La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 07, 1927, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TWELVE PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE m fetttM C I T Y EDITION THE WEATHER OHKOON: Purtly cloudy with moderate temperature tonight and Buntlay. Moderate northwest wind. VOLUME XXV. I A GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1927. ME.MHKR ASSOCIATED Pit ESS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PR BBS NUMBER 232 RIVERIAWINS TRACK fiAMRS iinnn rnmiu Noses Out Greenwood, Central for High Hon ors 1500 See Contest TIGERS AT BAKER IN ANNUAL MEET . I . . 'selected and the band members VJClOry 111 Last Oregon huv spent many nights In perfect Event Todav Will Moan i lnK tho ,?l!Cton 1 ermanent I Possession, public, n uu concerts ar sponsur- of Trophy. This week end stands out a the biggest in point of interest In truck circles in Kustern Oregon ami epe I rlally so In Iu. Grande, whore yes terday the annual grade school 3 track und field event and mast games were staged. 4, ItJvcrln school won the meet Friday scoring HU(i fi-l:i points In & comparison to Central's H 14 Ji-3, ' (Ireenwoud's 8iS J-4 and Willow's C7 Jr3. Tho Im Grande high school team,' winnei'H in lti23 nnd 19ii, are fa- ' vured to again onifii'e triumphant. in the annual Knstcrn Oregon meet' at liako rlndiiy. Vt to time fir starting the final events afternoon Copper City although preliminaries in tho flashes, hurdles and field '. events were run off this morning. f La Grande wins today she will gain permanent poMMesslun of a cup i cunHcoutlvo vietoiicM. I Couch lan MucKcnxlo. IiIh tnick loam und neores of fniiK and hIii- denlH Jeft here, lieulnnlnii aM curly us 7:30 ii'eluck this ihnrnliiK..' llnndi-ed-i Take I'ait In the urade school contests hero Krldav hundreds of school children, both boys and lrls. participated In the various ovenls. run-liiK from 5,,-yard dashes lo "In-and-out" inuKS p.mcs. tho latter tho t'onlrui school teams niudo un excellent showlns but (Jrecnwood ami Itlverla soorcd mure in tho earlier events. -Dproxliniiul.v.liiuu:. jprr.lnlors wulehod the ' events ' yestorduy which resulted as follows: , , Mass (inines : ' "Over the top" (uirls): Oenlral Sth. first; Central 7lh. secoinl: tireenwood 7th. thlril: Klverla 81 h. foiirlb: Central "rth. fifth: Itlvorii Yin. sixin: euiitti (ireenwood Blh. eighth: Klverla Sth. nlnlh: Itiveria Hli. tenth: tireenwood Sth. eievenlh: Crccii- wood r.t Ii. twelfth: and Willow oin, Central thli'teeiilli. I'm, l dribble" (sjirlsi: 71 i. firsl: Itlverla nth. second: Itl verla 7lh, third: Klverla lilh, fourih: I'enlral mil, fifth; Centnil Rih. sixth: Central nth, seventh ; Itlverla Sth. elu-hth: tireenwood 8ih, ninth: tireenwood ' lilh, tenth: Greenwood 5th. eievenlh: Green wood 7th. twelfth; and Willow 0th. thirteenth. "l-unl Uelay" (iflrN): I'enirnl 71 h. firsl: Central Kill. seconn; lireenwund 7th. third: Itlverla 7lh f..iirth: Itiverlii 3lh. firth: (lieen wood lilh. sixlh: Central lilh. sev- (Continued on l'ogo Kivo) STEVENSON TO I! A YE Till A L . - . -i- - e FllIDAY, MAY lO Hievcmon. nrresled with Charles Hums Thursday morning when a hog house on John wou- ell farm near Alicel was raided and liu-gnlhin still rounil. was gneii henrlng In the Justice court this morning. He plead not guilty und his trial was set for Friday. .May l:l. In the Justice court. The trial will bo held In the city hall. Hums pleaded guilty 'l'"" .....-..maul and was senleiiced lo pay a fine of 30n and servo 00 days in the county Jan. WHEN YOU'RE DIGGING A WELL A row shovels full of lllrt and II row strokes r the pick or drill won't dig well, llll-nnd-nilss. siHismmliu errorts In nil-, verlisii'ig won't amuse your In-len-st or win jour permnnenl IMilrotlllgf. Ilul il camisilgn that Is care fully planned and persistently cvLiiilcil will aiiimiill"li soiw tiling, whether It's well digging r bii-liiom biilbllng. It Is nnle nfirtby Hint the bulnrss firms wlio are oiillnndlngly siiiiess hil nnd innst wldelj and favnr lihlv known di not uVKnd on n iulK'rllsliilt cnmisilgn or a few Fwis'ks or at few mtiullis Inslcud. Ilicy n if advertising wh ws-k nnd rin b moiiih mill "'b ''' f their business lire. And It Is i-iiiully sliriiiru-unt Hun tlwy. along with the greatest manu fHclilis'rs of II"' iiiunlry. iirrfiT Tito observer lo any illH-r avail able method rr covering the La tiraoilc lerrltory. Observer Advertising A Mciuliaudlsliig Scn-lec" Music Week Will Close With Band Concert Sunday Municipal Organiaztion to Appear in Recital at the Arcade Theater at 4:30 . O'clock. The closing program of music week In Lu Grande will be hold In Iho Arcade theater tomorrow ar- trrnoon at 4:30 p. m. when tho La Grande nmnlclpul band, under tho .llp..t.-ul.l.. ..e .. .1 ....... 1 .,,.., Ik will appear In concert. A difficult uroirriim hail been ed by the city of Jo. Grande. The progrum follows: i 1. Spanish Murch "King O' Kpuin" v Krctu 2. (a) Muzurka jUussc "Ia Cxur- Murch "King O Inu" ......... G untie (hi Serenade Moszkowskl "Marche 81avo"...Tsehiakowsky Interval "Southern Hhupsody" Ho tuner Sextette from "l-ucla" onlta Messrs. (Jutland, 1 Hnodgruaft, McMiilan, Knuulz, Wylde und Loney. Overture "Hcmlrumide .....v... ltossinl f mA. T J)Qn6llt UJU1CC May 10 To Help Flood Victims IT III Am ' ''MlITlS 1 IUUU T ll,wuw fur r(jHcf of iiRHisnlpil f. . r(.fl,Ke(. wm bo hold In tho ,)k(l u)nu. Tuesday, Muy 10, un- .' ' ' . UBi)tccs ot iho I.a Grande .. 0 .. i0(lK,. lt u announced , ' ' " today. ,,..,. The I.a Grande band w II play on the streeln before the dance and will also furnish "" un eveniiiB. No ehor.To III bo madn by the band n; : have been made so Hint every c nt . taken In will bo used for tho re! renei . fund I A charge, ot ft u couple will bo made. , J Thc'JCIks lodlfe here lias ulreody , contributed 75 toward Iho fund to be used in helplnir the Mississippi riuod victims, L'6 Itolne to tho lo- cnl fund and 50 to the national , fund. Money made from the donee , will ko toward l.a uranoea nu of io"- ' . m..miIuts of the cominlllco In l.owe. 11 ' and C. W. Van nrKo (Sreen. C. I.. 1 1 1 Meet. Advance Enrollment .-, ,, Tn Re Made Monday M. V a . Advance elirollmenl for all stu-jjs In number, lo nltend the stato denls unending the I-i C-rande convention, w hich will bo held in high school, who plan lo nltend the 1 .a Urnnde July 21, S2 und 2:i. school again, nest year, will be uccording to word received by lo hcld Monday. The purpose of thvi,.. legtonnulres. nilvunee enrollment Is to learn what 'it )M underslood thut the Legion I lie students will wunt In men : their school work next year to assisi me. sunervlsors In nniKini? out 1- schedule tor the new ten imrliiir the past week I- I). ,n i... ,.,-i,.,-h,:,l of tlie IllKh 'schoolhas visited the various grade schools to determine the number of I . . I.. ui,i,lf.nlN who Will Oil-I ior the high school next year. AI--J , cording to present inuu:.iLu.i.e ( will be between and H stn-i . .....1 1.....1 fi-imi the! dents enler iiiko 1 .-rude schools In the fall. At present the high school ,1"5t j ult enrolimeiii m 'n" . i more than Inst spring juei a (f tie 8cn()l year, 111 , ,n ., , ,,lilt time, . . I Eaales To Observe ttu.'B rtmi Here .. in iific-i o The l.-rafrniil Order of Kaglcs. founders of Mother's Day, will ob- (,rvn Ul( In; day loI"u' . ",.." iliiv tomorrow v.t n with a speclul Motner- i., - i In memory or ull mothers. i no I class will be Instituted in the even- lug ut elgni o ciu.. . n r As a runner ""D- . , Mother's Day a program u arranged ror Thursday evening. May 12. when K. W.' Wnglow. Past jircsldcnt ot the state of Wushlng on. will be In Iho city and will - .k nt the hull nr the Kagles todgo ! hero were elected ut the last meeting of the lodge Mr. McNulty was ehs-t-1 . ' Vlrrrll Kelt, vlco '-o '."... ... .ti.nlln: president : .1. V. l.UU'll... - II. Hickman. a-cretary; 1 - '" J'"1" ncrsctt. treasurer. n..r guard. Klnnr Miller, .outer guard: Dr. J. A. Wondi flick, phy sician: K. Anderson und John Hmllh. trustees: and C. K. lrup persett. John Mtundloy, H. T. Kd wards. Wallace Cass und Frird ltal slon. delegates lo the state conven tion, i- . j , : IMI AXS SI'ltUKXHKIt TUCSON, Arl.. May ?. (Al'l Thirty-nine Yaqtil Indians who crossed' the International ; border and were being hunted by a L'ultod hunted by a t.'nited Ktates rnty deluchment froip b'ort Stephen I). Little, huve surrendered to border patrolman Felix Huges. reports ut putrol hcudquurters suid today. DEFENSE IN JACKSONVILLE TRIALSCORES J. L. Bonwell, Former Portland Clerk, Is Cross Examined TESTIFIES TO SALE OF AUTOMATIC Unable to Make Identifi cations of Persons or Any Incidents Connect ed with Sale. ; COUKT llOl'MK. Jacksonville, Ore., May 7 (AP) Tin? defense in the trial of Hugh le Autremont. c h a rge d with the m u rd cr of Charles O. (Coylc) Johnson, dur ing the Siskiyou tunnel truln rob bery more than throe years ago, scored tills morning through cross examination pf J'.'I. JJonwcll of Portland, Ore, former clerk for tho J Mm Her 11 rot hern Hportlng Goods store at Suh-ni, Ore. . Donwcll testified to the sale of a Colts automatic pistol the rec ords oTJho store showed It num bered 130-.7G3, the same number as on thu pistol' found in tho tun nel while the robbery was in pro gress. "Did you Bfio tho dcfeiideut Hugh, present during the sale of t,U! l,ill,0l''" kcd Attorney Col- aur for Uie defens;. 1 cunhot say that I did," ro- ''' " "y t ho was pica- "ntV! was (ho aucond query, "That Is a lone time to lemein- ber." responded the witness, "-'n V say that ho .was not present?" further ashed the do- .,. nuiinsel f- n conns. 1 ,lon 1 Vi defense ues.loed Monw. H , ,,... iM iu--a- Il I, n ! 1 1 H." - ' ,,,., ,,.,. r ii,.- ev" (Continued' on Pago Flvo- - ROW AND ARROW -EXPERTS COMING lT.f!fion Posts OVel Statelof the slute cuiiveutluu fuml.' I . . . I I'oritiing Archery Uubs tO Attend Convention ' ' An urcnery ciun nan noon or- i Knl.. d in Iho Salem American I , ,.: . n( lin) ..inuji ii,.,, ul (. rlv I under way for tho club members. posls of - Mc.M 111 li vll lo. . Sherldun, .-0p,..st c,rove. Illllsboro and Hllvcr. ion also pllin lo organize urcnery clubs bi'fori- time for the slule con volition, and the convention com niillee of the locul post is now making arrangements to Interview these posts und If so desired iin archery contest will be arranged lo In Ice tilnfe iliii-lntr tho three days.ot convention. Members of die Sulem post are ' .1... lliueu eilliliiseu un in.i uis.unft.i- ,,)n r tho n,l send word 1 t,Mt they wlll do their best to ex leruiioaie an jm-i muiiim cm muiu , J-a (jruno-t.. so as 10 1)0 in pruc lice upon their arrival here. Much Interest Shown Much Interest is being shown by jail of. the legion posts in the slain in the convri A.n,.",!",-r of niton to tie held hero. the posls huvo start ed their qucon contests und nro by other menus raising money lo send the drum corps and delegates to the convention. The Murshflcld convention of iTld is expected to be a dim remembrance after tho J2J m,,L.ng here, j !(uro ,.,, wor(J mt K ,vlM n l.1M.nt(.(1 .,, a uu,.,.n and i , , w ,.,! u queen, a drum corps ami will ulso furnish u stunt. Medford will send a drum corps und probubly u iiuoon. ljikcvkrw Coming The Lakevlew legion post, which bus never been represcnled nt a state convention, Is planning lo at tend Hie convention hero. Hecuuso of the remote locution of Luke-view,- the legionnaires have never been ulile to ulVcnd a convention before this your. ' ' Miss. Tyler Will Address Luncheon t I mm fiertrufle Tvler. who arrivcu in ;rande this ueek from China where Klie spent 1(t years as a ml - -i, uill be the or ncluai meaker at Tuesday's regular forum luncheon of the I niotl county t Htnall, unorganized irands, chamber of commerce. jmay reIl. MIks Tvler was located In thcl nnivlnie of S;hiiuinan. Went China, ZUOO miles from Khunghak She f'eaee in the liitln-iorn Central tain from conllmiiiuce of the Ida, with other missionaries wan sent; American nation of Nicaragua m.ftii-( administration until lAiother year home, because of the war eundttiwns ed clone nl hand today with the hence when, tinder American super-there.- She Is a sister of It. V: .'lilted Slates apparently prepared 1 vUlon, no elec tion can reflect the Tyler, of this city with whom she to use stern measures In quelllngjtrue wishes of lite NIcuruguun is visiting ut the present time. further rebellious wurfure. people. Umatilla Rapids Bill Will Be Re-introduced Decision Reached Today at Conference in Port land; Oregon Will Sun port Project. I'OUThANI). Ore., May 7. AP Tho L'inatillu rapids project bill will be re-Introduced at the next ii'ui iii'u luuu.r ui u cuiiii'i viivu iu- tween the UmutlMu mpids league tristocs with LT, K. Senutors .Me Nary und Kteiwer und Itepiesentu tlvo t'rumpaeker. . Bena (or McNary who fathered the bill at tho last congress said that meaNUi'O will he pushed con currently with bill for the Moulder dam und others which are Klmllar. In all probability tho measure J will be referred to. the committee for hearing und ho suggested that! the trustees of the association bo- prepared to present their argu ments with respect to the various feutures Involved, Including recla mation, development of hydro electric energy and eaiialliuitlon of! the Columbia river. Kfforts will be made to have the federal government establish it mitlfiitiil iinllev fur lirtitfK'tH 111 which there aro involved other features thun reclamation. Here tofore only reclamation has re ceived approval of the federal gov ernment. Oregon's entire congressional delegation lias pledged support to the project. Local Drill Team Is Preparing For First Appearance Tho women of the American l.e Kion auxiliary here have organised a drill team of 28 monihers, under the leadership of llarley Uloburd son. which Is thought to bo tho first ladles' Auxiliary drill team In tho suite. AlthouKh tho team has l lu mo .... u.ioon ow e been orKanlised prlinailly for llui thelr " N"w Vu,'k slate Ainerlcaii IckIoii cnnvcntlull f'"-'1" lf the eM'ocled Improvement lo bo held hero in July. It will bo- 1,1 weather conmuons over tho At come n permanent orKimisatlon In l""t'1' eotitirmed by final as I.a Grande und will make Its up- soiiiI.Iuko of meteorological data ut peuranee in the near future ut a midnight. i '. special feature dunce. " - ' Their plane. Iho "While lllrd," The first appcaruncu mUv4iMUU..Iii -In roillies, .with lhtiVbiHj, gal ' will- lie lit (Iilteriirise t'liday evo- Ion of Hasollno In (ha luftK:.; uing, .Muy 13, in conjunction with Sniuew hat reinforced running the legion drum and bugle corps, gear or the tako off Avos stibsti when a ' special dance will be held luted tills morning to malfc ccr j there under the auspices of Chief tuin of carrying I lie tremendous Joseph post uf. the American l.e- K'on ui r.niui ii ife for the benefit M. III.. I Iu 1.. ,;, ,;,um wlll 1)t, ;, ,,, ,. 'slnmllng features of the eonventloii J i ii July, ii ml declares that I.:i jfJrande will bnve junl cause to be proud of the otkhiiI.iiIIiim. Injuries Prove T,i 1 1 4 Ti...' t Uiai 10 I WO. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. Muy 7 (Al') Injuries sustulned wiiell he wus thrown from his horse last week ueiir Merrill proved fatal last night for Kuinuel Crulg. aged 72. lusl night in u local luispilul. Crulg was virtually sculped when he wus thrown j'headlong Into u pile rof M ; . HOOli IllVKIt, Ore.. Muy 7 : (Al) Tetanus, followlug an In-, jury sustained when a toy pistol) e.ploded, caused (he dealh today ; of len-ycar-old Troy, sou of A. A. Shelley, automobile man of The Dulles. The hoy Is a grandson or the Jlev. Troy Shelley, pioneer minister or Odeli. Peace Is Near at Hand in War-Torn Central American Republic Today MA.VAfilM. Xhraragua. May 7. fAI) (ienertil .loxo Aloneada. communder In chief of the liberal force has issued a proclamation to the libfrnl troops to disband i Ills cabinet and malulenancu of this and has urged them to turn ovr ' stains (iiu unlit l!i'8 when ; in their aris to the ('tilted , StateH i A inerlcun supervlned -eleetlon wlll mnrineH In Nlcarngun, as soon tisdeetde to wlmtn leaderHhlp of the posflble. jeountry rfKbtfully belongs, hxs Advices received hi re stated that ; been decided upon by Henry I . C.enenil Moiieada reached the lib- era I lines this morning from the pea re conference iitiendcd by lib eral representatives and Henry ,. Stlmwon. personal reireseutallve uf 1'resldent Coolldge, The advices said that the liberal nommandcr In chief immedfalnly called together the liberal mllllary leaders for u conference after wnien I he announced his belief (hat It was best for the liberal forces to lay down their arms In view of his understand! ng that the railed Slates was determined to use force If necessary to' restore jK-Occ In Nicaragua. the an - 1 11 IM UlOiermooo I HHl me ii O- , nouncemeut was refselveu unfavor- ably bv several of the lenders but 1 tlie Indications were that liille if anv. res Ktaiice would ho offered io , the disarming phh-cks ' ah houyli 1 WASHINGTON. May 7. tAI) . KSS ftsv - H I .,43 Mm Is tho modern mother wIui.hIIh hero, old wir 'himietl 'mutli tho bejulphonof. llsteiihm with Joy and In iciest to that volw "out thoix.M And in Hm mwt day or two, many, nuitiy programs will bt NiiNhetl over the air for Iter oars.' In a J ramie tomorrow will bo obftcrved us Mother's duy und Iho fcatuiv will bo church program la her honor. - PARIS- NEW YORK TRIAL TOMORROW! Nungessei. Coli Ready t0 Start Non-Stop Trans- Atlantic Flight I'AUIS. May 7. tAI') Captains Nt!esser and tlolt aro ready to loud of fuel properly. The depar tme is tentatively set for hetweon 4 und 4 a. m. Kveryihing o. K. The flyers, builders and mecliau-ilhe lea ni-n uiillurit.il Hint evervl lilni In In perfect order and no further tests urn nln mieil. Ciinseiiiieiit Iv the ul- tempt walls only the weatherman's MlKIm . lenipornry and by. -yesterday nil The usual forecasts sunt out by l"",B f,,r 1,H "miovery wus dct the U. H. weather bureau huvn been '"Holy reliiuiulshed.' lacking here the past two days. The iwiw-MiiaiierM ncciireii i lie liiiron n (Continued on Puge Flvo) ! 11. ftii1nrL rV COllier UllllOOK g "Eair Normal" ' . t KAN FHANCIKCO, May 7 (Al') ;;:!:" :::: r'rt :z I":: nouneiil In ru today liy 11m I'nll.'lj Hlnt-H weal her Imn au us follow.-: ' Kar wtileru states: The outlooK Is for generally fair weather and' ; nornitii, temperature hut with loe il i! ! front b at the h'-Kiuntng of the we ; over Nevada. Idaho ami prohahiy j t he ea-M portions of Washington nn'i ftr'vnn. t'onllnuatlon In power of Ihejl''"' JhIch lo prevent speculal Ion. eoiiHervative government of I'resl-' 'Tin- proposal was to make the dent Diaz, with representatives of the liberal fnetlon iiarllcioatlntf In Htlmson. who, as 1'rewldent Cool - Idge's personal representative, . Is endeavoring to end the warfare. A truce between ihn liberals ami ; coiiMervntive armies terminating ti- day. was to disclose whether both! factions would surrender their arms to Hie AtnerleiiTi marines in I conformance wllh H'J.';ion's re- itiueNt, imc u ntie me, aMiiington j government believed the libera b would aid in the piictficailon of Hit country some liberal leaders held! t 'hat "the marlncM under Admiral I iit liner will have to fight." to dls- arm their troop. ; The principal I-.irrierH If! (peaceful ndjiiKtmcni of the civil J n;itr'i in imjum invih m ii"' iroiihie, m hiimson seen ii, have! j been the 'Insistence of Ibe liberals'' phyBlcuMy sound. An that President Din?! should rclln- j 'xanilmHlou was mado on order of uuimii iiik posi, ami me iiiaoiiuy i under exlsliftg clrciiniMtaiM-es to It is felt : guarantee fair election. Inasmuch 1 parents and frdni thu American Le- lag to Manila from Hagulo as his jas he considers no neutral can-jglon pointing to Hie possibility of native chauffeur hIi anted his uto Idldale now available he has re-jhls being mentally derunged due to mobile Into a ditch to avoid hitting (ported that best results would ob THIS IS STATION M-O-T-H-E-R Boothe Passes; T 2Z h HOANOKB Va., May 7. (Al') Wulter lluothe, farmer lad who hud 1 tee n kept ullVe vnore thun two weeks by artificial resvh'utlon, died early today. ( : . Death enmo ut 0 o'clock this morning, 37S hours after he first ceased to breathe normally. The youth had been kept alive by tho work of his friends. ItuiHlng Uliu luwpniiH nm hiiiih m nin;r mr into lungs which collapsed April 2tj when ho was about to undergo an operation for a dlslocutod vorte- bra.. ' ( lie, suffered three l!"'Jm,t slnk- HurdipeHs during his lung and medi-l rally strange Illness but each time he rallied and with surprising cheerfulness of . courage tiguin looked forward lo the end. Several days ago Uimthe was placed upon an operating table nder great difficulties mid an at- tempt wus made to udjust the verte- bra which seemed to havo given trouble. ' ! Hnlly 'retuHiiiry . Thereafter u slight Improvement "'" neiu.e oiiii, wio 1 " year-old lad smiled und encour- iiged his coinpsulons w'ho, with I heroic fidelity, had stood tirelessly j by his bedside us hiltnun piitmotorn. and now nod then. he spoke tn his 'ramiltes of tho mysteries of tho life after deulli which he felt worn fl,st '"wlng. their curialns about I him. 1 , Would Colonize 80,000 Acres in Owyhee District IMHtTI,ANI. Ore., May 7 (AT) -Colonisation of xo.fiuu acres of i lie owynci" recoiioitiion project iiij government . If land owners agree io .1 he govern meat's terms. Dr. I ;iwood Mead, Ii. H. coinmlflslomM' of rerlnmatton, made the offer ti Owyhee land owners yesterday, s'i yhig t In! government must eon- gover nment tin, selling agent at the appraised value of the luni ; and give 20 years In which i pay al C per ccnl. making annual iiaymeiils This would remove th-i land from Dm realm or apeeiila- tlon und give people conf Idem-e, -1 1 wuh said. Such a campaign. ntd Ibe commissioner, should Hurt at once, In anlielpatlon of t, ntimii.K.nt ,,t tin. nrtie.-t There would he no expenw to th owners for the selling service. ' , .- - ifOWnle U nabl TO liSCUpe DeUtll I c"'-". w... , , l-olher last inlnulo effort lo uvold iiii ijeuiu peuany isueti ycHieroiiy when Alhi.rt ltrrwnleo, wntenecd I "ang ai tlie wute prison here on ; '""y 17, was deiriurcl bolh mental - ' l,0""",i ' (loveriior I. li Ipt of affidavits from the mun's much .hiiock Bouerea uuring inu world wij)r. Hrownlno was commltied here from l.um county after having been convicted of murder In tho first degreO' -growing out of tho robbery of a pool hull ut Vvnuto, U. S. SUPPORT TO GRAIN PLAN SEEN 'Secretary Jardine's State ment Brings Forecast . of American Pool ' KANSAS CITY, Mo., Muy 7. (A I) Assurance, of government sup port for a suitable national coop- ni'iitlvn irriiin imii'bnliiiir m-trunlyn. u....,.. ,.f A.ri-ii,itin- Jurdlne, today hroughl fnrecusts of a federation of Amorlcan pools from delegates to the International ! Four different sources -wero wheat pool conference here. j sending torrents Into this basin. In u conference -Willi middle, lied river from tho west, was as western growers yoslorduy Heoro-1 saulling thoprotoottna embank fary .taraitm. snnuunoed that tho nmnt 'with tho Mrwaat flood to Ms government v.uh ready to give strong financial support to the right sort of cooperativo murkotiug tnuvenent Long : time government lounsi totalling. $6,000,OUO . or perhaps more, would bo avullahlo tho eeo retnry Indicated, provided the grow ers devised und presented un ac ceptable plan. The plans should he worked out in detail by the farmers themselves, he said. The proposal of the International cooperative organization was In line with u resolution adopted by the 800 delegutes urging wlfcat pro duoers of the chief oxpurtlng coun tries to push negotiations for coor dination undor a world murkotiug I policy. KuhhIhii, (.'nmidlan and Aus tralian delegates Joined American growers In support of Iho resolu tion. This, delegates believed, would stuhill.c prices und eliminate many undcsirnhle features attributed to competition between world pools operating without a uniform policy In addition to group meetings to day looking to formulation of plans for u national pool, several executives of marketing organlza- jtious were to ud dress the confer- euco on details of various systems now In use in Canada und this country. The conference will udjoiiru to day. The 10'IH meeting will he held in Canada. HIGH SCHOOL STUDY COURSE IS REVISE D HAI.CM, Ore., .May t. (At') Uc vlslon of tho course of study in Kngllsh In Oregon hluh schools with a view to sii-(Kdm spelling ami rumlaineiiuns lu eompoHiimn was ffecled by a special meeting here this morning wllh '. A. Itow- unl, stale suprintundent uf public Instruction. .The revised course of Hludy will bfeome effeetlvn. -next f,,tl "l u,u Umn uow loxt hooks In Kngllsh go into use, aitcordlug to . "Howard The committee Which met here ononis of .Mrs, Morgan?' Otiudul. head of the I'higllsh tlepartineiit at ITntverslly high school, . Kugeiie, ll XI l"ll.l.,..ll Wl.lltl. .,f II A ': I' JmIfs Wlnnlfred (Imhtim of Marsh- ( Kulem high 'sch...l and Mrs. Mamhi .Mochen of Wood burn hlt;h i school. . Governor General , fsilfth'&n fit XV YPPiC I ' MANILA. May 7. ( A I') ( iover nor ( irneral Wood was badly sniiiteu un nun muhuiv rw-uiiru serious Injury today while return- a pony oriiwn carit I Tho l,alllplno driver swerved the ear so it went over a rock pile bo- fore binding In Iho ditch, A statement was iKsucd later saying the governor general had been badly nhuk(i. FLOOD POWER AT CLIMAX; ENDJSIGirT 330,000 Persons D r i v e n from Homes by Rav ages of Mississippi CREST IS PASSING VICKSBURG TODAY Gauge at. New Orleans Remains ' Stationary Water Rising at Head of Atchafalaya Basin. : NliW OHLHANS. Xu., Miljr '. 7 (AD With J.10.000 persons north of tho Hod und Old rlvor"ulrcdy either driven, from tholr honica or compelled to seek refuse, on upper, floods or tops of dwellings, tho be ginning of tho end of tho greatest flood In tho history of tho Missis sippi vulley was felt below tho mouths of theso rlvors today. Climbing gauges as tho muddy current surged relentlessly toward leveo tops brought renewed ef forts from thousands of Ic.veo workers who liuvo bocn laboring thruo weeks to rour tho embank ments to a sufficient height to wlthstund tho predicted crest. Tho guugo ut Now Orleans re mained stationary, but between tho I Crescent city and tho mouth ot tho Hed river consistent rises wero shown Indicating that tho wntors which huvn bcon running freo over thu lowlands wero returning to tho muin streum. Water KIsilur i Tho wutur w;as rising rapidly ut tile head of the Atchutalaya basin and engineers directed tho activ ities of workmen to tho loveo lino along thut stroteh. Tho dykes', along tho south bank ot Bayou Des (liaises and along tho south sido of Old ltlvor will bo seriously threatened-tts tho Inland sea. freed by vrovassea- In tho main atroan nbovc, moves -upon them-to pass Mown tho Mississippi. history, Ilia crest of wblon was ap-proachlng- Alexandria. The Ouach- , itu from the north attacked with another hugo volume . of wmtor. Overland pools were coming from the. Arkansas river with still olhor streaming from tha crev asses In the MIssisftippL IeieiHls on Leree Engineers believed that this water would meet in the basin at thn head of the Atchafalaya and if tho lovoo lino withstood the as sault, it would return to the main streum, except such of it aa does not move down the Atchafalaya. Ten thousand and nine bundled (Continued on Page Ft vol t. EARTH SHOCKS -FELT TODAY IN MEMPHIS AREA M KM PHIS, Tonn.. May 7 (AP Kurth tremors were felt early today In Memphis and a dozen or morn other towns within a radius ot 100 miles north and west of this city. Reports received hero Indic ated that tho tremor was slight No dumago wus reported. Tho first tremor was felt at 5:35 o'clock and another a few minutes later. Covington, Tenn., and Car thuroBVtllc, Mo., wore the most dis tant points from Memphis report- . ing having been shaken. Hcveral of the towns reported lo have felt thu shocks aro udjnceut lo llio urea affected by tho Missis sippi river flood although nono of tho Inundated towns experienced tho tremor. TWO TKKMOllS VEIr TOIiAR BLUFF, Mo., May 7 I A I') Two sovoro earth tromora shook Poplar Bluff and tho Im mediate district ul 2:36 o'clock this morning. Many jie-oplo wero awak ened by the tremors. No oevero dumago resulted. . TODAY'S GAMES NATlONAIi ltUOOKLiKN (AP) ... li Ht, Louis ; Brooklyn 8 t liutierles: tihordel, Keen and Snyder; Vancu and -Doborry. HOKTON (AP) K,ir. K. Cincinnati : 9 13 4 Huston - 11 H 1 Itntlerles: I,uque,- Klxey and llargrave; K. Hnilth, Ileum, ltub ertson and Taylor. . . PHlt.AliKM'llIA (AP) II. 11. IS. Pittsburg .! i a I'lilladi lphhi. ' li a Itutterles: Krviiiur und Bpeinior; Pruett und "Wilson, i .-.. NEW YOKK (AP) R. ILK. j Chicago- . 6 s 11 New York 4 5 0 , ' Ktttteries: Hoot and Harlnetl;.v ri!im;nuns, Clarluon and Dcvcry" mer.