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LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1932
KABTKRN OPrOON'8 UCABINO NRWHPAPKR
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Police Fire On Crowd
SIX MEN IN
CHICAGO HIT
BY BULLETS
Officers, Attempting to
Disperse Meeting,
Forced to Use Guns .
REVOLVERS FIRED
AT POLICE FIRST
Thirty Others in Mob Ar
rested Meeting For
bidden by Authorities
But to no Avail.
CHICAGO. May 0 Six men
were wounded by police inncliine gun
fire on the principal thoroughfare
of suburban Melrose Park today when,
they resisted police orders to break
up a demonstration. Two were shot
in the head and four received leg
wounds. They refused to give their
names.
The police had forbidden the gath
ering and when an attempt was made
to disperse the demonstrators, the
officers said several llred at them
with revolvers. They turned a ma
chine gun on the crowd, felling five.
Thirty others were arrested.
The meeting was first scheduled
in a hall in the adjoining western
suburb of Bell wood. Warned not to
gather there, the men marched to the
hall at Lake street and 23rd, In Mel
roso Park.
rnuntv flf f loru Aid Pnllnn '
Police of ''the" western suburb of
Maywood, Melrose Park, and Bell
wood went to the scene and state and
county highway officers reinforced
them.
Orders to the demonstrators to
disperse met with resistance. Shots
rang out, and the police, leveling
their machine gun low at the legs
of the crowd, let go a charge.
Fire Deportment Called
Clubs were swung and the fire
department hurried In and turned
water on the rioters.
Between 700 and 800 persons par
ticipated in the meeting wnen xne
fighting began. Nearly 80 police and
firemen were mobilized to disperse
them. ,
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POLICE SEEK
AUTO BEARING
TAGS 262-860
Police today were searching for the
owner of a touring car bearing Ore
gon license 202-860 in connection with
the burglarizing of a La Grande home
last night. A neighbor saw some
thing suspicious at the Hazel Watkins
home at 1322 Z avenue about mid
night and went to investigate. Some
men ran from the house and entered
the old car and escaped, although the
neighbor managed to get the license
number. Three sniris were t-asen
from the home."
Another robbery occurred last night.
M. C. Nessley, of 1325 V avenue, re
ported a sewing cabinet and electric
reading lamp stolen from his home,
Harold York Sent
To Insane Asylum
' Harold York, of Delano, Cal., con
tinued hearing "voices in the air
which told htm what to do," while
held In the county Jail pending a
sanity hearing, and so today he is en
route to Pendleton. He was found
insane and, accompanied by officials
from the state hospital, left today
for Pendleton where he will be placed
In the insane asylum.
York was arrested last week by
Sergeant J. A. Robertson, of the state
police, while driving in a strange
manner along the highway, and was
held in La Grande for several days
at the request of Judge U. G. Couch,
county Judge, before final Judgment
was passed on his mental state.
When questioned following his ar
rest, York told officers that he hird
"voices In the air" which told him
what to do.
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WKATHKR FORECAST
Oregon: Pair tonight and 8
Saturday but cloudy near the 3
coast: little change In tern- 8
perature; moderate to fresh
north winds offshore.
8
WKATHF.lt TODAY
7 a. m. 48 above.
Minimum: 41 above. 8
Condition: Partly cloudy. ?
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WEATHER YESTERDAY S
Maximum 62, minimum 42
above. "
Condition: Partly cloudy.
Range 20 degrees.
WEATHER MAY . 1931 8
Maximum 80, minimum 47 S
above.
Condition: Partly; cloudy, 4
high winds. Range 33 de- S
grees. $
Concert Given
Thursday Night
At Local Church
Program Arranged by
Mrs. A. L. Richardson
Final Program of Music
Week is Tonight. .
A concert program! remarkable he-
cause It maintained a high quality
of excellence in spite of a great
vnrldiv rf nnmhlnntlnnR. ' was nre-
sented last night at the Presbyterian
church as the sixth event of music
week. Mrs. A. L. Richardson, who ar
ranged the program, selected only
talented and popular musicians to
appear and displayed her knowledge
oi music in tne selection oi xne
pieces which formed the program.
Tho L. D. S. tabernacle will be the
scene of a concert by the La Grande
High school rrfusic department to
night at 8 o'clock, under the direc
tion of W. W. Nusbaum. The band
will, play a group of numbers, the
orchestra will participate and the re
mainder of the program will consist
of solo events. The program as an
nounced by the Music week com
mittee, headed by Mrs. R. S. Eakln,
follows:
"Royal American March" Clement
"A Japanese Sunset" Deepen
"Simplicity" Dorothy Lee
"Andante" from "Surprise Symph-
. ony" - Haydn
Band
Vocal solo, "My Love Is Like the
Red, Red Rose" Macdermld
Bob Ward, baritone
Girls quartet, VMy Lady Chloe"....
Clough-Lelghter
Virginia Bramwell, Alice Jeanette
Cooper, Ruth Magulre, Betty Ruth
Bohnenkamp.
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Hoover Firmliir:
Economy Drive;
Wants No Delay
WASHINGTON, May 6 - (flV-President
Hoover, In a fighting mood,
today called again for a speedy bal
ancing of the budget through the
enactment of a reasonable revenue
bill and a reduction of federal ex
penditures. Hoover is going to carry to the
country the drive he opened yester
day on congress for prompt balanc
ing of the budget. .
A new statement directed to the
public Is in preparation at the White
House. .
The president is represented, by
advisers as determined to go through
for vigorous and prompt action on
Capital Hill.
He called in leaders dnrin the
day, Including Senator Watson of
Indiana, the majority chieftain.
ItKPLIKS TO HOOVER
WASHINGTON, May 6 (P) Reply
ing to President Hoover's ,. charges
against congress on economy. Chair
man Byrns, of the appropriations
committee, presented figures to the
house today to show $563,601,223 had
been saved by reductions in supply
bills for 1D33 compared , with 1932. .
M'KELLAK CHALLENGES HOOVER
WASHINGTON, May 6 (T) Senator
McKellar, (D., Tenn.), challenged n
the senate today a statement In
President Hoover's message of yes
terday that the executive's recom
mendations for expenditures have
been $309,000,000 below those of the
last year.
Red Cross Gets
Supply of Flour
For The Needy
A three months supply of flour Is
now In the hands of county officials
for distribution to those in Union
county who have no other means to
secure food. Eieht hundred 25-pound
sacks of flour have been received here
from Baker nnd the Pioneer Flouring
mills have completed milling 50 bar-
(Continued on Page Two)
New Direct Relief
Drive is Launched
WASHINGTON. May 8 (IP) A new
drive for direct federal relief for
tho unemployed was launched in the
senate today as Senator Costlgan (D.,
Colo.) Introduced a bill calling for
a (500.000,000 bond Issue for the
purpose.
Tho bill also is being Introduced in
the house by Representative Lewis
(D.. Md.).
It differs from the direct relief
defeated in the senate early In the
session mainly in that the money
would be raised by a bond Issue rath
er than by a treasury appropriation
and that It calls for 125.OO0.O0O more
than that measure would have pro
vided. Costlgan said hearings are to be
started Monday.
Treaty Navy Bill
Passed by Senate
WASHINGTON. May 6 (IP) The
senate today passed the Hale bill to
bring the navy up to treaty limits.
BONUS PLAN
REJECTED BY
COMMITTEE
Action Taken Today, Vote
15 to 10 -Adverse
Report Planned.
SUPPORTERS NOT
TO DROP EFFORT
P a t m a n , Chief Bonus
. Advocate, May Force
House to Vote Through
Use of Petition.
4 $ 0
HOW COMMITTEE VOTED $
. The committee vote on
3 making an adverse report to; &
4 the house on cosh bonus plans '
4 was: ,
For (IB) Democrats: (5), 3
g Collier, Crisp, Ralney, Ragon
& and Lewis. Republicans (10), $
4 Hawley, Treadway, Bacharach,
4 Hadley, Tlmberlake, Watson, $
4 McLaughlin, Chlndblom, Crow-.
$ ther and Aldrlch. "
4 Against (10): Democrats: $
S Doughton, Hill, Canfleld, Cul-.
len, Sullivan, Sanders, ELsllck, $
4 McCormack, Dickinson, and
$ Vinson of Kentucky. . ; .
g Ragon explained that he had $
g favored the Patman bill but S
when it was rejected he voted
. to make the adverse report $
4 to the - house. ? t ,
' WASHINGTON,, May 6 P) All
plans for cashing the $2,000,000,000
soldiers' bonus were rejected today
by the house ways and means com
mittee on a 15 to 10 vote.
Tho committee further voted to re
port the new money bills to the
house adversely. . .
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WORK PROMOTION
PLEDGES MOUNT
Total Now at $38,569.60
Unemployment Already J
Kelieved Some.
Although , $38,660.60 has been
pledged In work In the La Grande
Work Promotion Plan, It was said
today, this still falls short $11,340.40
of the quota of $60,000 set by the
city wide organizations which are
sponsoring the plan. Solicitors are
urged to bring in their pledges and
wind up the program as soon as pos
sible. The plan already has relieved the
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Marvin Refuses To Resign
Democrats In Critical Times But
Republicans Are Finding Harmony
By Byron Price
WASHINGTON, May 0 W) An
other parade of Democratic favorite
sons and. dark horses Is beginning,
stirring the dust of new uncertain
tics for the party Just as the Repub
lican stalwarts show notable signs of
consolidating their position behind
President Hoover.
At no previous time since the pre
conventlon campaign began has there
been a more varied and conflicting
discussion of candidates among the
Democrats, or greater outward show
of hopefulness among the Republi
cans. In both cases the California pri
mary is largely responsible. Gover
nor Roosevelt's defeat there Is stim
ulating both his friends and his
enemies to redoubled exertion. Presi
dent Hoover's unexpectedly large
vote, coupled with other develop
ment, is greatly encouraging his
supporters.
Acknowledgment by Senator Norris
of Nebraska, last night that he would
support a -Roosevelt ticket as against
Hoover was hardly a surprise. He
deserted the Republicans In favor of
Smith In 28.
. Crisis Loom for Bourbons
The Democrats have come to a
critical time. As the California re
turns rolled up the margin of Speak
er John N. Garner's victory over
Roosevelt, many of the New York
governor's opponents sold in their
haste and exuberance that this was
the end of the Roosevelt boom. The
tendency has been to amend that
Judgment after more careful con
sideration, but the search for a com
promise candidate Is going forward
with great diligence as the Roosevelt
men prepare to fill up the gaps and
COMPROMISE
KEVENUEPLAN
IS ACCEPTED
Senate Finance Committee
Rewrites Measure in '
An Hour's Time., .. .
BILL FAVORED BY
SECRETARY MILLS
Import Duty on Rubber
Offsets Elimination of
Almost a Dozen "Nuis
ance" Taxes.
WASHINGTON, May 8 VP) Acting
In the face of administration warn
ings that their tactics were disturb
ing the country, the senate finance
committee today accepted a com
promise tax plan -designed to produce
a billion dollars In revenue.
The plan, carried to' capitol hill by
Secretary Mills, was estimated to
yield $1,004,000,000 in the 1033 fis
cal year. . It again changed the In
come rates to provide for normal
taxeB of 3 per cent on the first $4000;
(Continued on Page Flve
Marion Walker
Must Serve One
Year In Prison
Marlon Walker was sentenced to
serve one year In the state peniten
tiary at Salem, after he pleaded guilty
to a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses before Judge J. W.
Knowlea in the circuit court yester
day afternoon. Walker acknowledged
UOrUUttK-uiecKB WHApu lunas. -
Jesse Breshears, Union county
sheriff, will take Walker to Salem
within the next few days. It was 'an
nounced this morning." "
DR. NICHOL, OF
HOOD RIVER, IS
FACING CHARGE
HOOD RIVER, Ore., May 6 tJP) As
serting that a Mexican divorce is not
valid In Oregon, District Attorney
John Baker Thursday filed a
warrant, accusing lilm of polygamy.
Dr. Nichol was arrested and was re
quired to post $1000 bond.
On March 0 the physician filed
a divorce petition, in Juarez, Mexico,
and on April 20v the divorce from
his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth O. Nichol,
was granted. On the same day he
married Mrs. Anna Mae Klngsley, of
Portland, at Vancouver, Wash.
District Attorney Baker held that
under the Oregon law Dr. Nichol
may be prosecuted for polygamy
contending that Mexican divorces
are not valid here, although their
validity has never been adjudicated
In the courta of this state.
A divorce proceeding begun by the
doctor In the Hood River county
circuit court to which his wife filed
an answer is still pending. Dr. Nich
ol's attorney, however, has filed a
motion for dismissal of the complaint
because of tho Mexican divorce. This
motion has not yet been heard.
carry on with more determination
than ever.
Among the favorite sons, the pres
ent speculation of the anti-Roosevelt
leaders centers around Governor Al
bert C. Ritchie, of Maryland, and
former Governor Harry P. Byrd, of
Virginia. There is even more talk,
however, of bringing definitely into
the field someone with no delegates
now pledged to him, and trying out
party opinion. There Is a revlvnl
of discussion about Newton D, Baker,
Owen D. Young, and Melvln A. Tray
lor. One of the greatest evidences of
the dominant position still occupied
by Roosevelt, however, lies In the
fact that nothing like an agreement
is In sight on any one candidate to
oppose him. darner's friends seem
to have little hope of nominating
him, despite California. Few re
sponsible leaders believed Alfred E.
Smith can repeat. The talk goes on,
but It is largely on the same old
lines, getting nowhere In particular.
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Attempt To Kill
Premier Fails
CAIRO, ligypt, May 6 W An at
tempt to bomb a train on which Pre
mier Sldky Pasha wan traveling near
Tor, on the Sinai peninsula, failed
today when the bomb exploded pre
maturely. The premier's train was held up
for a short time while repairs to the
track were mode.
Two watchmen were killed and
three others Injured by the explosion
LOUISIANA'S
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Here's the first woman governor of Louisiana In the hlstury of that -I
state. Alice Lee Grosjeiui, 25, Is acting chief executive of the Creole
slate during the 10-duy absence of Oovemor Alvln O. King, who
i Is attending governors' convention nt Richmond, Va. Miss Gros
i Jean wos mails LoulHlniia'g secretary of. state liy (Senator lluey .Long
ij when lie was governor. She still holds that otflce. ,. As Paul Cyr has
vacated the post of lieutenant governor, Miss (irmjeall automatl-
ii cully stepped into the governor's chair at llnton IUiiiro when Gov-jj-
. ,. emor King, Senator Long's successor, went away. . ,
Apprdve Measure
Concerning Rail
Holding Firms
WASHINGTON, s May 6- Pi Legis
lation to place railroad holding com
panies under the Interstate commerce
commission, was approved today by
the senate interstate commerce com
mittee. .
Tho committee authorized intro
duction In the senate and approved
the bill which already has been ap
proved by the house interstate com
merce committee.
The bill woujd permit the inter
state commerce commission to super
vise the operations and issuance of
securities by railroad- holding com
panies. It would prevent the future ac
quisition of stock by a holding com
pany In a railroad if the commission
found acquisition might interfere
with Its own consolidation plans.
The commission might also, after
hearings, order a holding company to
stop voting stock it now holds In
carriers if it found the stock was
being voted In contravention In its
consolidation plans or tho public in
terest. The house bill was drafted after a
year and half investigation and has
the approval of the Interstate com
merce commission!
Voters To Make
Recall Decision
On 20th of May
WALLOWA. Ore.. May 0 (Special)
County Judge Edgar Marvin has re
fused to resign within the five days
allowed by law, following the filing
of the recall petition, and the ques
tion of whether he will bo recalled
will be passed on by the voters at the
primary election May 20, states the
Wallowa Sun.
A separate ballot for this purpose
will be printed by the county clerk
and given to each voter along with
the regular primary ballot.
Judge Marvin has given to the
county clerk the following two-hundred
word statement to be printed on
the ballot as provided by law. The
statement which Judge Marvin has
asked to have printed upon the ballot
along with the reasons assigned for
his recall is a follows:
"The first two reasons assigned for
my recall are without any basis of
fact and are disproved tT the rec
ords. Wallowa county's "administra
tive expense Is the lowest of any
county in the state. These claims of
extravagance are made to mislead the
voters.
"The third Is also untrue and mis
leading. Tho county Judge has no say
a to where county funds are de
posited. Wallowa county did not lose
ono'cent In the failure of the Joseph
State bank.
"The fourth is unfair. I have been
found not guilty of the main indict
ment brought against me and have
had no chance to meet the others.
Xf I am convicted of a crlmo, that
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GOVERNOR!
YOUNG WOMAN IS
VICTIM OF FIEND
Body of Miss Winifred
Kaiierty, 22, Found
Police Blame Maniac,
TOLEDO, Ohio; May 6 (Stran
gled to death and criminally os
saulted, the body or Miss Winifred
Rafferty, 22, dietician at the Robin
hood Hospital, was found early today
In an exclusive Toledo -residential
section.
Pollco blamed a maniac for the at
tack, and said tho young woman
was killed only after a terrific strug
gle. Almost all of her clothing was
torn from her body, tho buttons
were off her coat, and her shoes
had been hurled several feet away.
The" body was found by Richard
Carr, son of W. O. Carr, prominent
Toledo banker, on the front lawn of
his father's home, only a short dis
tance from the hospital. Carr ob
served the young woman's form when
tho headlights of his automobile
shone upon it as ho drove into the
driveway, returning home from De
troit. .
Mrs. William Greer, mjother of the
slain girl, said her daughter and oth
er nurses had been annoyed numer
ous times in the same vicinity by
a man who gavo evidence of weak-
(Contlnucd on Page Three)
GRAND JURORS
INVESTIGATE
MEANS CASE
WASHINGTON. May 0 OP) A grand
Jury investigation was ordered today
into charges Unit Gaston B. Means
obtained $100,000 in false representa
tions that he could obtain tho Kid
naped Lindbergh baby from his ab
ductors. This nroccduro was decided upon,
officials said, partially to prevent tho
evidence' against Means from becom
ing public. A hearing before a
United States commissioner had been
originally scheduled for next Tues
day. Mrs. Edward B. McLean, wife
of the publisher of the Washington
Post, from whom Means is alloged to
hovo obtained the money, was sum
moned to testify before the grand
Jury whose proceedings are secret.
Tho investigation was scheduled to
begin today.
Several other witnesses were ex
pected but their identity was kept
secret.
Officers Arrest
Salem Quartet
PORTLAND, Mny 0 (P) Jane How
ell, of Salem, was charged with reck
less driving, nnd three passengers tn
her car were charged with drunken
ness after the machine she wa driv
ing crashed into another car at an
Intersection here late Thursday. Her
bail was set at 81000.
Arnold Plttman, of Portland, riding
with her, suffered severe head in
juries. He wan charged with drunk
enness, and taken to a hospital.
The others In the car were Mrs.
Plttman and Olcy J. Lefflngwell, of
Balem. both of whom were accused
of drunkenness,
The car driven by the Salem wo
man, police said, crashed into a park
ed car waiting at tho intersection for
a traffic light change.
Norris to Bolt
G.O.P. Party To
Aid Roosevelt
"History . . . Demonstrates
I Was Right in Oppos
ing" Hoover, Nebraskan
Announces.
WASHINGTON. May 0 P) That
veteran Independent warhorse from
the wide . spaces of the Northwest,
Senator George W. Norris of Nebras
ka, will bolt the Republican pasture
once again to support Franklin D,
Roosovolt If the Democrats nomin
ate him.
He gave assurance last night that
ho would back the New Yorker, even
as In 1B28 he stumped for Alfred E.
Smith against President Hoover.
"History," he said, "has demon
strated that I was right In opposing
him (Hoover) ufour years ago. He
has not done anything he Bald he
waB going to do."
Senator Huey Long (D- La.) had
said Norris would do this in passing
through Atlanta yesterday. In the
same breath he pledged his own
support and practically that of the
Louisiana delegation of 20 to Roose
velt. ...
It was Norris who about a year
ago started talk by asserting at a
"progressive" conference here that
the times called for another Roose
velt. But' he explained then that
he was thinking of a reincarnation
of the noted president, and not so
mucn, it at an, oi nis namesaice
and distant relative.
Kscapetf Unpunished
His Smith support In 1028 came
close to costing him dearly, but he
escaped unpunished by the party to
which he owes nominal allegiance.
A threat to take- away his Republi
can committee assignments, includ
ing ohalrmanship of the very im
portant Judiciary committee, petered
out. Placing . another George W.
Norris In his 1030 race for renomtn
dtion was attompted to destroy him,
but tho other Norris was ruled off
the ticket, and the attempt wound
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Freight Truckr;
Trailers Hit By
West's Proposal
PORTLAND, May 8 (P) Plans to
submit to the voters of Oregon at the
November eieotion a proposal to re
move heavy freight truck trailers from
the highways and to bring contract
carrier operation under regulation of
the state utilities commissioner, were
announced here last night by Oswald
West, former governor, and now presi
dent of the Highway Protective asso
ciation.
West proposes a vote on his sug
gestion to Impose a fee of 1 14 mills
per ton-mile and to increase to 1
mills the ton-mile fee for commercial
freight common carriers.
He said his association plans to cir
culate Initiative petitions to put the
proposed law an tho November ballot.
The measure has been Bent to the
secretary of state for a ballot title.
West said "the purpose of the bill
Is to bring about better regulation of
the operations of commercial trucks
and buses on our public highways and
eventually to obtain lower license fees
for automobile owners. It supplements
rather than disturbs our existing mo
tor .vcmcie laws."
Doukhobors Given
Terms In Prison
NELSON, B. O., May 6 (P) Peter
Voregln, leader of the Doukhobor
sect, 118 members of which havo been
sentenced to prison for parading un
clothed in public, was sentenced to
day to three years in Prince Albert
penitentiary for perjury. He was con
victed by a Jury yesterday.
He was charged with having sworn
falsely at a hearing last January in
a suit growing out of a split In the
sect.
Eighty-four men and 34 women
among Veregln's followers pleaded
guilty yesterday to having paraded
unclothed and were sentenced to
three years each In prison.
Altoona Storage
Plant Destroyed
ASTORIA, Ore., May 0 OP) Fire
today destroyed tho Klevenhauser
cold storage plant at Altoona on
the north shore of the Columbia
river. It was one of tho largest and
best equipped plants of lut kind In
the district. Owners estimated the
loss at $50,000.
The building was used largely for
storage of mild-cured salmon, but
since all of last season's product hud
been shipped, tho loss was confined
to the machinery and building. The
company was owned by the Asaorla
Savings bank.
Klamath District
Gets Moratorium
KLAMATH PALLS. May 0 CP) A
moratorium on Irrigation charges on
the Klamath irrigation district. In
cluding a 40-year postponement of
charges totaling $150,730, has been
granted according to a telegram re
ceived by the district Thursdoy from
Roy Lyman Wilbur, secretary of In
terior. The telegram said that an act signed
by President Hoover April 3 granted
Irrigation districts a moratorium on
construction charges due for all of
1031 and half of 1032. Additional
relief was left to the discretion of the
secretary of interior.
CONDITION OF
EXECUTIVE IS
VERY GRAVE
Paul . Gouguloff,' Russian
fhysician, Confesses 1
to the Police. ;
SHOOTING OCCURS '
NEAR TUB PALACE
Nine' Doctors Sign 5:30
Bulletin Two Trans
fusions Made in At
tempt to Save Life.
I'AItIS, Mny Q m At 8:30 o'clock
tonight President Mourner underwent
third - transfusion. - ioss of blood
from a severed artery-under his arm
was! causing the doctors considerable
concern.
PARIS. May em At Beau ton
hospital this statement was Issued:
at 6:30 o'clock by the physicians at-.
tending resident Doumer: - ; ;
The president . was struck . twice'
by bullets, once at the base of the,
cranium and the other Just under '
the right shoulder blade. ' .
"There was extensive hemorrhage
and a pronounced state of shock.
''Two transfusions have been made.
"The situation is very grave."
It was, signed by. nine 'doctors." -
TWO BULLETS TAKE EFFECT
PARIS, .May. 6 UP) President Paul
Doumer, white bearded, 74-year-old
head of the French Republic was
shot two times and desperately;
wounded today by an assassin as he-
opened on exhibition of books by
war veterans. ? .. ... .
. He had come from the Elyeee pel- .
ace with Claude Parrere, noted
author. Together fliey-ntered the
grand hall of the- Baron -De Roths
child foundation near the palace. -
Farrere walked with him ub the-
grand staircase- where the president,
paused to sign a copy of a book. by-
a contemporary autnor.
Then the president moved over'
to a table and stood talklnn With
Parrere and Madame Parrere. "
Five Nhots Fired ' i
Suddenly a man sprang, seemingly
out of nowhere, leveled a pistol at
tne president and fired five times.
M. Doumer 's knees crumpled- Ha:
sank to the floor. There were bul
lets in his head and In the chest.1
(Continued on Page Pour;
NIGHT SHIFT
IS ADDED TO
WHITNEY-MILL
BAKER. Ore.. Mav 6 fSoeclill '
The Oregon Lumber company's new
mm at wnitney, tn tne western pare
of Baker county, has Just added a
night shift, giving employment to
about 36 additional men, N. E. Qur
ney, superintendent of the plant, said
whllo in Baker.
"We now have about 80 men em
ployed in the mill and woods," Mr.
Gurney added: "This has given work,
to nearly all the men formerly em
ployed at the Bates plant whloh wu;
closed down when the smjaller mlU
at Whitney was completed. We still
have some unemployment in the
Whitney-Bates area but most of the
lumber workers are now on the Job."
The company hopes to operate conn
tlnuously on this basis for six
months. - i, . c ; I
Ambassador Drinks
Whiskey And Soda
LONDON, May 6 (P) Ouests at a
luncheon of bankers and business
men where United States Ambassador
Andrew W. Mellon spoke today ob
served that the ambassador drank ,
whiskey and soda during the meal.
When ho first came to London re
cently Mr. Mellon, questioned as to
whether there would be a cellar la
the embassy, said he would follow,
tho custom of the country. '
Wheat Today
CHICAGO. May 6 UP) ChancM
that Prnnco-Busstan governmental
difficulties might result from the
shooting of President Doumer by a
White" Russian Rave more than II
cents hoist to wheat values today. .
Trade uneasiness over possible In
ternational complications because of
the shooting was emphasized by Lon
don reports that Russia had con
tracted for 40.000 tons of Canadian
wheat and 7,000 tons or Australian
wheat. It was further reported from '
London Russia was In the market for
100.000 tons of wheat.
From a low of 63 cents. May wheat
ran up to 66. Wheat closed firm,
at vlrtuaily the day's top, l!c
above yesterday's finish, corn 9lo
advanced, oats showing o gain,
and provisions varying from 3 cent
decline to a rise of 6 cents.
PORTLAND, May 8 (IP) While
May was hard to dispose of and.
showed a net loss of io bu. at the
finals of the Portland grain exchange,
other wheat options were higher. JzAf
was up lie and September o bu.
December was unchanged. Sales total
ed 800 bu. May and September. On
the merchants exchange cash wheat
was unchanged.