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4 CITY EDITION Full Associated Preu Luc4 Wire Service 5 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaptr Prnited in La Grande Covering Union and . Wallowa Counties . VOLUME 30 member associated press and a. b. o. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1932 eastern okkgon-s ijbading newspaper NUMBER 146 E RESTS IN MURDER TRI STAT AI DEFENSE IS CHARGING NO DEATH PLOT Denies That Shooting of Amos Helms, State Po lice, Was Premeditated JUDGE REFUSES TO GRANT MOTION Cochran Asks That Jury Be Instructed Not to Return a First Degree Verdict. .John Owen took the stand In his own defense thLs afternoon and denied shooting ut Amos Helms, testifying that he never Intended to kill anyone. He also testified ho was in a semi-conscious condition when lie signed the confession. A photostatic copy of a letter Owen wrote to a girl in which he said lie killed nil officer con tradicted his testimony, but lie testified lie wrote that to shield Cross white. Sheriff Hrcshears "was recalled to the stand briefly by the de fense. Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles late this morning denied a defense mo tion that the jury in the Owen mur der trial be deprived of the right to return, a verdict of murder in ,tho first degree against John Owen, charged with the slaying of Amos W. Helms, on the grounds that It was unpremeditated and without delibera tion. George T. Cochran, attorney appointed by the court to represent the defense, presented an eloquent argument tending to show the shoot ing was hasty and unpremeditated, and that John Owen and his com panion, Keith Crosswhlte, were exer cising' their right of" reaming 'utt un lawful arrest. i ; j , ' SUite Itestg Case The state rested at approximately 10:30 and Mr. Cochran opened the defense with arguments against a verdict of first degree murder and both Carl Helm, district attorney, and Leland Finch, district attorney for (Continued on Page Flve LEGION HEADS WILL BE HERE MONDAY NIGHT A group of state officers of the American Legion and auxiliary are scheduled to arrive here tho first of the week to hold a regular conference with posts of the seventh district, which includes Union and Wallowa counties. The meeting will be Ini La Grande next Monday evening. The visitors will explain plans for the na tional convention in Portland this year and what is to be expected of posts over tho state. From here they will go to Payette for an Interstate conference, and then to John Day, Ore. Those in the group will include Commander Alex Gf. Barry, of Port land; Adjutant Carl Moser; Sid George, national committeeman; Jack Biggs, past state commander; Mrs. LaDocia Cobb, auxiliary president, and pos sibly Mrs. Polly Mclnturff, state sec retary. The program for Monday's confer ence has not been completed as yet. W. Stuchell New President of Bank BAKER, Ore., Feb. 17 W) J. W. Stuchell was elected president of the Citizens National bank here last night, succeeding T. G. Montgomery who becomes vice president and who will continue actively connected with the bank. Stuchell came here from Harrls burg. Ore., in 1896. and has been In the wholesale grocery business since 1902, associated with Lang & Co.. of Portland. He is president of whole sale groceries at Baker and Ontario. Ore., and at Weiser, Nampa and Boise, Idaho. He has been director of the Citizens bank for the past 12 years. 4 3 WEATHER FORECAST 3 Oregon: Fair and cold to- g 4 night and Thursday: moder- ate north and northwest winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 4 7 a. m. 2 above. 3 Minimum: 2 above. S Condition: Clear. WEATHER YESTEHDAY g & Maximum 32, minimum 8 $ S above. $ Condition: Partly cloudy. $ Range 26 degrees. t & & WEATHER FEB. 17. 10.1! $ Maximum 45, minimum 28 S & above. 3 Condition: Cloudy. Range 3 17 degrees. Leslie M; Scott New Chairman Of Commission Scott, Aldrich and Wash burne Meet With Gov ernor Meier Scott Is sues Statement. SALEM. Feb. 17 (fP) Costs of high way administration ore to be re duced, but the highway system Is to bo carried on with energy in order to obtain the best possible results, Lesllo M. Scott, chairman of the new state highway commission announced today In a statement of policy pre pared for the press. "We shall avoid wrangles and politics, and at once get down to business." The chairman however continued with the statement that "the time has come for retrenchment of the conynlsslon's affairs along lines of fewer projects and less overhead. Ex isting projects n earing completion will be completed." The state de clared "economy and efficiency are the objectives." The statement was Issued following an executive session in the offices of Governor Julius L, Meier at noon today. Prior to that time the gov ernor held a conference with the new members, Leslie M. Scott, E. B. Aid rich and Carl G. Washburna, in which he laid out the policies de- (Contlnued on Page Five' Mercury Dives To 2 Above In This City Today Sunshine continued In La Grande today but it brought no appreciable change in the present cold wave, with the mercury diving down to two above zero this morning and holding the low at 7 o'clock. With the ris ing Bun. however, the mercury began to climb, promising probably 20 or more above during the day, although It waB not expected the "maximum would reach the freezing point except In the bright sunshine. , . CV1 residents,, we beginning .to. re fresh their memories in an attempt to recall a winter as continuous and long as the 1931-32 season, and many declare there has been nothing like It in the last 35 or 40 years, although others recall a winter back in the 80s that rivaled tho present one. Since the middle of November, the weather has been cold constantly, with snow on the ground continu ously. However, the winter has Its ad vantages, also. Tho heavy fall of snow In the mountains and the lesser (Continued on Page Eight) Union Prepares To Be Host To Game Officials By Mrs. L. Z. Tcrrall (Observer Correspondent) UNION, Ore. (Special) Arrange ments are nearly completed for the fifth annual clam feed which Is to be held at the Sportsmen's clubhouse Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Cov ers will be laid for about 200 and all sportsmen are urged to attend and bring their friends who are inter ested in the hunting and fishing fa cilities of Eastern Oregon. The meeting will be of special in terest this year in view of tho fact that members of the state game com mission are planning to attend. Local officials have been Informed that the following members will be present: H. L. Kelly, of Portland, game super visor; Carl Silven, of Baker, game commissioner; Matt Corrigan, of Mc Minnville; Matt Ryckman, of Port land, superintendent of hatcheries; Art N. Fish, of Portland, research di rector; and Ernest Crockett, of Port land, educational director. Among the local game wardens who are plan ning to attend are C. C. Franklin, of Baker; George Rogers, of Wallowa, and Frank Osreond, of La Grande. One dollar will pay for the clam dinner and give membership Into the Sportsmen's club for one year. Cook Funeral To Be Friday Morning The funeral of Mrs. Carl Cook, who passed away Tuesday noon at her home 1318 Y avenue, will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock at the Church of Our Lady of The Valley with Rev. Father Nooy in charge. The Rosary will be recited at the chapel of Walkers Funeral Home Thursday evening at 7:30. Burial will be in the family plot In the Catholic cemetery. M. I. A.-Basketball Tourney Tonight The second round of the M. I. A. basketball tournament, with six teams from this stake participating, will i begin at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the ;L. D. 8. Recreational hail. The La Grande First Ward will I play the Mt. Glen quintet, Imbler will meet Baker and the La Grande Sec jond Ward will play Union. The first round was played at Un jion a few nights ago. A small ad-. mission charge will be made. SENATE GETS MEASURE FOR RELIEF LOANS With LaFollette-Costigan Bill Defeated 48 to 35, New Action Taken. SUBSTITUTE PLAN GIVEN NEW LIFE Democrats Hope to Pass $750,000,000 Measure if . Independent R e p u b 1 i f cans Will Help. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (ff) With the senate now strongly on record against federal donations to unem ployment relief, the Democratic mem bers today renewed their proposal for jobless aid In the form of loans to the states. The $750,000,000 LaFollette-Costigan direct relief bill was defeated decisively in the senate last night. The vote was 48 to 36 against It, with party lines split In two. The most eloquent appeals of the meas ure's supporters failed to Jar the majority determination that no pre cedent of direct aid be established. The Democrats, however, imme diately Introduced their $750,000,000 bill for loans Instead of gifts, a pro posal which previously had been re jected as a substitute for the LaFollette-Costigan measure. To succeed with this bill they must receive the co-operation of the Independent Re publicans who lined up with the administration forces to defeat the substitute. Senator Black (D., Ala.) and Bulk- ( Continued on Page Eight) E.O. N. DEFEATS COLUMBIA 31-26 Mountaineers Never Re linquish the Lead After First Minute of Play. Tho Mountaineers roverscd the count on the Irishmen of- Columbia university here last night to win the second of a two-game series of bas ketball 31 to 26. Incidentally, there was no stalling for the simple reason that the only time that Columbia held the lead was in the first minute of play, when McCormick's free throw made the score 1-0. Then Bredow, sharp - shooting guard, came to the rescue not once, but twice, looping in long, perfect throws from beyond the foul line to make the score 4 to 1 for the Mountaineers. And Belts, center, chalked up a free throw before Bre dow again did his stuff, and the score was 7 to 1. Possibly some of the Irishmen hap pened to look around and see the scoreboard. Anyway, they showed an immediate and intense dislike for the proceedings, and decided to make a change. So McCormlck and Mc Carthy added three points to the one, but Belts halted the brief pro cession with another field goal. First Hair Fast From then on it was a merry chase in the first half, with the score knotted seconds before the gun, 15 (Continued on Page Two) NON-DECISION DEBATE HELD HERE TUESDAY The women's debate team of the Eastern Oregon Normal school com posed of Miss Lucile Huddleson and Miss Agnes Davis, engaged In a non decision debate yesterday afternoon at the E. O. N. with the men's team from Nazarene college. The subject was "Resolved ; that congress should enact legislation pro viding for a centralized control of Industry. Constitutionality waived." The Nazarene team Is returning from a debating tour of Washington and Oregon, and left here for their homes at Nampa. Ida. They partici pated in the tournament at Linfleld college last week. Austin Dunn presided at the debate here. m Farm Cost In Oregon Relatively High As Compared With Income CORVALLIS, Ore., Feb. 17 W) Farm costs in Oregon were relatively h'gh in comparison with income dur ing the past year, and the cost out loot; for 1932. although somewhat Improved, is still not very encourag ing, according to a report today by the O. S. C. extension service and the TJ. 8. D. A. bureau of agricultural economics. At present price levels, the report says, it requires about twice as much of farm products to pay such costs as Interest, taxes, water and drain age assessments, hired labor, feed and seed, machinery and equipment, Tumulty Levels Attack Today At Prejudice Appeal Former Secretary to Wil son Assails Political Ex pediency in Talk in Newark Today. NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 17 P) Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson and a leading advo cate of the United States' entry into the League of Nations, today assailed political expediency and declared "the popular mode of the past few years has been an appeal to tho prejudices instead of an appeal to the hand some passions of men." Speaking before tho Democratic Women's Luncheon club, Tumulty leveled his attack particularly against presidential candidates who "will not exchange opportunism and the ap plause of the crowd for freedom of action ..." "Always with some candidates," Tumulty said,, "In these days when great decisions have to bo made af fecting the peace and prosperity of the world, tho main questions seem to be, 'how easjly can I win an elec tion? . . . How can I shake hands with tho bitter enders, tho implac able foes of Wood row Wilson, the league and world co-operation and at the same time stand in reverence be fore the shrine of Wilson'?" Tumulty charged that In the "diagnoses of those who have recently ccme forward in behalf of their own candidacy, to express their views on domestic and foreign policies, there has been nothing but halting fears indecision, and worse than all, sur render to tho devli of expediency . . . (Continued on Page Five) Ralston Speaks At Rotary Club Luncheon Today Dr. F. L. Ralston was the main speaker at tho luncheon of the Rotary club .this nqpn ,at-tho La .Grande hotel and his audience was greatly Interested' In his account of condi tions as he found them on his recent trip to Europe. Dr. and Mrs. Ralston left here last September, spent sev eral months in Vienna where the doc tor was taking various courses, of post-graduate work, and then visited Italy and France before returning to this country. . Americans do not begin to appre ciate their luxurious food and living conditions until .they visit Austria, according to Dr. Ralston. He soys that the Austrian people aro suffcr Irf from poverty that Is beyond be lief of those who have not seen it at first hand. People cannot afford to heat their houses at all, food 1b expensive but none too good, and women are forced to do all kinds of heavy labor in the fields and build ing construction. Doctors cannot make a living in private practice, and, unless they are paid by the gov ernment for certain services, must resort to spare time Jobs in the eve ning in order to exist. The Ralstons were pleasantly sur prised upon visiting Italy. There they found a much higher class of people than they had anticipated, :better living conditions, and good meals. The railway trains in Italy are. always crowded, while In Austria they are practically empty except for foreign travelers. Dr. Ralston closed his talk by answering the questions of several Rotarians. J. T. Myers, a parole officer from the state training school, spoke brief ly to the Rotarians, asking their support and co-operation in helping, the boys who have been released from the school. Ralph Nelson, of Couer d'Alene, Idaho, was a visiting Rotarian, Freeman Fortier Dies Early Today Freeman A. Portler, about 45 years or age. died at 2 o'clock this morn ing after an Illness of one week. Death was caused by heart disease. Funeral services will be held to morrow morning at 10 o'clock at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary with Rev. Father Nooy. In charge. Burial will take place In the Catholic cemetery. The deceased was a mem ber of the La Grande B. P. O. E. and Elks will serve as pallbearers. Mr. Fortier has been employed by the Standard Oil Co. In this district fr... tii. int. ifl vpsru. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Gladys Fortier, a daugh ter. Norma, and other relatives. building materials and general liv ing expenses, as it did from 1920 to 1930. Production credit Is greatly reduced and the burden of carryover farm indebtedness in the form of unpaid taxes, store credit and notes will be heavy, the report points out. It was explained that farm taxes In Oregon may be somewhat less In 1032 than In 1031 because of new state taxes not based on property and because of decreased expenditures. Compared to 1913, however, the (Continued on Page Eight) HOOVER ASKS SUPPORTFOR NEW POSTS Wholesale keorganization .qi Government Plan ned By President. CHANGES IN FOUR POSITIONS URGED Authority Asked of Con gress to Transier and Consolidate Several De partments. WASHINGTON, Fab. 17 P) Ask ing support for a wholesale reorgan ization of tho government, President Hoover today dispatched a special message to congress recommending tho creation of four new federal of fices. - .. Ho requested, simultaneously, tho major alteration and changing In title of four other federal depart ments. Under the eight now and al tered divisions he would consolidate present overlapping activities in an effort to subtract "millions of dol lars annually" from the tax burden. Authority also was asked for the chief executive to transfer and con solidate executive and administra tive groups merely through the Issu anco of executive orders, each to lio before congress for 60 days before be coming effective. , "In the present cr.'.ls," the prcsl- ( Continued on Page Four) ADVOCATES OF CASH PAYMENT MAKING PLANS WASHINGTON, Fob. 17 (IV-Pre-parlrtfc for their drivo before tho house ways' and riicn'ns committee for !futl cash poymont of the soldier bonus, advocates of tho legislation will short ly fllo with tho house petitions they say carry moro than two million names. Tho .ways and means committee will open hearings on the bill intro duced by Representative Patanan, Democrat, Texas, after It completes drafting a tax bill. Patman's bill would- provide an Issue of $2,200, 000,000' in United States notes to pay off the remainder of the bonus cer tificates, about $1,400,000,000 already having been advanced in loans. - Haney Not To Run For U. S. Senate PORTLAND, Feb. 17 P) Bert Haney, Portland attorney and prom inent Democrat, announced today "I will not be a candidate for tho United States senate." There had been con siderable speculation concerning what plans Haney might have. My decision is dictated by circum stances personal to my family and myself," Haney announced after ex pressing appreciation of "the wide spread evidences of confidence and friendship which have urged mo on." Francis Hawes Is Pneumonia Victim Francis Hawcs, of Meachom, died here last night at 1003 Thirteenth street of pneumonia. She was the d au g h ter of Mr, and Mrs . Roy D. Hawes. Tho body Is at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary. Funeral serv ices will be announced later. Miss Hawes was bom In La Grande Nov. 19, 1919 and was 12 years, two months and 28 days of age. - Besides her parents, she loaves four brothers, John D., Warren G., Robert and Charles Patrick, two sisters.' Eleanor and Louise, a grandfather, John Casey, a grandmother, Mrs. Laura A. Oliver, and other relatives. Students to Stage "The Sleeping Car" With a cast entirely new to East ern Oregon Normal school students this year "The Sleeping Car," farce by W. D. HowcIIb, will bo presented by seven members of the student body at an assembly March 2. None of the students has appeared In the plays given so far this year. This cast announced follows: Naomi Twld weil, Mildred Cade. Harold Boner, Dallas Norton, Robert Ragsdale, Wal do Gcrads and Ray Roll. 29,404 Men Given 'Jobs This Week NEW YORK. Feb. 17 P) A total of 29.404 men and women have been provided with employment In the na tional campaign to provide 1,000.000 Jobs, Carl Byolr, 'director of organ ization of the campaign, told the ad vertising club luncheon today. Tho campaign, which, began Mon day, was undertaken by the Amor lean Legion, tho Association of Na tional Advertisers, tho legion aux iliary and the American Federation of Labor. SLUGGED l-JM till 4i i Charging that unidentified as sailants had slugged ill m with Imivy weapons, Waldo Frank (above), Now York novelist, was confined with head Injuries In a hotel room nt Knoxvlllc, Teiui. He wild that the attack nunc af ter lie nml other New York writ ers, who went Into the Kentucky coal fields to distribute food and clothing among needy miners, . had been . forcibly "deported." Allan Tuiib, u New York lawyer, ulsii repftvtea that he had been ' attacked, v CLEVELAND PICKS MILLER AS MAYOR Democrats Elect Ex- Notre Dame Grid Player Violence Occurs. CLEVELAND. Feb. 17 (P) After 17 years of a Republican regime, Cleve land today flow a Democratic flag over tho door of its highest and most powerful office. Although Republicans won a ma jority of its council seata in Novem ber, Cleveland yesterday elected a Democrat for mayor. Tho new mayor will be Ray T. Mil ler, a former Notre Damo football player, who was opposed by former City Manager Daniel E. Morgan, choico of the Republicans. Miller, the present Cuyahoga coun ty prosecutor, a 39-year-old ex-dougn. boy. received 102,032 votes to Mor gan's 92,029. iitlng Heavy It was one of the greatest outpour ings of votes In the city's history, and was considered a serious defeat for the local political machine of Maurice Maschkc, Republican na tional committeeman, as In Cleveland tho mayor has powers unusually wide. Maschke's organization gave Mor- (Continued on Pape Eight) ODDIE SCORES HYDE REQUEST FOR REDUCTION WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (JJ1) Chair man Oddie of the senate road com mittee said that Secretary Hyde, in recommending reductions In federal aid highway appropriations was "try ing to contribute tens of thousands of men to the army of unemployed." Oddie referred to a letter from the secretary of agriculture recommend ing reductions In tho oil! he has in troduced to authorize tho federal aid appropriation for 1934 and 1935. Oddlc's bill calls for the usual ap propriations of $125,000,000 for fed eral aid to the states in each of the two fiscal years; $12.S00.000 for for est roads and $3,000,000 for roads In other public domain. Hyde recommended 'the sums be cut to $100,000,000, $7,500,000 and $2,000,000. respectively. "It Is a most Ill-advised and short sighted policy." Oddie said. "It is unwise and dangerous." Roundup, Mont Is Hard Hit by Fire ROUNDUP. Mont.. Feb. 17 Fire destroyed two buildings In the main business district hero last night with an estimated loss to property and merchandise of $100,000. Zero weather added to tho fire men's difficulties. Because of broken transmission lines, the cmt sldo of the city was without light and electric power for moro than an hour. Garner Boom In Limelight Today As Major Drive Speaker of House, How ever, Refuses to Take Any Part and Sticks "to His Job." WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 m Tho Garner boom came smashing out as a national drive today, but the sturdy Texan stuck to his Job as speaker of the house, refusing to take any part in the movement that seeks to put him in the Whlto House. Formally, the two senators from Texas, Sheppard and Connally of fered tho speaker as a Democratic presidential candidate, not as a "favorite son" of the Lone Star state but as a statesman supremely quali fied In national affairs. Thoy promised him the solid vote of the Texas delegation to the Chi cago convention and forecast that his candidacy would gain wide sup port as Democrats all over the nation learned more of his service and char acter. (Continued on Page Eight) 6373 BanksOf Nation Report Their Resources WASHINGTON, Fob. 17 VP) Aggre gate resources of G373 national banks in the United States on Dec. 31, were $24,002,280,000, a decrease of $1,083, 778,000 Blnce Sept. 29 and a drop of $4,173,398,000 in the year, Deposits of the banks aggregated $19,244,347,000 on Dec. 31, a decrease of $1,135,037,000 since September and a decrease of $3,027,200,000 in the year. The figures were made public today by John W. Pole, comptroller of the currency, and compared those In the Doc. 31 bank call with the data com piled from the calls of Sept. 20 and Deo. 31, 1030. Total ''deposits' hi the, Dec, 31 re port included tbalances duo to1 corres pondent banks' and bankers and cer tified and cashier checks outstand ing' of $2,301,081,000, United States deposits of $201,441,000, other demand deposits of $0,071,452,000 and timo (Continued on Page Eight) STOCK BUYER KILLS FAMILY AND HIMSELF STOUT, Iowa, Fob. 17 T) Nanno Andrecsen, a stock buyer and farm er, today shot and killed four mem bers of his family and then commit ted suicide. Mrs. Andrcesen; a son, Elmer, 14; a daughter, Verna, 9; sister-in-law, Mrs. Hesiienius. Authorities believed financial wor ries wore responsible for Andreesen's action. . A. Zur brick Is Speaker at L. IL S. It Is a misnomer to say England Is off the gold standard Epgland has simply suspended the settlement of lnatrnatlonal debts In gold, H. A. Zurbrlck, assistant cashier of the La Grande National bank, told High school students this morning at 9:30 in tho first of a series of four talks on banking to bo given by local au thorities before the student group. Mr. Zurbrlck, in a talk that was introductory to the remaining three, traced the development of banking operations, first describing the prim itive methods of barter. He traced the ovolution of trade up to the present system of credit. At an assembly next Wednesday at 9:30 o'clock Paul Meyers, of tho La Grande National bank, will dis cuss "Tho Insido Work of tho Bank." C. L. Thompson, of tho United States National bank will be the third speak er, with "The Federal Reserve Sys tem" as his subject. The final bank representative to discuss financial problems will bo L. H. Bramwell, of the United Stales National bank, who will talk on "Investments, Stocks and Bonds." Will Investigate Kidnaping Story LAKE PLACID, N. V.. Feb. 17 (P Without explanation, state police have announced thoy Intend to check "very carefully" Harry H. Btagden'd story that he was kidnaped here last Thursday night. Their announcement last night re vealed that a trooper had flown to Cleveland, where Blagden turned up late Monday night, to remain with tho wealthy sportsman until he was ready to return here. Blagden disappeared Thursday night from E. Roland Harrimnn's cottage at the fashionable Lake Placid club. Tho family of the man then received a letter in his handwriting saying he had been kidnaped and that his abductors demanded $1000 ranson. A brother went to Tupper lake to keep a rendezvous and pay the $1000 but no kidnaper" pnnoared. Notliing was heard from Blagden until he turned up at the home of a friend in Cleveland. Ho said he had been taken to Cleveland by his captors and that ho had escaped there. AT SHANGHAI DURING NIGHT Artillery Firte Halts Early Thursday Japanese Offensive Awaited. . BRITISH SAILORS ' WOUNDED FATALLY Shells From Chapei Area Fall on Shanghai Water front Causing Death of Two Men. . By Glenn Ilubb (Copyright, 1032, By The Associated Press) TOKYO, Feb. 17 P)--The Japanese government authorized the Issuance of an ultimatum to the Chinese at Shanghai today threatening to drive f the Chinese army away fromi the city by force unless it withdraws volun-t torily. At virtually the .same timo, the government received official advices from Washington Baying Secretary of State Henry L. Stlmson was pre paring to protest formally against the landing of Japanese soldiers In the international settlement at Shanghai, 1 " ADMIRAL TAYLOR REASSURED WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (P)Ad miral Taylor, commander in chief of the Asiatic fleet, has been assured by the Japanese that the firing of shells into the United States marine' sector of the Shanghai International settlement would bo stopped. By Morris J. Harris 'v SHANGHAI, . Thursday. Feb. 18 V- I Shaken by the guns which. . had. bombarded Chapel all night, Shang hai was quiet early this morning as tho cannonading came to an end Mor artillery:. wa being brought up to tho Unes of 'Chapel and Woo-j sung but there was no concrete in dication that tho expected Japanese offenslvo was ready to begin. On the contrary, both sides had renewed their efforts to bring an end to the fighting. The Japanese In dicated thoy would give ample warn ing beforo launching the thunder bolt, and leading Chinese officials wero trying to agree on a basis tot peace. . v Until late last night T. V. Soong and other outstanding Chinese lead ers wero In conference but they had nothing to say for publication. The American, British, and French, min isters, who took a hand in the nego tiations lost week said thoy would not go back to Nanking until Sat urday or Sunday. Mayor Wu Teh-Chen sold China was eager for on honorable, perma nent peace, "but every Indication points to tho determination of the Japoncso militarists to aggravate the (Continued on Page Eight) KLAMATH MAN FOUND FROZEN IN BLY AREA KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Feb. 17. ((P) After having been missing since last Thursday, Andrew Larson, 43, a trapper, was yesterday found dead near the Sprague river In the Bly country. His body was frozen. Searching parties made the discovery, Larson, who only a few days before had been released from a hospital, insisted In setting out on his trap' line although friends warned him of the danger to his health. It Is be lieved he dropped dead from exhaus tion rather than from the severity of the weather. Neither his knapsack nor his rifle had been removed from his shoulder, ; Astorian Indicted On Theft Charge ASTORIA, Feb. 17 (ff) Ray Keen holds, former officer of the Astoria Savings and Loan association, was Indicted on an embezzlement charge here Tuesday, charged with having abstracted more than $5600. He had been previously indicted on the same charge but In a smaller amount. . Wheat Today CHICAGO, Feb. 17 W) Lively tumbles in grain values took piaco late today after wheat had over topped yesterday's best figures and established a new high record for the season. The downswings came chiefly af ter President Hoover's special message to congress was received. Many trad ers expressed disappointment over the message, and gave as a reason expect ance that he would refer to prohibi tion or some other factor likely to have considerable Influence on the grain markets. Wheat closed nervous, 1 under yesterday's finish, corn 1& lo down, oats o off, and pro visions varying from 6 cents decline to 12c gain. i i .,J v
