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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAYFULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE "" iaaaa' .... ...J OREGON: Mr !" at and Wedaasdaf. Cosmt la tha southwest aa4 Mat por tions tonight ECU tOMN i VOLUME XXIV. MEUSEIt ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 1, ,1926. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS t i i - 1 ,ni j. - v ; iTtmntin iww 11 U ikUE4 nnl -saaassaaanai aaa mi i i G A R. Vets Honor Dead D rotnera 3 Attempts At Suicide : ; of No Avail Frank Garcia, Mexican. : Will Recover from Ab illVER.CARS Mellon Now Father-in-Law , -giimmumqQr- - e-sW , , Ullll I llll. ...V, i a an a a . a a, a a a a -a t-i.i ujiiil uu urn j l,.: '-.. I II I" II I 1 1 1 I. Suspect J. C. Blackington fs "5of. Having Caused , ",r"-: Imbler Fire , ; EIRE MARSHAL ! ; , TO INVESTIGATE H. H. Pomeroy Arrives in .c La Grande This Morn ; ing to Make Probe ;iritq . :Casc.. 1 " ! -vy J. ("r Bluckington. abonl t years of iml I being held, in llii! county Jnll on nn open charge today, sus pected or having set fire to his warehouse at Imlilvr Sunday night. Vlre, spreading from lh( Blankihg ton warehouse, burned the Martin warehouse and a grain cTwalor rtnd Its r'onlcnts, onusliiff a heavy .lorn. (' Today Home at Imbler figured flie-luxs would' run as ftlKlt tt -Slttflf (ion. .Yesterday the lo.3 .was esti mated at between.'' fli.000 '. "and ISO.dlll)'.' -,; "' . .. ' '.. ArrcslMl Vwitcrd.iy. : ".i lilackington wan an (!'! here yesterday by Sheriff Jesse Bics- hears on circumstantial . evidence telephoned blm from Imblcr. The report; Is- tht Hlacklpgton. apont most of Saturday and Sunday re' . moving articles from his warehouse - anil bulging them In other places. Then .he Is alleged to have gotten .li'lflntcrn and purchased , a gallon of kerosene, .ostensibly to . use -In tho' 'lantern. ,. i Shortly mfter this, the story goes, !lebougllt a .ticket rrom Imbler. to Island City and told the ticket Jigcnt that he' had' seen; "SAime .hoboes sniokipg' at my wurehpuse." .' Mo . boaf tod, ,.Jritratn. for. (island ;flly . about - u o'clock Hunday -evening and may Jwtvc.., ,vvalked: . to . Ija Clrilnile. Jlu waif seen in - Island City thai, evening' and lignln here (Continued on Page B ' l;r WILSON WRIGHT IS FATALLY HU.RT BY ROLLLNG LOG V Wilson Wright. 5fi, received faial iiijunles (IiIh morning when a -log rolled over him. lie died about an Itoul? after being brought to the tJrumlu. Ilomle bospllul from the Ylra-ndc Kondc laimber company's oKf,lng camp up the Grande Hondo rlvei about twenty miles ' from litre. Tho uccldent occurred shortly niter Wright went to work this morning about 8:15 o'clock. The liohnenkamp ambulance was cull ed mid the tnjiired'imui brought 1u the hospital here.'-Ilc died at about l'oiiiii oclock.: "' 5 , "V' ' Ills chest wftH badlv crtislied. his It'lft ankle broken -and dlnlocated " besides a serious head injury, prob- j ble a bkull fracture, -physicians re- ( port. ' . City Loses Out Rumelhart Condemnation Suit tor Quick ; ' Turnover l llcgattlk'ss of uliat otlM-r iiHaiis of advert Isliig a mer chant may employ to A'iiiaiiit tn buying public Willi IiIh w art's and Ids price, tliere Is no deuyius thai ncwNMicr nd teiiising reaches that tlas of public which really buys. Tlitt newypaMr render Is lira C4iu caietl Individual. Hu may boast no college slHepkin, bill liO i n convert to the tniiMii of bra In Over btawn, mind over matter, to the extent of bcJIcving he will find In his new.Mpcr tliu mtvaat' from his preferred nicniiaiit, Hu feels thai both newspaper and nicTtiiant beUitf UHlodntef tly will work to getlM-r. I'hmtigli his ncupapcr Ik will be In loudi wltli both. Willi the Sliced y delivery scrkT n in in la i tied by The Ob syinrr, to get (Jic pajier to as many rentiers as iuHslblc the saim day ll Is printed. It stands to reason that an ad In The OliM'rviT today vlll be read to night - or tomorrow moruuig, ami : bring an.ioiis rrndcr-buy-crs tmnorrmv. If quick turn over Ls a boon to tlc ntcrcliaiit! Ihw'h Imjw. Ubserver AdrrlMng A aicrclmmllalag Service.' dominal Wounds, ( Doc- 1 tore Believe. The third time Iisn't aluuyy a churin. Krunk Garcia, Mexican, who yesterday made a third at tempt to take his life, will prob ably recover, according to reportr frotit the O mn do Itonde hospital ut noon today. . Garcia, who, was In the- county jail, held on. ah , open charge, stubbed hiiusctf in the abdomen juat Itefore noon yesterday, Infll int; a deep wound. . No mottv other , thtm possible -..mental 1 de runpreineiit, la known for Ms ser ies of utteniptH. Ther Mexlcao first sprang' Into the- headlines following an attempt to .end his life Uy . slashing- hU left wrist with a razor blado while in a local hotel. ' , His second- attempt, at the county Jail several -days' ago, ,was lets successful than any. of the others, althougli he cut his throut slightly- ' An exam In it lion as to his In sitnlly will probably follow his release .from tho- hospital, officers i port. , TERM IN JAIL Indecent . Actions, Result in. $300. Fine and 90 ' Rays Sentence for Mex ican. ;:. It'nymoiid .':t'osio who pleaded puilly , to; charges of disorderly conduct and assault,: . was, fined SM.m .and sentenced to 10. days in the i-lty jull by , jvidffo C. M. Hinnplivcyb hv the munleipul-court?. . C'oflo, u young Mexican, wan ayrcwled V'rlday after hu fright ened a couple of little Irls 'in a lopul tln'uter.' The 'police?' classify hU. ulionfr us having beu'ti' hlgH !y ini!tcnt. I'oslo had i;0 money ad. will' probably servn an addi tional lib' days 'to pay - up the fine.- ! .. '' " riav grounds Will Be XA v Opened About June 15 A. 'meeting of the playgrounds committee of the Parent -Teacher City council ws willed last night by the new president, Mrs. V. K Mc pherson, .to confer with tho city manager In regard to the super vised playground for the children of the city during tho Hummer months. A representative commit tee was appointed to attend to Hie dclall work. - June 15 Is the date -set for the opening day of the playgrounds, however this , date Is subject to change. There will bo three play-. ground under supervision, one at Cent nil, one at Greenwood and one at. Ttlverla. The supervisors have not yet been chosen. In Appeal In . SALKM, Ore. June 1 (AP). 1 An uct of the lit 2 5 leglslalure, em powering the boards of directors of irrigation districts to sell any properly owned by the dlslricls 1 not required for district purposrs. including excess storage or curry j Ing capnclly. surplus waterr o wat I er rights. Is held const Itutlon tl i by the supreme court lodny n j affirming Judge II. Mct'oltochs, of Huker county. In two consoli dated cases. These are the cases of K d ward Johnson, appellant, vs. the Warm Spring district, and G. K. Ktanfield, appellnnt. against the same district. . The opinion was written by Justice Belt. Other opinions today Incfnded: City of la Grande, appellant, vs. Mary Tlumelhart, et al; ap peal from In Ion county; appeal from Judgment arising from con demnation of property and attor ney fnc. Opinion by Justice Co show. Judge George Taswell af firmed. When the case wus tried b fore Circuit Judge Tuswell here. Mrs. Humelhart was allowed n larger sum than the city dlr-d to pay. The city, through its at torney, . appealed the case to the supreme court. jlOltTI,AM f.OM'KIt l. MIA!! POIlTI.ANI, Ore.. June 1 fAP) With the third 18 holes of the 72-hole Oregon state open golf tournament played at the Port lund Golf club fhls morning out of the way, John Junor, profes sional of the Portland Golf club, was leading with a score of ZI3 for the 64 holer. The remaining 18 holes are being played this afternoon. GOSIO STARTS Set Chamber of "Commerce Pavs Annual Visit to . Commercial Club . STOCK SHOW IS " . TOPIC AT LUNCH Affair Growing So Large, Local Men Hear, That Union Desires Help of County, - v . That -the movpinont lo promote greater community feljowship be tween IIiq various commercial or ganizations of Unlou county be given impetus, to the end that this part, of Kastern Oregon ahall as sueh .become-solidified and stand out ns a more progressive part of the state, the Union county cham ber of commerce -' met. at noon today with the Union eommoitiul club at. tho Union .hotel -in-1 the neighbor city. A generou.t delega tion of la Grundu business men was In attendance. ; : ' The I'nlpn stock show to be held early this month, came In for a decided boost during the luncheon, under the direction- - of 'Tom' T. Cock, secretary of tho Union club, who acted as chairman. Mr. -Cock called upon not only Union men Tor words beneficial to the coming show, but from others living In tho country round about and on many of those from Iai Grande, i Stock Show .Growing: ,'. ' Will Vogel, manager of the stock show,- explained that the stock show as an enterprise . bad out grown .the .t'Ufsun of ' Union - who have inodo it possible each year In -the past, and that the.tltnu h'ld oo u ie 'when -i Gimml an d ali-oih-er communities of , Union county must qome to its support an a great lias tern Oregon institution.; '.m, Tony Smith.-,. aecretury of. the ftok siiow .a-ssoclatlon, vxplaiued Uiat - the? eduu itlon benefits to the childjieii bad been greatly, Incruased eucii,year, and that this year would seeu better than ever. As a pe chil inducement to children to -attend, the . first . day of the,, stock show ;ill children under ii will be admllted rreo of ch'irge. Calf and pig clubs have been developed to a htrgi extent a a result of the show. Mr. :;m.lth declared. . In this connection, J.ir. W, T. Ihy, presl ; (Continued on Pugo 6) , SCOTT GOODALL FOUND DEAD AT HIS FARM HOME . f The : body of Scott Goodall. about f'. which was found at his place 15 miles above Tel oca set recently, ia in m Grande today In the Snodgrnsn und Zimmerman ehapeL; . Officers believe that he met "death from natural cuitnes. aiiuotigii a .2- -callljer rifle- wan near his body. . Physicians declare that he must have been dead since about the first rbf May. His body, clothed in nnf overcoat, mittens. rubb.H- boots. and-. fti, cap besides other heavy ; clothing. Indicated . that death occurred in cold weather. The appearance of hfs kitchen leads officers to believe that he was preparing a meal, probably breakfast, and went out Into the yard, where he toppled over from heart disease. The ririe, eight feet from his body, was loaded and no cartridges hud been fired. Kunerul services will be held to morrow at J a o'clock with the llev. W. C. Hoss officiating. Buriul will be lnlhe Masonic cemetery. Goodall had lived in Un ion county for about 4ft years, lea es btsldes his mother. Mis. O. P. Goodall. of Brownsville. Ore., three brothers und Ihree sisters: Uynn. of Spokune; George, of Kugene: Myron, of Kpnkune; Mrs, Kittle O. Turner, of Corvullls; Mrs. Mary Cunningham, Post Kails, Idaho; and Mrs. r'unnlu Grirrith, of lone. Ore. Air Mail Service Is Resumed Thin Morning liOISi;. IduM June I (Al').--Air mail service over the Posco- Kiko route was resumed toduy after a 6u-day recess to permit installation of new motors in the airplanes of the contracting con cern. The southbound plane, whlcn left Pasco at G a. ni., arrived here at 9:35 a. m. II. left 15 minutes later and reached Klko at 11:06. The northbound plane was sched uled to leave Klko at 1:M this afternoon to arrive here at 4:35 and to reach Pasco at 6:25 this evening. The airplanes were re. ported today a working per fectly. ; La Grande ObseiTes Mc-J monal Day with For ; mal Program, Ceme tery Service and Par ado. tho city took part In joalorday's the ctty-took part .In yestui'tlay'a Meinorlul Day parade, which start ed at the Natlonul guard armory shortly ,oTtr -ten o'clock proceed ed up Adonis avenue- tO' Kourth to the Muaonlc' - cemetery, where dead Veterana " of punt wars were honored In a program, with the re maining members of the li.Orande post of the Grand Army of the Ite-. public In charge . , ' : Seven of . tho. ' old - veteruiiB all that la left of the Im Grande post with-the exceptlou of one, Frank Kllpalrlck. who lives ' In' Washing ton were there. - They . rode' in the parade together In one large, -car and talked over former, days when they were in the service together. Not one of them probably Is less than seventy-five. . , - : . Program al CcnicVcry . - -' When' the crowd had .gathered at the cemetery, plot owned by the G.' A. H.'s, hero. their veterans are burled, the seven ' remaining members and the Woman's relief corps gathered around tho mouu- nient erected several years ago In honor of the. dead soldiers, und a short program was given. A. J. Martin,' commander of the post, and Chaplain Oliver were speakers for the O. A.' II. Mrs. Uiura. Bra- den, president of .Oliver, I'. Morton Relief Corps. No. 37, loud In tho women's part of tho program. Hev- erul members of the corps placed emblems of flowers on the monu ment in memory of the doud. The salute was fired by u firing equad from the Ut Grande unit of the Oregon National guard und tups ..ni irivnn hv .Andrew l,oney Jr. ..As tile para-OO -wu loaviUK uiu cemelery ine . apanian r v-vvi-ans authored-", about, a vote-ons itiave rtnd taps was . uguln glvep honoring those' who dlod during ( Continued. i 'Pm i. : . ' ; : , . Visitors . from Four Cor - ners of Globe to Visit " American City in Next Half Year. : I'llll-AlHOI-l'HlA, Pa., June 1 (Al'). Phiiadelphla toduy uy uui'ied the role of host to the world with the openinff of the scsti til -centennial. A proffi nm ot events and exhibits has been ar ranged for the next six iiiontlu t is "ulculited to druw visitors from tho four corners of thu bioue... - The Rates of the e.xpositlott, niarkln? the Iftotb anniversary or Amurlcuii freedom. ' formally won.? thrown open yesterday after an linpreesfve ceremony In the mu nicipal stadium. - Hbrh officials or eliy. state and nation participated end the truest a Included represen lullves or many foreign goveru- l:HntS. On the 1000-acre site, whleii four months ago was a marsh. Stand live grcut exhibition hull. 4 m exhibit houses and nearly I tH0 smaller structures. Only u ft w of the buildmps are com pleted, but many of them, hous ing exhibits depleting the prog ress of many countries of the world and literature, science and 1 n d u s t ry for the last I & U y ea rs. were ready to receive the millions of visitors expected during the next six mouths. A steady stream of visitors passed through the 60 entrance ga t es yesterda y but the turnstiles were not working properly and the officials were unable to Hint" the exuet number. Kstlmates ranged between 100,000 und 1 25. ooo. Newspaperman Fined For Contempt of Court lAI,TI.IOKK. Aid., June 1 (Al) Managing Kditor Harold K. Kl II stun, of the HaMlmorc News, to day was sentenced to one day In Jul I and fined $5,000 by Criminal Judge Kugeno 0'Duune, for con tempt or court In the publication of the court In the publication of I he courtroom pictures of the Itichard Kense WMlemore murd'-r trlut of May 21. city Kditor Harry (Mark, of the Nuhb. Managing Kditor, Karl r. IMando, of .the llu)fimor Amrlean, WHIiaiu Klsmm and I William Slurmiii, editors Tor the I newspapers each wen sentenced I to one day In Jail with no fine. Counsel for the newspaper men filed notice of appeal and Judge U'Dlvuuc udmHud llmu to ball. PHILADELPHIA WORLD'S HOST Three Drowned in Clear : water River in Idaho Late Yesterday AUTO PLUNGES OFF EMBANKMENT Klamath Falls Man Dead and Three Injured Fol lowing . Accident on Hairpin Turn.' " GHANGKVIl.Lr:',: Ida.,': Juno l (API. William C. Noble.' official of ,thc Nex Pcrco iiutional -forest, his wife und 10-year-old stn w-oio drowned In the Clearwnlor river ycaterday . when on automobile driven by Mr. Noble went over nn embankment Into the river. ' They were on their way to the Koosklu. ranger station at the time and the cur went into tho middle fork of the Clearwater near Koos klu. . The bodies were recovered. - KLAMATH KAM..H, . Juno 1. (AP) George Baker, 43, local painter, Is dead and three persons are badly Injured as a result of an automobile nccldent on a hair pin turn on tho Klamath Falls Ashland highway 20 miles cast of this city last night. The Injured are, 'Mrs.' Baker, Internulty hurt; Louise Pomoroy, 12, broken shoulder and Internal Injuries; Josephine Baker, 9, con cussion of the brain-and bruises. Baker, driving toward Klamath ('alls, applied brakes on the turn i all( the wheels locked. The car went off the grade and rolled over once,' landing upright. Baker died wtthtn a few minutes. - ThA three Injured are In local hospitals. ' FAVOR MOVE W LIMIT TO SING HAlri.MUKK. Md., Juno In (AP.-r-MuVitnlib4 CPf' futfuuew; Of dlvoite 10 tl'Slllgl 'single ciiuitl; i,dki- iMifore-ttli'igdipvaJ iwseiiibty'.'or'uhii Presbylerlaii loliiitcliJroKjcoiisldei atlon today in an overture from the Presbytery of Butler; r A inollon lo. refer tho question lo the general council as a spe cial committee met with a favor al lu reception, but a vote was de ferred; until tomorrow when ' It wlt be determined whether tho meii.burshlp of the council coir. cldes with the requirements for membership of such, a comiitltlei.. Governor Pierce Falls; One of Ribs Injured SAMrlM. - Ore. June I.-AP)-fJovernor Pierce is suffering to day with a displaced and possibly fructured rib resulting from a rail yesterday while he . was Inspecting the flax plant at the state peniten tiary. ' A flax ,wagon w hile passing a flight of steps collided with the steps and knocksjhe undi-rpinnmg From one of them .but, lift tho slep in pluee. Khorlly , .afterward .Ihe governor was descending tho steps when the damaged' one collupsed with him. The governor Is at work (oflay but suld he, would be com pelled lo "take II tosy." Tree Crushes Head of Man at West Fir, Ore. KUGHNK, Ore., June 1 (AP). I'hurles II. Morgan, a bucker em ployed by t he West Kir Lumb'-r company, at West Kir. was killed Hunday morning when a limb of tree crushed his head, according lo word received here today. Reports or the accident are meugre. but It Is said that Morgan hud gone lo fill a water canteen at a spring under Ihe side hill where the fullers were ut work. The limb or a felled tree struck him, and his body was found some, time later. TODAY'S GAMES NATIONAL l,KA(;l i: I'HILAIIKI.I'lllA (AP) 11. II. K. New York 7)1 3 I'hlludelphlu .. 6 1 llutterlcs King and Hnyder; Mitchell iinrj llenllue. I'lTTHUI ' HCr (A I') I 'Incllinall I'ituiburg, prMftponed, ruin. HltOOKI.Y.V (AP) Iloiiton lliooklyn, ponlponed. wet grounds. AMi'itK AN i,i:a(;i i: HOHTON (AP) Philadelphia. Iloxlon posl poned, unsettled wcutli er. Two gumes tomorrow. NKW YOHK (AP) Washing. ton-New York, postponed, rain. DouljkUtudtr toiuurrow. 1 Uerv t tlio first plmto sliowing lM K. Uhk-c, noii or Sen nlur. William Cobctl Bruce, of Maryland, wltli fatter-In-law, Sncntary of Ibe Treasury : Andrewr Mellon, OriK.e niarrled tlio Mourvtnry's dautitor, Ailna, last Saturday.. UN VOLSTEAD ACT Law Enforcement- Sup- ported by General Fed- eration of ' Women's Clubs . in Convention. ATLANTIC! ;CITjr. V. J.. June 1. (Al) l.'nconipro(iiUlni' support of the '18th amendment and the Volstnad aqt were pledged by ' the Oetia, ' 1'Vderwtlon i .of , Women's Clubs today.' There w not a sin- Rle di'sWnllnr voice' ngitlhst' aiW airo of' the resolution'' which was UttfopTell: without dlseusslon; ; ,J.' kIrtT lie 'motion uy'Mrs. QllberC F. I)ivl or Windsor, Vt.,-It whs 're lleUUhat 'there 'has'-, been much iifflliillon for modification of the Volstead act during the slxt tilnth s-'ssion of congress, and very pro- nounced political 'activity in- tho states. : It was" decmad " necesaary, therefore, that the gvneral federa tion should "renew dts unequivocal stand taken n't the chataquu. -- and bos Anneles biennial." t . j "Know Vour Courts j' A "know your courts" . siesolu- tloii .wa - udopl.pd, urging every club to .Include such work -'In -.ite program for the coming; year. BOMBER TO SPEND REST OF DAYS IN THE PENITENTIARY ' ML'HkKOON.' Mich!, June 1 (Al') (Hreut Judge John Vander werp today sentenced Asa K. Burt iett, Hlue Ijike township consta ble, io life Imprisonment for the murder or Annum Krubaech, his daughter '-Janet,, und her fiance, William Vraiiko",' killed by a bomb Thursday. ' . ... - " ' Men's Forum to Close Season With Banquet The lant meeting- of Ihe Men's Koruin' of tho Methodist Episco pal church- this, seuuon. will ' be held tills evening In the form of a banquet In the basement of the church. Dinner will be served at ll : :i 0 o'clock. II. 10. Dixon will be tooHliniiatcr. A. 13. Cherry will bo the speaker of the evening, tell ing of hbi recent trip uround the world. ' American Lotion Post To Meet This Evening The regular monihlv mcotliig of tho local Aincrirtin legion pot will hn held tomorrow evening ut 8:30 o'clock ul, the IC P. hall, Hurley II. Klchurduon, commuuUer, nitnounc fid thlH morning. BonideB the regu lar routine of hijHlni'HH tho pnwunt (jommlttoi) will reporl. The Ameri can U-ffion Hlaln convention, to be hHJ at iMarahflflU curly In August, will be diHcuwcd. . : Man and Wife Burned To Death in Market TAi'O.MA. Wai.lt.. Juiip I (API John Mho, proprietor or a meat market, and IiIh wife, Ijna, wcro sinolhnred to death and their bod Ie bur nod In a fire which de nt royed, the Camp 1-ewln ihurket at Oreon Park, Camp IrfWln, at 2 o'clock thlH mornlntf. -' Krpd Maaff, IK, von of the two fire vIctlniM. niid John ilendrlek Hon, who lived at tho Market with the Maus family, burely riieaped deuth, faeh huvliifr to Jump from a Bieond atory window to escipe t'tc I'jiattf. Bulletins AI'AKHINGTON, Juno 1. (Al') T1h sikprenko court rvfiuoi today to Interfere for tho present In the motor transportation' oontroTeHy in Ure8oobut wrreed to hoar argu ments on tho subjont on October 4. IHTTE. Mont. Juno 1. (AP) For tho second time within week, earth tremors were felt in south western Mimtana ynttenlay. Tlio shook were pronounced but little damafe was reported. LKAVKNWCUTH, Km., June 1. AJl-x4il prisoners, Inmates of Uie dlMtdplinary brnmcks, Fort Ijtwven wortli, overpowered m guard thlM mrtrmooni took Ue KUrd'H sawed 'oir slliMMntt' enrr-wier. -' ' NKW. YORK, Juno I. (Al') Hid New York statu athletic commls Nkn today .formally directed Jack Uenipsoy to sign artk'lea not later than June 22 tor Uie defejute of bis lieaTywolght dianipkmslilp against Harry Wllbi, negro challenger, AMARlMXJ. Teii.' Jtuio r(AI') John W. Nhanklin, or 'Cauyon,' iVxas, captured by banulta In Mn k, to safe, says tolccram to hW wife today Hio message from Vera Criis and signed "Slianklln," merely said "safe and sound," Farm Relief Moved by Army Air Service Bill .. WASHINGTON, June 1 (AP). ("arm relief legislation got offl- r r :s z i asldo temporarl.y for consideration rSSSSrlt ZZJh ' o the 'army air service expansion when R Johum)n '"Benaior McNary." repubUcan.b.'-'gJ -Oregon, In charge of the' farm . . JVT,, - k . bUh promised that beside, .et.lng 52 Wa5hlb".'nh ati. '?al? the air service measure como to I here yesterday MUmo" tJ"?S. ,e wo"f. '..iJoTineon'a son Harlan D. Johnson " his bill of tho Ci the Trammel resolution propos. ing u i fnderul trade cpmmisslnn Investigation ; .of tlij j jr'ciwnti in creuses In petroleum prices'. ' Durkin Arraigned on Murder Charge Today CIIICAfK). June 1, (AP) Mar tin J. IMirkln, recently the mHt hunted fugitive lit America, today wan orrulgned In criminal court on a churge of murdering Federal Agtnt Kdwln C. Bhanatuau. Ho nrcd a pica of "not guilty" and then listened to the exumlnutlon of jurors. Moscicki Elected Pilsudski WAItMAW. Poland June 1. (AP) Professor IkihlIk Moscicki Is the new president of Poland. Ho was elected by Ihe national assomhly toduy lo succeed President Wo Jclechowakl. who resigned follow ing tho recent military coup led by Muruhul Pilsudski. The election came on the second ballot today. Professor Moscicki received 281 votes as UKHlimt. 200 for Count llnlnski. candldule ot the right parties and one for M. Murekskok. rilxty-lhreo ballots wore blank. Heven parllnnienlar lans were absent, which meant 274 voles were necessary for election. Iioductlon of tho 63 blank votes from the lolal of f4ti, however, meant tho lowering of the majority necessary lo elect. Most of the blanks wero cast by the plast (peasant), national workers, Slav and white Uusslan parties. . These parties, .therefore,, deqldely helped to elect Professor Moscicki or at leant to lucreuv Ills constitutional nr nnrni wsr nr iiiirnii s More Than 350 in Attend ance on Opening Day of Conyention MANY OFnCIALS ARE REGISTERED Indications Arc That Hydro-Electric Bill and In 1 come Tax Question Will - Be Threshed Out ' BAKER, Ore., Jus t (AP). More than 160 ha4 ragtaterod for . the annual meettna) of the Oragon state grange - whan: ' the first aaa ' sion opened today. Indications were that the attendance would pass 600 by tonight .The conven tion will continue four days. Dakor - was gay mth flag and -welcome signs to greet tho vis itors. The delegates will be en. tertalned by the Baker chamber of com mere thla evening with a barbecue, followed' by a water carnival and danca'at the munlcl- . pal natatorlum. Among the prominent grangara here were Georga . Palmlter, of ; Hood River, atata inaater; ' C. K. Spencer, state market .agent;: Mr. Minnie Bond, Eugene, atata lec turer; W, W. Deal, aaUonal chap lain, ' and master, of the' Idaho' state grange., ' -.. .",kj . . . Discussion' among the delegate today Indicated that '.the propoatd hydro-eleotrlo bill and the state Income; tax queetios would b , prominent amoag .taptca at tho. conventlony..;,,,,;..,- .);:.7v' CRAHnDBIW' aVPTNt ' ' A larga number .' of I Orando grangers and- members' of the or ,fanlsatlonat":.fl4ie4 tJnlan countr ha mad plans to at-" : tend the'-Baker eonveatloa. ''tav ' eral ft for Baker today and others, will go befor Uje con ventlbd ehdfc.V. ,;',-.';. .',v (. ';! WAltOWA B- DtMXJATt '.. WAtU)WA, ,Or, V Mpeciaiw ChnS. rrhoAipkon-leflT tne' lrit' of tho., waeUvttiN, Baker where i ha goes : as .a delegate - Of Wallowa grange, to the state convention to be held there during the com ing week. A . number of other grange niombera , state . they ex pect to attend . a couple v of days the last ot the week. . THREE DIB FROM INJURIES RESULT AUTOMOBILE RACE yakima. jun.i.AP)-- Jurod. Walter Paudft, 19. hlfh solippl jgfudeni ' m4 tr Oook; pt Ajitbrikr'Ore., whb ' am bruuiea,' wero removed to the hovpttal but their lnjurle wer found to be slight. Another death In connect;, ion with the annual racing occur red Sunday afternoon when Ira W; Hayes, of Auburn, was crowded off tho-Inland Kinplre highway while driving to Yakima In hla rac- Ing car. He waa found dead under hla wrecked machine, 1 Earlo J. Barnea, atate director of en-'agriculture declared last night that aa long as he remains In oflfce no more auto races will be held at the fair grounda President; Refuses Position fl mujority. ,. ' j rilMiaski tirx'llnnt Marshal Pilsudski .was oleclcd by Iho assembly yesterday but de clined the post because he said tho constitution did . not protect tho chief executlva against parliament; but giving him mora power to dis solve tho legislative body even In case of urgent necessity. Professor Moscicki. elected today, waa his choice for the place. - Professor Moscicki was horn In 1867. Ho studied chemistry In Itlga university and also In Lon don, und tor a tlma was professor of electro-chemistry' and electro physics In Swiss universities. Later he organised large factor ies to his own putent. Alter the Upper Hllisian plebiscite he was made director of the , fertiliser works ut Choraor, Poland, When Tho 'Hague tribunal returned' Choriovito Oermaaf fcp-' pointed a professur In .ieiJlStlas univorsltj-r ' "Z . ',,"