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LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1932 babtmw ohkbowb leading newspaper
NUMBER 145
ME! APPOINTS JNEW
GIRL TELLS
OF THREATS
OWEN VOICED
Merilyn Collett, 16, of
Idaho Falls, on Witness
Stand . in Trial.
CROSSWHITE, OWEN
; READY TO SHOOT
Captain: Lee Noe, Dr. Carl
S. Moore and Fred Till
man Also on the Stand
This Morning.
Orlenn Wood house, who hos
been held as a material witness
lit the rases against Owen ami
Crosswhlte -since she was arrested
hero the evening of Oct. 18, was
disqualified this afternoon as a
witness on the ground that she
Is the common-law wife of the
defendant, under the laws of
Idaho.
Captain No continued testi
mony us to the shooting and
capture of tlie two prisoners.
V. E. Bcckwith, Bert Hlgglns and
Clmrlcs IS. Miller also testified
this afternoon as to the shooting
of Mr. Helms.
After examining 51 veniremen, the
Juiy to decide the case of the state
of Oregon against John Owen,
charged with inflicting gunshot
wounds which, caused the death of
Amos "Spud" Helms, state police
man, was selected at 10:15 this morn
ing. District Attorney Carl Helm, head
ing the prosecution, Btated in his
opening statement that the state Is
asking for a verdict carrying the
death penalty, while George T. Coch
ran, appointed by '' presiding Circuit
Judge J. W. Knowles to represent the
defendant, explained the gravity of
the case and differentiated between
the three degrees of murder. Court
observers believe that he will attempt
to prove that the murder of the state
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EVANGELISTS
OPEN MEETING
ON WEDNESDAY
Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Cutler, Baptist
evangelists, have arrived In La Grande
with their chapel car, "The Messenger
of Peace," and will conduct evangel
lstlo 'services under the auspices of
the First Baptist church. The car
Is located beside the bottling works
at the Intersection of Fir street and
the railroad tracks.
The car Is one of four now op
erated by the American Baptist Pub
Ucatlon society and was built for
evangelistic work, having commodious
living quarters for the evangelists and
a chapel that will seat about 100
persona. The car also has an organ,
platform, and pulpit.
Tho evangelists have Just closed a
very successful meeting at Baker and
will begin their work here Wednes
day evening at 7:30 in the chapel
Tho general public is cordially In
vited to hear these gospel messages,
Beginning promptly at 7:30, the serv
ices will close promptly at 8:30. Thi3
rule is strictly adhered to.
East Oregon Gets
Cheerful Sunshine
Eastern Oregon was treated to
bright, sunshiny weather today, a
welcome contrast to the clouds,
snow and cold experienced Monday.
Incidentally, some w'ere predicting
that the change represented the first
real "break" In the winter weather
that has endured since the middle
of November, others, however, were
skeptical, although just as hopeful
as the more optimistic.
Tho second cold wave of the month
seemed nearlng an end with the
minimum last night eight degrees
above zero, a gain of eight degrees
over Sunday night's low of even zero.
Yesterday an Inch of snow fell in
La Grande, bringing the winter's
total to about four feet.
$g4&-$&$$3&
YVEATIIKIt FORECAST $
WEATHER TODAY -$
7 a. m- 17 above.
Minimum: 8 above. $
Condition: Clear. $
WEATHKR YESTERDAY
Maximum 24. minimum zero.
4 Condition: Cloudy, snow $
g one inch, moisture .08 of inch. $
Range 24 degrees. 8
? ?
? WEATHER FEB. in. 1031 $
Maximum 45, minimum 28 $
r$ above. 3
r$ Condition: Partly cloudy,
3 rain .01 of Inch. Range 17
$ degrees. $
3
Oregon: Fair tonight and $
$ Wednesday: continued cold;
$ moderate north and northeast
$ winds offshore. 2
f
Use of Oregon
Products Urged
By Club Women
Emphasis Also Placed on
Produce and' Merchan
dise Originating in Un
ion County.
Use more Oregon products!
That is the urge of the La Grande
Neighborhood club during this week,
as well as at other times, and other
organizations and the business men
of the city are generally joining In
on the. chorus.
This week is being observed as Ore
gon products 'week In La Grande and
efforts are being made to put mer
chandise and produce- of Oregon to
the front. Among the products
manufactured In and about La
Grande which are receiving special
attention at present are:
Potato chips, dried apples, vinegar,
butter, bread, and pastries, beverages,
flour, harness, luggage, leather goods,
lumber, lathe, box snooks, candy,
karmelkorn, castings, Iron fittings,
meats, hams, bacons, lards, furniture
polish, cigars, concrete pipe and tile,
original photos and art work, mat
tresses and upholstery and tomb
stones and monuments.
In addition to this list other Un
ion, county products are grain, live
stock, poultry, apples, berries and
small fruits, clover and alfalfa seed,
garden tools and vegetables.
And besides these there are many
other Oregon product which arc sup
plied by local merchants.
When you buy Oregon made goods
you supply employment for many
pairs of hands," the club women
point out.
This afternoon's meeting of the
Neighborhood club Is being devoted
to Oregon products.
Incidentally, a survey reveals that
00 places of business In La Grande
either sell , or uso Oregon products.
Tho list of business places is avail
able at the chamber of commerce of
fices. Band Fund Now
At $1250; Final
Appeal Is Made
With about $1250 already con
tributed to the La Grande band fund,
the American Legion committee Is
preparing for a final direct appeal in
the form of a letter to those who
have not contributed ns yet. This
letter also Is being sent to fraternal
orders and It Is hoped that by this
means, the desired amount of $1500
will be raised. Forms for use of em
ployers in soliciting "their employes
also are being furnished.
With $1250 raised, the band is
certain to continue functioning in
La Grande this year, and the city as
a whole feels a great deal of credit
Is due the legion and those vho have
contributed in their successful efforts
to keep the organization Intact.
Among contributors to the fund,
whose names were not mentioned
previously, are the following: Moe
Stearns, Sam Andrews, Mabel Doty,
La Grande Milling Co,, Fred Spaeth,
H. I. Hansen, J. C. Pennoy Co., M. A.
Fitzgerald, Falk's La Grande store,
Conttnued on Page Five
Forum Luncheon
Held At Imbler;
Discuss Market
H. G. Avery, county agent, gave
the main address of today's meeting
of the chamber of commerce, using as
his subject "A New Market." The
luncheon was at Imbler, with the
women of tho community serving an
excellent chicken dinner, the pro
ceeds going to the benefit of the
school.
Mr. Avery remarked about several
factors which are helping to build up
the market for Grande Ronde valley
products, among them being Increas
ing consumption of home products,
co-operative selling of eggs and
creamery products, etc. Ho touched
upon Irrigation as a project that
would be of benefit In Increasing the
market. Ho summed up his remarkc
with the statement that nil of these
things go to. make up one step to
ward the developm'".c of the com
munity. Ernest DeLong presided in the ab
sence of Harry McKinlay and called
upon Frank McKennon and James
King, of Imbler. for short talks.
Charles Reynolds suggested that the
chamber send E. B. Aldrlch, new
state highway commissioner, an ex
pression of congratulations, and It
was decided to do this. In addition,
A. W. Nelson suggested that indi
vidual members should congratulate
him.
Rev. W. W. Clark Is
Holding Meetings
With Rev. W. W. Clark, of Cali
fornia, as the evangelist, a series of
special meetings started last evening
at the Gospel Mission. 2201 North
Fir street. A very interesting meet
ing was held, It is stated. The at
tendants at the mission are expecting
that much good may be accomplished
through these special efforts.
Tho public Is invited to attend the
meetings which are held nightly at
7:30 o'clock, excepting Monday.
DEMOCRATIC
MOVE AIMED
AT BUREAUS
Special Committee to See
What (Jan lie uone in
Reducing Expenses
SECRETARY MILLS
PROPOSES GAS TAX
Submits Revised Plan to
Raise Taxes to Meet
Prospective Deficit -in
Coming Year.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (P) Demo
cratic house leaders have decided to
appoint a special committee to see
how many federal bureaus and ac
tivities can bo abolished in the in
terest of reducing expenses.
Speaker Garner announced today a
resolution would be Introduced by
Representative MteDuffle, of Alabama,
calling for "a thorough investigation
to abolish as many government of
fices as possible"
"President Hoover, and his associ
ates have been talking about econ
omy in government, but we are go
ing to do the Job," the Texas rep
resentative said.
"We are going to try to get the
Byrns bill to consolidate the army
and navy into a department of na
tional defense before the house ana
I hope It will pass.
If the house understands that it
will save $50,000,000 a year without
impairing the efficiency of the de-
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IRISHMEN STALL
AND WIN 31-27
E. 0. N. Loses Lead With
10. Minutes. Left and Co
lumbia Goes Into Shell
Resorting to a stalling style of play
in tho last 10 minutes, after gaining
a narrow lead, tho Irishmen of Co
lumbia university defeated the Moun
taineers of the Eastern Oregon Nor
mal school In a basketball game here
last night, 31 to 27. The game Was
slow, and after the stalling began.
somewhat exasperating to scores of
local fans.
The game started off with a bang,
with both sides alternately taking
the lead, and at half-time the count
was knotted at 18 all. The first 10
minutes of the second half found tho
play a bit more sluggish than in the
first half, but both teams wero mak
ing an effort to score. But the last
few minutes oh, well, the rules al
low it, bq It's supposed to be basket
ball I
This was the first real oxample of
stalling La Grande has witnessed this
year, for which many fans are thank
ful, but some of them fear a second
example will bo forthcoming tonight
when the two teams meet again, that
is if Columbia gets a one or two point
lead sometime in the last half. To
the credit of the Mountaineers, It
must be said that even when they
wero ahead, they kept driving away
for goals, and when the Irishmen re
tired to the other end of the court to
play "keep-away," they did their level
best to break it up. That's about all
the action the fans got In the last
few minutes of the game I
In all likelihood, Columbia would
have hart a good chance to win with
out stalling. Baxter was unable to
start at forward because of illness,
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W oman Is Victim
Of Hit-Run Driver
PORTLAND, Feb. 16 fP) Mrs. Edna
Dean Lewis, 19, was struck and killed
last night by a hit-and-run driver
whom police were Becking today. Of
ficers said tho death car must have
been traveling at terrific speed. Sev
eral books and magazines the girl
carried were strewn along the street
for more than 50 feet. The girl'sshocs
wero -torn from her feet by the im
pact. One was found 100 feet from
the body.
"Death in the Dusk." well known
volume, was one of the books the
girl carried.
Carl H. Johnson And C. A. DeGrace
Named In Multnomah Indictments
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 18 Carl
H. Johnson, president of the Pru
dential Savings & Loan association
and tho Prudential bancorporatlon,
was named In 13 Indictments re
turned by the county grand Jury
here today. C. A. De Grace, vice
president of the two companies, was
named In 10 Indictments.
Eix of the Indictments accuse
Johnson and De Grace Jointly with
unlawfully devising a scheme to de
fraud in tho sale of stock of the
Prudential bancorporatlon; four
charge them Jointly with unlawfully
embezzling, abstracting and nusap-
MORE SHELLS
FALL WITHIN
MARINE AREA
Admiral Taylor, Asiatic
I leet Commander, Files
Another Protest.
HEAVY ARTILLERY
IN ACTION TONIGHT
Shanghai 'Shakes to In
tensive Bombardment
Following. a Day of
Comparative Quiet. ,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 ) Ad
miral Taylor, commander of the Asia
tic fleet, filed another protest with
Vice Admiral Nomura as a result of
Japanese shells falling in the United
States marine sector of the interna
tional settlement today.
No casualties were reported by Tay
lor. - '
Ho added that Japanese army
troops were relieving Japanese sailors
In the Chapel sector and that the
Japanese were extending their lines
In the Woosung area.
Tho establishment of a second air
field on .he east bank of the Whang
poo river by Japanese also was re
ported. HEAVY ARTILLERY IN ACTION
SHANGHAI, Feb. 18 (F) Shanghai
shook to the bombardment of heavy
artillery firing across Chapel tonight
after a day of comparative quiet.
Apparently the Japanese had
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MRS. C. W. COOK
PASSES AWAY
OF CARCINOMA
Mrs. C. W. Cook, 1318 Y avenue,
died this morning at -her home at
11:10 o clock after a long Illness of
carcinoma. Funeral services hnve not
as yet been arranged.
She Is survived by her husband
Carl Cook, an O.-W. employo and
three sons, Robert, Paxil and James
and by ono daughter Mfiry and by
her mother, Mrs. Mary Rys of Dan
ville, 111., and by five sisters, Lillian
Waldrop, of La Grande, and Anna
Ferrel, of Payette, Ida.; Mario Peter
son and Rose Halm, of Lincoln, Nebr.,
and Paulino Kagy. of Danville. 111.,
and two brothers, Frank Rys, of Dan
ville, 111., and Joe Rys, of Chicago,
111. Mrs. Cook lias been a resident
of La Grande for the past 20 years
and was a member of the Catholic
church and the Altar society of tho
Church of Our Lady of tho Valley
and a member of the auxiliary of the
Spanish War veterans and a member
of the Parkdale club. The body Is
at Walkers Funeral home and fu
neral arrangements will bo an
nounced later.
Mrs. Cook, who was 38 years of
age, was born in Plattsmouth, Nebr.
Ex-Society Girl
Must Leave India
BOMBAY, Feb. 10 P) Madeline
SI ode, former Loiwion society girl
who Is now one of Mahatma Gandhi's
chief aides and almost the only one
still at liberty, was ordered by the
government today to leave Bombay
within 24 hours and to abstain from
all unlawful activities.
Tho order was signed by Sir Pat
rick Kelly, commissioner of police
and was issued under the emergency
powers ordinance promulgated to put
down Gandhi's civil disobedienco
campaign. Miss Slade, tho daughter
of a British admiral, was ordered not
to return to Bombay without of
ficial permission.
Famous American
Actress Stricken
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (P) Minnie
Mnddern Flske, famous American
actress, died on Long Island last night
at the age of 06.
Mrs. Fiskc's death was announced
by her manager George C. Tyler. He
Bald ho had learned of It from Har
rison Orcy Flske, the actress' hus
band, but only knew that Mrs. Flake
had been somewhere on Long Is
land. He eald Mr. Fiske left this
morning for the town where his wife
died.
plying moneys, funds and credits of
the savings and loan association, and
three charge Johnson Individually
with embezzlement.
The court s?t ball of $1000 each
on each indictment, making a total
of $13,000 for Johnson and $10,000
for De Oraco,
They were given 24
hours In which to furnlBh ball.
The Indictments charge the two
officers with devising a scheme to
defraud , and accuse them, through
their salesmen and agents of solicit-
lng and inducing members of the
(Contlnucd on Page Eight)
TO SIT-ON SUPREME BENCH
Judge Benjamin Nathan Cnrdozo, above, noted New York Jurist,
yesterday was nominated by President Hoover for a seat on the
U. S. supreme court bench, left vacant by tho resignation of Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
Laval And His
Cabinet Resign
In Paris Today
PARIS, Feb. 16 (A1) Defeated by
23 votes in tho senate this afternoon.
Premier Laval and all tho members
of his cabinet presented their resig
nations to President Doumor.
The vote was on the premier's re
quest to defer debate on the govern
ment's general policy until Fob. 19
becpyse of. tho , importance of tho
negotiations now going on in the dis
armament conference at Geneva.
By a margin of 167 to 134 tho sen
ate turned him down, and as he had
made the vote a question of confi
dence ho proceeded immediately to
confer with his politico! advisers and
turned in his resignation.
Four Men Dead,
2 Hurt Badly At
Grade Crossing
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 W) Four
men wero killed today and two criti
cally injured when a truck carrying
them to work at the Ford automobile
plant In Chester was struck by
Reading railroad freight train near
the old Bell road station.
The dead wore tentatively ldentl-
(Continucd on Pago Eight)
Gurdane, Lieuallen
Will Get Reward
LOS ANGELES, Fob. 16 (T) Judge
E. H. Wilson decided Monday that
Thomas B. Gurdane and C. L. Lieu
ollen, Pendleton, Ore., peace officers
who arrested William Edward Hick
man, slayer of Marian Parker, will
receive the $5000 reward offered by
the Los Angeles county board of su
pervisors. Claims to all or a portion of the
reward had been filed by numerous
other persons including Fred King
and Alonza M. West, service station
at Portland. Ore., who recognized
Hickman when he purchased gasoline
prior to his arrest near Pendleton.
CJcorgo V. Wiiloughby of Seattle, also
claimed a portion of tho reward but
the court held he gained his Infor
mation from newspapers.
Re-appoint Silven
Game Commissioner
SALEM. Feb. 10 ai Carl D. Sil
ven, of Baker, wuh rc-nppolnted a
member of the state game commis
sion to succeed himself. His present
term expires Feb. 25, and his re
appointment wa.s for five years. Gov
ernor Julius L. Melpr announced his
re-appointment today.
Man Electrocuted
At State Hospital
SALEM, Feb. 16 W Charles Row
land, about 30, of Salem wan elec
trocuted at tho stato tuberculosis
hospital today while working in tho
tunnel which will connect tho old
with the new building now under
construction. Efforts to resuscitate
him failed after two and a half hours
work under the direction of Dr. G. C.
! Bellinger, superintendent of the hos
pital.
Bellinger reported that Rowland,
employed by the contracting firm in
charge of the tunnel construction.
was attempting to connect a motor
m tno tunnel usea vo pump oui. wn-
ter. While standing In the water he
was struck by a 220-volt current.
OPEN NAVIGATION
OF RIVER SOUGHT
Columbia -Valley Associa
tion Will Redouble
.its Efforts. (
LEWISTON, Idaho, Feb. 16 (A1)
Tho Columbia Valley ossoclatlon will
redouble Its efforts to achieve open
navigation of... tho . Columbia, ,-jin.d
Snake rivers, . under tho ponding
Steiwer-Summers bill, and will opposo
Just ns otrongly construction of the
Umatilla rapids hydro-olectric-lrrlga-tion-navigation
project.
These stands were taken in resolu
tions adopted at the meeting of the
association hero yesterday.
As the objcctlvo of the association
Is to obtain lower freight rates so
inland northwestern farmers can
compete with producers in other sec
tions, tho Umatilla project was
frowned upon. "It (the project) hos
no chance to win as an Irrigation
scheme," Dr. Clnrk Black, president
of tho association, said "because the
farmers of the northwest and tho
nation are being crushed out of exist
ence through over-production.
"As a power project, It apparently
has little hope because of its dls-
(Continued on Pago Four)
HOUSE GROUP
REJECTS WET
BLOC MEASURE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (P The
wet bloc resolution proposing sub
mission of a homo rule constitu
tional amendment on prohibition
was rejected today by the house Judi
ciary committee on a 14 to 9 vote.
Anil - prohlbltionlsta gave notice
they would demand a vote on tho
floor In tho house by the new dis
charge petition requiring 145 signa
tures. Army Recommends
28-Foot Channel
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (A'i - MaJ.
Gen. Lytlo Brown, chief of the army
engineers, today recommended to
congress construction of a 28-foot
channel In tho Columbia river from
tho mouth of the Willamette to one
mile above Vancouver, Wash., and a
4000 foot south Jetty on tho Umpqua
river near entrance, Oregon.
i,i;(ir,Mi;s hemt timothy
in roK.wii; t'uoi' test
URBANA, 111. W1 Timothy, once
a widely grown hay crop, Is running
a hopeless fourth In a test the Uni
versity of Illinois college of agricul
ture is making on a soil experiment
Held to determine which of the com
mon forage crops Is most beneficial
to the grain crop which follows.
Alfalfa, red clover and soy beans,
all legumes. In that order, are far
ahead of the non-leguminous timo
thy. The four crops are grown side by
side In a four-year rotation of corn,
oats, wheat and hay.
MKICH HACK IN HAI.KM
SAI.KM, Feb. 10 IIP) dovernor
Julius L. Meier returned to his offices
at tho stato capltol today, the first
time since ho left here January 22 to
prcparo for his trip to Washington,
D. C, In the Interests of power de
velopment on the Columbia river. The
governor was at his office before
seven o'clock,
LameDuckBill
Finally Passed
By House Vote
Provides For' Constitu
tional Amendment to be
Ratified by Three-
, fourths of States. '.
(WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (T) A
resolution proposing to the states a
constitutional amendment to abolish
the "lame duck" session of congress
was adopted today by the house.
Tho vote was 335 to 56.
It was approved by a two -thirds
voto as required Jor a proposed con
stitutional amendment. Having al
ready been approved by the senate,
it will be sent to conference where
minor differences will be composed.
By not fixing a limit on the sec
ond annual session, the Democratic
house terminated a ten-year-old con
troversy between the two branches.
Tho resolution which must be rati
fied by tlirce fourths of the states
within seven years, provides that a
new congress shall meet two months
aftor the November elections, Instead
of thirteen months later as at pres
ent. Terms of coiigressmen would
begin on Jan. 4 and of the president
and vice president on Jan. 24,
HOARDERS LOOSENING UP
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (P) A turn
In tho tide of hoarding that has
(Continued on Pnge Four)
Norma Talmadge
Seeking Divorce;
Tom Mix Married
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 16 (P) The
Los Angeles Examiner, in a copy
righted story, today said Norma Tal
madge, screen actress, would sail
from New York for Paris within the
next 10 days, and would seek a di
vorce there from Joseph M. Schenck,
film producer. Miss Talmadge has
beon separated from Schenck for tho
past five years. They wero married
in 1010.
"There Is no other man, and I
have no. Intention of remarrying,"
Mlso Talmadge, now In Now York, Is
quoted by,, the newspaper.- . "I still
consider him mybest frieiid. 1 shall
always have great affection and es
teem for him."
Schenck, who arrived In Los An
geles yesterday, was Bald to have
corroborated tho story that his wlfo
will seek a divorce In Paris.
ANOTHER DIVORCE
NEW YORK, Feb. 16 W) The New
York American says that Josephine
Flfl" Wldoner Holden, New York
(Continued on Page Three) '
JAPANESE IN
RAID ON M. E.
SCHOOL HOUSE
SHANGHAI, Wednesday. Feb. 17 (P)
Armed Japancso civilians raided tho
Middle school, oporated by the Amer
ican Methodist Episcopal church In
Hongkew last night, tho American
consulate was informed today.
They smashed furniture, kicked
through tho window panes and
searched through all the books and
records, It was said, assorting that
they wero looking for anti-Japanese
propaganda.
On two previous occasions tho mis
sion authorities have reported raids
on tho school, and once it was said
tho Intruders ripped down an Amer
ican flag.
Each time tho American consul
has filed a protest with the Japanese
authorities, who promised it would
not happen again.
Heavy artillery was in action again
today In tho Chapel sector, and tho
Japanese consul general warned May
or Wu Teh-Chen the Chinese army
must Btop its attacks on Chapel and
withdraw or there would bo a mill
tary engagement of major propor
tions. Maurice Costello
Is Critically III
LOS ANC1ELE8, Feb. 10 VP) One
of tho screen's flrat matinee Idols.
Maurice Costello. was In a critical
condition today at the California
hospital on tho result of a cerebral
hemorrhage. Tho actor, who first
! apeared on tho screen 20 years ago.
I has shown Improvement since ho was
stricken and has "a goou cnancc to
pull through." his physician. Dr. John
Bonflgllo. said.
Costello was stricken yesterday as
ho was seated In a Beverly Hills drug
store. Ho Is the father of Dolores
and Holene Costello, tho former be
ing tho wlfo of John Barrymorc and
the lattor tho estranged wlfo of Low
ell Sherman.
Civil War Vet, 88,
. To Wed Woman, 62
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 VP)
William Wnllace Stewart, 88, Civil
war veteran of Chlco, Butte county,
and Mrs. Clara Alice White, 02, of
PliiA f.rnvn Attinrlor COlintV. took OUt
a marrlago appllcatlon here. Stewart
has Deen tnreo times a wiaowor. ii,
will be Mrs. white's second marrlago
venture.
ALDRICH, OF
PENDLETON, ,
NEW MEMBER
Leslie M. Scott, Portland,
and uan ii. wasnDurne,
Eugene,' Appointed, '
SPAULDING "FIRED"
AND OTHERS QUIT
Resignation of Ainsworth
and Hanley are Attrib-
uted to Spaulding's At
ti'tude.
: PORTLAND, Ore,, Feb. 16 (ff1) The
state of Oregon had a new highway
commission today. The three new
commissioners, appointed by Gov.
Meier, are Leslie M. Scott, of Port
land; Carl G, Washburns, of Eu
gene, and E. B, Aldrlch, of Pendle
ton. They succeed J. C. Alnsworthj
of Portland, William, Honioy, of
Burns, and Charles K, Spaulding, of
Salem.
Governor Meier announced that
the appointments are effective at
onco and that ho would meet with
tho new commissioners at Salem
Wednesday at which time organiza
tion probably would be effected. He
said all three had accepted the ap
pointments. Two Resign, One Removed
Ainsworth and Hanley resigned
from the commission after Governor
Meier returned from . Washington,
where he had gone to plead for Co
lumbia river development. Spaulding
was removed.
Governor Meier, In a formal state
ment, expressed regret that Ains
worth, Spaulding and Hanley were
not able to work together.
."They are all outstanding men
whoso honesty of purpose and high
civic ideals no one will question," he
said. "But our splendid highway
system and its maintenance on. an
efficient and economical basis are
abovo and far more Important to the
people , of j-- the .statCi t)aft : ; ; indK
vlduolo or personal disagreements."
(ContlnuBd on Paicn Eight) .
FISH ATTACKS
SAILOR DURING
SWIM TO SHIP
AHOARD XI. B. S. CALIFORNIA
OPP LAHAINA, Maul, T. H Feb. 10
IA1 Although attncKoa By some largo
flah, probably a barracuda, Number
Two Seaman ' WlUlam Wi Prange of
Hollywood, Col., suffered only minor
Injuries, and ships surgeons, sold, he
would bo able to return to duty In
a few days.
Prange, who Is attached to the TJ,
S. 8. Saratoga, had been In Lahalna
on liberty and as he was roturnlng
to tho ship decided to "cool off"
being unaccustomed to the Hawaiian
winter climate by swimming the
two miles from the beach to his ship.
Tho man was not noticed until ho
hnrl nrnonpfled about a mile. When
tho U. S. S. Medusa sent a boat to
pick him up. Tho boat orcw, ap
proaching, found blood In tho water
nnrl PrnnerA nivlmmlni at record
speed. The barracuda apparently had
been hungry, and naa oitcen mm re
peatedly. Doctors said, howover, ho
would sustain no permamont effect
of his experience.
Hunting Accident
Fatal to Man, 27
SALEM, Feb. 10 VP) Carl Bcrndt,
27, of Salem, was killed Instantly
late yesterday by tho occidental dis
charge of a shot gun. Bcrndt woe
out hunting with his brother Oscar,
and while climbing a fonco the gun
discharged. The bullet struck him
bolow the ear. .
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Feb. 10 VP) In a wave
of buying orders, wheat Jumped lata
toduy to a now high price record for
tho season.
Unconfirmed rumors of auspicious
news to como out of Washington ac
companied the advance The rlso
amounted to about 3 cents a bushol
as compared with the day's low point.
Wheat closed unsettled a92"4o
ubovo yesterday's finish, corn i
IV4c up, oots Kg'Ac advanced, and
provisions unchanged to a rise of 12
cents.
. PORTLAND, Feb. 10 W Farmers'
national was reported tho big seller
of July wheat on the Portland fu
tures market today with private firms
as buyers and supporters of the mar
ket. Closing on May was at a rise of
lic, July c and September a bu.
Sates during tho session totaled 20,000
bu. with the chief pressure against
tho July. : .
On tho merchants exchange cash
soft white and western white gained
lo with othors unchanged. For the
first time In many months red wheats
I are quoted at their normal loss of
1 2c from white varieties,