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i VOLUME XXIV.
MEUSEIt ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 1, ,1926.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
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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 , ,
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a an a a . a a, a a a a -a t-i.i
ujiiil uu urn
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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 . ',,"