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LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1932
EASTERN OREGON'S IiKADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 124
OREGON USES
VAST SUM IN
ROAD BUILDING
Commission Spen;ds $136,
271,651.94 Since Crea
tion in 1913.
1921 ,BIGGESTi YEAR
IN HIGHWAY WORK
Total For Last Year Third
Largest, With $13,966,
644 Expended, Check-up
Reveals.
SALEM, Jan. 22 (ff) The state
highway commission has spent $136,
271,661.94 on road construction,
maintenance and administrative ex
pense since 1913, when the commis
sion was created, it was announced
today by the secretary of state's of
fice. The expenditure Includes all
funds through 1031.
Receipts for highway work during
this 19-year period, was $171,100,
389.39, secured from all sources. Other
expenditures by the highway com
mission includes $17,864,957 for In
terest on bonds outstanding, and
$14,708,250 on bond maturities. The
balance at the end of 1931 was $2,
255,530.16. The report showed.
The largest receipts have been
from motor vehicle license fees, for
a total of $46,399,916. The peak year
for license fees was 1930 when $5,-
806,256 was paid in. License fees led
all receipts until 1930 when the gaso
line tax took first place.
1921 Biff Year
In highway construction, the re
port reveals, more money was spent
in 1921 than any other yeor, when
$17,073,036 was expended. Last year
was the third highest year for state
money expended on roads when $13,
966,644 was expended. In 1920,
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NO GAME HERE
TONIGHT; ONE
TEAM IN BAKER
Sometimes it Is news when some
thing doesn't happen.- '
Perhaps that is the caso tonight,
which happens to be Friday.' And
the strange thing about it Is that
no basketball gome will bo. played In
Xa Grande this evening.
Tho only game in which a La
Grando team will participate is to
be at Baker High school, where the
Tigers will tackle the fast-coming
Bulldogs in their first meeting of the
season.
The local "warfare" will resume
tomorrow, however, when Joseph
High comes to La Grande.
There was a gome scheduled for
tonight with the Jack Allen Owls to
play the Baker Antlers at 8 o'clock,
but the game was cancelled late yes
terday at the request of Baker. Two
of the Antlers will serve as officials
at the Baker-La Grande contest, with
George Duff to do tho rcfereelng.
Tho La Grande-Joseph game will
, begin at 8:30 Saturday at the L. D.
'S. Recreational hall, following a pre
liminary game starting at 7:30
o'clock.
A pep assembly was held at the
High school this morning featuring
several numbers by the orchestra, di
rected by W. W. Nusbaum. The High
school orchestra this year Is sold to
be tho best organization of Its kind
In L. H. S. history.
County To Issue
All D.og Licenses
Because of passage of 'a new state
law regulating the issuance of dog
licenses, the county hereafter will Is
sue all license except in towns of
100,000 population or over, C. K. Mc
cormick, county clerk, said today.
Regulation of the price of the li
censes Is up to the county court,
and at the last session which began
Jan. 6, the fee was set at 1 for males
and $2 for females.
The licenses will not be Issued un
til after Feb. 1, but if secured later
than March 1, a special tax of $2
will be levied as penalty. The fees
from tho dog licenses will be placed
into a special fund used to pay for
sheep which are killed by dogs. Mr.
McCormiclc added.
Before the new law was passed,
city residents had to buy two licenses,
one from the county and one from
tho city. , I i
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WEATHER FORECAST S
$ Oregon: Fair tonight and
S Saturday; valley fog in west $
portion; little change in tern- Q
$ peraturc; moderate east winds. 8
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 26 above.
Minimum: 16 above.
Condition : Partly clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 32, minimum 18
above.
Condition: Clear, traces of
Bnow. Range 14 degrees.
WEATHER JAN. 22. 1931
Maximum 42, minimum 30
above.
Condition: Cloudy, rain .10
of inch. Range 12 degrees.
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Normal School
Trims Albany In
Opener, 41 to 25
Mountaineers, in Spite of
Frequent Misses, Have
Little Difficulty in
Downing Invaders. .
Although their shooting was far
below standard and their passing
game wasn't up to par, the Moun
taineers of the Eastern Oregon Nor
mal school opened their collegiate
basketball season here last night with
a 41 to 25 victory over Albany col
lege, northwest conference team.
There were times when th E. O. N.
offense functioned as it should, but
at other times it was bogging down.
Only the fact that Bredow got hot
late in the first half and fired four
field goals from long range allowed
the homo team to lead at half time
25 to 20.
Meclcair .Finds Basket
Then In the 'second stanza Med
calf, who made one out of about 20
shots in the first half, became a bit
more accurate and accounted for
three field goals while Baxter, who
was somewhat steadier in his shoot
ing, added two more. That was
enough to win but Belts managed to
get one and Carden came up the
floor from guard position for another.
Halverson, Irwin and Worthley, who
went into the game in the closing
minutes, failed to score.
The Mountaineers, If they hod
made only a normal proportion of
their basket attempts, would have
chalked up more than 60 points. Med
calf and Baxter, forwards, tied for
high scoring honors with 12 each.
On the other hand, Albany also:
was off, scoring only 10 out of nearly
65 trials at field goals. The visitors,
handicapped by inability to get the
tip-off from Belts, furnished some
nice floor work at times coupled with
fast breaking tactics, but close guard
ing by the Mountaineers and in
ability of the Pirates to maintain a
sustained drive soon left them far
out of the running.
.Albany Never in Lead
Baxter's two baskets in the open
ing minutes of the game and free
throws by Medcalf and Belts gave the
Normal school a 6 to 0 lead before
Albany got started. And the blue
and gold quintet never relinquished
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Marvin, Childers
Trial Will Open
On Next Monday
ENTERPRISE, Ore., Jan. 22 (Spe
cial) Circuit court will open next
Monday with Judge C. H. McColloch
of Baker presiding, ond the principal
case to be heard will be that of the
state against Judge Edgar Marvin and
Cecil Childers on charges growing out
of their management of the Joseph
State bank the Record -Chieftain says.
District Attorney it. V. Chrisman will
be assisted In the prosecution by
Francis V. Galloway of The Dalles,
sent as special attorney by the state
banking department, which procured
the evidence on which the indict
ments were voted.
Mr. Marvin's defense is in the
hands of J. A. Burleigh and S. H.
Burleigh. They contend that he com
mitted no Intentional violation of the
state banking laws and that he did
nothingfor his own personal gain
or to the injury of depositors or
other stockholders., .
ONE INDICTMENT FALSE?
WALLOWA, Ore., Jan. 22 (Special)
A report came to the Sun office
last evening that one of the indlct-
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Change of .Venue
Arguments Open
In Owens Case
Judge .7. W. Knowles this after
noon denied a change of venue
for trial of John Owen. Upon
request of defense attorney,
George Cochran, postponement
until Feb. 15 was granted, with
KeltH Crosswhite's ' trial to fol
low completion of Owen's ca.
Owen's willingness to plead guilty
to murder in the second degree,
wlik-Ii docs not carry the rleuth
penalty, was refused by District
Attorney Carl Helm, who hopes
to convict the prisoner of first
degree murder. t
Oral arguments by defense and
prosecution attorneys in the John
Owens motion for a change of venue
were under way this afternoon at the
circuit court house before Judge J.
W. Knowles. The hearing was to be
gin at 1 :30 o'clock and indications
were that It would take an hour or
two to complete.
Owens, charged with tho murder
of Amos Helms, state policeman,
asked that his trial be transferred
to Wallowa county.
Prohi Amendment
To Stay, Al Says
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (P) The pro
hibition amendment, Alfred E. Smith
one of Its most Bevere critics be
lieves is In the constitution to stay.
He told a meeting of the hotel as
sociation of New York last night that
in his opinion repeal of the amend
ment is impossible.
I believe, however, that another
amendment can be added, which will
provide that any state may, with the
of such matters Itself," he said.
TWOBILLION
DOLLAR BILL
UP TO HOOVER
Senate and House Agree
on Measure as Changed
By Conferees.
APPROPRIATION IS
TO BE SUBMITTED
President Hoover May
Sign Bill Creating Re
construction Finance
Corporation Today.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (IF) Only
a few pen strokes ore necessary to
legalize a 2,000,000,000 corporation
to give Impetus to American busi
ness. President Hoover may sign the bill
creating his reconstruction finance
corporation late today.
The measure received final con
gressional approval by the adoption
today by both senate and house of
the coexerence report reconciling the
differences between their bills.
Neither house nor senate required a
record vote.
Mr. Hoover Is prepared to submit
immediately to the senate for con
firmation the names of the four
members of the board whom he must
select. He already has picked Charles
(Continued on Page B1ve
CAMP FIRE HEAD
H0LDSMEET1NGS
Miss Edith Kemphthorne
Speaks at Sessions Meld
. in City Thursday.
Miss Edith Kemphthorne furnished
a colorful picture of Camp Fire life
yesterday when she spoke before
various groups in La Grande on the
'movement for which she is national
field secretary. MJss Kemphthorne
arrived in La Grande yesterday morn
ing and her day was filled with con
ferences and speaking engagements
In behalf of Camp Fire. She left
lost night for Pendleton where she
is holdlnjr an Institute today:
Miss Kemphthorne .met wipn-tne
guardians and adult leaders yester
day noon at a no-hostess luncheon at
the La Grande hotel, at 2 o'clock she
addressed the student body of the
Eastern Oregon Normal school, and
later in the afternoon, at 4 o'clock,
she met with the Camp Fire girls of
the city.
The organization and founding of
the movement was described for the
benefit of the guardians. The move
ment originated In 1012 with a pur
pose of maintaining health by whole
some outdoor life and exercise and
the promotion of various forms of so
cial welfare. During the World war
the girls were active in cultivating
war gardens, making bandages and
selling and subscribing during the
liberty loan campaigns. The main
body of the Camp Fire Is in the
United States where It was founded,
but It has branches now In Eng-
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L. BLANCHARD,
OF ELGIN, DIES
AT AGE OF 84
Leman B. Blancnard, pioneer resi
dent of Elgin, died at his home yes
terday morning after an Illness of
comparatively short duration. Fu
neral services will be held Saturday
afternoon at the Elgin Christian
church at 2 o'clock with burial in
tho Elgin cemetery. Snocl grass and
Zimmerman are in charge.
The deceased was born in England
Feb. 28, 1847 and came to Elgin 63
years ago, locating on a ranch two
miles northeast of town on the El-
gln-Wallowa highway where he lived
continuously until his death. He was
84 years 10 months and 24 days of
oge.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Lucy
Blancnard, and four children: Mrs.
Charles Breshears, Mi's. Harlan' Long
and Clarence, of Elgin, and Mtb. Or
ris Evers. of Koasey, Ore., besides
other relatives and friends.
Four Bridge Teams
After Two Nights of Auction Play
Two of the four bridge teams that
scored highest In the first night's
play maintained their leads, while
two teams of runners-up came to the
front in the second and closing ses
sion of the first annual duplicate
auction bridge tournament to be
played in La Grande. The tourna
ment was sponsored by the American
Legion auxiliary under the direction
of C. H. Devlne. bridge enthusiast,
was held at the Sacajawea Inn Wed
nesday and Thursday, with 40 per
sons entered.
Mrs. W. O. Sawyer and Mrs. Guy
Ellis maintained their lead In divi
sion A. east and west, and Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Fitzgerald wero high
scorers in division B, east and west
for the entire tournament. In di
vision B, north and south, Mrs. Don
Rohan and Mrs. Walter Palmer made
the highest total score, winning over
Mrs. June Staicup and Mrs. F. S.
Lyons, high scorers in that division
Testimony Held
Up In Trial For
Legal Argument
Winnie Ruth Judd's Coun
sel Goes to Bat Over
Marking of Suitcase as
Exhibit "E." ,
By Ralph O. Brown
COURT HOUSE. PHOENIX. Ariz.,
Jan. 22 UP) Winnie Ruth Judd's
counsel accepted the gauge of battle
today when the state offered its ex
hibits of receptacles In which the
bodies of Agnes Anne LeRol and Hed-
vig Samuelson were shipped from
Phoenix to Los Angeles.
Prompt objection was made by Paul
Schenck and Herman Lewkowltz of
tho defense when the state brought
to the courtroom the first of its ma
jor evidence a suitcase which con
tained parts of the body of Miss
Samuelson when It was found on
Oct. 19 In a Los Angeles railway sta
tion. The state contends both wo
men wero. slain by Mrs. Judd on Oct.
16. Mrs. Judd at present, however, is
being tried only for the murder of
Mrs. LeRol.
Court Takes Recess
In addition to the suitcase, a hat-
box v and two trunks were awaiting
submission when argument over ad
missibility of the first threw tne
court into recess while counsel and
Judge consulted authorities.
Attorneys Schenck and Lewicowitz
argued the suitcase did not com un
der the "rule by which the other re
ceptacles might be entered In evi
dence, since it contained "only ports
of the body of Miss Samuelson, and
nothing else."
The two trunks and the natoox,
defense Indicated, would not be pro
tested, . since they were understood
to have contained portions of bodies
and material pertinent to both the
LeRol and Samuelson cases, ,
Judge Howard C. Speakman ac
cepted from County Attorney Lloyd J.
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HAMMELL IS
HELD GUILTY
IN 1:17 TRIAL
John Hammell, fourth member of a
quartet of men taken before federal
court In Portland on liquor charges
from La Grande, was found guilty
yesterday In a record-breaking trial.
The case took Just one hour and 17
minutes to complete, from the time
of its beginning to the return of a
verdict by a Jury that, deliberated
only seven minutes.' Tho verdict was
guilty on two counts, possession and
transportation. - Sentence will be
Dossed later.. '
State Policeman Willard Tubbs and
City Policeman Bill Howard, witness
es in the case, drove back to La
Orando last night. Joe Zimmerman,
federal agent, returned by train;
Chiang Kai-Shek
Back in Nanking
NANKING, Jan. 22 (P) Former
President Chiang Kai-Shek, who left
for his estate in the provinces Im
mediately after the resignation of his
government a short time ago, ar
rived here again this afternoon. He
declined to comment on the purpose
of his visit or on the Chinese polit
ical situation.
SITUATION GROWS WORSE
SHANGHAI, Jan. 22 fit Strained
relations' between Chinese and 'Jap
anese here appeared to bo getting rap
idly worse today as a Japanese ad
miral issued a virtual ultimatum from
his flagship In the harbor and Chi
nese merchants sent an appeal to
Nanking for more troops.
The admiral demanded Immediate
suppression of organizations hostile
to Japanese residents. Chinese shop
keepers formed a "protective corps"
and asked the national government
to provide them with guns.
Fire Department
Branded Obsolete
THE DALLES, Ore., Jan. 22 (fl1)
Deputy Fire Marshals George W.
Stokes and James S. Gleason, who
spent more than a week here inves
tigating the city's fire fighting per
sonnel and equipment, have filed a
written report with Fire Marshal
Mohr characterizing both as obso
lete. Tho report declares that The
Dalles' single fire company, with 62
members, none of whom Is given any
specific duties, 1b comparable to fire
companies of many years ago.
Emerge At Top
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Otis Palm
er and Mrs. Erva Stevens, runners-up
on Wednesday evening, nosed out the
high scorers of the flret evening,
Mrs. E. M. Todd and Mrs. C. H. De
vlne, to win the first place In di
vision A, north and south.
The final winners of the entire
tournament will be determined at
later date, when the leaders In the
four divisions play for possession of
a sliver irvliy? cup offered by
Georee Blrnle, Jeweler. Tho date for
the playoff has not been set.
Twenty hands were played each
night, with the players in each di
vision playing duplicate hands, thus
bringing the element of luck to
minimum. Competition was keener
last night and all of the entrants
played harder.
Prizes for the winners were award
ed By Richardson's Art shop, Falks
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BUCK DEER BOGGED IN SNOW
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Tragedy due to the heavy snowfall In the west was narrowly averted
when E. C. Osborn discovered this deer bogged In the snow near
Portola, Cal. It had crossed the river, but In clambering up the bunk.
It was bogged down, and was helplessly awaiting death when Osborn
rescued It after taking this remarkable photograph.
Competition By
Farmers Advised
Against By Hyde
DES MOINES, Jan. 22 (fi) Ameri
can agriculture- was pictured today
by Secretary of Agriculture Arthur
M. Hyde as "the two bare hands of
tho individual farmer" battling in a
competitive arena "where labor and
finance and industry enter the mass
power of their respective organiza
tions." His message was read before the
Iowa farm bureau federation by
Charles E. Hearst, president,
Hyde pleaded for closer co-operation,
more attention to the financial
problems the farmers must face, more
stress on profits Instead of volume
In production and abandonment of
attempted profitable production in
poor lands.
Too Much Competition
"Six million farmers are now en
gaged in destructive competition with
each other," Hyde declared. "Each
is engaged, by his surplus produc
tton, in beating down the price of
tho commodity for all."
In other lines of business, he con
tinued, organization has replaced: In
dividualism in a co-operative attempt
to jugulate production, consumption
and profit. ;
"Organization is tho touchstone of
farm prosperity," ho said, "'By or
ganizing the farmer can unite arid
stop ruthless' competition of every
farmer with every other, collectively
plan production to meet market de
mand, control the surplus by prevent
ing it, collectively stabilize prices,
and mobilize in the economic arena
the economic power of six million
American farmers."
The federal farm board, he said,
seeks to bring about this co-opera
tive enterprise, to develop it to a point
where it will carry on by its own
merits without outside aid. i
Midland College
Singers Will Be
Here on Mar. 14
Midland College A Cappella Choir,
of Fromont, Nobr., is to present a
program of sacred music in La
Grande, on March 14, under the au
spices of Zion Luther League, This
promises to be a treat for those in
La Grande who love the highest type
of music which is possible, unaccom
panied, choral Blnglng, Rev. Edwin
Bracher announces,
- The choir Is making Its annual
spring tour during the months of
February and March, and this year
comes through the far-west.. La
Grande Is fortunate in having this
well-trained, 60 -voice chorus for an
evening's performance, he states.
They come to La Grande from Wal
la Walla, whore tho Whitman .Col-
(Contlnuod on Page FourV,
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Albert Reed Asks
For An Attorney
MEDFORD, One.. Jan. 22 (Pi Albert
W. Heed, of Denver, Indicted for the
first degree murder of Victor Knott,
Ashland policeman last November 18,
was arraigned In circuit court here
today and asked that an attorney be
appointed for him.
The court delayed proceedings un
til next Monday.
Paul MeQuaide and Lee Jackson,
under indictment for the samo crime,
are still at liberty.
Tremors, Eruptions
Frighten Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY, Jan. 22 (TV
More than three scoro earthquake
shocks which sent a part of the re
public of Guatemala into a shiver
yesterday crippled communications
and It was feared today considerable
damago might have been wrought In
the sections around tho two vol
canoes Feugo and Acatcnago, which
began to erupt after the shocks. The
volcanoes are 60 miles from here,
Ashes from the two volcanoes
dropped on Guatemala City during
the night. The people In the neigh
boring towns were much alarmed.
I a eve dat irr ta i
rtJIVj lULlLL 1U
HELP FIND GIRL
Portland Father Appeals
For Help Daughter
Believed on Way Hei'e
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 22 ,(P) H.
B. 8 to wo, of -Portland, has asked po
lice assistance in locating his daugh
ter, Ruth Stowe Hawks, 17. Stowe
told police he believed his daughter
was en route to La Grande with i
gangster.
The girl, formerly a dancer In Se
attle, met and married there ft man
known to Stowe- only as LaVelle.
Four months ago they were, divorced
and Ruth returned to her home here.
Last week Ruth received a Chinese
letter from Seattle and. also one from
her former husband asking her to
send the letter to him for transla
tion. The girl sent the letter and
LaVelle wrote back that she could
expect to be murdered at any time
and that If she revealed tho con
tents of the letter to her parents they
might meet the same fate. .
Stowo said he knew nothing,, of
he matter fUntJl last night. when JUs
wife told him Ruth had discussed
the letters . with her. While Mrs.
Stowe. was telling her husband about
It the girl ran out the back door say
ing she was going to La Grande with
a man and that they would "square"
everything. The car In which they
left bore a Washington license, Stowe
said.
Stowe did not learn tho contents of
tho Chinese letter.
NO WORD RECEIVED HERE
At 1:30 o'clock this afternoon La
Grande police had not received any
communication from Portland police
relative to Ruth Stowe Hawks, 17,
and her companion.
MINUTE HUNT
ON TODAY FOR
KIDNAPED MAN
DENVER, Colo,, Jan. 22r(P) Ben-
Jamin P. Bower, missing nearly three
days, the victim of kidnapers who
demanded $50,000, was tho object of
a house to house search by police
men and firemen today.
Baffled at every turn, but deter
mined to find trace of the 62-year-old
bakery manager, police planned
this minute hunt to determine del
initely If Bower was alive or dead. No
word has come from tho kidnapers
who abducted Bower Tuesday night.
Little Importance was attachod by
police to the temporary detaining of
Kenneth Coffman, 28, who was ques
tioned by police last night. Nothing
developed from discovery of the kid
napers' car deserted in an Isolated
section.
Expect Roosevelt
Declaration Soon
ALBANY. N. Y., Jan. 22 VP) An
announcement from Governor Frank
Iln D. Roosevolt regarding his can
didacy for the Democratic presidential
nomination Is expected soon-
State Chairman James A. Farley,
after a visit to the executive yester
day. Is quoted as saying: -
"Governor Roosevelt will be openly
In the field very soon."
It was reported that the gover
nor's announcement of his candidacy
might be expected about Jan. 30, his
fiftieth birthday anniversary.
Danger of Disease
In Flooded Delta
OLENDORA, Miss., Jan. 33 VP)
Danger of disenso In tho crowded
refugee camps of the flooded Mis
sissippi delta developed Into a new
menace today as tho waters became
less of an lmmedlato threat.
Physicians with medical supplies
cruised tho flood area to visit Sum
ner. Webb and Crowbar and reports
that disease had broken out In some
of the refugee camps wero received.
Red Cross forces were well organ
ized and yesterday carried their work
along the line from Lambert to Yazoo
City.
Railroad Wage
Dispute Appears
Near Agreement
Brotherhood and Union
Leaders Studying Prob
lem ; Newspaper Expects
Labor to Accept.
CHICAGO, Jon. 22 00 Talk of
wage cuts for railroad workers must
go on the sidetrack until labor's pro
gram for unemployment relief Is def
initely accepted or rejected. David B.
Robertson sold today. He saw no
chance for a quick end of the parley
that began a week ago today with
nine railroad presidents.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22 m Still unde
cided about whether to accept a ten
per. cent wage reduction, 800 broth
erhood and union leaders today
studied the arguments of railway
presidents that the industry was
threatened with bankruptcy and the
loss of .credit. ,
The managements mae what was
apparently their final offer when
they promised to do "whatever may
be practicable" to stabilize employ
ment, refusing most of the other
labor proposals. 1
It appeared to be labor's next move,
but the union spokesman, David B.
Robertson, denied the move had. al
ready been decided upon and that it
would be acceptance of the reduc
tion. AGREEMENT HELD IMMINENT
CHICAGO, Jan. 22 (AV-The Herald
and Examiner said today in a copy
righted article that railway labor was
expected to accept a 10 per cent wage
cut within tho next few hours.
The paper said leaders of both the
workers and the railroads, confer
ring here since last Thursday on pay
reduotlon and unemployment, con
ceded last night an agreement would
be reached by Sunday night at the
latest.
The paper said the cut would be
for one year only and would prob
ably go into effect next week,, saving
the rolls 260,000,000.
TO STUDY SIX-HOUR DAY '
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (P) The
senate today adopted a resolution
calling on the Interstate commerce
commission to study the feasibility
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Electric Chair
Exacts Penalty
From Murderer
OSSINING. -N,' Y., Jan; 32 un
The cose ; of' ietywprtiv Francis
(Two-Gun) Crowley ,;"W0J3 'yf fiolally
closed today when Sing' Sing prison
officials, surrendered the body of the
20-year-old killer to relatives ' for
burial.
A "wise guy" to the end, the youth
who won his nickname by wearing a
pistol strapped to each leg, super
vised the strapping of the electrode
to his ankle last night a minute, be
fore he died In the electric chair for
the murder of one of the policemen
whom he professed to hate.
In the drizzling rain, seated In a
parked automobile outside the prison
wall was Helen Walsh, rouging her
lips. She was the girl who sat In
another parked automoblel In a dark
Long Island lane on the night last
May when Crowley shot and killed
Patrolman Frederick Hlrsch.
She was with him two days later
(Continued on Page Five)
Intercommunion
Movement Favored
LONDON, Jan. 22 W) The lower
house of the convocation of Canter
bury voted unanimously today . to
concur with the resolution adopted
by the uppor houso Wednesday call
ing for establishment of Intercom
munion between the Church of Eng
land and the old Catholic churches
of Europe.
The resolution also was passed
unanimously by the upper houso.
There was an impressive scene at
today's session when the clergy rose
and recited the doxology after the
prolocutor had read the collect for
further unity.
Chinese Preacher
Hatchet Victim
CHICAGO, Jan. 22 Wi Rev. Henry
Prank Chan, Chinese preacher, was
found dead In the basement of his
ohurch In Chinatown today. His
skull had been crushed with a hatch,
et, which lay beside Ills body.
KLAMATH JI DOK INJUIIKD
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Jan. 22 Ull
Alex Sparrow, county Judge of Jack'
son county, who was Injured sorlously
yesterday when ho fell Into a pit In
the basement of a building here, was
still delirious today.
Whllo his condition has made ex
animation difficult, physicians said
they believed ho hod suffered a skull
fracture.
Spain Moves To
Crush Rebellion
MADRID, Jan. 22 (fit Word from
Catalona today said troops had taken
over a half a dozen villages where
"workers republics" were set tip yes
terday during what the government
described as a communist rebellion.
- The soldiers were in Manresa,
Berga, Salient, Suria, Cardona and
Frlgols, the report said, and at no
point did they- meet with resistance.
ARMS PARLEY
OPENS FEB. 2
AT GENEVA
Economic -,111s : of World
Bolster Hopes For
Definite Pact. : ' -
DISARM ADVOCATES
ARE VERY HOPEFUL
Conference; Will Climax
10 Years of Work With
Nations More Than
Willing to Compromise.
By Edward Stanley
GENEVA, Jan. 22 UP) "Wthlther .
world?" may be an easier question to
answer' after Feb. 2, If economists
who blame the world war for present
difficulties are correct, v'
On that day opens the' world dis
armament conference, the most Im
pressive gathering of nations yet
achieved, In . which delegates from'
e4 countries hope to find some my
to reduce the present burden of .
armaments and prevent' repetition
of the disasters that began In 1014. .
The conference may last for a year. ,
It may continue even longer if the
technical experts and sub -sub -committees
get, into too deep a sea of
detail. .- .". ' '"
The common economio ' difficulties
of every nation have increased the'
possibilities of evolving a world-wide
agreement, many competent author
ltles believe. , , .
America's 1)111 High -England,
for example, has r 'gone
through a. year of budgetary horror
and approximately. 70 . per cent of.;
her budget goes to pay for- past '
wars and for. current arms eat
penses. 1 ' . , ' , :
Similar expenses In . 1927 took BO
per cent of the federal budget In
the united states, . according to
Secretary Mellon's report. ' l -
The United States, however, .
comes to the conference rather V well
heeled" from a ptatiBtlcal point of
view. : With about 36. per cent of the
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POSTAL RATE !j
INCREASES AR&
HELD. UNLIKELY
: 'WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 W -.The
post office department has given up
hope for obtaining postal rate In
creases, as part of the administration's
method of reducing the treasury da-
flclt. . -i' t
F. A. Tilton, assistant postmaster
general in charge of fiscal affairs, said
today the matter was a "dead Issue,"
Postmaster General Brown has rtc-.
o mm ended to congress that rates on
non-local first class mall be increased'
from 2 to 3 cents and that the 1021
war measure rates be resumed on bulk
second class matter. ,
Approval of the legislation by-con
gress jvas considered unlikely. -'-; :
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 W Post- 1
master General Brown today s-expressed
opposition to a ,blU to place
rural delivery service on a contract
basis. ". -u '". '; '
Operator Escapes i v'
Attempt On Life
VANCOUVER. B. C Jan. 22. W) -'
Wally Woolridgo, a motion picture
operator, still was alive here today
after the second attempt upon his
life within the past year. ; .' V ;
Last night, as he started his car
In a parking area preparatory to go
ing home, a bomb which had been
placed In the machine, exploded,
hurling Woolridgo several feet and
scattering hla car In all directions.
Several months ago, Woolridgo was
fired upon several times while driving
his automobile. He escaped Injury.
No explanations could be made by
either Woolridgo or police for the
attempts on his life. -
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
PARIS, Jan. 22 W) Premier La
val's government tonight won a vote
of confidence in the (chamber of
deputies by 303 to 26S. i '
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Jan. 22 W) Grain values
showed a general disposition to sag
today. Reports Indicating a decided
surplus of domestic wheat stocks
owned by flour . mills as compared
with flour sales and futures sold had
a distinctly bearish . Influence. The
reports, It was asserted by some trade
authorities, showed plainly that mill
ers would be purchasing little, or
nothing in the . line of grain for
months to come..
Wheat closed unsettled, Ji ffl V un
der yesterday's finish, corn M
down, oats unchanged to off, and
provisions unchanged to 7a btgherv
' PORTLAND, Jan. 22 (IF) There Is
nothing developing locally In the gen
eral trade. On the Portland grain
exchango May futures were off 140
bushel but there was nothing offered
at the price bid. No sales were made
during the session... July and Sep
tember were unchanged. . . .j . "
Pegged prices continue for cash
wheat on tho merchants exchange.