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Ha (Irani? Etmtttt (Mi CITY EDITION Full AMMlstcd Prcu UuM , . i Wlr Service 10 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, frj ARCH 18, i932 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 172 HEAVY RAINS CAUSE NEAR ROOD HERE Hillside Streams SencTIhe Surplus Water Into Business Section RIVER UP 4 FEET OVERNIGHT, REPORT More Rain Expected Dur ing Remainder of Week Condition General in This Section. Heavy rains combined with warmer temperatures resulted in near-flood conditions in La Grande this morn , lng. The Grande Ronde river was up four feet overnight and lowlands were menaced, with crews of men working in several points to prevent an overflow. In La Grande hillside streams coming out of Deals and Mill can yons sent water into the business section to a depth of several Inches this morritng, although the peak of this overflow soon passed. Storm sewers were inadequate to handle the flood waters and intersections In bus iness blocks were scenes of minia ture floods. Business basements Were threatened with the water and in somq residential sections similar con ditions - existed. City crews were hard pressed to handle the situation. The stream coming down L avenue from Deals canyon overflowed yes terday afternoon, sending roily wat ers rushing down Fourth street but the overflow' eased up during the night, only to resume again this morning, with other streams feeding Into La- Grande following suit. N. Slides Feared Train and bus service was uninter rupted, although some fears were felt here of the possibility of slides in the canyons near La Grande. " There also was a possibility of trouble from the river if. the water continued, to rise during today. i Rainfall during the period ending at 7 o'clock yesterday morning was .75 of an Inch, and in the succeeding 24 hours .83 of an inch more rain fell, bringing the total for 48 hours to 1.58 inches. During this morning enough more rain fell to send the f to$aL.up.,.'tp .around L70 .inches w , lioiiifniti Excess zxo incite-- ; The rainfall brought the March total to 4.16 inches at 7 a. m. this morning, as compared with the ttver nverage of 1.06 inches, for March in La Grande, making an excess for the first 17 days of tills month of 2.20 Inches. The overflow of water Into the business section here was the worst (Continued on Page Five) SCHOOL BOARD TO CONTINUE BOND EFFORTS The $80,000 block of Training school bonds, offered for sale last night by the La Grande board of education, remained unsold this morning with no bids entered. Slow ness of the bond market Is blamed for tho lack of bids, and it is called to mind that the state attempted to sell $1,000,000 in highway bonds this week and was able to dispose of only a little over $800,000 worth. The school board, however, expects to proceed with its efforts to sell the bonds and has some prospects of sue cess, it was said this morning. Wallowa County Acreage Purchased ENTERPRISE, Ore. (Special) A each sale of 240 acres of ranch land was reported ycstcrdayjjy the Wallowa Law, Land & Abstract company. The buyer was Wallace B. Truslow Jr., of Los Angeles, Cal., according to the Record -Chieftain. He wrote first to the abstract com pany inquiring afcout lands In tho county, saying h'e wanted a tract freo of all Incumbrance, including taxes, and it must be priced low enough to suit him. After Inquiry, the George . Shaw homestead, 25 miles northeast of En terprise, was located and Mr. Trus low was so advised. He directed that the abstract bo prepared and deed drawn up and the sale closed. Ho did not tell what use he had for the land. $ S h WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Rain tonight and $ 3 Saturday;-, moderate tempera- S tures; strong south winds, oc- cas tonal gales offshore. Sunday probably rain. $ WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 43 above. . Minimum: 37 above. Condition: Cloudy, rainy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 57, minimum 38 above. Condition: Cloudy, rain .83 of inch. Range 21 degrees. 3 WEATHER MAR. 18, 11)31 S- $ Maximum 60, minimum 32 ' above. Condition: Cloudy, rain .35 3 of Inch. Range 18 degrees. 3 Towlers Leave Saturday For Astoria Ore. Conclude Long Period of Activity in La Grande Arnold Gralapp New Principal Here i After 13 years of activity in edu cational and community enterprises In La Grande, E. D. Towler will leave Saturday morning for Astoria to be come principal of the Astoria High school. Mr. Towler who has been principal of the La Grande High school since 1821, is succeeded here by Arnold L. Gralapp. head of the science department. Mi. Towler received his training at the Southeastern Missouri State Teachers college, where he earned the degree of bachelor of pedagogy; the University of Missouri, at Columbia, whero he received his bachelor of science degree; and the University 01 wasnington where he was granted the degree of master of science. Slnco receiving his master's degree he has taken work at Stanford university toward a more advanced degree. The former principal came to La Grande 13 years ago with several years of experience behind him as principal of the Bloomfleld, Mo., High school for one year; a member of the history staff for one yea in Excelsion Springs High school; and half of one year as science teacher and the other Half as principal of a six-year high school in Missouri. The World war Interrupted his edu cational activities, and for a period both preceding and following the war he appeared on the Chautauqua as a vocalist, after which, In 1919, ho came to La Grande where he was head of the science department In the high school for two years before as- (Contlnued From Page Four) Gov. Murray May Open Drive Here In April BURNS, Ore., Mar. 18 W William H. (Alfalfa Bill); Murray, governor of Oklahoma and candidate for the Democratic' nomination as president probably will open an Oregon cam paign with a "personal appearance" on April 11. He expects to-be in the state three days, according to Clyde B. Cornell, of Burns, his Ore gon campaign manager. . . Cornell said he is arranging for a schedule which calls ..for governor Murray to open his Oregon campaign either at La Grande or Pendleton, with the second address of the day at The Dalles. Portland and Salem will be visited on the , second day. On the third day Klamath Falls and Medford will be visited.,. ;. C.K.McCormick Is A Candidate For Re-election C. K. Mccormick, county clerk of Union county, today filed his dec laration of candidacy to succeed him self. He will seek the nomination in tho Republican primary vote this May. Mr. Mccormick's slogan will be: "My past record your guarantee of my future conduct In office." "If I am nominated and elected." Mr. Mccormick said, today, "I will' during my term of office give the business of the office the same care ful attention I have in the past and I- will conduct It as economically as is consistent with the proper keep ing of the records." Mr. Mccormick, who has held the offlco for a numDer of years, is very well known throughout tho county. So strong has been his following that ho has had practically no opposition In some previous elections. Mr. Mc cormick also has a high standing throughout the state as Is evidenced by tho fact that he served two terms as president of the Oregon Associa tion of County Clerks and declined a proffer of a third term. Bob Duncan Guest At Luncheon Today A number of members of the La Grande country club and several prominent business men of the city met at the La Grande hotel at an informal luncheon today at noon given in honor or Bob Duncan, pro fessional golfer formerly with the St. Andrews course in tho British Isles. Mr. Duncan spoke briefly following his introduction by Charles H. Reyn olds, president of the club. L. K. Klnzel also spoko briefly during the meeting. Mr. Duncnn is an applicant for the position of professional at the local course, seeking the place left vacant by the resignation of Landls Crimp. Powers Scheduled . To Hang Tonight MOUNDS VILLE. W. Va March 18 m Harry P. PowerB, who wooed women by mall and then killed them, is ready to die tonight on the scaffold. While his attorney, J. Ed Law, sought a last minute stay of execu tion, the pudgy "Bluebeard" said he didn't think the move would do much good." ' Law. during the past few days has been frantically seeking to halt the hanging through various devices. Yesterday he telephoned Governor Conley to ask a stay to allow appeal to the United States supreme court. The plea was denied. OPPONENTS 3 ' 4! Ex-Governor Walter M. Pteroe, of La Grande, and Francis V. Gallo way, of The Dalles, are opponents In the Democratic primary' elec tion fur nomination for congress man. Both, men riled with t lie secretary of state during the last week.. , Mr. Pierce is pictured t -1 lite----top and ..,thev phu(o under neath is that of Mr. Unlloway. GALLOWAY TO RUN AGAINST PIERCE Two to Campaign for the Democratic -Nomination for Seat in Congress The Dalles, Ore., home of congress men from the second congressional district for many, many terms, will bo In the battle this year with a more numerous representation than usual. In addition to Congressman Robert R. Butler, who is expected to seek re-election, Francis V. Gallo way, Democrat, has announced his candidacy. - Mr. Galloway, a nativo son of Ore gon, moved to The Dalles In 1913 to take the place of Congressman N. J. Slnnott with Judge A. 8. Bennett In tho law firm of Bennett and Slnnott, remaining in the firm until Mr. Sln nott died and Mr. Bennett retired. He is .a former district attorney' of Wasco . county and is building his campaign upon a program of devel opment of tho Columbia river by whatever plan 1b ultimately approved by the U. S. army engineers; federal tax burdon lessened and equalized toward standard ability to pay; and general promise of active representa tion of this district. ' The entrance of Mr. Galloway Into tho campaign pits him against for mer Governor Walter M. Pierce,, of (Continued on Pago Three) Mr. Towler Given Masonic Ring By L.H. S. Students At a special student body assembly held at La Grande High this morn ing at 9 o'clock, the Btudent body presented Principal E. D. Towler with a Masonic ring in appreciation of the aid he has given the students dur ing his years in office here, and as a farewell token.' Mrs. Towler also was present at the assembly. t James Leslie, student body presi dent, In his presentation speech, said tho following: "Four years ago we seniors entered L. H. 8. aa freBhmcn. At that time we understood very little of the ideals of the school. As sophomores we had learned little more. As juniors we (Continued on Page Four) Gibson Funeral To Be Held Saturday The funeral of Harry Gibson will bo held from the chapel of Walker's Funeral home Saturday afternoon at 2:30 with the First Church of Christ, Scientist in charge or the services. Burial will be In the family plot In the Masonic cemetery. DAKOTA VOTE TREND EYED BY COUNTRY Roosevelt's' Standing In creased Greatly Over the Entire Nation MURRAY HARD HIT BY THE OUTCOME Hoover Expected to Get Most of the Republican Votes in Spite of Coxey France Race By Byron Price WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 ) North Dakota's voice -may count for less than one per cent in the electoral college, but near-complete returns today from Tuesday's primary showed she had spoken loudly enough to be heard from coast to coast on three Important political questions of, the hour. So far as she. herself is concerned, she affirmed overwhelmingly the oft-questioned ability of New York's governor. Franklin D. Roosevelt, to command the support of the rank and file of western voters; disposed of any surmise that "Alfalfa Bill" Murray has become the universal idol of distressed agriculture; and noti fied the Republican party that there 1b appreciable party disaffection in that particular Republican territory. Strongmen itoosevcit For Roosevelt, the North Dakota triumph falls Into a class with his ponqucst of New Hampshire a week ago. Only ton delegates were at stake and until the final count he was not assured of every one, but It was a decision won at the polls and not in convention, and won against a candidate having special appeal to ; (Continued on Page Five) Hope For Fair Weather for The Spring Opening Tho surplus of rain in La, Grande this week end may bo an indica tion of fair weather for the first of next weejc-acoovdlng to the law,rot averages At least, that-is the, hope of the riWch'antsbf this city - who are sponsoring the" annual Spring Opening next Tuesdoy evening from 7:30 to 9 p. m. In the business sec tion. Men's and women's new styles In clothing and the newest In home furnishings will be exhibited on that evening, and merchants are busily engaged this week making arrange ments for their exhibits. In connection with the Spring Opening, which will take place on the first full day of spring winter is scheduled to mpye Into past his tory on Monday,- Mar. 21- a musical program on tho streets will be fur nished by the La Grande band, di rected by Andrew Loney Jr. In connection with tho ? Spring Opening, Adahis avenue from Chest nut street to Greenwood streot will be roped off so that pedestrians in that area may not be interrupted by automobile traffic. The annual fall and spring open ings in La Grande Invariably bring out largo crowds of people, and are eagerly looked forward to by merch ant and patron alike. Easter Egg Hunt Set For Saturday An invitation has been extended to all the children who have been attending tho chapel car services to meet with Rev. ana Mrs. Cutler at the chapel car not later than 3:16 p. m. Saturday to line up for a big Easter egg hunt.. No one Is sure Just where Br'er Rabbit will deposit the brightly colored tokens of Easter, but Mi. Cutler says ho has been In touch with the long cared gentleman and Is sure that the treasure can be found. Tho evangelist requests that all mothers who have promised to help by furnishing Easter eggs should bring them to tho chapel car not later than Sasurday noon. Prizes are to bo awarded to the children who aro most successful In the hunt. Tho lost of the chapel car services will be held this evening at 7:30, though Mr. Cutler will preach In tho Baptist church Sunday, termin ating his efforts In La Grande with the evening service at 7:30. No of ferings will be taken at these clos ing services. Winter Term Of E. 0. N. Is Closed After two days of final examina tions, the winter term at the East ern Oregon Normal school closed this afternoon, and the students will en Joy two days of vacation before regis tration starts Monday morning. No spring vacation will be held between terms this year, President H. E. Xn low states. Those who have completed their requirements for graduation are Miss Mabel Long, of Haines, and Miss Victoria Worden, of La Grande. ; An Increase In enrollment Is an ticipated for the coming term, Presi dent Inlow states. An Increase of 33 per cent for the winter term of 1932 over the winter term of 1931 was noted. Classes will be resumed on Tues day morning at 8 o'clock. "Sonia" Staged At High School To Large Crowd Musical Comedy Is De lightful Entertainment Second Presentation This Evening The musical comedy "Sonia," pre sented last night at the High school auditorium by the L. H. S. student body, won Immediate and favorable response from the large crowd in at tendance. The excellent acting of the leading characters, the wen- trained chorus work and the fast- moving plot all combined to- make the comedy one of the best present ed here In some time. The solo numbers throughout were well done. The final staging of "Sonia" will take place at the auditorium at 8:16 o'clock tonight. Nick Hughes, cast as a college sophomore cheer leader, handled a comedy role In excellent fashion, and Sally Slegrlst, a campus bell, not only enlivened the show with her part but in addition furnished a solo dance In the second act that was very generously applauded. Jean McKennon, a co-ed by choice and a colleen by necessity; Doris Williams, Son la's aunt and guardian; . Cecil Black, cast as Pat Dunn, the hero; Robert Swan, with the difficult role of a professor of Oriental philosophy; Virginia Bramwell,.as Sonia; Wythel Hoke, in the cosmetic line; Bob Ward, a Russian by adoption; Rol lln Heassler, a no-account Russian nobleman; William Cooper, a Cos sack officer, and Myron Wheeler, as a hard-boiled sergeant, all furnished splendid performances in their par ticular parts. The story opened in an American collego with Sonia In search of some clue to lead her to her missing fath er, a Russian. Two sohemers were attempting to swindle her by pro viding an "Impromptu" father. In the second act the group appeared lr. Russia, still In search of her fath er, and Bolshevik! activities added to tho Interest. The finale also took - (Continued on Page Four; , EX - CASHIER OF BANK HELD ON 7 COUNTS EUGENE, Ore., Mart. 18 ffl Ac cused - of embezzlement on seven counts, Stephen Mogensen, former cashier of the Junction City State bank, was arrested last night follow ing the return by th.e Lane county grand,, Ju-y of spren secret Indict. bank now la In tho hands of the state bank examiners for liquida tion. The. Indictments allego six charges of larceny by embezzlement, and ono charge of embezzlement of stato banking funds by an officer .of a bank. In ono Indictment Mogensen was charged with the theft of $8600 said to have been given him by Mr. and Mrs. P. C. N. Laurldsen for purchase of school warrants. Another charge Involves theft of $1556 left With him. for purchase of bonds by J. O. Beck, In another case In whlnh an Indict ment was returned It was charged a note for $2000 was paid by an agent to the bank for the account of Mrs. Mary.S. Bailey, and. tho records of the bank show tho money has dis appeared. Committee To Be Named at Meeting A general executive committee from among those who signed waivers on checking and savings accounts in the United States National bank will be selected when the signers meot Mon day evening, Mar. 21, at 8 o'clock at tho Sacajawea Inn, It was announced today. The committee will represent them during the liquidation of tho assets of the defunct bank. Following the investigation, let' ters will be sent out to all who slgnod waivers, explaining what has been done and what will be dono in the future. Keenholts Guilty Of Embezzlement ASTORIA, Ore., March 17 IP) Specifically charged with converting $5580 to hln own use, Ray Keenholts, foimer manager of tho Astoria Sav ings and Loan association, was con victed on an embezzlement charge In circuit court here last night. Keenholts will be sentenced Sat urday. A penalty of from ono to 16 yeara In the state prison is provided for by statute. Sending Machines Installed On A. P. Printers In Observer Office The La Grande Evening Observer Inaugurated a new feature of its Associated Press leased wire service today with tho Installation of send ing machines In connection with the automatic teletype printers which bring tho A. P. news report into the office each day from 7 a, m. to 3 p. m. The new sending machines link the Observer directly with tho Port land office, and make It possible to put La Grande news directly on the day wire, Instead of sending it to Portland by commercial telegraph or telephone for distribution. ' La Grande 1 ne first newspaper en the day circuit to add this new feature, although Salem and Portland have been equipped with sending apparatus since the service was first started here a few years ago. The As sociated Press plans to install send CHURCHILLiS LIKELY HEAD OF SCHOOLS Committee Recommends He Become Director of Elementary Training REPORT MADE TO EDUCATION BOARD Recommendations ; . A 1 s o . Presented as to! Person nel of Deans and Direc ' tors of Colleges PORTLAND, Ore., March 18 m Reorganization and realignment of the personnel of deans and directors of Oregon's Institutions of higher learning- wos recommended - to the board of education here today by the unification committee of the board. Several of the changes will have far-reaching results. Among other things the committee proposed J. A. Churchill, president of Southern Ore? gon Normal school at Ashland, as director of elementary training and president of Oregon Normal school, with a transfer to Monmouth. The committee recommended that tho tenure of office of the deanB be at the pleasure of the board and that the dates of appointment be In ac-. cord with tho roport of tho curricula commltteo submitted last week. , - 13 Possibilities The commltteo disclosed It has nar rowed down to twelve men its list of possibilities for tho position of chancellor of the Oregon system of higher education, comprising the University of Oregon, Oregon Stato college and the three normal schools. (Continued on Page Five? FAMOUS SINGER DIES IN EUROPE Chauncey Olcott, of Irish Tenor Fame, Passes "at Monte Carlo PARIS, March 18 (P) Chauncoy Olcott, whose sweet Irish tenor won the hearts of millions nearly half a century, ago, died today at Monte Carlo at the age of 72. : : His adopted daughter, Joannotte Clarice Olcott, who was born in Monto Carlo, was with him. Ho libs been 111 for a long time and yester day his friends learned that tho end was near. His wife and son had been caring for him In his sickness. Mrs. Olcott said today she would start home with the body tomorrow for tho funeral in New York. Olcott was born In Buffalo, N, Y., July 21, 1800. Although his greatest fame In the United States was as a slngor of Irish ballads, Olcott first appeared on the stogo as a member of a minstrel troupe. He also achieved a considerable reputation' in comic opera roles. In more recent years, before his retirement, he specialized In roman tic comedy, clinging to the Celtic tradition that had grown up about him. "My Wild Irish Rose," which achieved . a tremendous popularity from one end of the country to the other, In Its time, was one of his most famous ballads. It was In Irish (Continued on Page FourV ' LABOR AGAINST M'KINTOSH AS , CIRCUIT JUDGE WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 OP) Con firmation of Kenneth Mackintosh, of Washington, as Judge of the ninth circuit was opposed before a son ata Judiciary subcommittee today by tho American Foderatlon of Labor. Edward J. Tracy, representative of the federation, testifying at the open ing of hearings on the nomination of the Wlckersham commission mem ber, said the views expressed by Mackintosh In two written opinions were not In accord with tho "trade union law" or the anti-injunction bill now pending before congress. He cited particularly Mackintosh's decision on an Injunction Issued against theatre musicians In Seattle. Tho injunction, sought by theatro ownors to prevent plckotlng, was up held by Mackintosh. ing machines, howevor, In all of tho cities on tho circuit, with a new in stallation schoduled in some city every week or two, according to re ports received here. Tho value of the sending machine to La Grande In particular Is that It gives Immediate transmission of news emanating from this district. To the day wire as a whole, it Is (Continued on Page Four) UMATILLA ItlVEIl ICI8INO PENDLETON, Ore., Mar. 18 WV- Heavy rainfall coupled with fast melting snow In the Blue mountains was causing a rapid rise in the Uma tilla river today. A five-foot level was predicted, un less conditions change. There is yet no danger of flood menace. "Gamest Kid In America" Dead After 177 Days Clarence Hastings' Long Jignt tor Late Is fail ure, But He Smiles Al most to the End By Charles Lang SYRAOUSE, N.' Y Mar. 18 tm Clarence Hastings, whose friends colled him "tho gamest kid In Amer ica," is dead. . The 14-year-old boy whose case was known in all parts of the country, after spending 177 days In a res pirator that prevented hlB moving any part of his body but his head, died at city hospital today of In fantile paralysis complicated by the shock of an operation Tuesday for an abdominal obstruction. The in fantile paralysis had paralyzed his respiratory organs so that he de pended for life upon the hospital's respirator. . . , . . , f Almost, to the end freckle-faced Clarence smiled. Wlhlle nurses and doctors stood this morning around his breathing apparatus and watched his life ebb away, he turned his head and snld: . , "Please shut off the machines. They're making too much noise." : Ho had Just died when a telegram was received from; Bert Acosta, trans atlantic filer, and Townsond 'McAl lister, an aviator, who had taken an interest in the case. It said: "You will be all right. I moan in good health. When you recover look .me up at Roosevelt flying field and I'll tako you for a good flight for be ing so brave." ' S corpus of Ti'InirniinB Hnrnlveti . it wasn't the first such telegram sent to the boy in his long fight to recover hlB health, scores of them, and thousands of letters have poured In as a result of some kind words addressed to the boy a month or. so ago by Kato Smith, singer.- On one day he received two mall sackB full of correspondence moro than any other Individual in tho olty. The mall brought many little gifts. A youngster in tho Bronx sent his pot rabbit's foot. A minister from the mid-west breathed a prayer. There were picture postcards, travel pictures, handkorohlofs. Little glrls in New York city wrote vaionunes. Boy, you got moro pluck than ton ' (Continued on Fogs Four) Alleged Murder Plot Foiled By Police Action WASHINOTON( Mar. 18 fl) An ftl-, leged murder plot against officials of a labor union was foiled lost night by an eleventh-hour police raid In which four men ana a woman woro arrested. - The plotters, , police headquarters announced, had intended to kill C. E. Haury, representative of the Inter national Union of Operating Engl neers later In the night when he left an executive meeting. of the union. John Possehl, president of the - or ganization, and Frank E. , Langdon, editor of the union's Journal, .wero to have been murdered later, police said. . n 'iff Police said they obtained evidence of the attempt by listening in on conversations of the group after anonymous telephone messages to the Intended victims gave the tip. xneee union oiiiciais ngurea ioso year In another attempt which near ly cost Langdon his life., He, Poe neh-1 and Arthur M. Hud dell, then president of the union, were trapped In' a cafeteria by a lono gunman, Lahgdon hod an eye shot out and was 1 othorwlso seriously ' wounded, while Huddell'a pooketbook stopped a ;lbullet at his heart. Haury was attacked in public by a woman with a horsewhip Just beforo the first murder attempt. She accused htm of keeping her husband out of work. Trouble In tho union, police sat, Was caused by alleged discrimination In the order -j.in'.whiclv employment is assigned. 'Thq' . union designates members available for each Job as lft offers,.' All those." arrested gave Washing--ton addresses but one, George Mc Sullon, 47, who was said fiy police to come from Chicago.- Tho others gavo tho names of Walter Reed, Mrs. Kay Reed, Ed Johnson and Bort Wil son Carpenter. Tho men all said they woro engineers. . Tax Payments On v Mar. 15 $12,648,765 . , WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 (P Pay ment of Income tax on Mar. 15 on Incomes In 1031 amounted to $12, 048,705 as compared Willi $13,100,362 rocelvcd on tho same date a year ago. i Tho payments made tho total for the month 944,701,364 and Xor tho fiscal year 9072,822,728. :, For the same number of days In March last year Income payments amounted to (58,124,004 and for the llscal year $1,220,556,020. . 4 Children Burn To Death in Home PAUL8BORO, N. J., Mar. 18- IP) While tholr frantic mothor fought to rescuo them, four children wero burned to death by fire which de stroyed their homo hero early today. The doad: Therso Bell, 16: Mary Bell, 8; Ruth Bell, 5, and William Boll, 8 months. The father of tho children, John Bell, was working In a factory near by when the fire started and was held back when ho tried to enter the burning building. . i.' 2 SERVANTS ARRESTED IN KIDNAP CASE: Cook and Butler for C: Leandro Lightfoot to Be Questioned 'V KNOWN TO POLICE A BY ANOTHER NAME In Meantime, Man Atvesfc-T ed in Pocatello,' Idahof Tells Conflicting Stories; About Lindbergh Casev, HOPEWELL, N.-J.','UarcH 18 ffi- Police at the Lindbergh home an'1 nounced today that the two Franklin Park servants who disappeared the 1 day after the kidnaping of the Ltnd- borgh baby had ' been located and" were to be questioned. , " X They were cook and butler for th C. Leandro - Llghtfoots and tho cu' cumstance of their sudden departure f caused the Llghtfoots to make a re port to .police investigating the kid-1' naplng. The servants, Mr. and Mrs. " Paul Thornburg, left -with the state ment that s Thornberg's- mother was -dying in Germany. After they had'4 gone the Llghtfoote - missed ; some rough wood similar to that used in -the ladder employed by the kidnapers and a chisel like one found beneath the Lindbergh nursery window, ' Chisel Recovered Tho chisel was found at the Light- foot home yesterday. t- ' The official bulletin Issued today by Superintendent of State, Police H. Norman Schwarzkopf, revealed that ' the investigation i had r resulted In location of the missing pair. " '. It also disclosed the servants were- known to police by another name1 than Thornborgi . - !t Homy : Johnson (the suitor of the (Continued on Page F1t)( ; HOOVER WILL NOT ENTER IN OREGON VOTE PORTLAND, March 18 (ff) A spe cial dispatch to the Orcgonlan today i jfroin. Washington, D. C, 44yi tfr definite and final information J that President Hoover will not enter Ore gon's presidential primaries in May.; In Ohio and In Massachusetts1 whore the law specifies no candidate t for delegate to the national conven-r -tlon can run without the consent of the presidential' candidate, Hoover' has entered the contest. But under the present plan his name, " the die patch says, will not be entered n, other states. : n ' Scholar, 57, Fasts; '. Wants Suitable Job WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 (P) Unles somebody gives him a suitable job Dr. Fred T. Wolters, . 57-yoar-old; maintains he will starve .himself', to death in protest, , ,vv ( To prove that he means business! Wolters has beaten but one peanut, which he said he picked up In a store, since beginning to fast on Feb,. 28. To avoid being clapped in on, asylum, the scholar took the prer caution of having himself declared sane by alienists before announcing the hunger strike. They pronouneeit him abnormal In some respects.' " Wolters Is an expert at hunger1' strikes, having undertaken them beV. fore both here and abroad. , He walks a short distance dallK growing weaker but, he soys, feel-1 lng. no hunger. Already he has lost' enough' weight for his. clothes ."t haiig bugily on the Wolters frani6i. CHICAGO, Mar. 18 VP) Undent' big wove of general selling, largely duo to stop losses, wheat collapsed, about. 2 cents a bushel today find corn moro than a cent. ' . ; lr Lowest prices since Jan. '.16-wsrer. reached. Fears of. soml-demorallza-tlon In tho world's wheat markets were expressed following, announse ment by Secretary of Agriculture Hyde that an Intensified effort Was contemplated to sell abroad some-of the huge surplus stocks of wheat, In this country. . A bearish construction also was placed on announcement that President Hoover was .seeking further financial assistance for the farm board so that the board could make sales of wheat abroad' von credit. t Wheat closed nulled, at virtually the days bottom, l(?2'io under yesterday's . finish, corn . H4 down, oats c off, and provi sions showing 2 to 22c decline. , .-. PORTLAND, Mar. 18 W Secretary Hyde's reported campaign for tho sale of American farm board wheat abroad caused a slump In all AmerN can and Canadian markets, result ing In a complete loss of export sales In the dominion. On the Portland futures market now low records for tho season were forced In both July and September at 87c. May lost 26, July 114c and September 2o a busheL There wos a loss of 2c a bushel In cash wheat on the merchants' .ex change. There were no sales of fu tures; in fact, none cared to buy at any price. Wheat Today
