La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 18, 1932, City Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmnht CITY EDITION hOtmehMrmlMil Win Sentes 8 PAGES TODAY Only Ncwiptp " Printed In U Gnu Coming Union mi Wallowa Counttoa wvxtn VOLUME 31 MKMBFH ASSOdATKD PKJE88 AND A. B, O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1932 AJTOBlf OBJMJON'i LMADINO MXW8PAFKB NUMBER 41 7923 Voters In This County DEMOCRATIC PARTY GAINS: CO. P. LOSES Republicans, However, Still Lead Bourbons by Margin of 922. MORE REGISTERING OVER THE STATE Report of 11 Counties Show Total Gain of 8907 Democrats and 7025 Re publicans. A Democratic) gain of 606 more voters than the party had listed In Union county In 1928, and a Republi can toss ox 816 voters featured the reglutratlon tor the general election (b be held Nov. 8, It was announced Monday by County Clerk C. K. Mo COrmlck. Registration books closed more than a week ago but It was not possible to obtain the final figures for several days, because of the necessary checking of the lists of eligible voters.! and other work at the clerk's office. The Democratic party, although Bill! In the minority, has 3380 eligible voters In this county compared i with 3774 In 1028, the year of the last presidential election, 'The Republicans, with a present registration of 43Q8, have 1018 more votes than the Democrats, but the Democrats,, but the Republican figure Republican figure in 1028 was 4714, which at that time represented a dif ference of 1040. O. O. P. Lead Dwindles - Since 1028 the Republican margin over the Democrats has dwindled from 1040 to 1018, a difference of 022. i In this county there was no move ment away from the two major par ties In fact,' the opposite trend ex isted.. . ' ' , In, 102B there were 247 voters reg istered outside of the Democratic and Republican parties, compared with 149 this year, a loss of 102. . . . Figures for the other parties follow: Party 1032 , 1028 Prohibition 18 28 Socialist 35 61 Progressive - 0 0 Miscellaneous 83 168 Total voters eligible to vote No. 8 stands at 7923, compared with 6735 In 1028. ' MORE PEOPLE REGISTERING SALEM, Ore., Oct. 18 P) A total gain of 15,187 registered voters was re- ' (Continued on Page Seven) SNOW COVERS THE CREST OF MOUNT EMILY With Mount Emily's crest covered with a blanket of snow this morn ing, Grande Ronde valley residents wen brought face to face with the fact that winter is not far distant. Thls Is the first snowfall of the sea son on nearby mountains, although enow . Is reported to have occurred earlier In some of the higher alti tudes In the eastern part of the state. Although frost was predicted for Eastern Oregon this morning, the mercury here did not go below 38 above, and there was no frost locally. The maximum yesterday was 46 above. 25 AT KLAMATH . KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 18 WV-The cold wave continued here this morn ing with the temperature dropping to a minimum of 25 degrees above zero. An extremely heavy frost was reported throughout the Klamath basin. 1 SNOW IV UTAH SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Oct. 18 The first snow of the season covered Utah and surrounding states today. The snow measured as deep hs six Inches In some parts of this state.- .'' Airport officials said the airmail east was delayed by the storm, which hegan as rain and turned Into a driv ing snow. $ $ $ $ $ WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Considerable cloudi ness tonight and Wednesday: probably rains In the north west portion: froat in east por tion tonight: gentle change able winds offshore becoming southerly. WEATHER TODAY ' 7 a. m. 40 above. Minimum: 38 above. Condition: Cloudy. , WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 46, minimum 30 above. ' Condition: Cloudy. Range: 1 degrees. WEATHER OCT. 18. 1931 Maximum 66. minimum 44 above. Condition: Clear. Range: 22 degrees. Abe Charges of "Wet Field" Voiced In Enterprise, Ore. La Grande Team Accused of Being "Unsportsman like" in News Item Re ceived Today. By W. h. Flower Enterprise Correspondent) ENTERPRISE, Ore., Oct. 18 (Special) Enterprise High school football players contend that the field at La Grande was purposely wet down with a fire hose last Saturday In order to give the La Qrande team the ad vantage so they could use their heavy team. They further contend that they could not purchase heavy cleats for their shoes and that In these two matters the La Grande team was unsportsmanlike. It Is not known whether or not a protest will be Issued over the game but a challenge to meet on the En terprise field Is In order. By Nolun Skiff Receipt of the above ne.a Item In the Observer office thiB morning was, to say the least, received with sur prise. Also, it was received with a bit of Borrow on the part of this writer sorrow that such an un founded statement as that In rela tion to the "Saturday wetting" should apparently come from as gallant a football team as trm Savages. However, this writer happens to be In full possession of all facts rc- ( Continued on Page Six ) Men of Normal School To Hold Smoker Tonight A card of wrestling and boxing events has been drawn up for the E. O. N. Men's club smoker to which residents of the city have been In vited at 8 o'clock In the Normal school auditorium. Four boxing and two wrestling matches have been scheduled along with several stunts, John Miller, faculty advisor, stated this morning. ; ," ' .'.- In the boxing events GeiiO'McOlain will fight Oordon Buckman; Adam, Leigh ton vs. Harry Dawson; Robert Oesterllng vs. Eugene Slack, and Wln- tred MyerB vs. Lester Sannar. The wrestling matches are Fran cis Lewis vs. Bob Creswell and Charles McLin vs. Lloyd Glrod. There will be no charge of admis sion. Joseph Gaiser Is Speaker At E.O.N. Assembly Impressions received from a year spent In Germany were described this morning by Joseph Gaiser at an as sembly of the Eastern Oregon Nor mal school. Mr. Gaiser spent last year studying at Munich and travel ing about in Germany. The speaker was Impressed by the culturo which Is evident In Germany In the art museums, the opera and other artistic enterprises. The same (Continued on Page Five) Meier Will Urge Salary Reduction SALEM, Oct. 18 (JPi An emer gency salary reduction ranging from 5 to 25 per cent, applicable to all state departments, will be recom mended to the state legislature by Oovernor Julius L. Meier, the Asso ciated Press learned today. The new salary schedule will be based upon salaries in effect prior to the pres ent cut which ranges upward to only 15 per cent. The salary reduction will be recom mended for a two-yeor period begin ning the first of next January, leav ing It to the 1935 legislature tc de termine whether the schedule should be longer continued. . , Gov. Ritchie Calls G.O.P. Plank "Sham" CHICAGO, Oct. 18 m Chicago Democrats were told by Governor Al bert C. Ritchie, of Maryland, today that the Republican plank on prohi bition "Is a fraud and a sham." "At the Republican national con vention." he said In a luncheon ad dress, "President Hoover accepted a plank which was obviously designed to appear dry to the drys and wet to the wets. The plan Is more dry than wet but probably the best thing Is to call It by Its name. It Is a fraud and a sham." Ask Coolidge To Make 2 Speeches NEW YORK, Oct. 18 V-OffIclflls of the Republican national commit tee announced today they have asked former President Calvin Coolidge to make two more addresses In Sup port of President Hoover's campaign for re-election. One of the speeches would be de livered In Chicago on a date as yet undetermined and the other would l last minute radio appeal to cl0M the campaign. Pres. Hoover Is Framing Detroit Campaign Speech Republican. Standard Bearer to Make Third Mid-Western Trip Dur ing Coming Weekend. WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 () Presi dent Hoover Is framing his Detroit campaign speech, considering the while just where to make rear plat form appearances on his third mid western trip next weekend. His decision to speak Saturday night in the Michigan center of the automotive industry was announced at the White House a day after the president's return from; Cleveland where he discussed employment and the wage earner. The subject of the Detroit address was not disclosed, however. Nor was any definite decision on other pre-election plans of the Re publican nominee made public. He -will return to the White House Im mediately after his Detroit address. Then Republican leaders here look for a swing along the Atlantic sea board topped by a New York or New Jersey speech. Next In order Is the possibility of a Journey to California. Mr. Hoover still Is considering requests that he travel to his Palo Alto home Just before election day. Only yesterday, Secretary Mills returned from a trans continental political trip to say that Callfornlans "want" Mr. Hoover to come there. The treasury chief brought to the (Continued on Page Four) REPRESENTED'" "MAN OF DESTINY" Senator Costigan, of Colo rado, Speaks For Roose velt Here Monday, Referring to Franklin D. Roosevelt as ''a man of destiny," Senator Ed ward Costigan, of Colorado, last night vcorifldently, asserted, that .t-ho. Demo cratlo candidate "for,'ther'pfesidency Is. certain to be elected In November in a great victory of liberalism, as op posed to Republican, conservatism. Speaking to more than 200 people assembled In the ballroom of the Sacajawea Inn, Senator Costigan voiced the need for the pioneer spirit In government and the return to the principles of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson "progressive Im provement In the lot of all men every where." After recounting the experiences of the past three years and deploring present conditions In the nation he (Continued From Page Six) FARM STRIKE PICKET LINES TIGHTEN TODAY ST. PAUL, Oct. 18 WV-A general tightening of farmers picket lines around the Minneapolis and St. Paul areas went Into effect today. While many trucks had been turned bock heretofore on highways in Wash ington, Anoka and Scott counties, surrounding the twin cities, others had been permitted to get through with warnings not to repeat. But the word went out today from several sections that no trucks with non perishable farm produce Bhould pass. A large force of pickets was con centrated at Dayton Port, on highway No. 3, north of Minneapolis, and early today 15 trucks had been turned back there. The truck men. returned to Elk river, five miles west where they ap pealed to the town marshal. "INTIMIDATIONS" CHARGED, DENIED Candidates Furnish Program Today At Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Candidates for office county, dis trict and state furnished the pro gram at today's luncheon of the chamber of commerce, held at the Sacajawea Inn. Each candidate pres ent, and all were Invited, was allowed two minutes time, and most of them adhered strictly to the limitation. President Harry McKJnlay Introduc ed the speakers, In each case calling on the "out" ahead of the "In." Previous to this. Rev. Paul De P. Mortlmore, chairman of the Red Cross, urged support of the Red Cross annual roll call, pointing out that at present the relief organization Is put ting many more dollars Into this county than It takes out, and that all foodstuffs and materials furnished are absolutely without charge to the per son to whom they are given. A. W. Nelson Introduced Mr. Ma honey and Mr. Hoyt, from the B. O. N., and the latter Invited all to at tend the men's smoker tonight at 8 at the auditorium. Mr. Dobson, candidate for attorney general on th, Democratic ticket, spoke first, calling attention to the tripling of cost In the attorney gen EDUCATION'S COST IS TO BE SLASHED State Board Members Agree Against Any Spe cial Applanations. DR. KERR GIVEN MORE AUTHORITY Board Also Modifies Rule Adopted Some Time Ago Banning Student Use of Automobiles. PORTLAND. Oct. 18 (AV-The cost of higher education in Oregon Is to be slashed; there will be no presenta tion to the 1933 legislature 6T re quests for special appropriations for t ho -five Institutions of higher learn ing. ThlB was agreed by the state board of higher education at Its late after noon meeting Monday, at which the ban against student use of automo biles was modified. Further, there will be no Increase In student fees, and budgets are to be adjusted on the basis of Income available from present legislative. Tho financial policy was outlined to the board by Chancellor W. J. Kerr and was subsequently approved by the unanimous action of the mem bers. Kerr Recommends Change Modification of the regulation pro hibiting students from using auto mobiles was agreed upon on recom mendation of Dr. Kerr and the harsh provisions of the rule will be softened, although strict supervision over the s 4ent use of motor cars will be 'ilnued. ( r. chancellor will have' the re sponsibility of regulating the auto mobiles and Dr. Kerr said the use of cars will be limited In such a man ner as to benefit the Institutions and Btudents. , The new rule provides "that the use of automobiles by students be regu- (ContlniiPrt on Patre FiveV Farmers' "Army" Is Given Rebuke , By Government WINNIPEO, Man., Oct.- 18 W Members of . Manitoba's farmers' "army," which marched to the capl tol here laBt weekend to protest against economlo conditions, faced the prospect today of trudging 100 miles to their homes again with a rebuke from the government for their pains. ' ,' "You have ruined your chances of ever getting a hearing here again," Premier John Bracken told them. The premier's address was made to Michael Sawlak of Winnipeg, who headed the delegation. Sawlak was (Continued on Page Four) Curious Marriage "Swap" Is Revealed HOPKINS VILLE. Ky., Oct. 18 P Louise Green, Hopklnsvllle's "mule bride" of three years ago lay In a hospital today with her right leg am putated as a result of a shotgun wound Inflicted by an angry suitor, while he pleaded with police to let him go to her side and explain that he loves her and wants to marry her. The girl who ran away from her 45-year-old husband, Ed Green, three years ago, claiming her father, Henry Glbbs, swapped her to him for a team of mules, was shot yesterday after noon at the home of her uncle, Joe Glbbs. William Perrlgo, 23. the suitor, surrendered and was ordered held pending the outcome of the wound. The girl was resting com fortably today. eral's office, and declaring he, If elect ed, would save the voters from 26 to 60 per cent of this expense. L. E. Evans, Democratic candidate for county judge, stated that he would try earnestly to Increase the efficiency and decrease the cost of of fice If elected. County Judge U. O. Couch, Republican, was absent. The two non-partisan candidates for circuit Judge, E. R. Rlngo ana Judge J. W. Knowles, spoke briefly, much of their talk being of a humor ous vein. The latter said that he would make the race on his record. Tom Johnson, Democratic candidate for county commissioner, asked all to vote If not for him. then for W. W. Stevens, Republican incumbent. Mr. 8tevens spoke briefly, promising It returned to office, to attend to the duties of the office to the best of his ability. 81d Thompson, Democratic candi date for county clerk, was absent as were A. C. Haynes. Democratic can didate for sheriff, and Sheriff Jess Breshears, Republican Incumbent. (Continued on Page Pin; British CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH Concentration of weal th to tile amount of nearly a billion dollars centered at Philadelphia the other day when 800 millionaires came together for their annual northern banquet. The financial wiz ards, who dislike the name of "Millionaires' Club," call them elves the Committee of One Hundred. Dr. Irving llslier (left) of Vale. Henry h. Uoherty (center), president of Cities Service Cor poration, and Joseph Adams, philanthropist-Inventor are pictured at the meeting. Cox Withdraws As Candidate; Supports F. R. PITTSBURGH, Oct. 18 ffl - Re. James R. Cox today withdrew as the jobless party's presidential candidate and urged his followers to vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic standard bearer. Father Cox, militant pastor of old St. Patrick's Catholic church, bitterly excoriated President Hoover for what he termed "neglect of means to re lieve suffering among the unemployed In the last two years." Tho ejection of the bonus "army from Washington he called "barbar ous" and added: ' 'America must reject Herbert Hoo ver and all that he represents If she means to continue as a democracy." Indicts Hoover ; Hoover, Father Oox, said In'1 his statement of withdrawal, "stands'1 for speolal privilege" and "has forgotten thii. 120,000,000 ordinary American citlktens," - " r ' He. said "the. opportunity to help was presented to Mr, Hoover a thoU' sand times, but never did he lift i hand nor raise a voice to relieve the (Continued on Page Three) MURDER CASE IN KENTUCKY INVESTIGATED JACKSON, Ky., Oct. 18 W) The story that Creed Miller, 22-year-old farmer, killed his wife and a man to whom she waved her hand, was under Investigation today, while deputy sheriffs hunted Miller In the nearby hills. Miller recently had returned from working In West Virginia.. Neighbors told Sheriff Lee CombB that yester day Mrs. Miller waved her hand to Clay Wilson, 17, as he passed the Miller home. Miller ran out and killed him with a shotgun and then shot down his wife as she rushed from the house. , , Mrs. Miller was 28. Insull Charge Is Listed as "Absurd" ATHENS. Oct. 18 (I1) Charges of Samuel Insull, former Chicago utilities magnate, , that a plan is afoot to kidnap him and return him to Chicago, where he Is charged with embezzlement and larceny, were characterized as "absurb" today by Leland B. Morris, charge d'affaires of the American legation here. Firestone, Ford, Other Companies Accused of Move NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (P) In connec tion with a statement commenting on tho advocacy of re-election of Presi dent Hoover, by the Ford Motor com pany, Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley today made public a telegram from an Ohio Democratic committeeman asserting that Good year, Ooodrlch and tho Firestone Rubber company were "Intimidating" employes to secure their votes for Hoover. The telegram Farley made public was from Vergil E. Rogers of Akron, state central committeeman in Ohio, and read: "Goodyear, Ooodrlch and Firestone Rubber company carrying on cam paign of Intimidation among work ers In effort to secure votes for Hoo ver. This is especially true of Fire stone Rubber Co. "All chain stores in this city pass ing word down the line to their em ployes to vote for Hoover, Including Acme cash stores which operate chain (Continued on Page Five) Abrogate Trade QUIET RESTORED AT PENITENTIARY Riots at Portsmouth Pri son Quelled Last Night; Two Men Injured. KINOSTON, Ont., Oct. 18 (IP) - Quiet was restored today at Ports mouth penitentiary, on the shore of Lake Ontario near here, where troops were called lost night to quell a riot of the 806 prisoners In the Instltu tlon. The riot, In the course of whloh the prisoners threatened to set fire to the prison buildings, was reported to have begun over a demand by tne men for clgaret papers, more tobacco and longer recreation periods. Two prisoners were Injured. The soldiers fired several volleys. . They finally withdrew after .the prisoners threatened to burn down the build ings, Including those In which they had barricaded themselves,' it , the, troops remained,, '"" :. (.'v.lVftrdn .Captured Vl5 -..,-..., Previously 'the prisoners' had . cap tured Acting Warden Gilbert Smith and held him -for a brief period . when he entered the building In which they were fortified to attempt to persuade them to quiet down, The last of them was finally per suaded to abandon the attempt by another prison official, whose name was withheld, v While the 600-odd men screamed within their strongholds a huge crowd outside the prison was kept a quor. ter of a mile away by police. The riot began at noon -and lasted until sundown. Persons In the crowd said somewhere between SO and 100 shots wero fired after the troops arrived. First reports of the cause of the outbreak said tho prisoners hod be came enraged when one of their num ber working on a quarry gang out side the walls, was caught in an at tempt to escape. This story said the other members of the quarry crew then refused to work and were taken back to the pri son whero thoy balked at being led' at mid-day Into the cell block. -Persons who claimed to know said tho trouble started about 3:30 p. m. In tho tailor shop. The prisoner, they said, rushed to the doors lead ing In the central passages of the prison and blocked them with large stones. Acting Warden Smith forced his way In and his detention follow ed. OREGON STATE FAIR PROFIT AT $15,000.00 PORTLAND, Oct. 18 (P) A profit of more than $16,000 was realized on the Oregon State fair this year al though gross receipts were 35 pet cent le-.in than in 1031. This was the report submitted to the state board of agriculture at a meeting here Monday by Max Oehl har, director. Ho said receipts totaled M.1,037 and disbursements were W6(- 043, Including the cost of the trey rodeo. Operating expenses and some unpaid bills will bring the not profit to around $15,700. Gchlhar told the board that ro duccd expenditures were responsible for the profit, a new mothod of ticket sales and supervision cutting expense from $3271 to $087. A.T.&T. To Spend $35,000,000 in Year NEW YORK, Oct. Iff The Am erican Telephone & Telegraph com pany and Bell systom, it was an nounccd today, expect to spend ap proximately $36,000,000 for plant bet terment during the next 13 months. A. W. Robertson, chairman of the national committee of industrial re habilitation, was Informed by Belt of ficials that the sum to be appro priated will be spent for essential work In maintaining an Improved ser vice. It was stated that, while much of the planned Work does not have to be done Immediately. It was thought it should be started as soon as pes slbls In order to aid In relieving un ng In horse carts flying the Amerl employment this winter, can flag. Gov. Roosevelt t Begins Journey To 17 States Democratic Candidate Leaves Albany. N. Y. This Morning on Swing into Mid-West, South. By Walter T, Brown (Associated Press Staff Writer) 1 ROOSEVELT SPECIAL, Oct. 18 W) Smiling and waving his hand to a small crowd of well-wishers, standing on a rain drenched railroad platform, Oovernor Roosevelt, accompanied by ma daughter, Mrs. Curtis Dall, and his son, James, and a party of 60 left Albany, N. Y. at 0:38 a. m. (eastern Bnnasrd time) for a presidential cam palgn trip of 8,000 miles through 17 states. The presidential nominee's "weather luck" deserted him at departure this morning for one of the few times In the four campaigns he has toured, ivao, 1838, 1030 and 1833. Those who have travelled with him expect to find clear skies, "Roosevelt weather." A black sky and wind blown rain greeted the candidate as he boarded his special train today, as he started on an eight day trip through the mid -dlewest and south, Major speeches of the trip will be made at Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Baltimore. Other addresses will be made at Rochester, Buffalo, Wheeling, (Continued on Page Four) Deputy Sheriff Ends Lion Hunt On River Island COMMERCE, Mo., Oct, 18 P) Dep uty Sheriff Tom Hotchklss, who kill ed two young lionesses marooned on a small Island In the Mississippi river with a sub-machine gun, admitted he didn't, get much "kick" out of the shooting. ' 'Shucks," Hotchklss said, "It wasn't any trouble at all to shoot 'em. No more than pottln' a squirrel out on the limb of a Cottonwood. If this Is lion huntln', then I'll stick to 'pos sums and coons, . where a man,, can have some exoltement,V ,: y . . i i Hotchklss ,; vesterdav ended . the long-plauned "safalre" of Denver M. Wright, St. Louis manufacturer, by killing the animals which Wright had released, on a "towhead" Island, neat here,- Hotchklss went to the island secret ly In a motorboat, killed the lions by firing two shots at each of them, then removed the carcasses. Later Wright and his hunting party, which had left . (Continued on Page Two) Woman Jumps To Death From Hotel NEW YORK, Oct, 18 vn Scribbling a farewell note to "anyone" with a Up stick and grasping two white car nations In one hand. Mrs. Charles J, Prescott, -social reglstorlte of Boston, Jumped to her death today from the 31nt floor of the Hotel New Yorker. . The former Beatrice Oardlner whose marriage to Prescott, son of a Cam bridge manufacturer, In November, 1838, was the outstanding social event of Boston, left a note which read .- :"1 don't like you. This Is the best way out. Make the most of every living moment." Baptist Women To Entertain Visitors Women of the local Baptist church will be hostesses to the women of tho Orande Ronde association Thurs day In La orande, It was announced this morning. Delegates from Cove, Baker and Haines will bo here and others from Ontario and Burns are etpected. The mooting will open at 11 o'clock and a potluck lunch will be served at 13. The afternoon will be devoted to the program which will bo pre sented by different societies In the association. Gandhi Well; . mor Of Stroke t'alse POONA, India, Oct. 18 W) Reports publlshod In London saying Mahatma Oandhl had suffered a paralytlo stroke were denied officially today. Oandhl was thoroughly fit last night, tho statement said. He was visited by Ambedkar, representative of the depressed classes, who con sulted with him about means of Im plementing the Poona pact negotiated before he ended his recent "death fast" In behalf of the voting rights of these classes. Slain American Identified Today MUKDEN, Manchuria, Oct. 18 W1 The American cltlren klled by band Its In the Hslnpln district was Iden tified today as Lloyd Putnsm Hen derson, 38, formerly of Seattle, Wash., a Presbyterian missionary. A detailed report said he was killed by a stray bullet October 18 when bandits attacked a party with which he was traveling to Nantsamu, corted by 11 Japanese soldiers. The i party Included two other Americans ' tiH twn UiirtBTi, Th.ff wnm trMvnl- Treaty PREFERENCE FOR RUSSIAN GOODS ENDS Move Necessary to Keep1 Obligations Undertaken. I f at Ottawa Meet ' ; CHEERS WELCOME : ANNOUNCEMENT; England, However, In forms Soviet Author!-' ties That Early Trade Discussions Desired. , LONDON, Oct. 18 P) J. R. , Thomas, secretary for dominions, announced In the House of Commons today that Oreat Britain has abro gated Its commercial treaty with So viet Russia. Under article 31 of the tariff acre-, ment reached at the recent Ottawa -Imperial conference, he said, renun ciation of the temporary commerolal agreement with Russia was mads . necessary.' 7 - This agreement was signed In April; 1830. It gave Russia the privilege of moet-favored-natlon treatment and : therefore, Mr. Thomas explained. It stands In the way of trade prohibi tions which might be necessitated by the obligations undertaken at Otta- wa. ";- ' ;- ; ' ,-' "; ' In notifying ' the Russian ' charg d'affaires here that Great Britain Is serving six. months notice or abro gation in accordance with the pact, the Soviet authorities, were Informed that Great Britain Is still anxious to ' Increase Its trade with Russia . and Is ready to enter discussions with that object . In view at the. earliest possible. time. ; . . . . , ' : . . "'V . i . Canada, Australia ConceraesV -, " Canada and Australia were particu larly concerned during the negbtla-' tlons at Ottawa that the BrltUh goir- v arnment should, adoot effective means to revent.,reaAuintlon,,",ot. Russian,, dumping on tne wheat market. V" . It was suggested at the time, that with. Russia might be necessary: to; make the Ottawa, agreements effecr, tlve. Th. onvnrnmAnt benches cheered' when Mr. Thomas declared today that ; the government, having undertaken. (Continued oa. rage Four) . : '', AUTO DRIVER ADMITS PART IN CAR WRECK Portland; oot. is w charged with Involuntary manslaughter - and possession of liquor, Henry Wsckert, 38, alias Henry Evans, was held In ' the county Jail here; today under 600 ball, accused of. having been the drlvor of the liquor-laden auto mobile which Sunday crashed Into another car, killing Catherine O. Col lins, 18, and Injuring three other per- sons critically. Weckert, who police say admitted he was the driver of the death car, surrendered late Monday. He had escaped from the scene of the acci dent before witnesses reached the spot. Oeorge Mayes, 68, riding with htm, was arrested as he sat, dazed, In the wrecked machine. , He faces the same charges as does Wecker. Mrs. Clinton O. Collins, mother of tne aeaa gin, Martna u. uoiiinn, a, a sister, and Ralph L. Preeae, Port land attorney, were still In a critical condition today. ... Miss Keller Wins A chievement Prize NEW YORK, Oct. 18 Wl Miss Helen Keller, blind worker for the blind, was today awarded the 16000 "achievement prize" given annually by the magazine Pictorial Review to a woman who, during the past year has made some unusual contribution to science, art or social welfare. The prize, which went last year to Jane Addams and In 1030 to Carrie Chapman Catt, was given to Miss Keller for completion of the 11,000, 000 fund for the American Founda tion for the Blind "by her own In dividual efforts." Mlm KoH rdtumed this week from England and Scotland, wberu she spent the summer. . Wheat Today CHICAOO, Oct, 18 UP) A violent break In British exchange to the low est point since January had a bearish effect on wheat values late today, wiping out earlier gains. Announcement of 10.848,000 bushel! Increase of the world's available sup ply of wheat was an additional un-' settling factor. Furthermore, peaglnf operations at Winnipeg were appar ently confined to May contracts, with the December delivery left to take care of Itself. V Wheat closed nervous, at the same as yesterday's finish to Ho lower, cotA ea off. oats at a shade deolln to an equal advance, and provisions) unchanged to 13 cent down, : l .