La Grande evening observer., June 29, 1927, CITY EDITION, Image 1

GOVERNOR HINTS NO NORMAL RESULT TAX DEFEAT
to (iranur Knotting (PbsrHirr
CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
OHKOON: Kalr tonight and
Thursday hut fog near the coast to
night. Wanner In the Interior of
tin' west portion Thursduy. Low
ci' humidliy.
VOLUME XXV.
MEMUliH ASSOCIATED PRESS
IA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21), 1U27.
MHMMKR ASSOCIATED PHEN8
NUMBER 276
GOME TAX9 10AB
A t
5-COMMISS'NERS
ROAD BONDS
DEFEATED IN
Issuo Loses by 230 Votes,
Complete Returns
Reveal Today
CARRIES IN TEN
OF 37 PRECINCTS
Union, Elgin, Summer
ville and Perry Strong
in Favor of $398,000
Bond Issue.
Tin t'niun county road lion I
Issue, rolling far ii total of $:!!':.
nun to he used tn improving tic
roii'ls of tin- county, was dcfe.ite I
In y.'ter day's special 1 et Ion.
I 'oni pl"t e unofiiciul iclurus avail
able ill nonn today showed tin- is-Hii'-
losing hy a tola) of l':!H Vlr.
ISIS imllntH ln-inir rnst In fiivor
of the l)(nIs iiu I '.IS iiK'tfiiKl.
'r;"- bnml issiif cnrrlril :n I 't
IMcrhiclM of llu- counly, nil Im-Iiii?
onlslfl'.- of I.u fliiindf. . Tin- vm?
tn I he four t'nion nroclnntH win
liirfft-ly in favor of the liomlH. tr'
rln t ono vol Ini- 10S tor nl I I
aijainst: pini-inci two 1 IS for un-l
I S una Inst; ftrccinct thrcf N tor
and '2H against, anil prt'ckncl four
lis for im'l Hi at'aliiHt.
'I'lu- tswii" also rari(fl ly u rom
lorlahly majority in tin Huiinm-i-vill-
pi'finrt. in t he four! pr'
irn!N of KlKin. ami at I'yrry. At
S'nniin'i'VtUi' um2 1-atlotH ww ra..t
lavorln:? I he bon'ls ami :tl' atralnst.
Tn t Id fniir Klein pri'rlni'ts Ihi
Mtli was L'HI for tli- issiK1 and I 1 )
against. At I'nrry. wlicif only I
vol-. Vkfii' cast, llu- vole was a-s-en
yes, ami line-, no.
The issni- lost by t 1m lMrjr'.st
inajorlty in the Island '"My pr'
u "iM-r- IK vnti-s Hi'tf i-a;.
l oi- t lit- imnil and 7: atratil.- l.
North Towd'r prrinrl ihiihImt
was s"coii', tin- donds Inslnc tip"-'
lty a t'dal of r:i vot s; I .a Grand1
niiiiiln-r I', third, wtmiv II lost iy
r. I votrs: l.a (irandf liiitnlM-r .
tuitli. wlicri 1 vnlf.s wiTc cast
for and airainst; and I.u Jrand
iiuiiilinr r.. fitlh. wlu-ii- the Is.fm.'
lost hy -1 S vol I'M,
Tin' vntf wns sruall ovt'i Ihe ru
tin' counly.
iSH'tial Services
Ave Well Attended
Tin- spwinl si-rvtei'S nrtw In pro
ki i ss at I ln Maptist cluir cli wen:
M-U- atli'lidid last liipht. Mi mm
lialrlii lor hroHKht a tlrrin(r lm-sH-aj.'
on I hr "'ualiriratloiiH of Soul
Winnini:." Paul Tharp. of WIllM
lon, y . was pri'st-nt and ri-ndcrd
"4VUr ONI i:uur'd Cross." hy Marti
an! on III- musical saw. 1 f will
l.c pri'M-nl at'aln toniuht. Mr.
J. Tharp Im prcparint; for the inissioii
fh ld in Africa.
The Missis Itatclu tor " and
Springer also sane accompanied hy
Ihr Mt'lo-harp.
CONTACT
WITH THE
FARM
l'ainietK of the friuule Itttude
valley are as much a purl of the
l.ti ;randc community hi many
mu as rc-hlcitis within the city
limll. Their homes, tastes, nc
th li it's, ami lot ere-W acniuc
higher than the urban cl(lcii.
Mlhougll be lles scienit lulled
aay from tlie hHiness rea. Ihe
fiirtiirr I- but a few intitules dis
tant, lie huvs hi town, par
ticularly when his local merch
ant has attractive menbandi-e
and serlci nttntctlvtdy pn''iil
wl. The (Mist'rvcr is TMI". new -milter
ttf the (ininde lEondc vallev
It's tin liirmer'- ttin-Hitil mte
tact mHIi the cummtinlly lire.
The news ti'f each neiglilMirhtsMl,
or (he al1cv a- a hole, of the
cities and low lis is mailable to
Ihe farm lit no other way. I- It
any w under that i A to 1H sr
i'iil nf the rural route Imes tmt
of must I nion cttunt)' h-I of
fices rccclM The (h-erer regu
larly? I- tt any wonder that
tidcrilsersi value Its column- li
the inos( errei-1l( and evoinmil
i7il rontact wild rami hulng
power
'Observer Atlxrrtlslng
A .Merchandising 8tTi c"
5 Commissioner
Plan Defeated;
Bonds Approved
Vote More Than Two to
One Against Charter
Amendment; $45,000 Is
sue Carries by 150.
lty more than it 2-to-l vnte tin
pr.ioK;il to liuv- a city ruliiliilri
sloii of rivi- i ln IiisIiihI of
three, us at present, villi viml
n-prrsi-iltalloii, whm Ititn.-.i dmv 1
by tlie ju-oplu of I.u CranOf yes
terday, h lid tin' $15.iiihi b.iii.l ti-
'" i"1"'1 " '
on Second street, whic'.i Meives lii
entire 'diy, wan approved hy a ma
jority of over li0.
I The fi e-eomjiiissioncr plan re.
celvpil 320 votes for and 6T!i vol -s
taf;iinst, accnrtlinc to cotiiplele un
official turns Kalhcred and tah-
ulatd hy The Ohserver. Thf
.water lionds tolals wpip for
ami 4u:i ;:pr;iin.st. In only one pre-
cincl did tlie charier amendment
carry, number 1 3 vot injf 57 yes,
j 4;! no. On the hond issue tuny
I two precinclM voh'd unfavoiatily.
no. 1 casting 4 7 votes nmiinst
j and :fi votes for, while precinct
No. 4 voted airainst and -t
in favor of tin- bonds.
Vote MkIH
Throimhout the city Ihe vo!-;
i was lighter than had been antici
pated, .he total beinif close tu tie!
thousand mark, Inteicst tn t ho
local chy tMKtie.H funl the county
road houdH w;m fairly hiif umonif
the vot. -I'M hut niaiy failed (o va
tster a decision on numerous . statu
measures.
As u l i-sult of the cirri hn de
cision locally tue city will he ah!-j
to complete what the commission
ers feel ts the last link in provid
ing an adeiiiate and safe water
supply. The bond money will ;e
used crlusively to put In a new
ts-lnch main t-adintr trom K
street to' Jefferson ntl Second ,
si reel, replacing the old wooden1
main tleit lias been In service 1 7
years and is now considered un
safe. Kurt tieriiin-e. the local vol
indicates decisively the desire a
t he city on I he f c-coiiiuils-iioiier
plan and on ward representation
in city irnvernin-nt. an overwhelm
ing majority favoring the prcse.it
municipal system.
Buffinjrton Case
Oncns With Judtc
Wilson Prcsidmg
The i-oiirt room was crow ihd this
morning when the ease of the
slate vs. Clyde "IMe" Iturtinglon
on Honor charges was opened with
Circuit Judge Wilson, of Tin ital
ics, on Ihe bench. Judge Wilson
was secured as a result or an affi
davit of prejudice fil.-d against
Judge J. W. Knowles by Huffing
tun. Most of the morning was taken
up in examining Hie .Miry for Ihe
i case. The p.' iuipate-lied an-: Frank
I Thorp. Charles DcVore. I . W. Van
dank. John Scorborouch. L. It. Hill
ings. .1. J. Schroeib-r, Carrett Itlol;
' land, (it orge Harnhaii. C. L. Scott
and Henry Council. Carl Helm,
disl rlct attorney. is prosecuting
while K. S. Ivanlioe and It. J.
(Jrecii aro attorne)S fur the de
fense. lircak Occurs In
City Water Main
A break occurred (n the city
water main in-low Adams between
la-pot and Kim streets today. City
water officials are supervising tin;
repaiiing of the break which oc
curred ill Old Steel pipes where HlO
b ad had rusted at the joints. I
Hyrd Congratulates
rlyerS HI ilaWail
i;imii. i.i. i rii..,.-. ...
June ;': ( A P) --Complying with a
re'i'i'-t from llo- AiiM-riea, (irover
A. Whab n. vice president of Hie
America trims-ocean backers of
Hie lty ri flight, today sent ( In -
following im-Hige In the army
Myers w ho (lew to Honululu:
"Coinniiinder Hyrd. I". S.
commanding the America while In
flight to Paris, barne.l by radio
Of your own epochal accomplish -
inent iinj ban asked me to con -
,-...,. ,!.(t,. y,,i iv r fiM-,"
INCOME TAX
CARRIES IN
THIS COUNTYj,
P.nfi",.-v tn V!,.cf TnrliftJ
" IIV1 111 J W ASAUW
tions Revenue Measure
Is Approved Here
1T A TOIMTV f 1 A I VUT
,UIH
BILL OVER STATE
133f Pi-prinfts Out of 1S74
Shnw 27 008 fnr Tnv
, . . . y,
aim 0t4(4 Against ItJ
Base Levy Rejected.
'
ContrarS5 to flint indications that
I lie income mx btn w ould not car-
ry In I nion county, iih commented
upon by Governor rattcrson In ref
r,.iw, lr lh.. ..liielinn r.iuiilla thia
morning and carried In another nr-
tide In this Issue, complete unoffl-
clal returns available this after-
noon .showed that the tax measure
carried in the county by IIS vote
i Kcportf last night were that the
I income tax measure would be dc-
feated in the county, but the four
I nion precincts, Hummerville,
Slarkey and Telocaset, which were
slill out at that time, were turned
in this morn in; and brought the
total iip to Uin In favor of thu
bill, with aRaiiiHt iL
Th., lux limitation meiisure was
defeated in the county, there behu;
fnr baliolH cast in favor of It ami
tfiSl aKainst. The property uwtess
meiit and taxation enforcement
bill lost by a votu of KU to I1U;
the Nestncea. bay fishiliK' closing
bill by a vole or H70 to 'J'.'M the
veterans memorial and aruiury
amendment by n vote of 0'i to
J ISO; the city and county cunsoll-
(Cot. tinned on 1'age Four.)
WILL BROADCAST
PROGRAM TONIGHT
Enten)risc DeloRatcs Go
i!10 !
I
leb-galion of lOntei prise niusl-
aud boosters, passed through
nde today on their way to
Walla Walla w here ihey will
broadcast from station KOWW
from !) to 10 o'clock tonight. The
program and booster trip Is hehitf
sponsored by the Knterprisc cham
ber of commerce and Kourth of
July celebration committee, and
will include musical numbers by
some of Knl i '(-prise's well know u
musicians as well as talks by b ad
jing business men of that city.
' lteti Weat tiers, besides advert is
ing the two-day independence day
celebration which will include rac
ing a championship baseball game,
parades and pat riot ic programs,
will broadcast invitations to radio
fans to spend their vacation at
Wallowa LaUe Wonderland. The
parly includes Mr. and Mrs. H. It.
Jamison. Mrs. A. H, Conaway. Les
lie I Hi vies, (Jay Craig, und M r.
. Weathers.
Warm Weather and
Crop Conditions
WALLOWA. Ore.. June 2!. (Spc
cial - There has been a decided im
provement in crop conditions ir
Wallowa county during the pa a
two weeks, lluiing the spring anr
early summer crops M-eioed al i
standstill be aiise of Hi" ml.
weather, however, with the warn
weather and abiindan'e of mois
ture during the past three weeks
grain and hay crops hae made a
wonderful growth.
for several hours rell here dininu
I-1 he past w e'k soa king the soil n
a good depth. Inning the pn t ter;
days the whiter wheat has 1,,-en
iu (ut of H.e boot rapidly and
ln fif.,s where ihere s aiivthlng
fair stand crops never looked
Jnore promitdng. The spring sown
( ,-rops have also made a good
fjiowth and have reached a xtat
I where the ground is well shaded.
'which will help in preventing the
soil from diving rapidlv,
j I lunge (.tswl
j Stockmen, who have been on the
. range recently, report that the
gf.i-'.; is tlie best they h.'.ve t. v 'T
BEATEN - WATER
RESULT OF ELECTION
MAY AFFECT NORMAL
SUttUUL AJND liUol 1TAL
cople May I5e Willing to
I A . i" . I A I I
iicrcwiorc ucmanoeu,
menting on Outcome of Income Tax.
SAI.K.W, Ore.. June "J. ( A ! . I w pon tln st:ite levy amt moneys ui-r-:xt-f.pt
to drop a Keneriil hint an to priprl;ilel by tin legislature Is still
i what his poliry will he ns a result nf rover S l.utMi.liO.l.
" ' "f ... .ax.!-
liinwiuir liller.n.n wuuld toilayl ltnl On IVuvi-lim
Imiike no e.iiiimeut on Ihe omioine
f the election
Hp said lie minli'
make a more ctemlctl statement
later in the day.
"Maybe the people of Oregon are
wIIUmk to without some of the
fv heretofore i.avt-
jdemauded, said the Koverilnr.
1 The executive obviously had in
mid Hie Kastern Oregon normal
Hchool and the Kusiern orewon
tutierculosis hospital w hich were
ipprovcd tv the people hi the elec-"
.1 i v.... i I !. I,. 1. I
whi
Hie board f normal m -bonis and
the state hoard of vontrol have'
voted to locate at La Cra.ute and j
The Oailes respectively.
Makinu his hint
bit plainer.
the governor said:
"f understand Inion
j
county.
voted against the Income lax.
.May
be t lie people of Vnion county don't
want abnormal school after all."
K the governor adopts a polh y .
of opposing immediate construction
ot tlie two new state tustuuimns. i
and should tie aide to carry wiiht
hfm inajorlty of the
wf stale
boards, it is believed that mau
tlaniu.H acliuu w on Id follow in an
effort to compel the slate to pro
ceed with Ihe roii-Jlrnctlon of Hie
normal school and hospital.
The tuberculosis hospital bill
carried an appropriation
of Mno.-
Ooa as voted on hy the people audi
the legislature of this year appro-'
priated 2 -V-" more, and al'io
appropriaietl $2ir.onu for ihe es
tablishment of the nor nia I se 1.
It must be remembered, how ever. '
some slate officials point out. that
the legislature appropriated nearly.
S'J.iMMi.tillu in excess of visible fund . '
figuriim on the approval of the in-'
onie lax hv th" people. Vetoes by
(iovernor rattervoii cut this excess
I iniO .'MHi so l he defiejeii' v. :
according to State Treasurer, be-
TWQ 1lRI)MEN
CONGRATULATED
li A PI I C1TV, S. ., June 2!t
(AP) ::- Congratulaling Lleuts.
Maitland and Hegenberger on their
t light to Honolulu President l oo
lidge In a cablegram today told
llielll they had added a new chap
ter T f Ihe brilliant history ol" Am
erican aviation.
Learning of Hie landing of the.
nrrny flyers, t he president imme
diately instructed this cable to he
sent :
am glad to extend to you on
behalf of our people hearty coti
gralninlions on your line achieve,
ii it-ri t You have added a nnv
chapter to the brilliant history til'
American aviation of which wean; !
proud. Your success marks a fur- j
tiier step In the art or flying, '
combing as it does the supreme !
skill or the pilot Willi the wonder- !
fill accuracy of the navigator, and ;
furnishes a striking evidence of the 1
efficiency of our air forces,"
Moisture Improve
in Wallowa County
ei-n It al llu
time
.f lite
Stock w hieli was
a nge I bin a few w
'at ami rleek.
Sonic hay has b
if th fa mix l u t h i
i-eeeiit rains have I
i-ut on
n. a
a revv
,d Hi"
Kle
io turn pari of Hie li.n, w bir b
in the -hock. The bulk of the .
Mug b"re will ie.t be dint" until
! July I. I'cports from man
he fat in:- iit'lleale Hi. it the I
"titling Will be " gitial.
vit !. I
ill a buutbi in e of Ii ni: a I ion w a; i- v
the M'i (uid cutting will ho d'HiM be
heavy a I"..
Karmers are not finding il i, ---wiry
to diffribnie poison i, -.foond
s'lul' ieiH now as I i-epo-uty a
a few- weeks aa, A'coidi't; lo
n-poila from the itmiuy agem'x i.f
flee more than LI Ions of poison
ed grain has been bot:::ht by fainter.-
of (his county, winch i-'th .
bv ar th" amount ll.seil In past
sea 'on x. Til" (-ainp.iiun auatio-t the
l ode nt. i has been very ef fe live,
ami very little dnmngc is er;pect"d
to resull from thm during thtr
'Mliit: e of the M.n.'-oi,,
Do Without Some Things
' . . 11 t 1
uovcinor ravs in i,om-
Mii'ill vni nor rmieiM.n op
M"1
oust ruction of the new nor-
mal school and the ne
tuberculosis
tiospital In order
oiiservt Htate
fuudx his action would probably be
based, it is understood, on thp con-
st it ut tonal provision i nh ihi 1 1 uu the
state to contract indebted nesH In '
excess of ,VUMM).
Stale Treasurer Kay, who made)
his position clear t.-day, would op-
I pose such a policy of t he Rovernor.
. ,. , ,
-h1" ivu-ei oo.u ' "'.day. The forca.st for Kranco is
01 " 1 "u'-ci v 1 1
' ' i favoriihte, with fntrly koiiiI
"""'' "J, cn"t,'l hu lliti ,,r 1 10 weather expected at tho time set
l,I,atr( ,,f 't'"'!4- ' 1 . H", ""'.for his arrival.
j
"1 laiie the position." said Kay, j
that it is the duty of the board
members to k ahead as the people
,. iL-ishiliirn direct, inwl not tn
i "
mii.wi imiu i.r in:i itv 'i'lu. i n
fo re I shall vole to un ahead with
i I he establishment of t he t lib ere n-
0ls hospital. I am aware of Ihe
vunntl mtlonal provision that Hit
((laU( f.,u n))( p
ed an indebted-
,
(f'ontlluir.(; r.n IMj.iK:-;.)
SUPREME COURT
AFFIRMS KNOWLES
Appeal from Wallowa
County Upheld at Sale;
Opinions Given
SALKM. (He., June i'!t f.W
Opinions hattde.) down by Hi
Ml
preine court today were:
Austin ( isburn vs. Mary II. I
(or:-e, administratrix of estate ii
i:ii!M
I )e force, deceased e al.
appeiianls; appeal from Clal sup
counly: action for damages re
sulting from discharge of plaintiff
while woiltlng under contraei.
Opinion by Justice Colinw. Judge
Kred VV. Wilson reversed.
Myitle Wood, ek"cutti. of will
of John A. Wood, vs. S. V. Ilavln
et al, aiinellants: appeal I'rour
Wallowa county; suit to foreclose
contraei for sale of property,
opinion by J us tire Hi ou n. J udg
.1. W. Knowles affirmed.
In t he ma Iter of determination
of Silvies rive.- rights, John P.
Kay, et al, applications for reheal-
fCont (tilled on Page Six.)
LIFUT.
ALBERT F.
HECihNDtROtH
(rf ',
If
S " J
- - I r
The giant arm) I'okkcr plane earning Lh-uti iianl l.c-ier MaMlaml mid Lieutenant Allien
Ih rgcr. t'nlle) Siat' army N)cr., plcinrcd alttic, urrlyed in Hawaii tliK moiiilng at l:li
Tl.t-v wi re the flrt to make a ntu-top flllit from Sau I ihiu Im o, ( al., to Honolulu.
iBYRD PARTY
I STARTS TfllUV
FOR FRANCE
Mono)lane America I lops
. Off From Roosevelt j
Field at Dawn
LEAVES DESPITE
WEATHER REPORT
Three - Motored Fokkcr
Plane Takes Air at 5:24
After Waiting Six Days
in Runway.
TAltlS. June 2'J
f AIM nm-
,,.,. Hyn, ma flll, H,orniy
w,.a,lH.r as u. neari the Irish coast.
11 WH! muicaicu ity lorocums 10-
H (OK I-; V K I .T VI KM . N. V.,
June 2'J AP) At 1:30 p. m. the
America was at Hcutnrl, flyintc at
a helRlit of about fiOOO feet. Com
3 . '
a iruna-oeeainc company uy wire-
ic ss.
Sealart Is a small Island norlh-
east of Nova Scotia.
U wan csllui-
nled that the
Anierica waa uvor-
uKintf 1 (Mi miles per hour.
HOOSKVKLT VI KM . N. Y.,
une 2!i ( A P) - ( 'oininander Itlch-
I aril !;. Hyrd and his three-man
crew took off on their long delayed
scienllrie air expedition lo Kratiuo
in I he monoplane "America" at
I' daw n today.
The great three-motored Kokknr
lotdi the air at r:24 o'clock, eastern
'daylight lime just AH seconds alter
bein rel.tas d I'rotn the lop of the
'iiinuay win-re ii had been tied for
' Hie past six days w hile unfavorable,
weather forbade a t light,
The storms that have blocked a
, flight during the more than a
month and half that the, Hyrd
plane has been waiting at thu Held
, seemed last night to he as great an
: obstacle as ever. Hut In Hie. early
, hours or Ihe morning. Coniinuuder
Hyrd suddenly announced thai des
pite Ihe weather man's report he
j had decided lo leave.
I Immediately there was a gnat
'bustle of preparation around the
I hangar and runway and last prc-
r parations were made lor the (bird
time in a week, Hut this Hum tho
pre para t ions seeined somehow to
be more conclusive than before
and the small crowd felt, sure as
dawn approached that they were
lo be more fortunate than thou
sands who have (locked to Hie field
(Continued Kiom Page Six)
MAITLAND AND HEGENBERGER
I '
m
linn.
LI ST I B J
MAITLAND
BONDS WIN
Refuse $10,000
For Exclusive
Right to Story
; Intrepid Aviators Decline
Oner of ban r rancisco
Newspaper for Person
al Account of Flight.
HONOU1.H. Juno I'll (MO
I Lieutenants1 Lester J Maitland Ulld
.Albeit HeKeiiherKer declined an of
I ter of $Itt,tMMi for exclusive rights
j to the ,Ktory of their fliRht from
j Oakland, (.'ill., to Jlawuil.
' Soon after their arrival at llono
flulu by automobile from the, land-!
in Held they wero Riven thu ten- I
der by a Honolulu attorney rep
resenting u San KranciHco news
paper. "I can't .do it," said Maitland,
shruKKinff as if reru.suls of offers
of $10, (MM) wero every day day oc
currences to him.
Ht'Kciihci'Kcr said nnlhlntf when
the offer was made but shook his
head a few minutes later when the
Kist of the proposal, inadu In a
cableRiam, was read to hlni.
VANDALS LOOTING
IN WESTON AREA
j UKlIlg ArtlClCS IXJIt Ul
Path of Cloudburst;
Deputies Sent Out
f'L'NOLKTOIV, Juno 2!l ( AP) 1
Special deputies wnn, sent to Wo.
..... ....n, .,,. ,,.. , . . .... . piHce. ThotisandB who had waited
Cookit.gha.il to conn wilh vandals. lnrouKn lhn ionff t nad be
who are reporled lootlt.ff tho piles ,Q (,lHppr(W whf.n1MaUUnd and
of articles lodged union debris Ipgnnb(.rKir CU11 throuKU the
along the draws and LMinyonsBwoptllm;,n )o a tr,mplmnt Iandlng.
by the cloudburst luto Sunday uf- f(l fo (ho ot f U)e arn
b-moon that aused ''B to bring the Hawaiian isload out
amounting to more than $r,0,000 (0Ht of Alprlc.HI( dofenBOt wlthin
Kami machinery, kitchen "ten-, one day or tho country's lnainland.
sils, harness, personal belongings Tno fastest Bloanteia traverse tho
and other property are being; taken
by t he looleift that operated ex
tensively through tho Hood swept'
area last night. .Much of tho Joot
was taken from piles of articles
that had been salvaged from tho
mini awaiting distribution to the
owners. .
The special depulles wero ap
pointed following a confereneo of
Weston residents with tho county
court and the sheriff thin morning.
Lou (lehrifi Ties
Ruth'ft Run Total
NKW Yo It K, June 2!i (AP)--
Lou Cehiig lied Ha be Itulh'.s homenheir seaplane, and wero picked
run total lor the season by crash-hip when hope had been almost
lug out his 21th circuit drive in abandoned.
tin; fifth, lulling of Ihe Yankee'sj Yhe flight ended today exompll
gatue ,l(h ihe lied Sov here t -1 fled thn advance which aviation
.hiy.
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ARMY FLYERS
REACH ISLAND
Land in Hawaii at 6:22,
After 25 Hours 43 Min
utes in the Air
SEEN ONLY ONCE
DURING FLIGHT
i Success of Maitland and
Hegenberger Supple
ments Pioneer Work of
Navy Started in 1925
WHKKLKK KIKM). Island Oahu
Hawaii. Juno 23 ( A I ) Ktrst to
make the 24011. mllo flight between
San I'Yancisco and Honolulu, the
army flyers. Lieutenants Lester J.
Maitland und Albert HcKenberser,
arrived horo at 6:29 u. m. today.
The army flyers who left Oak
land, ('al., at T-.it'j a. m. yesterday,
finished Ihelr truns-I'nciflc flight
In -5 hours und 60 inlrtutes. Thry
had expected to tuakn It In uboi't
24 hours.
had tien repbrlcd seen only onco
by the.- steamer Sonoma, when
7fo miles from tho California
coast, I
The army flyers came in through
bright smiHhino thfcti bud ckarcd '
tiway tho rain nnd gloom of thn j
lURnL th)(t HnroU(ot, Uloip Iandtnff
broad waters Of tbft Pacific, in
which no land Intervenes In from
five and ono half to six days.
Supplement Work of Navy
Maitland and Heffenberger, hy
their successful flight, supplement
ed tho pioneer work begun August
31, 192r, by their brothers of tho
navy. On that dato threo giant
planes of tho navy made the first
attempt to cross tho Pacific front
San KrunclNco Hny to Hawaii. One
plane failed to rise, another fell
info thn flea ;iuO miles off Hlimo,
and the third, containing tho heroic
( 'oni.ma.nder John Itodgers and
three, men, ci.mo down some fcOO
miles short of their destination.
Kor nine days they drifted with
has taken.
Whero as the navy bad found it
esMenllul to placo a line of wm
ships reaching from Calirni uiart
shore to I ho Hawaiian islands, at
(Couttnuud on Page Four.)
EXTRA ISSUED
AT MIDNIGHT
Although general election inter
est was lacking yesterday The (lb
server Office WaS besieged with
telephone calls lust night and Hill
morning for results on various
measures. Less than four noun
a Iter the polls closed over UiM
state The Observer's election extra,
was on the street with a roinplebj
jrepoil tf the oufroine tf both lo
t cut and slate t stop's. The ofl ice
j was crowded throughout the eve.
j nine by Interested citizens seekin::
ret in mm.
' 'oiint lug proceeded rapidly
throughout the county, with nnl
j 1 : to I r. measiireH to he const. I
t "red, and by long distance tele-
phone connections with outside
! points Ho fate of the road bond )
lelinilely d"! or mined bef ol "
I l o'l lock. i 'nui plrto nnoffieia !
returns from every precinct in tho
-city of La. Crn lido was tubulate-!
bv the observer within throe hour.
i a ll-r t he voting cchhc'L
i Stat" returns came in over Hit
i Associated Press Leased Wire iu
' The i ibsei -er offji c. throughout
i t he e en lug Und kept, t hn lot a I
j foil, in unit y in close touch wt'H
trends In Hie entire Oregon tabu
lation. The t ihsei ver's mtdnigl t
! extra and this aftertionn'H regu
j lar edition g!o complete, elect it al
I returns many hunts ahead of uny
I other news source entering tin
j territory.
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