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CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased , Wire Service Only Newspaper Prated in La Grande - Covering Union and Wallowa Counties vmm SIX PAGES TODAY VOLUME 30 SMITH TO BE CANDIDATE IF WANTED Man Hoover Defeated in 1928 Issues statement in New York. GOV. ROOSEVELT REMAINS SILENT Newspapers of Nation, However, Make Com ment, Much Critical and Some j?av.onng omicn. NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (P) Alfred J. Smith looked significantly today at the sword of presidential candi dacy, sheathed at the. 1928 polls, and announced himself willing to go again to the political wars. "If the Democratic national con vention ... should decide that It wants me to lead, I will make the tight," he said In a terse statement published today. The statement Itself was widely construed In editorial comment as in effect a thrust against the can didacy of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York the man who nominated Smith for the 1 presidential nomination at the 1928 Democratic national con ventlon and sent him forward to the contest of votes as the "happy war rior" of Democracy. Governor Roosevelt declined to comment. So also did Gov. Ritchie, nn avowed candidate, Speaker Gar ner and Newton D. Bnker, each of whom has been mentioned as a presidential possibility. Smith's statement said: "So many Inquiries have come to me from friends throughput the country who worked for and believe In me, as to my attitude in the prcs ent political situation, that I feci that I owe It to my friends and to the millions of men and women who supported me so loyally in 1928 to make my position clear. "If the Democratic ' national con ventlon after careful consideration should decide that, it wants me to lead, I will make the fight; but I will not make a pfe-con ventlon campaign to secure the support of delegates. "By action of the Democratic na tional convention of 1928 I am the leader of my party in the nation, (Continued On Page Six) HORTICULTURE SPECIALIST TO HOLD MEETINGS Of Interest to nil Horticulturists In this vicinity is the announcement of a series of meetings to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday in the in terest of orchardlsts of tho entire county, and all such ore urged to at' tend. O. W. McWhortcr, specialist in horticulture, connected with the extension service of the Oregon State college will bo in the county to as sist in tho scries. Meetings will be held as follows: Tuesday, 10 o'clock a. m. the J. B, Weaver orchard near Union. Tuesday, 1:30 o'clock p. m. Cherry Co-on.. in Cove. Wednesday, 10 o'clock a. m. the P. W. King orchard near La Grande. Wednesday, 1:30 o'clock p. m. the Wilson orchard near Imbler. Mr. McWhortcr will give some nrunlmr demonstrations at the van ous orchards to be visited and will also talk along tho general line of orchard Improvement. Those who are rcsDonslblo for the meetings DCiiovc that fruitgrowers of tho valley may recolve much practical benefit irom attending one of the demonstrations. Railway Hearing To Be Held Later Tho hearing which was to have been held Tuesday in La Grande be fore the public service commission, by shippers who believe they have been overcharged on freight rates by the Union Pacific Railway company, hns been postponed indefinitely, ac cording to a telegram received In La Qrande by George T. Cochran and C. R. Ebcrhard, attorneys. The hearing will be conducted by nn examiner of the public service commission some time in the future, they state. 4. WKATHKR FORECAST 3 Oregon: Unsettled with rain 4r in the west and snow over and east of tho Cascade moun tains: moderate temperatures; $ fresh west and southwest g offshore. WEATHER TODAY $ 7 a. m. 33 above. 8 Minimum: 3a above. if Condition: cloudy. 4, S WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 41, minimum 26 G above. Condition: Cloudy. Range 3 15 degrees. WEATHER FEB. . 1931 4 Maximum 43, minimum 17 : above. Condition: Partly cloudy. Range 26 degrees. MEMBER ASSOCIATED District Rally Of CLE. Groups Closes Sunday More Than 100. Young People Attend Sessions Held in La Grande Over Weekend. More than one hundred young peo ple were in attendance at the dis trict rally of the Grande Rondo Christian Endeavor Union which con cluded last night. Sessions were held In the local Christian and Presbyter Ian churches and about 30 young people from Wallowa, Elgin, Lower Cove and Baker were present. Executive sessions were held In the Christian church Saturday morn lug with Miss Prances Kelly presiding. Members of the executive committee transacted routine business and luncheon was served to them at noon by the women of the Christian church. The session was carried over into the afternoon and continued un til 2:30 when the rally proper opened with a song service led by Rev. Paul De P. Mortlmore. Addresses of wel come were given by Robert Eakln and Caroll Price representing the local C E societies, and by Rev. J. George Walz and Mr. Mortlmore representing the churches. Miss Kelly then dis cussed the theme of the rally which was "Christ in and Through Us," us ing as a reference. Gal. 2:20. Reports of society presidents were then heard and Rev. Ross Gutley, field secre tary of the Oregon Christian Endeav or Union, told of tho plans and goals of the state union In his Initial ap pearance before the delegates. Mr. Gulley was the main speaker of the convention and his reports were most helpful. Banquet Held Saturday The event of Saturday evening was the big birthday banquet held In tho basement of the Presbyterian church. The basement was very cleverly dec orated for the occasion with a large C. E, monogram forming a back ground for the tables. Each table held a centerpiece representing a month of the year and guests were seated according to their birth months. This was all In keeping with the theme of the banquet which was in honor of the 61st anniversary of (Continued on Page Four) Dean Milam, Of . 0. S. C, Leaving China For Home A cablegram received late last week from Dean Ava, Milam, of Oregon State college- by,- r Grace-JohnBon at Corvallls, acting dean of homo economics, asked that Dean Milam's mall be sent to Port Said, and added that Dean Milam Is. sailing at once. Before receipt of the telegram somo fears were expressed over Oregon for her safety. The cablegram was sent from Hongkong and was taken to mean that Dean Milam's work In China has been abruptly ended by the Sino-Japanesc war conditions and that she Is starting home around the world. Dean Milam Is well known in "La Grande and the news of her safety will be eagerly received. The following story appeared un der a Corvallls date line before news of her safety was received: In the midst of China's present turmoil, though probably some dis tance from the present center of conflict at Shanghai, Is one of Ore gon State college's best known deans Miss Ava B. Milam, dean of the school of home economics, now on a year's leave of absence on a special educational mission to the orient. While , friends and relatives of Dean Milam have expressed no fears as yet for her safety, a sister, Mrs. (Continued on Page'Three) Cash and Cigarets Stolen From Store Between $75 and $80 in cash, a flashlight and three cartons of cig arets were stolen from the Fir street store of tho Grande Ronde Meat company between 1 and 2 o'clock yes terday morning, according to tho po lice. Entrance was gained through dig ging brick out of the side of the building in the alley and then break ing open the back door. Police arc investigating the case. Mac-Hi Wins From Baker Team, 13 to 11 BAKER, Feb. 8 ;P) Baker High school lost Its first game of the sea son Saturday night to Mac-Hl of Mllton-Freewater, 13 to 11. The game was played here. The absence of Tylc Dretsbach, star forward, who sprained his ankle last week, broke up the scoring combina tion that had won seven consecutive victories. Drclsbach will be out of the gome with La Grande there Frl- ay. Imbler Riflemen Win Indoor Shoot The Imbler rifle team won an in door shoot In La Grande yesterday from the Wagner Hardware team, 1502 to 1457. The shoot was with 2.2 caliber rifles at a range of 50 feet. Individual scores follow: Gus Mortler 327, Bud Klncald 263, H. B. Greer 220, Mr. Hill 340. G. C. Headley 307. Imbler: Masters 290, Frlzzell 259, Perry 341, Berry 207, R&skopf 315. PRESS AND A. a C. LA AMERICA TO REJECT JAP PORT PLANS Any Move to Demilitarize Ports of China to Be Frowned On. TWO DESTROYERS SAIL UP YANGTSE One to Nanking and the Other to Uhmgkiang U. S. Marine is Killed Accidentally. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (tP The United States will reject any plan suggested to it by Japan to demilitar ize the principal ports of China. V. S. MAKINE ACCIDENTALLY KILLKI) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 F Tho accidental kilting of a United States marine In Shanghai through the dis charge of a gun held by a fellow ser viceman was reported today to tho navy department. WARSHIPS LEAVE FOR NANKING WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (P) Two American destroyers have been or dered from Shanghai up the Yangteo river, one to augment forces at Nan king and tho other to bo stationed at Chlngklang. Tho destroyer Parrott will proceed to Nanking where tho destroyers (Continued on Page Two) TIGERS TROUNCE IMBLER 43 TO 16 Stoddard and Workman Lead Scorers; La Grande Goes to Union Tuesday Riding on tho wings of a scoring spree engineered In the second and third quarters, the Tigers trounced Imbler High school's basketball team 43 to 16 here Saturday night, after the sophomores won decisively from tho Imbler seconds. Tho first quarter saw the Imbler team holding n four to three advan tage but in the second quarter, with Stoddard ringing three, . field goals, and Workman Corey an J. Eupawttfr tossing baskets from the floor, tho La Granders spurted to hold a 17 to 7 lead at half time. In the third quarter, with Work man and Stoddard scoring almost at will, the blue and white accounted for 20 moro points while Imbler garnered three. The last quarter was even, with each team scoring half a dozen points. Stotltlunl High Scorer Stoddard led In scoring with ' 13 points with Workman and Wagoner, Imbler forward, tying for second with 10 each. La Grando High goes to Union Tuesday night for Its first gome of the season with the strong Bobcats, and then Friday comes tho biggest pre-season tilt Baker at La Grande. Following this all-Important encount er, Pendleton comes to La Grando Saturday, giving the Tigers an un usually heavy schedule for the last five days of the week. Coach Ira Woodie hopes to have his entire lineup on the floor by Friday (Continued on Page Flve Norris Ridicules Democratic Party MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 8 P) Son-' ator George W. Norris, Republican,, of Nebraska, predicted here today the Democratic party will "make a fool of Itself" and said Alfred E. Smith's statement regarding tho presidential nomination was the beginning of what may bo the party's defeat In an otherwise "cinch" election. ' Ho passed through Memphis on hts way back to Washington from Representative Qulnn's funeral In Mississippi. I "The Democratic party has a re markable record for making a fool of Itself at a crucial time when It has the world by the tail and a down hill pull," ho said. "It Is expected to repeat its usual performance," he added as ho pointed to Governor Smith's statement. ' Normal School Basketball Teams Clash Here Wednesday, Thursday The two outstanding normal school basketball quintets In Oregon Mon mouth and La Grande are scheduled to clash at tho L. D. S. Recreational hall Wednesday and Thursday nights of this . week in conference engage ments, and La Grande fans are look ing forward eagerly to the scries. Both teams are high scoring out fits, playing a flashy brand of ball, and tho dope Indicates that they are about on an even footing. Monmouth has lost only a game or two this sea son, one of which was last week when Willamette university defeated the O. N. 8. cagers 41 to 39 at Monmouth. So far, the Mountaineers have been defeated but once and that by Whit man at Walla Walla, 37 to 27. Monmouth will bo endeavoring to break a three-way tie In which the three normal schools wound up last winter's basketball schedule. East GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1932 Hold. Services ; This Afternoon For Mr. Finlay Rev. B. Marcus Godwin and Rev, J. George Walz Officiating Pallbeai eVs Are Selected. Funeral services for Peter R. Finlay, whose death ' occurred suddenly ' Fri day afternoon, were held in the local Baptist church at 3:00 o'clock this afternoon, and on that account tills Issue of the Observer was published at noon and the offices of tho news paper were closed for the rest of tho day. Rev. B. Marcus Godwin, pastor of the Baptist church, of which Mr. Fin lay was ,011 active member, deacon, and Sunday school' superintendent, was In charge of the services, and was assisted by Rev. J. George Walz, pas tor of the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. and Mrs. Harold Finlay aro members. The pallbearers were H. E. Brady, J. T. Longfellow, H. G. McKlnlay, I. E. Chenault, J. L. Hedden and H. S. Brownton. The body is to bo tem porarily interred In a vault here until somo later date when It will be token to Battle Creek, Mich. Civil Action On Trial Today In Circuit Court The state- highway commission wishes to take action to condemn the property of William Holden for use of the highway, and tho trial Is being held today In the circuit court, with Judge J. W. Knowles on the bench. The state highway commis sion Is presented by J. M. Devers, of Salem, attorney for the commission, and DlBtrlct Attorney Carl Helm. Mr. Holden is appearing as his own at torney. The case set for Tuesday, at 0 o'clock, Is that of the Agricultural Bond and Credit company vs. Charles Ditty, In which the plaintiff is try ing to, recover money for a tractor bought from them by the defendant. E. R. Rlngo represents tho plaintiff and Green and Hess the defendant. Next . Monday morning at 10 o'clock, John Owen, one of the al leged killers of Amos Helms, state policeman, will go on trial for his life, with George T. Cochran ap pointed by the state to defend him. Mr. Cochran will also defend Keith Crosswhlte, Owen's confederate and travelling companion, i An attorney is appointed by tho state to defend the accused and, ac cording -to. the .state law, Is subJi'V. to dlsbarrment if he refuses the duty. DR. SWEET TO GIVE TALK AT LIONS LUNCH Dr. Charles A. Sweet, of Oakland, Cal., authority in the field of chil dren's dentistry, arrived In La Grande this morning, and will be tho main speaker at a noon meeting of the Lions club,, before tho opening of a two-day dental clinic, sponsored by tho dentists of Eastern Oregon. Meet ings will begin tonight with a dinner at 0:30 at the Sacajawca Inn. Dentists from Eastern Oregon aro expected to arrive throughout tho af ternoon, as will five from Walla Wal la, who will be guests of the East ern Oregon association. Following tho dinner this evening Dr. Sweet will hold table clinics and discussions for the benefit of mem bers of his profession on child den tistry. Tuesday will be devoted en tirely to a practlcnl clinic In the of fices of Dr. A. M. Moore In tho Soca Jawea Annex, with hours from 8 until 4 o'clock. "Dentistry In Relation to Health," Is the subject which Dr. Sweet was to discuss at tho Lions luncheon this noon. T. O. Hill Found Alive Saturday KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.', Feb. 8 fP) T. O. Hill, missing since Wednes day when he headed north with a dog sled out of Chiloqutn, was found alive late Saturday night near the head of Williamson river. Ho was working as a volunteer mail carrier to isolated lumber camps. Reports reaching here were that Hill was suffering from badly frozen feet. He hod been In the snow con stantly sinco leaving Chiloquln. ern Oregon already has eliminated Ashland from the conference race. leaving the two teams to fight It out for the title. After tho two games here East Oregon will Journey to Monmouth Feb. 23 for a two-gamo series, concluding tho season. Coach Bob Qulnn's squad appears In fair condition today, with nearly a weeks work alter the series witn Ashland last Monday and Tuesday. Conch Larry Wolfe, of Monmouth, probably will start Benjamin and Kitchen, forwards; Kalocstra, cen ter; Allen and Carpenter, guards. Others on the squad he will bring to La Grande will Include Enge bretsen, who has played against the Mountaineers on the maple court be fore. Tho Monmouth team Is expected hero Wednesday morning. Both games will begin at 8 o'clock. YOUNG COLL, GOTHAM GANG HEAD, SLAIN Shot to Death in Tele phone Booth in Drug Store Early Today. POLICE SUSPECT CHICAGO GUNMEN Coll, Recently Acquitted in "Baby-Killing" Case, Shot Down in Presence of Many. NEW YORK, Feb. 8 W Young Vincent Coll, most feared of tho Gotham "guns,' was slain In a tele- phono booth at 12:45 a. m. today. A machlno gunner chopped him down coolly and deliberately In a West 23rd street drugstore A Blngle slug tore away the nose the 24-yqr-old hoodlum so often hod turned up at his deadly rival "Dutch" Schultss, and Schultz beer-peddling domination In the Bronx. A lino of lead, moving llko a sabre, cut through tho flashy coat and vest, and into his chest. The killer entered tho little drug store as Coll (recently acquitted of the "baby murder" charge growing out of the Michael Vengalll slaying last summer) stood In a telephono booth at the rear. Several customers were In tho place. Coil's Gtinrd Nearby . Seated at an ice cream table near the phone booth was Coil's body guard. The killer, a sub-machine gun slung under his right arm, moved slowly toward tho rear of tho store. He said: "Everybody keep cool. Keep calm. This ain't no Btlckup. You won't get hurt." He shuffled stoadlly toward tho roar, not taking his oyo from tho booth one of three at tho rear of tho store in which Coll was en grossed in his telephone call. Coil's bodyguard arose quietly from his table, circled noiselessly out of the range, and slipped through tho door to the street. Tho killer paid him 'no heed. Standing within a few feet of tho booth, the man lifted tho barrel of the machlno gun, rested It carefully on his left arm and pulled the trigger. : Escapes in Automobile Tho slayer backed out of the store. A companion, armed with a machlno gun,' was awaiting him there at tho door of a sedan at the wheel of which was a third man. They drove away. going west to Eighth avenuo and then north. A patrolman saw them and gave pursuit In a comandeered cab, Another officer, stationed at Eighth avenuo and West 23 rd street, Joined in tho chase In another machine. Each fired at the racing car, but In effectually. Tho killers car was lost iti traffic at Eighth avenuo and 60th street. Police expressed no rogrot ovor Colls death, but they ordered all known gangsters brought In immediately, Principally they wanted "Dutch" Schultz avowed foo of Coll and tho man wlio police wild had offered $50, 000 to tho man who "erased" Coll. Chicago Gunmen? A report was published only a fow hours before Coil's death that Chi- (Continued on Pago Six) GEO. A.MILLER TO BE BURIED HERE TUESDAY Georgo Anderson Miller, resident of La Grande for the last five years, passed away at his homo at 1516 Monroe avenue somo tlmo during Friday night. Ho was found dead in his bed Saturday morning. Mr. Mil ler had been 111 for some time. Funeral services will be held Tues day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Suodgross and Zimmerman mortuary. Intormcnt will take placo In the Ma sonic ccmetory. Mr. Miller, who was born In Kansas Aug. 20, 1802, was married to Nancy C. Wells in tho year 1880. They camo to Wallowa county 38 ycarB ago and ho lived at Wallowa until he moved to La Grunde. Ho was 00 years, five months and seven days of age. Survivors Include his widow, Nnncy, three daughters and two sons: Mrs. E. H. Hucker, of Baker; Ray, of Wal lowa; Mrs. J. C. Maxwell, Mrs. Wil liam Fawell and Floyd, all of La Grande; a sister, Mrs. M. C. Davis, of Wallowa, and sovcral grandchildren. Russian Forces Gather In Siberia TOKIO, Feb. 8 mo The Japanese consul general at Vladivostok, Siberia, reported to his government Sunday that the Siberia seaport had taken on "an atmosphere which may bo de scribed like that of wartime," and that movement of soviet troops and horses there had greatly increased. Transportation of munitions, ho said, was much In evidence. While the consul general was In clined to discredit; reports the Soviets were massing troops at Vladivostok, he said tho Russians were carrying out wholesale arrest of "white" Rus sians, who were being deported In largo numbers because tho prisons were filled to overflowing. The military activities of the soviet were merely precautionary, the re port Indicated. EA8TKRN OREGON'S LKAI1NG NHWttPAPHR LEADS EDITORS Thomas Nelson, editor of tho Junction City Times and vet eran publisher of Oregon, who was elected president of the Ore gon Press conference for the coming year, nt the fourteenth nnu mil conference held recently nt tho University of Oregon. Ben LlUIn, The Dulles, 1b the retir ing head. NO SMITH RALLY IN THIS.STATE Walter Pierce Regrets Als btatement Others . FeaV Party Discord. ; PORTLAND, Feb. 8 (A1) Whatever tlu) reaction In the rest of tho coun try, there appears to bo no rally of Oregon Democratic loaders to the support of Alfred E. Smith In responso to his' "I will" statement. The situa tion was viewed with no little dismay as It was agreed Smith's statement that he Btands ready to aocopt the party standard will result in discord at a time when Democratic chances were unusually bright. Former Governor Plorce, La Grando, said: "That Is too bad, I regret that Smith did not come out squarely for Franklin Roosevolt. I think Roose velt will be nominated In spite of Smith's action," 1 E. B. Aldrlch, Pendloton: "It would bo a very great mlstako to nominate hSmllh.v It ! ; would endanger our chances for winning tho election. It's a big blunder upon Smiths part.1 Marshall N. Dana,. Portland: "I think tho Democrats of Oregon are still for Roosevelt." Former Governor West, Portland: "Governor Smith has a God-given right to run for president If he wants to. But I was In hope no fight would develop within tho party to unsot tho situation as it now exists." W. M. Delzell, Salem: "I believe Governor Roosevelt will bo tho nom inee. Tho Democrats of Oregon, as Individuals and ns an organization, have pledged themselves to support Roosevelt, and this support will be given. In my opinion Roosevelt can win." Walter B. Gleason, Portland : "I do not think Smith can bo nom inated. I am for Governor Roose velt who can bo nominated and who (Continued on Pago Two) WHEAT RELIEF PLAN REJECTED BY COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (P) A sen ate bill to release government wheat for relief purposes was rejected to day by the houso agriculture com mittee. Innocent Man Is Freed From Pen LINCOLN, Nob. Feb. 8 V-Alvor-non L. "Doc" Lytic was freed from state penitentiary hero Saturday af ter serving nearly two years of a 12 to 15-year sentence for a bank rob bery he did not commit. Ho said he held "no hard feelings" toward any one over his imprisonment. Lytlo gained liberty on ft tempor ary order by Governor Charles B. Bryan alter Nebraska officers veri fied n confession mado by John Webster in Peoria. III., that he and not Lytic had robbed the Exchange National bank of Mlndcn, Neb., Dec. 20, 102ft, of $500. Fred Kingslcy, tho bant president, in an affidavit said ho was convinced of Lytle's Inno cence. Magazine Begins Prohibition Poll NEW YORK, Feb. 8 Twenty mil lion voters throughout the entire United States are now being polled for their opinions on prohibition by tho Literary Digest. La Grando's allotment of ballots has already been mailed from tho poll's headquarters and should bo distributed by tho local post office within a few days, according to ad vice released today. Tho first tabulated returns of the nation-wide balloting will be pub llnhcd lato in February, It Is stated. Distribution of tho post-card bal lot which aro used in this "straw' referendum havo been mailed widely throughout the United States already, an announcement states. 11 British, French Delegates Clash At Disarm Meet Sir John Simon 'and M. Tardieu in Verbal Dis agreement Gibson to Speak Tuesday. , By P. I. Llpsey, Jr. (Copyright, 1032, by the Associated Press) GENEVA Feb. 8 W) Great Brit ain and France dashed pointedly at the world disarmament conference to day over two distinctly separate theor ies about abolishing war. Sir John Simon. British spokesman, presented Great Britain's plan for dis armament, including abolition of sub marines and gas and chemical war fare, at the samo time sharply critic izing tho proposal of Franco for arm ing the league of nations. "That the peace of the world is to bo secured by preparing for war," he said, "Is not longer believed by any body, for recent history manifestly disproves It." Sir John also insisted that tho scope of tho proposals dis cussed bo kept within the field of the disarmament convention, drawn up beforehand. He declared tho Brit ish proposals ""remained within this field. Tnrdiou Replies Andre Tardieu, French minister of war and head of tho French delega tion, who proposed the French arm- ament plan last woek, declared that until tho league Is armed there can bo no peace in tho world. He spoke Immediately following Sir John. Ho denied a suggestion that the French plan was "moroly a maneuver." Tho conference must work entirely within tho terms of the league cove nant, ho said, and the nations must bo ready to Joint France In giving mutual pledges of assistance against aggressors before a real reduction ot armaments can be realized. ' "Wo aro not met hero to remake tho map of tho world," he warned in words which had a special reference to Germany and her defeated allies. Chancellor Helnrlch Bruonlng, of Germany, sat In tho conference dur ing tho discussion and was the only dologato who had a copy of tho lint ' (Continued on Page Pour Hope to Release I Tremendous Sum For Circulation WASHINGTON, Fob. 8 WP) Move ments to placo 91.500,000,000 of hoarded money into circulation and to expedite aid to farmers from the roooustruotlo finance corporation gained lmpotus today In the capital. Colonel Frank Knox, publisher of the Chicago Dally News, who has been designated by President Hoover to head tho anti-hoarding campaign, began a round of conferences with government officials immediately up on his arrival. Meanwhile, a congressional delega tion from mid -western agricultural states requested tho reconstruction corporation to sot up a division in its organisation especially charged with making loons to agriculture Headed by Representative Knutson, Republican, Minnesota, and Strong, Republican, Kansas, tho delegation consulted with Charles o. Dawes, president of tho corporation, for moro than an hour. Knutson said afterwards tho pro posals had been received "in a friend ly spirit." States represented at tho confer ence included Montana and Idaho. Another recommendation was: "That the operations of tho cor poration with respect to loans and advancements to country banks and other agencies engaged In financing the agricultural community in tho mlddlo west be segregated and di vorced from tho largo city banks which do not deal directly with tho farmers In tho making of loans, to tho end that" tho making of loans and advancements to such rural banks or loan agencies may bo ac complished without influence or di rection from such city names. Tho group also recommended set ting up loan committees In tho state represented. Tho loan committees would con sist of men closely affiliated and thoroughly conversant with tho rural banking and credit needs of their states. DREYFUSS IS LAID TO REST IN PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8 W") Tho baseball world club-owners, man agers, players and Just fans mingled In grief as Barney Droyfuss, owner of tho Pittsburgh Pirates and for thrco decades an outstanding figure In tho sports world, was burled yes terday. Judgo Kcnesaw Mountain Landls, high commissioner of baseball; John A. Hcydler, president of tho National league, and William Harrldge, presi dent of tho Amorican league were among thoso who paid tribute at tho bier of Mr. Droyfuss, father of tho world scries Idea. Landls, Ileydlcr and Harrldge were honorary pall-bearers a were Presi dent William Vceck. of the Chicago Cubs; President Clmrles A. Stonohom and Secretary James J. Tlerney of tho New York Giants; Emll Fuclis. president of tho Boston Robins; President Sidney Well, of the Cincin nati Reds; President L. O. Ruch, of tho Philadelphia Nationals, and Treas urer William O. Dcwltt of tho St. Louis CardlnalN. Drcyluss died Friday In Now York. Ho had directed tho Pittsburgh club since 1000 when It was organized. He was 07, i NUMBER 138 JAP TROOPS DRIVEN BACK AT WOOSUNG Chinese, Fighting Spirit-, edly, Finally Ketreat . . From Fort, However " BRITISH SOLDIERS 1 ' BLOCK JAPANESE Shells From Artillery1 Clash at Chajiei Fall Within Boundaries of International; Area. ... SHANGHAI, Tuesday, Feb. 9 (A The terrific bombardment of Chape! by tho Japanese ana the furious re- . ply of Chinese guns, ceased early to day with little apparent change tin the position of either side. By James P. Howe , : SHANGHAI, China,' Feb. 8 m Fighting with a spirit they had not hitherto exhibited, the Chinese army -today repulsed a Japanese attack on the forts at Woosung and renewed' the bombardment of the enemy blue- . jackets holding Hongkew. . .J The Japanese already had occupied a part of Woosung village, 16 miles down tho Whangpo from the city, but when they tried to extend their hold ings tho Chinese threw them back. . Thereupon nine Japanese destroyers opened up from the river and drop--ped shells In the village, ' Chinese Shell Hongkew , Over In Chapel, where things were quiet in the morning,' the Chinese ; unll inhered their trench mortars late ? In the afternoon and began shelling f Hongkew. ' - ' . Tho Japanese replied with their artillery and sent a detachment oX bluejackets into action with rifles . and machlno guns. The firing kept' , up for three hours and some of the shells fell inside the international settlement. .-y The British volunteers, strung along the settlement-boundary near the Chapel north station, blocked a Japanese flank attack.. The Japanese moved along Kanger road, trying to get around a British "pillbox.? If they had succeeded they could have gone along the Elgin road and fallen upon the Chinese rear. British nlock .Japanese But the British threw up a sand bag barricade at the end of Ranger road and headed hem , off,,, ' ; .. IV blocked the movement,- but It left the British In a delicate posi tion, facing the Japanese In one di rection and the Chinese In the other. A fresh force of 2400 Japanese troops, outnumbering the Chinese, smashed through Bleet, snow and rain today toward the embattled Chinese Woosung forts, and occupied the village of Woosung under the cover of a heavy barrage from the guns of the warships In the river. Tho Chinese offered less resistance at Woosung today, in contrast with tho galling fire thoy poured on the attackers yesterday. Today only t a. light exchange of rifle and machine gun fire from the Chinese was heard. As the 2000 Japanese infantry troops-, (.Continued on Pago Two) . FRED L. KENT, 1 STATISTICIAN, PASSES AWAY PORTLAND, Ore., Fob. 8 (ff) FrwJ L. Kent, 65, regional statistician here tor the United States department ol agriculture, died In a Portland hos pital Sunday from head Injuries re ceived In an automobile accident Sp.turday night. . . '". Police said Fred Puhl, 88, Port land, told them Kent walked into the right side of hts automobile. Puhl, who brought Kent to the police emer gency hospital, said he was traveling slowly. Kont Is survived by a broth er, L. B. Kent! Portland. His death was the sixteenth traffic fatality here since Dec. 1 and the first In nearly four weeks. . ; Diver Sees Bodies -In Sunken Vessel PORTLAND, England, Feb. 8 VP) A diver Investigating tho Bunken submarlno M-2 In the English chan nel today flashed his deop-sea light Into tho open conning tower, roveai Ing tho bodies of two men. Ho said they appeared to bo those of higher officers of the craft, which sank January 20 with all 01 hands. It was reported an attempt will bo made later today to remove the seaplane from tho submarine's han gar, as Its strut wires were Interfer ing with the work of divers. Wheat Today CHICAGO. Feb. 8 n Grain prices , averaged higher oorly today helped, by upturns In Liverpool wheat quota tions and by firmness of Wall street securities. Llveipool reported better demand for wheat abroad. Opening unchanged to 540 higher, Chicago wheat futures afterward held near the Initial limits. Corn started V4C off to Vic up and subsequently kept about steady. As the Observer Is Issuing an early edition today, regular market closing figures are not available for publication.
