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Prtated in La Grande
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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1932 i
eastern orfxjojts ijiatiivo newspaper
SHARP KNIFE
OF ECONOMY
PRUNES BILL
Agricultural Supply Meas
ure is Reported
to the House.
REDUCED NEARLY
ELEVEN MILLIONS
No Single Budget Item
Increased and No New
Items Added While Sev
eral are Cut. .
liv Cecil U. Dickson i
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 P) The
keen blade of democratic economy
was exhibited today as the house re
ceived from Its appropriations com
mittee a closely pruned agriculture
department supply bill.
Carrying out the policy laid down
by Chairman Burns, the committee
cut the first big departmental money
bill to $174,443,000 for the coming
fiscal year. This is $60,220,000 less
than appropriations for the current
year and la $10,790,000 below the
budget estimates of $180,243,000 rec
ommended by President Hoover.
No Items Increased
Not one budget Item was Increased
by the committee and no single ex
penditure was added. In addition,
the committee did not go Into the
question of reducing salarlss of gov
ernment employes, passing that back
to the house. It is expected to be
debated on the floor since the ex
penditures committee has tabled all
proposals to cut salaries.
The big item In the measure Is
$100,000,000 for federal highway aid.
It is $25,170,000 less than appropriated
for this year and $9,000,000 short
of the amount requested by Thomas
H. MacDonald, chief of the bureau
of public roads. Tha committee also
lopped off $505,000 from the appro
priation for forest roads and trails,
leaving $8,005,000, which is $3,595,
000 less than the current year's ap
propriation. Restrictions mi Vacancies
A restriction was incorporated to
prevent the department from filling
any vacant Jobs during the remainder
of the current year except upon the
written approval of the president.
Other than the cut In federal high
way aid, the reductions were effected
by slashes of $409,500 on supplies
and equipment for various bureaus,
and curtailed miscellaneous expenses
for the entire department amounting
to the remainder of $1,330,000. In
creases in salaries during the year
were specifically barred.
In its report, the committee said
that by administrative action a sav
ing of $3,441,000 already , had been
effected this year through economies,
and not allowing salary Increases.
Among the Important Items In the
bill was $13,076,000 foi the office of
Secretary Hyde which Is $387,000 less
(Continued on Page Four)
APPEAL CASES
FROM COUNTY
TO HIGH COURT
Two cases have been appealed to
the supreme court from union coun
ty and will be considered during the
May session in Pendleton. Union
county has appealed the case of
Ethel I. Kerns vs. the county and
others, In which she. received judg
ment against the county in the cir
cuit court. Mrs. Kerns alleged that
tho county built a road through her
property without proper rights ana
authority.
Tho case of Wlllard Sylvester Sul
livan, who was sentenced to life Im
prisonment in the state penitentiary
for the murder of Homer Bid wen, has
been appealed by R. J. Kitchen, his
attorney, ine notice oi appeal was
filed on Dec. 14, but Mr. Kitchen has
been granted an extension of time to
fiio the briar and the transcript.
Unique Program
To Be Repeated
"The Oay Nineties" a unique pro
gram recently given by the January
committee of the Young Women's
Educational auxiliary, an evening of
one-time popular songs, fascinating
costumes and clever skits, is to, be
repeated next Monday evening, Jan.
26. The program is to be given at
the First Methodist church by the
young business women Interesi'rd,
and the hour Is set at 8:15 o'clock.
Although the '90's have been char
acterized in many and varied ways,
and '93 is always remembered because
oi the nover-before surpassed re
pression, the period Is most generally
alluded to as the "gay" period, , as
the program of the evening will de
pict. Miss Mable Doty, city librarian,
will speak In a general way of the
period rather Introducing the songs,
skits and novelties which follow.
&r WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon : Unsettled tonight
& and Tuesday with rains in
the west portion and snows or
$ rains in the east portion:
heavy snows in the Cascade
mountains; moderate tempera -3
ture; diminishing southwest
P winds offshore.
&
? WEATHEK TODAY
$ 7 a. m. 25 above.
Minimum: 23 above.
& Condition: Cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 37, minimum 22
above.
Condition: Cloudy, snow.
two inches, precipitation .15
3 of an inch. Range 15 de-
grecs.
&
WEATHER JAN. 18. 1031
T- Maximum 26, minimum 16
above.
$ Condition: Cloudy. Range
10 degrees.
's- Q $
Stormy Weekend
In Oregon; Snow
Falls In East
Heavy Rains Occur in
Portland Area Three
Inches of Snow Added
to La Grande Total.
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 18 OP)
Incessant downpours in Northwest
ern Oregon, and less violent storms
over other, sections of the state sent
streams boiling through their chan
nels and melted much of the snow
that had fallen In the western pari
within the past week.
The driving, persistent ' rains
brought the weekend total in Port
land to 1.06 inches. Showers were
predicted for today and Tuesday,
with no material change In temper
atures. The storm was not confined to
Oregon and was general from North-J
ern California to British (Joiumoia
in various degrees.
The accompanying wind whipped
up a choppy sea off coast last night
but the storm had moderated today.
Officials of the Southern Pacific
railroad said that although they had
reports of torrential rains over the
Portland division, all trains are on
time. Other railroads had no re
ports of washouts.
Gcncrul Ituln Kcportcd
Airways reports showed a general
rain up and down the coast route,
and freezing rain between Hood River
and Pasco on the Columbia Gorge
route. Light to moderate snow was
falling between Meacham and Wslser.
Several slides were reported on
Multnomah county highways today.
None was serious.
Two feet of water covered east
82d street at the railroad, crossing
south of the Multnomah-Clackamas
The Willamette was reported rls-'
ing above Portland..
8 cos i tie Wettest
Seaside won the palm as the wet'
test spot In Oregon, with 2.70 inches
registered on the weather bureau in
strument for the 24-hour period end
ing at 8 a. m. today.
Other rainfall readings Included:
Portland 1.58, Salem 2.08, Albany 1.12,
Oregon City 1.66. Baker .32, Medford
.01. North Bend -60 North Head 1.74,
Roseburg .00, Wolf Creek .12, and
Walla Walla, Wash., .30.
SNOW FALLS HERE
Three inches cf snow fell in La
Grande over the weekend, bringing
tho total for the month to seven and
a half inches and for the year to
2516 inches. The weather moderated
several degrees, with the maximum
(Continued on Page Four
Prof. Shelley
Is Speaker At
E.O.N. Assembly
Training In science, which reduces
the material woria to a aeaa rauo,
and art, In which a human tries to
become conscious of himsel f as a
human being, are necessary to real
Use tho nature of life, Profi James
Shelley, of Canterbury college, New
Zealand, stated - this morning when
ho addressed a group of students and
townspeople at the Eastern Oregon
Normal school at 10 o'clock, on tho
sublect of "Art in Relation, to Edu
cation." Prof. Shelley comes to La
Grande under the auspices oi tne in
stitute for International Educai-on.
America has achieved only a small
portion of what may be acieved
he believes after visiting tho
United States, and what shee may
be depends on education, not teach
ing the people to iook aiter mem
selves efficiently as human beings
but to discover tnemseives as nu
man beings and develop the lines of
art, and learn to express themselves
emotionally. For, he believes. If a
human beins has an anility to ex
press himself he Is free, and .It is
(Continued on Page Four)
Wallowa Dumps
La Grande Team
Saturday, 27-23
A little sharpshooter by the name
of McKlnzle, playing forward for
Wallowa High, dumped the La Grande
Tigers unceremoniously Saturday to
inflict tne nrsc cieieat or tne season
on the blue and white, 27 to 23.
McKlnzle, shooting all of his field
goals from between mid-floor and
the foul line, accounted for 17 points
and, although the Tigers slowed him
up a bit in the last half, he only
missed three long shots during the
gome. Coach Ira Woodic today said
tho Wallowa team, as it was playing
Saturday, was tho hardest to stop
scoring "the Tigers have encountered
this season.
McKlnzle was in rare form In the
first half which ended 17 to 9 for
Wallowa, but In the last half the
Tigers rallied to outplay the home
team 14 to 10.
Lyman was second high scorer
with 11. '
Stoddard went out in the last few
minutes with a twisted ankle and
previously Munsell substituted for
Burnet, wno was ousiea oecausc
oi iour personal iouis.
Piny Elcln Tuesday
The La Grande team will meet El
(Continued on Page Jwo)
Miss Kemphthorne
Coming Wednesday
Miss Edith N. Kemphthorne, of
New York City, national field sec
retary of the Camp Fire Girls or
ganization, will be a visitor In La
Grande on Wednesday and extensive
plans are being mad? for her enter
tainment. Miss Kemphthorne is mak
ing a tour of Oregon and will be in
La Grande under the auspices of the
Normal school and the Camp Fire
groups of the city.
An assembly Is b 'i:ig arranged for
Wednesday, at which she will be the
speaker, but the time of day has not
been set. Miss Madeline Larson Is
leader of the Camp Fire movement
in La Grande.
EMPLOYMENT
REPORT MADE
TO GOVERNOR
More Jobless Men in Ore
gon Now Than Three
Months Ago.
STATE, COUNTIES
GIVE MANY WORK
Union ' County Receiving
$4417 Per Week From
Highway Commission's
Relief Fund.
JALEM, Jan. 18 (ff) An increase
In unemployment over the state and
an Increase of those' in dire- need dur
ing the past three months were shown
In a report of conditions In the state
submitted to Governor Julius L.
Meier today by J. M. Devers, attorney
for the state highway commission and
special unemployment officer for the
governor.
The Increase In registered unem
ployed was more than 3000 outside
of Multnomah county. In the pre
vious report submitted the total was
17,725 while the report today showed
21,000! In the former report it was
stated that 8000 of these were in
dire need, while today that total had
mounted to 12,000. An equal In
crease was also expected In Multno
mah county.
including Muitnoman county, me
first report showed a total unem
ployed list of about 40,000, or approxi
mately luu.uuu persons m tne maie
(Continued on Page Four)
MOUNTAINEERS ON
SCORING SPREE
Normal School Defeats
Enterprise All-Stars 86
28; Cove Downs Seconds
The Eastern Oregon Normal school
basketball quintet found its stride
here Saturday night against the En
terprise All-Stars, an independent
team, and chalked up an 86 to 28
victory. At halftimo Coach Bob
Qu Inn's team had a total of 51
points but early In the final quar
tet, four-' of - the regulars were - Y&-.
lieved by members of the second team
who had shortly before lost to Cove
High school 32 to 21.
Tho overwhelming score was largely
the result of a smooth offense, fea
turing team play that sent every
man under the basket at some time
or other. Medcalf, tho only regular
to play throughout the game. ac
counted for 30 points, and Baxter,
tho other forward, scored 16. Kruc
ger, Entcrpriw rorward, was respon
sible for 15 of his team's counters,
although held to a little more than
half that number while Carden was
In tho game. On tho defense, the E.
O. N. functioned well also, allowing
tho visitors only hurried shots
throughout the firs- three quarters.
Belts at center showed marked im
provement over his playing of last
week, getting the tip-off consistent
ly and ofton slipping the ball
through the ring for a field goal.
Bredow also played a strong game.
Ten in work Developing
The feature of tho contest, how
ever, was the developing teamwork
of the Normal school, which gave
promise of some winning basketball
when tho collegiate season opens.
The first opponent for the Moun
taineers will be Albany college, which
Is to play here Thursday of this
week.
The score was one of the largest
ever registered on a local basketball
floor. The record Is held by tho La
Grande High team of 1919 which
scored 101 points against nothing
(Continued on Page Three)
a.rTshumway
to speak at
forum lunch
Turning its attention to the grain
growing enterprises of the Pacific
northwest, the Union county cham
ber of commerce will hear A. R.
Shumway, president of the North
Pacific Grain Growers . association,
give the main address at the month
ly luncheon meeting tomorrow at
12:05 o'clock at the La Grande. A. C.
Adams will accompany Mr. Shum
way to La Grande.
A local producer of small fruits
and vegetables. Burt Kail, will discuss
La Grande's need of a public mar
ket. An electoral . committee and the
annual banquet committee will be
appointed by Harry McKlnlay, president.
"Alfalfa Bill" Murray Pays Visit
To Washington Talks of Politics
Itv Hen A. Klrklev
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18 m In
town on an entirely different busi
ness. Governor "Alfalfa Bill' Mur
ray, of Oklahoma, last night gave
the Murray lowdown on most all
Democratic presidential possibilities
except himself
"A newspaperman ought to be a
gentleman and not ask any more
questions when a man dossn't want
to answer."
This lesson in courtesy to a room
ful of reporters came from the Okla
homan along with epigrammatic ob
servations on war debts, foreign loans,
disarmament, the Democratic plat
form. League of Nations and water
power.
Besides all this, he observed.
"Nothing Is more Important to
civilization than family or home.
Every man should fall in love with
one woman, marry her and own a
heme."
He came to Washington to appear
befcre the house ways and means
Rich Treasures
Of Feudal Lords
Are Uncovered
Princely Fortune in. Gold
and Precious Stones
Found By Mexican
Archaeologists.
MEXICO CITY, Jon. 18 iP) A
princely fortune in gold and precious
stones, a cache overlooked by Hern
ando Cortes and his Conqulsatadores
400 years ago and said to rival the
treasure found burled with King
Tutankhamen in Egypt, lies today In
the vaults of the Bank of Mexico.
It was found In the tomb of ten
ancient Mixtecan Caciques, or fcudel
lords, In the fortressed city of Monte
Alban. high above Oaxaca, by Mexi
can archaeologists. Tho announce
ment coused a great buzz of pre
diction that the long-sought gold of
the "Lost Cities" may at last await
excavators' picks and shovels.
Pearls Like Ergs
The treasure already uncovered
consists of more than 100 specimens
of all kinds, ranging, from heavy and
finely-wrought gold crowns to pearls
described as large as pigeon's eggs. A
half dozen gold necklaeeB, said to be
"an extremely minor part of the
treasure, "were valued at 9600 each,
on their gold content alone.
Monte Alban. from which govern
ment archaeologists secretly removed
the grand collection. Is really a fort
ressed mountain top, and the exca
vators said they believed, they have
only scratched the surface of the an
cient and magnificent ruins.
Kir host Discovery
Alfonso Caso, chief government
archaeologist In charge of the mis
sion, said, it was the richest and most
important discovery made In the new
world, and that it will compare with,
or excel In value and Importance,
the discovery of King Tut's tomb in
Egypt several years ago.
Caso said the cache was contained
in a tomb about 24 feet long, 5 feet
(Continued on Page Three)
British Police
Fire on Natives
In Indian Town
lly .lames A. Mills
. BOMBAY. India, Jan. 18 (P) One
person was killed and another was
wounded today In the village of
Gujerat, near Peshawar, when police
fired Into a crowd of 500 natives who
had attacked them with stones after
the arrest of six local leaders of the
congress party.
On .Boturday at Berhampore in
liegal. wmo peveon was killed and two-
wounded whon police fired on o moo
At least two score of Mahatma
Gandhi's nationalist followers, in
cluding a group of 14 pretty, saffron
clad Beshsevika girt plckctcrs, were
Jailed by the British government to
day as it continued Its repression of
the civil disobedience campaign.
The 14 girls were arrested outside
tho government mint for trying to
prevent the shipment of gold- to the
United States and to England, where
It' has been flowing In a steady
stream recently. The news of these
arrcBts caused great excitement In
the bazaars and other girls lmme
d lately took the plcketers' places.
O. B. Halstead, a missionary and
social director at the Lucknow Christ
ian college, was the first American
to fall under the ban of the new
ordinance. He was requested to leave
India because of pn artlclo he wrote
for the Indian Social Reformer after
Gandhi's arrest calling upon the
missionaries and Christians in India
to plec'ge themselves to support the
Gandhi campaign.
'"Upon ' the ' right of every nation
to express and develop to the greatest
extent its , cultural, spiritual, econ
omic, social and political capacities,"
he wrote, "depends In great measure
the prosperity. Integrity and stability
of the world today and the world to
morrow. That India has not that
right Is clear to all whose eyes ate
not blinded by false and superficial
Issues. ...
"I call you to battle In the name
of the Christ you love, in the name
of the India you desire to serve, in
tho name of the freedom God wishes
for all his sons and. daughters every
where." (Continued on Page Three)
Jumps Into Water
To Save Her Doll
WEBB, Miss., Jan. 18 W) Mary
Elmmons, 6. couldn't bear the
thought of leaving her doll to the
mercy of the flood, so she leaped
from a boat into deep water on a
rescue mission, and tn turn was res
cued by her parents.
A rescue boat came and removed
the Simmons family from their
flooded home but they overlooked
"Nannie" Mary's gift from Santa
Claus last Christmas. The little girl
thought of her toy and into the water
she plunged.
committee on tax matters and to ad
dress tho anti-saloon league conven
tion tonight.
His opinions came In rapid-fire
comment. He punctuated his re
marks with shoves of a chewed up
cigar and a waving hand.
Governor Roosevelt, of New York,
he lound unable to meet the presi
dential standard Murray Bet, of a
man who would have the cournge
"not to blow with the wind." Owen
D. Young was "unthinkable as the
head of our great monopoly." He's
expressed himself before on Alfred
E. Smith, and of Governor Ritchie
said: "I haven't studied him." Up
on Speaker John Gamer: "I have
nothing to say," Newton Baker, he
said. Is a great man but "a baby
on foreign policies."
Ho thought Oklahoma's delegation
would go to the Democratic conven
tion friendly to himself and he ex
pressed a desire to be on the plat-
(Contlnued on Pogc Three)
HUNDREDS OF
CHINESE DIE
JIN MANCHURIA
Japanese Unleash Most
Deadly weapons in Re
taliation For Deaths.
GRIM TALE TOLD
BY COMMUNIQUES
New Groups of Chinese
War Lords Arrive at
Mukden to Erect New
Manchurian State.
Hv Glenn Babu
(Copyright, 1832. By the Associated
t Press)
MUKDEN. Manchuria. Jan. 18 VPl
HundrcdB of.Chlnese have paid with
their lives, Japanese official com
muniques said today, for the victories
they won last week when Japanese
casualties ran high. -
The communiques told a grim tale
ot the crashing of the Japanese
mailed fist in retaliation, wielding
all tho most destructive engines of
modern war. The announcements
were made almost simultaneously
with the arrival hero of the advance
guard of the new groups of Chinese
war toras unuer wnom it is prupuocu
to erect a new Manchurian state.
Iliinilreiln or Chinese Slain
; General Shlgero Honjo, Japanese
commander, drove his retaliatory
tlirusts at Bevoral wldoly separated
points In South Manchuria. In two
battles at Ycntai and Tungllao at
least 220 Chinese were known to
have been killed and tho - com
muniques said "a considerable num
ber" were slain at Ylngkow In a third
battle. Theso were only the three
most Important clashes listed in the
announcements.
One Japanese officer was killed
and. three men wounded In tho Ylng
kow battle.
The largest, of yesterday's, battles
at Yantal, a coal mining center 26
miles south of here. A Japanese
infantry battalion using machine
guns, artillery and airplanes clashed
with 600 Chinese. The fighting last
ed 40 minutes. Tho first official re
port said the Chlnesa were "almost
completely annihilated." , The bat
talion returned hero afterward. A
gang of coolies was hired to dispose
of the bodies of the dead.
Wounded t'acc Execution
Tho woundod wero taken to Jop-
aneso hospitals. Those who recover
will bo turned ovor to the Ohlnese
d.ytUoiiUw for what probably W(ll
The bodies of 00 Chinese dood
were left. In a village 10 miles wost
of Tungllao. Reports were received
that 1000 Chinese were looting tho
villacco and an infantry company
was sent from Tungllao. Twenty-two
prisoners were taken In- this battle.
At Yangkow a part of a Japanese
infantry regiment stationed there en
gaged several hundred Chinese. It
(Continued on Page Three)
FIVE FORMER
OFFICIALS TO
BE ARRAIGNED
SALEM, Jan. 18 m Arraignment
cf tho five former officials of the
Empire Holding company was expect
ed to be made before Judge L. H.
McMahan late today, James W. Mott,
state corporation commissioner an
nounced. Juage MCManan roturnea
hero from Portland Saturday night
after sponding a fortnight thcro re
ceiving treatments lor illness.
Tho officials are charged with do
vlslntr a scheme to defraud In the is
Buanco and sules of shares of stock
in the holding corporations. Each
was indicted by the Marlon county
grand Jury in December, and is but
on $1000 ball.
Oliver P. Coshow, former chlof Jus
tlce of stato supreme court and form
cr presldont of the corporation, was
cne or the omciais inaictea. umer
former officials IncluCo I. H. Petty,
vlco president; W. R. Adams, treas
urcr; Jay H. Stockman, counsel, and
Prank Fetty. sales counsellor.
A change In venue and In Judges
may be asked.
Oregon Nuts Sent
To Eastern States
PORTLAND, Jan. 18 P) National
distribution of Oregon walnuts and
filberts for the first time in the ms
torv of the industry, was accom
pi i shed this season, and 60 carloads
were shipped to the eastern states.
Now York City alone taking 15 cars.
W. H. Bentley, general manager of
the North Pacific Nut association,
said today he has completed a sur
vey of tho situation. Total business
of over $500,000 was confirmed by the
chief distributors. Total sales by the
association were $550-.ooo obtained
from 70 carloads of walnuts and fll
berts.
Tho association this year for the
first tlmo stamped some of Its finer
erode walnuts and this practice Is
expected to become general for the
No, l grade next season.
Governor Meier To
Leave Next Week
SALEM, Jan. 18 W Gov. Julius L.
Meier expecte to leave either Monday
or liiesaay oi next weex ior wmn
lneton, D. C, where ho will appear
before congressional leaders in con
nectlon with the Columbia river
power projects. The governor ex
pects to be absent from the state
about three weeks. He Is due In
Washington Feb. 1.
During his absence, Wlllard L,
: Marks, of Albany, president of the
; senate, again win occupy the ex ecu
; tlve chair at Salem. This wilt be
the third time Marks will be gov
ernor since Meier woa elected.
I Henry Hansen, state budget di
I rector, and Colonel A. E. Clark, of
Portland, attorney, will accompany
th governor to Washington, it was
reported.
SOME CAKE!
Attention, enke-oatcrst You'll go
n long way before you find a bit
of confectionery the equal of this
five-foot, (10-pound reproduction
of the Ilnrkncss Memorial Tower
at Yale uiilvernity. Joseph Mar
zutlo, 25-yir-ol(I pastry maker
of New Haven, Conn., spent, two
months modeling this tower of
i sugar.
OHIOANS FAVOR
GOVERNOR WHITE
Democratic Delegation to
Convention to Last.
First Votes For Him
CLEVELAND. Jan. 18 WP) Tho
name of Governor George White, of
Ohio as a candidate for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination was
definitely oiierea too ay oy leaaers oi
the party In this tatate, together with
expressions of confidence that he
would accopt. .
However, tne icauers announccu,
thouKh the state's delegates to tho
corning national Democratic conven
tion are to do pieagoa to me gover
nor, thoy will bo "freo from any sort
of control." This was Interpreted as
meaning they will bo free to switch
to another candidate if the governor
should fall to receive an encouraging
number of the convention's early
votes.
The agreement upon Governor
White as Ohio's "favorite son" was
announced last night by Newton D.
Baker, himself prominontiy men
tioned as a possiblo candidate, but
who has refused thus far to seek tho
nomination.
Baker said he helped choose Gover
nor White through conferences with
Henrv G. Brunnor, chairman of the
state committee, former Congress
man Martin L. Davey "and others."
Under Ohio law, however, delegates
cannot be pledged without consent of
tho men ravorca.
U. S. SECRET
SERVICE MEN
ARREST THREE
MEDFORD, Ore., Jan. 18 OT Ac
cused by secret sorvlce operatives of
conspiracy to manufacture dies and
molds similar to thoso used In mint
ing United States dollars, three men
wore held for the United States com
missioner today.
Benjamin W. Batten, a barber, and
Luke JennlngB, a rancher, both of
Medford, are being hold In the Jack
son county Jail. Tho third man ar
rested, Melbourno Dunn, of Yreka,
Cat.. Is being held in the Siskiyou
county Jail.
The three were arrested Saturday
night by Thomas McSwaln, depart
ment of Justice agent from Portland.
Hearings have been Bet for Friday,
Jan. 22, beforo Unltod States Com
missioner Chauncoy Florey.
McSwnln said a plant was found
In Northern California. No coins
were passed, he said.
U. S. Minister To
Abyssinia In Row
ADPIS ABABA, Abyssinia. Jan. IB
Addison Southard, United States
minister to Abyssinia, was knocked
down yesterday during an alterca
tion with several policemen after an
automobile accident.
Reports of the Incident today said
Mr. Southard's car, with the minister
driving ran over an Abyssinian wom
an's loot. She was only slightly
hurt, but when the car stopped and
Mr. Southard was about to inquire
the extent of her injuries, a native
policeman ran up and arrested the
minister's chauffeur.
Mr. Southard protested and there
wrjt an orgum.ent. Several other
policemen arrived and in the scuffle
Mr. Southard was knocked down.
Russians Predict
Trouble For U. S.
MOSCOW. Jan. 18 fA") Favorable
action by the American congress on
President Hoover's two billion dollar
reconstruction bill drew a prediction
from the newspaper Pravda today
that tho measure would result in
weakening the dollar and possible
suspension of the gold standard by
the United utaies.
The communist party organ based
Its conclusion on the heavy deficit
In the United States treasury, the
balancing of which It contended will
bo prevented by economic conditions.
Feudal Strife
Fatal to Four
In New Salem, Ky.
Family Quarrels and Pis
tol Fights Bring Death
Toll For Weekend to
Nine; Six Hurt.
LOUISVILLE, Ky Jan. 18 T)
Feudal strife and family quarrels
flared In Kentucky over the weekend
and a series of pistol fights left
nine dead and six wounded.
A church meeting at New Salem, In
the foothills of the Cumberlands.
took four lives but left the death
count unchanged in a long stand
ing feud between the Crook and
Johnson families. Two brothers of
the Johnson clan and two of the
Crook men were slain late Saturday
In a renewal of a disagreement over
the 17-year-old sister of tho Crooks.
Another of the Johnson men was
wounded slightly and their cousin
was wounded critically.
The dead were: Homer Crook, For
rest Crook. Henry Johnson and Earl
Johnson. Willie Johnson was wound
ed slightly and his cousin, Henry
Johnson, was reported dying early
today tn a London hospital. The
men fought when WlUlo Johnson was
accused of wronging the Crook girl.
Two Fight Duel
Over In adjoining Knox county,
two men fought a duel to settle an
old quarrel. One was killed and the
other wounded critically. They met
on Cold Fork creek, 18 miles back
In tho mountains and a man named
Gamibrell was killed and Walter
Smith was shot three times. He was
in a Plnevllle hospital unable to give
any details of the duel.
Sheriff N. J. Tipton, of Rockcastle
county, a few miles away, was shot
to death In an argument with Hunter
Burchell, a guard at the state re
formatory at Frankfort. The men
had been enemies for some time.
Hayden McFarlln shot and killed
his wife, Mrs. Zedna MaFarlln,
wounded his brother-in-law Harry
Gregory and then committed suicide
at Franklin. The McFarllns had been
estranged.
At Bowling Green Jack Warren,
roadhouso proprietor, was accused of
tho shotgun slaying of Hugh Beck
ham. Authorities said Warren shot
Beckham in an attempt to break up
an argument between Back ham and
another customer,
Noah Johnson and Willie May Ad
it Ins disagreed on tho street at Hel
ller, Plko county, and both were shot
In the pistol play that followed.
Johnson was wounded seriously.
Oregon Sheep
Men Gathering
At Pendleton
tPENDLETOIT. Ore., Jan. 18 P)
More than 300 members of the Ore
gon Wool Growers' association and the
women s auxiliary.-, met here today
for a two-day annual meeting at
which ills of the industry and cor
rective measures wero discussed. Sum
mer range problems wero to be dealt
with by officials and experts.
Frank Hagcnbarth, president of tho
National Wool Growers' association,
will address the mooting Tuesday,
discussing greater promotion of lamb
consumption.
utnor speaKerB wero w. i, Lytie,
of tho state department .of agricul
ture, discussing sheop diseases; and
O. M. Nelson, profossor of animal
husbandry from Oregon Stato col
lege, on Bheep production costs.
F. A. Phillips or Baicer is president
of the Oregon association. Mrs. W. P.
Mahoney of'Heppncr, president of the
auxiliary, will explain work done by
women to promote a consumer de
mand for lamb and wool.
Eleven Dead, Score
' Hurt in Derailment
SAINT JUST EN CHAUSSEE,
Franco, Jan. 18 W Eleven persons
wero dead today and a scoro injured
as a result of a train wreck here yes
terday. Three coaches wero derailed and
plied up, burying tho victims. The
wrecK was caused oy a spread ran
near tho station.
All of tho victims wore French and
most of them wero ro turning from
spending the weekend in Paris.
RIX KNOWN' IIKAD
CALCUTTA. India, Jan. 18 P
Six people are known to havo
drowned when a launch with 160
people sank today after a collision
with a steamer near Dacca. Tho
steamer picked up most of those who
were struggling in the river.
Carmel Myers Is
Robbed of Jewels
BEVERLV HILLS. Cal., Jan. 18 P)
Two bandits early today entered
tho home of Carmel Myers, lormer
screen actress, and by threatening her
and her maid with revolvers escaped
with Jewelry valued at 20,000, ac
cording to a report maae 10 tne sner
iffs offico.
Miss Myers, who In private llfo Is
tho wife of (Ralph Blum, an attorney.
pleaded with tho bandits not to tlo
her as ehe in soon u oecome a
mother. The holdup men left with
out molesting her.
Several Freeze To
Death At Teheran
TEH K RAN. Persia, Jan. 18 Sev
oral people were reported to have
irozen to cieain ourniK uic lost u-t
hours In what was described as the
severest weather Persia has ever ex
perienced. The cold wave was accom
panied bv a heavy snowfall which
wrecked buildings and teiepnone ana
telegraph lines. Many cities, includ
ing Teheran, wero without light.
KOZI.i: TAKES POSITION
SALEM, Jan. 18 fV) Sam A.
Rosier, for many years secretary of
state and later state budget director,
has accepted a position here as stat
istician for the slate board of higher
education, and hns already assumed
his hew duties. He has been resid
ing In the Portland the past six
months.
375 MILLION
RELIEF BILL
IS FAVORED
CostiganrLaFollette Meas
ure For Direct Aid ,
Before Committee
COLUMBIA RIVER
EXTENSION GIVEN
Oregon, Washington and
Idaho Given Until Jan.
1, 1935 to Decide on ;
Disposition of Waters, i
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 VP) Ths
house today passed the Leavltt bill
to extend from Dec. 31, 1930 to Jan. :
1, 1935, the time during which the
states of Washington, Idaho, Oregon
and Montana may enter Into. a com- '
pact on the disposition or the waters
of tho Columbia river and lte trtbu-'
tarles. The bill now goes to theieen
ate. It has the approval of Secretary -
Wilbur and Reclamation Commls-:
sloner Mead. :
; RKMEF BILL FAVORED '
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18 (P The
Costigan-Lafollette bill to authorize
a federal appropriation of 9375,000,-.
000 for unemployment relief was ap
proved today by a cominittee of sena
tors. This group soon will report to
tho full manufactures committee,
which must report on the proposed
legislation before It con be sent to
the senate for action.
The bill, which would authorize
direct federal participation In unem
ployment relief to which President
Hoover is opposed, was taken up at
a meeting of the full committee a
few minutes later.
An Immediate appropriation ' of
$125,000,000 would be authorized for
this winter and the remainder would
bo appropriated for the next fiscal
year beginning July 1. ' .
Four of the five members of the
sub-committee voted to report the
bill.
They wero Senators Costlgan, Demo
crat, Colorado; Lafollette, Republican,
Wisconsin, Joint authors ot the meas
ure; Wheeler, Democrat, Montana,
and Cutting, Republican, .New Mex-;
lCO. ' ' ; - -. '' "'
The fifth member. Senator Hat
field, Republican, West Virginia, was
not present, . , ' v ,
Fund Would Be Allocated ' '
Tho funds . provided by, the ' bill
would bo allocated to the states on
the basis ,. of .thlr-r peculation, tlio
amounts they themselves spent" for
relief, and their needs as judged by
n federal emergency relief board.-
Tho chief of the children's bureau
of the labor department would bo
charged with administration of the
act under supervision of tho board.
Tho bill was favored during hear- .
ings by a largo number of . relief
(Continued on Page Four; ' " ;
BROTHER HELD
BY OFFICERS
FOR SHOOTING
ONTARIO. Ore., Jan. 18 (A) Sher
iff C. W. Glenn said William Sher
man, 2I. was arrested- Sunday on a
charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon after he had shot his brpther,
Joseph, 35, with a shotgun.
Tho sheriff ,sald he was told the
shooting had rosulted from a quarrel
climaxing a dancing and drinking
party at a neighbor's home. .
After helping his neighbor to carry
the injured man into tho house, tho
younger Sherman went home and
left his gun, went to the Snake
river and escaped downstream In a
stolen boat, tho sheriff said. He wan
arrested at Payette, Idaho, by Sheriff
Glenn and State 'Trooper Walter S.
Walker, at noon.
Josrrn Sherman, brought to a local
hospital was found to bo severely
wounded In the groin but his physi
cian cold the man will recover unless
some ol the shot havo entered an
intern il organ.
Marshfield Man
Dies of Injuries
SALEM, Jan. 18 (A) George F.
Begg, about 00, of Marshfield, died
here today from Injuries sustained
when his car struck a truck head-on
driven by A. B. Kirby, of Salem, last
night. No hopes for his recovery had
been held when he was . brought to
the hospital here.
Begg was circuit court roporter In
Coos county for the past six years and
frequently reported hearings before
the public service commissioner at
Si.'ein. He was a resident of Seattle
prior to securing his Marshfield posi
tion. Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Jan. 18 (P In tho
face of big sales to realize profits,
wheat rose buoyantly today, and
scored fresh gains of almost 3 cents
a bushel.
Evidence developed that European
demand for wheat was following tho
advance here. Some United States
hard winter wheat was bought for
shipment overseas from Atlantic
ports, and there were purchases of
Canadian durums to go. to Germany.
Wheat closed nervous 1 3 3'c
above Saturday's finish, corn ' Ii
ic up, oats unchanged, and provis
ions unchanged to a rise of 15 cents.
PORTLAND, Jan. 18 m In alt
markets wheat was generally higher
today. On the Portland grain ex
change May closed with a rise of
iy8c. July lc. Both closed at the
high points. September was opened at
60c with n sale of 1000 bu. Total
sales for the day were 10,000 bu..
mostly July. .
On the merchants exchange all cash,
wheat prices were advanced lc bu.
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