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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT' PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE drattfo lEu mm CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OHIvUOK: K:ilr ttiulrtlit nn'l K, . ehiy Imt. iloinJ ;tn , iinre llhol ui lllo tlot'tli toa:.!. NL.tnni' i.l ilto caul portion I'Viilay. VOLUME XXV. MKMUICR AHMOCIATED PREHH IA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1927. MKMUlill ASSOCIATED FIIKS9 NUMBER 277 n EAST OREGON FAVORED TAX V0TESH0WS Bill Carries in Umatilla County by 3 to 1 Ma jority; Vote Light BAKER APPROVES ONLY TWO BILLS State Revenue Measure Defeated There; Also Proposed Bond Issue for $70,000 Well. T.itfht vote over Ihe entire state was hi purl probably due to the failure of the stnl Income tax lit carry, although ihp Mil ths favored over nil Kasiern Oregon, with the exception of a few counties. Up ports from final illn county show that the hill carried there hy a llt tle'more than a two lo one majorltf. The viiln wan very small In I hit county. helm; not more than LTt per rent of the vote usually east at the KPlHTal elections. The oihpr neltrhhnrint: county, Baker county, Imwew, must have hi Kaslern (fpotl which voted against the tare, tho VoIP belnc about three Co one. The people of Baker count I, however, must have I'ppii In the wroni; mood a.- every measure on the ballot with the ex ception of the iipbi'o suffrage anil crimiiuil information measures, wan disapproved, neither of ; the two bills approved having anything lo ilo with IHXPH. Defeat City NMir Ju addition to volitn; down the Ktute measures the people of link er joined in opposition against :i pi-Mpo.sod $70,0011 bond issue for an artesian well by a two to one vote. The impression of Governor Cut ter.soii in reward to the way the in come tax carried here was entire ly erroneous, tho bill carry Ins In spite of much opposition. Although several working for 'the County, road bond issue were srom ' ty 'disappointed, the city official are ray fled with the miteome of IIH 1 W O CUV iiieuMurcs, i ne 41 e- commissioner plan of city Kovern iiient helm? defeated and the. bond issue for the improvement of the Kecond .street wuter tnalu currylnt. rOKTLANI), Ore., June .10 (Al) Si raguliug rturnH from Tues day's special election today cut down slightly the majority uguinnt the Income tax. With 173- out of IS47 prreinrls tabulated this af ternoon, the count stood: Kor in come tax 4G.4S7, against 44,038, ma tority against tax i-S.&Ol. Counties which returned major ities for I he tax were: lien ton, I 'lackamas. Crook, till Ham, Hood It lv.r, Lane, Lincoln, J.I tin, Mul . heur. J'olk, Sherman, Umatilla. Union, Wallowa. Wasco, Washing ton. Wheeler and Yamhill. Latest figures on the other muaa- (Continued on Cage o) N0RMALsljJl60L HAS ASSEMBLY THIS MORNING At tlie regular bl-veekly assem bly of the Minimer norma) school. .1. T. l.oiu;feIow presided, opening the ipeeting with a few announee Jiients. The liev. Mr. Awes of Lutheran church offered prayer ami read the seript are. A proirram of u patriotic u;tt ure followed. The assembly sun;; many old fuvorlte puirlotie poiu:. Mrs. Ilosklns sang a group of songs, ficcotnpa nied by Mr, Creneb, of Baker, ut the piano. A nnounremcnt t but there would be no school July was made. Sehool will Cike up mi Tuesday again as usual. CONTACT WITH THE FARM runners or the (.nindc Itondc volley arc as much n lutrt of Hit' Im (irandc cotnmuiiH v III many way as rcddcni whbln the city limits. Their home, IiimIcs, nc Ih It Ics. and Interests nrrnure lilghcr than lite uitwin idtlM-n. Allhoiigli lie live, M'vcnil inlle nwnv from Ilie lmsiiics.- hiiii. the rai-iiicr I- lint few minutes ill lanl. He bujs In town, piir llciilnrlv m Immi bis IihiiI tiicrcli nnt lias in i ni4'ihe inendiiindNc anil service aitnu-thcl) ptv-ont- The Oli-M'rver Is Til M iiiwa-M-r of tin (irande ltmde valley It's (he farmer's constant roil tact ltd t In cuiiimuiiK y life. The news of wh iiclglibtirhoHl. of lite iiillev a h whole, of tlie elites and towns U a in I table lo be farm In no other way. Is It any wonder thai 5 lo u Mr is'iil of Dm rural route bote out of most I itlon county fif ftis-t rciidies The tmcricr rcau Inriv? It nn,v wonder that advertisers taint tsdiimns n (Im ohi-I cffillti' and cctmomi tul contact wl;U farm bniiig low cr'." "ObscrTer Atlvertl-lng A Jlcrclinndislug berttf-v' District Formed To Pave Between Adams, Jefferson Calls for Improvement of One Block on Fourth Street; Asks for Install ation of Sewer Line. Two improvement district! were formed and the city recorder was itiMtruct'-d to ud vert imp for bids for Iwo others last evening when the city commission met In regular ,' Session fit Hie oitv In. 11 Tin- lirvl district formed, number 171, call-j ed for street hnprovement on t Court h Hlreet, between Adams nnd I jprfMi-t.au avenu-fl. navtn the j street 5i feet I it width and install-! tins curb and cutters, the cost to 1 be assessed lo the property bene-j I Cited. i The second tmproveinyut ilis- 1 tfll't tlo'tlt Ill rM.ll.wl ' f.r tho Installation of sewer line at the GKNKVA. June 30 AJ') An J. J. Coley property, block on.-, i agreement to limit the maximum I' Oley'M Kill. -division, tract I , and of dest royers was reached to I parts of tracts A and C of Itoni-j day at a meeting of the naval Ik's addition, the cost to be as-) wssed to the property benefited. I The city engineer wan Instructed lo draw up pbttin and -Hpi-cifica- tions, and Wednesday. Aug. 3. jt 7:311 o'clock was set as the time frn hearing n-monst ranct s aguim-t ! tlie improvement. ! 'A lu-artng -uns held on Hlreet' J improvement district number ItU, j on V avenue, and as no remon- , . . ' ' ,, I corner mis insmiciei to mieritae tor bills, to be received Wednes day, July 1 3. The recorder u-i also Inftti'ueied to advertise for bids for improvement district num ber an originally planned, to be rec"lved July The matter of the Insta I'utlo (Continued on I'ag HOLD COURT IN CITY HALL TODAYS Judge Knowles Presides; iliremucy over America would un-Hh-ii'Q npvmiri'ors: Mn. i doubtedly increasu Immensely tho tions in Several Cases I..'. j At .Hi". mn"?t of Hie. lulerna- Clrctilt Judge J. W. Knowl.s lloiiul correspondents here tho held court this forenoon at thejHrltlsh delegation loiluy gave out city hall, and had before him a Mr. Mridgeman's statement to tho number of demurrers and motions! Associated Cress for transmission pen-ling in the following eases: ; lo corrcapondents' papers in vurl A. W. Middleton and others vs. oi parts of Ihc world. Central Itallroad of Oregon, a re-J celversiiin oroceellng: A. W. Mid-1 I diet on and others vs. Cramn Bonde Lumber enmpany and otii-J ers, a damage action, and .1. II I Jacobs and otheiH vs. Blue Moim-j tn i n Lumber compuny. a receiver ship proceeding. ' I All of thes- cases refer lo the; rec-dverships and thru Ida t Ion pro ceedings of t he Blue Mountain , Lumber company and the Central, ltailrond of Oregon. I A large number of attorneys j were In court In - connection wllhj the nmii-'i-N before Judge Knowles, ineluding James II. Nichols, Blaine (hillock, Joe Cook. Frank C. Mc- Culloch. A. A. Hmith and A. ',', (Srant. all of B.iker; (t"o. T. Cocii ran. Colon B. Kbcrhard and II. L. ' I less, of La tltande. and 1- .. j Ternill. of t nion. Other person. Httendint: the hem lncs a n Stonedahl and W. B. 1 lav Colon. A. W. Middleton. C. U. Moore, rec lver of the Blue Moun tain Luniber compuny. William It Wilcox and Itny Woodbury. 11 is experled that the arguments of the attorneys will consume Hi.: entire afternoon. J udge Knowles ex peels lo bea r a contested divorce case lomonov.. Idaho Men Guests At Luncheon Today (Inest.-l at the w eekly Bead v luncheon 1 ills noon at Hie Sonnm r were ,f. I;. Brown, of ( 'aldw4 ll. Ma., manager of the I alryiiien's i 'ooperatii e Cnam-ry. of Botar Yaltev. and W. B. Mttehel. of Car- ma, Ida., who is president of the same m-canl.ation. The two m-n i drove over from Idaho Ibis morn-' 'ing to visit La Cfiande and Rakc - land lo give information on dairy- ! lug. In talks to the realtors they empluiHiy.ed the fuel Hint It necessary lo grow Into ilalryingj ! rather tiian go into It. i The bull r made by their com-, pany is sold to one big dlstribip-! ' nir 1 1 1 in 111 J.OH .tna-eien nini i i,;.1! sold ut titp prices, they derhif Both nen stressed the point Hi I this one I' tiiil outlet imld handb ' la tini' S the pres- ut olume avail able. The ,s oeiatiotl wp ha tii s- cond anniversary c-'lebratlon t'i ' Caldwell. July 1 n. w ith Secretary ' or Agriculture Jurdine us KU- st. A cordial Invitation to farmers of Cu Hrande Bond:' valley to attend i was cvletidtd. ; Woman Sentenced ; To Ninety Days At ' ci'y com t lea i ing i.i-t ! uUhl Mi. Llzi-- Tucker pit .id d guilty to a charge of disordei ly j conduct and w as s- nit net d Hi '. 't ( days In jail. Iia Carrie an! !l. !, Were arrested en Mondey tlifhtin. were both fim-d. the mvr $5m and tli'j Utter 121. wh.f r.i fo,- SIZE LIMIT AGREEMENT IS REACHED Naval Experts at Confer ence Also Discuss the Question of Ratio 1 1 BRITAIN DOES NOT SLLK bUi RLMALY . llliam , C. Bndgeman A . " Dl,,.f.,,,f0 iUiy iitca, IlfUO for Successful Outcome ATiifh RittPi iuulii tcil,ci. j ' 1 , expert h of the tripartite confer ence. The experts also dlHcusNpd the (Uestion of ratio in the num ber of destroyers as between tho frilled States, Great Britain and Japan. It is understood that mi accord was virtually reached on the ratio for destroyers, but the expert to- 'day decltued to announce the j tio flgurew. I he maximum lonnagc of maximum lonmige of de stroyers, is understood to. have been fixed nt t,foo, tons, a line- of demarcation being drawn between lUstrnyeis and destroyer leaders. The statement . of William ('. liridgeiiian. head of tho Jiritish ilelegation made exclusively to the I Associated I'n ss yesterday making clear that Great Britain does not seek naval supremacy over the United Stales and has no intention of withholding partly between Great Britain and the. United States In all classes of warships, was tho dominating topic of discussion in onference circles today. i i It was felt generally that Mr. Bridge;nans disavowal of any l..Itt.l. I.,i..nlln IA U,.r.L- .!..'! till. chances of success of the confer ence. X (HTcomi; i;mi.ci;i WASILINUTON. June 30 (AC) Crospee of a successful outcome of the fieiieva neKotutlons appear ed greatly enhanced to state de part ment officials with the an nouncement that America's parity with Kntrland In all cluMSes of ves sels Would not he questioned by Ore.nl Britian. This development coupled with indications that the British dele, gallon is realizing the futility of attempting to reopen Washing ton ireaty provisions, led depart ment oftlchils to hope that final agreement upon auxiliary craft limitation Is becoming u matter (Continued Cage BuffinstonGoes On Stand Today In Circuit Court Clyde -Cete- Bulilnlon look frcKi.ii on Monday, tho nth the stand at .1 o'clock this morn-1 ';. l!f5- Jn. g 'lag In the nocond day of Ihc case ! ; I Hon I."aac L. homas lof Ihe state a..nst i,lirrllialo(1 J 'l.'rU. iin.l IhiiIiiIi (..x-r, shcrllf on the charge of possesion of a i ' Hist pan.a,pl. o tho still. The courtroom was again ' old record which bears Ihc Hlgna 1 filled Wl!i spedators who JtI,. ;..,,- of the early JudKe XMIsou .showing a marked Interest In ll.ej '''"' llci.vcry p.ompled Judge I outcome of the trial. Cive u -P- WIIkuii to visit M I. ";"" loesses of the stale tc.-Hfied eS- ! piol.ee,- fa .1.1 1 b S W b O t Ol d b I 111 I. a t Iterduy orternoon white Bnf r.nirlon ! Hie courthouse at which hts lather iwas the fourth or the defense wit ' lia'l I'Hd court was Hllll standing Inesses this morning. I"'""? 'r,wnt '' ly!HHtU I Capid-fire cross iim-st Inning by! home. Accordingly .Indue Wilson - botli Hlslrlet Vttf.rn.v I'iii'I 1 1- III Attorney 'nil for the state, and Attorneys I. S. vanhoe nnd defense. Im o Jof the trial, j counselled i B. J. flfeen. lor the, Jdinif lo the Interest 1 The still which was; t the time of Buf- : fi n gt on's arrest Is In t he court i loom and Is a major factor In tli'j progress of Hn W. Wilson is the jury to lh liberation !! case, ,1 udge ''re I rxtccted lo disinis-i Miry room for de- HllS llfe'-norm. Haines Stampede Will Begin Tomorrow iAnd Continue Through Tuesday, July 5 'Hie Ilaioe-i sla year at Ibttne. t bi side of Bak morrtw. July 1, mpt-df.. held e.ich about nine imiIcm f. will beKin o n'hd uill continue lhrout;h Tuesday. July The Mon day and Tuesday jiroraiii were added lo provide entertainment for the crowds, whieh uHl be In Baker .Inly I, U and r, for the Klk-t coii xentloii and the Ani'trlenn aizui three-tbiy 1'oiinh of July celebra tion lo " lob there. A program of uies, bnekini; llnii'M nnd other features which uo to uiiike a Me ensfiil Mt.i hi" 'l'. has been arranwd for each .ty, the prizen a-rt K-iiliu i'H'i. i'onr J inuel I flollarx lias been pro bled for ihc rein) i'.'.oom unci $eii tllO telle KhlK reeiilcft. I'Au el for l.f he-;. I In ilic Miinipoilf. hll onlor Antiieuucci' W'iiltiiui Krljiiy und tfuluiejuy ulyhls. li.ikti'. I Two Army Flyers Are Honored In Honolulu Today Active Social Program-' "Is Scheduled for Lieuten ants Maitland and Heg-enberger. j iioNOi.ri.r, June :tn ai') .; Although they entered Honolulu. ! through (he back door yesterday" i t morning Lieutenants 1 .enter J. Maithttid nnd Albert Hegenherger j louay m ere eieuueu every nunoi usually accorded guest h entering; thy city in the conventional uiun nr. nic,lwo trim. wihd-bronz(d, chj nble looking young army avlatom lm,l aiw.nl t 1... niirl.t It. .ixlui.l,. auit ut the waikiki ixucii notei m !,n CJirncHt endeavor to mako U (or h(, H)i(ip th(iy luHl ,n UK.Ir flight of ITt hours 6h minutes from Oakland, fa!., lo Hawttlf ut tho, end or which they had nonchalant- j ly lauded their six-ton Kokker ut ! Wheeler field, near here, yesterday . morning-. No definite time had been fixed lis that the army plane would ar- i Hve. and. reaching Wheeler Heltl i from an unexpected direction . It j had almost landed before its pics- , z:s m y The coin' the flyers followed j had been definitely settled upon ; before their take off in Oakland. Maltllind and Hegenherger were to fly straight from the Golden Gate to the Island of Maul. The radio beam had been installed on Muul I to show them the way. . Reckoning from the lust aulhen-' tic message from the flyers six . o'clock Tuesday evening via t lio I'rcstdcnt Cleveland the airplane j escort which was to welcome them left Wheeler field at dawn, flying toward Alolokal. expecting lo pick up the Kokker and guide it batk to the field. North of Intrude! Courso j The much discussed radio bea- J con, however, tailed to woric con (Continued on I 'a go 8.) FATHER PRESIDED OVER FIRST COURTIS Judge Fred Wilson Son of First Judge to Hold Cir j euit Court in County ' Si.ly-two years ago, Joseph (i. Wilson, of Tin" Italics, circuit judge uf the district including all Oregon euot of the Cascades, conducted the lirsl circuit court ever to bo held i in this county. Today hts sou, Fred W. Wilson, circuit judge, also uf The J lalles, is conducting the same court. This, and vUh It. facts of thrill ing significance in that tiny tell Ihcmselve.H a story of amazing pro gress during the span between tho lather's and t he son's visits was made known yesterday when Judge Wilson, who Is In l.a liruude, lor the Hist time, In connection with the Builingtun trial, recalled slorleg I told him by his pioneer lather and searched the county vaults of the j i utility clerk's ol I lee lor records j 'oi his fathers early court. In a I hoil -time he was reading, from ( the first fibs, records uf the be- ginning of court in Im drande: j "At a circuit court begun and held j In the village of La Urande, and j lor Ihc county of Cniou and statu- V Mil .Mis. iiwiii iiiki o... chiblnn. Kll.iibeth, and Joseph (1.. visited the Bussell home. "We en Joyed a most plea sii nl visit, with Mr. and Mrs. Busrtell." Judge Wil son said loday. "I could not help but I eel a certain sen ment a 111 y and a bit ol' prldu over thu dis covery," he cent t nueil. "My son Is named aller his grandfather and (C'eettlltil "Cl .11 l-itue' Bai-eM will be held Kild.ty. S.itUl day. Suiiflay. Moinbiy and TnrbM after It 'tons Kliirtinu at J o'eloek The Star Novelty oieln-.tia h.ix I I e in ed to da -tftei mm II. "( ap'ain.' Ka n u r-i I r e fliMloilH tl lek bom each day. ( iff iela Is are: Boekinu judwet soii. Craii ie i 'tiv ; the ,ln (tie:-Mill-Mi Bridgeport ; Cercy I way. Bnce juden- Marry Biebe er. Planer l-'bruina o- - B W. A. : v.iid. B- el 'ill Idii nil ie etm-JI w r.tiikiler i :iinf A. W. I'erl. rr. II. AI.Cull A ppor.-iit. le Cl Dtliolo lel.ll ,. I". elh - -N. K. ldd. IIim kink- Iiim. -All.. t llsh I 'I filir. BYRD AND PARTY EN ROUTE TO (. MIiHLi W-P.i-I III -II WIU V ' WiUJM I i.l,W, I 9 H 1 .inHH..p..Mi, u' " 1 1 . 1 1 1 i.i i iii iiiv Here's tin largt-M parly ever to attempt the Atlantic crossing by airpluiie. Bnl and his party hopiH-it olT (Mirly ychlcnUiy murnliig hi tho big triple-moloivd monoplaiie "America," on mi ocean jaunt with Kuropc (he gmil. Uefi to right the men uro Bert Acosln, Uoiiiiiuuulcr Hlcliard K. Brd; UiMitcnnnt cnrgi Novlllc nnd iU-rnt Il4iltlni. 1 I CIMH DADIC ? ILL rilll lilUj EASY TO LOCATE j French Putlic Prepares to Welcome Comman der Byrd on Landing l'AIUS. June Sit (.W) Com. mander Ityrd wilt find I'arla easier lo locate than the North Pole. Kvcry poKHlhle arrangement has been mude by tho Kreneh uuthor ities to !ead hin easily to a rest ing place for his plane "Amlerca" beside t)u graceful column lit the I.e Hourget air Held consecral lug the glory of his predecessor, Col- t onel Charh-H A. Mndhergh, which by appropriate cfdnctdencn wus j unveiled to. lay, while tho "Amerl- cu" was making its w ay hither j along the trail which Lindbergh I blazeil. The French public, which seems to have not tin- slightest' iloubt. of oil uuaiider Byrd's sufe, arrival, '',reut Is Jhe prestlgi, o( "Ain.-rl-i" blrdmen eftvr the ochltve-i ments or Lindbergh and Chirencu l, Chamberllu, prepared to welj come him in a manner berittlng hts mission. The police made ar rangements to handle ti formidable crowd at Le Bourget, determined lo prevent a repetition of the en thusiasm which nearly proved dis astrous for Colonel Lindbergh's plane. o one w ill be allowed on any part of Ihe Meld except thu holders of official passes. ( ( As soon ut; the "America Is rei I ported upproachlug the French coast, a r'retich naval despatch boat and the Cnlled States torpedo boats "Whipple" nnd "Barker" will put to sea from Cherbourg to es cort t he plane to shore. There Commander Byrd can pick up the air beacons which will bo lighted at night fall to guide him across Normandy and up the valley of I he Seine lo Le Bourget, where stronger lights) have been Installed so as to ma lie it impossible for him to miss the field. All Paris Waiting Just as the mile) courage of Lindhcigh In his lonely flight acrofs the Atlantic gripped Hid Kreneh mind, so has the scienti fic asj I of Commander Byrd's attempt made its impression, and alt I 'ii i is this afternoon was wait ing Impudently for the outcome. "This will really prove whether commercial aviation across tho ocean Is feasible," was the tenor. of the comment heard In the cad s, on the stiect corners and In other places where people meet lo pass the lime of day. I The press took the wiiiic tone as! the populace, and every comment j praiscr the careful preparation mid sf but If ic exactitude insisted upon f by the North Cole hero. The point stressed above all was, that the result or Byrd's flight I would demonstrate beyond ttien- ' tlon w bet her passengers run b carried over the long stretch of Hi A Hunt tc w It h a reasonable degre of wifely and with reasonable cer ll'eililllliuil IMko '. I Plaque Dedicated Honoring Lindbergh I.I-: i:ni :r;i-:T. Cnni-e. June :b I (Al'l While ( 'oniliiandei- Ciehai' 1 i; Ilyid v. as v. inK.:n.r bii way ti , I'aiis Ihio'iu!) a dens Albill-i j iih l tvilh ('laretiee ). I'hlllll ! le t lln . and ( 'hat b s A. l.i- in ! st ;itifll in; by in homa u , a in a i bl I in I in- i on i tin-ti i oi ii I in j; ' 'Im rbs A I f.llMlb- Itlie I- jlh'K te.if of f i Ml irojM mi ronttneut e- I tilled Stales, v .hi,- by llOMI til" ! rated h-i. j i-HiiiK At t The p!i ' engraved 1 "'bail, i tin: no iki he.- May Cud I id ! w Melt K.'i lay on the I Ic landed M il K! II I I pic Ma Mill II' l.lll'll o WOI.U: 'I i; II, II ! I e I- lltH -AII..IIII'. I.llllle'l Iwo iiik .l..ileelM , .ll,.,... .... i.l I,. I.l'.. II 1 1 1. .1 ... I lIlll K till' I I ho " ie il ' Olel tlme ite." lit the I... I : ..i . i l.-tefH" of ,s le t Tice :i" or Kie noil oh know n. liter Of the oil),'llc.. Iff Reports Are Of Changes Being Made in China i shanghai, jik. 30. (AC) - New received hero today from f lunkow, seal of the rail leal na tionalist government headed by Ku gene Chen while meagre Is Inter preted ns meaning that Important ehn nges are being brought about there presumably In compliance with the ultimatum of CIwiiik Kal jshek. the moderate nationalist lead- er, and (ieneral I-'eng Yu-llsiaiiK to oust the Russians, quash the radl-j cat labor unions and stifle com - j niuulsm generally. j A Ilrltlsn navy radio nieKnage I stated that the ItiiMslan .Michael Borodin, adviser to the II.Iiikow nationalists, w HI leave tonluhl for inn unstated destination, that all I Russians, except mi-mbers of the consulate Htaff,. will lea ve wit hi it 4 )ioliis, that certain labor unions j hive Iteen dissolved, that the pick- cling system bus been abolished and that there Is a large move ment of. troop ueroKii, the .river Wuchang lo guard the rail head. Other reports from Hankow state Hi ere is a general feeling (hut the power id" the radicals is near an end, and that the 'complete curb ing of labor union excess is n mai ler of days, it being added that of ficial circles as well as the public are expecting great changes In the goM-riimental policy in the next few days. EXPLOSION KILLS ONE MAN TODAY Rocks New Pittsburg Press Building; Jnjures Many Persons CITTNBl B(. June ;iu Mie. man was killer and number of persons were (AC) a large injured loday when u terrific explosion rucked the new Cittshurg Cress building in the downtown section. I''h st report s w ere that a storage gasoline lank In the engine room bad exploded, but the absence of ( i ire ca own l ii cuo-n 10 nenevo il w as it natural gas explosion ill n sub-basement. Many windows In Ihe big struc ture, w hicli front sj on the boule vard of the Allies, were shuttered by t he blast. I'ei sons in uitLos nearby u ere cut by Hying glass while several pcdesl ru i iis were re ported to have, been blown across the Ht.reci. Within a short lime all dow nt own fire companies were at t he scene. I' ll i men ti i ter live persons to a hospital w ikIIiii; i nl In!., Ihe engine room where 1h-y toimd two ni' ll badly hurt. One of IIm iii died enroute to a hospital. Lindsey Ousted Ii y Court Order ei'.Nvi;i;. j l.inihee'y'H Ictni; (Al'l II. "i IIS jOeluc 1,1 l eiill l w hlcii nf it oi'iiliiiy c it I Ihf li.'tivci jm'i ho loiiti'h'il ii tl nuo and made Ittiiions tluuiif,i the noild, was Interrupted to when a coin! order oflieially oi ed him, in line with the supreme nui l's derision I ti r th tl be wa.-i lh-Kally I'.liid . i. ""'i tn C'-'4. Jndl,'.- I.ittdsey, how ever, u ill r main in control or Ihe oftire t oids until a s'leei stor is appointee The :,t jrn: y is e..-ett -I tt b Mile. '1'msday y the a ppomt nn'ii' of Uober-i VY. Steep., ;vltou. v, ..I- tboMt,'h theie (a )t)li,'hl po-;sibll I. y Hint .IlldKe Lindsey Wlil be pip. pollite.l (.1 M(-CI-ef bltliseH is tt'it. be piniiably a'ahi i - a randidi.le n I u spitial e.(;p 'liter In I he yejii . Gehrig Hits More Homers Than Ruth m:w vciim . .1.111 e.eo.l lit I AT Kill h l I. on I ioi; I U; pi home i ii UK W ileeiill In loo Kit With 11 Keith mill Men Th" felll.lieh W I . 'C he hi; f I inlillil; I Mei. h.l. hurl it T. e II I le'hritT'rt the nouauii, nitiiint for I'.uth. FRANCE ; LETTER IS MADE PUBLIC BY DOCTOR 1, , . m. , . . JCIieVed tO 111 rOW Light on Fate of the Two TiVfm'h Plvprc ' 1Llltu 1 Vei5 1 1 MOW YORK, June 30 (AC) lh-. Thomas II. 'usaek. sut geoii of Itiojklyn, today made public a letter from a priest In the parish of Morvicn, Inland, which In. Cu sack believes thrown light on tlu late of the Clench flyers gesser and Coll. Nun- The letter was written on May I'li, htsl, by the Itev. Father Cat- rick Madden, who in news dis-; patches at the time was described as the last person to see the fly ers as they puHscd over Ireland. Cat her Maddi n's letter described a fight between two hawks and :l currier pigeon which is thought to have been released by Hie. airmen when they realized their plane was no), properly tundiouiug. '"You may not have "heard th.it the airmen released a pigeon," said the letter. "It came in over Morovlen and then two hawks at tacked it ami brought it dow n. Some young lads witnessed the fiifht ami rushing up captured the ding pigeon. Tin message muH have been destroyed or lost In the attack, but the rings and rubbers for seem ing mesHages wcru still on the bird. "My reading of I he affair In that, the airmen hovered overTar berl, thinking fo come down. They chanced a further flight then, and when about 'Hr tulles out they I decided lo return. They doiibt- NKW YOUK, Juno t(0 (AD less wen- going very bad Ihen. s jjmpered by strong head windtj I hey. released Ihe pigeons, which Ull,i (omj fogu tho X'ariB-bountl got. back here about two hours , m(,tuplano "Amor. en.", with Coin alter they b it. j munder Richard K, Byrd and hla "Making back to Ireland they' crew of throe today roarod over fell into Ihe sea about 7.1 miles the North Atlantic In ltd 1900 miles oil' l,on)i lleild . . . around to no search wlille vul- J was mad' llable time was lost sear channel nnd your side, loo bad." hiiig thv II is all Pays Penally For Indian Love Affair I'lCM IIK. NVv. .Iuii.' :iu (Al'l Mnllliitmn lit the ImiihIh CM Itt'l IiiiIIiim liiicliN Unit niiiy runt him poll, nl 2::i7 11. in. today pinoulii hlH III'' wiih Hi" ixiiii 1 1 v Wi.il 1 1 1. 1 1 . ! 1 Muila Ann. Cul., to puter tli'i imiil fur " I""! alliili' wllli unjnlr inra'S I hero Imxt work. II" Inill.in Klil. I'liin I In riy dlruct to i-lllu-i" SliiRifi'tiitf liil" IIiih linvn hi..l I 'oil liunl or Kukuiiu. Ore. unci nfl lili;lit. Hull, w.iil; trend Icisn ot.cr H Kli)i let M'cilolcl for Kiisollno lulcl how Iiik Iti'lhin I" 'Hi Mn tic cl cm hlin noil inc ll" 1 1 lu.u -c. I. II',. I I.l ol lice s. I ' I. III. ilMII. W III'' It I'll 1 1 It I II il I c ! Ills lihitilclli 11 lv the in hist 'I'llc.c- dtiy In Wilt lllllllll tc c Ul.tlihll, IJ I board a ilbs front titiin til .1: I on. Had iMiitilaied .1 i.i Whip the ,;ilt look-s.-tid. Hi- lo Indiant Mm w ith a razor and 1 cui'.eluii,-;. " iiwuki I'vel , and w ins abb- t aler. bo - vuk htin is wild to wd hei". II! I he .-.e joiH. Oeell'lll I ., I The lu-lidtei h'-inrf sought by j ii p'lse. " Treasury Surplus bout $6:15,000,000 I ..; 1 1 i.s cr . .Iillto lice I A I- i - , The j N e;i r "iat. j ' eMil I v sen .ltw for I ho fi.-.-n I ui leellit;llt Will ll.Hee. leiiee, eeleli, w.es incMoictoel .reliiit; So. rol.ery .Mollteit'.s . & I ei,eniii,cicili. Oil l't'llell H slllllhlS W.IH i i" .'I. wh. ii II he-el :.ee:,.iiini.- II I I A.-tlllK ol.eiy MlllH te.'.lel till. 1 flZC ol lie.' ovoe'SH Wil lllisleii i j ti ! t.e.ootlsO ol Oi.lt-l Ol III'I'IIU: IIOItlM il foi.iiliilil.'.l. 'I'ltos,. Ini'lli.lo hie. U it.i.V..'., .. Itii'lilM looi-lvoil fieeiti mil lotieN. ,i t I .J.linti.iiiiii p., viiii'tit oti tlto J t'li'in tt woe '1.1.1 .nit! J.'il.ll'ici.lli'il iiilii.lt wotti.l h.io I n ii.ont liii.l e t ii. ,1 I lio sot I .loll. lot). V hilt (. Mi le cl ill lit. .M( ,-...w.. Of I tfllKl OSV. 'e MilN S..1.I 11.0 I i'. i:-ill y 14 e.inhei .W.. Hint llio MllCllhlie telto.llll he 31. . , .l. .1 I I.l. I loll Of 11 10 lelltellO lelol.t it.thor thoii ti. cllro.-t ttix le. due tl.HIH. PARIS AWAITS ARRIVAL OF BYRDTS PLANE American Ace Nearing Objective Crowds Are Gathered for Welcome PLANE HAMPERED BY WIND AM) FOG Sets Kecord for Keeping in Frequent Communi cation with Ship and Sfiore During Trip. M.W YOKK, .limn HO AI) Tho U'e't'ri ( iiloii reports! at 7 o'i'bM li t4)nlht (JSew York dayliglit time) that Conutwtiider Itynl had rhiwii over Ulsk'tix, luirthxrest of I'arls, and wit cximvII lo laml nt 1 lloiiigel field In alnnil a half hour. HOOSKVKI.T KIKLIl, N. Y., une 30 (AC) Tlio "America" i reacheil K run co t 2:45 p. in.. -ustern daylight time, according to u message to 1 toil man Wanainak-r, president of the Americun Trans- tx-eantc company, received hero ut i3:K' Tno rat,l Btntlon at Ouessant, France, picked up and relayed tho i following messugu from tho Am- erlcu: "Just crossed the border line of France ut 18.45 G. M. T." This Is eustern daylight time. The dlslunce from Brest to Paris by airline is about S10 miles. If Commander Byrd follows a direct route this will bring him to Uo Bourget field about 6:30 p. eastern duyllght savings time. m.. Commander Hlchtird K. Hyrd'a scientific adventure in tho atmos pheric laboratory of the akles was drawing, to a successful tremina liou this afternoon as the mono plane "America" skirled Ireland and approached Ihu coast of France. Based on Ihe Increasing; speed made across tho ocean, it, wiiH cstnnted that the plant wtrnta drop on .to 1.0 Bourgot field at Carls about 5:30 o'clock. Eastern daylight time. Having set new records for keep ing In frequent communication with Hhlp and nhoro the "America" was also taking to Its landing jUlacn HecrclH wrertted from tho cloud banked skies which may bo of untold aid to future fliers. What themj secrets are haa not been dtvulgl. Commander Byrd In one of his radio messages having merely reported laconically that ,"we believe we have collected oomy mlentiric data," 1 water jump from Newfoundland to the Irish cousL (Continued on Page f) MAMER LEAVES SPOKANE EARLY THIS MORNING HI'OK'ANi:, Jun.i 30 (AI') NH-'C Ii. MilllK-r li'lt till) MioKunn Hll- unci unothnr at. Hc'dtllnn:. "Ml.. In I hincl :it S.K'i'ii ment n for lint nlKhl. t Ho itliinni'd to octnlimif on to morrow to Huilla Ana Willi a toi id ItilkcTHIIcilcl. In the south Ma r expects lt se..(t an airplane C eider tn thn j New Ynrk-HpnkHne air derby tn September, and to seek entries for the derov, th'! Hi n l''rancisco-Sio- I i i.. ...I tin. niilirni'il i.!:' lrac - s at tlto HpoUane airport ufl- urd.i. TODAY'S GAMES NA'I KIX.M, ii;.a !: H. II. H. Now Veiili i i He, si. , II I" 'I I lie tl eoios: r'itni'lminoii!., T.onpy iiinl I io ri'ini.i', I'nitilnlni;; Smith unci llci.in. Ilrni. lilyn til lehlhnlcllilllii clouhl" hoitelor .eistiiiiieel ht't'liuiie ot tln?;it -olillii; WfitlhiM'. H. H. K. Now York 11 ! I II. .-ion IS ". Hiill. ri.n: lli'iilun. Sonifer unci Tieyh.r; M c cjuilhi n, Kiibrl'tHun, Kil wiiiiIh iiinl lluKtill. a.mi;hi( 1 .1 ' K. 11. I' ll. .si, ,n sua .Now York 13 III a Itjitlorios: Murrti-M. U'elzor ninl liolfiniinii. Mejni'o; 'rin.niiiii. 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