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AT FAI FINAL EDITION AMERICA See It First. Stand Behind It. Always A MONTANA'S BEST NEWS GATHERER FIFTY-SECOND YEAR GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1937 PRICE FIVE CENTS GM TMIBUM FATHER ASKS Ready State Legislature MM AUTOS I MI 1 GALE'S rME Day Session For Busy 60 STATE'S NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE r.m 4 Nazis to Continue Attack on Spanish Ships, Berlin Says BERLIN, Jan. 4. (JP) Nazi warships will continue to seize and search Spanish socialist merchant ships to avenge capture of the freighter Palos, the foreign office made known tonight.

Capture of the Aragtm and the Marta Juquera and the forcing of the Soton to run aground were not sufficient to pacify Germany, official sources said. 1 Government spokesmen asserted there must be more reprisals. Unless the nazi demand for release of the Spanish passenger and the cargo of the Palos la met "to the letter," the relch trio of warships In northern Spanish waters the Koenighberg, the Admiral Graf Spee and the Karlsruhe will continue their attack, he said. Reports reaching here that the German freighter Pluto had been halted by Spanish Basque trawlers off Bilbao late last month added further to Indignation voiced in German circles. The nazi show of firmness over the Palos Incident appeared tonight to be the prelude to Chancellor Hitler's reply to the Franco-British note demanding a halt, to enlistment of foreign volunteers In the Spanish civil war.

Democrats Ruling State Senate First Time in 24 Years Threat of Dissension in Upper Body of Legislature Which Disturbed Leaders Fails to Materialize, All Members Voting in Party Lines; Representatives Also Organizes Placidly By ERNEST IMMEL Tribune Staff Correspondent HELENA, Jan. 4. For the first time in 24 years the democrats have organized the Montana senate. All day yesterday, preceding the caucuses and especially last night following the party meetings, a threat against democratic organization of the upper branch of the 25th regular legislative assembly, which convened this noon, caused much anxiety among democrats. But when the test came the impending party bolt which might have resulted in a coalition failed to materialize.

All was serene. Uniformily the senators voted on party lines. The house likewise organized placidly. There was no hint Lighten Taxes, Governors Plea To Legislature AGENTS HALT Appearance of Ad Indicates Contact Has Been Made With Kidnaper State Patrolmen Stop Search For Two Suspects in Vicinity of Shelton TACOMA, Jan. 4.

(JP)- A father's fervent plea abruptly halted the search for Charles Mattson and his kidnaper tonight as belief grew that release of the 10-year-old victim might be a matter of hours. Dr. W. W. Mattson appealed to law officers late today to curtail their activities.

Within a few hours federal, state and local officials announced his wish had been granted. Harold Nathan, directing the 40 department of Justice agents on the case, declared his department has consistently followed a "truce" policy in the hope young Charles might be returned. William Cole, chief of the state patrolmen, ordered his men to drop their extensive search for suspects la the vicinity of Shelton. Olympia city police and sheriffs deputies from Mason and Thurston counties abandoned their investigations of numerous clues, while Taco-ma police said they would not intervene in the case at present. Contact Indicated The physician issued his public appeal to all law enforcement agencies a short time after appearance of a newspaper personal ad which convinced observers contact has been established with the kidnaper, who is demanding $28,000 ransom.

Charles was abducted a week ago Sunday night by an armed, masked man. The ad appearing in the 10:15 a. m. edition of the Seattle Times, which has carried previous communications attributed to the family, said: "Mabel We have received your communications. Police have not Intercepted them.

Channels are entirely clear. Vonr instructions will be followed. We are ready Ann. Less than an hour later. Dr.

Mattson gave newspaper men his statement appealing for curtailment of activity by Justice department agents, state and local police. He said: "My son was kidnaped a week ago Sunday night. He has not yet been I desire to appeal to all law enforcement agencies to abstain from any action which would in any manner interfere with the full and free opportunity which I wish the kidnaper to have to return the child. Wants Safe Return "As a father, I desire the safe return of my son, I' wish that all efforts might first be concentrated upon that issue." The statement, which was not signed, found hundreds of state officers abandoning without result a widespread manhunt through the wooded Shelton area for the two men who last night accosted G. H.

Grubbe, a mill watchman, told him to "tell Dr. Mattson everything is well," and then fled. One man remained in Jail here for questioning though officers did not Indicate they considered he had any particular connection with the kidnaping. He is held for investigation of the larceny of a ring. Another man.

arrested at Rainier. on complaints of farmers, was in Jail at Olympia. Both were said to resemble the description of the kidnaper. National Lottery To Balance Budget Planned by Kenney WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.

(U.FO When congress convenes tomorrow Representative Edward A. democrat. New Jersey, will start a new drive for a national lottery to help balance the federal budget and give the average American a legal chance to get rich, he told the United Press tonight. His bill to establish a federal commission authorized to conduct lotteries to raise up to $1,000,000,000 annually will be No. 4 on the list introduced in the 75th congress, he said.

The New Jersey congressman unsuccessfully sponsored a similar proposal in the last congress. He said he was confident his long campaign had won favor for the bill and that it has a good chance for passage this session. mm GOV. ROY Governor Moves Inaugural Rite Ahead to Allay Excitement of Father, Who Administered Oatli Believes Shack Was Occupied by Kidnap Suspects Tacoma Sheriff Reports Finding Evidence Men Recently There TACOMA, Jan. 4.

(JP) Mason County Sheriff Gerald Byrne and State Patrolman Ben Roush tonight believed they had found the mountain hideout of the man who yesterday told E. R. Grubbe, watchman at the Reed sawmill at Shelton, to notify the father of kidnaped Charles Mattson that all was well. Byrne and Roush returned from an all-day search of logging roads in the rough country and the inspection ot 25 6hanties and said they found one seven miles west of Shelton that showed signs ot occupacy, They found newly-cut trees and still detected the odors of cooked food and fresh smoke. They said they found boot imprints inside the cabin but none on the outside, as snow which fell last night obliterated all evidence that would enable them to track down the late occupant.

The officers said a county highway worker told them that he had seen two men driving up the road toward the shack in a Ford coupe three days ago. He could give them no more complete details. Officers said the shack was the scene of the Arthur Schafer "beast man" case in 1928. Schafer was hanged for the ambush killing of Joe Kirk. O'Connell Prepares To Resign Post As Rail Commissioner WASHINGTON.

Jan. 4. (JPi Representative-elect Jerry J. O'Connell, Montana democrat, prepared tonight to resign shortly before noon tomorrow as the state's railroad and public service commissioner. His resignation would permit Gov.

Roy Ayers. former representative, sworn tn as chief executive today, to name a successor Immediately. O'Connell's six-year commissioner-ship would not expire until 1940. By withholding his resignation until tomorrow. O'Connell prevented retiring Gov.

Elmer Holt naming his successor. The 27-year-old representative and his bride since Saturday arrived in the capital by plane this morning and immediately went to his congressional suite. Waives Hearing SIOUX FALLS. S. Jan, 4.

Lieut. Gov. Robert Peterson, charged with embezzlement in connection with a shortage of $170,000 reported in his bank at Centerville by federal examiners, waived preliminary hearing in federal court here today and was bound over to the March grand Jury. He was released on $15,000 bond. Organization Work Completed Monday and Governor's Message Is Heard First Notice of Bill to Be Introduced Is Made by Cus- -ter Lawmaker HELENA.

Jan. 4. P) Mori-tana's 25th legislative assembly is poised to plunge Into a busy 60-day grind. The organization work today waa brief and formal. In the majority, the democrats quickly took over the 1 command in both the senate and the house at the short, midday cere monies" that foUowed the administration of oaths to the assemblymen.

Both branches recessed then until the evening, when, in joint session, they heard the message of Montana's new governor. Roy E. Ayers. With three ot its members absent, the house was called to order by Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell and.

the oath was administered by Associate Justice c. P. of the Montana supreme court. Party Vote The democratic nominees for house offices were swept into position on a strictly party vote of 79 to 20. H.

D. Rolph of Liberty county was named to the important speaker posi tion and was escorted to the chair and presented with the gavel by Sam Spiegel of Silver' Bow and Edward Lovell of Deer Lodge. He was elected to the office over Albert Kruse. Garfield rrmntv. the renublican nominee.

Other chief house officers, all democrats, are George Monahan of Park, speaker pro tern; -Sam Spiegel. Silver Bow. floor leader; the Rev. J. N.

MacLean of Helena, chaplain; William Cain of Miles City, sergeant at arms; John JeweU of Helena, chief clerk, and Miss Hilda Rlcheson. journal clerk. Fred Padbury of Lewis and Clark was republican candidate for speaker pro tern and Edward Lovell of Deer Lodge was the minority nominee for floor leader. Calls Senate to Order Lieut. Gov.

Hugh Adair called the senate to order and Chief Justice W. B. Sands administered the oath. The democratic nominees for senate offices were elected down the line on a 28 to 26 party vote: The president pro tern will bo Leonard Plank of Liberty county. Harry Meyer of Silver Bow Is the floor leader.

George Burr of Petroleum is secretary. Thomas Fleming or Grass Raiige is sergeant at arms and the Rev. William Plppy of Helena is chaplain. The republican floor leader win be John Campbell of Missoula. The first notice of a bill to be introduced in the house was given by James- Masterson of Custer county.

His notice was made before the preliminaries were disposed of and was for a bill to exempt from taxation residential property with less than $2,500 value. In the upper house, the first notice given was for a resolution to limit to five the number of bills each, senator may sponsor during the House Committee The house committee named to notify the governor the house was organized included Joseph Metlen of Beaverhead. Phil Goodwin of Sliver Bow and Henry Green of Dawson. The committee to advise the senate the house was organized was Herbert Haight of Fergus. Albert Kruse of Garfield and Dr.

C. H. Minette of Glacier. The house employment committee Is J. P.

Brennan. of Richland, chairman; M. J. Mulholland of Silver Bow. D.

M. Manning of Treasure, A. D. Mc-Leod of Cascade, Cuslck of Flathead. F.

J. Finnegan of Deer Lodge, and Erie Anderson of The house mileage committee is James Whaley of Prairie. N. A. Peterson of Pondera and W.

D. Lasby of Broadwater. 11c kuw coouuiiwes nimra are: Committee on committees L. M. A.

Wass of Fergus, chairman: H. C. Groff of Ravalli, George Montgomery- of Beaverhead. Employment B. B.

Armstrong of Park, chairman: Mike Sullivan of Jefferson and Thomas Murphy of Deer Lodge. Children Striking For Return of Cop DEEPWATER. N. Jan. 4.

CT- lnree nunored Deepwater school children went on strike today in a demand that Patrolman William Eckley be officially reinstated as the community's "cop. Eckley. ousted by the Lower Penns Neck township committee, had all the best of It. He still sported his uniform and directed traffic, chief function of the one policeman assigned to Deepwater. His officials successor.

William Prince, erstwhile dye plant worker, had a badge but stood idly by. Eckley contended that he had been dismissed because he refused a 90 campaign contribution to a democratic faction, but that he was under tenure of office and the ouster was Illegal. Music Disagreeable NEW YORK. Jan. 4.

(UJS Mrs. Frances Agro complained today that the people in the apartment above were so musical that they gave her baby convulsions. Chief offender, he said, was Sol Buchman. 23. who played the cornet, but she also complained that Sols sister played the piano; his father played the cello and -his mother sang arias sometimes simultaneously.

-In court, the Buchmans promised to tone down their musio and Mrs. Agro'fc complaint was Resume Negotiations SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. (ttfiJ Pacific coast marine strikers and their shipowning employers resumed peace negotiations today in a conference between the radio telegraphists and the coast committee for the owners on problems or hiring and working hours aboard ships. Sheriff and Deputies Patrol Roads in Effort to Pre-' vent Tragedy One Badly Wrecked Car Is Found by Officers Northwest of Vaughn Automobiles ditched when drivers were blinded by driving snow appeared Monday evening to be the chief casualties in a swift and severe storm which swept this section of the state Monday afternoon, carried on the wings of a 40-mile wind.

Motorists in the vicinity of Great Falls apparently met most trouble on the highway between this city and Vaughn. Deputies from the office of Sheriff Guy Palagl who drove to Vaughn Monday evening to relieve any who might be in distress reported 15 automobiles in the ditch along the 10-mile stretch of road. All of the cars had been abandoned, with their owners apparently carried by passing cars to either Vaughn or Great Falls. The hotel at Vaughn. Sheriff Palagl reported, was filled Monday evening.

Investigating a report motorists were in trouble on the Black Horse lake road north of the city, Palagl went to the area and found that tow cars had hauled the stranded cars to local garages. One badly wrecked car was found by Palagl. a mile and a half northwest of Vaughn, where it apparently had run head-on into a bridge abutment. The driver could not be found. Hits In Afternoon The storm was first felt in Great Falls at 1 in the afternoon and by 3 It had reached Helena.

Its passage from the northern to the central portions of the state was accompanied by sharp drops in temperature. Here, thermometers dropped from a reading of 33 above at noon to below zero at 8 p. m. School authorities in many districts refused to allow children to attempt to reach their homes on foot, and in many Instances canceled scheduled bus runs, electing to keep the chil dren in the heated schoolhouses or in homes adjacent to the schools. In Great Falls two dozen children living in rural districts were kept in town, quartered in various homes.

Many were taken home by parents who drove In for them when busses failed to make scheduled Nearly on Schedule Both the Intermountain and Greyhound bus tines reported all busses operating nearly on Inability to see the roads clearly because of the- blinding snow was a major factor in delaying all drivers, they reported. Both lines canceled scheduled late afternoon runs north, with normal service slated to resume today. Reports reaching local offices of the Montana Power Co. Monday evening revealed that the storm was widespread, with temperatures throughout the north central portion of the state hovering at or below the zero mark. Temperatures reported to the power company of flee Monday evening included the following Adel.

4 below; Monarch. 4 below; Nelhart, 6 below; Sand Coulee. 6 below: Belt. 2 below; Fort Benton. 6 above: Big Sandy, 5 below: Chester, 10 below: Chinook, 8 below; Harlem.

6 below: Malta, 12 below; Saco, 14 below; II below: Choteau. 6 below: Dutton, 8 below, and Valler. 10 below. Most towns reported snow falling, with wind from the north or northeast. Four Indian; Boys Are Frozen to Death VANDERHOOF, B.

Jan. 4. (Canadian Press) The bodies of four small Indian boys, apparently frozen to death, were found half -buried in snow near the east shore of Fraser lake Saturday night. Word of the deaths reached here today. It was believed the boys, students at the Indian school at Lejac, on the south side of Fraser lake, left the school Friday to visit the Nautley reservation at the east end of the lake.

Fraser lake is approximately 60 miles west of Prince George in the northern interior of British Columbia. Amelia's Plane Afire SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 4. (U.F0 Fire today threatened destruction of Amelia Ear hart Putnam's $100,000 "flying laboratory" plane.

Mrs. Putnam was warming up the engines when they backfired. Airport attendants, however, put out the flames before any damage was done and she left a half hour later for Los Angeles. Mrs. Landon Saves TOPEKA.

Kan Jan. 4. (WO Mrs. Alf M. Landon was revealed today to be as effective a budget balancer as is her husband, the Kansas governor.

Mrs. Landon managed to save $900 cut of the executive mansion's maintenance fund during the last two years despite a $1,500 cut in the fund. Denny Paroled SALEM. Jan. 4.

(U.B Gov. Charles H. Martin of Oregon tonight paroled Edward R. Denny, associate of Dirk De Jonge. Portland communist, following a United States supreme court decision which set aside De Jonge's conviction of violating Oregon's criminal syndicalism law.

Mistake Marriage Annulled KANSAS CITY. Jan. 4. W) The Christmas eve "mistake marriage ot Miss Margaret Royster and Gilbert M. Wright.

34. son of Harold BeU Wright, novelist, was dissolved today with a decree of annulment issued by Circuit Judge Ray C. Cowan, of insurrection. The demo cratic slate agreed upon at the caucus last night went over as a matter of routine. Hence Senator Plank of Liberty county Is president pro tempore of the senate, making him majority floor leader.

Meyer of Silver Bow received the title of floor leader. But will have no occasion to act as such except as a substitute for Plank. Campbell of Missoula Is the minority floor leader of the senate. In the house Herbert D. Rolph, also of Liberty county, was elevated to the speakership and Sam Spiegel of Butte was made majority floor leader.

Albert H. Kruse is the republican leader. The house republicans, however, are Inconspicuous by their number, having only 21 compared with 81 democrats. But there Is 'evidence that this small minority may develop an efficient team that might be In a position to cause the democrats annoyance. Has Its Disadvantages Although the democratic side of the house of representatives Is over- whelming In strength and at the moment a relatively happy family, the practical disadvantages of such a large majority are recognized by observers.

Always there is danger of interparty wars. In the senate the party division Is close, the democrats at this time having a margin of but two members. Eaton of Yellowstone, who two years ago was an original leader of a senate biparty coalition through which the senate was organized, is 111 in Los Angeles and may be unable to attend the sessions for some days. Eaton Is a republican. Shannon of Sanders who today became state treasurer, resigned from the senate last night.

He Is a democrat. So the present party alignments give 'the democrats 28 and the republicans 26. When Eaton returns there will be a difference of only one. As a practical legislative fact, the talk of the Importance of party control of the senate is mostly Idle. Of greater importance is how the senators will group themselves on legislative matters.

On economic questions Involving sharp Issues there Is (Continued on Page 8 Column 2) Statistics MARRIAGE LICENSE Nels J. Hemstad, 24, Dutton, and Irene II. Wipcud. 18. Dutton.

DEATH Mrs. B. Bennlng, 39, south Great Falls. 7 BELOW ZERO was the temperature recorded by the Tycos thermometer at The Tribune building at 2 a.m. today.

At 2 p. m. Monday it read 10 above. BAROMETRIC READING The I -Stormograph reading at 2 a. m.

today was 30.20, a rise of .40 in 24 hours, indicating continued cold here today. WEATHER FORECAST Br TJ. 8. Weather Bureau at Helena Montana Snow Tuesday and probably Wednesday; warmer extreme west Tuesday and east of the divide Wednesday. TESTE EDA Y'S METEOROLOGICAL DATA By The Associated Press Min.

fcpt. Great Falls Havre Helena Kallspell Mile CUT Cheyenne Denver Boise Calgary Los Anseles Omaha Portland 6t Paul-Minneapolis fait Lake City Can Francisco Seattle ppokane .03 .10 .14. 36 3 28 38 32 28 23 14 32 32 36 22 48 35 36 18 16 16 60 40 42 20 40 32 36 4 34 4 54 42 44 34 38 22 0 0 HELENA. Jan: A. While four generations of his family watched proudly.

ranch-reared "Roy "B.1 Ayers was inaugurated 10th governor and first native bora executive of Montana today. In a simple ceremony lasting about four or five minutes, he -took the oath of office from his 76-year-old father, George Ayers. Lewlstown who acted under special temporary appointment as a deputy clerk of the Montana supreme court. The governor's mother and wife were present, along with his daughter, Mrs. Jack Shields of Lewlstown.

his son. i Arthur W. Ayers. Denver, and his grandson. 1 -year-old Arthur W.

Butch Ayers Jr.i The oath' was administered at 9:20 instead of at 10 o'clock, as' announced. Governor Ayers explaining -later he changed the time of ceremony "because -1 didn't want dad to get too excited." Except for- a handful of early-comers and retirlng.Gov. Elmer only, members of the governor's family and his personal secretary. Will Aiken. witnessed the- simple service." A public reception in honor of Governor.

Ayers and Mrs. Ayers was held at the capitol-tonight, after 'the governor- had delivered his message to the legislature at 7:45. In. a slow, steady the gover- Greater Decorum In Courts, Is Plea 4. (if A renewed plea for greater decorum in the courts was heard here today as the house delegates of the American Bar association convened for its second annual meeting.

The judicial section of the bar association, headed by Chief Justice Carl Weygandt of the Ohio supreme court, recommended: That no court permit its sessions to be interrupted by broadcasting or by taking photographs or moving pictures: And that witnesses should not be sworn in groups. but each have the oath administered immediately before testifying and a permanent record of that fact made. 'Use and Earning Capacity Establish Ability to Pay," He Declares HELENA, Jan. 4. (JP) A plea to "lighten the crushing burden of taxation" was coupled with recommendations for specific legislation by Gov.

Roy E. Ayers tonight in his inaugural address before a joint session of the 25th Montana general assembly. Delivered In the house chamber, the governor's first message to the legislators, who opened a 60-day session The message of Gov. Roy Ayers to the legislative assembly will be found In uU on page 5. today and organized quickly by electing all nominees of the democratic majority party, was broadcast over Montana radio stations.

It was the first broadcast of a legislative message by a Montana governor. "I desire most particularly to stress the Importance. Indeed the necessity, of talcing such measures as may prove practical and effective for reductions in the operation of our state 'government to the end that the crushing burden of taxation, which rests upon the backs of the people of our state, may be lightened. the governor told the legislators. I'rges Change Toward this end.

the governor urged the assembly to correct "obvious and long-standing weaknesses" In an "ill-balanced" tax structure. He charged them to keep In mind "the fact that use and earning capacity establish 'ability to Appropriations recommended to the legislature by budget authorities, the governor said, "can be substantially reduced without resorting to false economy." The state and federal governments "are duplicating services," to which he will call attention "at an appropriate time. Governor Ayers said. Turning his message to water conservation. Governor Ayers said "So imperative Is the need, so numerous the opportunities and so meager our financial resources capable of being diverted to this work that every dollar should be spent with the greatest care and made to produce the largest possible benefit." The governor said he has In mind a later message suggesting changes In the statutes governing lease and sale of state lands.

Brave Cold Weather Hundreds braved subzero temperature and a stinging wind to crowd into the galleries of the house chamber and hear the governor's message to the Joint session of the legislature. The huge room was Jammed long before the governor was escorted to the speaker's platform by a Joint committee that Included Senator W. P. Sullivan of Choteau, Senator Thayer I. Stevens of Wheatland.

Representative Mrs. W. W. Hamilton of Phillips, Representative Herbert Haight of Fergus and Representative A. H.

Kruse of Garfield. The new governor was Introduced after a' thunderous applause died away by Lieut. Gov. Hugh R. Adair, who presided over the Joint gathering of the houses.

Immediately after the speech the governor was escorted from the hall to the reception room by Senator R. S. O'Day of Cascade, Senator Charles P. Cotter of Broadwater, Representative Phil Goodwin of Silver Bow. Representative Mabel Cruikshank of Gallatin and Representative Fred H.

Pad-bury of Lewis and Clark. May Seek New Embargo WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. (U.R) A sudden change in plans to guard American neutrality in the Spanish civil war was Indicated tonight with suggestions that congress would be asked to pass a resolution permitting the president to embargo arms to Spain.

Dividend Ordered SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. (U.R) Directors of Transamerica Corp. today authorized a dividend disbursement of $9,319,735 by declaring an extra dividend payable In Bancamerica-Blalr Corp. stock In addition to the regular semiannual dividend of 20 cents a share on Transamerica stock.

E. AYERS nor's father read the oath, of office while the governor stood with his right hand raised. The short oath follows: T. Roy E. Ayers.

do solemnly swear that I will support, protect and defend the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Montana, and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity: and that I have not paid or contributed, or promised to pay or contribute. wither directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing to procure my nomination or election, except necessary and proper expenses expressly authorized by law: that I. have not knowingly violated any election law of this state, or procured it to be done by others in my behaif; that I will not knowingly receive. directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing for the performance or nonperformance of any act or duty pertaining to my office i other than 1 the compensation allowed by law. So help me God.

Governor Ayers daughter-in-law. Mrs. -Arthur- Ayers' of Denver, and his son-in-law. Jack Shields of Lewis-town, were in the group that arrived Just after the oath was administered. Two deputy United States marshals.

O.h D. 4 Clark of Helena and D. A. Batchoff of Butte, represented the federal government at the actual administration of the oath. Several hundred persons who came too late to witness the swearing in remained to watch news photographers snapping flashlight pictures of the governor and his family grouped at the end of a long table in the spacious governor's reception room.

The crowd gathered in small groups in the big room and in-the corridors of the statehouse building. The new governor and his father shook hands with many and chatted with old friends and new ones. The Billings Young Democrats drum corps marched and played through the resounding halls of the capitol then serenaded Governor Ayers in his reception; room. He Needs One NEW, YORK, Jan. 4.

(U.FO George Harter. 38 asked for a mental examination today and got it. He said he had used three different methods in suicide attempts gun. gas and knife and that each had failed. The storm drove two coyotes Inside the Helena city limits.

Bad upper air conditions held the eastbound flight of the Northwest Airlines at Seattle and the 'westbound trip at Billings. The northbound National Parks plane was held at Salt Lake City. The westbound Northwest liner ea-ly this morning penetrated the storm as far as Livingston but beacon lights had been blown down in the high wind of the night before and it was forced to return' to Billings. For a time the plane "was out of communication with the ground radio stations of the line. L.

E. Flint, editor ot the Livingston Enterprise, heard the plane apparently lost over Livingston and telephoned word to the ground radio station at Billings. The radio operator then managed to get Into communication with the plane and order it back to the Billings port. Severe Cold Wave Will Cover Entire Midwest; Temperature At 20 Below at Grand Forks Coyotes Taltc Refuge in Helena As Severe Winter Storm Strikes Entire State East oS Divide CHICAGO, Jan. 4.

(JP) A "severe" cold wave swept down from the frozen north today. It advanced rapidly along a southeastward course from the Canadian northwest. Temperatures on both sides of the Canadian border fell far under the zero mark, while forecasters warned the frigidity would extend across the entire midwest. Meteorologist J. R.

Lloyd said Chi cagoans would feel the sting of subzero cold for the first time this season tomorrow night. The siege, he added, might last three or four days. These readings were reported in the path of the new cold wave: The Pas. Manitoba, 28; Prince Albert. Saskatchewan, 22; Grand Forks, N.

20; Jamestown, N. 16; Durango. and Flagstaff, 14; Duluth, 12; Idaho Falls, Ida, Marquette, 2. The mercury dropped to 10 below in northern Wisconsin. Fresh snow blocked highways anew in western Minnesota.

Helpless snow-plow crews were ordered to postpone road clearing work until the storm abated. Snow also fell in some parts of southern Idaho. Residents of northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska dug out of weekend drifts Minnesota attributed four deaths to weather conditions. The bodies of four Indian boys, apparently frozen to death, were fouhd in the snow at Fraser lake in British Columbia. The freezing belt stretched across most of the northern states, while the temperature at San Diego, Cailf dropped to 40 above the lowest mark rlnce March 10.

1935. Dr. Herman N. Bundesen. president of the Chicago board of health, expressed hope the cold would halt the spread of Influenza.

He pointed out the disease attained its high incidence here and in other cities during the protracted spell of unseasonable warmth. A sharp decline in temperatures, he said, should aid physicians In controlling the outbreak, HELENA. Jan. 4. JPi Subzero cold and heavy snow ended abruptly tonight- the mild winter in Montana east of the continental divide.

MaU and passenger airplane flights through Montana were "all canceled tonight, the airline radio station here reported. Helena was inaccessible by air. Busses were far behind schedule and trains steaming across the eastern Montana prairie lands were tardy. Cross-country automobile traffic was hazardous. Bus lines reported their vehicles were being halted frequently to give a motorist a boost through a heavy snow drift.

A strong wind from the north accompanied the sudden drop in temperatures that sent the eastern Montana mercury from around freezing at noon to zero in the evening and. IS or 20 below In the night. Precipitation for the 12 hours ended at except for Great Tails, which is lor 24 hours..