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VOLUME 31
utANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1932
MEMBER AiiSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O.
BABTKRN OREGON'S LOADING ITOWBPAPHB
NUMBER 47
INQUEST TO
BE HELD ON
WEDNESDAY
Coroner F. L. Ralston
Talks With Members of
Fatal Hunting Party.
JOHNSON, GAINES
HERE ON MONDAY
Story of Wounding of
James Ellis, Who Died
Sunday -Night, "Told to
Authorities.
Coroner P. L. Ralston announced
today that an Inquest would be held
at Walkers Funeral Home Wednes
day night at 8 o'clock. In. connection
with the death of James Ellis, of
Mllton-Freewater, who died here Sun
day evening from loss of blood result
ing from a wound In the left arm
received near Starkey Sunday while
hunting deer.
Tho bullet was from the gun of L.
C. Johnson, Preewater school teach
e. who with 8. W. Gaines, Frcewater
, school janitor, was hunting with Mr.
Ellis according to Information given
to the coroner.
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Gaines ar
rived here late Monday, after extri
cating their car from an embankment,
and talked with Mr. Ralston. Ac
cording to the story, the three were
hunting about 10 miles west of
Starkey. Mr. Johnson was the only
one of the trio with a gun, but as
Mr. Ellis was regarded as the best
hunter, he was given the rifle and
took the lead.
Aftor awhile he gave the gun to
Mr. Johnson, but remained slightly
In the lead and to one side of the
other, with Mr. Gaines behind the
two.
Mr. Ellis saw a deer and said to Mr.
Johnson, "There's a deer!"
Mr. Johnson started to raise the
gun and It exploded, according to the
report, the bullet striking Mr. Ellis'
left arm, probably as he was in the
act of pointing ahead. Mr. Johnson
said he did not realize the gun had
discharged until Mr. Ellis said: "I'm
shot!" The rifle did not reach his
shoulder, he said.
The two men hurried Mr. Ellis to
their camp and began a--fruitless-at
tempt to extricate xneir car, wnicn
had slipped from a skid road. Fi
nally they gave up and started for
help, finally locating two hunters, u.
V. Talbott and Leo Buruell, or La
Grande, who went to camp and put
tho wounded man In their car, bring
ing him to La Grande. It took Mr,
Talbott and Mr. Burnell about 45
minutes to reach the camp where Mr.
Bills was wounded after they learned
of the accident, as they were several
miles from the place. The accident
occurred about 11:30 a. m. and the
car arrived at La Grande about 0 p. m,
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Ellis had
hunted together before, it was re
ported, and were very good friends.
Mr. Gaines, who was behind the
other two when the accident occur
red, did not fully see what happened.
The two men returned to Milton
Freowater today to await the inquest.
No charge has been placd against
Mr. Johnson, the coroner said.
LIBEL VERDICT
REVERSED BY
COURT TODAY
SALEM. Oct. 25 (fP) The $5205 libel
verdict granted S. F. Pitts against H.
H. King for alleged damages against
Pitts in a divorce action, was reversed
by the Oregon supreme court In an
opinion today.
The case was appealed from Mult
nomah county. Pitts, a Grcsham min
ister, sued for $75,000 because of
statements made by King that he
had alienated tho affections of his
wife, and as a result of these state
ments he was "unfrocked as a min
ister of the gospel." King's statements
were made in his suit for divorce
against Marguerite King.
JOSEPH McMVKRIN DEAD
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Oct. 25
(P) Information of the death of
Joseph W. McMurrln, former presi
dent of the California mission of the
Latter Day Saints church and a
member of the first seven presidents
of seventies, at his home In Los An
geles last night, as received at the
church headquarters here today.
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$ ' WEATHER FORECAST $
Oregon: Generally fair to-
i$ night and Wednesday but S
f cloudy at times in the north
$ and west portion; little change $
d In temperature; gentle change-
$ able winds offshore. S
J WEATHER TODAY $
7 a. m. 39 above.
$ Minimum: 32 above. $
4 Condition: Partly cloudy.
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$ WEATHER YESTERDAY $
?. Maximum 55, minimum 27
$ above.
Condition: Clear. Range: 28 $
degrees.
$
WEATHER OCT. 25, 1031 Q
$. Maximum 47, minimum 35 $
above.
4 Condition: Cloudy, rain, hall 4
and snow. Precipitation .43 of 4
4 of an Inch. Range 12 degrees.
Election Only Two Weeks In The
Future; Voters To Mark Large
Ballot In La Grande This Year
POLLING PLACES FOR $
NOV. 8 ELECTION $
1 Frank Cleavlnger rest- $
dence, 502 Third. $
2 City Hall, Elm street. S
3 W. A. Moss residence, 4
2105 Cedar. f.
4 Lane Chapel, First and 4
Crook. S
5 Frank Woods residence,
Frultdalc, north of city &
park. 8
6 Tom Strand residence,
third house on Portland $
g north of Cove avenue. S
7 Bertha Besmehm residence,
1602 Washington. 3
8 Court house. S
9 House at Presbyterian 4
church. Sixth and Wash- 4
lngton.
10 Methodist church, Spring
and Fourth. S
11 Buick garage, 806 Adams.
12 H. W. Riley residence, 1400 &
Madison. S
13 Church of God, Spruce
and X.
Polls will be open Nov. 8
from 6 a. m,. to 8 p. m. $
3$8SSS8S$SS$f3S$
Two weeks from today voters the
nation over will go to the polls to
decide on one of the most interesting
presidential roces, as well as other
party candidates, that has taken place
in the last decade. The election will
be held Nov. 8, with the polls open
from 8 a. in. to 8 p. m.
Jubilee Singers
Will Appear At
Normal School
Of Interest to those who enjoy good
music is the announced appearance
of the Utlca Jubilee Singers who will
present a progrom of negro music at
the Eastern Oregon Normal school
Thursday at 0 a. m. This group of
singers is from the Utlca Normal and
Industrial Institute, Utlca, Miss.
Upon their" first appearance the
public reception of their programs
was so favorable that they wore em
ployed on the NBC radio circuit and
for three years regularly broadcast
over the United States. These sing
ers have completed two successful
trips to Europe and record exclu
sively for Victor phonograph. 'ihey
twice woro scloctcd by the New York
Tcleram for -Its "All-American
Broadcast" as the country's foremost
negro spiritual singers. Although
their program In La Grande is pre
sented for the benefit of Normal
school students the public will be
admitted at a small admission charge.
Senior Cast To
Present "Cappy
Ricks" on Stage
"Cappy Ricks," the lovable, weather-beaten
old sea-dog, portrayed by
Peter B. Kyne in his book of that
name, will be presented by the sen
ior class of tho La Grande High
school, Arnold L. Gralapp, principal,
announced today. Edward E. Rose
has adapted tho original Kyne story
to the theatre, retaining the freshness
of the sea and the brusque com
edy of the original.
The cast was chosen last night,
after a large number of students
tried out for tho limited roles, by
Miss Catherine Sartaln, dramatic di
rector, and Miss Bessie Petti grew,
senior adviser. The date, place of
production and tho management will
be arranged and announced later,
Miss Sartaln said this morning.
"Cappy Ricks" is a play in three
acta, the first and third of which take
placo In the offices of Mr. Ricks and
tho second In "Sea Look," his home
overlooking the ocean.
Aldcn P. Ricks, known to everyone
as "Cappy," Is in the shipping busi
ness and for many years was a "sea
farln'" man himself. His devotion
is lavished on his daughter, Florence,
the heroine, while his obsession is
Matt Peasley, tho hero, whom he
ships out with Capt. Olc Peterson, to
euro him of his "freshness When
Matt and the captain return, the
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Zorn-Macpherson
Measure Opposed
ly Mrs. L. 7.. Terrnll
(Observer Correspondent)
UNION, Oct. 25 (Special) The bat
tlo being waged by the Citizens' com
mittee of La Grande against the Zorn
Macpherson school moving bill, will
bo extended to Union tonight when a
delegation of speakers from La Grande
will speak at the Union High school
tonight at 8 o'clock. The speakers
have not been announced, but a group
of La Grande business men who are
well acquainted with the measure
will bo present.
Indian Woman, 112,
Dead at Pendleton
PENDLETON, OreT Oct. 25 tP)
Mollle Mlnthorn, widow of Black hawk,
famous Umatilla reservation Indian
and said by her son Gilbert Mlnthorn,
to have been 113 years old, died at
her home in Thorn Hollow today.
Mrs, Mlnthorn, known as the "dow
ager empress" of the Pendleton
Hound-Up, had not missed a single
Round-Up although blindness this
year prevented her from riding in the
pageant.
In addition to the presidential angle
of the election, which has created un
usual Interest as evidenced by In
creased registration over the state,
there will bo a number of national,
state, district and county races to
settle In Oregon and Union county
that will attract additional voters to
the polls.
Both parties at present are making
claims for their candidates in this
county; as well as In the state. Bo
far. thero have been few attempts
made to analyze the likely vote, other
than partisan attempts, with both the
Republicans and Democrats claiming
victories by big margins.
Locally, present indications are that
a number of the races will defy an
alyzing previous to the election; there
are so many cross currents in the
political pool this year that It Is dif
ficult to attempt to pick one candi
date over another with any degree of
accuracy.
All Indications, however, point to
record-breaking vote, largely drawn
out through the Hoover-Roosevelt
race. And, with this large vote sure
to extend to the other candidates. It
has many politicians guessing unable
to be sure as to what the new voters
will do.
The ballot this year will bo un
usually largo for a general election,
and voters will have a great many
races among candidates and a largo
number of measures to vote on In
this state.
The ballot follows:
Candidates for president and vice
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PIERCE SPEAKS
TO LOCAL CROWD
Congressional Candidate
Outlines His Policies
Supports Gov. Roosevelt
Walter M. Pierce "came homo" last
night to address a La Grande audi
ence after 54 ..appearances before
group3 in tho 18 counties of the sec
ond congressional district where ho Is
a candidate on the Democratic ticket
for congress. . A largo group gathered
at the city; hrfU. last night to hear ex
Governor Pierce, -who was introduced
by Henry L. Hess, Democratic candi
date for state1 senator, . - .i . '-.;
--"It you hro satisfied witir present'
conditions then do not voto for
Roosevelt," Mr. Pierce said. However,
Roosevelt's election will be only n
partial victory If he does not have a
Democratic senate find house compos
ed of men of his party, ho said.
During his month's speaking tour,
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Oregon Counties
Will Get Loans
From the R.F.C.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 25 (IP) The
Reconstruction Finance corporation
today made available $1,241,581 for
emergency relief in Colorado, Louisi
ana. Oklahoma ond Oregon.
The Colorado governor received
$238,035; Louisiana $280,330; Okla
homa $636,650; and Oregon $86,560.
Colorndo previously had borrowed
$847,600; Louisiana $2,104;928; Okla
homa $181,312 and Oregon $134,078.
Tho Oregon loan Is to care for the
needs of Deschutes, Douglas, Baker,
Union and Sherman counties from
October 1 to December 31. These
counties all arc In the lumber sec
tion of the state.
UNION COI'NTV LOAN API'ICOYKI)
Tho R. P. C. loan to Union county
will amount to $22,390, according to
information received today. This is
smaller than the amount the county
court originally asked for, and will
not . be fully adequate to care for
relief demands In this covnty from
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, County Judge U. G.
Couch said today. The sum is a
loan from the government, later to
be pHid back by the county.
No Canadian Wheat Bonus
Strong Winds in California Cause
Death of Boy, Man, Damage Property
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25 m Strong
winds, iwme of a velocity csttmated
at 50 miles an hour, were blamed to
day for the death of a boy, thousunds
of dollars in property damage and in
directly led to the death of a man
engaged in a search for two hikera
who escaped from a brush fire which
periled their lives.
Felix Moreno. 10, of Ontorlo, re
ceived fatal injuries when he was
swept from a sidewalk by a gust of
wind into the path of an automobile-.
Charles White, 40, of Arcadia, en
gaged In a search for P. R. Lundy Jr.,
Monrovia banXer, and Lloyd Nelson.
Arcadia school teacher, was killed In
a 150-foot fall to the bottom of a
canyon.
Nelson and Lundy. with Ott Hcr
shey, Arcadia banker, and Vernon
Dodge, Arcadia merchant, began an
ascent of the rugged mountain Sun
day but Dodge and Hershey returnea
after proceeding three miles up the
slopes. When their companions failed
to appear later, a search wm organ
iKed. Lundy was found uninjured but
Nelson had slipped down the same
HOOVER WILL
PAY VISIT TO
INDIANAPOLIS
President to Address Re
publican Rally Friday
Night; Plans Changed
CHICAGO TO SEE
HIM NEXT WEEK
In Meantime, Governor
Roosevelt Continues Tri
umphant Swing Through
the "Solid South."
NETWORK CAMPAIGN
BROADCASTS
(Time Is eastern standard). S
Tonight: (Tuesday) WABC.
CBS, 8:00: Gpv. Roosevelt $
from Baltimore.
WJZ. NBC, 7:15: Republican
radio league.
Midwest NBC, 10:15: Demo-
erotic. Gov. Philip LaFollette g
of Wisconsin.
Wednesday: WJZ, NBC, 3:15:
Republican women's program.
Miss Mary E. Woollcy and Miss
Ada Corns tock.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 V) Presl
dent Hoover will address a Republl
can rally in Indianapolis Friday night
and return to the capital Immediate'
ly thereafter.
Tho original tentative plan for tho
trip. Mr. Hoover's fourth swing into
tho mid-west, had called him to con
tinue on to Chicago before returning
to the White Houso.
Although presidential secretaries
lacked final information, it was in
dicated this (afternoon that Mv,
Hoover might make an appearance in
Chicago some time after tho speech
he will deliver in New York next
Monday.
Favors Health Program
President Hopver favors government
encouragement of a program to re
duce .contagious' diseases "as a con'
structlve measure of. public econ
omy."' '
'He suunortcd this action beforo
Ih iKmccan Public Health nssocta"
tion last night, in a brief address to
tho opening meeting of a four-day
session here. It was presided over by
Surgeon General Hugh S. dimming
of the public health service.
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CUT MADE IN
POWER RATES
TO THE STATE
SALEM. Oct. 25 P) An additionol
15 per cent reduction in power rates
to state institutions, retrooctivc as of
July 1, will be put Into effect by the
Portland General Electric company
under a new agreement signed today
by tho state board of control. The
savings will amount to about $4000
per year.
With this cut, tho annual state ex
penditure for power will be reduced
from $36,000 two years ago to about
$22,000. William Elnzlg, secretary of
tho board of control, told the board.
No Authority To
Hold Man In Jail
SALEM, Oct. 25 (P) Neither Gov
ernor Julius L. Meier nor Charles P.
Pray, superintendent of state police,
have any legal authority to protest
against tho release of James Mclver
from Malheur county Jail, a request
made by residents of Rock vi lie and
Sheavlllo districts. Pray stated.
Mclver was arrested by the Mal
heur county officers on a charge of
attempting to burn the home of Dan
iel Haylctt Jr., and attacking Mrs.
Haylctt and her two children with an
oxo. Bail was fixed ot $1000. which
Mclver sold he would furnish.
canyon in which White later was kill
ed nnd hnd suffered Injuries.
The two men were located by an
airplane pilot who sighted their sig
nal fire. Reports of sheriff's deputies
said the fire was fanned Into a dan
gerous blaze by tho wind and for a
timo it was feared that the hikers
might have been caught In their own
flro but they eluded it and were
brought down the slope by the rescue
party.
Brush fires were Bpread In several
other districts by the flames, includ
ing a blaze near Trtumfo, where 60
men wero recruited to fight the
flames. A church, six residences and
several garagca were demolished in
Ontario. Qlenda'.c and the La Cres
enta valley. Telephone lines wera
crippled and hundreds of signs were
blown down. Orchards suffered slight
damage.
Automobile traffic In tho Ontario
region was brought to a temporary
standstill as huge dust clouds were
blown over the countryside and ono
air line toppcd operation momentary
iiy.
SMITH GIVEN
OVATION IN
NEW JERSEY
"Happy-Warrior" Sounds
(Jail For Election ol
Roosevelt and Garner
SAYS HOOVER IS
U. S. DRY LEADER
Immense Crowd Jams
Armory; One Man Dies
Waving Flag; 60 Injur
ed in Oush of Crowd.
IU William Kinney
' NEWARK, N. J., Oct. 25 (Jubi
lation rang in tho Democratic camp
today over tho wild, open-armed wel
come that the state Democracy gave
its Idol "The Happy Warrior" when
ho came back last night to Jersey to
sound his first major call for the
election of Roosevelt and Garner.
Ono man died of a heart attack
and 60 were injured In a jamming
crush of cheering humanity. Demo
cratic leaders said It was one of the
greatest political demonstrations In
New Jersey's history.
Inside the armory a throng estim
ated by police at 20.000 heard and
saw him. Outside, an hour before
his arrival, Police Commissioner Ed
ward Rcllly estimated that 60,000
persons choked the streets that loter
becamo the triumphal pathway of
Alfred E. Smith.
Criticizes Hoover'
Criticizing President Hoover as
"the dry leader or the United States."
he devoted much of his speech to
ridiculing the Republicans on pro
hibition. .Ho assailed them, on
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Four Youths Are
Object of Hunt
In Seattle Area
SEATTLE, Oct. 25 (!') Four of five
youths accused of attacking two
young Renton girls Saturday night,
wero' aqught today, while Charles E,
Davis, 18, was hold in connection
with the crime. Davis denied he was
ono of tho accused.
Sheriff's officers said the girls,
whoso names wero withheld, with a
17-ycar-old boy companion were walk
ing to a dance, when they wero in
vited to ride by tho glrlB' attackers.
When the pedestrians had entered
tho automobile, tho boy was beaten
Into unconsciousness and thrown
from the car.
Tho younger of tho two girls then
was beaten Into submission and at
tacked, the officers were informed.
Tho 14-ycar-old miss sustained a
broken Jaw and tho 16-yoar-old girl
received a broken nrm ond noso.
Both were badly bruised and wove
confined to their homes.
After tho attack, tho youths drove
their victims to a point near their
homes and wero allowed to escape
from tho car.
Pour young men, relatives of the
youths sought, wero being held for
questioning in the hopes they would
divulgo the whereabouts of the
youths being sought for the crime.
They aro Clarence Binkley, Wiley
Dupea, John G ravens and Albert Dave.
Authorities last night had not ascer
tained how badly the girls' companion
was hurt. ,
Seal Institute To
He Held Tomorrow
Mrs. Siiidlc Orr Dunbar, president
of tho Oregon Tuberculosis associa
tion, will be in La Grando tomorrow
for the purpose of holding a Christ
mas seal sale institute for Union and
Wallowa counties. Tho Institute will
begin at 2 o'clock in tho La Grando
hotel, and all Interested in the work
aro Invited to be presents
Lack of Money
Pointed To By
Premier Bennett
OTTAWA. Ont Oct. 25 (l Pre
mier Bennett told the house of com
mons today that the dominion Is not
In a poKitlon to pay a wheat bonus
this year.
Premier Bennett told the house of
commons on Oct. 10 that the gov
ernment won considering proposals to
grant a bonus of five cents a bushel
to prairie wheat growers.
John Vallance. Saskatchewan lib
eral, snld he had received telegrams
from the west urging the bonus and
quoted one as saying "revolution was
inevitable" unless it was granted.
JOKLKMS MKN MARCH
LONDON. Oct. 25 Ml Two thou
sand Jobless "hunger marchers"
plodded toward London today to
present demands for abolition f tho
"means tent" wjhlch oblige every
recipient of the dole to provo that
ho has no other means of support.
JAPANESE DISARM PLAN IS ADVANCED
Horses? Yessirl
And they h( 111 wear n1km, avers
II. M. (Itluckle) Itnlh, Areata,
Oil., liorseNlioiT, who IhsIhIm nutOH
mid depression haven't hit Ills
trade, which yiMing mm are over
looking these (lays.
THOMAS JAILED
BY AUTHORITIES
Redondo Beach School
Head Admits Theft of
About $8000 Since 1930
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25 (P) From
i prodigal husband who fulled In a
plot to disappear as tho victim of
burglars and wed a Soattio. wash.,
girl under anothor nnmo, Elliot B
Thomas, school superintendent, be
como a Jail prisoner today by a vol
untary confession that he conceived
tho hoax to hide a theft of about
$8000.
Appearing at tho office of District
Attorney Buron Pitts with his wife,
Olive, who had spoken forgiveness
for his scheme to many Sylvia Wll
son, tho 30-yenr-oid head of schools
at Redondo Beach snld ho had forged
cou;n ty warrants totalling between
$8000 and $10,000 Mcq Jamunry,
1030.
He assigned the motive first to
speculation ond later to financing his
romance with MIhs Wilson, which bo
gan lust July after ho had met her
on a vacation trip and ended shortly
after they hod taken out a marriage
license ot Kelso, Wash., last woek
His attorney, George Penney, said ho
would plead guilty If an Indictment
wero returned.
"I Just don't know why I did It,
Thomas told Flits. "I began to spec
ulate In 1030. At first una II amounts
then larger ones. I can't remember
Just how many warrants I forged;
probably belweon $8000 and $10,000."
As ho unfolded his story, ho drow
from bin pocket $2000 In cash and
$500 In checks, which ho surrendered
to repay a portion of the thefts.
Ho had carried the cosh and checks
with him since he contrived to dis
(Conllnuccl on I'iiko Thrno)
DEATH DRIVER
IS HUNTED IN
RIVERIIEAD, N. Y.
RIVEKHKAD, N. Y., Oct, 25 (!) A
hit-run motorist who killed a little
boy on a pimhmoblle, then hid the
broken body In scrub oaks three
miles away was sought by pollco and
n roused citizens Uxlny. '
Joseph Koukel, 11, wan playing
with his twin brother William Sun
day near his Flanders, I.ong Island,
home, when the enr zlg-zngfdng wild
ly, bore down on thorn, William said.
"Then a man and woman shouted
to us to look out," snld William,
"That's nil I remember."
William was knocked unconscious,
but not badly hurt.
Bribery Charges
Filed Against 2
ASTOUIA, Ore., Oct. 28 mi In
dictments alleging bribery woro re
turned by the Clatsop county grand
Jury hero Monday against William
Mannlla, city commlsHinncr, and Joo
Dimltroff. whom pollco declare has a
record bh a bootlegger.
Tho two wore arrested several
weeks ago when pollco sold they wero
offering money to two Astoria police
men. Mannlla was released on ball but
Dimltroff was not ablo Immediately
to furnish tho necessary bond.
Tho two, according to arresting of
ficers, proffered money to tho police
men if they would "lay off" certain
liquor dealers. Their trials probably
will be held next mouths.
Hoover Demands
Quick Action On
Tariff Problem
Commission Today Takes
List of 18 Industries in
30 States For Investiga
tions. WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 P) Ac
companied by President Hoover's re
quest for quick action, the tariff com
mission today had a list of 18 In
dustries in 30 states before It for in
vestigations Into the adequacy of ex
isting Import duties.
Mr. Hoover submitted the llBt "of
Industries and localities where there
has been actual increase of unemploy
ment or alternatively where It Is In
evitable that It will increase from
Importations" and directed Chairman
O'Brien to Investigate the tariff rates
in connection with depreciated cur
rencies abroad. He added in his let
ter to O'Brien:
If it shall prove that the differ
ence In cost of production between
hero and abroad in these Industries
have altered the basis of the tariff
duties, I wish to receive recommenda
tions of tho tariff commission at the
oarllcBt possible moment."
Tho president had told an audience
In Charleston, W. Va., during the
last weekend's campaign trip that ho
had asked tho commission to In
vestigate tariff rates In the light of
depreciated foreign currencies.
Commodities Included in the list
submitted by tho president for ln-
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Florida Police
Seek Terrorists
Who Flogged 19
JACKKONVILI.K, Fla., Oct. 2rt (P)-
Tho flogging of three persons was re
ported to police today, bringing to II)
tho number who Imve said they were
whipped by terrorists hero receiitily,
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 25 (ff)
Tho entire Jacksonville police de
partment huntod today for terrorists
blamed for 10 floggings. Tho county
gronfj Jury .will open an Inquiry to-,
marrow. -- . --
R. L. Tilley, as foreman, called the
grand Jury investigation as five new
cosos of floggings wero roportcd to
pollco invcHtlgators last night. 1
Names of tho victims and other
dotalls or newest cases wero with
held by tho officers. Only two of
tho victims' namos have been made
public as officers said secrecy would
aid tholr Inquiry.
Tho first floggings ' reported wero
thoso of Mrs. Solly Gerlnger and her
daughter, Ola Bell GUatrap. Then
as flvo men wero arrested on charges
of assault to murder, new cases wero
reported rapidly. Five of tho victims
wero whlto women.
A preliminary hearing for tho flvo
men already arrested has been set
for tomorrow. They denied Implica
tion In tho crimes.
Senator McNary To
Speak For Hoover
8ALEM, Oct. 25 On Senator Charles
L. McNary left here last night en
route for Chicago where he will make
a campaign Hpecch for Hoovor over
tho radio. Ho also will tako aotlvo
part In other campaigns In tho middle-west,
ho stated.
IIXPIICTS UKHOHMIHSION
PORTLAND, Oct. 25 VP) A resolu
tion asking for resubmission of tho
18th amendment undoubtedly will be
approved by tho next congress, ac
cording to Senator Charles L. Mc
Nary of Calem who left Portland last
night for Chicago to campaign for
President Hoover.
Michael Observes
Day With Mother
BUCHAREST, Rumania, Oct. 25 (!)
Michael of Rumania, tho youngest
ex-klng In Europe, was bark with his
mother to colobrato his eleventh
birthday anniversary today.
Princess Helen, In her own palaco,
had sot a party table with eleven can
dles grouped about a huge birthday
cako. Bho camo from London yester
day to spend this day with her boy,
and because of the complicated do
mestic, situation In which sho and
King Carol arc Involved, there is much
talk about tho poivtlblllty of a rccon
dilation with tho king.
Auto Striken Man
Near Walla Walla
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 25 ilP)
Landltt C. Rico becomo tho fifth
automobile victim within a week
when ho was struck by a cor while
walking along tho highway north of
Walla Walla last night, nnd died later
In a hoftpHal. Frank If. Blair, of
Athena, Ore., driver of tho car, was
declared blameless. It was tho thir
teenth traffic fatality of tho year.
imivKit ihi;h at wiikkl
WOODLAND, Cat., Oct. 25 (ZD
Jack P. Pimcntal, 45, of Woodland,
died at tho wheel of a northbound
Pacific Oroyhound bus near here last
night. Six sleeping pAssengers were
unhurt as tho bus camo to a stop
without damage.
ATTENTION IS
DIRECTED TO
NAVAL ARMS
Proposals Are Confined to .
Navy With Japanese V
Army Not Considered
tfi
DETAILS WITHHELD
FROM THE PUBLIC
Cabinet's Approval of the
Japanese Plan Given at
Session Today Plan
Cabled to Geneva.
By Olcnn Itabb
(Associated Press Staff Correspondent)
TOKYO, Oct. as m Japan has de-
eided to propose her own compra-'
nensive scheme ror reduction of naval
armaments to the disarmament con.'
ference at Geneva, a high official
told the Associated Press today, ',.
The Japanese plan, It was under
stood, will neither accept nor reject
the American and British schemes for '
cuts In naval strength, hut will offer .
a distinctly Japanese suggestion.
The details of the plan, even an '
Idea of Its general character, are be
ing held In the closest secrecy for
the time being. v-
Tho Associated Press was lnformedf-'
howovor, that the scheme embraces ftll '
tho naval categories, and will be com '
plote enough to stand alongside the '
Hoover and Baldwin proposals. . . !
(President Hoover has suggested
(Continued ou rage Pour, -
HINDENBU RG'S
REMOVAL OF
GROUP UPHELD
LEIPZIG, Oct, 2G (p) The supreme f
court today sustained President von
Hindenburg's removal of the Prus- i
slan government from) office on July )
20 una his temporary appointment of
Ohoncellor rrana vcri Papon as'oom-
mlssloner for that state, with tha i
power to name substitute Prussian '
officials. 1 f
j-iuuiuujiv vuu nuiaenourgs tmcr
goncy-decree for the re -establishment
of security and ordor in Prussia U :
compatible with the federal constltu- :
tion, Chlof Justice Erwln Bumke, an- ;
nounccd. . .
It was not permissible, the ruling!
said, for the federal government to
tako from tho deposed Prussian mln-?
la try its right to represent Prussia In
tho relchstag or the relchsrat or In
dealings with the Prussian state couri
cil, or other Gorman states, '1
Betty Gow Returns
To America Today
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (P) Miss Betty
Oow, who was nursemaid for the kid
naped and slain Lindbergh baby, u
rived from England today on the liner
Caledonia and sped away from the
plor In an automobllo bearing New
Jersey Ucenso plates.
Miss Gow declined to say whether
her destination was the home of Col,
Charles A. Lindbergh at Hopewell, N.
J., or the estate of Mrs. Dwtght Mor
row, mother of Mm. Lindbergh, at,
Engtcwood, N. J.
Miss Gow sailed for England lost
August and visited her parents. The
car in which sho was taken from th
pier wan reported to havo como from
tho Morrow estate,
' 1
IIAIIY IS NAMED ' '
NEW YORK, Oct. 35 P) Thi
World-Telegram said today that the
second son or Col. and Mrs. Charles
A. Llndborgh. had been named Jon
Morrow Lindbergh. - ' .
Wheat Today J
CHICAGO, Oct. 25 IP) Indica
tions that Canadian government supi
port had been abruptly withdrawn
from tho Winnipeg wheat market
plunged Chicago wheat values down
late today to within a fraction of the
all time bottom record.
Brokers said little or no now pur
chase orders woro coming Into the
Chicago wheat pit, and that email
transient rallies wero due Almost en-1
tlroly to buying for provlous sellers
who could collect a profit. Liquidating
offers were persistent, and talk was
heard that lowering of prices at Win
nipeg was an effort to hold the world
wheat export trade for Canada until
tho new Argent! no crop started to
compete Bcrlously. j '
Oato and ryo aa weh as wheat and
corn smashed season low price rec
ords. '
Wheat closed shaky, 22o un
der yesterday's finish, corn cl)
down, oats tf)io off, and provla'
Ions unchanged to 5 coats lower. )
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 tf") Dowv
Jones & Co. said today that tho Chicago-Liverpool
wheat spread has wid
ened with a 7o spread In favor ot
tho Engltoh market or within 2o a'
bushel of what seaboard export ctr-:
oles believe It to be the point at
which substantial United States ex
ports will develop. This is the largest
spread for 33 months, It la said,