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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1932
EASTERN OREGON'S IJ&AIMNG NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 162
aGraeders Approve Of
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oamus
New
Steady Stream Of
Depositors; Strong
Institution Greeted
1 ; . v,is"o
First National Bank of La Grande Granted
Charter -From Washington, D.' C, Over
Long-Distance Telephone Today.
STOCK OVER-SUBSCRIBED
BY 11 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT
iN. K. West Elected President Capital
Stock $125,000 With' Surplus $25,000 -Fifty-Four
Stockholders Listed.
When the new First National Bank of La Grande opened
its doors at 9. o'clock this morning, after being chartered by
telephone from the comptroller of currency's offices in Wash
ington, D.,C, a small gathering of people. was waiting for
entrance two out of every three of them prepared to make
their usual Monday morning' deposits. Many of the others
were seeking first hand information.,
All through the mfoming the steady stream) of depositors
continued to enter the bank,' with more than 95 per cent
' of the callers thoroughly approving of the merger of the two
former banks, and confident that the step gives La Grande
the strongest depository in its history. As a matter of fact,
a wave of optimism was manifest in the crowds doing busi
ness in the bank most of the business people cheered at
the strengthening of the financial structure of the city
through the opening of the new institution.
Over-subscribed Last Night
Officers of the First National announced this morning
that the bank stock was over-subscribed by 11 o'clock last
night. '.' ;; ,
The chartering of the bank by telephone was done in orde,r
that there would be no delay in opening the doors promptly
.at 9 biclock' this morning. ..A long distance call was "put in
to the nation's capital and the chartering business was quick
ly attended to, being completed about 6 o'clock this morning
about the time the first Observer extras announcing the
merger appeared on the streets of La Grande.
The First National represents a merger of the La Grande
National and the United States National banks of this city,
giving the community an institution of exceptional strength.
The capital stock of the new bank is listed at $125,000
with a surplus of $25,000, and all capital stock is in cash,
with the best of the assets of the two former banks conv
bined in the new institution. The assets of the new bank
have been very carefully inspected by M. C. Wilde, national
bank examiner with headquarters at Portland, and C. C.
Linden, national bank examiner with headquarters in
Spokane.
The new bank brings to La Grande and the Grande Ronde
valley an institution of exceptional financial stability with a
large representation of prominent community men and wom
en as stockholders. The stockholders held a meeting this
morning at which time the following were elected to the
board of directors of the First National Bank qf La Grande :
N. K. West, Herman Siegrist, F. L. Meyers, William
Siegrist, W. C. Perkins, Fred E. Kiddle, Robert S. Eakin,
Dr. Lee B. Bouvy and Clyde Bunting.
These directors elected K. West as president of the
institution, Herman Siegrist as vice president, F. L. Meyers
as cashier and H. A. Zurbrick as assistant cashier.
The list of 54 stockholders, representative as it is of the
La Grande community, shows the faith and confidence dis
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TALBOTT HURT
SATURDAY BY
HIT - RUN CAR
Herahcl Talbott, of La Grande, re
ported to the police Saturday night
that some one driving a light coupe
collided with him on Fourth street
near the High school about 7:30 p. m.,
the crash Injuring his head and
shoulder. The driver failed to stop.
Police and state men have been un
able to find the Identity of the hit-and-run
driver responsible.
A minor Occident occurred Satur
day at Oak and Adams about 3 p. m.
when cars driven by Prank Cheno
weth and W. L. Hoyt collided. No
one was reported as Injured.
WE AT II KB FORECAST
Oregon: Cloudy tonight and
Tuesday, probably rain In the
west; moderate temperatures;
Increasing southerly winds off
shore. WEATHER TODAlf
7 a. m. 34 above.
Minimum: 34 above.
Condition: Cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 46, minimum 33
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
Range 13 degrees.
WEATHER MAR. 7, 1931
Maximum 49, minimum 22
above.
Condition: Clear. Range
27 degrees.
Elmer Bingham Dies
At Hot Lake Today
By Mrs. L. Z. Terrall
(Observer Correspondent)
UNION, Ore., Mar. 7 (Special)
Elmer Bingham, who became ill sud
denly last night at his home here
about 10 o'clock, was rushed to Hot
Lake and underwent an emergency
operation, but It was too late to pre
vent death, Mr. Bingham died at
5 o'clock this morning of peritonitis.
Funeral services probably will be
held Wednesday afternoon at the
L. D. S. church. '
Mr. Bingham was 36 years of age
and was born at Montpellcr, Ida., the
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bingham.
Besides his parents, he leaves two
sisters in Union, Mrs. Orr Cline and
Mrs. J. I. Hilller.
Mud Slides Delay
Trains on Sunday
After being held up for 12 hours by
mud slides on the railroad tracks,
trains were going through the Blue
Mountains between Gibbon and Dun
can yesterday afternoon shortly after
12 o'clock. Heavy rains In the moun
tains caused the slides.
Trains 17, 5, 18 and 6 were routed
by stage to La Grande.
PEANUTS AND POP BANNED
COLUMBUS, O. CP) Spectators at
football games In Ohio State univer
sity's stadium will have to enjoy the
sport without the aid of pop and pea
nuts. Pop was banned because of the
danger of broken glass and peanut
hulls clogged the drains.
Bulldogs Take
Cage Title For
The Third Year
La Grande Beaten 26 to 13
in Finals at Union Sat
urday Close Games in
Afternoon.
Baker High school's Bulldogs won
the district basketball champion
ship for the third consecutive .year
Saturday night at Union when they
defeated La Grande 28 to 18 in the
final contest.
La Grande, although it put up a
courageous fight, was unable to
match the sharp-shooting offensive
displayed by the team from Baker,
led by the tall center, York, who
accounted for 12 points of his quin
tet's total.
The Tigers wore defeated by Baker
21 to 20 Friday night In the first
meeting of the two teams at Union,
but after the gruelling games Sat
urday afternoon, - the Tigers did not
seem as strong as the southerners.
In an extra game played Saturday
night. North Powder and Union at
tempted to decide third place in
the tournament, but the score wound
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DRUNKEN BRAWL
COSTS HIS LIFE
Milton Hopkins, 35, Fatal
ly Shot in Baker Early
Sunday Morning.
BAKER, Ore., Mar. 7 (fF) Milton
Hopkins, 36, Baker, was shot in what
police termed a drunken brawl at
the home of Ward Holden, Baker,
early Sunday. Holden, to whom po
lice attributed he shooting, was in
a hospital here with a scalp wound
he inflicted when he turned his gun
on himself. His condition was re
ported not critical.
Police said they were told the men
quarreled at . a party at Ray Conk
lin's home here,' and Holden left with
Mrs. .Hopkins followed, by Honkins
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TRAPSHOOTERS .
WIN TWO, LOSE
ONE SUNDAY
La Grande Gun club shooters won
two matches, lost one and have no
report from the fourth In the open
ing day of the Orcgonlan telegraphic
trapshoot yesterday at Lone Tree.
The local shooters scored a 72 which
was higher than Corvallls' 71 and
Burns' 71. Douglas county shot a
73 and no report was printed today
from Needy, the fourth opponent.
The three men whose scores figured
in the Oregonlan shoot follow: A.
McAllister, 24; C. Anderson, 24; Jim
Garlty, 24.
Nate Zwelfel won the first leg of
the trophy, shooting a 24 from the
21-yard line. '
Scores follow: 18 yd. Hd.
A. McAllister 24 18
C. Anderson 24
J. Garlty 24
C; Mackey 24 20
Dr. Eamcs 1 20
R. Forrester 20 17
J. Garlty 20 ;
L. Gower 21 22
T. Holllster 22 16
E. B. Head . 19
F. Lanning 22 18
J. Stalcup 21 19
C. Woods 10 16
N. Zwelfel 20 24
Soloists Featured in Midland Choir
To Give Concert Here on March 14
Rollin W. Butts, tenor; Mary Mar
tin, alto, and Mlba Ostby and Char
lotte Byars, sopranos, are the featured
soloists who will appear with the
Mlldand College A Cappella choir of
Q$7$y
Fremont, Neb., when It gives a sacred
concert in the L. D. 6. tabernacle,
Monday evening. Mar. 14.
Mr. Butts was first among the men
in the 1929 Atwater Kent contest for
Northeast Nebraska, He was former
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BRIAND, MAN
OF LOCARNO,
DEAD TODAY
Veteran French States
man and "Apostle of
Peace" Passes in Paris
ACTIVE CAREER
COMES TO CLOSE
Retired to Country Place
at Cocherel Early This
Year Because of Heart
Disease.
PARIS, March 7 (ffj Arlstlde
Brland, veteran French statesman and
"Apostle, of Peace," died at 1:30
o'clock this afternoon. He was 69
years old.
It was the end of one of the most
active careers in modern French poli
tical history.
The bent, shaggy-haired old states
man had occupied the post of foreign
minister In one cabinet after another
for so long that he has made the
office almost his own.
It was In that capacity that he
participated In the Brlnnd -Kellogg
pact outlawing war as an instrument
of national policy.
"Man of Locarno"
It was from that office that he
played so Important a part in the
making of the Locarqp pact that he
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Woman Teacher
Beaten By Two
Japanese, Report
. SHANGHAI, March 7 (P) Edwin
S. Cunningham, United States con
sul general, was still awaiting a reply
today from Japanese authorities to
whom he protested agninst the beat
ing of Miss Rose Marlowe, American'
mission teacher, by two Japanese in
civilian clothefe Friday.
Miss Marlowe was pummclcd by
the Japanese when she entered the
compound of the school where she
had taught to inspect the damage
caused by the hostilities.
H. D. Robinson, United States
trade commissioner, whose home Is
in Salt Lake City, said today the
Incident Saturday in which he was
beaten by armed Japanese civilians
was "trivial." He said he reported
J
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Unemployed Fight
Dearborn Police
DETROIT, March 7 (O Three pcr
iih were, reported dead and more
than score injured today when police
clashed with .'WOO unemployed mar
chers who attempted to enter the
employment of rices of the Ford
Motor company at River Rouge,
DETROIT, March 1 (Pi A crowd
of 3000 unemployed marchers en
route to the employment office of
the River Rouge plant of the Ford
Motor company today battled and
overpowered 30 Dearborn policemen
armed with tear gas bombs when
the police attempted to prevent
them from entering Dearborn. Seven
policemen were taken to a hospital.
ly a soloist In the glee club at the
University of Wyoming and has been
a soloist with the Midland choir for
three years.
Miss Martin Is already one of Ne
braska's best known amateur sing
ers. She won first place among tho
women singers entered in the 1929
Atwater Kent contest for Northeast
Nebraska and placed fourth among
the 20 singers in the state contest.
In 1931 she again won the Northeast
Nebraska contest and was third In
tho state event. She has also had
wide experience In radio singing.
Miss Ostby, Miss Byars and MIhn
Martin compose the Midland trio
which prcsants a program from sta
tion WOW, Omaha, on thp first Wcd-
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W. M. Nichols Dies
In St. Petersburg
W. M. Nichols, a former La Grande
resident, died In St. Petersburg,
Florida, on Feb. 14, according to
word received by several of his former
friends in La Grande today. Funeral
services were held In Tuscaloosa,
Florida on Feb. 17. "
Mr. Nichols, who has been 111 for
more than a year, was about 45 yearn
of age at the time of his death, and
is survived by his wife, who now
makes her home in Tuscaloosa; one
son, Billy; and a daughter, Shelby.
Tho children arc about 12 and 14
years of age.
Mr. Nichols was formerly connected
with the George Palmer Lumber Co.1
Offensive Aimed
To End Hoarding'
Launched Today
President : Hoover Opens
; Drive With ' Address
Urges All Citizens .to
1 Aid in Recovery.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 7 P) The
great, war-like offensive against
hoarding swung into action today,
signalled by President Hoover him
self in a stirring appeal for a dem
onstration of the people's faith in
their country.
At the "zero hour" late last night,
the chief executive faced a battery
of microphones in the White House
cabinet room to tell his nation-wide
radio audience that it was time for
eiery citizen to step out against the
harmful economic forces that have
hampered recovery, with releasing
hoarded money the big objective.
"Tho American people," said Mr.
Hoover, "have at this moment one
of the greatest opportunities in their
history to show an assured confi
dence and an active faith In their
own destiny which is the destiny of
tho United States and by that faith
we shall win this battle."
Supporting htm were Colonel Frank
Knox, the director of tho ant t -hoarding
citizens organization, who intro
duced the president from a micro
phono at his Chicago headquarters;
Secretary Mills of the treasury; Sena
tor Joseph T. Robinson, leader of the
Democrats, and Charles G. Dawes,
head of the reconstruction corpora
tion, who spoke from a Washington
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ALFALFA BILL
TO GIVE TALKS
..-IN THIS STATE
BURNS, Ore., March 7 (P) Alfalfa
BUI Murray, of Oklahoma, Is to make
a personal appearance in Oregon.
This assurance has been received
from the Oklahoma governor by
Clyde B. Cornell, of Burns, who re
cently filed Murray's declaration of
candidacy for the Democratic persl
dontlal nomination in Oregon, and
Vtii,?aays "he represents Murray jin
this-state. "'" ' '
Tho governor will come to Orogon,
Cornell Bald, for an Intensive three
day campaign prior 'to tho May pri
maries. Ho said Murray will deliver
three speeches dally on each of his
three days In Oregon.
Education Board
Holding Meeting
PORTLAND. March 7 W) The
state board of higher education, still
wrestling with problems which will
point the why to a unified, system
of courses at state schools, met here
today.
Tho board was expected to receive
from its curricula committee a re
port on the proposed changes which
would remove duplications in the
state university, college and- three
normal schools. ,
Assailant Shoots
Peruvian President
LIMA, Peru, March 7 (P) President
Luis M. .Sanchez Cerro of Peru, was
recovering today from slight wounds
suffered when ho was shot by an
assailant as he entered a church yes
terday at Miroflores, a summer resort
near hero.
The assailant, Identified as Jose
Melgar Marqucz, a member of the
Aprlsta (opposition) political party,
was arrested, but not until after
Colonel Antonio Rodriguez, chief of
the presidential staff, and a woman
bystander were slightly injured.
A crowd attempted to lynch the
assailant.
George Diskz Back
In Portland Jail
PORTLAND, Ore., March 7 fP)
George Diskz, 46, Aberdeen, Wash.,
logger, was back in Jail again today
after his third visit to the home of
Jay S. Moltzner, former vice president
of the defunct Guardian Building &
Loan association.
Dlskz, who claims he lost his life's
savings of $2,860 In tho Quardlan
failure, was first arrested Jan. 19
after he allegedly twice threatened
Moltzncr's life with a rovolver. He
wan order held for the grand Jury
and released on bond.
Police said he broke through an
expensive glass door last night to
enter the Moltener home.
"1 don't want to kill anyonf!,"
Diskz was quoted, "I only want my
money."
Automobile Wreck
Fatal to One Man
SALEM, March 7 (At An auto
mobile collision In Salem yesterday
resulted In the death last night of
Maynard Weathers, 22, of Salem who
was riding In the car struck by one
driven by Lorene Kitchen.
Weathers suffered a fractured skull.
Kitchen, driver of the other car, was
arrested first on a charge of reckless
driving, but later held on an open
charge pending further investigation.
He was unhurt.
TAX BILL IS
INTRODUCED
IN THE HOUSE
Measure, Designed to
Raise Over One Billion,
Features New Levies.
HOUSE LIKELY TO
GIVE IT APPROVAL
Fate of Measure in the
Senate Uncertain; None
of the New Taxes Are
Retroactive.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1 (IF) Tho
husky new revenue bill, designed to
bring $1,096,000,000 Into tho depleted
treasury In tho fiscal year beginning
June 30, was introduced today In tho
house. ' '
Framed by tho ways and means
committee, It embarks tho govern
ment on a now course of levies
through Its broad manufactures sales
tax of 34 per cent from which $695,
000,000 is expected to be. returned.
Consideration is slated to begin
late In the-' week, with passage ex
pected next week.
Efforts to amend tho bill are to bo
made in the house.
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SOUSA'S BODY IN
NATION'S CAPITAL
Famous Bandmaster and
March Composer Strick
en in Reading Sunday
WASHINGTON, March 7 (!) A
snow-hushed capital sheltored today
tho body of John Philip Sousa, the
,'groaC.xhbroh king, wuooo' career as. a
baudmnetcr over 40 years led him to
tho plnnaclo of International acclaim.
Sousa died In Reading, Pennsyl
vania, early Sunday morning. It was
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WOMEN SLAIN,
BURNED AT
BALSAM LAKE
BALSAM LAKE, Wis., March 7 (tF)
Con;erteU eotjts to Identify two
women slain and burned beyond
recognition In an automobllo near
hero were being made by tho author
ities today In tho hope this would
help establish a motive and possibly
some leads to the assassins.
Motorists who were attracted by the
blazing car and put out the flames
with snow found the bodies yesterday.
One of tho women had been shot
through the head and tho other's
skull crushed by a heavy Instrument.
Their faces had been disfigured with
acid and tho clothes of both satur
ated with gasoline
Investigators expressed belief the
double killing was the work of gang
sters and premeditated as the license
plates had been removed and the
spare tire tossed inside the car to be
consumed by the fire. A piece of
unmarked hotel stationery led to the
discovery tho victims left a St. Paul
hotel Saturday after registering as
Margaret and Margie Porry, of Chi
cago, both probably assumed names.
Benton County
Legislator Dies
CORVALUS, Ore., March 7
Burtus W. Johnson, stato senator
from Benton county, died at his
home in Monroe Sunday from a heart
attack. Ho was 00 years old, and was
born In Coudcrsport, Penn., coming
to Benton county with his parents
in 1870. His father was an attorney
hero for many yoars.
Johnson operated tho Oaco or
chards near Monroe, said to be the
largest apple orchard In tho state.
Ho was at one tlmo editor of tho
Gazette In Corvallls. He served one
term in the legislature and was ser
ving the last hair of his four-year
term In the senate. Tho funeral wilt
bo held here Tuesday.
KltKHHAKI) PAYS TUIIUITK
"In Senator Johnson's death, the
state of Oregon and Its . taxpayers
lose ono of Its most useful citizens,"
Senator Colon It. Eberhard announced
this morning. "Ho was an able and
persistent investigator of facts re
garding taxation and leglNlatlve ex
penditure. His death Is a great loss."
NO INSTALLMENT OP
"HOY L'KAXY" TODAY 3
Q
Because of lack of space, $
tho Observer was forced to
withhold today's Installment
of the serial story "Boy 4
Crazy." Today's Installment
will appear Instead In tomor- $
row's issue. $
Local "Kitchen
Chautauqua" To
Begin Tomorrow
Miss Hester, Heath . Ar
. rives in La " Grande to
Conduct Observer's
Cooking School.
Tomorrow will bo "Women"s Day"
for La Qrondo,
. It marks the oponlng of the long
awaited FREE cooking school In tho
Saoajawea ballroom 2 to 4 p. m.
Housewives of La Grande and sur
rounding territory have awaited tho
opening program of the "Kitchen
Chautauqua" for that Is what this
Hester Henth
year's cooking Bohool theme Is to be
for weeks, ever since the dates and
place were first announced In this
newspaper.
The "Kitchen Chautauqua" will bo
under the 'direction of Miss Hester
Heath, home economist lecturer, cul
inary artist, home management ex
pert, who talks annually with thou
sands of housewLves in scdres of
cities throughout tho Wost. .
Mlsa Heath brings to La Grande
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Icy Winter Hits
Northern Part
Of The Nation
CHICAGO, March 7 P) Winter,
which Is supposed to bo tottering to
ward Its seasonable grave,- has come
back with an Icy punch that sent
residents of many sections scurrying
to cover.
Midwestern states which have been
boasting of spring flowers, butterflies,
and other signs of sprlng-rllke weath
er, found themselves In the grip of
near or below zoro temperatures
which threatened thoir fruit. Snow,
whipped by high winds, covered the
highways In some parts and there
was no lmmedlato relief in sight.
Texas Has Snow
Sweeping down from tho north, the
cold wave covered the northern sec
tion of tho nation, and In some parts
extended below tho Mason and Dixon
lino. Tho Toxas Panhandle began
feeling tho effects of tho disturbance
last night, . with snow flurries and
temperatures that woro dropping
rapidly.
Tho Rocky Mountain region re
ported temperatures - as low as 12
below zero, while from the east also
came reports of chill winds and
snowstorms. Traffic was tied up and
communication hindered In parts of
Pennsylvania and Western Virginia.
Washington. D. C, was swept by
high winds and biiow.
-North Dakota ( hilly
Up in Wllllston, N. D., tho mer
cury got down to IB below. Even as
far south as Louisville, Ky., thero
was below freezing temperatures,
with tho Kentucky metropolis re
porting tho first snow of tho season.
Chicago's two-year -old record of
no-zoro weather was being threat
ened. vi;Ann;it modkkatino
In La Grando and Eastern Oregon
tho weather moderated .over the
weekend after a touch of winter last
week. Tho maximum yesterday was
40 above and tho minimum 33. This
morning tho minimum was 34 above.
No new rain fell over the weekend
In La Grande, although tho rainfall
and snow tho lust of the week was
qulto heavy.
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Wallowa Lambs Are
First On Market
. rORTI.AND, Mar. 7 (At Two spring
Iambs, the first of tho season, ap
peared at tho Nortli Portland yards
today, and started the year's price
at the lowest mark In many years.
The first pair sold at $10 each. The
high prlco In tho past ten years was
in 1929 when tho first arrivals on
March 26 brought $18.
Last year's first tombs, arriving Mar.
23, brought $11. In 1030, on Mar.
4 tho price was $13.
Tho initial supply was shipped by
A. E. Davis and sent to Portland by
tho Wallowa county marketing as
sociation from Enterprise. They were
received here and sold to a Clark
county, Washington market.
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RANSOM NOTE
DENIED TODAY
BY OFFICERS
Statement Contradicts
Jtarher Information m
Lindbergh Baby Case. .
NO DEVELOPMENTS
POLICEMEN STATE
Questioning of Johnson.
Not Completed Re
covery of Baby Upper
most Thought.
HOPEWELL, N. J., Mar. .7. (ff)
Oov. A. Harry Moore announced to
day that he would withdraw all po-,
lice from the Lindbergh estate, to
leave the road open for return of the.
Lindbergh baby by the kidnapers, If.
Col, Lindbergh should request such
notion, but Col. Lindbergh refu)Md.
to say whether he was considering;
such a plan. i ''
Governor Moore mode his statement
at his office In Trenton. ...
He was asked whether there ni
any boslB for the police belief that
tho baby was alive, expressed at Hope- '
well today by Police Oapt. J. J. Lamb.'
"We have no tangible evidence that'
the child Is alive," he replied. "We'
are watching the cose every minute
and there are no new developments-
We are . cooperating with, the land-:
berghs all the time. , '
"My Idoa Is to put every resource,
of the state and nation. In the case.j
The -forces of. the secret service are
working throughout the country." , ,
SOLD MILK TO COUPLE
NORWALK, Conn., Mar. 7 VP) i ,
Jimmy Blstany, owner of a restaurant' ,
on. the Boston post road between i
Stamford and Norwalk, reported to
Norwalk police today he had sold a
bottlo of milk at 11:30 p. m. Tuesday
to a man accompanied by a woman
Hnd baby.',.;,;:,;1'.;:t?.1.:,.; ;V'.-;-y y.
IJIstany told police the man; ' wtiof ,'.
was riding In a green- (Chrysler)'
coupe, answered newspaper descrlp-' : .
tions of Henry (Bed) Johnson of En- '
glewood, N. J., detained In Newark,
N. J for questioning in the kid-' c
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REVOLT ENDS .
WITH FAILURE ,
IN FINLAND
HELSINGFORS, Finland, Mar. 7 OP),
Finland's fascist revolt was ended,
today, the government said, and all
of the leaders were under arrest. - . ,
The leaders, Including General
Marti Wallenlus, were brought hersi
by GoneraJ Malmberg, commander of j
tho civil guard, and handed oyer to
Helslngfors police.- They .had held!
out at Mantsala, a town 25 miles'
from tho capital, since the beginning-,
of tho revolt a week ago. -- j
They had threatened to march on
the capital from there, and to occupy!
Helslngfors unless Marxists and com-;
iminlsta wore forever barred from, oo-i
cupylng posts in the government. .
Political Fights j
, Occur In Berlin
BERLIN, Mar. 7 W) One person
was killed and eleven wounded, in
political fights that kept police on
tho Jump in all parte of Berlin in,
tho last weekend before election day..
Ono member of Adolf Hitler's na
tional socialist party was shot dead
and four serlouBly wounded In one
fray.- Six Republican relchsbanner
men were nujrt in conflicts after
the largest single demonstration, of
tho campaign in which 50,000 repub-.
llcans, representing the anti-fascist
"iron-front," thronged the Lustgar
ten while half a dozen airplanes with.
President Von Hindonburg's name
painted on their wings, roared over-'
head. - ' ;
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Mar. 7 W Wheat
prices underwent a decided setback
Into today after announcement the
United States Trlslble supply showed
4.037.000 bushels increase for the
week.
On a preceding bulge, September
dollvory of wheat equaled the sea'
son's top quotations. Apprehension of
crop damago by tho cold wave wa
largely responsible, together with,
sterling at a new high for tho year.
Whcut closed unsteady, a Tto
lower than Saturday's finish. Corn
'AeHc down, oats 14V4o off and
provisions varying from 2 cents dej
cllne to an equal gain.
PORTLAND, Mar. 7 OT A huge
Increase In tho American visibly sup- .
ply, caused weakness and price lose
In tho domestic wheat trade after ft
bullish oponlng. On the Portland fu
tures market May closed with a lose
of 4o as did September but July waa
unchanged. There was no trading.
On the merchants exchange cash
wheot lost fto bu, ' .
t