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VOLUME XXV.
MKMUBIl ASSOCIATED PRESS
IA GRANDE. OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1927.
MUM UK It ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 282
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CHERRY CROP
RIPENING IN
Warm Weather Brings on
Fruit Picking to Begin
Early Next Week
YIELD LESS THAN
HALF OF NORMAL
Pickers Will Be Paid'
AllOili 9. Cvnlu n Pmiiul j
n L 1 t i " Ml" "f '" imtnre.
IVXpOl'tS tO Be Made AtrunlluK to Director Andrew!
Thl'mirrh T i flvjnrln i Loiiey. all encores played will he
iniougn ii Ui ancle eitllPI. nov,llv llllinl , ,,. ,miml;11.
Willi (in- warm wcjilher of the
past few days cherries arc ripen
ing rapidly in I'nlon county and
picking'wiil start curly next week.
The cherry crop over all the
county 1h very light this year, how-
ver. and fhe picking will not re
i"ire much time, s
Tile first cherries to he plckcil
will he Hie royal mim-H, which arc
now m arly ripe. Picking will not
Kt.ut in tint bmg and hunhert or
chards unlil later. H,ra use of (he
M attering crop cherry pickers will
probably he paid nhotlt two cents
a pound.
There will he very lillle cherry
picking in l,a Grande tliiH year as
compared with last year, when I'd
ca r loads were exported. There
will' probably not he more than
llnee carloads sent out from the
orchards surrounding La Urinific
Ibis year. It. .. DurlaiHl. of the
Blue Mountain Fruit Kxchttlige
here, report.". This year's crop is
about I'll per cent of the normal
year, according to him.
iw Crop PrpH'ts
In the Cove district the royal
amies unci a lew scattered bin km
will be ripe next week although
the main ei op of la in hurts. hings
and similar typeti will not be ready
for a couple of weeks. Hour
cherries will be ready to pick in a
v eek or ten days.
The cherry crop in the Cove dis
trict, while of better thun normal
quality, is slightly less than 60 per
cent in MimntTiy, due to the killing
largo pereentugii of the wood
in I he orchards during tht( pastt
winter. The bearing wood is pro
ducing a good crop but with so
much of the orchards still "sick",
the iota) yield is held down to half
or hss.
It Is generally believed that, 1111-
b a pa 1 1 icuta rly severe winter
ocenrs, the I rets will bo fully re
covered liel year.
ship Through La Hrniule
What eherries from Cove at
ported this year will be
shipped 1
out via I, a Grande. The boxes
will be trucked to t hiu city and
1 hence triyisferred to fruit cars
bound east.
The good road between Cove and
la. (irande. coupled with better
shipping facilities than are avail
alile at I ' ii ion Junction, Is throw
in;: practically all of the cherry
ex pot !. til rough this city.
90-A HOVE DAY
EXPECTED; TWO
80 MARKS MADE
' "
ande i;s apt to get Us first t
, Ml-.l, tti .--nh
above weather of the
cording to Indlca-
tions this morning. Yeslerday and
V.eilninday the thermometer stop-j
ped its upward climb at 8H above
but this morning. a( 7:30 o'clock.
tlie mercury was at i.t, inreo de
grees w a rnier 1 ban on e it her of
Hie other mornings. If this dil
terenee con t ill ins. a temperature
oi :2 or is likely, local ob-
,,., -Ve is b.-li' Ve.
The preseiiee nf a light wind
ov. r l.a Giatlde last nighl prevent
ed the iiM'iriny from going above
tin- (in mark, it if. said. Above the
i; ark, tin- nights are too warm
lo permit com fori able sleeping
undi-r (irdlnaiy conditions.
I tot h y.-slerday and Wednesday
" re tlie warmest days since last
YOUR
SALES
RESISTANCE
i:cr.one whit qieml money,
vtbo buvo s unci hlng, has wliat
I he h-IIit cjitN t"jile- l-c-Kttlin-e"
that mii1 la o rniitni' tM'forc
the -lv can Im t-4iiMilcleil.
our .;ih" re-l-taiice ! grcat-
-t when tsOiitcMiic trs lit j'M
ou -uuici hitig .Ktu know nolli-
ii- about-unil ii I nin-l cHv
'm t-eonie when nu kttotv and
are familiar with I lie gonU or
-eree that U iM'Ing HTlltcd.
our jilc n'iliinif l- broken
doun ihrniigli iitnol-tcnt iiiHer-"-nig
Imiiiii4 It i- a ncf;iiic4l
"hi iH,t )V Ii It'll .urn an In
huiiied. iHt'ttiw vou know llial
'"'t ean b:t faith In atlvertlv!
ifiinu, :. iHiterilMil tnn".
i hut naiural. tlteiffori'. that
'in ci'klltg to build
' "mi hie nee ami incrconie yih-.
'" -i-lauee shoulil iim The Oh
" n r eiih-tJinil) In ifivcrlna the
a l-taialc Icvritort.
"tHcrvcr AdvrrtNlns
A Merchaiidiln(; hcrvlf"
Band to Appear
In Concert Here
At School Field
Recital to Begin at 8
O'clock This Evening
Program Announced by
Mr. Loney Today.
With all indications pointing to u
large ci-ovmI it ml with what In said
to lie tut excellent pro: rum enre
fully rehearsed, the la Hrando
municipal nam! will play Us second
outdoor concert of the season thHJ
evening at S o'clock at the blgh
school athletic field. I
The grand stand haH been recent-!
ly renovated so that conditions are
almost ideal at the field for con-l
numbers. The hand litis recently
scoured some of the latest popular i
selections from Chicago.
The program for the concert to
night follows: i
March, "Father of Victory' Haiinc
Suite "Dwellers of the Western
World" Souku
(a I The While Man
b) The Black Man
"Ase's Death" from the "Peer
Cynt Suite" Orleg
Scenes from the musical fantasy
"Woodland" J,uders
INTERMISSION
"Hungarian Fantasia"
Moses-Tohani
Clarinet nolo "Romance ami Po-
lacca" ,e Thiero
Hoy Maltuon I
Overture. "Orpheus" .... Offenbach
Golfers Prepare
For Inter-City
Match July 17
An Inter-city golf tournament
with Raker will be held on the to
es 1 gol f I i n ks Sunday, July 17.
Tliis Sunday the l.a Clrande club
will have I s hole of qualifying
play on the links hero to determ
ine the players and the order of
play for t he 1 taker tournament.
All member a re urged to anune
to piny Sunday, and If they ure
not aide to do so ure asked to iir-
j ran" with th'j tournament com
mittee or. other dates. Score cards
must lie in by Siinduy evening.
The balance of the regular
greens al the new links lien? w;il
be open for play about July I ",
which will give Hie members tw j
days for practice before the tour
nament with Baker in July 17.
Arrangements ai'e being made'
for the club handicap champion
ship, which will flart the first i.f
Atitrust. to play for the cup da
unted by the I re con Hard" at
emu pa ay and won two years ago
by Harry Ztirbriek. The cup wi-s
not played fo;- last year.
Western Union Puts
In New Equipment
Mxtra equipment, made neees-ary
by the growth, of La Grande v.iih
Its resulting larger volume of busl
nevs. N now being Installed In the
l local Western I'nion Telegraph
J company offices on Adams avenue,
j A duplex, whieh will permit i lie
j Mending of two messages on one
1 wire at the same time, if the newest
addition to the telegraph equip-'
meat and it will be ready for tj
within a week or Hi diiys. accord -
lug (o l-'red Tcrpany. local maii-
j ager.
N yyCSt Pctei'SOU
On Liquor Charge
(. A. Peterson appeared In the
just lee curt this morning and
pleaded not guilty to a charge- of
driving whit" drunk. Bonds w
se al which In- furnished
and was released. Trial was i-'t
for 1'Ylday morning. July 1 5, :'t
1 a o'clock.
Peterson wa arrested lateye-i-terday
on the Old Oregon Trt.il
highway between m Grande uud
l.ono Tree.
Woman New Chief j
of U. S. Educators,
! SKATTI.i;. July X. fAP ) M Iss j
i Cordelia Storrs Adair, class room j
! school teacher of Richmond. Va..
'became president of the .altoual
' -Miic.itlotial association ;.t llo-j
eto.-p of tlie general session of the,
orga itizalioii here today. Porui.il j
annoinu enienl of her election came
j hot on the association's hu.-diie.-i
program. j
TIMKS II VK CMANGKB
BA LTIMOi: K With trnfrie
gestfon grow itig here, old-timers
have recalled the excuse offered by
the first man arrested f"f a viola
tion of traffic law-, lie Insisted to
ihe magistrate that he could drive
his horse and carriage on either
ddc of the utreet and could turn
arotiml as he pleased. And he was
only reprimanded and released.
Bl IIM H MOUTAI.I.V
pi t l:TI. AN O, 'tre.. July x Al'
- Marguerite McfBllls. '
badly burned today while playing
willi matches at her home
hospiial attendants feared
could ti'jt i ;(.'jv!.r.
that
WEST OREGON
MAN ACCUSED
OF SLAYING
Authorities Arrest Alyin
McCurcly After Wife
Is Cremated
AUTOPSY REVEALS
WOUNDS IN SKULL
Husband May Have Fired
Bungalow After Mur
dering Spouse, Sheriff
Believes.
OHKGON .CITY. Ore.. July S
(AP That Mrs. Kthol McCurdy.
of Cunemah, was murdered and
the house in which she lived with
her husband w as set afire and
burned to the ground to hide the
crime was the belief of Clackamas
county officials following an autop
sy after the finding of the body to
day. The woman's husband, A.1
vtn McCurdy, a fireman employed
by the Hnwley Paper company, was
arrested this afternoon by Sheriff
Mints, who said a charge of murder
would be filed against him. Ho
was suffering from several cuts and
burn.i.
The autopsy showed four deep
wounds on Mrs. McCurdy's head,
any one of which could have
caused her death, said Coroner O.
A. Pace. The wounds had appar
ently been inflicted with a blunt
instrument, one on each side of the
head, one on top and another at
the base of the skull.
IttHly ruder Brit
Mrs. McCurdy's body was found
In t he smouldering ruins of the
McCurdy home which was com
pletely destroyed by fire of unde
termined origin early this morning.
The body was found under the bed.
Neighbors aroused by the fire re
port they saw Alvin McCurdy, the
husband, outside the house dressed
only in trousers, shoes and under
shirt. ' His hands and clothing were
burned. It was stated, and he was
attempting to n-enter the burning
building when first seen. v
"Thought Her SuTc"
When asked if his wife had got
ten out of the house, he replied
t hat he t bought she had. neigh
bors reported. A number of ar
ticles of furniture were taken from
Die burning building by neighbors
before' flames made entrance im
possibly The McCurdy home was a fivo
i
(Continued on Page Four.)
GRANGE PICNIC
ATTRACTS MANY
0. A. C. Hoard of Regents
and State Officers to At
tend Annual Event
l-'inal preiarnttoiiN are lirin
made loilay lor tlie annual Union
counly grange picnic, w hich will he
held at ihe I'nlon experiment sta
tion tonifirrow.
Not only will a large number of
grange members from this part
of thi' state be present, but an ex
tra large group of outside speakers'
will allend, W. It. Gekeler reports.
The board of regents, of the O,
A. (' are lo participate in the pli -nU:
and several counly agents over
the state. Director Jurdine of Ore.
gon experiment stations. Professor
Hyslop. of the O. A. ( . extrnsl
service. ex-Governor Walter M.
Pierce and others will attend.
Governor 1. I.. Patterson and
Stale Master George Palmiter are
on the board of regents but It Is
not known definitely if they will
come.
Director Hubert Wlthyeombe. of
the t'nioti station, is superintend
ing (he decorating of Ihe speaker's
stand and arranging general pre
liminaries for the picnic. The
morning will be devoted to Inspix-
(Continued un Paxe "
Ritchie Compares
With Forms
I'll i;t "II 1,1' K. Inl.. July X.
(Al'i The t'nlted St a ten I passing
from a government of law to a gov
ernment of men. and a power that
often approaches tyranny has been
vented In Ihe federal government,
Governor Albert i '. Ritchie, of
Maryland. dctai cd In an address
here today leoie the anuu,il meet
ing of the Indiana Slate Bar as
sociation. "The government is no longer the
creator and prwtector of our Indi
vidual rights but ks rapnUy been ru
ing the dictator of them." the
speaker asserted. "Today local self
government furnished the only ef
ficient, w orkahlr basis w hfeb I he
diversified a ml changing problems
in our diversified and changing
land can ever be pi act h a I ly set
tled.'' The American govern merit him
become the nrl rcg-ilnt-.-i y in tlie
'Crisis In Naval
Conference Not
Eased Greatly
British Hint that Large
Warships Are Aggres
sive Rather Than Dc-
I fensive Weapons.
I OKNKVA. July S (AP) That
the crisis In the t rl-partite naval
conference Is far from heated and
not only continues, but has become
acuie, was indicated by a statement
issued to the press this afternoon
by V. C. Hrtdgcmun. first lord of
the British admiralty.
' Without naming the United
States. Mr. Hridgeinau hinted
broadly that maximum large sized
warships might bo const rued us
aggressive rather than defensive.
t The first lord declared it was
impossible to rrive at a low- total
tonnage if the maximum tonnage
in each type of warship was to be
pushed up Into types that became
aggressive weapons.
British MiMliulrrstooir
Arguing that the British propos
als were based entirely on a de
sire to give Great Britain proper
security and defense, he said:
"The more that is understood,
the more will be the hope of get
ting an agreement."
Mr. Bridgcmnn declared that
Great Britain did not favor the 10,
tiou ton "offensive cruisers," when
these were authorized t the Wash
ington conference of 1y2, and that
she only lias the in now because shV
was obildged to build some In self
protect yn.
Hence it was not Great Britain's
fault If her total tonnage was high,
he said us "it has been forced upon
us.
j The first lord referred to the re
'cent statement of Georges Leyguos,
' French minister oT marines, as one
which coincided with the principles
of the British position nnd us ud
voeattng the British claims.
lYeiwli Viewpoint
M. l.eygues was quoted as say
ing that u nation should have a
fleet in proportion to the place It
had occupied on the syas for cen
turies. Mr, Brldgeman's statement was
taken as a reply to the Itniilenee
of the American d' l' Bo.r fltp'orf
the right or the t nlted Slates to
maintain cruisers of the lO.fOO ton
class.
Freight Rates
On Stock Down,
Effective Now
SPOKAXK. Wahh.. July S. (AP)
' Freight rates on tlvestoek whip
ped from L'nion Pacific branch line:;
In ( n egon to Spokane were I e
duced I H per cent today, to
cquali.c rates on such shipments to
Portland. Tills was announced by
('. O. Itergan. general manager of
the Spokane merchants associa
tion, which made application for
the reduction. Main line rates were
not affected as they have been on
the same basis for Spokane and
'Portland.
t pf ilfll.A.VD. Cue.. Julv X, fAP)
A red need uniform rate sea le
should apply at all points west of
the Missouri river an all classes of
lives! nek. said T. W. Tomllnson.
secretary of the American National
Livestock association, at today's
session of the western livestock
freight rate hearing before Kxam
iners Stiles and Parker of the in
terstate commerce coin mission.
Non-Slop Flight i
i To Tokiio Planned-,
WH'OITA. Kan.. July x. (API
' John spauldhig. :ta. of Hits
I eity will make a non-stop flight
j from Seattle, Wash., lo Tokyo,
i Japan, he revealed today, In au-
noiiuclug t hat several Kansas
1 and Oklahoma oil operators were
planning to give him financial
' barking for the flight,
t Spaubllng Is a graduate of the
I I "idled States naval academy at
j A una polis. Mil., an experienced
navigator, world war veteran
and aviator.
U. S. Government
in Italy and Russia
western world, outside of Bus-ia
and Italy. Governor Ritchie as
serted. He decbned inspecjois and
spies and official regulators fol
low the American from the day he
tii Kes his t irst nntirishiiieut ,
"( oulciupl Hue to t nboh cnl"
"Here he i told what be may eat.
what be may smoke and every
where what be may drink. Whit
he may read or write or see on the
stage Is prescribed loo. and not
content with this, his government
advisee him bow to hang his ur-
tallis in his home, w hat meat lo
cook for his 1'hiisltnas dinner and
not two months ago the dnpa f men!
of agttculture distributed through
out the country a tre-itise entitled
"A Packet Krfway oil Kissing,"
lover nm Ritchie asserted t ha t
t be "grow lug contempt for law " Is
attributable in a large measure to
"this unholy zeal f'.r inure lav.."
FORD ORDERS
ATTACK UPON
JEffSJO END
Arthur Brisbane Quotes
Automobile Manufaetur-
cr
in Copyright Story
EDITOR SURPRISED
. AT DEVELOPMENTS
Settlement of Sapiro-Ford
Libel Suit Out of Court
Is Indicated, W. H. Gal
lagher Says
liKTHOIT. July N (Al) W. .1.
'jiiiit'n'4i. iilitiM of lli Itcarlmiii
liiih'IM'mltiil, rollernliNl till iiiimii.
MK. Ills tlltIIH'llt of lllM IllKllt Unit
lit) luul n'tvhiNl no order Ui ill.
f-iHillllui pilhlirjillon of niliiics
hlislllo lo flip JcwKh Kopht, us
rrporlivl In u .Ni'iv York iHntf-li
j iiolinu; llnnry l'lit a !iulii Is
suril sllfti lllslrilt'tloii.
Ni:W VOIIK, July K. (API
Through Arthur Brisbane a state
ment was made public today quot
ing Henry Ford as saying he had
ordered his Dearborn Independent
"in discontinue permanently all
1 ? I l,.na li.iul IliS Im M.'t wll OOfl
v(f-. The statjo..ir- j-n presses
"Ki"at regret" over any Injury the
articles may have caused.
Mr. Brisbane's article, which was
copyrighted by the New York
American, and set by that pit per
to other newspapers, Is based on a
signed statement, says Mr. Bris
bane, the original of which is in
possession of Louis Marshall, law
yet. Mr. Marshall, at Saruac Luke,
said the original was in his office
safe and a photo-static reproduc
tion would be available to anyone
desiring It.
At Font's Bequest
The announcement was made at
Mr. Kurd's request, said Mr. Bris
bane, who q not cm Mr. i-'ord as say
ing: "This statement Is made on
my own Initiative and wholly In
thv Interest of right and Just lee and
IH uecoidniice with what 4 retvird
as nty solemn duty as man and
as a citizen."
Some of the articles already re
printed In pamphlet form under the
title of "The International Jew."
will be withdrawn from circulation,
says Mr. Brisbane, who quotes .Mr.
Kurd as saying Hint Hie Dearborn
Independent in the future w ill be
conducted under such auspices llial
articles reflecting upon tlie Jew.,
will never again appear t"; its
columns.
William J. Cameron, editor of
the I lea r bo rn I ude pendent a nd a
witness in the Jl.oim.iHHi libel mill
brought by Aaron Sapllo. Chicago
attorney, against the motor manu
facturer, at Detroit, expressed sur
prise at the statement. "II is all
news to me," Mr. Cameron said,
"and 1 cannot believe it Is true."
He addeil he did not believe 1he
statement was a preliminary move
toward settlement of Sapiro's suil.
based on articles appearing in the
I lea l' ho rn I ndependent .
lord Hcrtwil OHer
Mr, Brisbane asserts that fill be
half of William Randolph Hearst,
publisher of the American, he of
fered Mr. Ford Jl.o'm.tinu for Hie
Dearborn Independent.
"No. I won't sell It." he quote
Mr. Kurd as replying, "bill I'm go-
lug to make il a house organ and I
am going lo slop absolutely every
thing that could possibly cause
complaint or hurt the 'feelings of
anybody."
Mr. Ford's ulateuieul in part fol
lows: "In the multitude of my aetiv
H b'H It has been i mpossible I'm tae
lo devote personal attention to their
management or to keep Informed ;is
to their contents. It has incvilably
followed that Ihe conduct and pol
icies of these publications had to
be delegated to men w bom ( placed
In charge of ihem and upon whom
I relied implicitly.
"Those who know me can bear
witness that Is Is not my taitiire In
Inflict insult upon and lo occasion
pain to anybody, a nd I lial il h is
been my effort to free myself from
prejudice, llecauseofth.it frank
ly confess thai I have been greatly
shoe kef I as a result of my st udy
ami examination of the files of the
Dearborn Independent and of the
I in m 1 1 It lets emit led 'The I n tenia -tional
Jew.
"I deem II to lie my fluty as an
honorable man lo muke amends for
the wrong done to the Jews as fel
low men and brothers, by asking
their torglvene- for the harm I
have unintentionally conmiltled. I.j
retracting so far as lies within my
power the offensive charges laid
a I. their floor by these publications
and by giving them the uiiqu.i lifted
ass ur.i nee t hat hence fori b t bey
may look to me (or friendship ami
good w ill."
Cmiie roll Ntirprl-eil
M r. 'a me rou sa id he could not
believe Mr. I'm d would m.ike pub
he sinli a si a lenient without ad -
' vising him iuaMiiueh
be was In
control of
paper and i
Hie pllhlhation of the
oilld be the llisl to be
notified of such action.
"This U al.Holulcly the 1 1 rt lime
I have heard of any s'i'di statement
or Intention on the part oT Henry
K'otd," he wild. "I inont certainly
w ill get lit touch with Mr. Fold
(Continued on Pa ye 5)
CLOSE CALL !
si rz : v
TV M
. Itivi'sUgntlnii was (Hinductexl by
California authorities Into it mys
terious attempt to murder Italpli
lttct tin motlo director, til Fill
lrrton. The- hotel bet I hi which
lie slept was sprayed with chloro
form which had nearly t-diul ted
out his lifo when friends discov
ered ami rcsiiHclUtcil )ii:n. -. Be
low Is a picture of liav's wilt,
tN I'orntrr Lucille .Mcinle, oncci
"BriMiclwiiy's fuvorili1 v Ii o r it h
gin."
SHEFFIELD QUITS
AS AMBASSADOR
Resignation Forwarded
to President Coolidge;
No Comments Made
UAIMM CITY. S. D., July 8 (AP)
James It. Sheffield today gave
his rcslgimi ion as ambassador to
Mexico (o President Coolidge.
The resignation is lo tit lie ef
fect al llii! will nf the president,
w ho has not indicated Iiih Inten
tions. Mr. Sheffield, however, has
liulciinlte plans for returning to his
post, and upon leaving hero expects
to go lo Kuropc lor six weeks,
Tim retirement, of the Mexican
ambassador comes al an admittedly
critical time in the relations be
t ween this count ry and Mexico.
The southern republic has recently
instil tiled in "ext renin" form tho
application of lis oil law, it is uu-dct-Hlnod
lu-re, and there Is oonio
concern fiver lids development in
(he luluilnlHlnillon.
Makes no Comment
(living no reason for his retire
ment. Mr. Sheffield likewise, de
clined to comment on Mexican re
lations. II was said uf the execu
tive office here, however, that his
resignation had been ugi'-.-d upon
a year ago when the amhaHsndor
rcturucd lo Ills post against his
wistns but upon the request of tho
president.
Slate Poulirymen
Close Convention
f Mt V A LI .IS, (He, July N (AP)
. Chicken Ihieves beware! The
( tre gnu Poult ry men's iissocial Ion,
whit h concluded Ms fifth annual
convention hero today, made pro
vision for detective agency protec
tion against chicken thieves.
A slate egg-laying colli at
( l egon Agl jell It Dial college, will
be conducted llll'ler fhe ilUSpicf'H of
the association. All officers wen;
leelc
and as the convention ad
journed complete ha rmouy pre
vailed flVcr tlie liest I Oil (if III'-
cri'diled hatcheries and related
Subjects.
The officers un-; Kdwtird Snow,
Monroe, preMtden! ; ;, A. Put nam.
Clue k a iiih s, vice president ; II. K,
( 'i oshy. i 'fir va I lis, k-c rctn ry t reas
ut'er; Mrs. W. H. Thompson. Can
by. am Ambrose Hrowitwcll, Mil
waul, ie, dlt' f tors.
WOOL ( LIP SOLD
K LA M ATI I CALLS. Ore., July X.
(API One of the largest hidivldiuii
w ooi 1nma lions ever negotiated
In I he Kliini.il h h.iin. Involving
$1ri.i'iMi and neatly i;ihi,'Mhi pounds
of Klamath wool, has been cou
nt im mat ci I a tal the last of 1 ca rs
of fleece will be shipped next Tuesday.
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Lava Spreading
Up Rim of Giant
Hawaii Volcano
Natives at Hilo, Jeai'ful
of Kuaueas Wrath,
Throw Offerings into
Molten Stream.
H1LO. Island of Hawaii. July K.
(AP) The eight mllo wide Hale-
nutumau pit of Kilaueu, Ihe largest
active volcano in the world, early
i today contained iv lake of molten
: lava a hundred acres in extent lu
I tfi which three erupting eones pl.iy-
i ed their flow of fiery liquid rock.
Despite, the fact that Pete, the
i Hawaiian volcano goddess. Is pledg-
I ed according to native mythology.
i never to send a lava flow across
Hitu, native residents of the town
and its vicinity continued to cast
their offerings to her. Prom their
places of observation under the tree
j ferns hack from the barren edge of
j the pit they advanced to hurl food
ami oueiu oerrics into mo muiieu
flow.
Heavy lttva Flow
Iute last night the eruption was I
continuing wit hout sign of abate-1
ineut. Three "spatter cones," havei
been built up, two of which were,
must pronounced. The lava la kc
covered the entire floor of the i
crater and had submerged one of
t he fountains of fire front w hlch
j the molten rock poured all day yes-
terday. the northernmost of the
I fiery fountains gave forth Its cas-
cade of lava with a continued mar.
Throughout the day terrific hot
! blasts carrying sulphur fumes drove
I spectators from the edge of the
I pit and dust clouds drifted toward
tiie lava desert.
The coincidence of the absence
of Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar, volcan
ologlst, who has devoted most of
his life to studying Kilaeua's moods,
when the eruption began Just be
fore dawn yeslorday, was a topic of
common comment. Dr. Jaggar, who
Is now In Alaska, where he went
last April, was In New inrit in li'-i
at tho time of the eruption of that
year, and at the last previous out
break he was In the Orient,
Polo IJkos Doctor?
Iast year Dr. Jaggar had plan
ned n trip from the Islands when
the I loopuloa flow started from I
Mauna loa, companion volcano to
Kllauen.
The native Hawallaus declare
tluit Pele, the goddess, likes J)r.
.higgai'Hhd uses this means of lteei
lug him at his observation house
above the Halemaumau pit.
I'ackk I'sritv c ii iu;i;
LDS ANCiKLKS, July 8. (AIM
....,.,..,,-... ...
day he would file a complaint
'charging usury against Cecil B. He
(Mllle, millionaire motion picture
i producer ami banker, for alleged
(participation In loan pools for re-
financing the collapsed Julian Pe
'trolcuin eurptiratlon.
Select Drouhin
To Pilot Plane
Across Atlantic
CltOVDiiN A I It KIL'LD, LON
DtiN', July . (AIM Charles A.
Levi lie will be ready tf bop off
from LeBourgct fluid, Paris, within
a fort night on his second trans
allantic flight. With Maurice Drou
hin as pilot, he sn Id today upon his
arrival In the monoplane Colum
bia from Paris. He expected that
the Columbia would be In perfect
mechanical order by that lime, he
added.
Levlue denied that there was a
serious dlspule between himself and
Clarence Clin niherltn, his pllo; on.
tho New York to (lermany flight,
as reported, hut admitted that (hey
were practically on u business
basis,
Levlue is reluming to Paris this
aflcriififiu In the Columbia and will
fly back to Loudon with bis w Ife
tomorrow.
IIKABS roil r.MiLANB
LK BOL'IKIKT, Kranee, July 8,
(AIM Clarence IJ. Chainberlin,
New York-to-( lermany flyer, said
goounye to r ranee iouay w ntii no j
! piloted the trans-Atlantic Bellanca ,
monoplane Columbia, probably for
. the last time, Into Ihe air from the i
civil flying field here, headed for
I London.
j Bel'le him sat Maurice Drouhin. i
Trench long distance flyer who If,
I all goes well, will fly the Columbia j
I over t he At la til ie nu 'I back to
Itooseveit, field New York, some
i lime in August.
; Drouhin Is L'fi years old. Three
' times he ha held the world's flight
, duration record. He losl his latest.
record to 1 'hambcrlln and Bert
Acusla.
Han Johnson Quits
As Big League Head
NKW YoKK. July H. (AIM -
Han Johnson tendered his resign. i-
jllotl as president of the American
(League lodny. effective on or before
i Nov. I, IH-7. Il was accepted wllh
'regret by tlie club owners in spe
Icia) session.
I Con t in o.ed iH I -a Mb was con-
: ceded to In the clil f factor In ;
ilhe upplfachlllg I -ttrelicilt Of (be
l- agtie i .v-futlvc, although he said
today shortly before announcing
his resignation that he felt bett. r
than at any time In ret-ent years
and felt abb: to carry on,
LEVENS GETS
AXE; JUDGE
DUBY QUITS
Politics Held Responsible
for Retirement of Two
Baker Officials
PATTERSON PICKS
MEW PR0III CHIEF
George Alexander, Hills
boro, Governor's Choice
Successor to Duby Is
Yet Unnamed.
A I U X I ST K AT I O N
CH.WGKS
Governor I. 1. Patterson re
moves William S. IjCvciis untl up
IHiluis George Alexander us stale
prohibit Ion rmmulsslnitcr.
Judge William Duby resigns
as chairman of state highway
com mission.
SALKM, (ire., July 8. (AP)
The removal of William S. Levens,
state prohibition commissioner, ami
the appointment uf George Alex
ander, of Hillsboro, as his succes
sor were announced today at the
office of (Jovoruor Patterson. A
formal resignation it is understood
will be received from 1-rttvens,- but
this will be at the request of the
governor. The change is effective
July 15.
Sevens has Invited Alexander to
come to Salem prior to that datu
acquaint himself with the work of
the department with the assistance
of Levens. Tho change is admit
tedly political, u democratic ap
pointee of former Ciovernor Pierce,
simply being asked to step out
and give way to a republican suc
cessor. Levens was appointed eurly
In HLia after an Investigation of
the ppihihition department by n
specially appointed committee of
the legislature. He is credited with
having combed out the snarls in
the department and has conducted
the office in cooperation with the
sheriffs and district attorneys at
tho stato. Ho moved tho admin
istrative offices of the department
from Portland an Salem. Levens'
home Is al Baker, and it Is under
stood he will return there.
Mr. Alexander was formerly vher
Iff of Washington county and is
now a deputy sheriff. Ho Is abl
to have a good record its a law
enforcement official. A general
change In tho personnel of tho de
partment is expected.
.11 IHii: IX BY ItKHIUNK
BAKKIt, Ore., July 8. (AD
Jmlgo William Duby has forward
ed his resignation as a member o(
tho Oregon slate highway commis-
sinn to tiovernor I, Patterson
Tho resignation Is expected to be
coiuo effectivo as soon as his suc
cessor is named.
Mr. Duby males that the gov
ernor has not asked for his re
tirement and that he has expressed
no desire for a change In the per
sonnel of the commission, but that
ho Is quitting to clear up a political
sit mil Ion which is embarrassing;
both to him and to Governor Pat
terson. ROCKEFELLER
IS 88 YEARS
OF AGE TODAY,
Xi:V YORK, July 8. (AIM
John 1. llockeieUer, feputedly stilt
t he ruler of the destinies of tho
Standard Oil companies and a cen
tral figure In one of Wall street'a
greatest struggles of the last twelve
months, was XK years old today.
In extraordinary good health, the
man long known as "the richest
man lit the world." decided to ob
serve his birthday on his estate nl
Poenntlcn Hills, , Y and from
bis usual dxliy program with only
slight deviation.
TODAY'S GAMES
NATIONAL Mv;i'ft
11. JL V..
Chicago 1 8 I
Pitisbtiig a I i
Hat let tcs: poot and Hartneit:
Meadows and Hooch.
B. IL H.
SI. Louis ' ID ti
Boston 3 10 J
Mattel leu: Haines and O'Fnrrell;
(ireenflebl and Hibsnil.
n. ji. k.
Hrookhn 'J n t
New Yolk K H! I'
Itatlerio: Doak. Clark and llar
gie.ives; Benton and Taylor,
AM CB B A.N' I.K.Vtil i;
it. il i;.
New York 8 11 3 .
Detroit - . 11 In '2
Batteries: Jteuther, Thomas. Cll
ard. Shiiwkey and (irabowski; Sioii
er and Wuedail.
H. IL I"
Washington 7 11 t
Cleveland - 4 15 2
1 latteries: Had ley, Braxtoll untl
Ituel; Uhlo and U Sewtjll,