La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 23, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTE2N crGON'S: LEADING NSWE?APEIl KGITT PAC3 TODAY -4ntJLL A20CATXD FSZC3 LEASED WK3 TiVtC3 a., t . Or i fr. i t- t B ? . , I , I, 0 I I'oattauea 4 U In in lau r. I EDIT 10 H VOLUME XXIV, MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1926. MEMBER A880CIATEO PRESS ( MIT IRON WOES" Mi aAjs. J; , : 1 " FIME DES ti ' . . 1 1 J 1 1 " Dave .Fitzgerald, Owner, ; , Expects to Rebuild ...j W V Immediately s iSURANCB PARTLY :ft COVERS;' DAMAGE Absence ''of ji Wind 1 Pre vents Spread of Fire to j Claude C.i Pratt Lum- ue.V.rLa Ornntlc . Iron , Works, ESS XJ 'ZZ, totally "destroyed by' fire' this morning- with a loss of. iipjlroxl mulely r40,ouui which .' was .partly covered by insurant-el This-Is the 'ScQna itinc the foundry hai been 'destroyed: by fire, Jn January, 5i, ; the" plant'! ' ,'raJscU, Mr. . ritsceruld - rebuilding ( Inter I hut yen . . ... .. - '.'v''' : : '.." '. This1 ' morning, t"'Mr.iV r'ltzgcrnlil . &1at-d .that ho ,plunfted to rebull'J limuerilulcly. , When juustloncd us to Insuiance, repll d that htl had about' a fourth of what tho plujill sliuuld ..huvg: carried.., v A . ,t llutaM Ml III HnHiklng. . '; ' 'j '.-At taoon todaLthe ruins were tiH . smoking..', with voecuslonai blui)S allowing here.' and there la thcmuas. -' f- I ,.l'lrenien..-,4:alled to the.' scene shortly etoro midnight after Pete liosqUet Jr. turned In the alarm, found, tho 'Iron -tvorks too, fur gone lt "(xtlngulsl 'the'j flfer so turned "Wwwa 10' comroiing ire aim preventing further spread' to the t.'luud - fV I'rult fjullibi r eoiuttany bullUlcics, wnlrh wea threatened Muny.'voltied fflb Splnlon that had a wind beert'blowiiigi tnt lumlier -coinpanVj nnil 'eovural. lesldehccii nearby '.would have ,'JJueh . burncj also. ..Not a breeder strrred the uli' u'iuk ' Orlitlit'l'l'ikitohn.' '. ' ; ,' H' 'i'hc ,bluzc'a,.'yrtglh ."Is - more W fiefs :a" iiiystei-y. . When Mr.' .wa- muct , Ulscovered the. nre, it nau t '. (Onnltniiorl nit STAGE COLLIDES ' WITH NAG: HORSE i HURT ABOUT HIPS Fiie ebllisioii.of a Med Star adage .vt li a horso running loone on the i.hlgbwuy. bet-ween Hol' Mjake ttn(l .Vnjtiin ill, II . iii.itoduy ,wa report rdkut Ibe sliertrr pfflee at noon 'b.v.lll,ewis' IttinVnn.'of .lluker, who ljfi)S!driving.'".Th'e"aiiliilal waBcot' iibout the hlpK! htltiras ablo, to run awayr llunyaii totd the officer. 'Half way auross I he ' road.i t he hui'se turned at- the'sdund of the Jlutiv horn and. started In the oth ,er direction. ' KUnyan vMiid i lie WwoiVed to the. right, but caught Ihc iiilimul wllhi liitt left, front fell 3er no that he stumbled and fell In". yio th4 lenses of the front, lights. Jlo wns unable to learn the name 'of llie owner,' he .said. . " . 100 Attend Free Auction In 4 Lit Or a nde This Afternoon Elgin Girl Cans Five Million' Quarts Fruit "If one were to read, a news ft em which Justified ' such a headline . there w ould be ; one Elgin girl who did more tfi:in get her name In the paper. V Hhe probably would be ranked as a millionaire! , Thr truth Is. though, that , t he merchant who- Sells fruit Jas and wants to advertise the fact, will savo a lot of expense If he IS. wise, You can't typewrite u picture, of a fruit Jar or any thing else In your' letter to your prospective customer, put with an advertisement tn The tHwrrvr, cuts of fruit Jars or the fruit Itself can appear with out added cost, and tho reader Interest will be ttred by the uppearance of the pictures. U coat less to ise The Observer bejeuusu Observer advertising Is a real merchandising service. ikert missowi Wins Beauty Title La Grande Girl to Repre sent City at American Legion State Contest at Coos Bay. , - Miss Bthel Kwlkerl will repre sent (ho Im. Grande, post oC thu American J-egion at this year's etutc convention To be held ut Coos Buy August 6, 6 and !. Miss Btvikert was announced us the winner in the bathing beauty 'contest, conducted by the legion ;durlng the pustrour weeks, at un American I. eglon dance at iiuber hull lust night. The contest closed at 6 o'clock. r Mips Clarice Kullows run a close second to Miss Swikert in the race. She 'Was awarded -a second' prlxe 'of lie. : Miss MurJorlc 1'eeblcr. the third contestant, Bus given a check for" u sinullcr amount. -'', After all expenses tile, paid out I of the money made by thu -con- - " - Hw.kert's e, penses to Marsh field, the legion KM O will have about tin, which prao- r' " , i , " th.uiiu in.. .,ttnl 1 nlon Pacific railroad off! trip to the convention, the par - pose for which the contest -was conducted. Thu trip will members of I be corps, actual . ex fwnittM i,.,aiina rnBnFiuiin Members of the corps and legion I expressed their appreciation of the nwilHtiinu h ..illno ,.Pf l the contest have given In making (no trip to the stale convention , ", , T , .. I possible. Thc .l-a Grande post Is " " farming nrea In this coun hoping for a large rcpresentutioti ' y',., ' ', '"' ., ' ., i ' at tin. nnnwiiiiniL ti.i ', . "Wcstund for llie .creation .of they are going with the idea of bringing the 192? state convention to L.a Grande. . , ' Besides reeivlnir h trio tn Ifntitt Bay with all expenses paid, where'1.0 American stability, she , will represent ,the local pot In a state contest, Miss Su ikert ...in , ... a. ..... i. . I Iwthlng outfit, ! (Continued on Page 6) n j. .. - i' WILBUR DAVIS FILES REPORT xiaiiroaa 01 uregons1 Whitney i.. uoi, hairmuii or Affairs Heard in Cir-,,,,! c0,,1,"ll''n expressed Ihe name CUlt vOUrt. I Wilbur B.-I ais' report for hlo brief term as receiver for thcCen-l Iral Halhoad of Oregon was sub-l fu'l tied' amicably ivhd without arff n- luent 'in fht ": circuit- -court - IhfH ' nioi'ning.'''- 'Jtidgi J. W" KriowlfS approved the Hecounl.- I - fharb's K: More. ' malinger, unrll Blaine Halloek. of Baker, who 'represents the I'oiid,' offered no ob-J Jectloa to the Htalemi'iil of the company s affairs as Davis gave II.1- Altog'tlmrMl 'ivas as serene a bit or legislation as -has Iwirf. corded: lu the railroad's stormy hislor-, : Kiithk Mct'ulJoch. of Baker, was present as attorney- for Davla. More than one hundred buyers and Interested spectators gather Jed In the lot buck of the chamber ! of commerce offices this afternoon !al one o'clock Tor the second free j auction sale conducted by the : chamber of commerce on com ! miinlty sab s day, I Tho plan was first Initiated one (month' ago und today the number of things there to be sold was I more than doubled. The m-le start ed at one o'etw k and by 1:3S Tom Johnson, auctioneer, had sold sev eral of the articles. Including . a davenport, a china close U a rug, and Kord truck and several other articles. - . . But farm Implements and furni ture arc not tho only bargHlns to be had at the sale. Klfteen head of horses are there walling to be j aold, lesidea five head of - sheep. two more uuioniooiies anu several baby buggies. People Irom over ail (tie. valley entered machinery, horses, har ness and other articles to be sold this morning, adding to the Ibd of articles to be sold publlnhed yes terday. Heveral people visited the lot this morning and looked over the articles to be sold. Tho number of people In town for the sale and auction Is prob- I ably twice the number here the first community sules day a j month ago. , IRHIII mm Land Settlement' Commit tee of Portland Ad-' vises Local Men .-. smaller"farms also advocated ' - - -y-- Portland Men rand U. V. Railroad Officials : Are Gnests : of j Chamber of - Commerce, at Dinner. : Members of the' Y.luion' county chamber of coiMinerce,...-hosts to the; Portland . cliumber of com merce land settleinnnt comnilltec ?!"!",! " ,d,"n" "l'"" " ' f"0"" . 'aBlJ ",h'1'e'' ' d riMiiilin11"1 ""'Ul "l uruum: - T""" wimip ". i Marshall I. Dana, associate cdl, lor or .,h? ri Byng uddress. dungel' Of pointed out the present' .'conditions " " non Wl" ','a homes In (lie west utlder the. most ideal . conditions for producing hu-i man .happiness,'- IVanw .declared. Homes on. tho lund'ls tho .answer ' Valley. Irrigat km ' wuiMH : . , ill (ai.uti j lie the i opinion 'that the nbi'lliw'cst'B . fulu'ra depends .'upo-. lh. ; Tlit-n-U'v-aro only. l;iv mllrtoi. a:rtH now . untfLe iirtgauotk in: in northVfy hts ald.,.u,(dlns tlmt this it only a hiiiuH prvportton . of thr whole. . ,. ... : ;"Start u .wnv- pHriQUf of ptimteiji liciT;'! lni urjjild. ; , " t , 'I'liuru la nothing 'viron1 'Vllfi I .a L Qrundi'- but ,thvr Jb jMuillnv wrort --wllh thV rurnv' ptipulu(lon outside of I.a OrtfndN TIihi-! Isn't much UH of th land . ttleni'-nl cOintiiHtot bringing ni''fi hern with coiidtMon.s hh Uuy art you .need reclamation." . in HI ion? and we may ' spend hun dreds of thousands of dollars but w eun'l do a thing unless wc get local cooperation." Iih pointed oul. . "I would lovV to se-e you Irrigate the Untndo Hpnde valley uiid dl vldo up iho' largo holdltigs hord."" lioiHi? stild; "H wpuld add to your proHporlty and build up co operation. I hope the inninlx'ts of Ihe rhiimb'-r of comniprce put lln'lr . hearts Into this . inattr a the un mbot's oT our committee are- I hop-, the snnio spirit will arise 'Wllhtn you," : ' : ituipH Mead ami Work' 1 .During hts speech, he rapped . (Continued fin I'urn kilahL) BALLOTS CAST IN . SCHOOL ELECTION TO BE RECOUNTED The votes east at the school elec llon Monday afternoon will be re counted, members of- the school board announced this morning. The recount Is being made because of the elotfe race between Kobert H. , Ka-kin und W. Weeks for di rector of the hoard, Mr. Kakln won over Mr. Weeks by one vote, according to tho count taken Mon day evening following the election. A special mooting of the school board will be. called within the next (fci,y or two und thu votes, will be counted over ut that time. Railroad Officials in Union, Wallowa "CounUes!;Vu,;.work" '" vro,mUy J. Collins. ' general passenger ugent of the I'nlon Paelfle sys tem: J. I. I'urdy, traveling freighf and passenger agent, and J. ('. 'uinmmir. general bagguge ugent. are In Wullowu county toduy on u trip of Inspection. . Collins und Cumuiing have heudguurtcrs in I'ortlund uhd I'urdy is located ! Wallu Walla. The three offieluls were in luv flrundc this morning - und an- kindling a fire with kurosene lu a nounceri thut the V. P. will make, stove at a rwdhouse near here, up u coach excursion from Ha-1 which wtiH operated, by her bus ker to Portland July 3. return- J band und her. Hhe" used u half ing' here July 6' With round trio aullnn eontuiner nt nil which er. prices from Ijl Orande ut IS. The orispeciill will arrive In Portland the morning of July 4th and leave 'tilery Ihe w-at evening. DRYTELLS I OF LEAGUE EXPENSES Wayne; B.- . Wheeler :1s ; .Quizzed by Reed Bpj- fore. Committee-, League;s1Tear I ; ; BOOK IN . ERROR Cost of Pi-ohibition Cam v' paign at One Time Av- eraged About $2,500r : 000 a Year. ' WAHHINQT6n, June 23 AP). Tn king the wltnt'tki stand lifter a private qynsu'tatlon with com mittee members, Wayne B. MSIieftl er resumed hln Btoty of. Antl tialoon heaffue activities today at an open' session' of tho senate campaign funds committee. 'j He: was uffutn Muoattontd ,in de tail about leasuc finances -ani league policies, and In ordet- t be In a position to reply, ho took with him to the stand a mass of Informatlbn brought to 'Washington- at the . committee's re-quent front' tho' league' headuuurturs at Westrrvllla, Ohio; . C'halrinun Heed liegan without preliminaries a series of question on .the basts of the year book of the dryiqague. for J 92 fr. Wheeler sat Uack from thu table, with his chair on tho. dais.."? He chewed on the end of a yellow pencil. ; i. "Is this the year book of the Anlt-Maloon league ?'! Keed aaktU, an ho passed tho book over, v - ' "'-v 'Krrwric -In ttootu i" 4.i( ' It' Is prepared byJv"'Dr;' l'Mi' d (tibnilnued .nil agf '4r,;( ''1 ' MANY EXPECT TO i;! . .MAKE TRIP INTO - WALLOWA CO IWT Y 5 - ! More1" fesoI'Vatlons 11 pre' '"liMni made' each daV for thu Witllowa county caraVaiS.' which leiives hern tomorrow urternoon for a two days' trip through the nelglibor Ing county,-Karl IteVnolds, . secre tkry of the chamber of commerce, announced' this morhltig. The coiu mlttee In charge Is asking the people to make reservations with out -walling, for the committee to ask them. All reservations must be made before-tomorrow noon. The caiavan will' leave at 3:30 o'clock. i :; , V . ,Tho Kriterpiise'- .meeting t tuinor row evening the first of the sen. les will' hfc' presided over by J. P. Moi'plock, chairman ', or -i the ''get aefiualntcd" commltt'ec. hl"h Is conduct ing : tlie- caravan, t Tim visitor!1 have been promised in Interesting program by tho peo plo' of Knlcrprlse. ' V ,WNouanM ljitbiixfastir , , lA Jgreat deal of tmt huslusiu Is being shown by the people or Wallow'a where the flhal ineetlht; will be lie Id r'rlday evening. Ir. W. T.-I'hy. president of the t'nloir ef.tintv ;.h.iiin.r. nt i-niiiliiorr-M will 1 preside at that jneellng. Wallowa1 people will furnish a musical pro giam during the dinner. . Itestdea the progruins being of fercd by the Wallowa county peo ple... a 16-plece bund, under the' direction of Andrew J,oney Jr. WUI; accompany the Union county car-; avail. j ThtirMlnv Mght nt Iike Thursduy night will be spent ut the Wonderland hotel at Wallowa lake and J. ('. Macl'herson. man ager theru, announced that every thing is In readiness for the party. I A chalrmun for. the, Joseph meeting. I'Vlduy noon, lias not ytt been chosen. After lunch and a program at Joseph there n ill be several aide, trips.' One of these trips will , probably follow the "red arrow" sign leading through Wallowa county's farming district, 'rlday morning a visit to the Most of t he ca i a van w II I re turn to Im Grande Kridjiy night following the Wallowa dinner and program. Portland Woman Dies Of Kerosene Burns", i I POItTIMJ. Ore., June j (AP) 1 Mm. K. A. Arata. 4f, died early ! toduy fron. burnH received while ploded. covering her with flames. Her husband win hudlv horned I about tho hands and arms trvln-r Trains May t - - -,,,,..'....'.. .. i , , ' A dtmnsin of a hmvI. road bed; Hlxminv liotv Iho rails will' un fastvainl lo hII (Inlrm mmk 'In Hw , vomwHe. ' Kninrcrx Mlrvc lliat on Niit'h a track iralns luar attain a spued of 100 miles an hour, r ppvr' rialm a. skvtt'li of IIh war oiilinar)' rnailliol!) ili'vvloi "wavtV) Ion, I1WI dent I'Vsnk H. Alfrvd, of ' ttie - lvre. Marquette road. GUARDSMEN IN SECRET DRILL Camp Jackson Deserted ' ndnv flffipinl Tom. ioaay uinciai 1 em - perature of .; Medford Yesterdays 102 Above. 1 iu'i,v,i .. , ,,: MbDl'OKD.iOre.. Juno 3J (Al). clly Tuesday wus 103 degro.is. nioileruted slightly by a northerly bieese.. . MKlwuo;.om.JuwB8U'A.i.rM: -it iiii.i. ju. ksth ,, ,i,-..ri.rf ,. duy by, . the national 4ruurdsine.ii eniilllliiiccl tllero. Tim tluons left 'il&m ml H hlvnilaw." 'fiYnlirkt . ' n'tstiu'eM White. Inumu4d.,le(t .Tuesflav, for-AstorluVdndUW MuAi ftf' the brlgu'ilel tleq p'iyi'M' noon; vuicn wju .uiv lyiynue Oovenroi I'Meite aid Mgn'it! urniy olTieiuls. . .. . ''The .cuglnee r corps,, returned, this, morning, from th.e urtlUQry rangv. where they have engaged in put ting out the grass und, brush, tire that swept 1,600 ucrcs, every vest ige of fire being .eradicated be fore the hoops began their cainp ward. march.- . ; i , . i " (.'AMI1 JACK8UN, Ore.. 'June 1.1 (Htivviul)'. Compuny K . stiirtud Monday with tho usual closo-ordr.r Ui'til, whlrh was followed liy opon-',lu.iix. stormy petrel of French pol order lirlll until noon, Thu In'.- Illcs. occupied un Invitation to tur was tlio. working out' of tho problem of mlvunelng a platoon agalhat muchlne gun fire, i. ,' ' Monday ul'tei noun ttlie .compuny hiked to-Koxey Anne to vlew-COui'-t panics li -uiid, M, of the 7th',nan.M...!Poijiculri) cjej-ilped to tako tho try,'show how .a conipuny ,Jn t. .post, ; . ' tuck !s supported by machlnot Bans. .; . ,. : j,-,-, ,,',!. I The rompuny returnedi from tho nmn in ,;:! iv in. -ujii wifs ive until 0, o'clock, to pri'pui'u.. for but, tulioii pui-uilfi. ,ul b:l& p. m. . .in cluded n ttie purudo .were;, llead- (iiilvII'U pnmniinu Union I'nni. puny K. Jai Uruiide; (.'puiliiiny, ilaker:. .Compaiiy , U,,. Pendleton: Compuny II. Tiie,. Dalles. There wus some ulann in cump Mondity urternoon when u fire Htul'ted in tho forest north of MeJ ford. Tho 102nd inrunlry wus rushed to the scene In trucks lo buttle the flumes. The 180th In fantry wus ordered to stund reudy to go If its services were needed. The guardsmen succeeded in get ting the flumes under control. Compuny I'J Is going nearly I"') per cent to the American J.cglon I dunce ut the Medfurd armory. The dance Is rice und most of tin. boys Ate glad to get uny sort of entei'lurniiient w hlle in cump. ' mx.io.v ikiiI-x;atix naii;i IKNII.KTON. June L'3 AIM.--Kred Htelwer, '('liuide ('hutnbeis and MVed Dehart huve been elected- Pendleton delegates to the American legion convention to be held in August In Mar-Hhflcld. TODAY'S GAMES, KATIONAIi IHJHTON (AP) urookiyn l H. H. K. ......... i 7 0 1 6 1 Khrhurdt tuid Uenton . and Uoston Halt tries petty. Ilurgreuves, O'Nell; Ulbson. j NKW TOUK (AP) .Philadelphia-New York doublehcader post poned, ruin. ' AMKItlCA.V I.IOAta K PUIl.ilii i.nuii in. 11..1.. lnaton.fhliuiieit.hi. ,,.i..n,.i i jioerage 100 Miles An Hour Bulletins KI'OKANK, Juno till. (Al') Ur. . r. VillUiir lorlland, was, seven up on Hugo Haakon, of Tscotiia, at the end of tliclr IS-hole nioni mt round In tlio Pacirk) Northwest '' WaU, Kpukanc, played par golf nimii 1110 is ihi im up on rrllIlk ItolPi Oregon ,.'', diampion. ' H'AKHINOTON, Juno 2S. (API -Uiliernian J. tjoa-cll, of New York. u,!--, Bernard Hroisanl of , ZZV',?. J. .1 TlTT. ,L berri of tho tariff commission, - rvur uiiniaMiTO enwere who Xred tlHtr rtctlins Ulth burning """l"". OffleMt and I ZZTLZJZl 7 ?T . rf"'1 tho vkttms. women . were dMmRIAND -SUCCEEDS ; I'Wnarl' u nnnmvi '."' !;:tenth. CABINET PA HIM, Juno 38. ' (AP) Arls tldo Briund succoodod today In forming his tonth cabinet. The new ministry Is liolng presented to I'rnsldrmt Doumi'igun tonight. - I'AUIH. June 28. (AP) The Kr(noli polilicul situation shifted sharply toiluy when JosoDh Call. take the ministry, of ' flnanco in Iho new. Uriunil cabinet. M. tttilia(ix "will luke, tlio, port folio which M, Ui'lHnii had reserv-' ed for oriiier president Polncare. uM, ijrlund went to Blyseo palace to .iniui-ni Pri'sldeiil, Uoumqrguo that he had fulled In his mission, inn (no pies dent provullcd upon him to try iigiiln ,,,,Mk . Hrlunil ,iyll, reiiuiUi, preinlor und wjll hold the foreign aWalrs porl folio while M. (.'nillaux will take Ihe rinauce inlnlHtry with the privilege or having a word with M. Mriand In tlio selection of tho rest of the cabinet.! Unearth New Clues in Gaines Death Mystery HKATTI.K, June 23. ( AP) Mutt Klurwlch, sherlrf of King county, announced today that "I have some hot tips and I may have some surprises" In a mystery as Co who assuulted and killed Hylvlu Howurd Uulnes here a week ago tonight. The sheriff, who yesterday stat ed thut he had opened an Inquiry on hts own Interest,' declared that Cudcrshcrtrr Archie llutchlnakm hod ivorked until u o'clock I Ills morning on clews und then 1 look three hours rest. . Or'r'ICK A'l'HtAtTH ' mnAlKHt. PKNIll.KTON. June SI (AP).-Thn-giulu Insiiecllon brrice whl'.-h hua boi'n Installt'tl' In Pendleton this week, Is cuiislng conslderublci Interest umopg wheat growers of the county alio will bring sum-; plts here liisteud of huving sehtl them to Ppitlund for weigh ing und gruding. r. K. Cullen is In qhui'ge of the ofrce. .NO IDHKST k'lKEti. PKNDLKTON. June i! (AP). No rorest rires huvq been report-! ed In the I'muttllu nallonnl for- The plun for (lie new draign est so fur this year, ullhouith the I culls ror a slub ot concrete 10 fire hazard is Increuslng In the reel wide by 18 inches thick, which southern end of the forest, due , will make for permanent con.il ruc to dry - weather. A week-end tlon. snowfall In tho north has reduced! This will permit a. lighter rail tlm. danger there. j than tire type now lu use, since the GAR. RANKS ARE DEPLETED State Convention ' Hears of 115 Deaths of Civil War Veterans During the Year. ' MltSHFIBJ,D. Ore. June 21. (AP) Only 879 members of the Grand Air my of the ' Republte are living In' Oregon at' the present time. Throe of the 60 posts In the stuto. have been disbanded, owing to deaths " depleting tho ranks. During the part year there have HB?T' awong taa .ami CPntmander lithrop mad. th. report at tha anatfal eniampmeht, .which la In aaaston bora. LAthrop, who has heeji Ihe .storm fonter-of, litigation. oontuWeB bis i presiding offlo4 Ueibltt h ed busting lint HthYi rnaiiOBiU! br-l ganlsation of the W. A. ft.' Id bers fU. that luonly Alt days td aarro; unin t nis- suocoasoa la named and haa-bveti ailotveaUa complete his term. , Kncalmpmcot Suocessful ' Cool weather prevailing . here has mado tho encampment most succossful for the, aged veteran and for tho associated organisa tions. . .. ' .; Officers of tha O. A. R. aro to bo elected lato today. The ladles of tha a. A. H. started . to hold their annual election this morning, and adjourned for the parade. Of ficer chosen wore: president, TU llo Rodgers, . o.ti Albany;, senior vice prosldant, . Rose Stewart, , of Portland; Junlor vice . president, Minnie McOIII, of Portland., The rest of the officer are to bo chos en this afternoon. Balem wus . prominently , men tioned as likely, to get tho next an nual encampment. ,j C. B, Keek, of , Bandon, was elected division commander of the Hons, of Veterans.. Other 'i. officer elected wero V. O. Boyer, of Sa lem, .' senior - vloe commander Charles H. -Walters. Marshtleld, junior vice commander; C. O. Oosnoy, of Murshfleld, secretary; Dr. K. K. Pound, Salem; 1.. VVul do Murruy, or Portland, and C. O. Oosney members of tho division council. : i Tho Oregon Sons ot Veteran (Continued on Page 6) Engineers Believe Trains May Be Made To Do 100 Per , (By Itny f. Ulbbons) lilOTHOIT, June 23.- (NBA Spe cial) Modern railroading may soon he revolutionized . by ' con Hlnictlon or a new type concrete routlbetl which will permit roller bearing trulns (o travel too miles ail hour in surety over a smooth, tiiistlesn rlirht-of-way. This. is the. opinion of engineers now contemplating u quarter-mile let seclion of such track be- itween tills city Mild Pontlac Mich., on'tlie Pere Murnuette railroad, one 1 nf Un. hnnu lntl,,.lAl li. Iha nr.. pout'd Nickel Piute mtcrger of the Van Hwcringens. Klart 'rt .Mtintli. Prank H. AUred. president of tlie road, has announced the construc tion nr the tent stretch will ho sturted In July. III00USL1 mm Long Muain; Woman Pastor b Positively Identified . , makes eccape fhoii kidnap::": Pleas for Assistance frora Unknown Woman tt Ocean Park Resulted in ' Abduction. UOUOLAfl, Aria.. Juna JI. (AP) ' Almee Bempl MePberaoa, miss- , Ing Lpa1 Aagvle vvangelhat - qulv- . ering with exhaustloa: with her hair shorn; bedraggled and cov. , ered with mud, staggered Into ( Agua Prleta, acroae , the border -from Dougfea today, was picked op in a , Heml-conscloo tate. and ; brought to a hospital her bf James Anderaon. an ' Amertean. Lying on a cot In tho hospital, ah , told how she had been kidnap ' from Ocean Park. , Cal and, held , prisoner In Mexico sine May It X by two men and two women and how she had prayed aad tallwd to her captor ot OodV Ihe ended j her story with . wan emlle aa she ; remarked; "I'll bet they were tired of hearing my preaefclnr." ' The former evangelist, from her' , I oot In the1 iMapltali Veld aUr of ' abduction from' Oeeaa Park CMki "'! trip aeros the border, to Mex ico, and at hew eoap about aoon rdjr and ran nattl ah j flrtl tint w"-)!!' v'ui i ''.''' I rinally ,iu g, m, .eaiirauiri, which iha been 'tawiuld. by a-u.; cer here a th fcmon HWer Head: mouttaln, mlM awatb Wa i lr6ra, M. aha headed tor tt, H,it li, "j.'lL... Kit.' -;.i UHeachlnc til menntaUl nbout dusk, she found a road and atrug gled along. fWll'tront time to time of fatigue. the " aald" Whe ' sighted the gler from tha slag dump of the copper mltra tn this city a the night wore on. She finally reached the outsklrt of Agua , Prleta. and approaching a ; ';'Contjiiad n Pag I) THREE DIE WHEN CAR TURNS OVER AFTER BLOWOUT MODESTO, Cat.. JOB ft UP) ' Three eaaUrn vauderlll: per- farmer war kilt and three oth ers seriously, injured when aa auto 1 In which, they war driving, from , Stockton to ytesnot to, fill aa an.' gagement, turned turtle: on . th highway one nil south of Mo desto early -today. , fi !;c ' The dead Mn, - - . "; MRS. P. B. KIKCAID. New Tork Clty. wUd of tha driver of th ma chine. ?-'!' I 1 1 bertbrowk.it. HARRY DOD0OK. Springfield. Mo., who died at a, Modesto hos pital. ; : The dead , and 1 injured were brought to Modesto by passing mo torists. V. B. Klnceid, tho driver of the car, who 1 suffering from a frac tured skull believe a ' blowout caused the car 'to turn over. rail will act only as a wearing tun face and not a a beam; a on pres ent wood tlo usage. .'' Cut Maintenance . Cost. ' Tho mil will rest on edges of two steel plates Imbedded In, tho concrete,' And the phute in turn will be trussed together and ) to the foundation. ' "' Alfred says the new design wilt cut greatly the cost of maintenance on the-present type of roadbeds, which are little different from the roadbeds of a century ago, de spite the Increased weight and speed or rolling stock. Under present wood tie con struction, no matter how carefully the track la tadd, there tends to be a slight wave In the track. Wttlt concrete construction, It Is pre dicted, the track will be perfectly level und even at all times. The new design Is expected lo enable train to travel with le pull rrom the locomotive and the estimated total saving each year win equu-i tu'pr cvnt vi me cw-t;v of the track. (Copyright. HIS, "wis NBA Service, 'no.) ': . , t r.'