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Newspaper Page Text10a CITY EDITION Full Associated Pita leases Wire Service Only Newspaper PriflUd in La Grande Covering Union and . ,' Wallowa Counties SIX PAGES TODAY VOLUME 30 member associated press and a. B. c LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1932 basterit orkoo.vb maddm wbwspapeb NUMBER 155 TIGERS AND EAGLES WIN 2 STRAIGHT Joseph and La Grande to Play Tonight For Two County Title. FOUR BASKETBALL TEAMS IN BATTLE North Powder, Cove, En terprise and Imbler Re in ain in Elimination Tournament. . Two basketball teams won the right to compete for the district champion ship at the Union tournament next Thursday, Friday and Saturday and two were definitely eliminated in the first and second rounds of the sub district play-off here yesterday. La Grande, with wins over Imbler and Enterprise, was the first to qual ify In the afternoon, and in the final gamo of the evening Joseph woo., the trip to Union by turning back the North Powder threat 34 to 29. Wallowa was the first to be elim inated and Elgin came next, losing to Cove 33 to 16 in a slow game the first of the evening double header. ' ( i Cove, North Powder, Enterprise and Imbler remain In the running, with, three of them to be weeded out this afternoon and evening. The schedule for today follows: Afternoon 2 :30 Enterprise vs. North Powder (loser eliminated). 3:30 Imbler vs. Cove (loser elim inated). Evening 8 :00 Winners of the two afternoon games (loser eliminated). 9:00 La Grande vs. Joseph (for tournament championship). During the first eight games played, McCully, of Joseph, stood out as the leading scorer with 31 points. Knap per, his team mate, scored 23 points In two names, and Stoddard, La Grande forward, accounted for 22. Porsythe, of Enterprise, also scored 22 and D. Weimer, Cove, ran up 20 nolnts. There were few upsets during the (Continued on Page Four JOHN SKILLER, PIONEER, DEAD, AT WOODBURN rave services will be held here Sunday afternoon for John Skiller, whose funeral was held at Wood- burn, Ore., today. Snodgrass and Zimmerman will have charge of the burial service and Rev. J. , George Walz will officiate. The interment will take place in the Masonic ceme tery. Mr. Skiller, the father of Mrs. Carrie Emigh, of La Grande, died near Woodburn yesterday morning. Mr. Skiller leaves to mourn his demise, three children, Mrs. Alice Parker, of Los Angeles; Mrs. Jarvls Emlgh, of La Grande; and Charles Skiller, of Woodburn; 16 grandchild ren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was born April 16, 1837 In East Lulworth, County Dorset, England; being 94 years, 10 months and 10 days of age at the time of his death. He came to this country In 1854, and settled in Illinois, where he married Nancy Eliza Bacon (deceased)- in 1860. They moved to California and later to Washington, being pioneers of Klikitat county. Mr. Skiller mace his home with his daughter, Mrs. Emlgh, in La Grande for the last ten years and had many friends here. Dog License Cost Goes Up on Mar. 1 Monday Is the last day in which to buy dog licenses free of penalty, C. K. McCormlck, county clerk, an nounced this morning. After March. 1, a penalty of $2 will be charged In addition to the regular fee of $1 for males and $2 lor females for each license. , ,.t The number of licenses sold this year has -fallen below that sold lost year, the county clerk states. Track Meet To Be Held at Seattle SEATTLE, Feb. 27 IJPl The Unl votslty of Washington was awarded the" northern dlvlBlon Pacific coast conference track and field meet here today at a meeting of graduate man agers of northern division colleges and universities. The meet will be held May 27-28. The managers also reaffirmed Its stand that baseball should continue as a major collegiate sport. 8 . WEATHER FORECAST 4 Oregon: Cloudy tonight and 4 Sunday, with rain In the northwest portion: continued warm; fresh and strong south winds offshore. For the week: Occasional 8 rain in Washington, Oregon and Northern Icano; tem- perature will remain at or 3 above normal. S WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 42 above. Minimum: 42 above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 56, minim om 37 above. Condition: Partly cloudy, rain .02 of inch. Range 21 degrees. WEATHER FEB. 27, 1931 Maximum 43, minimum' 30 above. Condition: Cloudy, traces of snow, moisture .06 of an Inch. Range 13 degrees. Bankers Finish Short Course Friday Evening Farmers, Extension Work- el's and Bankers Meet Together; Outlook Con ference Under Way. The first practical short course for bankers to be held in Eastern Ore gon closed last night with a banquet at the Sacajawea Inn at 6:30. The agricultural committee of the Ore gon! Bonkers' association and) the extension service of Oregon State Agricultural college co-operated in conducting the course for the Blue Mountain District Bankers associa tion. Over 30 bankers, extension ex perts and bankers from the counties of Eastern Oregon attended, while many of the farmers also remained for the Blue Mountain Outlook con ference conducted todev by the ex tension service of the State college. Alter an interesting morning ses sion, the afternoon session opened at 1 o'clock, with H. G. Avery, county agent of union county, discussing tho marketing of livestock from farm flock and herd standpoint. Mr. Av ery's talk was gleaned from practical experimentation and was of Interest to both the farmers and the bankers. The economic wintering of sheep and cattle was discussed by H. A.- Liinagren, animal nusoanaman, oi tne State college extension service. Sheep and cattle raising are among tho principal industries of Eastern Ore gon and the problem of wintering tnem is paramount in ine minas oi Eastern oregonians. T.ie dairy program of the Blue Mountain district was discussed by P. L. Ballard, county agent leader, and R. G. Larson, Malheur county agent, talked on the cash, crops of Malheur county. Dan H. Otis, director of the agri cultural commission of the American . (Continued on Page Four J. E. Reynolds Announces He Will Enter Race J. E. Reynolds. La Grande pioneer, who has been urged to make the race for the Republican nomination for county treasurer, today announced that he had decided to become candidate. He will oppose County Treasurer Florence Bacon In the May primary election. Mr. Reynolds, In his announcement, pledged himself to an "honest, effi cient administration of the office" if he is elected by the voters. Mr. Reynolds' announcement was the second during- the last tw oys, with Circuit" Judge J. W. ICnowles stating Friday that he would file for re-election. - Dogs Kill Deer Along Catherine Creek; Two Slain BAKER, Ore., Fob. 27 (Special) The ravages of deer-killing dogs on catnerme creeK are Denevea io nave been stopped this week by the killing of two of the animals by C. C. Frank lin, state police officer of Baker in chargo of game law enforcement. Ono of the dogs, a cross between a collie and shepherd, was shot by Franklin Wednesday morning after it had killed a buck and a yearling fawn within three hours. The dog was chasing two more deer when the officer 1 fired the fatal shot. Tho other canine, a German police dog, was poisoned by Mr. Franklm, who was accompanied on the trip by Dick, Bonney, superintendent of the Union fish hatchery. ' Mr. Franklin Baid the dogs killed between 16 and 20 deer during the last two weeks, but did not eat on all the carcasses. The officer was un able to get a satisfactory shot at a small yellow shepherd dog seen in the vicinity. Officer Frank Osmond, of La Grande, was to serve notice on tho owner of the other police dog known to be engaging in the deer killing activities. The small shep herd is not large enough to kill a deer without the assistance of an other dog. The canines killed the deer by biting the animals in the temples so that it was at first believed the deer had been shot with a .22 rifle. Blood and tracks in the snow and on the ice on Catherine creek indicated that the buck killed Wednesday staged a terrific battle before he was killed by the dogs. Young People Will Hold Union Service An interesting and unusual-event Is being arranged for Sunday eve ning at 6:30 o'clock when the young people of four churches will unite in a union' service In the chapel car of the American Baptist Publication society, which is now visiting La Grande and is located at the Fir street railroad crossing. The Christian Endeavor societies of the Presbyterian and Christian churches, and the Epworth League of the Methodist church will Join with the B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist church, at the invitation of the lat ter group, in this meeting which will be built around a missionary theme. Miss Velma Bichsel. of the Bap tist church, is hi charge of the pro gram, and Miss Ruth Gelbel, Miss Bertha Freeman, Miss Dorothy Smutz and Miss Bessie Barry will tell of some present day missionary activ ities of their respective denomina tions, Presbyterian, Methodist. Chris tian and Baptist. Rev. C. W. Cut ler and his wife, the chapel car evangelists, will also speak, describ ing their interesting work. Elliott Finloy, of the Baptist church, will sing a solo, accompanied by Mrs. Harvey St. John. Mr. Cutler, who came here at the request of the local Baptist church, has been holding services in the chapel car every evening for more than a week, except Saturday and Sunday. He preached at both morn ing and evening services of the Bap tist church last Sunday and will do so again tomorrow. At the morning service the children's Loyalty choir, organized bv the Cutlers during the past week, "will sing a special selection. SLIDES AND FLOODSTAKE MANY LIVES Western; Washington in Grip of Great Menace 14 Deaths Reported. HIGHWAYS, RAIL LINES BLOCKED Wall of Water Plunges Onto Town of Edgewick Yesterday, Causing Death of 7. Persons. SEATTLE. Feb. 27 VP) On the heels of warm Chinook winds and heavy rains, Western Washington was in the grip today oi tne greatest menace from floods and earth and snow slides in years, a menace which has already taken 14 lives. In the mountains of the Western Cascades, a death-dealing torrent of water and mud swept away part of the little community of Edgewick vesterdav afternoon, and lour women, two children and one man were lost. The debrlB was still searched today for two of the bodies. The melting snow fields in the mountains, however, in addition to threatening slides and devastation to whatever might be in their path, also filled rivers. In Western Wash ington, the Stillaguamish, Snoqual mle, Green, Puyallup, Raging and Stuck rivers were bank full, or over running their banks today. Transportation Halted From the Canadian line south to tho Columbia river, highways and (Continued on Page Two) PANSIES BLOOM AT HIATTUOME Spring-Like Weather All During Week JNo Uoii, Sunday, However. 3 NO GOLF TOMORROW . Although the snow is off the -wwT.iwltoinrlA oVilf . omiru It. trftn s announced today that no play S will be permitted tomorrow, 8 3-for fear of damaging the tf course. Plav mav be started in n week, however. It the weather is favorable. Spring-like breezes, coming from the south, continued to nlay over tho Grando Ronde valley yesterday and. today, ana yawns ana inougnts oi fishlne and eolf and other good- weather sports begin to disturb the eiriciency or many oi &ne workers of the city. Yesterdav found the mercury climbing to 58 above in spite of cloudy weather, and today promised to top' the 60-above mark for the first time since - early last Novem ber. The sky was cloudless early this morning with a minimum of 42 above sliortly before sun-up. Spring was making a strong ap pearanco throughout the state. Port landers were shedding overcoats yes terday and from Central Oregon, re ports of above 60 weather were re ceived. Pansles In Bloom. Besides the moderation in the weather, other sure signs of spring came forth the last day or two. Several bluebirds have been seen, along with other feathered friends (Continued on Page Two) Clarence Dar row May Help Defend Mrs. Fortesque HONOLULU, Feb. 27 (IP) If his physician approves the trip hero Clarence Darrow, noted Chicago law yer, will defend Mrs. Granville Fort escue and three naval men charged with her of second degree murder in connection with the lynching in January of a young Hawaiian. Relatives of Mrs. Fortes cue yester day received a message from Mr. Dar row who is en route from New York to Chicago to confer with his doc tor. He promised a decision not later than 'Monday. Mrs. Fortescue, wife of Granville Fortescue the American soldier and writer of fame, her son-in-law, Lieut. Thomao Massle and two enlisted men. E. J. Lord and A. O. Jones are charged with the crime. The Hawaiian, Jo seph Kahahawal, had been accused of attacking Mrs. Fortescue's daugh ter. Mrs. Massle. last September. Size of Pocketbook Should Make Little Difference To The Cook The size of the family pocketbook should make little difference to the quality of meals in any ordinary home. ., "Mrs. Wlggs In the Cabbage Patch" and Mrs. Fitzroy on Four-Hundred Hill may have very different situa tions In life, but Mrs. Wlggs and Mrs. Fitzroy may both serve excellent and tasty meals. Mrs. Wlggs can have just as delicious and nutritious food on a very small budget for groceries as does Mrs. Fitzroy on ten times as much. It is Miss Heath, home economist and "Kitchen Chautauqua" lecturer, speaking. She declares that although truffles and pate de fole gras may not ap pear often on anyone's family menu, it Is easy and delightfully simple-to use ordinary cuts of meat even left-overs in a way to surprise the whole family. Loin or Heef Knighted Such a common Item as loin of beef was so attractively served to JAPRUSSIAN CRISIS HELD AS UNLIKELY Tokyo Government Not Jiixpected to Allow1 Trouble to Gain. SOVIET QUERIES ANSWERED TODAY I Spokesmen . Declare Rus sia s "Nervousness" is Based on Distorted In terpretations. By Glenn- Italib (Associated Press Staff v" (Correspondent) (Copyright, 1932, by the Associated press) TOKYO, Feb. 27 (P) Japan... is not UKeiy to court anotner interna tional crisis with Russia, government spokesmen were quick to point out today in commenting on the queries of the Russian government regarding military operations in nortnern Man churla. The Russian queries, presented by it. M. Karakhan, acting soviet com missar for foreign affairs, turned gen eral Jlro Tamon's Northern Man churia campaign Into an internation al issue and took official Tokyo completely by surprise, especially in view of the complaisance Moscow heretofore has shown towards Japan's operations in the Harbin district. Charges Misinterpretations. Spokesmen for the war and foreign ministries alike asserted today that Russia's "nervousness' over Japan's intentions in North Manchuria were based on distorted interpretations of the situation and magnified a "purely local problem" to unwarranted dim ensions. The war office said It lacked any Information to support M. Karakhan's (Continued on Page Four) MANY JOBLESS MEN GET WORK DURING WINTER More than 460 of La Grande's un employed, have been given Jobs on state and county roads during the oast winter, each group working ono week out of every two or three In county Judge, reported today. Sixty;- flvo are employed by the city on street work at present, but Judge Couch adds that 600 men are reg istered at his office that he has been unable to furnish with employment. All citizens of La Grande or the county who have Jobs for deserving workers are urged to get in touch with the county Judge and assist him in solving Union county's unemploy ment nroblem. L Unemployment has been one of the vital considerations of the county court during the past winter and the members have approved the use of largo sums of money for relieving the situation in the county. The county court will meet Wednesday at tne of fice of Judgo Couch. Members are W. R. Ledbetter, of Alicel and W. W. Stevens, of Union. The bill for gro- corles which have been distributed among the unemployed will be al lowed along with other bills for the county. The roads which aro being worked now are the Minam hill, Telocaset, Starkey, Catherine creek and road' out of La Grande. Milk Distributors Urged to Advertise KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Feb. 27 IP) Max Gehlhar, state agricultural chief-, at a meeting here last night urged Klamath county milk distrib utors to adopt an advertising cam paign to promote tho dairying In dustry, and to find new markets for the surplus. Earl Mack and Percy Murry, dairy men, were selected to study Gehlhar'o suggestions and to put them into a working program, for the milk as sociation here. Gehlhar will meet with Klamath potato growers today. Howard, of Eugene, To Oppose Hawley ' SALEM, Feb. 27 (!P) Emrnett How ard, Republican of Eugene, today filed his candidacy for nomination to congress from the first congres sional district. Howard Is state rep resentative from Lane county. C. C. Hulet, of Albany, previously filed for the. Republican nomination while Harvey Starkweather, of Mll waukle, filed for the Democratic nomination. Willis C. Hawley, In cumbent, Republican, has not filed but was expected to seek re-election. King Charles of England, that he ordered it be knighted and ordered It should be referred to as sirloin of beef, f Southern biscuits, Vermont maple syrup, and the corn dodger of the middle west are equally as enticing on the average menu as Russian caviar, although their background may not be so romantic. The American tomato and the Irish potato both may be made the basts of scores of intriguing recipes and. If all else falls, you can have the simplest potato and tomato dishes possible a creamy baked potato with butter, or sliced tomatoes. The housewife who repeats the eternal question of "What shall I serve today" needs only to Increase her repertoire of recipes. She does not need to store her pantry with foods which she realizes are beyond the family purse. (Continued on Page Five) PICTURE OF FASTEST CAR Sir Malcolm Campbell's sivirt lllucblril, pictured nhove at Daytona teach. Flu., tlio other day, m only doing a mere 131 inllni an hour when tho camera man pressed the bull) . But n day or so later the trim car burned up the sands at 2S3 miles an Hour for a new world record. The old record was 245 miles an hour. Capone Appeal 'Turned Down In District Court CHICAGO, Feb. 27 (P) The con viotlon of "Scarface Al" Capone on charges of evading Income tax law was affirmed today by the United States circuit court of appeals. Ever since he was sentenced .by Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson October 24, Capone has been in the Cook county Jail where he did not get credit on his penitentiary term. Tho United States marshal placed a special 24 hour guard at his cell yes terday because of the many rumors that he was still controlling his gang and possibly planning a break If his appeal was denied. In a 6,000 word opinion the high court upheld the Indictments in which the gangster was charged with cheating the government of $200,000 rvvtax, the verdict In which he was convicted on five of 21 counts and his sentence of 11 years and flno of 950,000. Only the intervention of the United States supreme court can prevent Ca pone's removal to the federal peni tentiary ac Lieavenworm, i&ans. "BEER ISAKON" IN PEN LEAVENWORTH, Kans., Feb. 27 UP) Terry Druggan, Chicago's pioneer "beer baron, was received at tne iea eral prison annex today td serve a 30 months sentence for failure to pay his income tax. Over Score Men Trapped Today In Coal Shafts BLUEFIELD, W. Va., Fob. 27 (IP) Between 23 and 33 miners were trapped today by an explosion In the BotBBevaln mine of the Pocahontas Fuel company near Pocahontas, Va., 25 miles from Blucfleld. (Continued on Page Four) REED MURDER CASE NEARING JURY'S HANDS MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 27 (IP) Be fore evening a Jury of one woman and eleven men will hold the fate of Albert W. Reed, Denver youth, ac cused of slaying an Ashland police man. Closing arguments were under way when the noon adjournment came. The morning session was enlivened by the bitter clashes between the defense and the state prosecutor, the latter resenting tho statement that his office Inspired the positive iden tification of Reed as tho slayer of Victor Knott who was shot to death last Nov. 18. Roy Layman, Knott's fellow officer, made tho identifica tion, although tho defense put wit nesses on the stand who testified that an hour after tho shooting Layman said he could give no description of tho slayer. Bailey to Decide On Senate Question EUGENE. Feb. 27 P A statement "In a few days" concerning what ever plans he may liave to enter the raco as Democratic candidate for the nomination as United States senator, was promised hero Friday by Ed ward F. Bailey. He returned to Eugene from a "scouting" trip to Portland where ho conferred with Democratic party leaders. He refused to discuss his plans. Lecturer Will Be Here On Sunday W. R. Snow, formerly of Chicago, lecturer on economic subjects and various angles of the socialist and labor movements for the last 25 years, will speak at the Sacajawea Inn Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock on the subject "Why Millions In Poverty In a Land of Plenty?" He also will speak at 7:30 p. m. on the subject "Can Capitalism Stage a Comeback and Restore Prosperity?" No charge will bo made to the pub lic. Mr. Snow's appearance here Is sponsored by the Socialist party of Oregon. FRENCH DEFEATED IN GENEVA VOTE Arthur Henderson Elected 'President of Disarma ment Conf erenlce. By P. I. Llnsey Jr. (Associated Press Staff Correspondent) GENEVA. Feb. 27 (IP) The French delegation to the world disarmament conference sunerea anotner organiza tion defeat today when tne delega tions of tho United States, Great Britain, Germany and Italy engineer ed the election of Arthur Henderson, of Great Britain, as president of the political commission of the confer ence. . , The Frahoh. delegation, after hav ing been blocked on r several othur-or-eanlzutton choices had made c uirtmuGU-j effort to secura tho elec tion of their candidate, Nicholas Titulescu, of Rumania, to head the political commission, which will run- siuer tne ironon security piopuein The election of Mr. Henderson, who Is nresident of the ceneral conference. was proposed by Hugh Gibson, aotj lng chief of the United States dele gation. )t,j oeed to French Plans Henderson has been the chief lead er of the movement In opposition to the French plans. After ne wis cnosen president of the conference the French delegates sought to place great au thority in the conforenco bureau, but Henderson was aiso cnosaa to nonu this organization. Then tho French do legates, over tho protest of the Am ericans, succeeded in depriving the bureau of what was expected to bo its dominant role by refe.Tinff tho determination of procedure v a gen eral commission. Henderson then was el acted presi dent of the general commission and M. Tardleu. French delegation neaa, moved to create a new commission to deal with political questions, origin ally expected by other delegations to be handled oy tne general coinouq tion. For chief of this political commis sion the French then choas as their candidate M. Titulescu, who was de feated by Henderson today. . Americans Given Posts Under tho present arrangement of American delegates, Mr. Gibson is on tho political commission, Hugn wji son on the land forces commission. Senator Claude A. Swanson, naval forces, Norman Davis, air forces and Dr. Mary Emma Wool ley on the mm ftetarv commission. With Mr. Henderson as president of tho conference and It- three mobt Important sub-divisions, his health becomes increasingly Important. His staff say ho Is better now than when the conference began, but he looks very mm. Japanese Troops Utilize Coffins For Protection S SHANGHAI, Feb. 27 (P) The Japanese troops, out In $ burned and blackened area 4 around Kiangwan, were wing Chinese coffins today as cover g from which to direct fire S against Chinese snipers. These coffins, which dot al 3 most any Chinese countryside where burial Is delayed after $ death, are built of heavy wood and furnished excellent pro-4- j toctlon for the Japanese. Tho 4 soldiers, however, apparently 3 disliked the business of g crouching behind the boxes 4- filled with bones and as a re- suit In many cases they had emptied the bones upon tho ? ground and dragged the cof- fins a short distance away. Many piles of these human g bones woro visible across tho ? area. General Pershing III In Washington WASHINGTON, Fob. 27 UP) Oen inil John J. Pershlnit was described today as "resting comfortably" at Walter Reed hospital where he went yesterday from contracting a com. The general is suffering from slight attack of laryngitis but is not confined u oca. Golf Star Shot During Holdup; Bandit Killed T. Philip Perkins, Former British Amateur Cham pion, Wounded in Mi ami, Fla. Night Club. MIAMI, Fla.. Feb. 27 m An un identified bandit was killed, three others wounded, and T. Philip Per kins, former British amateur golf champion, shot In the hip when one of the robbers tried to use him for a shield in the attempted holdup of a iosmonaoie mgnt ciuo nor early to day. 'me shooting occurred in the Em- oassy ciud snoruy oeiore a a, m., when two policemen, who were eat ing In the kitchen at the time the holdup started, opened fire. others wounded were: George Meyers, 40. Tulsa. Okla.. identified as a member of the robber band. In critical condition from a bullet wound in the mouth Gene Eckman, 60, reputedly another of the roooers, criucauy wounaed near tne neart; an unidentified bandit who escaped; George Fratton, 30, kitchen employe at the club, shot In the right leg; John Burns, also known as Frank Woods, employe, shot in the ieic leg. Perkins Among Guests Perkins was amontr the miests at tne oiuo. rne nonaita sougnc to norn up the gambling casino of the club. The two policemen, Mack Oakrord and G. J, DavlB, in plain clothes, were lined up against the kitchen wall wane employes as the robbers, vari ously masked with handkerchiefs or stockings, threatened them with pis tols, rules and sawed on sootguns. The leaders ordered the group in the kitchen to maroh into the dining room ox tne ciud, wnere xasnionaoiy clothed members of Miami's winter social set were seated or dancing. with tne attention of their guards momentarily drawn, ooKiord and Da- Continued on Page Five? , Ford Will Risk All In Attempt To Aid Business lly David J. Wllkle DETROIT. Feb. 27 (P) Declaring he was prepared to "risk everything weve got- in an eiiort to start an indus trial revival, Henry Ford announoed today that he has provided 'himself with stocKs ox materials anticipating a posaime proauotion program ot l,auuruuu oars a year.v , tiji ;. ,He estimated his program will call for. th4 :' expenditure - this year of 300,000,000 in Detroit and Michigan alone ror -raw and fabricated mato rials, freight and shipping costs and labor. Purchases of raw materials and manufactured parts throughout tne united utates ne said wouia ag gregate $62,000,000 a month. Production of the new eight and the Improved four cylinder models rocontiy announced, Ford said, prob ably will begin next week, and "be fore very long we expect to be mak Ing from 5,000 to 0,000 cars a day." in tho Detroit area alone, ne said, 100,000 men will bo employed at the standard minimum wage of 6 a day and upward. In addition, he added, 5,600 suppliers of parts and mate rials throughout tho United States will give employment to auu.uuu, moro men. In addition to $10,600,000 worth of steel made In his own mills, Ford said the company will purchase $47, 000,000 worth ot steel In the open market and will buy $140,000,000 worth of bodies to supplement the $80,000,000 worth to be made In his own plants. Hales Terms Unchanged Ford Incidentally spiked the rumor that he was planning a radical change In the sales termB, such as $100 down and 24 months to pay tho balance. "Thero Is no truth In theso reports," he said. "The beBt way to buy an automobile is to pay cash. However, some buyers profer to make Installment payments and our standard terms of the past will remain unchanged." Althouch admitting that operation of the Ford Industries alone cannot ond the Industrial and economic de pression, Ford bolleves that if his company operates at capacity or near ly so, thousands of other Industries will resume production and that the depression gradually will disappear. . "We have nothing the public did not give us," he said. "No surplus exists lor private ncnent; every sur plus Is provided for future use. The future Is here, now, and we are going to do our utmost to risk every thing if necessary to see if wo cannot make what the country needs most work Jobs. Wo are going to risk everything we've got to create useful work for just as many people as pos Bible." Wallula Cut-Off Delay Is Fought PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 27 (P) L. W. Hart man. president or the Port land chamber of commerce. Bald to day that at the next meeting of the state hlshwav commission the cham ber will urge construction of the Wallula-Umatllla highway cut-off. The board of directors of the cham ber Friday aiithorlzed Hartman to petition Governor Julius L. Meier and the highway commission to re instate the cut-off on ita program for lmmedlato construction. Tho chamber's action was prompted by the decision of the commission to postpone advertising for bids for construction oi tne cut-on wmcn was on this' year's program of both Oregon and Washington hignway ae partments. Committee Frowns On Army -Navy Bill WASHINOTON, Feb. 27 P For ft second time the house expenditures committee failed today to approve the Democratic-sponsored Dill to consoli date the war and navy departments. t..,i . .h ih Tiu.jmr. it voted 11 to 0 to adjourn. Date for further consideration was not agreed upon. ,' ; KIANGWAN ISJ STILL HELD: BY CHINESE Japanese Report its Cap- ture cut uorresponaent Sees, For Himself. ;-V LONDON 1 REPORTS 1 RUMORS OF TRUCE In Meantime, Regardless ot Kumors, Both Sides. Rush-More Troops Into Shanghai Area. . . . . ' i By Morris J. Harris I. (Associated Press Staff Correspond SHANGHAI, Sunday, Feb, 28 (JPh Kiangwan, center of tao bitterest fighting along the whole Shanghai front, was still In Chinese hands sarlr this morning. General Tsal Tlng-Kat sain in a ouuetin irom umnese neaa quarters, ; . ' . The Japanese insisted lam night , they had Bwung a circle clear, around the village and taken It over, end Ing the stubborn opposition which, had held out for a- week against ttm strongest attack of the - Jlpsns army. , 'The government at Nanking haa sent me two more divisions to rein force the 10th route army," General Tsal's communique said. "This ad dltlonal force will go into action when the Japanese offensive i r. newed." ' Japanese Also Reinforced Tho harbor master down thej Whangpoo reported today that tiro Japanese transports loaded wrtay troops had arrived off Woosung. u ovjjtumtiMjr ' nw. 1.1,0 , detachment of heavy reinforcements sent from Japan. For several days) rargo steamers have been arriving with ammunition and suddUm for the Shanghai expeditionary force, each. one . carrying comparatively amau numbers of soldiers. The hands of the big clock cc the customs house tower In wh.yki marked midnight when the heavy guns throwing shells at each otheq (Continued on Page Four) ' EXPECT HOUSE I TO PASS BILL j TO AID ROADS SALEltf, Fab. 27 0VThe hous. of representatives today wm expect .1 nous on am afi .4 nun n n euv4- cultural appropriation diii caning ioc the sum, of 132,600,000 for Emer gency highway construction, Senator Charles h. MoNary informed. Cover nor Meier by telegram today. - - j This money would be advanced to the states to be repaid; over a period of 10 years beginning In 1038, Mo Nary sold. The bill will be offered! as an amendment to the larger ap propriations for federal highways, whloh will be presented to the sen , ate by McNory next week,, i" McNorv did not say how much of this additional money would btf available for Oregon highways. Tha emergency bill will be passed with ft view of increasing employment, Mc Nary sold. ' Albany Traffic , Officer Wounaed netli Mills, city trafflo officer, ma wounded early today when one of two unidentified men shot him when he stopped their automobile because It had Improper lights, ' When Mills stonrjed the car one of the occupants crept out end ab proached Mills from behind. The officer stumbled and his revolver fell to the ground. His assailant seized, it and fired two tunes. One bullet struck the policeman In the abdomen, and the other wounded him. In the log. Physicians said the wounds were not serious. , The two men fled toward Inde pendence. State police were notified and took up the search. Credit Measure Is v Signed by Hoover WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 ( Provid ing billions of dollars in potentral credit, tho Olass-Steagall bill to lib eralize the federal reserve discount rules was signed Into law late today by president Hoover. I AVAI.AIS'UIIB UUKIGB NINE ISTANBUL, Turkey, Feb. 27 in An avalanche of snow roared down from Mount Zlgana, near Treblcond. today, burying a motor bus and kill ing nine passengers. Wheat Today CHICAGO, Feb. 27 VC1 Disappoint ment as to new export business in North America wheat led to late downturns in cereal markets today, about offsetting temporary gains. A disposition to await Maroh monthly unofficial crop summarise due next week was shown, specially by wheat traders. Comments were pessimistic as to any large reduction of domestic spring wheat acreage tola eeason, Wheat closed Irregular, at K cent decline to an equal advance com pared with yesterday's finish. Corn Vi,c down, oats ViBHo off, and provisions unchanged to a rise ot 13 cents. . PORTLAND, Feb. 27 XI WhUe the May lost in the Friday wheat market trade and the September waa higher today showed a rise In the May and a loss In September. The latter was attractive to buyers and the only sales for the day 7000 DM. r were In this option. There wsa no change In July. ' w On the merchant exchange cash wheat was stationary.