CITY EDITION
rmU ImiiMiI Fw un
Win ferric
Only Ntwapatwr
Printed In La Graadr
Covering Union ud
Wallowa Counties
WYWt
SIX PAGES TOD AY
VOLUME 30
aTFMBFR ASSOCIATED PRESS AMD A. B. C.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1932
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NKWWArKR
NUMBER 286
wMm
Ship 71
HARVESTING
OF CROP IS
COMPLETED
Fifty-One, Carloads of
Bings Sent to. Mar-,
kets in the East.
ROYAL ANNES TO
COAST CANNERIES
Two, -Hundred and Fifty
- JLVLen and Women km
' ployed in Packing Plants
During Last Two Weeks
With 61 carloads of Union county
Bings' shipped to Eastern markets
and more than 20 cars of Royal Annea
delivered, to coast canneries, the an
nual Union county cherry harvest is
at an end.
Growers Monday described the yield
as a more than ordinarily heavy one,
with a fine quality of fruit. What
prices the Bings will bring on the
1 Eastern marts could not be known,
' but it was generally felt that, consid
ering the present price level, the
cherry return would be a little more
satisfactory than had originally been
expected.
Bings were shipped to Chicago,
New Yor)c. Boston, Minneapolis, and
a number of other Eastern and Mid
dle Western centers. Most of the
Royal Anne crop was purchased by
canneries in Salem. ,
. Approximately. 260 men and women
were -employed ...by - packing firms
throughout the county during the in
tensive shipping period which lasted
, (Continued on Page Three
OPPONENT OF
SCHOOL MOVING
PLAN IS HERE
. School board directors and the di
rectorate of the chamber of com
merce met last night with . F. H.
Young, state publicity chairman of
the School Tax Saving ' association
an organization - opposed" - to- the
movement to consolidate the Oregon
Institutions of higher learning, ab
ollBh the Monmouth Normal school
and convert the La Grande - and
Ashland normal schools Into Junior
colleges.
Mr. Young went Into the Idea of
the organization he represents, seeking-to
acquaint the La Grande men
In attendance with the facts of the
case. He answered numerous ques
tions during the session, which was
turned Into a general discussion of
the situation as regards the consoli
dation plan..
Pendleton Wheat
Growers Organize
PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. 2 (P) Or
ganized for the purpose of discour
aging the sale of wheat until the
price Improves, a committee of ranch
ers, service clubs and business men
today elected D. H. Nelson president
of the group, and J. De Wilde, secre
tary. - Both are Umatilla county
ranchers.
Fashioned after the "Dakota plan"
of operation, the organization will
work to obtain loans from the recon
struction finance corporation and to
win the cooperation of bankers, the
while striving to bring about a bet
ter price for wheat.
Aged Justice Of
Peace Will Wed
EVANSTON. 111., Aug. 2 lip) Ro
mance has finally caught up with
Evanston's 79-year-old Justice of the
peace, who has performed nearly
1700 marriages.
He announced last night he was
going to marry a red-haired woman
next Saturday.
The brlde-to-bo Is Mrs. Emmy
Chrlstensen, 41, who apparently
meets all the requirements of a "per
fect woman" as described by the Jus
tice some months ago when he held
public bids for a Wile, asserting that
none except red-heads need apply.
He received more than 250 re
sponses. 4
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Fair tonight and
Wednesday; warmer northeast
portion; moderate north wind
offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 59 above.
Minimum: 48 above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 79, minimum. 60
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 23
degrees.
WEATHER AUG. 2, lfttl
Maximum 97, minimum 66
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 41
degrees.
Cars of
167 Temporary
Licenses Issued
Here on Monday
Sheriffs Office Busy With
Applications From' JVLo
tQrists More Requests
Received Today.
One hundred sixty-seven Union
county automobiles which were using
1931-32 license plates on unday,
were equipped with temporary li
censes by last night, Indicating they
had applied for 1932-33 license plates
through the sheriff's office.
According to Sheriff Jesse Brcshears,
Monday was an unusually busy day
due to the rush for license plates,
and he reported that a considerable
number of applications also were
made this morning. When the ap
plication Is sent through the sheriff's
offlco, a temporary license Is Issued
so that the driver nay continue op
erating his car until the regular li
cense plates arrive from Salem.
The state policemen are doing prac
tically alt of the checking on old li
cense plates In this section, which In
cludes Union and Wallowa counties,
and reports are that a large number
of warnings were Issued yesterday.
Carters Enjoy
Golden Wedding
Day At Home
The Lamar Carter home on North
Alder, by tho Grande Rondc river,
was rich In memories today as Mr.
and Mrs. Carter looked back over a
(Continued on Page Four)
Camp Fire Girls
In Camp at Cove
La Grande Camp Flro girls, 42
strong, partook of their first meal to
gether at txte annual outing at the
Cove EplBcopal church grounds at
noon yesterday, and followed that
with their initial afternoon of games
and Camp Fire work. Following the
evening' dinner a campflre was en
Joyed. As part of the entertainment
Helene Price, guardian led In a group
sing and gave a Ufesavlng demonstra
tion. The meals were prepared yes
terday by mothers from Marguerite
Hesse's group. They were Mrs.,. Clyde
Peterson, Mrs. H. O. Avery and Mrs.
Floyd Purdy. Mothers from differ
ent groups will arrange the lunch
each day.
It was announced this morning
that arrangements for women to do
the camp cooking on Thursday and
Friday have not yet been made. Moth
ers from any group or any women
who would like to help the camp in
this way are asked to notify Miss
Madeline Larson, Camp Fire leader
here, at the La Grande hotel.
LA GRANDE BAND TO GIVE
CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT
With a program of popular fa
vorites, the La Grande band will
give a concert Friday night at
Triangle park, Director Andrew
Loney Jr. announced today. Tho
organization will play the open
ing number at 8:15 o'clock. Ad
ditional details will be announc
ed later.
Second Bonus Army Death Occurs
Mrs. Wright Will
Teach Swimming
The La Grande Lions club has com
pleted arrangements whereby Mrs. J.
E. Wright will give swimming In
structions to non-swimmers and be
ginners every Monday, , Wednesday
and Friday afternoon from 2 to 4
o'clock at Crystal plunge, which Is
being operated on a non-profit basis
by the club.
The first hour will be for begin
ners and the second for those needing
additional Instruction.
- The Instruction will be free of
charge. The first class will be held
tomorrow afternoon.
Supreme Court In
August' Vacation
SALEM, Aug. 2 (Ft The state su
preme court recessed last night for
the month of August following the
handing don of several opinions de
cided upon during the past week. The
court will resume deliberations Sopt.
1. Most of the Justices will remain
In Salem and will be on hand for
emergency cases, it was announced.
SOCIALIST PARTY FILE 3
SALEM, Aug. 2 lPt The Socialist
party today filed Its petition with the
secretary of state to function as a po
litical party. Tho petitions had 13.658
names, several thousand in excess of
the number required.
The Socialists functioned as a party
last In 1920.
DEPUTY SHERIFF ARRESTED
NEW YORK. Aug. 2 Deputy
Sheriff Vincent Olynn. a nephew of
former Governor Alfred E. Smith, was
arrested on a charge of homicide to
day after shooting and killing Walter
Edward We be I Jr. for whom he had a
warrant charging contempt of court.
Cherries
2 POLICEMEN
EXONERATED
OFSLAYINGS
George Shinault and Miles
. Znamenacek Freed By
Washington Jury.
NO CHARGE FILED
FOR VETS' DEATH
In Meantime, District At
torney Rover, After In
vestigation, Releases 14
Radicals.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 VP) Two
Washington policemen were exoner
ated today by a coroner's Jury for the
shooting of two bonus marchers.
The Jury found that Policemen
George E. W. Shinault and Miles Zna
menacek shot and killed William J.
Hushka of Chicago, and Eric Carl
son of Oakland, Cal., while fulfilling
their duties as police officers during
the riots Thursday on Pennsylvania
avenue. , .
The decision was read' to the of
ficers after they had attended the
hearing at the city morgue.' '
Znamenacek had voluntarily taken
the stand and related how he had
shot Carlson, but Shinault did not
take the stand.
(Continued on Pago Throe)
25 ORGANIZE NEW
MUSIC CLUB HERE
Object of Group is to . In
crease Community In-; ; J
rarest in music.
A new clty-wlde musical organisa
tion to be known as the La Grande
Recital club, was formed last night
at a meeting of local musicians and
students of music, which was held In
(Continued From Page Four)
Senator McNary
Returns to Home
PORTLAND. Aug. 2 m Senator
and Mrs. Charles L. McNary, home
from Washington, D. C, stopped in
Portland today long enough to have
breakfast, and then continued on to
Salem where they will spend the rest
of the Bummer.
- Senator McNary declared the ses
sion of congress Just ended was the
most important since the World war.
V. S. Will Attend
Economic Parley
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (fl) The
United States today accepted an. In
vitation to an economic conference
with European nations.
NEW RECORD
M. (Ilabe) t)Mrlkwn, the Texas
Rlrl, carried her sensational per
fcirmanm rlrht Into the Olym
pics when, on her first tons of
the Javelin, she made a new
world rmrnl of 14.1 fret i Inrhes,
heating the former mark by orer
11 feet. It won first for her.
ART DISPLAY
BY AMERICA
INS HONORS
Lion's Share of Awards in
Olympic Exhibition go
: to United States. i
OLD COUNTRY ART
' IN COMPETITION
Three Firsts, Four Sec
onds and a Third Go to
U. S. Four Other Nar
tions Get One First Each
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2 UP Art
exhibits from the United States en
tered In the Olympic fine arts dis
play' received the lion's share of
awardB In Judging completed today.
The American artists drew three
first prizes, four second prizes and a
third prize. Seven received honor
able mention. Poland captured a
first and second prize - and drew
three honorable mention awards,..
Fourteen other countries divided
the remainder of awards, England,
France and Sweden each receiving a
first prize, Denmark and Hungary
each a second prize, Germany two
third prizes and Belgium, Canada,
Czech-Slovakia and Holland each a
third prize. ' . 5
Competition was In art, painting,
sculpture, drawings, prints, medals
and reliefs, town planning architec
ture and architectural designs.
FARM STRIKE
PROPOSED IN
MIDDLE WEST
DES MOINES, la,, Aug. 2 VP)
Farmers of middle-western states will
attempt to Improve their own status
through Institution of a strike or
"farmers holiday" beginning Aug. 16,
MUo Reno, head of an association
backing the movement, said today.
Declaring that there la nothing
revolutionary or un-American In the
move, Reno explained It as an attempt
to raise the price obtained by farmers
for produce abovo the cost of produc
tion by abstaining from selling and
buying. over, a" period of at least 30
days. Reno president of the Na
tional Farmers Holiday association.
Half a million, mid-west farmers
have already signed or are signing
pledges to follow the conditions of
the strike, Reno said.
Brownell Hearing
Set For Tomorrow
PORTLAND, Aug. 2 VP) Cyril O.
Brownoll, Insurance man and former
state representative, will be given a
preliminary hearing In district court
here Wednesday on a charge of grand
larceny for Blleged theft of petitions
for the proposed consolidation of
Oregon's schools of higher learning.
Eight witnesses have been sub
poenaed. They Include Henry Zorn,
of Aurora, and Hector MacPhcrson, of
Albany, sponsors of the proposed in
itiative measure.
Veteran With 18
Months Service
Overseas Dies
By the AiWKdaled 1'rrwi
Hope, fear and death camped, with
the B. E. P. today.
As the tatterdemalion host chewed
dubious beans In squalor at Johns
town, Pa It heard of tho death of a
second veteran, shot in last Thurs
day 'a clash at Washington. Eric
Carlson, 38, of Oakland, Cal., a vet
eran of 18 months overseas service,
died today In a Washington hospital
of a bullet In the abdomen.
Hope still was high among the
7000 men, women and children bi
vouacked at Johnstown, that they
might move to a permanent camp
on a slto bought for a dollar near
Waterbury, Md., but Gov. Albert C.
Ritchie refused to sanction the plan.
He called It "totally Impracticable"
and said tho attorney general was
considering means to prevent the
scattered , bonus marchers from en
tering the state.
Disease Feared
Over the Johnstown encampment,
by the waters of a contaminated
stream, hovered tho fear of pestil
ence as well as starvation. But with
alt their worries, the campers found
time to discuss with satisfaction the
demand by Senator McKcllar (D.,
Tenn.) for a congressional Investi
gation of tho bonus army's eviction
from the national capital by tear
gas, fire and bayonet. "An act of
vandalism" Senator McKcllar called
It.
In Washington an 1 1 -weeks-old-baby
from the B. E. P. lay In a hos
pital. Hla parents, who are from
Pittsburgh, said he suffered a re
lapse from an Illness when a gas
bomb exploded near him. Another
infant from the "army" died Sunday
(Continued on Page Two)
Paraguay, Bolivia
LINA GRIEVES FOR JACK
i ......
j . V- Hi
Vis V
-s j Tx
Ltna Banquette, beautiful film actretw and dancer, who failed In
. her attempt at suicide Jnst week. Hhe left a not addressed to
"kick." meant presumably for Jack Dempsey.
U. S. Business To
France Hurt By
Foreign Treaty
PARIS, Aug. 2 (P) American busi
ness interests face the loss of mil
lions of dollars worth. of trade with
France as a result of a treaty Just
signed by France and Belgium.
The new Franco-Belgian pact,
signed yesterday and effective next
Monday, waives for Belgium the Im
port aX of four per cent pn semi
finished goodr on certain classes and
the six per cent tax on finished goods.1
These classifications Include copper,
lead, zinc, hides, skins, office equip
ment and many other articles.
Protests were made not only by
Americans, but by Gorman, BrlttBh,
Japanese, Mexican and Chilean Inter
ests, but there seemed to be nothing
that could be done.- The treaty is
to last for eight months.
Even French producers, especially
of the metals Included In the list,
protested against the new arrange
ment, Importers of American apples and
other fresh frulta also were hard hit
by restrictions announced for the
August import quota which leave the
United States only a small share of
(Continued onVage Six)
$6295 Mailed To
County Treasury
From Land Board
SALEM, Aug. 2 (n Tho state land
board last night mailed to county
treasurers the sum of 9315,733 as the
Interest on tho Irreducible school
fund the past year. Tho fund Is ap
portioned on the basis of school chil
dren population at the rate of $1.20
per capita.
The 'land board announced the
number of children In the state be
tween the ages of 4 and 20 increased
about 3000 during the past year, for
a total of 203,111. The Interest the
past year on the other hand decreased,
resulting In a 2B cent depreciation In
tho per capita apportionment.
Multnomah county will receive
908,154 of this fund, Marlon $20,633
and La no $17,857. Baker county will
receive $8241; Benton 96085; Douglas
$7894; Jackson $12,050; Josophlne
$4315; Klamath $10,141; Umatilla $8-.
10 and Union $6295.
Administration Is
For Shorter Week
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 fP) The
administration Is on record today for
a plan to give Jobs to moro people by
letting all work less and may present
the idea to business leaders in a na
tional conference shortly.
The likelihood that President Hoo
ver will call such a conference stands
out clearly as an aftermath of his
talk yesterday with a group of New
Englandcrs who presented a work
nhurtcnlng plan.
Governor Wlnant, of New Hamp
shire, said "wo made some progress
in the rfleetlng with tho president,'
The "New Hampshire" plan would
spread employment through a five-
day week, shorter work days or any
other method found advisable.
Administration leaders also are con
templating even the four or three
day week, tho six-hour days, stagger
ing of work 1 tig hours and flexible
work weeks depending upon tho vol
ume of business. Application of these
plans, they nay, while reducing In
comes of employed workers would give
much-needed Jobs to others.
URGES BUYING OF
EXCHANGE WOOD
L. H. Bramwell Points Out
Need of Orders Now
if Jobless Are to Get
Aid. '
A plea to La Grande rs to buy wood
now through the Union County .J-a-
bor-cxChangd waa made today by L.
It Bramwell,. exchange manager, who
pointed out that orders placed nor
would bring lmmodlaui help to re
lief work.
"We urgo people to buy wood now,
and to place their ordors through
tho exchange This will glvo Immedi
ate assistance to the wood cuttera,
many of whom are now In need of
assistance If they are to contlnuo op
eration. This also will assist the la
bor exchange In establishing a me
dium of exchange betweon the pro
ducer and tho consumor," Mr. Bram
well declared.
(Continued on Page Throe)
LESLIE SCOTT
MAY WITHDRAW
RESIGNATION
PORTLAND. Aug. 2 iLesllo M.
Scott, who recently resigned as chair
man or the state highway commis
sion, Is considering whether or not to
withdraw his resignation and resume
his place on the highway administra
tive board. Governor Julius L, Meier
has exprcflscd pleasure at tho pros
pect. The other commissioners, E. B.
Aldrich of Pendleton, and Carl Wash
burno of Eugene, led the movement
to persuade Scott to reconsider.
In a letter to Governor Moler,
signed by Aldrich and Washburne, the
two commissioners request that Scott
"be reappointed to membership on
the highway commission, or that his
proffered resignation be withdrawn
if not yet officially accepted."
Boys En Route to Ice Lake Today
After First Two Days at Lake Camp
BOYS' CAMP. Wallowa Lake, Aug.
3 (Special) Today finds the half
hundred boys of Union and Wallowa
counties, encamped here under the
direction of Boy Scout leaders of La
Grande, en route to Ice lake where
they will spend tonight. Each hiker
in tho brigade Is taking sufficient
food with him to last until Wednes
day noon when they will bo back in
the regular encampment which was
set up Sunday to last two full weeks.
Each participant In the Ice lake trek,
which provides tho stiff est climb of
three outlined for tho two-week pe
riod, will cook his own supper and
breakfast. Ice lake lies at tho foot
of Mattcrliorn, one of the tallest pin
nacles In the Wallowa mountains.
Juniors among the hikers or others
who may not be able to stand the
gaff of the last half mile to Ice lake
will go as far as they care to with
out undue stress and camp for the
night where wcarlnoss overtakes thorn.
Camp Director. Harvey Carter Is giv
ing his personal attention to this
group, and Robert Long has general
supervision of the more rugged climb
er. Later on a trip of minor Interest
will take the boys to Aneroid.
Sunday evening and Monday morn
ing, purchasing agents and Chef Rua
sell Nelson demonstrated how easy , It
Is to under estimate the capacity of
60 boys to eat and drink. Provisions
had been made for seconds, and even
Take War Steps
Reconstruction
Corporation Is
Ready for Work
Atlee Pomerene, Ohio
Democrat, Elected
Chairman; No Favorit
ism Will Be Shown.
WABHINQTOK, Aug. 2 VP) A
prediction that politics and favorit
ism' would be forgotten today usher
ed in the $3,800,000,000 reconstruction
corporation's first full work day since
formal completion of Its board of
directors.
The last two directors Atlee Pom
erene, Ohio Democrat, and Charles A.
Miller, Utlca, New York, Republican
were sworn In yesterday, Pomerene
was 'elected chairman and Miller
president.' Title completed reorganiza
tion' of the corporation ordered by
congress at the suggestion of presi
dent Hoover.
Pomerene'a prediction Is this:
"I think that the prevailing senti
ment of the board will be that there
shall be no partisanship, sectionalism
or favoritism in operation of affairs
of the corporation. ...
"' A Critical Time
We are passing through a world
crisis, the greatest perhaps that civ
ilization has known. We are the
greatest country in the world. We are
the wealthiest country In the world.
We have felt the depression sorely.
But we will get out of it If we have
the spirit of the entire people be
hind us."
With Pomerene In office, the Demo-
orate have four of the seven board
members, nominal control of the cor
poration, . .
President Hoover's attitude, how-
(Continued on Page This,) ' '
Flames Destroy
umber Company
Mill at Cochran
COCHRAN, Ore., Aug. 3 VP) Tin
today destroyed the O. H. Wheeler
Lumber company here, with a 1
estimated by owners at approxlruately
140.000. The damage Is partly cov
ered by Insurance. Two men were
slightly hurt by an explosion. Several
Southern Paeltlo flat ears on the
lumber company spur were destroyed
' Fifteen mlnittes after the fire was
discovered, at't:0 a.- m;i powerful
streams or- water from tn BO.uoo
gallon storage tank were being played
on the blazing mill by employes.
After , two hours of constant haV
tlltig the high pressuro supply from
the' water - tank was exhausted, and
two tiro fighting trains which were
dispatched from -.Timber by the
Southern Pacific arrived barely in
time to keep the flames from spread'
rag to the town building.
. Nearly all those living at the mill
moved tholr valuables to a safe die
tance. .;.'
The cause of the fire had not been
determined today. The mill had
outtlhg capacity of 140,000 feet of
lumber a day.
Team Foil Finals
Won by Frenchmen
LOS AKOELES, Aug. a VP) In
competition so close that It waa nec
essary to decide the victor on points,
France was declared winner today
over Italy In the team loll finals of
the- 1033 Olympic games. Italy was
the 1038 champion.
The bouts ended In an 8 W 8 tie,
and the French fencers were deolared
victors when the Judges ruled they
had scored 62 points to the Italians
68.
France and Italy began the final
match shortly after midnight after
the United States team had been
eliminated from a three-way tie en
tored Into last night.
thirds, but when servers' came back
to the kitchen five and six times,
the larders ran dry. Now, however,
proper adjustments have been made,
food coming from the kitchen has
been' very savory and "His Nibs" at
the stovo accepts tho compliments
stoically. One of these days he will
break down and explain that Mrs. B
C Smith, whoso fame as superin
tendent of tho famous Methodist
church dinners In La Grande of years
past. In camped near by while her
husband is fishing, and that her ex
pertness in condiments and spicing is
secretly called upon by Chef Nelson
to tho advantage and pleasure of all
When Mrs. Smith says "Just right,"
that's the way they are.
Art Bteffen as "herr loltnent' In
the" kitchen, and Bobby fleuter, the
master of waiters, are busy bodies
whIe 60 odd hungry mouths are be
ing fed. Both have the happy fac
ulty of knowing when to be patient
and when to get hard boiled.
Tent leaders who smooth out tent
difficulties and maintain discipline
as needed aro: Donald Hlggens, Prod
Gehrlng, Uex Wall and Gilbert Btcln
all of La Grando, and James Brlnton,
Of North Powder who supervises the
"League of Nations," tent so called
because North Powder, La Grande and
Enterprise contribute to Its popula-
Continued from Page Six)
PARAGUAYAN '
MOBILIZATION
IS ORDERED
Hundreds of Patriotic
Youths Clamor to be ,
the First Enlisted. !
BOLIVIAN ATTACKS 1
WILL BE RESISTED
Military Cadets March1
Through Streets, De
manding to be Sent to
the "War" District.
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Aug. 2 (- .
Hundreds . of Paraguayan youthav
swarmed around army headquertsir
today and clamored to be the first- -enlisted
In the general mobilization:
against Bolivia authorized by con- ,
grass last night.
The young men, eager to Join the ;
armed resistance decided upon as a
result of Bolivian attacks on Para
guayan forts . In the- long-disputed
Oran Ohaco region, refused to await '
ithe government's call upon tnem for
service. , .
Military cadets marched through"
the streets, lined with huge, excited
and milling crowds, demanding to be .
sent to the "war" area. They filed i
up to the residence of President Jose ,
P. Qlgglarl and cheered his action In
deciding to defend the country..' . 'j
, . Events Move Rapidly . - .
' Events moved rapidly after the de- '
clslon of congress to mobilize th
military and economic resources of 1.
the country last night. :. ..(
Flans to call the army and navy .
reserves were rushed. In the mean-' ,
time. Foreign Minister Hlglnlo. Arbo
sent a note to the league of nation ..
council deolarlng Bolivia had violated .
articles ten and eleven of the leagu
covenant, which require members to--respect
the peace and territorial ln-V
tegrlty of other members.. '' .
Besides the news of the attack on..
Fort Boqueron, one of Paraguay's Im-;
portant strongholds In the Ohaco l.
territory, the government also heard
that-the Bolivians were marching on.
Fort Islapoti vhtcb- utoo- hes flctiMaV '
In the 60-year-old 'o;Itp.ute between"
the two ' nations ' over the wIM, ' "
swampy,' mostly unmapped territory,
which forms their boundary line. :.. ,
No Declaration of War
"As a member of the distinguished
International Institution," the for
eign minister said in his note to the
league, "Paraguay calls attention' to
the commission by Bolivia of hostile:
i )."
(Continued on Page Three) , v
CABINET WILL t
NOT RESIGN,
DESPITE VOTE
BERLIN, Aug. VP) The German
republic, as a result of Sunday's elec
tion, faced a situation today resemb-.
ling the days of Bismarck, with Gen
eral Kurt von Schleicher In the role
of Iron chancellor. .
Chancellor Franc von Papen, head
of the present cabinet, the power be
hind which le the affable but decisive
Junker-Oeneral von Schleicher, in
formed the Associated Press last night
his government Intended to stay .in
power, defying the relchstag If neces
sary, i 'V
Referring to the post-election riot
yesterday which were attributed . to
the national socialists and In which
four were slain, the chancellor said
whoevor Is found responsible for the
"regmttable events" would find' the 1
cabinet "determined to deal swiftly '
and summarily with them.".
Widow Arrested At
Husband's Funeral
CHIOAdO, Aug. a (ff) Mrs. Doro
thy Polio. 39 and comely, whose ap
pearance at hor husband's funeral
precipitated a near riot as thousands
crowded Into the cemetery to see her,
wsa back in the county Jail today
planning her defense against murder
charges.
Her attorney has announced new
evidence had given him "a clear case
of acoldcnt" as a defense. The widow
had previously, been quoted as sayt
Ing she shot her husband in self
defenso after a quarrel over another
women.
As she wss led away from the
cemetery she sobbed: "I'm going to
miss him. When I die bury mo in
the same grave."
Wheat Today"
OHICAOO, Aug. 2m Faced by
unofllclal estimates tho 1032 North
American wheat yield would be only
6,000.000 bushels less than In 1931,
wheat values suffered material down
turns today. ,
Export buslnosa aggregating 1,000,
000 bushels of wheat failed to rally
prlMS. The movement of the new
domcstlo spring wheat crop waa re
ported Increasing fast. ,
Wheat closed unsteady, l314o
under yesterday's finish, corn
lo down, oats off, and pro
visions unchanged to 10 cents lower, '
I v
1
J