contained in a letter of unemploy
ment conditions in the county writ
ten to J. M. Devers, attorney for the
highway commission and In charge
of unemployed activities in the state.
In commenting upon prohibition.
Judge Couch said he may be off the
(Continued on Page Five
E. 0. N. Rallies
To Down Baker "
Quintet, 29- 21
Although tho Mountaineers started
slowly and were trailing by two points
at half-time, they found the basket
with more regularity 'In the lost two
periods at Baker last) night to defeat
the Antlers 23 to 21 In the second
pre-college season game.
Friday night at 8 o'clock the E.
6. N. team will play the Pendleton
Elks In La Grande, following a pre
liminary game starting at 7 o'clock
between the faculty and the E. O. N.
gym class quintet.
Portland Here Saturday
Saturday night the Mountaineers
expect to meet somo of the stlffest
opposition of the season In the Pen
insula Aces, of Portland, and their
polnt-3coring star, Rakke. This game
Is to begin at 8:30, following a con
test at 7:30 between tho Cove High
school and the E. O. N. seconds.
At Baker lost night Medcalf led the
(Continued on Fane Four)
A. R. Shumway To
Speak at Luncheon
A. R. Shumway, president of tho
North Pacific Gram Growers associa
tion, and A. C. Adams, manager, will
be in La Grande Tuesday, when they
will attend the monthly luncheon of
the Union county chamber ot com
merce, at 12:05 o'clock at the La
Grande hotel. Mr. Shumway will be
the orlncinal speaker.
Burt Kail, local producer of small
fruits and vegetables, will speak on
the need of a market in La Grande.
Appointment 'of committees for
election and the annual banquet will
be made also.
Auditing Company
Reports To City
A reduction of $41,000 has been
made In the bonds of the city of
La Grande during the year 1931. leav
ing a bonded Indebtedness of 771.
791.87 on Jan. 1. 1931. according to
the report of the recent audit of the
city books by the Conda J. Ham. Co.,
of Portland, made at the weekly
meeting of the city commission last
night at 7:30 at the city hall. "The
affairs of the city have been receiv
ing careful ard conscientious at
tention." the report stated.
During the past week A. McAllis
ter, city manager, has spent consld-
? ' crable time inspecting aames iu
j that they ccmpiy with the city ordl-
4 ' nance and state law.
e j Mr. McAllister also reported that
! gravel Is still being hauled with men
8 I emploved by the relief fund getting
. i out from 50 to CO loads a day. They
aro working on U avenue at present.
ATTEMPTS TO
LINK MELLON
WITH "FAVOR
Name of Secretary Linked
With Granting ot
Oil Concession.
PATMAN CHARGES
INFLUENCE USED
Johnson, of California,
Demands Documents
Concerning Transaction
in Colombia. : ,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (P) Secre
tary Lamont of the commerce depart
ment denied today In u letter to the
senate finance committee that the
department had received wurnlngs
from its representative 111 Limn
against loans to that country.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 - The
state department today refused to
furnish the senate finance commit
tee with correspondence relating to
tho $2,000,000 Itarco oil concession.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 VP) The
name, of Secretary Mellon was linked
today with testimony Involving the
granting of an oil concession by Co
lombia to an American concern Im
mediately before a large loan had
been mado by American bankers to
that country.
While the senate finance commit
tee was seeking information from
the state department which might tie
tho two transactions together, Rep
resentative Patman in his Impeach
ment efforts was charging that Sec
retary Mellon had a hand In influ
encing the loan. . '
Testimony beforo the senate com
mittee already has brought out that
the state department sought to In
fluence American bankers to make
' (Continued on Page Eight)
MUSICAL COMEDY
CAST SELECTED
La Grande High to Pre-
sent "Soma, The Girl
From Russia."
Among a riot of Russian dances,
BoM.ievifcs In ir(owii:u beards and :
with black bombs. Sonla, tho heroine
of "Sonla, the Olrl from Russia," a
musical comedy in three acts, res
cues her father from the clutches of
the Russians. The cast for the mus
ical comedy, which Is being presented
by the La Grande High school, was
selected yesterday by W. W. Nus
baum. director of music, and Miss
Catherine Sartaln, dramatic coach.
Sonia Markova, portrayed by Vir
giniP. Bramwell, attends an Ameri
can college and Is of noble Russian
birth, but has never seen her fath
er who is imprisoned In Siberia. Pat
Dunn, the popular hero and foot
ball player at college, played by Cecil
Black, is In love with Sonla and ac
companies her to Russia along with
a group of her college chums. Then
p, revolution breaks out and the fun
begins in their rollicking musical
comedy, which is filled with action
and excitement.
The date will be set later.
(Continued on Page Five)
MR. ROOSEVELT
CALLS RUMOR
CARRIER 'LIAR'
ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 14 (Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, governor of New
York and potential Democratic
presidential nominee, labeled as a
"contemptible liar" the person circu
lating a report that he called his
Democratic predecessor, Alfred E.
Smith, a "rotten governor."
Tho remark Is attributed to Roose
velt in a current Issue of a weekly
magazine by an anonymous author,
who carried the remark as an unsub
stantiated rumor.
RICHMOND. Vs., Jan. 14 Wo A
resolution proposing Harry Flood
Byrd. governor of Virginia as the
Democratic nominee for president of
the United States was adopted In the
Virginia senate today.
More Snow Falling Over Oregon;
Strong Winds Sweep Some of State
PORTLAND Ore., Jan. 14 dV)
Snow sifted down on the Mid-Columbia
and Northwestern Oregon
country today while rain and in
creasing temperatures were reported
from the coast and in Southern Ore
gon. Southeast storm warnings were or
dered up by the weather bureau at
all coast stations from Marsh field
to1 Tatoosh for strong southerly
winds and occasional gales this aftcr
ncn and tonight.
In the Columbia Gorge airway
snow was falling from Portland to
Hood River, at Pasco and in the
Blue mountains.
It was snowing at Eugene and
some snow fell at Salem last night.
Transport planes in and out of
Swan Island were keeping schedules.
Hagenbarth Is
Re-elected By
U. S. Sheepmen
Idaho Man Begins 19th
Term as President
Portland, Ore. Chosen
As 1933 Meeting Place.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 14 )
The sixty-seventh annual convention
of tho National Wool Growers as
sociation came to a close last night
with the re-election of Frank J.'
Hagenbarth, of Spencer, Ida presi
dent for 'the 19th time and selection
of Portland, Ore., as the 1033 meet
ing place.
A controversy between the sheep
men and A. B. Swift, vice president
of Swift and Co.. Chicago, over
charges against packers, commission
men and livestock yard operators and
disagreement among western state
delegates over recommendations for
solution of the public land problem
marked tho closing session.
1'. A. Ellenwood, California, and A.
A. Johns, Arizona, were re-elected
vice presidents and T. A .Kincaid,
Ozone, Tex., was named vice presi
dent to succeed L. B. Palmer, Patits
kala, Ohio.
Tho executive committee re-elected
P. R. Marshall, of Salt Lako City,
secretary-treasurer and selected the
next meeting place.
Alignment Suspected
Charles Redd, of La Sal, Utah,
chairman of the lamb marketing
committee .before submitting his re
port to the convention, declared "the
lamb markets have been noticeably
freo from competition," and said he
suspected there -had been an align
ment between the big packers and
the commission men to keep prices
down.
Swift denied any such alignment
existed . and said the low price of
lamb was due to increasing produc
Hon together with decreasing pur
chasing power, brought about by
widespread unemployment. . .
Tha committee report was adopted
without opposition and called for an
Investigation of lamb marketing.
voluntary reduction by commission
firms in selling cexvice charges and
reductions In charges by stockyards.
Puhllo lunula Report Made
Tho report on public lands, rcc
ommendlng in general the provisions
of tho Evans bill embodying the re
port of the Hoover commission on
conservation and administration of
tho public domain was approved af
tor several western states ; entered
strong opposition.
The- -3 oporfe- recomimiorKled. congress
take some immediate action to the
end that some form of control may
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HOUSE VOTES
TO LOAN FARM
OWNERS MONEY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (IP) The
house voted today that $200,000,000
of the $2,000,000,000 provided by the
reconstruction finance corporation
measure should be set aside for
loans to formers. .
The provision was put into the bill
at tho request of agricultural groups
of both parties. The senate had voted
$50,000,000 for this purpose.
A vote on the measure will be
taken tomorrow and President Hoover
hopes to sign It early next week.
Tho house rejected an amendment
to prevent Governor Meyer of the
federal reserve board becoming a di
rector of the proposed reconstruc
tion corporation.
VOTE IH'E TOMORROW
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14 (Pi The
house 'a greed today to vote tomorrow
on the $2,000,000,000 reconstruction
finance corporation bill already ap
proved by the senate.
Costs You More To
Thumb Than Strike!
PORTLAND. Jan. 14 P
On the basis of the records it
will cost you $2.60 to thumb
your nose at a Portland cop,
but you can "hang one on his
chin" for nothing if you
apologize.
Last week a woman was
fined $2.50 for wagging her
f i nger at a policeman wli 1 1 e
holding her thumb to the
nose. Yesterday Ralph B.
Moore received a continued
sentence after he apologized to
an officer whom he had struck
on the chin. The altercation
occurred when tho police
man went to Moore's house to
serve a warrant for overtime
parking.
(OLD U'IMIK MIT PKMILKTOX
PENDLETON. Ore.. Jan. 14,
Cold winds from the north and cast
were sweeping across this district
today with the temperature around
the 20-dcgree mark. No new snow
was reported in the mountains this
morning. The minimum Wednesday
was 19 degrees.
l.ITTLK CHA(.K I1EHK
This morning was partly cloudy In
La Grange with the temperature at
21 above at 7 o'clock, following a
minimum of 10 above during the
preceding 24 hours. The maximum
yesterday was 31 above one degree
below freezing point. No new snow
fell here today and there were no
winds of consequence.
(Continued on Pugo Four)
MEMBERS OF
SOCIETY AID
IN MANHUNT
Search For Murderer of
Two Women Centers
in Washington D. C.
MITCHELL AMONG
THE MOST ACTIVE
Police Are Seeking Ex
' .Convict, George Craw
: ford; Stolen Car Found
Near Capital. '
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 VP) The
search for the murderer of Mrs. Agnes
Boeing Ilsley, wealthy Mlddleburg.
Virginia, sportswoman, and her maid.
Mrs. Mtna Buckner, today centered
In Washington.
A small automobile, apparently
stolen after Mrs. Ilsley and her serv
ant were beaten to death In Mlddle
burg early yesterday morning was
found abandoned near a bridge to
the capital.
Police. searching for George Craw
ford, negro, former employe of Mrs.
Ilsley, arrested a negro soon after
wards but later sold he was not the
man sought.
- Members of the socially prominent
set of Mlddleburg aided police In an
Intensive search of the Virginia
' N (Continued on Page Eight),
Mounted Police
Held At Bay By
Hermit Trapper
EDMONTON, Alta., Jan. 14 (P)
Beyond the arctic circle, near the
mouth of the broad Mackenzie,
mounted police planned anew today
attempts to capture a hermit trap
per accused of shooting a constable
several years ago.
With one expedition to his lonely
cabin-up the old Yukon trail from
Ak lav lie, N. W. T., thwarted when tho
trapped, Alhort Johnson; greeted r it
with rifle- fire, and held a posse or
eight men off for 15 hours until they
withdrew, another patrol was believed
making the BO-mile trip today.
The first posse retired when their
food supply became low, a report to
mounted police headquarters , here
said. Tho second patrol was to work
from a new base at the mouth of
the Rat river, 20 miles below John
son's cabin.
;Fronj his Isolated cabin, set on a
brush covered promontory, Johnson,
believed to be demented, defied the
officers to arrest him and greeted
them with a shower of bullets. Hastily-constructed
bombs were thrown
at the cabin, wrecking the door and
Johnson then moved into a tunnel
beneath the floor and continued his
fire.
Arthur Fletcher
Passes in Boise
Arthur Fletcher, one of threo
brothers who own the Fletcher Oil
company, which has a branch In La
Grande, died of apoplexy in BoIbc
Tuesday evening, according to word
received in La Grando by his fllster,
Mrs. B. W. Tillotcon. Mr. and Mrs.
Tiilotson left yesterday for tho Ida
ho city.
Mr. Fletcher, who was about 30
years old, was the youngest of the
Fletcher brothers, whose oil holdings
are estimated at several millions of
dollors.
Stein and Frank Fletcher were in
California looking after business In
terests at the time of their brother's
death. Mr, Fletcher is said to have
parked his automobile on a street
in East Boise, apparently when he
felt 111, and his body was discovered
there about an hour later by one of
tho residents of the street, who had
become curious about the car and
Its occupant.
Funeral services will be held at
Boise tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. All
Fletcher stations are to close at noon
tomorrow.
Jay S. Moltzner
, Is Found Guilty
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan.-14 UPt The
Jury in the oaso of Jay S. Moltzner.
managing director of the Guardian
Building and Loan association and
the Mortgage Investment company,
holding company for the Guardian
group, returned a verdict of guilty
today after one hour of deliberation.
Circuit Judge Walker announced
sentence would be pronounced Fri
day at 2 p. m.
Tho crime is punishable by a sen
tence of not more than two years In
the state penitentiary, or not more
than one year In the county Jail, or
by a fine or not less than $100, nor
more than $1000.
WAOK MKETINO POSTPONE!)
CHICAOO. Jan. 14 m Delibera
tions of the railway brotherhoods
and a committee of nine railroad
presidents were deferred until to
morrow when Daniel Wiltard, chair-
, man of tho executives, announced
that a question of the authority
I vested in some of the railway presi
dents had arisen.
DRY SUPPORT
When prohibition supporters
rally at Washington January 15
to II), F. Scott Mcllrhle, (below),
general superintendent of the
Aiitl-suloon Iscngue, will be one
of the keynoters. HlKhop V. N.
A I us worth, of IllrmliiRhain Ala.,
(cbove), Is. one of the leading
, speakers. ;
'VICTORY' DINNERS
ARE DUE TONIGHT
More Than 50 Banquets
Scheduled in 33 States
By The Democrats.
NEW. YORK, Jan! 14 '(P)J More
than UQ "victory dinners" by Demo
crats In'; 33 states tonight wUl lend
fresh- Impetus - to Democratic pro
convention politics by affording an
opportunity to nearly all of tho party
leaders to be h-ard.
Governor, senators, congress mem
bers, national committeemen and
pout, present and future candidates
for offices up to tho presidency will
;:pak at one or another of the ban
qt.ets. Tho dinners aro for the purpose
or launching the campaign for $1,
600,000 to wipe out the party deficit,
largely underwritten by National
Chairman John J. Raskob and to
enablo the party to open tho presi
dential campaign.
Itouscvelt, Smith to Speak
In the east. Democratic interest is
divided between tho dinner here, at
which Governor Franklin D. Roose
velt will speak, and the one in Bos
ton at. which former Governor Alfred
(Continued on Page Four)
2 DESPERATE
FUGITIVES ARE
SOUGHT TODAY
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 14 W)
Search for two counterfeiters, es
caped convicts from McNeil Island
federal prison, was carried on by fed
oral, state and county officers to
day in Oregon and Northern Cali
fornia. Tho men sought aro Cal Young
and Charles Pet) Reed, half-brothers.
Tho United States marshal's
office hero said the two shot their,
way to freedom at Sacramento Tues
day and later in the night were in
volved in a gun fight at Weed, Cal.
William S. MacSwain, secret serv
ice operative hero, said Reed and
Young are known to have been In
Southern Oregon and Northern Cali
fornia with Elmer H. Colo who yes
terday was sentenced to 10 years In
federal prison for. counterfeiting.
Umatillans Favor
Road Bond Issue
PENDLETON. Ore.. Jan. 14 A't A
group of Umatilla county representa
tives meeting here last night with the
county court adopted a resolution
favoring the sale by tho highway
commission of not less than 91.000,
000 in bonds for further aid of the
unemployment relief situation over
the state.
This action was taken following a
request of J. M. Dever. highway com
mission attorney, for an expression
of sentiment. Dever has been auth
orized to poll the counties to deter
mine their attitude.
KOAI) KMilNEEHS (iATHEIt
BOULDER, Colo,, Jan. 14 W) High
way engineers from six states and
from tho United States bureau of
public roads gathered here today for
a two-day conference on problems of
road construction.
Colorado, New Mexico , Wyoming,
Nebraska and Oregon were repre
sented. Uno of aerial photography for map
making over proposed highway routes
war, one of the subjects listed. Among
the speakers was R. H. Baldock, Ore
gon assistant state engineer.
Western Judge
May Be Called
To High Court
President Scanning Lists
of Available Names r or
Successor to Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
WASHINGTON, Jon. 14 W Ad
visers of President Hoover are scan
ning tho lists of avallablo names for
a successor to Oliver Wendell Holmes
on the supreme court, and present
speculation points to a choice from
the southwest. ' .
This section of the country now is
unrepresented on the high tribunal.
Neither President Hoovor nor any
of his aides have indicated any choice
in this direction yet, but it Is under
stood the subject lias been dlsoussed
with Postmaster General Brown, in
timate of the president.
Calling at the capltol yesterday he
talked to senato Republican leaders
Including Watson, of Indiana, and
Mosee, of New Hampshire. They are
understood to have recommended
Senator Walsh, of Montana, in, case
the president should determine to
pick a Democrat. Also they endorsed
Senator Bratton, of New Mexico.
' These two stand out among the
Democratic possibilities, but the
names of two circuit court Judges,
George T. McDermott, of Topeka,
Kan., and Arba S. Van Valkenburgh,
(Continued on Page Four
Kaiser's Sister,
Queen Sophie, Is
Dead in Germany
PBANKPORD-ON-MAIN, Germany,
Jan. 14 W) Former Queen Sophie
of Qreoce, sister of former Kaiser WIl-
helm of Germany, who died hero last
night at the age of 61. will be burled
at Florence, Italy, beside her hus
band, the late King Constantino.
The formor queen, who was mar
ried to King Constantino In Athens
in 1888, had been 111 for a long time
but on last Monday she suddenly
crew worse. . '
Members of the Greek royal family
who' were at her bedside whon she
died Included her children, former
King Goorgo II. formor Queen Helen
of Rumania, Prlnco Paul and Princess
Irene and Catherine
After the death of King Constan
tino at Palmoro In 1023 Queen Bophlo
took up her residence ' at ''Florence
whero she romalnod until lost No
vember when sho came hore to con
sult a specialist.
Tho former kaiser telegraphed ins
condolences today, adding that he
hod appointed his second son, Eltel
Frledrlch, to represont him at - the
funeral. The- sorvlcos will bo held
next Sunday at Frtcdrlchshof castle,
after which the body will be taken
to Florenco for burial.
Helen Joy Morgan
Convicted by Jury
FLINT, Mich., Jan. 14 (fF Miss
Helen Joy Morgan, 27-yoar-old heir
ess, today was convicted of second
degree murder in tho slaying last
April 23 of Leslie Costoel, her sweet
heart garage mechanic.
Miss Morgan had insisted it was
Caateel who took a pistol to tho tryst,
and that she wrested it from him
when he threatened her.
Miss Morgan immediately was sen
tenced to sorvo from 20 to 25 years
in prison. A circuit court Jury of 12
retired farmers and business men re
turned the vordict after nearly five
hours of deliberation.
Burns Are Fatal
To Salem Woman
SALEM, Jan.- 14 Bums
eelved when her dress caught fire
while sho was working over a cook
stove early yesterday proved fatal to
Mrs. Aggie Cave, 70, who died last
night at a hospital hero. Most of
tho woman's clothes were burned off
beforo assistance arrived to extin
guish tho flames.
Tho woman lived alono here. Sho
Is survived by a daughter, Myrtle
Cramer, Portland and a brother, Soul
Cox, Independence.
Herbert Hoover III
' Goes Under Knife
PASADENA, Cal., Jan. 14 m Al
though his condition showed a slight
Improvement, Herbert Hoover, 3rd,
grandson of tho president, was "not
out of danger," according to a, bulle
tin issued by physicians. The child
underwent a sinus operation last
Saturday.
HEV. It. J. JOHNSON HIES
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 14 m Rev.
Henry J. Johnson. 52. president of
tho Columbia conference of tho Au
gustana Lutheran synod, and editor
of a national publication for Swed
ish ministers, died at his home here
today. He had been pastor of the
Immanuel Lutheran church here
since 1927, and was on tho bourd of
trustees of Emanuel hospital.
KII I.KI) IIV IIOI I.DKK
OREGON CITY. Ore., Jan. 14 Ml
Slman Slapkauskas. 40. was crushed
to death by a huge boulder while
working on a tunnel on the Clacka
mas river near Estacnda late yester
day. Word of the accident was re
ceived hero today.
Tho boulder fell from an upper
stull In the tunnel. Slapkauskas was
killed Instantly.
HOOVERIILL
MAKE BID FOR
Postmaster General
Brown Makes Announce-
raent in Washington. '
ANTI-HOOVERITE
FORCES ARE BUSY
Decision Today Puts Mr.
Hoover Into the Field
Alone, Giving.-Him
"Jump" on Others. .
, WASHINGTON, Jan, 16 VP) Post
master General Brown announced to
day that Prosldent Hoover was a
candidate for renomlnatlon on tho
republican ticket. , ' ' -
The postmaster general, who in
political circles Is considered tho most
likely successor to Senator Fcss . as
chairman of the Republican national
ccmmlttee. Bald that local conditions ,
would be met In each state as to
methods of entering the president's
name in the races for delegates. t
"The only way President Hoover
can be renominated." he said, "la to
get delegates to the convention. There
are about 20 or 30 different methods
by which these delegates are selected .
and the president's friends will con
form to these methods In tho dif
ferent states.''
He said no decision had been
reached as to whether Mr. Hoover's .
name would be entered in the North
Dakota primary race on March 15.
"No decision will be reached In
these matters until the time comes
for action," he said. "When that
time comes prompt action will be .
taken." !
Antl-IIoorerltcs Dusy
Meanwhile the Anti-Hoover forces
are busy. The Republican indepond- .
ents In the senate are still confident
Hiram Johnson, of California, will get
Into tha race.
Senators Nye and Frazlcr, of North '
Dakota, have Invited Johnsdn to run
in tho March 15 primary of that
Btate. , . ' . -
One .Wprry. of the. ; Antl-Hoovo:
group is the" fact triat the: delegates
to be chosen by primaries are fori
short of a majority of the convention.
It Is estimated that only botweon
200 and 300 of the 1100 delogntes
are choBcn In primaries.
Thus, If a candidate In opposition
to the president should carry evory
primary he would still havo to havo
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EX-SECRETARY
OF NAVY HURT
IN CAR WRECK
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 14 () Jose- ,
phua Daniels, world war secretary
of tho navy, was in a hospital hero
.today with a fractured wrist, a three
inch cut on the forehead and minor,
injuries received In an automobile
accident yesterday.
Mr. Daniels, publisher of tho
Raleigh N. C.) News and Observer,
was returning with Robert C. Alston,
Atlanta lawyer, from a celebration'
of the thirtieth anniversary of tho
founding of the Berry schools at
Mount Berry, Ga., whon their car
was sideswlped by another and forced
down an embankment Into a tree.
Dr. Leroy Chllds, who examined
Mr. Daniels, said his Injuries were
not serious. Dr. Chllds Bald It would
bo necessary for Mr. Daniels to re
main there several days.
Legion Commander '
Is at Sedalia, Mo.
SEDALIA, Mo., Jan. 14 (ff) Henry
L. Stovens Jr., of Warsaw, N. C na
tional commander of the American
Legion was unable to d Oliver an ad
dress at a legion meeting here last
night because of illness.
His physician, Dr. L. H. Webb, su
perintendent of tho veterans hospital
at Excelsior Springs, Mo., and an old
friend of Stevens, said his condition
was not serious, although the le
gion officer had a temperature of
five degrees higher than normal.
A prepared speech by Stevens, was
read by Thomas Bird, past state
commander of the North Carolina
department.
Wheat Today
CHICAOO, Jan. 14 (P1 Snowfalls
In Kansas and Nebraska led to In
creased selling pressure on wheat lata
today, and earlier price gains were
more 'than wiped out. Much of the
selling was In the July delivery, rep
resenting tho new 1032 crop, and
came from houses that frequently act
for United States government agen
cies. Wheat closed unsettled a lo un
der yesterday's finish, com 14 0
down, oats a c off, and provisions
at 2 cents to 7 cents advance.
PORTLAND, Jan. 14 (m May was
pounded In the wheat trade for the
day. losing ,c bu. on the Portland
futures market at the final.
On tho Portland merchants ex
change cash wheat was unchanged.
There Is no selling to speak of at
cuunwy yviiiu.