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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1932
EAJOTHIf ONOOOWa UAMHO mCWBPAPEB
NUMBER 259
akers Landslide For Dry Repeal
Platform M
i
BOURBONS 11AV
MAKE PLANK
SOAKING WET
n ommiiiee riauy xiejecis
v Submission Plank in
. 35 to 18 Vote,
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PROHI WRANGLERS
HOLD UP SESSION
Roosevelt Hedges When
Asked For Stand on
liquor; Platform-Mak-'t
era Agree.
?' CHICAGO. June 29 m The
Pemoc ratio platform committee to
day .voted overwhelmingly to commit
the party In favor of prohibition re
peal. The vote waa 35 to 17.
. CHICAGO, June 20 W The
Democratic platform committee to
day voted down the majority report
of .the sub-committee for a prohibi
tion submission plank.' The vote was
86 to 18. .
By Byron Price
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
OHICAOO. June 29 VP) After five
hours of, wrangling over the next
Democratic campaign document, the
Democratic resolutions committee
today, adopted a prohibition plank
committing the party in favor of re
peal of the 18th amendment and
immediate- modification of the Vol
stead .act. : , ,
' This declaration was put into the
platform by the resolutions commit-
te after the majority report of the
sub-committee for a submission plank
which did not commit the party was
rejected 36 to 18. -.
. The surprised advocates of sub
mission were undecided momentarily
.whether to carry the cause to the
convention floor, but It was predicted
.they; jvould . make a-minority report
The plank says In its first para
graph: "We favor .the repeal of the
18th amendment." ' -.
. The prohibition dispute, reached
after the committee had waded
through, extended disputes over the
silver - arid . tariff'' declarations the
party would take to the people in
the coming elections.
It worked throughout the day while
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DEATH TAKES
GEORGE ADAMS
ELGIN CITIZEN
. aebrge W. Adams, 34, passed away
at the .veterans hospital In Walla
Walla,-Wash.. Hejonday evening after
a short' Illness, and the body has
been brought to La Grande where fu
neral arrangements are being made
under the direction of the Walker Funeral-service.-
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' . He. Is survived by his parents, Mr.
and-Mrs. J. W., Adams, of Elgin; and
four." sisters, Mrs. Tex Roulet, Lucy
Adamp.'Mre. Mildred Westlund and
Ruth 'Adams, all of Elgin: and by
four brothers,1 Ernest,' Richard, Ken
netlt and Arthur, also all of Elgin.
r Mr. Adams has been a resident of
Elgin for the past 10 years, a mem
ber' of the! American Legion and a
veteran of . the World war.
. : Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon Bt 2 o'clock at the
Christian church In Blgln. and burial
will be In the family plot In the ceme
i Wry therer. :
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Boone and Ferris
! ' : To Attend Meet
, ' Tfre ninth annual state convention
oiTthe -Llons clubs of Oregon will be
? held In Klamath Falls on July 12,
13 land 14, and Jack Ferris, former
district governor, and Harold C.
Boone. secretary of the local club,
have ' been elected to represent the
t& Grande Lions organization. Fred
Mennlng and Marcus Roesch were
Chosen, aa alternates.
.The' program which has been an
nounced will Include an afternoon at
. Crater .lake.
' The eighth annual meeting of the
f slate as held in La Grande last
t summer. .
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M EAT II KB POItBCAST' -Oregon;
Fair' tonight and $
Thursday; but cloudy on the Q
coast; no change In tempera- &
ture: moderate north and $
northwest winds offshore.
' WEATHER TODAY'
7n. m. 77 above. '
. Mlnlmfum): 83 above. '
Condition: Clear. -
WEATHER yesterday
Maximum 06, minimum 67
above. "
-. Condition: Clear.
" : WEATHER JUNE 39 1931
. Maximum 69, minimum 48
above.
Condition: Cloudy.
Sun Tanned And
Happy, Guards
Hit Town Today
Paul Walker Platoon Is
Recognized For Best
Kept Tent During En
campment. Tanned from a sun that almost
never failed, Jubilant over their high
achievement record, and exultant be
cause they hud "a great time and a
lot of fun", members of Company E,
Oregon National Guard, were on
home soil once more this morning at
7:60 when their special pulled in at
the depot.
They had been at Camp Clatsop for
the past two weeks. Sunday the
company had 13 hours In Port
land, boarding their train for the
last lap of the Journey eastward at
11:16 p. m.
On arrival here today the guards
men went to the armory where of
ficers checked in equipment and
formally disbanded the company.
Members this morning described
final achievement of a section of
their outfit that brought credit to
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MANY LA GR ANDERS
SIGN TAXPETIT10N
Nearly 900 Names On Bills
Backed By Taxpayers'
League in State.
. La Grande and Union county have
contributed between 800 and 900 sig
natures to each of the three Initiative
bills of the Oregon Taxpayers' Equal
ization and , Conservation., league,
County Cleric C. K. McCprmlck an
nounced, today. - A ' total of .VIM
names is necessary in the estate to
place the measures On the ballot.
Many petitions from, all parts of
the county have been turned over to
Mr. Mccormick for verification and
sent to Secretary of State Hal E. Huss
for filing. I
The first of the three bills Is a tax
supervising and conservation bill, the
purpose of which is to provide a local
non-salaried tax supervising and con.
servatlon board of three members for
each county, appointed by the gover.
nor. Their duties will be To review
budgets, regulate tax levies of the
county and of all municipal corpora
tlons In the city; to appeal any order
to the board made eilher by the levy
ing body or by 10 Interested taxpay
ers to the state tax commission: to
hold hearings on levies and make
recommendations as to special tax
levies and incurring Indebtedness and
repealing the present tax supervising
and tax conservation law.
The state tax commission win act
as a supervisory board and will re
ceive appeals made by the board or
by 10 taxpayers. The bill also pro
vides that special taxes by the peo
ple cannot be levied by a levying
board but mu3t be by all the electors,
that is. when a bond Issue is voted
it is the duty of tho board to hold
a public hearing and make recom
mendatlons which it Is not mandatory
on the district to accept.
The second bill Is a constitutional
amendment and merely an enabling
act to make the power of the state,
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No Fireworks In
City on Fourth
Chief Proclaims
Fourth of July warnings were
sounded today, both from the state
fire marshal department and the La
Grande City Chief C. T. Lindsey.
An immediate caution against us
ing fireworks within the city limits
on the fourth was Issued by Mr.
Lindsey. "Wo hate to disappoint the
kids, but we have to be absolutely
strict about enforcing the law on fire
works," declared the chief, "Last year
we were more lenient and it caused
trouble. This year we are going to
see that no fireworks are used In La
Grande.
From State Fire Marshal A. H. Av
erlll oamie warnings against careless
ness on the national holiday In hand
ling fireworks.
He writes:
"Every . year scores of innocent
children are killed either outright or
eventually through tetanic poisoning
(lockjaw) as the result of powder
burns their eyesight or hearing de
stroyed, or otherwise cruelly and per
manently crippled by the explosion
of firecrackers and fireworks. Thou
sands of dollars in property values are
also annually destroyed by fire from,
this cause.
"An act of the Oregon legislative
assembly of 1911 (now known on the
statutes as Sections 14-918, 14-919.
14-020 and 14-921, Chapter 9, Title
16 of the Oregon Code for 1930),
makes It unlawful to sell, exchange,
barter, or give away or In any man-
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Acts On Car Fees
REVISION OF
VERSAILLES
TREATY ASKED
Germany Claims Change
Vital It Recovery
Is To Be Made.
SWISS CONFERENCE
THOUGHT FAILURE
No Cordiality Shown By
Herriot and Von Papen
As Interview Ends
MacDonald'sPlea Futile
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 39
(fit Unconfirmed reports circulating
here tonight said the Franco-German
reparations deadlock had been broken
with an agreement by the Germans
on the principle of "payment of some
thing on account." Heretofore Chan
cellor Franz Von Papen has held that
Germany cannot pay under any cir
cumstance. It was learned in -French circles the
German chancellor had "modified' his
tone during the afternoon" regarding
his earlier statement that .the former
allied powers must alter the Versailles
treaty before Germany would consider
a different attitude toward repara
tions. . r
These developments Indicate It
would seem possible that some agree
ment might be reached at Lausanne
without an adjournment . f
By Melvln K. Whlteleather
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 39
W) Franz Von Papen, -German chan
cellor, laid before the flowers at' the
war debts and - reparations -confer
ence today a demand for revision of
the Versailles treaty as. a necessary
preliminary for German participation
in the economic reconstruction of the
world.
In a statement to . the press, Chan
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La Grande Bank
Receiver Job Is
Protested in Suit
Power of the controller of currency
of the United States to appoint a re
ceiver for a bank Is questioned in the
suit of the United States National
bank of La Grande filed yesterday in
federal court against J. W. Pole, con
troller of the currency of the United
States, and Hugh A. Bodmer. The
complaint ask3 an Injunction
straining and enjoining the receiver
from interfering with the affairs of
the bank or in any way acting as a
receiver.
Bank examiners on March S, 1932,
requested directoro of the United
States National bank of La Grande to
take Bteps either' for consolidation
with the La Grande National bank or
to Join In organization of a new na
tlonal bank, known as the First Na
tlonal bank of La Grande, the com
plaint sets forth. The plaintiff ar
ranged for organization of a new
bank, obtaining waivers from Its de
positors amounting to $239,471.79 and
transferring its assets to tho new
bank, It further states. It protests the
appointment of Hugh A. Bodmer as
receiver.
Bowerman and Kavanaugh, of Port
land, aro attorneys for the United
States National bank, and It Is pre
sumed that the United States dis
trict attorney at Portland will act for
the comptroller of the currency.
Bribe Charges
Pendleton-La Grande Junior
League Game Set for July 4
Athletic events which have been set
for the Fourth of , July celebration to
be held in La Grande under the aus
pices of the American Legion were
announced today. La Grande will
have the only observance commemor
ating the signing of the Declaration
of Independence in Union, Baker and
Umatilla counties. It Is believed, and
participants in the races are expected
from far and wide, legionnaires state.
A baseball game between the Amer
ican Legion Junior baseball teams of
La Orande and Pendleton has been
scheduled for the afternoon at the
high school field here, and will be
Immediately preceded by the greased
pig free-for-all contest.
All other races and contests will be
held on the downtown streets and
among them are potato, egg, sack, fat
man's and needle and thread races;
pie eating, nail driving, bottle cap
ping contests; boy and dog race, girls'
roller skating and boys' and girls'
foot races. Boys who wish to enter
MEIER CALLS1
MORATORIUM
ON LICENSES
Installment Payment Plan
Getting Attention Of Y-t
Executive Group.
HOSS CALLED DOWN '
BY THE GOVERNOR
Emergency Said Serious
Enough to Overlook
Legal Delay; Financial
Saving For Oregon.
SALEM, June 29 (IP) A two weeks
moratorium on automobile licenses.
and investigation of the Installment
payment plan was ordered by Gov-'
ernor Julius L. Meier In a letter re
leased late lost night. The letter
addressed to Secretary of State -Hal1
E. Hoss further requests some, plan
of quarterly payments so that the
more urgent cases may . be taken
care .of. ...
.' The governor's move followed closer
ly a letter sent earlier by Secretary
Hoes to Attorney General Van Winkle1
asking If "there was any legal man
ner in which I might help relieve the
situation," Hoss specifically asked If
a license moratorium! was legal and
If a monthly or quarterly basis could
be adopted. He asked for prompt
answer to his inquiry.
Governor Meier who released, his
letter In Portland charged that Hoss
was refusing to cooperate as evi
denced by his preliminary conversa
tion when the governor's plan was
proposed and by his immediate re
quest of a legal opinion. .-- ..
Meier calls Down iioss
"Mr. Hoss knows that the question
of constitutional limitations Is not
proper one to raise at this time,"
Governor Meier said. "It may be that
technically we would be overstepping
provisions of law, I consider Jt un-
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School Children
To Give Production
'The Cradle Songs of Many Na
tions'! Is the production on which
Miss Melba Williams, director of mu
sic at the Eastern Oregon Normal
school. Is rehearsing the children of
the J. H. Ackerman Training school.
The group of lullabies will be pre
sented by choruses of voices selected
from all the grades.
The date for the presentation to
which the public will be invited has
not been set but will probably be
during the fifth week of summer ses
sion. -
Miss Williams is ah excellent
choral director, having had extensive
training and experience and the pro
duction promises to be delightful.
Mercury Mounts
To 96 Yesterday
-. An all-year high In the tempera
ture recordings was struck here yes
terday when the thermometer read
90 - above. This was four degrees
above tho 92 mark established on
three' different days this month. To
stirpes the une heoft (record of
1931, however, the mercury will have
to climb beyond 98. That reading
was llBted on June 7 lost year in a
brief hot stretch.
This morning at 7 a. m. the read
ing was 77, forecasting still another
scorcher.
with their dogs In the "boy and dog
race" mlust have their pets groomed
and decorated and march In the pa
rade In the morning. Bicycles must
also be decorated and ridden In the
parade.
An event which Is causing Interest
in the valley as well as among many
La Grander Is the horse shoe pitch
ing contest which Is open to all who
want to enter.
Following is the list of donors of
prizes:
Highway Service -Station, George
Hill Service Station, La Grande Fill
ing company. Square Deal Service
Station, Roy Farnum Supply, Wright's
Drug store, Orande Ronde Meat com
pany. La Grande Flouring Mills,
Claude Berry, Roesch Bottling Works,
New York store, Falks La Orande
store, Richardson's Art and Olft shop.
Stevens-Van Engelen, J. C. Penney
Co., Moon Drug Co., Hackman Hard-
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WINNER AND LOSER
wd Lb
Senator T. 3. Walsh (on the right) Is presiding today as per man
eitt cltalriimn of the Democrat to convention following his victory
yesterday over Jouett Hhou.se (left). The victor ts from Montana
and Is the Roosevelt choice. Observers said a Walsh victory showed
great Roosevelt, strength. ,
Rumors Say Kerr
Sure To Get Job
As Chancellor
By Clayton V. llcrnhard 1
(Associated Press Correspondent)
' SALEM, June 29 (P) The naming
of- W. J. Kerr, president of Oregon
State 'college, as chancellor of the
twb state Institutions In Oregon was
removed from a remote possibility to
a favored certainty here today by
comments and inuendos from 1 off lclal
sources. Although none of the offi
cial sources wished - to be quoted,
those "in the know" expressed the
opinion . that Kerr . would . be the
chancellor.
New Impetus to this belief was
glyen by lnformalci that O: L.
Starr, chairman of the state- board
off higher education, had .been In
conference Beveral times with Presi
dent Kerr since nis return irom trre
east von- a chancellor seeking .tour,
Starr, and E. o. sammona, a member
of the. board, returned several days'
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Army Ignores
Senate Move To
Provide Rides
WASHINGTON, June 29 (A1) While
congress and Washington police
sought to encourage dlBbandment of
the capital s "bonus army," the- vet
erans today seemed solely concerned
with settling the leadership of their
tattered ranks:
They showed little' Interest'ln sen
ate adoption yesterday of a resolu
tion sent to the house under which
tho former service men would receive
federal loans for transportation home.
Hardly had the police, prompted by
nearly depleted - provisions, passed
word to the veterans it was time for
them to leave Washington,, than new
strife began to brew over the "army's"
organisation. -
"Confirmation election" was called
at all camps today to decide If Wal
ter W, waters of - Portland, Ore.
Bhould be chosen permanent commander-in-chief
after his reelection
to that post by the acclaim of some
7,000 men last night.
Water's reascenslon came, a few
hours after Thomas Kelly of Cam
den, N. J., who had been acting chief,
waa succeeded by George Kleinholz,
also of Portland.
It the senate-approved proposal by
Howell (B., Neb.) were enacted,
transportation would be provided up
to July 16, with travel subsistence of
76 cents a day. The money would be
advanced as loans without Interest,
but If not ropald would be deducted
from adjusted compensation certifi
cates. Flung
Tray lor Manager
Says Roosevelt Is
Offered Money
CHICAGO, June 29 Frank Bco
fleld, the Traylor campaign manager,
charged In a statement today that
an unidentified man whom he said
described himself as a Roosevelt
worker had offered him $10,000 to
sign a statement withdrawing Tray
lor 's name.
When reached at his office at the
First National bank, Traylor said: "I
never knew of the thing until news
paper men called me early this morn
ing. Then I verified it from Mr. Sco
fleld, I have the highest regard for
Mr. Scofleld and have known him for
many years. This will In no way
change the relationship between us
in his effort in my behalf. . I have
been too busy In the banking busi
ness tho last few years to pay much
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P h .i j J
SENATE APPROVES
MONETARY MEET
Delegate Money Voted
, Despite Borah's ;
,- Disapproval.
WASHINGTON, June 29 W - The
senate today , voted WO.OOO for. the.
United States to take part In a world
monetary conference, rejeotlng a rec
ommendation of , President ; Hoover
that the fund be granted for an In
ternational economic conference.
- WASHINGTON, June. 29 (ff Chair
man Borah, of the. foreign relations
committee told the. senate today since
efforts at the Lausanne - conference
to. sottle FranootQerman reparations
question appear to, have broken-down
it' would bo uiesa to hold the world
oconom,lo conference planned -for this
yearv; , j. I,!--.., r x
The Idahoah- said - the world can
."get nowhere," In solving Its eco-
nomio problems' "until tne repara
tions question Is settled."
Borah spoke during -debate on
proposal for an appropriation of HO,
000 for expenses of an American dele
gation to the economic conference to
be called by Great Britain at Lon
don later in the year. -.
I think a conference dealing with
monetary questions could be called
with some hope' of success," Borah
sald.; ' ' -
He added that he would like to see
-conference for the restoration of
silver1 but observed there had been no
referencp to silver thus far. 1
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Curtis' Duplicity
Is Brought Out
In Lindy Case
FLEMINOTOK N. J.. June 29 VP)
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was de
scribed In testimony today, as having
at one time 'tried to leap Into
stormy . sea to ewlm to a boat on
which he believed his kidnaped baby
was held for ransom. .
As this statement was made Col
Lindbergh, seated at the prosecution
table, smiled broadly and turned to
make a laughing remark to someone
Boated near him,
W. E. Haakon, a newspaper execu
tlve, was on the stand at the third
day's session of the trial of John
Hughes Curtis for hindering capture
of the kidnapers when this testl
mony came out.
"What did Curtis say of Col. Llnd-
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Hundreds Drowned
In Yangtze Floods
, NANKINO, China, June 29 m
Hundreds of farmers In the valley of
the Kan river have been drowned an
thousands are homeless as a result of
floods In the Yangtze district. .
Cholera Is adding to the misery of
the people.
National Group
Names C. A. Rice
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 29 (VP)
6taU) directors to serve during the
ensuing year were elected today by
the National Education association.
They include:
, Idaho: Blank.
Montana: R. J. Cunningham, state
secretary of Montana association,
Helena.
Oregon: C. A. Rice, superintendent
of schools, Portland. ,
Washington: O, C. Pratt, superln'
Undent, of Spokane, Washington.
. HELEN JACOBS WINS
WIMBLEDON, Eng.. June 29 VTt
Helen Jacobs, powerful Call Torn 1 1
girl, swept over Mme. Rene Mathleu,
of France, 7-6, 6-1, today to win her
semt-frnal match In the women's ten
nls singles and all but guaranteed an
all-American final.
Congress Plugs
At Final Points
On Relief Bill
Irons Out Differences In
Garner Measure; End
Of Session Believed Due
On Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, June 29 (P) Speak
er Garner predicted at his press con
ference today the conferees on the
2,300,000,000 Garner-Wagner relief
bill would reach an agreement late
this afternoon or tomorrow.
He said the legislation must be
compromise with concessions from
both aides.
WASHINGTON, June 29 () House
and senate conferees agreed today on
legislation to release 40,000,000 bush
eta of wheat and 600,000 bales of cot
ton from farm board stocks for re
lief purposes.
The Red Cross would distribute it.
V.
'' WASHINGTON, June 39 () Con.
KKsalonal action was completed to
day on the 3ao,00O,00O navy appro
priation bill when the senate adopted
the conference report.
WASHINGTON. June SB WV-Con
sideration of the Kawes-Cuttlng bill
for Philippine Independence was be
gun In the senate today after the last
of the appropriation bills had been
passed and sent to conference.
WASHINGTON, June 19 HI - The
S160.000.000 economy bill was out of
the way and relief slowly being
moulded Into Its final form today as
congress plugged along Its legislative
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Did Nurse Have
Other Loves?
SisterSays 'Yes'
LOS ANGELES, June S9 (ff) Dovld
Hutton. the rotund choir singer and
husband of Evangelist Almee Semple
UcPherson Hutton, 'was to .take the
stand today' to deny thai he was tne
fiery Ioeit:ipictured Ty Myrtle Joan
St. Pierre, attractive Pasadena, nurse,
who is sulnit him for 1300,000 for
alleged breach of promise.
Mr. Hutton positively will take
the stand," said Mark Jones,' one of
the defense attorneys.
The defense, opening its case yes
terday, had a few more witnesses to
summon today to lay the groundwork
for their case by presenting the 30-
year-old nurse as "a woman witn
past." As soon as these witnesses
finished their testimony, Hutton was
to take the stand, It was announced.
Drama supplanted the humorous
side of the case with the appearance
on the stand of Mrs. Gladys Ossslll.
sister of the plaintiff. The sister
testified for Hutton.
Mrs. Gsaslll testified that her sis
ter Had drunk wine and otherwise dls
ported herself and once "danced,
kicking high and showing on" colore
several malo friends at a miniature
golf course.
under crcos-cxomination, jars, was
111 denied she was attempting to
harm her sister, saying that sho "had
to be subpoenaed or the story would
not be told about her sister."
"I am trying to help her find her
self," Mrs. Consul declared.
Ish't It a fact," asked Attorney
Lotin Andrews for Mlso St. Pierre
'that you told a frlond they offered
you a signed check lor so.uuu n you
would testify asalnst your sister?"
I don't remember," the witness re
Piled.
Mrs. Oasslll admitted that Hutton
and an Investigator for Angelus tern-
pie had approached her, asking that
she "try and get In touch with Myrtle
and get her to start a new mo.'
Communist Chief
Released By Police
LOS ANGELES, Juno 30 P Wil
liam Z. Foster, communist candidate
for president who was nrrested here
yesterday on a charge of criminal
syndicalism, was released from tho
city Jail esrly today on orders of Cap
tain William P. Hynes, head or the
police "red" squsd.
Captain Hynes gave no explanation
of tho order.
The 61-ycar-old communist loader
was arrested yesterday when ho at
tempted to speak to a crowd at the
municipal plaza. His ball had been
set at $10,000 and a habeas corpus
hearing had been set for 3:30 (.. m.
today.
British To Stay
Out of Lindy Case
LONDON, June 30 W There will
be no representations by tho British
government to the United States in
connection with the death of Violet
Sharps, parliament was Informed to
day. The under-sccrctary for foreign af
fairs said the consul-general at Now
York had reported on the death o'
the servant girl, who committed sui
cide In the Morrow home at Engle
wood, N. J., after questioning by po
lice In connection with the Lindbergh
kidnaping.
"There would appear to be no
grounds which would warrant rcpre
sitatlons to the United States gov
ernment." he sold.
ROOSEVELT
FORCES STRAIN
TOSWAYVOTES
New York Camp Seeking
ropuious states For ;
" Final Support. " !
MISSOURI MOVES ;
AWAY FROM REED
Al Smith's Friends ' Fear
Tammany May Sway
Over to Governor; Texas
Rumored on The Fence.
CHICAGO STADIUM, June 38 ()
With the platform committee still
unable to return a report, the Demo
cratlc convention recessed at 3:19
m., until 7 p. m. . ,, .
' ' fi
lly Bam Bledsoe .
(Associated Press Staff Writer) T.
CHICAGO, June SB VP) From the
Roosevelt camp today the siren call
to "mount the bandwagon" ' was)
directed especially at a small army of
delegates from six populous states. ;
The six were New York. Missouri.
Indiana, Texas, California, and Ohio,
having a total of 803 votes at this
convention-. They are a good many
moro than twice the number -needed
to make the .New York governor
Democracy's oholce to take Herbert.
Hoover's place In the White House.
There were indications also fnat
to some of the delegates the can
from the Rooseveitlans had already
sounded like music. '
Missouri Already Breaking ' ..
Desnlte the nlea from "Jim" Reed,
the man '1)hey are pledged to tot trie .
presidency. 19 V4 of Mlssourl's'sa vote ,
broke loose yesterday and went to
Senator Walsh,. Roosevelt choice for ,
the permanent chairmanship. V '
The Missouri men have indicate
tliey. wlU follow Instructions and live :
Reed"luT SB- mtao -on f ne--iroe
vote for trie presidency: After thai, .
rush toward tne Kooseveit raw .
ard Is quite likely. How mahy would
Join In It was a question being asked
by both sides. . ;' ,
, Indiana threw Its strength solidly
against Roosevelt today but Thurs
day, will probably tell 'a" different
story, ; Some members of- the dele
gation have estimated that, tne new
Yorkor will get at least ao votes. - r.
Ohio Strong Opponents ' ' ''
As things stood last night, there
was some comfort among somber
faced enemies of Roosevelt In the
attitude of the Ohio delegation,
It threw 4814 votes against the
Rooseveitlans In the Bhouse-Walsh
test and today It appeared there was
no concerted movement toward the
leader. ' ' ' ' '" :.
Tammany May Go Over '
There was concern, however, among
the friends of Alfred E. Smith and
other candidates over reports from
close , to Tammany, that the tiger
delegates were seriously considering
rallying to Roosevelt. Leaders of the
organization already hal, said frsnk-
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MANY ATTEND
BANQUET FOR
O. S. C. PREXY
PORTLAND, Ore., June 39 VP)
Representatives from communities
from all sections of the state gather
ed at a banquet here last night to
honor Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of
Oregon State college, who has spent
3S years of work In helping develop
the collego and the state. More than
450 persons attended. '1
The gathering was described as an
all-state testimonial' to the service
of Dr. Kerr," by Mayor George L.
Baker, toastmaster.
"Dr. Kerr Is a pioneer by birth, 'k
pioneer In spirit and a pioneer In the
groat land-grant system of education
which has done so much m breaking
down the cost system in America,
helping to make a pathway from every
part of the state to the center of
education," said Dr. B. O. Holland,
head of Washington State college, the
principal speaker.
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Wheat Today
CHICAGO, June 39 (P) Stop loss
belling by scattered holders had a
bearish effect on grain today with
aggressive buying support absent. 1 .
Export demand for wheat was con
fined almost entirely to Canadian
grain. July oats fell to a new low
price record for the season and rye
equalled former lows. f
Whoat closed nervous. ?4e un
der yesterday's finish, corn Ho
down, oats 14W'4c off, and provision
unchanged to 13 cent decline. .
CHICAOO, June 39. (PI Sagging
of wheat prices early today accom
panied reports that the Lausanne con
ference was facing a breakdown. Pro
fesolona! traders were moderate sel
lers as a rule. Opening unchang
ed to V4c lower, wheat afterward de
clined all around. Corn started un
changed to Mo up, and subsequently
eased somewhat. ,-. t .. ,