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I. nniTiTi.ATTrra .1 f ' -U: WEATHER 1 1 .Cloor . today and - Wed t Maday becoming maettled ; 1 Vedaadayt i Max. Teaap. Konday . 73, 4S, rlrer ? : 4 feetj' wert wlad, . Average .- . Distribution' March, 32 - 7123 ; Net paid, daily, Sanday 739 V t ' " UBKBEX 4, B. 0. v . EIGHTY-FIRST YE All t. : Ealeia, Oregon, Tctsday Ucndcr, April 12, 1932 No. 327 1 m I J I 1 I I I 1 I I I 1 I I 1 A MS I I I It II i.k i , ?, 1 111 i I I I I 1 ' I ' I III I I f I I I I I I 't . " 4 , M 0 T , fl . I llU I UUI I IU LU itfisrt Criminal 3 Insane ; Pair are 1 Reported as Changing r Clothes at Brooks - ; war ; diuicn I nere,; remaps CV Them: -Search Goes On Through State i Two " clnea, "probably X related. , were tbe basis of aeareb early this morning for Thomas Larsen. 19 and Andrew Swelder. Sl.'wbo lata Snnday orerpowered P. E, Roberts, guard, and escaped from the criminal Insane ward of tha state hospital. Clothing bellered to be that of the f ngltlres last night was found ,n - k " .I v- I ll. . - A 1 1 A V t I wki vuunaw uvuor vwLiiiiK was I nnknown, as no thefta of gar-1 ments had been reported. Seeond of the clues t was the fact that an automobile was stol en from near Brooks.; The car, a light coupe : with Oregon" license No. , C 9-3 17. Is registered to M. Oakes, Brooks route one. It was taken from the owner's residence, State police and sheriffs In all sections of Oregon were searching for the pair. . . Guard la Beaten Badly by Inmates Roberts was choked and beat en, and was In a semi-conscious condition when found by fellow attendants. He was taken to the recelrlng ward of the . hospital for treatment. Physicians said his condition was quite serious. Records at the hospital show that Swelder has three prerlous escapes to his credit;, r Prior to coming to Oregon, Swelder was sentenced to serve a term of eight years In the Minnesota state penitentiary for a statutory offense.-He escaped from that In stltution, and later -was commit ted to the . Minnesota state hos' pital. ' ; -"v Swelder subsequently made his -escape from the Minnesota insane asylum, and then came to Ore- i gon. His third escape-was from the Oregon state hospital on Oc tober 1, 1931. He was, captured a short time later and returned to the institution. -HClfe of Swelder Fears Violence . Mrs. Swelder, who has seren children. Urea in Portland. She was notified of her husband's es cape last night by Dr. R. E. Lee Stelner, superintendent of the Oregon state hospital. Officials said that Swelder had , made threats acainst her life. - Dr. Stelner said that Swelder Is a desperate character and had caused attendants at the state hospital considerable trouble. He has been in the criminal Insane ward for several months. Swelder was committed to the Institution from Multnomah county. Larsen was first committed to the state home . for the feeble (Turn to page 2, col. 3) NEW YORK. April 11 (AP) Supporters -of.; Got. - Franklin D. Roosevelt expect 80 democrat ic national convention rotes 1 to fall into his column formally this week boosting their estimate of his strength to 236, one-third the; number needed for nomination. At this time in 1928 Alfred E. Smith, a receptive candidate again this year, bad 241 Instruct- ed. pledged and claimed dele - gates Those directing the ' Roosevelt campaign from headauartes of the New York democratic , state committee nointed out. however, that their t resent list of 165 is extremely conserratlre that ao vote at all in question is in- eluded Democrats in four states . wlU pick 134 delegates this week 28 i- it . i ft- vrK.a.Va mnA 54?nUUnV;irtomorrow- o iu aiivuiftau a ROOSEVELT DUE TO CLINCH HE HELP Chileans Menaced When Andes Volcanoes Arouse - SANTIAGO, Chile, 'April -11 (AP) The central Cordillera of the Andes" snapped Into aetirity today, and set her sereral rolea aoes to belching fire and ashes la a darkening mantle orer panic stricken elties. : . ! ; Tha drift of the fine gray pow der even enreloped Buenos Aires, Argentina, 500 miles. ? eastward, and ashes wera falling in Monte Tideo. Uraguay, 100 mUes iur ther east. ' . Tha aetirity apparently eenter- ' ed around the giant Chilean vol eano Tinguirirtca, which sends ber cone 14.000 feet Into the sky ta Colchsgua prorince, Chila.l l Thi JmmedUto Vicinity of San tlago wss . menaced tonight when obserrsrs near Rancagua report mA fi Can lnn and Maooo rol- cinow. southeast of the capital, ware In eruption. Eelsmographle Jfupr Require , Only ;Q Verdict ; Appeal Announced ; n Crowd 7 ; - Attends Liquor Case Trial - I A , JURY of six men returned charged with possession 6f alcohol.: Whereupon Justice of .w Peace Miner Hayden, before .whom, trial' waa held, im posea line 01 $ouu ana Eeniencea u jueary to six montns in the county jaiL'C'--.Hn - s ui,-.. o AFTER SPECULATOR ALFALFA BILL OUT fioo Vhmoth Tnrliv nAlana t W ntset presented mo- . I z r l T. l Mention of Salem in - mciuiuii ui oaiciu mr i Oregon Itinerary PORTLAND Ore.. Aprfl 11 - tkt viimtn.M I ulator Is the big Issue before the United States now, William H. Murray, governor of Oklahoma and candidate for the democratic nomination for president, told Portland democrats here tonight. The thing the country- needs Is not a change In the . 18th amendment but assurance that the people will have enough food. Murray, said, adding that a re turn to the Scotch-: system of banking would accomplish 'that end. Murray's tentative Oregon schedule calls for his appearance at Klamath Falls at 10 a. m. Tuesday; Medf ord at 3 p. m. Tuesday and Roseburr at 8 o. m Tuesday; Eugene 10 a. m. .Wed nesday; and Pendleton 10 a. m. Thursday. W. A. Delzell went down to Portland Monday to meet Gov ernor Murray whom he met when he resided in Oklahoma. He will also ascertain from -Murray his plans regarding a Tlslt In Salem. Murray-has been scheduled to I xti v.ti nr.i. I speak at the Nelson, ban. Wed-1 nesday at 4:30 p. m. . - j I GENEVA, April 11 (AP) The United States delegation to the disarmament conference today proposed the abolition of aggres sive weapons of land warfare tanks, mobile heavy artillery, and gases and received the cordial support of Great Britain. Ambassador Hash Gibson, who presented the American recom mendatlons. pointed out tnat u adopted they would do much to root out fears for national secur 1 ity and that they would permit ductlons In the cost of arms i time of "insistent demand for economy throughout the world." Approval for the suggestions. for the mo t part guarded, came fromHhe representatives of Ger mtiiT rnrK mil italr. and the nrnmm was referred to a COnier-l ence committee for aecision aner It had been discussed with kin- dred proposals from other .na- " ... ... . tlons. i-. Mr. . Gibson made It clear tnat his suggestions were inadequate themselves and that his govern - ment was prepared later for the abolition of bombing planes. in 1-X- tlUlGy III J dU Awaiting Trial Robert I Rlnler. paroled from i Mi Washllnzton state reiorma- tory at Monroe by Gor ernor Ro- iana "-Iiri i couTiiy jau charge of first degree me uegm -?; ! I rfnn nlrbt Officer. 410 ' wai mmmammm experts said the Una ot.rolcanic aittiritr was moving ; northward toward Santiago. Authorities had. reports Of ao - tivltv of 11 other rolcanoes to the south Quisapu Descabexado ABOLISHING TANKS, i GAS. IS PROPOSAL and Manlino. In Talca prorince.ljau March 20, today were sen - and eight around- Curico, where I fenced hy Circuit Judge George man famUfes fled by train to Sntlaro as ashes "fell thickly Others among the score or act rr eones In the central Cordillera were probahly spitting oat their quota of ashes and lightning-like flashes or fire,:. tha authorities aid? The ashes fell as far away as Saa Antonio, seaport west of Santiago. S-x ?X iWpiif tltU'M 0 lafle. long, . ' a IV. at a cagua pronnco waa affected to rartous cegrees. as - wa . a --corresponding across the entire continent. A am arnn six, mmmi mMfffi Tfl TRY KFLtFR KiiSSil in Fen o nnsF M verdict of guilty -within 80 Datanaa : Immediately annealed itba easa. O'Leary Is atlll In tha county Jail In default' of MOO ban. - v. : - , . -: , The trial attracted onlta a taCi"25 "i"-0" avs , sum mm., aguotmin, Who b&a tlMII nrtftlMn In W.ik. lngton, handled OXeary's ease, .r. v flr I ,v "Z. - : -zrz "Z' JT'm m '"' " Mcclain of the me xoar siaie witnesses caued. i March S. dtmn Aitt.A gallon Jng. half . fuU of lw admitted as erldence. belonged to I In defense. OXeary set up that (Turn tn mm 9. 1 I " ' ' I Local Industries to Make I SnOWing Of Probable rUIUre rairOnaae - iinmirn r nuniub UI HIVtn TBIIFFiC IS TODAY All nersons Interested In davuJby Goldstein, and Lonergan ooen- opment of the Willamette rlrer are urged to attend the nnbUc bearing, at the chamber of com-1 merce at 9:30 o'clock this morn-1 tag. called by Malor Oscar O. Knentx. engineer of the war deH" ' . nartment offices 'irrVir.TAv8: at Portland. I W. 'CZ. chamber of commerce, will open tne session. The engineers hare called hear ings In all valley rlrer towns of sue to further determine cost and feasibility of lmproring the rlrer. Special showings for this sec tion will be made by the Salem Navigation company, the Oregon uip raper company ana Bene- tor C. K. Spauldlng for the spauldlng Logging company. The local ehamhar of cotnmerr I has urged 45 leading Industries of Salem to send representatives to the hearing to show local Interest In the development. At Albany last week, secretar ies of chambers of commerce In rlrer towns went on record faror lng a six-foot channel from Ore gon City to Eugene. PUBLIC BLAMED BY OF E waanwuiuw, Apni ii-Iatj I Yf - . J -1 M & II ouuue or humuuwb la security prices was attributed to the public today by Richard l wnitney, presiaent or tne now i zora sioca exenange, wno scouea i at claims near raids contributed 1 w me recent market aeeiine. Testlfylng at the outset of the senate banking ' ocmmlttee's ln restlgation of the exchange. Whit ney said the public placed unwar ranted ralnes on stocks In the in- rUi 'Wr An all day eross-examlnatlon by members of the committee he jammed eommittee room failed to shake his defem his' defense of short selling. " ? , Responding to the committee's subpoena, Whitney, said he would be unable to produce data show lng the short account at the dose of business April 8 until next Fri day. - - , Liquor Hijacker n Cu j i riO Sentenced TILLAMOOK. Ore.: April 11 (AP) Paul Remaley, Sidney U. Carrick and Bert Chapln, three 1 0f tha men arrested in eimaaetloa l hm. the bliaeklnc of tnickload j af uqv0r from the Lincoln county R. Bagley ta Indeterminate terms. ap to three years, in , the state penitentiary. TakeBaSyrBohds OS Market WASHINGTON. April .s 11 ! (AP) Baby bonds used by eltl- gens : TeconstrncOoa torganlxaUon I 1 la nnifffa1 iriftnnv TTfluI mLM r tz,m retary u jrw a nemnssi at n sa . a iiiui boid . - - . m discontinued Wednesday, HEAD Three Women and Nine men To Hear First Empire Trial at fJallas " t I esiimony . I axing 10 5ian At This Morning In Polk's Court DALLAS.. April 11 (8pclal) --First witnesses In the state's case aralnst Frank J. Keller. Jr. one of fire officers of the Empire Holding company charged with de- take the stand at o'clock this morning.' Judge Arlle O. Walker Is presiding. The ease will be heard by three watmam eivtJi ulna Ma IVa tf-nw kiw In Ailed early this afternoon. se prospecUTe Jurors . were enanenged, nye by the defense. mZ. . . , ' r r- - ?nton, Dallas; O. G. Hlneman. Saoaa rtla John S?i M T.Coi'' P118 1 '?n"L ? KUZ I "i fjmumMi j. n. uoimsin oi . f mr uw- vmkti n -n f a w VHVV. aaMv v Avevuvraawssi two alternates were chosen r Bes Freer of Alrlle and Ed Fleishman of Surer. Handling the state's ease are Barnett Goldstein,, special prose cutor. District Attorney John Car son of Marlon county: and Elmer lSSwSS.SDlrJ2S2? S: ' Lonergan and Oscar Hay- IW State's opening speech follow- j mg selection of the Jury was made . i W tor th defense; whereupon ad- journmen was taken at 4:30 o'clock, until tomorrow morning. Those called for Jury selection land witnesses largely eomnosed (roup that sat In the court: room ioaay. ANOTHER STUDENT Mnni;ft, f A lucuuij uitc ui nudUKCls , npnnfv whn Faroe "vw Murder. Charge KNOXVTLLE, Tenn., April 11. (AP) Fire Arkansas eollegl- GUP EJECTED ans who were ejected from Ken-1 wallan and In the subsequent fu tucky yesterday while seeking to tile dash of an automobile to- enter the coal fields to aid strlk-1 lng miners, . today tentatively ld en tif led a newspaper, photograph ef Lee Fleenor as that of one of the men they charged with beat ing them In Harlan county. Fleenor, a deputy sheriff of Harlan county, was accused of I killing two miners last August and recently was indicted for murder charges. Sheriff J. H. Blair said tonight Fleenor had been dismiss ed two weeks ago when more than 80 deputies were ousted, but since NEW YORK, April 11. (AP) a ror.i ni.n-MA,, tn. n.M Kentucky without interference from Harlan and Bell counties yes - terday, the American Civil Liber ties union said tonight. Noted Mariner Dies Suddenly, Heart Failure PORTLAND, April 11. (AP) Captain E. L. Smith, 52, who had followed the sea . since his 18th birthday, died from a heart attack today aboard the big mo - torshln Calif ornlan. of which he was master. The ressel, flagahlp of the American-Hawaiian line, was tied at a Portland terminal. Known' in - every , port of the world, captain smith, whose home was in Boston, was from a'xam- Uy of Nora Scotlan shipmasters a riggers, wnen a youm nei Joined the Labrador fishing fleet. iouowing.iae sea in ui sreps oi his father and hi grandfather. He spent 31 years In the American merchant - marine, -of -which 23 j years 'were 'with the American- Hawaiian line. Dhnt fpcnVl ? rfWdlt' u,c TWif i Is Fihished by Bearcat Squad The .Willamette antrerglty 4e - b&te rQuad ended its season Mon - I day night, debating here against the Brtgnam Teung university oi 1 Provo. Utah. Garfield Barnett and Lawrence LSAT;, I LUB CBilUsUiAOU auutwv unwwi i v.... tt tbaf.l Ralche. i 8.' tne nrst woman or TbiT was a Vonlslon w . ... "4aba Stanford Coeds K llayNoiLikeit Probably Robeon, Taylor, one ef the candidates for king of tn Stanford masque ball, win get few coed rotes. He' baa a fcooaced that If elected, bTl choose Miss Helen Jedd ef Mill conege, pictured above, as qneen of the ban. Two Witnesses Tell Story I Of AssertecT Murder in Honolulu Trial HONOLULU, April 11 (AP) Brown fingers pointing from the witness chair were levelled at Mrs. Granville Forteseue and her three accused nary companions today as the prosecution began presenting erldence by which It hopes to Imprison the quartet for the lynching of Joseph Kahata wal. Two witnesses, Edward U11L cousin of the lynching victim, and George Von Arnswald, a police man, auickiy laentmea me iour In connection with the abduction last January 8 of .the young Ha- ward the aea with his sheet I shrouded body. Ulll pointed out Albert (Turn to page 2, eoL 2) O. ESTATE TAX BOOST J organisea agncuuure looay I proseniea me senate va o- reaching' wanune lereis w suo- other excise levies' proposed -in 1 me house1 revenue bill. As the farm spokesmen present ed their program, senate demo crats were called irto a new con dare for fonlght to talk over the revenue situation and particular ly the row over the Inclusion tt tariff duties In the bill. - The farm leaders appearing be fore the finance committee at the resumption of the hearings were Chester Gray, of the American I Farm Bureau federation; Fred I Brenckman, of the National 1 Grange: and John A. Simpson of 1 the Farmers' Union. . ' I .Their views for the most part I coincided. They wanted the war time surtax Income rates lOrlred with a maximum of 15 per cent I instead of the 40 ner cent prorid the house Mil. Oregon Pioneer Dies, Aged 100; Was Hotel Man kEATTLE. April . 11 (AP) nanrr Snlllmlre.: Pacific north west pioneer who celebrated bis 10 0th birthday last ociooer zs. died at the home of his daugh ter. Mrs. Orens Noyes, here late yesterday.. ; . He moved to seatne anoui iw rears ago after unng aeariy l three-quarters of a eenlury la As- 1 toria, Ore where he operated the j gplUmlre hotel antll the- fire of 1 1922. FIRST AVIAXtU. Vila ? SANTA ANA. Cat; April 11. (AP) The death of Dr. Bessica I record who ever flew an airplane, wa announced here today, - r iMaeswwaessssaspj if ,.... p . . w ; ' - -'' -:v v .,.... . V ' r' FOUR mm III SLAYING CASE AbRlCULTURE KS fl!EOriltI BKI Bears one of Numbers Listed In . Circulars; 'Search Started . Possessor Flees as Bakery Proprietress - Asserts iloney RecbgnizetJ :c GREENWICH. Conn., April 11 (AP) A . middle-aged woman fled from a bakery here tonight after a 820 note which she had offered was Identified positively by the proprietress as one of the Lindbergh ransom notes. Police said the note bore the number KB 03387I39A. The woman, who had come to the store In a green sedan driven by a chauffeur; grabbed the note and ran when the proprietress. described by police as a Mrs. De- eornuie, exclaimed: "Why, that's one of the Lind bergh blUs." - Mrs. Deeornille, who has resld ed In Greenwich less than two weeks had a newspaper list ef the ransom bills posted beside the counter. She told police the woman, well dressed and attrac tive, entered the shop at B p. m. and tendered the note after or dering a strawberry pie and a loaf of bread. Greenwich - police, broadcast description of the automobile and the woman. NORFOLK. Va April 11 The rery Rer. Dean H. Dobson Peacock, Intermediary In the Lindbergh case. In a statement to night said the continued absence of an associate on a contact mis sion convinces him that be has been able to re-establish connec tion with the kidnapers. The clergyman, serving as spokesman for John Hughes Cur tis, now away on the eontaet trip, and Rear -Admiral Guy H. Bur- rage, retired, said he felt more optimistic tonight than he had at any time during their negotla- LEADERS UFJ1TE TO ST1 OFF BONUS WASHINGTON, April ll-(AP) Democratic leaders In congress today cooled their strength with administration forces In a deter- mined effort to bloek cash pay ment of the soldiers bonus. Representative Ralney. demo cratic house leader, listened to bonus adroeatea nrra befor the ways and means committee an Is - sue of new currency to make the 12,400.000,000 payment. He then assailed the plan as "uneconomic. unsound and destructive. Almost simultaneously Senator Robinson, party leader in the sen ate, declared himself unequlro- cably against the bonus. These statements, coming after President Hoover's threat of a veto, cemented the leadership of both parties at the capltol against the bonus movement. The house eommittee began hearings today. Three spokesmen j for the bonus based their plea on the need of currency, "reflation' in restoring prosperity. Tney were Representative Patman (D. Tex.) former Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma and Representative Connery (D. Mass.). Arrest DeWitty Liquor Charges City police last night arrested F. W. DeWits at his residence, 1825 worth Liberty street, on a charge of possession of beer. The arresting officers said' they found 90 quart bottles of beer in the house. DeWits was placed In-the dty jail. Inside Story f&Negoti HOPEWELL. H. J.. April 11. j (AP)-r-An -Inside story of Colo- nel Charles A: Lindbergh's ansue- cessf ul ransom . negotiations for the return of his son came to light as the famous flier waited tonight I for a renewal of his contacts with the kidnapers. - .'. ' ; The - eolonel held a ; definite means of Idedtifying the men to whoa ha turned orer 159,000 in 15, 110 and $20 am; should they wish to communicate secretly with him once more, but from the Lind bergh home came -word "no fur ther contacts' had been establish ed."'" - : ' : " -The- Washington Erenlng Star published what it called an amas Ing story of events leading up ta the payment of the $50.000.' ' The paper, said DrV John F. Condon, a retired New York eda eator, made the ransom negotia tions possible through a series of IS newspaper advertisements sign- ed Jal8le'--vci--i - On Uareh 18 in an obscure spot en the shore of Long Island sound Bath in Harbor j , IThat the Job of being Premier ef Kewfoundlamd Is aaythiag bet a I bed of rosea can be testified by I Sir . Richard Squire-(abore), tne tnensnnent, who Wa xacea with the aneartable prospect eC bdng . thrown I the harbor when am tnfwrtatecl snob of 15,- OOO stormed the capltol at St. John's. Members of Parliament I and police handled. were r o u g h 1 y j M WIRE STATE 01E STAFF Comfnission is Reorganized; Sportsman Declare law - Is not Enforced PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 11 (AP) Complete reorganization of the state game commission and appointment of a new state game tujici , iour were ubouucvu iu- lowing a meeting of the commls - jslon here today. Frank B. .Wire, well known Portland sportsman. Is the new superrlsor. He succeeds H. L. Kelly, resigned. The commission announced his appointment, ef- fective immediately, was for . . period of one year. His salary will be 83900. The commission Issued a gener al-order setting up a state game department with four divisions: fisheries, game, executive, and auauing ana recoras. The new plan entirely replaces the old or ganization of hatcheries, game farms, office, research, engineer ing, legal and education. The re- I organisation was recommended In 1 reporc oy u jr. wmgin, com- mm mm. . I missioner, who had been station (Turn to page 2, coL 2) , ITS FOES WASHINGTON, April 11. (AP) The story of how the farm board spent and loaned most of the $500,000,000 given it by con gress- waa promised today by the aenaia as n Toiea lot m, complete investigation oi me ooara a activi ties, .j. Alonk'wlth that, however, it agreed to go thoroughly into the operations of the cotton and grain exchanges whose members gener ally hare been opponents and erit - ics or me noaro. - The Inquiries were provided in resolution, by Senator Norris (republican, Nebraska), which went through without a record rote.- No time was set for the In quiry to begin. The salaries 'paid by coopera tive organisations which hare bor rowed from the board were also among the subjects of investiga tion. - - - - of Lindy 's negotiators tor the kidnapers held their first meeting with represen- .., . .v. t r.jv. v- n Condon and Henry Breckinridge, the flier's attorney, were present. Lindbergh had obtained a eonv i JI- v i;' - !U JLf 5W55 U V a - ravae - ,ejuavav - w nursery: He demanded a set from the kidnapers. They refused. : r Another - meeting " took ' place Uareh 24 near a ghostly cemetery and. tha next day a Jafsle adrer- tisement mentioned receipt , ef package "accepted aa the real ar ticle. : on me nig as es Jti ' Lindbergh, Colonel Breckinridge and a third man bellered to hare been John Fogarty, private detec tive called - In by j Breckinriage, left in Lindbergh's ear carrying two black suitcases ana asy wraps. The money presumably was in thm hara.- V - " Thlt diVa Jafs,eadrertlsement aaMv. - ; : r i t "Tea. everything O. -K. it was t' 77: r.-eoL-lv v - HEADS WILL H BOARD SHJ- HIGH PHIEST DF tea: 125 Delegates Already. Here. For Masonic Meetings; -; More Will Arrive Justice Kelly is Honored; Other Groups Convene -In Salem Today The opening day of the annual eonrention of the Masonic bedasa of. Oregon was observed Monday with the grand chapter in sssslsav at the Masonle temple. . There were about 125 delegates p reseat representing 46 of the 50 chap ters of the state. Milton L. Meyers. Salem, my high priest, presided and gare ta address of the morning. This was ais last official ad dree erecedisw the election ef officers at wbieb.' ume .D. Bruce Stuart. Corraiiia- former grand king, was elected te succeed Mr. Movers. With ta ending of his term of office Mr. Meyers . completed service in ad the chairs of the four grand York Rite bodies of Oregon. He waa presented with a beautiful past grand hlrh Driest . . t.v.. of esteem from hl Min. chapter members. Justice Kelly One Of New Officers other offiecrs to be elected Salem; were Percy R. Kelly. urana iunr: Herbert T, Tnn. McMinnrllle, grand treasurer and u. Kurns Cheney. Portland, mid secretary, both reelected; Carl W. TcrLoen, AiarshUeld. grand scribe; Lloyd L. Scott, Portlsnd. grand captain of the hosts. -appointive officers for the com ing year Include: Ernest P. Rands. Oreron Clt-r grand principal sojourner; Lewis M. Snow. Portland, grand royal arch captain; Hugh R. Holmaa. Portland, rrand m,ri,. h roll; Clarence R mMi u-vJr I grand master second veil' Frank I A. Freneh. The Dalles, grand mas- i 13 r 01 iirst reli. 1 D. H. Leech of Alfcanr w.. elected grand chanlain t t.v. 1 the nlaca of Kminn,i ri.. McMinnrllle. For the years ef aer- rice on the part of chaplain the order roted to make his grand chanlain emeritn. t - - - - w vruaa uilusi. (Turn to page 2, col. 1) BATES IS STJfl PORTLAND. Anril 11.aw Seeking downward revision ef me iMormwestern Electric com. pany's power and light rates, Charles M. Thomas. Onmn utilities commissioner, today open, ed a hearing on the eompaay rate structure. Much Of todar'a tMtlmnnT tered about the Northwestern'a relationship to the American Pow- -er tt Light company, which ac quired Tirtually all of the out standing common stock a swat March 1, 1925. and the Electric Bond ft Share company, which ex ercises supervisory control orer the utility. C. R, Lester, chief engineer I for the u till ties commission, tes- i uuea mat 110,000,009 in mon stock, for which there was na consideration, has been issued by the company. . John A. Lalng, attorney for the Northwestern. Electric, answered Lester saying the 3 19.9 09,0 a fee - 1 stock was in no war eonsidaretf In making rates. He said the mission, nerer before had gone In HFJIH POWER to the capital structure, because' rates were based upon actual rala atlons of physical properties and not upon the amount of stock out-' standing. - Ireland Debacle Deemed Serious; Attitude Stated LONDON, April 11 AP) Great Britain and Ireland, stood tonight in as complete a political deadlock as ever before in an the troubled history of their mntaal "Y.,lTl I relation. i ioi- gramy . oi me nuuuwi a a " nv- a a- which has arisen as a result f President Kamon D Yalera's e- I -" - ? ViV I pressed intention to abolish th ot.aUaglance to the Bx te BritKh crown, was mad dear by a state ment in the house of eommem -ay J. H. Thomas, secreUry;tor do minions. . .,-.-.-" .r; - -He drew ringttg eheera wbesi ha said the British government , "reaffirmed in unmistakable la-, guage that they stand absolutely, by the treaty" meaning the An- I aio-Irish treaty oa - which us I guU g0Tertinient Is Tsased. l ILIJrESS CRITIOAl, , WASHIl-OTON. April H-(AP) i - I warns oi Uas -crltlcaBy uI j dttloa U less frorabl than tt baa i oen mi. y -7' " ' eratd upon sereral weeks ago. -r.-