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VOLUME 31
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1932
MKMBEB ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O.
EASTERN OREGON'S HEADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 31
AMI If IA PROGRAM AIIED
PLANES WILL
ARRIVE HERE
IN MORNING
Noon Luncheon Will Be
: Held at the Sacajawea
Inn For Pilots.
BRADY TO SPEAK
AT 1:30 O'CLOCK
Miss Hester and Tex
Rankin to Give Stunting
Exhibition Parachute
Jumps Scheduled.
DEDICATION PKOOKAM
10:00 a. m. Arrival of
planes from northwest
11:16 and 11:30 Arrival and
departure of airmail planes.
12 to 1:30 Luncheon for
pllota at Sacajawea Inn. Every
one Invited.
1:30 Dedication speech by
Hugh E. Brady.
2:00 Parachute jump by
Ted Benton, 1000-foot free
fall.
2:30 Dorothy Hester,
stunts.
3:16 Tex Rankin, stunts.
4:00 Parachute Jump by
Bud Hamilton.
The program for the dedication of
Rankin Field east of La Grande Sun
day, Oct. 9 was completed today. It
will begin about 10 o'clock In the
morning when visiting airplanes from
neighboring states will begin to ar
rive, and will conclude with , Bud
Hamilton's parachute Jump at 4
o'clock in the afternoon.
All events will take place at the
field with the exception of a 12 to
1:30 luncheon for visiting pilots,
which will be held at the Sacajawea
Inn. The public Is Invited to at
tend the luncheon, and reservations
may be made either with' the cham
ber of commerce or the hotel on Sat
urday. Dedication at 1:30
The field will be formally dedicated
at 1:30 p. m. when Hugh E. Brady
will deliver a dedication speech. The
La Grande airport, one of the largest
and most modern In Eastern Oregon,
will be named Rankin Field In mem
ory of Dudley Rankin, aviator who
died of Injuries in Walla Walla a few
weeks ago. Mr. Rankin was very prom
inent In developing aviation In this
community, and was one of the out
standing pilots In the Pacific North
west. A big feature of the day's program
will bo the arrival and departure of
the eastbound and westbound govern
ment airmail planes at 11:16 and
11:30 a. nv - They will take mail from
the La Grande field for the first time
In history, and reports are that nearly
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TWO HURT IN
; CAR ACCIDENT
ON OLD TRAIL
' Two persons were Injured In an
automobile accident on the Oregon
Trail highway near La Orande at
12:30 o'clock' yesterday, when cars
driven by E. M. Worley, of Mountain
Home. Ida., and Mr. Turner, of Nam
Da. Ida., collided. The cars were
damaged considerably. The Nanvpa
man Is reported to have been driving
a truck.
.' Mr. Worley suffered a cut hand and
head and a wrenched back and Gladys
Headry, of New Plymouth, suffered
Injuries to her back. None of the In
juries was reported as serious.
Yesterday at 2 p. m. cars' driven by
Walt Bean and Mrs. T. A. McKlnstry
figured In a minor accident on N
avenue near Fourtn. no one was nun,
Four Drown When
Lake Boat Sinks
i ERIE, Pav Oct. 6 W) The body
of Jean Maclntyre. 34. of Welland,
OnC second cook on the Canadian
freighter, John J. Boland Jr., whlcn
sank In Lake Erie 20 miles east of
here yesterday, was reported found off
Barcelona, N. Y.( this morning by the
fish tun 'Betty and Jean."'
Manwhlle, coast guard3 from th&
Krie. Buffalo and Dunkirk, N. Y., sta
tions continued to search the waters
of the lake for the three other n.lss-
Ing members of the crew.
Miss Maclntyre'a body was reported
taken to WeatfieM.
4$$$i$33$3$&4$
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Showers tonight and
Friday; cooler Friday and In
the east and south portions
tonight: moderate to fresh
northwest and west winds
offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. nv 36 above.
Minimum: 47 above.
. Condition: Cloudy, smoky.'
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 81. minimum 40
above.
Condition: Clear. Range: 41
degrees.
WEATHER OCT. fi, 1031
Maximum 60, minimum 37,.
above. '
Condition: Clear. Range: 23
degrees.
W. A. Gover Not
Guilty, Circuit
Jurors Decide
Acquitted of Charge of
Larceny By Embezzle
ment; Goolsby Trial Un
der Way Today.
Walter A. Gover was found not
guilty of larceny by embezzlement
yesterday afternoon In the circuit
court after the Jury deliberated for
about two hours. Judge J. W.
Knowles, circuit Judge, presided at the
case.
Clay and Clarence Woods, who are
out on bond from the Justice court,
were arraigned this morning before
Judge Knowles on a charge of lar
ceny by embezzlement and pleaded
not guilty. The date of their trial
will be set later, although probably
not during the present session.
Mr. Gover was charged by Clyde
McPhee, of North Powder, who said
the former sold hay for him and ap
plied the proceeds on a note held
against him by the West Coast Se
curity company, which Mr, Gover rep
resents. George T. Cochran was the
attorney for the defendant and Carl
G. Helm, district attorney, represented
L. K. Goolsby Is being tried today
for the larceny of a dragsaw.
Strange Rally
At Departure Of
0. S. G. Eleven
CORVALLIS, Ore.. Oct. 8 VP) One
of the largest and probably the
strangcet football rallies in all Ore-,
gon State college history sent the
team off to Los Angeles last night to
meet the national champion Trojans.
Words of biting criticism from Sam
Dolan, famous referee, state alumnus
and faculty members, and former
Notre Dame player were ringing in
the players' ears. But with the team,
too, went the cheers and encourage
ment of a reunited campus.
Dolan. sneaker at tne rally wnicn
brought out the entire student body,
first criticized student and campus
"embryo Journalists" for what he de
scribed as a recent airing oi a ism
lly skeleton In public. He referred to
wave ox criticism agamm, uuuu
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Married Men Of
Nation Watching
Kelland Trial
Rv Dale Harrison
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 UP) A con
siderable number of married men. and
their wives, and the merchants where
those wives run bills, will follow with
Interest the action of Clarence Bud
dlneton Kelland. the writer, in the
matter of a bill of 3,313 which he
proposes, not to pay if he can help
It.
The bill Is from Hattle Carnegie,
Inc., dressmaker, and purports to be
for purchases mode by Mrs. Kelland
between Feb. 27, 1031 and the same
day in 1932.
Mr. Kelland argues In a supreme
court action which the concern In-
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Robert L. Scott
Dies at Wallowa
By Mrs. AtaUla Stevenson
(Observer Correspondent)
JOSEPH. Ore. (Special) Robert L.
Scott, of Prairie Creek and well known
in Wallowa county, died TueBday at
Wallowa. Ho had been 111 only a few
hours.
Funeral services were held this af
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Joseph
Methodist church, with burial fol
lowing hi Pine Creek.
Mr. Scott left his widow, five chil
dren Wllmer, Loren, Ina, Glenn and
Harvey; five grandchildren: an aged
mother: and three brothers, Doan,
Frank and Tom.
Attorney Killed
In Auto Accident
CLARKSTON, Wash., Oct. 6 lift
E. J. Doyle, 52, prominent Southeast
ern Washington attorney, was killed
yesterday when his automobile crash
ed from the Clarkston-Asotln high
way. Alone, he was returning from
an Asotin court session. He had lived
here for 37 years and for the past 15
years had been city attorney.
TWO lll(OTIIi:ltS Kll, 1X1)
LOS ANOELES. Oct. 6 lTI Two
brothers, James B. McCullum, 42, and
Roger McCullum. 50, of Seattle, were
crushed to death early today In the
overturning of a llsh truck they were
bringing to Los Angeles from Se
attle. Mrs. Mary Nelson
Dies Early Today
Mrs. Mary Nelson, wife of George
Nelson, flagman on the Fir street
railroad crossing, died at her home at
1412 V avenue this morning follow
ing a long Illness.
Funeral services had not been ar
ranged early this afternoon.
Mrs. Nelson was bora In Wiscon
sin May 20. 1854 and was 18 years,
four months and 18 days of. age.
WII.I.MM ROLLINS IV R.rE
FOR LA flKAMIK CONNT.Ull.B
It was revealed today that Wil
liam Rollins, of La Grande, flmt
his petition of nomination for
constable on the Independent
ticket with the county clerk on
Sept. 28. the last day for filing.
Mr. Rollins will be a candidate In
the November election.
URGE HOOVER
TO CAMPAIGN
IN THE WEST
Several Trips are Suggest
ed By Friends of
the President.
RETURNS TO DESK
AT WHITE HOUSE
Completes Three-Day
Campaign ' Swing Into
Middle West-Last Talk
at Johnstown, Penn.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 0 W) Presi
dent Hoover returned to the White
House today from a three-day trip to
the farm belt with some of his
friends urging him to make an ex
tended cross country swing In hlB
campaign for re-election.
Several of the chief executive's ad
visors on the train which brought
him back from Des Moines urged him
to undertake a speaking tour, after
the chief executive had expressed
himself as "heartened" and "en
couraged" by the reception accorded
him In the Middle West.
On their A'k down the train
shed this morning. President and
Mrs. Hoover stopped to wave good
bye to their train engineer and posed
for photographs standing beside his
engine.
Two Trips Planned
Two further campaign trips already
have been tentatively scheduled for
the president. He was expected to
decide within a few days whether to
make more extended campaign plans.
Not only his close friends, but
some of those along the route home
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COUNTY TO GET
HIGHWAY FUNDS
Highway Commission to
Get $2,019,047 From Sale
of license Plates.
SALEM, Oct. 6 m The state high
way commission will receive $2,019,
047 from automobile license plates
sold during July. August ana Septem
ber, the secretary of state announced
today. A total of 63,137,991 was col
lected on sale of license plates during
the third quarter of this year and af-
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BARBER'S FATE
NOW IN HANDS
OF JURY OF 12
EL DORADO, Ark., Oct. 6 m Z.
M. Jackson started shaving Marvin
Albrltton but recalled his customer
had been spreading gossip about him,
so the prosecution charges, and slash
ed his throat from ear to ear.
Albrltton died and now Jackson Is
on trial for murder. The case went
to the jury last night but the verdict
has not been reached.
The barber tells a different story.
He testified Albrltton refused to pay
him for the' shave and attacked him
with a bottle, and the razor slashing
was done merely in self-defense.
Tells of
22 E. 0. N. Football Men to Leave
Tomorrow Morning For Caldwell
Following a light workout tonight,
which will consist mostly of signal
practice and punting, the Eastern
Oregon Normal school squad will leavft
for Caldwell at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning by car. At 8 o'clock Friday
night they will lineup In the College
of Idaho stadium against Anse Cor
nell's Coyotes for their first college
game of the season.
Coach Boo Qultm has been scrim
maging his tenm some during this
week, and the offense Is looking some
what better with the plays going off
smoother.
Probably the same lineup will start
against the Coyotes that played
against the Baker Independent! Hal
vernon, left end; Leslie, left tackle,
Hoyt, left guard: Lowry, center; Pear
son, right guard; Hodgens, right
tackle; Carden, right end; Ocsterllng.
quarterback; Hanks, left half; Roe,
right half; Lassen, fullback. Eeven
other men will go to Caldwell: Bur
nett, Cook. Sayre, Hogile, Sannar,
Glrod. Jackson, Ploss, Plank. Evan3
and Richards, with the probability
that most of them will see action
some time during the game.
Reports from Caldwell are that Cor
nell will have his full strength on
the field for the game with E. O..N.
The Mountaineers will return to La
Orande Saturday morning.
Manager Boots Walnum will accom
pany the squad.
CARLSON AMI WILSON HBTL'RV
COLLEGE OF IDAHO Caldwell, Oct.
6 With all regulars back In the line
up Coach Anse Cornell will send his
College of Idaho Coyotes into their
second home game of the season Fri
day evening when they meet the East
EXPECT RAIN
TO CONQUER
FOREST FIRE
Flames Held in Check To
day in Western Oregon
By Man and Nature.
DANGER PERIOD
BELIEVED AT END
Material Loss Attrand $3.-
000,000 Heavy Smoke
Disrupts Airmail Sched
ules in Northwest,
SMOKE COYURS VALLEY 4
Thick smoke rolling In dur- 4
lng the night from the West-
ern Oregon forest fires mjade $
visibility poor In the Orande $
Roi.de valley today, and near- 4
ly obscured clouds that cover- 4
ed the sky. Showers were pre- 3
dieted for Eastern. Oregon to- 4
night following 81 above $
warmth here Wednesday.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 6 OP) Held
in check by man and nature, forest
fires smouldered In burned -over Um
ber areas in Western Oregon today,
sending vast seas of murky smoke
over the countryside. In the Yacolt
section 01 wasmngton nres conunuea
to burn on a wide front but no fur
ther danger was anticipated, forestry
oinciais sam.
Cool weather, higher humidity and
the prospect of rain before night
caught devastating flames In their
stride and neid tnem temporarily in
check after the fires had caused dom-
ai?o which may amount to $3,000,000,
Hundreds of families In the timber
belt were made homeless when flames
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Convicted Knife
Slayer To Face
Insanity Trial
SAN JOSB. Col., Oct. 6 P Con
vlcted of first degree murder. George
Douglas Tempieton jr.. au-year-oia
knife slayer of his aunt, Mrs. Lillian
Babcock. faced a Becond trial here to
day this time on his plea of not
guilty by reason of insanity.
(Tho same Jury which returned the
murder verdict, with a life imprlson-
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150 Applications
For Credit Loans
SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 6 OP) More
than 160 applications for loans from
the agricultural credit corporation
were considered here today at the
first meeting of the board of directors
of the organization.
The first loari3 from the Spokane
agency were expected to be made
during tho day. The applications
have come from farmers and live
stock men In Oregon, Washington,
Montanan and Idaho. A staff of In
spectors has been In the field several
days.
R. E. Towle' la manager of the
Spokane agency.
Prison
ern Oregon Normal school team from
La Orande, Oregon. The game Is
scheduled to get under way at 8
o'clock and will be played In the Col
lege of Idaho Btadlum under the
lights.
Carlson, or Caldwell, stellar Coyote
end, who was out of the lineup last
week because of an Injured back, In
scheduled to start Friday night's game
at hl old post of right end. Wilson,
of Nampa, halfback, Cornell's other
injured grldder who twisted his ankle
in the Washington State game, will
be back in harness for the Eastern
Oregon Normal game.
At center Cornell expects to start
Fitch, of Frultland. this week. Lant
Friday Morgan, of Nampa, got the call
but the Frultland boy has been shew
ing up good this week and holds the
preferred position for the start. Ed
Smith, of Boise, veteran guard, will
start at right guard with Tucker, of
Caldwell, who played laat week's game
at an end position, will line up at
the other guard post.
For tackles Cornell expects to start
Hudgens, of Caldwell, and Davis, of
P&ima, with Barney, of Parma, play
ing left end to team up with Carlson
at the other wing. Brown, of Wilder,
will likely start at quarterback with
Maxwell slated for the fullback po
slon. Dietrich, of Notua. will probably
start at left half with Wilson on the
other side.
Next Friday, October 14. the Coyotes
will meet Willamette university in the
last college game of the season slated
for the Caldwell bowl. The Willam
ette game has been selected by the
alumni as their annual home-coming
with an appropriate program being
arranged.
ARMISTICE IN
FARM STRIKE
ENDS TODAY
Farm Pickets Return to
Highways in Minnesota,
Iowa, South Dakota.
KILLING RESULTS
IN SOME TENSION
Ole Anderson, 57, and Son,
'' Leonard, 19, Confess;
' Face Charges of Man
i slaughter.
DBS MOIES. Iowa. Oct. a WT The
farm war armistice has been broken.
Alter resting up a while farmers
In Iowa. Minnesota, and South Da
kota, were back on the highways to
day, attempting to stop farm ship
ments to improve prices. t
Their activities were concentrated
In Northwestern Iowa, Southeastern
South Dakota and Southwestern Min
nesota, scenes of the most vigorous
disputes during August and Septem
ber. The traditional weapons of the
farmer1 heavy planks, logs, machine
belts studden with spikes, and clubs
were their accoutrements as they
again' swung Into action.
Killing Causes Tension
. Tension was noted among some of
tho groups as the result of the kill
ing of Nordahl Peterson, 26, farm
picket, near Canby Tuesday night. He
was the first direct casualty In the
holiday movement, although a spe
cial deputy was killed at Council
Bluffs, In August by the accidental
discharge of a riot gun,
Olo Anderson, 67, and his son,
Leonard, 10, were said by Sheriff M.
I'. Pltaner at Canby to have confessed
yesterday they were responsible for
the killing of Peterson.
Authorities Indicated first degree
manslaughter charges would be filed
against both.
Tho shooting had a moderating ef
fect In Plpeston county, Minnesota,
where leaderB of the Farmers Holiday
association announced they would
abandon picketing. At Wlllmfcr,
Minn., however. 200 officers and dele
gates of the Minnesota branch of the
National ivarmenv nonaay aeauuiiv
tlon voted unanimously at a state.
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THOMAS CALLS
, HOOVER'S TALK
"CAPITALISTIC"
OAKLAND, Cftl.. Oct. 6 Nor
man Thomas, Socialist candidate for
president, termed President Hoover's
Iowa speech a "defense of the capital
istic position" In a campaign address
here last night and called on Gover
nor Franklin D. Roosevelt . to tell
"how his brand of capitalism differs
from the president's."
The Socialist candidate declared the
World war did not cause the present
depression as he claimed the president
contended In his Iowa speech. The
depression, ho said, "was inherent In
capitalism with Its business cyoles
and speculative orgies." The war, how
over, he said, "did unquestionably ac
centuate the depression Into a crisis."
Thomas asserted "morely bolstering
up tho gold standard and making
credit available to alok buslncoB" will
not cure "tho general sickness of
acqulslttvo society."
WOULD KXTMIMINATB M1IH1KH
BEND, Ore., Oct. 6 Wl An ex
pedition which for formidable array
and dignity of personnel had all the
appearance of a scientific group In
quest of "big game," passed through
Bend Wednesday on the trail of tiny
midges, members of the "no-see-um"
family of bothersome gnats.
Headed by Dr. B. T. Slmnui of the
Btate college, the group Is destined
for Klamath Falls where plans will be
mndf for tho extermination of the
Insects which are dealing misery to
Klamath folk.
Cruelty
Convict On The
Stand Today In
Florida Trial
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 6 (II
William Roberts, a convict who served
in Sunbeam prison camp at tho time
Arthur Malllefcrt died, related today
at the murder trial of two former
Ruards how Maillefert, naked, had
been locked In a sweat box, his arm
confined by a heavy barrel placed
over his body and fastened from the
shoulders by boards and straps.
Maillefert wan allowed to walk
about the prlHon camp yard all that
day but at night "he was placed in
tho sweat box. barrel and all" tho
convict testified.
Tho next day," continued Roberts,
"It was raining. The box was opened
and tho barrel was rolled out. Mail
lefert rolled over but was allowed
to rieht himself."
Thnt day Maillefert gnawed his
way out of the barrel the wltnene
said, and Jumped the fence. He was
captured.
The defendants. Solomon Klgcin
both am and Oeorgo W. Courson, lis
tened intently as the convict pro-
"I heard Hlgglnbotham say hat he
would rather kill Malllereri tnan eat,
Roberts continued.
"I heard Hlgginbotham say 'That
chain ain't tight enough'," Roberta
continued.
"We checked out for supper early,
and 1 didn't see who put the chain
about Malllefert'a neck or the stocks
on his feet."
"I saw Al Weaver (a trusty), Hlg
ginbotham and another trusty go In
to the sweat box with Maillefert.
"I heard some one ask Captain
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Enterp
rise
HUEY CROONS
i
J fp:
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I II
Heiuitor lluey "KJngflsh" Long
has turned crooner. Here he Is
lifting his voice as he lends the
Louisiana State university band.
The senator took time out from ,
Ills Dcmocratle cunnimlKiiliig to
wave Ills buton at llaton Rouge. ,
The bandsmen minted to play
"lnzy Days," but Long Insisted
they weren't, . ho the senator
crooned his favorite, "Hhlne On,
t Harvest Moon,'.' . . '
GOV. ROOSEVELT
BUSY AT ALBANY
State Mattei-s Claim His
Attention Before Final
Drive of Campaign.
Al.ltANY ,N. Y Oct. 6 P) Oov-
entor Franklin 1). Roosevelt renewed
Ills attack upon the Kcpiilrllmir ad
ministration today In a rudlo speech,
to a group of Roosevelt huKliiess tiiul
profPHKloiuil clubs and charged thut
"belated nroiiilKes luid been ttddrnwed
to ii sHclfle group In the hope thnt
uirmcnt might forget the "cons 1st cut
ty unfriendly attitude" of the ad
min I trillion.
ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 0 (!) A brief
Interlude of state business is occupy
lug Governor Roosevelt's attention
beforo he sets forth on the last big
drlvo In his campaign tor the presi
dencv.
Pleased at the outcome of what his
stuff .leels was the lost big problem
of his campaign, the nomination of
Hcrverc n. juenman ior governor, mj.
Roosevelt today was making rapid
nroflrcss with the pile of correspond
ence and other state matters that ac
cumulated during his recent western
trip.
Ho was preparing also to receive
his runnlne mate. John N. Oarner,
who is expected to visit Albany thirf
W ' IH.HCUHHCfl AI Smith
Mr. Roosevelt took time out yes
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$25,000 MILK
PLANT BOMBED
IN BURLINGTON
BURLINOTON. Wis., Oct. 6 (H -The
new $26,000 receiving plant of
the Burlington Co-operative Milk as
soc 1 a ti on was d es I roy cd by bombs
early today when five men Invaded
the building and kidnaped the night
watchman.
The blast occurred about 1 a. m..
shattered windows within a radius of
ten blocks of thq plant.
About an hour later, John Elson
bart, 56, the watchman, appeared at
the police station. Ho said five men
accosted him with revolvers In he
building.
The men set two bombs, ho said,
and then rushed him away In their
automobile.
Tho new plant wan opened Sept. 22
by dairy farmers supplying milk to
the Chicago Pure Milk association.
The farmers previously had been col
lecting their milk at privately owned
plants hero but started their co
operatively Owned venture In efforts
to cut out middlemen's profits to
enable them to mtike more on their
product.
Tire Company To
Advertise More
AKRON, Ohio,. Oct. 6 (VP) Presi
dent William O'Neill of the Oeneral
Tiro & Rubber company announced
today that his company had increased
Its advertising appropriation for next
year 2fl per cent.
IIDPOKTM INCIIKANK
DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 6 MVPrlgld
alro corporation, subsidiary of the
General Motors corporation, today re
ported an Increase In September of
43 per cent In unit sales and 28 per
cent In dollar volume over August,
Woman
Paul Callicotte
Referred To As
'Publicity Hound'
San Francisco Detective
Investigating Story on
Mooney Case Believes it
False.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. tlfl- Paul
M. Callicotte was referred to aa a
publicity hound" today by a San
Francisco detective who Is here Inves
tigating his story that he unwitting!)
placed tne suitcase bomb which killed
ten persons and wounded more than
40 others In the 1016 San Francisco
Preparedness day bombing.
i am xirmiy convinced that calli
cotte Is a publicity hound," said Cap
tain Oharles Ooff of San Francisco
police. "If I had the slightest Ink'
Ung that .-the story might be true, I
would be very much Interested."
Captain Ooff earlier had expressed
the conclusion that Callicotte "was
fooling" when he recounted. 10 years
after the incidents are said to have
occurred, the details of his reputed
commission by an unidentified man
to carry the suitcase from Oakland to
san Francisco where it exploded a few
minutes after he left It on the side
walk. Tom Mooney and Warren Billings are
serving sentences for the bombing.
uon saia ne and inspector cnaries
Maher probably will return to San
Francisco tonight "unless some im
forseen incident arises." He was asked
If Callicotte would accompany them.
"I cannot say," he replied. "I am
awaiting orders from headauarters."
uoir intimated the callicotte case
might have Bomo connection with the
Mooney defense league Inasmuch as
Ban rranqisco ponce learned there
was to be another large Mooney dem-
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Davis To Talk
Hoover Disarm
Plan in London
PARIS, Oct. 0 OP) It was announced
at the foreign office this evening that
Great Britain luul postponed Indef
initely, lis intention to can a rour
power, conference on Germany's de
mand for arms equality.; .
PARIS. Oot. 6 (Pi NonhaiLNlI.
imv.ii, a memoer oi me - Amoricnn
delegation to the disarmament ootifvrt.
ence, will leave for London tomorrow
to discuss with the British, President
Hoover's disarmament proposals ana
the plan advanced by Great Britain
some time ago, one point of which
suggests reduction in tne size oi Bat
tleships.
As he explained the American atti
tude to Premier Herriot. the United
States Is Interested In progressive re
duction of armaments and takes no
side in differences between Individual
nations.
M. Herriot has been assured that
America feela success of the disarma
ment conference will mean easing of
tne political tension and will have a
favorable Influence on business and
credit generally.
bo far aft the Franco-German, prob
lem Is ooncerned, particularly with re
gard to the question of armaments
equauty wnicn Germany has raised,
It IS believed her0 that the United
Stated would accept Great Britain's
invitation to a conference for consid
ering this Issue, provided the condi
tions of the Invitation were satisfac
tory.
The Americans are described
wanting to be helpful If their help Is
wanted, and wishing especially to pro
mote Germany's return to the Geneva
disarm am on i conierence.
There Is a growing Impression In
International circles that the dis
armament conference Is olosely linked
with the forthcoming International
economic conference in Its Influence
of the world's progress.
Gasoline Use Is
Less Than in '31
SALEM, Oct. 8 m While gasoline
consumption In Oregon increased
more than a million gallons last
month over July, tho gasoline tax col'
lected was (07,300 less than for Au
gust the year before. Secretary of
State Hal E. Hoss announced today
Moea reported li.BYO.oao gallons gaso
line sold last month. The consump
tion was reflected In tho revenue col
lected under that state fuel tax laws
to the amount of 53,243.43. Tax
returns from the various companies
operating during August totaled
007,740,91.
Asks Liberals To
Vote For Hoover
CINCINNATI, Oct. 0 W) Julius
Flelflchmnnn, local Republican lead
er, called on liberals of the nation to
vote for reelection of President Hoo
ver and "back him up with wet sena
tors and wet congressmen" In a state'
ment Issued through the Republican
camualan commdtteo here today.
Ho described the plun of President
Hoover to soivo tno promotion quea
tlon as "obvlonsly the only clear-
thinking solution thus far offered,"
and that of tho Democratic party as
merely a "vote -eaten ing noax,
Colorado Farmer
Slays Brothers
TRINIDAD. Colo., Oct. 8 () Wa.
do Oonzales, 20. and his brother. Luis,
31, were shot to death late yesterday
by Rocco Sola, rancher, who said he
killed tho men because they wero
stealing his cattle.
Sola surrendered to Sheriff G. A
Dullng.
Luis, beforo he died, denied that
ho and his brother had been stealing
cattle.
Luis was recontly paroled from the
stato penitentiary after serving three
years on n manslaughter charge. He
shot and killed a man at a dance
hall.
Elected
CLUB WOMEN
END MEETING
HERE TODAY
Mrs. J. L. Rosewall Named
As President of ,
Fifth District
MRS. HANNA NAMED
VICE PRESIDENT
Outline of Work of Dis
trict For Last Year
Presented By , Retiring !
President. . .
Mrs. J. L. Rosewall. of Knternriss.
was elected president of the Fifth.
District of tho Oregon Federation ,ot
Women's olubs at the afternoon ass
slon of the fourth annual convention.
Wednesday at the La Orande hotel.
Tho new president, who succeeds Mrs.
E. D. Towler, Is president of the En
terprise women s ciuds. Mrs. h. .
Hanna, of La Grande, was chosen m
first vice president; M?s. P. W. Keller,
of Elgin, second vice president; Mrs.
C. E. Flsk, of Weston, recording sec
retary; Mrs. Mary Service, Baker,
treasurer; Mrs. v. v. MfcCarroll, Burns,
Mrs. 8. B. Morgan, La Orande. and
Mrs. A. O. Mclntyre, Pendleton, di
rectors. An outline of the work for the dis
trict for the past year was presented
by the retiring president, Mrs. Towler,
at the opening of the afternoon ses- -slon.
During her term In office Mrs. '
Towler attempted to educate the club
women of her district to bring out '
tho leaders and talent. She also sug
gested that the city which entertains
tho convention should stand the ex
pense of the event since It accrues tbr
benefit of publicity attending the
meeting. ...'.
Hpeaks For Peace , ,
Mrs. A. O. Butterfleld. of Enter
prise, chairman of International re
lations ior tne .Fifth District,.. tow .
tho Incoming International relations
committee that It Is time to call .s, ;
halt on armament to prevent world .
suicide. ..A. contest to be promoted '
each year was suggested for rush .
school students in order to teach thstn
more .about -Amerlaan .business .no-
tivity. T . ';
There are; bound to be two decree- '
stous after each war, the speaker M- '
llevea. The law of supply and demand
cannot function normally after war.
this In the first depression wage
drop after prices do. Land specula- '
tlon follows and the second depras- ?
slon Is begun. ' Women have more '
power than they realise, Mrs. Butter- '
field told the convention, urging then) :
to study disarmament conferences.
the League of Nations and the United :
States' policy concerning the paot of -Paris.
Germany Is being bsdly treat- '
od and the sooner It IS allowed back ,
Into the league the better, the speak
er added. Russia also should be taken
back Into the league lmmedtatelr, she
said. .,
Mrs. Butterfleld suggested havlnz .
a peace meeting In the city and in- .
vltlng the publlo. Patriotism la not '
enough, Internationalism . Is neces- v
sary, Poaco will not . be a physical .
victory but a moral triumph, sshe
stated.
Mrs. Charles N. BUyeu, president of
tho Oregon Federation, of Dallas, led ,
n iuuiiu mum uikuhiuu iu u
lng at which district and state de
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GRIZZLY BEAR
SLAYS AGED
WW MAKfM M JLJM
DAWSON, Y. T Oct. 6 W) The '
badly mutilated body of John Mac
Donald, 70, a woodchopper and old
time Yukon resident, who had been
killed by a grizzly bear and partly
devoured, was brought here today
from Campbell slough, 40 miles upv
the Yukon river from here.
Attacked and killed about two
in a cabin by men who came upon
tho tragedy. ,
Tho door was heavily barred with
timbers but the animal apparently
ravenous by the scarcity of the usual
berry food, broke Into the cabin. -
Mussolini Fined :'
Five Lire Today
ROME, Oct. 6 W) Premier Mus
solini smilingly paid a fine of five
lire ( about 20 cents) today after he
had made an almost perfect score at
the national rifle tournament.
Mo fired a military rifle 34 times,
each shot hitting the target and
twelve clipping the bullseye.
But as he turned from firing he
failed to open the breech block of the
rlflo and Secretary Battlstonl said:
"I am sorry, your excellency, but
you are fined five lire."
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Oct. em Every de-'
livery of every kind of grain tumbled'
late today to fresh bottom price levels
for the season, excepting only De
cember wheat, which escaped by H.
December oata sold at the lowest
nnliit n rafnrA tn thnt firttir
Increased liquidation of grain hold
ings was much In evidence, and eaoh
new dip In prices forced additional
stop loss orders Into execution.
Accompanying the late breaks In
wheat values here was news there had
been a sudden withdrawal of support
Ing orders In the Winnipeg market,
and Winnipeg October wheat contract!
had fallen to a new all time low price
record.
Wheot closed unsettled tK Vi
under yesternay's finish, corn Maftt
down, oats ,o off, and provisions un
changed to a rise of a cents.