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CITY EDITION nUlMekMrmUMl Win ferric 8 PAGES TODAY Onif Newaptpw Printed In La Grand Covering Unk aal Wallowa CoontkB VOLUME 31 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. & 0. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1932 ASTERS OIUDOOITI LRADDfQ irBWSPAPBB NUMBER 3F1 Hoover Raps 'we have won thisbattle: chief says Crowd of 9600 Halts Presi dent Many Times With Applause During Talk. F. R. TARIFF CLAIM HELD NOT "TRUE" Hoover Enunciates 12 Policies or Proposals of Aid to Agriculture of , the Nation. ' By Nathan Robertson (Associated Press Stuff Writer) . ON BOARD PRESIDENTIAL SPE CIAL, en route -to Washington, Oct. 6 VP) President Hoover made a cam paign tour today out of his return to Washington from Des Moines where last night he told a cheering audience that "a great national victory has been achieved" In the "war" against the "economic storm" and said the Democratic program was marked toy "reckless disregard of the safety of the nation." The chief executive, In a series of rear platform appearances through Indiana and Ohio today, resumed the offensive In his campaign for re election which he assumed last night when he told the ntfRon that the leg islation proposed by Democrats In the last session of congress, If ever ( aoted, "will end hope of recovery." The program, the president said. was approved by the Democratic party when It nominated Speaker Garner for vice president. . At one point In his speech, when the president was outlining what he called the Democratic 'program" pro posed In the house during the isst session of congress, as a result of which he said he vetoed several meas ures, a member of the audience yell ed: "Give 'emi h ." - - President smiles - The president halted, his address, v (Continued on Page Five) ' BAKER STORE AT JUNCTION BURGLARIZED The Baker store at Palmer Junction woa robbed last night, according to a telephone coll received by the sher iff's office today from Mrs. Baker, whose husband was away at the time. 1 A list of merchandise stolen wns not available Immediately, but the loss was considerable. It was reported. Officers were to leave for Palmer Junction today to Investigate the rob bei'. Concentrate U.S. Navy at San Pedro SAN PEDRO, Cal., Oct. 6 UP) Concentration once again of the na tlon'3 fighting naval forces In home waters at one point wao started this morning when the battleships West Virginia and Maryland nosed Into the local harbor through a heavy fog ar ter maneuvering In Puget Sound and visiting San Francisco. Other ships of the battle force were to arrive dur ing the day. With the arrival of air craft carriers and the ships of the battle force, the nation will have 30 war craft and nearly 30,000 officers and men in the harbor here. Mrs. Bean Injured In Oliver Accident According to word received by Joe Bean from Free water today where his wife and three-year-old son are re ouperatlng from Injuries suffered Sunday In the J. R. Oliver cor wreck. It Is hoped that Mrs. Bean will be able to return home within a week. At present she Is confined to her bed. Her scalp was practically re moved in the accident, and numerous stitches were required. She also was hurt about the spine and her left side was bruised considerably. The little boy suffered minor bruises. . WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Pair tonight and Thursday but fog on the coast; cooler in interior of west; gentle variable winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m, 47 above. Minimum: 40 above. Condition: Clear, WEATHER YESTERDAY ' Maximum 77, minimum 40 above. Condition: Clear. Range: 37 degrees. WEATHER, OCT. 5, 1031 Maximum 63, minimum 34 above. Condition: Cloudy, rain -20 of inch. Range: 19 degrees. Club Women Of Eastern Oregon Open Convention Address of Welcome Given By Mrs. J. T, Longfel low Nominations Due This Afternoon. The fourth annual convention of the Fifth District of the Oregon Fed eration of Women's clubs opened this morning for a two-day session at the La Orande hotel with eight Eastern Oregon counties represented. Mrs. Charles N. BUyeu, of Dallas, state president of the Oregon Federation, was the principal speaker of the morning, with Mrs. E. D. Towler, president of the Fifth District, pre siding. The biennial convention of the National Federation was the theme of Mrs. Bilyeu's address, in which she related experiences of the na tional meeting day by day. An In teresting phase of the convention wns the discussion of current motion pictures by the public relations rep resentative of the federation who said that the feeling between the producers and herself has improved greatly and 00 per cent of the pic tures produced are changed by the producers In accordance with their suggestions. Several productions by leading actors were previewed for them. Mrs. BUyeu suggested that the clubs over the state give more attention to the Junior women in the organization who will be the future club women. Selects Slogan Mrs. Poole, general federation pres ident, has chosen as her slogan for all club women, "These United States," which she plans to carry out during her term of office. The session opened this morning at 9 o'clock with a president's con ference at which the following com mittees were appointed : resolutions and credentials. Mrs. Viola Parker, chairman, Mrs. L. A. McClintock, Pen dleton; Mrs. Floyd Hill, of Baker; Mrs. Arnold: Gralapp. of La Grande; Mrs. E. T. Fanning, Pilot Rock. Revi sion of constitution and by-laws, Mrs. Ray Conklln, of Union; Mrs. Lola M. Keller, Elgin; Mrs. C. E. Flsk, of Weston. Nominating committee, Mrs. A. C. Mclntyre, Pendleton; Mrs. J; O. Balrd, Wallowa;, Mrs. Fred: K1", Baker; MrsS. B. "MorganLa Srafide; Mrs. J. It. Rosewall. Resolutions. Mrs. Frank Hall, Union, chairman; Mrs. A.-W. Hewitt, Baker; Mrs. Robert Eakln, La Grande: Mrs. Birch Ger ard, Pendleton; Mrs. J. E. dinger, " - r ''" (Continued on Panre Five) Zuber Funeral To Be Thursday At 2:30 O'clock Funeral services for Mrs. Susan C. Zuber. who passed away at her home at 1208 Spring avenue Tuesday morn ing, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the chapel of Walk ers Funeral Home with Rev. J. George Walz, pastor of the Presbyterian church, in charge. The burial will be In the family plot In the Masonic cemetery. Mrs. Zuber was one of the olde3t pioneers of La Grande, crossing the plains to Oregon in 18C7 and coming to La Grande In 1868 where she made her home until death. She was born In Browns county, Illinois on Nov. 2, 1848 and was 83 years of age at the time of her death. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ben Noyea, of La Grande, and Mrs, Laura A, Chllds, of Oakland, Cal.; one brother, Ben Reeves, of Lewlston.'lda.; one sister, Mrs. Hnnnah Foster, Oi Union; two grandchildren, Edith S. Wiatt, of Los Angeles, and Arlo Z. Noyes, of La Orande; and two great grandchildren, Geraldine and Eat. Wlatt, of Los Angeles, Cal. Mrs. Zuber was a charter member of the W. R. C. and a member of the Presbyterian church. Richard Wade, Of Cove, Passes At Baker Tuesday BAKER, Ore.. Oct. 6 (Special) Richard J. Wade, of Cove, died, Tues day morning In St. Elizabeth's hos pital after being a patient there ior Btx months. Cancer was the cause of death, It Is reported. Mr. Wade was born July 9, 1855 in Rochester, N. Y,, and moved to Iowa City, Iowa, with his parents when a boy. He came to Oregon at the age of 22 and located In the Grande Rondo valley, Mr.'Wade was married to Margaret Cullen in Walla Walla (Continued on Page Five) Trapper Sought As Warden's Murderer LILLOOET. B. C, Oct. 5 WV-Police sought Fronk Gott, 76-year-old trapper, today after two ranch em ployes saw A. P. Farey, gome warden, shot and killed from behind as he stooped to examine a deer skin at Oott's camp. A note found at Oott's place, police said. Indicated he planned suicide. They said Oott and Farey had been enemies since the conviction of the aged trapper on charges of violating game laws. Democratic Prog COMING TO & X . T I ii$'t - 1 1, ''?v43Sl ! Miss Dorothy Hester, one of the most noted, women fliers in the western suites, win De in ia uranuo mnuiay, Oct. 9 in company with Tex Itankln to participate tn the dedication of Kankln Field. Miss Hester was here previously with the Northwest Air Tour and thrill (Hi crowds of valley people with her stunting, - - , MOT REGISTERING AT COUNTY OFFICE Books to Close Saturday Afternoon; May Register Downtown Friday Night In order to accommodate many who desire to register so that they mny vote at the Nov. 8 election, but who are unable to get to the court house during working hours. County Clerk C. K. Mccormick announced today that the registration books would he open downtown Friday eve ning. Registration will close at B o'clock Saturday afternoon at the court house, and the books will not be brought c"own town that night. The downtown registration will be gin at the city water office at 1 o'clock Friday night and continue as long as prospective voters come in. Ilil.sy lluy Tuesday Registration Is picking up rapidly this week at the court house, and yesterday more than 100 became eli gible to vote. Several more were in early this morning, Indicating an other active day. j No check of the number of new registrations have been made tins week, but it Is believed that several hundred registrations will have been made by the time the books close Saturday afternoon. Percentage of Democrats and Republicans reglster- (Contlnued on Page Five) Pyromaniac, 20, Admits Setting Several Fires MEDFORD, Ore.. Oct. 6 WV-Frank Mlllck, 20, self-admitted pyromaniac, on parole from the Arizona state hos pital, according to the state police, confessed today that he set fire to the business district of Brownsboro, Ore., ten days ago entailing an esti mated loss of 1100,000. Mlllck was ar rested here last Sunday, and has con fessed setting fires in this county and Klamath Falls. Mlllck confessed yesterday, the state police say, that he fired the White P'ne Moulding company, and EUlng- 3on Lumber company warehouses in Klamath Falls, and that he planned to set fire to the Palace hotel In Grants Pass. 240 Mountain Lions Killed by Hunters SACRAMENTO. Cal., Oct. ft (JTV While big gome hunters pay for the pleasure of hunting Hons in Africa, California hunters get paid for hunt ing them at homo. They aren't the original variety of big game lion, but the hunters claim they make an ex cellent substitute. The state fish and game commis sion reports today scalps of 240 moun tain lions the greatest number in 20 years were turned In for the county the first eight months of 1932. Scalps of female mountain Hons are worth $30 and males 920. ram 1 LA GRANDE inJNewmanLase; Arguments Later A demurrer to the Indictment against Robert "Jack" - Newman, charged with the slaying of Eldon L. Smith, railroad detective, was filed yesterday afternoon with County Clerk C. K. McCormick by Henry L. Hess, attorney for the defendant; An1 Indictment was returned against Newman Saturday evening at the close of. a four-day session of the grand Jury. No date has been set by Judge J. W. Knowles, circuit Judge, for arguing the demurrer. Ed. Malone who pleaded guilty to a charge of escaping from Jail, was sentenced to 60 days In the county Jail by Judge Knowles. On July 23, 1930, Malone tied up the Jailer and fled. The case of the state vs. Walter A. Gover continued today and is ex pected to go to the Jury this after noon. Gover Is charged with lar ceny by embezzlement. Name Coolidge On ; State Commission Word was received in La Grande today that Governor Julius L. Meier has appointed H. E. Coolidge, of this city, as a member of the Battleship Oregon commission. This Is the first time an Eastern Oregon man has been appointed to tho commission. The purpose of the commission, of course. Is to care for the Oregon, famous battleship which saw service In the Spanish-American war. L K. S. WALL Part of Second Story Wall Held As Being Unsafe Definite clalma to bo presented to tho Insurance companies to cover the losses caused by fire at the La Orande High school were drawn up last night by the school board arter a minuto check of the report of Henry V. Blood, consulting engineer, of Portland. Insurance adjusters will be In La Grande tomorrow at tho re quest of tho school board and the claltnfi will be presented then, Colon R. Eberhard; chairman, announced this morning. After Mr, Blood's report was re ceived L. R. Stockton, engineer of Ba ker; C. B. Miller, architect, and Gene Walker, director, spent yesterday sur veying the walls with the result that they confirmed Blood's report that the -outside walls and foundations have not settled. Melvln Stevens, building Inspector of Boise, Ida., who was called to ex amine the high school building, bears (Continued on Page PIts) ALANDF.R. END FEUD IN ALBANY, N. Y. Roosevelt, Smith Shake Hands After Victory in Party Convention. LEHMAN SELECTED PARTY NOMINEE Smith Expresses Confi dence Democratic Na ( tional Ticket Will Win ; in November. "AliBANT, N. Y., Oct. 5 VP) Two hands clasped In floodlight lingered In the memory of Democrats today aa they squared away for final tussles with Republicans. They were the hands of Qov. Frank lin D. Roosevelt and Alfred E. Smith, who t called . each other . "AT . and "Frank", as they grinned over a com mon victory. Both had fought for the nomina tion of Lieut. Governor Herbert H. Lehman as governor. They met on the platform of the Democratic state convention last night. Their efforto were successful. First Meeting Since Chicago Ten thousand pairs of eyes watched them. It was the first time they had met since before tfte Chicago national convention, where Roosevelt won and Smith lost the nomination for the -presidency. Smith, arriving to place Lehman In nomination, went on the platform. Shaking hands with persons there, he approaohed the spot where RoosevUt was standing. It was "hello, Al" and "hello, .Prank" - and then the ' hand shake, - 1 Tumult drowned their further re marks, but as reported' by Guernsey T. Cross, the governor's secretary, the dialogue over the handclasp was: - Roosevelt; "Al, this comes from the heart." Smith: "That goes for me too." -' During his speech, Smith referred to Roosevelt by name once. Reviewing his own efforts as governor for social legislation, he said: "And when I left here on San. 1, 1939, I left with a feeling of saVstao- itlon because we handed that program to 'koosevelb 'and1 Lelrrrian."'', .;- Confident of Suooess -A few minutes later he expressed (Continued on Page Five) KING DENIES ACCUSATION ,. OF PRINCESS BUCHAREST, Rumania, Oct. 6 ) King Carol bitterly denounced today tho accusation credited to his former wife, Princess Helen, by a London newspaper, that he hod cut short the visit of Crown Prince Michael to Lon don because of the publicity given It. "How untrue, unjust and, unfair I" the king exclaimed to those near him after he had been given the glBt of his former wife's remarks in a long telephone conversation yester day. .Later the king suggested that the Interview probably was "invented" and not authentic. Denies Jurisdiction In Election Contest AUSTIN, Tex., Oct. 6 W) District Judge W. P. Robertson today held he did not have Jurisdiction to try an election contest suit filed by Gov ernor R, S. Sterling to test tho right of Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson to enter tho November election as the, Demo cratic candidate for governor. The decision means that further proceedings In the district court will bo discontinued, at least until the higher courts have passed on tho question of the Jurisdiction of Judge Robertson's court. IS REPORT "Deliberate, Intolerable Falsehoods" Says Hoover Over Fort Wayne Radio By Nathan Robertson (Associated Press Staff Writer) PORT WAYNE, Ind.. On Board Presidential Special, En Route Wash ington, Oct. 6 W) President Hoover today characterized on "deliberate, intolerable falsehoods" any sugges tion that ho hod not done his best for the American people during the depression. Ho made the statement over a Port Wayno radio station. His voice was carried through a microphone set up on the bock platform of his train as it stopped on the Journey to Wash ington from Dee Moines where the chief executive made his first cam paign speech lost night. The president said he had received widespread personal "misrepresenta tions" through the middle west. He said he had always believed "good sportsmanship" and "statwi msnshlp" called for the elimination of harsh personalities between op ponents. Regret Direct Word "I regret," he said, "that the char acter of these personalities necessi Nature Aids Fire Garner Replies To President's Speech in Iowa Questions His Promises "In the Light of Those He Has Made and Failed to Fulfill." WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 OP) In reply to President Hoover's Iowa ad dress, Speaker Garner in a formal statement today said "if we judge the promises he now makes In the light of those he has made and fail ed to fulfill, either his sincerity or his ability to make good his latest pledges Is seriously open to question." The text of the Democratic vloe presidential nominee's statement fol-1 lows: "President Hoover's statement to the effect that he Is using his good offices ' to prevail upon the land mortgage companies and other fin ancial Institutions to which the gov ernment has loaned hundreds of mil lions not to foreclose upon homes and farms Is indicative of the In consistency that has characterised his entire administration. - ' "Tho president vetoed the measure that would have assured farmers the credit necessary to prevent foreclos ure. He asserted at that time that It would make the government pawnbroker, and Insisted that loans be extended only to a select clientele. After extending the loans he states that he is now endeavoring to In duce those who have secured the millions of government credit to be lenient with the farmers and home owners whose mortgages they hold. "I am not crltlolzlng the loans to; panics, Insurance companies, land' mortgage companies and other fin- anclal organizations, but It must be obvious that extension of credit to a select few only can not bring to this country the maximum benefits that should accrue from the release of this great volume of credit.. - "The farmers"and the home own- , (Oontlnusd on Page Tint WALLOWA VOTERS SH0W1NGJNTEREST Democrats Reported as Gaining in Enterprise; Many County Races. A By W. L.' Flower , (Observer Correspondent) ENTERPRISE:, Ore. (Special) Poll tics in Wallowa county are beginning to warm up. With the approach of the fair the various candidates are re minded that only a little over s. month separates them from Nov. 8 and the test of ballots. Recently a Mr. Cooke has been In in the county looking up Republican (Continued on Page Five SOCIALISM IS ONLY HOPE, IS v THOMAS' VIEW PORTLAND, Oct. 6 (P) -There will be no abolition of unemployment, Norman Thomas, Socialist nominee for tho presidency, said hero last night, until thero is International socialism. , Thomas addressed a large meeting tn Lincoln High school here in the In tercut of his candidacy. He outlined the Socialist program including pub Mo ownership of utilities, banks and other industries and declared he fa vors unemployment insurance. Thomas was critical of the Repub lican and Democratic nomilneea tor the presidency but expressed a nega tive preference for tho former with tho statement that he would rather have It said on his tombstone that ho was "crushed to death by an ele phant than kicked to death by a donkey." COMPLETED tates a direct word from mo. "I shall say now the only harsh word that t have uttered In public office, I hopo It will bo the lost I shall have to say. "When you are told that the presi dent of the United States, who, by tho most sacred trust of our nation la the president of all the people, a man of your own blood and upbring ing, has sat In the White House for the lost three years of your misfor tune without troubling to know your burdens, without heartaches over your miseries and casualties, without first summoning every avenue of skillful assistance irrespective of party or view, without using every ounce of his strength and straining his ev ery nerve to protect and help, with out using every possible agency of democracy that would bring aid, with out putting aside personal ambition and humbling his pride of opinion. If that would serve that I say to you that such statements are deliberate, intolerable falsehoods. (Continued on Page Piref Two Killed, One Hurt In Wreck East of Durkee Washington Automobile Fails to Make Curve C. H. Bartell and Thom as Sherland Dead. BAKER, OCt. 6 UP) O. H. Bar tell. president of the Universal Window Cleaning Company Inc., of Tacoma, and Thomas Sherland, of Seattle, an employe of the company, were killed this morning at 4 o'clock when the automobile' Iff which they were rid ing overturned on the Ola Oregon Troll one-half mile east of Durkee. Paul Olsclon, of Seattle, the other occupant of the light coupe, was un injured, except for a few scratches and a slight Injury to the bock. The men left Seattle at 4 o'clock Tuesday evening for Salt Lake trtty, wnere tney were scheduled to start cleaning the federal building today. The accident occurred when Sherland, who was driving, failed to negotiate a curve and the cor left the hlguway. After plunging over the embankment the automobile traveled for about 103 feet before striking a ditch at the end of a culvert across the highway. Olsclon, who was asleep In the back of the cor, sold he found his two com- ? anions on the ground several feet rom the car. They apparently were killed almost Instantly when thrown rrom the machine. Bartell, who was about 40 years old. lived In Tacoma for the last 88 years. He Is survived by his widow, two nd a daughter. Sherland, who was about 88 years old, was engaged In Seattle a few days ago to mak the tflp. f Olsclon expressed ' The belief that Sherland was not married. British Labor Party Leans To Socialist State LEICESTER, England, Oct. B VP) Sweeping aside the objections of Its leader, Arthur Henderson, the labor party conference .today . carried a resolution declaring the establish ment of. a socialistic state to be the main objective of the party., , The program for achieving this end probably-would, Inoluue -nationalization of the Bank of England and Joint' stock banks, but It would not affect the constitutional, position of the crowd should the labor party come into power. . , Henderson warned , tho conference against adopting tho resolution but It was warmly . supported by, Sir Charles Trevelyan, formerly a liberal and once minister of education In a labor government. . ' Henderson was reelected secretary and treasurer of the party by accla mation. Seek Two Youths . On Hit-Run Charge PORTLAND, Oct. 5 MV-Search for two youths In an old touring cor who ran down and killed Benjamin E. Moore, 01, near hers last night, was undertaken by Multnomah and Clack amas county officials today. He was ihe father of Mrs. E. B. Lyons who with her husband and six others, was killed Sept. 11 whon their car was struck by a train near Portland. . Moore, riding a bicycle, was struck and carried more than 160 feet by the speeding oar. The coroner at Ore gon Oity has charge of the body. Po lice said tho death car's license num ber was not obtained by a witness to tho tragedy but that the front of the machine was undoubtedly badly damaged. Lumbermen Will Aid in New Move , WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct. 5 VP A committee of prominent men in the lumber Industry to aid the gov ernment In a move to put each wood to Its rightful and most economic use. was appointed Tuesday by Secretary Ohapln of the department of com merce. Colonel W. B. Oreeley of tho eWst Coast Lumbermen's association was named as the Pacific Northwest mem ber. - The secretary said 10 leaders In the industry hod agreed to cooperate with the department's national committee on wood utilization In preparation of a lumber manual, designed to guldt official In purchasing lumber for govornmont use. Normal , government purchases ap proximate' one billion feet annually. Shoe Production Gains in August WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 UPi Produc tion of shoes In the United States In August Increased more than 10,000, 000 pairs as compared with July. Tho commerce department reported today that shoe production In August amounted to 30,717,71)0 pairs of boots and shoes other than rubber as com pared with 30,443,008 In July CONOKKHHMAN DIKS BALTIMORE, Md.. Oct. S W Rep resentative J. Charles Lintthlcum, ot Maryland, chairman of the house committee on foreign affairs, died here today at the Maryland general hos pital. Fighters WIND SWITCH HOLDS FIRES FROM GAININ Relatively Higher Humid: ity Also Aids in West- em Oregon. ) PROPERTY DAMAGE v ABOUT $2,000,000 Men Combatting Flames Given Opportunity to Strengthen Their lineti: of Resistance. .-:; PORTLAND, Ore., Oot. S () Wrey arch enemy of nature when, uncon. : ' trolled kept within bounds by natural Itself today after having devastated many thousands ot acres of forest' and farm lands In Western Oregon and Southwestern Washington In ths) post three days. - , ,i. A change In the wind, during ths) night and relatively higher humidlti brought satisfaction and much bop to forest patrol officials who have) relentlessly driven their man foroai against the fire enemy. - . . .- j ' Flames Subsiding Flames which ytaterday destroyae) the timber town of Cochran In tn Northern Oregon coast- mountains. . threatened the Southwestern - Wash ington community of Amboy, men aced Wendllng tn Lane countyl, con? sumed several buildings In Wysth, Hood River county and reduced -to ashes many v thousands of acre' ot timber and donna ot farm, buildings) in two states, were subsiding today, , the forestry service reported. , The wind today was lighter and had changed in from' the west and northwest, blowing the fires back Into , areas already burned, over, cutting' down the terriflo spread, and giving fire fighters an .opportunity ..id strengthen their lines and resist any. new attack. . ... . ' st fU-e patrolt said "this west wind Is helping us mora- than anrthlnst could except rain.'! . : , , , , -- situation Improves J. At 0 a. in. he sold "I ha vent yet, heard from the boys,' which means ths situation Is not nearly as bad, or they would have reported In. . The humid ity Is a little higher and we feel much , better over the situation." ' , Federal forest official said th I, (Continued From Fag Four) FARMER SHOT j TO DEATH AT f PICKET POST OANBV, Minn., Oct. 8 UP) A father and his son were arrested today- in -connection with the slaying ot Nor dahl Peterson, 36, farmer-picket, shot to death a mute west of here las . night. . . They are Ola Anderson, 4B, and -Leonard AnderBon, . 10, whose farm house la a short distance from) whera the shooting occurred. :' Peterson's death was the first fatal- , Ity of the Minnesota formers) holiday movement, whloh has brought ptoket .'. Ing ot many highways In recent week by farmers hoping to raise prices by ' preventing marketing ot non-perlsh-able products. ; j , Deputy Sheriff O, O. Snortum said tho son admitted driving post the : roadside picket line where Peterson was standing when a shotgun charga killed him instantly. Other pickets with Peterson ob tallied the license number ot the oar from which the shots were fired and ' gave It to Sheriff Martin F. Fltaner who made the arrests. Portland Market Gets R. F. C. Loan PORTLAND, Oct. B VP) O. Lee Wtli son, president and general manager of the Portland Market company, re ceived word from Washington, D. 0 last night that the request of ths company for an $800,000 loan to tl nanco construction of a $1,400,000 publlo market building hero has been granted by the reconstruction finance corporation. - ) The municipal market will be lo cated on Front street. Work Is all pected to start on the project within two weeks. Employment will be given to about 500 men, each to work 80 hours a week. . Wheat Today CHICAGO, Oct. B VP) Flurried selling that accompanied New York stock market downturns carried wheat : prices today to the bottom-most point since Aug. 3, with corn and oats both smashing jow records. , - t Grain traders for the most part s garded President Hoover's speech last night as not likely to have any Im mediate stimulating markst effect.-', Another unsettling influence was an ' all time new bottom price for wheat at Winnipeg, October contract thero dropping below 49 cents a bushel, v Wheat closed unsteady, 33H cents lower than yesterday's finish, corn lit, crl Ho down, oat 4o off. and pro visions showing leases of 8 to 370, ,,
