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Ha CITY EDITION Full AMoelated Frew lailll Wire Bertie , 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed in la Grande Covering: Union and Wallowa Counties . MXMtt VOLUME 30 BER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1932 EASTERN OHWJON'8 LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 213 mmwz Personal Income Tax Boosted RATE RAISED BY SENATE COMMITTEE F i n a n ce Group Rejects Proposal Foi1 One Per Cent Sales Tax. TYDINGS DEMANDS HOOVER'S VIEWS Maryland Democrat Asks For President's Position on the Prohibition Ques tion. WASHINGTON, May 6 P) In f'tvnpi iicnme tnx rates were roissd again today by the senate finance committee. Normal rates of four per cent on the first $4000 Income and of 8 per cent on income over $4000 were votec A surtax schedule was adopted, graduating up to a maximum of 55 per cent on Income over $1,000,000. The vote for the higher schedules of income rates was 11 to 7. The new normal rates are to be cubstttuted for present brackets of per cent on the first $4000; 3 per cent on thesecond $4000 and 5 per cent on the Income over $8000. The house voted a maximum sur tax of 40 per cent. The senate committee- previously raised this to a maximum of 45 per cent. Sales Tax Rejected "' The committee had previously re jected a proposal by Senator Reed, (R., Pennsylvonia), for a general one per cent sales tax. The senate today rejected a pro posal for a year's suspension of mili tary one, naval armament construc tion. The proposal was made by Senator Frazler (R., N. D.) as a sub stitute far a bill to build the navy up to treaty UmltB. - . DEMANDS IIOOVEU'S VIEWS WASHINGTON, May ;5 (?) Prosl dent Hoover was called upon In the eenate today by Senator Tycling3 (D., , Md.) to state his... views onprohlb' -tlon before the tax bill is passed und it Is too late to tax beer. He said Secretary Hurley and Ernest Lee Jahncke, assistant, secretary of the navy, had . lndlcoted President Hoover would agree to "some sort of wet or modification" platform while Chairman 'ess of the Renuhllrun national committee had said the party woillc1. remain dry. "It Is rather a sad commentary on Democracy." Tydirnrs srid. "t-.htir wHh a great question like this the Presi dent of the United States Is abso lutely silent. "No man In the country knows whether he is going to bo for a con tinuation of this glorious experiment or advocnte some change. "Is there any one In this chamber who can state how the chief execu tive stands on this question?" FesB, sitting at his desk reading, apparently paid no attention to Tyd lngs. Tydlngs said the finance commit te was struggling to rn'n suffi cient taxation "while bootleggers grow rich, was planning to tux auto mobiles, radios, theatre admissions and gambling." (Continued on Page Five) KILB Y DENIED CARD LICENSE BY CITY DADS A request by Jack Kllby for a card room and soft drinks license was- de nied on motion by the city commis sion last night in weekly session. The applicant Is now - serving a 10-day sentence In the city Jail. Cther routine matters were attend ed to during the meeting, including a motion authorizing payment of the April salaries, amounting to $5288.63. 401ty Manager Angus McAllister an nounced that the street force has been busy the last week grading and repairing streets on the north side. Cash on hand at the close of the week amounted to $19,549.79, of which $18. 844.54 was in the First National bank. Windows In Two Stores Broken ' Windows in two business places on East Adams avenue were broken into shortly after 3:45 o'clock, according to the ponce, out an eariy cnecx aia not reveal how much had been stolen. The places entered were the Pay'n Takit store and the standard service station. . S S WEATHER FORECAST $ 3 Oregon: Generally fair to- 3 night and Friday, but unset- 3 tied probably with occasional $ rains in the northwest, cooler 3 in the extreme east tonight: S moderate changeable winds ? 4 offshore. 4 & WEATHER TODAY S 7 a. m. 47 above. 8 g Minimum: 42 above. 8 Condition: Partly cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 57, minimum 42 ? nbove. Condition: Cloudy, rain .02 of inch. Range 15 degrees. WEATHER MAY 5, 1931 Maximum 79. minimum 41 above. Condition: Clear. Range 38 degrees. Trade Council Hears Warning On High Tariffs Trend Assailed by Oregon Man Japanese Issues Warning Liberaliza tion is Urged. HONOLULU,. May 5 W) A warning that many nations might be com pelled to closo their doors to foreign trade, except for some raw materials, if the practice of Increasing tariffs continues, was heard by the joint convention of the National and Pa cific foreign trade councils here Wednesday. High tarins were as sailed as serious barriers to trade. The convention continued today. Raymond Wilcox, president oi wn-cox-Hays company of Portland, Ore., declared "the world has gone mad with 'tariffltis'." K. Seko, repre sentative of the Japan economic fed eration of Tokyo, issued the warn ing that Increasing tariffs will close the doors of many nations. Com mercial and Industrial representatives from the United States, Canada, Jap an, China, the Philippines, Slam, Aus tralia and New Zealand attended. Liberalization of the tariffs of both the United States and Japan was urged by Wallace M. Alexander of Honolulu, and M. Shlbusawa, of the Tokyo chamber of commerce, pleaded for "elimination of all ob stacle?, to trado in the world at large, but especially In the Pacific area." "I havo awlays believed In the pro toctlvo tariff and the argument that it was necessary to sustain our stand ard of living." Wilcox said, "but to the extent that our 'prosent tariff law has brought about retaliation and theroby increased the barriers which the American producer m,ust surmount to reach his market, it has reduced the return to the Amer ican producer and thereby lowered his standard of living. If this is so our tariff policy defeats its own pur pose." He cited the lumber industry In tho Pacific Northwest as an example of tho workings of "tariffltis." "This product," he said, "contrib uted two-thirds of every payroll dol lar In that region and has received slight consideration even In the Smoot-Hawley tariff. Thus wo find our lumbermen together with renre sentotlves of other basic industries In Washington pleading for adequate protection in the revenue bill. In i (Continued on Page Eight) , Definite Signs Of Improvement Seen by Bankers A sentiment of optimism and a definite sign of Improvement in bank ing conditions wer-3 two notable fea tures of the meeting of the American Bankors association meeting in White Sulpher Springs, W. Va.. T. J. Cramer, secretary of the Oregon association, stated last night at a mc-atlng of the bankers of Union and Wallowa coun ties held at the Sacajawca Inn, The meeting was sponsored by the Union County Bankers association. xno Reconstruction finance cor poration, which has available at least two billion dollars to loan to banks, (Continued on Pace Five) Grade Children Will Compete In Field Day May 14 The seventh annual grade school field day and track meet will be held on the High school athletic field a week from Saturday, with two teams entered in the .meet a blue team and a red team. Instead of each school entering a team, the new plan allows an equal opportunity for all children, with emphasis placed more than ever on Individual competition. No parade will be held this year. The mass games, including over-the-top roce. arch-goal race, all-up race, slap-obstacle race, in-and-out race and centipede race, will begin at 9:30 a. m. Other mass games will include the tug-of-war, for boys only, the circle dodge-ball for both boys, and girls ami baseball games, with boys and girls competing. Track events will Include a series of dashes ranging from 25 yards to 100 yards, hurdle races, broad Jumps, basketball throws, high Jumps, re lays ranging from 100 to 440 yards, and two med ley relays, 1 GO yards for girls and 220 yards for boys. Tho track events will begin at 1:30 o'clock. Recommend $361,700 For Columbia Work WASHINGTON. May 5 (ffl - The house appropriations committee rec ommended today that congress appro priate $37,510,850 for new rivers and harbors works Intended to stimulate water transportation and commerce. This amount is Included in the total of $6,000,000 the budget asked and the committee approved in a report to the house for new work and maintenance of old projects. The orolects on which the war de partment expects to spend the funds for new work include: coiumma ana Willamette rivers below Vancouver. Wash., and Portland, Ore., $361,700. Goolsby Is Fined $100 in City Court George Goolsby. arrested by the city police early yesterday on a charge of throwing glass onto the streets of La Grand?, was found guilty oi tne charge In municipal court later in the day. Judge C. M. Humphreys fined the man $100 which he could not pay. Goolsby was returned to the city jail to start serving out the fine. MEANS TAKEN IN LINDBERGH KIDNAPCASE Former Officer Accused of Obtaining $100,000 From Mrs. McLean LARCENY AFTER TRUTH CHARGED In Meantime, Yacht Mai4- con Leaves Norfolk, Va. on Another Cruise in Search of Baby. ; WASHINGTON, May fi P) Gaston B. Means, was formally charged to day with having embezzled $100,000 given to him by Mrs. Evelyn Walsh McLean, wife of the publisher of the Washington Post, for payment to the kidnapers of the Infant Lindbergh for return of the child. Ho was charged with larceny after truth. Means, a former department of jus tice agent has served a term in the Atlonta penitentiary for accepting a orioe and lor conspiracy to violate (Continued on Page Five) ORGAN NIGHT AN ENJOYABLE EVENT Church Too Small to Hold Crowd Concert Will . ; Be Presented Tonight. ' Ono of the most enjoyable events of Music week in La Grande was tho oman night program presented last evening at the Presbyterian church. The church was too small to hold all who came to hear the con cert, for every seat was filled before g o ClOCK. The Triad choir has been reorgan ized for the concert which Mrs. A. L, Richardson will present tonight at 8 o'clock at the Presbyterian church, and win maKe two appearances in "Venezia," by Nevln, and the "Ser aphic Song," by Rubensteln-Gaines. Tho former is a cycle of four love poems describing a day In Venice, "Morning in St. Mark's Square," a vivid description; "In a Gondola," the music of which resembles the rhythm of rowing; "Love Song" and "Farewell," the latter in a solemn mood. The entire production is of p. high standard musically, and is given a correct delineation of mood by the singers. "The Seraphic Song" is majestic, a religious piece, which has excellent shading up to the cli max that comes in the middle when (Continued on Page Four) Fear And Alarm Prevail, Hoover WASHINGTON,' May 5 (P) In a surprise message to congress to day President Hoover salil "fear and alarm prevail In the country" because of events In Washing ton which "greatly disturb the public mind." The president demanded prompt enactment of the revenue bill and of economy legislation. This brought an Immediate retort from Senator Robinson, Democratic leader, that the executive depart- ' ment had made It difficult through "unaccountable errors" in estimates of the revenue need ed for next fiscol year. School Election Former Crown Prince of Germany Appeals to U. S. To "Understand" By Louis P. Loclmer (Associated Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright, 1832. by the ' Associated Press) BERLIN". May 6 UPt Frlederlch Wllhelm Von Hohenzollern, Ger many's former crown prince, In the first Interview he was granted since his return from exile In 1013, issued an animated appeal to the American people today to "understand" Ger many. Tomorrow Is the crown prince's 50th birthday. In the first stages of the 40-mlnute chat, he sat nonchal antly on a sofa, puffed leisurely on a cigarct and talked of sports and mechanics, his two non-political hobbles. But his face hardened and his voice became vibrant as he turned the conversation to the subject near est his heart, the condition of Ger many. Feelings pent up during al most nine years of silence seemed to surge with him. "When you ask me. In connection with my fiftieth birthday to make a statement," he said, "I cannot avoid hitting straight from the shoul der and telling you what Is at stake in my fatherland today. "I cannot close my eyes to our appalling misery, to the constantly growl ny despair which everybody who is willing to see and hear en counters on every side, to the evi dences of progressive destruction which day after day, with merciless fateful ness, victimizes both small Tind large economic undertakings, built Open Road Bids On 91 Miles Of Work on May 18 Estimate Cost of New Projects $700,000 Twelve Counties in State Will Benefit. SALEM, May 6 (P The state high way commission, at its meeting in Portland Wednesday, May 18, will onen bids on 01 miles of highway improvement at an estimated cost of $700,000, the revised list of projects to be contracted for revealed. The new list, excluding some of the small er proposals previously ordered was announced today. . ' The improvement also Includes construction or improvement of five bridges and the pavement of the tunnel on the Umpqua highway. Work will be done in 12 counties In the state. The larger projects In clude the Umatilla-State Line high way in Umatilla county, construction; construction of the Santiam river brldee at Jefferson, and the widen ing of the Pacific highway, north from Salem. The commission announced the meetine would be held In the Mult nomah hotel in Portland instead of at the county court house, as has been customary. More room win oe available at the hotel. The meeting will also be held on Wednesday this timo instead of Thursday, the com mission pointed out. Contracts to oe awaraea are: Gradlmr and surfacing: Coos. Currv. Douglas and Josephine counties Bituminous macaaam proj ect No. 11, involving the construc tion of 21 miles of bituminous nuv (Continued on Page Elgnt Lumbermen Of West Pleased With New Duty PORTLAND, May 6 (-P) Kepre eentatlve Pacific Northwest lumber men and steamship Interests agreed today that inclusion oy. tne senate finance committee of a $3 Import duty on lumber for revenue pur poses Is the best news the industry has had in many months. The com mittee agreed Tuesday to such a. duty. The catty had boen $t which lumber. Interests insisted raised but little revenue and offered no pro tection, i i . Charles E. Dont of Dant & Russell, declared the move "Is a victory for the Northwest of inestimable value and when It passes both houses and becomes a law it will mark the turn ing point of business conditions In the entire Northwest." . . rJ. "It has," he continued, "been a matter of common knowledge that the Invasion of domestic markets by foreign competitors on account of lower cost of manufacture-and de pressed currency, has brought the lumber business to a standstill. In asmuch as the lumber industry rep resents 65 per cent of industry of tho Northwest, it is inevitable that resumption of lumber activity will reach Into anf. benefit' every phase of Industrial and commercial activ ity In this Bectlon." Frank Ransom, president ; of the Eastern As Western Lumber company, who .returned from Washington, D. C, Tuesday, said he feels satisfied the lumber clause will remain in the bill. K. D. Dawson, vice president and general manager of the States Steam ship company, expressed much pleas ure and the unqualified belief that the tariff will mean the salvation of the industry. Henry B. Van Duzer of the In-man-PouIsen Lumber company is in Wnsbtv.gton working on the duty and will remain until it becomes law. M. C. Woodard of the Silver Falls Lumber company of Sllverton, and Homer Bunker of the Coos Bay Lum ber company, also took part in the i Washington discussion. up and developed through years of oalnstaking. tenacious labor. "Claims made about Germany's ?ullt for the outbreak of the war are untrue and have, besides, long been disproved. "What about the thesis with which the United States In 1017 entered the war against Germany the thesis concerning the necessity of fighting In behalf of the liberty of small nations? What a preposterous, fatal mistake I "What about the celebrated four teen points of president Wilson which Germany accepted and whose fulfilment Germany has a right to expect, even today? They were thrown In the discard at Paris. "Have you proud and free Ameri cans any inkling of what It means to make a proud, people submit to special laws and regulations? Is It necessary to point out what it means to take the right of determining its national self-defense from a people with a history of centuries and with boundaries exposed on all sides? "This dictate of Versailles, from which the whole world Is suffering, and the spirit from which it eman ated, are. In the lost analysis, re sponsible for all the disaster of to day. True enough, you Americans did not sign It, but and you will pardon me for saying this you have made it possible and you continue to tolerate the Impossible conditions created by It. "Is it really necessary to emphasize (Continued on Page Eight) TO TRANSFER MASSIE FROM THE ISLANDS Naval Personnel Involved in Honolulu Trial to Return to U. S. SERVICE RECORDS ARE NOT MARRED Civil Rights of All Four . Affected, However Movement For Pardon is Now Under Way. . WASHINGTON. May 5 P) Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, commandant at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, recommended to the navy department today the Immediate transfer of the naval per sonnel convicted In the slaying at Honolulu of Joseph Kahahawai. Navy department officials Indi cated the bureau of - navigation would issue orders to comply with the recommendation. The navy men convicted were Lieu tenant Thomas H. M&ssle, A. O. Jones and K. J. Lord, enlisted men. It was, considered likely that tho three would leave Honolulu for San Francisco on -the next available ves sel.- Bv William II. Ewlng HONOLULU. May 5 (P) Mrs. Gran ville Fortescue and three navy men convicted of manslaughter In the lynching of Joseph Kahahawai went free here yesterday after being sen tenced to ten years imprisonment each and having their terms com muted to one hour by Governor Law rence m. judd. . By spending 60 minutes in the cus tody of the territorial high Bherlff, the society matron, her son-in-law, Lieutenant Thomas H. Massle and the two enlisted men, Albert O. Jones and E. J. Lord, satisfied the law and brought an end" to' the case which had shaken Hawaii politically and sociauy, Itetaln Naval Status At the Bame time this action saved the navy men front having their serv ice records marred by Imprisonment. Captain Ward . Worman, Mossle.'s commander, said federal action would have been necessary to clear their reoords had they actually been com mitted to prison, even for an hour. Captain Ward Wortman, Massie's and Lord would retain their status In the navy. i ! The commutation, however, did not constitute ft pardon and did not re-store-.the four their civil rights, At torney General Harry Hewitt said, but Clarence Darrow, veteran 'chief of defense counsel said he thought "federal action might be taken to restore them. We are satisfied." . . Move For Pardon Started Hewitt said he had not determined :'; (Continued on Pasre Flve REP: HOPE FOR WILSON FARM RELIEF PLAN WASHINGTON, May B P) The domestic allotment farm relief plan, as presented in Washington by M. L. Wilson of the Montana state ag ricultural college, has, In tho opin ion of Representative Hope, of Kan sas, some "great possibilities," Hope, from the largest wheat stato In the country, said today that an educational program to get the farm ers and organized agriculture back of the plan was necessary to Inter est congress. The domestic allotment plan differing from that sponsored by the farmers union -seeks to give tho tar iff benefits back to the farmers. The farm board would direct Its operation, but the administration would be lo cal with farmers agreeing to cut their acreage when necessary. "The plan," Hope said, "appeals to me more-for wheat than for any other crop. Wheat farmers would re celvo a 'bonus' of 42 cents a bushel on top of the world price." June 20 Terms of Ingle And Perkins To Come To Close Although interest at present is cen tered locally on the May 20 primary elections, Just IS days In the future, another election of much Interest to this district will take place on June 20. On June 20 the annual BChool elec tion will be held with the terms of two directors expiring. And Indica tions are that a great deal of Interest will develop In this year's school vote. Chairman J. L. Ingle and W. C. Per kins are the two directors whose (Continued on Pago FourV DYKE OWNS DIKE MINE REDDING, Cal. m William H. Dyke has been granted a patent by the federal government for the "Big Dyke Mine," near here. The Big Dyke mine is a dike lode a great body of lowgrade ore at or near the surface. FINDS NO. 14 LUCKY TUSCALOOSA. Ala. (P) "Monk" DcBardelben, Alabama right-hander, who has several one-hit games to his credit, might be called supersti tious by some. When hurling a game he always Insists on his own Jacket when his team is at bat. The num ber ts 14 and Monk thinks It's the lucklect there is, . Japan Withdrawing Troops IN FILM 'WAR' A new. hatch of fireworks has been set off In Hollywood by. Marlene Dietrich (above) nud her director, Josef von Sternberg (below). Their refusal to work, on n film "Blonde Venus" first brought ii suspension or salary und th cm the prospeut of n court suit. ROOSEVELT ASKS COMPENSATION CUT Son" of Fbrmei1 President .Tells Hoover of "Vast, Legalized Eacket." . WASHINGTON, May 6 fP) Archi bald B. Roosevelt, son of tho former president, presented to President Hoover today a lotter asking him to take "open ond determined action" to cut off compensations paid to veter ans for disabilities not resulting from war service. Roosevelt declared in a statement loft with tho president that "a vast legalized 'racket-' has been foisted on the people, whereby one quarter of all tho rovonuo received from tho whole nation Is bolng expended for tho beno flt of less than one per cent of the people." lie also prcscnien luo prcsiacnc a petition backed by tho national econ omy committee. Roosevelt said Mr. (Continued on Page Eight) CIRCUIT JUDGE HILL IS DEAD IN PORTLAND PORTLAND. Moy 5 P) Gole 8. ILIU',. 55, circuit julge of Marlon and Linn counties, died here last night from an Illness of several months. He rocetved his appoint ment Sept. 30, 1030 to the third Ore gon Judicial district. Before being appointed to the circuit bench he served eight years as prosecuting at torney of the same district. Judge Hill lived in Albany and was a member of a pioneer family of that community. He was brought to Portland for treatment two weeks ago. Ho was born In Albany, the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Hill and was edu cated In the schools of that city, later graduating from Albany col lege. He studied law with Weathor ford & Wyatt, one of Albany's old est legal firms, and was admitted to the bar In 1000. Judge Hill was appointed to the circuit bench by Oovernor A. W. Nor blad, filling the vacancy created by tho advancement of Judge Percy R. Kelly to the supreme court. Ilawley's Injuries Not Held Serious . PORTLAND, May 5 W A Wash- lngton, v. c. dirtpatcn to tne journal today said Representative Hawlcy will be in bed several days from Injuries he suffered yesterday when he was knocked down by an automobile In front of the house building. Ho Is reported to have slept well last night but was scarcely ablo tc move because of severe shock. Physicians who examined him, the dispatch said, found no broken bones nor torn ligaments. One sldj of the head, the chest, ana one leg ana arm were badly bruised. Hnwley hod left his office and started for the treasury department when ha was struck by a car driven by a woman. He did not at first realize the severity of his Injuries and waved tho driver to proceed without taking her name. MINIKTKIfS l,K(J AMPUTATED SHANGHAI. May 6 (Al Japanese surgeons today amputated the right log of Japanese Minister Mamoru Shlgcmitsu as a result of Injuries ho received from a bomb thrown Into the reviewing stand at n celebration In Hongkcw Park last Friday. JWPi.ui i, umuwp Garner Second To Roosevelt In list of Pledges Victory in California Plus lexas Delegates Gives Speaker of House 90 Total. Ry Tho AKsonlntert Press . With clear cut victory in Califor nia's presidential primary perched on his standard, Speaker John N. Garner, of Texas, today was counted back among the Democratic nomination possibilities. his own states assured 46 conven tion votes, plus the California 44 gave him second placo In the running, be hind Franklin D. Roosevelt's 313.- Be hind him come J. Hamilton Lewis, 68; Alfred E. Smith. 46: James A. Reed. 36; William H. Murray, 23. Smith may pass the Garner mark, however. Every prospect is for the nomina tion to depend upon a contest In the national convention at Chicago, though Roosevelt supporters, angling for tho favorite son votes of Illinois, Ohio. Virginia, and others. Insisted all that the California defeat meant was probablo failure to win the nomina tion on the first ballot, suggestion of a Roosevelt-Garner ticket come from Lewis, the Illinois favorite son. smith forces, not expectant of nom ination for their lcador, expressed Jubilation at the Roosevelt defeat, as a positive stopper of his runaway pre- convention race. Of the votes not yet assigned, 188 delegates have been chosen but are in the doubtful class, and 446 remain to bo selected, Including the Texas pledged to Garner, who will be choeen in state convention May 24. Capone Merely Convict 40886 V, In U. S. Prison Hy Victor I luckier (Associated Press Staff Writer) ATLANTA, May 5 (P) "Scarface Al" Capone began a new life today as convict No. 40886 In tho Atlanta federal penitentiary. . The Chicago gang -leader was Juat ono of 3100, as he waB ,put through examinations to sue where he would fit Into tho prison microcosm, . Capono stepped Into the prison of fice last night and as far as the pub lic wns concerned ho might have been stopping from the face of the earth for a- per-nxi of about seven and half years, long enough for even the notoriety of a capone -to become aim. As Capone began serving his eleven- yoor sentence for Income tax evasion his story becamo the story oi an tne other prisoners. It starts with first can at i:ia o'clock hi the morning and ends with "lights, out" at 0 p. m. It includes meals at about 22 cents per prisoner per day, work In tho vaflous prison shops or at odd Jobs, and possibly an evening's entertainment of moving pictures, boxing or amateur theatri cals, ; Capono chocked In his flashy and exnenslvo clothes and was given uniform of cotton snirt, trousers ana Jacket, all grayish' blue. Ho must Biib mlt to a prison haircut and remain In quarantine for three or four weeks. Ho can expoct on assignment at the ond of that period to eitnor tne laun dry or the tailor shop. If he behaves himself and shows acuity, no can look forward to a clerical Job or work in the library with opportunities tor study and readings Kidnapers Must Serve Prison Term DENVER, May 5 tf) The three men convicted of kidnaping Benjamin P. Bower, Denver bakory manager last January 18 and holding him five days for $60,000. ranson, yesterday were sentenced to six and ono half to seven vears In the nenltcntiory. Judtm Robert W. Steele Ignored pleas of leniency for A. M. Taylor, for mer bootlegger; George W. Reed, a barber, ond Joo Pannell, former pugil ist. Perform Operation On M'Donald's Eye LONDON. May 6 P) Official an nouncement was made this evening that a successful operation had been performed on prime Minister nam' say Macdonald's eye. Albert Fall Will . Be Freed Sunday WASHINGTON, Mny 6 OT Attorney General Mitelioll Bald todny he would order Now Mexico state penitentiary authorities to release Albert B. Fall Sunday. Ho explained that a Judgment for 9100,000 stamlB against the former secretary of the Interior for the fine wnicn ne ianea 10 pay. Tho flno Is collectable, Mitchell ex plained, whenever Fall Is able to pay It. and the Judgment "stands as a legal charge." King of Gypsies Sentenced to Pen NEW YORK. May 8 T) Steve Kas- lov. hailed by some tribes as king of tho gypsies In the United States, was sentenced to 15 to 21 years In Sing Sing prison today. He was con victed of robbery. KKAIt AllMIUAl, DIES NEW YORK. May 5 UPl Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester, eighty eight year olft retired naval officer who died last night, will be burled In Arlington national cemetery after n Wash ington funeral 'in cnarge oi tho navy department. The dato of tho funeral has not been determined. ARMISTICE IS SIGNED IN CHINATODAY Puts an End to Hostilities Between China and Japan. PEACE COMPROMISE REACHED AT LAST Some Japanese to Remain in Hongkew and Woov sung,. Others Retire to the Settlement. SHANGHAI, May 6 0P) Japanese military authorities announced to night that they had 'ordered their troops to begin a withdrawal from the positions they now occupy Into the . i International settlement and the, adjacent areas. ' It was the first step In carrying out an armistice signed this morning to put an end to the hostilities be tween China and Japan which have beon going on In the Shanghai see tor Bince January. une armistice, a compromise ar rangement which grew out of week of negotiations was signed by Japan' representatives in the hospital where they were' recovering from wounds ln fllctcd by an assassin -last week. The Chinese spokesman signed at his home and the representatives of the neu tral powers amxea tneir signatures a? tho British embassy. The terms of the peace were no Immediately made public, but an un : official version indicated that it wal a compromise bridging the difference which deadlocked the peace parley for a month qr more. The Chinese were understood . to have won their demand that Japanese troops retire from their present po sit ions into the International settle ment. Tho Japanese obtained n agreement that some of their soldier remain In the vicinity of Hongkew and Woosung. It appeared also mat ' Japan naa suoceeded in avoiding a definite time llmtt for withdrawal of -her troops. Her representatives . refused to accept Buch a condition, during all the ne gottatt;r3. M the same time, however, it was unaerscooa mat tne retiremeu would begin within a week end woul4 -bo completed within a month, 7 " CLASH IN MANCHURIA HARBIN. Manchuria. Mav 6 WV-J The vanguard of General Nakamuralri Japanese brigade, wmcn is pan ox the Japanese force battling Chinese rebels in North and Northeastern, Manchuria, clashed with a force of 000 Chinese today at Nantlenmen, 10 (Continued on Page Four) COMMITTEE TO VOTE FRIDAY ON CASH BONUS WASHINGTON, May 6 WV-A vote on the proposed 92,000,000,000 hew money redemption of the soldiers bonus today was delayed until Fri day by tho house ways and mean committee. '. Before the group were proposals for redeeming the veterans' certifi cates In (2,400,000,000 of new money. This currency expansion plan woi urged during three weeks of hearing! by a group led by Representative Patman (D Tex.) and Robert I Owen of Oklahoma, once chairman of tho senate banking committee. Representative Crisp (D., Qa.) act- lng chairman of the group, and Rep resentatlve Ralney, the Democratic leader, headed the strong opposition to a new money Issue which also has been denounced by President Hoover and leading financial b pokey men of the administration. ' Clam Digger Dies In Winchester Bag MARSHFIELD, Ore., May 5 1M Ralph Nichols, 17, of Winchester Bay, lost his life near Gardiner Wed nesday when he attempted to swim to his rowboat which had drifted In to the bay. He and Jack Mann, 10, were dig ging clams on an lBland in the bay when their boat drifted away. Nich ols plunged Into the water to re cover It but drowned. The boat later drifted ashore and' Mann rowed to the coast guard station for help. Wheat Today CHICAGO, May 5 W Corn ral lied and scored advances today after tumbling to the lowest price level In a generation. Leading specialists said In connec tion with the rally that corn was be ginning to attract speculative atten tion, and was displaying stubbornness. The falling off in corn receipts and constantly improving - cash demand gave the corn market a better foun dation than seen for months. In the late dealings, wheat, rye and oats recovered with corn and as a re sult of purchasing for previous specu lative sellers. Corn closed firm, J4 v c above yesterday's finish, wheat unchanged to c lower, oats un changed to &o higher, and provls ions 2 to 5 cents down. PORTLAND. May 5 () Portland wheat prices were lower yesterday when Chicago was higher and lower again today when Chicago lost. May closed here with a loss of July ftc, September a and December ftc bu. Sales totaled 700 bu. September while on the bargain counter. On the merchants exchange the cash situation remained steady de spite weakness In options.
