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(Irattfc lusittta Ha CITY EDITION iftH umiuttt Press um4 . Wlr rrte - ,. Only Newspaper PiU4 in U Grand Covering Union mnd ' ) Wallowa Conntiea SIX PAGES TODAY VOLUME 30 MFMBFR ASSOCIATED FREW AND A. B. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1932 BASrmUf OREGON'S UBADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 299 - s 'V: t Complete RoosEvars DIRECT QUIZ AT AN END Mayor Jimmy Winds Up ' His Time on Stand With a Wise-Crack It MORE WITNESSES . WILL BE HEARD Indications Are That Presidential Nominee Will Bring Hearing to . An Early Close. , BXEOUTIVB CHAMBER, Albany, 11. 'Y:, Aug.' 17 (P) Governor Roose velt's examination of Mayor James J. Walker, of New York City, whose re moval from office was domanded, was concluded today at 2:22 p. m. east ern standard time. 1 Completing his Interrogation of the mayor regarding 'a charge that Dr. .William Walker, brother of the mayor, bad split fees In compensation cases, Mr. Roosevelt leaned back and said: . "I think this concludes the direct examination of the mayor." Leaning forward and .'with an In quisitive look on his face, Mr. Walker asked "Did you say direct". - "Yes," the governor replied, laugh ing. "Direct." . : "Well, If this has been direct ex animation," Walker remarked amid general laughter, :"I hope I'm never cross-examined. "- ; There" yet remains the Introduction of witnesses by the mayor and also the presentation of witnesses for James T. Flnnegan or Brooklyn, wno ae. minded the mayor's removal. Mr. Walker,.- called upon to refute charges that he. Is unfit to continue as chief executive of America's largest olty. Has been before Mr. Roosevelt five days. .';'.' '' (Continued on Cage Four) . 26 REGISTER FOR AUGUST SWIM CLASS Twenty-six potential swimming ' stars have registered tor the annual Red Cross swim week, now under way at Crystal Plunge, Edwin Kirby, co-manager of the plunge, Btated this morning. Of the total, there are eight beginners, five advanced, 10 Junior Ufesavers and three senior life savors. Registration will remain open until Thursday noon. he -classes, which will be con tlnucd until Sunday, are directed by Benjamin Oesterllng, wood row Darn er ell and Arthur Steffen. E. C. Stiles, the national Red Cross representative who was scheduled to be In La Grande this week, has not arrived yet to direct the Instruction. Examinations will be given on Sunday .under the direction of Miss Louisa Kennedy and wepni comes, Red Cross examiners. . Swimming classes directed by Mrs, Jack Wright have been discontinued this week but will continue next Monday. . Present Program At E.O.N. Today tAn instructive program was ably , presented by a group of students in the class in modern history of which Edward O. Daniel is the instructor, at the regular weekly assembly of tho Eastern Oregon Normal school this morning. Thoi range of topics was varied, furnishing a. picture of affairs In -several International activ ities. The Chinese-Japanese situation was discussed by Miss Elta Dale; BiUtsla, by MJrs Christine McCul lough; the League of Nations, by Miss Ada Johnson: and reparations and war debts, by Franklin Eber- The purpose of the assembly was to acquaint tho audience with the world situation and stimulate in terest in International relations. WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Generally fair to night and Thursday but cloudy In the northwost por tion and foggy on the coast: normal temperature: gentle 8 changeable winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. ni- 58 above. Minimum: 67 above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 98, minimum, 54 above. Condition: Clear. Range 44 degrees. WEATHER Al'O. 17, 1931 Maximum 93, minimum 61 above. Condition: Cloudy, rain .07 of an Inch, thunder and light- nlng. Range 32 degrees. ! Walker Questioning U. P. Detectives Bringing Moore To La Grande Officers Accuse News papermen of Trying to "Pump" Them No In formation is Given Out. PORTLAND, Ore., Aug, 17 P Two railroad detectives, as close-lipped as their prisoner, were to leave today for La Grande with Fred Moore, 22, alias Robert King, arrested In Seattle In connection with the slaying two weeks ago at Hllgard of E. L. Smith, Union Pacific railroad officer. Two special officers brought Moore to Portland last night and he was lodged in the city Jail. He was ar rested In Seattle Monday on suspicion after he - had allegedly been linked with a pawn ticket for a watch ten tatively Identified as Smith's. Po lice said ho had In his possession a .45 caliber pistol of the same typo as carried by Smith. No Information Available No Information was avallablo here. The railroad officcrsj Aarhua and Coggburn,- accused newspapermen of trying to "pump" them and they re fused to comment except to say that Moore Is being taken to La Grande as a murder suspect. Requests for further details wero met with a dec laration from Coggburn "You can't (Continued on Pago Four) Blaze in Idaho Forest Spreads Over 1PA Miles SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 17 (Air planes went Into action today against an Idaho forest fire raging on a 13 milo front, as flames drove back 350 smoke-enters and burned out a camp in the Clearwater forest. Roaring through thick underbrush northeast of Kooskla, In territory of tho Clearwater Timber Protective as sociation, the fire destroyed a camp commanded by Forester Hugh Red-: ding and drove fire fighters from the Ferguson camp but did not -burn it. - "Assistant Fire Superintendent Cock- cell "of the Pend. Oreille forest made observation flight over the conflngra tlon, then Pilot Lonnie Brcnnon of tho Mamer Air Transport took off from Felts field with five trained fire leaders to direct the work. He ex pected to land at Orangevllle, Ida. May Close Foirsts R. F. Hammntt, assistant forester of region one, said "Forty fivo per cent of our fires this season have been man -caused. Major Evan Kel- ley, regional forester, is thinking serl oasly about closing forests to all ex cept those holding permits unless the man-caused fires are greatly re duced." Blistering heat over the fire hazard region contributed to advance of tho flames. Temperatures late yesterday wero: Spokane 9fi. Coeur d'Alenc, Ida., 101; Northport and Chewclah, Wash., Merchants Will Meet With Labor Exchange Heads To further the activities of the Un ion County Labor Exchange a meet ing of the merchants, business and professional men has been called for Thursday evening at 7:30, at the Sacajawea Inn. by the board of direc tors, at which Harry McKlnlay will describe the plan and enlist their co-operation. The exchange, accord ing to L. H. Bramwell, manager, Is an Institution working under . the supervision of a committee appointed by the governor's relief committee, to assist In relieving unemployment now and during the coming seasons. The farmers and the unemployed nave assured their co-operation with the program and the exchange has been In operation for about two weeks. It has relieved the present dis tress of about 40 families whose en tire efforts this summer so far have been tied up In unsold wood. A market has been located for about (Continued on Pago Four) Tuesday Second Warmest of Year Tuesday goes on the weather rec ords in La Grande as the second warmest day of the year, with a maximum of 98 above experienced. The warmest day of the year oc curred In July, when the temperature warmed up to 69 above. ( Another scorcher was experienced today, with the mercury climbing rapidly this morning from a low of 57 above. At 7 a. m. the radlng showed 68 above. Forger En Route To Prison Today Frank Staples, who pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery and was sent enced to a maximum term of six months In the state penitentiary by Judge J. "W. Knowles In the circuit court, was taken to Salem this week by 8herlff Jesse Bres hears. Staples acknowledged passing bnd check. Sheriff Brea hears expects to return later In the week. FARM STRIKE IS MEETING DIFFICULTIES Deputies Escorting Trucks of Produce Through Picket Lines. FARMERS KEEP UP HIGHWAY BLOCKADE One Arrest Made When Fred Blankenburg Taken Into Custody No Charge Filed. ' SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 17 m Two separate "funner strikes" today resulted In picketing most or the highways leading to Hloux City. No serious dLsturliuiiocs wero reported ami tho effect of the strikes were minimized due to produce shipments which entered the city by rail. 8IOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 17 (P) Farmers continued their blockade of highways about Sioux City today In connection with the milk war and a farmers' strike, but Bpeclal deputies escorted what few trucks appeared with farm products through the picket lines. R. F. C. LOANS TO BE MADE PUBLIC Clerk of the House: Sees No Alternative Fhst Report Due This Week WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 Con trary to tho expectation of President Hoover, tho clerk of tho house in tends to make public the details of loans made toy tho, , Reconlitrucpri Wpordtldn smce July 2K;; The corporation's first' report on the loans Is due to be submitted to congress this week. South Trimble, house clerk, has written an eight page brief giving his reasons for in terpreting the relief law as making publicity mandatory. Trimble feels, as do Speaker Garner and Representative Ralney, Demo cratic leader, that ho has no choice. He disagrees that further congres sional action Is necessary. ' Tho publicity provision got tho relief bill Into a snarl that threaten ed to prevent adjournment. At the Insistence of Garner and Ralney, tho measure Included Instructions that monthly reports of loans should be transmitted to the clerk of the houso and the secretary of the senate. President Hoovor asked leaders of both parties that tho publicity phase be omitted. A statement explained the president favored "fullest pub licity to all government activities" but that the then directors of the relief corporation "advised the presi dent of the danger that would result to the credit structure If this (pub licity proviso) were Insisted upon." "The responslbilty in the last an alysis for whatever might happen must necessarily rest upon congress," the statement said. Garner renewed his fight for the provision. Ralney said It "must be included or there will be no relief (Continued on Page Six) Jobless Party In Convention Today CREVE COEUR SPEEDWAY. St. Louis, Aug. 17 VP) Tho national con vention of the Jobless party, under leadership of Rev. James R. Cox, Pittsburgh priest, opened hero today with a parade or 600 "blue shirts" around the race track at the site of the meeting. As Father Cox stood In the grand stand, his right arm raised In salute, the blue-clad army of the Jobless pnssed In review, led by a band con sisting of an accordion, a mandolin and a guitar. Identity American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps to Compete in Portland A pioneer organization which has taken part In every state convention since the Inception of the musical contests eight years ago, the drum and bugle corps of the La Grande post of the American Legion has been practicing once a week throughout the past year to maintain Its reputa tion of excellence and to train for tho national convention In Portland on Sept. 12. 13, 14 and 15. The state and n&tlonal contests will be held simultaneously during the latter convention. Keen competition characterizes the contest, It Is stated, since a large Trade Balance Favorable Last Month Report Exports Exceed Imports By $28,000,000; A. T. & T. Co. Pays Dividend; U. P. Investments Gain. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 VP) Tho largest favorable trade balance for tho year waa reported by the com merce department today for July when .exports exceeded Imports by 928,000.000. Tho favorable balance in Juno was (3,000,000 and In July. 1031, was 0.000, 000. Exports for July 1033, totaled (107,000,000 as against Imports valued at $79,000,000. In the same month last year exports were valued at (180.172,000 and lmporta (174.460, 000. , A favorable trade balance of (121.- 158,000 was registered for the twveiv months ending with July. Export totalled (948,048,000 .as against Im ports of (826,800.000. In 1931 during the samo period exports totaled (l, 496,739,000 while Imports wero valued at (1,281,611,000. ' Gold Exports . Gold 'exports in July totaled (23, 474,000; Imports (16,334,000, showing on export excess of (7,140,000. In 1931 July oxports of gold were (1, 009,000, and Imports totaled $80,612, 000, imports exceeding exports by $19,503,000. Total gold exports for the so von months ending with July 1932, wero (791,312,000 while Imports wero $164, 184,000. Exports exceeded Imports of gold by $627,128,000. For the same period In 1931 gold exports wero $1,798,000 while Imports (Continued on Pago Four) . B. E. F. Promises To Clear Up All Of 'Propaganda WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 . Tho B. 83. F. promised today to say some thing "clearing up all thiB propa ganda;: and " mentioning the indict monlf yesterday of" three Veterans for' their parts Iri rioting on July 28, ' Aides at headquarters hero said a statement 'was being prepared dis cussing the. indictments, accusations that communists were responsible for the riot and the charge by Repre sentative Johnson (R.. 6. D.) that arms and ammunition had been found burled at one of the bonus marchers' camps. Trial of tho three veterans prob ably will be held In October. All were accused of felonious assault upon policemen. Bernard McCoy. 36, Chicago bricklayer, faced an addi tional chargo of assault with Intent to kill. Government records showed men with names like those indicted served during tho World war. McCoy was shown as In the navy from May. 1916, to October, 1910. John O. Olson, 44, Valparaiso, Neb,, carpenter, was listed as the recipient of a distinguished service medal for "extraordinary heroism In action near Bois De Fon taine, France, May 11, 1918." Broad ua Faulkner', 32. Kentucky negro, records said, served overseas from March 29. 1918, until July 18, 1019. All three were honorably dis charged. W. J. DONOVAN IS CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR BUFFALO. N. Y., Aug. 17 W Col. William J. Donovan, who go.t the nickname "Wild Bill" in tho World war, was ready today for another kind of campaign. He Is seeking the Re publican nomination for governor. He tossed his hat into the ring last night with a formal statement In which he said leaders among his supporters "have Informed me that they have found a definite sentiment for my nomination and genuine sup port for my candidacy.' Donovan, who commanded the old "Fighting 69th" in the war. won the congressional medal of honor, the dis tinguished cross and other decora tions. Of Body number of corps vie for the national title. At the Detroit convention In 1031; 80 drum corps competed. How ever, because of the geographical lo cation of this year's convention city, the number Is expected to bo les sened. Andrew W. Loncy Jr., has trained the musical activities of the La Grande corps while fancy drill ex ercises have been directed by Lieut. Jesse V. Andrews, who Is an officer of Company E, 180th Infantry, and (Continued on Page Two) FLOOD FATAL TO 2 WOMEN IN OKLAHOMA Enidtand Cherokee Over flowHalf a Dozen . Persons Are Missing. NORTH MANCHURIA . FLOODS KILL 910 Seattle Woman Killed in . Auto Wreck Near Med- ford; Four Fliers Burn ed at Kazouba. ENID. Okla., Aug. 17 P TWO women were drowned and half a doz en porso'ns wero reported missing to day In . flood ' waters at Enid and Cherokee.. '':.'.. Damage to property and livostock loss In the northwestern' part of the state was estimated unofficially at approximately $1,000,000. Maggie McFarland, 47, of Marshall, was swept to her death near Enid, following a 10.76 Inch rain. Two men who tried to rescue her clung to tree tops for hours before they were saved. An elderly couple living In a low section of Enid was unac counted for. ' ' At Cherokee,'' whoro all but three squaro blocks were Inundated over night by 34 feet of water, Mrs. Bam Cellan, an- elderly woman, was drowned -when she and her husband fled, from their homo In their night clothes. k Pour others were bolloved missing at Cherokee, 910 DEAD IN MANCIIUBIA HARBIN, Manchuria, Aug. 17 (P) A total df 010 lives were reported lost In floods' in various sections of North Manchuria today. . ; At the same time cholera was re- . , . (Continued on Page Sli) Oddities In The News Cow On Metal Diet! '. MANCHESTER, la.. Aug. 17 W) Ifq wonder Ivan Boone's cow died. A,nPtiiiortcrrt roveaWd in, one of hnx fn if. Htnmmc.h. nntillffR. COt? wheels, wire and enough' other mate rial to make a good alarm, ciock. SIDNEY, la., Aug. 17 (Being a modest fellow Goldl Butner was rath er up against it when he got through bulldogglng a wild steer at Sidney's rodeo show. The steer tore off his trousers, but Butner solved the problem by retir ing from--the arena In a barrel. . CHICAGO, Aug. 17' m At 13, Harlty De Gerald Is something of a globe trotter. He returned yesterday from, a solo trip to tho FIJI Islands, bringing a mummified cannibals head as present for his mother, Mrs. John Do Gerald, wlfo of a banker. Last yoar ho visited the Yukon alone, and next year ho plans to go unaccompanied to tho Belgian Congo In Africa. BENTON, Ky.. Aug. 17 W Riding a prancing steed up and down the aisles and knocking over tho pulpit as well as the preacher, Bobby Thompson, 20, broke up a church meeting here last night and got him self Jailed on a charge of drinking too freely. Witnesses said Thompson rode his horse right through the door of the Improvised church made from a barn, trotted through the aiBies ana dashed away. The church was ad journed Immediately and a posso caught Thompson a short distance away. Piccard Planning Stratosphere Trip ZURICH, Switzerland. Aug. 17 UP) Au gusto Piccard, stratosphere sci entist, said today ho planned to take off tomorrow In his balloon for i second exploration of the upper re glons providing the weather, which today was favorable, remained so. Preparations for tho take-off, which has been postponed several times be cause weather conditions were not exactly right, wero begun again this morning. In Doubt Enterprise Man Killed Tuesday At Pendleton PBNDLtrrON, Ore., Aug. 17 Wi A man believed to be Fred Steel, sheep herder of Enterprise, was found dead in a patch of weeds near the Pen dleton gun club today. The top or hl head had been blown away by a shot. A high powered rlflo was clasped In his hands. . The man, about 60 years old, Is believed to have been dead since lost night. Italy To FARM STRIKER ...... ,., , Miles Keno, above, of Des Multies, . Id,, Is president of the National tnrmers' . Holiday association, which urges farmers to go on strike to raise the price of their', produce. The strike started In Iowa late -lost week and since ; then Is reported to be spreading to nearby states. . LINDBERGH ASKS FOR SECLUSION Family 'Left Alone After Birth of Son May Be Named Dwight ENOLEWOOD.' N. J., Aug. 17 wv- In an atmosphere of quiet and peace, the now son of Col, and IXra: Charles A. Lindbergh began his second day of life today.. '..; Xn deference to the wishes of Col. Lindbergh, who said In a statement lost night he desired as little public attention as possible centered on the baby born yesterday, the family was left In seclusion. No crowds assem bled at the gate of tho home of Mrs. Lindbergh's mother, Mrs. Dwight Morrow, whore the child was born. Friends ; seemod agreed .tho baby probably would b named vttfteri his famous grndfather, the late Senator 4w)gtn , Morrow. '.No; statement' was forthcoming but the health of moth er and child was bolloved to be good. There was1 no official confirmation of a report that the Lindberghs planned to move soon to the mansion on flour land mountain from which their first child, tho late Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., waa kidnaped. In his statement last night Lind bergh said that he end his wife "feel that our children .have a right to grow, up normally with other chil dren." ''Continued publicity," ho said, "will make this Impossible.' HETTY TO RETURN GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 17 VP) Miemtoers of tho family of Betty Gow, who was the nurse of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., when he was kidnaped ncvoral months ago, said today she would roturn to the United States In October to act as nurse of tho new'Llndbergh baby. Miss Gow, who came here recently to spend a holiday at her home, was touring England today, nor - family said. 'DUD" RANKIN IS REPORTED AS IMPROVING WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. 17 (P) Tho condition of Dudley nankin. La Grande aviator, continued to Im prove today, although physicians have not yet ascertained the oxtont of Injuries Inflicted Monday when his piano fell off supports at tho airport hero and pinned him benoath Tex Itankln of Portland, Dudley's brother, said ho probably will roturn home .late today to contlnuo or rangements for a proposed endurance refueling flight over Portland, but will withhold definite plans for this and .for attending tho national air races until Dudleys condition 1m proves. . I'AH AI.YS1H IIIHAri'EAKINO The paralysis around Mr. Rankin1 blp was dtsHppcartng lato yesterday and tho Injured mans blood prca suro was nearer normal. It was tho twelfth dorsal vertebrae that was fractured In' Monday's accident, one physician reported, adding that he Is In a cast. 27 Convicts, Freed In Storm, At Large HUNTSVILLE. Tox., Aug. 17 IPi Twenty-seven convicts, freed frdm Ramsey state prison farm number 3 during the height of the storm Sat urday night, had not returned today. Prison system Mlinsgcr Leo Blm mons said he "hadn't even given them a thought." He explained that seven of the prison farma were hard hit by the tropical hurricane, which struck Southeastern Texas Saturday night. "We are devoting out entire time to the rehabilitation of thcBe farms," he said. A total of B9 convicts In a building of camp numlwr fl wero rclooscd, but eight returned. ' Ma ffifei Retire Brazil Sending Force of 4000 To Battle Zone Additional Troops to Com bat Rebels in Sao Paulo Bolivian-Paraguayan Fight Continues. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 17 VP) The government reinforced fed eral troops operating against the reb els In Sao Paulo today by sending 4000 men into the Cruzlero-Mante-quslra sector, announolng that with this new strength progress' would be taster. ' . ; Today's newspapers said President Oetullo Vargas had rejected the peace overtures of an unidentified rebel emissary, Insisting the rebels lay down their arms before peace parleys begin. The blockade of the part of Sao Paulo has made serious Inroads on coffee stocks In the United States, It was reported. The director of the Mlnaa . Oeraca coffee Institute said today that stocks available outside Sao Paulo would be enough to sup ply the world for seven months. - Cornmunlcatlona between tne rice region of Sao Paulo state and the coast were severed today, a dispatch from federal forcea on the southern rebel front said, . following the cap ture of tho town of Xlrlrlca In a (Continued from Pag But) Hoover Returns To White House After Vacation WASHlKOTON. Aug.-17 W Presi dent Hoover .was on his way back to the capital today after threa days or rest and fishing on the Chesapeake bay. : , . ' '. .-' The commerce department inspec tion boat Sequoia with the presi dential party aboard, was moving to ward -Annapolis early this morning. There, the president was to debark for, a motor trip to tne wnite House. 'After luncheon there, IV was likely He :would travel to hls;tlshing camp on the Rapldan this afternoon. ' Mt. Hbover hail a sUcoessIul rlp. He caught IS dsn yesterday, ono a three- foot Uouf.' . He .', had a. guldet to the. beat spots tall and; grizzled . John, Crockett, Tangier ,isiana nsnerman. Crockett told newspapermen that the president "Is a good fisherman" and (Continued on Pag Fire) Htifenfeld Escapes Bridge Collapse CQRVALLIS, Ore.,, Aug. 17 (nT The bridge, over Mary's river at tne uor vallls olty limits collapsed last night, carrying down . with It Bern Hofen- feld, jisststant graduato manager at Oregon State college, and tying up traffic, on the West Side Paclflo high way. . . !le.n,feld, driving over the bridge in his car when the structure fell In to ifyQ river, was rescued by firemen and rjhed. to a hospital horo whoro his condition was reported not seri ous. : ' A ruck loaded with six tons of groceries had all but crossed the bridge, when It collapsed, but was wiruwif paruy mw nt i.vo. . iwu to bo owcd out. Tho bridge was a 100-fbot ateel span. - ' Wm Close Nine Station Agencies SALEM. Aug. 17 (PI Nine more station agencies will be closed by the Southern Pacific during the next twq months, tho railroad firm noti fied the public utilities commission today., Lack of business sufficient to retain these agencies wero given as the. reasons. The agonclcs to be closed on Aug. 31 are Monmouth. Lafayotte, Day ton, Yoncolla, Brownsville, West Bclo and Philomath. On Sept. 16 the station at Sutherlln will be closed and on Sept. 30 the one at Halsey will close. - Police Seek Two Escaped Robbers PORTLAND, Aug. 17 (IV-Stato and city police today wore searching for a wounded man and his companion who escaped from a garage at Bcap poosn after the owner found them robbing tho place. The robbers boat the garago man's wlfo but she fired a shotgun at thorn and told police one of tho men was struck by the charge of buckshot. Thoy cscsped 111 An automobile. ' The shooting occurred at 3 a, m. The gsrago owner hoard two men In the building, and locked tho doors, leaving his wife to watch the place while ho summoned old. The men brolte out, attacked tho woman and fled. AMERICAN WISH CONTRACT rioBCOW, Aug. 17 WV-H. O. Ham ilton, New York architect, left to day (of the United states to contlnuo work oh hie plans for the pslace of tho Soviets, after having designed al most si 00,000.000 worth of construc tion for the soviet government. The New Yorker has been here for three months at the Invitation Of tho government, after winning first prize In a orldlde conTpetltlon for the best design for tho soviet palace. .. 50 Ships BATTLESHIPS, CRUISERS ON DOOMED LIST 130,000 Tons of Fighting Vessels to Be Retired ; Starting Aug. 25. j i i - ii ... - (-'." , -.ii WILL feERVE AS BARTERING POINT Caretakers to Replace Crews on chips Until After Disarmament Conference Convenes. ; ROME, Aug. 17 (fl Approximate ly 130,000 tons of Italy's fighting ships will be retired' beginning Aug. 35 as a result of an economy -move and a sweeping reorganization of the Italian fleet. These will Include two battle ships, three navy cruisers, nine light cruisers, , 25 destroyers and .a dozen submarines, all reasonably old but still within the' age limit. The ships will be stripped of their crews but not . immediately scrap ped. In this condition they will con- ; tlnue to serve as a bartering point when the. world disarmament confer ence resumes Its' discussions at Oeneva .this fall. Caretakers will be left aboard the ships to keep them: from detrloratlng. . . ., . Completed in 1915 .. .. . ' The battleships are the Andrea Dona. 32,700 tons, and ..her sister ship, the Dulllo. These were rushed to completion in 1015 wnen.uaiy en tered the World war. - .' '". Tfye heavy cruisers Include Xhe . San Marco, San Giorgio and .the Pisa, ' averaging 10,000 tons. They are more than 20 years eld. ' ' ".' . Among the light cruisers are four old Oerman cruisers and- one -wblca , formerly was in tne Austrian navy. The navy department' believes an extensive retiring program will save millions .at dollars ;montWy;'; Th,! orew- 6 rttred.iT0sU.wilU;be4rana-... ferred-to new df Ulscl-'s'Ttrfcttually ,enr terlng the service. ' -,' ' ' Fleet ' Reorganized :'-(''.'' Simultaneously ; with the retire ment schedule comes, a reorganlzai . tlon of the fleet.. This involves crea-. tlon of two squadrons. Tho first will . consist of seven 10,000-ton cruisers, , none more than three years oldwltn t headquarters at Spezla. . The second squadron is of six 6,000-ton cruisers, more than two years old; some of.. (Continued on Pag Fourt , . STEAMER HITS ROCK IN OHIO; i NO ONE LOSf LODISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 17 (P) An Investigation by the United State Inspector of steam vessels' was under way today following a near-disaster last night when the excursion steam-: er City of Memphis struck a rook and almost sank In the Ohio river' here. A crowd of 748 excursionists from New Albany, Ind., and the stesm er's crew of 33 were landed safely as the crippled craft limped to the Ken tucky shore, her hull torn open and her stern half submerged. Only the prompt aotlon . of. the ship's officers averted a 'panic among tho passengers, Capt. J. E. Olbos brenner aald. As the steamer smashed her hull against a rock near a dam. the officers ordered the orchestra to keep playing and the callope broke forth with a lively tune. The pas sengers, most of whom were playing cards or danolng at the. time, .were told there was no danger so long. as they followed orders. u, Removing Bodies From Death Ship KIEL. Germany, Aug. 17 (P) The hulk of the naval training ship Nlobe was dragged back to port today with the bodies of 69 cadets who perished when the ship foundered off the coast 22 days ago. Divers hoped to reach the bodies and bring them ashore .rate todoy. '. Parents of the lost youths have boon gathering for two days, but they were forced to view the operations from the shores of Helkendorfer bay, for the public was barred until the bodies have been recovered and Iden tified, and tho death list checked, Wheat Today rmrriAno. Aui. 17 W Wheal fell lato today to tho lowest prices In a fortnight. Htnn inM Rollins of wheat accom panied tho tumble. Stock market sotbacks wcr0 an unsettling Influence, togother with Indications that norm AmnrirA'a mtimated exDortabte sur plus was In excess of the world' probable takings. ' All deliveries ' of oats dropped to new low for the soaaon. . WhHt. ritwri nervous. U fit Ho Uri- der yesterday's finish, corn unchanged to o lower, oat If 'tie off, and provisions at 5 to 10 cento decline. ,
