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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service , Only Newspaper PHoted in La Grande Covering Union and ' Wallowa Co unties SIX PAGES TOD AY VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AJTD A. B. O. . LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1932 EASTERN OREGON'S LHAMNQ OTBWSFAPKB NUMBER 180 ltt?ttttui ... CHURCHES OF CITY OBSERVE EASTER DAY Special Services and Musi cal Programs Feature Sunday in La Grande. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR HOLD SERVICES Occasional Rain Fails to Dampen Spirit Sun rise Breakfasts and Meetings Held. With rain pattering part of the day and assuming the proportions of a Bhower occasionally, Easter day in La Grande proved to be rather damp. However the rain did not dampen the local ardor, and impressive church services were held during the day, irom sunrise breakfasts at 6:30 un til the day was closed with can tatas and musical programs by sev eral churches. One of the most pretentious af fairs of the day was the cantata, "The Great Light," presented before a large audience at the Methodist church, under the direction of Paul Knautz. Thirty-eight voices formed the chorus choir, and were accom panied by Miss Helen. Williams at the organ. Soloists were Miss Ethel Hanson, Mrs. B. E. Edghlll, Harvey Carte?, Jed Allen, Mrs. Stanley Lyons, Mrs. Thomas McGulre, Mrs. Sherwood Williams. E. E. Hurley, Sherwood Williams, Mrs. Ray Puller, .Frederick Hertzog. 1 ' i (' "He Rose Again" was presented at tho Baptist church at 5 o'clock, and the singers inning part were m. Manley Arant, Mrs. Ralph Webb, Mrs. W. H. Parkinson, Miss Bessie Barry, Miss Velma Blschel. Miss Ella Engle, sopranos; Mrs. Mervel Moore, Mrs. Harvey St. John, Mrs. Elmer Scala, Mrs. Christina Lester, Miss Mertte Whitmer, Miss Alice Ketcham, altos; E. E- Hurley, George Plank, Raymond O. Williams, baritones: Elliott Fin lay, bass. Mrs. Parkinson, directed the cantata and Miss Atha Damerell presided at the piano. Knights Templar Observe Day Rev. J. George Walz, of the First Presbyterian church, was the prin cipal speaker, directing an Easter sermon to the Knights Templar of tho Eastern Oregon Commandery. No, (i, at the annual Easter services yes terday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Masonic hall. Dinner was served to tho members and their families later in the afternoon. Mrs. Alfred' L';lRichardBon;' aecom : panted by a double mixed quartet, sang "Inflammatus and Accensus." from the oratorio, "Stabat Mater," by Rossini, with Mrs. H. H. Richardson playing the piano accompaniment. Members of the double quartet are Mrs. Hal Bohnenkamp, Mrs. S. B. Morgan, Mrs. Ray Fuller. Mlss.Cor inno Baker. Dr. R. F. Murphy, Ray mond O. Williams, J. T. Longfellow and E. E. Hurley. Sherwood Williams led in congre gational singing. Robert S. Eakin played the offertory selection on the piano. Ono hundred were present at the dinner. Bishop William P. Remington con ducted two services at St. Peter's Episcopal church yesterday, one at 8 and tho other at 11 o'clock. The (Continued-on Page Four) WET SNOW IN EVIDENCE IN VALLEY TODAY Wet snow began falling here about 9 o'clock this mornln.tr. after an early-mprning clear sky gave way to clouds. The snow concinuea iur some time, melting as rapidly as It reached the ground. Sunday weather was cloudy but fairly warm, with the maximum at 62 above. The minimum last night was 40 above, the second warmest mgnc oi inis yoar. . Ol'TI.OOK IS DllEABV PORTLAND, Mar. 28 W Con tinued cloudy weather with occa sional showers was the weather pre diction for today and Tuesday throughout the state. Only moderate winds were expected, , with little change In temperature. Generally ralnv weather prevailed over the state Saturday and Sunday. Blacksmith Shop Entered Saturday James Brown reported to the police over the weekend that someone en tered his blacksmith shop at .the brickyards between 4 and 8 o'clock Saturday afternoon, stealing several articles. A .32 caliber rifle and a box of shells and several tools are report ed missing. C. A. Smith reports that two bundles of .unwashed clothing were taken from his car while It was parked onTackson avenue between a and B o'clock Sunday night. S-8s55j5,S,3S 8 WEATHER FORECAST 4 Oregon: Probably showers 4 tonight and Tuesday; clear- ing In the east portion Tues- 8 S day: cooler in the east portion tonight: fresh west winds off- 8 & shore, backing to south. 3 WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 44 above. 3 Minimum,: 40 above. 3 Condition: Partly cloudy. "S WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 62, minimum 30 above. Condition: Cloudy, rain .05 S 3 of inch. . Range 16 degrees. 3 $ WEATHER MAR. 28. 13.11 " Maximum 48. minimum 30 3 4' above. Condition: Partly cloudy. S rain .02 of Inch. Range 18 S degrees. S Mills, Of Cove, Enters Race For Commission Post Pour Republicans Now Seeking County Position Congressman Hawley Files at Salem. Walter Stevens, Republican county commissioner from Union, is finding himself more and more in a contest! for re-nomination. When he filed he was the sole can didate on his ticket but shortly after wards Merton Davis, Union- Republi can, entered the race. So it went for a few days and then last weekend J. J. Murchison. Republican who lives between La Grande and Summerville, tossed his hat into the ring. The fourth candidate for the Re publican nomination appeared today when James E. Mills, prominent Cove citizen, filed his declaration of can didacy. Mr. Mills was to begin cir culating petitions to complete his fil ing today. Mr. Mills' slogan Is: "A progressive, economical administration without waste." No further filings for county office occurred since last Saturday. COXmtESSMAX HAWLEY FILES fcALEM, March 28 P) Willis C. Hawley, congressman from the first district for more than 20 years, filed his cai'tdacy for reelection with the cecretaiy of state today. Hawley Is in Washington, D. c. and It was an nounced he would not be In Oregon during the primary election cam paign. Hawley filed on the Republi can ticket, with the slogan: "No in terests to serve but tho public in terests." In his statement of his platform Hawley said if he were nominated and elected he would during his term of office "faithfully perform the duties of said office, serving the best Interests of district, state, and na tion, secure appropriations needed for rivers and harbors, federal build ings, roads and other public pur poses, additional to the $50,000,000 already obtained in apDropriutions, allotments mid annual payments to counties from the land grant funds.' He added further he would "sup port nrouer measures for agriculture, promotion of our Industries, employ ment of labor, and veterans and their (Continued on Page Three) Two La Grande Youths Held In Enterprise Jail Gilbert Lovan and Ector Worden of La Grande, aro held In the Wal lowa county Jail at Enterprise on an open charge following thfctrv arrest near Bummerviue saturaay uy un ion and Wallowa county officers and state police. They were questioned at length Sunday by Cant. H. Lee Noe, of the Eastern Oregon division of state police, but their story of Innocence remained unshaken this morning. Tho two are held as suspects in connection with the robbery of the Enterprise pool hall last Friday night. Officers found a car stolen from La Grande abandoned near Elgin, with the stolen tobacco, cigars nnd cig arets In the automobile. They fol lowed a trail that led over the mountains between Elgin and Sum merville before arresting the two youths. Officers making the arrest were State Policeman Bill Howard; Dep uty Sheriff Hugo Kllnghammer, Sher iff Bert Miller, of Wallowa county; Marshal Frank Hallgarth and Joe Hallgarth, of Elgin; and the city marshal of Enterprise. Sheriff Jesse Breshears, State Police Sergeant J. A. Robertson and several other officers also were working on the case following the finding of tho abandoned car near Elgin. Second Trial Of Judge Marvin Is Under Way Today ENTERPRISE. Ore., Mnr. 28 (Spe cial) County Judge Edgar Marvin went on trial in circuit court here today for the second time on a charge of misapplying funds of the Joseph i. i. rri.n fief, trlnl In .Tnnii. ary resulted In a disagreement of the jury, juuge j. n. lubvuiiuvu, w Baker, Is presiding. The prosecution contends that $10,- nnn ni..nl.,nrl ttr HlroMnrn nt t.llR hunk to strengthen the Institution was the (Continued From Page Pour) Board of Review To Be On Tuesday mi... Ti-.. omit hnnrrl nf ravlftW. Ret for tonight, has bean postponed un til tomorrow evening ut ' ."w, -r...c" It. will be neld in the office ef Charles H Reynolds. Charles Blngner and his committee. Including N. W. Frees, . u i T-,.. D V Xfiirnhv. Mr. iteynwus unu will pass on the qualifications for merit naages una i boys are expected to come before the board, it Is announced. The court of honor and parents and sons banquet will be held Friday eve nlng and tickets are selling rapidly. It is expected that about 200 will at tend the banquet. The camping committee or the Boy ... . ThiirRrtnv noon SCOUIS Will Hire and decide definitely whether a camp will be held during im "" mer They will probably make a re port at the banquet Friday evening. Bank Victor In -Suit for Money The Jury returned ft verdict In favor of the United States National bank again .t Ben and Joe Young for the reco ery of monev. but found a verdict in favor of John Youn. third defendant, in the circuit court Saturday. Tile U. S. National bank wUl revive a little more than taiOO and $300 attorney s i and Joe Your.g. No more cas- have been scheduled for the adjourned February torm of court so far. Judge J. W. Knowles announces. JAPS REFUSE TO FURNISH A STATEMENT Belief Also Expressed Japan Eventually May Withdraw From League CHINESE ACTION HELD AS CAUSE Step Forecast Two Months Ago When China in voked Article 15 at Geneva Assembly. By Glenn Babb (Associated Press Staff Correspondent) TOKYO. Mar. 28 m The Japa nese government has decided to .re fuse to furnish the league of na tions with the statement of her Bide of the Japanese controversy called for under article 15 of the league coven ant. It was learned on good authority today. The belief was expressed the decision eventually mignt leaa to Japan's withdrawal from the league. The step was iorocosc nearly iwo months ago when China invoked article 16 at qeneva, shortly after the benlnnlnz of hostilities at Shanghai. The article specmes tnat nations on both sides of a controversy shall submit statements of their cases, upon which the league may then make its decision of responsibility. The prediction also was made ai that time that Japan would resist, even to the extent of withdrawing from the league. If the application of the article were pressed. First Hten ny Japanese Well-informed quarters here today expressed the opinion that the gov ernment's decision was the first step in what would be a series of refusals of Japan to participate In the league's action. It was learned on good au thority that It was hlgniy unlikely the Japaness delegation at Geneva would attend the next session of the leaeue assembly. A request lor tne statement canea for under article its was recenwy re quested by Sir Eric Drummond, -leamie secretary-general. This action appeared to nave crystallized sentiment in favor of 1 withdrawal which lately has been gaining rapidly, especially In foreign office circles. CLYDE E. KNOUF DIES Bright's Disease Checks Improvement of Spokane Man Hurt Dec. 22. Clyde E. Knouf. of Spokane, Wash., who was seriously injured here the night of Dec. 22 last when hit by a vegetable truck driven by K. G. Bent ley, of Freewater, Ore., died at 9:60 o'clock this morning at the Grande Ronde hospital. The Injuries received In the acci dent plus contributory troubles were given as tho causes of death by the attending physician, who stated that for the last two months he has been battling a chronic form of Brights disease but that a flare-up the last few days prevented the man's recov ery. Until laBt Wednesday, however, Mr. Knouf was showing consistent improvement, it is reported. Mr. Bentley was placed under tech nical arrest last Decembor and freed under his own recognizance, return ing to his work at Freewater. . No Imiueftt lManlicd County Coroner F. L. Ralston stated tcday that no Inquest would be held. Mr. Knouf had Just returned to the Pacific Northwest from a trip to Los Angeles when the accident oc curred. A peculiar Item connected with the accident was that Mr. Bent ley had left La Grande for the west (Continued on Page Four) FUNERAL FOR E. W. WITTY TO BE TOMORROW Ezekiel William Witty, aged 76 years, seven' months and three days, died at Elgin yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at the Elein Methodist church Tuesday af ternoon at 1 o'clock with interment In the Highland cemetery with Bnod grass and Zimmerman in charge. Mi'. Witty, who was born Aug. 24, 1865, had- lived near Elgin for -26 years. He is survived by his widow, Virginia, and four children, Clarence Witty and Mrs. J. E. Wltherspoon, of Elgin; Mrs. Homer Bechtel, of Wallowa; and Sam Witty, of Williams, Cal. Snowv. Windv Weather Reported In Many Sections By The Associated Press Howling, northeast winds swept over New England today; full gales lashed the Atlantic coast, snow blanketed most of the east, and New York was drenched with rain. A blizzard struck Northern New Hampshire, deepened wet, heavy snow to 7 Inches in the forenoon and con tinued unabated. Automobile traffic ceased In many parts of Massachus etts as drifts piled up to four feet or more. Heavy flakes snapped power lines In Pennsylvania ana delayed for more than two and a half hours the elec trocution of a wife-murderer In Belle font. Parts of Eastern Ohio suffered the heaviest snow in recent years. New York state was covered from the Adirondack to the Pennsylvania line. Albany had more than six Inches at 8 a. m. State police reported that travel was precarious on many high ways. Trolley service throughout the GarnerTo Make Appeal To House To Pass Measure Balancing of Budget Held All Important "Worst Kind of Taxes Better Than None." WASHINGTON, Mar. 28 ) Tho bi-partisan Insurgent coalition was defeated in the house today on a pro posal that Income tax returns be made available for public Inspection. ; , WASHINGTON, Mar. 28 P) A house that has run rough shod over Its leadership probably will receive an appeal tomorrow from Speaker Garner to pass a bill to balance the budget. He Indicated today In a conference with newspaper men he would take the floor to urce the house to accept taxes that would offset the loss or revenue represented by Its action In trimming the sales tax from the pending revenue bill. "It has come to a pome now wnere the worst kind of taxes are better than no taxes at all," he said. His statement came about the time there were being distributed to house members copies of a letter from the American farm bureau federation, ad vocating selected taxes on luxuries and certain manufactures and levies on a group of Imports to make up the amount lost by elimination of the sales tax. 1 Some of the Import taxes proposed were similar to amendments that were pending Saturday when Democratic Republican and independent leaders united in aDneals to the house not to transform the tax bill into a tariff measure and finally succeeded in turning back the flood of such pro posals. Bpeaxer uarner renewea- nis asser tions the budget must be balanced at his morning conference with news papermen and indicated he might take the floor tomorrow to appeal to the house to pass a tax bill that would accomplish this. "I advocated the sales tax because I thought It was the easiest way to balance the budget as a temporary measure," he said, "but the house did not care for that kind of tax. We will have to turn to other taxes to get the revenue to balance the bud get. ' "Unless the budtret is balanced for- elun exchange will depreciate and I don't know what would happen. You would find the dollar would be af fected in forelon exchange." Asked whether there was growing sentlmont In the house to permit the senate to draft the revenue bill, Gar ner buiq; x uupe iiub. The Texan said he would make tremendous fight In order to get enough revenue to meet tne running expenses of the government. "if vou were in jsngiana or jPTanoo or Italy or in any other country wtor ; the government' was running oenirut- in its operating .expenses 000.000 a day and no effort was made by the government to meet the situa tion you wouianx- aeep your money in tnat country. ' uarner saia. "You would tret It out of that coun try. The snmo thing might apply to this country unless the budget is balanced." Meanwhile Representative Rankin, (D., Miss.) a leader of the anti-sales group, said the house "committed t terrible blunder," when it inserted in to the tax bill amendments. providing for high protective tariffs on oil and coal." "These amendments should be stricken from the bill by all means and I shall bend every effort to that end." ho said. "In the first place a protective tar iff provision has no place in a tax bill. This bill Is not designed to pro tect special Interests at the expense (Continued on Page Four) DEATH TAKES MRS. OLIVER EARLY TODAY Mrs. Laura Oliver, formerly Mrs Laura Hawes, died about 10 o'clock this morning at the home of her dautzhter at 1003 Thirteenth street. She-had been 111 for a long period. Cancer caused her death. Funeral arranaementa will be an nounced later. The body Is at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary, Colonel H. Allen ) To Inspect Unit Colonel Hubert Allen, of Portland. a picturesque figure in army life, was in La Grande today to conduct tho annual Inspection tonignt oi wm nanv E. 186th Infantry. Oregon na tional euard. Colonel Allen has served in the army for 30 years, and during that time has been stationea in many ainereni parte oi wv wwm. He Is now connected with tho in ntnipfnr'a offing in Portland. Captain Walter A. Bean, head of the local company, states that Com pany E la ready for the inspection The Inspection will begin in the armory at 7:30 tonight. Mrs. Allen accompanied Colonel Al len to La Orande. of Nation Today Htormv sections was hampered and in many places local railroad service was behind schedule. Chilly wind and mist held sway over the national capital and marred the annual Easter egg-rolling on the Whlto House lawn. The weather bureau advised ship ping that a storm of marked lnten- ( Continued on Page Four Commerce Club Will Incorporate The chamber of commerce dlrec' tors, at a called luncheon meeting to day at noon, decided to incorporate the chamber of commerce, and Hugh E. Brady and Secretary Harold C. Boone were authorized to go ahead with this Immediately. Several other matters were dis cussed end acted on during the session. ALABAMA IS AGAIN VICTIM OF TORNADO Six Deaths Added to 362 s South a Week Ago. ; EAST TEXAS HIT EASTER SUNDAY One Killed, More Than Score Injured "Shack Town" of Selman is Leveled. i MONTGOMERY, Ala., Mar. 28 W Another tornado dipped into Ala bama yesterday and added six deaths to the 362 caused by freak spring storms in the South a week ago today. rne. taster sunaay xwisier struct hard Into Central Alabama and then swept Into Georgia with diminished force leaving wreckage and scores of Injured. High winds . whipped through sections of Louisiana and Tennessee with damaging effect.. ay coincidence, tne second xornaao followed the path of its predecessors closely in Alabama, - The fatalities were near the communities where others died last week. AuBtln Lau- renco, Walker Laurence, Perry Hicks and Jane Green were killed at Law ley while G. M. Tubbs and a Mr. Fate died at Pleasant Grove. Stones Hurled by Storm ' Stones the size of baseballs were reported at Cardova, - Ala. Thev stripped foliage from) trees, battered in automobile tops and even killed livestock. There was a snow storm at Sparta, Term. ttucnanan and corintn were the hardest hit of the Georgia towns. About two Bcoro were Injured and flung to the ground by the twisting wind. Wreckage was scattered over tno area. Storm damage and Injuries were re ported 'at Chattanooga, Tenn., and Zwolle, La. Heavy Loss or stock Heavy loss of livestock was report ed along with the property damage, dead and injured. Tno American Red cross and oth er relief agencies had Just begun to work out a rehabilitation program xor tne nrsc storm suiierera when the second struck. : KAST TEXAS HARD HIT DALLAS, Mar. 28 W) One Dorson waM killed and more than n. ncorn In. JurW by two tornadoes which struck ml. anas xuxas yesceraay. : . , Coy Herd, negro farmer, ' lost' his llfo and his wife and baby were seri ously Injured by a twister which wrecked a dozen farms In Red River county, near Clarksvllle, in North. (Continued on Page Three)' Senate Approves Bill Extending lime oi Payment WASHINGTON, March 28 UP) The senate today passed and sent to the White House the Thomas-Carey bill extending the time for payment of construction charges owed by west ern Irrigation districts to the gov ernment. The senate agreed to a house amendment that the deferred pay ments should bear interest, the rate to be fixed by tho secretary of In terior, i The measure, sponsored by Senators Carey (R Wyo.) and Thomas (R Idaho) defers payment of all the 1031 construction charges, duo laBt De cember 1, and 60 per cent for the charges for the current year. It was advocated as a relief mea sure for the western reclamation dis tricts and was indorsed by Commis sioner Mead of the . reclamation bureau and representatives of. the districts. COMMITTEE KKl'OKT VPIIRLD WASHINGTON, March 28 (PI Tho house refused today by a vote of 203 to 132 to override one of its com mittees and consider the Smith bill to estab'iih a 100,000.000 revolving loan fund for the aid of farmers in Irrigation, drainage and levee dis tricts. The vote came after 20 minutes of debate on a petition signed by 146 members to take the measure away (Continued on Page Four) E. O. N. Debaters Defeated by Idaho In a debate with College of Idaho on the question, "Resolved: that con gress Bhould enact legislation provid ing for the centralized control of In dustry, constitutionality waived," de baters for the Eastern Oregon Normal school lost the decision Friday eve ning a? tne Idaho college. Members of the team were Lucille Hudelson and Evawvnne Jones. Miss Agnes Davis also accompanied the team but did not Bpeak in the debate, Mr. and Mrs, E. G. Daniel accom panled the debaters to Caldwell Fri day afternoon, tne denate was neia Friday evening, and they returned Saturday. El wood Hlatt and Austin Dunn will uphold the negative of the same question Tuesday evening when they debate a team from pociiic university at 7:30 at the Normal school, Mr. Daniel, coach, announced today. Lions To Take Part In Airport Drive The La Orande Lions, at a weekly luncheon meeting at the Sacaiawca Inn today, agreed by motion to par ticipate in the airport drive to the extent of taking 26 per cent of the ticxets. The club alBO gave Dr. C. E, Oil strap, member of the aviation com mittee, power to act for the club at committee sessions. New Pavlowa" Cnpttvntlng European capitals with Her bmuty and grace. Mile Alanova, lovely disciple of terpsl ohore, shown above. Is contem plating a trip to the United States. Considered In Europe oh "the new Pavlowa," Mile. Ala nova Is of Itrltlsli parentage, al though born In Russia. She studied there under. Ulaghllef. STUDENTS MEET WITH GOVERNOR Collegians, However, Get Little (Jomlort From Tennessee Executive. NASHVILLE. Term., Mar. 28 (P) A group of eastern college Btudents, protesting -against treatment they received from officers who expelled them from the Kentucky coal fields, .were described by Governor Henry k; Horton today as "uninvited guests" arid were advised by him to avoid communism, The governor received them and heard their protest but gave them little encouragement as regards any action he might take to discipline the officers they said mistreated them,. ; ' ' i ; v In addition to advising them1 against communism, he expressed the hope tttr ."would,; pot-, get;, .into eerlous trouble." i . As to tHelr complaint that - they wero mistreated oy oincers in uiai- borno county, Tennessee, the gov ernor said he could call out the state militia only in tho event of a "great uprising" and that If they felt they had been treated unjustly, thoy had recourse to court action. . "Tho governor can't take up every case of assault and battery," he told tho students who contended they wore manhandled In this state after having been deported from Bell coun ty, Kentucky, where they had gone to study conditions In tho mining district. "The governor doesn't control the sheriffs; they are responsible to the people," he added. Bob Hall, a student of Columbia university and spokesman for the group of six that called on the gov ernor, emphasized the students were not affiliated In any way with com munists and that their mission was a peaceful one. FORMER BAKER BOY FATALLY HURT SUNDAY POCATELLO, Idaho, Mar, 28 W) Jake Hees. 8. was fatally injured, and his sister, Ethel Hess, 8, was seriously hurt Sunday when a team of horses driven by their father, Elmer Hess, a farmer of Fort Hall, 20 miles north or here, ran away. Hess said one of the horses fell, upending the wagon and throwing the .children out. The horse jumped up and the team again began to run, drawing the wheels of the wagon over tno bodies of the children. They were born in Baker, Ore., and the family came to Pocatello two years ago, moving (o Fort Hall last wees. Smelt Running In The Sandy River TROUTDALE, Ore., Mar. 28 The seasonal and famed smelt run in the Sandy rlvor got off to an lndlf- xerent siart nere eunaay. A largo crowd gathered around the brldgo just abovo Troutdale, with the usual collection of bird cages, tied trluser legs and pots and pans witn wnicn to cup me smeic. Commercial fishermen sat up all Saturday mgnc wnen iirst evidences of the run were shown, and scooped up large quantities or tne xisn in their live boxes. At latcBt report, however tho run had not reached tho almost Incredulous hordes of smelt that usually attract many curious hundreds to the banks of the Sandy. Last year the run did not material ize. Two Men Indicted On Robbery Charge PORTLAND. March 28 P) Accused of having robbed Ole Olson, elderly Silverton farmer ox 5uoo in currency, William Shreevcs and Lewis L. Clark were Indicted by the Multnomah county grand Jury on a larceny charge Saturday. Thoy were arrested several weexs ago. Olsen said he had the money In case strapped to his body. He last saw it, he said, when he fell asleep in his room at a first street hotel here. Police said the accused men declared they found the money while working In the reading room of the lodging house. Umpqua Project Expansion Asked By U .S. Engineers War Department Recom mends Additional Ap propriation of $1,200,000 For Oregon Work. WASHINGTON. Mar. 28 WV-An ad ditional appropriation of $1,200,000 for the Umpqua river in Oregon, an amount nearly as great as that Bpent on an earlier projeot there, has been recommended by the war department. This announcement was made today by Major General Brown, chief of army engineers. To build the north Jetty to a length of 8000 feet the government paid $990,362, and local lntehests contrib uted $276,600, or a total of $1,266,862. on tne ground that conditions have cnanged greatly since the first lm provemenc was unaertaxen, ana Tnat new requirements demand alteration ox tne plana, General Brown has rec- ommenaea to congress tne construo- tion ox a south jetty "extending to a point aoout moo feet south ox the outer end ox the present north Jet ty" at an additional cost of $1,200. 000. The TJrnpcma river emnttea Into the Pacific ocean at Winchester bay, about 25 miles north of Marshfleld. The cities of Reedsport and Gardiner are on ine oay. ix tne new improvement is not undertaken, army engineers have agreed, the entire project might as well be abandoned. "Further work on the nrolect should not be authorized on any oiner understanding tnan tnat it wm involve on expenditure necessary to provide a suitable channel for deep draft shipping," General Brown eum. "Lumber products are now trans ported in deeper draft vessels to dis tant markets," the engineer sold In support of his recommendations of a aeeper onannei, "unless adequate aeptn is proviaea xor suon vessels. tne oeneiits xrom further expendi tures on this harbor will be limited. He declared the plan of the river and harbors act of July a, 1930, which authorized construction of south Jetty about 2000 feet long at (Continued on Page Four) Weather Halts Easter Egg Fete At White House WASHINGTON, March 28 P After ralnv arid unnromlslmr start, the White House Easter egg rolling fete becamo more popular today with Mrs. Hoover joining a tnrong upon tne lawn to distribute small gifts to all tne ommren present. - - ? Aitnougn onni- norenwese wina whipped the spray of White House fountains'' fot 60 feot, nearly 2,000 children and members ox their xami lies had come and gone - from the south lawn by noon. The rain had ceased. WASHINGTON, Mar. 28 UP) A chill, mist-laden wind, sweeping across the oroaa wnite House lawn, xepc an save a few score hardy youngsters today from their traditional Easter Monday eKg-roiitmr fete tnere. Tho weather caused Mrs. Hoover to curtail the folk dances on the south lawn but she played hostess Inside tne mansion to aoout iou enuaren of officials. Almost in the manner of formal state receptions and surrounded by Easter Dasxets, sne stood in tne green room to hand each child a colored egg as he filed past. Many stopped to chat with her and one brought a Rift or home-made fudge. Taoies laaen witn coxes ana orangeade awaited the children in the state dining room to which they tripped to the music of the marine Dana. Outside, huddled under a broad magnolia tree, some 00 children clutching baskets In one hand and noiding to tneir motners witn tne clearing skies. a few experimented witn roiling eggs down the slope of the lawn, but stopped as the wot grass piayed navoo with tne- artificially coiorea eggs, Shearing Stops Due to Weather PORTLAND. Mar. 28 UP) Weather conditions are against shearing of sheen in Eastern and Central Wash ington, reports cnaries ureen, wen known wool operator, Just returned from a survey oi tnat territory, Around Pasco and over throuftn con neii. he says, operations nave stopped, Offers are generally around a dime but 1014c has been heard of but not confirmed. No soles as yet in the Northwest. Boat Fishing Law Upheld by Court WASHINGTON, Mar. 28 W) The Oregon law prohibiting fishing from boats afloat In the McKanzIo rlvor above Its Junction with Blue river was sustained, today by the supremo court. The case was brought by Dayton C. Thomson and his partnor, pro prietors of a resort on the McKenzle, who protested against their guesU being prohibited from fishing from boats while flBhing from the banks was permitted. III.OW TO ANOI.EBS PORTLAND. March 28 UP) Sports men here today, commenting on the United StateB supreme court's deci sion sustaining the Oregon law pro hibiting boat fishing In part of the McKonzte river, declared the deci sion Is a blow at all anglers who have been fishing from boats as well as along the banks of the river. Aged Woman Victim Of Portland Auto PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. 28 Ml Re turning alone from Easter services, Mrs. Julia A. Stanton, 80 years old, was struck bv an automobile and fatally injured near her home lost night. She died today. Ocorgo Car ter, driver of the oar. said he did not see the elderly woman until his cor struck her. She was walking across ' the Intersection. DEAN, TO SEE LINDY TODAY AT HOPEWELL Norfolk Intermediaries Expect Return of Baby . Wittan a Week. , j NEGOTIATIONS IN . ' "SEMI-FINAL'' STAGE Authorities Report That J-ondberghs Still Doubt f ul of Significance of Developments. j HOPEWELL. N. J.. March 911 ffi Dean H. Dobson-Peacock, Norfolk clergyman and one of three Norfolk men eeeklng the kidnaped Lindbergh unwy, urriveu uie unaoerga aomv at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. : . Dean Dobeon - Peacock traveled from Philadelphia to Hopewell. In ' United States navy automobile. He had made the trip from Norfolk to the Philadelphia navy yard by air plane. He declined to talk about hla mission to the Lindbergh home, bu Indicated that he might have some-' thing to say after a conference with Colonel Lindbergh. ; By Frank E. Taylor ' (Associated Press Staff Writer).'1': NORFOLK, , Vtt.. March 38 tm . John H. Curtis, Norfolk boat manu facturer, said today the Very Rev. H. . Dobson-Peaoock serving as an Inter mediary for the return of tne, kid-' naped Lindbergh baby, left Norfolk today for Hopewell, N. J., to hold a personal conference with Colonel Curtis said he and Rear-Admiral auy H. Burrage, also serving si in termediaries, hod found It necerr to ohange their plans and remain-la Norfolk. He would not say- whether Dean Dobson-Peacock left byvalrV plane, nor the hour of his -leaVni. although he had previously revealefl tne minister went to tne uampion Roads naval air station. . ; Asked if he believed the trip today would complete the negotiation ior, the child's return, he said: , -i1 I never believe anything until, it Is completed." He added, however, today's conference with Colonel Lind bergh would have an Important hear ing on the plans oi tne norioiK. citi zens,- - - - '- ' - - ? ; Carefully guarding the destination or a mysterious' weekend airplane trip made in an attempt to meet thf ab- he believed negotiations had reocBett a ". .1 n. 1 at a fin W MtMJlal IB.; cournged but refused to say wnather he had made contact witn tne kid napers or persons wno - approacnea him on March 9 and claimed; to rep- rcsont the criminals. ' ' ' Dean H. Dobson-Peacock, anotnss (Continued on Page Four) - EX-SECRETARY OF TREASURY PASSES TODAY, WASHINGTON. Mar. 28 UP) Death came early this morning to Leslie. M. snaw, wno was secretary . ox , am treasury under President RodWTik and before that attained national prominence as governor of Iowa. Eighty-four years old, Bhaw tiia . oumbed to double pneumonia, -developed from a cold he contracted several weeks ago on a business) trip to New York. His widow survives) him, a daughter, Mrs. John McMuUln.- and a son, Earl snaw, now in Minna- : apolis, S i . In recont years the former secretary devoted himself to writing on finan cial topics on which he was quits an authority, and to rather extenslra business Interests. He had Just fin ished the manuscript of a, book, on the government payroll. ' ! ' . t '.' Oysters Planted At Netart8 Bay PORTLAND, March 38 0P NeUrt bay, a few miles south of TiUamooJc on the Oregon coast, may eventually become as well known as an oyeUr producing region as any place on the Paclflo or the Atlantic. v This Is the belief of Dr.'ThomM Boss and George Dolclch of Portland", who last week planted a million and a half Japanese oyster deed on 300 acres of beds in Ne tarts bay. Th large planting was made to determine tho quality that can be produced. Eventually the men eicpeot to install a cannery there. A Japanese expert assisted in the planting. CHICAGO, Mar. 28 Vfi Despite. late sinking spells, grain price averaged higher today owing partly to a decrease of 2,920,000 bushela In the United States wheat visible sup ply. Relative weakness of wheat -values near the end of the day was ascribed to what was regarded aa unfavorable news from Washington Including s report President Hoover frowned on any attempt to abolish the farm board. Much notice was also taken of word that J. W. T. Duval, head of the grain futures administration, had been with the house sub -committee which was seeking means of raising taxes. Wheat closed nervous, UftlHo higher than Saturday's finish, corn c up, oats V, at &o advanced, and provisions unchanged to a rise of 6 cents. PORTLAND, Mar. 18 W - While only a was added to the price of wheat on the Portland merchant ex change at the finals today, a bear raid earlier In the session carried values off. Recovery therefore was sharp. Sales Included 7000 bu., all In the May. On the merchants exchange cash wheat gained )4o Bu. Wheat Today ;