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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1932
EASTERN OREGON'S UEADINO NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 201
PARDON FOR
MOONEY IS
NOT GRANTED
Governor Rolph. of Cali
fornia Denies Plea
Made in December
iMOONEY'S MOTHER
f HEARS DECISION
Wears, a Red and White
H Streamer Across Breast
I Reading : "My Son is In-
1 ' nocent." j
J ' SACRAMENTO, Cal., Apr. 21 (P)
2 Governor James Rolph Jr., refused to
? day to grant the pardon.jlea Mayor
I James J. Walker and others of New
I York mode last December on behalf
I of Thomas J. Mooney, convicted San
1 Francisco parade bomber.
Mrs. Mary Mooney, U4-ycar-old
I mother of Thomas Mooney, the lat
) ter's sister, Anna, and Byrd Kelso, of
San Francisco, member of the Mooney
4 defense committee, arrived at the cap
' ltol to hear what Governor Rolph's
decision would be on the pardon
pleas case.
Mother Wears Streamer
V Mooney's mother wore a red and
ll white streamer across her breast read
Zlng "My son Is Innocent."
I She, her daughter and Kelso were
Thomas Mooney
found sitting in the capital corridor
outside the governor's office. Aftej
they posed for photographers they
wore given seats In the governor's re
ception room. r -
Commenting on his decision the
governor first reviewed his study of
the cose and stated he approached
the hearing of Mooney's pardon ap
plication, presented by Mayor Walk-ar,
"with an open mind" and "in a Bplrlt
of absolute fairness and without any
bias or prejudice of any kind against
Thomas J. Mooney." t-
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k BEAVER CREEK
ill DAM IN GOOD
f SHAPE, REPORT
In one of the shortest city commis
sion meetings on record, routine busi
ness matters were attended to last
night with ail members t the com
mlsston In attendance.
The city manager's report revealed
that Angus McAllister, manager, and
Horace Knapp, water superintendent,
went to the Beaver creek Intake a few
days ago to inspect the dam. They
found everything In good condition,
Mr. McAllister reported, with plenty
of snow in that vicinity, "which
should insure a good supply of water,"
Mr. McAllister also stated that the
new fire truck would be ready for
service soon. It is in the paint shop
at present.
Cash on hand at the end of the
weeH totaled $19,079.45, of which $17,
193.56 was in the First National bank.
Former La Grande
Man Dies in Baker
BAKER, Ore., Apr. 21 UP) Robert
L. Lowe, 37, restaurant proprietor and
director of the Baker county chamber
of commerce, died here last night. He
had been ill since last December.
Lowe came to Baker from La Grande
where he was employed by the rail
road. He was well known In Hunt
ington, Boise and La Grande. His
widow and a son survive. Lowe was
born near Eureka, Utah, In 1805.
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4 WEATHER FORECAST 4
S Oregon: Fair tonight and 8
Friday: heavy frost tonight; Q
$ moderate northerly winds off- 3
shore.
WEATHER TODAY
' 7 a. m. 36 above. S
Minimum: 34 above.
4 Condition: Partly cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 49, minimum 30 4
above. 8
Condition: Partly cmdy,
frost. Range 19 degrees. Q
WEATHER APR, 21. 1931 $
Maximum 66. minimum 34 S
above.
Condition: Clear, rain (dur- $
ing night) .02 of inch, hail.
Range 32 degrees. $
Rain or Shine,
Pet Parade To
Be on Saturday
Committee Reaches De
cision if Weather is
Rainy, Parade Will Be
Held Between Showers.
"Rain or shine the pet parade
will go on!" was the decision reached
this morning by the pet parade com
mittee of the retail merchants group
of the La Grande chamber of com
merce. The second annual pet parade
was postponed last Saturday because
of the uncertain condition of the
weather, and hundreds of pets re
turned to the homes of their own
ers, who were somewhat aggrieved. If
Saturday Is rainy, the parade will
be held between showers, although
1 o'clock is the time set for the event.
' About 400 children are expected
to enter the parade and plans are
to have them form a procession at
the intersection of Washington and
Hemlock at 12:30 o'clock, and 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 registering and classify
ing each entrant.
Band to Play
The La Grande band and the
American Legion drum) and bugle
corps witl participate in the parade,
lending It the martial air of a real
circus parade. Awards will be given
for the best stunt, the best perform
ing pet, best decorated pet or pet dis
play, most comical pet or pet dis
play, the ugliest pet, the largest pet,
the smallest pet entered by a girl,
the smallest boy parading with a pet,
tho smallest girl parading with a pet
and tho pet brought from the farth
est distance from La Grande. Judges
will be Mrs. Agnes McEachran, prin
cipal of Central school; Fred Hennlng
and Angus McAllister.
Every entrant, whether he has a
prlzo winning pet or not, will be pre
sented with an all-day sucker and a
balloon.
To enter the parade it will be nec
essary to fill in an entry blank, which
were printed all last week ex
cept Saturday, and hand it to a
parade oriicml between 12:30 and 1
o'clock as the parade is forming. In
return for the entry blanks, the of
ficials will provide each contestant
with an identifying number which
is to be worn on the back of each
to facilitate Identifying prize win
ners by the Judges. Three judges will
decide the winners and their decisions
will be final.
The winners will be announced
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Lindbergh Baby
Missing 51 Days; .
No Developments
HOPEWELL, N. J., Apr. 21 (A)
The 61st day of the Lindbergh kid
naping mystery today saw Colonel
Charles- A. Lindbergh, his emissaries
and the police still working behind
a screen of secrecy from which there
came no indication that the return
of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., is any
nearer.
Developments were scanty. Dr.
John F. Condon, the "Jafsle" who
made the futile $50,000 ransom pay
ment, went for an automobile ride
In the vicinity of Spuyten Duyvll,
N. Y., yesterday. He was driven by
Al Reich, former prizefighter who is
acting as his guard, but the purpose
of the drive was not disclosed.
Optimism still was felt at Norfolk
where Dean H. Dobson -Peacock and
two other intermediaries are still hop
ing to get the baby back. John H.
Curtis, one of the dean's colleagues,
departed Monday from his home, per
haps to visit Colonel Lindbergh and
try to make contact with the kid
napers. He has not returned.
Elect 2 Student
Body Officials
At L. ELS. Today
By only small majorities over their
opponents. Burke Inlow was elected
president, and Sylvia Johnson, secre
tary, of the La Grande High school
student body for 1932-1933, this noon.
Burke defeated Donald Culp, 159 to
140; and Miss Johnson won over
Myrn Smith by a vote of 165 to 136.
Ralph Floberg was chosen as vice
president yesterday, but since neither
the presie'ent or the secretary received
a majority of the votes cast, it was
necessary to hold another election
today, choosing between the two
highest candidates.
Fisk Brothers All
Plead Not Guilty
James, David and Charles Fjsk,
who have been held in the county
jail on two charges, possession of a
still and possession of mash, pleaded
not guilty this morning before Judge
J. W. Knowles, in the circuit court,
and bond was placed at (500 each.
Trial probably will be during the
June term of court.
The three brothers were arrested
by J. I. Zimmerman, federal prohi
bition enforcement officer, and H.
A. Kllnghammer, deputy sheriff, in
the old foundry building at the base
of Rooster Peak.
Will Install Sine
As Lodge Dictator
Curtis W. Sine will be installed
as dictator of the Moose lodge Wed
nesday evening at 8 o'clock at the
Moose hall, and plans for the event
were completed at a meeting held
last night. Baker has been invited
to the installation, and an installing
efficer will be selected from among
the ranks of the Moose lodge of that
city.
Walter Swart will be Installed as
vice dictator: Wallace Cass, prelate;
Berry W. Bailey, secretary; Wallace
Ordway, treasurer; A. A. Cook,
trustee; Carl C. Tovrca, sergeant-at-arms;
Charles Provost. Inner guard;
George Warner, outer guard.
The regular order of business will
be dispensed with and lancing and
refreshments will be enjoyed follow
ing the installation. The commit
tee in charge Includes Carl C. Tovrea.
Charles Provost and A. E. Feuerhelui.
DISORDERS IN
PHILADELPHIA
AND NEW YORK
Communists B reak
Through Police Lines
in Gotjiam Today.
ORDERLY PARADE
TURNS INTO RIOT
Score of Persons Injured
and 23 Arrested in Radi
cal Demonstration
Philadelphia.
in
NEW YORK, Apr. 21 Iff) Disorder
broke out this afternoon at a dem
onstration for unemployment relief
at city hall when a group of several
hundred communists broke through
police lines. Police Instantly charged
the crowd and blackjacks and batons
were swung repeatedly on the heads
of demonstrators.
Tho demonstration had been In
progress an hour when the disorder
broke out. Police had made no at
tempt to interfere as -the demon
strators, two abreast on the sidewalk,
marched around City Hall park. They
carried banners and many shouted
"Down with Walker" and "No work,
no rent.'
Suddenly the group of several hun
dred broke through the police lines
at Park Row and the Plaza. In
stantly, at a signal from their com
manding officers, reserve patrolmen
and mounted policemen swung Into
action and charged the crowd, mount
ed police rode down the sidewalks,
driving running pedestrians to the
streets.
RIOTS IN PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, Apr. 21 (ff) A
scoro of persons were Injured and 23
others, six of them women, were ar
restee today when police broke up
two groups of marchers in what was
termed by authorities "a plot to mass
radicals for a march on city hall."
The disturbances broke out with
in a block of city hall when a parade
of about 200 marchers, who said they
belonged to the "workers ex-service
men's league, Philadelphia post No.
1," refused to obey a police order
to disperse.
Policemen, swinging riot sticks and
blackjacks, charged the workers and
sent them scurrying In all directions.
As police appeared to have broken
up the first parade, another grovp
of about 600 appeared,. oo.thJtinc
and these also refused to obey the
order to disperse. Again the police
charged. Inflicting more injuries and
arresting a number of the marchers.
Three policemen were Injured.
DRY DANA FAVORS
VOTE BY PEOPLE
Candidate For Senate For
Referendum on Pro
hibition Question
SEATTLE, April 21 W) A refer
endum on the prohibition question
v.'a,'i urged by Marshall N. Dana,
Democratic candidate for Senator
from Oregon, who addressed the an
nual Jefrcrson Day dinner here.
"I am a dry," he said, "but never
theless I wish to assert the right of
the people to vote their will as to
the retention or modification of the
eighteenth amendment."
Dana spoke as the guest of the
King County Democratic club. He
said he believed a train of evils
brought by prohibition Justified
submitting the question to popular
vote.
"I believe," he said, "that Thomas
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MRS MATTHEWS
PASSES AWAY
IN PENDLETON
Mrs. Julia Matthews, a pioneer resi
dent of La Grande, died Tuesday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.
M. Owens, In Pendleton, following a
brief illness. Mrs. Matthews was 73
years old, and for 46 years was a
resident of La Grande.
Mrs. Matthews was born in Clay
county, Missouri, in 1859 where she
lived before coming to Union coun
ty. She is survived by three chil
dren, Mrs. W. M. Owens, of Pendle
ton; Arthur Matthews, of Seattle;
and Mrs. Alva Clark, of La Grande,
also three grandchildren.
The body will arrive In La Grande
tonight and will be taken to Walker's
Funeral Home and funeral arrange
ments will be made later. Her chil
dren have all arrived in La Grande
where the services will be held;
Baker Boy, 14, Must Face Court As
An Adult on Woman Murder Charge
BAKER. Ore., Apr. 21 (ff) Only
14 years old, Clarence Woolery, alleged
killer, will face the courts of Oregon
as an adult.
Judge Charles E. Balrd of the Bak
er Juvenile court ruled today that the
case of young Woolery, charged with
slaying his foster-mother, Mrs. Frank
Garlock, be transferred to the circuit
court. Judge Balrd had deliberated
the case since the boy's hearing
Tuesday.
Mrs. Garlock was shot to death as
she sat at the dinner table last Wed
nesday night. Her husband was In
Baker at the time. Young Woolery,
who had lived with the family five
years, was captured the next day and
police said he confessed killing the
woman because she had reprimanded
him for laxity In farm work.
Woolery will be held for Investiga
tion by the grand Jury, and if he Is
indicted he will be proceeded against
In circuit court as an adult.
Only in case of conviction on the
first degree murder count with which
Winter in Visit
To Coast; Winds
Hamper Ships
Weather Chilly in Oregon
Blizzard Kages m
Idaho; Snow Falls West
of Reno.
HEAVY FROST TONIGHT
S The weather prediction for 8
$ Oregon la for heavy frosts S
tonight. . . S
3$3$33
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Apr. 21 (ff)
King Winter, playing a belated en
core on the Pacific coast, left bliz
zards, snow, cold rains, high winds
and badly interrupted shipping and
air schedules in various sections of
the territory today.
The brunt of the storm apparently
struck Southern California coastal
areas where numerous fishing boats
were destroyed when driven ashore
by a wind that reached a velocity of
60 mles an hour. No lives were lost.
The coastwise steamer Yale and the
navy tanker Neches scraped sides In
the harbor at San Pedro when the
passenger ship became uncontrollable
In the high. wind. Slight damage
was done.
Barge In Danger
Although the wind had died down
considerably this morning, coast
cutters were endeavoring to save the
fishing barge Melrose which snapped
its anchor during i(the night and
was drifting toward the rocks near
San Pedro. Five men are aboard the
vessel, and fear for their safety was
felt If the vessel went on the rocks.
The high winds in Southern Cali
fornia delayed regular shipping and
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Father Shoots
School Teacher
Near Stockton
STOCKTON, Cal., Apr. 21 (ff)
Police of Northern California today
had joined In an Intensive hunt foi
a 39-year-old father accused of kill
ing a country school teacher near
here yesterday during a quarrel over
the man's two children who were
pupils at the school.
The man, Tom Coumas, Is alleged
to have shot and killed Mrs. E. A.
Taylor, about 45, at the Castle school,
12 miles south of here. ' After shoot
ing Mrs. Taylor, officers said, the
man turned his gun on the school
janitor, W. J. Douval, who was
wounded In the face and In one hand.
. 4u;)."V-les said the tragedy .toott
place before the pupils of the little
school and Coumas also fired at the
Janitor's wife, who was present.
He was reported to have escaped
in a green automobile after taking
his children and housekeeper, Mrs.
Cora Hlokman. to a neighbor's home.
- Police said Mrs. Hickman visited
tho school earlier In the day and had-
an argument with Mrs. Tayior over
the Coumas children, at the'Bame
time demanding they be transferred
to another school. The visit of the
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Farce Comedy To
Be Friday Night
With the cast thoroughly acquaint
ed with the individual parts after a
considerable length or time devoted
to rehearsals, the . farce comedy,
"Diamonds," in three acts, will be
presented at the Christian church to
morrow night at 8 o'clock. The play,
the product of Mabel Conklln Allyn's
pen. will be sponsored by Division n
of the Loyal Sisters Aid.
Mrs. A. P. Nelson is director and
Mr. Nelson Is stage manager. The cast
follows:
Phil Drummond, - Vernon DeLong;
Kate Drummond, his wife, Thelma
Strain; .Beatrice Shane, Kate's sister,
Ruth Helvey; Percy Shane, Aunt Em
ily's son, D. Smutz; Aunt Eml!y
Shane, Kate's aunt, Faye Yeske; Mrs.
Cox, an Irish wash-woman, Mrs. A. P.
Nelson; Miss Cronker, a seamstress,
Lucille Courtney;' Ed Lorrance, Phil's
friend, Robert Evans; Peggy Lorrance,
Ed's sister, Lois Conley.
Another Item Is
Cut From Program
WASHINGTON. April 21 (ff) The
house economy committee struck
frpm 'President Hoover's retrench
ment program the proposal to sus
pend operation of ship lines by the
shipping board on Jan. 1, 1933.
MISSIONARY PASSES
NEW YORK. Apr. 31 UP) Word of
the death of Rev. Rowland H. Evans,
62. Presbyterian missionary at the
MacLean memorial station at Ololdorf,
West Africa, has been received by
the board of foreign missions of the
Presbyterian church in the U. 8. A.
Ho went to West Africa In 1909. He
was born In Gallia, O.
he is charged, could the boy be sent.
enced to hang, and then only in case
the trial Jury refused to make a rec
ommendation for life imprisonment
If he Is convicted on a lesser charge
the court could sentence him to
prison, parole him, place nlm on pro
bation or suspend imposition or exe
cution of sentence.
Engineer Dies As
Train Does Sixty
8ARNTA. Ont., April 21 UP) Alex
Bond, 62, engineer on a Chicago to
Montreal Grand trunk - passenger
train, died today with his hand on
the throttle as his train speeded 60
miles an hour toward Strathroy, Ont.
Samuel Falconer, also of Sarnln, an
engineer acting as fireman, saw Bond
slump In his seat in the cab, took the
throttle and stopped the train with
out peril to passengers.
MASSIE CASE
IN HONOLULU
lEARSCLOSE
Prsecution Begins its
. Rebuttal Defense At-
torney Satisfied.
DARROW IS TIRED
BUT NOT UNHAPPY
Defense Flares to Unex
pected Climaix When
Thalia Massie Destroys
Written Evidence.
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HONOLULU, Apr. 21 VP) A delay
untt( Saturday of the trial of four
persons uceuHed of lynch! nc Joseph
Kuhahawnl was ordered by Judge
Charles S. Davis today In order to
give a prosecution alienist time to ex
amine Lieutenant Tliomas II. Massie,
who admitted responsibility for the
killing.
J By William 11. Ewlng
NOLULU, April 21 (P) Having
beent'turncd momentarily Into a spec
tacle' of wrath by the witness stand
outburst of Mrs. Thalia Massie, the
trial -, of four persons accused of
lynching Joseph Kahahawal reached
the beginning of Its epilogue today.
The white spark of fury which
flashed first from the witness and
then In turn from judges and prose
cutor yesterday not only signalized
the end of Mrs. Massle's tear drench
ed story but also marked the finish
of defense testimony designed to clear
her husband and three others of a
second degree murder charge.
A paper, supposedly containing a
written admission by Mrs. Massio of
a rift between herself and her hus
bandprovlded the fuel for the mental
conflagration.
; Took INycliopulhic Exam
-Under cross examination Mrs.
Massie had admitted having taken a
psychopathic examination at the
University of Hawaii last summer, a
few months before she was attacked
by five men, of whom Kahahawal
allegedly was one.
Public Prosecutor John C. Kclley
handed Mrs. Massie a paper, pre
sumably containing her answers In
tho -examination, in which the al
leged rift was mentioned. The prose
cutor asked If It was In her hand
writing; "'
"Tills is a "confidential' paper bo
tweevr physician and his patient.
Where did yoi get it?" Mrs. Mosslo
demanded, stiffening In her seat and
turning her blazing eyes on Kelley.
"I am asking questions, not ans
wering thenV' said Kelley.
"I refuse to say whether I wrote
It I" Mrs. Massie stormed and tore
the paper to bits. A wave of applause
co mo from the audience.
Judge Ijectures Spectators
" His Voice shaking with anger, Judge
Charles S. Davis lectured the specta
tors -for the demonstration. As Mrs.
Massie left the stand the prosecutor
arose and said:
"Thank you, Mrs. Massie. At lost
you've shown yourself In your true
colors."
Kelley's demeanor reflected his
wrath. Before Mrs. Massio left the
chair he asked:
"Aro you sure that man is a doc
tor?" "Yes. Positive."
Tho exasperated young woman
came from the stand and sat by her
husband and her mothor, Mrs. Gran
ville Fortescue, another of the ac
cused. With Massie's arm protectlng
ly around her she sobbed out:
"They aro trying to say I don't love
you. Everybody knows I love you I"
Rebuttal Due Todir.y
With Mrs. Massle's story ending
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YOUTH ADMITS
SLAYING OF
HIS FATHER
GRASS VALLEY, Cal. Apr. 21 (JP)
Police here today said the mystery of
tho death of John Weeks, 64-year-old
rancher, whose body was found in an
abandoned mine shaft, had been
cleared by a confession of the man's
16-year-old son, Henry Weeks.
Tho son. Sheriff O. L. Carter said,
confessed as he carried on a game of
checkers with his cell-mate in tho
county Jail. He had been arrested
on a charge of stealing automobile
tires.
Search for the elder Weeks, who had
been missing since March 18, ended
with tho finding of tho body In tho
abandoned shaft yesterday. Sheriff
Carter said the son admitted he threw
the body in the shaft.
The youth, the sheriff said, de
clared he shot his father after the
latter threatened him with a rifle
during an argument at the Weeks'
ranch and then used a truck to carry
tho body nine miles to dump It in
tho shaft.
Young Weeks, tho sheriff sold, was
not suspected of the crime until after
the father's body was found. His
mother, Mrs. A. P. Rogers, resides in
Nevada City,
Masked Men Rob
Clatskanie Home
ASTORIA. Ore.. April 21 .P) Two
masked men who indicated they were
desperate broke Into the home of
Mrs. Catherine Jones near Clatskanie
Inst night, bound her and Charles
Freeman, her brother, and escaped In
the Jones automobile after robbing
tho house. State police were at
tempting to trace the car today. They
had a good description of the men.
League Committee
Arrives at Mukden
MUKDEN, Manchuria. April 21 m
The League of Nations commission
Investigating the causes of conflict
between China and Japan arrived
here today to begin the most import
ant phaso of its labors.
JAILED
pi it; J'
Mrs. J. Keith-Miller, Australian
nvlatrix of international fume, Is
held Iji n county Jail at Miami,
Flu. today for Investigation lu
connection with the h hooting
curly today of II ml mi Olurk, ulr
plaue Pilot).
REMOVED BOLTS
CAUSE OF WRECK
Norfolk and Western Pas
senger Train Derailed
Two Men Killed
PORTSMOUTH, O., Apr. 21 (P) A
passenger train on the Norfolk &
Western railroad was wrecked 20
miles east of here early today, and
two of Its crew were killed.
Railroad Investigators said the
wreck was caused by tho malicious
removal of four bolts from a Bwltch,
An 18-year-old boy was orrosted for
questioning.
Tho train, No. 4, bound from, Cin
cinnati to Norfolk, Va., was traveling
65 miles an hour when it struck
the switch. Two express cars and
the locomotive overturned, ond an
express car and a combination pas
senger and baggogo car woro derailed
but remained upright. A pullman
car and dining car remained on the
rails.
Engineer J. H. Myers and Fireman
J. .J. Kept, both of Portsmouth, died
In the wreckage. Two mall clerks
and an express messenger were in
jured, but will recover. .
Passengers Bruised
Passongors In the coaches and
sleeping cars werii shaken and bruised,
but none of thchv reported serious
Injuries. i
Railroad detectives sold track In
spectors found the bolts removed
yesterday and replaced thorn, and
that another Inspection found the
track all right only a few hours be
fore tho wreck.- ' -
After tho accident, however, tho
bolts, nuts, and cottor pins were
found at the switch. The boy was
discovered In a field nearby.
Youth Thrown From Train
Questioned by trainmen, the youth,
whose name was not given out, said
he had boon thrown off the train
In tho accident. Ho said ho had
been riding on the coal cor, but the
investigators considered him a susr
pect.
The thrco Injured were taken to
an. Ironton hospltol. They wore Carl
Wright, 43, of Columbus, O., a mall
clerk; J. H. Van Hemmort, 50, of Sar
dinia, O., a mall messenger; and D.
A, Cole of Hlnton, Va., an express
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ATTEMPT MADE
TO GET RECALL
PETITION LISTS
PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 21 (IP) An
attempt by. a robber to steal a pack-
ago of petitions demanding the re
call of Mayor George L. Baker and
CI ty Com m i ssl oners J oh n M . Mann
and Earl uiioy, was reported to po
lice today by officers of tho indepen
dent political league. Tne potitions,
several sheets of which may be miss
ing, the league said, were partly iiuea
In with signatures.
Dr. J. 8. Chalebois, occupant of the
building, heard the sound of break
ing glass and called the Jonltor. in
vestigation revealed tho front door of
tho office had been broken and that
tho rooms hod boon ransacked. Near
the door seven recall petition blanks
wero found, each bearing a score or
moro signatures.
Amoy Evacuation
Under Way Today
AMOY, China, Apr. 21 (fP) The
evacuation of this treaty port was
begun by the government forces to-,
day In anticipation of its capture any
hour by the communists under Gen
eral Sun Liang-Chen who has routed
tho government troops In city after
city along his march.
The British cruiser Devonshire was
standing by to protect British lnhabl
tants, among whom are a number of
women and children.
Mnnv f!l)1nRft fieri to thn miintrv-
4tdc, fearing looting and bloodshed.
aitnough the city was sun compara
tively quiet,
Ceiling Collapse
Fatal to Fifteen
BASTTA, Corsica, Apr. 21 (IP)
Fifteen nersons. Including two attor
neys, wero killed In the collapse of a
celling In correctional court at the
palace or justice today wnue a irtai
was in progress.
The accident occurred when tho
roof caved in and carried two floors
with It.
FI.1EK KIIXKD
FORT WAYNE. Ind.. Apr. 31 W
Lieut. George W. Hill, mall pilot for
tho Trans-American Air Lines cor
poration, was killed when his airplane
crashed at the municipal airport here
today. Hill lived In South Bend,
Ind.
Mrs. Keith-Miller
Held In County
Jail At Miami
Woman Flier and Captain
W. jN. Lancaster Arrest
ed in Connection With
Fatal Shooting.
MIAMI, Fin,, Apr. 21 IP) lladen
Clarke, 31, aviation pilot and free
lance writer, died today from a bullet
wound ho received shortly before
dawn at the hou.se where lie was liv
ing with Captain XV. N. Lancaster, for
mer British flier, and Mrs. Jessie AL
Keith-Miller, Australian atlatrlx.
MIAMI. Flo,, Apr. 21 UP) Mrs. J.
Keith-Miller, Australian avlatrlx, and
Captain W. N, Lancaster, an asso
ciate in several flights here and
abroad, were held In county Jail to
day for Investigation of the shooting
early today of Haden Clarke, airplane
pilot, at their home here early .this
morning. Statements given police by
tne two ascribed a wound in Clark's
head to a suicide attempt.
In a statement to police, Mrs.
Keith-Miller said Bhe was awakened
shortly before daylight by Lancaster,
who told her Clarke had shot himself.
She said she went with Lancaster
to the place whero Clarke's body lay
and saw a pistol under the body.
Lancaster, rormoriy an saigusn in or.
said he and Clarke retired on the porch
wnero tney slept aoout 12:40 a. m.
said Both ciieerrul
'We talked for about an hour of
home troubles and several other
things," he said. "We weroln a cheer
ful mood and laughing."
He said ne was awaKenea by a re
port sometime later, and heard Clarke
"making a funny noise."
1 turned on tne ugnc. his lace
was covered with blood and he was
lying on his side."
Lancaster earn ne ran to tne room
of Mrs. Keith-Miller, to whom he re
ferred as "Chubby," and called her
to get up.
Later he caned for a pnysician. and
an attorney, he said.
uiarKe, wnose motner lives nere, was
taken' to a hospital. Attendants said
ho could not live.
Mrs. Keith-Miller gained public no
tice a year and a half ago when she
started a flight from Havana to
Miami, but mado a forced landing on
Andros Island In the Bahamas. She
was located after several days search.,
Prior to that she and Lancastor mado
several Important flights,
To Examine Pistol
J. B. Roland, Investigator for the
state attorney's office, said he had
sent the pistol to the bureau of Iden
tification ior xmger print examina
tion. Mrs. Ida Clyde ' Clarke, mother of
the Injured man, said police showed
her a typewritten note, addressed to
Mrs. Keith-Miuer winch said:
'Cannot stand economic pressure.
win you piease .ne-ip sustain my
mother In her deep grief."
isot Miiro or Higiuiture
She said she could not bo sure that
the signature was-that of her son, but
expressed the opinion he had shot
himsoif.
Polico said thev had no knowledge
of a note written by Clarke.
Hts motner said no nou oeen a
newspaper . and magazine correspon
dent for some time, and recently had
been writing the life story of Mrs.
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Salem Boys Are
Facing Drastic
Action, Report
SALEM, Apr, 21 (P) Four members
of tho "Julius Caesars," secret stu
dent organization, were susiiendctl
from Salem High school for tho re
nin I ml er of the year today as the re
sult of the hazing of Victor DeJardln
Tuesday, nnu mmiiur action 111 tne
wise of four other students alleged to
have been involved lit the Kidnaping
was pending while school authorities
Investigated further Into the case.
The four students whose suspension
was ordered are James and Cliurles
Heed mid Frank CrotH, members of
the senior class, and (lien Moody,
junior, ,i
SALEM, Apr. 21 UP) Assault com
plaints and expulsion from school
loom for the 10 high school athletes
who Tuesday afternoon abducted and
beat Victor Do Jardin to uncon
sciousness, it was indicated here to
day. Legal steps to bo taken by the
parents or the victim wilt do ueciucu
following a conferenco with tho dis
trict -attorney's office today.
Do Jardin was found badly beaten
several miles from Salem where he
said he was taken by 10 students, al
legedly members of the "Julius Cae
sars" secret society. The attack on
nlm was said to havo ooen maae ne
causo of his refusal to Join the fra
ternlty, which has been banned with
other secret societies by school au
thorities.
As a result of the Injuries the v!c
tlm will be una bio to attend school
for some time, his mother announced
last night. He was reported to be
suffering from injuries from kicks in
his sldo and from head Injuries. Re
ports the attackers had also choked
the lad were confirmed by Mrs. Do
Jardin.
Tho father and mother are Inves
tigating the affair themselves while
school officials began a thorough
probe. The matter will be taken up
by the school board next weeK.
Principal Fred D. Wolf of tho Sa
lem high school Issued an ultimatum
yesterday that the boys participating
In tho attack would be expelled from
school. Such a recommendation will
bo made by him for final action by
tne scnooi board, in tne meantime
the names of most of tho boys in
volved have been learned by author
ltlcs.
Deranged Mother
Drowns Children
ORAND RAPIDS. Mich., Apr. 21 UP)
Mrs. Etta Butts, 30. wife of Carl
Butts, who lives southwest of hero,
early today drowned three of her
four children In a cistern and then
attempted to take her own life.
Mrs. Butts was found by her son
Jack. ID. In the cistern and was res
cued. Her condition was said to be
serious. Authorities said she appar
ently was mentally deranged.
PATMAN BILL
ATTACKED BY
CHAS DAWES
Former Vice President
Warns Against Infla
tion of Curency.
CITES GERMANY AS
CONCRETE EXAMPLE
Condemns Demagoeuery
and Calls Wall Street
"a Peanut Stand" in
Hearing Today.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 21 im III
characteristically forceful ' language,
Charles O, Dawes condemned dema- '
goguery today before the house ways
and means committee to present a
powerful plea against full payment
of the bonus.
He called Wall street a "peanut1
stand" and said too much stress was
laid upon Its activities, while the
moss of the people was becoming
moro optimistic.
Withdrawals ,' from' banks have
censed, Dawes said In outlining ths
operations of the reconstruction cot"
poratlon which he heads.
warns Against Inflation
Ho warned that inflation of the
currency would have a disastrous ef-
lect upon tne nation's monetary ana
credit system. ' The two billion do)-'
lar bonus would be paid In new cur- i
rency under the Patman bill which:
he opposed. -
Dawes said that up tto April 10,
the reconstruction corporation had
loaned 4243,248,000 to 1620 banks
and trust companies. -Dawes
said that up to April IV.
corporation was the relief of ha
people oi tne united mates.
"The method congress chose was ;
loans to 13 types of Institutions."
Dawes rapidly reviewed loans by
his corporation stressing that of ths !
total loaned to. banks 23 per cent!
was to banks located In towns with
less than 10,000 and 68 per cent in '
towns of lessr than 100,000.
Answers criticism
Reading with dispatch a mass of '
f IgureB, Dawes raised his voice to
say: v - . I
"Tnero nas been some comment to
the effeot that the reconstruction !
finance corporation favors large banks !
as opposed to. Bmau names. The lm-
portant thing to the reconstruction i
f inanco corporation is the number of '
depositors .affected.' '
He discussed theMrssourl' Pmclflo
railroad loan of (17,100,000 of which .
6,850,000 went to New York banks ;
including J. P. Morgan 4c company.
Pounding the table Dawes said: i
"Payment of this loan held by i
New York banks had been demanded :
and an extension refused. The loan
to the Missouri Paclflo company was . i
approved by the Interstate commerce
(Continued on Page Four! "'
STATE RESTS
CASE AGAINST
FRANK KELLER
DALLAS, April 21 W The Btftte
rested Its case against Frank Keller
Jr., late yesterday after presentation
of the most significant testimony to
date. Keller Is tho first of the five
former officers of the Empire Holding ;
company being tried here on charges
of devising a scheme to defraud. De- . .
fense witnesses were called for testi
mony at the opening of court today,
Robert M. Mount, manager of the
Portland better business bureau, was
tho last state witness and testified
that he had investigated the Empire ;
Holding corporation as part of his '
regular work. He had called on:
Frank Keller and Keller had ex-,
plained the purpose of tfio corpora
tion to him and told of their plans.
The state threw a bombshell Into .
tho defense camp when It Introduced '
tho audit of the Empire corporation's !
books, made by the Hasklns and Sells ,
company of Portland. Instead of the '
state corporation commission's audit
as was expected.
Wash Boiler Still
At Salem Explodes
SALEM, April 21 UP) An over
encrgctlc still caused the arrest late
yesterday of one man and resulted In,
the. interior of bis home being de
stroyed by fire.
A "wash, boiler" still exploded dur-,
ing the late afternoon, setting fire
to a one-story frame house In the
rcftidenttal section of Salem. Firemen
extinguished the flames before the
structure was demolished, but vapor
still generated from the mash after
tho fire was put out. John Coryell,
owner, was held for Investigation.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO. Apr. 21 UP) Consider-;
ablo strength developed In grain .
prices today largely on behalf of
(100.000.000 of finance reconstruction .
funds would become available to fa
cilitate wheat and cotton exports. !
Immediate fresh demand for North
American wheat to be shipped over
seas was only fair, and price bulges
failed to hold well. At one stage,
September corn today outdid the sea
son's low price record.
Wheat closed unsettled, &
above yesterday's finish, corn o off
to i?c up, oats at Ho ad
vance, and provisions unchanged to
a rise of 7 cents.
PORTLAND, Apr. 31 UP) BllBsartt
in Canadian wheat territory and dry
weather In the midwest and south
west, caused a generally higher clos
ing price during the day. On the
Portland futures market May ad
vanced to 65c, but eased off In a bear,
raid In the last five minutes. It closed
lc up for the day as did the July. la
tho latter sales included 3000 bu.
On the merchants exchange cash
wheat gained lc bu. all around with
oats up 1 top. May Is unchanged.