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VOLUME XXIV.
MEMBElt A8SOC1ATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 1; 1926.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Y0UTH.A6E
HONORED
Twelve, with a Combined
Age of 728 Years, Hear
the Rev. C. V. Dunn
METHODISTS HAVE
CHILDREN'S DAY
Presbyterian Church Will
Hold No Evening Meet
ing During the Sum
mer Months.
Twelve vcm-ruble Christian mull
mid women rt'iii'i'HVNtllitf In their
combined awes 7-' yeurs of usc-fiilm-us
-Jived occupied the frotjt
umvH til' the Cenliur Church of
hi'b;t yi'nt;rituy mornlnsr, -where
tile llev. C. V. Iunil. puslor, ud-dri-saed
u sermon to them on the
subject, "Chi iKtliinily, u Growth."
"We uiUHl nil ifrow old In body,"
he told them "Just iib surely us
the 'sun shines und ve live.- Hut
there Is no reason why our spir
its may not keep forever younr,
fresh, sweet anil vigorous. If we
luiell the age of till, though our
skins show wrinkles und our mus
cles crow veuU, our spirits should
still lie,-, growing, , und Increasing
' in Gods nTucc.'-' ' -.Mnsli-
Illinois Twelve. ?
( The hymns were chosen .wl'h
the honored guests In mind, and
the anthem sung by the -choir
was a-song that the old folk had
sunq many tlme In : their long
years of Christian service; - - ' 'y
If the yeurn Unit the 12' have
lived as Christians could he placed
in a aueeession of time, they would
CNtcixl through' six centuries. ,,.
Mrs. N. Ilradshaw, 78. who
becjinc a Clirlstla:i when she was
l.t. wan oldest' of lliu B-outrMi. -.uu;-Musters
service.. , s . :
.1. A.- Oliver, X-'. und . his , w ile,
7S. Have both been members of
the church here it years, the
p.mlni- announced. She . wus con
verted wihe'n.,she' wiiit Jo,' iuld' lit!,'
ut the aj,-e, ol. J. .
I'ltrcwcl Hervlre.
It was a farevvell service for
.Mis Nancy l.itldsey. si. eldest of
(Conliiiued on Page (I.)
LUMBERMEN LOOK
FOR BETTERMENT
OF CONDITIONS
I.MIer limits For lliu luinbrrlns:
industry ari. conHditnlly expected
by I In 22 luiubnrrnei) wlio galhrr
m hi'in from Hiikor, Watlown und
l-nion I'duntira und lliu Boise-Piiy-ellu
mills of Idaho Tor a eonOr-i-iicc
and an iiiKpfulioii visit to ..the;,
new Ml, Kmily pluiit Saturday..', sit
SIocUm lir nijiny, grud8 ufo- ' low
and prlun.1 -itri! $i.ii'.'ioing, they
UKrtied.- TW luiiibrii .VmurKet. 1b
Htradily taUliiK1 on u.J,lt,,r tone,
and Incf-tiy'tl buyinji.HH (la the jook--.
d-(or iVHiUl..,,; ,..
A.l lrr . I u tielii'pif 4 " tqift't Ihm" ' aT llirt
I'ob y luU'. )lC-iujoi Uiiii, , virtttlnff
luiiib'i:nvM),H)tM)l.',rM;;rniaindV
the. day .'inKptuitUy; 'aiitl .. udhlf-In'K-tin-
Mi, W jVy.' VHDjjijyr cpii iJiifty rt
inlUs and-i'.MiipinVnt. ',."' ' ",
Endeavorers End "Fruitful"
Convention At Enterprise
Advertising
Cost
Lower
AM-
Whether n nirrchiiiit u;3
it-wsiH'r NpMiv or liixHtli.v
inafl plaii-s ftir KiMting Ids wares
lMfmc tJic c-onunMrr, It l al
ways COKr, VIM Hl'.AVt'Jt
that he imys for. if lit win Is
riifiilars by mull, the more IMJO
plc lie wimIh 4 beni to, t lie more
Ih? imivs rur, smlicmcry, print
iiiif. iKtstogu and time. Wlieii
I in c-oiitxact for , new.jaiHr
space and Is told that the clr
iiilatiun Ih .torn, he must, fig
ure that he iwys so mucli for
it'Ht hitiv '-ach of the (HM mail
ers. If niK) new stihsetitMrs
an? ftriilcil, Ik still payM the
smite piki; for his ail, hut arts
tHM new rentiers, thus bringing
tlowti thi! cost ier renih'r.
1'he (ilN'ncr lias added 0(H)
new stiliMTllK'rs sinew January
I. 11)2(1, all but 20 of I hem In
tlte I (irantle Irudlng terri
tory. Tlitis Ik Hie Mlertlsinx
eot Itmvr leeanr Hm loeal
merchant Is gelOng a I.OWl;it
fOST li;lt - ItKAIHJlt.
Obsemrr Adverilliig
A McrcliaiMlliing tfervkse."
"The History of Elgin-
i' Jean ' lionliain, an 'eighth
grader at Ubjia, gathered much
InteereMiur ilala about lier home
Uiwu lino tlie. caway accorded
third prist, hi I lie seventh and
eighth grailu iHvlslou of I lie Id
eal liUlory may contest. . Her
explanation or Hie city's IimIiim
trial growili ami recesses merits
mention. .'
Thu ' city of Klifin Ih located In
what la known us Indian Valley... It
Is so culled because the .Indians es
tablished their wlntnr camp at Kl
j?in. It. being more sheltered than
the Grande Itoiide valley; and there
was also an abundance of fuel aJid
gume'to be found In the nearby
forests. The foundation of the city
is due (o the fact that the O.-W.
K. & S., railroad was Ideated fol-,
lowed the. line of the river. :.
This drew the 'population from
ttumnicrvtllc; the only other consl
derable settlement ut the north end
of the main valley hI that time. 1
Dan Hoimiiers, who for a huinber
of years had conducted - a store at
Suimucrvllle, established the first
store at Elgin. ;
The main street of the town was
then located on what is now; known
as Main street, the principal thor-
GASES TODAY
Charges Against E. B,
v Knapp and J. Cv Black
1 ington. Slated lot Inves
tigation. ' " ," '
" Compluilits In two eases of wlile
interest are . listed n the heavy
schedule of Investigations' to which
tho grand Jury convened, simul
taneously wllh the circuit court,
at the county courthouse today.
The ivdrk ' probably, iwlll hint
tliifimrll Werlnesdav.' ' thji' district
attorney said this morning. iv,,v;jjyico..wope'lwMfwa', Thp-put-,
Churget"itgKlnst W. .U.: Knupp
In cohueetlon , with the . highway
accident that, resulted in the death
of Mrs. Kred Anderson, of ols.y
near :Mllgunlr a, couple otr veeks(
Him. upi-w In In hen I'd 11) la -iifte.'-
nnn . Ununn u-u JrU'lrlc fii.. ..II 1
that feti-uck the 'ditched .machine. .
(,;. J. Hlacklngton, charged with
arson In th justice court Krlday
on complaints .of citizens.' at Imb
leri who connect htm with tlie
big fire thei-e a week ago last
night, is out on bonds of $lii)0
until Tuesday, when he is to ap
pear before the grand jury. He
was balled from the county jail
late Saturday ufternoon.
Appealed from the justice court
at Klgln, where the plaintiff was
(Continued on Page 6.)
Mexican in Jail Here
Following Watch Theft
r
j Ulcardo Gutb'rrn. u Mexican, is
held In th? city Jail pn un open
chaige, while officers are ihvestl
gattng the theft of a' wrist yatch
front Gladys Baltej;, colored..' '
Gutlerrz .wus arrested nt North
Iowder (ifter he tried to leu e
iia Grande on a' freight trhlh, and
was returned' to the police her..
Officers declare that Gutlerra look
the' iwatch und pawned it to an
other Mexican for $5. -
Exactly nin-ly-oin; f'hrlstlan Kn
deavorers from Hukeiv la Grande,
f.ostlne, KnterprlP und Wallowa
were reglsterel for the Fruitful
convention of the Grande Itonde
Christian Kndavor Union held ut
Enterprise Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. The program started Fri
day evening at 0:30 o'clock and
closed yesterday afternoon. Walter
I. Meyers, state executive advisor
from Eugene, was the principal
speaker at Friday's evening's
meeting. Mr. Meyers is an Instruc
tor In the Eugene Bible university.
s Saturday inorninflf Mr, Myers
ugain addressed those present, his
subject being "Growing Fruitful
hives," and lallas Itlcc, slute field
secretury of Portland, talked. " His
subject was "Fruitful Gifts. ( A
recreation meet at Wallowa ;l,uke
was a feature of Saturduy o after
noon's program. .
3U-CI at tnterprlsc I'ark
Saturduy evening oilier t. K.'s
joined those In attendance and a
meeting wus held at tho Knt.r
prls.; city park and Walter i,t M'-y
era again talked. His subject wus
"Fruitful Dreams." He stresses
the point that If i person don't
dreum have alms in life nothing Is
ever reully accomplished. H- snld
that the dreamers are usuully the
ons who gf:t the most out of life.
Sunday morning, after a quiet
hour at nine o'clock, the delegates
to the convention uttended the
Sunday school and church oC their
(CuuUautd on Uuj 6.)
louirhfare then running1 east und
.west.
1 It. K. 81 even bo n who then owned
the town site dedicated curtain lots
and filed a plot In the county
i clerk's office of tho;, county and
the buildings and streets were
built and made with reference to
.this plot,
I The city was flist incorporated
Hn 1869. Duo to a fire which des
troyed the principal part of (he
city, the main buildings of the city
were established on whut is known
as Front street.
Hind man addition was lutd out
in lots und blocks and streets and
u plot was filed in the clerk's of
fice dedicating them us llindman
addition to Elgin. - r
The growth of the town wus due
to railroad construction und the
lumber Industry, Which It' created,
there being un ubundance of mar
ketable timber in tho vicinity. .
About the year 1J02 und for a
few yeurs' immediately following
this, the lumber industry attained
it zenith there being no less than
10 mills operating within a radius
of 10 miles from tho city proper.
I The adjacent lanus wero lurgeiy
period and as the iuiubcr Industry
ihas diminished. ,th(Jx' agricultural
(Continued on page Kfght.V
HURON AGAIN TO
HEAD MAILMEN OF
UNION1 COUNTY
Members of the . Untoii county
mull service council postmasters
and rural carriers of Vnlon coun
ty met In the post office building
here Saturday night at 8 o'clock
for their annual meeting to elect
officers. All of the memCers now
in office were reelected. H. H.
Huron, poctmustcr, wilt again head
the council as chulrman; Logan
Anderson, postmuster of Cove, will
continue his work aa ' vice chalr
nwn and George A, ' noun,-rural
carrier from ha Grande., as secre
tary and treasurer. - Tony Smith,
Union's postmaster, . und ', Arch
Keown, currier of Allcel, urc other
members of the executive commit
tee which Is compoBud. of flvqf:,
llcsides re-electing orflccrs sev
eral Mucstlons concerning the postal
posu or thn organisation is to pro
mote hotter postal service and set
tle any questions that might arise,
UNION BUSINESS
MEN IN SUPPORT
OF DAVIS OUSTER
Signed ,'t.'. Ciidweil, " l,1 A.
AVrlght, J. F.' Hutchinson.1 H.; C.
McUluy. T. T. Cock, F. H. t'on
nor, Walter t;ock and G. I. Hesij.
an affidavit has been filed In the
circuit court here affirming thti
sentiment of Union citizens in
favor of the reiuovul of W. li.
Oavls, us receiver for the Central
JUiilroad or Oregon, and for the
subsequent dissolution of the I
celvership. ( '
According to the docuinenl, thi
geneiul feeling around Union In
to the effect that' the road and !
the cotutiiunliy It serves would
benefit by the reversion of the
management, to the original own
ers and their manager, Uhurles E.
More. ' The signers '. assert their
faith tiiat the company, ir the re
ceivership were1 dissolved, would
furnish funds to repair and 'rehu
bliiiate the road in time, to tiif
ford transportation Tor the ripen
ing cherry ;erop.-: i if - ,-- ; ; ;. .
It. E. Coolidgc to Speak
At Luncheon Tomorrow
A talk on "Comiiiunlty Cooper
ation" by H. K. Uootidge is sched
uled for the program at the meet
ing of the Union county chamber
of commerce with Cove business
men us guests Tuesduy at the
luncheon meeting at ,lhe Foley
hotel. Music ivUi bu by, Huymond
O . Wl 11 1 u n i s, ba r i t o n e , w it h Mrs.
E. U. Holmes playing uccompuni
ments. J. i'. Morelock, chairman
of the get-acguulnted, committee,
will preside. .
The 'agriculture und health com
mittee of the Union county cham
ber will have a dinner meeting
with the chalrtmin, Ir. W. T. I'hy.
ut the Hot Uikc sunltorlum Tuet
duy at 6 p. m.
i uiiintr niernway irom
"V Iff 1 f
La Grande to Perry
Oiling of the Old Oregon Trull
between a point less than half a
mile west of the Grunde Konde
river bridge and Perry waa start
ed today. The stale highway com
mission has two oil trucks laying
the fluid simultaneously to expe
dite the work. Ajotorists using
the highway must drive through
the oil. though riagmen at each
end of the operations caution each
driver ugalnst greater speed than
12 miles. .
UW AT H1HHK KIVKIt
Git ANTS PASS, Ore, June 7
( A P ) A tern pu rat u r of I 8 "j
degrees yesterday -. In the Itogue
river valley forced hundreds of
persons to sek ivllef by buthlng
In the Itogue river. This was the
highest temperature recorded here
Ip tevvrul' years. "
lijAIL
ENTERPRISE
Bert Hogkins Faces Seri
ous Charge as Result
of Row in Hotel
MAX K ELL, JO, IS
SAID NEAR DEATH
Two Admirers of Woman
Clash Saturday Night
' Gun Blow to Head Is
Climax. -'
VA'l.l,OWA, Ore., Juno 7 Max
Iv'cll. 40. In the hoopltal hero Willi' l'or Itobliutoii, mitm nwll, (Iknl
n skull fracture over liln left eye 'at a hosplial Iioti Uxlay, the fourth
Inflicted Hiilurduy c'vonlnB by a, rlitlm of It. K, 'fartvi', HtcaiiiHlilii
blow rroni u I'evolvel in the hands
of ' Rort HopklnH,' 35, a i-lviil for
t'uvor of Mrs. J op Clay, has but it
slim chance for recovery, tho vic
tim's physlciuil said today. .
Hopkins Is In jail at Kntui-prlse,
charged with assault wltli a dan
Serous weapon wllh Intent lo hill, (have been rusponsiblu for four
Tho quarrel look -place between (deaths early loduy in a Houston
0 and 6 o'clock Saturduy evening suburb with n-fllth fatally mo
In the third floor hall of tho monlarlly expected. ' Two while
Northern hotel, where; Mrs. (.'toy men and a negro woman were also
Is employed and ICell has a room, wounded hi the shooting.
Hopkins, packing a gun, had Pob P. Turter, Port Arthur, Tex.,
called on the -woman for a ring a steward on u United Htates mer
und clothes belonging to him that rh.nt . murine ship out of Port
he eluimed she had In her po. Houston, is charged,' by .eye wit
session, Kell mixed In the argu- nessea us tho slayer. Tarter'B body
inent and Hopkins struck htm with was found some three hours after
the . revolver, a .41 cullhro ' Colt, ho .ran uiiiuck, a pistol ; near ;; his
Tho weapon Is suld to have dls- body.
ehnrged at the same time, the shot " . Starts, lleer Ikrinklng . v
ffolng wild. ! j According to Anderson Heckinan,
Hopkins Jullwl. ' ' ,pn of lliose injured, they gathered
City Marshul John t.'ruwfoid, at tho Milan homo Sunday utter
summoned by hotel help, arrest- noon "to drink' some beer." Utnr
ed Hopkins and escorted hint o be said, Tarter camo In followed
Untorprlse, where. Shorlfr A.' H. by Johnny Domttniio and William
Miller' lodged him In the county tfoilnie.r. -lull.
The. olinrge of lissuult' wlil--'.,- arter. left tile . rooms,' '. Heelt
atle.iiipt to kill wiiu lodged against man's alleged statement mid. ''Ud
tlio prlsuner this inornlng, . '. ,,a (Mrs. Milan und Domaiigo sat
This Is the second lliiiev that together. When' Tarter returned to
Mis. .Clay separated rrom , her tiiu room he drew a gun and atari
husbinjd but not divorced has cd i,0ttlng at . Komango. Iioiii
figured - In ffrlet for Hopkins. ug rmi and Hob shot Kdnu. . he
About a- year ago 'he took four..,,,,, lind lls Bonnier tried to run he
ahols from., a gun. fired by the WH, ,ot down. Aleiv , l.adonluls
woman's husband and was laid up Jumea llp ,nU wllB shot ' falling
in the Wallowa hospital for .hov- .ovu1, bonnier. . - -
oral', weeks, residents ' recall. " 7
.. Hud blood bus existed between 1 lu,n out 11,0 l'ak '1"01' ' tt"d
Hopkins and Kell, moused by M,,H l'",ng ln e-1 my Kar 01,1 of ,he
Jeulousy over the woman's Hhirt- back yard when lioii.ange ran out
Ing favor, for some time prior to llmt oalllng for his mother,
the Saturduy brawl, Mui'Shal. .' .,,.u i.'i,w.' .
Cruwford buIiI.
lemperatures of 108 it
Medforcl, 98 at Rose-
buvg and 95 Here Re
ported for Sunday.
Anothcr new. heat, record ' for
thia-yuar. whs set yeoli'rduy ufter
noon when the mercury stopped
it in.tvi.iil fllinli ' nt 'in. .Iiifrueg
above. The wunnth caused u d-
elded Incieuae In the number of
OREGON WARM;
RELIEF SEEN
anglers und plcnU kers and mvint-i""1"
n.ins pool In lOustern Oregon
were visited by nmny J,a Grande ,
and I'nlon county people,
Itell.-f fiom the hot wave Is
seen In today's weather rorecait.l Names given In the note tire bn
Indieatlnir cooler weather In West- Ihwed to refer lo Hhipmates. Tlie
Tin Oregon and unsettled weather
over the state tonight and tomor-,
row.
' iu,u;i' is si;kx.
I'OHTIjANI, Ore.. June 7. fAl")
Oregon was in the grip today
of the second heat wave of the
season, und temperatures, report d
from the western portion of tht;
ulate. exceeded those of the record
hot spell of April. The weather
bureau today forecast rolb-f from
the torrid wave, basing the pn;
diction on unsettled conditions
looming on the coast. Maximum
today wus expected .to exceed ,
which was yesterday's highest
here.
(Continued on l'age 6.)
Birnie Sells Jewelry
Store, Stock at Union
O. K. Kteld, of I'ayeUe. Iduho
lias purchased (he Oorge H, lit ruin
Jewelry stock ut t.'nlon and hu
token posHession of tho store there.
Mr. Birnie Btartud the Ktorc at Un
ion about two years' ago.
Mr. Field was watchmaker for
the V. W. 1'tJion cornpuny of lay
etlo for-many years and has had
considerable experience In t Uv
-Jwr I ry business. Ilu will muko
tulvu hl Uomv, .
pin
IN AFFRAY
FATAL TO 5
Jealousy, Fanned by Pro
longed Spree, Causes
Man to Run Amuck
SHOOTS SEVEN
AND KILLS SELF
Bob Tarter, Texan, Left
Houston Jamboree to
Return with Blazing
Gun. '
" ....a-1- tU;!-.':!ri
IIOl'SlXtN, T.. Juno T. (AF)
Klcwanl. Mho Itllli-d tlirco others
lUllI tlll-ll kllllMl hllllM'lf
"IfOUHTON, Tox., June 7. (AI)
Jealousy, funned by u prolonged
drinking spree, Is suid by police to
"L went back after him and was
j trying to carry him to the car
Iwheii Tarter eumo to the back floor
!'und sturted shooting. 1 got shot.
We both loll to the ground.!'
Police and sheriff's deputies
were summoned by neighbors who
heard the' noise und upon . being
told that Tarter did the shotting,
search, wus Instituted In the ship
channel area..; tThe; report Jihd
- luivo dune the shouting by his sldi
Young Woman Arirsiil ')
Thri'o younR- 'omt'il were Hvhmir
cd and .tiro being .'held, for , Ucb-
tloninff. , ',! "'
. " t . . '. i
Offlceri Bourohiiis; TaVU-r''bOfly
found the following nolu:
It la now 3 a. in. Ho Bood, byo
lo futlier, niothcr. ' brothers und
HlMtfrs uinl uIho Johnson. Ilndlry,
Klly, Ootoinot., yiifa, Wllroy, Kcr-
u" una Mr' ,um
1111 thoit, who Know ,,,B 10 ,,e a
untl ,l 'tu!irn Htiooter.
"I'loase send my belongings und
nmulna lo Pallfis 'lurler. Homer-
I''"1' Ky POHtofficc address Naomi,
A,r- un(l MrH- i"wn . referred lo
av ool yei wen menuu''u
CRATER LAKE IS
OPEN FOR SEASON ;
CAMPERS ARRIVE
I'OinXAND, Ore, Juno 7. (AI)
'rater liUo nulional park was
opened for the season, today for
'campers. The formal opening dale
j lias been set for June 2H, Instead
of July J as In previous yeurs. At
thul time hotels, camp grounds,
transport at ion service, and other
unities for tho benefit of park
visitors will be In full operation,
says, un announcement by tho de
partment of tho Interior. .
TODAY'S GAMES
iNAilo.NAl i,i;a;i !;
MltOOKI.VN ( A I') I'itlsllUl ir
llrooktyn. postiionecl, rain.
HOH'I'ON ( A I') ( 'Inelnnntl- Hus
ton. - post puncr, colli uml wet
Kroitnils.
i I'HII.AIlKI.I'IIIA (AIM HI.
Ixtila I'liifuflelphlit, 1 postponed,
ruin. - . ... .,
NEW YOltK (AI-) New York,
Cltlvttvo, 'postnouvd, talu. ,
California s Prettiest
Here are Hie' three quertu of Calllurnla's bathing beauty car- :
nltal at lios Angeles. At the left Is Miss Joan Anion, who trill
ine(c hi Eastern loumanwntsi iTnler, Marcelllne Arnold, wlio
won first prlui lof pcrotulll, and, right. Miss Mabelle Perry,
wlw won a prise (or the prettiest costume.
101 VOTERS
AT IRE POLLS
Brookhart - Cummin s
Clark Supporters Are
Confident - Overman
Leads Tar Heels.
IHOM MOINKM, lowu, June 7.
(Uy the ABsoctated V r a s
A battle of two political perHonul
lties dominated interest of Iowa's
electorate' toduy as It voted : its
choice for the U. S.rioniiloi lul no
minations from u rlold of flvo , re-,
publtcuns and four,, democratic
uandldutcfi.
Henator. Albert H, (Jumrnlns, 70-
year-old, seeks on the republican
ballot to retatn the posf he 'had
held since n8.-' H'nUly W( Brook
hart asks the sum?' nomination it
vengeance upon those who unseat
ed hliti 'ltt o . months ngo in an eloc
llon cottiysi. l!-f wrti 'atjatcftf 'i
favbr of Dan iV Ktm'K, r nls' dbiiib-
cratic opponent lm the 1924 elec
tion. ! Hrookhart" went td the sen
ate in IU22 to .serve the two-ytar
bnluno of thd4()rui 'ot Wj Ktt
voit: rcslirlieiliiV :;- e'j- '.'f'' :
Kalf , i wediiWn I flirbtgl'iout the I
state w liu'rfy wbrkeirb to: bi-ecastJ
a toUil vote in the republican pri
mary 'Of about ,4(iili0 some 200,
MT less thun in the Inst presldeti
llul election. ' ' :-
Third In nd it lute Iaiiorbiw i
Although Cummins and , Bropk
hurt. shared the mujor IntenistV - a
third candidate for the republican
designation wus regarded as .for
midable Howard Clurk, Des Moi
nes attorney, whpe cniupnlgn has
been bawd upon the contention
that he Ih the only republican can
didate with any chance of success
in the. November r election. He
urged party harmony and a com
proinlse between the i conservative
and progressive wings of the party.
Dun ,Itu IteMJ'dou. Council Jlt)uffn
attorney, has injected the wet und
dry Issue 'with, his "wo,t"' candi
dacy, but ho liua made no cam
pui'gi)) :Vs. K. KlckoUjerg of Water
loo, (s tlie. fifth cundldate. j .,,; , (J
I i iMiumgers OptiinlNtlo i
. Miiuugers of (?uiiiinlnB, ' Brook
hurt und Clurk each claimed toduy
assurance of a victorious plurultty
tor their, men '
A ifnr. .;i,L;: ;,HHtnt ..M
'COI'UMIUJH. Ohio, June 7. (AP)
J'ossfbilty or ipodlrleatlon of the
Volstead prohibition law becoming
a dominant issue in the election of
an United Htates senator in the
Buckeye stule this fall was fore
seen by political leaders here to
day In the. entrance or former Sen
ator Atlee Pomurciie prominent In
the race for democratic senatorial
nomination. ' .
The only possible contingent It
wus contended i will be the ability
of Mr, J'omereitc f.o win the nom
ination over other democratic en
tries. HeHomlnation of Benator
KranK' , Wllllfl by the republicans
generally Is conceded. He is a
champion of prohibition und the
Volstead law. Mr. I'omerene ' Is
considered a liberal, so much so
that Attorney Krunk !. Cenlsch,
of Cluveland, who 'hud Hnnotinoed
his candidacy on a platfomn of op
position to prohibition withdrew
from the race simultaneously with
Mr. " I'omerene'H announcement
lust evening, that he Is a candi
date. " : -a ' - '--
Womuui In Uaii
Mr. I'omerenu will have ul least
one formidable contender for the
nomination -Judge i-'lor neo 1J.
(Continued on rage 0.) .
Grants Pass Man Is
Killed in Plane Crash
(.11 A NTH I'AHH. June 1. (AI1)
When the airplane In which he wus
a pussenger crushed to the ground
here lust evening, about 8 o'clock,
Krnest Wlllurd Phelps, 2(1,,. was
killed. KurL Titus, tho pilot,, was
seriously. Injured. ,. Tlio . pluue fell
only a futv hundred (vet.
Bulletins
' UKANTH PASN, Ort June T.
(AI') Injunction pna'cctllngi Duty
bo Nlarietl aaauitit .Uio vliy of
Clranta. Hawt to prment the ooni.
stmi'tlon of. new sewer .ayaleni
wtik-h was planned to dump new
nun . Into flomio rh-pr. It wan III
illeateil In a letter rocplvctl by tho
niaj-or f rum Uamo M'artlen K. K
Averlll. ".'"..'. '
NKATri.K, Jiuio 7. (AI)
atUr today Mcpiml before tho
world aa Hie only city on tlio glooe
with population over 3000 with
a woman nwyor. Mm. Bertlia K.
liaiidrat wlio took tho oath of of
fice hooh after Mhe'waa elected
Marc h t, entered at noon upon her
diiliM, , " .'
llUN'ltN; O., Jtuio 7. ( AD
The butt of ebrlity mlnerM overtaken
by an n tho mine of tile Alpha
lortland Content plant liere today
went rescued three houni after they
had entrrcd the mine, ; ; i ;
WASMINHTON, iune 7. (AI) .
' ... .1 . ........
l. CoiiiiT ami Wexley -Vamlercdclc
to build a bridge' acroM' tho Co
lumbia river between IXMUjvlew,
Waoh., and Italnler, Ore.
WASHlNtiTOST, Jtma f ... ( AP)
Chler JiiHtliw Taft wan prevented
by lllnens from attendtntf today'
Nesslon of tlie Hiiprenie court. At
the clilef Justice's home It waa said
lila uondltlon was not serious but
that the doctors had advised him
lo rent In bed for two or three day
after the period of strenuous work
In connection with the cloning up
of tho term of court.
ELGIN MAN BACK
FROM ASSEMBLY; ,
' TELLS OF MEET
Tim .Preshytorlun general assem
bly wua not , as disturbed by fun-
damonlallHt-modern wrangles as re
ports of the press would lead one
lb' belleVe, according to George
Hnillh, ,ot Klfc'ln, who has just, re-
. (urhed from Jlalllmorc, where ho
' wenf iim lli v rlnleiriite . frnni. 'ihln
lYesbytcry, ) .
The election of lir. Thompson, of
pC'olunibiu. Ohio, us moderator, wan
an orderly procedure, and aside
from the fevered speeches of Dr.
(.'lurence Rlueartney, leader of the
fundamentalist runks, thero was'ltt-
! tie thut could be characterised
"exciting,-" Mr. Smith told Tho Ob.
server on a visit this morning.
lie will make his formal report
lo tho I'resbylery at Iho meeting
thut will be held at Klgln in Oc
Ex-Husband Suspected Of
Dynamiting Forest Grove Home
HII.I.BBOKO, Ore.,. June: 7
(AP). Percy Cane,'-, held In the
county Jail here for Investigation
In connection with tho dynamit
ing early Sunday morning of it
house ' at' l-'orest Grove In ' which
his , divorced -wife 'was sleeping,
hus' established beyond a reason
able, doubt thul he was at Yam
hill, Ore., with his purents at thu
time of the explosion, It was stut
ed today by Sheriff J. E. lteeves.
Yamhill Is ubout U nilles roin
Korest drove. Cune wus still be
ing held.
HILI.SIlOltO, Ore.. June 7
(AP). Percy fane was In Jail
today for InvestlKUtlon In con
nection with the dynumltiug eurl
ly Sunduy morning of a house ut
Korest Grove In which his di
vorced wfe was Bleeping. Cane,
uccording lo officers, . was lust
seen at Korea! Grove Tuesday
when he went there to get their
fl-yeur-old son, Hilly, under court
decree, and he was arrested ut
Yamhill' Sunday. :
I Mrs. Camj Injured."
Mrs. Cuao sufturvd injuries lu
TAsi'i.::-
ID SEC-IE
Democrats Ask Reason
for No Steps Toward
. Further Reduction
POUTICSCAUSS,
ROBINSON CINT3
Administration ReprefiCJv
tativea Dcc'tb Surf'ia
Revenue Aarrairt IT j
More Cuts.
WAHHINOTONi JVM T. (AP)
The senate toak out today (
discuss the nosalMUl)' ! aaotMr
tax reduction. '
Asked by" SanaWr'..1' Copslaad,
democrat, Nsw Terlr. why Ihs re
publican majority- was taking no
.steps toward a, reduction. ' Chair,
j man Smoot. of, tho finance ; cont
I mlttee, said surplus - ravenuea did
I not warrant It .' Ho - dsnsoeratle
: floor leader, Heaataf Roblnsoa, of
Arkansas, rejoined UuM tho admin..
Istratlon waa natrviaa further re
ductions until th. presidential yea
128, for pollUcal purposes. . .
. . - Kapeeta fskj. .fjeftfnwa .- .
Senator Copetaad-aald he bad
been told the treasury would have
a surplus of t!a,Ve.0W en Jul'
1, nexti and llll,UWH :on Jul
1, 1927. but Senator flnsot rsplted
that these amounts wouM be re
duced to tr,oea,-M lt,s.
000 respectively, by the' estliaaled
reductions - In rsraausa -mad f
fecUve by th ll to.4 aw. " V
The1- finance eaiiilta chair-,
man added that y present esti
mates as to receljKs and expendi
tures In UJT were too uncertain to
be used as the bash) leif tax reduc
tions now. i tJii't k.
TH revoHU eIMM Wtllt WHt
on a prosperous eatlea, he aald, aad
large losses Had keen buffered la .
stock values durlRf the pest threej
months: .v -, .
Robinson Cs(e tttort,
Deolarlng that U4" situation
demonstrated the' "habitual Inac
curacy , of .the estimates ot tho
treasury departaaallt respect to
revenues and expenditures," Sena
tor Robinson said- wfces the tit
revenue act wan under, considera
tion "we were told w . dare , not
eliminate certain - tsxaa new In
force." because of the dinger of a
deficit. . - i. ,
"Now H appears," he said, "that
wo might have -gtme some further
than we did to without bringing
about a deficit." - - -
Senator. : WmnMna, ' democrat.
North Caraollna, predicted a sur
plus of about ttf,90i00 for tho
present riscal year,
RIGHT OF WAY IS
; GIVEN TWO CASES
FROM THIS STATE
WASHINGTON, Juno T. (At)
A preferred status wan grven by tho
supreme court today to four ease
challenging the right ot the states
or Washington and' Oregon to Im
pose registration and gasoline taxes
on the motor vehicles using the
highways ln these states which
were built with fedonM aid. -"The
cases were set-down , for
argument - In October, tho month
the court reassemble alter tho
summer recess btfuo today.
; euoenjb uetn ;BEOOKI '
EUGENE. Ore.. June 7. (AP)
Heut records for the ' . season were
bettered yesterday when the mer
cury climbed to tl degrees above.
the '- back and pervous shock In
the. explosion - which virtually
wrecked the. home, ol her parents,
Mr. iand Mrs. A. W. Milne.. Mrs..
Belle Milne, the gtrl'f mother, who
was the only other person In tha
house ut tho-time,- suffered sc.
vein shock. '" ' -V ' y ' ',--.'
Deputy Sheriffs Virgil Weckert
and Oscar Duly are currying on
the Investigation. '
v Dynamite or rock powder wits
placed under the bathroom of the.
Milne home sometime Saturday
night, officers believe. Mrs. Cane
declures - she saw a man wearlmc
a woman's skirt, dashing acrowi
lots Immedlutejy after the explo
sion. ' ... .
House T'amliitre Ruined.
Kveiy wall and (fee root of the
house suffered III the blast, No
furniture, except possibly a dress
er in un upstairs bedroom, can
be sulvuged. Windows In neigh
boring houses were shattered.
Mrs. Cane went to Forest Grove,
a year 'ago and . soon began di
vorce proceeding against' Can
She worked In -a Korea Orovn
depurtnlent store, 1
r
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