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VOLUME 30
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SELL LIQUOR
12 MILES OUT
All But Dollar Services
Run Bars,jO'Connor
, Tells Committee.
STOCK OF LIQUOR
CALLED MEDICINE
$8000 Worth of Wet Goods
Included in Shipping
Board Transfer to
' Chapman Company.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (P) Chair
man, O'Connor, of the United States
shipping board, today told a house
conunitteo under questioning that
American lines operate bars outside
the 12-mile limit.
O'Connor was testifying In tho
investigation of the house merchant
marine committee into tne snipping
board sale of the United States
lines.
Representative Lehlboch, Repub.
llcan. New Jersey, asked:
"Isn't it true that all American
steamship lines except the Dollar
services run bars, once the ships are
outside the limit, and isn't It a fact
that it is foolish to keep It secret
that the lines ,are thereby losing1
trade?"
O'Connor Admits It
"I believe that Is so," said O'Con
nor. "I have heard men say 'I am
going on a foreign ship whero I can
buy liquor'."
O'Connor said the federal govern
ment sacrificed to the prohibition
law 98000 in liquor supplies in the
1929 transfer of the United States
line to the Paul W. Chapman com
pany. Chairman Davis, of the merchant
marine committee, was questioning
O'Connor on the ahorge of Comp
troller General McCarl that tho ship
ping board gave tho Chapman com
pany, without charge, a million dol
lars worth of equipment and sup
plies in the transfer;
Voices Firm Denial
O'Connor made a firm denial of
the comptroller general's charge.
"Did the stores Include liquor?"
asked Representative Slrovich, demo
crat, New York.). V
O'Connor answered that tho ship's
supplies did include about $8000
worth of liquor considered as medi
cal supplies.
(Continued on Page Two)
SUN AND COLD
RETURN; DROP
IS 14 DEGREES
Sunshine returned to the Grande
Ronde valley this morning after an
absence of several days, except for
brief appearances, and with It came
a BUdden drop In temperature. Start
ing at 36 above zero yesterday's
maximum the mercury plunged to
a minimum of 18 above early today,
climbing only one. degree from that
point by 7 o'clock. Tho 14-dcgree
drop In temperature was welcomed,
however, as it put a halt, at least
temporarily, to the thawing that :ed
to slushy conditions underfoot.
No new snow of any consequence
has fallen in La Grande this week, al
though early In. the week nearly a
third of an Inch of rain was meas
ured In one 24-hour period.
Snowfall so far this year is about
two feet, compared with 45 Inches at
Baker and several feet for the season
In tho Wallowa and Umatilla moun
tains. Owls Schedule
Game With Baker
The Jack Allen Owls, La Grande
Independent basketball team, will
meet tho Baker Antlers quintet at
tho L. D. S. Recreational hall at 8
o'clock tomorrow night, It was an
nounced today.
The Antlers appeared here In an
early season game against the Normal
school, but. so far have not met the
Owls this year. The Owls, however,
hold two decisions over the Baker
Blucjays, a team about on par with
the Antlers.
Tho Owls havo lost but one game
this year, that at Helix to tho Red
Devils last Saturday night.
WEATHER FORECAST
1 Oregon: Unsettled tonight
and Friday, probably with S
' rains In the west portion and
snowB in the east portion: G
' warmer In the east and south
portions tonight; fresh south- S
' west and west winds offshore. S
WEATHER TODAY
' 7 a. m. 19 above. j 4
Minimum: 18 above. Q
Condition: Clear. ?
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WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 36, minimum 32 3
' above.
Condition: Cloudy. Range
4 degrees.
8
' WEATHER JAN. 21, 1931
Maximum 43. minimum 23 8
above.
Condition: Cloudy, rain .03 4
of Inch. Range 20 degrees. 4
.
City Dads Will
Buy Chassis For
Fire Truck Body
Compromise Plan is Ac
cepted; New Law Places
Dog License Issuance in
County Hands.
The city commission lias decided
to compromise on tho matter of new
fire equipment and, instead of pur
chasing a new truck or repairing the
old La France, will buy a Studebaker
chassis and mount the body of the
La Prance on the chassis.
The chassis is expected to start west
about the first of next week and af
ter arriving In La Grande early in
February will be turned over to the
fire department, where the work of
changing over will be done.
The cost of the new chassis will
approximate $1100. The engine will
be of six cylinders and of 75 horse
power.
The cost figures at much less than
for a new truck, and not a great deal
moro than would be required to re
place the old machine In condition.
No City Dog Licenses
Another matter of much Interest
that came before the commissioners
was the statement that cities under
100,000 population may no longer is
sue dog licenses. A new state law,
passed at the last legislature, pro
vides that only counties may Issue
licenses, and tho city dads authorized
return of license fees to a few per
sons who already had made their pay
ments, eager to get a small-numbered
tag. County Clerk C. K. McCor-
mlck will Issue the licenses from now
on, it is announced.
This law, in effect, takes the dog
question almost entirely but of the
hands of the towns and cities and
places It in the county administra
tion. An ordinance authorizing the city
to execute a deed for certain property
to Herman Siegrlst, upon payment of
a (50 balance, was passed.
All members of the commission
were present Wednesday night. The
city manager's report showed cash on
hand at Bl3.016.02, divided as fol
lows: La Grande National bank $5,-
905.21, U. S. National bank $6,003.06,
cash $1,106.75.
Tigers Invade
Bulldog Court
Friday Evening
Eleven Tigers, accompanied . by
Coach Ira Woodle and scores pi fans,
will leave here Friday afternoon lor
Baker where that night they will en
gage in one of their annual basket
ball classics with tho Bulldogs.
And, for the first time in two
years, the lift uranae icum wm t
onto the floor In the southern slty
(Continued on Page Eight)
0'Connell And
Stiles Guilty
Is Jury Verdict
Two La Grande men. tried In fed
eral court In Portland this week, were
found guilty yesterday on three
counts manufacture, possession
and transportation of Intoxicating
liquor. The two are Webster Charles
Stiles and Dan O'Conncll. In return
ing the verdict, the Jury recommend
ed leniency for O'Connell, due to his
age. Sentence will be passed at some
later day.
John Hammell, another La Grand
er, was to go on trial today. Pearl
Stanley Stiles recently pleaded guilty
In federal court to a liquor charge
and was sentenced to eight months
at the Fort Lewis road camp.
Sheriff Jesse Breshcars and Police
man Lester Horstmon, witnesses in
the two coses, returned to La Grande
last night. Joe Zimmerman, federal
officer; Policeman Bill Howard and
State Policeman Wlllard Tubbs are
still In Portland, scheduled to testify
In tho Hammell trial.
Eggs At Low Level
In Portland Mart
PORTLAND, Jan. 21 (F) Lowest
price named for eggs in the local
market during the current month
aro now being quoted here as a re
sult of complete demoralization of
the eastern trade. At the reductions,
the local market is still on. a higher
basis than tho eastern market, cost
of getting supplies to the Atlantic
considered. The cutting of 2 cents
off the price of extras to 16 cents
with standard 15 cents and medium
14 cents Is confirmed by Manager
Dixon of the local co-ops. effective
Friday morning. New York dropped
to 23 cents for extras and 19 cente
for mediums, which means' 14 cents
here for extras and 10 cents for
mediums. Some of the cash buyers
have reduced their buying price to
810 cents dozen country.
Fire In Attic At
Robbs Home Today
The fire truck was called to the
home of Mrs. Myrtle Robbs, 906 Wash-
ington avenue, at 12:25 o'clock today
to extinguish a Diaze in ine awu t
the building. The fire was confined
to the section In which it started, al
though some damage was aone, in
cluding water damage. The firemen
used the salvage covers very enec
tivelv. however.
The cause was unknown although
firemen were inclined to believe that
defective wiring may have been at
fault.
The recall was at 1:05 o'clock.
REPARATIONS
CONFERENCE
INDEFINITE
Postponed to Jan. 25, Then
Deterred Again JNo
Date Agreed On.
AMERICA REJECTS
FRENCH PROPOSAL
Suggestion of Correspond
ing Keduction m War
Debts Fails to Win Ap
proval. Ity tho Assoc Ui tol Press
Europe - has reached another, stage
In the deadlock over reparations and
war debts with the second postpone
ment of the conference at Lausanne
originally scheduled for Jan. 15, then
deferred to Jan. 25.
Great Britain, which originally pro
posed tho meeting and subsequently
changed the date because of domes
tic political difficulties in France,
announced the second postponement.
The action was taken with the agree
ment of the French government,
U. S. Won't Agree
Franco maintains her position she
will not forego German reparations
unless the United States makes a
corresponding reduction In the
amount due her from France. It Is
understood the American government
has Informed France it cannot agree
to such a proposal. .
France alsoj suggested! extension
of the so-called Hoover moratorium
(Continued on Page Five) .
ALBANY COLLEGE
QUINTETTO PLAY
Normal School Will Open
Collegiate Season at o
. O'clock Tonight.
.', puonAm.E, MNEurv. -
Albany College :' -B..O. N.
Elder F Medcalf
Patterson ...;....F - Baxter
McClaln .0 - Belts
Knapp a Bredow
G. Buchanan... 3 .. Carden
Or B. Buchanan.
Referee: Agee, North Powder.
Time of game: 8:00 p. m,.
Hopeful of being able to follow
Whitman college's example and turn
back the invading Albany college bas
ketball players, the Mountaineer
quintet was prepared today to open
its collegiate season thie evening at
the L. D. 8. Recreational hall. Belts,
center, who has been having trouble
with nn Infected toe this week, was
expected to start for the Normal
school..
Albany, a Northwest conference
team, got off to a bad start at Whit
man the other night, losing out to
Coach Nig Borleske's sharp -shooting
midgets 51 to 22. Thirteen points
were scored as a result of a fast
passing, shooting attack the Mis
sionaries employed in the opening
minutes of the game, and Albany
was never able to gain the lead, al
though the Pirates scored 13 points
to Whitman's 12 during the
mainder of the first half.
Albany's offense failed to function
with any degreo of efficiency in the
last half and the Mlssourlans con
tlnued to sink shots from all angles
to roll up tho score. McClaln, for
ward, was high scorer for Albany with
six but Knapp and O. Buchanan,
guards, each contributed four.
K. O. N. Team Fast
Coach Bob Qulnn has developed a
much faster team this year than has
(Continued on Pace Four)
Camp Fire Girls Field Secretary
Guest 01 La Grande Organization
Just as tho American Indian strove
toward health and beauty in his life,
the Camp Fire Oirls, through the
aid of the trained and interested
guardians, are striving to realize their
prr. r. - I
Miss Kemphthorne
Hoss and Meier
In Exchange Due
To "Cell Escape"
Governor Criticizes Sec
retary Severely, and
Hoss Comes Back With
Prompt Reply.
SALEM. Jan. 21 (D The "cell
escape demonstration staged at the
state penitentiary yesterday resulted
in an exchange of statements last
night between Governor Julius L.
Meier and Secretary of State Hal E.
Hoss. The demonstration resulted in
two convicts making their escape
through the new cell doors at the
penitentiary within a few seconds
when the gang mechanism of the
locking device was on "neutral" posi
tion.
I deplore the underhand method
pursued to discredit the action of
majority of the board of control
who approved the Installation of the
cell doors," Governor Meier said , In
his statement referring to the dem
onstration, which was sponsored by
Hoss,
Hoss ltepllea
The statement of Governor Meier
regarding the prison demonstration
is very unfair," Hoss countered after
reading press dispatches In Portland.
He was In Portland to speak before
the sheriff's convention there.
The governor In his statement said
In part:
The defect revealed at Hoss' dem
onstration was called to the atten
ttnn nt the TnAmrwrB nt t.Tlft hnnrrl of
control last week, and while it Is not
serious one, the possibility of i
specially equipped prisoner operat
ing under the eyes of the guards be
ing a remote one, nevertheless King
(Continued on Pago Eight)
Angry Outburst
By Mrs. Judd Is
Aimed at Catton
- By Ralph O. Brown
COURT HOUSE, Phoenix, Ariz.
Jan. 21 () Winnie Ruth Judd
leaped from her chair today in the
Maricopa county superior courtroom
to denounced Dr.' Joseph Catton, of
San Francisco, prosecution alienist.
"You get out of hero," she cried
rlBlng with tensed muscles and flash
ing eyes as the pyschiatrlst approach'
sd her chair during a brief court re
cess.- . .. , ".' "'
-."Make him get out! ; Make him get
out)" she appealed to her attorneys,
"I won't have you near met" she
swung again to Catton. "You talked
about me! Get out!"
Dr. Catton A inn zed
Dr. Catton, non-plussed and
amazed, backed away, then turned
and left the room as defense coun
sel, the matron, and Dr. George W.
Stephens, defense alienist, attempted
to quiet Mrs. Judd.
The defendant finally was per
suaded to return to her chair, mut
tering "I won't have him near mo.
. ( Continued on Page Five)
HELM OPPOSES
VENUE CHANGE
IN OWENS CASE
Counter affidavits to rcBlst the de
fense attempt to transfer the murder
trial of John OwcnB, 28, to another
county, have been filed here by Carl
Helm, Union county district attor
ney.
Action may bo taken on the affi
davits tomorrow, which is motion day
In circuit court.
Owens and Keith Crosswhlte, 19,
both of Springfield, Mo., are charged
with slaying Amos Helms, state po
liceman, who died Dec. 30 from bul
let wounds suffered Oct. 19.
George T. Cochrnn, appointed by
tho court as attorney for Owens and
Crosswhlte, has demanded separate
trials and has moved for a 'change
of venue from Union to Wallowa
county for- Owens. No action has
been taken regarding any change of
venue for Crosswhlte and indications
are that he will be tried in Union
county.
watchword "Wohelo." which means
"work, health and love," Bald MIsb
Edith Kemphthorne, national field
secretary of Camp Fire, today upon
her arrival in La Grande. The move
ment, which was originated 20 years
ago, is a truly ; American organiza
tion and ceremonies and costumes
have been patterned after those of
the American Indian.
The Indian symbolism is simple,
beautiful, interesting, appeals to
girls, and Is truly American, she
added. Each girl chooses an Indian
name when sho enters tho Camp Fire
circle, and tho symbol which the
name suggests to the Indian is often
carried out in beadwork by the Camp
Fire girl, and she wears it during
the Impressive ceremonials and coun
cil fires.
Miss Kemphthorne believes that the
popularity lot Camp Fire and tn
benefits are best proven by the 60,000
guardians and assistant guardians
who have directed 1.130,000 girls be
tween the ages of 10 and 18, through
Camp Fire circles. The aim of every
Camp Fire girl Is to "Seek beauty,
give service, pursue knowledge, be
trustworthy, hold onto health, glorify
work and be happy," according to the
code.
The program of Camp Fire Is to
(Continued on Page Five)
HONOLULU IS
STIRRED BY
NEW ATTACK
Fresh Manhunt Under
Way Today For Daniel
Lyman, Escaped Convict
ASSAULTS MOTHER
OF TWO CHILDREN
Escort Stunned By Blow
From Kevolver, Tifen
Bound With Fishline By
Assailant. .
HONOLULU, Jan. 21 (P) Honolulu
was aroused today to a fresh man
hunt by another attack upon a wo
man.
Mrs. Toka Okazakl, 29, mother of
two children, complained to pollco
she) had been assaulted near John
.tcoagers airport ay a mtui auu iubu
tlfted through a photograph as Dan
iel Lyman, escaped Portuguese-Ha
waiian murderer.
ibis assault occurred as authori
ties were preparing to place before
tha grand Jury evidence In the lynch
ing of Joseph Kahahawai, Hawaiian
alleged attacker of a navy officers
wife, and as the tcrritoriial legisla
ture, in special session, was Becking
a formula for better law enforcement
to overcome hoodlum Ism In Honolulu.
Mrs. Okazakl said she went motor
ing last evening with Tokeo Harimoto,
driving toward the airport, which is
six miles from the center of the city
in' the direction of Pearl harbor. They
hod paused near the entrance of tho
air field, when a shot was heard.
Escort Stunned .
Harimoto said he looked out of tho
car and was stunned with a blow from
revolver. Recovering, he said the
gunman made him back the auto-
mobllo about 50 feet, get out, and
march to the nearby railroad tracks,
(Continued on Page Five
SEARCH UNDER
WAY FOR LOST
COUPLE TODAY
JUFORD. Ore.,' Jan. 21 ')
Woodsmen, deputy sheriffs and state
pollco were searching the Dead In
dlan country today for somo sign of
Edwin C. Brown, 60, and his wife, un
reported since they left a cabin of a
neighbor n week ago in a blinding
snowstorm. Scant hope Is held that
they can be alive in tho rugged, cold
country which for days has been
storm beaten.
Vernon Hooper, mountain mall car
rier, guided the party of. searchers
which left here Wednesday afternoon,
The searchers wore skits and carried
supplies of food and medicine. They
will go over every bit of tho Condo
glades In which the man and his wife
disappeared after leaving the cabin
of their neighbor, A. R. Cooley.' ,
Seal Sale Total
At $700 Figure
"The total of tho Christmas seal
sale for Union county has reached
the $700 mark," Mrs. H. R. Hanna
and Mrs. J. J. Broughton announced
today, referring to the sale conducted
under Neighborhood cjvy auspices
during the period between Thanks
giving day and Christmas. Many per
sons are still expected to send in
money for b tamps which were not
returned to the comftnittce.
Last year and tho year before the
total ran well over tho thousand
dollar mark and tho workers are hop
ing tho fund will approach similar
proportions when all who have not
sent in their money, complcto their
contributions.
Community chairmen are: Mrs,
George Gray, La Grande; Mrs. D. H.
Crouter, Union; Mrs. W. A. McNeill,
Cove; Mrs. Everett Wallsinger, Alicel;
Mrs. H. H. . Parker, North Powder;
Mrs. II. L. Shoemaker, Elgin; Mrs.
Frank MfcKennon. Imbler; Mrs. Veda
Thornburg, Starkey; Mrs. J. B. Wel
mer. HIlRard; Mrs. Martha Tamarls.
Kamela; Mrs. Anna M. Wllkerson,
Telocaset; Mrs. H. W. ReDell, Pon
dosn and Medical Springs; Mrs.
Charles Gump, Frultdale. and Mrs.
Irene Conrad, Summcrvillc.
Hoover Moves For
Prevailing Wages
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 21 ) Presi
dent Hoover moved todrty to keep
contractors on government buildings
from paying lower wsges than other
employers In the same community.
By an executive order, it was de
creed that stipulations of tho Bncon
Davls prevailing wage scale law shall
bo written into all public building
contracts, along with a clause per
mitting cancellation of the contracts
If the prevailing wage Is not paid.
Widow Convicted
Of Killing Child
LEWISBURO, W. Va., Jan. 21 P)
Mrs. Mlnnlo Btull, 30-ycar-old
widow, was convicted of first degree
murder today for the fatal scalding
of her nlne-ycar-old stepson Mickey,
In a tub of water. Tho Jury rcc
ommended mercy which makes i
sentence of life Imprisonment man
datory. It was her third trial
UNVEIL STATUE
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i f
This Ininrctwlve bronze Htntue of
uenenu iiuuert E. Lctj mm un
veiled by tho Virginia Uencral
Assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 10,
the anniversary of the birth of
tlio ftrcnt Southern leader. Tho
statue, by Rudolph Evans, notl
Virginia, sculptor, stands on the
spot where General Leo took
cominiind of the Confederate
forces In tho Civil war.
RAILWAY HEADS
SHOWJARNINGS
Mass of Data Submitted
.During Wage Confer
ence .Negotiations.
' CHICAGO, Jan. 21 Tho rail
way presidonte came forward today
with the "important statistics" de
manded by union labor in support of
the plea for acceptance of a 10 per
cent wage roductloii,-..
The president ryitscrted tmb gross
earniiiKS of the railroads m iuai.
were 33 per cent less, than In 1030.
Their statement presented a moss
of data on railway earnings and an-1
swered tho labor proposals afc the
Joint wage conference.
The brotherhood and union dele
gates Tuesday had made clear they
would not accept tho arguments of
the cnrrlers on the need for ade
quate investment return but. they
wanted a true picture of railway fi
nancial conditions and a statement
of what was needed to meet fixed
charges and maintain credit.
Daniel Wlllard, chairman or tne
president's committee of nine,
plunged at onco Into a statement of
the financial status of the rails, say-
lncc that In 1031, 72 companies failed
by 00 million dollars to meet their
fixed charges.
Tho presidents made no substantial
concessions to tho labor program but
they assured tho employes that in
dividual managements would go as
(Continued on Page Flvo
CAR CRASH IN
SALEM AREA
KILLS THREE
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 21 (P) A head
on collision between a passenger car
and a truck on tho Turner-Marlon
highway near hero lost night killed
two women and a man and seriously
Injured two others.
Tho dead: Mrs. Frank Fory, 45, Mrs.
Honry Slegmund. 54, and Chris dcib
ler, 70, all of Stayton.
Henry Slegmund. 64, and Chris Oiob
Fery were badly hurt;
Their automobile attempted to
pass another, reports snltl, and crash
ed into a truck opcruted by Irving
Hedges. Mrs. Fcry and Glcblcr died
Instantly.
All victims of tho accident wore
prominent residents or Stayton vicin
ity and Marlon county for years. Mrs.
Slngmuntl, whose husband Is a
brother of County Judge Slegmund
of Marlon county, In survived by
four children, and Mrs. Ftoy also
leaves four children. Oiebler was
never married.
Thompson To Serve
As Exalted Ruler
C, L. Thompson, who last year filled
tho past exalted rulers chair in tho
Elks club, will again take over the
reins of tho organization on post ex
alted rulers night. Feb. 4, ot 8 o'clock
at tho Elks temple. The committee,
headed by Norman Desllet, met last
night nt the temple to complcto ar
rannements for tho event which-is
an annual one In nil Elks lodges in
tho United States.
Mr. DcHllct Is assisted on tho com
mlttco by It. J. Green, Deljilo Oreenc,
C. L. Berry and Jesso V. Andrews.
Tho other chairs will bo filled by
R. J. Green, leading knlpht; C. R.
Ebcrhard, loyal knight; " O. L. Dig
gers, lecturing knight; H, E. Cool-
idec. secretary: 11, J. flitter. Inner
iruard; J. H. Peare, esquire; ' H. E,
Brady, treasurer; and Henry L. Hess,
tyler.
Important issues will bo discussed
during the meeting, Mr. Desllet states.
"Hex Doctor" Is
Sought In New
Murder Mystery
Mennonite Church Work
er Found' Stabbed to
Death With Weird Sym
bols Carved on Forehead
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21 ff The
hand of a Pennsylvania "hex doctor"
was seen by authorities today in the
mysterious Blaylng of Norman B.
Bechtel, Mennonite church worker.
Weird symbols were found carved on
Bechtel's forehead.
The man, found dying early yes
terday on a vacant estate in the Ger
mantown section, was. a native of
Boyertown, Pa., and spent his youth
in a region where "the hexes" and
other witchcraft cults have held
sway.
Police were baffled in their search
for a motive for the slaying. Bech
tel was stabbed 12 times.
Police Not Satisfied
Robbery was considered as a prob-
ablo reason for tho crime, but police
were not satisfied tills was the solu
tion. Bechtel was also thought by
Borne investigators to have been the
victim of mistaken Identity. Ho was
found by a policeman guarding ' the
home of Judge Harry S. McDevltt, of
tho common pleas court, who was
threatened recently.
Late last night, examination of
Bechtel's body at the morgue, how
ever,' brought to light the curious
markings on his forehead
. Small crescents had been cut on
each side of his forehead and a hori
zontal cut about 1 inch long was un
der each crescent. Police said the
slayer had deliberately marked his
viotim with a' razor blade or scalpel.
Bechtel had been killed, police
Bald, by one powerful thrust of a
sllm-bladed. inatrumpnt that ripped
through liia overcoat, through his
spectacles caso and Into his heart.
Stnbs Circle Heart .
His clotliing then had! been opened
detectives said, and the weapon
plunged seven moro times in a small
circle around the heart.
The victim was found a few hours
after he had driven Miss Eleanor
Tenxple and Robert Robs to their
homes from a church meeting.
John Colon, a young .negro garage
attendant, was arrested and , ques
tioned about tho affair after police
learned he had looked after Bechtel's
automobile and hod been seen at the
latter's apartment.
"I found nothing there to give us
n clue to these 'hex.', marks,". Cap
tain Harry Heanly, of tho murder
squad said. '"'Everything wo found
Indicated ho was ,nn nprlght1 and
honest young churoh Worker , There
was . nothing to show that . he. be
longed to any secret order." ;, .
Transfers Made
In Immigration
Field Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (P) Sec
retory Doak today announced trans
fers In tho Immigration servlco
amounting to a virtual reorganiza
tion of tho field service.
George J. Harris, assistant com
missioner genoral of immigration In
Wioshlngton, lias 'been sent to El
Paso, as dirootor of the border patrol.
Heretofore tho border patrol has
been operated by supervisors.
Edward J. Shaugnnessy, wno nas
been assistant to tho commissioner
general of immigration, was appointed
to succeed Harris.
District directors throughout much
of the servlco wero transferred from
one orflce to another. These changes
included :
C. Arthur Palmer, who has been
director at Spokane, has been trans
ferred to Chicago as district director.
Shlrlcv D. Smith who has been in
charge at Chicago, goes to Salt Lako
City to succeed the late William J.
Coyne.
Vesuvius Presents
Problem to Science
NAPLES, Italy, Jan. 21; (fl Anciont
Vesuvius presented a new problem
to scientist today after iresn growi-
lnKS and explosions lost night.
Tho problem Is: Why has Vesuvius'
light gone out? .
No one was hurt by last night's
demonstration which consisted of a
light earthquako shock and loud ex
plosive noises and rumblings under
ground. ( .
But as soon as . the explosions
ceased the crater, which always has
been aclow at night by internal fires,
had become cold dark, and remained
that way. . Scientist today began
an Investigation to determine why.
$100,000 Sought
For E. O. Project
PORTLAND, Jan. 21 (VP) A Wash
ington. D. O., dispatch to the Journal
hero today said authority for appro
priation of 100,000 for rehabilitation
of tho Btanf leld irrigation project
was Introduced In the house today by
Representative. Butler.
"The purpose." tho dispatch said
"Is reconstruction of tho distribution
system, favored by the reclamation
bureau."
Jewelry Valued At
$250,000.00 Stolen
NEW YORK, Jan. 21 W) Jewelry
valued by pollco at moro than $250,
000 was stolen today from the apart
mcnt of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Olcmby
by three bandits who bound Olemby
and a butler and escaped.
CONFERENCE
SHAPES BILL
IN TWO DAYS
Reconstruction Finance
Corporation .Measure
Returned to Congress
FINAL APPROVAL
EXPECTED FRIDAY,
Provides For Loans! to
Financial.-; Institutions,
Agricultural Bodies and
Farmers. :
WASHINGTON, .Tun. 21 Wi The.
seimto todny : adopted the conference l
report on the 125,000,000 federal,
lund bank bill, completing congres
sional action. -: . - 1
WASHINGTON, Jan, 21 The
house today adopted the conference
report on the bill to add (125,000,000.
to tho capital of the federal land
banks. It now goes to the senate,
and If approved there, the legislation
then goes to the president. .
WASHINGTON, Jan. al VP) Whole
hearted co-operation for national
economic recovery pushed the recon
struction finance corporation today'
to the verge of congressional enact-'
ment.
Carefully but speedily revised by
expert member , of the senate and
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SNIPER KILLS
ARISTOCRAT OF
OLD RUSSIA
; NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (P) -A ahot
from the dark took the life last night .
of Mrs. Tatanlo Koutsyanroes, born
an aristocrat' of Imperial Russia, Just
as she was tidying her apartment
home In preparation for a party,- -
Police have been unable to deter
mine from whence the shot came.
Mrs. Koutsyanroes, a teacher of long- v
uage, ran Into the kitchen; mood .
streaming from - tlfb wound in her
neck, and died In her husband s arms.
' There was no weapon, tttythe house,
detectives sold. A living room window
Was open from the top, leading to -the
6ellef the shot was flredlrom
outside. The angle at which' the bul
let entered her neck Indicated- the .
shot may have been fired from tho
roof of a nearby 'building.
Mrs. Koutsyandroes was 32 years
old. With her husband she came
hero 18 months ago from Oonstantln-
ople where her father formerly was
the czar's consul' general to Turkey. 1
Reserve Fund Plan
To Receive Study
NEW YORK, Jan. 21 UP) The Amer
ican , society of civil engineers has
accoptcd for study a plan to proteot
not only labor, but also management
and stockholders, during depressions
by tho legal establishment of a com
pulsory reserve fund In each busi
ness. A - , .
Whllo the plan has not been given
either official approval or disapproval
by tho society,' It has been deemed
worthy of further, consideration by
tho society's direction committee and
by tho engineering economlo com
mittee which presented the plan also
without approval, or disapproval.
' BIOGRAPHER DIES
INKPEN, Berkshire, Eng.,' Jan. 21
(IPt Lytton Strachey, one of the most
prominent biographers of his time,
died here today after an Illness of .
many weeks. He was 52 years old.
Lytton Strachey, author of a num
ber of widely read biographies, In
cluding "Queen Victoria" and "Eliza
beth and Essex," was taken 111 with
paratyphoid fever last December.
Mr. Strachey was the son of Gen
eral Sir Richard Strachey.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Jan. 31 P) Late rallies
In wheat prices today largely over
camo tho effect of heavy selling as
cribed to a big speculative holder.
Reactions duo to this selling -were
simultaneous with assertions that
theoretically at present tho United
States could Import wheat from Great
Britain -If- it wore not lor tho Am
erican protectlvo tariff.
Bulls generally mado much of tho
fact tho new finance corporation bill
would permit the corporation to fi
nance United States export accept
ance over a long period, whereas at
present the federal reserve banks
would discount acceptances for only
00 days.
Wheat closed nervous at the same
as yesterday's finish to 14c off, corn
54o.down, oats unchanged to a
higher, and provisions unchanged to
a shado lower.
PORTLAND, Jan. 21 VP) September
wheat Is finding more friends here.
The only sale a lot of 1000 bu, made
during tho Thursday session of tho
Portland grain exchange was in
that option. It waa at 81o, the high
mark to dato. There was no business
in cither May or July and no price
changes. I
On tho merchants exchange cash
wheat was stationary.