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(harrtir strutting CITY EDITION Pun Associated PrH Imil Win Service 8 PAGES TODAY- Only Newspaper Plaited in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 member associated press and a. a. o. : LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1932 eastern orbqon's leading newspaper NUMBER 188 BOOKS CLOSE; CANDIDATES IN COUNTY 35 Several Contests in Re publican Primary Only One on Democratic List GLENN FILES FOR SHERIFF TUESDAY Vj. H. Blunt Files For School Superintendent; Candidates Face Six Weeks of Campaigning. Candidates' were squared off today for a period of six weeks and a day of campaigning before the primary elections, 'Which will be held on May 20. And when the books closed late yesterday at the county clerk's of fice, there were a total of 26 candi dates filed for county office. At Salem filings were made by nine for district offices, making a total of 35 candidates for county and dis trict nominations In this county. J. H. Blunt, La Grande and Ben nle Hicks, Island City, both com pleted their filings late yesterday for the Republican nomination for coun ty school superintendent. Mrs. Lettle McGoldrlck, Democrat of Imblcr, completed her filing for treasurer. 1 Glenn Files For Sheriff Guy Glenn, Democrat of near La Grande, filed for the Democratic nomination for sheriff and will op pose A. C. "Clint" Haynes in the pri mary election. Mr. Glenn's slogan Is "Pay strict attention to the duties of my office." His statement Is: "If . nominated and elected I will during my term of office protect the inter est of the taxpayers and do every thing In my power to enforce the duties of sheriff. Those are the only new develop ments since early afternoon after L. H. Bramwcll filed his candidacy for the Repu ) lcan nomination for sher iff. Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles and Ernest B. Rlngo are non-partisan candidates for the Union and Wal- (Continued on Page Pour, RECTOR GIVES i ADDRESS AT ROTARY LUNCH Rev. Clarence A. Kopp, new rector of St. Peter's Episcopal church, was the principal speaker at the meet ing of the Rotary club this noon, Mr. Kopp has been a member of Rotary clubs in other cities, and in hlB address today emphasized the Importance of the Ideals and spiritual forces of Rotary and their great in fluence for good in international af fairs and in our present economic difficulties. Harold Boone, as secretary of the chamber of commerce, was present at the meeting and explained to the Rotarlans the purpose and details of" the recently adopted La Grande Work Promotion Plan. The club pledged Its 100 per cent support to the plan. W, C. Perkins explained the or ganization and recent activities of the new La Grande Aeronautical as soclatlon, and expressed his confi dence In the future possibilities of air transportation especially in this 1 section of the country. George Walker related the biography of Ed Fitzgerald, who was recently taken Into the membership of the club. Francis Greullch, former La Grande resident and member of the local Rotary club, was a guest at to day's meeting. School Salaries A t Baker Reduced BAKER, Ore., Apr. 6 (Special) A resolution providing for a reduc tion of 10 per cent in the salaries that Baker teachers would be entitled to receive next year under the present salary schedule was passed at a meet ing of the school board of district No. 6 Monday evening. The total expenditure for salaries this year, which amounts to approxi mately $86,000, will thus be reduced by between $8000 and $9000. The total amount of the salaries for next year will not be known until the opening of school In tho fall, de pending upon the number of teachers who accept the contracts. $$$3$$g 3 8 g 3 3 S WKATIIKR FORECAST Oregon: Increasing cloud i $ ness, followed by rain Thurs 4 day and in the west portion g tonight; rising temperatures tonight; increasing southeast $ winds offshore. 4 . WEATHER TODAY g 7 a. m. 34 above. $ Minimum: 25 above. g Condition: Clear. $ WEATHER YESTERDAY & $ Maximum 46, minimum 33 above. $. Condition: Cloudy, rain .06 of inch. Range 13 degrees. S .$ . S $. WEATHER, APR. 6, 1931 Maximum 62, minimum 45 $ above. Condition:- Cloudy, Range 4 4- 17 degrees. $. ? High Salaried Officers Held As 'Racketeers' Virginia Democrat Wins House Applause By At tack on Grain Stabiliza tion Heads. WASHINGTON, Apr. 6 m Repre sentative Wood rum (D., Va.) amid applause in the house today declared the high salaried officers of the grain stabilization corporation and the cot ton co-operatives were "racketeers" and that the farm board had coun tenanced their practices. The Virginian, chairman of the house appropriations sub-committee that drafted the billion dollar supply bill for the Independent offices, said the "worst racketeering In the coun try Is being done at the expense of the farmer." Wood rum said the farm board could stop the paying of high salaries to officials of the grain stabilization corporation and the cotton co-opera tives It helped organize "any day it desires." "The farm board will argue It has nothing to do with the salaries paid to officials of the . stabilization cor porations," Wood rum declared. "Either the farmers or the federal government pay the salaries and It makes no dif ference from whom they get It, It is racketeering." Wood rum sold a "$10,000 a year man in the stabilization corporations was a "cheap man" and declared sal- (Contlnued on Page Ftve Campaigners To Open Meetings Here on Friday Final arrangements are being made this week for tho arrival here Friday of speakers representing the Allied Campaigners for Prohibition, It was announced today by the committee in charge. Meetings will be held here Apr. 8 and 9 at tho First M. E. church. Two of the speakers are Raymond Robins and Harold Singer. The lat ter Is the leader of one of the branches of the organization, known as Allied Youth, and Mr. Robins Is a student of constitutional law and social and political, problems. Mr. Robins will ask the question: "Shall the constitution be' scrapped?" during his addresses. He sees In the attacks being made on the 18th amendment a force that may, weaken the whole constitution and deals wittt this in an Interesting fashion. Mr. Robins' address on the con stitution will be given on. the first night of tho meetings here. He also will talk at the afternoon session, his subject being "Prohibition Why? How?" Dr. J. L. McPherson and M. T. Landers, both of this city, visited several churches in Wallowa county Sunday in the interests of Christian Endeavor and the coming campaign of the Allied Forces in. La Grande. The two men spoke to moro than 150 young people and adults of the Presbyterian and Christian churches of Wallowa, Lostlne, and Enterprise, and It Is expected that many of them will come to La Grande Friday eve ning to attend the young, people's banquet at the Presbyterian church. Many Prizes To Be Awarded Pet Parade Winners A list of prizes for the second an nual Pet parade to be staged in La Grande Saturday, Apr. 16 under the auspleces of the retail merchants' committee of the chamber of com merce, was announced today. Homer Lcffel is chairman of the committee sponsoring the parade. Two prizes will be offered for the best stunt, such as fake horse, clown ing, fnko fire department or police, etc., the prizes to be awarded on the Ingenuity of tho entry. Tho first prize will be a month's admission ticket to the Liberty theatre, and If more than one participant figures in the winning stunt, the prize will be divided evenly among the partici pants. The second prize Is two weeks admission to the theatre. Three prizes will be awarded for the following: 1. Best perfdrmlng pet (doing tricks or stunts). 2. Best decorated pet or pet dis play. 3. Most comical pet or pet display. 4. Ugliest pet. One prize will be awarded the win ner In each of the following events: largest pet, smallest pet, smallest boy parading with pet, smallest girl par ading with pet. pet brought from farthest distance from La Grande. Major Higgins To Be Here Thursday Major Ernest D. Higgins. divisional commander of the Salvation Army, will be In La Grande Thursday on a trip of Inspection of the corps in Oregon and southern id a no, ine major will speak Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the Salvation Army chapel. 211 Fir street, and his sub ject will be announced later. Cap tain Logan, of the La Grande post, said today. Adjutant Ronald M. E be r hard, di vision young people's secretary, will accompany the visitor. The service will be lively, with spe cial vocal numbers by local talent, and the music will be furnished by tho Army's string baad, Capt. Logan adds. PORTIONS OF REVENUE BILL ARE OPPOSED Administration Objections Voiced at Senate Hearing by Mills. RETROACTIVE TAX IS HELD UNJUST Taxes on Stock and Bond Tr ansf e rs and Maxi- , mum 45 Per Cent Estate Tax Also Not Liked. WASHINGTON, Apr. 6 (ff) Secre tary Mills In testimony today before the senate finance committee, de clared definitely for a federal in heritance or estate tax as a perma nent proposition, abandoning the Mellon theory to leave this field to the states alone. WASHINGTON, Apr. 6 W Sena tor Hayden, Democrat, Arizona, today Introduced an amendment to the revenue bill calling for a levy of five cents a pound on copper Imports. He announced Senator Vandenberg, Re publican, Michigan, . Wheeler, Demo crat, Montana, Joined him In sub mitting the measure. WASHINGTON, April 6 (ff) Ad ministration objections to the high taxes on corporations, security trans fers and estates written into the new revenue bill by the house were put before the senate finance committee today by Secretary Mills. The secretary said tho rates and some of the administrative changes In the new bill would tend to "dis courage the normal flow - of capital into industry and commerce at a time when business men are hesi tant and industry stagnant." - His testimony opened the series of hearings which will precede action by the committee on the bill framed by the house. The sections of the bill to which ho objected were: The Increase of corporation affiliates; ..the tax on dividends from corporations; balanc ing of net losses of one year against the profits of the next; the maximum (Continued on Page Five) WORK PROMOTION DRIVE TO BEGIN Meeting of Committeemen Tonight . Will Precede Beginning of Campaign ; The La Grande Work Promotion Plan Is assured of success if every citizen in the city will co-operate with the city-wldo organizations by studying the suggestions for repair ing, remodeling, planting, pruning that the general committee offers, many believe. Representatives of all city organizations will hold their second meeting tonight at 7:30 at the La Grande chamber of com, merce to complete plans for the drive, starting tomorrow evening, to raise the proposed quota of . $50,000 in pledges of work. The householder Is encouraged to have his own contractor and labor ers. However, if he has no one in mind he may call Judge U. G. Couch (Continued on Page Five) RACIAL HATRED HELD LIKELY IN HAW All AN S WASHINGTON, April 6 P Assist ant Attorney General Richardson in his special report to the senate said the trial of tho Fortescue murder case in Hawaii will embroil the "peo ple of the territory of Hawaii In most unpleasant circumstances," but he added: I see no way out of the situation but to go through with It." The assistant attorney general ex pressed fear that the Hawaiian peo ple will "take aides" and regardless of the verdict "it will not be sur prising if a condition of racial an tagonism, resentments and possible demonstrations should result." He referred also to the prospec fPnntimifid on Pa FIva Newfoundland May Resort To National Government To Placate Mob Demands ST. JOHNS, N. F., Apr. 6 P New foundland was expected to resort to a national government today to pla cate the mob which yesterday smashed tho windows of the houso of assembly and caused the precipit ous flight Into hiding of Premier Sir Richard Squires. Resignation of the Squires govern ment, the promise of which halted the angry mob's determination to throw the premier Into the harbor, had not been received at 10 a. m. today. The suggested national government would be headed by F. C. Alderlce, present opposition leader. Sir Wil liam Cooker, minister without port folio In the Squires cabinet, was ex pected to advise Governor Sir John Middleton to ask the Squires resig nation. War Vets Com hat Mobs Meanwhile, with the political fu Optimistic Note Maintained At Hopewell Today Rumors Heird That Lind bergh Baby Soon -Will Be Home No Official Statements Made. NORFOLK, Va,, Apr. 6 ) John Hughes Curtis, negotiator In the Lindbergh case announced today that he had made contact with, the kidnapers and was Informed that the child was well. HOPEWELL, N. J., Apr. G W) Col. II. Norman Schwarzkopf, head of the New Jersey state rfollce, today denied repeated rumors that the kidnaped Lindbergh baby had been returned to his home. Some of the reports had said the baby was returned to the Lindbergh home, or to some other point, two days ago. "As frequently stated in previous bulletins," Col. Schwarzkopf's after noon bulletin today said, "News con cerning the return of the baby will be -Immediately released through Trenton." ' HOPEWELL, N. J April 6 P) Optimism unexplained but Insis tent coursed through thtB hill vlll ago today as reports flew that the Lindbergh baby would be home soon. Neither police nor any one else in authority would sponsor the expect ant feeling. Villagers drew deduc tions from the cheery mien of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh as he turned out yesterday, cedar branch in hand, to help battle a brush fire that men aced his home on Sourland hill. . Others recalled that he was cheer ful and unworrled shortly before he took off for Paris and said you couldn't tell from looking at him what he Is thinking. , ' ,-' Homo Lighted All Night ." Lights gleamed In the home last night. The state police force quar tered at the estate was being dim inished, despite an announcement by Col. - H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Its leader, that no one had requested withdrawal. - The air of hope rested ultimately, however, on two mysterious airplane flights Col. Lindbergh made over Martha's Vineyard and adjacent waters off the ,Marichusctts- coast. In a reported attempt to establish contact with a small yacht. The fact that lights have been seen In the nursery from which 21-months-old, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., was stolen March 1 also fed the flame of hope, as did the continued absence from his Norfolk home ; of John. H. Curtis, one of 'three intermediaries who- believe they havo established contact with agents of the kidnapers. But police said they were unaware of any reason to think prospects naa (Continued on Page Flve Tourist Travel Topic of Meet At Enterprise Hurley Richardson, chairman of the tourist promotion committee of the La Grande chamber of commerce, and Harold O. Boone, secretary, were the principal speakers for the La Grande delegation attending the monthly meeting of the Enterprise chambor last night at 6:30 at Enter prise. Other members of the dele gation were Oscar Warnock, Fred Hcnnlng and Marcus Roesch. -. Tourist promotion was the topic of discussion, and both of the speak ers discussed means of bringing tour ists to Oregon and the Importance of co-operation between the two Eastern Oregon counties, Union and Wallowa. Wallowa county is making a relief map of that section which will be displayed In Portland and other cities for advertising. The county also Is drafting a guide book for Wal lowa county which will soon bo ready for distribution. Dr. Spears Leaves For Wisconsin U. EUGENE, Ore., Apr. 8 WT Dr. Clar ence W. Spears, who for two years guided the destinies of tho Unlvorsity of Oregon football team, today bade farewoll to Oregon and departed' for University of Wisconsin where he will be head coach. A farewell banquet was held for him here last night. Prince a. Cal ltson, new head coach, and - other members of the staff sat beside the honor guest. Mike Mlkulak, big var sity fullback, was the official host. ture of the dominion in doubt, war veterans were banded to combat the mob sway. The ex-servico men were called on to check pillaging after 10.000 men, women and children, howling that they would drown Sir Richard Squires, prime minister, in tho har bor, conquered pollco and partly wrecked the house of assembly of this British dominion. Liquor stores were looted. Several persons were hurt. Rescued by three clergymen, Sir Richard took refuge in an undis closed place and the mob was told he and his government had dispatched their resignations. The riot culminated a series of troubles, financial and otherwise, which rocked this colony, Britain's oldest, for months. Once before (Continued on Page Five) DEMOCRATIC VOTE HEAVY IN WISCONSIN Roosevelt Wins Easily in Both Wisconsin and "in New Yoi'k. NEW YORK'S VOTE GOES FOR HOOVER G. 0. P. Conservatives Beaten in Wisconsin, However Milwaukee Re-elects Mayor Hoan. By the Associated Press An exceedingly heavy Democratic vote in Wisconsin, normal Republi can stronghold, . was a conspicuous development of presidential primary voting yesterday in the western state and In New York. The forces of Franklin D. Roose velt won by a landslide In Wisconsin over an -unlnstructed ticket favor able to Alfred E. Smith. They alBO carried' against a Smith slate the one contest in New York state In the Buffalo district. All other delegates were chosen without opposition, the upstate men generally favoring the governor, the Tammany block un committed.. -. Hoover Ticket Wins The Hoover ticket walked away in New York's Republican primary, marked by only two district con- (Contlnued on Page Five) SOUTHERN PINE HEAD TO JOIN WESTERN MOVE NEW IORLEANS, April 6 VP) O. C. Sheppard, president of the Southern Pine association, has agreed to Join with the lumber and pulp manufac turers of the Pacific Northwest -In asking 'for congressional committee consideration of an Import tax on lumber and pulp. A. S. Bolsfontalne, assistant secre tary of the Southern Pine associa tion said today that the association already had requested the southern mills to make preparations to place their position beforo the committee In Washington In case a public near' tag is Mt on the import tax. i . LumWrCrathor,'. than pulp," Mr Bolfontalne said, ' Is - the principal interest of the two In the south. If there are open hearings on tho pro posal, ho said, the Bouthorn Pine likely will offer representations be fore tho committee. Drinking Affair x Leads to Death ASTORIA, Ore., Apr. 6 (flT Fergu son Baltazar, 36, a Filipino, was fa tally stabbed today in what pollco say was the climax of a drinking party participated In by Filipinos and three married white women. Tho knife attack Is believed to havo fol lowed a quarrel over the women. It occurred shortly after midnight. Six Filipinos and three women wore arrested and will bo held for a grand Jury Investigation. No charges havo been made as police say they do not know who welldod tho knife. Use Doll Clothes For Kansas Baby KANSAS CITY, April 6 (P) Oar ments from a doll's wardrobe were used today to clothe the tiny form of Baby St. John, who weighed one pound at birth Monday night. . Tho doll clothes were presonted to tho parents, Mr. and Mrs. William St. John, by a small girl who ex pressed the hope that "these might help." Clothing provided .by the parents for tho event provod much too large. The little chap Is kept In "an Im proved packing box crib, a tempera ture of 82 degree being maintained by hot water bottles. Warned by a physician that the Infant needs rest, the parents havo turned away hundreds of persons who wished to "take a peek at the baby." Nature Helps In Fighting Plague KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Apr. 6 (JF) JuBt when the situation appeared completely out of hand, nature has moved in to end the plague of ma rauding flold mice that beset ranch ers of the Wood river country. Spring thaws havo flooded valleys and marshes, driving thousands of mice onto knolls and ridges of high er land. Then naturo prqvldcd a controlling factor. Great groups of sea gulls glided In from the coast. Their voracious appetites and keen eyes have decimated the ranks of mice. Spectacular Fire In State Prison COLUMBIA, 8. C. Apr. 6 WV-A spectacular blaze destroyed the chair factory of South Carolina's state penitentiary and several other small buildings today, but after a stub born fight It was brought under control. Several prisoners were Injured, but none escaped. WON'T GO Russia's loss will ho France's gain If dark-eyed Vera VcrouiUna (above) succeeds in winning nat uralization as a French citizen. Onoe selected as tho most beauti ful girl In Moscow, she recently has been appearing In French mid German films. Now she Is report ed to have flatly refused to obey orders to return to native Soviet Kussla. WAR DECLARED 15 YEARS AGO Decade and Half Have Passed Since America Plunged Into Strife. WASHINGTON. Apr. 6 W At 11 minutes past 1 o'clock on tho after noon of April 6, exactly 16 years will have passed sinc0 tho United States plunged Into the World war. The seventy-second congress, now in the midst of a fight on economic adversity attributed In large measure to that war, probably will pay scant attention to the anniversary. For the termination, rather than the begin rung, of "Europe's terrible holocaust,' is the -nation's great day of .World war remembrance. - . Preaoryd 071 yeHow "flimsies'' In theoid files of tnoAss&Jlated Press reports Is the story of 'those dramatic days In the spring of 1017 whon the young republic moved swlftly to em bark on the "great adventure of sav ing the world for democracy, main taining the while its own honor." Wilson Makes Request Before a congress solemnly assem bled In special session went President Wilson on April 2 to ask for a de claration of the existence of a state of war between the United 'States and the Imperial Oerman govern ment. "We have no quarrel with the Ger man people," he said. And later In his speech: "It Is a fearful thing to load this great peaceful poople Into tho most terrible and disastrous of all wars. But tho right is more prec ious thah peace and wo shall fight for the things wo havo always car ried nearest our hearts." At 11:13 on tho night of April 4 tho senate by a vote of 82 to 0 adop ted tho war resolution. The houso approved It by a vote of 873 to 50 a fow minutes after 3 o'clock on the (Continued on Page Five) ACCUSED POST OFFICE ROBBER OFFERS ALIBI TACOMA, Apr. 6 W) Tho conten tion that he was working at Win chester Bay, Ore., at tho time of tho robbery of tho Lob am, Wash., post of fice, was advanced by attorneys (or Roy Williamson, 34, today, who Is au tilal for the robbery. - Williamson was arrested at Win chester Bay Jast Dec. 31 with Vorrlil Ranp who has since pleaded guilty and who is serving a four-year prison sentence. Four girls testified Tuesday that they hod seen Williamson and Raap together on the afternoon of tho eve ning the post office safe at Lcbam was broken Into. Raap was captured short distance from the scene of tho robbery but escaped after being jailed at Chchalls. Ho and William son wcre arrested together at Win chester Bay and were questioned at Roscburg in connection with other robborics. Veterans State Aid Pays Out $17,190.00 SALEM, April 6 m Tho World war veterans state aid commission has paid out $17,100 In cash bonuses during the past two months to ex soldiers, following the ruling of tho attorney-general rccontly that eli gibility for loans could be established after June 30, 1030, the closing date previously set by tho legislature. Tho announcement stated that of tho 147 applications for loans the past two months, 78 were from ex service men who had established their eligibility before that date, but had not taken advantage of It. The re mainder was paid to soldiers who havo Just recently established their eligibility for bonus or loan. War veterans enlisted from Oregon are eligible. Strike Causes Disorder Today At Columbia U. Athletes Take Crepe From btnkmg students in Rough-and-Tumble Bat tle on Campus. NEW YORK, April 6 (!) A group of Columbia University athletes wrestled a 15 -foot strip of crepe from more than twice as many striking students today in the first disorder attending the one-day strike In pro test against the expulsion of Reed Harris, editor of the Spectator, stu dent newspaper. The strikers had proposed to use the crepe to tie a gag on the alma mater statue in front of the xtniver sity library and a rough and tumble scrimmage, In which some of the strikers Buffered minor Injuries, re sulted. The athletes, who supported the stand taken by Dr. Nicholas Mur ray Butler and Dean Herbert E. Hawkes In the expulsion of Harris, apparently escaped unscathed. ' Eggs Fly Through Air Speakers took turns on the steps of the library building .to urge the students to Join the strike. Some of them wore targets for barrages of cggB and several of the missiles struck the alma mater statue. The scrimmage over the strip of crepe ' started shortly after pickets took up their posts at the entrances to the university buildings. About 200 students went to the library steps Instead of to their classes. Arthur Goldschmldt, a member of the Social Problems club, which sponsored tho one-day strike, mount ed the pedestal of the statue. "It Is my sad duty to inform you that we are going to gag alma mat er," he shouted. Then someone threw a bunch of Bputterlng firecrackers Into the crowd, which momentarily scattered, a group of strikers then produced the crepe. An elderly watchman ; pro tested and attempted to take the crepe from the students. About 12 othletes, led by Shelley Wood, a senior and substitute mem ber of the crow, went to the sup port of the watchman, seizing one end of the crepe. About 26 strikers grabbed tho other end and the scrim mage followed. Some of the studentB were knocked down, and ''the glasses of one wore broken. Howard West- wood, a law student of Tecumseh, Neb., alone retained his hold on the crepe and waa draggod more than 200 foot. His clothes were torn, but he got up smiling when forced fin ally to relinquish his gflp.. The athletes disappeared with tho crope. ,V:: Many Fist .'FlgUts , Fist fights , occurred spasmodically elsewhere ori the' campus. ' : Sovoral of tho professors called off their classes and others announced examinations had boon postponed. Meanwhile, 12 students picketed the home of Dr. Butler on Morning- side drive. Pickets met students an subway exits, and on the campus across tho street from 110th street and Broadway more than 200 stu dents handed out tags reading "on strikers" and printed clrculara head ed "strike day." Rob F. Hall, president of the So cial Problems club', Issued a state ment in which he said Dr. Butler's (Continued on Pago Four) Hankow, Nanking Hit By Quakes; Damage Unknown SHANGHAI, April 6 W An earth quake which laBtcd several seconds shook tho cities of Hankow and Nan king this evening. There were no reports immediately available of tho number of casualties and the extent of tho damage. Nanking and Hankow, both on the winding Yangtze river, are 260 miles part. Nanking, tho capital, la in Klangsu province and Hankow Is in the province of Hupoh. Between them lies tho province of Anhwel, traversed by the Yangtze. Tho larger cities along tho river In tho latter province are Wuhu Talplng, Anklng ond Chichow. Many of tho Chi hobo government officials aro still at Nanking although I tho actual capital was transferred to Loyang when tho fighting was most serious in the Shanghai area. Hankow, 000 miles from the sea, Is one of the Chinese treaty ports on the river and also one of the largeBt cities In tho country. Its popula tion Is estimated at more than 860, 000. Across the river Is the large city of Wuchang and nearby Is another city of considerable Importance, Hanyang. The combined population of the three cities probably runs Into millions. Many foreigners live in Hankow and Nanking, but commercially Han kow is the more important. Ocean steamers can come up tho rlvor and it has extensive commerce. Silver Conference May Be Proposed WASHINGTON, Apr. 0 (At A house coinage sub-committee decided today to ask the stato and treasury depart ments for advice on Inviting Great Britain to participate In an Interna tional silver conference. The decision was reached as the group, which is trying to find a way to help silver, discussed tho advis ability or issuing a preliminary re port suggesting tho conference. It was agreed Secretary Mills and Secretary Stlmson should be con sulted in executive session before the report is made. 408 FILE FOR NOMINATION IN PRIMARIES Only a Few State and J District Candidates : Without Opposition. EIGHT MAKE RACE FOR U. S. SENATE Representatives .Victor: Eckley and L. F. Allen ; Unopposed in Union and Wallowa Counties. v By Clayton V. Bernhard , , . (Associated Press Correspondent) SALEM, Apr. 6 VP) Election year was officially Introduced into Oregon . last night at the otose of the filings ' for the primary election May 20, with 408 candidates listed not without op position for nomination to national, state and district offices. Contrary to , recent previous election years, aspir ants for political honors will find bat- tie this time In both primary and . general elections In virtually every . major position and most of tho minor ones. . . .Oregon's primary was given nation--; al significance by the last minute' filing of the petition placing the name of William Hi (Alfalfa BUI) Murray, : of Oklahoma, In competition . for presidential preference on the Demo- ; cratlo ballot. Oovernor Franklin D. Roosevelt's petition was the first to bo filed for preference. There wi. ; bo no contest for Republican prefer-1 ence, tho namo of Joseph Irwin France, of Maryland, being the lone i namo on tho ticket. . : More 'Candidates File ' ' " Filings of declarations this year ex-; cecd those of recent years In number, almost one hundred more than two . years ago. The increase' Is credited -to tho additional number of Demo crats, as well as Republicans listed - for office. Republicans totaled see, Democrats 100 and non-part lsan all: Judiciary candidates totaled 80. Of this -number more than a hundred . were filed yesterday, swamping the secretary of state's office so that It . was late at night before an acourate survey could be obtained.. The Oregon primary ballots win not . contain preference for vice presiden tial candidates, the only place on the , list not filled by either Republican or Democratic choices.,. -Delegates, to the national Republican .convention ; will be short unless sticker" candidates come to tho fore. Only one name representing the first congressional district was placed In the race, when two are to be elected. There Is little contest for presidential electors, the Republicans naming five and Demo crats six. Five are to be chosen. , (Continued on Page Four) GAME LEADERS FAVOR CHANGE i IN DUCK LAWS BAKER, Ore., Apr. 6 () The Ore gon state gamo commission at an In-' formal mooting here Tuesday an; nounced to Senator McNary and ' committee that tho open season on migratory birds be from October 1ft -to Dec. 15, with shooting on Wednea-; days, Saturdays and Sundays. The bag limit recommended Is 10 duds and four geese on each shooting day - Drinks Acid By ' Mistake And Dies LIVERPOOL, England, Apr. 6 W. r Professor Jarnos Foote, master of sci ence at a local technical school, died in his class room today when ho . picked up a glass of acid from his desk, mistaking it for water, and ' drank it. Ho fell to tho floor, writhing in agony, and died in a rew momema. He was In the midst of a lecture and rone hot! for a drink of water to eas his throat. Wheat Today CHICAGO, Apr. 6 UP) Unchecked crop damage to aomesuo winder wheat, together with anxiety about delay to seeding of spring wheat, had a bullish effect on the cereal mar kets today. Much talk was heard that united States spring wheat acreage would not come up to expectations. Dust storms continued at numerous points southwost and weBt. United States hard winter wheat at tho Oulf of Moxlco brought the high est prlco on the crop today as com pared with future. Wheat closed unsettled, nowerer, with top figures falling to hold. Tho finish was the some as yesterday to c advance, corn at ftc off to a shade up, oats V4 jS c down, and provisions varying from 17 cents set back to a rise of 5 cents. PORTLAND, Apr. 6 (IT First ad vance in the price of flour since last November too effect locally during tho day with a rtso of 20c por bbl. generally quoted for local brands. On tho Portland futures market May closed with an advance of o and other options 'Ac bu. Bales to taled 10,000 bu. May. On the mer chants exchange there was no change in cash wheat.
