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VOLUME 30
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1932 eastern omdqonb lkaplvo newspaper
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O.
NUMBER 129
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WASHINGTON
AWAITS WORD
FROM JAPAN
State 'Department Asks
For Expression of
Shanghai Intentions.
NOTE SENT ALSO
TO GREAT BRITAIN
Principal Interest of
United States is to See
That International Land
Not Invaded.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (P) While
the . American government watched
the strife In Shanghai with mounting
apprehension, Indications enme late
today thnt It will refrain from act
ing by Itself to alter the Japanese
course.
MANILA, Jan. 29 (Friday) iff)
Four destroyers of the United States
navy fleet here ordered all men aboard
early today, awaiting orders to pro
ceed to Shanghai.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (P) Def
inite action by the United States In
the Shanghai situation was delayed
today pending replies by Japan, and
Great Britain to separate diplomatic
overtures to them on the problem.
The United States has asked Jap
an for on expression of Its Intentions
in the increasingly delicate situation.
Meanwhile Secretary Stlmson was
discussing with, the British govern
ment measures which might be
taken.
ItrUlHh Not Anxious
The indications in diplomatic clr
cles were that Great Britain is not
anxious to become involved actively,
The United States has asked Great
Britain for an expression of how Lon
don feels the problems could best be
dealt with.
In tho discussions between the two
powers they are seeking to determine
how far each is prepared to go to pro
tcct Its interests.
Reports to the state department
from American Consul General Ed
win S. Cunningham, at Shanghai, re
ferred to the state of "emergency'
and an apparent attempt on the life
of the Japanese consul general by
bombing.
The flagship of the Japanese war
ships now at Shanghai, Cunningham
reported, had been removed to in
front of the consulate, frontier on
tho river. I
Blockade Reports IHscredltert
One of the principal interests of
tho United States today was to see
that no forces be sent into the in
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SIX MINUTES
ARE REQUIRED
FOR CITY MEET
The city commission meeting last
night wos another of those usually
brief affairs, the actual time taken
amounting to around six minutes
After the reading of the minutes and
the city manager's report, the only
other business was the cancelling of
a bond for a local business place at
the reauest of the bondsman and the
acceptance of a new bond In Us
place.
The manager's report stated that
the recent cold spell slowed up gravel
hauling to some extent, due to frost
In the pit. Also that September war.
rants amounting to 810,718 were call'
ed In Jan. 26. leaving October, No
vember, December and January war
rants outstanding amounting to $35,
926.60. Cash on hand at the end of the
week was S17.316.68, divided as fol
lows: La Grande National bank $0
026.44, tT. 8. National bank $6794.97,
cosh. $594.27. ,
Judge Sweek Will
Be Here Tomorrow
Circuit Judge Calvin L. Sweek, of
Pendleton, will be in La Grande to
morrow to hear motions and cases
assigned to him In the circuit court.
Two coses which will be tried are
those of tho Fletcher Oil company
vs. McLaughlin and Leonard vs.
Rodes.
The regular February term of court
opens in La Grande at the Union
county court house Monday, Feb. 1.
with Judge J. W. Knowles on the
bench.
$ & Q
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Unsettled tonight
with local snows In the moun
tains; Friday generally fair:
cold in the northeast portion:
fresh north winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 24 above.
Minimum: 20 above.
Condition: Cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 35. minimum 19
febove.
Condition: Cloudy, snow
half an inch, moisture .05 of
on Inch. Range 16 degrees.
WEATHER JAN". 29, 1931
Maximum 54. minimum 32
above.
Condition: Clear. Range
22 degrees.
Holman Will Be
La Grande Guest
Next Wednesday
State Treasurer to Speak
at Open Meeting of Ro
tary Club in the La
Grande Hotel.
Rotarians of La Grande are com
pleting arrangements this week for
an open ' meeting to be held next
Wednesday at noon at the La Grande
hotel at which time Rufus Holman,
state treasurer, will be the guest
speaker. "
The chamber of commerce, Lions
club and others have been Invited to
attend the session.
Mr. Holman Is to leave Salem Mon
day for a week's inspection and speak
ing trip in Eastern Oregon, accord
ing to word received here by State
senator uoion K. Eberhard.
Mi'. Holman, In a statement at
Salem, declared the trip was actuated
by desire to complete an "all-season"
view of the state institutional prob
lems and to acknowledge speaking
Invitations received In recent weeks,
Inspections of the new unit at the
tuberculosis hospital at The Dalles
and of the new wing being con
structed to the state hospital at Pen
dleton are Included in the treasurer's
itinerary.
Monday Mr. Holman . will speak at
Hood River and The Dalles. On Tues
day he will be in Pendleton, in La
Grande Wednesday, Baker Thursday,
John Day Friday and Burns on Sat
urday.
Young People In
Church To Give
Program Sunday
Upon recommendation by the gen
eral assemibly of the Presbyterian
church, next Sunday, Jan. 31, has
been seft apart as young people's
day, and will be observed by the
young people of the local Presby
terian church, with a suitable pro
gram on Christian education, at 7:30
o'clock, taking the place of tho regu
lar evening sermon period.
The theme of the day is "Christ
In and Through Us!" There will be
several addresses by members of tho
Christian Endeavor societies, music
by tho orchestra, other special num
bers, and a service or commissioning,
incorporating a candle lighting, to
be conducted by the pastor, suojects
Include "We Would . Servo Our
Church," "We Woild Servo. Other
People," "We Would Serve Our Mos
tei'," and a part of the program will
incorporate the active membership
pledge.
The following program win ae pre
sented with Robert Enkin presiding
Prelude by the Christian Endeavor
orchestra.
Congregational singing.
Tho presiding officer will announce
tho purpose of the meeting.
Scripture readings by the Misses
Margaret McAlllBter and Marie Flo
berg. (Continued on Page Eight)
Willard Marks
Takes The Chair
For Third Time
SALEM, Jan. 28 P) For the third
time within a year, Willard L. Marks,
of Albany, president of the senate, is
occupying the executive chair for the
state of Oregon. Murks arrived to
day to take over the duties of that
department during tho absence from
the state of Governor Julius L. Meier.
Marks was governor several days
last summer while Meier was In San
Francisco. His longest term was the
month of December while the gov
ernor was In California. He will be
governor about three weeks his third
tlmo in the chair, while Meier is In
Washington, D, C, In the interests of
tho Columbia river development.
Oovernor Marks said he would give
no consideration to pardon applica
tions, but would confine his activities
to routine affairs and administration
of the affairs of state as they are
presented. A land board meeting
has been scheduled for today, but
there will be no board of control
meeting.
Petitions Out To
Repeal Prohi Law
THE DALLES, Ore., Jan. 28 UP)
Bearing tho names of more than 250
registered voters In precincts of the
northern part of Wasco county and
of The Dalles, petitions calling for
tho rcpeol of tho Oregon prohibition
law were filed Wednesday with Henry
W. Scherer, county cleik.
The netltions were circulated for
tho purpose of placing on the ballot
a repeal statute propescu vy
B. Critchlow.
Movement of Flour
To China Continues
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 28 De
spite the rumblings of war guns in
and around Shanghai, the movement
of the farm board s 16.000.000 bush
els of wheat and flour to China con
tinues without change. Henry W.
Collins, regional director of the
Farmers National Grain corporation,
Mid todav. He is supervising the
movement.
Collins admitted, however, he is
somewhat disturbed by today's de-
veloDments, but he said he has had
no orders to halt the movement or
delav loading of ships no await fur
ther developments. The board will
continue to move the wheat and flour
on previously arranged schedules, he
declared.
DEMOCRATIC
TARIFF BILL
IS REPORTED
Senate Finance Commit
tee Votes An Unfavoz--able
Report on Measure
NEW TAX BILL NOT
TO BE RETROACTIVE
Hoover's Three Appoint
ments to Keconstruction
Corporation Confirmed
in benate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 P) The
senate finance committee today voted
an unfavorable report on a revised
house Democratic tariff bill.
There was no roll call on the mo
tion to send the bill to the senate
with an adverse report, but an earlier
move to report it favorably resulted
in a tie, 10 to 10, with Senator La
Follette (R Wis.) joining the nine
Democratic members In voting for it.
Before the bill can come up on
the floor, Chairman Smoot must
make his report and the bill he sent
to the calendar to await its turn.
The measure contains several
amendments proposed by Senator
Harrison of Mississippi, ranking
Democrat on the finance committee.
As it stands now, the bill would
restore to congress the power held
by the president to increase or de-
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NORMAL SCHOOL
WINS SIXTH GAME
Enterprise Beaten 49 to
29 JPlay Whitman Sat-,
urday, Ashland Monday
Tho blue and gold Mbuntalneers of
Eastern Oregon Normal school won
their sixth straight basketball game
of the season at Enterprise last night.
defeating a revamped all-star team.
49 to 29. A week ago the Enterprise
squad -lost to the Normal quintet
hero 88 to 2.
Enterprise, bolstered up with Hays,
forward, and Craven, center, made a
race of it the first half, which ended
21 to 17 in favor of the Moun
taineers. Enterprise led 9 to 7 at
tho end of the first period.
In the third quarter the Normal
school gradually drew away from the
home team and In the last five min
utes the score was safe enough for
Coach Bob Quirm to throw his sec
ond stringers into the fray.
Play Wliltmiin Next
Tho Mountaineers face one of their
toughest games of tho year at Walla
Walla Saturday night when they play
Nig Borleske's cracW Whitman col
lego quintet. Whitman is being
picked by most sport writers to win
the Northwest conference champion
ship this season, and the La Grande
school will go into the game tho un
derdog. Borleske has three teams of
about equal strength this year wnue
Quinn must depend upon only his
first fivo men to bear tho brunt of
tho attack.
And next Monday and Tuesday the
Southern Oregon Normal school of
Ashland will Invade La Grande for a
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OREGON RATES
ON GRAIN NOT
TO BE CHANGED
SALEM, Jan. 28 P) Oregon rates
on grain and grain products will re
main the some, unaffected by tho
announced resumption of former
rates made by railroads today.
Charles M. Thomas, public utilities
commissioner, said here. The old
rates will affect interstate commerce
only, but the intrastate rates will
remain the same as has been In ef
fect since April. 1031, he said.
Tho reduction, averaging about 20
per cent, was ordered by the state
commission last April, based on the
interstate commerce ruling, which
howerer did not berome effective
until August. Tho U. 8. supreme
court decision as of January 4, this
year, holding the reduction by the
Interstate commerce illegal, likewise
did not afect the Oregon order.
Enrollment at High School Eight
Students Short of The 700 Mark
The enrollment in the La Grande
High school was within eight of the
700 mark today, near the end of the
second week of the second semester.
School authorities doubted that the
700 mark vould be reached this year,
with only a few students likely to
enroll from now on.
The High school registration went
up to a peak of 720 last year during
the second semester, but since then
many believe that the population of
the city has decreased to some ex
tent. As a matter of fact, the High
school enrollment has been running
from 25 to 30 behind last year's fig
ures throughout the present school
year.
.19 Finish Eighth Grade
Thirty-nine students came into
High school at mid-year from' the
eighth grade, and only one student
completed his work as a senior. This
student, however, will not receive his
Seek To Quash ;
Indictments In .
Hawaiian Case
Defense Attorneys Charge
That Grand Jury Was
Coerced By Circuit
Judge Cristy.
HONOLULU, Jan. 28 (P) A motion
to quash tho second degree murder
Indictment against Mrs. Granville
Forte scue and three navy men ac
cused of slaying, a suspected woman
attacker was filed here Wednesday
by defense attorneys who charged
the grand Jury had been coerced in
its activities by Circuit Judge A. M.
Cristv.
Second degree murder indictments
had been returned grudgingly by the
grand jury against the four, charg
ing them with slaying Joseph Kah-
ahawal, suspected assaulter of Mrs.
Portescue's daughter.
The Indictments I were returned
only after Circuit Judge A. M. Cristy
once refused to accept the jury's proi-
fered report and. raised the question
of anarchy.
The defense Immediately seized
upon the grand Jury's apparent un
willingness to return an Indictment
and Attorney Montgomery Winn pre
pared to ask the court to quash the
Indictment. His plea is based, on tno
contention that coercion was used
to make the Jury return the formal
indictment.
To Fix Ball
Bail also was to be fixed for the
defendants, who include. Lieut. Thom-
as-H. Massie, Mrs. Portescue's son-irir
law, and E. J. Lord and Albert O
Jones, enlisted men. They have been
held at Pearl Harbor naval base with
out bail since their arrest nearly
three weeks ago.
Both Lieutenant Massie and Mrs,
Portescuo expressed gratitude at the.
returning of the indictment and in
dicated they expected ultimate vin
dlcatlon. Their feelings were 'ex
pressed in cables, the lieutenant
cabling to his mother in Winchester,
Ky., and Mrs. Portescue to her hus
band in New York.
BILL HOWARD
PROMOTED TO
STATE POLICE
Willard Tubbs, state policeman
who came here from The Dalles
few months ago, will be transferred to
Baker on Feb. 1 to succeed Amos
Holms, deceased. Mr. Tubbs had
?btu iil ehurgo of tho night shift in.
tho La Grande area under the direc
tion of Sergeant J. A. Robertson for
the last few weeks. .
Replacing Mr. Tubbs in La Grande
will be Bill Howard, of this city, who
was selected by state police head
quarters from tho ranks of local po
licemen. Mr. Howard is the second
member of his family to become a
state policeman his brother having
been a state policeman in Western
Oregon since the department was or
ganized. Mr. Howard will continue
tho night shift for the .present, it is
announced.
Police Chief Jim Stoffen stated
today that Robert Coy will replace
Mr. Howard on the local police force.
Two Oregon Girls
Are At Shanghai
PORTLAND, Jan. 28 VP) Among
the many former Oregon residents
who are now living In embattled
Shanghai are two Portlondcrs, tho
Misses Margaret and Betty Lewis,
graduates of Willamette university,
and now tho only white women on
the faculty of Mary Pornham college
at South Oate, In the Chinese sec
tion of Shanghai.
Margaret graduated from Willam
ette In 1928 and taught school a year
before she went to the Orient three
years ago.
Betty graduated last Juno. She,
like her sister, was a prominent mem
ber of the Willamette student body,
held many offices, and acted as May
queen in" her senior year.
. Tho Lewis family believes the girls
will seek refuge In the foreign sec
tion as soon as Presbyterian mission
authorities decide life In tho Chinese
quarter is unsafe
MUS. HONNKIXY STKICKEV
EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 27 UP) Mrs.
Charlotte R. Donnelly, for the past
12 years head of the employment bur
eau of tho University of Oregon Y.
M. O. A. was found dead in her of
fice last night. It is believed she
died during tho afternoon.
Tho body was found by Rolla
Reedy, student president of tho Y,
and Ralph Colo and J. Wilson, all
residents of the hut. A physician said
apoplexy was the cause of death.
diploma until in May, when the
regular spring graduation exercises
will be held.
Tho enrollment as of today, ac
cording to school records, amounted
to 692 In the High school, the second
largest in the history of L. H. S.
Supt. J. T. Longfellow announced
that at the close of the first week
cf $he new semester the total enroll
ment amounted to 2212. of which
1559 were registered in the grades
and 053 in tho High school. The 39
going Into the High school from the
grades were not re -registered, which
accounts for the difference In the
two sets of figures. The total a year
ago was 2322, a difference of 110
pupils, of whom 18G0 were In the
grades and 602 In High school,
Tho total enrollment at the end
of December was 2165, showing an
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f : SHE KEEPS HER PROMISE .
Ilccu-ie she: had promised her ihastmntd to abandon her rttago
career, Hazel Forbes, former "Follies" beauty, lias refused since his
death to accept offers for parts In new Broadway shows. ,
Unions Continue
Vote On Railway
Salary Dispute
CHICAOO, Jan. 28 (IP) Agreement
by railway labor upon a ten per cent
voluntary wage reduction was augurod
today In a resolution adopted by the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
last of the 20 union groups to vote.
Tho trainmen agreed to rejoin the
brother organizations In seeking "the
best settlement possible" but spe
cified tho railroads must promise not
to attempt another wage reduction
jor a full year after tho termination
Ol '.tllO CU11 vUIIipit, ltJU JfUlU O IWUU'
i-.VS-T - - -.;
CHICAGO, Jan. 28 ffl Votes of
railway labor dropped once more into
the ballot boxes today with the hope
a count would end a three-day dead
lock on the $215,000,000 wage sllco.
After yesterday's last tally was
counted last night, David Brown Rob
ertson, chief of the workers, an.
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Kidnapers Free
South Bend Man
Without Ransom
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 28 (ff)
Howard A. Woolverton, 62, promin
ent South Bend business man sought
throughout Northern Indiana and
Illinois for 23 hours after being kid
naped, returned alone to his home
here at 11:36 o'clock last night with
out ho said, having met the demand
of his abductors for $50,000 ransom.
A bit incoherent, and highly ner
vous from hls experience, Woolverton
was shielded from persons other than
his immediate fnmlly and placed un
der the care of a physician. Speak
ing for the family, G. A. Farabaugh,
an attorney, said Woolverton would
resume his dally routine after a day
or two or rest.
Unshaven and exhausted from
many hours of riding about blind
folded In an automobile, under con
stant guard' of two or three men,
Woolverton after being lot out at tho
outskirts of Michigan City, board
ed an electric train and came to tho
center of South Bend 30 miles away,
without being recognized. He pro
ceeded home 'immediately.
Oregon Firm Gets
Large Contract
SALEM, Jan. 28 (Hj The Western
Paper Converting company hero has
started work on a contract to sup
ply 100,000,000 glasslno bags for a
New York firm. Tho glasslno bogs
will bo used to cover "popslcles," a
frozen sherbet confection. Tho or
der will keep one department of the
mill busy for the next nine months
working continuously 24 hours a day,
say officials of the company. An
nouncement also has been mado that
the company has ordered complete
equipment for tho manufacture of
products from cellophane. Company
officials stato with the installation
of this machinery about March 1, the
company will bo the first on tho
coast to bo equipped for tho manu
facture of such products.
OKKHON SCUMTOIl DIKS
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 28 VP)
Walnwrlght E. Heywood, 76, who 12
years ago retired after having won
considerable reputation as a sculp
tor, died at his home hero today.
Heywood was born In Staffordshire,
England. Ho twlco won tho South
Kensington medal, once for design
ing o carriage for King Edward VII,
and again for a bust of a parliament
member. He was a member of tho
art Institute of Birmingham. Hey
wood come to the United States to
executo work for the St. Louis fair,
and later participated In the Seattle
fair. ,
FATHER SUICIDES
AFTER SLAYINGS
R i c h m o,n d Undertaker
Kills Wife and Two Chil-:
dren Early Today.
RICHMpND, Col., Jan. 28 tVF)
Leaving a noto in which he took sole
responsibility for his act, Ed L. Berg,
aged about 46, Richmond undertaker,
today shot and killed his wife and
two children and fatally wounded
himself. Police removed him to a
hospital where he died.'.
., Tho note road: "v ;'
it km soloiy responsible for tho
killing of my wife and two children
and taking my own life. Your ver
dict should bo easy."
The note was addressed to Coro
ner Aubrey A. Wilson, of Contra
Costa county, also a Richmond resi
dent. Calls Undertakers
The killing, police said, occurred
about 4 a. m. Berg telephoned to
tho Berkeley undertaking parlors of
hiB brother, Deputy Coroner Frank
Berg, and talked to David E. Barrett,
attendant In charge,
"I've shot Jo," Barrett told -the
Berkeley pollco Borg said, "and I'm
going to shoot myself. Notify Prank."
Tho Berkeley police, on receiving
Barrett's report, telephoned the Rich
mond police, who went to Berg's
house. The front door was open.
They said they found Berg gasping on
tho floor of the front bedroom, snot
through tho head. In a bed was the
body of his wife, Josephine, about
32. She had been shot onco through
tho head.
Find I iodic of Children
In a rear bedroom was found tho
body of Frances M. Berg, 13, shot
through the hoad, and in a crib the
body of Barbara, aged 2ft, shot twice
through tho body.
Berg had been in business hero
about a year. He formerly published
a newspaper in San Rafael. Police
said there was no concrete motive
for tho wiping out of tho family, but
that they understood business nao
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TAX INCREASE
ONLY HOPE OF
REP. HAWLEY
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 28 P)
Congressman Willis O. Hawley, of
Oregon, co-author of the much-discussed
Smoot-Hawlcy tnrlff bill,
believes the credit structure of the
government can only be maintained
by "increased taxation."
Speaking at tho closing session of
tho annual convention of tho Penn
sylvania Stato chamber of commerce,
Hawley lost night outlined what con
gress Is doing to avert a threatened
federal deficit of $3,544,000,000 cfltlm
ated at the end of the fiscal year
1933.
He suggested a nation-wide Inves
tigation of tho "imposition of taxes
with a view to obtaining a more
equal distribution of assessments. "A
scientific system of taxation," he
said, "could bo substituted for our
present condition of inequitable and
duplicate taxation."
Plans For Soldiers'
Home Nearly Ready
POUTLAND, Jan. 28 (P) A Wash
ington, D. C, dispatch to the Journal
today said the veterans admlnlstra-
ton has advised Representative Mar-
tin, of Oregon, that plans for tho
soldiers' homo at Roseburg are nearly
ready and bids will be Invited early
In February.
Tho dispatch sold "tho abstracts
have been sent to the adjutant gen
oral for approval. Bids will bo open
ed about the middle of March and
construction will start Immediately
afterwards."
Hope for Rescue
Of Three Score
On M-2 Fading
Supply of Otxygen Would
He Jbxhausted Today
Search Moves ' to New
Location.
FORT LAND, England, Jan. 28 fii
Mysterious tappings under the water
were detected today by the destroy
er Tlu-ustcr on her listening appar
atus, and tho rescue flotilla looking
for the sunken submarine M-2 spur
red Its operations as night fell. .
PORTLAND, England, Jan. 2ft (?)
Seaplanes flying over tho English
channel off Portland today discovered
a large patch or oil on the water
which pilots believe might Indicate
the presence or the sunken subma
rine M-2. -
1 After circling tho patch- of oil sev
eral times one pilot was able to see
that oil was constantly coming to
tho surface from below. In the cen
ter of the patch was something which
looked like a fender but could not
Immediately be identified.
The patch covered an area of four
or five square miles and was located
about three miles south of Portland
bill, some distance from where Brit
ish ships have been searching.
PORTLAND, England, Jan. 28 (ff)
Practically tho entire flotilla of the
British navy which was searching for
tho British submarine M-2 which
sank In tho British ehannel Tuesday
was moved to a new location today
eight miles away from the spot pre
viously searched.
Hope for the rescue of the three
score men who made up the crew of
the submarine was practically aban
doned today.
Two days and nights of searching
tho floor of Doad Man's bay, path
way of treacherous tides in the Eng
lish channel where tho submarine
went down, failed to establish any
contact' with tho vessel. Drag lines
with which the spot was swept Btruck
rocks and snogs and the rotting hulks
of other tragedies of days gone by,
but failed to locate the submarine.
'Wrong Place, Captain - Bays
The new search was begun when
Captain Howard of the steamer Ty-
neslder, who said he saw the sub
marine go down, told a correspondent
of the London Dally Mall the search
was not being made at tho right placo.
Tho position he gave as - the spot
where ho saw tho boat dlvo was sev
eral miles awpt? from, where the seoroh
was being made.
He was crossing the ohannel in his
steamer Tuesday when he saw tho
submarine dive. Ho had never seen
a submarine go down before, he said,
so he supposed it was all right. Tho
ship submerged Btern first, he said.
Oxygen Exhausted Today,
Tho 48 hours originally fixed as
the limit of the supply of oxygen In
tho submarine expired early today,
although officials said tho crew might
be abto to exist a few hours longer
If tho hull was undamaged.
Last night some of the bereaved
wives and children were still gather
ed on the Portland docks, hoping
against hope. One , woman with two
children, four and eight, years old,
stood there tearfully, while the chil
dren, not realizing the portent of
tragedy, tugged 'at her hands, plead
ing to go home because they were
tired.
Six-Mile Lower
Powder Ditch
Project Begun
BAKER, Ore.( Jan. 28 (Special)
Four farmers of the Lower Powder
section, Rufus Bunch, Clarence Love,
Mrs. Burnsldo and Mrs. Love, mother
of Clarence Love, -have started con
struction of six miles of ditch for ir
rigation purposes. Tho project will
Include 800 feet of tunnel.
Tho ditch will bo an extension of
tho Basche-Duncan ditch, one of tho
old irrigation systems of the valley,
Tho project is doslgned to furnish
water for 600 to 700 acres of land
lying In the tower end of Lower Pow
der valley. The water will bo taken
from tho Thief valley reservoir, which
the government Is now building.
Tho project will cover some land
formerly partly Irrigated and some
sagebrush land never cultivated. The
(Continued on Page Throe)
Gas War Extends
Into Salem Area
6ALIJM, Jan. 28 VP) The reaction
of tho gasoline war in Portland was
felt here today when the majority of
service stations reduced the prlco of
gasollno from 18 to cents.
It was announced the dealers were
making tho cut as there had been
no reduction In the wholesale prlco.
Heaviest Snow In
Ten Years, Report
THE DALLES, Ore., Jan. 28 VFI
Erlo dordon, chief ranger of the Du
fur district of the MX Hood national
forest, said today tliat from 0 to 10
feet of hard-packed snow covers tho
high prairie country at an elevation
of 0600 feet. Tho snowfall tho past
winter has been the heaviest In near
ly ten years, Gordon said. It Is ex
pected It will not melt until AugUBt,
insuring ranchers and cities depend
ing on the runoff for Irrigation and
domestic water, a plentiful supply
all summer. : -
JAPAN MOVES
ON SHANGHAI
AT MIDNIGHT
Two Thousand . Marines
Roll Into Chinese Quar
, - ter Early Friday. , -
FIGHTING BREAKS
OUT, REPORTS SAY
Japanese Warships Lay
in Harbor Jieady Witn
More Troops Despite
Chinese Action.
SHANGHAI, Friday, Jan. 29 (ffH
Now and heavy fighting broke out
In the Chinese quarter early this
morning as the Chinese hurried up
reinforcements three hours after 2000
Japanese marines hod marched Into
the city. At 3 a. m. It looked as
though the Chinese would be cleared
out and a way would be opened for
further penetration Into Chinese ter
ritory. Japanese warships opened a heavy
liombnrdment of the Chinese fort at
Woosung, 18 ml lea from the mouth
of tho VHmngpoo river, shortly after
marines had occupied Shanghai to
day. 5 . .
SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 29 (Fri
day) (P) Two thousand Japanese
marines rolled into the Chinese
quarter of Shanghai in motor trucks
early today and fighting broke out
on the edge of the . international
settlement,- ..
It was estimated there were 24,000
Chinese troops in .the vicinity of
Shanghai but the Japanese were un
der orders to clear them out of the
Chinese quarter where many .reel,- -dents
-are Japanese. :
Japan has announced Its Intention
of using force if 'necessary to supr
press ant,-Japanese organisation
outside the international quarter; -
The Chinese municipal authorities
capitulated last night to a Japanese
ultimatum demanding dissolution of
the objectionable organizations In
side tho settlement.
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third Attempt s:
in month to
wreck train
watsonvtlle, cai., Jan. aa w)
The third attempt this month to
wreck the Lark, last San Franclsco
Los Angeles train, damaged a heavy
locomotlvo and three cars last night
and held up trafflo 3S minutes on
the coast line of the Southern Pacific,
Locks on a Bpur switch and a sig
nal box wore forced and a wire somo .
20 foet long attaohed to the switch,
railroad Investigators announced. The
signal registered clear untll: the train
reached the switch, ,wnen xne wire
apparently was Jerked and the train
shunted off on the 300-yard long spur
track. No arrests were made. -
Railroad men praised the conduct
of Engineer Fritz Meyer, of Son Fran
cisco, who stopped the heavy, train
without disturbing Its 200-odd pas
songcrs. Tho locomotlvo ploughed nlno
yards Into a gravel bunker at the ;
end of the spur, damaging Its front
end. Three cotb also were damaged,
and hauled to Watsonvllle Junotlon
for repairs.
The cars of tho Lark were attached
to the coaster and continued south
ward with only 38 minutes delay to
the train.
Klamath Labor To ;
Conduct Inquiry
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Jan. 28 WV
Tho Control Labor Council here
will conduct on Investigation' Into
the relationship of Klamath; Falls
hospitals and the Btate Industrial
accident commission. .
A controversy arose last week when
hospitals, placing a minimum of
$4.60 to 95 a day for care of Injured
workmen, declared they could not
comply with tho commission ruling
ollowing only sa.57 ior workmen
coming under Its provisions.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Jan. 28 UP) Seesaw
fluctuations In grain resulted today
from stock market weakness offset
by likelihood of a severo cold wavo
overspreading various unprotected
winter wheat areas.
For the first time this season, July
wheat, representing tho new 1932
crop, went to a premium over MS7,
an old crop delivery. Muen mtereso
by grain traders was shown in tho
Japan-China clash, but no apparent
market results wero uiscernimc,
wheat finishing virtually unchanged
from last night.
Wheat closed Irregular, t !4 de
cline to c advance, corn unchanged
to c lower, oats unchanged to fto
off, and provisions unchanged to a
setback of 7 cents.
PORTLAND, Jan. 28 VP) While
the September was nominally un
changed May and July wheat each
lost 'Ac bu. on tho Portland grain
exchange during tho ThurBday ses
sion. Sales Included but 1000 bu.
May.
On tho merchants exchange cash
wheat was unchanged. White oats lost
60c ton. , .