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LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1932
EASTERN OREOON'8 IiHADINO NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 194
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"JAFSIE" IS
CONTINUING
HIS EFFORTS
Dr. Condon Renews Nego
tiations With Lindbergh
Baby Kidnapers.
ANNE'S COLLAPSE
IS NOT VERIFIED
State Police Say There
Has Been no "Percep
tible Change" in Her
Condition.
WASHINGTON, April 13 VP) One
of the twenty dollar notes paid to
the Lindbergh kidnapers was reported
here today to have been passed in
New York City and turned over to
the New York police department by
the secret service. -
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 13 P)
Police received orders today to
eearch the city for the kidnaped Lind
bergh baby. Pictures of the missing
child appeared on the front pages
:. of all the newspapers.
HOPEWELL. N. J., April 13 (P
Dr. John F. Condon Indicated, today
he had renewed negotiations' with
he kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby.
to whom he has already paid a $60,
000 ransom, and police disclosed they
had received a "mysterious message"
telling where definite information of
the baby's whereabouts might be
'obtained.
;. "I'm convinced I had contact with
the kidnapers and I still have con
tact with them," Dr. Condon, who
negotiated with the criminals through
a series of advertisements signed
"Jafsie", said today after a mysteri
ous night journey. ,
Later Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf,
superintendent of state police, an
nounced the latest clue.
i "A mysterious anonymous message
was received," he said, "advising that
definite information of the kidnapers
and the whereabouts of the child
. would be available on a boat on or
near the property of the A, A. C. and
' Company of Chrome, N. J.
Troopers Scnrch floats
Details of troopers, together with
detail of the Carteret police,
tearched all boats In and near the
A. C. dock and found only six barges.
Two barges had Just unloaded coal
and four empty barges were about
to be filled with fertilizer. All other
Swats at neighboring docks were ex
amined but nothing of any Import
ance was discovered. v
"This investigation Is being con
tinued." ,
Fleischer in Canada?
Col. Schwarzkopf also said that
Harry Fleischer, Detroit gangster
sought for questioning about the
kidnaping was reported planning to
t (Continued on Page Four)
WARM WAVE IS
, LIKELY TO END
; HERE THURSDAY
vThe weather prediction issued at
Portland this morning for Oregon in
dicated that the present summer-like
weather 1b doomed to end tomorrow.
t-'Che forecast Is for cloudy skies with
Ajfyder weather in the interior.
yesterday's maximum was 76 above,
' the third day in a row to see the
i high point above 70. During the last
three days a great deal of farm work
has been started, and spring work in
general that depends oh good weather
Is getting under way.
t The warm, clear weather has been
general over much of Oregon, with
real summer temperatures in the
Umatilla and Walla Walla valleys.
Seven New Firemen
j A ppointed to Force
V 3 seven new members of the La
i: Grande volunteer fire department
, . were appointed and one member, who
.was among eight who resigned some
if- rtime ago, was reinstated at a special
i. meeting of the department last night.
I iThe department has been returned
I Jnow to full streigth of 18 men.
i' I Tho new men are: Jack W. Powell,
f a Doyle Zimmerman, Harry Nelson, Leo
.I Suydam. Elmer Case, Newt Hodgen,
'r 4 Othie Enter line and the reinstated
icmber is L. E. Evans,
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WEATHER. FORECAST $
3 Oregon: Cloudy tonight $
and Thursday, with showers in 8
8 west portion tonight or Thurs-
day; cooler In the interior ?
Thursday; fresh southeast 3
& winds offshore. 3
S
WEATHER TODAY 8
7 a. m. 48 above. 4
Minimum: 38 above. 3
Condition: plear. .
' 8
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 76, minimum 45 $
above. 3
Condition: Clear. Range
31 degrees. ,
$ WEATHER APR. 13, 1931 4
S Maximum 49, minimum 36 $
above. 3
Condition: Partly cloudy, 8
rain .10 of inch, thunder and
4 hail. Range 13 degrees.
Democrats Meet
In Party Rally
In Capitol City
Jefferson Day to be Cele
brated Koosevelt Ab
sent From Speaking
List For Session. .
WASHINGTON. Apr. 13 (iP) - A
gathering of Democratic notables
swarmed Into the' capital today for
a tocsin-ringing rally of the party
Into a big drive to take possession
of the government next year.
It was a Jefferson day they cele
brated, the birthday anniversary of
the third president, who founded
their party. But all thoughts were
turned to the future. Eleven of the
party leaders were on the list of
speakers, with Alfred E. Smith. 1928's
presidential candidate heading the
list. ,
Conspicuously absent was Franklin
D. Roosevelt, the leading candidate
for the nomination, who with others
not attending gave prior engagements
as the reason for staying away. Speak
er Garner, much talked of but un
responsive as a presidential nominee,
was expected at tonight's banquet
but was not down for a talk.
A ' six-point economic relief pro
gram, including abandonment of
"prohibitive" tariffs and sharp re
duction in the cost of government
was advanced today by Senator Rob
inson of Arkansas, at tho Jefferson
day luncheon rally.
Joining Representative Rainey of
Illinois, the house majority leader;
(Continued on Paae Eight)
Pet Parade To
Begin Marching
At One O'clock
La Grande's second annual pet pa
rade, scheduled for Saturday after
noon, Apr. 16, will be held at 1
o'clock, it was announced today. The
parade is being sponsored by the re
tall merchants committee of the
chamber of commerce.
Plans are to have the paraders form
a procession at the Intersection of
Washington and Hemlock at 12:30
o'clock. Every entrant is urged to
be ready to fall Into line at this
time. Between 12:30 and 1 o'clock,
parade officials will be busy regis
tering and classifying each entry.
To enter the parade it will be nec
essary to fill In an entry blank, which
may be found on another page of
this paper, and hand it to a parade
official between 12:30 and 1 o'clrieK
as the parade is forming. In return
for the entry blanks, the officials
will provide each contestant with an
identifying number which is to be
worn on the back of each contestant
to facilitate identifying prize win
ners by the judges. Three Judges
will decide the winners and their de
cisions will be final. Judges are Fred
G. Henning, Angus McAllister and
Mrs. Agnes McEachran.
As a special feature this year the
Liberty theatre will take motion pic
tures of the parade.
Seniors Lead In
First Events Of
Interclass Meet
Fiv-3 events In the annual interclass
track and field meet at La Grande
High were run off yesterday after
noon, leaving the seniors far ahead
in fact, the seniors havo 35 points
more than the other three classes
havo together.
Torrence, Burnett. DeLong and
Bramwell were the scoring spear
heads on the senior attack yesterday,
Torrence winning two events and ty
ing for first in a third with Bramwell.
Burnett running away with the mile,
and DeLong winning the discus.
Tho marks made yesterday, while
the first of the season, were good
enough to win points in later season
meots.
Torrence, second in tho Javelin at
tho stato meet at Corvallis last year,
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North Powder Man
Hurt In Accident
NORTH POWDER, Apr. 13 Hugh
Erwln was badly cut and bruised
about the head Monday when he was
struck "by a Utah car In Pyles can
yon between North Powder and Union.
Mr.-- Erwin and Joe Schocfleld were
on their way to La Orande. They
stopped in the canyon to get water
for their radiator. Mr. Erwln started
across the road to get water from a
brook when the Utah machine struclr
him. The car went into a ditch but
none of the occupants was hurt.
Mr. Erwln was taken to La Grande
where it was found neccssory to toko
several stitches to close the scalp
wound. The Utah man went to La
Grande with Mr. Erwin and paid the
physician. The injuries are not con
sidered serious.
Jennings' Coupe
Burns Near Here
Arlcy Jennings- coupe, which wos
stolen from -;oax the Hannafleld
residence Monday night, was found
damaged probably beyond repair
near the airport east of here. The
car had caught fire and was so badly
burned Ithat doubt was expressed
whether anything could be done with
It. It was covered by insurance.
Apparently the person or persons
who Btole the car drove it around
until something went wrong and it
caught fire, or else the thieves de
liberately set It afire.
"JAFSIE"
fit - NVj
1 i Q
This photograph, transmitted by
telvphoto from New York City,
shows Dr. John Condon, univer
sity lecturer, who has been re
vealed as the "Jnfsle" carrying
on negotiations for the Lind
bergh family through New York
newspapers.
REGISTRATION OF
VOTERS IS HEAVY
Few Changes to Opposite
Party Noted Books
to Close April 19.
Registration of voters at the office
of County Clerk C. 1C. McCormlck in
the court house has been quite
heavy recently. On Saturday last
upwards of a hundred persons quali
fied to vote. Although a full state
ment of the number of new regis
trations, changes of party politics,
and gain of one party over the other
in the registration will not be avail
able until after the books are closed,
during the past ten days the Repub
licans have a larger total registration,
including changes of residence, than
the Democrats, while the Democrats
seem to have made a larger gain in
registrations among persons not pre
viously registered. , ' , -"
Registrations of ' voters changing
party politics have not been frequent
in Union county this year, although
In some counties the changes have
run Into the hundreds. Less than
60 In Union county have thus
changed. In the recent ten-day pe
riod, two Republicans changed to
Democrat and three Democrats and
one Prohibitionist changed to Re
publican, a two to one gain for the
Republicans.
Six Days Remain
Only six days, Including today, re
main in which persons of voting age
may register for the primaries. There
will be no swearing In of voters at
the pollB on election day. The reg
istration books will close Apr. 10 at
6 p. m.
Those who are required to regis
ter include persons who have or will
have reached the age of 21 years since
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DIRECTORS ARE
NAMED TODAY
BY ROTARIANS
The main feature of the program
at the luncheon of the Rotary club
today was the election of the board
of directors and the club officers for
the year beginning July 1. The new
board will be composed' of'the fol
lowing Rotarians: W. C. Perkins, Dr.
J. D. Haun, B. P. Wylde, Clyde E.
Bunting, Gene Walker, J. L. Ingle,
Elliott Flnlay, Ralph Clark, and
George Walker.
Immediately following their elec
tion the members of the new board
held a meeting and elected the fol
lowing officers of the club: president,
B. P. Wylde: vice president. Gene
Walker; secretary, Elliott Finlay.
They will take office the first of July.
During the luncheon program W. C.
Perkins announced the national Ro
tary convention which is to be held
In Seattle June 20-24. Several local
men are planning to attend.
Dr. Mark Phy announced the sale
of memberships In the newly organ
ized La Grande Aeronautical associa
tion and a large proportion of the
Rotarians signed up.
Mr. Wade Goodman, of Spokane,
was the guest of Clyde Bunting at
the luncheon today.
Italy Favors U. S.
Disarmament Plan
GENEVA. April 13 OP) Foreign
Minister Dlno Grand! of Italy told
the world disarmament conference
today Italy welcomed the United
States proposal for abolition of tanks,
heavy artilrery and gas warfare.
He aided to the American plan a
proposal to abolish battleships, air
plane carriers and bombing airplanes.
Existing armament of this kind, he
proposed, should be destroyed grad
ually. To do so, he said, would not
only reduce the burden of expense
of nations but increase security by
reinforcing defensive ability.
The Brazilian delegation announced
Its wholehearted support of the Am
erican proposal. Tewfik Rushdl Bey,
Ttrklsh delegate, also expressed hit
approval of the American plan.
i
ROOSEVELT,
HOOVER GET
MORE VOTES
Mantles of Popular Favor
Rest More Snugly on
.Their Shoulders.
GARNER, MURRAY
RUNNING BEHIND
New York Governor Sets
the Pace in Democratic
Preference Vote in Ne
braska. CHICAGO, Apr. 13 () The mantles
of popular favor for the presidential
nominations of the Republican and
Democratic parties apparently rested
more snugly today on President Hoo
ver and Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Illinois surveyed the outcome of
yesterday's primary elections and
found the Indicated trend - definitely
favoring the chief executive and the
New York governor. From three
states, two In the Bouth and one In
the west, came these expressions of
political convention favor:
Kentucky pledged its entire Demo
cratic delegation of 26 to Gov. Roose
velt. Missouri For Hoover
Missouri's slate of 41 Republican
delegates was instructed by the state
G. O. P. meeting for President Hoo
ver. And to the president went Florida's
10 Republican delegates instructed
for him by the state convention and
the remaining four by district meet
ings. Gov. Roosevelt set the pace In the
Democratic preference vote In Ne
braska and widened the margin he
set early over Speaker John N. Gar
ner of Texas and Gov. William, H.
Murray of Oklahoma.
It was the first test of strength
for the three in any one primary
and tabulations from 1234 precincts
of the state's 2049 gave Roosevelt
56,764, Garner 17,204 and Murray
16,096.
Only the name of former Senator
Joseph I. France of Maryland ap
peared on the Republican preference
ballots In Nebraska but the voters
(Continued on Pago Seven)
Examinations At
Health Round-up
Without Charge
The Summer Round-up for all chil
dren who Btart to school next fall
will be held In La Grande on May 2
from 9 to 12 o'clock under the
auspices of the La Grande City Coun
cil of Parent Teacher associations.
Several clinics will be held through
out the morning, and to conserve the
doctors time, given free of charge,
spec 1 fled buildings are used for eacA
district. Examinations are given free
but It Is not compulsory for the par
ent to carry out the recommendations
of the doctor, since the examination
does not Include treatment also.
If the recommendations of the ex
aminlng physicians are followed, the
child should be in good physical con
dition and ready to start to school In
the fall, the sponsors believe. If
medical care Is necessary, parents may
take their children to their own doc
tors for attention.
A series of health talks have been
secured by Miss Alice Marquardt,
county health nurse, and deal with
the eyes, nose, throat, ears, Immuni
zation, malnutrition and teeth.
Teeth Important
Teeth are Important factors of
health, she states, since they are es
sentlal not only to the health but
to the appearance of the child. Bad
teeth are a menace to general health
and dental attention In later life can
not recompense for the effect of early
neglect, she said.
v The principal cause of decayed
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Special Economy
Board is Favored
WASHINGTON. April 13 P) The
senate expenditures committee today
reported favorably on the Jones reso
lution to create a special economy
commission as requested by Presi
dent Hoover In a recent message to
congress.
High School Band To Hold Final
Rehearsal Tomorrow Before Trip
A final rehearsal of the La Grande
High school band will be held tomor
row afternoon under the direction of
W. W. Nusbaum, musical director,
prior to leaving on Friday morning to
participate In the annual State High
School Music tournament at Corval
lis on April 16. Thirty members have
been chosen by Roscoe Hurley, presi
dent; Ned Jones, secretary; Billy
Eakln, treasurer, and Mr. Nusbaum,
from among the outstanding mem
bers of the organization to compete.
The state tournament Is sponsored
by Kappa Kappa Psl, band fraternity
at Oregon State college. Only In
strumental ensembles and solos are
played at Corvallis on Saturday, Apr.
16, while the vocal solos and glee club
events will be hold In Forest Grove
on April 29 and 30.
The numbers which have been
chosen by tho tournament committee
and by the band are "Caravan Club,"
AUTO WRECK
AT TELOCASET
KILLS WOMAN
Mrs. ' Jim Dalton, About
55, of North Powder,
Dies of-Injuries.
HUSBAND AND SON
ARE HURT BADLY
Two Men at Hot Lake in
Surgery Extent of In
juries Unknown Early
This Afternoon.
Mr. Dalton died at Hot Lake short
ly niter ; noon. Both deaths were
caused by fractured skulls. Coroner
F. U Ralston announced.
Mrs. Jim Dalton, about 55 years
of age, was fatally hurt and her hus
band and son, Wiley, all of North
Powder, were seriously Injured In an
automobile accident at the Telocaset
viaduct about 11 o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Dalton died while she was be
ing rushed to Hot Lake in an ambul
ance from Cock Brothers at Union.
The extent of the injuries which
caused her death were not -known as
the Observer went to press.
Her husband was In the surgery nt
Hot Lake early this afternoon and no
details-of his Injuries could be learn
ed, although It was feared he was
critically hurt. Wiley, about 30 years
of age, probably was not believed to
bo critically hurt. Ho was conscious
while being taken to Hot Lake and
was the only ono In the accident who
could tell anything about what hap
pened at the time.
Wiley said his father was driving
and when the car, on Its way toward
North Powder from Union, went onto
the viaduct, It struck the guard rail
ing and was wrecked. No other auto
mobile figured In the accident.
POLING URGES
SUPPORT FOR
STATE DRY LAW
PORTLAND, April 13 (ff) "This
Is an emergency, not a prohibition
fight,'? said Dr. Daniel A. Poling,
cha.Irm$o.;,i:, tho Allied Forces for
Prohibition,- in addressing a mass
meeting of prohibition workers here
loBt night, after declaring that repeal
of the Oregon dry law would be a
severe blow to the dry cause.
"Let them win here, let the prin
cipal of withdrawal of support of
tho constitution, once pledged, be
established," he stated, "and there is
no prophet competent to tell where
tho work will -end."
Ho saldi repoal of the Oregon law
would be of "greater consequence
than repeal In New York because
Oregon has been recognized as a dry
state while New York never was dry."
Decoe Speaks For
Payment of Bonus
WASHINGTON, April 13 (IP)
Darold D. Decoe, national commander
of Veterans of Foreign Wars, told
the house ways and means commit
tee today that "per hups 98 per cent
of the rank and file of the World war
veterans" are behind the bonus pay
ment proposal.
Decoe, who came from Sacramento,
Cal., to sponsor the two billion dol
lar cash payment, said, "conditions
are serious and the veterans need the
money."
Beer Thrust Back
Into Tax Dispute
WASHINGTON, April 13 im Beer
as a source of revenue was thrust
back Into the tax dispute today be
fore the senate finance committee.
James A. Emery, counsel for the
National Association of Manufac
turers, called for amendment of the
Volstead act and the regulated manu
facture of a cereal beverage which
ho said would produce 9270.000,000
annually of revenue.
L'RflES ,Vi;it KATES
ALBANY, Ore., April 13 OP) Lower
freight rates made possible by can
alization of the Willamette river
would stlmulato farming in Linn
county and other valley points, in the
opinion of County Judge D. C. Wood
worth of Ail-any.
march and overture, "Raymond, by
Thomas, selected by the committee;
and the "Andante Movement" from
the "Surprise Symphony," by Haydn,
by the La Grande High school band.
Those who will play In the band
are Everett Reynolds, piccolo; Robert
Eakln, Grace Scully, Robert Long,
Wllford Zaugg, William Cooper, Rob
ert Zwelfel and Roswell Weeks, clari
nets; Bernard Powell, Robert McMil
lan. George Denny. Milton Smith.
Ralph Floberg, George Wilcox, cor
nets; Alvin Bork, Maelizabeth Cooper,
Norma Hanks. Delores Powell, alto;
Ned Jones, James Bruce, Dale Stand -ley.
Jack McClay, Fred Hertzog, trom
bones; Roscoe Hurley and Lenn Plcr
son, baritones; Paul Flnlay, saxo
phone: Nick Hughes and Ralph Gel-
bel, bass; Cecil Black and Lawrence
Fillmore, drums.
GOING HOME
"AHulfn Bill" Murruv, governor
or Oklahoma, who was reported
missing In Oregon yesterday nfter
falling to appear In three West
ern and Southern Oregon cities
for pen king engagements, merely
took the eustljotnul train for
Oklahoma without saying a
word or even tiiklng the trouble
to cuuoel Ilia engagements) He
Is n candidate fur president.
WORK PROMOTION1
PLEDGES HIGHER
Total of $17,310.50 Has
Been Collected, Re
port Today Shows
A total of $17,310.50 has been col
lected In pledges by less than 20 per
cent of tho solicitors who aro solicit
ing in tho La G rondo Work Promo
tion Plan this week, according to" an
announcement from headquarters this
morning. Tho plan was inaugurated
here to stimulate business and to pro
vide Jobs for La Grande's 700 unem
ployed. :
The pledgee are being secured, not
in money, but In promises to remodel,
buy', or build, giving the recognized
wage in return.
The quota has been Bet at $60,000.
WOMAN BURNS
TO DEATH AT
WOODSTOCK, ILL.
WOODSTOCK, 111., Apr. 30
There was a story of tragedy on tho
mall box near the home of Lizzie
Furney, 65, yesterday.
'. Around the box was a pair of
trousers and tho rural mail carrier,
making his regular rounds knew it
was a signal that something was
wrong.
Hurrying to tho Iioubo he found
tho woman had boon burned to death.
Her two brothers, both blind and
deaf, sensing that she was on fire,
were helpless to aid her because they
could neither see nor hear, and
draped the mall box with the trousers
to attract attention.
Investigators sold it was apparent
the woman's clothing had been ig
nited, when she tried to start a fire
in a stove.
She had been taking care of the
blind brothers for years, and had
learned their sign language.
"Walk on Grass"
Salem Signs Say
SALEM, Apr. 13 (fit Official Ore
gon believes In the enjoyment of Its
people. Contrary to the usual "Keep
off tho grass" signs placed around
the beautiful capltol grounds, Sec
retary of State Hal E. Hoss Is prepar
ing signs reading "Walk on the
grass."
"Oregon's bountiful rain and sun
shlno keeps the grass growing so rap
idly there Is no occasion why people
shouldn't enjoy it," Hoss said when
explaining why he was possibly set
ting an unusual precedont. Tho
grounds never boro the old signs, but
citizens havo been timed In walking
across tho grass to Inspect the shrubs,
bushos and trees, obtained from ev
ery stato In the union, ho said.
Suit to Foreclose
Mortgage Is Filed
PORTLAND, Apr, 13 m Suit to
foancloHO a mortgage given to secure
a band Issue of $560,000 on. the Mac
leay Estate company was filed In fed
eral district court here Tuesday by
the United States National bank, as
trustee.
Extensive holdings In Curry coun
ty and largo Interests in Portland aro
included In tho property covered by
tho mortgage.
' BODY OF MAN FOUNII
PORTLAND, Apr. 13 Vft The un
identified body of a man about 60
years old was found In the" Willamette
rlvor here today. The body hod been
In tho water three or four weeks, the
coroner said.
A pair of cyo glanscs In the cloth
ing bearing tho name of a Portland
optical company may lead to Identi
fication. The man was about 6 feet
10 Inches tall, of medium build, with
thin gray hair and gray mustache
Prosecution In
Fortescue Trial
Begins Its Work
Blood . Stained Clothiner
Introduced in Honolulu
Murder Case Darrow
Acquiesces.
HONOLULU, April 13 (?) A hint
that Mrs. Thalia Mossle might pos-
nlhly have bfeu nn accomplice In or
nn necessary to jthe lynching of
Joseph Kahiihawal, one of her sup
posed attackers, was made by the
prosecution today In the trial of four
others for tho killing.
HONOLULU, April 13 W) Weaving
the details Into its version of how
Joseph Kahahawal was lynched, the
prosecution Introduced Tuesday blood
stained clothing of the victim In evi
dence at the trial of Mrs. Granville
Fortescue and three navy men ac
cused of the killing.
Clarence Darrow, leader of the de
fonso, accepted the offerings as evi
dence without further identification
thus apparently indicating he would
not contest prosecution efforts to
point . to the defendants as the
slayers. .
The clothing was found in the
automobile containing Mrs. Forescue,
Lieutenant Thomas H. Massle and
li. J. Lord which was speeding to
ward Koko Head with the body of
Kahahawal when stopped by police.
William Seymour, part Hawaiian
motorcycle officer, the prosecution's
first witness Tuesday, described In
detail tho finding of Kahahawal'a
body. He said It was wrapped In a
white sheet, which was wet and
bound with a rope.
Seymour said Mrs. Fortescue, Mas
sle and Lord were near by when he
arrived at the scene. A length of
half-inch hemp rope was handed to
Seymour by Public Prosecutor John
O. Kelley.
"That Is' the rope," Seymour said,
(Continued on Page Four; .
Empire Holding
Trial May Take
Teh Days Time
DALLAS, Apr. 13 (A) Cross-exam-1
lnatlon of George Robinson, former
ly a salesman of the Empire Hold
ing company and the company's first
temporary president, was continued
today when the trlab of . Frank Kel
ler Jr., was resumed here today. Tak
ing of testimony from Robinson con
sumed the first day of the trial yes
terday. Selection of the jury was
completed the day previous.
The legal battle in the state's
charges against Keller, sales counsel
lor for the Empire Holding company,
of devising a scheme to defraud, gave
Indications of extending for ten
days or more. All defendants Jointly
Indicted with Keller are in attend
ance at the trial. They are former
Chief Justice Oliver P. Coshow, I.
H. Petty, W. R. Adams and Jay
Stockman, former officials of the
holding company.
During the day Attorney Barnett
H. Goldstein for the state probed
virtually every phase of Robinson's
connection with the Empire organiza
tion, while Frank Lonergan, dofonso
attorney, offered repeated objection
to evidence Introduced. Judge Arllo
O. Walker In most Instances ruled
with the state holding that a wide
latitude must be allowed the plaintiff
in showing the devices Keller la al
leged to have used In the promotion
of Empire Btock.
Everett Theatre
Employe-Kidnaped
HOQUIAM, Wash., Apr. 13 VPl K.
A. Swanson, Everett theatre man,
told authorities here last night he
had been kidnaped, robbed of $25,
drugged and thrown from, his car
which later was burned north of
here.
Bwanson said he picked up two
hitch-hikers while en route here and
as soon as they entered his automo
bile a sack was thrown over his head
and his car commandeered. Tho
theatre man said ho was driven Into
Hoqulam and after somo time the
two men drove about five miles north
of hero, whore Bwanson was pushod
out of tho machine.
Authorities investigating the flro
found Swanson near the burning
automobile and revived him.
4-L Organization
Asks Import Tax
PORTLAND, Apr. 13 The 4-L
orKanlzatlon has added its volco to
those petitioning for an Import tax
of S a thousand feet on all lumber
entering the United States.
In a communication to Senator
Stclwer a group of Portland locals
of tho Loyal Legion or Loggers and
Lumbermen declared that unemploy
ment "which has now laHted for moro
than two years, and Is getting worse
all tho tlmo, Is causing serious dis
tress to lumber workers and their
families."
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FIND MURRAY
ON TRAIN Oil
WAY TO HOME
"Alfalfa Bill" Quits ,Ore
gon Without a Word
of Explanation.-
FAILED TO CANCEL
HIS ENGAGEMENTS'
Klamath Crowd Disap
pointed Political Foes
Believe He WilT Quit
Stumping Campaign.
POCATELLO, Ida., Apr. 13 W)
Important matters which ned bla.
attention at home, have caused Gov-,
ernor William H. Murray of Okla
homa to cut ehort his speaking tour .
of Oregon In the interests; of hU
presidential campaign and today & .
was speeding to Oklahoma City.
The governor, who left Portland
after an address Monday night with
out explaining his absence, passed
through here last night by train and
declined to add to a comment that
urgent matters had called him home.
He was en route to Denver from-,
where he planned to continue his.
trip to the Oklahoma capital 'by air.
Murray had three speaking en
gagements In Oregon yesterday, at :
Klamath Polls In the morning, BCed-:
ford In the afternoon and Roseburg '
In the evening. After he failed to;
appear at Klamath Palls where a
large crowd had gathered to meet
him prominent Portland Demoerata ,
said they were unable to explain hta
disappearance. . v ;
Officials Won't Comment
In Oklahoma City official re
fused to comment fqr publication on .
the reasons for tle governor's sud
den return. ' i
Speculation flooded the Oklahoma:
capital, most of which centered
around action Monday by Acting
(Continued on Pag Four)
MAN, KNOWN AS
SLEEP WALKER,
KILLED TODAY
NEW YORK, Apr. 13 .W)i-ionn A.u
Mobley of Houston, -' Tex.," general
counsel for . the Missouri) Paclflo
railroad, was killed early today when
ho foil or Jumped from a ninth floor !
window of the Hotel Pennsylvania.
Tho body was found on the roof .
of a two-story extension. . -1
Mobley was about 65. He was a ,
member of the low firm of Andrews, i
Btreetman, Logue and Mobley with !
offices in Houston. .. )
, He registered at the hotel last night
with a friend, John H. Shary, of .
Mission, Tex., who took an adjoin- '
lng room. The two men, Shary said,
visited at a local club last night, re- ,
turning to the hotel early today.
HOUSTON, Tex., Apr. 13 P John
A. Mobley, lawyer and capitalist killed
when he fell or Jumped from th .
ninth floor of the Hotel Pennsylvania i
In New York, was known to his as
sociates as a sleep walker. -
Senator Harris, Of
Georgia, Is Better
WASHINGTON, Apr. 13 (P) Sen- ;
ator HarrlB of Georgia was reported
by his physician today to be "a good
deal better" and to have "a good
chance to get well." -
The physician said the' Georgia ,
Democrat, suffering from a compli
cation of diseases, "looks as much -better
today as he did worse yester
day." - At that time the physician :
held little hope for recovery.
First Forest Fire
Of Season at Bend
BEND, Ore.. April 13 V Ten ;
acres of timber burned Tuesday In
the lower Metollus river country be
fore a forest service crew from Sis-
tors trenched it after a hard battle. :
It was the first forost fire of the
season.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Apr. 13 A low
barometer In Texas which many trad
ers took to Indicate possible break up
of the drought gave an Irregular
downward slant to grain values to
day.
Exporters were represented aa buy-,
lng wheat futures at Winnipeg, how
ever, and there were estimated 750,000
bushels of Canadian wheat had been
purchased for shipment over seas
Profit taking by recent speculative)
buyers was a feature of wheat trad
ing here.
Wheat closed unsteady, l'A 9 lo
lowor than yesterday's finish, corn
Vige down, oats Us? 54c off, and
provisions unchanged to 6 cents de
cline. ;
PORTLAND, Apr. 13 VP) Both,
cash and futures wheat showed a
reactionary tone in the finals on the
domestto markets today. On the
Portland futurea market with sales of
27,000 May, that option lost Kc July
y,c and the September was off 0 bu.
On the merchants exchange cash,
wheat lost 14 c bu. barley was up 60e
ton while a similar advance waa
shown In mlllrun.
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