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CITY EDITION
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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. -
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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.