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t CITY EDITION Foil Associated Press Leased Wire Service Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and- Wallowa Counties SIX PAGES TODAYi VOLUME 30 LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1932 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. KA8TJKRN 'OREGON'S IiRADINO NEWSPAPER NUMBER 137 DEATH TAKES P. R. FINLAY LATE FRIDAY Stricken While in His Garage Efforts to Revive Him Fail. FUNERAL WILL BE HELD MONDAY AT 3 Death Comes as Sudden Shock to Community Interment Later at Bat tle Creek, Mich. Friends and acquaintances through out the city were greatly shocked last evening; upon learning of the sud den death of Mr. P. R. PInlay, owner and publisher of the Observer, late yesterday afternoon. Mr. PInlay left the office some timo after 3 o'clock, having expressed the intention of going home to get the automobile and make a business call. (The house Is but five minutes' walk from the office.) He went home and found no one there but Miss Alice Ketcham, who Is rooming at the Fin lay home while attending the Normal school. Mrs. Finlay and her sister, Miss Edith Ackley, were attending a meeting of the Women's Society of the church. After asking Miss Ketcham to tell Mrs. Finlay, upon her return, that he had gone out with the car, Mr. Pinlay went out to the garage, which is In direct connection with the house. He evidently had some dif ficulty in getting the motor started, for it had been giving trouble dur inir the cold weather of the past week, and the battery was somewhat run down. Miss Ketcham came down stairs about fifteen or twenty minutes later, smelled the exhaust gases of the car, and ran to the garage, una im it filled with the fumes, and Mr. Pinlay prostrate 'beside the car. She quickly pulled him outside, and with . the help of Mrs. W.' H. Reuter, a neighbor who ran over from her house across the street, carried him Into the front hall of the house, and then called the doctor and the pulmotor crew from the fire station. The doctor arrived almost Immedi ately but found no sign of heart ac tion, and breathing has ceased. An hour'fl with- ?ie ii:!tnoto!V ww an injection of adrenalin failed to bring any results at all. It Is the opinion of the physicians that death . occurred from some other cause than the carbon monoxide gas, and that it occurred before Mr. Finlay' had in haled any great quantity of the fumes, for the bloodstream showed no sign of contamination. The members of the family ex plained that since a severe attack of double pneumonia, followed by em pyema, about three years ago. Mr. Finlay had been subject to occasional Bpells of unconsciousness, which us ually occurred very early in the morning, and that at times during the day he experienced a strange, momentary loss of his mental facul ties while still in perfect control of his bodily movements. It is believed that one of these attacks seized him as he went Into the garage, and that he failed to realize the danger of working on the car while the motor was running. When found, he had removed the cushion from the front seat of the (Continued on Page Pour) DR. SWEET TO ARRIVE HERE NEXT MONDAY Dr. Charles A. Sweet, president of the American Society for the Pro motion of Child Dentistry, will ar rive in La Grande Monday morning for a free clinic to be held on Tues day by the dental societies of East ern Oregon. Dr. Sweet Is an author ity on child dentistry, and his ac tivities on Tuesday will bo devoted to the practical clinic for children In the office of Dr. A. M. Moore. Dr. R. P. Murphy urges that all mothers who wish to have the teeth of their children treated, call at his office on Monday when he will ex amine them and make arrangements for an appointment on Tuesday. . Dr. Sweet will arrive in time to ad dress a noon luncheon meeting of the Lions club at 12 o'clock at the Sacajawea Inn. Members of other ' clubs are being invited. A meeting of dentists will be held later in the evening. Dentists from all Darts of East ern Oregon have been invited to at tend the clinic and about 50 are ex pected to be in La Grande. WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Rain In the west and snow over the east of tho Cascade mountains tonight and Sunday; moderate tem peratures: fresh south winds offshore. 3 For the week: Considerable S cloudiness; moderate tempera ture: occasional rain west and S snows over and east of the Cascade mountains. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 26 above. Minimum: 16 above. Condition: Cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 39, minimum 16 above. Condition: Partly cloudy, traces of snow, moisture .03 of an inch. Range 23 de grees. WEATHER. FEB. fi, 1031 Maximum 41, minimum 34 above. Condition: " Partly cloudy. Range 17 degrees. P. R. FINLAY P. It, Finlny, wl It or and publisher of the La Grande Evening Obser ver, who tiled suddenly yesterday afternoon. B. F. Irvine To Be Speaker At Annual Meeting B. P. Irvine, blind editor of tho Oregon Journal and one of the "grand old men" of this state, will be the main speaker at the annual banquet of the chamber of com merce, March 1, at the La Grande hotel, according to word received In La Grande by Dr. Rt. F. Murphy, chairman of the committee on ar rangements. Other members of the committee are A. W. Nelson and Ern est DeLong. Mr. Irvine Is generally recognized as possessing one of the most sym pathetic understandings of the prob lems of Oregon, both economic and social, and his address is looked for ward to eagerly. Tho blind editor, who has not de livered an address in La Grande since wartimes but who has been invited to speak a number of times, will dis cuss "Disarmament," with particular relation to chambers of commerce. Special musical numbers are be ing procured for' the evening by the committee. - v v Friends4Jrging -J. E. Reynolds To Be a Candidate Friends of J. E. Reynolds, a resi dent of tho Grande Ronde valley for a long period of time and now mak ing his homo in ija uranae, nave been urging him to enter the Repub lican primaries as a candidate for the nomination for county treasurer, it was learned today. interviewed oy an observer report '. Mr. Reynolds said that he had talked with a number of men during the lost several days who had urged him to make tho race. Residents from Union, North Powder and Elgin as well as from this city have talked with Mr, Reynolds. (Continued on Page Six) Pendleton Chilly With Mercury at 12 PENDLETON, Feb. 6 (A1) Pendle ton skidded to work this morning on Icy pavements following a sudden change In weather last night. Rain with freezing temperatures formed ice on the walks and streets, making foot and auto traffic hazard ous. It was raining today. Last night's minimum temperature was 12 degrees above zero. SEASONABLE WEATHER DUE PORTLAND, Feb. 6 (P) Seasonable weather was predicted today for Ore gon, and warmer temperatures and rains were expected in the eastern as well as in tho western part of the state. Rain today was general over the western slope from California to Can ada. In Portland warm showers were washing away tho accumulation of snow. Former Head Of s Oil Co. Suicides NEW ROCHELLE. N. Y., Feb. 6 VP) Daniel Weller, 60. who retired on Jan uary 1 as president of the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana, commit ted suicide today by shooting himself In the head In the basement of his brother's home. For seven years Weller whose home was In Baton Rogue, La., had been a dircctorlor the Standard Oil Com pany of New Jersey and president of the Standard Oil Company of Louis iana. Six weeks ago he and his wife came here to visit Colonel Fred W. Weller, his brother. This morning his wife found him lying dead In the cellar and addressed to her was a note say ing "Sorry I have to do this." The widow and a son attributed his act to poor health. Woman Saves Her 2 Small Children PORTLAND, Feb. 6 VP Her home burned to the ground today but Mrs. William Metcolf saved her two small children and herself. Awakened by the roar of flames she ran to an adjoining room where her little sons slept. She found the hov. 7. knecllnz beside the crib of the baby, two years old, sobbing with terror. Mrs. Mctcalf snatched up the baby, grasped the otherchlld by the hand and delivered them, to safety through a window. Faulty wiring was blamed for the rtre. THREE LARGE HIGHWAY JOBS CONSIDERED Lane, Douglas and Uma tilla Counties to Be , Scene of Activities. . MORE DISPUTES OCCUR YESTERDAY Hanley Drawn Into Quar rel Between Spaulding and Ainsworth Next Meeting Tuesday. PORTLAND, Feb. 6 (fP) Three large grading and surfacing projects in Lane, Douglas and Umatilla county, will be started by the state highway commission at its next meeting March 3, when contracts for theso and other Jobs will be awarded. Additional pro J eats will be let, the commission- announced, but the Jobs will not be decided up on until the special session of tho commission set ior next -luesaay, at which time the 1932 nroeram will be outlined. Bids will be called for the sur facing of 16.2 miles of the Doyle Htll-Nlmrod section of the McKenzie highway in Lane county, the grading of 8.2 miles of the Paradise Creek Elkton section of the Umpqua high way in Douglas county, and 9 miles of grading on the highway from Sand station to the Washington state line In Umatilla county. More Disputes Occur The final session of- the commis sion's two-day meeting yesterday was marked by a series of disputes be tween - Commissioners Charles K. Spaulding and the other two mem bers of the commission, resulting in widening tho apparent breach within (Continued on Pago FourV TIGERS DEFEAT MAC-HI 24 TO 19 Win in Spite of Absence of Lyman Imbler High' Here This Evening. Warding off a desperate Mac-Hl rally In the last half. La Grande High, although weakened due to ill ness of Lvman. regular forward, con quered the McLoughlin High quintet 24 to 19 in an exciting unsKecoan game here last night. This evening at 8:30 tho Tigers will meet the strong Imbler High school five, fol lowing a preliminary game at 7:30. Although the visitors were taller and rangier than the Tigers, the blue and white defense and a string of field goals by Corey, La Grande cen ter, found the Mac-Hl team trailing 16 to 6 at half time. But in the final two periods, the visitors rallied and, with Burnett out because of fouling, and Corey out for the same reason In the last quarter, brought the score up to within two points of the Tigers twice, only to have a free throw by Stod dard and a field goal by Torrence put the Tiger margin on easy street In the closing minutes of play. Ollngcr and Leighbrand, forwards, led the attack In tho last half, ac counting for four and seven points, respectively, most of them made from near the basket. Crowd Excited During the closing quarter the crowd was In a continuous uproar, at times so excited that the referee's whistle went unheard for several sec onds. This was La Orande's Initial victory (Continued on Page Six) jury returns verdict for Lloyd scriber A verdict in favor of Lloyd Scriber, defendant, was returned yesterday by a Jury in the case of the Eastern Oregon Light and Power company, olaintlff, vs. Mr. Scriber In the cir cuit court. Cochran and Eberhard were attorneys for the plaintiff, and Green and Hess represented tho de fendant. The case involved tho re covery of money. Monday morning at' 10 o'clock the case of the state highway commission vs. William; Holden lnl connection with the condemnation of a right-of way for the highway, will be held, with J. M. Devers, attorney for the commission, and district attorney. Carl Helm, representing the state. Mr. Holden will appear In his own defense. Alienist at Judd Trial Fears For Life Defendant's Bv Halph O. Broun COURT HOUSE, PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 6 (P) Dr. Joseph Catton, San Francisco psychiatrist, Insisting he was in fear of his life, demanded to day that Dr. William C. Judd, hus band of Winnie Ruth Judd. bo searched before being allowed to en ter the court room for tho 13th day of Mrs.'Judd's trial for murder. Sheriff J. R. McFadden found no weapons concealed on the person of Dr. Judd. The accused woman's hus band smiled when Informed by the sheriff of Dr. Catton's fear. Authorities dismissed as a hoax a purported threat against Dr. Catton which he declared he received last midnight, Alienist Becomes Jumpy The San Francisco alienist, who publicly had expressed the conviction that his testimony would result in Japan Will Send More Troops To Shanghai Area Plans to "Put An End to the Menace ""of Chinese Armies" Bombard- 1 ment More Intense. - GENEVA. Feb. 0 Ml Represen tatives of tlio great powers continued today' their dlplomutlo good offices In an effort to lmluco Japan to ac cept tlio Anglo-American pence pro posals for n settlement of the Slno Japanese controversy, but In nuthor ltatlve quarters It was said talk or an ultimatum to Japan Is "nonsense." TOKYO, Feb. 6 P) The govern ment formally announced tonight It has decided to send a military force to Shanghai to "put an end to the menace of the Chinese armies and to relieve inhabitants of all nation alities from the strain of fear." x The new expeditionary force "has been limited to tho strength re quired" for Its mission, tlio state ment said, "and Its action will be guided solely by the policy of protect ing the common interests of all the powers." The mission of this new force was defined thus: "Tho Japanese government Is prompted by no other motive than that of discharging its international dutv and of safeguarding the large number or Japanese nationals nna property worth hundreds of millions . . .-" unless the Xhinese, by continu ing hostilities or bv obstructing our army in attaining these ends, compel it to taiee necessary action, mere is no Intention whatever that It should enter upon an aggressive campaign." The Japanese, said tne statement, "already had declared that they have no political ambition In the region of Shanghai nor any thought of en- croacmng upon tne r.ignts una in terests of her powers. "What they do desire Is to promote the safety and prosperity of that region by cooperation with the other powers and by mutual assistance, so contributing to peace and well being In the Far East." Bv Morris J. Harris SHANGHAI, Sunday, Feb. 7 (IP) Six-inch guns thundered in tho dark early this morning as the Japanese poured shells into what is left of Chapei. For eight days they have, been bom barding the Chinese lines, but today there were fresh troops relieving the Chinese veterans and their stubborn resistance was unbroken. All through the last week tho or tlllerv bombawimeut has subsided along about midnight but at 1 a. m, (Continued on Page Six) Chinese Bombed At Pinhsein By Jap Airplanes HARBIN, Manchuria, Fob. 6 (fP) Japanese airplanes today bombed Chinese concentrations in me region of Ptnhslen and it was believed heavy casualties were inflicted. Military authorities explained the operation was ordered because of fears that the Chinese commander Ting Chao, forced from Harbin yes terday would reassemble his forces at Plnhslen and make that point a base for further attacks. Japanese sources estimated the Chi nese casualties during the Harbin fighting of Thursday and Friday at 600 killed and 300 wounded with Japanese losses in the final drive placed at 16 killed and 60 wounded. The Chinese; wounded were given treatment at the hospital established here for guards of the Chinese East ern railway. Normal raH communication over the southern branch of the Chinese Eastefn was resumed today, the first pasengcr train since the fighting be gan running down to Changchun. Murder Case Goes Into Jury's Hands NORRISTOWN, Pa., Feb. 6 W Tho case of Edward H. B. Allen, charged with murder in the killing of Francis A. Donaldson, Third, last November, waa given to the Jury to day. The defense asked for tho freedom of the 23-year-old society man. Tho district attorney, while demanding that Allen be adjudged guilty of crime, made no request for any spe cific verdict. S 3 $ $ $ KAItLY PA I Kit MONDAY The Observer out of re spect for its late editor and publisher, P. R, Finlay, whoso funeral will bo held Mon day afternoon, will close Its offices at noon Monday, after issuing an early edition of the paper. 3 Q Husband Searched endangering his life, became Jumpy durinir a court holiday yesteraay. ana asked authorities to take steps to protect him. While sheriffs depu ties were endeavoring to discover what had upset the psychiatrist's composure, Dr. Catton let It be known he had received a threatening iciuji "Dr. Joe Catton beware.' Investigating authorities said they believed it was a practical joko. I'lea For Guard DciiUnI Sheriff McFadden denied a request of Dr. Catton thot guards bo assigned to him during the remainder of his stay in Phoenix. The alienist, testifying for tho state, had brought directly Into evidence the name of J. J. Halloran, wealthy lumberman m the cause Of an as serted fealous flareun which resulted In the slavincs last October 16 of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvlg Sam-uelson. DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL POT BOILING Realignment of Politics of Party Will Be ;. Undertaken STOP ROOSEVELT OBJECT ,OF MOVE Nation-wide Effort Will Be Launched to Bring More Favorite Sons Unto Picture. , Bv-Bvron Price - WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (P) A sweeping realignment of Democratic presidential politics, designed to stop definitely the onrush of the Roose velt forces, draw new candidates Into the picture, and throw the decision squarely Into the lap of tho national convention itself. Is about to be un- dprtaken by an Imposing group of party leaders. Alirca is. csmim wui intuit; wv iwou i move tomorrow wnen ne issues a statement fully expected by informed leaders to open tho way for use of his name as a conuiaate in certain pivotal states. iniB Will DO lOJIUWt-U uy Ifc luniuii- , wide- effort to bring more favorite sons into the picture; to strengthen sentiment for. uninstructed delega tions in states having no real favor ite; and to widen the influence of various candidates already in the field against Roosevelt. Garner tu Picture Sneaker John N. Garner Is ono of those whoso supporters are expected to begin serious efforts to ennsc dele gate strength. Ho already has been promised Texas and some outsldo support, and although, he only has laughed at these proposals, he now will bo urged to let his name go Into primaries In many places. Former Governor Horry Byrd, Vir ginia's favorite son, will be asked to fun in certain states whero his pos sible candidacy is but now a factor. Headquarters for him have Just been opened m tticnmona. With all of this will go a rein forcement of the Roosevelt drive for delegates, conducted up to now with out' any publicly-recognized national hoMlquarters. - '"Htn Roosevelt" Ts Cry Tho long-expected stop -Roosevelt camnaien is. In short at hand, in the earlv months of the party's 1932 nrenoiatlons. tho New York governor has had things largely In his own way. No other candidate is running. In a national sense. His friends have collected a very Imposing list of pledges from party lenders in many states. m mmmfjui, James A. Farley, predicts his nom ination on the first ballot. It' Is to stop Just this that other elements of the party now are mov ing. They will use tne argument tlwt the party will be In a much better position to decide in Juno than it Is in March, April and May when most of tlio delegates are to be chosen. For the most part, they probably will not openly attack Roosevelt, but will counsot caution. Manv of Smith's friends and ad visers understand ho has no hope he himself may bo the eventual nom inee. Ho is not expected to make a nation-wide race, but to center on those states whero his chances ap pear best of gathering an Impressive minority of the national convention. Those states Include Now York, New Jersey, Massachusetts. Connecticut, Pennsylvania, ttnoao isianaiana uvuf ware. The whole significant sequence or impending developments means that tho rather harmonious course of Democratic affairs Is about to be dis rupted, and that a battle royal tor tho nomination Is about to begin. NEWS MAN AT HARBIN SAFE, REPORTS SAY NEW YORK, Feb. 6 !P) Edward Hunter. International NewB service war correspondent In Manchuria, who was reported capturca Dy unmcse, in safe at Harbin, his offices here an nounced todav. A report in Japan ese press dispatches that he had been taken prisoner proveu erroneous, ni announcement said. Reaching Harbin. lafc night, ho filed- a dlsoatch in which ho mado no mention of being arrested. He was accompanying tho Japaneso army under Gen. .lira Tamon on Its ad vance on Harbin from Changchun when they reached a place tin the railway south of Harbin which tho retreating Chinese had torn up. He pushed on to Harbin, walking most of the way but sometimes riding in a Chinese cart. He was thus out of touch with the outside world for 24 hours. 66 Inches of Snow At Klamath Falls KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 6 VP) Af ter clearing weather Friday evening tho temperature dropped to a low of 7 degrees above zero here thlB morn ing. The city was snrouueu in a blanket of fotr which frozo on tho windshields and combined with snowy streets to make driving hazardous. The snowfall in Klamath Falls since Oct. 1 has totaled 66 Indies, tho weather bureau Bald. The fore cast is for a continuation of clear, cold weather for the next 24 hours. City Commissioner Under Indictment PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 0 (IP) John M. Mann. Portland city commissioner, was Indicted by the grand Jury here today on a charge or maneasance ana negligence m on ice. CITY LIFE TOO MUCH FOR DEER litis Tragedy lay at the end of tlio trail when this deer slipped out of tho WuHhlngton Zoo and start ed to sec the city. A taxi-driver enptuml the animal after a chase through the city, and here you see the buck us he was returned to zoo attendants. Hoon after ward the deer, exhausted by the day's cvciitN, Tiled, BILL TO CREATE REVOLVING FUND Measure For. Loans to Drainage, Irrigation Districts Reported. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6 (P) A bill to create a revolving fund of $100, 000,000 for loans to drainage, levee and irrigation districts was approved today by the senate ogrlculturo com mittee. The committee also approved a bill to create a revolving fund of $10, 000,000 for loans to aid in tlio for mation of agricultural credit cor- poratlons and livestock companies. A third bill endorsed would oxtowl tho timo for repayment of drouth loons authorized by tho lost congress for ono year. 1 HILVKIt COINAtiK DEMANDED WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (P) Free coinage of silver at tho ratio of 16 (Continued on Pago Six) ROSEBURG MEN UNDER ARREST IN CALIFORNIA ROSEBURG, Feb. 0 VP) Milton Anthony and Charles Thomas Jr., prisoners who escaped from the Douglas county Jail in Mtircn, iuau, are under arrest In San Francisco charged with raising tho denomina tion of federal bank notes, according to word received hero today by Sher iff V. T. Jackson. The two men wero arrested In Oct ober. 1920. chanted with possession of liquor mash, and wero fined $300 each and sen ten ecu to uu days in jan. They escaped from a road crew the following March. Anthony was ar rested tho next Juiy near isugeno ana was sent to state prison for a two year term, and was returned to Rose- burg to complete nis sentence, xio was released last November. Anthonv and Thomas havo been sought by federal officers for releas ing a iiooa oi nan notes urcruuauu from $1 to $6. TUSKOTOGET NEW HOME AT EUGENE, ORE. PORTLAND, Feb. 6 VP) Tusko, tho great unwashed, may soon pack his trunk for a trek to Eugene. At IcaHt this was tho word given out here today by two ball bond brokers who attached tho elephant and who announced they have sold him to Jess Darling, Eugene business man. Tho brokers statement was sub stantiated by Hal White, secretary to Mayor George L. Baker. White said Darling Is negotiating with the Southern Pacific for a box car suffi ciently largo to hold tho Blx-ton ele phant. 1 Tuako's former owners, Bayard (Sleepy) Gray and Jack O'Grady arc dlHConsolato. Tusko went into new hands when Gray, arrested for drunken driving, needed ball money. All he had was Tusko. The bail brokers agreed to take Tusko and the bill of Bale was executed. , No one knows when Tusko will leave. Gray, howovcr, will remain In tho city's Jailhouso for 30 days to come. Anxiety Felt For Chiloquin, Ore. Man KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Feb. 8 W Much anxiety was felt today for T. O. Hill of Ciillfxiuln. who volunteered Wednesday to Uiko mall to Yamaay and lumber camps In that territory 40 miles north of Chiloquin. Ho has not been heard from and searching groups left today to trail him. The lumber camps has had no mall for a week and Hill. n experienced woodsman, left Chiloquin Wednesdny morning. Ho mode tho first 22 miles by automobllo and planned to mako tlio rest of tho Journey on snow shoes with his big police dog hltehed tn pl sled. Ho was last seen Wednes day at Calimas Springs, 25 miles from his destination. Open Campaign To Put Stop To Money Hoarding Hoover Obtains Unani mous Pledge From Na tional Civic Organiza tions at Conference. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 OP) Presi dent Hoover obtained a unanimous pledge from two score national civic organizations to Join in a unified campaign to stop money hoarding. After an executive conference of X hour and a half at the White House, at which the president plead ed for aid, it was disclosed by Charles G. Dawes that Mr, Hoover had ob tained a pledge of support. Mac nine ry or a aeunito campaign organization, contemplated by the president, was left to a further meet ing. Instructions were agreed on under which uoionet urania kjiox, pud- Usher of the Chicago Dally News, will work out a plan of procedure to be submitted to the same group . that mot today. SO LEADERS ATTEND , WASHINGTON. Feb. 6 UP) Behind tho closed doors of his cabinet room. President Hoover In an extempor aneous speech today outlined to half a hundred clvlo leaders his plans for creating an anxi-noorcung macnine, He was flanked by Acting Secre tary Mills of tho treasury and Charles G, Dawes, president of tho recon struction finance corporation. The chief executive, In his address to the leaders of more than two score national organizations, stressed that tho American monetary system de pends upon a mobllo currency, and that the $.1, 300,000.000 he estimates Is. hoarded has caused a credit de flation of approximately $10,000,000, 000. Figures Prove Statement Tho president had figures to show that partially becauso of hoarding and partially because of depressed seourlty values, the gold backing of ourrency by the federal reservo sys tom has rlBen from the legal 40 per cent to between 76 and 80 per cent. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, and Henry L. Stevens, national command er of the American Legion, were early arrivals. They havo been working together for eloven weoks in prepara tion for an intonslve drive against unemployment, designed to put ono million men back to work. The cabinet room was crowded to the doors by a throng apparently greater than nod neon expected. Mjlonel Frank Knox, publisher of tho Chicago Daily News, who . will head the organization,- howov$. . wait absent. Ho Is not expected- u the capital before Monday, HOOVtilt PKAISES LKOION WASHINGTON, Feb. 0 VP) Appre ciation of tho American Legion's drive to provide employment for 1,000,000 men during the month beginning Fob. IB was expressed today by Presi dent Hoover In a formal statement. Col. Roosevelt Given Welcome In Western City SEATTLE, Fob. 6 W) Tho new governor general of the Philippines, Col, Theodore Roosevelt, stopped off the train In Seattle today on tho way to his new post, to the accompani ment of newsboys crying extras about tho fighting In Shanghai, a noar nolghbor to tho Islands. Tho governor goneral, with .Mrs. Roosovelt and others of his porty, was to sail on the President Taft for Manila at 11 a. m., with a days stop over In Shanghai. Besieged by newspapermen, the colonel reiterated: "I can't say any thing. You know I can't say any thlnir." Asked by ono newspaperman, "what Is your theory of colonial govern ment?" ho replied: "I could wrlto a book about that, Ho said ho was "happy" to havo tho opportunity to go to tho Philip Dines. American Legion "buddies" crowded around him and he was kept busy flashing tho quick smllo remin iscent of his father, and saying "very hanDV to moot you." Ho was scheduled for a 15-mlmito radio talk and a rocoptlon at the rilvmnlc hotel. Ho pleaded for minimum of ceremony, explaining Mrs. HooHevolt wan "vory tired" from tho trip ooross tlio continent. Miss Oraco Roosovelt, their oldest daughter. Miss Mary Weldon, a friend of tho latter; Lieut. Col. Carey I. Crockett, Roosevelt's aide and two secretaries are other members of tho party. Farm Board Selling Much of Its Wheat NEW YORK, Feb. 6 W1 Dow, Jones and company today said current In dications were that tho federal farm board was now Belling a substantial part of Its wheat future holding bo causo It was xmablo to sell much actual grain abroad. "ThIH Impression has been height ened In trado circles by heavy selling of the May delivery In tho Chicago future market on all bulges over el cents recently through a commis sion houso that was taken over by the government agency last year, and by tho unwillingness of farm board of ficials In both Washington and Chi cago to comment lor publication on tho selling going In through this house." Chinese Banks To Charge 730 Pet. SHANGHAI, Feb. 8 OT Chinese banks announced today that In view of the disrupted state of buslnoss horo all loans In tho future will bo charged Interest at tho rate of two per cent dally or 730 per cent a year. SHELLS FROMt CHINESE HIT MARINE AREA Report of Occurrence Made to Navy Depart- ' ment in Washington i AMERICAN MISSION HOUSES ATTACKED Cause of Japanese Raid Unknown J a p a nese Co ntinue to Loose Bombs Over Jhapei. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (fP) The ;" explosion of seven shells from Chi nese anti-aircraft guns in tho marine regimental area at Shanghai was re-, ported today to the navy department. -1 In a dispatch Bent at 10:55 a. m., February 6, Shanghai time, Colonel R. S. Hooker, commanding the marines in the lnternatl6nal settlement there, reported that an eighth shell, a dud, fell In a Houston detachment billet in a Japaneso mill. ' japaneso pianea at xne Time in ; dispatch was sent were continuing; to iiy over ana aiongsiqe tne eage ox tho International settlement. Rear Admiral Yancey 8. Williams, commander of the Yangtee patrol, now stationed on his flagship at Hankow, reported everything was quiet there and that the city is peacefully celebrating the jChinese new year. . v Vi -7 . ' '' . By Morris J. Harris SHANGHAI, Feb. 6 (P) Two Am erican mission houses In Shanghai were attacked this afternoon while a fleet of airplane bombers roared over head, battering for the second time today the flattened sector of Chapel. . Japanese bluejackets forcibly en tered and ransacked the American , Presbyterian mission and press on North Szecheun road, well within the area occupied by the Japanese, They forced their way Into the building in splCo of an official notice of the Am erican consul which, was nailed up on tho entrance to the property. Mission Subjected to Fire The American Southern Methodist Episcopal mission Hln Hongkew, wnicn was iaso wees raiuouABu. by the bluejackets, was subjected to a. shelling from .the ,'J?ftt artillery guns In Chapel during tho afternoon . and mission officials who were In the building attempting to appraise lost week's damage were forced to retire under the shell fire. It is not known whetner tne sneus came from Japanese or Chinese tfuns. Tho airplanes began tneir secona bombing raid in mid -afternoon. Shortly toofore noon tho quiet which nad lasted ail nignc since yeairuH.y hectic day of artillery and machine gun flro and air bombing, was In terrupted when fourteen" planes zoomed over the international settle ment and Chapel and began tne oat tie all over again. more iiomns ioosea -The attack lulled at noon only to flaro up again shortly before throe o'clock when the planes roared out of the mists on the Lower Yangtse again and loosod a hall of bombs to scattor more death and destruction on Chapel. J It was tne eigntn canseuuwvw uuy the district had undergone galling fire. New fires were started by the hnmhfi this afternoon and they con tinued to burn throughout the day. Shortly after the air attacK uw artillery and machine guns began again. At H loKt p. m., a BHUTjj uuw mouvvtoi the Japanese filers and the Chinese (Continued on Page Four) EX-PRESIDENT OF PERU DIES IN LIMA TODAY LIMA, Peru., Feb. 8 W-Auguto Do Lcgula, former president of Peru, whose administration recently waa under discussion before a committee of the United Btates senate which . was Investigating foreign loans, died horo today. Ho died at tne niwai noepiwu a& Bcllavlstu whero ho hod been cared for by an Amorlcan physician Blnce ho was transferred from the Lima penitentiary. He had been In poor health for a long time. Peru's "Le gula problem" was solved automatic ally with the passing of the former president and dictator, political ob servers here believed. Many persons had expressed tho opinion he should bo roleosed because of his old age, but no one In the governments which have preceded tho present regime of Luis Sanchez Cerro thought it prop er to grant him his freedom. His son, Juan, still 1b In prison. Wheat Today cmCAOO. Feb. 6 M") Forecasts of a now cold wave helped to lift wheat values In the late dealings to day. Weekend purchases for traders who wero short of wheat to fill future de livery contracts was an additional strengthening factor. Upturns wero In tho faco of inactivity of North Am orlcan wheat export demand. Wheat closed firm, at the same as yesterday's finish to o higher, com V,c off to i.c up, oats unchanged and provisions varying from 6 cents decline to a rise of 7 cents. PORTLAND, Feb. 8 (ff) There was concerted bcarlshness against the May option In the Domestic wheat , trado for the weekend. On tho Port land futures market with no business In any option, May lost !fco, July was unchanged and September off Ho at the weekend. Cosh prices were unchanged lor wheat on the merchants exchange.' 2C
