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VOLUME 31
Minrara ASSOCIATED PRBM AMD A. . O.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1932
EASTERN OREGON'S LKADING NKW8FAPEB
NUMBER 37
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REPUBLICANS
FORM HOOVER,
CURTIS CLUB
Organization Meeting
'Held Last Night in the
" La Grande Hotel.
PE ARE ELECTED
LEADER OF CLUB
President Praised For Ac
complishments of Ad
; ' ministration Roose-
velt's Policies Attacked.
A Union county Hoover-Curtis club,
with members from practically every
section .of the Grande Ronde valley,
was organized at a meeting of Re
publican men and women held lost
night In the La Grande hotel; A
harmonious meeting, with speakers
pointing to President Hoover's
achievements and experience and at
tacking Governor Roosevelt, and In
particular, praising the Republican
tariff and Hoover's part in keeping
the nation on the gold standard, fol
lowed organization.
J. H. Peare, chairman of the county
Republican committee, presided as
temporary chairman and spoke briefly
In an Introductory vein. He called
attention to the benefits of the pro
tectlve tariff and the maintenance of
the value of the dollar during th
Hoover administration. Mr, peare was
nominated as permanent chairman
and. elected by unanimous vote.
Charles Bean, of Elgin, was elected
vice chairman; R. J. Green, secretary,
and O. M. Humphreys, treasurer.
x -: : Senator Kiddle Speaks
A number of those present spoke
briefly, with the chairman first In
troducing State Senator Fred E. Kid
die as the man who would serve as
acting governor of Oregon during the
next two years by virtue of his ex
pected election as president of the
senate in January. Mr. Kiddle, pre
faclnor his remarks with the state
ment . that he believed the present
campaign was peculiar in that there
was more of the anti-Hoover senti
ment than pro-Roosevelt among the
opponents of the administration, de
clared: -VWe cannot afford , to take
the chance of making a change at
this time." He charged that Roose
velt had little grasp of national prob
lems and that he had done nothing to
commend himself to the people as a
support.
"It Is silly to blame any one man
for a . depression' he emphasized,
adding that . history : will show that
the United Stagesunder ths-Jfoover
administration was the last' nation to
feel the seriousness of the economic
conditions. In support of Hoover, ho
presented several instances wnere mo
president moved to bring relief.
Jesse Crum, of Elgin, candidate fo
Union county representative In the
state 1 pel filature, spoke briefly, ancv
was followed by H. E. Coolldge, who
said he regarded the present cam
paign as the most Important sine
Olvu war times, i ne ouiswinarag ac
complishment of the administration,
ho said was the maintenance of the
gold standard, "Hoover has been a
good president," he said, In spite of
the fact he has faced more difficult
problems than any other chief execu
( Continued ot, rage Four.
CITY BUDGET
COMMITTEE TO
MEET OCT. 19
A budget committee, consisting of
J. D. Smith, Jerry Foley and : M. H.
Allen, with the three members of
the city commission, will meet at
8 o'clock next Wednesday night to
draw up the 1933 city budget, Ap
pointment of the three men took
place at - last night's commission
meeting. Date of the budget hear
ing will be announced later.
The B. P, O. Elks lodge was given
permission to hold the Days of '40
show next week.
The city manager reported that
numerous leaks In the Beaver creek
pipeline had been repaired during the
last week.
Bills for the month of September,
amounting to $2508.02, were ordered
paid. This was the smallest total
of monthly bills In many years.
Ned Jones Heads
E.O. N. Freshmen
Ned Jones, honor graduate of the
La Grande High school, has been
elected to head the freshmen class at
the Eastern Oregon Normal school
during the coming year. At recent
student body elections, Miss Beverly
Guyc, of Pendleton, was chosen as
freshman council me ruber, and Rus
sell Nelson, of La Grande, as yell
leader.
Other freshman officers are Miss
Emma Christiansen, of Enterprise,
vice president; Hiss Mary Walker, of
La , Grande, secretary-treasurer; and
Miss Norma Humphrey, of Pilot Rock,
reporter.
3 $ $
& WEATHER FORECAST
3 Oregon: Occasional rain to-
& night and Friday, moderate
t temperature, fresh southerly
winds offshore.
.
WEATHER Ton AY
f 7 a. m. 61 above.
S Minimum: 48 above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
a Maximum 77, minimum 43
6 above.
Condition: Partly cloudy,
rain .03 of Inch. Range: 34
fr degrees.
WEATHER OCT. 13. 1991
Maximum 72, minimum 32
above.
4 Condition: Clear. Range: 40
degrees.
Lumbermen To
Fight For Rate
To East States
Pacific Northwest Dele
gation to Be Sent to Chi
cago to Battle For Lower
Charges.
TACOMA. Wash.. Oct. 13 W Pa.
clfio northwest lumbermen, meeting
here yesterday, decided to send a
strong delegation to Chicago to bat
tle for lower freight rates on lumber
sent by rail to eastern states.
rne forces oi xne wesc uoasc ijum
barmen's association and the West
ern Pine Manufacturers' association
were combined for this purpose ana
the two associations will present a
solid front at the hearing before J-he
transcontinental freight bureau.
This latest step In the program of
lumber manufacturers of the Paclflo
northwest, for rehabilitation of their
Industry is looked upon by lumber
men as one of the strongest yet taken
to Increase their market and put more
men back to work. It follows the ap
plication about two months 1 ago for
reduced rail rates on lumber eenv
from the Pacific northwest fir pro
ducing centers. The pine producers
In, Joining with the manufacturers oi
the : fir district, nave materially
strengthened the cause of lower
freight rates, lumbermen here declar
ed today.
The application seeks a rate of 6o
cents per 100 pounds to Chicago ana
St. Louis, which la a reduction of ten
cents under the present rate. The
new Atlantic coast rate sought Is 75
cents with a graduated rate between
Chicago and the Atlantic coast.
J. G. Dickson of the Pacific States
Lumber company, Tacoma, acted as
chairman for the West Coast group
and Walter Leuthold- of Deer Par,
Wash., headed the Western pine dele
gation. Lumbermen In Washington,
Oregon, California, Idaho and Mon
tana are represented in the applica
tion for reduced rates. -J
Trustees of the West Coast Lumber
men's association are meeting today
to hear a report of Colonel W. B.
Greeley, their secretary -manager, on
the affairs of the association. - The
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Season on Game
Birds Will Open
During Weekend
The Chinese pheasant season will
open on Oct. 15, 30 minutes before
sunrise, and duck season will open
me souowing day, oct. le. , at is
o'clock noon, C. C. Franklin, of the
state police game division, announced
this morning. .
. The pheasant season will remain
open until Oct. 31, and the bag limit
is .four birds, in any one day or ejox
in any- seven' consecutive' days;, pro
vided, that It Is unlawful to take
more than one female Chinese pheas
ant during any seven' consecutive
days. Sunrise on Oct. 15, according
to the official synopsis of the Oregon
hunting laws, will be at 6:07 o'clock
on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, for all
counties east of the summit of the
Cascade mountains (Pacific standard
time), and therefore pheasant hunt
ers will not be allowed to shoot birds
until 5:37 o'clock that morning.
Open season on ducks, which begins
on Oct. 16 at noon, will extend until
Dec. 15, and the bag limit Is 15 In
any one day and not to exceed 20 in
any seven consecutive days; provided
further, that the bag limit shall not
be more than 10 each or In the aggre
gate of canvasbacks, redheads,-greater
or lesser scaups, rlngnecksj blue
winged teal, green winged teal, cin
namon teal, gadwalls or shovellers,
and such ducks shall be counted with
and Included In the daily limit of lu.
There win be no open season of wood,
elder, ruddy and buffle-head ducks,
the synopsis adds.
American Legion
Post Installs Its
New Officials
John Garlty was Installed as com
mander, of the La Grande post of
tho American Legion Inst night by
Harlcy Richardson, district com
mander, when they met at 8 o'clock
at the Sacajawea Inn. C. P. Holbrook
took over the office of vice com
mander; Fred Read, adjutant; C. L.
Thompson, finance officer: and Leal
Russell, chaplain, all elective offices.
Julian S. Ash was appointed and in
stalled as scrgeant-at-arms.
Members of the executive commit
tee are W. C. Williams, Rcy B. Currey,
Andrew Lonev Jr., Harley Richardson
and Frank Flanery.
Following the Installation a social
hour and dance were held Jointly with
the members of the auxiliary.
Callicotte, Moonej
Confer At Prison
SAN QUENTTN. Cal.. Oct. 13 iff)
Paul M. Oalllcotte. who says he un
wittingly placed the bomb which kill
ed ten and injured 40 persons in the
1016 San Francisco Preparedness day
parade, today met Thomas J, Mooney,
who Is serving a life sentence hero for
the bombing.
Mooney, who has remained In pri
son despite widespread efforts in the
last 15 years to obtain his release, and
Calllcotte were allowed to talk alone
In the office of the captain of the
prison guard. Officers watched
through the windows as they con
ferred. Elks Lodge Will
Have Entertainment
A stellar entertainment which will
feature local talent and RKO attrac
tions will be presented tonight fol
lowing initiation ceremonies at the
meeting of the B. P. O. Elks at 8
o'clock at the Elks temple. Three
novelty acts will be included In the
RKO presentation.
Tho Elks are setting a new prece
dent this year by having initiation
prior to the Days of '49 show.
The entertainment will be of a
"high class" nature, the officers an
nounce, and all the members of the
lodge are urged to attend.
NEW TARIFFS
TAKE EFFECT
IN DOMINION
Manufacturers of Canada
Generally Hail New,
Favorable Rates.
AMERICAN WHEAT
HIT BY TARIFF
Canadian Grain to Enter
United Kingdom Free
While U. S. Exports
Must Pay Price.
OTTAWA. Ont., Oct. 13 iff) New
preference tariffs negotiated at the
recent imperial trade conference be
tween Canada aand Great Britain be
came effective throughout the do
minion today.
Manufacturers generally hailed the
new rates In favor of Canadian -British
trade as marking the first step In
an arrangement which Is expected to
give Canada an advantage over Ameri
can and other foreign competition
and confine much British trade with
in the empire.
The new schedules cover a wide list
of products, agricultural and Indus
trial. Including Canadian wheat,
which will enter the United King
dom free, while a tariff of about 4.33
cents a bushel will be levied on Amer
ican and other foreign wheat.
Other Canadian agricultural prod
ucts which will be on the free list
entering the United Kingdom, in
comparison with a considerable tariff
tax levied on similar products from
foreign countries, are flour, rye, bar
ley, oats, peas, clover seed, hay, bran,
ehprts, middlings, oatmeal, apples,
plums and pears.
Predict Benefits
In explaining the details of the
agreement In parliament. Premier
Bennett predicted substantial bene
fits to trade in Canadian bacon, beef,
cattle, milk products, poultry and
eggs. One of the first things neces
sary In order that Canada may re
ceive the full benefits of the new
arrangement, he said, Is the assur
ance of a steady supply of hog prod
ucts for export to the United King
dom. "Under favorable marketing con
ditions," he said, "and with a price
maintained constantly above the cost
: (Continued on Page Blght
RAIN CONTINUES
IN WEST OREGON
Shower 0 c c u r s in La
Grande During. Nights
Precipitation .03 of Inch
PORTLAND. Oct. 13 (ff) Moderate
but general rains continued during
the night and this morning over
Western Oregon, extending Into the
Coos Bay country and as far Bouth
as Rose burg, and bringing relief from
serious forest fires in that section.
About a quarter of an Inch of rain
fell on Coos Bay during the night,
tho first help of consequence . fire
fighting crews have had since the
fires started.
. Portland today had received .91 of
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SCHOOL BOARD,
ADJUSTERS NOT
IN AGREEMENT
After meeting yesterday afternoon
and evening, the school board failed
to agree with the Insurance adjusters
and the latter left last night to re
turn to Portland. A discrepancy of
(5000 still remains between the ad
justment of the Insurance companies
and the claims of the school board,
but Chairman C. R. Eberhard hopes
that some decision may be reached
today. ,
The difference lies in the estimate
of the damage to the outside walls
of the building by fire, water and tilt
ing outward immediately follow a...
tho blaze. A substantial agreement.
nas oeen reacned on equipment but
will hold only If the building damage
Is agreed on. The board members ex
press no dissatisfaction with the
evaluations awarded on the equip
ment.. Curtis In
Taylorville Miner Shot by Pickets;
Six Companies of Guardsmen Busy
TAYLORVILLE. 111., Oct. 13 iff)
Ike McOulre. a miner, was shot In the
face and breast by pickets who called
him from his home at Hewlttvllle to
day. The firing brought national guards
men and tear gM bombs helped the
soldiers disperse the pickets.
Tho shooting of MicGulre signalized
tho return of the many pickets ar
rested yesterday and released on their
promise to go home. ,
They returned to picket duty early
this morning and the six national
guard companies the largest number
ever assembled to keep order here
were kept busy clearing the high
ways. Mine Operating
Despite the picketing and the at
tack on McOulre, mine numter 68
at Hewlttvifle', where he was em
ployed, opened for operations with
250 men after yesterday's holiday in
commemoration of the Vlrden mas
sacre in the union strife of 1698.
Two shot were fired by militia
today making a total of only four
fired by the soldiers since they were
pasted here, several weeks ago to pro
Gov. Roosevelt
To Talk Relief
In Radio Speech
Five Questions Will . Be
Discussed By Democrat
ic Candidate For the
Presidency.
4 AL SMITH TO HPEAK
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 UP) A
tentative schedule under which.
4 former Governor Alfred , E.
6 Smith would make six speeches
i in behalf of Democratic state
and national tickets in New
England, New Jersey and New
York state, was announced at
his office today.
The first announcement was
merely that the speeches
would be made, but this was
shortly followed by another
statement the whole program;'
was still only tentative.
3 3
By Walter T. Brown
ALBANY. N. Y Oct. 13 WVhQov
ernpr Franklin D. Roosevelt was ready
today to discuss before a natlou-wlde
audience some aspects of the ques
tion of relief. ,
In a radio ardress at 10 o'clock,
eastern standard time, tonight he
will talk on . a series of questions
which ten executives of welfare or
ganizations submitted to candidates
for the presidency. , In substance,
the questions are :
1. Do you favor a substantial in
crease in federal relief outlays during
the economic emergency?
2. Do you favor substantially In
creased public works appropriations
to aid employment?
3. Do you favor unemployment
Insurance reserves made compulsory
by the states?
4. Do you favor strengthening the
children's bureau of the labor de
partment? 5. Do you favor a higher age re
quirement for v children , leaving
school?
In connection with the forthcom
ing speech, an utterance in his ac
ceptance address at Chicago on July
3 was recalled.
"I say," he declared, "that while
the primary responsibility of relief
rests with localities, yet the federal
government always had and still has
a continuing responsibility ior trie
publlo welfare. It will soon fill that
responslollity
Tonight's talk likely will be Mr.
Roosevelt's 'last public address before
he leaves on a 3000-mile campaign
trip next Tuesday morning that will
take him-Into 16 states in eight days.
Bcheduled stops are at Rochester and
Buffalo. N. Y., Pittsburgh, Wheeling,
W. Va.. Indianapolis, Springfield. 111.,
St. Louis, Louisville, Atlanta, Raleigh.
N. 0., Rlchmand, Va:, and Baltimore.
Threo of the addresses on the trip,
those at Pittsburgh,' St. Louis and
-BaitiHUjrre.vitfil be. broadcast-over ' a
nation-wide hookup. .. . J
R.F.C. STUDIES
PLANS TO AID
WITH EXPORTS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 iff) The
reconstruction corporation Is arrang
ing to assist exporters of agricultural
products. . ,,,,,
The legal division still is consider
ing the proposal that China be loaned
funds with which to buy 16,000,000
bushels of wheat. The attitude of the
board was called "favorable" to the
loan. If It Is found legally possible.
Inquiries have been made regarding
assistance fh marketing rice, tobacco,
lard and livestock in foreign countries,
most of them from exporters.
The corporation may set up a di
vision to handle the situation. It was
stated, however, that the foreign ex
port situation still Is in the stage of
making regulations under which such
loans can be made.
Loaded Gun Taken
From Woman's Tent
$ jMEDPORD, Ore., Oct. 13 (!)
$ When Mrs. W. R. Porter
5 heard a suspicious noise out- $
$ side her tent In a campground $
$ near here she loaded her gun, $
4 placed it against the side of &
her bed, and satisfied that
she was well protected against $
any prowler who might at- $
tempt to steal from the tent, $
$ she went to sleep. ?
4 In the morning she awoke. j
$ The gun was gone. Nothing 3
S else was missing. $
Eastern
tect miners and mines from violence
In the quarrel between rival unions.
Ono shot was fired Into the air when
a guard truck deporting pickets from
town stopped at a boulevard and part
of the cargo of strikers Jumped off
and sprinted away. A fourth shot
was fired Into an automobile tire
when a carload of pickets failed to
stop at a national guardsman's or
der. Thus far no one has been wounded
by a militia bullet. Gas and smoke
bombs have been used to keep the
peace.
OuarilMnnn Dlnarimwl
Miner pickets slipped up behind a
guardsman of the 106th cavalry at
the Peabody mine number 68 at
Hewlttvllle today, struck him on the
head and disarmed him.
Quick action was taken by Captain
Carl Meacham after this Incident. He
ordered both the Democratic and Re
publican headquarters in Taylorville
closed, explaining that their use as
reception rooms waa abused by the
miners, who were congregating In
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Bi E. F.
HELENE FIGHTS
J f t JU l1""
'j' JUssa- -s-s--a
A mother's determination to see her son Is responsible for the
. bitter quarrel between Princess Helens and her divorced husband,
King Carol of Rumania, over little Crown Prince Michael. Princess
. Helene, In a public appeal for the moral support of the. British
people, charged that Carol would not permit her to see the boy
when he was III, and that Michael's visit to her In London-has been
Y curtailed because of sympathy. given her there; .
uL : ; ' ... ; ' n. v. '"' ' '' ' "
Constabulary In '
Philippines Wins
Tilt With Moros
JOLO, P. I., Oct. 13 Iff) In fierce
fighting today the highly trained
Philippine constabulary routed war
like Moro outlaws from their fortified
villager of Tayungan. One conatabu.
or y man and five Moros wore known to
have been Killed.
After three days of fruitless nego
tiation to obtain surrender or tho
outlaw leaders, 60 constabulary men
attacked the ontrenched sulus at 7
a. m. Hand grenades, rifles and bolos
figured In tho fighting which lasted
until 3 p. m.
The natives fled their village, in
which 400 warriors, women and chil
dren had taken refuge, shortly after
the constabulary attacked. Scattering,
the Moros continued sniping for
hours. Anothor battlo was expected
tomorrow.
One cons tabular ym an was killed and
six slightly wounded. Captain Leon
Angeles, provincial commander, whe
led the assault, said he believed the
Moro casualties exceeded the six
known to have been slain.
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Ralph Hatley Is
Sentenced to Pen
PORTLAND, Oct. 13 (ff) Ralph Hat
ley, who surrendered In Baker this
week, was today sentenced to serve
13 months at McNeil Island for coun
terfeiting, and was fined one dollar.
Hatley was Indicted Jointly with J.
. Fllppo who received a similar sen
tence several days ngo.
Oregon
Vice President
Gives Kiss To
Girl in Baker
BAKER. Ore., Oct. 13 tff) Vice
President Charles Curtis, the first vice
president to stop In Baker In manv
yearn and possibly In history, yfk
greeted by a delegation of Bnker
residents at the depot this morning.
He accorded to a little Baker girl,
Jean MeCallum, tho distinction of
being the first lasslo kissed in Baker
by a vice president of the United
States.
Mr. Curtis chatted Informally with
Baker residents on subjects of Inter
est to them. He explained that he
refrained from delivering an address
In tho open air in order to protect
his throat for his strenuous speak
ing tour. i
THKOrOH LA ((IMNUE
Vice President Charles Curtis passed
through La Orano about 0 o'clock
this morning, but had not aroused
from his berth. A personal friend of
Circuit Judge J. W, Knowles, the
two men held a long distance tele
phone conversation last night. Mr.
' (Continued on Page Five)
Delegation Visits
KING FOR SON
U. S. MOUNTAIN
CLIMBER KILLED
Elbridge Rand Herron
Meets Death Due to Slip
on Egyptian Pyramid.
CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 13 iff) El
bridge Rand Herron, an American
mountain . ollmber, slipped and
plunged ,to instant death from the
top of tho great pyramid today while
ho was trying to climb tho ancient
monument, one of the seven wonders
of the world.
Herron, who could not be more par
ticularly identified Immediately, was
a member of the Oerman -American
Himalayan expedition which recently
attempted to scale Nanga Parbat. He
was returning to Europe and had
lauded at Suez from a steamer this
morning. He motored to Cairo to
spend tho day at the pyamlds, In
tending to reembark on his ship at
Port Said.
Challenged by the height of the
great pyramfd, which rears it head
401, feet above the desert plateau,
Herron proceeded to climb it. It was
n feat which many tourists perform
with the help of native dragomen
and is not considered difficult, al
though some of the great blocks of
sandstono have a tendency to crum
ble at the edges.
It seemed like child's play for an
expert mountaineer, but for some
reason Hcrrnn slipped and bounced
down the hugo blocks of stone which
stand out like steps, until ho reached
tho sand below.
Ho was killed Instantly. Prccau-
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Japanese Troops
Are Near Fushun
MUKDEN, Manchuria. Oct. 13 (ff)
Japanese and Manchukuo troops,
In their drive against 30,000 Chinese
Insurgents In tho Tungplen district,
came today within ten miles of Fu
shun, where seven American Catholic
missionaries are established.
Scrupulous care was taken not to
harm the Americans, however, the
military report said, as the Insurgents
wero driven out or ineir nm, second
and third lino defenses,
A thousand Chinese "red spears"
were attacked 20 miles west of Muk
den by tho Japanese. Forty of the
Chlncfte were killed, Including MaJ.
Gen, Chang Chua-Chan.
Laundry Operator
Hunting Victim
MRDFORD. Ore.. Oct. 13 iff) Olen
Pabrlck Sr., 66, laundry operator and
well known throughout the state,
woo the victim of a hunting accident
In tho Lodge Pole ranger station dis
trict of eastern Jackson county this
morning, according to a telephone
mcssago to Coroner H. W, Conger.. It
la not known whether Fabrlck was
shot for a deer, or was killed by
the accidental discharge of his own
rifle. Coroner Conger said the body
was found beside a log, and that one
shell In the gun had been discharged.
Tho hunting party of which Fabrlck
was a member had been shooting at
a deer, a short time previous. The
tracedy occurred about60 miles from
this city, and details are lacking.
Members of Bar
Hear Address By
Chief Executive
Hoover Urges National
Association to Defend
Government Against
"Reckless Assaults."
.
1IOOVKR LAYS OOKNFHRTONK $
WABHINOrrON, OCt. 13 (PI
In the presence of a dlsttn-
BUtahed audience or the Judlc- A
4 lory and the American Bar as-
4 soctatlon, the cornerstone for $
the new home or the supreme e
court' of the United States 4
was laid today with President-
Hoover officiating. The prest-
dent did not speak.
By Cecil B. Dlckion
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (AV-Members
of the American Bar association
today were summoned by President
Hoover "to defend our system of gov
ernment against reckless assaults by
.designing persons.1
, mis message was given tnem, last
night when M. Hoover addressed a
largo gathering of the law profession
in Constitution hall at a special ses
sion or me oocn annual meeting or
tne association. Tne president said:
; "It Is your task to prove again
what none knows better than you,
that the very citadel of the rights
of the poor against the oppression
of rulers and against the extortions
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Marie Dressier
Nominated For
Academy Award
HOLLYWOOD. Cal., Oct. 13 (P) The
veteran actress, Marie Dressier, who
last year was voted the award of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arte and
Sciences for the best performance by
an .actress, haa been nominated for
the honor again this year. The award
will be made Nov. 16 and Miss Dress
ier was among the three nominated,
Lynn Fontanne and Helen Hayes be
ing the other two. . .
Miss -Dressier waa n anted for her
portrayal of the motherly nurse in
"Emma."- Last year It was her per
formance In "Mln and Bill," In whloh
she enacted the role of a waterfront
oharaoter, that save her the award.
IkUss, Fontanne was nominated tor her
role In "The Guardsman,' 'and Miss
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CHINESE WHO
KILLEDWOMAN
MEETS DEATH
HARBIN, Manchuria, Oct. 13 iff)
An Infuriated orowd last night
lynched the Chinese bandit accused
of killing Mrs. O. T. Woodruff, an
Englishwoman, yesterday, as she tried
to prevent the kidnaping of her three
children.
- The bandit was strung up on a
tree where the kidnaping occurred.
Later his head was cut off and stuck
up upon a pale as an example.
STAFF OFFICKIl WOUNDED
CHANGCHUN. Manchuria, Oct. 13
iff) Li Yl-Hsun, staff officer of
the Manchukuo privy council, was
mortally wounded today when he
was haaked with an axe while at
dinner by Oen. Chen Bhleh-Yuan,
who succeeded General Ma Chan-
Shan as governor of the Hellungklang
province.
General Chen Is also a member of
the privy council. He acoused LI of
forcing him to resign the governor-
snip.
The attack throw the government
circles of Henry Pu-Yl's regime into
consternation.
Human Avalanche
" In L. A. Aqueduct
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 (ff) In
Inky blackness, a human avalanche
plunged down a steeply Inclined steel
tube segment of the Los Angeleo
aqueduct 160 miles north of here early
today and 16 workmen were injured,
some seriously.
Nine feot in diameter, the tube Is
a siphon In the aqueduct at Grape
vine canyon a wild and lonely spot.
The men wore strung out down
the first hundred feet on the 900 foot
lope, chipping and scraping tho In
terlor of the python-llko siphon, A
man at the top slipped and fell. Ho
struck tho next man below, thellghta
went out and the avalanche started,
Williamson A nd
Garland Selected
' SALEM. Oct, 13 W1 The Linn
County Republican conymltteo placed
tho name of Clyde E. Williamson, of
Aioany, in nomination tor state scna
tor from Linn county to succoed Wll
lard L. Marks, resigned. Williamson's
name wan filed with the secretary of
eta to and will bo on. the November
ballot for Linn county.
It was reported tho Democratic
central committee had nominated for
mer State Senator Bam Garland, of
Lebanon, for the seat, but the cer
tificate of nomination has not yet
been received.
Insull Refuses To
Surrender Papers
ATHENS. Greeco, Oct. 13 iff) Sam
uel Insull, undor indictment In Chi
cago In connection with the collapse
of his utilities Interests, refused today
to surrender his passport to the Am
erlcan consul until he had consulted
his lawyer.
The attorney continued to reius
any statement on the case for publi
cation.-
Hoover
PETITIONS
PRESIDENT
FOR RELIEF
Pledges Unswerving Al
legiance to (Jonstitu- '
tion and the Flag.
PETITION CARRIES
NOTE OF CENSURE
Hoover Expresses Pleas-
ure That B. E. .Has:
Decided Not to Repeat
its March. - ; ..:: :
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 WPresl-
dent Hoover today received personally '
a delegation from the bonus expe-
dltlonary force after Its leader, Hoke i
Smith, had conferred for more than j
an hour with one of the president's
secretaries. ' . r..
Frank T, Hlnes, director of veterans
affairs, stood beside, the chief execu-
tlve's desk as the B. E. F. delegation
filed Into Ml. Hoover's private office. !
Those In the lobby outside could hear
the president say: "Gentlemen I am i
glad to see you.'
Smith placed upon the president's
desk a' petition asking that mem
bers of the B. E, F. be given cloth- '
Ing, cots, mattresses and blankets
and a food allowance Qf not less than
10 cents a day.
Two women were in the delegation, '
"We were received by the president
and shown every courtesy," Smith '
told newspaper men aa they left the
White House.
"We gave our petition to General
Hlnes In the presence of the pres. v
dent. We pledged our unswerving al
legiance to the constitution and the'
flag," Smith said. :
reiuion or censure '
The petition, approved by a recent
convention at Unlontown. Pa..- con
cluded: ;'
"Wu, the assembled representatives
of the B. E. F. do hereby censure you
ana (nose oi your nununistrauon wno
took part in, and the means used la
tne lorceiui eviouon oi ine a. e, r.'
from the' District -.of Columbia On
July 38th and 28th, 1032." '
i In addition to the clothing, blank
eta and food, the petition asked that'
the president "recognise the need for
wie -lmmeuiaxe payment oi tne;sa-.
Justed servloevcertincadbs The de-,
mana ior airect reuer, tne resolution
said, was made after a law had been
enacted by the last congress providing
an appropriation of 950,000 for "the'
entertainment of French veterans." J
Walter Newton, the secretary with
whom Smith had conferred before be-:
lng admitted to see the. president,,
told newspaper men that Mr., Hoover
had Informed the delegation he dis
agreed with some of their objectives
and was glad to had decided not
"to repeat the scenes that occurred
in Washington during the lest spring
and summer." ;;
Newton Dictates Statement .-
Newton dictated - the following
statement:
"Commander Smith stated to the
president that they wished to pay
their respects, tender their support
and pledgo their loyalty to the presi
dent and tho constitution of the
United States. . ?
"The president expressed his pleas
ure at the statement and told them
that they would recognize that he
disagreed In point of view with some
of their objectives and that he ha1
to consider 35,000,000 families in the
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PLEA AGAINST 3
LAWLESSNESS
MADE BY DRYS
SALEM, Oct. 13 UP) A plea thaw
"lawlessness shall not be turned loose",
in Oregon, was made last night a
the state W. C. T. U. convention In
session here.
Miss Maude Aid rich urged the dr
forces to rally In support of the Btate
dry law enforcement act which Is up
for repeal. Ita repeal would leave
Oregon with a state dry law and no
provision for enforcement, she stated.
"The man who actually does the
drinking pays the tax as he pays the
money over the bar," State W. C. T, U,
President Ada Jolley said yesterday
afternoon. "Tho brewer and the dis
tiller grow wealthy from this Income
no matter what tax la assessed."
Superintendent L, M. Gilbert oi
the children's farm home sponsored
by the W. 0. T. U will toll of It
progress this year.
Winnipeg Farmers
March on Premier
WINNIPEO, Man., Oct. 13 yp) Two
hundred farmers took to tho road to
day, bound for Winnipeg where they
will place their financial worries be
fore Premier John Bracken. Some face
eviction from their farms for non
payment of taxes; others seek relief
from pressing debts.
They spent the night In farm
homes near Winnipeg beach, 00 miles
from hero.
Wheat Today
OHICAOO, Oct. 13 iff) Wheat
dropped late today to a new low price
record for the season.
Enlarged selling by commission
homes accompanied the fall of wheat
values. Tho increase of selling prt
sure was mainly ascribed to reports
of rain in Argentina and to the bear
ish influence of New York stock mar
ket declines.
Wheat closed unsteady, 1 e lV4o
under Tuesday's finish, corn &lo
down, oats Hc off, and provisions
unchanged to a rise of 3 cents,,