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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1932
EAST3CRN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 126
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2 DEMOCRATS
NAMEDTODAY
BY PRESIDENT
Couch and Jones to Take
Places on , Reconstruc
tion Directorate.
BANK LEGISLATION
INTERESTS HOOVER
Executive Hopes to Push
Through Measures to
Relieve Depositors in
Closed Banks.
f WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (ff) Two
southerners were named today to the
board that will direct a two billion
dollar Injection to quicken the pulse
' of business.
Harvey C. Couch, of Arkansas, and
Jesse H. Jones, of Texas, were ap
pointed by President Hoover as two
cf the three Democratic directors of
the Reconstruction Finance corpora
tion. A third probably will be named
in a very short time.
Quick confirmation of the nomina
tions Is expected of the senate, along
with that of Charles Gates Dawes
named to be president of the cor
poration. . " .
Only these formalities and the pas
sage by the senate of the measure
appropriating $500,000,000 are neces
sary to get the corporation ready to
function financially.
The other directors are Eugene
Meyer, governor of the federal reserve
hoard, Paul Bestor, farm loan com
missioner, and Secretary Mellon.
Couch Well Known
Couch, a prominent financier re
siding In Pine Bluff, Is well known
In the capital through his connection
with various Industrial and other
activities.
Jones was especially active in con
nection with the last Democratic na
tional convention held in his home
city Houston.
The recommendations of Demo
cratic congressional- leaders had a
large part In guiding the selections,
Speaker Garner Is a Texan and Sen
ator Robinson, party floor leader,
halls from Arkansas.
White House officials said today.
shortly after the president named
Couch and Jones, that the chief
executive now Is interested prlmar
ily in legislation designed to relieve
depositors in closed banks. At the
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THREE DANCES
AREGIVEN AT
LIONS MEETING
A program of dances, featuring
four young girls, was given at the
Lions club luncheon today at the
Sacalawea inn. Helen Jean weDD
and Mary McNamee presented a doll
ciancc, accompanied, at tne piano Dy
Mrs. Clyde Webb; Jean Wetzel
danced the Highland, fling and Pa
tricia Wetzel a Russian number. Miss
Eleanor Hicks accompanied the Wetzel
girls. The numbers were heartily ap
plauded.
President Max Sarvls announced
that the state convention would, be
held in Klamath Palls July 13 and
14. He also stated that the Rotary
club has invited Lions to meet with
them Wednesday, Feb. 3 when Rufus
Holman, state treasurer, will be the
speaker. Dr. Sweet, nationally known
specialist, will speak at the luncheon
Feb. 8.
Nolan Skiff and Dr. W. K. Ross
were appointed as members of the
February program committee.
Gasoline Down To
10c in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 25 (tP)
Gasoline was selling as low as ten
cents a gallon at several service Ra
tions here today, many were offering
It at 11 cents, and nowhere in the
city was it more than 12 cents a gal
lon. At one station the standard de
nominations of American money were
not sufficient to cover requirements.
Here a "9c per gallon" sign was
displayed.
. D. Killian New
Foreman of Shops
J. D. Killian, who since Dec. 10
has been acting master mechanic in
the absence of L. W. Shirley, In the
Union Pacific shops, has been made
general foreman of the roundhouse.
Ho fills the vacancy left by the re
moval of D. A. Hansen to Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Hansen left Saturday
for Portland, where he will be gen
eral foreman of the roundhouse at
Albina.
Mr. and Mrs. Killian and their fam
ily came to La Grande from Cheyenne
whero he worked for the Union Pa
cific railroad. They plan to make
their home here.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Partly cloudy ond
at times unsettled tonight
and Tuesday; probably local
snows over the mountains and
occasional rains on tho coast;
little change in temperature;
fresh northwest winds offshore.
Weather Today
7 a. m. 17 above.
Minimum 16 above.
Condition clear.
Weather Yesterday
Maximum 31. minimum 6
above.
Condition clear. Range
25 degrees.
Weather Jan. 25. 10.11
Maximum 38, minimum 28
above.
Condition cloudy, rain .18
of Inch. Range 10 degrees.
$33$
Public Flocked
Through House,'.
Defense Claims
Lawyers1 For Winnie Ruth
Judd Throw Temporary
Blockade Before Prose
cution Efforts. . '
By Ralph O, Brown
COURT HOUSE, Phoenix, Ariz.,
Jan. 25 () Defense charges that
tne apartment of the dead Agnes
Anne Lerol and Hedvlg Sarhuelson
occame a museum through which
the public flocked "at 10 cents a
throw," today temporarily blocked
the efforts of County Attorney Lloyd
J. Andrews to 'batten, down his evi
dence of first degree murder against
Winnie -Ruth Judd.
The bitter areument over admis
sibility of testimony of Phoenix po
Ucs detective and county attorney's
investigators regarding conditions at
2020 N. Second street, and at 1130
East Brill street, Mrs. Judd's home,
was carried over from Saturday into
tno sixth cay of Mrs. Judd's trial for
Paul Schencs. and Herman Lew-
kowltz, defense counsel, contended
slaying her two friends.
the state was not able to show the
premises in either instance to have
been in their original condition when
investigators visited them.
,Grlnim Recalled
Recalled to the stand, H. U. Grimm,
owner of the 1130 East Brill street
cottage In which Mrs. Judd lived,
who testified so far as he knew"
no one had entered the Judd apart
ment between October 18, when she
left Phoenix allegedly with the bodies
of her two friends In her baggage,
until Detective Dan Lucey of the
Phoenix police investigated the house
October 20.
Lucey was allowed to testify over
defense objection to his finding In
the Judd house of a .25 calibre auto
matic pistol shell.
Spencer Moxey, ballistics expert of
the Los Angeles police department,
was recalled to Jdentlfy the shell as
having been fired and ejected from,
In his opinion, a pistol found In Mrs.
Judd's baggage. . 1
(Continued on Pago Four)
Helix To Play
Tonight; M.A.C,
Quintet Coming
A basketball game that will defin
itely decide whether the Jack Allen
Owls remain In the Eastern Oregon
championship race will be played at
tne Li. u. s. Recreational nail at u
o'clock tonight.
Tho Helix Red Devils, as yet unde
feated and with one victory, over Vie
Owls 39 to 10 at Helix,, will como
to La Grande and If they score an
other win. it will eliminate tne owis,
However, if the Owls can defeat the
invaders, it will even up the race,
putting the two In a tie for the title.
Multnomah Coming
Roy Farnam also announced this
morning that the Multnomah Ath
letic ciuo Dasketoaii team oi iron-
land, orie of the strongest teams in
the state, will play tho Owls at the
Union gymnasium Friday evening,
Jan. 29, under the auspices of tho
Union commercial cum.
Tho game will be o particular Im
portance If the Owls can ,win the
contest with Helix, as a victory over
tho M. A. C. quintet then would put
tne owis in a position wnere tney
would have a claim ior tne inaepena
ent championship of the state, pend
ing a playoff with Helix.
Local fans, however, doubt if the
Owls are strong enough to humblo
tho Portland cagers, although giving
them an outside cnance to win.
Church Officers
Installed Sunday
New church officers were Installed
yesterday monung at a special serv
lco held at 11 o'clock at the Central
Church of Christ. Elders, deacons
and deaconesses were Installed rol
lowlntr their election recently.
New elders are O. C. Fleshman, O.
W. Roberts, J. J. Hawley, L. S. Weeks,
Dr. J. L. McPherson, J. H. Blunt.
Deacons are H. P. Greer, A. J. pyie,
Harry French. Elmer Miller. Henry
winburn. Lovd Purdv. W. S. Price,
O. W. Wagner. D. Smutz, George L.
Anderson, Andrew Munenoerg ana
C. w. Bunting. Deaconesses are Mrs,
.T L. McPherson. Mrs. Arch Conley,
Mrs. Henry Winburn, Mrs. Nellie
Harrison and Mrs. rl. tr. urecr.
History to Turn
Back Pages Tonight
History will turn back Its pages to
the Gay Nineties and customs and
frailties of the age will be revealed
tonight at 8 o'clock when the Young
womens Educational auxiumy win
nrpsent a nrocram for the second
time, this time for the benefit of tho
public. Tickets will bo on sale at
tho door.
A' number of new attractions have
been added to tho program that was
presented at a recent meeting of the
group, while the members of the
cast have been rehearsing their pro
ductions and are now able to pre
sent "Was She Sweetheart or Wife,"
the thrilling romance by Laura Jean
Llbby, writer of the time with a con
vincing degree of melodrama, It is
reported.
Tribunal Grants
Review Petition
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 UP) Te
supreme court today granted the pe-
i it i - .n.,iiii nr tho rncii rf fhiV.
ton C. Thompson and his partners.
concluding i iiumjiowii o . .
i Mcticnzie river, in uicruh, """""'"b
1 tho validity of the Oregon law under
i which .'they and their guests are
! prohibited from fishing from boats
In 1931 the Oregon legislature en-
i acten uimi! nw - r----
i laws, making it unlawful for any
j . ttcU nHtVi Vi nrtc nnti linn
' from any boat or raft in the waters
I - v. x.vti'aTi7in riwr. above Blue
ironi uuy .... j -
of the McKenzie river, above Blue
river. The pffense was punishable
with a fine of from sio to eiuu.
Thompson and his partners de
! dared one of the principal attrac-
i Ar fhir rponrt was flshlm? Of-
fered tourists and other guests.
ROOSEVELT'S
HAT TOSSED
INTO RING
New York Governor For
mally in Contest For
Presidential Nomination
WEST AND SOUTH
SUPPORTING HIM
Eastern 'Challenge is
Largely Tied Up With
Question of Al Smith's
Intentions. ,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 Now
formally in the race for tho presi
dential nomination, Governor Roose
velt of New York finds his candidacy
far .in front of Democratic rivals but
facing hurdles of. a most difficult
sort.
Announcement Saturday that
Roosevelt accepted campaign efforts
on his behalf, came with west and
south lined up for htm, about as well
as possible at this stage of the cam
paigning. But the eastern states and
New England offer a challenge which
may nullify, this advantage, while
scattered "favorite son" states hold
off to see which way to Jump. Be
sides the several yet undeclared pos
sible contestants and the announced
candidacy of Governor Ritchie of
Maryland, the eastern challenge Is
largely tied up with the engrossing
question of Alfred E. Smith's inten
tions.
By contrast with the Democratic
leader's prospects, President Hoover
la in the Republican race sufistan
tlally by himself, so sure of renomi
natlon that some foes within the
party are giving earnest .thought to
organizing outside tne regular tr. u.
P. fold. .
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JOSEPH BEATEN
HERE 30 TO 19
Lyman's Shooting Import
ant Factor'm Victory tor
: La Grande Tiger?.
Largely becauso of Lyman's accurate-snooting.
La Grande Hlfih .Satur
day night easily defeated Joseph's
basketball quintet, 30 to 19. The
game was played at the L. D. S.
Recreational nan.
The slim forward scored six field
goals during the game, several from
difficult angles, and converted two
out oi live iree tnrows ior a totai
of 16 points.
Preceding the main game, the soph?
omoro class team defeated the Juniors
12 to 3.
Lyman Scores Karly
Lyman scored on the first play of
the game with a long basket shot
from the left side of the floor from
a distance. Joseph, however, rallied
quickly ana soon tooic a a to a leau
but that was the only time through
out the game the visitors were In
front.
During the lost half La Grande
scored 14 points to Joseph's n.
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GEO. CARLYLE
FINED $150 IN
LIQUOR CASE
After a trial which stretched over
almost two days In the court of the
Justice of tho peace. George Carlyle
was louna guilty ana iinea iou on
a charge of illegal possession of In
toxicating Uquvr, while Mrs. Car
lyle, who was charged Jointly with
her husband, was acquitted by a
Jury late Saturday afternoon.
Carlyle had not paid the fine when
the Observer went to press and is
confined in the county jail.
Judge L. Denharre passed sentence.
Bower, of Denver,
Freed by Kidnapers
DENVER, Colo., Jan. 25 ( Re
turn of Benjamin P. Bower from the
mountain cabin In which kidnapers
held him for five days was followed
quickly today by revelation of a coup
whereby police and a Denver news
paper tricked the gangsters Into sus
pecting each other of treachery and
thus breaking up tho plot to extort
$50,000 from Bower's family.
Bower was taken from a car and
leaned against a fence In West Den
ver by his captors early yesterday.
His eyes were covered with adhesive
tape which he was Instructed to wear
until he could no longer hear the mo
tor of the kidnaper's car.
Thallium-Poisoned Grain Used In
Tortillas Cause Four Deaths; 7 111
FRESNO, Cal., Jan. 25 (fP) With
four members of one family dead and
seven other persons believed hope
lessly 111, attempts were made today
to trace the source of thallium-poisoned
grain used In tortillas.
Tho four dead are Lydla Nunez, 7;
Manuel Nunez, 6; Lupe Nunez. 6 and
Ignaclo Nunez. 10, all children of
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Nunez, Mexi
cans. Various stories as to the source of
EPISCOIV.L CLERGY TO MEET
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 25 tJP)
Episcopal clergy of Oregon and lay
delegates will hold a diocesan con
vention hrre Wednesday and Thurs
day at St. Stephen's Episcopal cathe
dral. Right Rev. Walter Taylor Sum
ner, bishop of Oregon, will preside.
The program of the church will
be presented by Right Rev. M. S.
Barnwell, blfihop of Idaho, official
representative of the national council.
MARVIN AND
CHILDERS ON
TRIAL TODAY
Joseph State Bank Case is
Opened m wauowa
Ci-rcuit Court.
JUDGE M'CULLOCH,
BAKER, ' PRESIDING
County Judge Pleads Not
Guilty to JPour Indict
ments; Both Provide
Bond of $5000.
ENTERPRISE. Ore., Jan. 25 UP)
Accused of misuse of funds of the
Joseph State bank which closed Sept.
25, last, County Judge Edgar Marvin
and Cecil Childers went on trial m
circuit court here today. Marvin was
president, and Childers was cashier
(Continued on Page Four)
MASS MEETING
TAKES ACTION
AGAINST WAR
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 35 P)
Resolutions urging the United States
to adhere to the world court and to
take a strong stand for arms limita
tions at the Geneva conference Feb
ruary 2 were unanimously, adopted
by some 3000 persons at a civic mass
meeting in tho city auditorium here
Sunday. Tho meeting was called by
a special committee created by Pro
testant, Catholic and Jewish bodies
here.
Rabbi Henry J. Berkowltz, speak
er, said no nation has ever won a
wor.
"Recall tho date of November 11,
1918." he sold. "We rejoiced then
for two reasons the war was over;
wo had won a victory. On both
counts we were wrong. War was not
over. We had not won a victory.
Those countries that claimed victory
have had to reach down and save the
defeated central powers. All nations
are today defeated together."
1344 Cords Taken
By Wood Haulers
A total of 1314 cords of doad wood,
vniued e.t $338 wore tsken from tue
Meaclmm district In tho Whitman
national forest during 1031, Gerald
Tucker, forest ranger, reports. Tho
majority of the wood was taken
from Mt. Emily and brought Into
La Grande.
Onc-ihundrcd and eight received
nermlsslon to take the dead wood
for their own use, free of charge. Tho
only requirements which are neces
sary In obtaining wood In thlB man
ner are that a permit be taken out
and that tho forests bo left with, a
sightly appearance, ' Mr. Tucker
added.
Bridge Play-Off
To Begin At 7:30
Tho Eastern Oregon duplicate auc
tion bridge tournament play-off,
which will bo held tomorrow evening
at 7:30 at tho Sacajawea Inn to de
termine the winners of the silver
cup, will bo open to the public, C.
H. Devlne, director of the tournament,
announced today. No admission
charge will be made, and the Ameri
can Legion auxiliary, who is spon
soring the tournament. Invites the
public to witness the competition be
tween the four winning teams of the
tournament.
Those who will compete are Mrs.
W. G. Sawyer and Mrs. Guy Ellis;
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fitzgerald; Mrs.
Don Rohan and Mrs. Walter Palmer;
Mrs. Otis Palmer and Mrs. Erva
Stevens.
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LABOR IX SECRET VOTE $
CHICAGO, Jan. 26 UP) La-
bor took a secret voto today 3
on the proposal of the rail- 3
ways to trim, wages 10 per
cent. , 0
In secret meetings, the 850 -
general chairman of brother-
hoods and unions read the $
latest pronouncement of the $
railroad presidents on the
. wage and unemployment Is- 8
sues. - S
Some of the smaller labor
organizations had already dele- 3
gated plenipotentiary author-
ity to their representatives on
the comml ttee or 21. The $
opinion of others, notably the
"Rier Four" of the conductors.
enginemen and firemen, the "S
engineers and trainmen, was
being weighed in group meet- 4
ings.
the craln have been obtained from
tho elder Nunez, his latest version Is
that the grain was given to him by
a rancher. Previously he bad said the
grain was stolen.
County Agricultural Commissioner
Fred P. Ron Hard said he was con
vinced the grain was stolen but has
Dcen unaDio to trace it.
Slowly and stealthily thallium pois
on creeps upon its victims .and there
is no known anuaote.
STRICKEN WHILE DRIVING
ALBANY, Ore., Jan. 25 Henry
Droste, 68, of Vancouver, Wash., died
at a hospital here Sunday soon after
he was stricken with a heart attack
while drivlm? on the Pacific highway.
When he became unconscious the
uncontrolled automobile left the road
and crashed Into a power pole. He
had lived in Vancouver 30 years.
Droste was on his way to Eugene to
via it a son.
THE GRAND COULEE PROJECT
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Above Is a mup of the Grand Coulee project which Washington
senators are punlilng. It In estimated that authorization of the
project would allow employment for approximately. 100,000 men.
State to North
. Urges Building
Of Coulee Dam
Bv Harold Turnliliul
WENATCHEE, Wash., Jan. 36 Vt)
Construction of the gigantic Grand
Coueo dam and development of tho
vast Columbia river basin again are
being urged upon congress.
Senators Jones ond Dill of Wash
lnton, have Introduced a .bill In
the -senate, while a similar measure
also has been Introduced In the
house, calling for construction of
this project, comparable only to the
huge Hoover Dam and Boulder Can
yon development, which lb exceeds
in size and cost.
7l Tho ' bin does not specify the
amount to be required, but Jones
says the board of engineers for rivers
and harbors estimates the cost at
about 9400.000.000.
Advocates of the project point out
that the start! rig of construction
would directly or indirectly give em
ployment to thousands of now Idle
workers.
Power from the mighty torrents
of the Columbia would bo relied upon
to pay for the dam within 50 years,
although congress is asked to under
1 write the expense because of the
magnitude of the project. Worked In
with the power and reclamation
angles of the development plans Is
flood control along the river.
Four times more electricity would
be developed at the Grand Coulee
dam than at the huge Hoover dam
project under construction on the
Colorado river. Approximately 1,500,
000 acres of bleak desert would be
transformed Into some of the nation's
finest agricultural land.
Only a small portion of the land
would bo opened to settlement at
one time In order to avoid overpro
duction or agricultural products.
Diversification of crops would be In
sistea upon.
In citing how the project would
be a boon to unemployed Willis T.
Batchellor, Seattle consulting engi
neer, estimates that erection of the
dam alone would provide work for
5,000 men.
(Continued on Page Four;
Drummond Quits
Post at Geneva;
Action Deferred
GENEVA, Jan. 25 (P) Sir Eric
Drummond, who has been secretary-
general of the League of Nations
since Its formation, submitted his
resignation at a meeting of the league
council, but the council deferred
action. i
His action was not unexpected and
there have been several explanations
of his desire to leave the post.
It was said the climate at Geneva
Is bad for Mrs. Drummond's health
that Sir Eric has been wounded by
:r ucism oi tno leagues ciioru io(
ettle the Manchurinn controversy; i
that Great Britain wants him back
at home to take a hand In domestic
affairs.
There has been some agitation to
open tho important position of secretary-general
to other notions,
Tho term of the secretary-general
Is not definitely fixed, but those of
the French deputy secretary general
and the German and Italian under
secretaries expire this year.
It has been pointed out that Aris
tlde Brland. long an Important figure
in all the league's activities, Is
available for Sir Eric's post.
Two Injured When
Auto Overturns
ROSEBURO, Ore., Jan. 25 UP)
Speeding to the bedside of their
nged father, W. B. Thompson, of
Roseburg, who Is seriously 111 here,
Mrs. Cecil Smith of Holllster, Cal.,
and James Thompson, of San Fran
cisco, were injured last night when
their automobile skidded on Icy pave
ment and overturned.
Thompson suffered scalp wounds
and many bruises. His sister, Mrs.
Smith, received a crushed shoulder,
deep cuts on the head and face, and
severe bruises. They were brought
to a hospital here.
The accident occurred near Myrtle
Creek.
ENGLISH PRISON
SCENE OF BATTLE
Convicts Attempt to Break
From Dartmoor; Mghty
Reported1 Injured.
DARTMOOR, Eng., Jan. 25 (P)
Dartmoor prison was quiet again to
day after a riot In which 80 convicts
were Injured, one of them perhaps
iatauy.
Tho yards -were empty of convicts,
a double guard was on duty and 20
of the . Injured men wero still In the
hospital, but only one of them was In
Tho battlo 'raged all day yesterday
and only tho timely arrival of 100
extra police put an end to the fight-,
ing and prevented a wholesale de
livery. . j
Claim Mistreatment
It began with lack of sugar In the I
breakfast porridge. The prisoners
claimed mistreatment, which, they
said, readied Its climax when their
cereal was furnished them unsweet
ened. Long before dawn yeBterday
tho prison was in a hubub with tho
prisoners beating on tho doors of
their cells and walls In protest.
Guards released them into the
courtyard for exerciso before chapel
services and tho fight began. Led by
one prisoner blowing a bugle, they
attacked the guards In groups and
had very neorly gained their freedom
when police reinforcements arrived
from' Plymouth and turned the tide
of battle.
In tho meantime they had sot flro
to tho principal prison buildings and
one group, breaking Into-the office
of tho governor, B. N. Roberts, forced
him to rice for his life. He escaped
through a rear door, locking it as he
went, and took refuge In a cell block
occupied by prisoners who had not
Joined the riot. The prisoners then
burned the administrative records,
carrying them out and throwing them
into a pile. .
As soon as tho police arrived they
drow their clubs and charged, while
tho guards kept up a sniping flro
along the walls, bringing down ev
ery man who reached the top in his
attempt to escape.
(Continued on Page Fouri
PAUL WARBURG ,
PASSES AWAY
IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (IP) Paul
Mbrltz Warburg, descended of a
banking dynasty cradled In Germany
In the eighteenth century and him
self one of the fommost banking
authorities In America, is dead In
his sixty-fifth year.
His death last night was the third
of a year among powerful figures of
finance. George F. Baker died last
spring and Dwlght Morrow, distin-
" V " ,, . ,,
comP ."w state
craft, died In October.
Warburg, who is especially remem
bered as the prophet who warned
against the Wall street crash of 1020
six months before It took place, was
chairman of tho boards of the Man
hattan company and tho Intcrna
tlonol Acceptance Bank of New York.
Ho had been a member of the firm
of Kuhn, Loeb As company, and his
widow was tho daughter or tne late
Solomon Loeb of the Kuhn-Locb
firm.
The Dalles Opens
Consolidated Bank
THE DALLES, Ore., Jan. 26 UP) A
consolidated bank, said by Its dlrec
tors to be one of the strongest fin
ancial institutions in Eastern Oregon,
opened here todoy under tho name
of tno citizens first national.
The consolidation of the Citizens
National and the First National banks
was effected Saturday. Deposits of
the two banks oggregato more than
2,200,000. The capital of the con
solidated hank Is 2 00,000, and the
surnlus $100,000.
L. Bnrnutn. president of the First
National, became president of the
Citizens First National, ana p. j,
8 1 fl (i Mm no. president of the Citizens
national, is chairman of the new
board.
Long Sworn In
As The Senator
From Louisiana
Huey Discards His Title
As Governor Alvm G.
King Takes OathDis
pute is Renewed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 m Huey
P. Long was sworn In today as sen
ator from Louisiana. By taking oath
as senator, Long, a Democrat, dis
carded his title as governor of Louis
iana, renewing the dispute over that
office. i
Long's seating brought the senate
membership up to Its full quota of
90 for the first time this session.
The Democratic party was urged
today by Senator Long to nominate
for president Speaker Garner, Sen
ator Harrison of Mississippi, or Sen-'
ator Robinson of Arkansas.
The colorful Louisiana political
leader gave his views in an Interview
ahortly after his arrival in Washing
ton. Fnvors Al Smith
Ho said also that If Former Gov
ernor Smith of New York wero re
nominated,' he would be elected, but
that he did not believe Governor
Roosevelt would win if nominated.
Long got out of bed to talk with
newspapermen and was clad In pink
pajamas as he discussed the political
situation and national affairs.
Ho pledged co-operation with Presi
dent Hoover to restore world tran
quility and prosperity, and indicated
he, would favor cancellation of war
debts If necessary to achieve that
end. ,y
KING I1ECOMES GOVERNOR
BATON ROUGE, La., Jon. 25 (fl5)
Alvln O. King took the oath as gov
ernor of Louisiana today after learn
ing Huey P. Long had taken the oath
as senator in Washington.
Spaulding Not
Ready to Issue
New Statement
SALEM. Jan 25 (IP) Charles K.
Spaulding, member of the state high
way commission, today announced he
would issue no statement regarding
rumors recently that he would either
resign or be removed by the governor
from tho commission. Spaulding pre
viously announced he had not re
signed nor Intended to do so, but
would Issue a statement to the press
toaay.
Spaulding said his activities on the
commission were weu Known, ana
review of them was not necessary.
e announced no wouia await -iur-ther
developments, and In the mean
time xunction. as a memoer oi tne
commission In tho Interests of the
puoiio. ho intimated ho could see
no cause for his dismissal, as the
commission has concurred with him
In his economy program in adminis
tration of road matters.
Reports recently were to the effect
tnat uovernor juuus l. Meier could
replace Spaulding by naming either
rranx jenKins or Eugene, r, a. Lives-
ley, former mayor of Salem, or George
uernneer, Portland, to tne. commis
sion. The governor however has de
nied his intention to mane any
changes, and said there would be no
announcements before he left for the
east. The governor leaves Tuesday
nignt ror wasnington, u. u., ana ex
pects to be absent more than three
weeKS.
MEIER TO GO EAST
SALEM, Jan. 25 UP) Governor
Julius L. Meier will not be at the
state capital beforo leaving for Wash-
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Captain Hawks To
Fly North Again
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 UP) Cap
tain Frank Hawks. American air
speedster, may try again to break
tno tnreo-fiog night record neia oy
james it. wedeu, or New uricans.
Although no announcement was
forthcoming from Captain Hawks,
associates of the famous aviator be
lieve that possibly within the next
lew weexs he win matte anotner at
tempt to better the record of 0 hours
40 minutes for a flight from Agua
Callcnte, Mexico, to Vancouver, B. C.
Hawks last Saturday established
a round trip record of 13 hours 44
minutes between the Lower Califor
nia resort and Vancouver. He failed
however, to better tho one-way mark
by 8.5 minutes.
Suggests a Limit
On Grain Trading
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 VP) A
2,000.000 bushel limit on any long
or short position in grain futures
trading was recommended to the
house agricultural committee today
by J. W. T. Duvel, grain futures ad
ministrator. Ho said to prohibit short selling
entirely would practically closo the
exchanges.
"The averago turnover on tho Chi
cago board of trade is 37,000,000 bush
els a day," ho said. "A large volume
of this Is done by pit scalopers, who
do not hold contracts open ovornlght.
Since April," 1030, tho large specula
tive traders have been operating prin
cipally on the short side of tho mar
ket. From B0 to 00 per cent of the
small traders throughout the coun
try are bulls."
Two Below Zero ,
At Klamath Falls
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Jon. 26 UP)
The lowest temperature or the year
was reached here Sunday morning
when the mercury fell to two degrees
below zero. At Fort Klamath the
minimum was 20 degrees below.
This morning at Klamath Falls
the temperature was two degrees
above zero and the barometer was
falling.
KILLS HKIiF WITH DYNAMITE
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 26 UP)
Apparently having used a charge
of dynamito to take his life, the
headless body of Maurice Elliott, 28,
of Spofford, Ore., was found on tho
hicrhumv unnr Vila hrnnn SlindnV.
Friends said he had been In HI health,
OCCUPATION ;
OF SHANGHAI
IS AVERTED
Two-Hour Conference Rei
suits in Halt, Which May'.
Be Only Temporary. .,
CHINESE MERCHANT
GROUP IN ACTION
Urges Government to Ac--
cept Japanese Demands
Chinese Soldiers Mur
der Austrian. .
SHANGHAI. China. Jan. 25 m -
The threatened occupation of Bhang-
nai Dy Japanese marines was tern- '
porarlly averted today as a result of a
two-hour conference between the
Japanese consul general and the
mayor of the Chinese cities.
Mayor wu Teh-Chen informed con- .
aul -General Mural that in view of
the seriousness of the Japanese de
mands callings for dissolution - of
anti-Japanese societies, he could not
give a reply at present and Would
need more time for consideration. 1
While not breaking off the nego-
tiatlonB, Mural . told the mayor the
Chinese would be held responsible
for any lnoldent occurlng .while an
answer was being drafted and said
he would request further instruc
tions from Tokyo. -
The general Impression was that
the Japanese believed the Chinese to
be Insincere in their attitude regard
ing the ultimatums and that the
Japanese were likely to take inde
pendent action at any time. V
rtiercnanis ask reuce ,
Chinese merchants stepped into the
role of peacemakers today, urging
the national - government to order
acceptance by Shanghai city officials
of Japan's demands for supresslon
of Chinese boycott organisations..
An atmosphere approaching terror
in the city was Intensified by a ter
rific explosion in the Whangpoo
river, In which a fleet of Japanese
warships Is anchored. A lighter car
rying a cargo oi explosives, mew up
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TRUCK SKIDS;
YOUNG WOMAN
HURT tF AT ALLY,
NORTH BEND, Ore., "jan. 25 VP)
Miss Myrtle Johnson, 32, Marshfleld.
died early Sunday when a produce
trucK crasnea tnrougn au iron raiung -at
a curve Jn the Roosevelt highway
near here. . - . - .
F. A. McDonald, Oakland. , Cal..
driver of the truck was held pending
an Investigation by District Attorney
William E. Walsh. McDonald, Wal-
lace Cameron, Oakland, and Frank '
Cameron and Annie and, Josle- Rich
ardson, Marshfleld,. escaped Injury.
McDonald said no couia noc ex
plain the accident. He said he was
not driving fast. The truck skidded
side on, landing on its side below.
Miss Johnson was seen clinging to
the truck, moaning. She was rushed
to a local hospital but died within
a few minutes from a broken back.
All the occupants except McDon
ald, had been to a dance and McDon
ald said the Cameron boys came to
his Marshfleld hotel room after the
dance and asked him to take the
party on a ride. .
Injuries Fatal To
Klamath Co. Judge
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Jan. 25
(ip) judge Alex Sparrow, 60, Jack
son county judge, died here last night
from Injuries he suffered Thursday
when he slipped and fell while .In
specting a Klamath heating plant.
He suffered a severe brain concussion.
It was believed by his physicians un
til late Sunday that he was slowly
Improving.
Judge Sparrow was born In Toron
to, Canada, In 1872. He was widely
known in Oregon and was one time
superintendent of Crater Lake park.
Ex-Convicts Must
Face Federal Jury
PORTLAND, Jan. 25 UP) James J.
Moore, 38, and William Austin Mann,
30, ex -convicts, were taken to Co
quille today to face trial on charges
of having robbed two safes at Myrtle
Point.
Moore was arrested at Long view
when he allegedly tried to pass a
bank draft stolen from the Southern
Pacific safe. He implicated Mann who
was arrested at Clackamas.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Jan. 25 UP) Lata ral
lies from price downturns In grains
today appeared to result mainly from
pit conditions Instead of news de
velopments. There were some wheat crop com
plaints, however, because of alternate
freezing and thawing east of ths
Mississippi river. Notice was taken
too of 1,040,000 bushels decrease of
the United States wheat visible sup
ply and of trade predictions that
Spain would increase her wheat im
ports in the spring.
Wheat closed unsettled o
above Saturday's finish, corn
c up, oats unchanged to Ho high
er, and provisions unchanged to 5
cents lower. ; ( j
PORTLATT), Jan. 25 m After
showing extreme weakness and even
lower prices, the basis of the domes
tic wheat market became more favor
ably with fractionally higher prices
in the finals.
On the Portland grain exchange
May gained a with sales of 3000 bu.
There was no change In the July or
September, on tne mercnants ex-
change cash wheat was &o higher.