La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 01, 1927, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPERTEN PAGES tODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WtRE SERVICE CITY EDITION 7715, WEATHER OHKaON; Unsettled tonight and Baturday, probably ruin in ttio southwest portion. Kremlin g tern pcraturos in vast portion tonight. VOLUME XXV. MEMHBR ASSOCIATED PRE88 I A GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1927 - , MKMUER ASSOCIATED PRES8 ' NUMBER 201 NEW BUILDING FOR YEAR IS NOW $545,205 First f Quarter of 1927 . Finds .Construction . V Breaking Records TWO HOTELS THE V MAJOR PROJECTS Total of March Permits, . '$275,690, Greater Than '" Any One Month in Lo h cal History. v lfcurliig (lie month of .Imiuhry, J-Vhrunry mill March new conM ruc tion In (lie city of I, (arainle rrnelie! m record-breaking total of jaia.zu.i. a ngnrc rr larger man liny total for any Klngte, year In lo cal lilntory. j The 'month of March wnn nlxo h rword breaker, yUU pcrmllH to build renrhlng $315,810. Hordes the two $225,000 permits for hotol : construction In ,the. oily taken out by V. C'i Iieekte.1. of I'ortlund, and .Julius Hoeseh, of . Ia Grande, there are u large num ber of permits both fur business and resiUent.nl construction.- . .'.''-, :; .'. - Much Activity -K- Several business houses- are en gaged In remodeling .wrlt; and some new construction has-' been Jaunehed. . . ': Among recent residential permits Issued are two for JIU.OuO, both ap plied for this month. Dr. J. D. Ingle and F.D. Appleby are owner I of these two. Dr. Ingle home v"'. bo located just cast of tho J. E. Heynolds residence and Mr. Aiml ,-by'fl residence Is to bo erected at the- corner of First and Pennsyl vania. It will' be a two-story colonial, type and Dr. Jngle's wui follow a Spunlsh design, it Is suld. :V l-nuiddHlon to the permlts already ttfiton out, u:iiumheifof jmijects will be 'taken up i it tho near future, in- eluding a $75,000 brick apartmont house at- the corner of Washing- ton und Third, to he built by Messrs. Henderson apd Krown, of Portland. KxcavaUun ehpdtiled to-begin on tho lot tv( wcek.-r ? V The new Eastern Oregon normal school will probably : be started later In tho year, U.Ih believed here, and there ire possibilities that' a municipal building or un armory , may be erected, although no dif tnlte arrangements have been made. ; Out.shle Capital Interested. . One of the facts that .stand out this yea) Is the Interest outside cup it it 1 Is showing In Lu Grande, In icutiiig that the belief that this city ltt the best In . KiiMleni; Orepon in j not only HhureU by lorul people but Df the cbnniber of eommerce, and by out-of-town Interests ja.i -.well..- aecompunylnf; the check was a Mr. BOektell, Mr. Brown and Mr.jRgned stuleinent by Mr. ItocBch f?enc.r8bn will Kpelul more than ; Hiithorlzlne ttie committee to usi , J3i,0.Dl)0 on their projects; csclualvo j (nfH moI(.y for an armory if be of furiiiHliIngM. J- ' : - l fulh'd to build a modern seven- '.. Tho permit for thin first qunr-story hotel by the first of the year, ter arc-also bcllCved-to outrank thcjThi' strueturc is to be built on the yearly permits for uny one year of-corner of Kir street and Adams uny. other ISaHtern OregHi city. aveiimj mid workmen nn now en ;v 1 ! irasred in razini? the building now SCOUT HEADS OF CITY WILL MEET TONIGHT .'.'',.( ". : 'Advaueed first aid will be taken up art the roffuiar -weekly boy scout iiKiorshln tnilnlne school this even- liitf. whlcli will bo held in llM Huron, to bold the check and state busemvnt of the Methodist nient in aeeordance with Mr. Uplscopul ehureh. Or. K. O. Klrby will give the demonstration. ' Tho 'school will start with an Ufsembly Iby patrols, after which tlie patrol system ft II be discussedy There "III also be discussion about the compass and how to use It. The' morula period.' with' games und songs, will bo ut nine o'clock und ot ,1:30 the school will close. WHAT ' CAN $500 PURCHASE? If a business nma bus nil ml rertlslng approiirlntlon nf 9.VOO. Iiow do you think It eould best be cHMidel to mi'ure tlie best relurils? f lilrwt-hy.niall ndvortlslnjr l vnluable and Is most frequently a-ed to Vupiilenienl newspaper pace. .. '' ritH'iided In I list ' MOuUI send a 5-liieb ki rani tuessuge m Silt) ludivhluiils lust 10 times during a year. And S.vm sis-ill In Tim observer will iid un fl-in-li adverilslng imw -aire 11000 runillksi Jusl 31)0 limes during a year. In tuber words a mercliant ran mv-li SIX TI.MKS ns ninny rutlillle nrurly lOKillT TIMKS as often In Tlie lihserver for the same amount nf nxincjr wlih tarsiT wi-c. The rout tier n-ader Is reniarknbly IM and tlie n-ailer liuen-si ami p-sder confidence arc notably lilgh. It Ls only natural, then lore, that llH-re Is a marked tendency to concentrate-advertising vipcudlluro In Tin: Ob server. Ubaervrr AdrertWnf -A Kercbaodlslnc BarrkV 0. A. C Military Band in Recital , Here Last Night More Than 400 Hear Ca- ; (lets' Program at High School Band Is at En terprise Today. Appearing before more than 400 La Grundo people, the O. A C. eadet band, led by Captain H. L. Benrd, director, made a distinctly fuvorablo Impression in tho high school uudltorlum laat night. Tho various numbers, especially aolo selections and tho presenta tion of tho saxophono quartet, re sulted In vigorous applause was not i stilled until encore numbers svuro fu.rhish.od. The three Kiistem Oregon mem bers. Kenneth MuGrath. of North Powder; Francis Snod grass, of La Grande; and Guy Craig, of Knter prlse, nil appenrod in special num bers and each won a large share of the applause. - . 6qluLt4 Please '. Mr. Hnodgrass and Navarro Dunn, of Corvallis. played a trom bone duet "Hoar Mo Norma" (Bel lini). Mr. McGrath was a member of tho saxophone quartet, which probably was the "hit" of tho pro gram, and fr. Craig sang "On The Hon d to Mandalay", (Speaks). Tho-program began with tho overture "Kuryanthn" byt Von Weber, a difficult number which was well played. A trumpet solo "Kacllila", by Hartmann, was fur nished by Raymond Coopey, of Corvnlllfl, and he responded to tho applause with an encore. A selection from "Tannhauser" by Wngner was tho next ensemble number und fiousa's- Immortal "Stars and 8trlpes Forever", was given ns ait encore. ' : Motion Picture Slwwn ' Following tho appearance of Mr. Craig and the saxophones, a char- acteristlc number "Pep" by Amus den and the sullo Espagnole "La Feria", by LaCombe, preceded the Intermission, during which Pro fessor Edwin Heed spoko in con nection with the showing of a reel of motion pictures entitled "Hide lights on O. A. C." M. Iteed Is college editor. - During lfls talk ho praised La Grande students who mve made, good in various actlv- Hies at the college, naming some 6f them. ? i . . . . (Continued on Page Vivo)-.. Julius Roesch ' Places $40,000 , As a Guarantee .lullim Koirh yi-sterday after noon di-poit'd with IT. E. 'oo lldg president of Un Union coun ty chamber of conimercr,', a clicek for $-fn.ouo dated Jan. 1, 1!)2S, ,,,, Viibc 1o eoniinlttee ot thrci loeuted on that site. This follows up the statement made by Mr. Iloeseh Monday be fore the Kotary club, which was made to emphasize his derision to build ti new . hotel as rapidly ns possible. The uetton was entirely i voluntary und at Mr. Uoeseh's rc- quent Mr. CoolldK" bns appointed a commlltee of three, William Slev crlxt h U. AnmYhv and It. 11. Roesch's suggestion. The stulement follows: "To the l.u Orunde Nulionul bank. I.a Grande. Oregon: "I herewith uttaeh my personal check for forty thousand dollurs (lttl.000). to be cashed by the committee of the commercial club of Iji Grunde, Oregon, if I fall to build and complete a seven-story modern hotel on tho corner of Kir street und Adums avenuo, in Ijl Grande. Oregon, on or before' the first day of Junuary. 13S8, if nut l prevented by weulher conditions or nnforsccn conditions delaying the some. If said check is cashed. It is to be used exclusively, in con nection with funds from the state, to erect in Ihe city of Ia Grunde, Oregon, for the American Legion, un armory. ' "Dated ut l.a Grande, Oregon, this 31st day of March. 11)27. -(signed) Julius lloesch". Buildind Vault 1 At High School - . The school board .la liavlni? re pairs mudn at the hiKh Behool V...ll.ll l,u tr iilltllnf tlltv pa! under Ihr. front steps, and I muklnic a vault there, which will i Vh. imu.iI tn ki-pn nil -of the records and riles of the school distriet. guurdian of the Wunnishuunta Une end of the vault Is being j group, will award honor beads, af ceincnled and a first elnsn bank j tt-r which Mr A. V I.indgrun, vault door 1 being obtained from 'guardian of the Koangetaha. cump- I a m-atlle bank, i entrance on the I the building vl)l bo moved out- ward. ' All minute books of the district, kept on file for many years, can celed checks and other records wilt be kept in the vault- .- MRS.A.T.IULL NE17 HEAD OF ; CHURCH BODY La Grande Woman Elect-; pd to Important Posi- 1 tion This Afternoon MRS. E. P. MOSSMAN ( IS ALSO HONORED Other La.. Grande Mem- . hers of-Grande- Roridc . Pre"sbyterial Named at Annual Election. ' , Mrs. A. T. Hill, of Im Orandr, ... J.DNOON, 'Apr. 1 (Al'. Tjw will hi'aU thiv'OrRndo Itoude prcs- ..tabinut lutiuy upprQ'Ml tlu' ifoy bytopl of lluj KlfHt Ureahytcrtuti erniiionrn im(i notti to thu 'an church for thm noxt yuar. , Her tonis? aulhartlU'R in ('hln. H i" election took pluco this afternoon unaerslood thut the note dumunds Uurinff tliu UuslnoHS nteetini; of thov puntuhment of thpo responsible presbyterlol, tho 'annuul two-day-for the Nunkintf outraKes, tndeni sesslon of which wilt close this! uf-- nlflcHtlon of til" victims or their ternoon. - " -. ' lumllles und upplogles ta the bov- Msny other li Oriindo womeii : prnM1,,nl" w,l"" eoosulutes wer. were elected to office, the Idea of "ootid und whuae ofilcluls .wore tho prsanHmtlon bolnff to solcct ; attusked. ' enough-'Of ..the' officers from ono ;"' .' ' ' ' : V town so that an exeout tvtf 'meotltur 'CANTON, Apr.; t (Al'). r;Tht eun be culled at uny Unto without: provl.Veiul. government hus ts3iiel any onb huvlng to (ravel a greut a wanting to the Cantonese not t dlHtuVice. . . ' - j mle.d Ihe peaceful foreigners Id '. ; Others Gtvcn I'osts i ' ' I cl,ln"- j '-'i;."-' Mrs.- 10i P. ' Mofsmon. ' of La Grande, ' wus elected honorary president: Mrs. Phil Thompson, of Lit Oran'de.. first vice president; Mrs. Charles P. Holly, of Union. ' second vice president:' Mrs. J. H, "w .., m Donald, of IlaKur. third vloo presKiPOiflX1" '""y " China . were up dent; Ur. Margaret Ingle, of La I proved today by Secretary Wilbur. Grande, corresponding secretary: ! : As offklully ' Issued lute :ortu Mrs. William Miller, of Tjl Grande, the orders culled for the conein reeording secretary:' Mrs. ,A., V.'.tration of M56 men, 74 eomuus l.lndgren, of l.a Grande, treasurer; slened and 3 warrant orilccrs. Mrs. ' L'hnuneey' 1 Klrkpalrlek, of ; Secretary Wilbur said the deel Ilaker, secretary of stewardship; B(,n to organise the force ha 1 Mrs. Waller Coelt, of Union, secrc- , iet.n reached on Ihe suggestion o:' (Continued on Page Vivo) : ,. " SUNDAY CONCERT PROGPM La Grande- Band to Play lections Featured ; r,... ..,.ut,i i..a i.v n. J( rt int.niniui.i will i.a played at the Sunday A o'clock con- oert. at the Arcade thoiitor, It Is lni . ngnm wnn u lainimj This aflermm, JikIko Knowles Is announced by - director Andrew -baily of &a()N bluejackets. ) jhcarinK an oriully case nf John Al ioney today. Mr. Irfiney has also'' j 1 ' r ilea vh. O. H. Kilvei'tborn, a dispute completed the program for the re cltal, which is us follows: March .- "Sabre and Spurs' Tone l'oem - , 'In Lover's linc'' Iaivko from the Solisu' -I'rjor "New World Symphony" Dvorak Iceriptlve IMeee . , , "Cavalry I'hursc" Iud.ers Synupsls: Morning of battle: hi- ) fnntry atiprftachlnK; cavalry In the dlsuinee cunihiK nearer and nearer until they charge the enemy; the battle; defeat of -the enemy and their pursuit by the eifvulry, , , IXTKUVAI Soiilhern Kuntasla- Hy the Snanoe River" .Mydlelon rMi.rlitnl I . Two Utile Ittillfliiehes" .. .Kllng ... , liessrs. .niiiun noil uvhi-iwi . Overture . Hungarian fomeily" Keler-Hola lirs wilt l,f onened at the Ar- eude ut 3 :43 .o'clock Sunday after- ikhiII Mild i" ljlinl Will tt PIT I II IIIO uneninir niareh lS minuton later. Since all t'tnieerlH are MponHored" Ij the city of I.u Orande no uUnilnslui) chnrrjeM ure nnnlc. : Campfire Girls to Hold Ceremonial in Baptist Church Friday, April 8! The first pulilln ceremonial of the campflrn orgunUutlon here, with tin: alx local cainpriro girl groups taking part, will he given lf'rlday iVcnlng, April 8 Arbor ay In the I''lrt Itaptist church, and an' Interesting program for prewntutlon at that time Is now being prepared. , llceause the cnmpflre glrln over all the United Ktutes are, working for the conservation and planting of (roc this yeur, most of the pro gram will be about Irces. i fn the ttfemooa..thc girls of the various grohp ury planning to plant treed. Tho Irmfraiu . ' -The program will begin at i-lght o'clock with the cntranco' of the camprtrc- girls, to be followed by a , candle lighting ceremony by the Tatapochan group. The Tapu wlirgo group will jMng Hurn Kirc Burn.' and Mrs. l. . Kreneh The right front fire girls, the oldest In the clty.'lo guardlun of the Tiitapochun ground floor offwlll .award, the wood gatherers , group: Miss Myrtle Hoyt. the Tapa- rank.', - . wingo group; Miss Artu Verity, the In Oregon will lie here tomorrow f ,.Kiiiim with the emergency The; "Work Hong" '.wilt. 'bo glvenijosoha group: Mrs. I,. -H. Awes, tho lor the nnniiul slate convention of clause. The bill In nucsllon ear by life. Qsoha group.' ' Miss Bdnh gucujuweu group:.. Mrs. 1 C. the order. , ... rh'd the emergency eliitiH und has Jefisi-rr'will giye a poem entitled j Krcueli. thw Wunnlshuuntu grouii The business meeting -will be. already gone Into effect,' making ; "Whut .Ko Wa Plant."' and HU snd Mra A. V. Llndgren, tho So-' held ut 2 o'clock, and w ill clom a referendum Impossible ho tndl- Edltb Moscr will give ' a poem, DB1AIJDST0 BE I.IADE BY - BRITISHERS Cabinet in London Ap- ; proves Government s Note to Cantonese U. S. CONCENTRATES 1500 MORE MARINES Threats of Disorders and v ".Anti-Foreign Agitation " Claims Attentions of I. Amencans m China. TO OONCfcNTUATtf MAJOMiS WASfllXQTON, Apr. I (AP). Orders for tho concentration of 1600- addlliunnl marines at San Admlrul Vvuuqms. . t. mis ot ihe (Tenth regiment of artillery ul ijuiinuco iuteiuer wiiu one mills l'tluloon.' und lyo hulterles' of ur-' llllery. conslsllng u.f eight 75 nttl liiueler motqrtzed funs each will comprise tt. nurt of' tho t reserve .force.'-- One battalion of Infuntrv! .will' be draw n from . Ihe : .i-esl i ' ef-ust Dnllu, u intijuiity of thenieut Involved now being slutluncd hu'f ,wh"K S'a"' liimic coast. - '. . NorColk una New Vlrleuns p.ob, n.lly witt bo inude lluUL'Hvuiblir pohilfl In lliu eust, ; - f, ' TOKYO. Apr (AI1.). The Jap- i a!ea;' cruiser Yakumo has be n v' l" "-v,; - Sr-r SAl'l-, - JON(IKON(. Apr. 1 ' (XV). Twenty-four Ainerlcjin men, woui- en unil children, moslly .from the f'fttitlntied on Pnire Peiir. . J. C. Penney Co. btdre Observes 25th Anniversary!;;;; ' 9 '" " : Instead, 'of the usual' red. whllo ' and blue', buntliig uiiloyed for! r uecoruiivu puiposes in uie lime ol sales dnd uiiniveinary celebrations, the local .1. I'.. I'piiiim- pnmiui nv store on, Depot street, in recogul- ., t ,., ,. ...... ... iiuii ui i .,o:iiiim iiiu -.no ul siivoi year lit the history of the nation- wide organization. Is showing a decorative idea mi the front of the store und the interior of JtH Hhuw WII UIIWM. II HI VPr llllllll MPIMU IHPII. J In cunneetlon. Willi the tleeurn- .IIuiih liunorlny the(unnlvernu'ry( ol J- . - - (Continued on Page Five) "What Do -We Hum When Hurn Our Trees?" . .. Tree Ceremonial We 1 Nine girls will tako part liv the tree ceremonial, ."It'orest (uldK." The characters are: forest spirit. Sally HiegrlRl; campfire girl. Dor- othy Urownton: dryad of the apple tree. Ignore Kly;,of the birch treo. Wllma Hansell; of tlie elm tree, Murle Neuklrehner: of tho plno, Etmira Hhlrley: of the oak. Orelta, dieted recently by a grand Jury on Ii r son; of the inaple. Hiith Bwarls; u-Htluiony that ullege l.ott had of the AsprnfMary lJunlz."- . v:hfen killed and his ifbdy dumped'' Tho Oho ha girls will sing "Mum- niy Moon" and "Lay Me to Sleep 111' the. Hliollcrlng Flumes." The,; Tupawlngo group' will extinguish ' thc'culfdles, followed by the closing song. ' i- l'iano uccoinpunist for the pro- gruln will be .Mini Jean'WIIIIuiiis. Following the close ot the cere- monlal Mrs. L.H. Awes, guardian of the riucujuwca cumprtre girls, will, give a. tulk on "Forest Con servation." ' , - ! . Of -the six cunipflrc girl groups in the city Miss Henrietta Herring ngetuh group. - . HENRY FORD SUED AND INJURED HENRY FORD, . Uvm Im it itMt'iit (Irnwliiic of Henry t ortt. ivlio Ik prulmMy morn In tlm piihlit iitVKuiMrH thlH u'wk (linn any oilier one event. Ile (sKU'S Demur hiiwi toy Anroii HMpiro ror i,uiiu,ihhi im; viim iiijiii'imI , i In Hi Siiiidiiy Vhen IiIn flivver was fnreed off an embankment. As :K!i.slnniluii ntteinpls may hnvo eiiuseil tlie uceldenl. It i rnmoretl. G. R. Hibberd Is a Sentenced Today To Year m Pen ; I.', it. llililiei'il, fntind guilty fu Ihe rirtMiH court hurt tihout two nkb n a hKIKe of iu.reny, lww triul. wiiM'HfiilPil lhi trliil'thlii I morilintt (jy JikIro j' W. Knowles JU,a WUM ,'wntmiitl . to hoi'vo unu jyeur In thu lato penllentliuy. llll.l.nf.l tflll niiiinnl In tlwt mi. ,.-,. it wiik (inuiiuin-iMl this the motion of t)ie uj HOnio property nea 'cove. - a jury will be culled for the try InV of Lhrou eiiHUH tli firsL of next weak. ' , Desperadoes Kill : 2 Deputy Sheriffs Tex.. Apr. I. Al') - sheriffs were slain by MespcrurloeH on n- lonely s-ond near here early today. ; ' , Tlie bodies of the men, pat Kon- ' j near their automobile.' Two. pistols , luy lieHlde tlieni. Tollec arroKKKl i- hiikii Hiiihnr '.'....i i.'H u. .n. (.,., i...,.,t ni ill,- - - erty on iioiki in ronnectiou wnn the killing or loke niienauaii, a policeman. They arc searching for 'hltey Wallter. iilxo nut imiiiu ill i;'iiiih'ii whi im- cummti killing, which crurreil two j weekw awu. J'ho deinlien wcw killed without in Hhot at their uttuckorn who flrerl only three liuliPlm . i)cadMan' Returm; Prisoners Released j ' KIJTAW. AIh.. Apr. 1 (A ) Six I persons Hehcdiiled to filce trial to t day ror ine siuying oi j. it. ,ott. truveltng palnler, a year it go, are at HhwLy beeaiiso'of f .oil's sud den iLppearanei? In Kutuw yester- duy. MISS Tin liua Wilson. Mim Lollle WllrMin and Mrs. Mdtlie Ui yiioldHi nlsterH, und William and t'liarh ; Unchurch and Hal I-en, were In- Into the waters of. the Mhick War- j-ior river. ' . After Lotfs dlsuppiuiiinco 12 months ugo. authorities began an Investigation whli ll revealed blood- stains besldo the highway several miles from here while other sign of u struggle, und uppurenl altueks H-r iiistovvred Dn a rait on the river. . ; j , : ' CATIIOI.H' WOMKN TO MKKI' , i;i (!l',Ni:. Ore., Apr. I (AO Itepresenlutlves ; of the Culliollc. liaughters of America fioiu II seven chapters of the oiganljuitli tin- iwith a banquet ut 6 o'clock. KING FERDINAND DANGEROUSLY ILL Rumors of His: Death "Cir culated No Official f - Confirmation VIHN.VA. Apr.' I (Al) Belief Im widely o.ressiid here that King I'ri'ilinunil of Itiimuiila illed during the day. ( llt'CIIAltKKT, Kuimiulii, Air. 1. (AI')-r-KlHg J"oi(ll im in I'H conriilkin Wjh tukcri a sei'loiiM Inni for. the worse. I ' . ' . ' ' . UKUMtADH', Apr. I. (AP) Queen .Merle, nf .limo Hpuvln. iluuiihler of Klnit- Kordlnnnd, of ltuinmilii, left liiHt night ror Hueh ureHl. It is reported Hbe was suin moned lieeiiuse nf n crisis In tho condition of her father. , ', ' III0UI,I.V, AM-, I. t A I') Itepni'lH reaching here f rum llin-hiirest and other I tn Ikitu polnta Indicate that, the death of King Kerdluund, of ltuinanlii, is Imminent. ' CAKOli IN NDI'IM.V I'AIUH. Apr.. 1 ( AP) Prince . 'iliytnniliM irhMa prep no Indications tnut no was preparing to go to Bucharest whero - - l,-,.,H,,i,nt 1 rn , ' ' " , . ' ,' ;'"" "" . - J25 M 1111011 MaYKS Paid By Germany ItMltlJ.V, Apr. J. (Al) In ae cordiine.' with Ihe Dawes iigree itieul, the hunk for (iernmn iimIuh I rhi I obligations today handed 1 25. oon, (Mill niurks to the agent gen eral tor repuratlon payments. The ku in represents the. first half-yeurly "inKlallment of Interest due for Ihe third reparation year on the mortgiiRi on (lermany In dustry of fivo billion marks. Referendum Plans Are Given Setback KAI.KM.' Ore., Apr. 1 (Al') ItiTusIng to grant a ri'iiucct looking lowanl a rcfcri'ii'luiif of Ihe law miller which county assessors are using a conrldeutliil slalciiieiil sliei'l ill fixing iikscshciI vallllillolis this year. Keerclury -of mate nam A. Kowr toduy niadn a decision denying. I he (ireater Oregon Akso- elation of Portland the right lo have a ba(dt title prepared to In- voke tlin referendum' on house bill 72 of Ihe I : 7 legislature. . Ko.er Indicated that "I am of Ihe opinion that II Is without the i province of the soerelury of stale to UCCept SUeh CilCsl Illl'l TcHT the same Jo the attorney general In order that he may prepare the ballot title therefore", lie basc'l his decision on the constitutional provision providing for enactment cuted Thunderstorms Deal Death In The Middlewest Heavy Property Damage Caused in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas Farmers Quit Lowlands KANSAS CITY, Mo. Apr. 1 (AP) 1 Th underst orms of cloudburst proportions und swollen stroums liad -taken a toll of six -lives und ' caused heavy property damage In' t'entral Missouri. Northern Okla- homu und Houlheustcrn Kunsun.os farmci-H left lowlunds today on rc-r. ports of new flood Uungcra. The nooda followed heavy ruins throughout the Houlhweat Wednes day und yesterday, Waco, Mo., re ported 6.6 inches of ruin within 4S hours - while precipitation at soma Kunsua points reachod two Inches. Whllo Kansus points reported most streams upparrntly hud reachod tha crest, warnings to mot orists woro issued In Missouri and several Oklahoma streams threat ened furtho rises. Two Drowned Hay Dunch, 22, of Fairfax, Oklu.i was drowned yesterday when his uiotorhont upset in Halt creek, i-f" Hussell, 7, drowned when ho fell from u bridge over tho Washita river neur Mountulnvlcw. Three, porsons woro killed by lightning. Joe Burroughs, 4ti, supervisor of . tho Uypsy Oil farm neur Uavohport, Okla., was struck us ho entered hlB office. Tho build ing burned boforo his body was ro ooverod. Klvis Trusty, 17, Musko gee, Okla., was killed whllo leading a mule from a burn yard. Irfslio Jones, 17, Springfield, Mo., was tho third victim. , Continued unsettled wouthor was forecast tor today. ' Henry Ford To Recuperate At ' r IiPiirhnrn Home' MJCalUXnil iiWlllV , . . . nearies, eunor or lue uiuieu aiiihi IJHTKOIT Aiir. 1. (Al'lUohlnd '(Workers Journal us saying thut 11,5 carefully guarded portuls of his . the Pittsburg Coal company Is tho great estate at Dearborn, Henry, muln objeotlvd of 'the natlon-wld.i Ford, reputed tho world's richest . union minors Htrlko which begun , mini, flat on his buck In bed today, I lust midnight. . , begun u long period ot ul.soluto j . Tho .Pltisburg Ooul company rest which his doctors suld would nominally tho lurgest producer of fully restore his heuth. ' bltumilnous coal in the United ' Uhdflng f th restraint of trout.) Htates, novored rolatloo" with tho mont In his own great hospital, Mr. I Union two years ago and begun i,wrt iniirinrlv wus returned to his ooeratlons on a non-union basis. liomo lust night a ton-mllo umnu laneo ride. Rests Only on Buck Hpllnted buck nnd chest, to lllln lmiup sutforiiiB from Injuries re ceived whon the little coupe ho wus driving wus sldcBwlpea by u lurger motor cur Sunday night, the manu facturer could bo cunitortublo in no position except prostrate Mr. Ford returned to spend the period ot recuperation within u few hundred yards of tho spot lit which ho nourly lost his llto. Htund Ing at tho River Rogue bridge over which ho Just had passed whon his ear was hurled down tho em bankment, the roof ot tho home Is visible over u high wire fenco and woll beyond towering tree tops. 11 was understood toduy thut the Ford nrgiinlKiitlon'H prlvulo Investi gators continued their efforts to find Ihe big nlttomobllo which i crowded Mr. Ford off the roud nt lone of the only two spots on bis routo.l homo from his laboratories where such an accident couls) have been inoro than trivial. Klamath Falls Is , Covered by Snow KLAMATH KAL1.K, Ore., Apr. 1 (AP) Klumuth Kails was subject ed to a rcul April fool's Joke toduy when It uweko to find four Inches of snow on tho ground und every Indication of continued stormy weather. Iteports from outlying dlxli'lelH tell of snow of depths ranging Troiii two to ten Inches. Cllll'AflO. Apr. I. (Al') Winter played a cold all fools' day prank on .Middle America today, pouring snow down Ihe back of thinly clad spring ami roaring his glee with winds of gale force and arctic chill. Itnpld City. H. I)., saw III Inches of snow when II threw back the Mbuttei'M this morning und tho ground was unseasonably white In other parts 'of that state and lu Western .Vebraskn. W ar Hatchet Is Buried Deeper l'AKIK Apr. I (AP) The Kniiieo-tieriiiun war hatehet wan burled a lew Inches deeper toduy. The I'aiiM police ordered the pro prietors of several motion picture hoiiseii to delete Ihe "Insulting" word "boche" from a rlliu now Nliowlng and replace It with "ulle lnniid" tlie French word t for tjerniiin.'' HAVi:S Itl SICNS KAI.KM. Ore.. Apr. t (AP) Tho resignation of Jans Hayes from the stale fish commission wus received lit- the offlco of Clovernor 1. J. PuttiTson here tills morning, llcs Ignutlons were nlrendy. on huiul rroiu W. T. Ktiklu uuil John C Veach,' the other two lucmbera of NATIONWIDE COAL STRIKE IS UNDER WAY Thousands of Bituminous Workers Walk Out in . j ,4 .Eastern States TITTnTTPP Prt IS! 1 11 10U.Vi J. lO OBJECTIVE, CLAIM ' Leader Believes That If Union f'Can Lick" This Company, Fight Will Be Won. FACTS AIMIT STRIKE - SOIT tX)AIj .MINERS - Within ten yvaitt tlterc have been six strikes in tho coal floltlK. The present ImUI legrwuid In cludes Illinois, Indiana, . Olilo ami wratei-n lennlvanJa flctffet 'whero tlH'ro are 100,000 bltumi noiiN nriiiers. In nliuHccn other stales anil two Canadian provinces 200,000 noro union ndnerK arc cmploT l In litttnuinoioi fields, making a total .or 360,000 soft uoal minem: Antliracllo mine. unaHerted by tlie itrcsent strikOi number 1RH.000. , Tho nm,t widusprcad of pre vious, strikes was In when botli enllu-ai llo and bltu iitliioiis miners were called out. President John Ij. Iiowls Insist ed on "no backward step"- at a time , when many Industries worn wlJiiNtliiK wngeM, aiul tho millers held out on this grckind for many mouths, until they won. . - "AI'Tlflt" I'irrSBUWJ CO. pittsburg, Apr. i (ap t ,tubure Post today quotes Kl AiTiiu" pirrsBUKtj co. Tho Plttsburff Post today quotes Kills Ot 45 mines owned by the con- corn : In . Western Pennsylvania, Eastorn Ohio and Kentucky 12 aro now operating on that basis, tho others being idle. Nineteen of tho mines working ara In th Pitts burg district, two In Ohio and ono In Kentucky , .' ' 'Scarles' Statement ' Kenrlea Is quoted by the paper us huvlng suld that the Pittsburg company "started to break up tba union, but It has failed to do so and It' Is now going to get licked, Whonovor wo llok tho . Pittsburg Coul company, tho fight la over. No ono cun say how long it will take maybo a , month, or si months, or a year or more." ." C. K. Losher, executive Vlco president of tho coal company and its spokesman whon his attention wus called to Soarles statement, said "Our operations can not be affected In any appreciable degreo by this strike." Ho added that his concern wds ready for any eventu ality und hud no fear of trouble. Tho Pittsburg company, Lesher suld, had 1000 men in its 22 mines yestordajr. Meetings will be held in Pitts, burg district today by tho United Mluo Workers to observe the un nivcrsury ot Inception of the eight hour duy. THOUSANDS QUIT WORK ' ClftCAOO, Apr. 1 (AP) Thou sands of ceul miners in tho central competitive fields today face idle ness with tho expiration of tho Jucksonvlllo wage agreement last midnight. How ' comploto tho shutdown will hu will probably not bo known until Monday e.i organized miners observe April 1 'ua John Mitchell duy," anniversary of the first mining eight-hour day, , and Hutm-day is u holiduy. . : ' BROWN LEE IS CONVICTED IN MURDER CASE Ktili.Nl;. Ore.. Apr. 1. (AP) A verdict of guilty to a charge of first degree murder was returned by the circuit court jury hero" last night In the case ot Albert Brown be, charged with the murder of I'jHtoii Hooker, posaenian. Brownlce turned hllghtly ' pale when tho verdict ' was read: He sliced his finger across his throat, and smiled. "It's kind of hard on me, Isn't It. buys'."' he said. ' "The verdict would net have been the same If I had not been un ex ennvict," he mU later. Tho Jury was out' almost six hours before reaching the verdict. Mix men and six women composed the Jury list Kenteuce will be pro- noiiuced Monday morning. " Murder .ehniges' against lewey ltussell will he dropped. Kiisselt . will go on trial toduy on n charge ef robbery, for his alleged part In tho hold up of the Veueta pool hall. .