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VOLUME 31
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1932
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Hoover
SEVEN TALKS
TO BE MADE
BY PRESIDENT
After Ohio Addresses,
iioover win speak at
Indianapolis Tonight.
DEFENDS TARIFF
AT PARKERSBURG
Cheering Crowd Greets
Presidential Party at
Cincinnati; Hoover As
sured of Support.
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NETWORK CAMPAIGN
BROADCASTS
(Time is eastern standard)
Tonight (Friday): WEAF,
NBC, 8:30: President Hoover j
from IndtanapollB; WABC, S
CBS, 7:45: Republican, Whit- S
lng Williams; WJZ, NBC,
10:16: Democratic, Gov. Rltch- 4
le of Maryland; 10:45: Repub- $
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win and Charles Field.
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By Nathan Robertson
ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL,
En Route to Indianapolis, Oct. 20 &)
President Hoover carried his cam
paign for re-election into Ohio for
the fourth time today after telling a
crowd gathered at the station in
Parkersburg, W. Va., of the import
ance of the Republican protective
tariff.
. Several thousand greeted the presi
dent and Mrs. Hoover at Parkers
burg, although their special train
rolled into the station about break
fast time on its way to Indianapolis
where the chief executive speaks to
night. , ,v ; .
Speeding westward the train then
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TURKEYS WILL
SELL AT NEW
LOW PRICES
PORTLAND, Oct. 28 (VP) A con
dition which means a low-priced
dinner to the consumer but strikes
a hard blow at the producer who has
been struggling with adverse market
conditions for several years, has de
veloped in the turkey market.
The Journal said today that tur
keys "are going to sell in Portland
retail shops at a new low of 10 to
25 cents a pound for average qual
ity." The situation, it was pointed out.
results from a "fight among retail
ers for control of the trade."
Pierces Scheduled
To Speak in Baker
BAKER, Ore., Oct. 28 (Special)
Former Governor nnd Mrs. Walter
M. Pierce, of La Grande, and several
prominent Baker men will deliver
addresses In the circuit court room
of the court house Saturday eve
ning at 7:30 under the auspices of
the Roosevelt-Garner club.
Mr. Pierce, who is Democratic can
didate for congress from this dis
trict, has delivered several addresses
in Baker county this fall in the In
terest of his campaign.
Women Will Hear
President Speak
The Hoover-Curtis Women's club
urges all radio hostesses to Uine In
their radios this alternoon at 6:30
o'clock when Herbert Hoover, Re
publican candidate for re-election to
the presidency of the United States,
will speak from Indianapolis. Radio
hostesses have selected this .afternoon
to entertain their neighbors at their
homes and furnish those who have
not radios to hear Mr. Hoover's ad
dress. WEATHER FORECAST 4
Oregon: Pair tonight and
Saturday but becoming cloudy 4
In northwest portion; little 3
change In temperature; gentle 3-
changeable winds offshore. 3
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 37 above.
Minimum: 34 above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 70, minimum 37
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
Range; 33 degrees.
WEATHER OCT. 28. 1931
Maximum 65, minimum 36
above.
Condition: Cloudy, rain .19
of inch. Range: 10 degrees.
Visits
Ashland, E.O.N.
Elevens Clash
Here Saturday
Sons, With Heavier Team,
Installed as Favorites
Mountaineers Rally To
night. With the Sons of Ashland Normal
school scheduled to arrive ; In La
Grande tonight for their annual foot
ball game with the Eastern Oregon
Normal school Saturday, plans were
going ahead today for a huge bonfire
rally at the campus tonight. The
game tomorrow is the chief feature of
this fall's home-coming program at
E. O. N.
Although both Ashland and La
Grande have the strongest elevens de
veloped by the two schools since they
began gridiron relations In 1030, the
visitors will have a weight advant
age of about 10 pounds a man and
are generally favored to win.
Hodgens, tackle from Adams, will
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Rally, Bonfire
To Mark Opening
Of Home-coming
Flames, portending victory in the
football game between the Eastern
Oregon Normal school and the Sons
of Southern Oregon Normal school ,
will ascend tonight In the opening
event of the annual home-coming at
the Eastern Oregon Normal school. A
rally in the downtown streets will be
followed by a bonfire at the Normal
school, the former opening at 7
o'clock. Elaborate preparations have
been made to welcome alumni and
former students under the direction
of Robert Ragsdale, of Moro, presi
dent of tho associated students and
general chairman of the home-coming
activities.
The game is one of the biggest
events of the weekend from the point
of view of students, alumni and
townspeople. The La Grande cham
ber of comtmerce is active in fostering
public Interest in the home-coming
tilt and the following letter "jaz.- been
directed by Harry McKlnlay, president
of the chamber, to the citizens of La
Grande:
"Tomorrow Is the home-coming
game at the Eastern Oregon Normal.
Tho people of La Grande should make
every effort to make this game a huge
success.
"The Eastern Oregon Normal Is one
of La Grande's outstanding assets
and the payroll of this state instltu-
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Candidates In
"Get-Together"
At Union Hotel
By Mrs. L. 35. Terrall
(Observer Correspondent)
UNION, Ore., Oct. 28 (Special The
"political caucus" held at the Union
hotel last night, when Union ployed
host to all of the political candidates
from this district and county, was
surprisingly free from any serious
minded pre-election declarations o
past performance by the "Ins" or
promises by the "outs." Grinning
Jack-o-lanterns and a "kangaroo
court" laughed away all attempts on
the part of the candidates to make
any decisive statements of their plat
forms or ambitions. In keeping with
the spirit of the meeting ail of the
speakers cast aside their formality
ond permitted the audlenea to see
their humorous side and formulate
their own Ideas as to their various
qualifications. Almost all of the varN
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Appointment Of
Receiver Upheld
PORTLAND, Oct. 28 (P) The au
thority of the comptroller of the
United States currency to appoint a
receiver for the United States Na
tional bank at La Grande, even af
ter the bank had been liquidated
voluntarily and a new bank formed,
was sustained In a ruling here Thurs
day by Federal Judge James Alger
Fee.
The bank was liquidated voluntarily
last March, and a new banking as
sociation, known as the First National
bank, was formed. Judge Fee's opin
ion sustained the motion of H. W.
Poole, comptroller of the currency, to
dismiss the complaint of the bank
which sought to enjoin him from ap
pointing a receiver.
Tho liquidated bank at the time of
the reorganization, turned over to
the new Institution on direction o
bank examiners, a (50.000 promissory
note. The complaint charged that
the receiver appointed by the comp
troller levied assessments and Is seiz
ing assets of the old bank.
Boise Sportsman
Killed in Wreck
BOISE. Oct. 28 UP Crushed by the
ends Of logs Jutting from a truck Into
which his automobile crashed, Dr.
R. R. Towlc of Boise, one of the most
prominent sportimen In Idaho, was
killed near Meridian last night.
Robert Ptost, riding with him, was
only nightly hurt.
Ohio 4th Time
F. R. PLANS
FOR ADDRESS
NEXTMONDAY
Democratic Candidate to
Speak in Boston Two
Short Talks Thursday
BELIEVES U. S. IS
HEADED FOR GAINS
Smiles When Asked About
Al Smith's Speech; Sen
ator Johnson to Speak
This Evening.
ALBANY, N. T., Oct. 28 (P) A
broad Rocaeveltian smile, was Gover
nor Roosevelt's only reply to an in
quiry as to how he liked former Gov
ernor Smith's speech In Boston last
night.
The Democratic presidential candi
date refrained from commenting upon
tho Boston address but members o
hls official family were happy.
Mr. Ro03evelt tonight will prepare
his speech at Boston Monday night.
United States Senators Key Plttman
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HOOVER PRAISED
BY YOUNG TEDDY
Governor General of Phil
ippines Speaks For Re
publican Candidate
MANILA, Oct, 28 ,(P) Theodore
Roosevelt Jr., governor general of the
Philippines, said today in a speech
urging President Hoover's re-election
that to keep the United States
"American" 1b "the Issue in the cam
paign." ' ' "
"Wo will fight 'it out on 'those
lines," he said. "We do not wish our
country to be made a laboratory for
wholesale experiments in government
ownership, tariff tinkering or cur
rency inflation."
Roosevelt, son of the former presi
dent, lifelong Republican and dis
tant cousin of Democratic candidate
Franklin D. Roosevelt, delivered Into
a microphone early this morning the
first campaign address- broadcast
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PARLIAMENT TO
STUDY DEMAND
OF "MARCHERS"
LONDON Oct. 28 () Three dashes
of debate on the unemployment prob
lem will begin in the house of com
mons next Friday, several days earlier
than had been planned. The house
decided this afternoon to terminate
debate on the Ottawa agreements on
Thursday ond to go on with the un
employment issue.
The "hunger marchers," whose ar
rival yesterday precipitated a serious
riot in Hyde park, paraded the streets
In groups again this morning but
mainly to collect funds for then
maintenance while they remain here.
There was no trouble and their ac
tivities were confined largely to areas
near the Institutions where they slept
lost night.
Sir John Gilmour, home secretary,
largely exonerated the marchers from
blame for yesterday's disturbance.
Blizzard
180 Chairmen, Judges and Clerks
Named to Handle Local Election
One hundred and eighty chairmen
Judges and clerks have been chosen
In the 30 precincts of Union county
and will count the votes in the elec
tion on Nov. 8. County Clerk C. K.
McCormlck anounccd this morning.
They are:
Allcel: Bruce Clark, chairman; Har
vey Ruckman, Judge: S. G. Ruck
man, J. A. Gasklll. Otis Buchanan,
clerks. Antelope: C. A. Hill, cholr
man: W. F. Titus, Judge: Mrs. Her
schell Halsey. Wlllard Hill. G. V
Wilkinson, clerks. Big Creek: P. J.
j Powers, chairman; James Goble.
Judge; Emma Duncan, Zena Wanker.
Dollle Landers, clerks.
Cove, Precinct No. 1: R. S. French,
chairman; L. O. Lantz, Judge; Bessie
Kelley, Alvin Orton. Marjorie G. Mil
ler, clerks. Cove, Precinct No. 2:
Thomas Harris, chairman; Stella
McNeill, Judge: George 1. Anderson,
Fannie E. Conklln, Bessie M. Stack
land, clerks.
Elgin, Precinct No. I: J. M. Darr.
chairman: R. A. Ohms, Judge: Fred
Z. Terpany. C. E. Moore. W. P. Darr.
clerk. Elgin. No. 2: H. G. Master
ton, chairman; Katheryn Smith,
Judge; Mollle L. Allen, James Hali
gnrth, Mcrlyn O. Allen, clerks. Elgin,
No. 3: Harry Hug, chairman; Joe
Hallgarth, Judge; Howard C. Good,
Smith Welcomed
With Cheers In
Boston Thursday
Massachusetts' Democrat
ic Sons Turn Out to
Hear Al Urge Support
of Gov. Roosevelt
BOSTON, Oct. 28 () Massachu
setts' Democratic sons turned out In
a cheering throng lost night to hear
Alfred B. Smith urge upon them
the "unqualified, full and complete
support of Franklin D. Roosevelt."
He called for the election of Gov.
Roosevelt In the opening sentences
of his speech, and again, just before
ho closed, he said: "The salvation of
the country in this crisis x X x lies
in the success of the Democratic
ticket under the leadership of Frank
Roosevelt and John Garner."
The crovd of 15,000 In the Boston
arena vigorously applauded his criti
cisms of President Hoover and his at
tacks on administration policies. It
laughed as he greeted with "sus
picion" the "solicitude of Senator
Moses" after his (Smith's) defeat at
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Tigers, Bulldogs
In Annual Game
This Afternoon
Hum line score: La Grande 7, Baker 0.
(Last play of first quarter Sailer
ran 45 yards for touchdown).
Following a peppy assembly held
this niorning at the High school, 83
La Grande High football men left
for Baker where this afternoon they
will attempt to defeat the Bulldogs
and keep their Eastern Oregon record
clear.
This morning the Tigers had been
established as favorites to win by a
margin of from one to two touch
downs, although here and there fans
were predicting that Baker might up
set! the dope.
At Baker, a g:gantic pep rally was
held last night and the entire theme
was: "Beat La Grande." Enthusiastic
students and townspeople Joined to
gether In a rousing demonstration
which it was predicted would send the
3uHdog6 outo.the field determined, to
conquer the Tigers regardless of odds.
"The La Grande team is a heavy
one, outweighing Baker by a wide
margin," Coach George Scott said,
"but Baker is expecting to match the
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Old Feud Blamed
For Man's Slaying
KELSO, Wash., Oct. 28 (P) Carl C.
Reld, 31, was held in the county Jail
hero today, accused of the slaying of
Walter Cronk, GO, who was shot to
death last night at Oak Point. Po
lice said Reld admitted tho killing
and claimed self defense, -too sur
rendered to the sheriff.
A reverberation of old North Caro
lina feuds was blamed for the kill
ing, acquaintances snid. The Cronk
and Reld families have had trouble
for years.
Body of Aged Man
Found in Forest
GRANTS PASS. Oct. 28 UP) Jose
phine county officials were advised
yesterday that the body of C. A. Pot
ter, 78. of Crescent City, had been
found In the deep redwood fores U
near Howiand Hill, ten miles from
Crescent City.
Scorchers were renewing their ef
forts to find Potter's wife. The two
havo been missing since last Friday
when they went out to gather huckle
berries. Mrs. Potter Is said to have relatives
living at Roseburg.
Rages In
Leonard Parsons. James L. Gckcier,
clerks. Elgin, No. 4: A. J. Tucker,
chairman; C. A. Gollowny, Judge;
Luther Hlndman, Nellie H. Crum.
Gatus Dutton, clerks.
Hllgard: George Rankin, chair
man; Ed Soling. Judge; J. B. Welmer,
Mrs. S. A. Bcauchamp, Jennie Hol
verson. clerk. Hot Lake: Charles
Grandy, chairman: William Banton.
Judge; Mollie Peebler, H. E. Coun
sell, Leola I. Peebler, clerks.
Imbler: J. L. WeatciiRkow. chair
man; Orant Tucker, Judge; Roy
Wilson. Walter H. Furman. William
Westenskow, clerks, blond: W. A.
Zurbrlck. chairman; Fred Stone,
Judge: Arthur Hamann, E. D. Jasper.
John A. Dahlstrom. clerks. Kamela:
Maud L. Brooks, chairman: Frank
lin Truax, Judge; Bertie Rlgs, Gwen
dolyn Lockett, Nan Thornburg, clerks.
La Grande, No. 1: L. H. Russell,
chairman; Carrie Clcavlnger, Judge;
Edna W. Rohan, Susan May Ander
son. May L. Moran, clerks. La Grande
No. 2: C. Wilson, chairman: Jessie
Mae Thelsen. Judge; Don7lla Mfl
vllle, Myra Wilson, May Andrews,
clerks. La Grande, No. 3: Netl E.
Poarch. chairman; Motile Moss, judge;
Pearl F. Harrison, Nora B. Mackey,
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CHARGES AND
MORE CHARGES
VOICED TODAY
literary Digest Traces
''False Report" to G. 0.
; P. Heads, it Says.
FARLEY DECLARES
LETTER "FORGED"
Republican National Com
mittee Says His State
ment "Raises Question
of Veracity."
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (A1 Dr. Wil
liam Beaver Woods, editor of tho
Literary Digest, In a statement pub
lished today, said he had traced to "a
national party committee headquar
ters" what he said was a false report
that 35,000 persons who voted for
Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Digest
presidential poll had written asking
that their ballots be changed to Her
bert Hoover.
Amplifying his statement, Dr.
Woods eald he had talked with Re
publican national headquarters- In
Chicago and had been told the In
formation came from a Chicago em
ploye of the magozine.
Dr. Woods said the only reprcsenta
tive of the Digest In Chicago is an
advertising solicitor,
: Wall Street Firm HUuikmI
The editor said tho report first waa
circulated on Oct. 16 by a stock ex
change firm In a letter to all its
branches in this country.
The Digest complained, Dr, Woods
sold, and one of tho partners of the
firm, sent out a correction.
Dr. Woods sold tho report was ro
pea ted last weok In a radio broad
castyby Willlani Hard, who. Dr. Woods
said, told the Digest he got his In
formation from a representative of
the Republican headquarters In Chi
cago, Tho latter, in turn, said ho got
the report from the Digest employe
In Chicago.
Brands Report Ah False
In; branding tho report as false, Dr.
Woods said ho was issuing the state
f (Continued On Pago Plvo) . ?
TWO CHILDREN
FIND WAY TO
SAFETY TODAY
McMINNVILLE, Ore., Oct. 28 (P)
Shivery, hungry and lonesome, Henry
Nelson, nine years old, and his little
sister, Mildred, 5, walked home this
morning after having been sought
throughout the night In the hills west
of Yamhill. They had wandered away
from their home late yesterday while
their mother was absent for a short
time.
When she could not find them a
general alarm was spread throughout
the community. Sheriff's deputies and
neighbors spent the night In quest of
the children.
But this morning the boy and the
glr! found themselves after a long
search for tho highway, and were
nearly home when anxious neighbors
saw them.
Regulation Needed
To Improve Race
WASHINGTON. Oct. 28 W) Future
improvement of the human race iruiy
depend upon regulation of Its own
evolution by saying who shall bo
fathers and mothers.
So Dr. Walter F. Willcox of Cornell
university reported to tho American
Public Health association today. He
id medical progress "gradually elim
inates the influence of natural selec
tion, that is, selection by the prema
ture death of the unadopted, or what
I has been colled lethal selection."
Wyoming
Worst Storm In
Years Reported;
Snowfall Heavy
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Oct. 28 (At The
worst blizzard of recent years was to
day sweeping the wooded game coun
try ond the Big Horn mountains,
whero three hunters were believed to
havo perished in a storm last week.
Ranger Bly Dickson reported eight
Inches of new snow in the mountains
and said tho storm was accompanied
by n wind of hurrlcono velocity. The
rango and the forest area near here is
now under snow from 14 Indies to
three feet in depth.
No word had reached here todoy
of a party of 20 men who went Into
tho mountains early this week in an
effort to find the missing hunters,
Fred E. Dlmmcl. 30; IX-1 F. Yoakum,
21, and Dillon M'Klnnon, 17. For
estry officials said they were not in
danger.
All roads leading Into the moun
tains were reported hoiwlessly blocked
again today Hnd it was feared the
snurchern would expertenre conslder
nhlo difficulty In breaking their way
out of drifts, which In places have
reached a height of more than 10
feet.
JEHOL PLANS
(Jen. Kunluki Kolso (above) says
Japan intends to add Jehol,
shown on the tnup, to the new
state of MaiiLiiukiio.
POLICE CONTINUE
SEARCH FOR MARSH
Pendleton Man. Former
Umatilla County Judge,
Had Cash With Him.
PENDLETON, Ore., Oct. 28 (P)
With little or no Information to work
on, police officers throughout the
northwest were today continuing tholr
search for Charles H. Mursh, missing
Pendleton business man, .and formor
Umatilla county judge,"' 'Ho -dropped
from sight Monday while returning
from a business trip to Portland.
Marsh, 64, was handling the estate
of Mrs. Llna Sturgls. His associates
presume he went to Portland on mat
ters concerning that estate. He Is
known to have had somo money with
him, but friends and officials say
they cannot be sure of tho amount.
Only a check of estate matters and
a definite check on any business
transactions Marsh had in Portland
could clear up this question, police
sold. i
Business associations Marsh had In
Pendleton appear to have been In
good order, his friends say ond the
missing man was reported In excel
lent health and spirits prior to the
trip. Rumors of murdor, amnesia and
flight continue to bo heard while
tho search Is continued along the
Columbia highway and Old Oregon
trail In an attempt to find Marsh's
body or tho automobile ho was driv
ing Pollco here said that one clue which
at first was believed Important, has
so far proved useless In the attempt
to unravel the dlsapjxmrance cose. In
formation was received hero tills
morning to the effect that Marsh was
supposed to hove hod a business deal
with a Mrs. Sutherland, of Portland,
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REVOLT ENDS
TODAY IN THE
PHILIPPINES
DOLO. P. I., Oct. 28 (P Through
tho Intervention of two Moro princ
esses, nieces of the sultan of Sulu, six
leaders of tho island's native outlaws
surrendered today after three weeks
of Intermittent flghftlntf with the
Philippine constabulary which cost 56
lives.
Two other leaders still at large
wero exjKctcd to give themselves up
tomorrow. Imnn IbbaJi, leader of
tho first ambuscade of constabulary
men, was reported Insane and chained
to a tree In the Sulu forests.
Princess Duyang Dbyang negotiated
tho surrenders. Princess Tarhato, a
graduate of the University of Illinois,
Is tho wife of an outlaw leader now
In prison ond Is arranging for the
surrender of a?iothi chieftain.
Three Prisoners
Escape From Jail
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 28 M) Three
prisoners who C8cat;d last night from
tho Montesono. Wosh., Jail were
sought here today ofter Clarence Mil
ler, toxlcab driver of that city, re
vealed to Portland police that the
threo forced him to drive them to
Portland whero they bound him, left
him In his car ond escaped.
Tho three prisoners were W. G.
Buchanan, 2fl; Harold L. McDougall,
30. and Paul Voden. 28. They escaped
after attacking County Jailer Jack
Nelnau when he went to Buchanan's
cell to give him medicine. Tho Jailer
was locked In a cell.
Miller, unaware there hod been a
Jail breuk, answered a call to a res
taurant and was ordered to drive three
men awaiting him. They tiftd gon
only a short distance when a revolver
was pressed to Miller's back.
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Japan Intends
To Annex Jehol
To Manchukuo
Lieut. Geru Kuniaki Koiso
Frankly Admits Nip
ponese Plan For Con
quest of Province.
Ily James A. mills
MUKDEN. Oct. 38 tin Lieut Gen.
Kunlakl Kolso, chief of staff of the
Jupaneso army In Manchuria, frankly
admitted here that Japan Intends to
annex the province of Jehol, north of
peiping. to the new stote of Man
chukuo.
He added that it would take two
or three years and the efforts of 80.-
000 Japanese soldiers to suppress
oanditry and bring real peace to this
troubled land. He said Japan now
had only 36,000 troops In the whole
of Manchuria.
"It Is essential," he said, "that we
put Jehol under Manchukuo's con
trol. Without order established
there, peace cannot bo maintained on
this side of the present border.
'wo may launch our Jehol cam
paign within a few weeks; certainly
It will start before spring."
Uuunes Chang
The general blamed the Jehol sit
uation and the resurgence of ban
ditry, train wrecking and kidnap
ing hero abouts. on Marshal Chang
Hsalo-Llang, who was ousted as war
lord of Manchuria In the autumn of
1031.
"Chnng Is doing everything pos
sible to undermine the now govern
ment of Mnnchukun and, by inspir
ing bandit raids and kldnaplngs, is
trying to give foreign powers the
impression that neither Japan nor
tho new etato can keep order here.
"We do not seek further clashes
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French Disarm
Plan Approved
In Paris Today
PARIS, Oot. &Z-.m .The new
French plan ( for disarmament and
security, said' to Involve strengthen
ing of the. Kollogg-Briand pact by
creating a more specific definition of
an aggressor nation, ' was approved
today by the superior council of
national defenso a (tor a four-hour
session.
Tho newspaper Petit Parlston sold
tho plan suggests a general consulta
tive pai(t, including the United
States, and a general convention for
reduction of armaments.
Ono project, tho newspaper said,
Is a regional pact for aid in control
of security. This would bind Great1
Britain only so far as she is already
bound by the Lacarno treaty.
Another project Is a pact for rela
tive and progressive setting up of
an International force.
Still another project is an applica
tion of tho principle of equality of
rights designed to bo of a nature to
satisfy German claims for equality
in armaments.
This was made public today Just
(Continued on Page Five)
Communist Heckles
Boris of Rumania
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 38 JP A
communist cry of "down with tho fas
cist government," Interrupted i
speech by King Boris today at the
opening of parliament. Ushers sur
rounded the man who had shoutcu
and ejected him while the rest of tho
deputies choered.
Tho other communist members
walked out In protest and the king
finished his speech.
300 Killed Oct 15
By Terrific Storm
PARIS, Oct. 28 wo Threo hun
dred persons were killed on Oct.
1G in a terrific storm which swept
part of French Indo-Chlno, mess
ages from Saigon suld today.
On Oct. 25 another storm In
terrupted railway service and
caused some damage along the
Mandarin road.
Shell Explodes;
Blast Fatal to 18
SHANGHAI Oct. 28 The death
toll of an accidentally exploded shell
which was dug up yesterday in Hong
kew rose to 18 today.
Tho shell whs left after the des
perate 81 no-Japanese fighting in
Hongkow last February. Several Chi
nese, mostly children, found It and
started unearthing It when the thing
exploded.
4 HOSPITAL lit 11MS(J
QUEBEC, Que., Oct. 28 W)
4 Fire broke out in the Infant
Jesus hospital here late today
4 and a few minutes later flames
$ wero bursting through tho
4 roof.
4 Nuns and nurses did their
$ utmost to remove the patients,
3 most of whom were said to
3 be children, from the threat
ened section of the building.
BOTH OREGON,
WASHINGTON
ASK SUPPORT
Republicans and Demo
crats Both Bid For
Outside Speakers.
DEMOCRATS LEAn
: IN NORTH STATE
Both Parties Predict Vic
tory For Presidential
Candidate in the Oregon
vote.
lly Harold Tuniblad
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
SEATTLE, Oct. 28 UP) A call
for the "big guns" of national poll-l
tics to come to the Pacific Northwest
to lay down a final barrage to drive
elusive Independent voters Into Re-,
publican or Democratlo ranks went
out today as party leaders prepared
for a whirlwind finish to the most
exciting election campaign waged in '
many years. '. I
Republican loaders still were trying
to persuade President Hoover to '
swing through the northern tier of
atntts on his way to California' to
vote, and had not received a definite
answer. If the president cannot '
come, the leaders Indicated they
would "demand" assignment of some !
cabinet member to speak for the ;
administration. 1
Democrats Want Speakers
Services oi two outstanding Repub
lican "independents", Sen. George W. ,
Norrln, Nebraska, and Ben. Hiram
Johnson, California, were bespoken '
for tho Democratic campaign in the
state of Washington. Senator ' Nor-.:
rls already has been-booked' for -it.
pro-Roosevelt speech at Seattle Oot- '
ober 31 under the auspices of the
"Progressive Republican,, uaguf,"
which "also was mxklh Mmtutlve ar
rangements to get Senator -Johnson
for anothor Roosevelt speech a few
days before election, . p -
Both sides claimed victory as the
campaign, approached its final week. ,
Washington Democratio leaders- pre- -
dieted a "100,000 majority" for Roose-
volt m this state, and In Oregon, .
Democratic loaders claimed a 9.0,000
edge. Washington Republicans said
tho "race will be close," and O. O. P. i
managers In Oregon confidently pre-
. Continued on PacceFlT
CANADA WILL
OFFER WHEAT
TO CHINESE
EDMONTON, Oct. 28 W) A pro
posal to send an envoy to China to
arrango sales of Western Canada
wheat will bo considered at the first
meeting today of the prairlo premiers
In Regina Saturday, (t was learned
today. ..
Leaving for Regina to attend the
"prairie parliament" session, Premier
3. E. Brown lee, of Alberta, announced
such a proposal would be discussed
because of the "deplorable drop In
wheat prices."
Tho emissaries would be- commis-;
sloned to build up a demand for'
Canadian wheat in the Orient. Wheat
sales were placed, all three of the
provinces, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta, would benefit, ,
White Replies To
Al Smith's Gibes
EMPORIA, Kan., Oct. 28 OP -Commenting
on the gibes poked at him
by Alfred E. Smith in his Boston
speech last night, William Allen
White, Emporia editor and author and
a Hoover supporter, said today:
"I won't fight a man who goes
back four years to fight a woman.
Moreover, from now on Smith is
gagged by his own party. I may be
eager for combat and a hog for pun
ishment, but I can't Jump on a crip
pie.' JAMKH AKKV COMMITS SUICIDE
PENDLETON, Or., Oct. 28 W
Wounded by razor slashes which po
lice say he inflicted himself, James
E. A key. prominent retired business
man of Pendleton, died in a hospital
hero today. -He was found In the
bathroom of his house, his throat
slashed.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Oct. 28 P) Wheat sank
today to within of a cent of the
record low price at which any future
delivery has ever sold here.
La to rallies in wheat values, how
ever, wero witnessed as the result of
Indications of good demand from mlU
lers at Minneapolis. Exporters were
reported as moderate buyers at
Winnipeg.
Wheat closed vacillating at the
same as yesterday's finish to Ho low
er, corn 4o off to a shade advance,
oate a shade down to rise, and
provisions unchanged to a setback of
5 cents.
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