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LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1932
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NKWSPAPEB
NUMBER 192
FRANK WIRE
NEW HEAD OF
GAME WORK
Selected Today by Com
mission td Succeed H.
L. Kelly, Resigned.
REORGANIZATION
PLAN IS ADOPTED
Executive Bureau Added
to Department Dis
tribution of Fish, Game
to be Budgeted.
PORTLAND. Ore., April 11 (ff)
Frank B. Wire, of Portland, was to
day selected as state game supervisor,
to succeed H. L. Kelly, resigned.
Wire's appointment was made by the
state game commission today, to be
come effective immediately, ' lor a
term of one year at a salary of $3900.
The commission said that In select
ing Wire it had based its action on
his ability as a business manager
and his general knowledge of fish and
game c,nditlonfs throughout the
stute.
The following statement was Issued
by the commission:
"Mr. Wire Is recognized as a true
conservationist and the commission
considers his character above re
proach. The appointee is a native
Oregonian, has a wife and family in
Portland and his business experience
has In the post given him respon
sibility over large forces of people.
Intimate Knowledge
"During his executive travels in
Oregon he has fished and hunted
In all sections and has an Intimate
knowledge or all problems of every
area.
"His hobby, It Is reported. Is the
making of rois ond tying of flies.
Recommendations In the hands of
the commission unanimously pointed
out Mr. Wire's qualifications for the
office and indicated he has a general
knowledge of wild life conditions over
the entire Pacific Northwest."
In addition to selecting a super
visor the commission adopted a re
organization plan submitted by Matt
Corrlgan, commissioner, for the pur
pose of bringing about greater effi
ciency and economy and of more ac
curately defining the functions of
each bureau and Its personnel, keep
ing in mind a degree of flexibility
that will admit of future expansion
and will harmonize with the ten-year
program of the commission.
Four Bureaus .Provided
Four co-ordinating vbureaus arc
provided with definite function, sub
ject to the instructions of the super
visor who In turn is subject to the
directions of the commission on all
matters effecting policies or programs.
For the purpose of effecting greater
economy in operation certain func
tions have been added to the execu
tive bureau that It did not formerly
possess. Notably among these func
tions Is the purchasing of all sup
plies for the department. Investi
gation has disclosed that such a
plan Is very desirable. Provision has
been made for submission of bud
gets for supplies by all bureaus in
such manner that no, activities of
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WATER METER
BOX HOLDS BOY
FOR AN HOUR
Caught in a'water meter box, little
Charles Snyder, son of Mrs. Grace
Snyder, was held a prisoner for a
little over an hour Friday before he
was extricated by the fire depart
ment. The little boy fell Into the
box, knees first, and his body fit
snugly In the opening. His feet were
in such a position that to pull him
out would probably cause injury, and
after about an hour of effort, the
fire department was summoned. In
a few minutes, Fire Chief C. T. Lind
say managed to reach down past the
boy's body and work his feet into a
different position, after which it wos
an eoay mr.uer to pull the boy up to
safety.
When Mr. Lindsay approached the
little fellow. Charles suggested that
he fet a shovel and dig him out,
and for u while it looked as If a
shovel and some tin shears would be
necessary.
La Grande Band To
Give Baker Concert
Jf -
The La Grande band will go to
.turner on Sunday, May l ana piay
two concerts at the Clarlck theatre.
The concert is being sponsored by the
American Legion and auxiliary in
that city. Andrew Loney, director
or me bnr.i, completed the final
arrangements for these concerts Sat
urday and iv percentage of the re
ceipts for the two concerts will be
given the hand to help. with its fund
for the nia ntainence of the band
during the vcar. A program of ex
ceptional merit will be given by the
band on this occasion.
WFITHKR FORECAST
Oregon : Fair In the east
portion, cloudy in the west
portion and unsettled on the
coast tonight and Tuesday;
mild temperature: gentle
changeable winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 57 above.
Minimum: 41 above.
, Condition: clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 71, minimum.
34 above.
Condition; clear. Range
37 degrees.
WEATHER APRIL 11. 1931
Maximum 49, minimum
34 above.
Condition: cloudy. Range
10 degrees.
Robinson Takes
Stand Against
Cash Payments
Democratic L e a d e r of
Senate Opposes New
Soldiers' Bonus Legisla
tion at Present.
.WASHINGTON. April 11 VP)
Senator Robinson, Arkansas, Demo
cratic leader of the senate, declared
against cash payment of the soldiers
bonus today.
Advocates of full payment of the
bonus came before the house ways
and means committee to attempt to
show how the issuance of $2,200,000
of additional currency for that pur
pose would promote the general wel
fare of the country.
Weary from its long task of draft
ing a tax bill to balance the budget,
members of the committee listened
to a story of thousands of veterans
out of work and in need of the
money represented by their bonus
certificates.
Representative Patman (D., Tex.)
said most of thhe advocates favored
paying the certificates In United
States notes, though they were not
agreed on the exact terms of a bill,
lllnes In Attendance
Among those In attendance were
General Frank Hines, veterans ad
ministrator, and John T. Taylor,
legislative representative of the Am
erican Legion, whose national com
mander, Henry L. Stevens, hos op
posed payment of the certificates
"Unless we can show that pay
ment of tho bonus will benefit the
country and promote the general
welfare," Patman declared, "we are
not entitled to have this bill passed."
"If it will be the least bit detri
mental to the general welfare, we
are not entitled to win.
"There are 760,000 able bodied
veterans out of work. There are 76,
000 slightly disabled veterans who
are out of work. Then there are
800,000 veterans working only one
or two days a week."
The testimony began before the
committee at about the time Repre
sentative Fish (R., N. Y.) was telling
a meeting of the American Bankers
association that the proposal to
cash the unpaid fifty per cent of the
bonus "would exhaust our gold re
serves nnd shove us off the gold
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Allied Forces
Close Meetings
Saturday Night
Going from La Grande after a suc
cessful two-day session, five speakers
of the Allied Forces for Prohibition
opened similar meetings In Pcgdje
ton Sunday. ' ' "
Meetings were held here Friday and
Saturday at the First M. E. church
and the La Grande hotel with very
satisfactory attendance. Saturday
afternoon Dr. Ira Landrlth spoke on
"Prohibition and the Constitution."
"Prohibition is the law," he said.
"It is a good law and it will not he
repealed; therefore it should be ob
served, and It must be enforced."
SiVUit day night ati the closing
session, Oliver W. Stewart, vice chair
man of the Allied Forces, compared
the present liquor crisis with the
governmental task faced by George
Washington and his associates, and
declared that the present problem is
as great as the first.
"Ours Is the task of maintaining
that government and passing it on
intact to the next generation," the
speaker declared, adding that "It Is
a heavy one."
In his closing words, Mr. Stewart
asserted that the Allied Forces have
gono far enough to know that "The
people are with us In this fight."
Three Counties
Will Take Part
In Contest Here
High school students from Morrow,
Gilliam and Union counties will par
ticipate in an intercounty declama
tory contest which will be held In
La Grande on Saturday, April 23,
at 7:30 p. m. at the Eastern Oregon
Normal school, E. A. Sayre, county
school superintendent announced this
morning following a conference with
President H. E. Inlow. Mr. Sayre will
be In charge of arrangements for the
event.
A great deal of interest in such
contests was evidenced when the
county winners were picked in a re
cent contest held here.
Further announcements of the
contest will be made after Superin
tendent Sayre has. completed the
details of the meet, he states.
Perry man Makes
Statement Today
A. H. Perryman. Republican candi
date for the nomination for county
Judge, made an announcement over
the weekend as to his platform. He
made no announcement at the time
of filing. His statement follows:
"I was first to file as candidate
for county Judge, but I have naught
but friendship for those who seek the
same position to which I aspire. I
have no particular slogan the
main business of human life Is ser
vice. If I secure the nomination and
election I will strive to keep myself
physically and mentally fit for faith
ful and efficient service. The office
of county Judge appeals to me as a
position I would enjoy and I would
like the nomination and the election
If my friends and the voters of Union
county want me to have It."
Pendleton Barbers
Go Snake Hunting
PENDLETON, Ore.. April 11 W
Three Pendleton barbers and another
Pendleton man tried Sunday to
gather In all the rattlers In Morrow
county. The four visited a place
near Lexington and returned with
17 rattle snakes. They said they
killed more than one hundred, while
twice that many got away. Several
of the snakes were" more than three
feet long. Two others were less than
12 Inches long.
FARM BOARD
SENATE QUIZ
IS ORDERED
Broad Investigation of
Farm Board and Com
modity Exchanges Due
STOCK EXCHANGE
HEARING BEGINS
Richard Whitney, Presi
dent of Exchange, De
clares: "We Do Not
Have Any Beai1 Raids."
WASHINGTON, April 11 (P) A
broad Investigation of the farm board
and commodity exchanges was or
dered today by the senate.
A resolution authorizing the sen
ate agricultural committee to make
tho investigation was approved with
out debate.
By Francis M. Stephenson
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON, April 11 (p) Ad
ministration claims of bear raids on
the stock market were called "purely
ridiculous" today by Richard Whit
ney, president of the New York
stock exchange.
Appearing in answer to the senate
banking committee's subpoena, Whit
ney explained he could not submit
the data of lost Friday's short sell
ing position on tnhe stock exchange
until next Friday. April 8 marked
a new low level in stocks.
Whitney, surrounded by the In
quisitive senators "and a pack bf
spectators, also denied vigorously
that there is any "bear raiding" on
tho stock exchange and insisted the
rules wouldn't permit It.
Whitney said he knew nothing of
any such raid except something he
had been told by Senator Walcott,
(R. Conn.) about . operations In
United States steel.
Whitney also mentioned the stocks
of American Telephone anr tele
graph, Public Service of New uufsey
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MERCURY AT 71
HERE ON SUNDAY
Grande -Ronde Valley
Residents Enjoy Day
Farmers Begin. Plowing
La Grande and Eastern Oregon In
general enjoyed a marvelous spring
day Sunday, with the "mercury here
going up to 71 above, and the bright
sunsnine tempered only uy a slightly
chilly wind. Otherwise the day would
have been perfect from a weather
standpoint.
As a result, nearly the entire popu
lation of the Grande Ronde valley
spent at least part of the day out of
doors, some working in yards and
gardens, some farmers "making hay
while tho sun shines' by plowing
and doing other spring work, and
others following the tempting finger
of pleasure. Scores went hiking into
tne nnis ana along tne rivers, Hun
dreds of cars sought the open high
way, scores played golf, and at Cove
a large number of people enjoyed a
first swim of the season.
Run go of 37 Degrees
Tho range yesterday was 37 degrees,
the minimum being 34 above. Lost
night's minimum was much warmer,
tho mercury stopping its downward
course at 41 above, and at 7 o'clock
this morning It was at 67, assuring
another warm April day.
Fields over the valley are drying
rapidly and fruit trees probably will
begin to bloom before the week is
at an end.
STEPHENSON
WINS OPENING
GOLF TOURNEY
With a majority of the golfers "at
tneir worn." at the ui uranae country
club course at Island City yesterday,
the first ball sweepstakes tournament
of the year was held.
The greens and fairways are In ex
cellent condition and yesterday was
an Ideal spring day for golfing, with
the sun warming up the weather to
71 above.
E. C. Stephenson carded a 95 to
win first. His handicap of 22 gave
him a net of 73. Charles Reynolds
and Pete Russell tied with nets of
75, Mr. Reynolds touring the 18 holes
in 81 and Mr. Russell carding 107.
Their handicaps are 8 and 32, re
spectively. '
Three tied for third H. Boone. 90
2076; K. Slegrlst, 88-1276, and C.
R. Seltz. 104-2876.
"Alfalfa Bill" Murray An Oregon
Visitor Today; On Way to Portland
PORTLAND, April 11 (JP "Alfalfa
Bill" himself, the well known Gover
nor William H. Murray, of Oklahoma,
was an Oregon visitor today In the
Interest of his candidacy for presi
dent on the Democratic ticket.
Carl C. Donaugh, chairman of the
Democratic state committee of Ore
gon, announced today that Murray
was scheduled to speak In The Dal
les at 2 p. m., and he was then to
continue to Portland by automobile
to attend a meeting In the Central
library here.
Donaugh said he understands that
Governor Murray will speak also at
Salem, Eugene and Klamath Falls be
fore leaving the state, although his
plans appear to be Indefinite.
Democrats who have assumed
responsibility for tonight's meeting
in Portland were Donaugh, Oswald
West, national Democratic commit
teeman; Joseph K. Carson, secretary
of the state committee; J. T. Sum
merville. committee treasurer, and Dr.
E. T. Hedlund, chairman of the Mult
nomah county committee.
Electric Power
Hearing Opened
In Portland, Ore.
Attack on Rate Structure
of - Northwestern Com
pany Launched by State
Commissioner.
PORTLAND, Ore., April 11 P)
Reduction in the charge for electri
cal energy as the goal, Charles M.
Thomas, public utilities commission
er, today opened a hearing here to
attack the . rate structure of the
Northwestern Electric company.
For a year Thomas' office has beeni
Investigating the company, he said
today, and he came to the Investiga
tion today armed with documents and
statistics by means of which, he de-.
clared, he hopes to prove the company
Is charging the ratepayers more than1
the service rendered is worth.
Claude R. Lester, chief engineer of
the state commission, the first wit
ness, testified that the American
Power & Light company, a subsidiary
of Electric Bond & Share, purchased
$10,000,000 worth of common stock
of the Portland company, leaving
enough for the local officers to hold
to qualify for their positions.
Thermos uj listed this stock Is
"watered." On It, he said, the Ameri
can Power & Light company receives
$160,000 from the Northwestern Elec
tric company, paid out of the gross
earnings of the local company. John
A. Lalng. attorney for the North
western company, interrupted to de-i
clare that the value of the stock has
no bearing on the rate making struc
ture. He said the rates were based
on valuation of the company's physi
cal properties and not upon Its fin
ancial status.
After Lester traced the organiza
tion and financing of the company
through its early stages up to the
common stock Issue, Lalng said the
American Tower & Light company
had -nothing to do, directly or In
directly with the startof the Port- 1
land firm, but went Into the open
market later to buy the stock when
It was for sale.
Lester testified that "there is out
standing $14,819,000 in stock $7,130,
800 In bonds and $2,962,095 In short
term notes against the Portland com
pany. AVIATOR DEAD,
WOMAN PILOT
IN' HOSPITAL
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 11 W) One
man was dead and a 24-year-old wo
man pilot was in a hospital here to
day with serious Injuries as a result
of two spectacular airplane accidents
yesterday. ,
Josenh E. Green. 22, an Oakland,
Oal., bfynk (flerk.. , drowned in flan,
rxanciBCO pay uiuei ire, nuu jujujjcu
from a naval reserve plane as It fall
ed to emerge from a 1000-foot power
dive.
Miss Afton Lewis, the woman pilot,
was injured as her plane crashed on
the San Francisco municipal airport
after a collision with another plane
at an elevation of 2.000 feet.
Hundreds of spectators saw tho ac
cidents and watched the man and
woman fight to save their lives.
"One-eyed" Lights
Check-up Planned
SALEM, April 11 W) Twenty
commissioned and non-commissioned
officers of the state police personnel
wore in conference here today for
the purpose of tightening up more
on traffic and general law enforce
ment. Superintendent Charles P.
Pray, presiding at the meeting, called
the session- to ascertain what was
being done over the state, and for
suggestions to further Improve police
patrol.
Among the regulations stressed by
Pray were glaring and "one-eyed"
headlights, switched lictense plates
and the display of the certificate of
registration on automobiles. Laws
regulating these conditions will be
more rigidly ; enforced, Pray an
nounced. .
Lane League Plans
Tax Investigation
EUGENE. Ore., April 11 () A
tax investigation with the view of
effecting a reduction in city, Eugene
water board, school and county levies
will bo undertaken by the newly
formed Lane County Tax Conserva
tion league, William W. Harcomb,
president, said today. Committees to
be appointed at the next meeting
of the league will- conduct the in
vestigation. Permanent organization of the
league was completed at a mass
meeting Saturday night.
SCHOOL BUDGET UE FEAT ED
MAR8HFIELD, Ore., April 11 P)
The district school budget set at
$92,000, a reduction of 12 14 per cent,
was defeated by 36 votes when it
was voted on Saturday, the board
of education said. More than 400
voted.
8TANFIELD DEFINITELY WET
PORTLAND, April 11 P A def
inite wet policy, advocacy of a deben
ture plan for assisting wheat and
cotton growers, a tariff protection of
lumber and timber products against
foreign production, and immediate
payment of the veterans' compensa
tion are among the points Included
In the platform announced by Robert
N. Stanfleld, candidate for the Re
publican nomination as United States
senator.
'Stanfleld, who once wore the sen
atorial toga, urged repeal of the 18th
amendment and amendment of the
Volstead law to permit manufacture
of 4 per cent beer under government
supervision.
He declared the federal farm board
has been "a colossal failure, and advo
cated the debenture or equalization
fee to save wheat and cotton growers.
Only such tariff schedules as equal
ize the difference in cost of produc
tion in America with the cost In
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THAT'S ABOUT
Here's what you cult sharp practice. Sydney Snow, Los Angeles
sportsman. Is shown nt play with a mountain cougar. Three years
ago Snow captured the cougar as. a kitten. Since then It has fol
lowed him around like a pet spaniel, or even like a pet cougar.
Frequently It goes surfboard riding with htm. Snow known that If
kitty gets rough a punch 011 her tender nose will quell her.
Girl Strangled
In Whiting, Ind.
Boarding House
WHITINO, Ind., April 11 (ff) A
strangler who killed 12-year-old Al
berta Knight, a minister's daughter,
with an electric lamp wire, was
sought in a widespread search today.
The child's body, the wire around
her neck, was discovered yesterday,
In a rooming house her mother op
erated, by boarders when they went
to call her for breakfast. Physicians
said, , she had been assaulted and
kllleu ...some time between 6, a. ita.,
and 9 au-m., Sunday morning." v -One
Suspect Held
One suspect, George Ross, 33, was
held. He gave an alibi but the
authorities said they were not satis
fled with his story. Ho admitted
sleeping Saturday night In the room
ing house, but Insisted he left the
house early Sunday.
Several other suspects were ques
tioned, but were later released.
. Mrs,, Knight and her daughter
came to Whiting seven months ago
and opened the rooming house. They
formerly lived at Crossvlllo, 111.,
where the girl's father, the Rov.
Oscar Knight, was a -minister until
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Additional One .
Million Dollars
For Vets' Home
HOSEBURG. Ore.. Apr. 11 m Ap
propriation of an additional one mil
lion dollars for tne national soiaiers
home to bo built at Roseburg, was
contained In the Independent offices
bill which passed the house Saturday,
according to a telegram received here
today from Congressman W. C. Haw
ley. This brings the total appropria
tion to $2,200,000.
The message said the money is to
be mode available immediately and
will remain available until expended.
It Ib believed here tho second appro
priation will provide funds for the
administration building and the first
barracks unit.
Tho veterans' administration Is ex
pected to let the contract within the
next few days for the first unit
which calls for an expenditure of $1,
200,000 already appropriated.
Track Pictures To
Be Shown at LJLS.
Three films showing two of the
I. C, A. A. A. A. championship track
and field meets have been secured
and will bo shown at the La Grande
High school auditorium tomorrow
nigiit beginning at 7 o'clock, accord
ing to announcement by Coach Ira
Woodie today. The films, which ore
mostly slow motion, were secured by
Dr. William Peare. and they will be
shown free of charge, with anyone
Interested Invited to attend.
Coach Woodie also announced that
he hoped to start some of the events
in the annual Interclass track meet
tomorrow after school. If weather
permits, part of the events will be
run off tomorrow and the remainder
Wednesday. The Tigers will partl
probably Wednesday. The Tigers will
participate In a quadrangular meet at
Pendleton Saturday with Pendleton,
Mac-Hl, Walla Walla and La Grande
as entrants.
China Gives Case
To The League
SHANGHAI, April 11 W China
has turned over to the League of
Nations the whole subject of with
drawal of Japanese troops from the
Shanghai area, the Associated Press
was Informed tonight by Quo Tal
Chl, chtel of the Chinese delegation
attending the peace parleys here.
"This conference apparently Is
hopeless," he said, "but maybe the
league con help. The Japanese have
refused to set a time limit on their
withdrawal and If they persist in this
view the conference Is doomed to
fall."
FUR ENOUGH!
INSANE INMATES
ESCAPE AT SALEM
Thomas Larson and An
drew Sweider Use Hack
saw Blades to Cut Bars
. SALEM, Apr. 11 Two Inmates
of the criminally Insane ward who
escaped from tho Oregon state hos
pital last night , after sawing their
way out of their cell and beating a
giwyd, were r till at largettoday. State
ponce, assisted by local and Portland
officials, are searching for the pair,
while the hospital sent out a posse
to outlying districts.
Thomas Larsen, 19, and Andrew
Sweider, 39, regarded as two of the
most violent coses In the criminal
ward, obtained hacksaw blades In
Homo manner with which they cut
through the heavy bors. Tho two
surprised P. E. Roberts, a guard, as
he turned a corner In tho cell block,
beat him severely and took his keys.
With theso they made their getaway.
Huberts Bruised Severely
Roberts this morning was not In a
critical condition, although his face
bore severe bruises. . Hospital authori
ties reported tho escape occurred
about 10 o'clock last night.
Larsen was committed from Colum
bia county, July 9, 1931, and Sweider
from Multnomah county September
8, 1031. 1
The getaway of Sweldei1 is the third
against his record in two states, Dr.
R. E. Lee Stolner, superintendent of
tho hospital said today. Prior to his
coming to Oregon, Swolder was sent
enced to live years on a statutory
charge to tho Minnesota state peni
tentiary and later transferred to tho
insane hospital there from which he
maue uis iirst escape.
- Hwelder then came to Oregon and
was committed to tho institution here
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TIRES GO FLAT
BUT PURSE IS
GIVEN BOOST
CHICAGO, April II ffl - When
Sam Ware's automobile tires went
down, his faith in humanity went up.
Ho was hitting tho trail from
Philadelphia to Oregon In a shaky
car carrying himself, his wlfo and
six children, when the tires went
flat. He proceeded to fix them while
his family made themselves comfort
able on a lawn on Hyde Park boule
vard In front of the home of Michael
L, Igoc, a Democratic candidate for
govornor.
A crowd gathered. Sam started to
taiK. He d had some tough luck back
cast and was on his way to a rent
iree farm at Springfield, Ore. Every
body got sympathetic. Mrs. Igoe
furnished toys for the children, a
policeman collected $20 from fellow
officers, and the owner of a hotel
furnished tho whole family shelter for
tne mgnt.
Diamond Lake Snow
Damages 7 Cabins
ROSEBTJRO, Ore.. April 11 P)
Unusually deep snows wrecked seven
summer homes at Diamond Lake, N.
B. Drew, Klamath Falls merchant
who recently made a trip on sklls
to tne laKe, reported to v. V. Har
pham, supervisor of Umpqua national
forest. The snow caved In the roofs.
he said, forcing out the walls. He
said other cabins were damaged but
probably can be repaired.
A. SCOTT HIXLITT DIES
SEATTLE. April 11 (P) Men high
In public life in the Pacific North
west today mourned the passing of
A. Scott Bullitt, Democratic national
committeeman for Washington state
and a leader In the movement sup
porting Franklin D. Roosevelt for
the presidency. He was 64 years ctfd
Ho was a victim of cancerous
trouble, dying at his homo early
yesterday morning after Bcveral weeks
of illness. . -. ; .
Von Hindenburg
Re - elected By
Gentian Voters
President, 84, Wins With
Clear Majority in Run
off Election Held on
Sunday.
BERLIN. April 11 (P) Field
Marshal Paul Von Hindenburg, sec
ond president of the German Repub
lic, settled back In his presidential
chair today at 84, for another .term
of seven years. ,
In yesterday's run-off election he
rolled up a plurality of nearly 6,000,
000 votes over Adolph Hitler, national
Socialist candidate, his chief oppon
ent.
The vote, as announced early to
day, was:
Von Hindenburg .,19,369,642
Hitler ,....13,417,460
Thaelmann (communist) 3,706,388
Invalid 8.204
Total 30,491,694
Chancellor Henrlch Bruening, at
President Von Hlndenberg's request,
consented to remain in office as
chancellor. He offeipd a formal
resignation when he congratulated
tho president on his victory, but
withdrew it later.
- Tho winner will have the satisfac
tion of knowing he Is a majority
president. Although he failed to get
a majority In the first election March
13 he rolled up a majority of 2,235,
794 yesterday over the combined vote
of his two opponents,
ThrtM) Deaths Occur
Ono national Socialist and one Re
publican were killed during fights In
Hamburg and Bremen. Another man
dropped dead from excitement. Three
scoie persons were Injured and hun
dreds arrested.
Early this morning Hitler called
on his followers to gird for the Prus
sian diet elections on April 24 In an
effort to March a step farther toward
the goal he called "German libera
tion." "The Nationalist Socialists know
not what rest Is," he said.
That the Hitler movement appar
ently came to a standstill yesterday
would seem to be Indicated by the
fact that, although his lncreaso from
31.1 per cent of the vote on March
13 to 36.6 per cent yesterday was
substantial, yet the difference did
not equal tho vote cast for Lieut.
Col. Theodore Duesterberg, National
ist candidate In the March election,
who withdrew from tho run-off,
A large section of the Nationalists
was shown to have failed to swing
(Continued on Page Four)
Malone Favors
Owen D. Young
; For President
BOSTON. Apr ll l .- Owen '!.
Young for president and Speaker John
N, Garnor for vice president Is the
slato Dudley Field Malone would
have the Democratic party nominate.
Tho Internationally known lawyer
would also create a coalition cabinet
made up of Democrats, Republicans
and independents.
Malone, a member of tho unln-
structed New York delegation to the
Democratic national convention, would
draft Mr. Young "even against his
wishes." He said in a statement Is
sued last night ho believed that
Young could provide lenaersnip or
"economic Intelligence, cultural back
ground and imaginative statesman
ship," necessary to meet the problems
confronting tho nation.
The New York delegate would also
have Young and Garner, If nominated,
announce before tho campaign began
that they would create a coalition
cabinet In which Alfred E. Smith of
New York would bo secretary of the
treasury; Colonel Patrick J. Hurley, a
Republican, would b0 retained as sec
retary of war, and Mrs. Alice Roose
velt Longworth, also a Republican,
would be secretary of the. Interior,
The other cabinet offices would be
filled as follows: secretary of state,
Now ton d. Baker, of Ohio; attorney
general, Governor Albert O. Ritchie, of
Maryland; postmaster general, former
Gov. Horry F. Byrd, of Virginia; sec
rotary of navy, William Randolph
Hearst; agriculture, gov. wiuiam n.
Murray, of Oklahoma; commerce,
Glenn Frank, president of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin: labor, Frank P.
Walsh, of Kansas City and Now York.
Malone would have the Democratic
platform Include planks calling for
tariff reduction, prohibition repeal
and farm relief.
Chilean Volcanoes
Frighten Citizens
SANTIAGO. Chile. Anril 11 W)
Three active volcanoes kept a large
part of Chile on Its toes today.
Throughout a vast area tho at
tention of tho people was fastened
on tho volcanoes Tlngulrlrlca In Col
chagua province and Qulsapu in
Talca province, while Cordillera, a
third volcano on the Argentine side
of the border, also was in eruption.
Violent explosions, followed by
noshes or nrc, Kept tne mnaoi
tants alarmed. In some places, such
as Talca, Curlco, Rancagua and
Qulllota, fright bordered on panic,
Mount Angel Cow
Great Producer
MOUNT ANOEL, Ore., April 11 (If)
HnrtoK De Kol Newman. Mount
Angel coUcgo clnlry cow. Is tho sec
ond highest producing Holsteln In
tho world in tho 10-year class, the
dairy has been advised by the Hol-stoin-Frlcsian
association. Her rec
ord Is 31,761 pounds of milk and
ovor 1000 pounds or butterrat.
Hundreds Drive
To Crater Lake
KLAMATH TAUA. Ore., April 11
P) Crater Lake National park was
opened to travel yesterday, and auto
mobiles paraded over tho snow
banked road from the southern
(Klamath) entrance throughout the
afternoon.
Tho western entrance to the park
will not bo opened for several days.
Traveling conditions in the park
wero .reported excellent.
RANSOM PAID
BUT BABY IS
NOT RETURNED
Colonel Lindbergh Veri
fies btory of Paying
$50,000 to Kidnapers,.
STILL HOPES FOB ;
RETURN OF CHILD
Identity of "Jaf sie" Made
Known Dr. John F.
Condon Sr.; of New
York, is Intermediary.
HOPEWELL, N. J., April 11 W
The ransom Is paid, but the baby of
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, if alive,
remained In the hands of his kid
napers today.
Col. Lindbergh still hoped for
eventual return of the child, how-,
ever, and continued his private ef
forts after giving the authorities the
numbers of all the notes comprising
the $60,000 he paid as ransom. ' .
Since the ransom was- paid "Jafsle"
notes have appeared In the papers
reading "What is wrong? Have you
crossed me? Please better direc
tions." i V-
"Jafsle" whose signature has been
appended to several advertisements
since tho kidnaping 41 days ago, hw
been revealed as Dr. J. F. Condon, Sr.,
of New York, 72-year-old welfare
worker and teacher. .
Seven Notes Received
It was learned from an authorita
tive source that Col. Lindbergh has
received seven notes from the kid-'
napers other than the original ran
som note which was left In the nur
sery and which demanded $60,000.
The notes, the source said, were sent
first to col. Henry Breckenrldge,
counsel for Col. Lindbergh, In New
York. They bore the markings of
tho original. .
The second note. It was asserted.
raised the ranBom to $70,000 and the
subsequent . communications : con
tained no other demands. It was
stated later the kidnapers specified
tho ransom would be raised to $70,
000 unless it was paid before April 8. .
. vaie not iiisciosea - j
The date on which the ransom was
paid was not disclosed, but the treas
ury notice to bankers asking notifi
cation if any of the given serial
numbers fell Into their hands wis
dated April fl. .
The morning bulletin today from
the New . Jersey state police reiter
ated -the previous assertion that only
the real kidnapers could have fur
nished . the Identification oil which -tho
ransom was paid; - " '
This was in answer to a query
raising the possibility that some in
termediary might have unwittingly -
passed the Identification mark on to
persons who had nothing to do with
tho Kidnaping.
Tho bulletins said also that no
further contaots with the kidnapers
had been established and there was
"no foundation" for the report that
Col. Lindbergh had offered to replace
the currency he paid with gold.
Tho police were still looking for
Harry Flcscher, purported member of
the Detroit Purple gang, - and Ads
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PORTLAND BOY
IS DROWNED
IN DEEP HOLE
PORTLAND, Ore., April 11 (ff) .
Louis Marks, 7, Portland, drowned
Sunday In water that had drained
Into a deep hole in a vacant lot.
Two companions, Raymond Van
Vanne, 8, and George Tpenning, 8.
both of Portland, had shoved off on,
a make-shift raft. Louis stayed on
the bank at first, then climbed onto
a small log. He slipped and fell Into
the water.
The other lads ran to a nearby po
lice precinct, where the fire depart
ment squad wagon was notified. Ths
body was recovered after being in
tho water 36 minutes, but attempts
at artificial respiration Were unsuc
cessful. -
The boy's mother, Mrs. Edith
Marks, told police her son had re
covered from measles only, three
days ago. She urged police to try
to locate the boy's father, Frank:
Marks, whose whereabouts are un
known. .
CHILD DIES OF BURNS '
PORTLAND, Ore., April 11 (
Bernard Klncald, 6, Portland, died
In a hospital here Sunday from burns
suffered Saturday when he fell Into
a fireplace at his home. He Is sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Klncald.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Apr. 11 ff) Active,
speculative buying helped holstt
wheat prices today to the highest
level touched In almost a month.
Official returns suggested that as
result of heavy abandonment th
1032 acreage of domestic winter
wheat was the smallest since 1913
wltlr only two exceptions. A decrease
of 4,404.000 bushels In the United
States visible supply total today mads
a reduction of 13,000,000 bushels
slnco March 19.
Wheat closed buoyant, at ths day's
top point, agSo above Saturdays
finish, corn eo up, oats He 140
up, and provisions showing a rise of
a to 7 cents.
PORTLAND, Apr. 11 W) Prices
at the closing or the Portland grain
futures market showed an advance
of IVaC for May, lfto for July and
lc for September while on the
merchants exchange cash wheat ad
vanced 1 'c bu. Reports In the trade
here were to the effect that while
Seattle bids for September were high
er than Portland, efrorts on the part
or Portland to sell betow the quota
tions there railed. Sales of Portland
futures Included 11,000 bu, mostly
September. , .
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