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Newspaper Page TextFriday;- MtU-ctt 18, 1932; LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Page Five r, . II L(D(D AIL IB LB D IE triT i' 1 1 1 1 ' i i it mi 1 1 , 1 aJ Returns to Office . After being ill for several1 weeks ' f olio wing an' operation. Mrs; -Elizabeth Carney has returned' to her wbrK at the office of Dr. A. L. Richardson. To Visit' Nrtir Eugene Miss Pauline Conradt, daughter of Mrs. Anna Conradt, will visit Miss Virginia Staddford during the spring vacation at the University of Ore gon. Miss Conradt Is a freshman at the university where both she and Miss Staddford are members of Sigma Kappa social sorority. Miss Conradt has been honored recently by being elected to the position of historian in her sorority. , , - ' 111 At Home Mrs, D. W. Stone is ill at her home at the Landis Court apartments. To Visit sister . Miss Jane Gavln executive secre- tary of the Oregon State Nurses as sociation ', is expeoted to arrive to day 'to visit her sister, Mrs; Charles Oump, and also to attend a meet ing of the local association tonight. She hp.s been In Baker attending a district association conference. Miss Gavin; recently returned from a trip to New York. In Portland-. J. Zimmerman, federal prohibi tion, enforcement officer, is transact ing business in Portland at pres ent. ' In Nurses Training Miss;'Lois Hansen, daughter of Mrs. Viva Ij. Hansell. entered nurses train ing In Emmanuel hospital in Port land about two weeks ago, and ac cording to word, received by her mother "she Is finding her studies very enjoyable. ' ; From Cove J. E. Mills, of Cove, was a business visitor in La Grande today. To Spend Vacation Nylic Lewis, who is a sophomore at the University of Oregon, arrived In La Grande this morning to spend the sorinE vacation with his mother, Mrs. H. P. Lewis! Mr. Lewis is a Graduate of the La Grande High schoof and has been a prominent member of the younger set. From Eiicenc Worth Ep'llng arrived from Eugene this morning and will spend the coming week' visiting his parents, Mr, and Mrs. P. A. Epling. He is a fresh man at the University, of Oregon and Is pledged to Sigma Alpha Epsllon fraternity there. Fairies Meet The Eagles lodge met In regular session last night at 7:30 and during a short meeting transacted routine business. From Union J. D. Shanks and Tony Smith, of Union, wore in La Grande last night to attend the meeting of the Elks lodge. Mr. Smith, who is postmaster at Union, was--initiated Into-the ore der, dncfnr&tafifeu'tAg 3 MeMfleV& with his famous laughing song, play ing his own piano accompaniment. From Wallowa Cecil Chrisman, Wallowa attorney was among the out-ol-town visitors at the meeting of the Elks lodge Inst night at the Elks temple. Mr. Chris- man was initiated into the lodge. Will Attend Meet Harold C. Boone, secretary of the Union county chamber of commerce, will leave tomorrow evening for Port land, where he will spend Sunday before coing on to Eugene to attend the 12th annual conference of the CURTAINS from La Grande's finest homes are entrusted to our care We can please you too. Modern Laundry ' PHONE MAIN 77 DON'T FORGET TO PHONE THAT WANT-AD YOU can quickly raise extra cash by selling some of those things you no longer need.' A Want-Ad will find an answer to any of your wants. PHONE MAIN 600 k n Special O&Ser! Bring this ad to our studio and get six nice la'rge photos of yourself or family for ?5.00 and we will make you a present of a large framed photo. HARTS STUDIO 10S Elm St. Opposite Power Company Office 'Oregon Commercial secretaries, Mar. 21, 22 and 23. Mr. Boone is a mem- ber of the board of directors. Among the distinguished visitors at the con vention will be Leonard t Gllkey,' of Albany, president of the organiza tion;, and' Leonard' Reed,' of- Port land, assistant' manager , of the West ern Division of the; United States chamber of commerce- To Portland .:.; W. a Perkins left'- last night for Fort land where he: will spend, the weekend with Mrs. Perkins, who has been' in Portland for , 'Several days,. shopping and visiting , friends. m i w ' - From' Wallotva unit.: Dr. and Mrs. J B; Greeory. of Wal lowa, are La Grande visitors for n few days. , Unci To linker in n.n 1 George "Scooty" Dutton, of Port land, left this morning, for Baker after transacting business' here- for several days. Mr. Button? is a major in; the national guard: and was mak ing an official' visit In.iLa Grande, his former home for. several, years; Returns 5 ? After spending a few days in Walla Walla- visiting iher' -meiiher, Mrs. Adolph Newlin, Mrs. 'James McNamee has returned to La Grande where she makes her home. Mrs. Newlin is a former resident of La 'Grande. Mrs. Hull Bnclc Mrs. Lawrence Hull' returned to La Grande recently rffter spending about six weeks in Los Angeles, visiting friends and relatives'. She was ac companied by her son and' daughter, Lawrence Jr., and Jane. N. O. W. to Meet Tho (Neighbors of Woodcraft will hold a special meeting at the home of the guardian neighbor, Mrs. Elva Wilhelm, 2107 Cedar street, Satur day evening at 7:30 o'clock. The meeting has been called for the pur pose of obligating a member arid transacting other business which may come before the meeting. ; Recovered Mrs. Charles Gump,- of Frultdalfe, has recovered from' a severe attack of influenza which has confined her to her home during the past week. Visiting Aiiut Mr$. Emma Grady has as her guests n V,A Unra nf Ml nnH Mrs W W. Bohnenkamp Sr., -.her -nephew and. niece, Mr. and Mrs. John. Henderson, of' Prairie- City-, v Green Rose a Freak A type of -green rdse' known na Vlrldlllora orlginuted'iln Baltimore iiDout 1850, ana wus mentioned bj the National Rose society In 11)14. The -netrilstu're sniifi.U'.polnted, set' thickly, and of the sa mo 'color as the foliage of the r.oso, dark pen green. The flower Is of medium Bjze and double, and Is of vigorous gjktwtlte Jt'jnaf Jltdoaildoiieduioi-e as n botanlcul freak thnu us u sep arate variety. '. ) . Natural PreieiValivev That relics found In caves Inhab ited by Incas ore In such good state of preservation Is .because of the absence of rainfall and the occur rence of nitrates In the soli, bring ing about conditions which tend tr preserve perishable! materials be. ter than any other 'place In the world. Structural . Idej Recessloual building js a term ap plied to the new style of architec ture, seen, for example, In many of the New York structures. As the building Increases In height the width of the floors Is reduced, so that seemingly the be'ldlng tapers Washing ton in Jlew York President Washington had three residences In New York at differ ent times. Tt.e first was the house of Walter Frankllp, on Dover street; the second was provided by congress, and was at 3 Cherry street; the third, JtcComb's house, on Broadway, near Bowling Green. "tatln-America" .Latin-America Includes all conn tries of South America except the Gulanas, all countries -of Central America, Cuba, Haiti, Santo Domingo and Porto Rico. Latin-Americans are people mostly descended from a union of the so-called Latin races of the Old world with the native races of the New world. 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' : )ISE jiLtgiSTOta TOS-ff , RM.u.s.pAT.orr. a e 1932 BY HrA SCnVICC INC. . , aia J 7 ' War-Time Surtax Rates on Bigger Incomes Adopted WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 ) The war-time surtax rates on incomes of $100,000 and over were forcad into the new revenue bill today In the house. The house also approved, 121 to 81, the La Guardla proposal to ihcreaso the rate on incomes of more tian 800p a year (to 7 per cent. The committee had recommended 6. The house approved increases from 1 per cent to 2 per cent, on in comes of $4000 and an Increase from 3 to 4 per cent on the. second $4000 as recommended by the committee. Acting Chairman Crisp estimated it .would ralse WO.000,000 in a full cal 1 endar vear. . Earlier, tha ways and means com mittee had decided not to Imposp a tax on copper Imports as agreed upoii yesterday because such a tax would necessitate the revision of a number of tariff -schedules. This decisions leaves $11,000,000 of revenue yet to be provided for if the bill IS to raise the amount the committee '-estimates Is neceasary to balance th-3 budget. Valuable Honeybees Honeybees are so helpful In cross iftoliUiutiUii .fri'ilt trees tlmtj 111 "amy 'sections tbey are kept for this pur oose rather than for the produc tion of honey. State bee special ists say that In Oregon, which Is a good honey-producing stute, It has been estimated that bees are from four to live times more valuable to fruit growers than to beekeepers. ' Nation's Tod Bridges There are about 300 Joll bridges In the United States. They are pri vately owner and fees are only sup posed to be assessed until the costs of the bridges are defrnyed. The government lias the power to fix the fees, but only Interferes when the fee charged by the owner Is exces sive. Sanctioned by Ucago The use of the word "pretty" In the sense of a comfortable degree, la sanctioned, as "pretty well," "pretty sure." CITIES THROUGHOUT. COUNTRY TO RECEIVE THIS POSTER WANTE INFORMATION AS TO THE WHEREABOUTS OF CHAS. A. LINDBERGH, JR. OF HOPEWELL, N. 1. " SON OF; COL CHAS. A. LINDBERGH t fr World-Famous Aviator This child was kidnaped from his home In Hopewell, N. J.f between 8 and 10 p. m, on Tuesday, March ly 19312. DESCRIPTION: Ago, 20 months Ha blond, curly ' Weight, 27 to 30 lbs. Eyes, dark hhw Height, 29 inches Complexion, tight Deep dimple In center of chin & Dressed In one-piece coverall nf$:ht ult ADDVtESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO : COL- H. H SCHWAHZKOPF, TREHTON, H U r . ' COL. CHAS A. LINDBERGH, HOMWlXL, . J, AU COMMVNfOITIOIfft WtU. BC TKCATE0 M CONFtDlfvCt: COt- H. MOftMAH tC'tWWZXtWf rb 11,1512 : fajt HW Jy (Ult W,7fil,((.l To the police ilrKir(itirtit of la (Jnnule ami inorp I littii 1 10(1 otlifr communities IiaM tlil-t MwtPr ucen iiHpairni-ii hy hip r. . dpikii-i-nienl of Just Ire In tlir Interest of the srarf lt for the Llndhprfiti lwlr. It coiiUJus a complete description of the kidnaped child. Classified A New York editor and educator says there ore three kinds of peo ple who don't tell the truth; those' who don't know It; those who know It but don't want to toll It. and those who know It and want to tell It, but don't know how. In tills last class is ninny a dub bridge play er who gums up u partner hy n pri- vnto nnd unconventional systein ol bidding. Arknnsns fliretto. HEAVY RAINS CAUSE NEAR FLOOD HERE (Continued From Pago Ono) experienced in La Grande in many years. , Tho wanther forecast '. for Oregon ' today indicated a continuation of the ' rain tonight and Saturday, and prob- nguro snoum oe cue maximum. nM a.irlnlr TnmnnrotiirnH nnt' 1 hn f!Ctnmlttfifi held to tile UOSl exnected to be moderate. ' " HTOIOI WARNINGS UP PORTLAND, Ore.,' Mar. 18 P) Southeast storm warnings wore or- dercd up this morning at all Oregon and Washington coast stations. Heavy rain squalls broke over the Oregon coast during the night and spread into the central and eastern BCCtlOUH.- i ). -..-. The weather bureau predicted con tinuation of the storm over the week end. The warm rains and melting snow, sent rivers of the state higher. At tfny submitted to tho board Its rcc Snlcm? the Wlllametto rose B feet in om mend nt ions as to deans and dlroc- the 24-hour period ending at 8 ft. m. tors of tho several schools sot up today. There was a 4.3-foot increase i under the reorganization of the Unl at Albany, and at Eugene the river I vcrslty of Oregon, Oregon State col- stood 1.2 feet higher. Portland showed an increase of 2.4 feet. WIU.AMHT'n: ItlKINC! EUGENE. Ore.. Mar. 18 lPl Tile Willamette river stood at the 9-foot mark here today, up 1.2 feet in the past 24-hour period. There was a light drlzfele hero to- clay. Last night's minimum tem peraturo was 52 degrees, the highest minimum since Sept. 12. The river today was approaching, tho highways on both--sides of the city and was said to have washed over tho highway near Junction City. The stream raised 0 Inches In four hours this morning. A colony of destitute campers who are stnying on n plot of county land D By J. R. Williams ncar the river Just north of Eugene, was threatened by tho high water this morning. Seven or eight families are living in tents and makeshift shacks and may bo forced to move. HA1N AT Tilt: DAI.I.KS THE DALLES. Ore., Mar., 18 VP) A half inch of rain had fallcii hero In tile Q4-hour period ending at noon todny nntl the fall continued during t.hr, diiv. Thi rnln storm aDDroached cloudburst proportions In sections to the south, damaging truck gardens and roads. CHURCHILL IS LIKELY HEAD OF SCHOOLS 'Continued from Page One) Tho chancellor's salary should be $15,000 annually, the commltteo rec ommended, and suggested that this ! tlon that the chancellor should be selected with the feeling that "ad- I miniHiruuvo ..unity auuum wiwi yuv- cwlcnco over academic qualifications.'; T) v,h1 H11r Hlules Recommendation was made that two members of the wonrd make trips lo other states to interview men for 1 ",u huhwu " wm...,. ., . mlttcc feels it hna done nil that can be done through corrc3poudence and that the ni'xt move must be tqward proper contact. i Tho unification committee of the state board of higher education to- j lego and the three state normal schools. At its last week's meeting the board adopted a report bringing closer to gether tho university ana coiicgc, eliminating duplication of courses at tho two institutions, and establishing 13 mnjor schools, Blx ouch at Eugeno and Corvallla, and one, tho medical school, at Portland. Tho recommendations as to per sonnel of tho major schools follow: Dean and director of iltoraturo languago and art: Clarence V. Boyer, of Eugene, to remain at Eugene. Dean and director of home econ omics: Ava B. Milam, of Corvallls. to remain at Corvallls. - Dean and director of social scl !cncc3. jamcs Henry Gilbert, of Eugeno, to remain at Eugene. Dean and director of agriculture: William A. Schoenfcld. of Corvallls, to remnJn at Corvallls. Dean anfc director of law: Wayne L. Morse, of Eugene, to remain at Eugene. Dean and director of medicine: Dr. Richard B. Dlllehunt, of Portland, remains at Portland. Churchill Hecommciulpd Director of elementary training and president of Oregon Normal school: J. A. Churchill, president of Southern Oregon Normal school of Ashland, to go to Monmouth. Director of extension: Alfred Pow ers, of Eugene, remains at Eugene. Director of co-operative extension: I'. V. Maris, of Corvallls, remains at Corvallls. Director of lower division: Elwood M. Smith, Corvallls. Dean and director of sciences: Earl LeRoy Packard, of Eugene, goes to Corvallls. Dean ahd director of business ad ministration and commerce: Harrison Vol Hoyt, of Corvallls. goes to Eugene. Dean and director of engineering: H. 8. Rogers, of Corvallls, remains at Corvallls. Dean and director of fine arts: Ellis F. Lawrence, of Portland and Eu gene, to remain at Eugene. Dean and director of forestry: Georgo W. Peavy, of Corvallls, re mains at Corvallls. Dean and director physical educa tion: John P. Bovard, of Eugene, re mains at Eugene. s Director of high school training and dean of school of education: J. R. Jewell, of Corvallls, goes to Eugene. Dean and director of pharmacy: Adolph Zeiflc, of Corvallls, remains at Corvallls. Director of research: To he named later. Director of co-opcratlve research: William A. Schoenrcld. of Corvallls, to remain at Corvallls. The report was submitted to the beard by the unification committee ccmposed of Albert Burch, chairman B. Irvine, Edward C. Pease and C. L. Starr, chairman of the board. E. C. Sammons. the fifth member of the committee is in the Orient, 2 SERVANTS ARRESTED IN KIDNAP CASE! (Continued from Page One) baby's nurse who was questioned alj length about the kidnaping and vyno Is held for immigration officials), lias n.ot beep questioned, by investigators from this office as to the hereabouts of Paul Engenstonberg, alias Thorn- berg," Schwarzkopf's statement read. Still Checking Story Our Investigators a.M still out checking on the story related by Mr, Llghtfoot and until, such time as they return and report their findings it will be impossible to inform you of anything definite concerning the! Engcnstonbergs. ; "Whether or not thero is any con nection between their sudden depar? ture and the circumstance of the kidnaping is to be determined. 'The Engenstonbergs have been located and Investigators will ques tion them this morning. As soon os our Investigators" have heard their story and Informed us of the circum stance we will communicate infor mation to the press representatives." Schwarzkopf also' told of a state ment by a student at a Prjnoeton preparatory scuooi mai on maicn .i, the day of the kidnaping, the student saw ah automobile drawn to one side, Lf the Lindbergh- lane. The student salt! there were ladders laid across the, tops ol the seats but he did not take the license number' of tho car nor did he notlep the driver closely. enough to give any description. "Willi tho information at hand. : Schwarzkopf said, "this matter was Investigated as far as possible with out being able to obtain any'informa tlon of value." Ho said his sunordlnatcs wore out on several phases of the ihvesttgtt tlon but had reported nothing tedf Importance. . .. , ' DtUeotlvt'H Kit Route to Iihiho.,j Two Newark detectives left this morning for Pocatcllo, Idaho to ques tion Ignaco Blaustotn, who' told po llco there hp was. the driver of the autioiiioblio in which the Lindbergh baby was kidnaped. 'vl Ceputy Chief cf Police Prank Sfex of the Newark force said ho spoke 'to Blausteln last night by telephone auU his conversation .was Important , wiough to warrant sending men to Ppcatelio. The men Brex sont .arei Acting Captain Thomas Rowe apd Sergeant Strong. Brox has been ac tive in the .investigation since it' began, being stationed first at the Lindbergh home and later taking char go of the examination of : Joh.UH son. . K ' ' MAN IIKIJ) AT POrATLLO- 7;i BOISE, Idaho, March 18 (fl1) lgnace Blausteln, hold in Ppcatelio on a burglary chargo, gave police." arresting him here a story whicb. '.on t He ted with much lie told Poca-1 ,ello officers later. , i Blausteln, who gave also the namn of Harry Schwartz, was questioned hero regarding the Lindbergh, kid!- imping cuse and said he knew noth ing of it until c reached Weber, Utah, on his way West from New Jersey. . i, .i He flak! lie was ftccompanled by two men and a woman, tho latter the who of one of tho men. He told Good for Saturday and Monday March 19 and 21 THOMPSON'S MALTED " MILK V I -III, iO! Chocolate Flavor Mb. Can 39c Sty 2 4 CANS FOR 39c Breakfast ' Rara r,fJo. 2 Cans Golden Corn oymp 'No: 2 Cans Cut Beans Made from 9 for IOC N. 2 Cans White Corp Cane Sugar No. 2? Cans IJominy Wape Sugal. T No.-216 Cans-Kraut . Cam Svnin' IVOry No. 2$ Cans Standard Tomatoes Com bymp Ofton 'No. 2 Can Solid Pack Tomatoes 1 T,,,- . OOdp ' No. 1 Tall Spinach ' J-JUg fed. Bars 2 Bars 15c Y0U MAY ASSQRT THEM 93c : .P&G Purex Sunbrite Van Camps Qt. Bottle Clean, 10 Bars r , 27c I 17c I 5c I 5c cane v Lettuce Bananas Butter Sugar . r10-'- Heads ' 3 lbs. 2-lb. Roll Cloth Bag . 49c 5c 17c 51c Why Not Try Piggly Wiggly-Today? story, of having left New. Jersey March 6 in a closed car with a Pennsylvania1 license. Later, he declared, accord ing to Ernest Stoops- chief"o detec tives, the car bore a New Jersey license. . .- He and 1.1& companions slept in the. car on the way out here Stoops was teld. An attempt to find the car and other companions failed. Blausteln was arrested here. March 15 with a portable typewriter, clothes ' and watches which -police said were j those stolen from a fraternity house on tho camous of the University of Idaho, Southern Branch, at Pocatello. Blausteln admitted. Stoops' said. that he was on. parole from prison In Concord, N. H., where he was serving a term for grand larceny. ' - SECRET CONFERENCES- HELD HOPEWELL. N: J., March 18 (P) Fresh from a secret conference; at Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's home, pollco pressed on today in their search for his 20-rnonths-old child. The conference, held" last "evening at the: close of a day that' brought only disappointment, was attended by most of the police officials at the head of the hunt. While it was on, all automobiles except those occupied by police were turned back at the road to the Lindbergh home. Meanwhile, from Mexico qjtVi came a dispatch indicating belief that thp kidnapers of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., may possibly have escaped, the coun try by airplane. Mexican officials announced that 10 crack secret service operatives were en route to the.. Mexican borders. Eight were sent to the Mexican United States llpe nnd two to the Guatemalan" border and they wfjre all instructed to check airplane lnoyp ments carefully. ! A theory that tho fcidnnpers plight have reached Mexfco by air" before officials could stop tlierri, led to the order. Tho agents are working in cognito. ' More Clues Eliminated' ? Mori? tenuous "clues" were elimin ated last night. ' Babies in. Trenton, the Bronx and Crcston, Iowa, were Investigated and found not to bp the Lindbergh child. Pollen in watorburv. Conn., said thvoo members of tho New York bomb- squad arrived thoro, announced they sought three suspects in tne kidnaping enso, and visited several ''rooming housos. No Information, was dbtalnable on this angle here or In Now York. '-.- '' ' fJTnTOTA VOTE TREND EYED 1 BY COUNTRY (Continued from Page One v 'tlib section; The psychological ad- vantago of such a victory ts unques- cioneu oy any politician. , (- - Tho New York governor Know has .pledged to him moro than 60 dele gates, overy 'one from states border ing' on Canada! H( has a prospect i .of more from the Bame nortnorn tier, and a reliable promise of substantial help ' from the ;South, Next week Georgia Is expected .to mnko a for mal pledge and (ithor states will iol low. '. , . , There remains", ljQwevcr, that, ,pop ulous' str'ctch'of country' between -tho extreme north1 tind tlio cxti-'emo south. Prom Ifew -York to Mlsspiirl, Rpose- CHEESE Full Cream 16c lb- Krafts 12-lb. Pkgs. any flavor 15c a yelt has not yet the pledge of a single delegate, and be needs many If he la to win. His problem, from now on will lie largely In that te- rltory and in Massachusetts, whee he has been entered in a severe trial of popularity with Alfred E. Smith..) - ' Murray Hard Hit ". Proportionately,, the North Dakota results mean more to Murray than they-do to Roosevelt, With only hs wn state behind him thus far, te Oklahoma governor had high hopes thafc nis campaign of dissent from the present order would sweep the northwestern farmers off their fet. He had Dinned his hones on the - west and a part-'0f: the . south. An earlier plan to enter Kew Hamri- shire'.was put aside so that he could take his baptism of -fire- In a state where the dominant Industry agri culture now' is In Its second decade of almost continuous depression. His friends had hoped-that, at the very -least, ho would run Roosevelt a close ' race, giving .him prestige in. neigh'-, boring states and insuring;-' that lie would be a real' factor in the con vention! - - .- ..'-' - a - Republicans Not Surprised - f Among the Republicans,, the re sults were not much of a surprise. The party organization in North Da kota has been in. the hands of the Insurgents, and President Hoover was, not even entered In the primaries. The preference vote was divided be tween -Joseph I. France --of Mary land, and Jacob S. Coxey of Ohio, ut therq Is no assurance; that", under the pcpullar state law.'elther of theni will have a single, delegate. A majority of delegates.' .favoring j Hoover : was . elected. , The. extraordinary number, of Re publl,cana who .voted ,',ln trie Demo cratic prlmar, ' however ,' , occaslc-he'd curiosity .and concern ' among t tne party regulars. . It was hardly' ek pected' the Democratic total Would be so great. Senator Nye, a Repub lican independent, said this was p'ropf ' of widespread' dissatisfaction wltli" ttit. administration's; fBfni pol icies. fp& Hoover Waders were' si lent'. .'",, . ' ,- '.'i ' '.',. '',' . In . the cpuhtry generally, it 1 was a week of cbrhnaratlve' political .qule and NorthM Dakota' had' the aiiotllKlit' almost entirely to herself. .n.ero was plenty oi iuchi iimucuvw-Ing-, particularly among the badly Bpllt 'Massachusetts' Democrats; but without ' decisive' result. . " - 0. Ol P. DRV 8 SII.KNT ' WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 Wl Re publican prohibitionists were silent today 'dh the' predlctiorl lit Chicago by Secretary Hurley that, the Re publican' national convention In -Juno would' adopt a "more liberal" platform on prohibition., ' Senators Smoot. Utah, and Borah, Idaho, who' helped draw the rigid enforcement plank in 1928, refused vto comment on the war secretary's jorecast," but' It was recalled-that- the Idtthoan made a prophesy of. his own a few weeks ago that the l"" proni bltlon plank would be similar to that four years-ago. . Reports that Calvin Coolldge was being discussed as a possible key noter for tho convention were dis credited. In high Republican circles. One aominlstratlon spokesman term ed them "absurd." ' The arrangements committee will select a, keynoter, April 8. . Charles Q. Dawes Is BtlU mentioned, although he has. been represented as. reject- ; lng it when It was first offered to Mm. . .. . . II-O OATS ftfakes Children . Husky Small Pkg. 2 for 23c