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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1932
BA8TKRN OREGON'S LEAPING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 243
Union
Stock Show
Closes
This
Afternoon
JUDGING OF
ANIMALS IS
NEARING END
Herbert Chandlers Here
fords Win Two Grand ,
1 Championships.
HERMAN OLIVER
MILKS WILD COW
Ted . Ogilvie Has Cham
pion Dairy Bull of Show
Phymere Farm's Cow
; Wins Purple Ribbon.
i . By Mrs. h. Z. Terrall
(Observer Correspondent)
UNION, Ore.. June 10 (Special)
The second day of the stock show
brought out a large crowd tho, ac
cording to the association, the at
tendance for the first two days fell
considerably below that of last year.
Ill the opening parade yesterday,
there was a noticeable addition of
six block Perch-aron mares from the
experiment station. The six-horse
teams that created so much interest
the previous day were again exhibited
in the arena immediately following
the parade and Roy Welti' team, of
Alicel. was given the firet place;
Routh McKennon's team, second; and
Mr. Lcdbetter, of Imbler, third. The
teams were then divided and Judged
as four and two-hourse teams, with
Willis Moes' teams being awarded
first In both contests. ,
The track and arena events pro
gressed without friction yesterday,
some -of the riders of the day before
having been disqualified from further
participation in the races, special
features of the day were fancy tMck
roping in front of the grandstand by
Williams, the Indian champion roper
of the northwest; the mule and pack-
age races; and some new perform
ances by Homer Holcomb, the clown.;
Herman Oliver, of Canyon City, dem
onstrated his calf roping skill In the
arena and later participated In the
wild cow-milking contest. He, with
C. h. Cadwell, of Union, won the Joint
prize in the latter contest; Mr. Oliver
roped and threw the animal and
milked her.-. - Mr;Oadwell . waai'iUso
present. ' - k -
Prominent G nests ;
In the audience were prominent
men from several points of- the
northwest. W. A. Schosnfeld, dean
of agriculture at O. 8. C. and director
of experiment stations; Harry Llnd
gren, livestock specialist from O. 8.
C; Herman Oliver, president of the
Cattle and Horse Growers' associa
tion; J. R. Brown, of Caldwell, man
ager of the Boi3e Valley Farmers' Co
operative creamery and Senator Mlt-
(Continued on Page Five ;
M. FITZGERALD
ELECTED; VOTE
NOW OFFICIAL
Martin Fitzgerald was elected to
attend the Democratic national con
vention in Chicago on June 27, one
of two candidates chosen from a field
of six in the second congressional
district, according to a telegram re
ceived here this morning from Sec
retary of State Hal E. Hoss.
In the message Mr. Hoss states,
"Complete returns from all counties
In the second congressional district
show that you and J. H. Stllllngs,
of Her mis ton, have been elected as
delegates to the Democratic national
convention. Mr. Stllllngs received
4785 votes and Mr. Fitzgerald received
4544. William M- Duncan was third
with 6306 votes."
L. H. S. Musicians
To Meet Saturday
High school students who were
members of the band and orchestra
and who are Interested in continu
ing their music work this summer,
are asked to meet in the music room
of the High school Saturday after
noon, June 11 at one o'clock. Stu
dent who are entering High school
for the first time next fall and who
may be Interested in playing m inese
organizations are also asked toj be
present at this meeting.
If enough students are interested,
classes and ensemble groups will be
organized and continue work for sev
eral weeks this summer. ,
AGED PIONEER DIES '
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Rogers, age
74, passed away at a local hospital
early Friday morning. Mrs. Rogers
in a nioneer resident of La Grande,
having lived here for the past 30
years. Tne Doay is now as waixers
Funeral Home and the funeral ar
rangements will be announced later.
$ WEATHER FORECAST
$ Oregon; Fair tonight and
Saturday; with temperature
fr above normal; Sunday fair but t
$ with fogs along the coast;
gentle changeable winds off-,
ft shore.
S 7 a. m. 2 above.
$ Minimum: 48 above.
$ condition: Clear.
WEATIIKR YESTERDAY
Maximum 81, minimum 47
above.
Condition. Clear. Range 34
degrees.
WEATHER .IUNH 10. 1931 j
Maximum 70, minimum 49.'
above.
Condition: Cloudy. Range
21 degree. 1
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Training School
Summer Session
To Open Monday
Large Number of Chil
dren From La : Grande
and Nearby Points Ex
pect to Enroll f oi1 Work.
The J. H. Ackerman Training school
will open for the summer session on
Monday, June 13, with a large num
ber of children from the cityas well
as out of town planning to attend.
All grades will be in attendance.
Parents having children who are en
tering school for the first time In
Scptemebcr will be permitted to
enroll these children for the summer
term If they so desire. Grades one to
four will attend at the Normal school
building; grades five to eight at the
Central school building. Grades one
to three will report from 8 a. m. to
12 daily; grades four to eight from
8 a. m. to 12 dally.
Regular Instructors who teach
throughout the year will have charge
of the children through the summer
also.
In addition to remedial work and
the "three R's" there will be spe
cial opportunities in music, art, na
ture study, physical education and
dramatics.
Children who enroll should plan
to attend regularly and systematic
ally. An effort will be made to
strengthen children who are weak in
school work, to extend the learning
and experience of those who are al
ready strong In work, and to furnish
a profitable summer program of
work, study, and play for all."
La Grande Band
To Play During
Flag Ceremonies
Flag day will be observed by the
Klks lodge Sunday afternoon at 2:30
at Riverside park, and accompanying
the ritualistic service of the lodge,
a program of music and addresses
has been planned by the committee
of which Sherwood Williams is .the
chairman. Rev. Paul De F. Morti
more, pastor of the Central Church
of Christ, will be tho principal speuK
er of the afternoon, -delivering i
patriotic address. '.'
The La Grande band, ' under the
direction of Andrew Loney Jr., will
present .a special' concert,. wmciv.wiJJ
be followed by Introductory exercises
conducted by the exalted ruler and
officers. Walter Blokland, chaplain,
will offer the prayer, after which
H. L. Hess will give the history of the
fiat;.
The exalted ruler and officers will
conduct the altar service, after which
the La Grande High school quartet
will present a group of vocal num
bers. Members of the quartet arc
Nick Hughes, Cecil Black, Fred Gelbcl
and Bob Ward.
Mr. Mortlmorc will deliver the
main address of the afternoon, and
the services will be closed with the
singing of "America."
The officers of the Elks lodge are
R. J. Kitchen, exalted ruler; Robert
Williamson, esteemed leading knight;
Robert R. Carey, esteemed loyal
knight; Victor A. Eckley, esteemed
lecturing knight; W. R. Winter, sec
retary; W. M. Heughan. treasurer;
Renwlck Clark, esquire; Clyde Webb,
inner guard; Walter Blokland, chap
lain; and F. R. Lee, tyler.
B. F.Owsley Is
Named Chairman
Of Committeemen
B. F. Owsley was elected as chair
man of the newly organized Demo
cratic central committee last night
when 30 members of the party met
at 7:au at tne Kerr-uinora uo. ana
passed a resolution favoring the coin
age of silver. Mr. Ofsley will serve
his second two-year tearm as head
of the committee.
Wesley McDonald was chosen
secretary; J. D. Woodell, treasurer;
Martin King, state central commit'
teeman; and Frank Graham, congres
sional committeeman.
British and Irish
Not in Agreement
LONDON, June 10 (J?) An official
announcement at No. 10 Downing
street today said there had been no
omciai agreement at tne conference
between representatives of Great
Britain and the Irish Free State.
The announcement came just as
the conference adjourned.
President De Valera and the three
members of his cabinet left immedi
ately for Dublin.
The official announcement said:
"There was prolonged discussion on
the points at Issue, but it was not
found possible to reach an agree
ment." Fountain Pen Gun
Kills Its Finder
MONTREAL. June 10 P Emllo
Vlnet found what looked like a foun
tain pen In the street, but It wasn't
a pen. It was a fountain pen gun
and It killed him.
When he tried to see if It had any
Ink, It discharged a bullet Into his
thigh. Gangrene set In and he died
last night.
Lightning Strikes
In Storm Cellar
BENTON. Ark.. June 10 P An ef
fort to save himself from a storm has
cost George Sparks. 27-year-old farm
er of the Salem community, his life.
With other members of his family, he
fled to a stormi cellar but a bolt of
lightning struck Into the refuge and
killed him.
MEMBERS OF
BONUS ARMY
EJECT "REDS"
Irate Veterans Weed Out
Communistic Influences
in Their Ranks.
GROUP MARCHED
TO VACANT LOT
New Supplies Arrive To
day to Ward Off Dan
ger of Starvation as
Well as Disease.
WASHINGTON, June 10 (P) Police
moved today to seKregate ul1 com
munists from the bonus marchers
army whose treasury was swelled by
a contribution or s.i.wju. remain n.
(ilassfortl. superintendent of police
who will administer the fund, said
that the communist who could pro
duce discharge certificates would be
treated equally wltll other veterans.
WASHINGTON, June 10 yP) Irate
veterans at the principal encamp
ment of the bonus army lost night
served fresh notice that they would
brook no communistic influence by
expelling some 200 avowed reds.
The group kicked out of tne squal
id makeshift village of the veterans
was made up mostly of newcomers
from Cleveland, Detroit and New
York. They were singled out late
last night as the camp commander
questioned the' arriving contingents
wnicn poured in steaany at tne rare
of about 100 an hour.
Before possible violence could take
place a detail of police, aided by ex
soldiers, marched the compnunlsts
half a mile or so to a vacant lot,
where a strong guard was maintained
to prevent disorder. They were to he
escorted out of town today.
Health orricer Worried
The steady Influx had swelled the
"army" enormously, greatly adding to
alarm over the camp conditions which
the city health, officer. Dr. William
O. Fowler yesterday pronounced
frightful. " -
:;v,Np.w . Supplies, however, arrived to
'want bYf (lunger or starvatlon'as well
as disease. Several tons of food
raised by a Hoboken Italian club
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SWEAT BOX KILLS
YOUNG PRISONER
Two Prison Camp Offic
ials at Jacksonville, Fla.
Held Responsible,
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 10 (P)
Twn nrison camo officials were held
here today on first "degree murder
charges in the death of Charles Mall
lefret. 19-year-old prisoner found
strangled In a "sweat box."
A coroner's Inquest placed respon
sibility for the doath on Captain C.
W. Courson, in charge of a road camp
near Sunbeam, and S. M. Higgln
botham, a guard. The two men were
ordered held without bond.
Witnesses testified Malllefret, whose
home was Westfield, N. J., gnawed
his way out of a barrel where he had
been placed for 'refusal to work and
tnen was confined in tne sweat box,
unable to sit or lie down, with, his
(Continued From Page Four)
To Invite Prince
To Portland, Ore.
WARSAW. N. C, June 10 m
Henry L. Stevens Jr., national com
mander of the American Legion, left
his home here for New York today
and win sail for England tomorrow
to invite tne prince oi waies to at
tend the legion's convention at Port
land. Ore.
More Enter School Race
Fusion of Grain Co-operatives
Reported Under Way in Mid-West
CHICAGO, June 10 UP) Fusion of
southwest grain cooperatives under
sales agreements to make easier the
handling of millions of bushels of
the new grain crop today was re
ported under way.
Directors of the farmers national
grain corporation were resuming a
closed meeting to consider approval
of such agreements between three
and perhaps more co-operatices and
the farmers national Kansas City
subsidiary, the Hall Baker company.
From yesterday's meeting of the
directors came no announcement or
inkling of what action they had
taken but the Chicago Tribune said
the sales agreements had been ap
proved. Three co-operatives mentioned by
the paper as being Involved In the
plan were the wheat pool known as
the Kansas co-operative wheat mar
keting association, which was report
ed to have once marketed the grain
of 10.000 Kansans; and the farmers
union Jobbing association and the
equity union grain company of Kan
sas City.
President C. E. Huff, of farmers
national, non-committal on any ac
tion the directors might have taken,
Two Attorneys
To Aid Governor
In Walker Case
Roosevelt Selects Two
1 Lawyers For Purpose
of Aading Him Analyze
- Seabury Charges.
- ALBANY. N. Y Juno 10 P) Two
eminent . lawyers whose names are
withheld1 for the present, will aid
governor Roosevelt In his 'Study of
the analysis of the evidence concern
ing Mayor James J. Walker of New
York submitted by Samuel Seabury,
counsel to the legislative city In
vestigating committee. -
The governor said last night that
ho had selected the lawyers but had
not communicated with them. Their
services will be purely formal, he
said.
Although declaring he Intended to
act on the Walker cose with utmost
speed, Mr. Roosevelt declined to in
dicate when concrete action might be
forecast. Study of the eight volumes
of evidence will require two or three
weeks, It is believed. It is consid
ered unlikely that any decision will
bo reached until after the Democratic
national convention, at which Roose
velt Is a candidate for the presiden
tial nomination of his party.
in his letter accompanying tne
'analysis" Mr, Seabury set forth a
Continued on Page Four
Rep. McFadden
Calls Federal
Board 'Corrupt
WASHINGTON, June 10 (P) Rep
resentative McFadden (R., Pa.) told
the house today the federal reserve
board and the reserve banks are "one
of the most corrupt institutions the
world has ever known."
Taking the floor during debate on
President Hoover's home-loan bilj,
the Pennsylvanlan launched immedi
rately Into an attack on the reserve
oanxs.
"They have cheated the people and
the government of the United States
out of enough money to pay the na
tional debt," he said.
, Tho PeniiBylvanian, a formjer chair
man of the house banking commit-
Ltee has been deprived of his patron
age privileges as tne result ox re
peated charges that President' Roo
verAiiruU'otd out',1 - 'this- country
through hiB moratorium proposal.
VIRGINIA WILL
VOTE FOR GOV.
HARRY F. BYRD
RICHMOND, Va.. June 10 (P) Vir
ginia's 24 votes at the national
Democratic convention will bp cost
for Harry Flood Byrd and his plan
for a prohibition referendum will
be commended to the national gath
ering for favorable consideration.
The state convention yesterday ex
pressed its approval of the candidacy
of the former governor.
The party platform, pledged the
Democratic party, if successful at the
November election, to strict economy,
a revised tariff, emancipation of the
banking system and the central gov
ernment from "the open or covert
influence of speculative financial in
terests," a stricter regard for the
rights of states; farm relief, labor
reforms, and "courage always and
uncompromising honesty in govern
ment, local state and national, at
the least rational cost to those who
must pay the bill.
Ben Bard, Actor,
Is Hurt Critically
LOS ANGELES, June 10 (P) Struck
by an automobile as he was creasing
the street to stop a dog fight, Ben
Bard, 38, former featured screen play
er, was In a local hospital today in
a critical condition. He Is suffering
serious back injuries and a broken
right hip.
Bard Is the husband of Ruth Rol
and, former star of motion picture
serials, and now a wealthy real es
tate Operator.
Fred Wasaman. of Hollywood, driver
of the automobile which struck Bard,
was not held by police.
was emphatic however, that the
agreements between the subsidiary
and the co-operatives were not mer
gers but merely combines of sales
forces to effect greater economy In
disposal of grain.
Each of the co-operatives, ho said,
would retain Its Individuality and
continue to collect tho farmers' grain
while the Hall Baker company would
merely act as the central sales
agency.
Kentworth Will Go
On Trial June 21
PORTLAND, Ore., June 10 OPi
Jack Kentworth, pugilist. Indicted for
the murder of Johnny Hansen, well
known Portland fighter, will go on
trial here June 21.
Kentworth won arrested in Kin math
Falls last March two daya after Han
sen was shot to death In a hotel
room here.
SCOTT WILL
CONTINUE AS
BUREAU HEAD
Chairman of Highway
Commission Consents to
Withdraw Resignation. ;
GOVERNOR MEIER
PERSUADES SCOTT
Question of Bond Issue for
-. Emergency Kenei worK
; Believed Cause of De-
sire to Quit.
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 10 (A1)
Leslie M. Scott, chairman of the Ore
gon stato highway commllsslon, pre
sented his resignation to Governor
Meier last night but after a confer
ence with the governor withdrew It
again.
Neither the governor nor Scott re
vealed tho reason for the proffered
resignation but It was generally be
lieved It was occasioned by agitation
for an' additional bond issue against
which Scott is strongly opposed.
Governor Meter late last night said
he had been in conference with Scott
and had persuaded him to remain
at the heau of the highway body.
Governor Meier said he had not seen
Scott's resignation until the confer
ence lost night,
Extended Discussion
"Upon Its submission," tho gover
nor said, "wo entered Into an ex
tended discussion. Mr. Scott with
drew his resignation and I am glad
to announce he is remaining as
chairman of the commission. He 1b
generally regardod as the best high
way chairman we've ever had since
the commission plan was adopted."
Carl u. wasnoume, oi uugene, ana
E." B. Aldrich, of Pendleton, attended
the (conference heldl tV- Governor
Meier's home at Corbett.
'Agitation for additional bond issues
for emergency relief work was car
ried to tho commission yesterday by
the nubile relations committee of
Fortland, headed by Aaron M, Frank
The , commission abundoned-the em-
bvtfency relief- program lost April but
yesterday was urged to .resume" It.?"1.,-
Scott had said frequently that he
went to the highway commission
nest with tho "taxuayer's viewpoint.
He hns held that emergency relief
work is wasteful and extravagant and
that Oregon highway work should
be carried out under the contract
plan In order that federal aid might
be obtained.
Reports were circulated here yes
terday, that the executive department
of the state government favored a
bond saue for emergency relief work
but Governor Melcf himself Iiob never
publicly indicated that he favored
continuation of relief work.
The public relations committee told
the highway commission hpro yester
day the situation in Multnomah
county now Is more serious than It
has been at any previous time and
asked the comm.3lon toi "make"
worn, i or uuu men.
Scott replied that If work were
"made" for the unemployed in Mult
nomah county work would have to
be provided all over the state.
Final decision of tho commission
on tho request Tor emergency relief
was not announced.
100 MEN WORK
TO HALT FLOW
NEAR KLAMATH
KLAMATH FALLS, June 10 (IP)
One hundred men were working waist
deep In water today seeking to stem
rushing flood waters of the Tule
lake surrVp which were released
through a break In a dike which to
day had widened to 100 feet.
One thousand acres of fine grain
land on the Cof brothers leas were
flooded when tho dlko broke, and
the crop will probably be a total loss
this year.
Tho water undermined the dlko
Thursday, washing out the founda
tions and sweeping into the field.
File Petitions
For Hanks, Moon,
Bouvy, Mrs. Wetzel
Tho number of candidates for two
positions to be left vacant on the
school board by the retirement of
Dr. J. L. Ingle and W. C. Perkins.
went up to seven today, although one
or tno group. Dr. Lee h, Bouvy, nan
not accepted the nomination early
this afternoon,
School Clerk R. O. Williams an
nounced today that petitions had
been filed for Ed Moon, Mrs. Floy
Wetzel, w. D. Hanks and Dr. Bouvy
Tho first three had accepted the nom
inations. The petitions for Mr. Moon
naa uo signatures.
Tomorrow Is tho last day for either
filings or acceptances. Election will
bo held June HQ from 3 to 7 p. m. at
Greenwood and Central schools.
Previously Charles B. Miller, Gene
Walker and P. J. Lilly had accepted
nominations lor the position.
Mrs. Wetzel issued a statement to
day an follows: "I believe In an eco
nomlc program without sacrificing
education. When child welfaro is at
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Convention Fight Looms
ROTARY HEAD
'V 1 -.
8, W, Piutcall, of London , Interna
tional president of Kotury, who
arrived at Hun Kranctaco from
Australia en route to Heuttle,
where he will preside ut the no
tary International convention.
SCRIPPS-HOWARD
PAPERS FOR AL
"Give Us Smith" is Title
of Editorial All Mem
bers Feature Today
NEW YORK, June 10 F Roy
W. Howard, chairman of, the board
of the. Boripps-Howaru newspapers.
announced all BcrlppB -Howard- nowsr.
papers were puuiisning to tiny an em
torlaL entitled "Give Ub Smith' In
favor of Alfred E. Smith for presi
dent. Tho editorial describes Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt as "another
Hoover," and expresses the opinion
Rooscvel t and 1 Hoover "possess in
common one dominating trait foced
in a pinch with political conse
quences, thoy yield." ,
"Every item of his economic train
ing and his international experlcnco
cried out against tho tariff bill." the
editorial readB, "yet Herbert Hoover
signed It. Every Instinct In Franklin
D. Roosevelt's makeup revolts against
tho New York City revelations, yet
for over a year he has temporized be
fore vammany."
Declaring that at this tlmo. "deci
siveness is called for as never before
in history." the editorial states "our
nation Is commuted with the pos
sibility of four more years of vacilla
tion. Between tne two tHooHoveit
and Hoover) It 1b a tosnup,"
Tho editorial predicts tno nomina
tion of Hoover as a certainty and
observed the nomination of Roosevelt
as a possibility.
"Between Roosevelt and the White
House," it continues, "there now
stands a man endowed In tho very
highest dog rue with those qualities
which both Hoover and Roosevelt
lack and which tho country bo dlrely
needs. That man Is Alfred E. Smith.
'"Something down deep In the hu
man being determines tho typo. As
certain as It Is that some eyes are
blue and some brown, Bomo men are
negatlvo and some positive. In
Roosevelt and Smith wo have the ex
tremes. As Roosevelt generalizes
Smith is specific. As Roosevelt loves
to delay, Smith loves action. Irreso
lution 1b ingrained in tho one; bold
ness In tho other. And tho times plead
desncrateiy rur boldness."
Artcr contrasting Smith's Jefferson
day speech in Washington May 17
with Roosevelt's speech In St. Paul
May 23 declaring Smith's spcoch
left uo doubt as to what ho would
do were he at the helm and describ
ing Roosevelt's speech aa "columns
of graceful generalities," the edi
torial continues:
"It is with regret that wo Bay
that in Franklin D. Roosevelt we
(Continued on Page Five)
OCEAN YIELDS
GOLD VALUED
AT $45,000.00
BREST, France, June 10 (JPt First
frulta of two years of struggling to
wrest a fortune of $5,000,000 from the
bottom or the ea were reaped today
when divers from tho Italian salvage
ship Artlgllo II rose abova tho sur
face with (46.000 from tho hold of
the sunken steamer Egypt.
The gold Is In bullion form. It
represents a quest which cost 15 lives
and two strong ships. The fight has
been one of the most spectacular bat
t!ia of man against the sea.
The steamer Egypt was rammed and
sunk off the French coast by a cargo
steamer In I'-z2. In lt hold was $6,
000,000 In gold, safely locked In a
strong room,
Senate Agrees To
Conference Report
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Pi Tho
conference report on the $177,000,000
agriculture department appropriation
bill was agreed to within three min
utes today by the senate without de
bato and without a record vote.
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Maid, Lindbergh
Kidnap Suspect,
Committs Suicide
Violet Sharp, Employed
at Morrow Home, Kills
Herself by Drinking
From Poison Bottle.
ENGLEWOOD, N. J., June 10
Violet Sharp, a maid who had been
questioned throe times about the
kidnaping of the murdered Lindbergh
baby, who was to have been ques
tioned again today, was found dead
this afternoon In the home of Mrs.
Lindbergh's mother, a suicide by
poison.
Soon after the Lindbergh baby was
stolen on March 1, Miss Sharp, who
had been a maid In tho Morrow home
for about two years, was taken to
the Lindbergh home at Hopewell for
examination.
Twice more she was examined at
the Morrow home, but even then
police wore not - satisfied that they
had learned all that she had to tell.
Shortly before a fourth examination,
scheduled for today, a butler found
the maid's body In a pantry on the
first floor of tho Morrow home. In
her room was found an empty poison
bottle.
It was established that tho girl
died shortly before noon.
Detective Lieutenant Nathan AUyn,
of the Bergen county prosecutor's of
fice, said the maid had taken a glass
from the butler's pantry, gone to her
room on the third floor, and there
drank the poison. She then returned
to the pantry, where she was found
dead.
AUyn estimated that death occur
red' only a few minutes after the girl
reached the pantry.
Detective Inspector Harry Walsh, of
Jersey City, who has been active In
the Investigation of the Lindbergh
kidnaping, accompanied by several
states troopers, arrived at tho Mor
row home and began an Immediate
search of tho girl's effects for any In
formation concerning her or any
notes she may have left.
V HTATK COMPLETES CASH
. WASHINGTON, June 10 m The
prosecution oomploted its case today
In tho trial of Gaatun B. Means . on
charges of (embezzling $104,000 from
Mrs. Edward B. McLean In an al
leged Lindbergh ransom fraud.
Government witnesses testified.
Means approached Colonel M. Robert
Guggenheim witn propoaaiB to re
covor the baby before Mrs. McLean
estranged wifo of the Washington
Post publisher, omployed him for tho
same purposo.
Robort F. Fleming, Edgomoor,
(Continued From Page Three)
Japanese Army
Scores Victory
Over Mali's Men
TOKYO. June 10 m Major Gen
oral Hideo Hlramatsu, with his 27th
brlgado. of tho 14th Japaneaa army
division, clnlined todny to have
smashed tho ChlneHO Insurgent
forces under Oonoral Mah Chan Shan
In Northern Manchuria, according to
a dispatch to the Kongo news agency
from riauun.
The dlBnatoh said Hlramatou
ported that General Mah'a troops
were drlvon from the Hulan-Hallun
railway sector ana were retreating to.
warrt Helho. '
General Mali was personally with
the troops, the dispatch said, direct
ing tho Insurgent offensive upon nar
hln and wlthdrow first to Tungpel,
then to Tetu and finally toward
Helho.
A Jaoaneso air base was established
at Tainchcil on the TslUllhar-Koshan
railway line from whence the planes
bombed each place General Mah es
tablished hcadquartrs. The planes
now were attempting to follow hla
northward treat, the dlBpatch said.
Half a Thousand
Angler 8 Marooned
MOSCOW, June 10 m A dis
patch from Irkutsk, Biberia, dated
Juno 7, published here today, said
500 fishermen were carried away on a
drifting Ice floo In Lake Baikal May
28.
An airplane sent by the Eartern
Siberian air fleet located the floo June
2 on the northern part of tho lake,
tho dispatch said, after which a Sov
iet oteamer waw sent to tho rcuvuo.
Thcro was no indication whether the
steamer reached thorn,
Fisherman Awarded
Damages of $10,000
CONDON, Oro.. Juno 10 W) A cir
cuit court Jury hero yesterday
awarrifd Levi Van Pelt $6000 personal
and $4000 punitive damages In his
$16,000 suit against W. T. Downes
and Harry Issel. Tho trial was brought
here on a change of venuo from Was
co county.
Tho suit grew out of gunshot
wounds received by Van Pelt while
flhhlng at Celllo last September.
Tho Jury deliberated three hours.
G. O. P. Convention
To Be a Sellout
CHICAGO. June 10 m It looks
like the Republican national conven
tion Is going to be a sellout. Swamped
with applications for spectators Boats
which were placed on sale for the
tirnt time In history to the general
public, officials said they looked for
a complete sellout by tonight.
BOTH PARTIES
ARE GIRDING
FOR BATTLES
Democrats Expected to
TT HJT tf. 1
nave more rireworKS
Before Nominating. ' v'
CHAIRMANSHIP IS
TO BRING SCRAP
Roosevelt's Forces Out to
Qust; Smith-Raskob-S
h o u s e Combination.''
From Control. . ; .
By Byron Price ,
WASHINGTON. June 10 m How
ever pugnacious next week's Repub-.
llcan national convention may be-'-come
over prohibition, it seem In
creasingly evident that the. real 1993
award for- sustained and hard-hit-,
ting In -fighting will be won by the
Democrats when they get together
during the lost week of June. .
Not only 1b there to be a lost-ditch ,
battle over the candidacy of Franklin
D. Roosevelt, but a first-ditch, combat
of real proportions now Is assured .
over tho convention chairmanship, ;
and it Is easy to foresee plenty of ex- t
cltement In botween.i - r . t t
' the first time,' the- develop 1
ments of the present week have seen
the Roosevelt-anti-Roosevelt split ast .'
before, the country In 'all It magnl-
tude. By their decision to oppose
Jouett Shouse for permanent chair
man the Roosevelt manageroralaed an .
issue whloh the opposition shows
every sign of meeiing directly. : v
Koosevelt's Enemies . Busy '
There even are reports that they
will put up a candidate against ttaa
Roosevelt-pledged Senator Berkley, of
Kentucky, for temporary chairman.
They -may not go that far, out tnara
is mi tfuoBtion :the Roosevelt mova
to put Senator Walsh, of Montana,
into tno place for wnicn snouse was..
slated has been accepted by many.
on the other side as a definite at :
tempt to read the whole Smtth-Bas-kob
-Shouse influence out of the con
vention picture, and that ' does not
set well at all with Mr, Roosevelt's
enemies,' .. , ,
Tho decision to oppose Shouse sur.
prised most politicians. Up to now.'
tne Rooseveitian strategy has oeen
almost wholly conciliatory. When At-
smith made hlB celebrated thrust at
"demagogues," - the reply was softly-;
worded. When Shouse was "com
mended' by the arrangements com
mittee for chairman, It was Inter
preted widely as a Roosevelt gesture
of recognition toward that wing of .
the party which was opposing him. r
Floor Manager Picked I
On Sunday last, without the slight
est publicity, a conference of lead- -ers
assembled at the governor's home
at Hyde Park. Five senators and nine
members of the house had been I,
summoned from Washington to meet
with the local Roosevelt men. On
tho spacious lawn they gathered In
a group about the governor, and the:
withdrawal from Shouse was only one
of the results. Several things yet to
bo disclosed were decided. A floor
manager was picked, but his Identity:
is kept in confidence.
The decisions were militant deci
sions, presumably based on the as
sumption that tho Roosevelt strength
now had rlson past a controlling ma-
Jorlty of the convention and that
tho time had come, therefore, to take
complete possession of the party ma
chinery. It la doubtful how far any
specific consideration, such as the
possible ruling of the convention
chairman on the two-thirds rule, en
tered Into the calculations. The bt(C
Idea seems tto have been to be sure
thoro was a friend at every sentry
(Continued on Page Five)
NO DEFINITE
CLUES FOUND
IN BOMB CASE
PORTLAND Ore., June 10 Ifl -
state, county and city officers in
vestlgatlng the bombing of Rev. BJorn
J. Johannson's home here early
Thursday still were without definite
clues today, they said.
Statements taken from the min
inter and his wife and neighbors failed
to throw any light on the mystery,
pouco said. Mr, jonannson express
ed the opinion the bombing was done
either by "underworld characters"
by political enemies.
The minister was a leader in a re
cent recall movement against Mayotf
oeoriie u, Baker and John M. Mann,
formerly city commissioner. He also
he Bald, has been conducting a quiet
invest icatlon- of allotted vice condi
tions and has been threatened several
times.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, June 10 VP) Wheat
prices went upward In the late deal
ings today, Influenced by strength
shown in securities at New York.
Sharp watch was also kept on de
velopment. at Washington likely to
affect trade Interest. Fairly oo4'
sized North American wheat port
sales were noted. Including moderat
amounts from the United States.
Wheat closed firm. l(-Ho abov
vestcrdav's finish, corn 14 lo, . oaU
Vttr'iB advanced, and provision, un
changed to IS cent, higher.