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G apitaJJy oiiiraal CIRCULATION ' DftilT tvertse distribution for the Month ending March SI, 1833 10,475 Average daily net paid 10,037 Member Audit Bureau of circulation CITY EDITION Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; mild temperature; changeable winds. Local: Max., 9; Mln., 43; rain, ; river, feet; partly cloudy; north erly winds. 44th YEAR, No. 87 - Entered second claae matter at Salem. Oregon SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1932 cWn o ;o"n'ICE THREE CENTS Mf3ivSeSW 1EW ElfflECvllE JV LltlDY AGENT AGAIN OFF Oil MYSTERY TRIP Go -Between Who Hand ; led Ransom Negotia tions Leaves by Auto Seven Notes Received . From Kidnapers Who Double Crossed Lindy New York. April Jl (LP) Dr. John P. Condon, the go-between who handled negotiations for the re turn of the Lindbergh baby, left his home by motor car today, carrying two suitcases. His motor car was driven by Al Reich, a former boxer, who has been rumored as being one of the men connected with the unsuccess ful attempts to ransom the kidnap ed child. There was a third man in the car The motor car licenses were Issued In Bergen county. N. J. From Condon's home in the Bronx, the motor car sped to 50th street and 5th avenue where the educator got out, entered a drug store and made a telephone call. He returned to the automobile and It sped away, eluding pursuers. Hopewell, N. J., April 11 UP) The ransom is paid, but the baby of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, If alive, re. malned in the hands of the kid napers today. Col. Lindbergh still hoped for eventual return of the child, how ever ,and continued his private ef "Concluded on page 10. column 9) JURY IN KELLER CASE NEAR FULL Dallas, April 11 Selection of a Jury to try the case of Prank Keller Jr., the first of the trials of former officials of the Empire Holding cor poration on Indictments charging that they devised a scheme to de fraud, was rapidly nearing comple tion before Judge Arlle O. Walker In the circuit court here when the court took adjournment at noon. Twelve jurors had been seated and examined, and only one excused up to that time. The defense had chal lenged Esther Friar of Dallas, and she had been replaced In the tenta tive panel by Fannie Grant of Dal las. Attorneys expected that the jury would be finally selected before night and that the presentation of evidence would start Tuesday morn ing. Others In the early panel drawn wrere Dora Goodman, Dallas; Hazel Hollingsworth, Dallas; A. W. Zer non, independence; M. I. Conger. Buver; D. J. Bolter, Suvcr; F. E. Clark, Alrlle; Amos Henton, Dallas; O. P. Hlnamon, Dallas; W. Beck. Sheridan; Mae Coats, Dallas and Maggie Holman, Monmouth. The specific charge against Kel ler Is that he sold stock in the Em pire corporation to C. T. Brirey. ol Oervais, for which he received $25 In cash and a note for $475. The prosecution Is being handled by Barney Goldstein, special assist ant attorney general; John Carson, district attorney of Marion county, and Elmer Barnhart, district attor ney of Polk county. Keller la rep resented by Frank Lonergan, Port land, and Oscar Hayter, Dallas, cs attorneys. The trial Is expected to consume the greater part of the week. FARM BOARD PROBE ORDERED BY SENATE Washington. April 11 (IP) The senate today passed a resolution by Senator Nonrts, republican, Nebras ka, authorising a complete Investi gation of the activities of the fed eral farm board. The Inquiry will Include Investi gation of all exchanges In the Un ited States dealing In commodities under the Jurisdiction of the board. It will be conducted by the senate agriculture committee. STEIWER BILL BANS GOODS FROM RUSSIA Washington, April 11 OP) Prohl litlon ot Imports from any country In which state ownership and oper 4ion of productive enterprise pre mlls." was asked today In a bill in reduced by Senator Stelwer, rcpu ta lcum of Oregon. The measure would empower the president to proclaim a ban on Im ports from such countries and upon .:,.y.t r-m n rtlMi In h i r h freedom of labor was restricted. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN We -have the Information that when the suit cleaning war was on last week and one outfit advertised they'd clean suits at 40 cents a suit, Jonathan Bourne sent in six suits and a bathrobe. He laid out the bal ance of the week at home In retire ment. It only goes to confirm what we hinted at in our column awhile back that Jonathan is looking ahead to June. THE UNFLOUGHED FIELD Milt Miller, according to Walla Walla papers, is making three ad dresses up In that section of Wash ington. Milt also has just had a ra dio address on free silver reprinted in the Congressional Record. That's getting on In the world. Mr. D. Linn Quency and Mr. D. Fish Eency seem to be spending aulte a 6pell hanging around the tax collector's office at the courthouse. After the groundhog tradition had run true to form; after March came In like a lamb, after the first Sunday following Easter had stirred up a rain, the golden cliain was broken vMtanlav with otnrf enrin? sunshine all day long. Well, things generally are kind ot topsy turvy anyway, so u could be expected. Mr. Hoover offers to have his $75. 000 annual salary cut to a dollar a year. Which still leaves the question open as to who will be getting the best of the bargain. We note the republican convention platform Joins Washington and Hoo F narflil! irrpat men. There are but slight differences. As, for In stance, Washington witnoui men, money, resources, but with an an toannicHi pnnfrrras vmi tndenend- ence for his country from the world's greatest land ana navai power, aim got our government under way. Hoo with mmwv mm. resources al most unlimited at his command, can't quell a bunch of dago racket eers, find some kidnapers or gain the country's Independence from gangsters. The Oregon Inn radio guy In re- ennc In A nilPTV AflVA hf dOGSn't despise Walter Wlnche'll, he Just Ig nores nlm aitogetner. men procecus to Ignore him altogether with a full mm vrriteun in the Sunday maga zine section. It's the most complete Job of ignoring aitogetner we ve yet seen. While the last shall be first this seems to be a case of where tne Wlnchell be last. A - D.hn woe tlinff lift thlS morning we and our column have a good reputation among me paper salesmen In Portland. Yea, we would have a good reputation In Portland or somewhere 50 miles away. We're not making any very close Inquiries as to what it is around here. in lf tnrt.inir candidate has I tn tha avllim WhV HOt send the rest there and have Lee Stelner pick a ticket from some of his present guests io wnc mui places on the ticket? Try out a new deal, as It were. KOREAN INVADERS KILLED BY RUSSIANS Tokyo, April 11 IP-The Chlen- iMn ManchiiHa rnrrMDrMident of Minnn TVmnn neWS service report ed fcxlay that Soviet troops killed 30 Koreans on me n.orea-Diuer border when the natives attempted to cross Into Russian territory. Tl.. Mirrpcnnndpnt said Soviet patrols were active all along the border. Scores of Chinese guerillas were killed In clashes elsewhere In the Chlentao area with Japanese troops. Two hundred were slain when Jap anese dispersed a band of 1.000 south or sulcnung on tne Muxacn Shanhatkwan railway. Three Jap anese and an unestimated number of Chinese fell In several minor battles. Von Hindenburg Again Elected to Presidency Of German Republic Berlin, April 11 (P) Field Marshal Paul Von Hinden burjf, second president of the German republic, settled back in his presidential chair today at 84, for another term of -..ec'tlo'n he 'roHed up a plurality In yesterdays run- of nearly 6.000.000 votes over Adolf Hitler, national socialist candidate, his chief opponent. The vote, as announced early to day, was: Von Hindenburg 1PJ50.S42. HlUer 13.417.480. Thaelmann (communist) J,70,3M. Invalid $204. Total 38 491.694. Chancellor Henrlch Bruenlng. at President Von Hindenburg request. JoonNnted $0 remain In office asl MASONS OPEN ROYAL ARCH CONVOCATION Stuart of Corvallis To Be Elected and Installed Grand High Priest Weider of Salem Slated For Grand Commander Of Knights Templars With approximately 45 of the SO chapters of the state represented by nearly 100 delegates, the 72nd annual convocation of the Grand chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of Oregon was formally opened Monday forenoon with the delivery of the annual address by Milton L. Meyers, grand high priest, of Sal em. Election and Installation ol officers was scheduled for late Mon day afternoon. With the custom of present officers moving up one step prevailing, It Is expected D. Bruce Stuart of Corvallis will be elected and Installed grand high priest. He held the office of grand king during the past year. An outstanding feature of the three day session of Masonic or ders will be the colorful parade Tuesday night of Knight Templars participated In by organizations from various parts or the state. Following the address by Grand (Concluded on page 10. column 6) WIRE CHOSEN GAME WARDEN Portland. April 11 (IP) Frank B. Wire of Portland, was appointed state game supervisor by the game commission in Its regular meeting here today. Wire's appointment was for one year at a salary of $3500. He as sumed the position immediately. Wire was formerly in the whole sale furniture business here. The commission announced that Its action was based on his ability as & business nian and his know- I ledge of game and fish conditions over tne wnoie state, a statement by the commission said: "Mr. Wire Is recognized as a true conservationist and the com mission considers his character above reproach. The appointee Is a native Oregonlan, has a wife and family in Portland, and his business experience has In the past given him responsibility over large forces of people. His hobby. It Is reported, is making fishing rods and tying flies. Recommendations in the hands of the commission unanim ously pointed out Mr, Wire's quali fications for the office and indicated that he has a general knowledge of wild life conditions over the en tire Pacific northwest. Wire said he was in full accori with the wild life program of the commission. He said he was not politically minded and would look at his duties from the standpoint of the average fisherman and hunt er. The commission also adopted Commissioner Corrigan's plan of reorganization of the work of the game body. The plan calls for four coordinating bureaus all under the direction of the supervisor. TEACHERS' PAY CUT Hlllsboro, April 11 P County Superintendent of Schools O. B. Kraus said today that salary re ductions for teachers In Washing ton county next year will average about 10 per cent In rare instances reductions will be as much as 20 per cent, he said, and a few teach ers have been reemployed at no lowering of salary. ,eor. He offered a forma, res- president on his victory, but with drew It later. The winner will have the satis faction of knowing he Is a majority president. Althoueh he tailed to get a majority in the first election March 13 he rolled up a majority of 2.235.794 yesterday over the com bined vote of his two opponents. One national socialist and one re publican were killed during fights In (Concluded on pan 11, column $) Flatened Tires Bring Luck To Tourist Family Chicago, April 11 (IP The rusty old flivver with Its burden of Sam Ware, his wife, their six children and all their worldly goods wheezed to a stop In front of a house set back on wide lawns. Sam got out. -It's two flat tires," he announced wearily and rolled up his sleeves to mend them. The children scamp ered out on the lawn to romp. Mrs. Ware sat in the car near tears. As a crowd-of Idlers' collected Officer Harold Rellly rushed up to see what the trouble was. "Not much of a story," said Sam. "We're from Philadelphia. I lost (Concluded on page 10, column 6) YOUNG-GARNER TICKET SOUGHT Boston. April 11 OT Owen D. Young for president and Speaker John N. Garner for vice-president is the slate of Dudley Field Malone would have the democratic party nominate. The Internationally know lawyer would also create a coalition cabinet made up or dem ocrats, republicans and 'Indepen dents. Malone, a member of the unln structed New York delegation to the democratic national convention, would draft Mr. Young "even against his wishes." He said in a statement usued last night he be lieved that Young could provide leadership of "economic intelli gence, cultural background and imaginative statesmanship," neces sary to meet the problems con fronting the nation. The New York delegate would also have Young and Garner, If nominated, announce before the campaign began that they would create a coalition cabinet in wmcn Alfred E. Smith of New York would be secretary of the treasury; Col onel Patrick J. Hurley, a republi can, would be retained as secretary of war, and Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, also a republican, would be secretary of the Interior. The other cabinet offices would be flUed as follows: Secretary of state; Newton D, Baker of Ohio; attorney general. Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Mar) land; postmaster general, former Governor Harry F. Byrd of Virginia; secretary of navy, William Randolph Hearst; agri culture, Governor William H. Mur ray of Oklahoma; commerce, Glenn Frank, president of the University of Wisconsin; labor, Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City and New York. Malone would have the demo cratic platform include planks call ing lor tariff reduction, prohlbi tion repeal and farm relief. SCOTtILLITT CALLED BY DEATH Seattle, April 11 (LP) A. Scott Bul litt, 54. "democratic national com mitteeman and a prominent figure In northwest politics, died at his home early Sunday from cancer. He was thought to have been out of danger when stricken but failed to recover from a relapse. Bullitt organized the "Roosevelt for president" movement In the northwest In which he was scnedul ed to play an Important port. He came to Seattle from Kentucky In 1916 to act as best man at the marriage of his brother Keith. While here he met Miss Dorothy Stlmson, daughter of the late C. D. Stlmson. Their acquaintance led to their mar riage six months later. He started his law practice In Louisville when he was appointed sheriff to fill an unexpired term. Two days later he was elected coun ty attorney and held that efflec eight years. During the war he serv ed In the Judge advocate general's department In Washington, u. c later moving to Seattle to practice. LEAGUE COMMISSION BANNED BY MANCHUS Peloing. April 11 (LP) The League of Nations commission appointed to report on the Manchurlan situation wUl consider that it is banned by the new Manchu government If the government refuses admission to Dr. Wellington Koo, former Chinese foreign minister, as Chinese assessor of the commission. It had been reported hre that the Manchu regime of Henry Pu-YI. former boy emperor of China, would not allow Dr. Wellimton Koo to enter the country. lard Lytton president of the commission, said that If this was true the mtlre commission would stay out of Man churia and "seek Its Information elsewhere." The commission planned to go to Mukden Saturday and prepare final report for the September ses sion ot the league council. HOUSE OPENS HEARINGS ON VETERANS BILL Senator Robinson, Demo cratic Senate Leader Against Cash Payment Advocates of Additional Currency Plead Dis tress of Veterans Washington, April 11 Senator Robinson, Arkansas, democratic leader of the senate, declared against cash payment of the sol diers' bonus today. Advocates of full payment of the bonus came before the house ways and means committee to attempt to show how the issuance of $2,000,- 000,000 of additional currency for that purpose would promote the general welfare of the country. Weary from its long task of drafting a tax bill to balance the budget, members of the committee listened to a story of thousands of veterans out of work and in need of the money represented by their bonus certificates. Representative Pat man, democrat, Texas, said most of the advocates favored paying the certificates in United States notes, though they were not agreed on the exact terms of a bill. Among those In attendance were General Frank Hines, veterans ad mlnistrator, and John T. Taylor, legislative representative ol tne American Legion, whose . national commander, Henry L. Stewns, has opposed payment of the certificates, "Unless we can show that pay ment of the bonus will benefit the country and promote the general (Concluded on 'page 11, column 4) SECOND MILLION FOR ROSEBURG Roseburg. Ore., April 11 VP) Appropriation of an additional one million dollars for the national soldiers' home to be built at Rose. burg, was contained In the indepen dent offices bill which passed the house Saturday, according to a telegram received here today from Congressman W. c. Hawley. This brings the total appropriation to $2,200,000. The message said the money Is to be made available Immediately and will remain available until ex pended. It Is believed here the sec ond appropriation will provide funds for the administration building and tne first barracks ur.it. The veterans' administration is expected to let the contract within the next few days for the first unit which calls for an expenditure of $1,200,000 already appropriated. The first unit will consist of two hospitals, quarters for officers and nurses, service buildings, a bridge the grounds and for necessary Im provements. In the first contract no provision was made for barracks. The additional appropriation makes more than $2,000,000 avail able for use this year. ROLPH TO DECIDE DECISION APRIL II San Francisco, Calif.. April 11 (LP) Governor James Rolph's decision as to whether he will pardon Tom Mooney, serving life .n San Quen- tin In connection with the 1916 Preparedness day bombing here, will be announced at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, April 19, he told the United Press today. The decision will be announced from the state capital In Sacramento, he said. The governor said his final con ference with his legal advisors Judge Matt I. Sullivan and Lewis Bylngton, would be continued today until he had received their full report on the Mooney case. They made an exhaustive Inves tigation of the records following a plea by Mayor James Walker of New York for a pardon for Mooney. Their report waa expected to carry considerable weight with the gov ernor although he said he would write his decision himself. Deep Snow Wrecks Lake Summer Homes Roseburg. Ore, April 11 ijft Un usually deep snows wrecked seven summer homes at Diamond Lake, N. B. Drew, Klamath Falls merchant who recently made a trip on skits to the lake, reported to V, V. flarphsm. supervisor of Umpqua national for est. The snow caved In the roofs, he said, forcing out the walls. He said other cabins were damaged but probably can be repaired. Candidates Scamper As Republicans Vote For Dry Referendum . By HARRY Prohibition came strongly of words and parliamentary maneuvering Saturday after noon when a convention of Marion county republicans, meet ing in the chamber of commerce here to draft a platform for the guidance of primary candidates, wrote into that platform of platitudes and vote-catching phrases a plank pledging the party to the proposition of submission to the states of a constitutional amendment to repeal the 18th amendment. Tlie vote on this plank, which came before the convention In the form of a resolution, was 35 in fa vor of Its adoption and 32 against. Featuring the conflict, which for a time threatened to split the con vention wide open, were two things the manner in which delegates, particularly those who are also candidates for office, scurried for cover when It became apparent that the resolution was coming to a roll call vote, and the efforts of the "drys" to block its consideration on the ground that prohibition Is not an Issue and was, therefore, not a "(Concluded on piw4l lcolutnn 5J U. S. PROPOSES TO SCRAP TANKS Geneva, April 11 (IP) The general commission of the world disarma ment conference reconvened today after the Easter recess with the most critical part of Us work ahead. Arthur Henderson, presiding, said the first period of the conference had been overshadowed by "many extraneous and important events which slowed Its work. Hugh S. Gibson submitted an Im portant statement of the United States viewpoint. Gibson's proposal specifically pro vided that a plan be drawn up to scrap all tanks and mobile guns ex ceeding 155 mlUemeters In calibre. Under It, the nations would bind themselves not to use any of the prescribed weapons, which would be considered primarily offensive In type. Very plain speaking appeared in evitable after the warning of Presi dent Arthur Henderson that the del egates must abandon their "problem dodging' tactics and get down to work. The decision of Secretary of Stat Stlmson. now enroute to Oencva, to attend the meeting and the likeli hood that Prime Minister Ramsay Mac Donald will meet Stlmson and the heads of European governments here gave unusual importance to the .session. PRESIDENT THANKS RED CROSS FOR AID Wa5.hii.gton, April 11 (IP) Presi dent Hoover, speaking in the name of the American people, today thanked the American Red Cross for its services during the past year in combatting drought, storms, floods and unemployment. The president puffed a black ci gar as he walked the three blocks to the Continental Memorial hall, where the Red Cross Is holding Its annua convention. He was greeted by the strains of "Hall to the Chief." Delegates cheered. "During the past year." Mr. Hoover said, "you have carried a great load, endeavoring to give re lief from drought, storrn, flood and unemploymen. You have discharg ed your trust." The president expressed the hope that the Red Cross would continue to meet Its problems with resolution and courage. Two Insane Criminals Escape Asylum After Beating Up Attendant Andrew Swcidcr, 39, ex-convict from the Minnesota penitentiary, and Thomas Larson, 19, escaped from the crim inal ward of the Oregon state hospital for the insane last night after beating P. E. Roberts, an attendant. Into Insensibility, and are still at large. A crew from the hospital and state police were today scouring the Willamette val ley in a search for the men that so far has revested no clue as to the direction they may have taken as they left the city. The two were considered among the most violent case. In the crim inal ward. In some manner they obtained hacksaws and cut through the bars of a cell that they oreup piid in the criminal ward. They N. CRAIN to the fore in a pitched battle ALFALFA BILL NOW IN STATE Portland, April 11 JF "Alfalfa Bill" himself, the well known Gov ernor William H. Murray of Okla homa, was an Oregon visitor today In the interest of his candidacy for president on the democratic ticket. Carl C. Donaugh, chairman of the democratic state committee of Oregon, announced today that Mur. ray was scheduled to speak in The Dalles at 2 p m., and he was then to continue to Portland by automo bile to attend a meeting In the Central library here. Democrats who have assumed responsibility for tonight's meeting in Portland were Donaugh, Oswald West, national democratic com mitteeman; Joseph K. Carson, secretary of the state committee; J. T. Summervllle, committee treas urer, and Dr. E. T. Hedlund. chair man of the Multnomah county com mittee. Donaugh said Murray's itinerary will not be announced until tonight, but he believes the governor will leave Klamath Falls on the 9:50 o'clock train tonight, and will speak tlwre Tuesday. Donaugh said Mur ray Is known to have engagements at Med ford and Pendleton after the Klamath Falls date, but the hour 'and the day has not yet been decided upon. Salem and Eugene, likewise, have asked Murray to appear there but pending a confer ence with the Oklahoma governor here tonight, Donaugh said, noth ing definite could be stated. VOLCANOES IN CHILI EROPTING Santiago. Chile, April 11 (LP) Vol canic activity In the Andes, with heavy rumblings, slight earth trem ors, and occasional spurts of smoke and flames from high In the Cor dillera, were reported today in six provinces extending 300 miles along the mountain range. Heavy thundering1, at times as loud as the sound of artillery, was heard here Sunday and early to day. A slight quake was lelt soon alter midnight. The activity ap parently extended from Concepcion. on the Pacific coast, to Santiago. 300 miles north and 40 miles Inland, at the foot of the Andes. The Chilean coast Is approxi mately 2,800 miles long. The south ernmost part affected by the vol canic activity Is near the famous Chilean lake region, one of the beauty spots of the world. Disturbances believed to be from the volcano Tinguirirlca spread panic among the residents of Ran- cagua. Rumblings were reported irom Los Andes. Carabineros at San Fernando told the United Press that Tinguirirlca was not active but that the dis turbances appeared to come from a group of volcanoes near Tali-a named Cerro Azui, Descabezado Grande, and Descabeaado Chlco. SCHOOL BLIH.KT DEFEATED Marshfield, April 11 iff) The dis trict school budget set at $92,000, a reduction of 12' per cent, was de feated by 35 votes when It was vot ed on Saturday, the board of edu cation said. More than 400 voted. surprised Roberts, seised him, took his keys and beat him severely, leaving him in an almost senseless condition. ' The escape was discov ered by hospital authorities shortly before 10 o'clock. Swelder was committed from Multnomah county September I. 1931, and Larson from Columbia ccainty July 9, 1931. 8 elder's escape Is his third In Minnesota and Oregon, Dr. R. E Lee Stelner, superintendent of the Concluded on page 11,'column a WHITNEY SAYS BEAR RAIDING TALE ABSURD Exchange Head Blames; Liquidation Instead o Short Selling Promises Complete Data' By Friday Bear Raids; Held Illegitimate Washington. April 11 uPt Admin- lstration claims of bear raids on the stock market were called "pure ly ridiculous'' today by Richard Whitney, president of the New York stock exchange. Appearing In answer to the sen ate banking committee's subpoena. Whitney explained he could not sub mit the data of last Friday's short selling position on the stock ex change until next Friday. April marked a new low level In stocks, Whitney, surrounded by the In quisitive senators and a pack of spectators, also denied vigorously that there Is any "bear raiding" on the stock exchange and insisted the, rules wouldn't permit it. For two hours the bronzed raced stock exchange president parried question and answer with the com mitteemen. Senators from the wheat belt Indulged In most of the examination. 1 Whitney blamed the public for the 1629 stock price Inflation and agreed with democratlt members a they poked jibes at "no more pov CoiiicUitied on'Wp.li7coluinn'4)'s REAPPORTION ACTSJLLEGAL Washington. April 11 (IPV-The su preme court today held Invalid tha reapportionment act passed by thai Mlasourl legislature redlstrtctlng tha state on the basis of the 1930 cen sus. Washington. April 11 LPI Tha Minnesota legislature's attempt to redlstrlct the state without the ap proval ot Gov. Floyd B. Olson waa held Illegal today by the supreme court. The derision of the Minnesota supreme court that the redistricting; law. which Olson vetoed was still valid, was reversed. Washington. April 11 (IP) Tha supreme court today held Invalid the New York reapportionment law passed to redlstrlct the state on tha basis of the 1930 census. Washington, April 11 F7 Feder al prohibition agents, the supreme court said today, are prohibited from searching for evidence after making an arrest If they do not have a search warrant. STATE POLiCE TO WAR ON VIOLATORS Twenty commissioned and turn- commissioned officers of the state police iKTsonnei were In conference . here today for the purpose of tight ening up more on traffic and gen eral law enforcement. Superintend ent Charles P. Pray, presiding at th meeting, called the session to ascer tain what was being done over the state, and for sugKestions to further improve police patrol. Among the regulations stressed by Pray were glaring and "one-eyed' headlights, switched license pistes and the d Li play of the certificate of registration on automobiles. Law regulating these conditions will be . more rigidly enforced. Pray an nounced. The?e conferences will be held from time to time. Pray said, to keep officers and patrol men informed on up-to-date meth ods of enforcement, and to ex change Ideal. The conference will continue throughout the day. CHINA TURNS OYER TROUBLES TO LEAGUE Shanghai, April 11 ) China has turned over to the League ot Nations the whole subject of with drawal of Japanese troops from tha Shanghai area, the Associated Press was Informed tonlaht by Quo Tal Chi, chief of the Chinese delegation attending tlie peace parleys here. Tills conference apparently la hopeless," he said, "but maybe tha league ran help. The Japanese have refused to set a time limit on their withdrawal and If they persist in his view the conference Is doomed to Jail."