La Grande evening observer., February 25, 1932, Page 1, Image 1

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NUMBER 153 ?
POLITICS IN
COUNTY ARE
WARMING UP
Mrs. Fred Haller May
Run For County School
Superintendent.
SEVERAL RACES
HAVE DEVELOPED
J. E. Reynolds, Urged to
Seek Position of County
Treasurer, May Make
Statement Soon.
HITCIIEX A CANDIDATE
R J. Kitchen, La Grande 8
Republican, announced today g
he would be a candidate for $
the district attorney nomina-
tlOn In the May primary elec- $
tion. Mr. Kitchen has been $
an attorney in Eastern Oregon. 8
for nearly 25 years, practicing
five years each in Baker and 4
Union' and nearly 15 in La
Grande.
Although no candidates for nom
ination . In the May primaries have
filed their formal announcement at
the county clerk's office as yet, a
number .of races have developed
some for the May primaries and some
for the November general election. .
The newest development today was
that a rumor Is current in Republi
can circles that Mrs. Fred Haller will
be a candidate for county school
superintendent. Mrs. Haller is a rural
school teacher in the south end of
the county. If she were to win the
Republican nomination she would
face E. A. Sayre, incumbent, in the
November election, as Mr. Sayre Is a
Democrat.
; Expect Announcement
' . Republicans also believe that J. E.
Reynolds, of La Grande, who has
been urged to moke the race for
county treasurer, Is likely to make
an announcement probably Saturday
of this week. If he decided to enter
the race, he would contest with Mrs,
Florence Bacon, incumbent, In the
May primary -election. Although Mrs,
Bacon has not made a. formal state-,
ment, it is generally understood that
she will be a candidate for re-elec
tion;'
Another primary race has developed
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GRAZING FEES
DOWN 50PCT.
ON U.S. LANDS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (P) Be
cause of the emergency situation fact
ing stockmen, Secretary Hyde an
nounced yesterday a 60 per cent re
duction In grazing fees In national
forests In 1032. '
LOCAL MEN .DELIGHTED
- News of the 60 per cent cut in
grazing feeB in national forests was
received with delight by Union, and
Wallowa county stockmen.
Bi-centennial
Program Planned
Six events in commemoration of
the 200th anniversary of the birth
of Oebfge Washington have been
scheduled for observance by the M.
I. A. of the sjx wards in the Union
Btake of the L. D. S. church. ethe
first of which is the George Wash
ington ball. Several stakes already
have held the dance, including the
La Grande Second Ward, while the
La Grande First Ward, Imbler and
Union will celebrate separately next
Monday evening, Mrs. George R. Ly
man, stoke head, announced this
morning.
Five of the events will be held separ
ately by each ward, but the pageant
will be presented by the entire stake
M. I. A., on March 12, in La Grande.
Sunday, March 6, the conjoint
program of the young men and young
women in each ward will be devoted
to a study of the life of Washington
by speeches by members of the asso
ciations and music.
Other events which have been
scheduled are two dramas, a tree
planting ceremony and the fourth of
July celebration.
WEATHER FORECAST
Q Oregon: Unsettled tonight 3
and Friday, with occasional
3 rain in. the north and west
i portions; continued mild;
4 fresh and strong south winds
$ - offshore,
S '
WEATHER TODAY
S 7 a. m. 38 above.
g Minimum: 34 above.
g Condition: Cloudy.
3
S WEATHER YESTERDAY
$ Maximum 62, minimum 32
$ above.
Condition: Jloudy, rain .05
of inch. Range ID degrees.
g WEATHER FEB. 25, 1931
$ Maximum 30, minimum 28 S
S above.
$ Condition: Cloudy, snow two S
4 inches, moisture .20 of inch. S
$ Range -8 degrees.
Harry M'Kinlay
Is Re-elected
Chamber Leader
Directors Meet at La
Grande Hotel Today at
Noon Annual Banquet
Set For Tuesday.
Harry McKInlay was re-elected
president of the Union county cham
ber of commerce for 1932, by the
board of directors when they met
for a luncheon meeting today at the
La Grande hotel. .Ernest DeLong
will serve as first vice president; Geno
Walker, second vice president, and
L. H. Bramwell, treasurer. The ex
ecutive committee will meet later to
elect the secretary.
Directors at the luncheon today
also spent some time discussing prob
lems that confront the chamber of
commerce at present.
Banquet Next Tuesday .
Plans also are 'being completed for
the annual banquet, which, is to be
held at 6:30 o'clock next Tuesday
evening at the La Grande hotel. In
stallation of officers, reading of re
ports, etc., will be the main busi
ness, with B. F. Irvine, editor of the
Oregon Journal of Portland, sched
uled to deliver the address of the
evening.
(Continued on Page Four)
Vegetables Are
Important Part
Of One's Diet
Vegetables, more than any other
Item, contain vital, health-giving In
gredients. And, according to Miss Heath,
noted culinary artist and "Kitchen
Chautauqua" lecturer, immense im
provement of transportation facilities
opens the door for Mrs. Housewife to
a whole realm of tasty and health
giving vegetables.
The greatest of care must be used,
however, in measuring the food
values of vegetable items in order
that a balanced menu can be ob
tained, warns Miss Heath. .
Many vegetable dishes require great
skill in handling in order that they
may not become unpalatable. Proper
seasoning Is essential.
, . Vegetables Always Popular
As far back as history records, fresh
vegetables have formed an item of
human diet. In early days, before
the development or. pottery,, vege-
... 4 Continued on Page Pour) , .
M'Allister Has
23 Men At Work
HereThisWeek
Twenty-three men are at work on
relief work this week, City Manager
Angus McAllister reported at last
night's city commission meeting. He
sold that about half of them are
hauling gravel and the others are
working on the dyke being made
along the Grande Ronde river bank
near the city dump grounds.
The street men have been employed
the last few days in thawing out
drains to the sewers and cleaning
the snow and Ice from the gutters.
Mr. McAllister also reported that
the walk over the ditch on First
street between Spring and Main ave
nues has broken through, caused by
a truck being driven over it. A new
section will be required as Boon as
the weather.-wlll permit pouring of
cement.
During the commission meeting,
a gypsy woman asked that a portion
of 875 paid to the city for three
month license be .refunded, since she
has been forced to terminate her
fortune-telling business here. The
request was taken under advisement.
Cash on hand at the end of the fis
cal week follows: La Grande National
bank $4397.68, U. S. National bank
$4301.18, cash $502.66 total $9201.72
Garner Refuses To
Enter Primaries
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 OT) Sup
porters of Speaker Garner for the
Democratic presidential nomination
todav wired the Nebraska Garner.
for President club tfsklng that his
name not be entered in that state s
presidential primary.
Tho country was treated today to
the contradict! ve spectacle of Gar
ner's strongest supporters for the
presidency pleading against efforts to
secure lor him delegations to the
Democratic national convention.
Representative Sam Rayburn of
Texas, chosen leader of the pro-Gar
ner forces and intimate friend of the
speaker, wired Judge G. H. Howard
of Atlanta a request that he with
draw his Garner-proxy candidacy In
tho Georgia primary. The request
was coupled with the flat assertion
that the speaker was not a candidate
and would not file m any Btate pri
mary. Nevertheless word from Geor
gia was that Judge Howard would
continue his efforts.
Oregon President
To Visit B. P. O. E.
Casey Jones, of Salem, president
of the Btate Elks, and A. W. Jones,
of Salem, secretary, will attend the
regular meeting of the La Grande
lodge tonight at 8 o'clock at the Elks
temple. They are paying their offi
cial visit here.
Regular business will be transacted,
and a report of the annual .ball,
which was held Tuesday evening, will
be made by Robert Carey, chairman
of the committee.
CHANDLER IS
REELECTED
PRESIDENT
Baker Man Again to Head
Eastern Oregon Live
stock Show Association
EVENT TO BE AT
UNION JUNE 8-10
Reduced Admission Fee
Inaugurated Last Year
Will 'Be Continued
This Summei.
By Mrs. L, Z. Terrall
(Observer Correspondent)
UNION, Ore., Feb. 25 (Special)
Herbert Chandler,-of Baker, was re
elected to serve as president of the
Eastern Oregon Livestock Show asso
ciation this year when eight direc
tors met at the Union hotel yester
day, ' r
G. I. Hess was elected vice presi
dent; T. D. Smith, secretary, and P.
N. Pox, treasurer.
The dates for the sho'w have been
set for June 8, 9 and 10.
Following a discussion of the . ad
mission fee It was decided to keep
the general admission of 60 cents the
same as last year, but to offer season
tickets for $1.26. An entrance xee
amounting to 10 per cent of their
winnings In addition to a Btall fee
of 1 per head for stock entered will
be charged this year.
Many other phases of the show
were discussed and the preliminary
steps went off with the usual en
thusiastic Interest.
Directors who were In attendance
Included Mr. Chandler; Tom Johnson,
of Cove; Dale Richards, Mr. Hess, C.
L. Codwell, M. 8. Levy, S. E. Miller,
of Union, and H. G, Avery, of La
Grande. - Will Vogel was unable to
attend. ' -
BANKERS' SHORT
COURSETO BEGIN
Meetings Begin Here Fri-
tlay ; Blue Mountain' Out
look Conference to Meet
The bankers' agricultural short
course for tho Blue Mountain dis
trict will open tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock at the Sacajawea Inn, with
representatives from practically all
the banks In Eastern Oregon present.
The short course is conducted by the
agricultural committee of the Oregon
Bankers' association and tho exten
sion service of the Oregon state col
lege. The Blue Mountain Outlook
conference will follow the short
course on Saturday, with meetings
beginning at 9 o'clock, conducted by
the extension service ox O. S. O.
Invitations have been sent to all
the banks in Eastern Oregon and H.
A. Zurbrlck, president of the Union
county association, believes that many
of them will have representatives
here.
Three speakers have been procured
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Convicts Shocked;
Warden Says One
Of Them Is Thief
$ JOLIET, HI.. Feb. 25 (P Q
? Warden Hill of tho state perl- 3
3 tentlary lined up all the in- S
3 mates and said: "One of you S
Is a thief." This came as a
$ bombshell to the murderers, &
& hijackers, gangsters and
3 crooks.
$ The warden said somebody $
g had stolen the prison's foot- 4
4 ball and two football suits. 3
If the low person who did It
g falls to return the articles,
there will be no more football. $
$? $'
FIVE BUKIKI) IN' SLIDE
MOUNT VERNON, Wash., Feb. 25
VP) Word received here today said
five men were burled by a snow
slide near Newhalen while clearing
snow from the tracks of the7 Seattle
railway. They are Harold Brown,
Melvin Sherwoodt Ous Ryne, Sam
Opray and Carl Nelson, it ib not
known here whether any of the men
were killed.
Sub-District Basketball Tourney
Begins Here Friday Morning at 9:30
Play In the sub-district basketball
tournament, with eight teams entered
from Union and Wallowa counties,
will begin at 0:30 o'clock tomorrow
morning in the L. D. 8. Recreational
hall when the La Grande and Imbler
teams meet. Following this game the
Wallowa and Enterprise quintets will
take the floor at 10:30 o'clock, com
pleting the morning half of the first
round. L.
Roger Folgate, assisted by a com
panion from Walla Walla, will of
ficiate at the games. Twelve con
tests will be played, concluding Sat
urday evening at which time throe
of the eight teams will have won the
right to play at Union Mar. 3, 4, 6,
and five will have been eliminated.
In the afternoon half of the first
round, with gomes beginning at 1:30
o'clock, the E'.gln and North Pow
der teams will play. At 2:30 o'clock
Joseph and Cove will clash, and this
ADEQUACY OF
9-POWERPACT
QUESTIONED
High Official in Tokyo
Charges Secretary Stim-
son With Ignorance.
RECALLS HISTORY
OF THE AGREEMENT
Compares Present Trouble
in Shanghai With . British-American
Bombard
ment of Nanking.' -;;
.TOKYO, Feb. 25 (ft) - . A . high
foreign' office official after reading
press dispatches quoting excerpts
from Secretary of tate Henry L.
Stlmson's letter to Semvtor Borah on
the Slno-Japanese . situation' today
questioned the validity of 'Secretary
Stlmson's assumption that -America's
naval concessions in the Washington
treaty were predicated on guarantees
embodied In the nine power pact.
The terms of the naval agreement,
he said, actually were completed at
the Washington conference before the
powers began a real consideration of
Chinese problems and Japan had
agreed to the naval terms, leaving
many problems of the utmost im
portance to her for settlement In
later stages of the conference.
Japan, he asserted, accepted a '60
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NEW TAX BILL
WILL INCLUDE
LEVY ON SALES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (P) Speak
er Garner forecast today that the new
tax bill would contain a- levy on
manufacturers sales and that it would
be completed within a week or ten
days. , ' " ,
The Texas Democrat said the ways
and means committee had gone over
the .sources of revenue "with a fine
tooth comb"- and found that "the
only place to get the money 1b
through a manufacturers sales tax." ;
Instead of $400,000,000 needed to
bo raised thrjugh excise foxes as pro
posed by -the treasury, he explained,
that It was found $800,000,000 was,
needed. Secretary Mills has. esti
mated that about $1,241,000,000 must
bo had to balance the 1933 budget.
The committee already has decided
on increases in .income and other
taxes to raise about $450,000,000.
Garner said he thought the ways
and means committee was "pretty
well convinced" that the sales tax
was the best method of raising the
needed funds.
Marketing Meeting
Will be Held Here
A marketing conference will be
held in Lft Grando on March 3 and
4, H. G. Avery, county farm agent,
announced today. A committee of
business men and farmers met last
night at tho farm agent's office to
analyze the present situation in mar
keting home products and will pre
sent a plan at the marketing confer
ence. No definite arrangements have
been arrived at, Mr. Avery states, but
some plan will be evolved to answer
the desire expressed by many for
home marketing.
Members of the committee are O.
G. Btackland, of Cove; A. W. Nelson
and W. B. Oekeler, of La Grande;
and P,' W. King, of May Park.
Joseph Ott, Pioneer,
Dies of Pneumonia
Joseph Ott, age 79, passed away at
a local hospital early this morning
death resulting from pneumonia. He
Is survived by two brothers Frank
Ott, of Summervlllc, and Frederick
of . Island City, .and two sisters, Mrs.
Barbara Wilson, of Union, and Mrs.
John MoNeely, of La Qrande.
Mr. Ott is a pioneer of this valley
having arrived here from Germany
at the age of 14 and has made his
home here since that time.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning at 10:30 at the church of
Our Lady of tho Valley with Rev.
Father Nooy In charge and burial
will bo In' the family plot in the
Catholic cemetery. The Rosary will
bo recited at the chapel of Wolkers
Funeral home Friday evening at 8:30.
promises to bo one of tho best games
of the opening round. Both teams
aro favored to enter tho tourney at
Union and tho loser may not be de
termined until tho last minute or so
of the tilt. , .
Eliminate Two Friday
The second round will be played
Friday afternoon and evening, with
two teams to bo eliminated. The
winners of tho 0:30 and 10:30 gomes
will play, with victory carrying the
right to play at Union. The same
holds true for the winners of the 1 :30
and 2:30 games. On the other hand.
the losers of tho two games will be
eliminated.
If La Grande wins from Imbler at
9:30 Friday morning, tho Tigers will
play tho winner uf the Wallowa-En-
torprlse game at 4:30 Friday after-
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"M AH ATM A" MEYERS LOSES
Here Is Victor Meyers, jazz orchestra leader of Seattle, who ran sixth
In Tuesday's mayorc(Hy primary election. "Mtahatma'. Meyers,
accompanied .by a goat, a, sheet tuid a dictionary, was tiie life of
the party at a "Shrine luncheon the other day. ' Ills slogan was
"A Jazz j mayor for a Jazz age" but he's back ut the orchestra Job
totlayl
Monmouth Wins
Championship By
i Downing E. 0. N.
Final Standings
' W. L, Pet.
Monmouth ' I.......:... 4 0 1.000
E. O. N 2 4 ,333
Ashland ' 0 2 .000
' . 1 J; '
MONMOUTH, Ore., Feb. 25 m
Monmouth Normal school won the
state normal school basketball cham
pionship last night by winning the
second of a two game series with
Eastern Oregon Normal of La Grande.
Tho score was 83 to 21. Monmouth
made it two In a row at the expense
of the eastern team, having taken
Tuesday night's game 28 to 24.
-.Scroggln, Monmouth forward, again
was the i mainstay- ot the Oregon Nor
mal's game. He was high man 'with
13 points. ' , 1 .
The - easterners will meet the Co
lumbia university basketball team In
Portland tonight. -
The score:
Hast. Oregon (81) . (33) Monmouth
Carden (8) .P (13) Scroggin
Medcalf (7) . ;..P (3) Pettys
Belts (2) ..j O ...... (8) Squires
Bredow (3- O .... (8) Hockema
Baxter (1) G (2) Engobretden
: Substitutes: For Oregon Normal:
Baapola (1), MJoKenzle (3), Back
lund (3).
Referee: E. Hauk. .
Revolving Fund
Report Adopted
By House Today
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (P) The
house today adopted, the conference
report on the Jones bill creating a
$10,000,000 revolving fund for loans
to agricultural credit corporations.
Senate approval will send the bill
to the White House.
Senators Stelwer, Republican, Ore
gon and Trammcll, Democrat, Flor
ida, put the senate on notice today
they would oppose any federal tax
on gasoline.
The house today passed 'the state,
Justice, commerce and labor depart
ments -apply bill making appropria
tions of $124,215,099 for the next
fiscal year.
Flier to Search
For Missing Two
ATLIN, B. C., Feb. 26 yp Pilot
S. E. McMillan took off at 0 a. m.
today to make an aerial search for
William R. Graham and Mrs. Edna
Christofferson, missing In northern
British Columbia since Feb. 16.
Graham, Alaskan aviator andMrs.
Ohrlstofferson of Portland, sports
woman, were on their way to Point
Barrow, Alaska, to scare If for the fur
ship Baychimo with the hope" of sal
vaging Bomo of her cargo, wlien they
dropped from sight near Nahlln, 100
miles south ot here. :
. Stormy weather has prevented Mc
Millan from leaving before this.
Girl Sues Father
For $100,000 Sum
PORTLAND, Feb. 26 m Suit to
obtain $100,000 in bonds, or an
equivalent sum in money, from her
father, Albert C. Allen, was filed In
federal district court yhere Wednes
day by Mary Allen of Portland. She
declares her father took the money
from her by duress. The bonds, she
said, were inherited from her mother.
Miss Allen's complaint relates that
her father and mother separated In
1914 and she had not seen him until
last June when her mother died.
Tho girl declares that Allen forced
her to accompany him to Medford
under threat to commit her to an
Insane asylum, and at Medford gained
power of attorney from her and took
possession of the $100,000,
WINNIE JUDD TO
HANG ON MAY 11
Convicted "Trunk" Mur
deress Will Seek New
Trial of Her Case.
ARIZONA STATE PRISON, Flor
ence, Ariz., Feb. 25 () Sentenced
to hang on May 11, Mrs. Winnie
Ruth Judd, convicted "trunk" mur
dcress, today occupied a cell In. con
demned row, hopeful that by some
legal maneuver her attorneys may yet
save her from the gallows.
1 Mrsi Judd was brought to the state
prison from Phaenix lata 'last night,
having left Phoenix 'a few hours af
ter Superior Jutlge Howard O. Speak-
man' had denied lifer a new trial and
sentenced 'her to deaths , . ...
Although the date for her execu
ton was sot for Mny 11, state author.
ltleo Bold It was not likely she would
bo hanged for at least 16 months,
providing the efforts of her attorneyp
to obtain a new trial or set aside the
conviction are unsuccessful. ,
Appeal Mumlutory
Under Arlieona law, an appeal to
the state supreme court Is manda
tory In all cases where the death
penalty Is set. If the defense does
not make, an appeal, the state must
oak for a review of the evidence. Be
cause this appeal muBt be made the
execution cannot possibly take place
for more than a year, it was pointed
out.
Sheriff J. R. McFadden, who ac
companicd Mrs. Judd to the prison
from Phoenix, said tho convicted
woman was in "very Jovial spirits'
on the trip. She sang scverul Spanish
songs, the sheriff said. Mrs. Judd
learned tho Spanish language while
living In Mexico several years ago.
McFadden said he questioned Mrs.
Judd during the automobile trip
about details of the killings of Mrs.
Agnes Anne LcRoi and Miss Hedvlg
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BRUENING HITS
AT OPPONENTS
IN REICHSTAG
BERLIN. Feb. 26 (r?) Chancellor
Hclnrlch Bruenlng struck back at
tho opposition in tho Reichstag to
day with an Impassioned speech de
livered In ono of the most tumultu
ous sessions a German chancellor
ever confronted.
Throwing aBlde his habitual reserve,
gesticulating, pounding his desk, the
chancellor spoke in a voice vibrant
with emotion, charging his oppon
ents with creating dissension at a
tlmo when Oormany Is In tho midst
of tho most serious foreign negotia
tions.
, "Never will I carry on a foreign
policy of pure prestige," he shouted
above tho din, "merely to satisfy the
demands of political agitators at
home, thereby endangering the vital
Interests pf the nation.
'"This policy, of ours would com
mand a different kind of attention
abroad If the German people could
agree at this critical time to forego
political rccrlmlnatloiiB at homo.1
The hecklers become Increasingly
unruly as the chancellor proceeded
Alleged Taxicah
Bandits Arrested
PORTLAND, Feb. 25 P) Sarah
Blddlngton, 20, and Henry O. anil,
21. accused of police as having com
prlaed the woman-and-man team of
taxi bandits who havo perpetrated
soveral holdups here recently, wore
arrested last night. Officers said tho
two admitted three cab robberies.
Miss Blddlngton had lived with her
grandmother hore until two months
ago, but since has had no permanent
address. Drill had a sap, a flashlight
and an automatic pistol when arrested.
Nations Agree
Unanimously On
Disarm Basis
Draft Convention of Pre
liminary Commission
Accepted ; Russian Plan
Voted Down
GENEVA, Feb. 25 (fl1) The BrltlBh
resolution to make the draft conven
tion of the preliminary disarmament
commission a basis of discussions for
the world disarmament conference
was adopted unanimously by the
delegates today.
(The draft convention 1b the out
line of a .general disarmament treaty
drawn up In 1920. It has generally
been regarded as providing in the
main for stabilization of present
armaments.)
Action on the British resolution,
which was Introduced by Sir John
Simon, came after the conference
had rejected the Soviet proposal to
use their scheme of total disarma
ment as the framework of the pres
ent conference.
Soviet Object at First
The great, powers, inoludlng the
United States and France, accepted
the British, plan yesterday, but met
objection from Maxim Lltvlnoff,
Soviet delegate.
Lltvlnoff made it plain that he had
no serious plan to put obstacles In
front of the British resolution, but
Insisted that he wanted his own plan :
considered. The conference deferred,
to his wishes and agreed to let his
scheme come up as a substitute. Lit-
vlnoff then said that If his plan was !
rejeoted he would support the draft I
convention Idea.
Lltvlnoff made a long argument
for total disarmament today before
ho was voted down.
Andre ' Tardteu, new premier of
France and head of the French dele
gation, then moved that the confer
ence constitute a special political
commission to consider the French
proposals on security and their plan
to arm the League of Nations. -
The special Interests of the muni
tion makers," Lltvlnoff said, "are
stronger, than . the Paclfla, groups. I
Civilization would not suffer much
If all the fighting In the far east were
done with bare fist."
Presents Resolution I
With his proposal, . Lltvlnoff pre
sented the following resolution: -;
Animated by a firm desire for ef
fective and solidly organized peace,
And actuated by a determination to
oreate genuine security v for all states
and all peoples by preventing the
possibility of fytgu-e wars and : -m
"Convinced that the very existence
of armaments and the tendency they
Show constantly to 'Increase will In
evitably lead to armed International
conflicts which tear workers' from
their peaceful occupations and bring
unnumerable calamities in their
train; and ' '
"Considering that military expen
diture, which Imposes an intolerable
burden on tho mases of the people,
fosters and enhances tho economic
crisis, with all its consequences; and
"noting that the states which it rep
resents have renounced war aB an
Instrument of national policy; and
"Believing that the only effective
means of contributing to the organ
ization of peace and the establish
ment of security against war is a
general, complete and rapid abolition
(Continued on Page Bight)
Russian Troops
Are Gathering
Near Frontier
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Feb. 25 (P)
The Bengo (Japanese) news agency
correspondent at Harbin said today
that unconfirmed reports had come
there of a movement of several thou
sand soviet Russian soldiers toward
the Siberian frontier, presumably be
cause of apprehension in connection
with Japanese troop movements in
Northeastern Manchuria.
At the same time It was learned
here that General Jlro Tamon's ex
pedition against Chinese rebels In the
vicinity of Imlenpo had been delayed
because of difficulties In obtaining
transportation on the Chinese East
ern railway.
This railway 1b Jointly owned and
(Continued on Page Three)
. W. Hoover Dead
In North Canton
CANTON, O., Feb. 28 Wi H. W.
Hoover, 82, philanthropist, and found
er of the vacuum sweeper company
that bears his name, died today In
his homo In North Canton.
Hoover retired from active direc
tion of tho company several years
ago, turning the business over to his
sons.
Among his many philanthropies
were gifts to the World's Sunday
School association, - Federal Council
of Churches, Nanking university at
Nanking, China, Spokane university,
and scores of other schools.
Breach of Promise
Suit Faces Ripley
NEW YOllK, Feb. 25 (IP) Breach
of promise suit asking $500,000 against
Robert L. Riipley, .. beiieve-ia-ornot
cnrtooniBt, was revealed yesterday
when attorneys for Ripley filed no
tice of transfer of tho suit from tho
state supreme court to federal court
on grounds of diversity of citizen
ship.
The suit was brought by Marlon
Ohnlck, also known as Haru Onukl,
of Long Beach, Cal., and Is based on
Ripley's alleged promise to marry her,
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nnrin innm
BY
Japanese, After Advancf
ing m Kiangwan Sector
Are Beaten; Back .
COUNTER-ATTACK '
IS SURPRISE MOVE
.... Y-
Although Japanese Re!
gard Day as-; Bringing
Substantial Gains, : Chi?;
nese Claim, the Honors
By Morris J. Harris . j
(Associated Press Staff Comapoiulcntrt
SHANGHAI, Friday, Feb. 2S
The rolling thunder of heavy gum'
crashed on the Chapel iron early
this morning as the Chinese, rioter
lous In yesterdays terrific engage
ment, in the Klangnan sector bomv
barded the enemy base In Hongkeir.'
park. ..
Sheila dropped along the northervi
boundary of the International sev .
tlement, new pillars of smoke and,;
flames rose from the ruins of Chape1,
and the Japanese answering fire made.1
the morning a pandemonium. .
' The fighting appeared to haiSt
shifted from the Kiangwan. sector.)
where the - Jaoanese made eonsida-.4
able advances Thursday but lost mud-'
of the ground they had gained wbaae
the Chinese, apparently relnforcetai;
by fresh men from Chiang Kal-aaek.'att
88th division, launched a counter-
attack which won back nearly every,,
thing the Japanese had. taken. '. -
Fight Throughout Night . " .;,
All through the night and earljr
this morning a strong wind carries
(Continued on Pus Ftva) s
CURRY COUNTY t
BANK TO OPEN
ON SATURDAY,;
. i '-. . f K
SALEM, Feb. 28 W) The Onrrf "
county bank at Gold Beach will ba
reopened Saturday with the formal
approval of the Btate banking depart-,
ment, A A. Schramm, state superlflj :
tendent of .: banks, announced las$
Dlght,,.Ourry oounty. has beti WtMif
out a bank for the past month fol
lowing the. closing of the Gold SssWla'
and Brookings lnstltutlcmsi . ,
The affairs of this bank were placets
in the hands of the state banklnc
department at the close of bus hie
January 20. In the plan of reorgan
ization the old stockholders surren
dered their stock and this has been,
taken up by new stockholders who '
have paid In cash Siao per snare. .
This gives the banks -a capital Of
$25,000, surplus of 000 and places
the institution in excellent financial
condition, Schramm sold. The deposi
tors receive the full amount of thesr
deposit. jj
: '. i.-u
State Transfers Y
Vets Home to U. 81
SALEM, Fob. 28 (ff) Deeds trans
ferring the old soldiers home property
at Roseburg to the federal govern
ment were signed by members of tha
state board of control here late yes
terday, and sent Immediately to
Washington, D. O. The property wm
be used In connection with the Mrw
million dollar federal soldiers horns
to be constructed at Roseburg durlnsj
the current year. ".
Transfer of this property to toa
federal government will result In
saving to the state of about $8fl,000
biennially, the cost of maintaining
the state home. Sam Btarmer is sup
erintendent of the institution.. ; ';
Three Men Slain ,
In Gang Warfare
$ CLEVELAND, Feb. 28 . VP) 4
$ Throe men were shut to death
0 in an east side cigar store
$ late today In what police said s
$ was another flareup of Cleve- s
land gang warfare. ' s
'
TWO SENT TO PRISON j
PENDLETON, Fob. 28 WV-Byron
Ferman, returned to Pendleton from
Michigan on a forgery charge, pleaded
guilty In circuit court here today
and was sentenced by Judge Calvin
Sweek to serve four years In prison.
George Droff y, charged .with a serv
ice station robbery at Umatilla, re
ceived a one-year sentence when torn ;
pleaded guilty, Y
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Feb. 28 UP) Strong j
Indications of export buying of i
United States hard winter wheat at j
the Gulf or Mexico gave a stubborn '
undertone to grain values today da ,
spite fractional downturns. si
Helping to steady the wheat mar- :
ket was an official statement that ;
the domestic wheat crop this season '
would be probably 18 to 20 per cent :
smaller than lost year. Acreage rsj- i
ductlon was estimated at 10 to la :
per cent, with the crop condition to
10 per cent off. ,
Wheat closed steady at the Bama
as yesterday's finish to o lower,
corn a.o down, oats KKo est
to a up, and provisions showing 9
to 10 cents advance. ' l'.
CHINESE
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