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Newspaper Page Text(Pfaapriipr CITY EDITION Foil Associated Pmi Liml - Wire Berries 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper . Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Conn ties , VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATES PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1932 KASTKRBT ORBOON'B LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 209 V I PLANER HERE AND WALLOWA MILL TO RUN Local Men x to Go Back to Work on May 9 After Long Rest. iJfVALLOWA SAWMILL , TO OPEN JUNE 1 O p e ration Necessitated ' By Low Stocks Rather Than Improvement in Market Condition.' The unemployment situation was dealt a smashing blow today by the announcement of the Bowman-Hicks Lumber company to the effect that the local planing mill Is to be opened for operation early next month, prob ably on a basis of one eight-hour Bhlft two weeks per month, .and the Wallowa sawmill will open Juno 1 in order to supply the lumber. '. Many local men who have been out of work since last October will thus be afforded employment again, and the company estimates that Its operations will put approximately 812,000 per monUi Into circulation in the two counties. Mr. Ashby made the following statement , to the Ob server this morning: ' , . Our sawmill at Wallowa, which has been down since October, 1930,. will resume operations by June 1st. - It will be operated one eight hour shift five or five - and a half days per week. The cut Will be entirely of pine, all of which will be kiln tfrted and shipped to our La drande planing mill lor dressing. Our planing; mill ' at La Grande will start' operating May 9th, as there Is still rough lumber in the yard here that will keep it busy for the balance of .May; thereafter It will probably run two weeks per month to take care of the lumber from Wal lowa. (. (Continued on Page Eiffht La Grande Eagles Baseball Nine to Play Tomorrow Baseball will make Its 1932 debut in Lr. Grande tomorrow afternoon at 2:15 o'clock at the high school field when the La Grande Eagles baseball team, managed by D. W. Hall, will play its first practice game of the season with a nine composed largely of last year's American Legion Junior League players. Mr. Hall states that the practice game is being held primarily for. tho purpose of trying out several Infield combinations In order to obtain the best balanced combination possible. (Continued on Page Foury High School Mimir Staff Is Complete The Mimir staff, which will be re sponsible for 'the publication of next year's High school annual has now been completed, according to word re ceived yesterday. A few days ago Wallace Kaapcke was elected as edi tor, and Paul Pinlay was chosen for business manager. The two have selected the following Btudents to assist them in tho vari ous departments: Clara Norrls, assist ant editor; Myrn Smith, assistant business manager; Jeanne French, sonior editor; Evalyn Campbell, Junior manager; Everett Reynolds, organiza tions and activities; Bill Corey, boys' athletics; Sophie Gtetlhuber, girls' athletics; Dclda Gray and Helen Con key, calendar; Donald Culp, humor; , David Hiatt and George Denny, snap- shots; Mary Lou Rhea, alumni. $$Si$$i$$sS$e S WKATIIKR FOIIECAST Oregon: Generally cloudy to- night and Sunday; probably occasional rain in west; mod- crate temperature; moderate southeast to south winds off- S shore. 4 WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 45 above. 3 Minimum: 36 above. 3 Condition: Partly cloudy. 3 WEATHER YESTERDAY $ Maximum 67, minimum 36 S above. Condition: Clear. Range 31 degrees. WEATHER APR. 30, 1931 Maximum 78, minimum 41 above Condition: Clear. Range 37 degrees. I La Grande Leads In Preliminaries At Track Meet Willie Torrence Sets New Eastern .Oregon Javelin Record With Throw of 166 Feet. ... By Nolnn Skiff La Grande High school took a com manding lead. In the placing of quali fiers in eight events In the prelim inaries this morning at Union in the annual Eastern Oregon track and field meet, chalking up 20 places and qualifying in all eight of tho events. The feature of the morning events. however, was the setting of a new Eastern Oregon Javelin record by Wil lie Torrence, negro star of the La Grando High team. Willie tossed tho spear 166 feet 0 inches, more than a foot farther than Gilliam's record, made many years ago. Torrence placed first in the broad Jump qualifiers with a leap of 20 feet 10 inches, qualified In the dis cus and shotput, and won his heats in both the high and low hurdles in fair time. Corwyn Beery, La Grande sprint star, breezed in ahead of his field In both the 100 and 220 heats, but Graham, of Ontario, may press him to a new record in the furlong finals this afternoon. . Baker, of Ontario, winner of last year's Eastern Oregon discus event, loomed as another winner today with a toss of 111 feet 4 inches In the pre lims. Baker was second to Boor, of Nyssa, in the shotput preliminaries. Tho results of tho preliminaries follow: . - 100-yard dash: first heat: Wood-, ell, Imbler, first; Graham, Ontario, second; Kavanaugh, La Grande, third; Layman, Pendleton, fourth. Time 10.7 seconds. Second heat: Beery, La Grande, first; Marshall, Nyssa, second; Wag ner, ' Imjbler, third; Baum, Union, fourth. Time 11 flat. ; ' ' 220-yard dash: first heat: Graham, Ontario, first; Woodoll, Imbler sec ond; Marshall, Nyssa, third; Wil liams, La Grande, fourth. Time 23.6 seconds. (Continued on Page Four) 125 Musicians Will Appear On Sunday Program 'Over 125 musicians will appear in the opening program of National Music Week, which is being observed In La Grande on May 1 to 7. In which practically all of the churches of the city are contributing vocal ensembles and solo numbers, tomorrow evening at 7:55 o'clock at the L. D. S. taber nacle. The "Prelutfc in F", by S. Lester Price, will begin at 7:55 o'clock with Mrs. W. M. Heughan at the organ, and all who aro appearing on the program aro askod to be seated by 7:45 o'clock. Rev. Clarence A. Kopp, of St. Peter's Episcopal church, will deliver tile Invocation, and will be followed by the program which has been ar ranged under the chairmanship of Rev. Paul De F. Mortlmore, of the Central Church of Christ. Music Organizations wttich are taking part in the program aro a quartet from the Methodist church South, composed of W. C. Wendt, Paul Walker, W. B. Starmer and D. E. Elam; Church of Christ choir, direc ted by M""- NyDrtimore; Baptist Church choir, directed by Mrs. W. H. Parkinson; Methodist church choir, directed by Paul Knautz; double quartet from the Presbyterian church composed of Mrs. 8. B. Morgan, Mrs. Ray Fuller, Mrs. W. H, Bohnenkamp Jr.. Miss Corrine Baker, E. E. Hurley. George Plonk, Raymond Williams and C. E. Anderson; L. D. S. choir, direc ted by Miss Barbara HI alt. The program includes: : 9 "Prelude In F" S. Lester Price Mrs. William' Heughan, organist Invocation .... Rev. Clarence A. Kopp "Still, Still with Thee," anthem.... Balncr Lutheran Church Miss Helen Jensen, accompanist "The Beautiful Land" F. A.F.White Quartet, M. E. Church South Mrs. Eula Webb, accompanist "Hymn of the Last Supper" Damarest Mrs. Edna Stonebreaker, soprano. Is land City Community church Mrs. T. R. Maxwell, accompanist "March on Ye Soldiers True." an them Gordon Williams Church of Christ, Mr. Mortlmore, director Miss Doris French, accompanist Selection from cantata, "He Rose Again" Petrie (Continued on Page Flvo Fire Damages Roof Of Brown Residence A defective flue In the attic of the home of E. J. Brown, 1504 M caused a fire which broke out di rectly after noon today and burned for 45 minutes before it was ex tinguished by the fire department. The roof was burned, but practically no damage was done to the remainder of the house. Luu ONE OF JAP OFFICIALS IS DEAD TODAY Another is in Serious Danger as Result of Bomb Thrown by Jap THREE INJURED , ARE RECOVERING Sino-Jap Negotiations Ex pected to tie Meld bince Bomb Trown by Jap Subject. SHANGHAI, Apr. 30 (IF) One of tho five high Japanese officials se verely Injured by a bomb explosion In Hongkew Park yesterday, Y. Kaw abata, president of the Shanghai Jap anese residence' association, died to day. ' Mamoru Shtgemllsu, Japanese min ister to China, was in serious dan ger. . Thirty-two pieces of. the -hand grenade alleged to have been thrown by Yin Kltsu, a Korean revolution ary from Manchuria, entered M. Shlg emltau's body. The other victim General Yosh lnorl Shirakawa, Major General Ken klchl Uydea and Admiral Ktchlsaburo Nomura, wero recovering. General Shlrlkawa, ' commandor-ln-chlef of (Continued on Page Fourj ROAD BOARD TO OPEN BIG BIDS May 18 Session Will. Con sider Seventeen New Highway Projects. SALEM Apr. 30 UP) Three large highway projects wiu do inciuaea in the call for bids to be Issued for the nw. hiotiwnv meeting May 18. it was announced by the highway depart ment here today lonowing me day session in Portland. The commis sion will open bids on about 17 pro jects, to be constructed at an estl- MntnH nt nhflllfc Sl.000.000. The largest of these Jobs is the grading and gravel topping oi nine I continued on Page Fni- Journalism Is Re Starr, Sammons Will Search East For a Chancellor PORTLAND, Ore., April 30 P The Oregon state board of higher education today authorized its presi dent, C. L.' Starr, and E. C. Sam mons, board member, to go east in search of the man who will become chancellor of higher education under the new unification program. University of Oregon, Oregon State college, and the normal schools at Monmouth, La Grande, and .Ashland will be under supervision of the chancellor. The two major schools will have a president on tho campus who , will bo directly responsible to the chancellor. The three normal schools will be under one head, also directly responsible to the chancellor. The finance committee of the board, of which Sammons is chair man, sent back to the presidents of the schools their budget estim ates with instructions that they must cut out some departments, re duce personnel, raise additional reve nue through stunt fees, or any other manner they see fit in order to balance the budget. The balance sheet for 1032-33, the year the unification program becomes effective, shows a prospective deficit of $146,00, the committee announced. All In Readiness For Health Round-Up On Monday Morning Pec-school chllGren from all of Union county are planning to attend the Summer Round-up clinic, which will be held in La Grande on Mon day from 0 until 12 o'clock. Chil dren from Island City, Cove, Elgin, Imbler and Wlllowdale will receive examination at the Sacajawea Annex and in the office of Dr. Lewa Wilkes In the Foley building; those from Rlverla, Greenwood, Willow, Acker man and North Powder will be ex amined at the Foley building; and Union and Central school will use the Soramer building. Baker and Mann Won't Resign In Face Of Recall Jury of Five Men and Seven Women Picked to Try Five on Charge of Malfeasance. PORTLAND, Ore., April 30 VP) Five men and seven women and one woman alternate have been sworn as Jurors to try Mayor George L. Baker and four others on, charges of malfeasance and negligence in office. The Jury was completed In an over time session of court last night, fol lowing which adjournment was taken until Monday morning. Defendants with Mayor Baker are two Portland city commissioners, Earl Riley and John M, Mann, the city engineer, Olaf Laurgaard, and C. Lee Wilson, contractor. Baker, Mann and Riley are accused of effecting an alleged overpayment of (200.000 In fixing tho price of a municipal market site purchased (Continued on Page Four; League Assembly Plans Shanghai Settlement Soon GENEVA, April 30 (ff The league of nations assembly adopted today a resolution embodying a plan for set tlement of the 81no-Japaneae con troversy at Shanghai.. . 51-- The Japanese , delegates refrained from voting on the resolution, which provides that evacuation of the Jap anese troops shall be completed in the near future and that the league mixed commission Is Authorized to report any neglect by either . China or Japan to observe the terms of the armistice agreement. Previous to the.'Vote on the reso lution Ambassador W. W. Yen, Chi nese ppokesmnn, had v, announced China accepted- it. v - Secretary .of State Henry L. Stim son sat in - the spectators' gallery with the American delegation during the assembly meeting. ". M. Magaoka, Japanese spokesman, expressed - dissatisfaction with the compromise -proposal of Sir Miles W. Lampson, British minister to China, which was included in the resolu tion.1 ." The assembly adjourned until fur ther developments In the Si no-Jap anese situation require Its attention, The first report from the league's Manchurlan commission is expected to be submitted to the council in a few days. Local Band Will Perform in Baker The La Grando band Is leaving for Baker tomorrow morning to-play two concerts at the Clarlck theatre Sun day under the auspices of the Amer ican Legion and legion auxiliary of that city. The band will appear at 2 o'clock In. the afternoon and again at 8 o'clock in the evening. The following program will be played at Baker: March "On tho Mall" Goldman "Southern Rhapsody" Hosmer Russian folk . song "Dark Eyes" 'Arr. Horllck-Stone Descriptive fantasia "In tho Clock Store" Orth Overture "Light Cavalry" Suppo Band members making the trip to Baker are Elmer McManus, B. F. Wyldo, George Angerson, Cecil Young, Marvin Mackey, trumpets; Roy Mat toon, Kenneth Gekeler, Peter Bievor, Clifford Blokland, William Eakin, William Snodgrass. Dallas Norton, Grace Scully. Robert Long. Benjamin Oesterllng. clarinet; Frank Young, alto clarinet; G. Peterson, saxophone; Everett Reynolds, flute-piccolo; J. P. Oratdwell. L. J. Llndsey, William Cald well, Frank Appling, French horns; Guy McMillan, baritone; Donn'Poarch, E. R. Parker, Jack Denny, tubas; F. L. Robinson, Max McMillan, Ned Jones, Lee Johnson, F. Hansen, trombones; Ray Bennett, snare drum; Lawrence Fillmore, bass drum, and Grovcr -Crews, tympanll. May Day, on May 1, has been set aside by congress as Child Health day. and it is being celebrated throughout the United States In some way In behalf of the children. Since May 1 is Sunday the La, Grande clinic will be held on Monday morn ing, and the Union Council of Par ent Teacher associations and the La Grande City council urge that a large number of parents bring their chil dren to the examination which will be free. It is not mandatory that the recommendations of the phy- (Contlaued on Page Five) SEVERAL ARE HURT IN MAY DAY MARCHES Philadelphia Police Are Kept Busy Breaking Up Demonstrations COPS SWING CLUBS, ARREST 6 PERSONS Peaceful Demonstration of 6,000 Socialists in 'i. New York City Guarded '. By Police. PHILADELPHIA, April 30 (P) At tempts of several organizations to hold May day marches on city hall today wore broken up by police In two clashos in which several persons were injured- and half a dozen ar rested. . The first clash occurred at Fourth andi Federal streets in. southeast Philadelphia when 600 persons start ing to March were charged by police who used their clubs. The marchers fled, but attempted to reassemble and were again dispersed. Tho second disturbance occurred at 13th and Thompson streets as sever al hundred marchers fell In behind A' leader who. in - an address asked them to follow him to city hall a mile and a half away. One man was knocked don by police, several (Continued on Page Seven) WardHoldenOf Baker Freed By Jury Last Night BAKER, Ore., Apr. 30 m Ward Holden of Baker was acquitted of a circuit court Jury last night of a charge of second degree murder In the death last March 0 of Milton Hop kins. Cheers greeted the verdict. The defense asserted Hopkins ' in vaded Holden's home with the inten tion of beating him and that Holden shot him because of fear of bodily harm. FLYING IIOMK CINCINNATI, April 30 ( Delayed-more than two hours by rain and low hanging clouds, Oovcrnors James Bolph of Callfcnfla and Fred B. Balzar of Nevada, left here at 10:10 a. m.. Eastern Standard time, today, continuing their projected Washing ton l,to Los Angles dawn-to-dusk flight. , CHARGED T.iTII ATTACK miX, T. H. April 30 W Charged by a 12-year-old girl with a criminal attack on her, three youths were held here today. One of the boys was over the legal age and two were under ago. - Instated Colt, Mrs. Pierce, Callister Cause New Move Today PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 30 VP) University of Oregon's school of Jour nalism, abolished under the unifica tion program for higher education in Oregon, was re-Instated today by ac tion of the state board of higher edu cation. The school of Journalism action was taken on the motion of C. C. Colt, chairman of the curricula committee, which originally favored abolition of the school. Colt told the board that the mem bers of the committee, himself, Mrs. Cornelia Marvin Pierce of La Grande and F. E. Callister, of Albany, were satisfied the elimination of the school was aTntatake. He denied that any pressure brought by tho Oregon State Editorial association or by anyone else had influenced tho committee. Under the new program of unifica tion the University of Oregon, Ore gon State college, and the three Nor mal schools will be under the super vision of the chancellor. He In turn will be dlrectely responsible to the board. Estimated Incomo of the board for the coming school years is $3,487,690 and the estimated budget expendi tures total $3,913,61)6. Theso esti mates were returned to the presidents and they wero Instructed to cut It by $425,860. In addition to this, the board said, there must be an emerg ency fund of $100,000 so the amount to be saved actually Is $525,800. Budget Keducwl During a conference the presidents reduced the budget estimates $377,550, returning an estimate of $3,535,090, This still left $184,300 to bo elimin ated in order to balance the budget. The unification committee sub mitted a schedule of personnel and salaries which was adopted as the maximum. Sammons, speaking for the finance committee, said It might be necessary to reduce some salaries later. The salary budget shows a cut (Continued on Paga Five) Massie NEW SENATOR ... -. ! 3: ;. j Major John S. Cohen (above), distinguished publisher of the Attuuta Journal, luu been ap pointed by Governor Itlciinrd II. Kiisscll Jr., of Georgia to serve until full In the senate seat left vacant by the death of Senator William J. Harris. A Democratic nutlonal committeeman, Major Cohen 1ms been active la nmny pub Ho benefactions. NOTHING NEW IN KIDNAPING CASE Lindbergh: Baby, Will Have Been Gone Two Months Tomorrow HOPEWELL. N. J.,' April 30 It will be two months tomorrow since kidnapers stole Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. So far as the public knows, thero is still no definite clue to the child's whereabouts. . - i John H. Curtis, one of three Nor folk men trying to. negotiate the child e return, has gone onstill an other secret mission. He was re ported to have put to sen with Lieut, George L. Richards and' Edwin B. Bruce pf.Elmlra; N. Y, ', , .. .. '. No ; results wero reported from a radio call asking Harry Fleischer, Detroit gunman long sought In tho kidnaping, to communicate with an unidentified person through a New York lawyer, ., Find Man's Body; Had Perished On Desert In Idaho BOISE, Ida., Apr. 30 W) The body of a man behoved to bo William Law son, 80, of Middleton, Idaho, who wandered away In a Prince Albert coat two years ago apparently to perish on the Mountain Home desert, lay in a Mountain Home mortuary today. It was found Tuesday by a eheep herder, Bill Stuart, who camo upon it on Dorscy buttc, tho shrunken form half burled in the volcanic sands. The coronor tentatively identified the body as that of Lawson and rela tives wero called in today to mako certain of tho identification. - Two years ago in July Lawson started In a buckboard for Grand View to visit a nephew. The horses arrived and tho buckboard was found, stranded In the desert. A Bearch was made of many miles of desert but tho man was not found. 13-Months-Old Baby Run Over By Train; Lives! ' BLUEFIELD, W. Va., Apr. 30 S (P) An engine and ten freight $ . cars ran over a 13 months Q old baby. lying botween tho $ rails,, but the only injuries i were bruises on the temple g and cheek. 3 A flagman on the rear of the freight train saw a little & white bundle between the rails '$ after the train passed over the spot near Goodwill. Tho $ bundle looked so much like a 3- baby he signaled for an emer i gency stop and ran to tho ? spot. He. and other members of tho truln crew found the baby, ? Anna Akers, crying. J- Tho child, too young to walk. Is believed to have crawled to the track from her S parents' home nearby. Play Qualifying Rounds Tomorrow Qualifying roundH In the spring hundlcup tournament at the Ln Grande country club will be pluyctl tomorrow morning. Boh Duncan, pro fcMlonal, announced today. Sweep atakes will also be played, and an early start 10 anticipated. Mixed foursomes will play In the afternoon. In the first husbands-and-wlves tournaments, starting about 1 o'clock, after which a lunch will be served In the evening. - i 5V i . -S Others Guilty Three Vancouver Buildings Fired By Incendiaries Evidently. Set By Same Persons'- Who Started Several Oregon Fires Last Week. . VANCOUVER, Wash., April 30 m Flro described by. Fire Chief. George H. Wlegel as of Incendiary origin was discovered in three large industrial plants here last night. Damage was negligible. . - , Fire started in the Washington Co-operative Poultry association and in the Clarke County Seed company plants shortly after midnight and In the Washington - Growers' packing plant four hours later. All threo fires were discovered be-1 fore they had made much headway and firemen said methods used In setting the three fires were almost Identical. In each case paper and wood chips and kindling had been piled against the outside walls of the frame buildings In such a way that the fire would quickly work Its way under the buildings. Police said they found several clews which they considered promising. ; Flro Chief Weigel said tho meth ods used In starting the fires wero similar to those used in alleged In cendiary fires started In several Eugene, Ore., Industrial plants last week. Tho state fire chief waB expected bore today to investigate the fires. Massie Case To Be Taken Into Higher Courts HONOLULU, Apr'. 30 P) The in- dlctmont upon which Mrs. Grace For- tescuo and her three naval co-deien- dants wore tried and convicted of manslaughter in the killing of Joe Kahahawal will be the ladder upon which the case will be taken to the higher courts, Defense Attorney Mont gomery Winn announced today. Winn oharged the indictment was returned after prcssuro was used by a territor ial 'Court. . .--v. . ; MrsFortescuev her son-in-lowi Lieut. Thomas H. Massie, and two ou ltstod men, -Albert O, Jones and E. J. Lord, wore found guilty yesterday by a territorial circuit court Jury which recommended, leniency. How tho Jury voted during Its near ly fifty hours of deliberation was re vealed today. It split at first nearly along, racial lines the Jury being a cross section of Honolulu's polyglot population and. it was only in the and that tho Orientals and men of mixed races swung tho Caucasians over to tholr'polnt of view. Tho foreman of the Jury was a white man, John F. Stone, corpora tion official. -Winn, pushing aside for the mo ment tho verdict returned by tho trial Jury, declared tho next step In tho fight to free the Now York so ciety woman and three men would be an attack on the indictment returned after Circuit Judge Albert M. Crlsty had kept tho grand Jury In session several days. "Judgo CriBty wont to tho grand Jury room," said Winn, "and told them in effect that unlosa tljey found a true bill against tho defendants there would bo anarchy In tho com munity. These wore his words: " 'I present to you the question of anarchy in this community. Are you willing to take tho responsibilities for that situation? You know our racial structure.' (Continued on PageFlvo) Administration Of Public Works O.K. WASHINGTON. Apr. 30 UP) The administration-sponsored proposal to creato an administration of public works was approved today by tho houso as a part of tho measuro re duclng federal expenditures. All government public building and public works activities except rlvors and harbors and military and naval construction would be super vised by one administrator paid $10, 000 a year. Its proponents contended It would ollmltiate many dupltcato activities of various departments. Clearing Snow On Crater Lake Road ORANTS PASS, Oro., Apr. 30 VP) Clearing of enow from the Crater Lake park ontranco Is going rapidly forward, James Bromlwy, maintenance en gineer, said today that state and park crews 111 meet at tho gateway about tho first of the week and the road then will have been cleared to the lake rim. ' Travel Into tho park so far this souson has reached a total of 8620 porsons, arriving In 3063 cars. All of this travel has been through the Klamath entrance. Snow conditions at tho rim aro reported ideal for winter sports. AKMV-NAVY WASHINGTON, Apr. 10 HI The houso today rejected a proposal that tho army and navy bo consolidated under n department of national defense. JURY URGES LENIENCY IN SENTENCING Four Persons . Tried .in' Honolulu Convicted of. Manslaughter. DARROW FAILS TO ' EXPRESS ELATION Rumors Fly Thick and: Fast One is That Plot EJxists to Lynch Lieu tenant Massie.1 ' v; ; v By William II. Ewlng , . . . WriTJrT.TTT.TT Anrtl flh ffl Thn four persons tried lor the lynching -of Joseph Kahahawal. wero convicted1 jury neany . ou nours aitor n , was. given the case. , f Officers of the national guard kept: in close touch with the situation to-. Honolulu was pervaded ' with an ominous surface quiet. V As news of the verdict spread last' night that the Jury had convicted , Lieut. Thomas H. Massie, Mrs. Gran-- vllle Fortescue and two navy-enlisted men, Albert O; Jones and E. J. Lord, it was parcelled by a whirl of ruV ; : Rumors Denied- ' .- ) Rumors that the -national' guard hfiri hfiHn nnllAri nut war a riant Art hvl Governor Lawrence M. Judd, but he f added "we are ready- for anything,"- . "Certainly we have taken precau- tlons," he said, though he declined to reveal what they wore. ' 1 The four men at liberty under bond' (Continued on Page Two) , : . DEFENSE HARD HIT FRIDAY IN IDAHO TRIAL LEWIS', Idaho,-Apr.- SO .' r -Defense in the fraud trial of Henry Ousman and H. P. Fox received a heavy blow la to Friday, when tho court denied a motion for an -Instructed verdict of acquittal, Intl. mated that ovldence undenled by the defcnBo showed Gusman guilty.- ot eonsplrabyi to defraud the- stato. of- ! Idaho on machinery sales, and said' tho Jury would be advised to acquit, Pox, Gusman's former employe. . The defense hod rested. . - Judge Johnson, In announcing he, will advise the Jury to return a verj diet of acquittal for Fox, pointed out that Fox was not ln Gusman's em play whon the alleged conspiracy was. conceived and that other bookkeept ers ot Gusman's Lowlston Auto Parts, company, through which the state's "short" purchases were made, , had signed certificates to vouchers for parts allegedly undelivered, as Fox did. Mrs. Mary Titus Called By Death Mrs. Mary Titus, 79 years old, who crossed the plains with her husband in a covered wagon drawn by a muie team ln 1887. died last night about) midnight at her nome in union, aits. TIWis has been 111 for about two years. ! novor having recovered from the shock received when she was one of tho passengers of the train which was wrecked near Telocaset about two yearB ago. ' - : ' She crossed the plains in 1887 and homcstcaded at Ramo,,Flat until com ing to Union 13 years ago. Mr. Titus died 11 years ago. Mrs. Titus Is survived by 10 chll dren and six grandchildren. . Funeral services will be announced later, but will probably be held on Monday, It Is believed. Cock Brothers, of Union, aro ln charge of funeral arrangements.. BANQUET FOR KLEIN SALEM, Apr. 30 UP) The state highway department will bo host to night to a banquot ln honor of Hoy A. Klein, former state highway engi neer, whoHe resignation became ef fective Apr. 1. Newspapermen and' friends of Klein have been invited to Join with department officials and employes at the dinner. , Wheat Today CH1CAOO. Apr. 30 UP) With ap parent completion of urgent selling to wind up May contracts, wheat de veloped a stronger tone today and eastern purchasing ot futures was a lote feature. New export business In North Am erican wheat was . of fair volume, totaling 600,000 bushels. Continued llouldatlng sales ln corn and rye, however, brought about new low price records fo.' those commodities. Wheat closed firm, Wetlo above yesterday's finish, corn unchanged to c lower, oats Vi c up, and pro visions varying from 5 cents decline to an equal advance.