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LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1932 eabtobw oridqon's vradvso newspaper
NUMBER 156;
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Peate Movement Is Gaining Headway
JAPANESE TO
ENTERTRUCE
Sir John Simon Informs
League of Nations Coun
cil of Agreement.
JAPANESE TROOPS
GAIN AT CHAPEI
Chinese Fall Back Slightly
Nanking to Order'
y Punitive Expedition
Against Manchuria.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 29 (JP)
Representatives of both. China and
Japan tonight accepted a proposal by
the League of Nations council for
an armistice In the fighting at
Shanghai and a conference of the
principal powers to restore peace In
the east.
"This conference would bring to
gether not only the two belligerents,
but also the United States, Great
Britain and the other neutral pow
ers directly concerned.
The plan calls for immediate end
of the armed conflict in the Shang
hai area and the simultaneous with
drawal of both Chinese and Japanese
armies. Thereafter the conference
would take place, but if the fight
ing is not stopped there would be
no such conference, said Sir John.
By Morris J. Harris
(Associated Press
Staff Correspondent)
. SHANGHAI, Tuesday, March 1 (ff)
There was a feeling amounting
almost to optimism here today de
spite the roar of an artillery battle
which went on along the Chapel
front all last (Monday) night.
Both sides were exchanging opin
ions through the -American and other
neutral authorities with. ' a view to.
putting an end to the conflict in
which neither China nor Japan has
gained any material advantage in
many Hays of heavy fighting.
The Chinese agreed that "some
progress" had been made and the
Japanese, although they were rather
non-commital, said they would par
ticipate in further negotiations this
(Tuesday ) afternoon. The neutral
parties were inclined to be more
hopeful than at any time since they
came here.
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VARIETY OF
WEATHER HERE
OVER WEEKEND
After soaring to 62 above Satur
day, the mercury started a down
ward course that brought It to 32
above early this' morning, represent
ing a range of 30 degrees over the
weekend.
Sunday and Sunday evening nearly
half an inch of rain fell in La Grande
and thlB morning, after a clear sky
h shortly after daybreak, snow flurries
set in, as if to remind local residents
that winter to still officially on the
calendar. Much of the snow, how
ever, was melting as it reached the
ground. '
Incidentally. Mr. Groundhog, who
refused to make any predictions Feb.
2, lived up to his decision yester
day. He and several of his com
panions were seen cavorting in the
hills east of Union, proving that
even if he ventured forth Feb. 2 and
saw his shadow, he did not decide
to remain in his hole for another
six weeks, although winter raged
outside in old-fashioned fury until
a week ago.
Sunday morning was chilly In La
Grande, not so much so because of
the temperature, which was moder
iv ate, but because of the unusual foggy
condition. Later in the day the fog
disappeared to give way to light
rains that turned to fairly heavy
rain during the night.
Telegraphic Shoot ,
To Begin Sunday
Trapshooters of the La Grande
Gun club engaged in their final
practice shoot yesterday In prepara
tion for the opening of competition
in the Oregonlan telegraphic shoot,
beginning next Sunday.
Quite a number shot at the Lone
Tree traps yesterday. Among the
scores made were the following: Roy
Forrester and Tracy Hollister, 24 out
of 25: Clarence woods, 23: c. Ander
son, Dr. Barnes and J. Stalcup 22, L.
Gower and Nate Zwelfel, 21, and
Floyd Lannlng 20.
g WEATHER FORECAST
Oreeon: Cloudy in the west
and fair in the east tonight
g and Tuesday; moderate tem-
perature; fresh west winds
offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 33 above.
$ Minimum: 32 above. .
Condition: cloudy.
4 WEATHER YESTERDAY
$ Maximum 45, minimum 35
A above.
$ Condition: cloudy, rain .43 4
of an inch. Range 10 degrees, $
Tigers Defeat
Joseph Team In
Closing Contest
'
La Grande, Joseph and
North Powder Win
Right to Play in Union
Tourney Mar. 3, 4 and 5.
La Grande, Joseph and North Pow
der will represent Union and Wallowa
counties, along with Union, at the
district basketball championship at
Union Thursday, Friday and Satur
day of this week.
La Grande and Joseph qualified In
the suh-dlstrlct tournament second
round here Friday with two straight
wins, and North Powder climaxed an
uphill fight by defeotlng Cove 28 to
10 Saturday night, in the biggest up
set of the tournament. Before the
gome Cove was favored to win from
the southern entry, but the Cherry
Pickers never got started, while North
Powder played a consistent offensive
game and a brilliant defense brand
of ball.
Tigers Take "Title"
The La Grande Tlcers. In the final
game Saturday night, in the way of
an exhibition contest ior Tne tourna
ment title, defeated Joseph 20 to 16.
By mutual agreement, Coach Ira
Woodle was allowed to use his second
team and the Joseph coach was al
lowed unrestricted substitutions.
The seconds played the first quar
ter, holdlntr Joseoh to four points
while they failed to count a one. The
first stringers quickly tied the score
In the second period, men josepn
went ahead 5 to 4 on a free throw.
and then Torrence made a free throw
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Housewives Are
Urged To Dine j
Out Once a Week
'VitAftf hmanrlfa ahnlllH ritllA flWJlV
from home one evening weekly,".
says ansa nvaii nratu, uagiu Muuio
economist and culinary artist, who
cornea to Iw Grande, on Murch 8,.JL
10, 11, to present her popular series
of lectures, and "The Kitchen Chau
tauqua." Miss Heath says, "The average man ,
with a multitude of interests and j
contacts, cannot understand why his I
wife gets tired of the routine of ;
cooking."- - - ' , I
preciato very much the opportunity
programs to this essential item of
Ar nammanfltia nf ftVlYinat.hV itl
otherwise sympathetic husbands.
the monotony of his meals does not
stop to realize that the monotony of
his wife's duties are responsible.
"To my mind every wife should
have ft temporary respite once a
week from cooking. Even brldge
playlng or going to the theatre be
comes tiresome when made compul
sory." Miss Heath warns, however, that
her remarks are not to be construed
as taking away ,in any degree from
housewifely Interest In cooking.
Cooking can be made the greatest
adventure in the world, and the
housewife who exercises a small
amount of ingenuity can get a great
deal of fun out of her kitchen, the
home economist declares., Jt Is mere
ly -that every one needs a vacation
from his ordinary work regularly and
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U. P. System To
Seek Permit To
Unify Operations
NEW YORK, Feb. 29 It was
reported in Wall street today that
the Union Pacific Railroad Co. would
shortly seek the Interstate commerce
commission's approval of a plan for
unifying operations of the Oregon
Short Line Railroad Co., the Oregon
& Washington Railroad and Naviga
tion Co., the Los Angeles & Salt Lake
Railroad Co., and the St. Joseph and
Grand Island Railroad Co.
These systems are owned by the
Union Pacific, but they have had
separate accounting systems and
render separate reports. Unification
of accounting and operation will, it
is said, effect substantial savings in
accounting expenses.
t ,,nH.piiMi tha n1n.n will make
no substantial change In the Union
Pacific financial set up. ii win oe
submitted to Union Pacific stockhold
ers for their approval at the annual
meeting in Salt Lake City May 10.
Making Plans For
L.D.S. Honor Day
Plans for ward and stake honor
days, at which time the winners in
five events will be selected, were
mado yesterday afternoon when a
union meeting of all the auxiliary or
ganizations of the Union stake was
held at 1 o'clock at the L. D. S.
church. Honor day will be held dur
ing the latter part of March In the
wards when the winners in drama,
public speaking, retold stories, the
contest dance and music will be se
lected. Winners from each ward will come
to La Grande early in April to com
nete for the district championship.
Winners of the district will then
compete with the Boise district a
week after Stake honor day.
The regular Sunday night sacra
ment meeting was held last niqht at
7:30. with W. D. Hanks .and Samuel
F. Andrews as the speakers. Music
was furnished by the La Grande
First Ward choir, and Miss Barbara
Hiatt sang a vocal solo.
HONOLULU IS
EXCITED AT
NEW ASSAULT
Mrs. Kathleen Hope, Wife
of XL S. Enlisted Man,
Latest Victim.
POLICE SEARCH
FOR ASSAILANT
Results in Renewal of
Charges That Local
Authority Inadequate to
Handle Situation. .
HONOLULU, Feb: 29 () Tense ex
citement which gripped Honolulu In
recent months during a wave of at
tacks upon women and an attend
ant lvnchintr. was renewed today fol
lowing an assault upon the wife of
a United States enlisted man.
The victim, Mrs. Kathleen Hope,
wife of a machinist on the subma
rine S-28 now en route to San Diego,
Cal., was the second wife of a naval
man to be assaulted here In recent
months.
Her attacker, who she thought was
n Japanese, entered her home Satur
day night, bound her to a bed with
Btocklngs, gagged her, assaulted her,
and then calmly helped himself to
cigars on a table. Before he left he
threatened to return and "get her"
if she reported the crime to police.
Ho was masKea ana oranaisnea
nlstol.
Airs, nope caugns out a single
, (Continued on Page Two)
ANNUAL BANQUET
TUESDAY NIGHT
B. F. Irvine to Speak
Mrs. A. T. Hill to Install
Incoming Officers.
Annual Meeting In Epitome
Music: High school orches
tra of 40 pieces; brass quar
tet and Blue Mountain
Wranglers; vocal solo, Bob
Ward.
- Installing officer; Mrs. A. T.
Hill.
Principal speaker: B. F. Ir
vine, editor Oregon Journal.
Place: La Grande hotel.
t Time: 0:30 p, m. sharp.
All precedent in connection with
the Installation of officers and. direc
tors of the chamber of commerce
will be broken tomorrow night. Ever
since the present chamber of com
merce, and through all the history
of its various predecessors such as
the Commercial club of long since,
and then the Ad club, It has been
an unvarying rule that a prominent
man of La Grande should officiate
as Installing officer. The committee
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ALASKAN NEAR
END OF WALK
AROUND WORLD
Nearlng completion of a walk
around the world to win a $20,000
bet and cure himself of tuberculosis,
Gilbert Moran arrived In La Grande
yesterday and spent the night here,
en route to Seattle and thence home
to Nome, Alaska. Morah claims the
bet Is with William Randolph Hearst,
of the Hearst newspapers.
The Alaskan also claims to be one
of the three surviving members of
the Princess Pat, crack light infantry
regiment of the Canadian army. He
says he carries five silver plates in
his body and during the war lived
through three gas attacks. He said
he was held prisoner in a German
prison camp for 22 months.
The roomer says he left Nome Sept.
15, 1025, weighing 115 pounds. Now
he weighs 189 pounds and is a well
man.
Hoover Urges Congress to Plug
Loopholes in Bankruptcy Laws
WASHINGTON', Feb. 2ft 07") A bill
rarrjiiiR out President Hoover's rec
ommendation for revision of the
bankruptcy laws was introdiirert to
day by Senator Hastings (ll.,lel.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20 (R A
plugging of loopholes In the federal
bankruptcy and criminal laws cou
pled with a strengthened enforce
ment of prohibition In the capital
was advocated to congress today by
President Hoover in a' special mes
sage. Speaking of the dry law for the
first time since the submission of the
Wlakersham report, the president
urged speedy action on his previous
recommendation that the DiBtrlct of
Columbia be made a model enforce
ment city for the nation.
Also. In ending his communication,
the president said that as important
as his recommendations were "wc
must all keep before us that effec
tive administration of the law in a
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REORGANIZE
STATE ROAD
DEPARTMENT
One Division, Several Po
sitions are Eliminated
By . Baldock.
H. G.. SMITH GIVEN a
HIGHER POSITION
Division Engineer Here
Promoted W. C. Wil
. liams Will Succeed Mr.
Smith Here, v '
Changes Effective Tomorrow
W. C. Williams, of La Grande,
who is to succeed H. G.
Smith as division engineer
hnm announced today that
the change would be effective 4
tomorrow. Mr. wiiiiams n
been in La Grande for the
last few years and both he
nnrl Mr Rmlt,h WfirB reCelVlnff
widespread expressions of con-
gratulatlons today. Mr. Smith
prooaDiy wm leave iur ouieiu.
about the last of this week
to take up his new duties. An
nnnminrtfment as to Mr. Wil
liams' successor is expected
within a few days. 3
SALEM. Feb. 20 OT Announce
ment of the consolidation of various
highway departments resulting In
the elimination of three positions by
R. H. Baldock, new state highway
engineer, late Saturday was followed
today by the final report of the past
year's activities released by Boy A.
Klein, retiring chief engineer. Klein's
report shows last year's expenditures
totaled 15,900,716.42, -while at the
samo time showing material savings
In various departments.
Men eliminated by the reorganiza
tion plan as outlined by Baldock, In
clude, W. D. Clarke, Northwest divi
sion engineer; Lewis P. ' Campbell,
caulpment engineer, and J. H. Scott,
market road engineer. Their resig
nations will be accepted as of April
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WAR VETERANS
OBSERVE FOUR
HISTORIC DAYS
Four events of February of his
torical importance were celebrated
Saturday evening by the United
Spanish war veterans and the auxi
liary at the Knights of Pythias hall.
The mrtnaays or ucorge wasnington,
the first president; Abraham Lincoln,
the Civil war president; McKlnley,
the Spanish war president; and the
sinking of the Battleship Maine were
the inspirations for addresses given
by members of the organizations.
Mrs. Anna Piatt arranged - the pro
gram which followed separate ousi
nesc meetings held by the two
croups.
R. R. Huron discussed the life of
Washington; D. C. Connor described
Lincoln's life; Mrs. A. P. Nelson gave
a reading appropriate to the observ
ance or tne mrtnaay oi MCK.iniey,
and Putman Yeck presented some
interesting facts concerning the
Battleship Maine.
Raymond O. Williams sang a group
of wartime songs.
Refreshments were sorved In the
banquet hnll at a table decorated to
carry out the colors of the auxiliary,
red and yellow.
M. E. Church South
Holds Conference
The district conference of the
Methodist church South will open
tonight at 7:15, following a dinner
served to the delegates by the Mis
sionary society of the church at 6
o'clock. Between 20 and 30 delegates
are expected to attend the scries of
meetings which open tonight and last
until Wednesday noon.
Rev. A. J. Starmer, pastor of the
local church, will act as host to the
conference which will be attended by
lenders of the church in the state,
and pastors of the churches.
republic requires not only adequate
and proper machinery, honest and
capable officials, but above all n
citizenry Imbued with a spirit of
respect for law."
His recommendations Included:
Creation of additional Judgeships to
relieve congestion.
Authorization for the supreme
court to prescribe rules to expedite
action on appeals.
Permitting the accused to waive the
requirement of grand Jury indict
ment. Provision that If 12 eligible grand
Jurors vote for indictment. It can
not be invalidated by the presence
of Inellglbles on the grand Jury.
Limitation of time for making mo
tions to quash Indictments because
of disqualification, of grand Jurors.
Enabling the federal government
to turn accused children over to
state authorities to be dealt with by
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JAPANESE SHOOT
JU..lj!.mU'.'.M.I.I". .'L,.U.,l.!l I. Ill I I I
'Three Jnininese iHLttle planra shot down Itobert M. Short, 27, shown
above, as lie ivns flying a U. 8. ninilo biplane of the CHlneae avla
j tlon section over Sooehoiv the otihcr'dny.. After flying 2430 hours
j over American alru'aj's lie left for China In 11120 where he became
'. adviser for the bureau of aeronautics of the Chinese government.
I Tho $2G,(00 plane in which Short was shot down Is also pictured
. above. .
Business To Be
Benefited Due
To Relief Bills
Striking an optimistic note, H. E,
Coolidge. local banker, today de
scribed the credit finance corporation,
last of the major economic relief
measures passed by congress, as a
"blood transfusion" that will affect
the . entire nation, some sections
directly and others Indirectly.
At the same time he spoke in be
half of the campaign against hoard
ing, declaring that If hoarding were
carried far enough it even would re
sult in depreciation of tho value of
currency. .
Previous to Mr. Cool Id go's address,
given at the noon luncheon of the
Lions club at the Sacajawea Inn,
r .. o i
on the antl-hoardlng Jmp.lgn, in
which the Lions International is
taking an active part.
Just What Is Needed
Mr. Coolidge said that he has
studied the government measures
considerably and is of the opinion
that it will operate In such a .way as
to glvo substantial relief. He said
La Grande as well as all other cities
will receive indirect benefit from the
operations of the reconstruction cor
poration. "Its principals are sound,"
he said. "It will not handle doubt
ful paper and all Its obligations will
bo guaranteed by the U. S. govern
ment, the same us our currency. No
loans will be made on foreign securi
ties." He said that one of its out
standing features will be the relief
of railroads.
"It's going to supply what we need
at this time," he said, adding that
It will be distributed over the country
In the places where it will do the
most good.
Concerning business in general, he
Is of the opinion that It will Improve,
"Wo need help and I think the
government is getting It," he said,
adding that he believed things are
going to Improve. "We have been
pretty sick," he cautioned, "and we
(Continued on Page Four
Drunken Motorist
Drives Too Slow
PORTLAND, Feb. 29 M) It was
an odd procession that greeted the
eyes of the occupants of a police
squad car early Sunday morning.
, At a snails pace, an automobile
operated In low gear, was creeping
down a street car track while the
tram operator kept his gong ringing
constantly, loudly and angrily.
As police appeared the driver of
the automobile slumped over the
wheel and his machine stopped. The
officers dragged George Melchor, 66.
from the car. They suld he was so
Intoxicated he couldn't stand. Two
bottles of home brew were found In
tho car. Ball was set at 91000 on a
drunk driving charge.
Tho street car operator said Mel
cher had crept along the track more
than 20 blocks.
New River Survey
Is Held Desirable
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 P) The
war department today made a report
to congress on tho Willamette river,
Oregon, recommending that nothing
further be done until the new survey
Is completed. -
Before Major General Brown, chief
of army engineers, had concluded his
Willamette river study to make rec
ommendations for further Improve
ments, a new survey wan ordered to
tako In improvement projects which
had arisen after the first survey was
planned.
DOWN. YANKEE
WALLULA CUT-OFF
ESTIMATES ASKED
Pendleton People Make no
Protest Against Com
pletion of Road. .
PENDLETON, Ore., Feb. 29 (iP)
After an all-day inspection of the
Wallula - Umatilla cut-off highway,
Leslie M. Scott, chairman of the
state highway commission announc
ed last night that highway engineers
will be asked to submit estimates on
constructing the unfinished portion
at a grade above the crest of the
nronosed Umntilla ran Ida dam.
At
conrcrenco nero lose nigm,
Pendleton neople made no protest
. SLX MK
mlssloner E. B. Aid rich that the
grade be at the proper level to safe
guard power developments.
Engineers say this con be done
within the budget estimate. Pendle
ton requested the completion of the
20-mlle gap on tho Pendleton-John
Day highway, and the Umatilla
county court asked for the oiling of
the Pendle ton-Cold Springe highway
which will be an important artery
when the cut-off Is finished, This
route from Wallula to Pendleton is
28 miles shorter than tho route
through Walla Walla.
Building the Wullula cut-off at a
higher grade safeguards not only tho
proposed Umatilla development but
also possible aams at Arlington, John
Dayand Tho Dalles.
TO DKCIDK MARCH 12
PORTLAND, Feb. 20 (flf Definite
decision will probably be made by
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HAL HOSS IS
CANDIDATE TO
SUCCEED SELF
SALEM, Feb. 20 m Hal B. Hoes,
secretary of state, late Saturday for
mally announced he would bo a can
didate for re-election, and officially
filed his declaration In his own of
fice, Hoss seeks the Republican
nomination on his record his first
term in office. No other filings for
secretary of state have been made.
His slogan will be "Present secretary
of state. Qualified by experience
Promise continued economical busl
nes administration."
James A. Best, Republican of Pen
dleton, today filed his candidacy for
state representative from Umatilla
county. His slogan wilt be "A square
deal for the working man." Notice
of his candidacy for nomination was
filed with the secretary of state.
Young Matricide Is
Given Her Freedom
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal., Feb.
29 (Al Free after servintr 6A years
in prison for shooting and killing
her motner in a quarrei in win
Francisco over a party, Dorothy El
HnKson, 23, left prison today. Yes
terday Dorothy played her violin in
tho prison orchestra for the last
time.
She waited at the prison gate un
til an unidentified woman drove up
in an automobile, ran to meet tho
car and it dashed away before re
porters or photographers could reach
16.
Although the young matricide re
fused to divulge her plans or say
where she was going, prison officials
Northwest, where her father resides.
Northwest, where her father resldees.
Tho father. Joseph Elllngson, change
ed his name after the tragedy.
100,000 Russian
Troops Stationed
At Vladivostok
Fortifications Are Being
strengthened Soviet
Believe Russo-Japanese
Clash Liky,
TOKYO. Feb. 29 (JPi Jananesa
Consul Yamaguchi at Vladivostok
telegraphed the foreign office today
he was Informed from a reliable
source 100,000 Soviet Russian troops
are stationed In Vladivostok and
along the Ussurl railway near the
northern Moncnurian border.
Two army corps were in the Im
mediate vicinity of Vladlvostock. he
said, and most of these soldiers re
cently arrived from European Rus
sia. Strengthen Forts
The consul said his informant told
him the fortifications at the en
trance of Vladivostok harbor and
also on Russian island were strength
en ea Dy new neavy guns ana anti
aircraft defenses. Transportation of
munitions, iooascuiis ana otner mili
tary supplies, he said, was going, on
day and night and three new forts
were being built at Bedanka on
Amur bay, near Vladivostok. :
He was told, he said, the Russians
believed a Russo-Japanese clash Is
inevitable sooner or later, if not over
Monohurla then over the fisheries
question which has been a source of
friction between the two countries
for several years.
. An Iodine factory at Olga bay Is
being 'converted Into a poison gas
factory, ha said his Informant told
mm.
The eastward movement of the
troops from Europe, he sold, has been
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Fighting Breaks
Out In Finland;
Fascists Rebel
HELSINGFORS. Finland. Feb. 29
m Fighting broke out 25 miles from
Helslngfors. this afternoon between
government, troops and several thou
sand fascist citizens marching on the
capital. - -
The fascists, who call themselves
the Lapua and whose professed, ob
jective is the destruction of com
munism hi Finland, sent a message
to the president demanding1 the'ab
lnet resign and a new one be ahosen
whose members "would pledge them
selves to destroy communism. .
Tho commander In chief of the
army and other high officers met the
cabinet In special session last night,
and President Pehr Edwin Sclnhuf-
vud, who had planned to go into the
country tomorrow, postponed, his,
trip. All army leaves were cancelled
and Helslngfors troops were con
fined to barracks. -
All Iloads Patrolled
Newspapermen who tried to reach
Man tea In by automobile, an exchange
telegraph dispatch said, round an
roads leading to the town guarded
by armed patrols who delcared "There
a war.- oniy arms win speax."
Mantsala is 35 mites northeast of
Helslngfors, A report from there yes
terday said the fascists had demand
ed tho resignation of Governor Krudo
jaiander of Nyiana province ana or
the minister of interior, Baron E.
Von Born. The government of the
province declared a state of siege,
the report said.
Before dawn this morning the
troops moved out to strategic points
around the capital and detachments
of artillery garrisoned outside the
town moved In to prepare to defend
the city If necessary.
Troops Guard City
All entrances to tho city were
guarded by troops fully equipped with
machine guns and heavy ordnance.
All trains were stopped and search
ed 26 miles out from the city limits,
and it was announced that the vigi
lant measures would be continued
as long as danger threatened.
Thousands of additional members
of the Lapua (fascist) movement,. the
objective of which Is to put down
Finnish communism, were reported
concentrated at Hameenllnna, 70
miles from Helslngfors. where Lapua
leaders called a meeting for today.
Tho government learned yesterday
that 4,000 armed men were concen
trating at Mantsala and claiming they
could muster 20,000 men for a march
on the capital.
Disease Takes 3
American Soldiers
SHANGHAI. Feb. 29 (m The first
threo casualties among tho American
defense forces participating in ine
Shanghai crisis were reported today.
Sergeant Moore L. Gordon, of Sid
ney, la., a member of the 31st United
States infantry, died of pneumonia
contracted from exposure while com
pleting a series of telephone lines In
the American area.
Renorte were also made on the
deaths of two private soldiers of the
3 1st infantry, Private James Jordan
of Chidester, Ark., and Private Lam
bert Lewis, of Pocatcllo, Ida., both
of whom died of smallpox, last week.
They will be buried nere.
Warren Raps Hyde
For His Tactics
WASHINGTON, Peb. 30 (AV-Bep
rraentativo Warren wild today In a
statement It wan a "niece of un
mitigated gall for Bocretary Hyde to
upbraid tlia Democrat houao" for
passing the 132,600.000 emergency
road bill to give people Jobs when
the Republican party "sat Impotent
and auKgested nothing."
The North Carolina Democrat led
the fight Saturday for the legisla
tion when it woa passed and sent to
the senate with bi-partisan support.
Secretary Hyde yesterday attacked
tho action of the Democrats sponsor
Ins the bill, charging the legislation
was railroaded through and said It
would add to the treasury's ucucit.
ONLY A FEW
SHIPS stay;
IN ATLANTIC
Order Provides For Par
ticipation of Warships:
in - Maneuvers. j
AMERICA OPPOSED 1
TO JAP I BOYCOTT
Major European- Poweifc ,
Tend to Agree With tne
United States in This
Position.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 AOrdfr
have been Issued by the navy de
partment which will place virtually
tho entire United States navy. In tut
Pacific ocean.
The training squadron of tha
scouting force and the special servloa
squadron have been ordered to pro
ceed to the Pacific and partlclp4 -for
the lint time in naval nuta
euvers.
The training squad roo eosdattf 'of
the battleship Arkanaaa and tlx de
stroyers, while the special rvlc ,
squadron consists of the light orulter ;
and the destroyer Wicket and Philip,
The order leaves only the foUovip
vessels in the Atlantic: ' -.
The battleship Wyoming (now
training vessel); and eight ahlpa oC
the fleet base force at Guantananfto;
nine submarines 1 at New London,
Conn.; sixty vessels of the muw
sweeper - and tug type distributed
among the naval districts and' tha
three battleships New Mexico. ' 10
slsslppl and Idaho untorgotng?
"modernization." The New Mexico' la
at the Philadelphia navy yard, tho
Mississippi and Idaho are at Norfolk
Va.
It was said at tha navy depart
ment the movement of the tK
squadrons to the Pacific will .n
the largest number of fighting. :
se is in that ocean since iviv.
. V. S. OPPOSED' TO BOYCOTT f '
WASHINGTON, ' Feb. 99 WV-Itls)
now definitely established that tkla
government la completely ftppo d to
any plan for art eeononitto byott v
against Japan, and that the majof
European powers tend to agree wttix
this stand. -; ' . . r'
The enormous hazards to peace of
such a move, plus the reaction on
the domestlo Industries drawing raw
materials from the country oelng
boycotted are considered hen suf
ficient to outweigh the benefit ob
tainable. The stand of the big
foreign countries has been reported
by AMerlcan observers abroad, who
Indicate the boycott sentiment large
ly is limited to the smaller natloss.
wnicn wouia not oe so aireouy in
volved In the consequences,
Tho definite turndown of the boy
cott Idea, removes the United 8ttee
from any participation In or approval
oi direct action upon tne, oeiuger
(Continued on Page FourV
20 BODIES ARE '
REMOVED FROM
VIRGINIA MINE
POCAHONTAS, Va., Feb. 29 VP)
With 30 bodies recovered, eearcbera
delved Into the Inner passages of tha
Bolssevain coal mine today for IS
other men believed to have been
killed in an explosion early Saturday.
Working In relays, rescue crews
pushed their way through earth,
splintered timbers and slate to re
cover the first burned and mutilated
bodies last night. . Eight were Im
mediately brought to the surface to
the Improvised morgue where 37 cof
fins were lined. The remainder re
posed at the bottom of the shaft un
til time when they could be cared
for.
Power Rate Rule
Upheld By Coutt
WASHINGTON, Peb. 30 (ff) The
order by which the lower court pro
hibited the public service cornsnls
slon of Montana from preventing the
Great Northern Utilities company
from charging rates lower than those
prescribed by the commission wasj
affirmed by the supreme court to
day. . t V i
CHICAGO, Peb. 30 W) lowest
prices of the day In wheat developed
during the late transactions, after
announcement of 860,000 bushels enf
largemont of the United States visible
supply total.
Private estimates of domestlo farm
resorves of wheat will be issued at 10
a. m. tomorrow, and were expected
to prove bearish. Reports of dust
storms in Southern Alberta and Sa
skatchewan, Canada, failed to bring
about price rallies.
Wheat closed unstable !4 9j4o un
der Saturday's finish, com at de
cline to fto advance, oats Vt 9 K
down, and provisions unchanged to
15 cents up.
PORTLAND, Peb. 29 W) Slight
slip was reflected In the wheat mar
ket for the day. Due to heavier farm
ers' offering on account of tax time
as well as the higher cost of freight
to go Into effect buyers were bear
ish. However losses were small for
cash wheat. 1 .
On the merchants exchange Big .
Bend lost lc and others s bushel.
On the futures market May closed
v,c lower with July oft o end Sepv
tember Ho. Sales of 3000. buahnt
September were total transaction.
Wheat Today