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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Full Associated Presn Leased Wire Service 5 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper IVnted in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties ,' VOLUME 30 MEMBER. ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A, B. O, LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1932 KASTBRN ORKGOK'8 I-KATHNQ NKWSPAFKR NUMBER 203 X PET PAR AD HERE TODAY Scores of Children-March With All Kinds of Pets -Many From Country EVENT PROVES GREAT SUCCESS Legion ' Drum Corps and La Grande Band Lend Color to Procession on , Adams Ave. .About 300 kids vied for the junior of entering the smallest pet, the larg est or tlw most comical in the sccona annual pet . parade today, and a strange melee of animals was the re suit. From the state police automo bile which led the parade to the last entrant' a strange mixture of little dogs, big dogs, cats, rabbits, horsss. gold lish. goats, chickens mingled to make the parade one of the largest held in thfsvlclnity. : Pet parade day is kid's day and they were all out, cither with theii pets or. in the throngs which filled the sidewalk during the parade which assembled at Hemlock and Washing ton and marched down Adams avenue. A group of clever stunts, such as the "dumb and bungle corps," wore en tered, displaying originality In the se lection of the stunts, many of which (Continued on Page Five) Twenty Students Compete Tonight In Declamatory Twenty declamatory contest win ners from Gilliam, Morrow and Un ion counties will compete tonight for the first place In the trl -county contest at the Eastern Oregon Nor mal school.. 60 that the contest ants may start their pieces at 7:30, tha musical numbers wlil begin nt 7:15, E. A. Sayre. county school su perintendent in charge of the event, states. & - Sylvia Turn will play a piano solo, nnd Bernard Powell will play a cornet . eelectlon- precedH "friV1 'Cgfltflflt. J' Students competing from Union county in Division III, grades 3, 4 nnd 6, airo CyUle Metcalf and Alvin Bushmnn: Division II, grades 0, 7 and 8. Ruth Merrltfc and Violet Wells; Division I, high schools. Jack Cole and Maror ie Woodcll. From Gil liam county are Cora Ellen Fletcher, Phyllis Clark. Helen; Smith. Allen Wood, George Tatonc. Margaret Lo gan, Charles McKlnnoy; and from Morrow, Kuthcrlne Mead. Bernard Doherty. Maxinc McCurdy, Dean Goodman, Alex Lindsay, Gone Sent ner and Rose Thornburg. Judging will be based on Inter pretation 50 per cent, voice and stage presence, 25 per cent, and pro nunciation and enunciation, 25 per cent, in the humorous, non-humorous and dramatic events; while the the oratorical, they will receive 25 per cent for each understanding of the subject, organization of subject mut ter, voice and stage presence and pronunciation and enuncintlon. Judges ore selected from the Nor mal school faculty. HIGH COURT TO HOLD SESSION IN PENDLETON SALEM, Apr. 23 (.-P) Members of the Oregon supreme court will leave fcr Pendleton next week where on May 2, 3 and 4 they will hear 13 cases on the docket for the May term in Eastern Oregon. The cases listed will be heard in tho following order: May 2 State vs. Pierce; Campbell vs. Corley; Kerns vs. Union county; Rorlck vs. The Dalles and state vs. Sullivan. May 3 La Grande National ban'.: V3. Crum: state vs. Stringer; Holland vs. Bradley; Masterton vs. Kennard and Simmons vs. Washington Fidelity National Insurance. May 4 Brothers vs. State Indus trial Accident commission; Peterson vs. State Industrial Accident commis sion, and Winchell vs. Pacific Fruit Products company. ' I & ? $ $$$ 5$S$"S ?' s S WKATIIHK I-'Oltl-OAST Oregon: Unsettled tonight with rains In the west por tion and local rains and snows hi the east portion, followed by clearing Sunday; no change in temperature: modern te changeable winds offshore, beromlng west and north west. 3 WFATHKU TODAY 7 a. m.- 43 above. Minimum: 35 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. WKATIIKK YESTKftPAY Maximum 48, minimum 36 above. Condition: Cloudy, rain .02 of inch. Range; 12 degrees. VET1II:R APR. 23. 1931 Maximum 61, minimum 34 above. Condition: Clear. Range 27 , degrees. Registration Is 271 Lower Than Total For 1930 Figures of Clerk Show Greater Decrease in Re publican Party Accord- ing to 1930 Statistics. Registration for the primaries show ed a decrease of 271 voters among the principal parties, Republican and Democrat, on April 19. 1032 under the registrations in the Inst primary Hi April 1930. according to statistics compiled by C. K. McCormlck, county clerkj A total of 6655 includes all the parties, with 3095 Republicans; 2537 Democrats; one Progressive; 16 Prohibitionists; ami 27 Socialists. In the 1930 primaries a total of 6903 were registered in the two principal- parties, 430U Republicans and.. 2497 Democrats, while no statistics were recortlcd for registration in the minor parlies. Blncc they do not vote In tho primaries. The final election on Oct. 4. 1930 showed 4472 Republicans; 2631 Demo crats; 14 Progressives; 28 Prohi bitionists; one Socialist; and 130 miscellaneous, with a tatal of 731G in 37 precincts. Are Completing Plans For a Big Health Round-up Work on the Summer Round-up of pre -school children is progressing und every district in the county has been invited to attend the clinics. Facil ities will be available to nil who wish to bring their children between 9 and 12 o'clock. May 2. Health chair men have , been appointed to take care of the round-up in each dis trict, and . each parent teacher as sociation has a regular health chair man whoso duty it is to take charge cf tho event, and to contact all par ents who have children eligible to attend the clinic. The cmiirmen are Mrs. Lyle Kid dle, Ackorman association; Mi's. W. B. Kelly, Central; Mrs. H. Chadwick, Greenwood; Mrs. J. Stiles, Riverla; Mrs. J. Berry, , Willow; Mrs. Eva Dun can, Cove; Mrs. Nels Rasmusseu, El gin; Mrsi- Tom Stnndley, Frultdale; Mrs. M. Westenskow, Imbler; Mrs. I. Schaefcr, Island City; Mrs. C. John sen, North Powder;., Mrs. Guy, Wil lowdale. On Tuesday, Mrs. Frederick ,Geli rlny, president of the La Grande City Council of Parent TfenriiJtofi lions, visited in' "Cave, lniljlc'i- 'and Elgin. Mrs. George A. Bean is vis iting In Union and North Powder, and both report Interest In the cam paign to get all children from 4 to 6 years to attend the clinics. . Tho summer round-up of children was inaugurated by the National Congress of Parents and Teachers in 1925, and it is intended to rouse parents to a sense of their responsi bility and to bring tho pressure of public opinion to bear upon the need of providing tho schools with as (Cont'nued on Page Four) News of Death Of Mr. Newlin Received Here Word was received In La Grande late yesterday afternoon of the death of Robert L. Newlin. Mr. Newlin had been a resident of this city for the greater part of his life, where he was for many years a druggist. Later he was associated with his sister. Miss Margaret Newlin, -in the Newlin Boole and Stationery Co. Five years ago ho went to San Francisco and entered the College of Chiropody. After finishing his course, he open ed offices in Hollywood" where he had been practicing until the time of his Illness, shortly after Christmas. He- is survived by his widow, his eon. Philip: his three sisters, Mrs. L. Keith of Spokane, Miss Margaret Newlin and Mrs. F. L. Meyers, of this city, and one brother, Chester New lin, of Portland. Inaugurate Steamer Service on Columbia PORTLAND. Ore., Apr. 23 With about 1B0 passengers aboard, tho stern wheel steamer Undlne left for jTho Dalles U.-day, Inaugurating a ; combination freight 'and passenger service between Portland and upper j Columbia river points. f An accident to the tiller held uplConley. : departure for an hour or fo. Most! :of those aboard were guests or tne company and .were members of the ! farmers' union, the grange, chamber of commerce delegations and wheat growers and wool growers, all of j whom have pledged support to the navigation company. The service linked a navigation and truck operating company and will rc- isult In removal from tire cuiumma 'river highway of many largo trucks, ; Point to point freightage on the ! river will be combined with pick-up truck service to Interior points. I'HOliK MARKET WASHINGTON, Apr. 23 tP) Wil liam A. Gray, counsel for the senate ! stock mar.tel investigation, said today jthat if permitted by the banking 'committee he will call John J. Ras kob, W. C. Durant, W. F. Kenny and JKred J. FiPherto testify. They wore : named in testimony today as having been Identified with pool activities on the exchange. j The committee will meet Monday to determine its future policy. AL SMITH IS FAVORED IN CONNECTICUT First Contest in That State Gives Smith -Lead 46 to. IS. - SMITH LEADERS ' ARE EXUBERANT Urges Vigilance For P r e s e r v a t ion of Our Democracy in Speech in New York. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. April 23 (ff) Alfred E. Smith has emerged an overwhelming favorite over Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, his rivol for the Democratic presidential nominar tlon, in tho first Connecticut con test for delegates to the state con vention. -, . East Hartford voters in district caucuses lost night chose' 40 . dele gates to the town convention favor able to the former New York gover nor against 18 for Gov. Roosevelt. The 64 derjgatcs will meet Thursday to name nine delegates to the state convention. . ' - t. Smith leaders were exuberant over their victory, especially since the East Hartford party organization had announced itself for Roosevelt. Meanwhile Gov. Wilbur L. Cross announced a proposed harmony con ference between rival factions sched1 uled for today had been called off because of - the refusal of Smith leaders to participate. - ' Thomas J. Spellacy, a Smith sup porter and former national commlt- (Continued on Pago Eight) , RVICE MEN FOR CASH BONUS Mass Meeting Held Here Last Night Favors Immediate Payment . -The American Legion and oilier ,ffivffralffiL WQPwhp nttewledfv, rnaftg, 'nice ting last night passed a resolution in favor of Immediate ' payment of the remainder of the adjusted ser vice certificates, or bonus, and copies of tho resolution have been sent to Oregon senators and representatives in congress, and to the national and departmental headquarters of the American-Legion. One of the largest groups of ex-service men who have been gathered together for several years in La Grande were in attend ance and conducted a lengthy dis cussion on both sides of tho ques tion of the bonus. Following the .mass meeting the American Legion met and officially fssumed responsibility for tho action cf the body of ex-service men;, and the resolution was adopted as an activity of the legion. Frank Flan cry, post commander, presided at both meetings. The resolution which was passed 1(,: "Whereas our national congress has seen fit to render substantial aid to the large financial groups, and Whereas said aid wus administered (Continued on Page Eight) FARCE COMEDY PRESENTED BY YOUNG PEOPLE With tho church nearly filled, a cast of young people of th-a Christian church presented the farce comedy "Diamonds" last night under the ; sponsorship of Division C of the Loyal Sisters Aid. The play was well done with each member of the cast hand ling his or her part ably. Mrs. A. P. Nelson was director. During intermissions musical num bers were presented. Ola Mac Hough played three piano solos, Mrs. Manlsy Arant gave two whistling solos and Mrs. Fred Huffman played two piano- logues. Mrs. Huffman was occom-: pan 1st for Mrs, Arant. TI12 cast consists of Vernon De Long. Thelma Strain, Ruth Helvcy, D. Emutz, Faye Yeske, Mrs. Nelson. Lu cllls Courtney, Robert Evans and Lois Enforcement of Load, Speed Limits Of Log Hauling Trucks is Ordered SALEM. Apr. 23 (JPi Strict en forcement of load limits and speed limits of log hauling trucks In an effort to save Oregon highways from further destruction by travel of heavy and fast loads will be tried for 60 days before any elimination of such haulers Is made, the state high way commission announced. Repre rentatlves of the mill and logging In dustry met with the commission here yesterday to consider the issue. The commission further announced that in such enforcement through the co-operation of the state police, no discrimination against log haul ers -ovef'""bUwr types will be Bhown. Other trucks and buses likewise will fce checked. The commission an nounced it would revoke any log hauling permit upon violation cf the law. Trucks and buses do not come under the commission's supervision, but police will enforce regulations applying to them. It was announced. Chappie Fights La Follettes In Wisconsin Race Competes With Senator . Blaine, Part of "Ma chine," For Senatorial Nomination. . WASHINGTON, . April 23 J John B. Chappie, editor of the Ashland, Wis., Daily Press and outspoken op ponent of the La Follettes, today an nounced, his candidacy for tho Re publican . nomination for . Tjlted States senator. . ',. . In a statement, -he said he made his' announcement "after discussing with President Hoover at luncheon Friday the campaign leading up to. victory of real Republicans in. Wisconsin- In-, the recent delegate fight and aftor conferences with officials of the Republican national commit tee in Washington and with Repub licans In Wisconsin." To Oppctte lllulue .In tho nomination fight, he will eppose Senator John J. Blaine, who is -closely affiliated with Senator Robert M. LaFollette and Governor Philip LaFollette. - Chapplo said "nn undercover at tack upon fundamental American principles has intensified tho depres sion and delayed recovery." He" added: "It is a triple attack upon the economic foundation, upon moral and. home standards and upon reli gion the sn me ns in Russia. "This undercover attack, and tho relation of LaFollette leaders to It, has been exposed in Wisconsin. That explains why real Republicans gained (Continued on Page Three) MRS. NAIDU TO SERVE YEAR IN PENITENTIARY BOMBAY, Apr. 23 (Pi Mrs. Suro Jinl Naldu, India's most famous wom an and the most prominent person age in the civil disobedience mpve ment other than Mhhatma Gandhi, was 'sentenced to serve a year In prison today. Mrs. Naidu, 03-year-old patriot, poet, orator nnd philosopher, was ar rested yesterday for disobeying an crder restraining her from attending the scheduled sasslmt of the nation alist congress nt New Delhi tomor row. ' ' ...... Several hundred other delegates to the congress wore arrested in-various parts of In din.- yesterday. 'Tho 'government : 'hn's.'fof'lcldeiitho con gress to meet. Mrs. Naldu is the last member of Muhatma Gandhi's cablnot of fifteen to go to Jail. This is her second prison sentence in two yaers. Grande Ronde C. E. First In Parade PORTLAND. Apr. 22 '(Pi Denom inational luncheons and election of officers of tho state group were on the program for the meeting of the Christian Endeavor unions of Ore gon here today. The sessions will be concluded tonight. The Grande Ronde delegation, by virtue of being the first to enroll Its quota of delegates, received first con vention honors, and headed the pa rade through the streets of the city Friday. Several hundred young men and women marrbd through tho city despite a sprinkle of rain and a threatened downpour. Sightseeing groups were organized after the pa rade. Other honored groups at the con vention, marched In the following-order after Grande Ronde: Tillamook, Yamhill, Douglas, Polk, Klomath Lakc and Central; HR P. WOOD SKHIOUSIjY IM. WASHINGTON, Apr. 23 (A1 Rep resentative Wood, of Indiana, Is seri ously ill at his residence here. Wood, 71, is chairman of tho Re publican national congressional com- mlttce, a member of tho special house economy committee and rank ing Republican of tho house appro priations committee. Senator King or Utah, 111 with in testinal Influenza, was described to day as Improving. itomums out 3o PORTLAND, Apr. 23 V) Two rob- bcrs escaped with 300 early today after ovcrpowcrlntr the watchman at the Pacific Meat company plant at Kenton, binding him and punching the company safe. Police said th men were experts. The watchman fjavc officers n good description of the safe crnckers. Logging representatives told the commission they were willing to co operate in preventing damogc to highways. Chairman Leslie Scott of tho commission previously stated log hauling had damaged highways more than $500,000 annually. ' Virtually every section of the state was repre sented at tho meeting. ItaldiK'k KiiKui'lfc Change R. H. Baldock, state highway en gineer, suggested the commission rules be amended to provide: That no piling or logs over 30 feet In length shall be hauled on state highways; that no piling or logs shnll extend more than 15 per cent beyond tho lost support; that partly loaded or loaded log trucks shall not exceed a speed of 25 miles an hour; that unloaded log trucks shall not exceed a speed of 35 miles an hour; that the mhxlmum axle (Continued on Page Four; JUDGE, DAUGHTER IN PRISON my w -0: t v xw . J$$t ? is XXi A Judge who placed love of his daughter ahead of lite Jaw, ami n daughter who confessed to robbing the str.te which her father in'rveil, Imth face imprisonment In North Carolina, l.ola (1. Hur wiHid (right), who pleaded guilty to embezzlement or In stule 'funds while an employe uf the North Carolina revenue department, lias been sentenced to two years In slate's prison, and her father, Judge John II. Hanvond (Uft), who confessed to mutilating the records f the revenim department i-fter the.girl'H arrest, has been ceutenml lo a year mi the roads of Wnku county. T Gates at Thief Valley Dam May I Be Shut Sunday 1 NORTH POWDER, Ore.. Apr. 23 (Special) Tho gates of the U. S. rec lamation dam, constructed at the lower end of Thief valley a few miles east of North Powder, may bo closed Sunday, according to word reaching this city by employes of the con tractors. - What Is believed lo have been a final. Inspection 'of the dam, before tYio contractors pulled camp, was made Monday when F. A. Banks, con struction engineer for the federal reclamation deportment, - was here from. Nyssa where ho is In charge of tho Owyhee project. In company with Resident Engineer John Rohor the dum was inspected, and, presum ably found O. K. ob word was passed that -it was ready to hold water nf tor Sunday. Tho News Is Informed that with tho present flow of the Powder river, the engineers estimate the reservoir will bo filled to capacity in seven days ' . .JVtof the employes of tho Puck r ett r Construetloncompany have gone, several leaving for Boise by stage. (Continued on Page Fivo ' Two Prosecution Alienists State . Massie Was Sane HONOLULU, April 23 !") Two prosecution alienists today testified to their , belief that Lieutenant Thomas H. Massie wns sane when he held the gun that killed Joseph Ka hahawal, young native who allegedly had confessed participating in an attack on Mrs. Thalia Massie, wife of the accused naval officer. Tho witnesses were Dr. Paul Bow ers of Los Angeles, and Dr. Robert Faus, city nnd county physician. With this testimony the prosecution hought to counteract that by Dr. Edward Huntington Williams and Dr. J. Thomas Orblfcon. defense alienists who had contended Massie suffered from derangement beginning the in stant Kahahawal supposedly confes sed. . " Dr. Bowers, one of the prosecution nllenlsts who had been denied the opportunity to examine Massie. gave his testimony between flurries of objections by Clarence Darrow, head of the defense. It was Darrow who had prevented the prosecution alien ists from observing Mnssie and Dr. Rowers testified after examining the rccorc m the case. Previously to start Its rebuttal the prosecution called Miss Mapuunn Peters, who took down statements rnado by the defendants In the lynching case shortly after their arrest. Miss Peters testified that Massie appeared tense but seemed to know what he was talking about. As court convened Public Prosecu tor John C. Kelley aeked that the record bo made to show the prose cution had asked permission to ex amine Massie und that the defense had refused it. Kelley thru repeated the refpiest nnd Clarence Harrow, aged head of the defense, arose and agnln refused. Mrs. Graiiville Fortcscue, co-d-o-fendnnt and mother of Mrs. Massie. appeared pate but ccemcd to have lest most of her nervousness. The other defendants, ore Albert O. Jones and E. J. Lord, enlisted men. Callinon Is Given Banquet Tonight PORTLAND. Apt II 2.'J fT) Prince CiiiilKon, new football coach at Uni vrisity of Oregon, will be greeted to night by a hundred or more m'-mhers of tho alumni, coaching staff, and others at a banquet here In his honor. Burt Brown Barker, vice president of tho university, is expected to make the principal addrcwi. Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president of the uni versity, who 1ms been ill. may be present, as well as several regents and members of the board of educa tion. Edgar W. Smith, president of the Portland Alumnt association, will preside. lit? CHINESE "REDS" OCCUPY CHAOWEI Tenseness at Amoy is In creasing Americans Reach Safety Zone. AMOY, China, Apr. 23 (P) Tho Chinese communist army occupied Chaowoi. 15 miles east of Chanchow, today, considerably Increasing tho tenseness of the situation here. Another group of foreign mission aries, most of them British, arrived hero from tho hinterland seeking safety.-" ' ' '; The U. S. submarine tender Canopus and four submarines arrived from Manila on a trip northward for a brief stay and a ' British submarine tender and fivo . submarines arrived from Hongkong, also on tho way north.' . Tho arrival of , these ships, which niival officials said had nothing to do with the present emergency hero, crowded the. lor.nl harbor with for o.lwiifljjhtlng crirfti,-1' cf . AMIOltK'ANS KHACII SAI-'HTV PEIPING, Apr. 23 (!") EiBht Amer icans were brought in safely to tho international settlement on Kulang su Island at Amoy, China, today, reports received hero said. Because of tho threat of tho Chi nese communist amly which - Is nvirehfng toward Amoy, the Ameri cans, nil missionaries, were brought In from outlying posts. The group in-i eluded: Jessie Plain. Closter, N. J.; j Miss Jean Walvonrd, Holland, Mlch. Ruth Broekman, Oak Park, Mich., and ' Li. W. KoppL" and his wife and three (Continued on Pnge Four GRETA DENIES SHE WILL WED MR. SOERENSEN HOLLYWOOD, Cal., April 23 Ml Hollywood's most mysterious figure, Oreta CJarbo, who came from her native Sweden to roach the heights as a film star and then lead o her-mlt-Ilke existence, fcuud herself pro jected today In two events that brought more than passing atten tion to her activities In' tho film colony. FhHt was o c'enlal of reports com ing from Stockholm that she was ttf marry William Socrenscm. reputed ly wealthy society man of that city. Miss Garbo did not make tho denial herself, but through her manager and studio officials she let It bo known she considers Hoercnsen any thing but a frirnd, much lc-s a hus band-to-be. Tho K-jcond event In which the actress figured today was her report ed refusal to sign a renewal of her contract with the Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Her current picture, it war. reported, will be her last since her present agreement with tho studio expires in June. "I think I go back to Sweden." Mis.v, Garbo was quoted by acquain tances Mime time :u?o when afik'M! If she planned to reim.ln in IlolJy Wf:od. Thunderbolt Fails To Respect Open Season on Geese UNO IN. Man.. Apr. 23 ft Goose for dinner Sunday, 4 yum' yum! A flock of wild 4 gcrsn wns Hying over town whn tin elect rif ;il Mnrm bro!-:e. A thunderbolt hit the V flock and down tumbled f2 -V birds. They were divided - among the clUens. , 4 i, -V . A, y & $' r A V Clearing Skies On Sunday Prediction PORTLAND. Apr. 23 M Showers tonight and clearing skies Sunday were predicted for Oregon today. Edward L. Wells, weather man, was asked whether this meant u break of spring wcnthor. "I wouldn't 1)0 too esulwrant." he said. Four Companies Damaged by Fire At Medf ord, Ore. Incendiarism Suspected by Firte Marshal ; Eugene Officers Continue In vestigation; MEDFORD. Ore.. April 23 (Pi LoK3 estimated by firemen at 8250, 000 was caused hero today by fire which broke out simultaneously in tho Bard well . Fruit company and the Rogue River Lumber company plants. in the Medford Industrial sec tion. Although the two companies aro six blocks apart, both fires broke out at 3:15 a. m.. leading to the flro marshal's strong conclusion of incendiarism. From the Bardwoll and Rogue River companies the flames spread to the adjoining Growers' Fruit Ex change and to Swift and Company building. Rig Seel Ion Menaced The entire Medford fire department wan called out as the fire menaced tho entire Industrial Bection. Several hourr. work was necessary to bring tho flames under control. All the plants wcro idle although repair work wos being done in pre paration for the coming season. Communication between Portland and San Francisco was disrupted as the fire took out telephone and tele groph lines. The estimated losses include: Bard wcll Fruit company 25,000. partially insured: Rogue . River Lumber com pany 935,000, partially Insured; Growers' Fruit "Exchange 825,000. .ln suranro $10,000; Swift and Co., $35,000. fully Insured. The Growers' Exchange packing plant was completely destroyed. The Bard well Fruit company's No. 1 plant suffered a 925,000 loss, and the No. 2 plan$ was damaged ess seriously, : Tho Pacific Fruit company and the Rogue River Volley Vinegar company sustained partial losses.. : Tho California-Oregon Power com pany lines, as well as the telephono and telegraph carriers wore out for several hours. . , , ,Tho district Is ono frequented by wanderers as a, sleep rendezvous, anil city police today ; questioned fivo transients who wore asleep undor tho Bardwell plant' when fire broke out. Although every Indication, points to Incendiarism, no motive has been advanced. , . j , (Continued on Paio Eighty : By Bold Holdup Man Yesterday PORTLAND, Apr. 23 fI' Stalking boldly into tho office of Willard P. Huwlcy tn tho -Hulled States National bank building hero late yestuvday, an unidentified robber held lluwlny ibt th point of a pistol, forced him to writo a check for" 62,000, wailed while Hawlcy's offico girl cashed the check ami escaped with the money. .Huwlcy told police tho man had appeared In his offico twice before to urgo him to investigate the possibility of developing a gold mine on land Hawley 'owned until recently. Hawloy said ho does not know the man's name. ' Tha robber walked directly to Huw loy'o office and drew the pistol. Haw ley said he ulso had a long barreled gun under bin coat. "Give me your money," tho intruder demanded, and Hawloy gavc n about :i0 In cur rency and some change. "I want $5,000 besides that," tlio robber said. Huwlcy protested that ho didn't have that much lu the (Continued on 1'ngo Seven) .. Erickson Elected At Willamette U. SALEM, April 23 (At Willamette's fltar foutb;iU and bnsebuH player,. Walter Krltio-on of Washougal, Wiuili., was" yesterday lertcd president of tho university student body. He hns been active in 'athletics for three years, but this is hlH first venture in cam pus politic. . ' ? Willamette students reported that Krickson wn the first non -fraternity man to hold thelilfhest position on the campus for foihe time, and as fur as ' can be n.sceV't alncd, Iff the first married mini to be elected to tins office. ' : - - Salmon Fisher Is Drowned in River OHK0ON CITY. Apr. 22 fPj Drug ged into the Willamette river by his own anchor roe, -Glenn A. White f Portland, drown.'d' here Friday. He was fishing for hiUmon from u row boat. '.. White wns about 100 feet from shore when he ojopped the heavy aii':hr. Tin? ropetuiii'Jed about his legs and thP Iron pulled him Into the rivor and ups-t ( tin bout. Wh--u firemen crmehf the anchor rope with a gmppllim iron they, found it. knot ted about White's le;t. His widow und live children survl.Ve." Interior SUpply Measure is Signed WASHINGTON. ?Apr. 23 OPi Presi dent Hoover Frldiy signed the $lf, 30H.7(J0 interior iuyartmcnt uppro piiallon. bill at titu same time ex prewKliuc hnpo congress would permit u flexible use of the" funds author ized. i ' AL CAPONE'S :M1E LIMED IN KIDNAPING Senator B i n gh a m Y in Washington, Wonders if Gang.: Responsible. .. IN CELL, CAPONE ANSWERS QUESTION In Meantime, John Hughes ' Curtis Away Frfcm Nor- -folk on Another Mys . terious Mission. . NORFOLK, Va., Apr. 23 mJohti. Hughes Curtis, intermediary In th& : Lindberghkldnaping case, was away 1 from the city today on another secret; mission undertaken a few hours af ter ho and the Very Rev. H. Dobson-.. Peacock returned from trips to fur ther efforts .towards . recovery of tho,, stolen baby. ' The sailing of the yacht Marcon, previously mentioned In.' connec- r tlon with the negotiations, gave rlso to the belief that Curtis mayv have left hero aboard the vessel. The yacht is owned by Colonel Charles '1L. Con- -solvo, hotel operator, who Is a per sonal friend -of. Curtis. Lieutenant George L. Richard, who has been piloting the naval planes used by the Norfolk .negotiators pn their various trips, loft tho air sta-: (Continued on P.iee Five) .;.'t Defense Rests . Empire Holding Company's Case DALLAS, Apr. 23 U?) .Testimony in the .trial of Frank J. Keller Jr first of five ex-off leers of tho Emplm.' Holding company who ore under in dictment of devising a scheme wltV Intent to defraud, came" to an find tcday when the defense' res-ted: Tha state rested 45 minutes later wlth eN fortr-i of the prosecution directed dm ing rebuttal argument to the im peachment, of tho testimony of Mark r D; McColltstoi of Salem, former 'State, corporation commissioner. The cos- will 'no: go to,.hb Jury. before Mbnw 'iliy.'?''Keili'!d not -tiffihe "standi 'impeachment ot. McCalllster'a tostH ,; mony was sought by', Special Prose-r; cutor Barnett aoldstein through 1 J. r E. Allison of Salem, secretary of th ' Marlon. county grand Jury which re--turned the indictments against Kol- ler, O. P. Coshow, Dr. W. R. Adams, I. IL Fetty and Jay Stockman. Frante ' Loncrg.ui, defense counsel, protested and a&aiii renewed his motion for t directed verdict: , J ' Testimony of Allison was at var!-. ones with that given by McCallister1 on tho stand yesterday duringj which,-1 ho said ho could not recall stating (Continued on Page Eight) DAYLIGHT TIME IN U. S. BEGINS EARLY SUNDAY NEW YORK, April 23 (IP Day light saving time will bo upon us temttrrow, or at- least upon .some. P4v:.00D,000 persons who s live In tho . casern time belts and In Europe.,. : . . Canada will como in,- too, on May 1, und thon tho savers of sunlight,, will number approximately 145,000,- 000. Franco sets Its clocks up on April 1, Portugal on April 2, Belgium on. April 3 and .Great Britain on April ' 17. Holland will start on May 22. ;ind keep the time that way for; fivo months. . . : . ... ,r, - i r Brazil and Chile have already had tlielr little fun with the clocks. Both, , of them went back to standard time ; on April 1, after five months of early -rising. . - -: - Snow Storm Visits Klamath District KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Apr. 22 W A light fall of snow hit Klamath' F Us this morning. The ground waa i too worm to permit It to remain, butt j tho weather was expected to put a 'dumper on tho Southern Oregon i Northern California track and field I meet to be held hero this afternoon. Wheat Today CHICAGO, Apr. "23 (tP After breaking to about 7 cents a bushel lower than last week's top ' prices, wheat recovered late today to almost thL same as yesterday's finish. Late firmness of the New York stock market had a strengthening In-, lluencc on wheat. A long range fore ce.st pointing to loir weather nexc week was also construed as bullish. Wheat closed unsettled, Vio under yesterday's finish, corn un changed to (jVaO lower, oats unw changed to c off, and provisions un changed to 5 cents down.; : PORTLAND, Apr. 23 (P) Local wheat trade was of nominal, char acter for the weekend. On tho fu ll tires market today May was' un-!i-lmm;cd, July and September each I off i..c bu. On the merchants ex- change cash wheat was stationary. I There, were no sales of futures Sat ' urday. . v ,v' , ; .-.