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CITY EDITION Tall imntieu rem Imil Win Serrlc 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties i VOLUME 30 MKMHFR ASSOCIATED PRESS AMD A, B. OL LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1932 baotbrw ohkoom-b lkai.lng nkwspapkb NUMBER 224 , IS TOD) mmmt CURT MM SUSPICION I I "CONFESSION" OF KIDNAPING HELD FALSE j Frank Parzych Admits ! His Story in Lindbergh : ' Case Not True. JAFSIE TAKEN TO ROGUES GALLERY Dr. John R Condon, Iind i bergh Negotiator, at Mt V e r n o n Police Head- k: quarters Today. ; NEW YORK, May 18 m Prank Parzych, who said yesterday that he was one of the kidnapers of the Lind bergh baby, confessed today his story was false. L Parzych was arrested for wife de sertion and volunteered the kidnap story. He told Police Convnissloner Edward P. Mulrooney today his whole story of being connected with the kidnaper was a hoax. , JAFSIE VIEWS PICTURES ' MT. VERNON, N. Y., May 18 (ff) Accompanied by three New York de tectives, Dr. John. F. Condon, Lind bergh negotiator, arrived at Mt. Ver non police headquarters at noon to day to view rogues gallery photo graphs.' t Dr. Condon was continuing his search for a picture that resembled 'John" or "Azel" or "John Axel" to whom he tossed $60,000 In small bills over a cemetery wall In the Bronx to effect the ransom of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., while Colonel Lind bergh waited nearby. Under guidance of Chief of De tectives Michael I. Silvers teln, "Jaf ele" was taken to an. Inner room at the police station .to go through pic tures of criminals, y ' The rogues gallery here Is said to -be the most complete in the state outside of New York City. Dr. Con don last week failed to pick any pic tures from the New York collection which resembled his mysterious "John Axel." , Drl Condon sent word to a reporter he would have a "statement to-make when he came downstairs. - . BLUEBACKS ARE BEING CAUGHT AT THE LAKE . The bluebacks are biting In Wal lowa lake, according to. information received today from RE. Stivers, sec retary of the Associated Chapters of the Izaak Walton league with head quarters at Enterprise. "The big annual run Is on and limit catches of these fish are being takon," he says. This is Just as big a sport event in Eastern Oregon as the smelt run Is in the Sandy to Western Oregon. "Wallowa county Invites Union county sportsmen to get in on this great sport," Mr. Stivers says. Mrs. Sweeney Dies In Portland, Ore. Mrs. Thomas E. Sweeney, mother of Mrs. Fred Spaeth, died In Portland this morning, according to word re ceived here. She had been 111 for some time. Funeral arrangements had not been announced this morning. Mrs. Sweeney, who was in her 60s, had visited here several times and wan well known In La Grande. Her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Spaeth, left La Grande for Port land Sunday and were with her the last few days of her illness. Rube Davis Dies In South May 15 Rube F. Davis, for a number of years a resident of Cove and La Grande and the former husband of "' Mrs. Pomona Johnson, daughter of Karl J. Stackland, died In Southern California May 16, according to word k received here. The body will be ship ped to his former home In Mar tins -V vllle, Va. for burial. Mr. Davis two boys, aged seven and i- nine years, will live at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. :' Stackland. Mr. Davis, who was about 35 years jl of age, was a Shrlner In the Masonic H lodge. He formerly was a baseball player,, playing here with the La . Grande Pirates In the Blue Moun tain league. $ WEATHER FORECAST . Oregon: Unsettled tonight 3 g and Thursday, with rains in Q the west portions and show- $ $ ers in the east portion; cooler S g in the east portion Thurs- 3 6 day: moderate southerly winds S offshore. WEATHER TODAY $ 7 a. m. 65 above. 6 Minimum: 64 above. & Condition: Cloudy. $ WEATHER YESTERDAY $ Maximum 83, minimum 45 & above. $ Condition: Clear. Range 38 degrees. WEATHER MAY 18, 1931 Maximum 67, minimum 38 , above. Condition: Cloudy. Range 19 degrees. Senators Open House Held At High School; Crowd Attends Piogram Staged in After noon and Evening Ex hibits Among Finest Ever Shown at Im H. S. Artistic activities which accom pany the regular work-a-day world at the La Grande HIgU school were displayed yesterday when the annual High school open house was held be tween the hours of 3 and 10 o'clock. Exhibits were shown In all of the departments, with the domestic arts department presenting a fashion ; show, "Garden of Fashion," both In the afternoon and In the evening. The open house climaxed the day's ! activities which opened with an as-! sembly at 0 o'clock when Hi-Dad ; honor awards were made before the; High school student body. . I "The Garden of Fashion" was pre-1 sented on the stage, and In the style show each of the girls in the sewing classes exhibited the dresses she has made through the past year, sports, afternoon, dinner and formal dresses. Miss Ann Arnoldus Is Instructor in domestlo art, and was in charge of the fashion show. Miss 'Catherine Sartaln, of the drama department, as sisted with the staging. The dresses displayed originality arid careful training, in both design and color, and presented a gay and picturesque scene. Manual Training Awards Made Manual training awards were made by Supt. J. T. Longfellow, ' of the city schools, for superior work In eight classifications. Albert ' Lilly was awarded the first prize for the best made and best finished project with a buffet; Donald Hlgglns received sec ond for a dining table; Dannts Mil ler, third, dining chairs;- and hon orable mention was made for a Dun can Phyfe table by Kenneth Feuer helm; a tea wagon, by Wayne Btand ley; a writing desk, by George Berry; a davenport table, by Glen Fox, and another davenport table, by Howard Shepherd. ":. ' In- the freshman manual training awards Harold Borlrie received first place for a piano bench; Cecil Hale received second for a piano bench, and William Fenton received hon-f orable mention for his bench. - ' . For the best made and If intoned, cedar chest Tom Zlvkovlch received first place; Arnold Inseth,: second; and Tom Struck, honorable mention. For the best mjade and finished soft wood project, Guy Baum was awarded first nlace for a student ta ble; and Marvin Macintosh, who built a, refrigerator, ana Boya utancuey, who made a gun case, were awarded honorable mention. ; (Continued on Page Five) ' Wranglers Play At Huge Picnic In Payette, Ida. One of La Grande's best known musical organizations the Blue Mountain Wranglers is entertain ing a large crowd of people, most of whom vare of another state, today. The Wranglers Include Raymond O. Williams, known as the Hoot Owl; Ira Howell, Ratlesnake Jerry; Del Brown, Cherokee Kid; Bert Brown, Alkali Ike; Marlon Spencer, Sour dough Pete. They are headed up by "Bosr." C. L., Berry. Since their organization, this group of musicians has ranked as one of the most popular of Its kind in the Northwest, has Rained national recog nition when the members played over Seattle and Portland radio stations, and for the Elks national convention in Soattle last summer. Today the Wranglers are playing at the annual picnic at Fayette, iua., of the Farmers Co-operative creanv ery, and advance notices Indicated a crowd of 6000 persons or more would gather In the Idaho city. Senior Class At Radium Springs In Picnic Today , . Members of the senior class of the La Grande High school are picnicking at Radium Springs, near Haines, to day, with the senior advisors Misses Eleannor Vernon, Alta Llllle and Bes sie Pettlgrew and J. H. Blunt In charge. The day was to be spent -In games, contests, swimming, baseball and stunts with a big feed at noon. The seniors will close this year's work this week with the exception of these who have Incomplete work which will be made up next week when school will close for the summer vacation. . ' Parker Speaker At Credit Meet PORTLAND. May. 18 (P) Credit men here for the 12th annual con ference of the Retail Credit associa tion of the northwest concluded their convention Tuesday. Among the speakers was H. B. Park er, manager of the La Grande Credit association, who discussed "what pro gress has been made In my commun ity in co-operative credit granting." Ed Davis Suicides At Pendletori, Ore. PENDLETON, Ore., May 18 OP) Ed Davis, for many years a veterinarian here, was found dead in his apart ment here Tuesday, a cup of poison at hte bedside. He had been ill for several weeks. Turn Down BORAH WARNS OF POSSIBLE THIRD PARTY Congress Must Enact Un employment R e 1 i e f Program, He Hints. MORE JOBS WOULD END THREAT, CLAIM Senator: 'jyatsoh, Republi can Leader, Assures Idaho Senator Program is Being Worked Out. J WASHINGTON, May. 18 (AT Warn ing of a possible third party move ment unless congress enacts an un employment relief program before the party conventions was sounded In the senate today by Senator Borah (B., Ida.) He said he could not conceive of the two great parties going to their (Continued on Page Four, TORRENCE NAMED LEADING STUDENT High Honors Received By Arlene Conradt and James Leslie, Seniors Willie Torrence, well known stu dent in La Grande tHlgh school has been named the outstanding student In La Grande High school In 1932 and was so recognised during the award of Hl-Dad honor pins and certificates at an assembly of the school yesterday. This Is a tradi tional . honor that 'is named ' each year by faculty vote, based on ' the students' contribution to the school as revealed in character, scholarship and participation in activities. Each year three such sturents are picked -r-one the outstanding Btudent, and might be a boy or girl, . second the outstanding girl, and a third high student who might be either a boy or gin, Ariene conraat received tne honors for the outstanding girl, and James Leslie, retiring student body president, was awarded third place. The recognition was extended dur ing the presentation of Hl-Dad pins and followed a short talk by Charles H. Roynolds. Ernest DeLong, presi dent of the Hl-Dads, announced the (Continued on Page Six) DEMOCRATS TO HOLD MEETING AT CITY HALL Announcement was made today by Democratic leaders in this city that a public meeting will be held at the city hall at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at which time Democratic candidates will discuss Issues of the day. ;- The meeting is open to the public. Former Governor Walter M. Pierce will speak on a subject that will be of Interest to Grande Ronde valley people. Other speakers will Include Representative Victor Eckley, Henry Hess, candidate for state senate; J. D. Slater, candidate for district at torney; and ' all county Democratic candidates, It la announced. Coshow OROVTLLE, Cal., May 18 (P) Con fession of Tony Luzovlch, 17, he killed his father April 21 because he was mean to the boy's mother was announced by authorities today. Anton Luzovtch was shot to -death whllo panning gold on the Feather river, about 20 miles above here. FAILS TO APPEAR VANCOUVER, Wash., May 18 Dr. C. B. Alexander, former presi dent of the now defunct American Security bank here, failed to appear In court today for sentencing on a fraud conviction in connection with the closing of the bank. The mini mum sentence Is two years. Dr. Alexander's home Is in Alham bra, Cal- The court Issued a verbal order for forfeiture of Alexander's $3000 bond. It was said a bench war rant for his arrest will be Issued. Be lief was expressed Alexander would resist extradition. WOULD ABOLISH HOME POSTMASTERS WASHINGTON. May 18 P Con tending they were "merely spoils" of political victory, Representative Maas (R., Minn.) Introduced a bill to abolish all first class postmaster offices and salaries today. - He also proposed to abolish the "office as now constituted and the salaries of about sixty per cent of the postmasters of second class post offices." ATTEMPTS Sl'ICIOE FALLS CITY, May 18 W - Arthur Lacey, 10, attempted suicide early today after a quarrel with his wire. , m E r News Bulletins From Over the Nation Measure Making Kidnaping Death Crime Approved Cochran Bill Wins Favor of House Judiciary Sub Committee; Recommen- dations Are Made. WASHINGTON, May 18 (P) The Cochran bill providing for the death penalty or life Imprisonment for kidnapers was approved today by a house Judiciary sub-committee... The sub-committee, ' headed by Representative Montague, (D., Va.) recommended to the full committee the measure be submitted to the house for .action as early as pos sible. ; - The bllh Introduced by Representa tive Cochran, (O., Mo.) would forbid the transportation of any kidnaped person In Interstate or foreign com merce. It would leave to the discretion of the Judge whether the death pen alty or Imprisonment from one year to life would be imposed on defend ants convicted of abducting persons who are held for ransom) for either money or other consideration. Elgin Host To Convention Of K. of P. Lodge The Knights of Pythias of Union and Wallowa counties held their an nual district convention at Elgin last evening with 100 members pres ent. Walter G. Gleason, grand keeper of records and seals, and H. A. Zlegler, superintendent of the Oregon-Washington Pythian home, were the prin cipal speakers. Among other things, Mr. Gleason stated that In his opin ion the present period of depression was caused by lack of confidence and that as soon as American people re gain that confidence, conditions will Improve. Mr. Zlegler told of condi tion at the Pythian home and the progress tne ooya ana gins, are man-ing-.;nvchool.' . The ' Enterprise delegation Invited the members to meet there next year. In the competitive ritual work D.i L. Gaily, of La Grande, won first place and Arthur Hangar cn, ox Elgin, was second, i After the meeting the Elgin Pythian Sisters served a banquet that was very much enjoyed. Jesse Crum was toastmaster and called upon several speakers, who Were .very . well j -received. . - 1 .i War Veterans In Capital for Bonus WASHINGTON, May 18 (P) A truckload of peacefully -Inclined war veterans which headed today toward the White House brought an extra police guard scurrying there after a telephone call had described the men as "demonstrators." No demonstration materialized. About 25 in all, the veterans rid ing In a truck labelled ."We want our bonus," parked near the White Houso but did nothing more than chat with the police and v newspapermen who surrounded them. The group traveled from Chatta nooga, Tenn., as members of post 1298 of the. Veterans, of Foreign Wars. VETS REACH IOWA COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, May 18 W) Headed for Washington to de mand cash payment of the bonus, a box car army of 30d. unemployed war veterans arrived here today from. Portland, Ore. Jury Is Dismissed A bullet from a .22 caliber rifle struck yourig Lacey above the heart, was deflected by a rib and ranging down ward through tho body, lodging In the lower back, according to Dr. O. E. Horn of Falls City. Lacey was rushed to the Dallas hospital where his condition was said to be favor able. He was expected to recover barring -complications. WOUND PROVES FATAL PORTLAND, May 18 (P) Elroy Haines, 26. or Newberg, died In a hospital here last night from a bul let wound received accidentally on April 23 in Newberg. The bullet entered his head. AUTO DRIVER INJURED BEAVERTON, Ore.. May 18 (P) Olaf BJeron, of Forest Grove, suf fered severe bruises and cuts today when his automobile was struck by an electric train near here. His car was demolished. BJeron's entire body was badly bruised. NO INSTALLMENT TODAY OF "YOU CAN'T MARRY" Because of lack of space, the Observer was unable to print today's Installment of the serial "You Can't Marry." Today's Installment will ap pear In the regular edition tomorrow. ..' ' COUNT 61-24 ON BILL FOR 2.75 CONTENT First Roll Call on Beer Since the Country 'Ae . cepted Prohibition. BINGHAflt'S PLAN DEFEATED 60 TO 23 McNary and Steiwer Both ,.Vote "Dry" 12 Repub licans and 12 Democrats Vote "Wet." ' WASHINGTON, May 18 m After turning back an attempt to legalize and tax beer, the senate today up held the rates approved by its fin ance committee for brewent wort, liquid malt, malt syrup, malt extract and grape concentrates. .-WASHINGTON, May 18 P) The senate today refused to legalise beer. The first senate roll calls for beer since prohibition brought overwhelm ing defeat. The main vote was on an amend ment by Senator Tydlngs (D., Md.) to the revenue bill to legalize 2.75 beer and tax it 24 cents a gallon to help finance a $1,500,000,000 public construction program, Bingham's Plan Defeated Just previously the senate had turned down 60 to. 23 a proposal of Bingham (R., Conn.) to alter the Tydlngs amendment to make it al low four per cent alcoholic content. v, (Continued on Paire Klvo MISSING LIST . FROM FRENCH U MOTORSHIP 91 PARIS, May 18 (ffV Ninety-one persons who were aboard the French motorshlp Georges Phillppar when she burned Monday off Italian Som allland still are unaccounted for, the owners of the' vessel announced to day. - ' Officials of the Compngnle Des Messagerles marltlmes, the owners, said there were 505 passengers aboard the ship and 202 members of the crew, of whom 100 were ChlneBo and Annamltics. A total of 707 were known to have been rescued.. The announcement said. Hundreds of relatives crowded the offices of the company today scan ning the lists of the rescued. An far as was known no Americans were on the lists, officials said. Talbot, McKee And , Fuller Sentenced LOS ANGELES, May 18 (P) James A. Talbot, former chairman of the board ot the Richfield Oil company, convicted of grand theft of 9100,000, was sentenced to 2 to 20 years In San Quenttn prison today. Motion for new trial whs denied and notice of appeal was filed. Raymond W. McKee, former comp troller and vice president -of the company was sentenced to 2 to 20 years lor grand theft of 822,600. Clarenco M. Fuller, former presi dent, was sentenced two to twenty years for six counts grand theft of Unable to Agree In Dallas Case After 28 Hours DALLAS, Oro May 18 OP) A hone lcssly deadlocked Jury in tho trial of Judgo Oliver P. Coshow, former neaa or the Empire Holding corpora tion, was discharged in circuit court here last night after having delib erated zts nours. Today tho prosecution was cons Id erlng whether to ask for a retrial of the former chief Justice of tho urogon supreme court. W. H. Cockle, foreman of the Jury, told Circuit Judgo Arlle G. Walker, there appeared to be no chance of an agreement. The Jury's final bal lot, he said, stood 7 to 5. Two bal lots taken during the night were 0 to 3, but the general ratio was 8 to 4. Stnrkinnn Trial Begins Tho trial of Jay H. Stockman, for mer councillor for the corporation was started today. In the meantime the prosecution will decide whether or not they will re-try Judge Coshow. Court room gossip Indicated most of the Jurymen had held out for a guilty verdict, although It waa re vealed that the first ballot taken shortly after the Jury left the court room Monday evening, had stood 6 to 6. Two ballots taken some time during last night were 9 tot 3. The case had been in progress 13 days, the samp number required In the trial of Frank Keller Jr., but the verdict In the Keller case was returned In a couple of hours. Re trial of tho Coshow case is up to Barnett H. Goldstein, assistant at torney general who Is prosecuting tho Empire case. CONFESSES lit) Johil Hughes Cmtbt (above), shipbuilder of Norfolk, Va., con fessed yesterday that 'the sup posed kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby lie contacted, were really nothing but creations of his own Imagination. Curtis was one of Colonel Lindbergh's most trusted intermediaries previous to the finding of the child's body. ROOSEVELT AND HOOVER FAVORED Alabama; South Carolina and Vermont Expect to Instruct Delegates. By the Associated Press . More convention votes were In the offing today for Franklin D. Roose velt and President Hoover through party conventions in Alabama, South Carolina and Vermont, and a Demo cratic primary in tho District of Co lumbia. Alfred E. Smith, with no new dele gates In sight today, had advanced to seoond place In- , the Democratic standing by-taking New Jersey's 32 votes it (claimed) In yesterday's prl- (Continued on Page Five) Mr Clark Dies At Lake; Funeral Tomorrow At 4 Robert Clark, well known La Grande resident, died at Hot Lake last eve ning. . He had been ill for some time. - .!...-, Funeral Bervlcos will be held to morrow at 4 p. m. at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary with Rev. J, George Walls in charge. Burial will take place In tho Island City ceme tery, Mbr. Clark was born Dec. 14, 18G4 in Juniata county, Pa., and was edu cated In tho public schools and a PreBbyterltm acadanly at Academa, Pa. Ho taught school until the call of tho west became too strong, then he moved to Eastern Kansas, farm ing and teaching until 1883 when he moved to Jewell county, Kan. Thero he was married to Mallncla E. Wag ner on Apr. 10, 1884 and to this union six children wore born, two of whom preceded htm In death. Ho Is sur vived by his widow, one daughter, Blanche Clark; three sons, Cloyd L., Rcnwlck A. and R. Ralph Clark; four grandchildren, all of La Grand o; two brothers and two slaters living In the east. He united with tho Presbyterian church at the ago of 10. In moving to Kansas ho Joined the Methodist church of which he was a member here, living a Christian life to the end. In the absence of his pastor, RoV. W. H. Hertzog, Mr. Walz will conduct the services tomorrow. Mrs.McClary Dies At Pasco, Wash. Mrs. Mam co McClary, who died at tho home of her sont William, In Pasco, Wash., last night, will bo burled In the Masonic cemetery hero Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Fun eral services will be held at the grave. Snodgrass and Zimmerman will have charge of the burial. Mrs. McClary was the mother of Mrs. Ida Leigh ton and a former resi dent of La Grande. Death was caused by cancer. VI!i;iCK TO VOTE IN I,A Q (ilt.ANDi; ON MAY 20 $ 3 Precinct Placo $ I Frank Cleavlnger, 602 Third 3 :. street. $ 2City Hall. 3 wiliard Moss, 2105 Cedar. $ 4 Lano Chapel, First and & . . Crook. 6rPrank Wood, Frultdalo, -$ north of city park. 6 Mrs. Tom Strand, Portland s street, third house north $ of Cove avenue. 7 Charles Stoop, 1004 Wash- S Ington. 3 8 Court House. 0 House at Presbyterian $ - church, 1310 Washington. 3 10 Methodist church. Spring and Fourth. 3 II Bulck garage, 606 Adama $ avenue. 12 H. W. Riley, 1400 Madison. 0 13 Church of God, Spruce g and X. & Pope Calls The World to Pray For Deliverance Encyclical Issued Today Touching Upon "Peril of Terrorism and An archy" and Other Evils. By John Evans (Associated Press Staff Correspondent) VATICAN CITY, May 18 (P) Pope Plus XI. In an encyclical Issued to day, called tho world to prayer, pen ance and mortification to save Itself from "the peril of terrorism and an archy" and "the still graver evils that are threatening." For this purpose he set aside a period of eight days for "reparation" on the octave of the feast of the sacred . heart, beginning June 3. He abjured the faithful to abstain during the eight days "at least from entertainments - and amusements, however lawful,'1 and urged that "thoso In easier circumstances" give to the poor "the proceeds of this retrenchment." . . Lists Causes ' In the encyclical, entitled "Oharltas Christ!" Christ's charity he lists the causes of tho present "evils that are crushing humanity." They aro, he said, greed, tho ac cumulation of the wealth of nations In the hands of a small group of Individuals, exaggerated nationalism, unequal distribution of wealth, com munism and "the ; revolt of man against God." From greed, he said, arises "the mutual distrust that casts a blight on all human dealings." He reiter ated the words of St. Paul: "The desire of money Is the root of all evils." Turning tho point of his criticism equally upon communlBts and specu lator's, the Pontiff Bald a small group of holders of the world's wealth "manipulate the markets of the world at their own caprice to the Immense harm of the masses." "Even those very few," he added, "who with their speculations were and are in great part a cause of so much woe, are themselves quite often the first and most notorious victims, dragging down with themselves into tho abyss the fortunes of.couutleBB others," . "Profiting by bo much economic distress," he added, "and so muoh moral disorder, the enemies of all soolal order, be they called commun ists or any other name, boldly set about reaWnK through every re stralnt.M ;-r: .. .i .,v ".This Is the most dreadful evil of (Continued on Pa Five). Kidnaped Child 'Found Near Home At Steubenville 8TETJBENVILLE, O., May 18 (P) Half an hour ofter being stolen from his crib, two-vear-old Eugene Swear- lngen was found last night behind a rail fonce 500 yards from his home at Warren ton, near nore, ic was re vealed today. Ho had a bruise over his left eye, The kidnaping followed three de mands for 6500 upon htB parents. Tho parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Swearlngen, had been watching the child closely since kidnap threat notes wero received two weeks ago. Late last night they heard a noise which they attributed to a dog, but did not Investigate Immediately. When they . went to the baby's crib the child was gone. The entire village of about 200 persona, turned out In a search and the child was found behind the fence. i Officials said the child either had been struck by the kidnapers or In I Jured when dropped. Tho father told officers he had i rocelved three notes during tho past two weeks demanding qdou under a threat of kidnaping tho child, but being without the funds he refused the demands. Tho last note, officials said, was left In Bwearlngen's automobile yes torday and demanded that the money be hidden under a plank at Scott airfield, York vllle. O.. about four miles from Warrenton. The Swcarlngcn's have six othor children. McKenzie Pass Not Open To Traffic BEND, May 18 P) A party of road workers and forest service men left Bend Tuesday for tho McKenzlo Posa country to determine how soon the road may be opened to traffic, and to survey snow conditions. The road was opened May 13 last year, although 10 feet of snow covered the ground In some places. Marshfield Bank To Pay Dividends MARSHFIELD, May 18 W) Divi dends amounting to 73,523 and rep resenting a 30 per cent payment, will be paid to depositors of the Bank of Southwestern Oregon soon, accord ing to word from tho olflco of tho stato bank superintendent. Tho bank closed tho first of the year. Columbia River Is , Lowering At Last VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 18 The Columbia river, five feet above flood stage, fell one-tenth of a foot during the night. It was the first time since April 28 that the river had not risen. It now is at tho 20 foot Sagc. With cooler weather predicted It is believed the stream will continue to subside. Hundreds of acres of lowland property has been flooded but no damage of con sequence has been reported. The upper Columbia Is falling. EXAMINATION OF FAKER IS CONTINUING Seek to Find Where Curtis Was the Night Baby ; Was Kidnaped. :" ' - i "L' TAKE MUD FROM HIS AUTOMOBILE Questioners Also to Inter view Dean Dobson-Pea-cock, v Associated With Norfolk Man.' HOI'KWKI.r, N. J, May 18 (m -4 Arraigned on 3 charge or jiving falu Information -in -oimectloii with the Ltmlborgh SKidtuinlne John Hughw Curtis or Norfolk, Va., waived hearing touay anu wan neiu in oau or vmmiw.. NORFOLK, Va., May 18 VP) Chief or Police S. W. Ironmonger said to day that John Hughes Curtis, hoax negotiator in the Lindbergh kidnap ing case, had requested Colonel Llnd bergh to deposit $25,000 In a Nor-, rolk bank as evidence of good faith and n down payment on the ransom for the return of Lindbergh's baby. TRENTON, N. J May 18 Gov ernor A. Harry Moore late today flat ly denied lie had said John H. Cnr tls of Norfolk hud attempted to com-' mlt suicide since his confession of hoaxing the Lindberghs. HOPEWELL, N. J., May iB (fP) : Police disclosed today that a woman was helping them determine the true and complete facts concerning the activities of John- Hughes Curtis, fake negotiator , with the kidnapers of the murdered Lindbergh baby. . Police continued their examination today of John Hughes Curtis, fake' negotiator In the search for tho kid- -napers of - the murdered Lindbergh baby, and it was learned that Nor folk, Va., police had been trying' to i find out where- Curtis was on the ' night the child was stolen. : v His whereabouts on that night had not boenr definitely etii'jllsljBdt but It was sad all- information ob- . talned had been forwarded to. police hero. ''-' ' v.f, Local police officials were reticent as to Just what they were questioning i Curtis about, but they did acknow ledge the examination had continued ". ., (Continued an Page FlveA r FATALITIES IN MOSLEM RIOTS ? CLIMB TO 92 BOMBAY, May 18 (Pi- The list' of casualties of the Hindu-Moslem, riots which entered their fifth day here today was Increased to 92 dead and 910 Injured when four persons wore killed and 60 injured as the rioting broke out afresh this morn Ing. r.y The fighting had subsided over night and the city was quiet until shortly aftor daybreak. ) Throughout the night, with the new curfew ordinance In force, Bri tish soldiers stood In the BhadOws. throughout the troubled area watch ing the wrecked shops, the contents of many of which were strewn across the .roadways ' Although ' sporadic rioting and ' looting were renewed today, and there ' wero occasional communal battles, tho authorities expressed confidence that thoy were getting control of the city through the energetic action of the British troops. Soldiers fre quently opened fire to check distur bances. Patten Funeral To ?f Be Held Thursday Tho funeral of Harvoy Patten, who died oarly Tuesday morning, will- be held from the chapel of Walkers Fu neral Home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. J. George Walz, pastor of the Presbyterian church. In charge of the services. , Burial will bo In the family plot In Masonlo cemetery. MIIS. J. P. O'HKIEN I) I EH A message was received here tht afternoon that Mys. J. P. O'Brien died at 1 :30 o'clock In Portland. She waa the wife of General Manager O'Brien, of the O.-W., who retired the first of this month. . . . . . . Wheat Today CHICAGO, May 18 W - Wheat reacted late today from an earlier ad vance, and underwent losses, affected somewhat by bearish behavior of ser curlties. i A heavy tono In the Winnipeg . wheat market was partly responsible for late downturns here. Indications that 2,500.000 bushels of farm bo;d. wheat had been exchanged for turca at Kansaa City acted as a dis turbing element. , .ti Wheat closed unstable, (c un der yesterday's finish, corn unchanged to c lower, oate unchanged to off, and provisions unchanged to a rise of 2 cents. PORTLAND, May 18 W) A queer twist of business appears In the low er price for futures wheat in face of the surveys which Indicate a great de crease in the crop. Spot waa steady and generally unchanged. On the Portland futures market May was un changed, July off fcc and others down yac bu. each.
