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Newspaper Page Textfei?nttw wit CITY EDITION ; . Full Associated Fretl Lea ' j. Wire BotTte 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties -VOLUME 30 member associated press and a. a o. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932 babtbbn okkoow b heaping kkwbpapkb NUMBER 152 ; CREDIT BILL AGREEMENT IS REACHED Senate; House Conferees - Complete Action on .Glass-Steagall Bill. COMMITTEES ACT ON RELIEF PLANS JjJenate Again Facing Issue : of ..Direct Relief - For Jobless Farm Board ' Salary Cut Favored. ; - .. IV WASHINGTON TODAY ' Committee approves Borah. g P bill to, cut galaxies of farm 8 $ board members. $ .-. Senate again facing Ibsuc of & $ direct federal aid for jobless.. "$ $ 1 Committee favors farm $ $ board wheat for relief of hu- j $ mans and livestock. r , House ' committee not to 3 $, change existing provisions In $ Income tax. $ A ' House committee approves 3 $ bill for $120,000,000 unemploy- $ tnent funds to states. S .. Senate and house conferees 3 fc agree on credit expansion bill. S $ - Committee bellevcp naval legislation would stabilize $ 4 world affairs. . 7' WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (P) Sen ate ; and house conferees reached an agreement today on the final terms of the Glass-Steagall credit expansion tHL. . . . The Warren-Almon bill to make available-to state for unemployment emergency. $120,000,000 for federal highway aid was approved today by the house roads committee. ... . - ; .'.'.' . " The house ways and means com mittee decided today not to change the existing provisions which permit corporations and their subsidiaries to file affiliated and consolidated Income tax returns. ,.."'-.. ' ' ., The senate naval committee re ported to the senate today that en ...actment of legislation .to build the navy to the full strength allowed ! by tho Lohdoh treaty "will have a stab ilizing effect on world affairs." The senate agricultural committee today voted a favorable report on the Norbeck-Bulow resolution to sup ply farm .board wheat for relief of (Continued on Paare Five) r MAY REGISTER FOR PRIMARIES UNTIL APRIL 19 Registration for tho primary elec tlon will be open until April 19, County Clerk C. K. Mccormick an nounced this morning. Registration Is open for the regular election until 30 days before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Newcomers in the city, those who have moved 'since they last regis. tered or those who have not voted once In the last two years will be required to re-reglster for the pri mary elections. ' The office of tho county clerk Is open to all who want to register for tho primaries. Directors To Meet To Elect Officers The newly-elected directors of the Union county chamber of commerce will meet tomorrow noon" at tho La Grande hotel to elect officers for 1033. Members of the board are H. E. Brady, L. H. Bramwell, Ernest De Long, Harold Plnlay, Harry MoKln lay, Angus McAllister. P. L. Meyers, A. W. Nelson, W. C,' Perkins, Charles H. Reynolds, Harley H. Richardson and Geno Walker.. : With the election of officers, the chamber of commerce will be ready to launch an extensive program 'Of civic, industrial and agricultural Im provement for 1932. ' PENDLETON MAX DIES PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 24 VP) G. M. Rice, 73, of Pendleton died at a hos pital here today. He had been 111 since Feb. 3. WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Rain tonight and Thursday; warmer in the southeast tonight; fresh and strong south winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 38 above. Minimum: 32 above. Condition: Cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 50, minimum 25 above. Condition: Partly cloudy, rain .02 of inch. Range 25 degrees. WEATHER FEB. 24, 19.11 Maximum 41, minimum 21 above. Condition:, Clear. Range 20 degrees. Red Cross Here Is Re-Organized For Active Year New Board -of -Directors bleated Miss Alida J. Bigelow, National Rep resentative, Speaks. ' Miss Allda J. Bigelow, national representative for the Bed Cross In Oregon, met with a group of mem bers of the local chapter, and other Interested citizens In the office of the chamber of commeroe here last night, for the purpose of-discussing problems and making plans for fu ture activities, and a new board of directors was elected. tt B. F. Tyler, chairman of the board, presided at the meeting, and called for a report from the- treasurer, Sher wood Williams, who briefly recounted the activities of the past two or three years, emphasizing the fact that the Union county chapter has been merely drifting along and now needs careful organization and aggressive action. Balance On Hand $107 The annual roll call' has brought in amounts varying between $100 and $185 each year, Mr. Williams reported, half of the money going to the national activities and the othei half being used for local relief work of various kinds. The bank balance is now approximately $197, which the treasurer suggested might be used for local relief during the next two months. Elmo Stevenson described the work of the first aid classes which are now being held every Monday evening at the High school. The adult class was started early In January with more than 70 enrolled, and more than 60 have attended regularly enough to bo qualified to take the examlna- (Continued on Page Three) New Dishes Are Made Available For Housewives ' For many years there was little or no variety in typical American, menus. In this day and age, however, the recipes of the whole world are avail able; and It Is the opinion of Miss Hester Heath oond.uctress . of the popular "Kitchen Chautauqua", com ing to La Grande on Mar. 8, 9, 10, 11 under the auspices of this newspaper, that housewives should take advant age of the great mass of new dishes available to them. . , ,v Scientific' ddvelbpmenr" pf cannig and packing food product has enabled the modern housewife to draw from her food shelves Russian caviar, Mex ican chill; English sauces, French dressing, Swiss cheese and other foods from the four corners of the world These food Items have been made available to housewives more swiftly than the Information on how to use the foods has been disseminated to them. To Discuss Delicacies At Miss Heath's cooking school, however, romantic delicacies from all over the world will be a part and will be discussed extensively. Miss Heath says, 1 "peculiarly enough, some of the most attractive dishes of the world-famous chefs are prepared from the least expensive Ingredients.- It is skillful knowledge of preparation which must be carried y (Continued on Page Three) Eastern Oregon Normal Beaten In Close Game MONMOUTH, Ore., Feb.1 24 W) Eastern Oregon Normal school suf fercd its second defeat In Its western Oregon tour when Oregon Normal last night defeated the La Grande team 28 to 24. Albany college scored one-point victory over the eastern team Monday night. Pettys, Monmouth forward, starred and was night point man. Carden and Bredow divided honors for East ern Oregon. The score: East Oregon (24) (38) Monmouth Baxter F .... (4) McKenzle Motcalf (6) F (11) Pettys Belts (5) C Squires Bredow (6) G .... (6) Hackema Carden (6) G (2) Englebretsen Substitutes: Eastern Oregon: Worthly (2); Monmouth: Bcrog- gins (6). . History Students Speak at Assembly The group of history students of the Eastern Oregon Normal school presented an Interesting study of the life of Oeorge Washington In a series of talks before the student body this morning at 10 o'clock In the audi torium at the building. Miss Alice Milne gave Introductory remarks, af ter which Clair Thomas described Washington as a general; Ralph Con nor. Washington as a statesman; while Waldo Gerards described Wash lngton's early life. Miss Ruth Gelbel sang a solo, and tho "Minuet" was danced by Misses Eileen Bull and Veda Hogenson. Appoint Blodget District Attorney SALEM, Feb. J4W-E. M. Blod set. of Nvssa. today was appointed district attorney for Malheur county1 by Governor Meier. He will com plete tbe unexpired term of Bruce Kester, whose recent death created vacany In that position. ROOSEVELT TAKES POST FROM FARLEY Presidential C a n d i d a t e Removes New York Tam many District Head. "WONDERFUL TIN BOX" IS CAUSE Sheriff Deposits $390,000 Ovei a .Period of bew Years Governor Not Satisfied. ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. 24 P) Frank lin D. Roosevelt, Democratic governor of New York, today removed from of fice Sheriff Thomas M. Parley, district leader of Tammany Hall's keystone unit. - - The governor said he 'was not sat isfied with Parley's explanation of his income and It was mainly on this ground that he removed him. The Income, as charged by Samuel sea- bury, counsel to the legislative com mittee investigating the city's admin istration, related primarily to Par ley's "wonderful tin box" In which the huge sheriff deposited 8390,000 over a period of a few years. The removal of the Tammany Han man was construed by some to mean that Mr. Roosevelt had thrown a gauntlet to Tammany challenging It to oppose his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination at next June's national convention. Others, however, believed that- the governor's action '.had no political significance and that his dismissal of Farley was an action entirely against the sheriff and had no con nectlon with his feelings toward Tam many. Hall, Some Expect Retaliation The hall had been expected by some political observers to retaliate for the removal by throwing its (Continued on Page Eight) OPERETTA TO BE GIVENMAR. 17-18 "Sonia'i is Selected For L. H. S. Production Rev olution is Setting, Sonla, tho girl from Russia, who 1b tho heroine of "Sonla," La Grande High school operetta, will take her American friends to Russia where they will frolic through a typical Bolshevik revolution on March 17 and 18, according to E. p. Towler, prin cipal of the High school, who an nounced the dates-this morning. For several weeks W. W. Nusbaum. mu sical director, has been training tho voices of the cast, and Miss Cath erine Sartaln has arranged dance numbers for the choruB which she is directing along with tho dramatic effects. Miss Sartaln and Mr. Nusbaum are capable directors as shown in tho 1031 operetta, "Oh Doctor," wnicn was one of the best amateur produc tions of the year, tho action and the (Continued on Page Eight) ODD FELLOWS AND REBEKAHS MEET AT UNION The county convention of members of the Rebekah, and Odd Fellows lodges of Union county was held last evening at Union, with an attend ance of more than 100 people. These representatives were, in the main, from La Grande, Covo and Union with some visitors from the state of Washington and Ontario, Ore. Mem bers from, Elgin and Summerville were unable to reach Union because of the condition of the roads. The program was given by mem bers of the Union organizations. The chief feature was a pageant deplet ing life in colonial days, the partici pants appearing In colonial costumes. Supplementing this was a series of miscellaneous numbers, music by men's and women's quartets, the minuet danced by some High school students and other features. Re freshments were served during a so cial hour which concluded the eve nlng. Cottage Grove Woman Crash Victim; Four Killed in Wreck at Kennewick EUGENE, Ore.. Feb. 24 P) Mrs. Anton Johnson, 48, of Cottage Grove, was Instantly killed last night when struck by a truck driven by Robert Sidney Jenkins, 19, of Cottage Grave. State police who investigated the death reported the truck had been traveling between 36 and 40 miles an hour. Mrs. Johnson was hurled 30 feet Into a ditch and suffered a skull fracture and a broken back. The accident occurred Just south of the city limits. Police said they were unable to determine the cause of the accident. 4 KILLED AT CROSSING ; KENNEWICK, Wash., Feb. 24 W) Fur people were instantly 'killed here today when a Northern Pacific passenger train struck a car at a crossing, demolishing it. The vehicle was carried two blocks. The dead are: Portland Girls In China Tell Of Jap Cruelty Letters Received From Margaret and Betty Lewis,. Former Willam ette U. Students. ' PORTLAND, Feb. 24 VP) War-torn Shanghai, a maze of misery, bewil derment and shock. Is vividly porr trayed In two letters received here from Margaret and Betty Lewis, Port land girls who are graduates of Wil lamette university In Salem, and now teaching In the Mary Farnham Presbyterian, Chinese college of Shang hai. They are the only white women on the faculty. , ' ' Even as they wrote, the - letters said, they heard the sound of shells the carnage continued. They gave assurances that they were safe. The lettera were . to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Lewis of Port land. We have had enough of war- as have the other millions In Shang hai," Botty Lewis wrote. "However, this Is not a, war, for no formal war has been declared. But it is worse than war for "the Japanese are not obeying war-tlmo rules. , Even Red Cross wagons are the object of at tack. It Is barbaric deeds they are doing." : - ' . Margaret wrote: "We ore fine and the American consul is .keeping us posted, sodon't worry about us. But dont know what the American -press has been shockingly aggressive. I don's know what tho American press says about the situation but I've seen enough In this city to make me feel that everyone must lend sup port to any agency that is trying to avert a world disaster," , "The worst thing so far," she con tinued, "has been' the awful tire and sniping. The Chinese try to get Into (Continued on Page Three) " Midland College Choir Will Give Concert Mar. 14 The Midland College A Cappella choir ofFremonti Neb., heralded as one of the leading musical organiza tions of the Middle West, will' give a concert here Monday evening, March 14, under the auspices of the Zlon Luther league. The program will be given in -the L...D. S. tabernacle at 8 p. m , . Midland's oholr, - an eight part chorus of 60 voices, Is taking a 4000- ir.Ue four between Feb. 19 and -March 20 thlB year, ,the Itinerary for the trip calling for tho group to present 20 concerts In nine states Wyoming, Utah, Arizona. Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Ne braska, .. Work of the Midland choir In the last few years has gained! it national recognition and a rating as one or the six leading organizations of Its kind in tno coumry. -rno cnoirs witn which It Is rates are the Paullst choirs of Chicago and Now York, the St. Olaf Lutheran choir, . the Westminster choir of Dayton, Ohio, and the North (Continued on Page Eight) Meyers Speaks At La Grande High Paul Meyers, local banker, this morning was the second speaker In the series of talks whicn are oeing presented before the commercial sses of the Ut aranae tiign school. He addressed the group at 9:30 on the organization of a bank and the reconstruction finance corpora tion. . The method of accumulating funds necessary for the organization of bank 1 wero discussed, Including sale of capital stock, doposlts and earning profits. Mr. Meyers also talked on tho use of the check and tno cnecKing account and described the clearing house through, which the checks pass, The reconstruction flnanco corpora tion was formed through a bill pass' ed by congress to help the banks that are not able to liquidate their as sets, he stated In describing it. C. h. Thompson will address tho classes on the federal reserve system next -Wednesday morning. Drives Auto At 253 Miles an Hour DAYTONA BEACH, Pla., Feb. 24 (P) Sir Malcolm Campbell, famous British race car driver, hung up a new world's automo bile speed record on the ocean speedway here today. His speed was 253.008 miles an hour. Gus Carlln, 64, the driver. A. N. Chcllis, 66. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Copeland. Mrs. Copeland was 32, Copland 36. All were residents of Kennewick and were returning home after a visit in Pasco nearby. E. R. Hutchinson of Ellensburg was engineer of tho train. . Whllo the victims were acquainted with the fact the train passed through at about tho time of tho accident, residents believed they thought It had already gone. A year and a half old baby boy survives the Copelands. The widow, a son and a daughter survive Chellls and the widow and several children survive Carlin. Copeland served a tarm as chief of police at Kennewick, The engine of the train was so (Continued on Page Two) U.S. POLICY IN CHINA IS MADE CLEAR America Stands Firmly r or "Open Door and Nine Power Treaty. STEV1SON SUBMITS POLICY TO BORAH Disputes Japanese Olaim inat Wine rower Treaty bnouid Be Kevised Due to Chaos. Dy The Associated Press To. a sweeping reaffirmation of American policy, Secretary Stlmson declared today that the wnoio fabric of International understanding in the Far East Including even the balance of naval power agreed on in 1021-22 was threatened by the hostilities Hnt.umnti Tartan anrf rVtn It was partly because of the guar antees In the now-disregarded nine- power treaty, he said, that the United States agreed to give up some of its battleships and - abandon further fortifications atGuam and tho Phil ippines. The secretary Indulged m no pre dictions, but his mention of the naval ratio attracted wido notice, coming as it did on the heels of ac- tiojvbv the senate naval committee tor authorization or a bigger navy, in eriect, his statement while not addressed to Japan as has been the practice with similar statements of tno lasctrew months put that coun try on notice that she Is In China In violation of treaties-and this gov ernment Is not going to recognize any settlement growing out of her ac tion. . y . ; WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 lPh Amer- leaf stood firmly today behind the open door policy in China and dis puted' Japan's claim that the nine power treaty should be revised be cause-China was not able to main tain order, , . - - In an open letter to Chairman Borah, of the senate foreign relations (Continued on Page Two) M'C ALLlSTER TESTIFIES AT FOSH AY TRIAL MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 24 (II Testi fying as a defense witness in the mail fraud charges against W. B. Foshay and H. H, Henley, Mark McCalllstor, former state corporation commis sloncr of Oregon, declared from the witness stand here Tuesday that there was "nothing unusual" about the granting to the Foshay company oi a permit io .sou securities in jre gon. McCalllstcr was called as a witness after G. E. Shrader, former Foshay employe, had testified he paid J. G. Arnold, Portland attorney, (2000 at the state capltol In Salem- Imme diately after being assured of recolv lng the permit, and thrtt Arnold then made a private call on McCal lister and Fred Mclndl, his deputy Melndl was to bo called as a witness today. McCalllster testified that no In duccment was offered him, and no "pressure was brought" in connection with his order granting the Foshay company a permit to sell $625,000 of preferred stock and 0600 shares of common stock of Public Utilities Consolidated corporation of Arizona, a subsidiary.. . The former Oregon commissioner testified, however, that Shrader ex plained to him during the Oregon visit that the company had made an error of (430,000 In an appraisal ac companying the first application for a permit. Tho first application was denied. Accuse Dr. Wilson Of Recklessness PORTLAND, Feb. 24 fP) A war rant accusing Dr. Clarence True Wilson, secretary of tho Methodist board of temperance and publli morals, with reckless driving, was issued here Tuesday by the district attorney's office upon complaint of L. F. Welch, of Portland. Tho warrent charges that an auto mobile driven by Dr. Wilson crashed into one operated by Welch last Sun day: that Dr. Wilson was driving at excessive speed and failed to stop within a block. Police said today Dr. Wilson did not report the accident. He had been visiting at the home of his daughter here but left Tuesday for caliiornia, to be gone Bcvcral months. The warrant will await service pending his return, the district attorney said Stanford Debaters Lose In Salem, Ore, SALEM. Feb. 24 M The Willam ette university debate team, com posed of Ray Lafky and Ralph Mc- Cullough, defeated the staniora urn verstty debaters two to one here last night before a large crowd. Howard Conn and Abe Melllngkoff formed the visiting team, That conm-cHs should enact lcvlsla-1 lion proviaing lor ino cenw-iuizeu control of industry; constitutionality tlon providing for tho centralized waived. BUSINESS WON KtMlncHK wooed unci won Norma Talimulgo's lnisbnml, Joseph Schcnck, Hhe chnrged ill announc ing pinna to obtain a Furls di vorce. Miss Tnlnuulge, once fa-' mous screen star, said her hus bnnd, n Hollywood producer, was so busy with business that he had little time for her. MAT OUTLOOK STILL UNCERTAIN Probable Short Crop of Soft: Red Winter Wheat in East May Aid Oregon. CORVALLIS, Ore., Fob. 24 (P) The possibility of a comparatively short crop of soft red winter wheat In the states east, of the Rocky mountains, thus somewhat improv ing the " domestic demand for Ore gon white wheat, Is tho most encour aging aspect of the wheat situation and outlook Issued Tuesday by the Oregon Stuto ,-coilogo extension serv ice.--- ! .. 1 Tho wheat outlook is still un certain," tho report sold, "because In formation is lacking on probable plantings of spring wheat In this country and in foreign countries. "Improvement this year depends mostly upon reduced production al though some observers think there will bo some incroaso In. demand be cause of increasing population, and possibly becauso of other factors.',' Large Curryover In Hight Present prospects as seen by the college economists ore for a much smaller crop of winter wheat in this .country than last year, ana worm acreage Is believed to bo slightly less. However, indications point to at largo carryover next July 1. Tho average price of wheat in Ore gon at the close 'of tho year was about 60 per cent of the 1020-1030 average. On Jan. 15, this year, the price of wheat In Oregon had 6.9 cent advantage over tho average price for tho whole country. A year ago tho average price for tho country was 8.1. cents better than tho Oregon price. Tho report calls attention to the fact that thero are certain prico-maklng forces which af fect tho price of wheat in Oregon differently than tho country as a whole. Among these Is tho supply (Continued on Page Two) NAME LEFFEL AS OFFICER OF CHERRY GROUP THE DALLES, Ore., Feb. 24 mi Tempornry organization of tho Paci fic Coast Cherry arowors council was effected hero by 70 representatives of Royal Ann and white cherry districts of four -wostern states. Formanent organizations will bo made lato In March when delegates meet in i'ori,- land. Tho council will attompt to open Inew mnrkots, . standardize grades, establish uniform marketing and provide an outlet for tno annual surplus. Tho temporary organization com mittee Is composed of Egbert A. Smith, of Napa, Cat.; W. W. Stnrkoy. of Tho Dalles; Olenn Hogg, of Salem: W. J. Clements, of San Jose, Cal., ana Arthur Lcffel, of La CJramlo. W. 8 Nelson, manager of IM Dalles chamber of commerce was delegated to prcparo data on ware housing, financing and stanoaruiza tion of grades. Representative In Each County Likely SALEM. Fob. 24 W( Ono repre sentative In each county operating under the flnanco reconstruction act Is being planned by the federal de portment of agriculture. Senator Charles L. McNary Informed Max Oehlhsr hero yesterday. Tho director of tho state agricultural department o.lrl for details of now law under irh formers could secure , soed When county setups aro compieiea, McNary wired, blanks win do avail MCHary wueu, wmiuvn " I able to persons desiring to apply for assistance. Dore and Harlin Are Selected In Mayoralty Race Vic Meyers, Jazz-Band Leader, Who .Pepped Up the Campaign, - Returns to His Orchestra. SEATTLE. Feb. 24 (ffV-Vio Mey ers, Jazz-band leader, doffed his cap and bells today and went book to his orchestra, a beaten candidate . In a mayoral primary which drew a record-breaking vote, whllo tho two men who had been favored stood as the nominees. After all his antics and clowning. were ended, only 4796 voters out of more than 113,000 supported him yesterday at tho polls. Meanwhile an outstanding criminal lawyer In tho Pacific Northwest, John F. Dore, and Mayor Robert H. Harlin swept on into impressive victories. . Doro polled 45,053 votes and Har lin 22,626. Ex-Mayor Frank Ed wards, who was recalled last sum mer and who was seeking vlndlca- biuii, wuh given t Ritchie Fifth Behind him were Otto A. Case, city councilman, with 12,696 and in fifth place woa Arthur J. Ritchie, former newspaperman, - with 8479. Three others had scattering votes. In a last minute message to the voters, Meyers attempted to defend his stunts, which have moluded trip through the city on - a hi wagon, the hiring of Laura La Plante, movie actress, aa his campaign man ager, and a ."Mahatma Gandhi" ap pearance. The united states has honored a number of mayors who have pleased the people," he-said. . j "There Is Jimmy Walker of New! York, former Mayor Rolph of San Francisco, and Mayor Baker of Port land. If pleasing the people requires considerable clowning, then all these men were successful clowns." , . , Pert Comment 'He had his pert comment after tho returns were In last night. f . ''I may ask for an Investigation of the voting machines to see if a vote for Weyora didn't rdcord Jive for Doro." Known by many of his friends as the "Clarence Darrow of the Pacific Northwest," Dore, a successful can didate, lias In recent years acted as defense attorney In many of the sen sational murder coses in this section. On two occasions, when the state bar examiners sought to disbar him, he won fights carried to the state su- ' , (Continued on Page Two) Chinese Honor 'American Flier Slain In Battle SHANGHAI, Feb. 24 (P) The Kuomln (Chinese) news agoncy at Nanking said today that official Chl- neso sources had confirmed the death Of Robort Short, American aviator serving with tho Chinese army, who was reported yosterday to have Been shot down in flames at uoocnow. . Tho American, the agency said. yolunteored for servlco with the Chinese air forces a week ago and on Feb. 21 brought down a Japaneso plane near Woosung In an engage ment during which his own ship was riddled with bullets. Tho 'next day, flying a pursuit plane. In the vicinity of Sooohow ho spotted threo Japanese DomDera es corted by three pursuit ships. Short attacked tno nomners ana killed an observer, but before he could twist out of the way the three pur suit planes were on him and his ship came down in flames. Tho Chlneso authorities have rec ommended ho be given tho posthu mous rank of colonel In the Chlneso army and that ho bo burled with military honors. Short was second lloutcnant in the United States army air reserve corps but beloro lie received that commls- '. (Continued on Page Five) Heart Disease Is i Fatal to Mr. Moore SALEM, Feb. 24 IP) Funeral serv ices will bo held here tomorrow morn ing for Will Moore. 85, former state Insurance commissioner, who dropped dead of heart failure at his home hero lato yesterday. Mboro sorved as com missioner undor Governor Walter M Plerco, and In addition was prominent m Masonic circles In Oregon, nav. lng been past grand master oi tno order. Mooro was born In Pennsylvania, "and came to Pondlcton In 1897 after residing for a time In Eastern wasn Incton. Ho was for many years rop rcscnUitlvo of tho Pacific Coast Ele vator company In Pendleton. More rccontly ho operated Independently as a grain buyer and conducted an In surance business In Salem. Volcano Asama In Karuizawa Erupts TOKYO, Feb. 24 IIP) The vol nnnn AHama. ncor Karuizawa, north- miit of Tokvo. went Into violent eruption this morning, for tho third timn this month, scattering ashes and stones over a wide area, setting flro to nearby forests, and damaging few houses In the nearby villages, Senate Confirms Joseph C. Grew WASHINGTON, Fob. 24 VP) The senate waived Its rules today and nt to the White House the con- . nrttw rt t,e I firmotion of Joseph C. Grew to oe CHINESE MAY AIM GUNS AT JAP VESSELS Mayor of Shanghai Warns Foreigners Against : Anchoring in Whangpoo V KIAXG WAN STILL ; : HELD BY CHINESE Japanese, Awaiting Rein-v , f orceraents, Shift Their Offensive to the Chapei 'Front.1 '--r'- ly Morris J. Harris - ' (Copyright 1932, bjr the Associated Press) , r . SHANGHAI, Thursday, Feb. as (JPi Mayor Wu Teh-Ohea served warn-' lng on the neutral authorities today" . that It would be dangerous to anchor vessels In the Whangpoo near the. Japanese military base, and his wan-i: lng was Interpreted as an Indication' that Chinese artillery would be train ed on the sector where the Japanese flagship Idzumo Is moored. ; This veiled threat was In the form' of a new protest to the foreign oon-r sular off totals' against the use of the Hongkew sector of the settlement as' a Japanese base. The mayor relterat-v ed previous warnings that the Chi- ' nese government would not be re sponsible for any damage to foreign'-' property caused by operations against - the Japanese on that front. : "I request you," the mayor wrote.'' to notify your naval and other au- . thorltlee not to anchor their ships near the base ' of 'operations - of the Japanese military." ' ; ' Mayor WU- pointed out that the Idzumo was ' anchored In the river (Continued on Page Fire) ; PICKING JURY 1 IN REED TRIAL AT MEDFORD MEDFORD, Ore... Feb. . 24 m The' business of selecting a Jury to hear. the murder trial of Albert W. Reed.t 28, of Denver, continued in circuit, court here today. . When court con- voned only one defenso challenge had.! ' been exorcised,' and the state, had ex-.;,' cusod' only-onejiierson."; ' A V ' Reed. la on trial for the slaying , at) y Victor Knott; Ashland polloeman, last! . Nov. 18.' ' ',. ' , . ",' '. "v -' The state excused Mrs. Nettle W. Head of Central Point when she ex- v . pressed objection- to capital' punish- , ment. N. W. Herad, resident of Ash- . land, was removed by the defense. . . Questioning' of prospective Jurors centered about capital punishment' -and circumstantial evidence, , and. whether the fact that two alleged companions of Reed ore still' at large . . would Influence the verdict. . j Eugene Chief Of P' Police Resigns EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 24 VP) The resignation of R. W. Hall, Eugene . . chief of police, was submitted to the -, '' city council here last night and ac cepted. No successor was appointed, but it was believed Charles H. Bieon- . tel. former member of ' the Eugene . t school board, and one-time building Inspector of St. Louis, Mo., . wlU be -proposed. ' Chief Hall had been unaer lire for some time for alleged failure to oiiXorco tho laws, and the city polios commltteo has received complaints : from several quarters. Hall succeeded i James F. Strait who . was removed by tho council two years; ago, -. i Government Loses Claim to Oil Lands SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb, 24 (AT Through a decision announced . o- . the U. S. land office here today the . federal government lost lte claim to tltlo and mineral rights to oil lamia In the Elk Hills Dome section of , Kern county, valued at 25,O0O,0OO1 Wheat Today OHICAOO, Feb. 24 VP) Unfavor-) ablo crop reports from Western Kan sas and Western Nebraska, with ofy flclal returns Indicating considerable abandonment of seeded acreage, neip- ed put wheat prices up today. Around l.ouu.uuu Dusneis oi nww American wheat was reported taken for shipment' overseas, and quanti-, ties of hard winter grades irom. i, United States wero' mentioned as be inu worked. Berlin advices that Geri many would probably re-enter ' the world's wheat market as an unijt within 30 days attracted special no tice. ' Wheat closed firm, H4 9l!4 above yesterday's finish, com li4114o up, , oats c.y,o advanced, and provis ions unchanged to 10 cento lower. PORTLAND. Feb. 24 VP) The en tire world showed a bullish tone for wheat, both cash and futures during the day. On the Portland futures market, despite the fact that only 1000 bu. July were sold, there was an active demand. May closed with an advance of o, July a while Sep tember gained c bu. The September floated over old crop. On the merchants exchange cash wheat advanced lo while oate show It loss. . - y ,. .. ... i ,