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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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
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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.