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(iranw CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Win Service 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper : Plotted in La Grande Covering. Union and Y Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 member associated pRKga Aim a. b. c LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1932 babtebn orboon'b ueadinq newspaper NUMBER 140 OREGON FAR BETTER OFF THAN MANY Gov. Meier, Returned From Trip to East, Takes Optimistic View. HAS NO PLANS TO "FIRE" SPAULDING Will Continue to Salem to Go Ahead With His Program of Reducing State Tax Levy. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10 (P) Governor Juliua L. Meier returned to Oregon today, convinced that hts state is Jar better off economically than many eastern and middle west ern states. , This he said today as he discussed unemployment and industrial prob lems as he saw them on a trip to Washington, D. C, where he appear ed before the board of army engi neers in behalf of Columbia river development, and on a visit to New York where he spoke with the na tion's financiers and Industrialists. He commented on press dispatches to Oregon mentioning him while he was in New York, and said today he "believes" he will not be a candidate to succeed himself as governor. He reserved, however, the right to change his mind. Won't "Fire" Spanieling One of the first questions the gov ernor was asked when he arrived here was answered to the effect that he doeB not intend to "fire" Charles K. Spauldlng, highway commissioner, who since his appointment has been (Continued on Page Flve TAX MILL AGE FIGURES SHOW LA GRANDE 57.9 La Grande citizens will pay a tax of 67.9 mills this year for all pur poses, a considerable reduction from the amount paid In 1931, according v!to figures released from the offices of the state treasurer, Rufus C. Hoi man. Although La Grande's mlllage Is somewhat higher than Baker, Pendle ton and some of the other small cities of the state, It is practically on par with Medford and much lower than Astoria and Oregon City. In cidentally, the new mlllage represents what many believe Is a first Import ant step toward a consistent program of tax reduction. Figures for the 14 largest cities In Oregon follow: Albany 47 mills Astoria 89.5 mills Baker 43.1 mills Corvallls 44.24 mills Eugene 63.6 mills Klamath Palls - 47.7 mills La Grande 67.9 "mills Medford 67,4 mills Oregon City - 63.9 mills Pendleton 31.6 mills Portland 46.4 mills Roseburg - 47.2 mills Salem 47.3 mills Tho Dalles 47.06 mills Thawing Weather In Store Today Another day of thawing weather appeared In store this morning with the mercury at 31 above at 7 o'clock, following a snowfall during the eve ning. Yesterday the maximum was 39 above and the minimum 10 above. During the last week, with some what warmer weather locally, a con siderable amount of snow has been erased and in other places the snow has settled to a great extent. A strong wind whipped over the valley last night, although It was not so Intense in La Grande as toward Hot Lake and Union. SNOW AND RAIN" PREDICTED PORTLAND, Feb. 10 W) Occa slonal showerB were predicted for to day and tonight In Western Oregon, with colder weather in the eastern section of the state. Snow flurries at Crown Point, mixed rain and snow at Carrolls, Wash.; moderate snow at Winlock -Wash., and occasional snow in the Siskiyou mountains was reported by the airport weather bureau here. 3 8 WEATHER FORECAST 3 Oregon: Pair tonight and Thursday, but cloudy with oc- caslonal rains. In the west S $ portion: moderate tempera- S lures; fresh and at times S strong west winds offshore. $ S WEATHEK TODAY . 7 a. m. 31 above. S Minimum: 19 above. S Condition: Cloudy. 8 WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 39, minimum 19 above. 3 Condition: Cloudy, traces of 3 snow, moisture .08 of an inch. Range 20 degrees. . WEATHER FEB. 10, 1031 3 Maximum 50, minimum 30 3 above. 4 Condition: Cloudy. Range ? 20 degrees. $$$g'$33'$$$ SHE'S' QUEEN Highest social honors that New Orleans can bestow go to Yvonne White, above, carnival queen of the rolorfut 1J32 Muni I tiros, and possessor of a distinguished "royal" lineage. In 11)21, her 1 fut her ruled as Murdl Grns king; In 1f2H, her sister was queen, and, In l!;ttt, her mother was queen of the Mystic club, most exclusive carnival organization. MRS. PIERCE NOT SURE ABOUT RACE La Grande Woman Un decided as to Whether She Will Be Candidate SALEM, Ore., Feb. 10 (Special) Whether Mrs. Walter M. Pierce, of La Grande, will enter the contest for the office of representative in con gress from tho second congressional district at the republican primary election has not yet been determined definitely."; This- wiuf madb ' plain" ' "by''" Mrs. Pierce, who is in ' Salemi attending a meeting of the curriculum commit tee of tho stnte board of higher edu cation. Mr. Pierce already has an nounced his candidacy for the office at tho democratic primary election. Asked by newspaper men if she had given any thought to a platform, Mrs. Pierce replied: "I can write two platforms as well as one." Mrs. Pierce indicated that In case she decided to enter the race she (Continued on Page Four Eastern Oregon Dentists Close Two-Day Clinic A successful two-day practical clinic, in which 35 dentists of East ern Orogon and Washington benefited from suggestions made by Dr. Charles A. Sweet, Oakland specialist in child ren's dentistry, closed yesterday after noon at 4 o'clock. Dr. Sweet left last night for Bend, where he will address several groups on the im portance of preventative dentistry. Other dentists also have returned to their homes. Dr. T. M. Birkbeck, qf Milton, president of the Eastern Oregon Dental society, and Dr. A. M. Moore, cf La Grande, secretary, expressed (Continued on Page Four) Recover Money And Merchandise Police, investigating the .burglary at tho Fir street market of the Grande Ronde Meat company, ar rested a boy about 14 years of age yesterday who is reported to have ad mitted the crime. The police have recovered the money and articles stolen from the store. The name of the lad was withheld because of his youth and the fact it was his first offense. His case will come before Judge U. O. Couch, ac cording to present plans. Mrs. Douglass And Rev. Godwin Winners Two La Grande residents, Mrs. Gladys E. Douglass, teacher In pen manship and art, of 501 Adams ave nue and Rev. B. M. Godwin, pastor of the Baptist church, were among the 260 prize winners in the national Piggly Wiggly contest, according to word received here yesterday. Mrs. Douglass letter on "Why I Like to Buy my Groceries in a Piggly Wiggly Store" was selected from among more than 96.000 letters and won for her an award of $50 worth of groceries. Her letter was one of 40 In the group winning similar prizes. Mr. Godwin's letter, on the same sub ject, was selected as one of the 200 who received an award of 5 worth of groceries. Oregon Products Week To Be Held Here Feb. 15 - 20 Movement Sponsored by Club Women Merch ants of City .Will Co operate in Observance. The La Grande Neighborhood club Is sponsoring the observance locally of an Oregon Products Week, to begin oh Feb. 15, next Monday, and end on Saturday, Feb. 20. The qpmmittee appointed early In the year, consist ing of Mrs. Glen Thompson, chair man, Mrs. Clyde Seltz, Mrs. H. G. Avery, Mrs. Jack Ferris, Mrs. F. A. Epling and Mrs. M. M. Christensen. The purpose of the week, of course, is to attempt to Increase the general use of Oregon products, and in this connection, practically all of the La Grande merchants will . lend their support. - t Mercliants to Co-operate , The ' committee has contacted the business people of the city and all who handle - Oregon products have agreed to participate inhe week. The plans at present contemplate placing special emphasis on all Oregon pro ducts, through the advertisements in the newspapers, show window dis plays, published lists 'of products, otc. I I; I Scores of Qregon products are sold in La Grande, most of them com peting directly with articles raised or manufactured in other states, and the club women hope through their ef forts to Increase local appreciation of the superior qualities of many of the Oregon-made products. Program to Feature Oregon Products The club, at its meeting Tuesday afternoon, will devote Its program to the theme of the week, with the com mittee members participating. All of the details have not been worked out but will be completed within the next few days. Throughout the year the Neighbor hood club has been devoting its pro grams to Oregon and this represents (Continued on Page Five REAL ESTATE IS 'MOVING' IN WALLOW A AREA By G. C. Meek (Observer Correspondent) WALLOWA, Ore. (Special) Re ports of . several real estate transfers In various parts of this county dur lng the past few weeks, lead many to believe that times are at last be ginning to show some signs of pick ing up. L. Couch, local, real estate dealer, reports receiving a large num.- ber of inquiries from home-seekers from widely scattered parts of the country, with some coming from as far east as Chicago. With a general tendency toward a more diversified farm program, there has been a great demand for leasing of smaller farms, especially of the type which has some irrigated land on them. There also appears to be an improved feeling of confidence on tho part. of renters in regard to operation of dry land grain ranches and Judging from the degree of interest expressed by several who plan on leasing of farms for the com ing season, it seems very unlikely that any farms in this end of the valley will lay unattended this year. With the slow but steady reduction In op erating costs many of the grain farm ers of this county feel that they will soon again be able to produce their crops in such a way that a fair mar gin of profit can be realized. Monmouth Team On Way to La Grande The Monmouth Normal school bas ketball team, scheduled to play a two-game series In La Grande start ing tonight at 8 at the L. D. S. Rec reational hall, had not arrived early today but -were believed en route by automobile from The Dalles. They were expected here this afternoon. Coach Bob Qulnn put his Moun taineers through a fairly stiff work out last night, although there was no scrimmaging. The entire team Is in good condition. Belts will start at center, Baxter and Medcalfat for wards and Carden and Bredow at guards. Monmouth has a five-man scoring attack and the Mountaineers expect to employ a man-to-man defense against the Invaders. The two visit ing guards are both, veterans and often lead the forwards in scoring. Watkins, three-year lctterman, is particularly dangerous. A preliminary game between two gym classes will begin at 7. Private Life of George Washington To Be Presented in L. H. S. Play The private life of George Wash ington, apart from his life as a mili tary leader or president, will be pic tured in the playt "George Wash ington," which has been arranged by Miss Bessie Pettlgrew, to be pre sented at the La Grande High school assembly on Feb. 22. Most of the dialogue Is made of the actual words of Washington, taken from letters, diaries and account books and col lected by the author Into an Inter esting picture of the private life of the first president. The music used Is that known by Washington and the dances are those danced in Washington's day, and the characters are, with only a' few ex ceptions, people who were actually related to or known to George Wash ington, the author states. The cast Includes: Martha Parke Custls Peter. Buelah Freels; Elizabeth Parke Custls Law, ITALY, JAPAN ARE WILLING TO DISARM Dino Grandi Presents Ital ian Proposal at Gen eva Today. ; REJECTS THEQEY HELD BY FRENCH Japanese, Notwithstand ing Situation 'pan Far East, as Eager as Ever For Reduction. :: By P. I. Llpsey Jr. GENEVA, Feb. 10 MVorelgn, Mill- ister Dino Grandi. of Italy; and Am bassador Tsuneo Mats ud alia, of Jap- an, presented the last two of the 1 disarmament proposals of the five j great powers to the world. conference today. . ; ? The young black-bearded Italian ; foreign minister, believed to be the , youngest delegate to the conference, brought thunders of applause from, the floor as he tolled off a long list I of war Implements Italy stands ready to scrap. The list included capital ships, submarines, aircraft carriers, heavy artillery, tanks, tiomblng air craft and chemical warfare weapons. Would Revise Liuvs Ho also proposed a revision of the laws to protect civilian populations. In International quarters afterward the Italian plan was hailed as the first proposal for "real disarmament." Ambassador Matsudalra, chief of the Japanese delegation, assured the conference, in' the shortest speech, de livered by the representative of any of the great powers, that "notwith standing the unfortunate situation In the Far East Japan, is as eager as ever to-further the cause of disarm ament." ' ' He said the Japanese delegation had come to co-operate with all the pow ers and that Japan favors a reduc tion in the size of battleships and thy caliber of their guns, reduction of tonnage of airplane carriers, strlot limitation of the use of oil classes of war vessels, prohibition of air bom bardments and of the uee of poison gases and bacteria. "Moral Disarmament" Plan August Zaleskl, Polish 'representa tive, presented a plan for'moral dis armament." He said Poland would offer a formal program, under this head later and that Ambassador Hugh Gibson, of the United States, "forc ibly reminded us yostorw.y - the best. guarantee of security consists in our neighbors good will." Signor Grandi's address brought three especially enthusiastic out bursts of applause when he sold his country was willing to prolong the London naval treaty, to do every thing possible toward bringing about actual disarmament, and to abolish ' (Continued on Page Flve . . Bobcats Defeat ' Tigers 27 to 25 In Rough Game Rolling up a nine-point lead in the first half through the ubo of a five-man scoring attack and a tight defense, Union High school was able to weather the final quarter lost night and nose out the Tigers of La Grande 27 to 26 in an unusually rough basketball game. Union dominated the play through out the first ttwo periods, with Prather, Baum, Tall man, Conklln and (Continued on Page-Four) Utterstrom Winner Of Skiing Event LAKE PLACID, N. Y., Feb. 10 (P Sven Utterstrom, of Sweden, world 50 kilometers champion, today won the first of the Olympic ski events, the 18 kilometers cross country run, beating the defending champion Jo han Grottumsbraaten, of Norway, who finished sixth and collapsed over the line. Utterstrom's time for the course, about 12 miles, was one hour, 23, minutes, 7 seconds. Axel Vlkstrom, also of Sweden, fin ished second, exactly two minutes behind Utterstrom, t whose time was not considered fast, considering the rather easy course. Veil Saarlncn, of Finland, was third. Victoria Hutchinson; Eleanor Parke Custis, Marie Floberg; Sarah Carlyle, Frances Scheldler; Mary Lee Fltzhugh, Verna Welmer; Dorothy Randolph, Edna Brown; Betty Mason, Margaret Derlg; Hannah Lee, Edith Salisbury; Christopher, Bernard Powell; George Washington, Thomas Wright; Martha Washington, Lorene Spencer; Lawr ence Lewis, Charles Do Vine;1 George Washington Parke Custls. Harold Newman; Colonel Light Horse Harry Lee, Ned Jones; Mr. Thomas Peter, James Leslie; Dr. James Cralk, Rob ert Eakln: Rev. Thomas Davis, Paul Walker; Mrs. Stuart, Lucille "price; Sally Stuart. Wllma Hansel; Nancy Stuart, Lois Parker; George Calvert, Ernest Brlggs. The first act takes place on the night before Oeorge Washington's last birthday, Feb. 21, 1799; and the scc- (Continued on Page Five) Congress To Be Asked To Okeh ; Warship Measure Bill to Come Before Pres ent Session, Vinson Says Hoover Seeks to Loosen Credit. IN WASHINGTON TODAY $ Congressman Vinson push- 4 lng warship construction bill. -$ President Hoover begins $ movo to liberalize federal re- $ serve bank rules. Secretary Hurley speaks ( against Philippine lndepend- ence. . Non-partisan move to loosen $ credit situation launched (by President Hoover. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (ff) Chair man Vinson of the house naval com mittee said today congress will be asked to approve his 9616,250,000 warship construction bill before the present Besston ends. The measure, which would author ize 120 new vessels already has been approved by the committee. A request for house action, however, was de layed because of the depleted con dition of the treasury. . 'I feel now that we should go ahead and present the bill to congress as soon as possible," Vinson sold. 'As soon as the tax bill and the annual navy department appropria tion bill are out of the way, I shall ask the committee to permit me to go ahead." The construction bill probably can be reached by April, "The Geneva conference already has shown that It cannot accomplish much," Vinson said. - "I see no reason for delaying any longer a bill that would give Up a fleet big enough to maintain a satis factory defense." -WOULD LIBERALIZE RULES WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Presi dent Hoover began a move today to liberalize federal reserve bank rules to make eligible to rediscount paper held by small banks which is not now capable of . being turned Into cosh, i i !i 1 1 ' In a series of bi-partisan confer ences with leaders of both houses oi congress, he outlined his plans and It was agreed that a Democrat, Sen ator Glass of Virginia, would intro duce such a bill later In the day. By broadening .the base of paper eligible to redlscountlng, it is the be lief of the government financial load ers that Immediate aid will be ex tended to small banks that have bor rowed tq their limit on eligible paper but huvd" other- good' security." The emergency legislation now In mind, however, would bo only a temporary affair. CltBHIT DltlVK STAItTKI) WASHINGTON, Fob. 10 (!) A non-partisan move to looson tho cred it situation and strengthen the work of the reconstruction flnnnco corpora tion . was instituted by Presldont Hoover today at an oarly morning conference with six senators. (Continued on Pago Flvek TRIBUTE PAID BY ROTARIAN TO MR. FIN LAY Hugh Brady paid trlbuto to the memory of one of the Rotary club s most valued members, Peter B. Fin- lay, at today's luncheon at the La Orando hotel. He dwelt upon Mr. Fin lay's strength of character, his op timistic view of the future and the speaker emphasized that his place would be hard to flu. H. E. Coolldge gave an Interesting talk on the financial situation, touching upon the federal reserve system (which he termed as second to none in the world), tho recon struction finance corporation and de tails of its operation, and -its oppor tunities. Charles Laughlin Stricken Suddenly Charles Laughlin, who has been In the Grande Ronde valley Inter mlttently since 1897, died suddenly yesterday morning In Herman's lunch room shortly after he entered the place and asked for a glass with which to take some medicine. Heart disease is believed the cause of death. Ho was about 65 years of age. Mr. Laughlin, who is well known among many of the long-tlmo resi dents of the valley, leaves no known relatives. The body Is at tho Snod grass and Zimmerman mortuary pend lng funeral arrangements. No Hope To Help Feeble Minded Tot NEW YORK, Feb. 10 W - Mrs. Lillian Moore, 20 years old, had to face today the certainty that her 13-months-otd daughter, Diana, will always be feeble minded. The verdict came last night from a group of BpccIaltBtB who had ex amined the baby in the hope an operation to enlarge her skull, which had closed at the top prematurely, might relieve pressure on her brain and permit her to develop Into a normal human being. They found, they said, there was no excessive pressure on Diana's brain, which was congenitaily under developed, and that an operation would do no good. It would only cause the baby pain and possibly kill her,- WHERE NO MAN WALKED BEFORE! I TftpLr"' Barren, Icy waters untrod by the feet of men since the world be gan . . . then these epochal foot-prints In the snow of Pamir Plateau and a new chapter had been written In the history of exploration! . . . The tiny figure or a man whom you see climbing Pamir Mountains in Central Asia was a member of a daring party or Russian scientists who have Just returned to Leningrad with this and other photographs and records of a. wilderness region . never before penetrated by human beings, - - WOUNDED PERSONS CROWD HOSPITALS More Than 1000 Are Treated at Shanghai, Half of Them Civilians SHANGHAI, Feb. 10 () More than 1000 persons, hair of themi civilians, were suffering from war wounds In Chinese Red Cross hospitals 'here to day, and the wounded continue to pour in from tho battle area. ' - A visit to one of thes Islands of mercy. by the Associated Press' cor respondent today found Us four staff doctors, haggard .fromi the strain-, of working day nnd night In lntlmato contact with tho grim sido of war Us agony and Its pathos. , And it's not merely a soldier's war. Half the injured were coolies, pens ants and the like, caught by bombs, shells, and stray bullets. . The wounded from the Chapel area got emergency treatment at a field dressing hospital at Chenju. Horo are war torn forms are swathed In bloodsoaked rags and towols and placed row on row on the floor. . The correspondent rode from Chen ju hospital to tho Chinese general hospital in Shanghai with a load of tho wounded. Tho patients suffered great pain as the vohtales bumped over tho rough road through tho Chi nese lines, but they boro it without an outcry. This stoicism also was in evidence (Continued on Page Five) BUSINESS IS SHOWING GAIN JOHN D. SAYS By Rny Hillings (Copyright, 1932, By the Associated Press) ORMOND, Fla., Feb. 10 John D. Rockefeller Sr., told the Associ ated Press Tuesday Indications are that business conditions throughoxit tho country arc showing improve ment and that ho Is greatly encour aged. Tho 93-year-old philanthropist di rected his remarks concerning busi ness to a correspondent while pos ing for photographs in hts garden for the- first time since he was token slightly ill witli a cold two weeks ago. "From talks I have had with prom inent men of tho country, and re ports reach 1 ng mo from other sources," Mr. Rockefeller said, "In dications are that business conditions oro Improving. For this, I am great ly encouraged." Mr. Rockefeller showed not the slightest effects from recent confine ment because of tho cold, as he walked out of his home overlooking the broad Halifax river and strolled about hts tropical gardens. Road Commission In Meeting Today SALEM. Feb. 10 m Considera tion of tho 1932 highway program and secondary highway matters were scheduled for consideration at the highway commission session In Port land this afternoon. The meeting, although not a secret one. will not be open to delegations, the commis sion announced last week when the date of the meeting was set. Tho meeting Is virtually an ad journed session of the Important highway conference held last week, and much of the business was set over until today. Hoy Klein, state highway engineer, announced. State highway officials from Salem will lcavo here at noon to attend tho meeting. - Edgar Wallace, Famous Author, Succumbs Today BEVERLY HILLS, Col., Feb. 10 P Edgar Wallace, who became one of the world's most prolific and highest paid writers after starting life as a newsboy in tho slums of London, died this morning at 4:46 o'clock. Death was due to. pneumonia. He was 06 years of age. The noted author , of . mystery stories '.wad stricken 111 Sunday with influenza. t Pneumonia developed Monday, and Blnce . yesterday the .writer had .been In a semi-conscious condition. ; : , At W bedsldewhenvlio died- were his socretary "of -many years, Robert Ci&rtis; Walter Huston,-, the actor, and his physician. Wallace had , come to Hollywood from his home In England several months ago to write scenarios for tho RKO-Rndlo studios. Ho had ex pected to return to England In March. . Known especially for his mystery novels, which ho often wrote as rap Idly as two a month, Wallaco was one of the most distinguished writers of tho day. He, however, ' laid no claim to literary genius. Born In the squalor and poverty of London slums, Wallace's parents wero 1 (Continued on Page Eight) Postcard Only Clue For Police In Murder Case NEW YORK. Feb. 10 (P) Brooklyn police had only a postcard and an old suitense for clues today In tho slaying of 13-ycar-old Marie Rosales, whose body was found In a bathtub In an unoccupied tenement yester day. The postcard was addressed simply to the Janitor of the tenement and said "Go to the top floor apartment, You will find something that will surprise you." In the lower left hand corner was scribbled "It's a murder." . The post office department, when the card was received by them, noti fied police. Detectives found the girl sub merged In water, her skull crushed with a pipe. She was dressed only In her shoes and stockings and a coat. . ti 1 1 ; The suitense found In the apart ment boro a tag with a west side ad dress and the label of a hotel in Lynchburg, Va. The Blain girl was the daughter of Robert Rosales, a Mexican wulter. Intense Cold II its Most of Europe LONDON, Feb. 10 (I1) Intense cold came to most of Europe today ac companied by snow flurries, and numerous deaths were reported from various cities. London had its first snowfalls of any consequenco while Paris report ed brisk snow flurries this morning. Bucharest dispatches said tho bit terest cold in years prevailed In many sections of Rumania with numerous deaths from freezing reported. Five Nuns, 12 Pupils Escape From Fire RU8TICO, P. E. I., Feb. 10 m Five nuns and 13 pupils escaped In night attlro early today when lire destroyed a largo convent olid Cath olic boarding school here. An early checkup Indicated there wero no casualties. . LESS FIGHTING IN SHANGHAI AREA TODAY Japanese, However, Uni load More Jleld Guns to H Use Against Woqsung 'X CHINESE CAVALRY INFLICT DAMAGE Horse Troops Repulsed But: Not Until Many Japanese Killed; Settle ment is Apprehensive. ' By James P. Howe ' , SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 10 (JV-, Tearing across no man's land In an old-fashlonod cavalry charge, a Ohl noBo aquardon was reported ,to have lruilcted heavy casualties today on ' tho Japanese who have been laying ' waste to Chapel with artillery. ; .. - It was an Incident In a compara- -' tlvely quiet day. The big guns were not tiring and although maohlne gun wero m action It was apparent both sides were shifting their lines and no one know what was going to hap pen next. i- At Woosung, whore the Japanese had boon trying to blast the enemy loose from the forts at the Whangpoo rmrruwn, the action also had subsided . : somewhat. t : -Chinese Flag Floats' Sometime in the night the Chines . had hoisted their five-barred flag e red, yellow, blue, white and black. It. was on the highest flagpole In town and the Japanese gunners were concentrating their fire on It. The Chinese were .reinforcing the trenches which had been battered by raking shell fire from war craft In tho river and by airplane bombs.. The Japanese wore working hard : on a pontoon bridge across Woosung croek, but Chinese machine gunnera-: were not making tho job any too' oasy. . ., ' More Field Guns Unloaded Toward dusk a fleet of trucks back ed up to the docks on the outskirts . ' . of Shanghai and assisted In the un- -loading of additional field guns which apparently were to be used against Woosung... ' There wore ' Indications that part of the Chinese main force had been taken out of the Chapel lines and sent ovor to Woosung. Foreign ob- a servers . found, only . two llnoe of trenches, ,wero manned In, the north - station sector where heretofore there : have boon three or four. . The near. est 'Chinese support ilhb'i.' wefe Mir"1' a mile to the rear. ' . . : - .. In the international' ' settlement thero was considerable apprehension. ' , , (Continued on Page Five) . : ' CREWS CLEAR BLOCKED ROAD; I FINISH TODAY BAKER, Ore., Feb. 10 (Special) The county had cleared Tuesday more . than half of the section of the 'Medi cal Springs road that has been -blocked in the Missouri Flat district foe tho last low days, County .'Judge Charles E. Balrd announced'. : The crow Is expected to complete the work today. -' A catorplllor, grader, , struck aha othor county equipment has beett placed In operation on the road, which Is filled with snow in some sections, to a depth of six feet. The crew has boen working on the rood sirice Sat urday noon. The road will .mot be completely cleared of snow, out onough Is expected to be removed to allow one-way traffic. , f' . - Baker Young Meft in In Fistic Battle BAKER, Ore., Fob. 10 (SpecUaj' Four Baker young men were Arrested by city police officers Monday about uuuMiHiiv in it mum nfivvv wun enLTfurlnor in a. free-for-all flcht. lr '' which Merl Hammond was injured so severely he was given treatment by a doctor. Hammond was confined to his home Tuesday so that his trial nnri thn t.rlntn of tho other threa men on charges of disorderly conduct were set for today. Robert McOlnnls and Floydt Horner are alleged by officers to have been "beating up" on Hammond In thfl kitchen of the cafe when a waitress asked Jimmy Stilling to stop the fight. In tho straggle Stilling ln jured his right hand. Police were call ed and arrested the four. men. Off( cors believe that Hammond, was struck with some object during tho fight. ;' . CHICAGO, Feb. 10 UPl Enlarged demand for North American- wheat led to price advances, today after moderate downturns. Upward of 1.00O.000 bushels, of Can adian wheat were estimated to have been bought today for Europe, mak ing about 2,750.000 bushols so far this week, In addition to - 600,000 bushels of United States hard winter wheat taken for shipment abroad. There also were scattered reports of crop damage. Wheat closed firm ' 94 Q o over yesterday's finish, corn Vi 0 up, oats unchanged to VaO off, and provisions varying from 12 cents de cline to 8 cents advance. . t Wheat Today
