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(IratuV CITY EDITION . roll AuocUtcd Press Leased Wire Service 8 PAGES TODAY Only. Newspaper Prntd in La Grande Covering Union and ' Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1932 BAHTERNT ORKOnN'R IiKAi)lSf WBWSPAVEK NUMBER 190 TO IMPROVE HILL STRETCH OF HIGHWAY Commission to Gravel and ; Top 11 Miles Pendleton to Emigrant Hill. COMPTON TO DO HOT LAKE WORK Aerial Survey of High ways Ordered Next Session of Commission to be April 28. PORTLAND, Apr. 8 (iP) Rigid en forcement of regulations covering hauling of logs In motor trucks over the roads of the state was announced as a policy today by the state high way commission at the conclusion of a hearing on the question of damage done to highways by excessive load ing and speeding of log trucks. The commission will study the matter further and in co-operation with its engineer, R. H. Baldock, will set up regulations which will reduce the hazard of overloading and speeding, two factors which have, the commission said, damaged the state's highway system to the extent of between $250,000 and $500,000 an .inially. PORTLAND, Apr. 8 Work on the Columbia River highway, the Old Oregon trail, and the Pacific high way will be contracted at the next meeting of the highway commission, Apr. 28, it was voted at a special session of the road officials here last night. The projects will cost an estimated $760,000, the commission ers announced. (Continued on Page Five) MRS. D. H. ADAMS PASSES AWAY AT BAKER, ORE. BAKER, Ore., Apr. 8 (Special) Mrs. David Henry Adams died in St. Elizabeth's hospital Wednesday. She was taken to the hospital Tuesday night. ( Myrtle Verona Flowers was born Vin La Grande Jan. 2, 1912. She mar ried "David .-Henry -Adams Oct. 13. 1926, in Walla Walla. They lived at Gibbon for one year and spent the remainder of the time in La Grande and Baker. Mrs. Adams wos a mem ber of the Methodist church. The deceased is survived besides her husband and a son, William Henry; her mother, Mrs. M. E. Dob son, of Baker; four sisters, Mrs. C. E. Rlcketts, of Los Angeles; Mrs. Henry Bellmer, of La Grande; Mrs. Frank Hogg, of Baker, and Mrs. Charles Rotzell, of Norristown, Pa., and two brothers, A. E. Flowers, of Los An geles, and Dewey Flowers, of Baker. The body, which is at the Baker Funeral home, will be taken to La Grande Saturday for interment. I Masonic Officer To Attend Meeting The grand chapter of the Royal ; Arch Masons and the Grand com- ' mandcry of the Knights Templars : will hold a three-day conclave in j 4. Salem, April 11, 12 and 13, and j George T. Cochran, past grand com- I mander and past high priest, of La i Grande, plans to leave Sunday for Western Oregon to attend the scs- ! stons. Mr. Cochran now holds the office of grand marshal in the grand coun- ; ell of loyal and select masters. Hoover Receives Future Farmers WASHINGTON. Apr. 8 (P) Eight young boys from widely scattered sec tions of the United States, officers of the Future Farmers of America club, today were received and con gratulated by President Hotter. Tho officers are meeting in the capital to lay plays for their fifth national convention In Kansas City in November, The membership Is composed of farm boys studying voca tional agriculture in high schools. Those wh6 met with the president on the south lawn of the executive mansion included Kenneth Pcttlbono, Corvallis, Ore., president. S WEATHER FORECAST 3 G Oregon : Fair tonight and 4 3 Saturday, except rain late to- 3 night or Saturday in north- $ west portion; frost in the 3 south and east portions to- 3 night; moderate southeast S winds, increasing offshore. 3 fc WEATHER TODAY S S 7 a. m. 36 above. $ Minimum: 34 above. S S Condition: Cloudy. ? $ WEATHER YESTERDAY 4 $ Maximum 60, minimum 34 ? above. , 3 Condition : Partly cloudy. S ? Range 16 degrees. $ $ ' $ WEATHER APR, S, 19.1! 3 3 Maximum 66, minimum 34 $ 4 above. $ A 8 Condition: Partly cloudy. 4 Range 22 degrees, 3 4 $ Amputation Of -La Grande Man's Feet Necessary Al Harlow Run Over By .hastbound Union Pa cific Freight Train at Baker During Night. BAKER, Ore., Apr. 8 tf) Al Har low, of La Grande, chief roadmaster, suffered the loss of both feet dur ing the night when he was run over by an eastbound Union Pacific freight train. It was necessary to amputate the feet at the ankles. Mr. Harlow's condition Is serious but hospital attendants said it is not critical. Ho told doctors he was struck by something before he fell under the train whish was leaving the depot. He was discovered when the con ductor Informed the ticket - agent that a man was lying beside the rails two blocks down the track. Mr. Harlow's condition was satis factory at noon. He is reported to have said some object, presumably a rock thrown by the train wheels, struck him as he was walking to ward the end of the train to swing onto the caboose. He swerved and stepped to one side onto one of the rails of a sidetrack. . His feet slipped and he fell under the wheels. WIDELY KNOWN HERE Mr. Harlow, whose home is at 1707 Jackson avenue, is widely and well known in La Grande, particularly in railroad circles, and the serious ac- (Contlnued on Page Eight) Work Promotion Drive Is Under Way Over City With more than 60 solicitors in the field, the La Grande Work Pro motion Plan was launched last night at 7 o'clock, when a house-to-house canvass was started. Sufficient re ports . had not been received from the solicitors this noon to estimate tho amount of pledges which were secured last night toward the $50,000 goal set by representatives of fra ternal, civic and patriotic organiza tions at .the meeting at which tho plan wos accepted, H. C. Boone, chair man of the executive committee, stated this morning. Tho plan is being conducted to fos ter business and provide more Jobs for the unemployed, and solicitors aro calling on householders and business firms asking them to have repair ing, remodeling or buHdliig m.iu, iur to furnish many different small jobs for unemployed. Those who pledge to have repairing, building 'or remod eling done may, of course, select any company to do the work, or if they know of nn unemployed man they may give him a job if they can. The (Continued on Page Eight) Expect Work To Be Accomplished On Weston Road ELGIN, Ore., Apr. 8 (A1) (Special) Prospects aro good for getting some work done on the Elgin-Weston road this summer according to Arthur Hall garth who returned recently from Portland. Mr. Hallgarth was author ized by the Elgin community club last fall to act as its representative in seeing the state highway commis sion and the bureau of public roads in regard to possibility of getting work on the road started, according to the Recorder. Mr. Hallgarth visited W. H. Lynch, public roads chief engineer In tho bureau of public roads, and C. J. Bush, chief engineer of forestry roads. According to reports received from them, a survey of part of tho road will be made this summer and some clearing work or slashing done. The bureau of public roads has charge or roads within the forest reserves so has charge of 16 miles of the 21 un surveyed between Elgin and the Toll gate. The rest of the road between the Tollgate and Elgin, approximately 5 miles, must be built by Union (Continued on Page Four) Pierce May Head State Committee PORTLAND. Apr. 8 W) Formation of a state-wide committee to sponsor repeal of the Oregon criminal syn dicalism law, with former Governor Walter M.. Pierce, of La Grande, as chairman, was announced here to day by Marjorle Eastman, executive secretary of the committee. This committee expects to hold a scries of mass meetings throughout the state to educate the public on the working, the purpose and the re ported dangers of such a law. Roy A. Hewitt, dean of Willamette uni versity college of law, spoke at the first of a series of meetings held un der this schedule in Salem recently. Noted Flier Rests Well During Night WORCESTER, Mass., Apr. 8 OT "No untoward change appeared this morning In the condition of Cap tain Hawks." said Dr. George A. Ma Iver, superintendent or city hospital, where the speed filer was taken yes terday after his plane cracked up at the North Grafton airport in on at tempted takeoff for Boston. Dr. Maclver said the famous record hold er slept fitfully throughout the night and that his temperature this morn ing was normal. ATTEMPT TO ABOLISH FARM BOARD FAILS House Defeats Amend ment Today By Vote of 152 to 23. APPROPRIATION INCREASE LOSES Effort to Secure Addi tional $380,000 For Op erations Fails to Win Much Support. WASHINGTON. Apr. 8 ) The house today defeated an effort to abolish tho farm board. By a vote of 152 to 23 It rejected an amendment to the pending inde pendent offices appropriations bill to accomplish this purpose. The amendment, offered by Repre sentative Vinson, a Georgia farmer, would havo closed the board after Juno 30, let-' the agricultural depart ment liquidate Its affairs and discon tinue assistance to agricultural mar keting co-ofbratives. Before considering a proposal to abolish the farm board, the house de feated an effort to increase Its ap propriation for 1933 from $1,000,000 to $1,380,000. LUNCHEON OPENS CAMPAIGN HERE Miss Norma C. Brown, of Allied Forces For Prohi bition, is Speaker. Meetings to be conducted hero to day and Saturday by the Allied Forces for Prohibition oponcd at noon at Colonel Itnv tunnel Koblns tho La Grande hotel at a women's luncheon, .v.ien Miss Norma C. Brown, secretary of the organization and the only woman speaker with (Continued on Page Five) R. jIutchen INSTALLED AS EXALTED RULER R. J. Kitchen was installed as exalted ruler of the Elks lodge last Rjifjht at an imprcssv'o ceremony at the Elks temple. Since Judge Ekwall, district deputy, of Portland, was unable to attend, he appointed L. M. B ram well to fill the position of exalted ruler during the installation. H. J. Ritter filled the chair of estecmcp. leacjlng knighfi; DeLlle Green, esteemed royal knight; J. H. Peare, esteemed lecturing knight; C. L. Thompson, secretary; J. V. Andrews, chaplain; Norman Dcsllet, tyler. Tho newly Installed officers wero elected on March 3, and ar Mr. Klt chon, exalted ruler; Robert William son, esteemed leading knight; Robert Carey, esteemed loyal knight; Victor Ecklcy, esteemed lecturing knight; Ray Winters, secretary, and Tom Ruckman, treasurer. Sherwood Williams, who has com pleted a successful term as exalted ruler, last night turned over his post to the new lodge head. Germany May Buy More Bushels of WASHINGTON, Apr. 8 W If sat isfactory credits can be arranged Ger many may buy between 10.000,000 ana 15.000,000 bushels of farm board stabilization wheat. Discussion of additional purchases has gone on at Intervals since that government bought 7,500,000 bushels last September. George 8. Milnor, general manager of tho grain stabili zation corporation, talked with Ger man officials in Berlin yesterday. Credit Question L'p Prospects for ccmsumatlng a new deal appeared today to hinge around the extension of credits by private bankers. At the board, It was said long time credits similar to tho transaction made last fall could not be financed by it and in view of its stabilization investment, it could consider only cash sales. CAMPAIGN TO CUT COST IS GOING AHEAD Sub-Committee Slashes 10 Per Cent From $124, 000,000 Supply Bill. RETRENCHMENT IS BEING WORKED OUT President Hoover .Pre sents New Ideas at Cab inet Meeting For Re ducing Expenditures. WASHINGTON, Apr. 8 W- The drive for slashes In government ex penditures gained momentum today at the White House and capltol. President Hoover, at the cabinet meeting, armed himself , with new facts on cutting expenses in prepara tion for the mooting tomorrow with the special house economy commit tee. At the same time, a senate appro priations sub-committee approved a ten per cent reduction in the $124, 000,000 supply bill for the state, jus tice, commerce and labor departments next year. It Included a $1,000,000 cut In the prohibition enforcement fund, reducing tho to tal to $10,000, 000. Meanwhile, Chairman MbDuffie said the house economy committee was considering a retrenchment pro gram estimated to save between $175,000,000 and $200,000,000 for pres entation to President Hoover tomor row. (Continued on Page Seven) AIM EE TRYING TO DISPOSE OF HER TEMPLE LOS ANGELES. Apr. 8 W The Times said this morning that Aimee Semplo McPherson Hutton, the evan gelist, is negotiating with Paul Rader, an evangelist with whom she was formerly associated, for the sale of Angelus Temple, which she founded near Echo park. One of the provisions In the sale proposals calls for Mrs. Hutton to refrain from appearing on a religious nlatormt,4'ti,iiCvt Angelos for- two years. ."'a, down payment of $50,000, the newspaper said. Is asked, the woman evangelist taking a mortgage for tho remainder of the amount due. Mrs. Hutton is planning a trip around the world with her husband, Davis Hutton, if the sale goes through, the newspaper said. Mrs. Hutton could not be reached for a statement. No Developments In Lindbergh Case HOPEWELL. N. J., April 8 VP) Three intermediaries seeking tho kid naped Lindbergh baby awaited a new summons to porlcy today, while in Hopewell optimism ebbed. Tho three Roar Admiral Guy H. Burrnge John H. Curtis and Rev. H. Dobson -Peacock, all of Norfolk havo not abandoned hope of get ting Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., back through a person who .approached them and represented himself as a go-between for the kidnapers. All three were In Norfolk, pur suing a watchful waiting policy, while pollco who express skepticism about that angle of the search went on with the endless task of checking and rc-checklng leads. Seek Divorce From Bidwell's Slayer Suit for divorce has been filed by Ethel Sullivan from Willard Sylvester Sullivan, who is serving a term of life imprisonment In the Oregon state penitentiary for the murder of Homer Bidwell, North Powder rancher. Mrs. Sullivan was one of the witnesses at the trial for tho Btatc, and at that time was married to Woltcr Manning, without having secured a divorce from Sullivan, tho testimony at the trial indicated. Mrs. Sullivan asks for the custody of three minor children. Strayer and Strayer, of Baker, are her attorneys. At present, an appeal from Sulli van's conviction Is pending before the supreme court. 10,000,000 Or Farm Board Wheat Milnor has been in Europe for the last throe weeks surveying wheat mar kets, chiefly in connection with ex port sales of tho farmers national grain corporation, central sales agency for grain co-opcratlves, of which ho is also genera? manager. In a1 telephone conversation with Chairman Stone, of the farm board, Milnor reported prospective demand In Importing countries was steadily Increasing. The stabilization wheat now con trolled by tho board amounts to 138, 000,000 bushels with about 25,000,000 more In futures. Secretary Hyde has suggested $100, 000,000 of reconstruction finance cor poration funds voted by congress for agriculture be used to finance export sales, both stabilization and private (Continued on rage Five) HE WOULDN'T DANCE WITH VICKI! ThVv wero fellow-passengers oil n trans-Atlantic liner... And Vloki Itmuu (rl;lit), fumed Geniinu writer, is rcHJncu IO lllivo glanced admiringly In the direction or Onry Cooper (left), American film star, following her admiring glance by ottering u friend three dollars, to persuade tlic American film star to dunce with her. 11c didn't. Here yon see them as they posed aboard ship arter arriving 111 New York. Oary has been amiy on a big game hunt. Bonus Petitions Are Delivered To Congress Heads WASHINGTON, Apr. 8 (TP) March ing behind bands mora than a thous and veterans went to the capltol to day with a truck-load of petitions urging cash payment of the bonus and were promised by majority spokesmen of tho house and senate their plea would receive considera tion. The Veterans of Foreign Wars, spon sors of the demonstration, said there were 2, P 00. 000 signatures on tho pe titions delivered in 20 packing cases. They wero deLlvered to Representa tive Rttlney, of Illinois, tho Demo cratic leader; Snell, of New York, tho Republican leader; and Senator Mc- Nory, of Oregon, tho assistant Re publican leader, who wore grouped on the capltol steps with other members from both branches of congress. Hoover In Opposition ; President Hoover a few days ago urged that legislation for payment of tn&;on,us be not passed, at this time and' Henry L: Stevens, national commander of the American Legion, (Continued on Pago Eight) Shotgun Slugs Kill Brothers; f Slayers Escape CHICAGO, Apr. 8 (yp) Shotgun slugs, firod at close range brought death last night to Benjamin Apple qulst, 43, and his brother, Ernest, 40, apparently while they wero tending bar In their small speakeasy. Their slayers escaped. Evidently the killers posed as cus tomers, but what their motive was remained a puzzle to police. Labor politics and beer running were sug gested. Police said they learned Benjamin Applcqulst but recently told a friend that "Dago" Lawrence Mangano, a "public enemy" and Capono hench man, had warned him to quit sell ing boor. Ho said he quit, but hoped to start up again. Mngftno was bo ing sought. Ernest Applcqulst until recently was head of the city chauffeurs un ion, leading police to conclude that Iti I j or politics might bo involved. Railways Petition For Rate Change SALEM, Apr. 8 UP) Rail carriers in Oregon have petitioned for emer gency rates Increasing the tariff on grain and grain products in the state, pending the outcome of tho Inter state commerce commission's hearing on tho re-opened grain rate contro versy, tho public utilities commis sioner announced today. Tho rates In Oregon on intrastate tarllfs wero reduced by a commis sion order Apr. 1. 1931, to conform with the proposed interstate com merce commission's schedule. How ever, Oregon was tho only state to put the 15 per cent reduction into effect, the supremo court holding the federal commission's order invalid. Tho roads now are petitioning re sumption of the old rates as an emergency measure , The matter was taken under ad visement by the commission. The Interstate commerce commission hear ing will be held in Chicago later this month. Hubby Slays His Wife By Mistake SACRAMENTO, Cal., Apr. 8 i") Mrs. Ruth O. Christen, 44. was shot and killed shortly before 1 o'clock this morning by her husband, Charles W. Christen, a railroad brakeman, who declares he mistook his wife for a prowler when he awakened from a sound sleep and saw her standing in front of a window In their apart ment here. The husband sobblngly told how he kept a loaded JO calibre rille at the side of his bed because of nu merous burglaries in the neighbor hood recently. SEVERED FINGER IS GRIMWARNING Cleveland Financier Re ceives Extortion Note Asks Police Aid. CLEVELAND, Apr. 8 (P) A sovcred human finger, sent to John H. Wll berdlng, financier and sportsman with a grim extortion note, was traced by police of Cleveland Heights today to a northern medical school. Police Chief Edwards Barrows, of Cleveland Heights, said tho finger the Index finger hacked from a doad man hod been stolen from the school. Ho declined to name tho school. The finger was traced, tho chief said, by officials of tho Western Re serve School of Medicine who analyz ed tho preservative used. Trup Is- Avoided Police also revealed . they waited In ambusti at Wltbbrdlng'a homo last night,-; the ;-tlmt named In tho. letter for tho financier itp turn. $3000. In small bills over to a messenger. Tito extortionist, however . failed to appear. Tho weird extortion plot, pollco said, obviously was tho work of a cer- (Continued on Page Five) WINNIE JUDD IS PLACED IN WOMEN'S WARD FLORENCE. Ariz., Apr. 8 !) Her condition bordering on hysteria, Winnie Ruth Judd, convicted "trunk" murderess, was in tho women's ward at tho state prison hero today. Prison officials would not discuss their transfer of Mrs. Judd from her cell In condemned row to tho prison ward, but it was learned the woman, under sentence to hang, had been acting abnormally for tho past sev eral days. Sho had placed plccos of string across her cell, telling visitors they were "high tension wires." Mrs. Judd's appeal from her con viction was filed yesterday with tho state supremo court. Hor appeal will automatically stay execution, which had been set for May 11. Court of ficials said it was not likely the ap peal could bo acted upon by tho court until late next fall. Cholera Cause Of A Death of 65 Hogs OREGON CITY, Ore., April 8 )) Cholera was blamed today for tho death of 05 of 12f hogs owned by John Thompson, livestock dealer of tho northern part or Clackamas county who reported to Sheriff Moss yesterday that tho swine had been poisoned. All died within tho past few days. Tho sheriff and a veterinarian In vestigated and learned that hog cholera had caused the deaths. Pencil Ornament Finally Explodes PRINCE ALBERT, Sunk.. Apr. 8 W) For a year Itosettc La Haye, 19, used a dynamll-o rap aa an ornament on her lead pencil. The other day It ex ploded, blowing off tlireo fingers and Injuring her eye. Office Hoys Are Taxed, in Canada OAIX1ARY. Alta.. Apr. 8 Even offlco boya munt pay lncomo taxes In Alberta. Under the new provincial tax, unmarried pernonn earning $15 a week will pay 3.30 a year. Baby Fats Salt; . Has Convulsions NEW YORK, Apr. 8 (A) Samuel Charlut, nine months old. is near death from eating table salt. Mls chelvous boys put a pound bag of salt In his carriage. He ate so much ho had convulsions. Roosevelt And Hoover Sweep Aside Obstacles Presidential Candidacies of Two Leaders Far Out in Fmnt in Eespective Parties. ' ' - By Byron Price WASHINGTON. April 8 (ff) The presidential candidacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt continues to sweep all obstacles aside with such spectacular regularity that many Democratic leaders now speak of his nomination as an accomplished fact. Some still hope for his dofoat, but thoy concede that only an extraor dinary reversal of form or a desperate stand In the convention can stop him. Tho opposition has been surprised not only by his strength, but by their own weakness. The major reliances of the combination against him are fading one by one. KobliLson Steps AHlite During the past week, in the New York and Wisconsin primaries, Gov ernor Roosevelt has flattened out still further tle hopes of those few leaders who felt that Alfred E. Smith might stop the procosslon. One more favorite son. Senator Joo T. Robinson of Arkansas, has stepped aside to leavo a delegation unpledged but friendly to Roosevelt. A tactical victory, at least, was won by selection of Senator Alben Barkely, of Ken tucky, a Roosevelt man. as tho na tional convention keynoter. The defeat of Smith successively In New Hampshire, Minnesota, Maine, Wisconsin, and the single contested New York district, has coincided with a recession of activity on behalf of Speaker John N. Garner, the other great hope of tho stop-Roosevelt movement. Nor have tho fortunes of any fav orite son been benefitted materially. In fact, except for one or two dele gates, no candidate but Roosevelt has won any support at all outside his home state. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray of Oklahoma has ono in North Da kota, and Smith probably has one in Wisconsin. 174 For Iloosevelt Of the 338 delegates chosen thus far, 174 are counted definitely for Roosevelt. Murray has 23, James A. Reed of Missouri, 30, Smith probably 1. All the remaining 104 are In doubt, but 84 of them belong to New York, generally expected to go pre ponderantly to Roosevelt. On the vmsts of this showing, and (Contlmiod on Pae Five) Reorganization Of Game Bureau Is Recommended PORTLAND, Apr. 8 (P) . Recom mendations for far-roaching reorgan ization of tho state gamo commis sion wero announced hero late Thurs day after Matt L. Corrlgon, of Mc Mlunvlllo, had been unanimously so lected as chairman of tho group. All members of tho commission wero prcsont at the executive session here. Corrlgan submitted to the commis sion tho recommendations for reor ganization and it was announced they will bo acted upon Monday at tho regular Portland meeting. Organisation of tho commission in to three bureaus, executive, fishorlcs and game, and audit, Is ono of the proposals advanced. Tho executive bureau would consist of a supervisor, and two assistants who would handlo research and tho fish and gamo bud get, and tho education, and financial budget; tho fisheries and gamo bur eau would hav0 charge of hatcheries and related work. A chief clerk would bo In charge of the audit department. It is planned to group four depart ments, research, legal, education and engineering under the executive de partment. This would reduce costs and fix responsibility. Port of Guayaquil Is Closed Today GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Apr. 8 OT Tho port authorities, acting under extraordinary powers grunted the governmont by tho council of state at Quito, closed tills part to all traf flo today. Meanwhile tho Ecuadorcan navy, manned by mutineers, re mained In control of tho harbor and fort at Puuta Pledra. ' Yesterday the rebels darted out and sieved a British oil tanker with its cargo nnd provisions. It was to pro vent a recurrence of raids of that kind that tho port was ordered closed. All traffic bound in post Punta Pledra, whero the river Is two miles wide, will bo shunted awny ill an ef fort to starve tho rebels out. Mellon Explains European Mission LONDON. Apr. 8 (A') Andrew W. Mellon, new American ambassador to Great Britain, took advantage of the first opportunity that offered Itself today to say that ho did not como to Europo to solve the repara tions and war debts problems. Hardly were welcoming ceremonies at Southampton and London over, before tho former secretary of tho United States treasury got right to work at tho American embassy. One of his first acts was to roceivo Brit ish and American correspondents there. Then the new envoy called upon Sir John Simon, Great Britain's sec retary for foreign arfairs, to find out about arrangements for presentation of his credentials to King George. MAYOR BAKER MAY ESCAPE INDICTMENT: Possibility Hinted at in ' Announcement by Dis--- trict Attorney. TRUE BILLS CAME ; AS SURPRISE, CLAIM Six Indictments : Sure to :. Stand, Langley Says, .' But Nine of Them May ; Be Dismissed. PORTLAND, Apr. 8 WV-LotUfl L Langley, Multnomah county district attorney, announced today In a for mal statement that the 16 Indict ments returned last week by a grand Jury in connection with Portland's public market deal, came as a "sur prise" to his office. He and George Mowry and G A. Pipes, his chief deputies. Intimated at least nine of the indictments may be dlmslssed. ' Among those indicted were Mayor Georgo L. Baker, City Commissioners John M. Mann and Earl Riley, and Olaf Laurgaard, city engineer. Langley said, however, .that In his opinion six indictments were "Jus tified." He spoke of the indictments against Jack J. Mazurosky, former president of the Central Municipal Market .company, promoters of the Fifth street site; M. E. Rogoway, John Wilson, first president of the Cen tral company; C. Lee Wilson, presi dent of the Public Market company, backers of the Front street site; Leon O. Simms, secretary treasuror of the Central Municipal Market company, and James W. Cerey, director of the company. . MazuroBky and Rogoway were In dicted on the charge they had of fered Mayor Baker a 910,000 bribe. District Attorney Langley said "We aro not at all certain at this moment of tho sufficiency of the evidence In support of the Indictments of any of the following nine men, namely: Mayor George L. Baker, Alfred A, Hampson, Paul P. Ferrens, City Com missioner Earl Riley, City Engineer Olaf Laurgaard, Kenneth Harlan, Louts T. Merwln, Harry L. Gross and City Commissioner John M. Mann." Tho city officials, with the excep tion of Laurgaard) were indicted for allegedly havlrig advfceatecf bribery.; In addition, they, with Laurgaard,. were Indicted for alleged malfeasance In office, and accused of having paid 9200,000 more than was necessary for tho market site. WET AND DRY r ISSUE BEFORE i CLUB WOMEN SALEM, Apr. SOT Tho prohlbl tion question almost disrupted the third district convention ot Federated Women's club, held here yesterday. A resolution affirming the convention's stand in favor of the 18th amend-. mont was finally referred to the leg. lslatlvo committee to be presented at tho state federation convention at Portland In May. Officers elected unanimously tor tho ensuing two-year term wore Mrs. Clara B. Smith of Motzger, presidents Mrs. A. E. Austin of Woodburn, sec ond vlco president; Mrs. William M. Hartford. Portland, treasurer; Mrs. Saldlo Orr Dunbar, Portland, director. Mrs. W. P. Fargo, Salem, is tho re tiring president. More than 200 women representing 40 of the 65 clubs In tho district fed eration, attended tho convention. Tho 1033 session will bo held at St. Helens. Ancient Seville Church Destroyed SEVILLE. Spain. Apr. 8 (P) The sixth century church of San Julian, one of the oldest and most cherished by Seville's citizens, was destroyed by fire last night and it was believed many statues and pictures, among them some of the rarest works of art in Spain, wero destroyed. The flro was incendiary. Gasoline had been scottcred through the church and Ignited. Wheat Today rnncAao. Anr. 8 OT An out burst of stop loss selling late today carried wheat prices down about 3 cents a bushel, and corn to tho low cat level since 1000. Tho fresh breaks In cereal markets wero simultaneous with a tumble by United States steel to a new low. Any bullish effects from tho govern ment crop report duo after the close had apparently been discounted In advance Wheat closed nervous, 2 30 under yesterday's finish, corn 2'4 & 3c down, oats HS'Ti0 OIf- "hd Pro" visions varying from 2 cents decline to 6 cents advance. PORTLAND, Apr. 8 OT Break in stock, market values caused a general sharp cut in tho price of whoat In domestic markets at the close. On tho Portland futures market May closed with a loss of lo while others were nominally unchanged. Salon totaled 6000 bu., all In the May. Cash wheat lost lc on the mer chants exchange.
