La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 06, 1928, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text. . EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPEZ-TEN PAGES TODAY -FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE 3 fetk': CITY EDITION rvff wEATnna OUKOON: Fair tonight with lo cal frosts, Mulurday fair, warmer in I ho Ititeilor. Moderate north to cant winds. . , . ... . VOLUME XXVI. MJ3MBKR ASSOCIATED I11E8S IA GRANDE. OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1928. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE88 NUMBER 201 PLANNING PROGRAM FOR tuuini lUKK NOV DECIDED Commissioners Add $20, 000 to Figure Arrived at ; by Club Committee EXPECT TO CALL VOTE FOR MAY 18 Petitions to Put Measure on Ballot Are Being Sent Out From Here for T Circulation. "' " i A special road bund Issue unit ing fur $41U,000 fur the cot tat ruc tion or good roads In Union coun ty will bo placed on tho bullut nt t)ie May primary election. This wiifi determined lust night " whefi a good roads meeting was hold at the city hull here, culled by the pood roads committee of, the Un ion futility chamber of commerce, and nt tended by delegations rep resenting tho vurjous parLs oC the county. : .. .,; v The bond .Issue hk, proparcd by the committee Inst night totaled $420,000, but at a meeting of the comity court thlsniornlng to pre Wiire the 'description of the various roHdrf tind outline tho petitions, mi adoitiuiiui f zu.uuu . was . pruviucu for." . -:" ' ' ' - - ' This Issue calls Tor the Improve inent of 12 rtmds In the county, ajid the bond money hast boon divided accordingly. The additional $110,- oho Hdded by I ho county court lhlsj morning proviucii i u.uvu lur wie Improvemenl of the Cove aVeuue roHd Just eHt of La firaiide, find adds 1 10.000 to the Hltgarrt-Hlarkcy rum), which t one, of the ruadH AMhlrh N one of the roads which will bo benefited If tho bond issue carries when it is presented to 111'? people in Ma v ' , j. ' Program Itearrttitgeo ' This year's bond Issuo Is ait out growlh of the Issue : which was voted upon Inst your nnd defeated by the sihulb majority. ; The pro gram has been gone over carefully by the good road committee and re-arranged to include seven roads which were not Included last year, 1 and one road, the Toll (IhIo road -from Klgln to the forest boundary line lias been omlllcd. .' The roads which will ho bene fited If the Issue pusses this, year, , and the amount ullotcd to curb Is a.-j follows: High Valley road, K'O, Ooo: Cove avenue road, $ 10,000; North Homier nicer, road,- 17000; Union-Medical Springs road. $100. 000: Wolf. Creek road, .U'fi.OOO; Hllgard-Ktarkcy road. $100,000; Summorvllle-Elgin road, $100.00(1; Klpln-Palmer Junction road. $20. 000; Pleasant (irove-Sumtnervllle road. ' ?30. 000; North Powder-Clo-ver ttreek. $'.'0,000; and the-Hind-man road, $800". Senator A. It. Hunter presided over the meeting last night and called upon speakers front various purls of the county. G. T. larl son. chplrinan of the (rood roads cominittce of the chamber of com nicrci'. wiih the first speaker u.ftT Mr. Hunter hud explained tho pur pose of the meeting. Mr. Tirlaon said that the bond issue would ad vance tho I'nfon county road pro- jzrain several year' by :supplylnir lnbiiey to build most of the major I'ojkJs of the county, and rclnasjni; the market road funds to be put uir other roads. He explained how (Continued on J'age 5) 50 MUSICIANS IN MEETING AT THE LA GRANDE About GO local jmiKl-laur .their famine and a few Invited guests gathered at th l-a (irunde hotel here last evening for the annual batifiuet of the m (inindo Au sIcIhiis I'roleetlve Hsoc(a1idni ; y A similar bunqtiot Is hold; each yeai the purpose "of which Is: to discuHH imihers pertaining to the musician association. Andrew .Fr Joney. director of the Iji Urande municipal bond and 'chairman of the committee In charge of the ban quet, presided as toast master. .An interesting program of inbslc arid talks whs given. Three musical numbers were glveai. Mrsl V. S. .Sherwood sung a smIu, aceompanled by Mrs. Stanley Milt, and IHrk Itlndsny played t violin inimbfr. Mtw, Mills aecwni panyliig at the plnao. Paul Knautx sang a sole: lion, aci'oaipunicd by Mm. Kuuutv.. Max. o. Cullen. president Ojf the Antral labor council, discussed the ttnbin orirnul7JtUons generally. Kv- erett Hoseubauni spoke on the co operation of the local musicians. Vrunk Wilde, who has been a mem bcr of the executive iHiard of the musicians association since Its or ganisation here, told of the func tions of the executive board. Mr. outside orchestra problem. - ' Advertising For Bids On Bridge Near Hot Lake County to Erect 70-Foot Span Over' Catherine Creek Highway Shops Work Under Way.; . 1 i r.Tho stuto hlKhwuy cominlssloit, at a -mceMmr in Portland Friday. April 20, will open bid oil tin? furnishing of fabricated atriclurui steel fo"ra 70-foot steel apun over 'ttthcrfno crock near Hot like, It fn announced today In an Asso ciated lrcss Item from Hal em. Ore. Tho bridge In hp est Ion la a county project and will be received on he hair of Union county,, with tho county ' court - rcscrvlnfr tho right to reject any or all bids or accept tbi ikd deemed best. t-.v :xoavatin; uoiik iii;;i.s With materials expected to ar- rivo; here about the first of the week, W C Kelly, contractor for tho i'ji Grande highway, depart-." nuntul shops, may bcf?ln worlf of ll(im, construction, , Tlio work of excavating Wos started today. J,. 1 Campbell, slate, equipment ,tion. . . : V ' engineer, and Olen Pa-xson, assls-'' The case of tho Htulo of Oregun ; taut stale bridge engineer, wero vs. George Theodoros WU4. coUtt horo yesterday in connection with pleted yesterday afternoon, th Jury th location of the building on the reluulim a verdict of guilty. Theo alte and the work of leveling of the dortis was charged with the larceny grounds and other preliminary feu- of a ehek from a! : fellow . work tures of tho project. ' -r. ' man. He was bid k ted by the. The shops.- constsling. of threo "Mii''jnry during its last session, largo framn buildings and two ' The caso opened late" yestorduy brick structurcs.vwere contracted afternoon and went to the Jury at for a little less than I3S.0OO, npd 'oul G o'clock, returning after a will face on Adanis avenue on stale few minutes with a guilty verdict, property formerly known os tho Theodoras will be noutenccd tomor- Toy Young place. .- - Directors Elect F. A. Filing Head f A , A. -1 ' vi iiuuvviMf iuii, - - i ,fc , : - .; ' i ...WrKuniwiUqi,, of t he;- Union and .mowit ri'uin crcuu hocihiioii. known nn I 10 Nort lolist Orocon. Mcrc-hantii ssoltlon, l.s .oin- lil.;tfd at 11 niofllna: of dlrnctom. lut lllRllt whMll' A. Killing w cloctod i)iTllnl. Clint Van I Kloi t vk'o iirnHldi-nt. and S. I.. Tlmnip- son. siwliiry. - I I'll" dhwlotx of I ho roiiipuny. Iii-sl.lo tlin thro" offlclaln nanu'd a-liovc, arc: - G. T.. -J.urlKon. - J. (J. SnodKraHH. W. If. I.clinan. Cliarli-a Playlc. H. Macraffrpy, Itay Win-! -" uross'"3 r ' ,u y I no eleven uircciora win m-i-vo as an advisory board, to tlm asno- elation In both counties. Ilurlng the mcetlnx 'lant nigbl, which wan held nt 113 Kim street. theltrceturs alao discussed aeverul uters In rererence to pruceduro Ihe oixanLatlon. etc. Since th! etlng Monday night, when tll0!. matt of directors were elected. siA-eral ad ditional members have Joined the bureau, according to "Mr. Thomp son. Solo Selections To Feature Band Benefit Concert Several solo mini hers will fea- tun the benefit concert of the ll luri me in m in "."iiviri i mo m Crande high school band ' to be given In the high school audi torium Monday night at 8:13 o'clock, it is announced 'today, by W. W. Nubaum, director, wlio Is now completing the program. . Tl. fii-Ml hiilf nf the euncert will ut,,'t,;;"de;es!,a,,d','rie Sl.Tb Move Bodies of by the -" who will go lo Coruil-isi for the state meet Apr. I 4. Included in the solo numbers will be n vocal selection by Tom Ilruce mid Y: r.. Hurley, a reading My 1.S4 Kiitb Mohuson. m .cornet- s-do by ix'ianu nine ami a piano seiecuo i by Itobert Oufld. t TUkets are selling rapidly and -i large crowd Is expected to attend nutc at OlasMprugs .Moiidny. j-lon committee out of in tho-thf care oforpliaiiM and wMuwh riipetillst, held since early In March ' f two local cenielerles when'a recent of -World wr veierans. When on -bond while the death of Miss fym Vi-,-; l Af t i invetbru(ion waJi ihade by the was killed In a lotrging camp 1ien Kh-niior M. Lebniau. was being In- siaSS i I aCfC IrieCt committee. And around each of n few years ago hfs will was nr- vewtlgatcd. was rearrented today on C 'am Vf HVtlnii cf"v,'H ,H " story. 'Tied out accordingly, and while a first degree murder charge ns OVl M Ul Outfit UUy UlIp i,, 1p pmvo of - Joe Ifrlll. !al he had went to the w blown and Hie result of a story tnld lo 1HS i i who ho far h Is known .wan tho. orphans ofJiis buddies he waa-trirt Atlorney Itover by Oorotby Unless weather prevents, the 11 ol,,y 'a firnnde nuip to be billed t bur'ed by the government. Monroe -who was present in Hoff- flrand High sehnol class treek n action during Ihe World wf. J The AineHmn Legion has uu eu- imtn'H office uheit his patient dt-d. and field meet will bn held ut the His body whs returned to hbi buiiic- (lowed In the Masopic ceme- MIsk Monroe said that while high KoliMol atbletlefleld tomorrrW 'own for burial, and today h an ti-ry to care for these men, which lloffman was operating on Miss hflernoon, it Is iinnoiitM'ed today, unmarked' give In the Odd 'v--h similar -lo the Orund Army of Lehuoin the girl suddenly went In -If conditions are- favorable. hM lows cemeiery, over grown witli tho llepubtlc plot, except tbni the to convulsions. 'Kho charged that regular events will be run off. weeds with no one to i:aro for It. O, A. It.' plot has no fund for per- Hoffman iben rolled his patient Competition Is expected to be keen '''he other grave. In In the Ma retoHl upkeep. l-or (bis purport over ami dellberniely broke her limong the four classes, each claim- wmlc. cemetery and Is In much the .a drive Im being conducted by all neck. ing fume excellent mtiterlal. sjime condition. There l no marker pairlotlc oraaiil'allons of !ie city .. . Coach Italph W. Christie expects and the grounds around have tho, to create hu endowment fund of j liLIK l''Olt lUXKtJATK the meet to also serve a valuable same uncared "for appearance, mho. and a benefit dance will be HALKM. Ore.. Apr 0 fAPJ M. purpose In that It will find his Here I'red Ktfe. another veteran glven Krlday. evening. April I, at M. Hill, of Hood itlver, filed us a proteges In actual competition for of the World war, wuh laid lo rest, the Sacajawea. Inn. All thPr who landfdate to represent the 'second the first time this season. the government paying the ox-. have not been solicited and with . congressional district at I ho na- The meet ta scheduled -to begin penac of the funeral, which -was to contribute to the fund are asked . tional democratic convention, dr at 1:30 o'clock. No admission will- held under the ausplecca of the 1-a.to- get In touch with Or., Jy I j clan hjinself in favor of Thomas be churged. - , $M'!D),OT(D) MAD MDNP PATTERSOrrS SENTENCE IS YEARIN PEN Circuit -Judge Knowles Trains Delayed by. White . Passes .Judgment on Blanket Only Commu Burglai' Today . 1 . nication Is by Radio THEODORAS FOUND ' GUILTY BY JURY j Will Be Sentenced Tomor-' . row Morning Plaintiff . Wins verdict In Damage Case. Joe ratlernon. wJio was found , guilty of burgiury not ot n private; aweiif V circuit court jury Tueyduy nlght.j was 'sentenced' to . i'car in the tnte penlteivtlary. J hla inurnhit? by. CJIrvult Jtidtfe J. W. .Knowles, , l'atterson was charg- ed with enteHiittku VblHhini uarlor here.. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty after six hour dallhrw w uiorning at in ociock. - - I'lnJiitirr wins The Jury found for tho plaintiff to 1he amuut,o,(,a&0 in the case'. of 11 K. Slack vs i 1-3 M vers ves-' terujiy arternoonfcs"'':ihiok-was u-, , ' ,,'7 " , . . . Hvuu , lii- for 11541 C7 'damages to hls- Council Hluffs and Onmlia street, the Allanllc stales might end Hat ...". ii.fciw-w- -' cars wore blocked for a lime when urday night. cmised bv a delov In the harvest ' ... j" . . .. . t.t ih Ati "-"lu v-ife iiri iructecl to liarvst tho crot. TWe case went to. the' Jury fdiortly be fore ' o'clock' yesterday afternoon 1(,d uftci. hei out l(bout un htim. . i ...i... n... i m. ...... - ,,..,.. " ii.i Ji v.?.,. .. re,ev Kult ,0.-ovcr ioi-o'mU ..........iv iH.lwrura llm foiiht. Tim exainlnntlon of wltnoxwH had not yBt )Ccn COniilited up until noon, NIcholH unci lliilluck.utMnkcr.uro .niturnnvH for ilia .nliiliillrr and It'. j. Kltihcn In icpicacntliiK the dt- feudantH. . . '. ; , . 6uOD FRIDAY IS OBSERVED HERE Last of Ho y Week Unioll qp,.vlV. PI, ,X Vices Held, thUfChCS Are iteaay ipr master ' lodge: C. ln-rry. esteemed' lead Today Is flood P'rhJuy and' the Ing knight: K. 1,. Kulghl, eslecmed lust of thfi Holy week union serv- loyal Knlglit: C. U Thompson, Ices u thre-hotir service during esteoined lecturing Knight : W. It. nico iuiks on inn - fceven i.asi Words" will be given Is being held this afternoon ii! SI.. Peter's lOpisco- pal church; all churches or I he city co-operating. v The livening st-rviees which have been held every night Mils week, closed lust evening at ihe Metho- dist Kpisropal Church, SoiHh. The, Kev. It. 1 1. Ptitiiiiiti, pastor of the IWIml ChrlHlh.n ...nV..h U,. ll.o , u , . - BppilT nl he gave an liilerestlm. talk o The Last supper." A large crowd ul ended the service and In was special" music by', the church fConllnued on Page R 'Veterans Into American Ieirinn Plot. . - . . V Twu um,ia,ked grnveB of World W)(r veterans- will bC moved Into te American Legion ; plot in Ihe Masonic i.-emetery sometime unxt w,,oK riiew grave were tlm oiily tuo n,,,,,,,,,,, umves of -erirn ni.-n ffiunil bv ttiM ' Atner1eiili I.e. Grande American Legion post. SNOW STQRT.I CUTS 0I.IAHA FROMWORLD TEN INCHES FALL IN SOME DISTRICTS Southwestern Iowa and Southeastern Nebraska in Center or unseasonai Occurrence. OMAHA, Nob.. Ajhr,.; .. AI Hy Rmlbi to 11pm Mo4mr-A pmllc lion or icra wcwnicr ny loiiMtm wan niado Tiht HtMha wlilrlt was to' clay tI niiuunK Tin M( vIsIUhI by (lie Iniivk'sl April HiiuuNtonu lii Nebraska history. Ntorm oxtviuk'd as far nest as lJocolu aiHl casiwanl into Iowa to- wartl IHjh MoIucim. UAUIIA. .pl. (Al'Jr-tlty KU- dlo to Kansas CUy A heavy snow which bore dowtr telephone mid telegraph wires uitd blocked street truffle Isolated Omaha from the oulslde. worldthls morning.. With wires broken over nVwIOn area, the Associated Press icsotted to rati Jo. dictating this dpatjii from WOM, the Woodmeifvf the .World slallon in Omaha, to WIAi'. the Kansas City klar. , ' This- vicinity was thej'cenler oi a slot in thai extended eat war-1 Into lowu. Teinpemturos were a degree vor two below freezing. In, Omaha- street cam were de- luyc" " a,ufn v" , w'orp8 nf 'iulmobilc8 wore strand- - wlm wc-"down near the Missouri I vli-n 1.1-1.1 irn - A,i i-li i.i-m 111! I U fit river bridge. WorkeiH walked v I'ole An l'vcllctl. mil telegiaph down l.y Ibc clliiglug kiiow. Many telephone und poles were brought WMslit ut till- lieiiy, Tmlnii wrn.ilr:iiy...l. mil m. iniiiili by the Know aa by tlio dirt lenity In dlwalcblng oidws by wire. The heaviest snowfall was In the onatcrn half of South I'latlc counly. Hie. Burlington railroad lost Its. . - (Cutilinued on 1'agu 0) ; ' Jesse F. Andrews ; Installed By Elks Jesse. V. - Aiidrews-waa installeil as exalted ruler of the l.a Urande , lodge of Klka.lam evening when j tho llislallnllun ccniuionles weiii. ,"c",,,at ",u '"'"'.le here dni- ,'!" Pr, """'"i"" JIT"',"- 0l,"",',,T.- 1 v., orrieers Installed were: II. IJ. Hrady. . delegate to grand lodgr H. Itramwell. alternate to grand v niters, pecreiary; j. r.. woouii, treasurer; H. 1'. l.ee, lyler; and K. C. Kennedy, trnslee. , Three additinu.il orriccrs, ip- pointed by thi- exalted ruler. w i n1 also Installed, esuuirc. Itobert K. Williamson: Inner guard. ME. II. ''iin-y and chapiln. h'riitik Itlack. Mr. Andrews lakes tho place of If. K, Krudy. who has been exulted rnl hh.ml.n fnr .1... u There was a large attendance al the meeting "d following the In- stalhit on three boxing boula were Salvation Army, were enjoyed. A feed in which everyone pit sent participated closed Hie meet Ing. Two World War, ' 1 Kred Klfe was in orphan, be had no rebitivvs or close frleuds which Im cared to make I he beneficiary of Ms government Insunnice, Ko when making out his papers willed the entire amount of his Insuraii'-e lit I A nu.rli-iiii ftnt.l T,- Ingle, chairman In charge. I i .. i . mh. i. ilm .I.H..I f FOUND RING r Sunshine Is Due On Easter, U.S. Bureau Reports WASINCITOX. Apr., e. (APi An Kastcr Kundity with sunny skies over practically rho cnliro countrv I" immy y uie weuu.er bureau with tho reservation that I Htates-ln the lower lake region, I lift M I utilwul t il n tut . I tl.l.. . the Mississippi and Ohio valley m , hv Ihn UiiVfiriiiiinNt r.....uinru f..t 1 i"w kii.ci iimiciil lui wiiHiera 101- lowing their niuriiJng aludy of the ebarta. that haimy woullior would KPi. iiieni un Kiiuduy. - I'llC WCUlllCr llietl WOI'O tlllbllMIH : ' : " wty's!iX" . ,n,1 - L 1 if SfZz-h ..en.ernliiK imihxIIiIo Tnlr weather In age. . (llio Suuthcrn llueky Mountulni luhubliaiilH were driven out or Mules hut purla of the far aulllll- Julio auburba aa the flallleH iread west need ruin and many would no 1 over a wide urea aurroiindlng Uio doubt profor to ahelve tlio new Kas )(,,,. finery -and spend tho day in- .doors watching rain fall un fruit lands and truck gardens. Throughout March precipitation was less (ban normal in most sec tions and especially insufficient in t Now .Mexico, Arizona, Southern : California and Southern T'lorldu. ; g- , , (jrUVU QXIC hflllt8 J OO . . A a Pnlii'O fhiif , 'la 1 Vllvl KjlllKI PKNIIJ;T(N, Ore., Apr, (i (AP) Tdm (vurdaue, chief of police" of Pendlelon. nwigncd from his posi tion tills afternoon In order lo de vote his entire time- to ' handling his campaign Tor the republican nomination lor sheriff of Ciimtllla counly. it. T. Cooklngham, In- etirubent. Is also a candidate for tiie republican nomination. I r . - . . ,' A , , . . AlWtUUlltlOn 0lZed j 1?w' tl Q ff y C7. O. Ul 1 ICV8 j . , I YniI. A r ,AI,. Ml ,V .! 1 , I ., l,",-,n "'ll-HaiHl I Ol.mlH Of rifle IHh- nmiiilioil believed to have been In- n, u . . . , r .' , Nu.Bnmm v,,. , , ,,,, .lf ! ,. ,IU, 1io1.,i)Hm ,lv w result of a . (-olivet-Million beard '..,., ' The fi in in tut II Ion was seized- in Ih '". rn-w..uii'i etiguieei- or I lie slejjllishlp hempll'.l of Ihe Allanllc NavlgaHou company hieh pi leu helween New York and llouduiaii. - J A rr,JSSf f iff nt fill '"II ' CAi MMUi MU.ll On Murder Charge WASHINGTON, Apr. r, (AP) l.milu 1 1 itTfim, i.l.uumil litt. I J. Walsh for presl lcnt. WORTH $5000 Tuo iiioiiIIih uffo, !oiiliic t'tivi'y, 7. fimiHt this Hujr til Ihm Aii Vklci Hirk. It lookxl to liavo no vjiIiio. ltcceinly, tlw rnnilly iioimIcU. lliimey for (miiii)1imc lro vInIoiik, lltkr tutlior look tint 'liiitf ti a Hjiii 1onc, ('ill.. Jeweler, unit . tokl It s worth f iUOII. lAiraiiip'H Just aM iikitHcu1 .. ulih tho lOi rliitr lHr fatltor houxlit j Iwr to vaur vwhtlo. hr trut to. Hull tho OMiii'r of jit'i oriKliml find. : FLAMES RAGE IN CUBAN OIL PLANT Ti:ii; TAn r . r v niimvjii g-yntxio iuvoo Results U..S. Navy Aids Fire Fighters HAVANA. Apr. II (Al) Klro raged today In the Ktandanl OI compujiy'H ilt (UK) 000 rcflnurv at tgi,; uci-oss tho liurbor from . " ''M'' - v ' ; .. - , Jun I.nur .. ft . t... an nour aner mn .Tiro wan UIH- covered at 10 o'clock hurt, night and frMiuent bluala occurred nfler inl.l- hiighl 'ulthoiigli nom, were of Huf - rieietll. rneeit lv ciihmi. Hflile.l il homes of the ofl company officials. The officials held lUtle liopu that much would be saved In tho stor age area of the refinery although a large force of fire fighters was dn hand. ' Two hundred men, from lint, u,,,.,, kB .... . ,AI, shire 1 1. ( Unlnathuoted but clalm i:nlted Stales bat.lcHlilp Wyon,lg H, f r- ,, ed for Hoov): Iowa t, Maine 15. uei-e sent lo Itegla to aid in right- L,Vr " w k nL A ust ral ian arc Missouri , Minnesota 4, New York Ing the blaxe. Twelve or those ' orK", Wllklns, Austral an -: v ylrglnla IB. total 46. were inter iirougni into tho tetiir porary lied riosa rellet station established there-surrerlng from minor burns and exhaustion. The .i .1- ....... (Continued ou Page f)' LONDON GIRL SWIMS STRAIT - OF GIBRALTAR OIMHAil'AIt, Apr.' ft. (AP) Telephoning from Tailfn, Spain, this morning Mercedes (ileitz, Jjoii don typist, announced that alio had swam Ihe Strait of. (ilbniltiir yos lerday in 12 hours mid V) inliibtes. She slarLed from Paloinas Is lauds, near Tin I ft, Hmin yesterday morning add camerashore ut Puuta heftna. near Cuela, Morocco, al lt:LT last night. CondltloiiH were excel loot. The swimmer returned to Tarlfn by boat and received a tremendous ovation. She stated she was accompanied on her swim by many Spanish wit Messes, She will leave fur Kugland (1h arinriioou. Motor Bus Is Exempt From License Fee in Stallard's ew $3 Measure MALUM, fire,, Apr. f A P) V Motor buses are exempt from any and mado public. Stallard's at llcense fee whatever, under an tnl- tempt to correct hfs first bill cor t la live, bill filed here vesterdnV bv reels onlv tlie t:t increasn feature. II. H. Slallard. of rPorlland. who attempts lo correct '"jjej-cts discovi ered In his bill previously filed, deslgnerl to reduce luiirjtiiobHu II- cense Teen lo a fbil '., That his new measure, exempts inslor buses. Is II.m opinion of al- .wriieyw uv iiwvn R.ia ill low bill, for Hie reason that this class of vehicle in Included In I he list of exceptions contained iu the fol- lowing provllson; slon, which was referred to and "All motor vehicles, rcgai-dlcsa approved by tlfi- people. Honrs ulso' SALLM. tire.. Apr. 8. (AP) Tho or weight or age, except motor pay a capacity fee of $4 per pas- inlted State: supreme court will trucks and trailer and semi-trail- seuger but under a provision of hear thcM'ulumhia river fish wheel era. electric vchtclem for comiuer- house bill 413 this is refunded. t-ase April 18. says a telegram re rial purposes, all motor vehicles The new Stallard bill leaves the reived at the office of Attorney for hire and motor buses for trans- license fee for trucks und trailers Ceueral Van Winkle. The act wa.-i porting passengers, IS." based on tire width, as it now is. declared constitutional by the fed This defeat also occurred In (ho Since the iMeusure provides for end district court In Portland in a first Stallard bill us well as In tho' the repeal of all puns of acts con- cane started by McGowun and Sou. llyiunder bill. A further detect wis flit ting with It there is some opin- The act prohibits the operutloii of that the first bit), instead of reduc- Ion hee that IL may repeal por fUh wheels In the Columbltt, f lull ing the fee of $3, actually Increased H" of bouse bill 4 1 3, particularly intc- with selns" . above Cascade it S3 for the reason that It provided with rcferenco to certain refunds Locks und limits the length ofi for re-cna'.'tltttf 'the present ached- ul lowed trucks. selns below tho locks. . ... Cotton .States Upset Program Of McNary Bill Southern Senator to Of fer Amendments And, V. as a Result, Vote This Week Is Delayed. . WASHINGTON, Apr. . (AP) President I'wdlilgi fe'Is tliat tlo rev (net. McNttry-Hauffcu farui Mil i (bcs not iiMM-i all of tlio objection iHt ralMd w'Ik'ii bo vetoed a similar mcoNuru bist yeur, bui ho lias not tlcctrieil ou Ills Ksliloti relative to tlio bill now bcroro tlio senate. WASHINGTON, Apr. B. (AP) Unexpected opposition from sena tors of the cotton producing states has upset the program of senate leaders for a vote this week on the McXary-Hitugen farm relief bill. The disfavor of the southern members toward thei bill cropped up today when Chairman McNary, of the agriculture committee, Nought an agreement for a vote by next Tuesday but Henulor Himmons, democrat, of North Carolina, block ed the move with an unnouncemont that he wished ' to draft Homo . amendments. Aftor a conference or tha sena tors from the cotton soctton It do- , veloped that - Honalor McKellar, I democrat, of Tennessee, Intended to nnei nme iiiiienuiiiuoirt resiciciiutf the power of tho proposed farm bunrd to use the eauallisution fee. McNary Axrccuble , Under the umendmehtH now be ing considered, tho various cdtm- cils to represent each commodity would bo tunned by the president be aelenled, Jhe commerce eecre wltlt Die coiiKent ot tho aenuto tary tuday -had furged ahead of tile rather llian by tile farm bourcl. ir iirincrnioro uio unaru wouiu oe required to have tho consent of ouch co1 council befuro It could Im- pukc the efiuatlRatiun fee un a com- inodlly under cuntrul of thut cauii- ell. t , lliiwnvcr. iiiocK nra liwlieiiiloii. l,lut Hetmtor McNary, aullior'of the ' 1N "ut wrongly uppewed to tlio rhangoM- mid may accept the ." ( w un v iv me way ior until itispuairiyn vtr- iio Tn(lii''l rlnbntn nn Ilia wniin in " un ,imu rfenui j h i i r i i i floor '" launched by Uooding of', , , L" ,, or delegates a. Idu'io. "lie declared that tlio iiiwih. !v "elected Uiua tar the Ho .u'c "prciP'wca to .atop up agllcul- . ,wlrVlein,! V w (Continued ou J'age G) Clouds Delaying Wilkins Flight; May Start Today!,: i : ,. v.. :. t''"lltl 2 ipn-tllo flight over the l"' ..V "urlu y-n.y. ; i ins n inn suohuliioo oi his was the substance of a mes sage received here Into last flight iroin roini narrow, urn inosc northerly tip of Alaska, from Which WMUlllS Will tliakn IliS flight o SpJtzhergen In tho eastern hem - Isphm-e. , the New York governor as caudl- Wilkins' radio call came Ihrough (Utc for the democratlapresidcntlal very faintly, and much or Ills mes- nomination. There also was eo, sago waa lost. He said something ihusiaalic singing of "On the Side about "tomorrow" which was in-fc walks of Now York." . (erpreted to mean that ho would Speakers Included Uerl E. Hnnei again try to get away this morning, former shipping board member: probably about tl o'clock Paolflu Julm C Veatch, member of tho coast tlinr Grooieaoed Freed y.C Mf I ( MCLHSlCiUgnleV CI.KVI-.LANI, Apr. C f AP) lt'yl (iroolegped. a't. who admitted hl'tl I It(;:H KlMHtTK.M ANSIIIP automobile struck and killed Alice! WASHINGTON, Apr. ti. (AP) Leonard, tfi - year-old Maple Kmphasllug that he had not en Hetgbis high school girl Jan. 2 A, tcred the democratic presidential today was freed of manslaughter contest 't beat Smith" Senator ' charges at a preliminary hearing In IiihIIc court. ule. These dcfecls wero discovered Since the bill exempts buses Troiii payment It nutomallcjilly rn- peals the provlnlon that any where-for-liire buses shall pay Mt per cent In addition to tlm regular! fee bused on light weight, should Uin Slallard bill puH the ony (P0.l,.ft for llUSCS to pHy would be lho three fourths mill per mfW.n((f.r milt, tux levied by house i.iii 4 i -i v.r ti... i 'S i.-.-uii.iiv., ukn. iiiiis HOOVER HAS MARGIN OVER LOMNVOTE Commerce Secretary Is Forging Ahead by Vir tue of Kentucky Win GOFF IS SEVENTH SENATOR IN RING West Virginian Files for Republican. Nomination . Michigan Is Claimed by Hoover. WASH I NOTON, ' Apr. . (AP) Guy D. (loff junior Mnutor from Went Virginia hu filed In til mate an a caudldute for republican nom ination fur president neekliift the ntate'a-19 delegate at the primary May 2'n.r .. . Uuff Ik t,hc seventh United Statin Nenator to enter the list hh preal dontlal candidate, the otherii being OiirtlM, KanuaH; WatiMin, Indiana; : KorrlK, Nebraaka; Keed. Mliwourl; -Walah, Muntunu und Oeorge, Oeor- ,! The latter three are democrats. Hoover and .Iwden may enter the Weal Virginia primary fight. '. Oonalderlng that Hoover nun Mlchlgan'a 83 delegates lined-up fur him. although they have yet to former Illlnnla governur In pledged iinii ciaimen neiegatea iy. warrying yesterday Kentucky's StZ district delcgntca und aeven delegates at large.' f , . Walling For lllltMilii j While Iiowdeu la not expected to Pk-k up any moro thla week, hla aupponer luuk to him tu add at nnnoi. gnwio, bl column In next Tuenday a 'V' ;"V' . M" " r-n..fi.i tyunv .outim ' hrHKkll primary, aska primary, On tha basis of delegates aotuul- Hoorei Iiwden Instructed)!- Iowa 17, .MlKHOiirl 8, Minnesata 111, Nor 111 . , Dakota' 13, North Carolina 1, total rK. - (I'nliiKlructed but claimed for I Iiowdeu.): Iowa. 10. Mlnneaota 2, lMliisoui'1 17, Suiith Curullna, 1 1, tu tiil 40. : - . ... ' . j j IJnovbr (Inslructed Hud claimed): neuigiit in til i.uuiiua vannuc on drafted), TxjulHlana 10 (conte.t pending), Minnesota 3, Keatucky LU. Tnlnl r,7. I IMnritr.dt Knur Muiiiu. HM IT 1 1 CMU MKKTS : POItTJ.ANI). Ore., Apr. 0, (AP) -A.hoiiL 300 Oregon supporters- of (!(lV Alfret1 J5, Hmnth. Including a mnni,0P ut .delcgutlutis from up- Mllltn Imhl n ninMnir hor h.-l , nitrht. at which sneakera endorsed slate fish commission; D. J. Stev vens. a republican; U, It. Turner, former stale superintendent of pub lic Instruction; WT C. Culberson, Mrs. Nan Wood Hotieyinan and HUH, iMin woou iioneymuu uuu Dean Hamsoy, of Ht. Htephim pro- cathedral. Walsh of Montana In a letter to the state central committee of bis home state made public today urged that the fight forr the Hous ton nomination be conducted on a' sportsmanlike basis free from rc crimination.- v .IOPU.V MW tTI.EM HALKM. Ore., Apr. B. (AP) The Aev. Alouxo K. Workman of .lopllii, Mo., bus filed with the see- mlry of slato a request that his nariio be placed on tho primary election bullot in Oregon as a demo- (Continued on Page 0) SA UllmWilEEL m a r w rr rr a tr v.t MijlJ Ml il l r I'J HEARING SOON