La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 16, 1927, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-TWELVE PAGES TODAY -FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE Ha drattite lutftmtn (fobestwr THE WEATHER oltKGON: Kair tonight mid I'.un day with foj und mis near runs'. Winner in northeast portion lo nlght. Cooler hi interior noi th east portion Sunday. CI T Y EDITION NUMBER 288 VOLUME XXV. IA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1927 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PIIES9 MEM HER ASSOCIATED PREHS 5 PARADE WILL INCLUDE 17 . DRUM CORPS Line of March to Extend "over 2 Miles of City's Business Section INDIANS SET UP TEPEE VILLAGE Peo Post, of Pendleton, to Attend Legion Meet Here Next Week; Ar rangements Complete TIh-. big parade un Salurduy af ternoon of tlit' American Legion state convention, which opens hero next Thursday morning, will un- 1 doubledly be one of the main fea tures of tin1 three. duy program. ' Tli' parade, which la expected to bo about two miles long, will ! hi at Hirer o'rlork. Various towns over the state will be rep resented wit h floals, stunts, etc., brought here by the American Le gion po.stH. To date 17 drum corps a nl bunds have sent word that. thy will lake part in the pat-ad''. In addition there are Go floats nl read on the lint and it is certain that (here will lie other beforft time Tor the parade next Saturday afternoon. The a swni bly point wilt- bo at Washington and O, where ftvo slrccU intersect. The parade will move onto Ada in s avr-nuc at th farthest rant paved cross street and will m a red West on Adams to about Cedar street, rounterinarrh inarch and return back down Adams u ve nue. LiMlgv Killer Floats Many floats havn been entered by loral lodges, other organiza tion.1, and business houses, besides tie vera I brought to La Grande from nearby points. Included In tho floats will be one for the conven tion iiieen and her attendant. Pendleton will have tho largest . elly representallon In the parade, . Including row boys and cowgfrhv si a go roiteht s, Indians and other things typical or the. Uoimd-Cp chy. The Pendleton pout Is be ing assisted ty Post Pro. the only Indian American Lcgioil post In the 1 'iiltd Slates. This part of the. parade is expected to be about two blocks In length. X Iiulluil Village Up All Indian vlllaue of five tepees lias been set up on Jefferson Slreet baek of the new Koley liulldllK. The Indians drove to l.tt Oraudo late y st rday aflernoon and put up their tep.es. returniliB lo Ihelr I s on Ihe I'malllla riservation last nlKhl to relurn to Lit tlranilu early next week lor the cel. 'brill Ion. The Indians will brlnu Ihelr own horses lo ride in Ihe parade. Many of the legion posts over the slato are hrlncimr slunlu for the pnr i,.le. but are ixtvlni; out no Itiforma tion as to what tljey will be. " . Tilx-s Offered - I'rlxes are belntr offered by the loeaT leioa posl tor liie. l.ost float in Ihe parade. Ihe Mrs! prize be. Iiik S-'.a. the seeond ;r and tho thiril41;". The judecs selected will eonsi.ler . three mlnll In ehnsins the'best finals. These will be ori ginality, lieauly and the best repre sent a I inn' of the bleu presented. There will also be two prizes of Jl'ii a ml (10 fur tho best purade speelaliy. The drum mrp and bauds whieh are already listed unions tho par atle pai Melpants are: Portland. Me Minuvilli, Salem, fottase drove, Kueene, Marshfl.ld. Bend. Hood Itiver. rendleton. linker, I.u (iramle, Haylon. Wash., und Wels it. Ida., all drum eorps. and the Mierldun band, the llrallls 1'aas (Continued on Cage ft) HAND-RILLS ARE VALUABLE ; If you had no rtlier incrtii or gcltinz -lore new, .ion would appreciate and value Hk sdcr-ll-hig niee nf a men haiil coin allied ott a handbill. Till un. hy ii(sc".Hy. resorted to In Untie. Mont., la-c- moiitli Vhen n lrlke roiiltcil In ii.iriiloii of all neuspaMrs In that cliy, Hiougli relall biihuM .IlillM" more lliati SSfi In M'H r uii ma kc-liiri. If ou can mh'iiit iliillv lon news iouccr. ilirough your ow ii ilnlly new -Mipr bought tor (he iidicrtl-liiK liifornuition yon get aw well as for llH' iicmh yon naluinlly -mlder It n wdc or money for hu-lue- man to xdlclt nnr trade with Jumdhllls HihI IMlcr yinir ptnli and lawn. Itodi In the city of Ia (.riinoV and over 11m lollcy The; PImtvit h-hcIm-s by fMr the greatest iiomlM-r ir rHinllie nt by far Hie lowest cost )kt ivader. It U iiMtunilly n-fcr-i-etl b I be Mm lllvriK aiHerllwr nlHnt nil mlicr publicity meuii5 Ih Oil icrrltor). ObscrTer AdverlKli.,, A McrcUaiidiiiiif Scrf" Mires Is Fined $500 And Given 30 Days in Jail Judge Couch Paroles Him From Prison, However; Mash Hearing to JBe Next Monday. K. liner Mires, who plead-d gullfy last Tuesday afternoon to t he charges of possession of liquor, wa.-. fined $nn and sentenced to 30 ifays In the county jail yester day afternoon by County Judge I . fl. Couch. The fine was paid and Mires was paroled on good behav ior, Mires wus arrested Tuesday by Sheriff Jesse llreshea.s and charges w,T Immediately filed u gainst him for bOth possession of liquor and possession of mash. Mires was found transporting both liquor and mash In his truck a I the time of his urn st, the offi cers state. Mires was first ordered to ap pear for sentence Thursday, after noon and. when he failed to do so. Judge Couch tHKtied u warrant fni Ills arrest and for the forfeit tin on hl lion. la. lloivi'V-r. Ju.Ibi- Coiit h I Irian ullllioillli n thai If railway yi-sti-nlay ri'lnki-l tin- onl.r In n ,' wrvlc.n wore nol riminii-d liy lo ll lioca vlil.nl that Hires lia.l nlKhl. tlie Italians would si-nd lli' ir nut iuiinsily disolH-yid 111- ouil trains in their own lirlmlf over tin order l.ut l.ad dune so IImhukIi a Hrenni r pass to ('.eruiany under tnlsunderslanilliiK. military esem-ls. The lwiler says I reports also told of the eoneen- . Hearing .Monday Illation for manileveis of 1H.IMMI 1 e v lll be gi-4 n a lira ring at .luslice 'Oiir( on charges of posses sion of mash Monday morning a' !i:3U o'clock. Mireff, who makes hH home near Imbler, wtui found tiansporl Ing t he liUor and mash f i out a cabin on Han-ln mountain, in which wl at is uld to be tin-largest still oul fit ever found In the county wan conf is-atcd by the sheriff und his party. Local Lodge To Be Host Sunday AtMeacham,Ore. What is said to be one of the bluest soelal funelionn ever at fellipted liy the lot-Ill Maple's loilffil will lie held lopiorrow at Mea eham when tin; l.a Gninde lodir.i will enlertnln inemtiers of 1he Walla Wulla, rendleton and italter j lodges In an all-day plenie and so- j flal enl.Ttalninenl. A proKi-ulil In- J eluding baseball, raeintf, und Karnes I of all sorts for both adults and ehlblren. has been urraiiEcd by the , I cumuiULee in euarK Krefresh- inents. Inelildlnf; let- ereani. soda pop. w-elnera and other picnle viands, will be furnished free. About iinn lodKe members are ex- peeled to attend, aeeor.lluir to an- . liouneenienl this morning. I ii-h-- cutis from linker will number IMin, I'endb'lou Will be represented by 150, Walla Walla by a large dele gation and l.a Grande by nearly a full membership. It was announced j by those In charge t his morning The picnic will begin In the morning and continue all day. Plasterers, Cement Workers Organize A local chapter of the . C. !.. I. A. Wiis organized here last night when plaslercrs and cement finishers met. The local elm pier will be known tis No. 75. National headquarters In Mlddb-town. Ohio and tlx; organization Is affiliated with the American l-Yderatlon of Labor. t Harry Hoffman was elected president, I.. J. Hale vice preidci)l I and I;. I.. Knight, secretary. Drug Addict Makes Successful Break KCOKNL". Oi-., July 10 (Al'l -1 Cart of a st-el window frame w;-';; ! tipped from bolts set In a wen!;-; ened brick last night, several bricks v. etc taken from Ihelr pine In the wall, and Albert I'lere -. alleged drug addict, escaped from the Ijipe county jail. Two oMi.-rs. whose identity ll' not revealed, tried to get through the mal I opening, but could not make itk according to th" officer.. AHbough no outcry was mad" by other prisoners, they denh 1 anv part In the break. Cierce evi dently had some h.-lp in taking out the w indow trauie, or rice.-. said. Dr. Elwood Mead Improved Today DKNVKI!. Colo.. July 7 (AIM - II is com! ii ton improved. Dr. Kt. wood Mend. C S. commissioner of reclamation, spent a comfortable night al a hospital here, his pliysl cians report. Dr. Mead was taken to the hos pital on his arrival here yester day, suffering from an attack of kidney trouble. His condition Is not considered critical. He was traveling with Dr. Hu-bei-V"ork. secretary of the inter ior, ittt vfdt to "'e'ern st at ' h. ITALY SENDS TO AUSTRIA Threatens Force Unless j Trains Are Allowed to Go Through Pass i 10,000 TROOPS ARE SENT TO BORDER , . I Note Takes Form of Ulti- matum-Action Comes After Passenger Serv ice Is Disrupted. Blllll.lN'. July Hi (AT) -Tim I'ViinlifurliT r.uai'Mo nays U had ruri-vi'd ri'imi'ln from I niiNtirou.'ck HlatlliR tliul th 1 1 11 1 In ii intlltilry command lit itrcnnrr, on tlin Ans Mian fronlli'r. lias notlfii'ii lh- Aus- Italian troops on the border near Brenner, where the railroad pass and tunnel thougli the Tyrolean Alps are located. M.ONIXIN', July Hi (AD A un confirmed dispatch from Inns brueek, received by the lOxchaugu Telegraph from lt office In Mer lin says that what wus described as an ultimatum has been sent by the city to Austria, stating that un less Italian trains were allowed to Iraversr Austria tonight, the Ital ian rail staff and troops would force them through. The dispatch ad'led that Italy hub said to be hastening thouinds of troops to a spot near the fron tier ostensibly for manuevo.rs. (No confirmation regarding tho Innsbrueck dispatch had been re ceived by Ilie A. 1 this afternoon.) PETERSON DRAWS FINE, JAIL TERM ' t.i 1 r.,:H.r r iti-inmir "Hlliu .JUiiL,y ui i-ui"uS Motor Car While Under Liquor Influence A. lvi"iwm uas found guilty of a ehaii;.' of Irivin- while in- t tiiU-;il'-, yeslerdai iiflera i I !th, justlee e.imt and was s.-n Icnrcd by Judge Hugh K. Unidy to pay a fine ol $Miii-and serve t;a days in the cou'nly jail. Peterson wiis arretted about a j week ii.'u "U the Old Oregon Trail' highway between I .a Ciande anlj l.one Tree. He will appeal to Hie circuit court. H was aunounc d yesterd iy following the trial. I Tile case 'o' William Harrison, i arrnigii'-fl lust Saturday in I he Jim- j conn, on u charge of buin)ni;( It in a.- timing the close. I season h it lioul a perm 11. was dismissed IhH nun nlnt. He ph-mled no' . guilty al tin- time ol arriMgam'-ni itud bi? trial was set lor IhU' iiiornfn-;. Armistice Signed Is Peking Report LONDON. July Hi (AIM An armistice bet ween (Jeneral ' 'liian-T KaiSh"k. commander-in-chief t o:' the Nanking nittionallsi forces, and (Jenei al Chang Tsung-i 'hang, t he northern commander In Shantung, has been arranged, says a lieiileis dispatch trom Peking, based oa Chinese repoits nodved there. Band Scores in Pendleton; To Play Concert Here (Ill the heels of a Very HliecesS- I til slum in In Pendleton last night al a benefit concert, the La Orande municipal band rriinounccs today a rough .outline of the concert to be given next Wednesday evening in connection with the American Le gion wtate convention. I H rector Andrew Loney d i Iare that one of lh most popular programs In the repertoire of the- band will be given on this occasion. A wire communication with pen- dleton Ihls morning resulted In the follow ing announcenifiit. relative to last nighl's concert "The La j (ramie municipal band was en- ; thusiastlcally received by more , than t.aao persons here last night." j La Grande people regard Its pen- , dlelon appearance as another of a long list of triumphs, both here and in ollnr towns and cHbM. , i't' Sccilii Speaking of the coming concert, Mr. Loney announccH that "Victor Herbert Kavorltes." U number just published for concert luind Instru- mentation. Hnd which has never before been plpy.-d h '.', "'in be Governor Does Not Approve Of License Change I Patterson Tells Central i Oregon People Fees Arc Necessary to Pay Off Highway Debts. HUM , Ore.. July Ki (AD Automobile license fees cannot In reduced w II hout a corresponding) increase In iproperty tuxes, Gover-1 - "i";";"".":;'": .k!may killed and -tv,nr...niu ui.i u.- r.m,ui! "Tin- pi uiiosul lg liiflltin I hi- iii'iMi" " n- nuiomoi.i ; " Z'Z :Z"Z,V pays irupe taxes," utiseiieil the Bovemor. "OliBim owes :IG.iiihi.(iijii Tor tin slate hlKliwny system This lias In lie paid mid I In- lull-rent on it l as to be mel. This lilRhway sys tem w as built for automobile o ti ers. They, and nol tin1 properly . owners of the stale should pay Tor It.1 i I'onlinuing. the governor wild: J "Oon't think for a minute that' i In. nrouertv laxnaviT Is going t:i! escape mubr the H per cut limi HU (AIM A general strike was; tntion clause in the state const i- j proclaimed In Austria at midnight. tution. That clause cxprrrsly de-j rlaies it does not apply to'anyj PA It IS, July 1 ( A P) A Hit vim j lax levy required to mature benus dispatch from Belgrade. Uyn it wim or pay interest on bomlu sold tor j reported there lodny thai. Chan- I highway purposes." j cellor Seipel has resigned and that t The governor dech.red emphatic- i a iwcialist government has been I ally for a contlnnanee of highway formed the latter being favorablft j .-oust rii-i Ion in Oregon and siidto a union or Auslrlu with Or- ; he was "Interested In the sugge-1 many. jtion of raising funds by taxatiuaj j for the nuvettising oi urepun. Heat Wave Deaths i. in . i,'J.; neacn m hum -I NKW YdltK. July Hi (Al'l Kalalitles resultlm; from Ihe heal wave that has bh.nketed the east ern slates for four days stood at 11 lnd.iv. Is iiddlllonat deaths oe- eli: rlnir yeslerdnv Heaths by seo-, II ins wi-r (lr 1 Jersey, 1 New iii-lt. 11. " riinneeliellt. i; Mass.l-I. ehus-lt!:, 5; New llampshlr.', 1 : 1 l'euiisylvunia. 14: t'pper New VorkJ state, 12: total, lii. 1 Temperatures I h rouuhov.'- V the east w.ie sllt-hlly lower than in. Thursd.y. bul in on v a few Is... h.led s.ellons wus there any ap-l pieetable w eal he. relief from SK.N N.WKS SACK VANCOl'VKK, Wash., July Ki. j (AIM A "poison lins" sign hum; : oli the anll of the loeal postoriiee deterred robbers from blowing l he safe here last niuhl. Iesks. draw -; , r:,: ...I.:....! .. eiS ami a Sieei iiiihk .-...-in.-. ransacked. Klve dollars in lib k Hs. dimes and pennies was the to tal loot secured. The poslofflee was entered a year a'o when th robbers blew Ihe outer door of the safe, but failed lo break open the Inner door. v IO ( K I'ltlV.VI I i.i;ci IH-;S MOINKS. la.. July 1 '! (AIM --Larry I'luimml hal, of Chicago,- former buck' p rival e, was elect e 1 national president ot I lie Veterans of the ll.-ilnbov division today al the annual reunion b lllumei,- thai, an altoniev. H'Jlli field artillery served In Hie CONVLNTIOX PAItKINti. thai l ie ici i.i;s No parking nf motor ichch-s will Is' nllowcil fin Adam, time line mint I'lr o Third -tri-clx diiriicx the lltr'c day of Hie American 1cghMi com ent Inn. July 'IX. 'Zl and and ilorhrt drilling or sliiuls on Adam-., the M'ctloii of street .will be cnllil' ly closed lo traffic, This riilln'c nn iiwtilc by the idly cfiiiimlsvloii al the rcipiest or the American l,elon iot lien. on Wednesday Night! one of the features. This e.-e-llon contain Ihe best known melodies from Hie arlous musical coined jeH of I he lute com poser, Among the selections In HiIh nr. rang' -men! are; -C.ypxy Cove Song" from t he "Kurt urn- Teller" a nd "Kiss Me Again" from "Mile, Mod- i.ste." i Paul Kuautx, La dande's popu- j tar baritone, will again be heard : In a vocal number accompanied by the bund. Pint I .lo leiu b .1 larch A new ma rch by Woods "The Spirit or SI. LouiM." w hich was dediented to Colonel Charles Und- bergh and us-d at all Hie nil Pdal receptions in Hie I nited Stales, will slso be heard tor Hie first ttnie. The program wiM i Iok.- with the overl ure "Hunga i Ian Conn by i Keler-ltela. j i To permit Ihe public to attend ,other convention events or Ihe i v.-nhig. the l on'-ert will start al i .7:4 Instead or X o'elock ( he ; usual hour. This concert will he ' glv.-n from the band stand at tho I piph s-h'ol ath'. tlc fhM. VIENNA RIOTS UPSET STATE; CALLS STRIKE Military Now in Control of Situation in Front of Parliament House WOUNDED. IN FRAY! . , Kenelhon Definitely blip- l' States Official Communique Issued by Chancellor. HKItl.lV. July 10 (AIM Her man Journalist today were Im nu turned buck from Vlrnuu, world. PltACrK. xerho Slovakia. July VIKNNA. July HI (AP)-An or- i I flclal communique issued by the. j orfice of t'hanceNor Seipel today j ! said that the rebellion had been i i. i .i .......... lBj-urtrd. " 'I'KCKH'S IX ("OXTHOIj I HltA.TIHI.AVA, l.eeho Slovakia, j July HI. (AD Latent mewaR-es j from Vienna say the iiuthorlllen tare masters of the situation. The Kn .,,.,, n front ,,r the parliament i hull. linns and the palui e of Juetlc I l oeeupleil liy troops, deslriKtloll There bus of private .)ro, ,,.(,. Kstlinales nlaee the dead tt, )3 an(1 ,M1 ,,i,,r,., (,t 9. most 0r w-hom are pollecmeii. , . , . ,tA,UiA,w ,X STHIlii;' . (!1..N1.:VA, i)mv , (A,., A n,.i,., the Auslrallau frontier says Ihe per sonnel of Hi" Austrian rallrouds I ' went on strike tills inornlnK. ' (,i:M;H,I. STIMKK OV I 1tiNI.oN, July HI ( AC) - I'n- confirmed reports reganling (the Veii-f..- situation reaching Keiiters by way of Merlin. Crague and Hral - ilava. Cecho Slovakia, state thai II... .tl., .. I I til.. u(.rUirn of tile n.t...... .... Austrian capital (Continued on UKe 8.) Campfire Girl j Saves Lives of Mother, Child ' f by I he Dearborn Independent up- lliiSKMi'KC Ore., July I 'i (AIMj,,,, Hie Biibject mailer of co-opem- Caniplire Iralnlng in swimming I n. Hh- . r ptuek und enduianee on )h(1 r prelly Hi - vear - oui : Mr. I j Kranecn Ciort by, land Mrs. J. M. I Cosebiirg, w as daughter or (iort hy. of West , enponslhle la;t ; s I I lazel C r e ti c h and Margaret ml i I' I'eiicli, wne ana iwm o '" i V. (. I'Ti-UCM, Mil ill lltinr.!..-! , i The child, playing on rucks at Hi"! ; edge of Ihe north Cmp'iua rlv -r ; mar Loin- Locli. h-ll Inlo tP" 'Jeep, fiwiri current and was swepl away. I H.r twin sister w its unable It i-ach he,- and called for help an I the molhei. fully clnlhed. .nl to aid Hie impeiibd I- W i"ll, hiid. ! The mother. loo exhausted bring Hie iiangmer asooi--. """ go llg rOW 11 W uen . i.-r- . who only that afternoon had pass ed lo r "I hot test" lii sw i iii mini., went into the river nfl'-r them mid unstained holli ihe mother and daughter until "ior " "" " , lln ,(l,gne. inlo Kballower water where,. they could te rescued. At nlpi I 11 be was ciiitbd under Ihe- wafer w hen Ihe child grappled I with her. bul by use of a "break"! t I. -i.rned from Ihe tied Cross sw im -j I Miurr denioiitraHoii. she broke ihe. bold and complete. I the rescue j MisKtiorthy collapsed from exlnni-, I lion wh n drawn ashore. The child; j was uneotiw ioiM imt, was revived.! i An attempt Is lo be made to s-- j i tire Ihe national cainpfir" med.il for life saving Tor Hie girl, and also a ''ailiegic medal. j ,.u i ICf) i CWSpapei S III 7Vnif AW M niinVMi iw.r tiw - " ' " j - ; (Si ; 111 ' ll' I, Ore.. Julv Hi, - ,T))J1, u H Ult. y(.(l(,rally rec nBnjwM t(lilt only a large chy ha )M(i ff. ,,,,,, ,n,,i, one IM'W- t)itt business Minis n hmlimr Ihat a consolidalion n ; M,,-HpM,rfi given them bHier ad vertising facilities is shown by ac tion la ken al Marshfield by merch ants of ( "oos bay. The iniTi hanls, act ording to ihe Co- Hay Harbor. h.t demand that the two evening papers . n r.di fie Id consul id. tie. A com mittee has opened negotiations u ltli both :ii-v : .apcr owner. 81, HIKING TO OREGON r A Mrs. Funny Sinn I or Is ti grand mother ami Is KI years old. hut dee la res six feids "like u fhii Mr" ns she hike alonx on her tiiute from Itliirkbiu'rf ., lo Applegale, Oiv, The uoinau, vtho In walking nil the uiy Ut visit Iht ilaughler. suggests that flap iter would be healthier If they cut out the clgarcU and lilt (lie IK SAPIRO SUIT IS SETTLED, REPORT No Money Involved in the Agreement Apology An Important Factor CHICAGO. .Inly Mi (AC) Aaron Paplro'Ji I.Oh(i,o(iO suit against Henry Kord was settled today, Mr. Saplro unnounced. Hupiro sued Kord for llhl. as n result of. urtlcb s In the Dearborn Indepeudeiil. a Kurd publication. allvfflng Siipiro was engaged In co operative- marketing as part of a Jew Inn conspiracy lo obtain con trol of American agriculture. The suit was settled today on iht; basis of a new statement which Mr, Sapiro announced had been Issued by Kord. In addition to his lrrrent apology for anil-Jewish tateitieiits appearing in the Indn- p,.m,.n(, j Nq Mon(. m.t t 4.nil,nf WJIS ln. Vu(VP( sapiro sabl. I ...... . ,(.lirl,nrn 1 11 ili t miw li n t w tshes lo aunouitce hat the suit J commenced rty Aaron Saplro for libel agahiKf t he Dearborn Inde pendent and Henry Kord ban been term Inn ted satisfactorily to all partb-s. said the atutenient ail Ihort.ed by Mr. Kord und the poli tical inn. "The suit, win based upon state ment appearing in a series of ar ticles published In I '.i-'f. and I'll''! ,VI. jiKsocialioim orgauied on the jHtipIro plan, "The articles complained of by Mr, Saplro dealt with the (to-called Saplro plan of co-operativo mar- holing and I he relations of M r. Sapiro w It li t he associations or ganized on this plan. They wero j ,,,.,,,,,. I a nd written by a contri butor to the Dearborn Independent whose works and writings have In the past appeared in various per iodicals in this country. They won; accepted al their face value by the Dearborn puhlshlng company. It ilii.K nine.. I i rmiiwl ilu.t ln;ie. ,.,,. r l ,.e. U .,.', In ! ; ,; , ' ... . .,'''"' elusions were rlriiwn from Jliese ,..,. lJJU(.p. py ,h writer. Am a result oi this, Mr. Sapiro may have been injured and reded ions cast upon him unjust ly. Such state ments as may have reflected upon Mr. Sapiro's honor or Integrity, hit motives, or chal lenged Die propriety of his per- (Conllnued on page 8 ) Portland Man is Accident Victim PKNDLKTON, July HI (AIM Isaac Grafton, 77 or Portland, who was Injured early yesterday in an automobile accident on I Tie htgh w ay w est or Pen. lie) on. died In a local hospital bile In Ihe fitter noon from his injutpH. He uns tained a fracture of the skull and severe head Injuries. Mrs. (Srat- ton was badly injured about the ihead while Mr. and Mrs. James j I Hi ItordV who were thrown clear, j escaped with minor bruises and ghin culs. I ItAITISTS KI.I.CT I'OltTLAND. Urn,, July I 'i. (AIM --- Oregon Maplists' eonfeieiice closed last niulit after electing Ihe Kev, Daniel ' Itryt.nt. Corvalils. 1 i president ; C, C. llessmer, iee pre- f Idem; the Kev. J. K Thomas, his torical neerefary; W. o. Sim, treas urr; the Itev, C. S. Tunnel, re cording te'leaiy. Farmers Greet President But Ask Legislation Governor Bulow, of South Dakota, Presents De mand to Coolidge for Farm Relief. AltD.MHIti:. S. p., July 111 (Al1) Heal dirt fanners from Kouth liakota and Wyuming weleoined President I'ooltdR-n here today when he arrived rr-om the summer w hite house to take part In t heir outdoor picnic. With Mrs. 'oolldga and the rest of hla party, the president came to fuingle with the farmers und to inspect Ihe government station here, which ia experimenting lit making crop raining: on semi-arid soil productive. The trip to Ardiuoro was mudu in a special train from (.'uster after an automobile ride to that city from the game lodge. Asks ran n llcllef President Coolldgo heard a de mand for farm relief by (lovernor Hulow, South Oak ota's democrat executive w ho spoke, before tho farmers. "This country ought to do "onl of two things. (lovernor Hulow declared. "Kit her there should bo adopted u policy that prevents ar tificial price fixing for the things the farmer has to buy and restoro the economic law of supply and de mand on u w orld haais, or else per- mit the Industry of agriculture un , eiiual opportunity for tho estali- lishnieut or aruiiciui prices ior ino products that they have to sell. "My own notion of the entire malter Is that a repeal of tho tar iff legislation that discriminate against sections of our country , errect oi resuseiiaiitiK tne gaso would furnish ample and perinan- ' lino pump and they shot up Into ent relief.M 'Water Carrier To Los Angeles Twice Blasted l,OS ANCKI.KS. July Hi (AC) - ho l.os Angelea aco,ueduct w an dynamited tw ice wllhin a few I hours late a1 night and early thin morning, according 10 report i reaching (ho bureau of water and power here. I.ess than JG miles separati'd thn explosiona. The flist blast. oecurilig two mlles south or Lone Pine, caused lit tin damage, u bingo floating down the waters of tho acnueduc.t., taking Ihe roroo of tho explo sion. (iuards , patrolling tbe WHler co'ursts fired several shots In both Instances but failed to lilt any one. Tho citys wafer supply Is thought aufrlclenl to last until repairs are efrected, unless tho second blast is more hctIouh than first report ed. A number of reservoirs below the scetieH of the dynamltliigs hold u ytl days supply of water. Youths Arrested For Auto Theft I'KNDLKTON. July Hi. (AIM .Mason How land. III. atld Clarence Mrigws, L'a, are lodged In Ihe coun ty Jail here facing charges of hir e'eny following confessions made in Maker hi the then of a car here belonging to the sheriffs force on July CI, which was round wrecked near Kiehlaiid. In Maker county. Itowland escaped from Ihe state reformatory Sunday alio w It n all ot her youth stole a ear at Sal and drove it to Portland where Ihe other youth left him. Itowland then drove the car lo Keho, where he abandoned it and rode a freight to Pendleton, meeting Mriugs here. Thev look the sheriff's car and drove past Kiehland planning I" lilunge the machine IntnMhe Saaki river. Lack of gasoline prevenled ihK so it was toppled over a steep grade. -The car was returned to Pendleton today. Alexander Takes Prohibition Poid SALKM. Hi.-., Gcnrgi' Alexan.le today took aellv state piohllilllon July Hi (AIM r. of Hillsboro, ' charge ol Hie depa rl men 1 h a t Ihe hliccessor Ol William f. I.evens. Mexamler was recently appointefl by Governor Patterson. Alexamler said upon Inking of- I fice that he will construe tho pro hibition laws literally, that he will ' cooperate with sheriffs and olhcr I local ol fleers, and that he does not execpt to make any radical changes of personnel in Ihe department. j Fair Weather Is Week Forecast ' " SAN CHAN'i'lSCO. ,lnl l A 1 1 - The wealher mitlM.iK for week beginning July 17. a mtuiued bete today by the wi alhci bureau us follows: I'ar weslein stales: The oiilhaik Is for generally fair weal her and normal temperatures, bul with con siderable fog along the coast and a probability of thunderstorms In the mountain regions of the north portion Monday or Tuesday, SMITH FLIGHT IS STORY OF DIFFICULTIES Radio Antenna Breaks When Plane Nearly Drops into Sea ' luflf TV!.1 PITA! P U AfeUV lfm , AILS iU UKiV Flyers Finally Manage" to Reach Molokai Island, Hawaii, Before Forced to Land in Tree. linXfHAXU, July l. (AD Having completed their uncertain flight lo Hawaii by deliberate plunging Into a kuiue tree, on tho island of Molokai, KruPnt L. Smith anil Hmory II. Ltronte. explained as they rested In Honolulu. their original goal, today. ' why their radio was silent for fiv hours after they sent out S. ti. H. calls and why they continued on to terra fir ma w -it ho ut Informing rescuo ships that they were sllll In the air. When still G'Mi miles or morn from land, Hronto revealed, tho failure of (heir $as pump-led them to believe their fuel was running px,rpmey IM)(j u caused the ,,ijmu to nH(t Mu nuich altitude that their trailing wlreleurt antenna struck tho aea and waa torn away. Itesuscltiiles tin I'unip The decrease In altitude hud the lh lllr nKa in aim neuaea ior iuiki without knowing now long iney would last, without knowing whether their calls had been, heard and uncertain of their healings. Navy flyers announced they had salvaged the motor and iuHtruinpnt i from the wrecked piano und had found her gasoline tanks absolute ly dry. I Flashes of what wus going on in jtlie minds of Kmlth and his mus - ,ter navigator as they fought to reach land before their Rawolitin supply gave out, cropped UP as they were acclaimed by thousands m airivwig nrre. invy bcul wieir r. (). S. "because it appeared that our gas supply might give out, und we twere tatting no chances," Smti.t cxpiaincu. Wins Itaco When the initial excitement ami confusion had disappeared, Smit h and Hronto had dlstingulBhed them selves as being the first elvtliaiiK to fly from California, to Hawaii; they had won a buttle with un favorable weather, perverse luck und all the natural orders that flyers facn in crossing the sea with land planes. They had outsmarted fate hy diving Into a tree when their last drop of gasoline lis (I been used, thus forestalling tho possibility of being pinned bo- neath their piano ln an upset, Kroni tho time they left thfj (iolden fiato at 11:08 a. m.. Thurs day until they wero near their des linatiotu they saw neither land nor sea. several times smith reported seeing bountiful stretches of "land" tempting enough for the exhausted flyers lo alight upon, but the sights wero only IHusluns mirages cast upon the clouds and fog by tho light of the moon. Serb's or DirricuJtloM Kroni t he time they dived into the fog hank off the Golden Onto until they picked the kalwe tree as Ihe softest available thing to land on, their whole flight project wan a series of diffliiUllles. The climax of their troubled (Continued on Tage &) TODAY'S GAMES NATIONAL LKAt.l I) H, II. K. Chicago fi 111 I New York H 9 4 Latteries: ltiish, Jones and ltarl nett ; Benton and Taylor, Cum mfngs. Second game--- 11. H. K. Chicago -2 H t New York 4 8 0 P.al t cries: Hlake und Gonzalez; Henry and Taylor. II. If. K. ' Pid-bttrg in j.i r. ii i r i Hyde and Spenc I i "ii-"i.'itiiii Cilleries, Hill. er; Priiett, I lrich, Wllloufchby, in--calor and Jounnrd. It. 1L K. St. Louts II 4 0 lb klyn 3 X '. Catteries: Aloamler. 11. (fell and Sin iter ; petty a ud ljberry. Seer. ml .ime-- It. H. V.. Si. Louis - II 12 1 lirooklyu '2 II 11 ItaM erics: I lalnes and Sehlufc, Plitt. McWceiiev. Clark und liar- w-- n u r Cincinnati act Huston 2 9 :'. HiiMeries; Kolp, Jaicas and Pic ititch . Green Held, Geucwfi h and Gibsou. AMKItlCAN LKAGt i; it. ii. i:. Il.islon . , K 11 I Cleveland 3 I Catteries: Lumlurcii ami llol nianu; Shaule,' Grunt and L, Sew -ell, Autrey.