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LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1932
EA8TFRN ORKGON'B IiKAIHNG NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 133
'Move Mi
FOUR POWERS
MAKE MOVES
TO END WAR
British and Americans
Submit Proposals to Chi
nese and Japanese.
FRANCE, ITALY
TO FOLLOW SUIT
Decision Reached at Gen
eva Session Today
Joint Conference Held
in Tokyo Tonight.
HOME, Feb. 2 (P) Italy Is scndlne
Ftho cruiser Trcnto ami the destroyer
' Espero to cooperate with the forces
of other powers at Shanghai, it was
announced today.
SHANGHAI, Wednesday, Feb. 3 UP)
Commenting today on tlie efforts
oi inn great powers to terminate the
conflict here, Chinese municipal of
ficials said China would welcome any
move to restore pence In the Far Fast
without Infringement upon the na
tional sovereignty and dignity.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (p) Ambas
sador Debuchi of Japan told Under
Secretary Castle of the state depart
ment today Japan has no present In
tention of sending land forces to
Shanghai.
rne ambassador said he believed
no reenforcements were now en route
to Shanghai.
SUBMIT PROPOSALS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 P) The
United States and Great Britain sub
mitted to the Japanese and Chinese
governments today detailed proposals
designed to end hostilities.
Franco and Italy were expected to
do likewise.
While gunfire again raked Shang
hai, President Hoover and his cab
inet waited! anxiously for word
whether the peace efforts would have
fruition.
The far eastern authorities' took
l them under consideration. .The pro-
posals were:
cessation or violence.
No more warlike preparations.
Withdrawal of combatants from
points of contact.
Neutral zones to protect the inter
national settlement.
Prompt negotiations for permanent
peace.
The text, made public here, did
not mention that further steps would
oe in Ken u tne proposals proved un
acceptable.
The American government plainly
was avoiding any semblance of a
threat.
.JOINT CONFERENCE
TOKYO, Feb. 2 (fl Ambassadors
of the United States, Great Britain
(Continued on Page Four,
E. O. N. DEBATE
TEAM TO TOUR
WEST OREGON
A tour of Western Oregon, in which
they will debate with the leading
universities of that section of the
state, will be made by members of
the debate squad of the Eastern, Ore
gon Normal school, under the direc
tion of Edward G. Daniel, coacn.
Members of the squad to make the
trip will do El wood Hiatt, or ui
Grande: Dwleht Mahonev. Umatilla:
Austin Dunn, La Grande, and ihey
expect to leavo Thursday.
On Friday and Saturday or this
week they will participate in the de
bating tournament to be held at Lin
field college, in which Pacific uni
versity, Oregon State college, Mon
mouth Normal school. Albany colleee
and the University of Oregon are fak
ing part. The question for debate Is
Bcsoivea : i nat congress snoum
enact legislation providing for the
centralized control of industry." The
constitutionality of the question will
bo waived.
Patricia Robinson
Funeral Tomorrow
Little Patricia Jean Robinson, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Rob
inson and the granddaughter of Mrs.
IOmuel Robinson, of Cove, died In
Yakima yesterday of intestinal in
fection. She was three years, two
months and 22 days of age.
The body arrived at the Snodgrass
and Zimmerman mortuary here this
morning and funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 1 :30
o'clock at the Cove Baptist church,
with Interment in tho Cove cemetery.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Cloudy in the east
and rain or snow In the west
portion late tonight or Wed
nesday: continued cold; fresh
shifting winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 10 above.
Minimum: 7 above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 23, minimum 8
above.
Condition: Cloudy, traces of
snow, moisture .03 of Inch.
Range 15 degrees.
WEATHER FEB. 2, 1031
Maximum 45, minimum 21
above.
Condition: Clear. Range
24 degrees.
$
$ 3 8
Last-Half Rally
By Sons Fails To
Defeat E. 0. N.
Mountaineers Score 30-28
. Victory in First Con
ference Hoop Game of
beason.
Normal School Conference
W. It. Pet.
Eastern Oregon 1 0 1.000
Ashland 0 1 .000
Monmouth 0 0 .000
Game tonight: Eastern Oregon and
Ashland at L. D. S. Recreational hall
at 8 p. m.
Coach Bob Qui mi's Mountaineers
opened their conference season here
last night with a victory over the
Sons of Ashland, 30 to 28, and for
the last minute of play the crowd
almost held Its breath 1
With the score 30 to 21 with four
minutes to play, Stewart, Ashland
center, went on a scoring spree, cag
ing three field goals In as many min
utes with Fro ram, diminutive for
ward, adding another point on, a free
throw. Then, with 27 seconds to go,
a fourth personal was called on
Belts, blue and gold center, but
Stewart missed the free throw and
tho E. O. N. squad managed to freeze
for tho remaining seconds of the
game.
Sons Set Fast Pace
Tho first half found tho Sons hit
ting a hard pace, holding a lead un
til the last few minutes when the
Mountaineers tied tho count at nine-
( Continued on Pago Flve
La Grande High
Students Make
Better Records
That students of La Grande High
school are making much better marks
in some phases of educational work
than are those of some Oregon High
schoolB, is revealed by figures issued
this week by school authorities.
In the February 1931 Oregon Edu
cational Journal Superintendent How
ard made the following statement:
"Some Oregon High schools are do
ing a fine piece of work In bringing
tho school and Its beginning students
into proper- adjustment That' this is
far from general Is indicated by the
high percentage of freshman failures
shown In figures compiled in the
state department. For the entire
state and for tho school year 1929
1930 these percentages (n certain first
year subjects were as follows: English,
21.1 per cent; algebra, 19.1: Latin,
20.9; Spanish, 20.0; world history,
17.4: elementary science, 13.0. The
falluro of approximately one-fifth
the High school students In the sub
jects which the school offers Is a near
tragedy. The task of adjustment
calls out for attention in every High
school In which the percentage of
freshman failures even approaches
these figures."
The La Grande High school fltrures
for the first semester of 1931-32 for
(Continued on Page Four)
Holman To Give
Two Talks While
Here Wednesday
Rufus Holman, who opened his
Eastern-Central Oregon speaking tour
last night at The Dalles, will give
two talks in La Grande tomorrow,
one at noon at the Rotary club
luncheon, to which other clubs have
been Invited and the other at 2
o'clock in the afternoon at the East
ern Oregon Normal school. The af
ternoon talk will be open to the
public. President H. E. Inlow stated
today. The board of control will not
be discussed in Mr. Holman's talk
at the Normal school.
Mr. Holman Is giving 10 addresses
on the tour, all but one of them on
"The Board of Control, Its Functions,
Opportunities and Achievements.'
The member of the board, before
leaving Salem, said this trip was his
mld-wlnter inspection of state insti
tutions, but that addresses would be
given at cities en route.
Thursday the trensurer will speak
at the Baker chamber of commerce
meeting and he Is at Pendleton to
day. Addresses also will be given at
Frairie City Feb. 5 and at Burns and
John Day on Feb. G. He expects to
return to Salem Feb. 0.
While it is reported Mr. Holman
Is candidate for re-election as Htate
treasurer, he denied his speaking
engagements had anything to do with
his political campaign. He said he
believes the public is "entitled to
know what the board of control is
doing" and that he welcomes the
opportunity to tell the people about
the board.
Golf Committees
For '32 Selected
Following the re-election of C. H.
Reynolds as president of the La
Grande country club at a recent
j meeting, the committees for the com
j ing year have been appointed, with
I Jack Murphy as men's team captain.
Four committees wnicn win iiuicuon
during the golf season are greens,
tournament, finance and member
ship. W. C. Perkins is vlco president and
Paul Meyers secretary -treasurer of
the organization.
Members of the greens committee.
1 of which L. K. Klnr.el is chairman,
' are G. L. Larlson, D.' R. Tanner. F.
t L. Meyers and W. C. Williams. The
; tournament committee consists of
I Jack Murphy. N. W. Frees and C. L.
i Thompson. F. L. Meyers heads the
1 finance committee and is assisted by
i W. C. Perkins and William Siegrist.
; Chairmanship of the membership
! committee goes to Herman Siegrist
1 and assisting him are C. E. Bunt
ing and Harold Boone.
Mr J. Augustus Groundhog
I Gives Up
SUMMER WAJHEB.,
I CIF 1.U -v Y& r
&n FLOODS
, SNOW IN OUFORNlAl
Mr. J. Augustus Groundhog, generally known as weather prophet
In these parts for many, many years, today quit his job in disgust,
although this is the day he Is supposed to do his stuff.
"I'm through," said J. Augustus. "What's the use of trying to
mako predictions In a year like this when the weather has gone
completely haywire? With mld-wlnter sunstrokes in the east and
snow In 'sunny' California, it's got me buffaloed.
"Anyway, this Groundhog Day stuff is all a lotta bunk. If I
peeked out of a hole in New York to look for my shadow this year,
I'd probably run the' risk of getting my nose sun-burned; in Cal
ifornia, I'd probably run the risk of getting it fro3t-bltten. And
that would never do."
However, Mr. Groundhog probably haB other reasons for quitting.
As a matter of fact, his predictions in the La Grande area haven't
been so accurate the last two or three years, anyway I
SIX BROW ZERO
IN SPOKANE TODAY
Winter Tightens Grip
Over Pacific Northwest;
La Grande Has Sun.
If one can depend upon Mr.
Groundhog for weather predictions,
winter will extend at least two weeks
into March. Anyway, Mr. Ground
hog had all the opportunity in tho
world today to seo his shadow with
tho sky clear and a bright sun beam
ing down on the Grande Rondo val
ley. The minimum last night was seven
above, one degree colder than on Mon
day morning. Yesterday's maximum
was 32 above, with traces of snow
falling during the day. Many North
west cities reported sub-zero weather
early today.
The official forecast promises con
tinued cold with probable cloudy
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BURNED PLANE
LOCATED NEAR
RIO VISTA, CAL.
RIO VISTA, Cal.. Feb. 2 MP) lolin
W. Shtirpnark. pilot of a Pacific Air
Transport mall plane, was killed when
Ills plane, en route from Oakland to
Reno, crashed near here early today.-
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 2 (P) The
burned wreckage of the plane of
John W. Sharpnack, United Air Lines
pilot, was located seven miles north
of Rio Vista, In the Sacramento val
ley of California, air line officials
reported hero today.
George T. Douglass, missing pilot
for the Varney division between Boise,
Idaho and this city, was last heard
from over Strevell, near the Utah
Idaho line about 1 a. m. (M. S. T.)
Douglass left Boise last night and
was forced down at Mountain Homo.
Idaho, by bad weather. He resumed
his flight a few hours later. He was
believed to have been forced down
again north of Great Salt Lake.
Two More Fliers
Disappear In Storm
SAN' FRANCISCO, Fell. 2 UP)
Ninth cwp urea headquarters of the
flitted States onny here received
word from Sequoia national park to
day that Lieutenant William A.
Cocke Jr.. one of the two army filers
missing since yesterday, had been
found in the park alive and well ex
cept for exposure to the elements all
night.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2 fP) Two
moro filers, well known army pilots,
disappeared into the storm which
has raged over the Tehachapi moun
tains yesterday. Army officials at
Crlssy field, their frank concern for
the fliers' safety undisguised, broad
cast statewide an appeal for aid In
searching for the men.
I Lieutenant Edward D. Hoffman,
. Austin. Tex., and Lieutenant William
j A. Cooke Jr.. Tacoma, Wash., left
j Glendale at 8:20 a. m., yesterday for
Crlssy field in an observation plane
I and although the flight should not
l have required four hours, nothing
j had been heard from them early to
I day. They were reserve officers on
extended active duty.
In Disgust!
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JRand Will Give
Public Concert
On February 19
Complimenting the citizens of La
Grande who have rallied to their sup
port during the drive for finances,
the La Grande band will present a
concert on Feb. 19 at the L. D. S.
tabernacle. H. E. Brady, chairman
of tho band drive, believes that suf
ficient funds will be raised by that
date to carry tho band over for the
remainder of 1932.
Tho drive has been conducted by
an euthusiastlc committee anxious to
havo tho band retained, by private
subscription, since the city officials
were unable to allow funds in the
city budget for the coming year. TJie
committee will meet tomorrow evo
nlng with the solicitors of tho busi
ness district at 7:30 at tho Sacajawea
Inn, with Mr. Brady acting as chair
man, and will discuss closing the
drive.
Tho concert will bo free of charge
and special numbers ore being
planned to augment the band, one
of which will bo numbers by the
American Legion drum corps. Tho
corps will play two numbers on which
it has been working since the last
convention, and which It will play in
the national convention In Port
land next September.
A nd re w Loney jr . , d irec tor, an
nounces that the program will be
(Continued on Page Six)
British Policy
On War Debts
Voiced Today
LONDON, Feb. 2 (P) Chancelldr
of the Exchequer Neville Chamber
lain again formally proclaimed in the
house of commons today Great Brit
ain's policy of "a general cancella
tion of reparations and war debts"
as soon as possible, In order per
manently to settle debt problems.
Ho said ho realized a permanent
settlement was not possible at pres
ent but declared negotiations were
continuing as to the date for the
postponed Lausanne reparations con
ference. Germany, he declared, was bound
to mako reparation payments by tho
legal obligations of The Hague agree
ment and therefore could not re
nounce them.
At tho same time, ho said, 'It is
clear that Germany Is not in a posi
tion to resume fulfillment of those
conditions. It Is obvious that when
the creditor countries come to con
sider these obligations that fact must
bo taken into account."
George Carlyle
Freed by Jurors
Oeorgo Carlyle, who was found
guilty in the justice court of posses
sion of intoxicating liquor, was freed
of tho charge by a Jury in the circuit
court yesterday on an appeal. Oreen
and llesa represented the defendant,
and Carl Helm was attorney for the
state. Judge J. W. Knowlcs presided.
Tho case of the United States Na
tional bonk vs. Archie Conley, which
was set for today, was called off tem
porarily and no trial was held today.
On Wednesday the case of tho state
vs. Beryl Taylor will be held. Mr.
Taylor Is charged with non-support
of a minor child, and is represented
by Green and Hess. The case of La
Verne Hurst vs. J. P. and F. N. Hensty
and tho Texas company, for injury
sustained at their service station, has
ben postponed indefinitely, accord
ing to County Cleric C. K. McCormick.
Hundred Attend
Grange Banquet
Monday Evening
Event Follows First Day
of Sessions in Two-Day
Meeting Now Under
Way Here. .
More than 100 people wore guests
last evening at the grange banquet
held in connection with the fifth an
nual grange lecturers school which
has been holding In this city, con
cluding with this afternoon's pro
gram. In the group were officers
and members of tho grange organ
izations' from Union, Baker, Wallowa
and Umatilla counties togother with
prominent guests, J. H. Farmer, na
tional grango lecturer, of New Hamp
shire,' C. C. Hulet, master of tho Ore
gon state grange, Mrs. Marie Flint
McCall, lecturer of the state grange,
Walter M. Pierce, member of tho
state executive committee, Miss Clarl
bel Nye, representing the extension
service of the Oregon State college,
co-sponsor with the grange, of the
school, and Mr. Parsons, of the Uni
versity of Oregon.
The guests were seated at long ta
bles In the banquet room of the L.
D. S. recreational hall, and were
served the chicken dinner by mem
bers of the seven grange subordinates
of Union county. Mrs. Frank Wright,
of the Blue Mountain grange, as Po
mona home economics chairman, was
general chairman of tho banquet
committee and she was assisted by
several similar committees.
Wranglers Play
During the banquet tho Blue Moun
tain Wranglers were present and gave
a half hour of their characteristic
singing. This was tho beginning of
an Interesting program which was
transferred to tho tabernacle as tho
basketball games at the gym were
called. The program proper was pre
sided over by Miss Minnie Holman,
Pomona lecturer, who was also re
sponsible for tho splendid entertain
ment leaturcs tnrougnouc tne two
day sessions.
For speakers during the evening.
Miss Holman Introduced Prof. Par
sons, professor of applied science at
the university, who talked along the
lino of the future of rural life in
America; A. R. Shumway, of Free
water, who discussed the activities
leading up to tho .recent operations
of the Northwest Wheat Growers'
league and the farm board; J. H.
Farmer, "ivho gavo an intensely in
. tprostlug talk on "The Call of the
Grange," and then she introduced
the special visitors who responded
vory briefly.
Musical numbers which added to
tho day's program yesterday in
cluded: songs by the High school
boys' double quartet, directed by W.
W. Nusbaum; songs by Kermlt Ra
galn, accompanied by Olark Ruck
man; the Blue Mountain Wranglers;
the old-time singing school, with
Miss Lydia Hug assisted by nine La
' (Continued on'Page Six)
This Woman Knew
The Value Of
Silence!
CHICAGO, Fob. 3 ) Mrs.
Georgo Ward's sllcnco was
golden.
She and her husband wero
Inspecting furniture store last
night when throo robbers en
tered. While his companions men
aced tho storo manager and a
cleric and robbed tho till of
10. one of tho trio kept talk
ing to Mr. and Mrs. Ward, but
she kept her mouth shut. It
was not until they left that
she opened It and removed
$700 worth of Jewelry,
Maurice York High
In Indoor Shoot
Maurice York, prlvato first class.
was high point man in tho record
scores completed last night in tho
regimental indoor rifle match of Com
pany E, 186th Infantry. Tho match
was held in connection with the reg
ular drill at tho armory, under tho
direction of range officer, Lieut. Jesse
V. Andrews.
Other members of tho team are
Sergeants Carl Ebert and Robert Car
ey; Corporals Howard Peterson
Oeorgo Plank, Edward Brlggs, Olin
Nichoalds; Privates, First Class, York,
Kenneth Ashman, Elmo Webb. Their
scores will be sent to regimental head
quarters for comparison with other
teams.
Company E had the highest drill
attendance of any "letter" company
in tne regiment during liKil, accord
ing to word received by Capt. Walter
A. Bean, in which the compnny In
praisea ior lis nign record of viy2
per cent during tho year.
Lieutenant William M. Hcughanond
Sergeant Grant Bean directed Interior
guard duty, close order drill was held.
and after tho regular drill Lieut.
iicughan and Capt. Bean conducted
the non-commissioned officers school.
In which tho subject of study was
preparatory to tho federal Inspection
on ranrcn tn.
Finger of Suspicion Is Pointing
To Former Deputy Commissioner
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 2 fP) Tho
InvcHtlgatlon Into the tangled affairs
of the W. B, Foshay company took a
new turn today, reaching across
country to Oregon, after testimony
of a former Foshay employe that he
htid given 62000 in cash to a Port
land attorney within a few minutes
after the Oregon corporation com-
I missloner had granted the company a
permit to sell 52&,000 worth oi secur
ities in the state.
The witness was O. E. Shradcr, at
one time in charge of qualifying
Foshay securities before corporation
commissions. He named J. G. Arnold,
attorney of Portland, ns the man to
whom he hod paid 12000 In four
GANG SLUGS
SLAY THREE
IN NEW YORK
Gunmen Murder Woman
and Two Men and
Wound Three Others
CHILDREN VIEW
FATAL ASSAULT
Police Believe" That
"Dutch" Schultz-Vin-cent
Coll Gang War Has
Broken Out Again.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2 () Onco more
the dogs of gang war are barking In
the Bronx.
The scroams of children echoed last
night as gang gunners, bursting in
to a Commonwealth avenuo apart
ment, slow a woman and two men,
wounded another woman and two
men, and fled even as one of tho chil
dren was panting her story of mur
der to tho cornor policeman.
Police Bald today it was the "Dutch"
SchultK -Vincent Coll gang war again;
that Schultz gangsters wore hunting
Coll and succeeded only In sending
death to three others.
List nt Dead
Those killed were: Pasquale Del
Greco, 32, a Coll confederate who has
been arrested five times In as many
months; Florio Baslle, 40, an ex-convict
whoso record dates back to 1912;
and Mrs. Emily Tarrizello, 35, whoso
connection with the others was not
entirely clear to police today.
Tho wounded: Mrs. Lena Vlncou-
guerra, 28, mother of four children
and sister of tho slain Florlo; Louis
Baslle, brother of Fiorio, and Joseph
Parrone, 10. Louis Baslle was critic
ally wounded. A bullet lodged near
his heart.
POLICE SOLVE SLAYINOH
CHICAGO, Feb. 2 m Tho polico'
said today they ' have solved three
baffling slaylngs, including one of a
woman, through a confession of Paul
Harrison, an auto mechanic who
claims he Is slowly dying from poison
ho took to cheat Justice and laughs
at medical experts trying to save his
mo, .
(Continued on Page Six)
DOCTOR TESTIFIES
FOR WINNIE JUDD
Psychiatrist Believes Wo
man Was Insane at Time
Crime Was Committed
COUKTIIOl'SK, Plioenlv, Ariz., Feh.
3 W The defense rested at 1:47 l.
ni., today In the murder trial of Win
nie ltutu, .num.
COURTHOUSE, Phoenix, Ariz., Feb
2 (A') Dr. Edward Huntington Wil
liams, eminent Los Angeles psychiat
rist, took tho witness stand today to
declare, that in his opinion, Winnie
Ruth Judd, on trial for murder, was
Insane when she killed Agnes Anno
Lerol and Hcdvig Somuelson lost Oc
tober. In answer to a question by Paul
Schenck, of the defense counsel-
"In your opinion did this defendant
know the dlferenco between right
and wrong when she committed tho
crime. If she committed It?" Dr.
Williams said: '
"I think that she did not know
the difference between right and
wrong."
Dr. Williams classified Mrs. Judd's
Insanity as of the "dementia prae-
cox typo."
"Sho has had a mother complex
a baby complex since sho was vory
young," ho added.
MOONSHINERS
KILL MEMBER
OF RAIDERS
OULFPORT. Miss.. Fob. 2 fP) Fed
eral prohibition authorities of two
suites today leu a man nunt aiong
tho Mississippi gulf coast section for
moonshiners who last night killed one
memlxsr of a dry squad raiding party
and gravely wounded another.
R. M. Buck. 43, operative with tho
federal prohibition office hero for the
past four years, was slain, and Otis
Williams. 25, a special agent, was
shot In the breast and left arm as
three agents surprised a party of
men attending a still 30 miles north
qf Gulfport.
Smith D. Robinson, tho third agent,
cscacd without injury. He report
ed to authorities that tho still at
tendants opened fire as his party ap
proached and then fled.
Bloodhounds were sent to tho scene
of the shooting to take up the trail.
bundles of currency, after Arnold
had Interviewed Mark D. McCalllnter.
then corporation com mls&l oner, and
had obtained the permit to sell the
securities.
I'lntt Attempts Fall
Earlier, unsuccessful attempts to
obtain the permit to sell had been
made. Shrader related, so he decided
to visit Oregon himself and press
tho matter.
Shrader testified he and Arnold
went to Salem, the state capltol, and
there interviewed McCalllster, as well
as Fred Mclndl, deputy commission
er. He said the officials notified him
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World Disarm
Conference Is
Opened Today
Statesmen of Three-Score
Nations ; at .Beginning
of Sessions ;& Henderson
Urges Action. -
GENEVA. Feb. 2 (P) The world
disarmament conference, attended by
tno statesmen or three score nations,
opened this evening after having
been delayed for on hour while the
league of nations council considered
tho problem in the Far East.
Arthur Henderson, the former Brit
ish cabinet minister, who Is acting
as chairman, began the session with
an outline of its problems,
"I refuse to contemplate even the
possibility of falluro," ho said, "for
if we fall no one can foretell tho evil
consequences that might ensue."
Urges Action
Ho called upon the delegates to
"seize this opportunity while it Is
still ours to lead the peoples of the
world one more step toward the high
tablo land of peace and cooperation."
"I feel bound to refer to the traglo
fact that at the moment when this
conference begins its work we are
confronted with a situation of Buch
extreme gravity as that, which now
exists in the Far East." he said.
"It Is imperative that all tho sig
natories of the leaguo of nations
covenant and of othor International
treaties should mako it their business
to insuro the strict observance of
those great safeguards against acts
of violence and war."
Atmosphere Encouraging
Tho conference opened in a more
encouraging atmosphere than had
been expected because of the united
stand of the great powers against the
hostilities in China.
Henderson said this conference had
three important objectives.
1. To reach a collective agreement
on a practical program ior substan
tial reduction and limitation of arm
aments. 2. To determine that no arma
ments may bo mado outside the scope
of that agreement.
3. To plan for similar conferences
In tho future at reasonably short In
tervals of time.
Henderson reviewed the steps of
tho league of nations toward dis
armament. Including tho creation of
n permanent advisory committee, tho
draft treaty of mutual assistance In
1023, tho Geneva protocol of 1024:
which carried the nrlnclnle of recon-
clllatidn furtherne iytcarno treaties
or iuao and the iivo years work of
tho preparatory commission for this
conference.
Ho Intimated that a way was open
for the introduction of war debts
and reparations into tho deliberations
of this conference by saying. "None
of tho problems and difficulties to
which I have alluded Is excluded
from tho scope of our discussions,'
"Tho world wants disarmament,'
ho concluded, "tho world needs dis
armament. Wo havo It In our power
to neip iasnion luture nisiory."
Thero was a brief intermission af
ter Henderson had spoken and the.
conference resumed to appoint three
committees, one of them on rules
and procedure, another on credentials
and a third on petitions from lay
men's organizations, . Dr. Mary Emma
Wollcy, American delegate, is a mem
ber of the last named.
Henderaon proposed a special meet
ing for next Saturday to receive theso
petitions, and tho conference then
adjourned until tomorrow.
Olympic Team Is
Injured As Sled
Jumps the Track
LAKE PLACID. N. Y., Fob. 2 W
Careening down tho Icy bob sled run
on Mt. Van Hovenborg today, a Ger
man four man sled with Captain
Fritz Grau at the steering ropes
Jumped tho slide at Shady Corner,
critically Injuring tho captain and
two other members of his team.
Tho sled was traveling about sixty
miles an hour as tb rounded the cor
ner when It went out of control and
catapulted the four men 100 feet
down the rock-strewn, tree-studded
slope of Mount Van Hoevcnberg.
Grau suffered left arm and posslblo
Internal Injuries Hellmuth Hopman,
a fractured leg 'and severe head In
juries and Albert Broluno a possible
skull fracture. Rudolph Krapkl ap
peared less seriously hurt.
Hoover Calls For
National Tribute
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (P) - Presi
dent Hoover, In an official proclama
tion, today called upon citizens of tho
nation to Join in celebrating the
200 th anniversary of tho birth of
Oeorgo Washington.
Praising tho first president of the
nation warmly, tho chief executive re
quested that "all our people" organ
ize themselves to contomplato Wash
ington's courage, patience and genius.
Work on $100,000
Terminal to Begin
KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 2 fP)
Work on the $100,000 terminal fa
cilities of tho Great Northern rail
road will start as soon as weather
pormltn, O. N. Christophcrson, general
agent said here Monday, In announc
ing that the line's machine shops and
roundhouses will bo located on tho
company's land south of Klamath
Falls.
Tho shops hero will be the first
south of Hlllyard, Wash. Plans also
aro under consideration for enlarge
mcnt of tho railroad's stockyards
here.
Violent Deaths Rise Jit Iowa
DES MOINES (At Deaths from
auto accidents and homicides have
Increased 238 per cent In Iowa dur
ing the last 10 years. In the same
period deaths from tuberculosis and
diphtheria havo. decreased 41 per
cent.
SHELLS SENT
INTO CHAPEI
RUINS TODAY
Bombardment Ceases Af
ter Chinese Give Way
Japanese Claim Victory
DEFENSE COUNCIL
VOICES PROTEST
International Settlement-
Points to Japanese Mili
tary Action Within
Boundaries.
SHANGHAI. Fob. 3 (Wednesday)
VP) Reports early today said the in
ternatlonal settlement defense coun
cil, composed of various foreign mili
tary commanders, had communicated
to Japanese authorities a protest
over the alleged Independent mill- '
tary action of tho Japanese within .
the settlement. . ,
RIIINfl OF CIIAPRI SILENT
SHANGHAI. Wednesday. Feb. 3 m
A sullen silence had fallen upon
the ruins of Chapel today after a
sharp artillery duel on Tuesday dur
ing wnicn neither aide appeared to
have gained any material advantage,
Tho Japanese claimed a victory In
the artillery exchange but the Chi
nese command only repeated their
blunt statement:1 1 ..
"We Intend to drive the enemy out
of Chinese territory." ,
Chapel caught fire again from the
falling shells and the darkness , was
pierced by flames licking -at the
handful of buildings left In the area.
Tho firing began Tuesday1 at about
6:30 p. m. when the Japanese opened
up with machine guns and what
sounded like field artillery. The Chi
nese replied with machine guns and .
trench mortars. '
It didn't last long, but the Chinese
fell back. The Japanese did not
pursue, :' Later the Japanese said they
had been firing on strong defense
works discovered by their air sqcnite.
JAP CltUIHER ARRIVES f "
SASEBO, Japan, Feb. 20 (fl) Tho
cruiser Tatsuta arrived from Shang
hai today, bringing the bodies of
20 Japanese bluejackets who were '
killed in tho fighting there and 67
wounded. Solemn Buddhist funeral
rites for the dead were held and at
tended by a large crowd.
FIERCE BATTLE EXPECTED
NANKING, Feb. 2 W) A fierce bat
tle between Chinese and Japanese
forces hero was looked for at any
moment this evening as efforts of
local officials to bring about peace
semcd to bo falling. A Japanese at-
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TUSKO'S HIRED
MAN ARRESTED;
ELEPHANT FED
. . ......
PORTLAND, Feb. 2 (flV-The head
keoper of Tusko the elephant was In
difficulties with pollcfe today.
At headquarters it was said Bay
ard (Sleepy) Gray, the trainer, was
arrested in an intoxicated conditio
and charged with drunken driving:
and hit-and-run driving. Ball was
set at 61500. He had been, sought .
from midnight to 3 a. m. after an
automobile registered to him had
crashed Into J. B. Smith's car.
Polico went to Tusko's winter
quarters. There they found the as
sistant keeper In a quandary. No
food and no fuel was the basis of the
complaint, and Tusko was hungry
and cold. The police sunshine di
vision came to the rescue with coal
and some warm bran mash for the
beast. When Gray arrived ho was
arrested. .
Lansbury, Labor,
Denounces Japan
LONDON, Fob. 2 (P) George Lans
bury, veteran labor leader, created an
uproar In the house of commons to
day by shouting "Tho Japanese gov
ornmont has been engaged In a piece
of international piracy In China."
"Withdraw! Withdraw!" the gov
ernment supporters cried, but Lans
bury stood his ground.
Tho uproar continued until Prime
Minister Macdonald restored quiet for
a moment by asserting that Mr. Lane
bury had Illustrated the lnadvlsabil
lty of permitting debate In the com
mons on the Far East situation.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Feb,. 2 (P) .Lowest
prices in grains today come In the
final hour.
Sellers of wheat put increasing
emphasis on peace gestures of lead
ing powers hopeful of a solution of
Far Eastern difficulties. Mild weather
and relative easiness of securities also
were cited as conduclvo to setbacks In
cereal values.
-Wheat closed unsettled, 4 Q Q
under yesterday's finish, corn Mi0
down, and oats ? c off, provisions
receded, closing at 10 to 20 cents do
cllno owing Inrgely to prospective In
creased marketing of hogs. .
PORTLAND, Feb. 2 CP) Reaction
set in the domestic wheats market
during the Tuesday session. Better,
or maybe worse, weather for wheat
caused selling pressure in the finals.
On the Portland grain exchange May
lost lc, July c and September Uo
i bu. Sales included 2000 bu. May. On
j tho merchants exchange cosh wheat
lost lc bu.