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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Full Associated Pten twill Wire Servtce 5 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper ' Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties wtvtv- VOLUME 30 miUBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1932 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 170 ASKS BIDS ON WALLULA ROAD i j win Lionnecc uia uregon i m l TTT'il TTT Tl I TTT'll f I 1 "V m ' iraii wicn waiia W iir 11 . -i x 1 5 vv ana -uuiiuy r? I J 15 DELEGATIONS I AT MEET TODAY I I ' ' ' - ' Bids Opened on Several 1 .Projects Receive Of- fere on Bond Issue This ' Afternoon t j. - PORTLAND, Mar. 16 (P) A survey f. I program for 1032, in attention to sur l1' Leva now in progress, covering 117 t f miles at a cost of $175,000, was or ' idered by the state highway commis k fislon today Just prior to the opening of bids for approximately $250,000 , : work on highways and bridges in The new surveys were in addition to the high-line route to complete the Umatllla-Wallula cut-off, for which bids win be called early In May.'1 The commission announced that bids will be called for comi- pletlon of the Wallula cut-off hlgh X wav. connecting the Qld Oregon , Trail with the Walla Walla country, : at the first meeting of the commis $ slon in May, - A survey of a high-line route 325 jt feet above sea level was ordered. This route would put the road above the i water line of any of the dams which are proposed for the Columbia river. i The part to be completed is an eight-mile stretch from Sand station j: to the Washington state line. Its estimated cost Is $245,000, which Is ; about $50,000 more than if the road had been constructed- on the original i low-line survey. . J" ,: ' (Continued on Page Four) SARVIS GOES NORTH; MADILL ! NEW MANAGER Mi, and Mrs. Max B. Sarvls and their small- daughter left La Grande vestetday afternoon for . Boise, He will spend1 a few days, there before going on to. Winnipeg,'-Man., where he will make his home. , Mrs. Sarvls nnd their ..daughter- will remain at Boise until the 'school-, year Is. ended. Mr. Sarviq has. -been district man-, ager of the MaaMarr, stores in , La Grande for -the last few years and also took a prominent part in local ac tivities. He ,, was: president of .the Lions clubr .r? :. ; B. C. Madill, formerly of San Diego, Cal.f.. wliero he was with the Western States grocery, has come to La Grande to take Mr. Sarvis' place here. Mr. Madill will be Joined by his' wife and son after the first of June. Berry Discusses I Market Problems At the regular' meeting of tfcy? Rotary club today Claude Berry spoke on the problems and possibilities of a public farmers' market in La Grande, emphasizing the fact - that tho success of the .plan, depends en tirely upon the dogree to which the producers and consumers are willing to co-operate. Mr. Berry pointed out. several of the problems which' must be solved, such as orderly and -attractive dis play of the produce, and education of consumers to the use. of local products when .they are in season. Ho asserted that the soil of the Grande Rondc valley raises vegetables and small fruits much- superior, in flavor and quality to those of any other locality, and that our people would much prefer local produce if. p. convenient market could be estab lished. Rev. Paul Mortlmore, chairman of tho program, agreed with Mr. Berry's statements and added further evi dence of the need of a public mar ket here, and the benefits to be de rived from It. A first class entertainment feature of the program tnis noon was the singing of little Bennie Lyon, three-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lyon, of 605 M avenue. This young lad sang three songs, without ac companiment, and delighted the Rotarlans with his capable and en thusiastic performance. $ $ gggSg-g-$3SS ' ' - - WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Probably occasion- al rains tonight and Thurs- day, clearing in the east por- S tlon Thursday; moderate tern- peroture:- moderate southerly winds offshore. - S WEATHER TODAY 7 ft. -m. 30 above. Minimum: 34 above. Condition: Cloudy. t WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 53, minimum 33 ' above. Condition: Partly cloudy, rain .06 of inch. Range 20 degrees. WEATHER MAR. Hi, 1931 Maximum 57, minimum 34 above. Condition: Clear. Range 23 degrees. . Annual Spring Opening To Be Tuesday, Mar. 22 Wearing Apparel And Home Furnishings to Be Displayed Band Will Play Concert Merchants of La Grande announced today that the annual Spring Open ing would be held next Tuesday night, Mar. 22, from 7:30 to 0 p. m. Elaborate plans are being made this week for display of the new spring fashions In both men's and women's wearing apparel and home furnishings as well as in other lines that will be represented in the at tractively dressed ; show windows which will be revealed the evening of the Spring Opening. Reports coming to the Observer In dicate that the new styles not only are very attractive this season but from a price standpoint, represent unusual values. !. It is customary each spring and autumn for the La Grande merchants to hold a style show, officially open ing the season, and invariably the event attracts thousand of people from this city and nearby points to the business section for a glimpse of the latest creations. . . Band Will Tiny Announcement also was made to day that the La Grande band, di rected by Andrew Loney Jr., has con sented to furnish music for the event. The band will play a concert In tho business section, with further details to be made available later. In order to provide the pedestrians with an opportunity to view the win dows and displays without traffic in terruptions, the city manager has consented to rope off Adams avenue from Chestnut street to Greenwood street during the Spring Opening, and all motor traffic will be routed through the business section 'on Jef ferson and Washington avenues. National Guard Company Praised By Major Byrom Major James E, Byrom, who has had a colorful career in the United States army during the past 23 years, declared this morning that Company E. 186th Infantry, Oregon national guard, stationed at La Grande, Is far above the average maintained by companies throughout the state. The company has shown a steady im provement -during ; the pant four years since Major Byrom' has been coming here as a representative of headquarters. - Yesterday he com pleted a two-day preliminary inspec tion of Company E." ,V: - The officer graduated' from -:the United r states military academy at West. Point, from the infantry school at -Fort Bennlng, and from the com mand .and- general staff school at Port Leavenworth, and -since that time he has been stationed in Alaska, Mexico, France and many places in the United States. ' The improvement in the company due to the higher type of personnel which 'brings, about more conscien tious training, and also to the work of the officers. With the enlistment of a higher type of young men dur ing the last year the attendance the past winter is the highest that Com pany E has ever had. Major Byrom congratulated Com- . , (Continued on Page Four; Services During Holy Week Will v Begin Monday . Beginning with a union: service Monday evening in the Central Church of Christ and closing .with a Friday evening service at the First Methodist church. Holy week will be appropriately observed in La Grande churches under the direction of the Ministerial association. Services will -be held each evening. At the Christian church. Rev. B. Marcus Godwin will preach the ser mon. On Tuesday night Rev. Ed win Bracher will be the speaker In tho Baptist church; Wednesday eve ning Rev. A. J. Starmer in the Pres byterian church; Thursday evening (two meetings). Rev. W. H. Hert zog in the Methodist Church South and Rev. Paul Mortlmore in the Lutheran church; Friday evening. Rev. J. George Walz, First Methodist church. Ministers of La Grande regard Holy week as one that should be conscientiously observed by all Chris tians and are urging that all attend the services. "All amusements should bo at least curtailed as much as pos sible and unnecessary tasks set aside, so as to give time for medita tion," a member of the association stated today. Transfer Killiam To Pocatello, Ida. J. D. Killiam, who since January has been foreman of the shops at the Union Paclflq railway tyards here, was transferred to Pocatello, Ida., yesterday and left last night for his new headquarters. . No successor has been named yet for Mr. Killiam. Adler Music Store To Be Closed Out Tho Adler Music company store in La Grande is to be closed out, ac cording to announcement by Sanford Adler, of Baker. The store has been In operation here since August, 1928. PUBLIC MART SITE SOUGHT IN LA GRANDE Temporary Committee Ap points F. W. King to Make Investigation MEETING HELD AT AGENT'S OFFICE Fred Huffman and Roy Gekelei' to Inquire Into Rules Covering Inspec tion Matters A temporary conunlttee, working toward the establishment of a pub lio market In La Grande, met last night at 7:30 at the office of H. Q. Avery, county agricultural agent, In the federal building. The question of a Bite for a public market- has been discussed extensively during past meetings of the committee. P. W. King, of May Park, was ap pointed last night to look further Into various vacant sites which would be suitable for a public market. Fred Huffman and Roy Gekeler were ap pointed to Investigate the rules cov ering Inspection where produce is offered for sale. They will probably report their findings at the next meeting on Mar. 21. Present at last night's meeting were Hoy Oekeler, P. W. King, John Harris, of Union, Fred Huffman, H. H. Taylor, Claude Berry, Lowell Wil liamson and H. A. Fager, Ladd Can yon. . . PEACE TALKS ARE STILL UNDER WAY Japanese Negotiators Not : to Ask Aid of Investi . , gation Commission s SHANGHAI, March 16 m Jap anese negotiators seeking to arrange a Slno-Japanese peace conference hero said today they did not plan to ask for assistance from the League of Nations Investigating commission, 'wl'feih is now at ShangSrf - 1 : The - Japanese officials said they were In -constant contact wlth the Chinese and they hoped a prelim inary conference would bo held soon. In the preliminary discussions trie conditions of peace have included; -1.' That the : Chinese maintain their present military positions about 12(4 miles outside Shanghai. . 2. That the sJ8panese withdraw their troops to the international set tlement and to Hongkew on the set-, tlement border. 3. That the Chinese shall police the evacuated area under foreign , (Continued on Page Four TAX DEBATE IS NEAR END IN LOWER HOUSE WASHINGtTON, Mar. 16 (P) The house glimpsed the end of the surg ing debate that has swept over the sales and oil Imports tax proposals today and fixed tomorrow night for its completion. The Democratic leadership has de cided to submit -to the house the Hare bill providing for Philippine in dependence. , The measure probably will be brought before the house next month. The Fish resolution proposing agreement at the Geneva armament conference to further the Kellogg Brland peace pact by renouncing ex port of arms to foreign nations was approved today by the house foreign affairs committee 15 to 2. Tho resolution, sponsored by Rep resentative Fish, Republican, . New York, goes to the house for action. The house today sent the Norris Laguardia anti-injunction bill back to the senate-house conference for revision today. MKDFOHI) WINS TODAY SALEM, March 16 VP) Med ford High school took the first game ol the basketball tournament here today by defeating Univer sity High of Eugene by 30 to 26. Unemployment Situation Reported As Critical in Pennsylvania Area WASHINGTON, March 16 OP) Senator Bingham (R., Conn.) brought a bundle of telegrams from governors of most of the states into the senate today to bolster an attack upon the $132,600,000 Democratic highway construction bill. One of the telegrams that of Governor Plnchot of Pennsylvania said starvation was widespread In his state. The others reported condi tions of varying seriousness but that local and state agencies had been able to cope with the situation. Bingham said the reports received in response to telegrams he had sent Indicated that 6.000,000 was a fair estimate of the number of jobless Instead of 10.000.000, mentioned in the senate by some senators. "Where is this money going to come from?" asked Bingham, refer ROOSEVELTS LEAD 2 TO 1 OVERMURRAY Incomplete Returns From North Dakota Primary Are Tabulated RURAL CENTERS REPORT SLOWLY In Republican , Primary, Former1 Senator France Is Leading Gen. Jacob S. Coxey FAItGO, N. D., Mar. 10 (P) tllrns from ftoft and 3235 North Da kota precincts give for Democratic presidential preference Roosevelt 14, 803; Murray 7143. Returns from 741 precincts give Tor Republican presidential prefer ence: France 9028, Coxey 5701., (Copyright, 1032, By The Associated Press) FARGO, N. D., Mar. 16 A) Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York led Gov. William (Alfalfa Bill) Mur ray by an almost two to one vote in their contest for the Democratic presidential preference vote In Tuesr d;iy's primary, Incomplete returns to day showed. . (Continued on Page Four) EXTRA CHARGE RULED OUT IN PULLMAN CASE WASHINGTON, March 16 (P) The interstate commerce commission today ruled that the Pullman com pany cannot make an extra charge when two persons occupy the same berth. The Pullman company last October proposed to add 20 per cent to the charge if a second passenger, 12 years old or over, occupied a berth. - The Arizona corporation commis sion, the Travelers Protective Asso ciation of America, the Paramount Publlx corporation and Fanchon and Marco, Inc., protested. The commission held that such an lneaso-vould result,1 among other things, in an Increase in rates accru ing to the carriers because of the collection by the railroads of a sur charge of one half the Pullman fares. It rules -that the. Pullman fare and the surcharge question should be considered separately. The , commission directed that an crder be entered cancelling the pro posed tariffs and discontinuing the proceeding. . : Opening of Bids On Home Postponed PORTLAND, Mar. 16 P) Word has been received here from the veterans' bureau in Washington, D. 0., that the opening of bids for the construction of the national soldiers' home at Roseburg has been postponed from March 22 to April 1. The bids will be opened in Wash ington. MAY USE HA NO ON COAL WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 VP) A proposal that Bandon, Ore., coal be used in the -furnaces of the national soldiers' home to bo built at Rose-' burg, Is being urged by the coast city. The veterans' ' bureau said Tues day that proposals for coal for Rose burg will be Issued when the home Is completed. In the meantime It was suggested that Bandon submit data on quality and delivery. Aimee Submits to Blood Transfusion LOS ANGELES, Mar. 16 (ff) A blood transfusion was reported today on Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton. evangelist, by her physician. Dr. C. Mackenzie Jones who issued a statement from the Montesano hos pital in Olendale that Mrs. Hutton's condition was "fair." Mrs. Hutton, he said, never recov ered fully from a nervous break down more than one year ago. He cald she would remain in the hospital a few days. Blood for the transfusion was taken from Lester J. Haye, an as sistant Y. M. C. A. secretary. ring to the proposed highway appro priation. "Wo are today spending $0,000,600 a day more than we are receiving and this bill would add another mil lion dollars a day to this deficit for the next nine months. Who Is going to pay the bill?" Bingham urged an amendment that would distribute the funds on the basis of population rather than area and highway needs on the ground that the relief thus would be offered In the more thickly populated In dustrial states where he contended it Is needed most. He said, however, he would oppose the bill even If his amendment were'adopted. Senator Bratton (D., N. M.) said there are "at least 10.000.000 people unemployed In this country." (Continued on Page Two) LINDBERGH'S MOTHER - f fill MMiiMl m The trail of the kidnapers of the Infant sou of Colonel and Mrs. Clinrles A. Lindbergh led officers to the home of Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, above, mother or the fumous feuvlutor, when she was reported to have received a will from gangsterH regarding the baby. Hius did not, however, make any statements for tho newspapers. Protests Cause Lifting Of Ban , On U. S. Apples PARIS, March 10 (P) France's recent ban on American apples and other fruits was lifted today, follow ing protests of American shippers. The government substituted for the' iittt Embargo a set of conditions in tended' to guard .against- the San Jose scale. Special provision also was made by the ministry of agricul ture to provide for fruit In French ports and in transit when the em bargo degcree was promulgated March 8. . ; All this fruit,- except apples and pears, will be admitted without spe cial Inspection or certificate. Apples and pears from Washington, Oregon and California will be admitted with out formality if they are cased and wropped. Apples and pears from Virginia, West . Virginia, Now York or New Jersey must be Inspected, as well as all appleB and pears not caBcd or wrapped. Certificate lteiilred Fruit shipped since March 8 must be accompanied by a certificate from competent authorities of the country of origin guaranteeing that the fruit (Continued on Page Five) Gleason Jo Run Against Dana In Race For Senate PORTLAND, Mar. 16 (fl Walter B. Gleason, Portland attorney and chairman of the Multnomah county Democratic central committee, will seek the Democratic nomination for United States senator on a platform which will urge repeal of the 18th amendment and tho Volstead act. Gleason Tuesday announced his can didacy. "National prohibition," he said, "has bred a corruption In the United States unparalleled in the history of the country." Gleason favors Immediate payment In full of the adjusted compensation certificates for World war veterans. Dragsaw Inventor Dies in Portland PORTLAND, Mar. 20 (TV-Elfxsrt A. Vaughan, 64, widely known throughout the Northwest as In ventor of logging equipment, will be burled here Thursday. He died at his home here Monday night. Heart disease caused his death. Vaughan was the Inventor of the dragsaw, a machine which resolu tion Ized the logging business through out the country. A small chain tread farm tractor, now widely used on the Pacific coast, in South America and In the Orient, was another of his Inventions. He was born at Newberg, Ore., in 1877. 50 Towns Flooded In North Caucasus KRASNODAR. Russia., Mar. 10 W) Six regions in the North Cacusus, including 60 villages and half the autonomous republic of Adyge, were flooded by the Kuban river today, following a recent unprecedented heavy snowfall In the mountains. Tens of thousands of acres of farms were under water and families were being taken out of the territory. Air planes were used to bomb the Ice a the mouth of the Kuban. 4 BANK ROBBERS ' SENTENCED TODAY Bandits, Who Robbed the Clinton Bank Of $106,000 Yesterday, Plead Guilty ..,,4 ;' .l , CLINTON, la., Mar. 10 Plead ing guilty to robbing the City Na-' tlonat bank yesterday of $106,000, which later was recovered, four, men were sentenced today to life imprison ment at Anamosa. They will be taken to prison today, : They wero Clifford Edwards,' 22, of Clinton, and Earl Jeffries, 19, Les ter Stanley, 29, and Guy? ' Edwards Morris, ' 10, all of Louisville, Ky. - Less than six hours after tho" ban ditti escaped from tho City National bank after binding 38 employes and customers, they were under arrest. The men wero captured without a fight in various places after they had. abandoned the loot and sep arated. Most of the money was found in a brush pile on a farm near Ca mancho, along with the guns and clothing discarded by tho robbers. A large sum also was found on the four suspects. The encho on the farm was dis covered by John and Arvld Flood, who operated the farm. , POLICE RADIO SYSTEM SAVES LIFE OF MAN PORTLAND, Mar. 10 ft) Tho po lico radio system last night saved the life of John Monaco, 00. In a squad car tw( patrolmen sped to an eastsldo address in answer to a radio call that a man was hang ing himself. They found Monaco suspended by his neck at the end of a rope In his garage. Police cut the rope and applied artificial respira tion. Physicians today said Monaco was improving rapidly. His family said he had become despondent be cause of inability to obtain steady employment. . Lumber Plant At Dallas Re-opens DALLAS, Mar. 16 (Pi Tho Willam ette Valley Lumber company plant here resumed operations this week on a double shift basis, after' a five weeks shutdown. The shutdown was forced by snows in the woods result ing In camps being closed for about three months. Three hundred men were put to work. - HI T NOT TUB JIAItYI WINNIPEG, Man., Mar. 10 fP A man sat in a parked ty car with a baby on his knee. 4 "Better be careful or they'll run you in for having the 4 Lindbergh baby," said a smll- ing policeman. $ ' "This Is the Llndberg baby," $ the man said. 3 "Oh, yeah?" said the police 3 man an he passed on. $ But It vis. yhe manpi $ name Is Charles Llndberg. $ and he's a filer In the Royal & Canadian air force. Sharp Dispute In Senate Group On World Court Stimson Called by Com mittee to Interpret the Revised Protocol for American Adherence WASHINGTON, Mar. X6 jsy En slaved In a sharp dispute over the Interpretation of the revised protocol tor American adherence to the world court, the senate foreign relations committee today called Secretary Stimson to give his views. The secretary of state will be heard next week. r New complications confront the path of the court protocol. Sena tors Plttman, of Nevada, and Lewis, of Illinois, Democrats, offered reso lutions today. The committee controversy Is over whether the revised protocol pro tects the senate's reservations adopt ed in 1020, barring the court from rendering advisory opinions affect ing the United States without the consent of this government. Senator Plttman, a friend of the court, proposed In . his resolution that the present ascertain1 from the other powers whether the revised pro tocol affects that reservation before American adherence would beeome effective. Senator LowIb. a foe of the court, proposed that all consideration of the court be deferred until the con clusion of the present Geneva arms conference. Lewis called attention that Senator Swanson, Democrat, Virginia, a mem ber of the foreign relations com mittee, Is participating In the Geneva parley. "It Is necessary." his resolution said, "to know the spirit of the rep resentatives of such governments be fore the United States vote any form of contract or obligation with the representatives of the foreign coun tries who are proposed as lnter-mem- (Contlnued From Pago Pour) Conference Held But No Hint As To The Subject WASHINGTON, March 16 VP) Re publican agricultural leaders of the house were called Into : conference last night by Proa Id out Hoover. No hint was given of .the topic under discussion. Secetarjr'HVde was at the"fnee Ing, held in the residential part of the White House Instead of the usual executive office wing. Representa tives Haugen of Iowa, Purnell of Indiana, and Clark of New York,, members of-tho agriculture commit tee, were the men called in. - The president aBked them not to dlsouss the meeting so Haugen said the talk was on "nothing of any Importance,"' while Secretary Hyde said newspapermen might find out by a process of elimination- if thoy asked enough questions. He did not stay to answer them, however. Speculation linked the conference with a senate resolution to make 200,000,000 of the Reconstruction corporation's funds Immediately available for crop loans, and with the equalization fee and export de benture plans of farm relief, strongly advocated in congress again, but still obnoxious to President Hoover, 178 Sick After Eating Bad Meat TACOMA, Mar. 16 (P) Poison meat dealt heavily with the .Eagles lodge members 'of Southwest- Washington this morning when 178 of them were reported ill as result of lunch eaten at the district meeting Mi Olympla last night. Aberdeen reports 80 stricken, Olympla 60, Montesano 14, Tenlno 10 and Contralia 10. None of the lodgemen seems to be seriojisly ill and all aro expected by attend ing physicians to recover. Russians Deny Any Recognition Move MOSCOW, Mar, 16 (VP) Reports from Tokyo that the soviet govern ment was about to extend recogni tion to the new government of Man churia were authoritatively denied today and it was asserted that this government's Manchurlan policy has not been formulated. Tho complications which surround the situation in Manchuria make it likely that formal steps toward recog nition will be taken slowly. Hope For Recovery Of Ex-Senator Reed ROCHESTER, Minn.. Mar. id (P) With a slight improvement being noted dally in his condition, belief was expressed today that James A, Reed, former United States senator from Missouri, would recover. Mr. Reed underwent a major operation lost week. Hypnotic Trance Used For Operation CHICAGO, Mar. 10 AV-Dr. A. F. Lenzon of the Cook county hospital today reported that he had operated on Miss Ruth Morrison, 29, for re moval of her tonsils while she was under a hypnotlo trance. Miss Morrison, who was hypnotized at the hospital yesterday by Dr. Louis Shapiro, said that she felt no pain during the operation. MORE CLUES CHECKED IN KIDNAP CASE Suitcase Containing the" tsaDjrs uothmg Found NeaK Malone, N. Y. " CRANDALL GIVEN ' FREEDOM TODAY Authorities Delve Into History of Kidnaping Today in Quest of Any New Possibilities HAROBAVE8 HELD GUILTY WARREN, Ohio, Mar. 18 W Common Pleas Judge Lynn B. Griffith today convicted' ' Dowell Hargraves, 81, fof the kidnaping of 11-year-old James De Jute, son of a wealthy ' NlleB contractor. - " Hargraves, the Judge said, was guilty of the Indictment charging him with intent to ' extort. The maximum! penalty Is life Imprisonment.' ' GIVEN BO-YEAR TERM ' ' NEW YORK, Mar. 16 W '' Samuel Lesser was sentenced ' to DO years In prison for kid- naplng Sidney Mann, a meat -market owner, last October. Leon Goiden. one of two men convicted with Lesser, . had been previously sentenced -to life as a fourth offender. . Max Llpskey, third defendant, was given 20 years. . . . t MALONE, N. Y Mr! 16 VP) A suit case containing baby's cloth ing found at a roadside near here, was -to be examined late today by New York state troopers to ascertain If it had any connection with, the ' (Continued on Paae FITS) TOM MANNIX SUCCUMBS TO APPENDICITIS. - PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. 16 () ': Death - last night -ended' the career ' ' of one-of Portland's most prominent" attorneys.' Thomas Mannlx, ' 63. - -1 t. Taken suddenly - 111 with' appendl- ' oltls last Friday, Mahnlx' condition did not improve after''emergency op-? oration..' Sunday physicians resorted" to blood -tranatuslon, his daughter, i Mario, giving the blood, but Manntt" 1 showed only brief Improvement; '";A ' Mannlx was a native of Ireland: but came to the United States as "a '' boy. He graduated from Boston unl-1 vorslty and practiced his profession'. In Massachusetts and Mpntana be fore he came to Portland.. He prao- tlced law here 20 years. In May, 1830, the Oregon supreme court disbarred Mannlx and the lateT George W. Josoph, his opponent In , a long and bitter legal fight. Joaepty died soon afterward and the supreme , court reinstated him, posthumously. Last September 22 Mannlx also was ' reinstated for a probationary period . of throe years. His widow and ' two daughter, : Marie and Frances, live here. . Hie . mother and three sisters live at Co- , hassett, Mass. ' .').'' Grand Jury Takes Silverton Murder' SALEM, Mar. 16 lPI Grand Juryi Investigation of the murder of Junes' Iverson, Silverton night watchman; 1 shot to death last May 2, was start-.' ed here yesterday by the Marlon, county Jury. i Robert Ripley and Frank Manning , recently confessed to the office!- that thoy were Involved in the crime. ' Ripley is now serving a 10 year term In the Washington state reformatory ' at Monroe, while Manning Is In the Marlon county Jail. Officers are now searching for it third man known as Dupree Poe. He was thought to be In Texas, where his Bister resides. ' Manning was arrested in Portland recently after a trip to the Orient; Wheat Today CHICAGO, Mar. 18 W) With liver- . pool wheat quotations showing the ' tallest premium over Chicago that, has been attained In several months, . grain values here averaged higher to day. - , , . .: The British wheat market reached moro than 2 cents above the Chicago market today, whereas recently Llv- erpool was 4o under Chicago. Buenos Aires wheat quotations also showed a relative gain, having ad vanced 2V2 cents on Chicago since the first of this month. Wheat closed unsettled, HK over yesterday's finish, com up. oats unchanged to a higher, and provisions unchanged to 6 cents off. . PORTLAND, March 16 (si There was no change In the price of either cash or future wheat on the Port, land market during the Wednesday sessions. The foreign markets war firmer and higher but the domestic trade still showed more or less ad verso character,