La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 21, 1928, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PACES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE C I T Y EDITION THE WEATnZZ OKKOOtfi' Fair tonight and Bun day but cloudy north cut portion, heavy frosts In caat portion. , " . '; ' ': .. ' , . "-; ,";. -':'':'.' Y '. :.v.yt ' " ' .VOLUME XXVI. MEMUKU ASSOCIATED I'llKUS I A URANDE, OREGON,, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1928 NUMBER 214 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ej, 55 : 91 SENIORS TOGRADUATE THIS SPRING Class of '28 Largest in La Grande High behobl . , History v COMMENCEMENT r SET FOR MAY 16 Edwin T. Reed, College Editor of 0. S. C., to Speak Junior-Senior Dinner Soon. " - : . Annual commencement exercises fur. the Ui Cirande High school this spring, whk-h will be held on Wed nesday. May 11. WW" .Hinrk the graduation of tho largest . senior tdassiin 5)10 history of I H. S. Ninety-one senior will receive, their Hhcepsklus during the commence ment exercises. This In an lncrea.se of eight students jiver the 1927 cJUHS, . ' ' - The uddrew of the evening will ho given by lOdwln T, Heed, coltego editor of the Orison Htute college, und . tui ' appropriate commence-, lnonl program Is being arranged, , i Annual 1li.iicr .Vert Annual commencement events. eluding' tho Junior-senior banquet to bo held thlH coming Thursday, ore drawing near. The Mlmir will he out In a few wfeekn, Minn Lenore Kly Is, editing the .yearbook this1 your A traditional event, tliut is 1he 'social "highlight" of every I. 11. 8. student Im the Junior-senior ban que., with the Junior hunt" to the graduating claw. This your the af fair will be held at the Im CJrande hotel I mi 1 1 room. The. banquet will ho served at fi::iu o'clock, to bo fol lowed by 11 nil or t 111 u ideal program. and later, dancing. As president of the Junior clans, .lwrence Day. will be toast master for Die evening, and he in chairman pf the program undJstop: Ned lavls, third base; Jerry Hneaklnc to follow. Kdna Mae Wll I.. ..!... I f .t. I..V,l..,ll committee. .Mildred ' Smith of the sou ting committee, und Mary UopJd 1'nrsotis and Nvllc KpwJs nt;e ehiilr mVm of the- dcooKiling'oiSnWUe; fitv, the ball room and banquet ta bles. Mrs, Itcrlha Jlayes is muI-;: . is.or of the Junior class, und In that capacity Is supervising' banquet plans. Mixs; Kdflh Sorcnson and1 V. W. Thomas aro assistant ad-, visors Vlauulng ('aiitatn - ' t While the baccalaureate program, has not yet been definitely" an nounced by .school officials, dne very Interesting fenture of that' event will be a cantata, 'The Isore of (he .Saga of Krlc, the Hed,". which the uleo club of the hlh Hclnml will present, under the dl-' rei'tlon of V. AV. NuHbaum. The clubs will begin preparations 'for the musical number the first of next week, Mr. Nusbautu said, to day. ' LARGER CROWD ? AT OPERETTA SECOND NIGHT 'With a larger audience than thdt of 'the previous night In attendance the annual hlh school operetta "The Uells of Itcaujolals' was pre smd lat night at tlio high school .auditorium. ' ' I ne siuglng was successful throughout and was a crediUto the director, V. W. Nusbuum, who mailt? t he most, of the excellent musical Nind comic possibilities of Ihr - number. Chorus work was good und, abetted by 11m splendlu wonc of the cast, made the evening an enjoyable on? for the listeners. "The Itclls of lleaujolats" was probably, the finest type or musical opejtta ever to be presented by Hm hiirh school, offering as It did u variety of excellent musical num hers, both for choruses and. solo work., - f - v The high hcIiooI orchestra fur nished the accompaniment very i rtMlllalily. Tho operetta Is t he last of tlueo major presentations of" the high school year. . Pendleton Mah Is Sentenced lo Pen lA.OVIKW. Wiiyh.. Apr. 21. f AI')"-ieorge W. Weavers, alia: II. D. Hitters, 3t. giving his home at IVndleton, Ore., pleaded guilty to first' degree forgery today and was Men t cured to twu to ten years In the Ktate pcnltentiurj'- W'eavrs admitted forirlng a eheek fur $r&, using the name uf II. K. Van IJeverM. Kelso nianiiKer of Hip Shell Oil company, pulsing the ehe4.'k In purchasing a suit of ehtl htng. Hp uIno admitted Issu ing a lrge'f rherk for $175 as a down payment on a used' auto mobile. TO skixt m;v JlllY .AHTOIUA, Ore.. Apr. II AI' Het.ftion 0r a ncw( Jur- lo try Oeorcc Hannula on 'a wife murder charge will start Monday. Tho jury ne I eo ted this week was dis charged late yesterday after one of the Jurors was charged with hav ing voiced prejudicial views. ( Baseball Season To Start Sunday; Baker Nine Here Fair Weather Is -Rapidly Drying Field Large Crowd Expected at Ini tial Contest. " , ., OPE.N1XG GA.MK FACTS " Teams: llakcr th. J4t f.nuide. v Batlorlou linker Krlcksoii anil Smvcrs: Im Urandu lliick tier and Baker. Where played: I.11 (irumli llich school alliktle rield. Ttuiei 2:30 l. m. Parade downtown' ut 1:13 i. in., led by baud. The race for the 128 g-jiifnlou In the Blue Mountain leuguc will start, with u bang tomorrow If I hoi weather man. who was kind Juki night and this morning, continues 10 hold back ruin. m The field, was in poor condition yesterday and another bad rain: would, have -made It Impossible lo I play. ' , -v ? , . j Baker and la Orande are both ; possessed of alrong cIuIih and the same tomorrow is expected to he a thriller from start to finish, Huth teams have beeu handicapped f:i practice because of the weather.! and - neither, has reached mld-seu-1 son form, . ).-...- A, T. Hill, president of the -city commlKston, Is' scheduled to tosh the first ball of the day and Dr. "W. T. lhy, of Hot Uiko, president of the Blue Mountain league, will be on the receiving end. After that the uinps will an nounce, the batteries and break loose with the time honored yell ".Batter. Up." Expwt ItfKVrmul - Krora present' Indications . the crowd, tomorrow will be Just aliout m hliaa-H can '.squeeze into the sta wm ' ljiterefit i n baselm II - here Ihih )een.rui)ninK liiwh anil In addi tion, ituker expeciN lo send a large delegatioiL down fur the-game. CJ ramie's lineup will fcer Notun Ifuckner, . pitcher; Jtay Ituker, catcher; (lib 8lokk. flrxt haw; Tony. Ui Salle. field captain , und eond base: Spud HcIiiih, short (Jolemun, left field-; Graham Rob ert son, center field; IV U Marlow. right field; Tex KnigJit. utllUy and Kt, ijariason, rener pitencr. Hower A-atuhar; li. HiKRhSI,, l.luh,. er,- liuy Iymoii. f.eroy 81pm. Al KrenlHiio. Stun Hlllette. Sid Bcrtuu, M. J. - JJenney und Xplke-Kennedy. 'Pho. relief pitcher Ik Kulph Itusaell, accurdinv to Or. t. W. , iMurslmll. manager of the club. While Iji Uniuile mid llaker lire playing here. I'ehilletun und Wullu Wnllii n-lll he croJwliiB buta at Pen dleton. ' Sewage Disposal Plant Functions At 100 Per Cent Ta Grande's municipal sowat'o disposal plant Is functioning 100 per ccnt.taccording to a recent test made by the state board of health. A. report has been received from Dr.'. Frederick W. Htrlckcr. socre lary of the board, telling of the findings.. "Jn obtaining stability number of 1 00 the final .affluent of tho plant Ih no longer capable of putre faction and therefore cannot cause orfense," the report says. "Our engineer reports that to all appearances your plant was well and efficiently operated when Inspected in March: that there was the minimum amount of odor around the plant; and thai the place was maintained in a neat and workmunlikc inunncr." ASKS lm AMI Rl-:ilTlf SAX KIIANri.KOO, Apr. 21; (A!) Th first effort recorded to re serve a sleeper on an air mail plane whs -reported by thn Doeing Air Transport today. A. M. Khner. toiiiile. On., filed the Inquiry ami was advbed that as yet air mail planes did not 'carry sleepers. Mr, Klmer says he Is six feet tall und wftphK 1 5 T iouihIh, He wants to go lo Kyracust, N. V. Snake Comes To La Grande In Banana Bunch ........ -,. . .. 'sonic lodged of I'nlon county which lo come all the way from South! wan to have been held In .lu, A iiieric 111 ii biioeh of banuniLs. ' only to be killed 111011 lis arrival here was Jhe- fortune' of a Hont h American una he. which was discov ered thl. morning by fieorge An derson in a hunch of Ited Cord ba nanas received by the 1'lggly Wlg gly grocery store here. The kind of a snake and hint how poisoiioum .il wan are not known. It has im.cu turned gv-r to the Btienre department Tf. the, !r,!,n,.r"0"'- 'vh,t" ""' Mr. Anderson noticed a nc( In the center of the bum h of bananas nnd reached In to rind out what It was when the miukc nuido him self known, showing bis fungs. ! which were about half an 1 inch long. The reptile wus about two- and a hair feet In length and u. of a greenish color with peculiar spots. Ills nest wus made of dried grass and in the center pieces of greener grass and leaves were found. SINCLAIR IS NOT GUILTY, JURY HOLDS Is -Acquitted of Charges . That He Conspired to Defraud the U. S. . STILL FACES TWO CONTEMPT TRIALS Conspiracy Case Against Albert V. Fall Still Alive and May Be Affected by Verdict. WAKHJNflTON. Apr. 31 AI) ' Harry K. Hlnclnlr, today whs uo- fiiltt'd of the charxe that ho con- spired to defraud the government fn the leasing of Teapot .Dome. A Jury In the District of C'oUim- Ida supreme court accepted hla contention that when he ynld Al- Iwrt II. Kail 92tlS,ouo . in liberty bonds und $3.1.0(Mi Jn cash It wa for a lmrt In the ranch owned by tho former secretary of tho Interior and was not a part of a dftal through which the Wyoming naval oil reserve waa turned over to htm. " Tho Jury took the cuse from Jus- tfee Hnlley at J:25 o'clock this morning and returned its' verdict at, 12:24 p. im. being out exactly ono hour and Ml minutes. '. SiiKialr'H Statement , Immediately niter the verdict was rendered Sinclair authorised- this statement':. . "I have felt since the Inception of the oil cases that 1 would he ac- quitted uf any charge of conspiracy . to dermud the Rovcrnment, when the evidence went before the jury." Today In the court mqm ho wiw surrounded by his friends 'who iioureil 1 heir , conirratu iitlofis ut- ou him. Mrs. Hinclulr was po deep ly moved that she became hystari cal. . i - When jury lm.l entered tho court .room and seated Itself the usual rouitno wus gicriormcu jny, tho court boforo .tlm Justice ad. urespt' i. w, ww,r .... ; , , VtJcnllemen or the Jury; have n,t,j,y , : . , . . J ..We huvo.'iVpliefl the loi'hmiin.r "What 'In yourVerulct, Mr. Iore i (Continued op Tago fi) STATE RESIDENT . VISITS LA GRANDE Spanish - American War Veterans and Auxiliary . tt u t n A joint meeting of the James K, I 'a ge CHitip or Spn n is h Am cri ca n War velcruns and the Jadlcs' Aux iliary was held lust night ut llo nun lull with about 40 nmmltei' pit-sent. The oecusion was the of- I Detiil visit of Mrs. Mamie I . I,ln-i vlllc, of rorllanU, state preslJenlJ " ' " of the iiuxlllary, who gave an In-' 1 I'OHTl.AND, Ore.. Apr. ill (A!) teresling talk during the evening. Contracts awarded late yesterday Mr. I.invlilc. who is a past com- by the highway commisMion were: mander or tho .Spanish American Yokum bridge, over Umatilla river. War veterans' organization, was I'matlNa county. Kuckenbcrg und alw present and addressed the Wlttman, (I5.1KU meeting on patriotism and the vet- Coburg brldKe nve' McKenz'e eiuns' hostdtal In Portland, telling of the xrellent wjjrk which Is be- iiirT done there-. 1 Hurfaclng 2t.;i mifeH Klamath . Two'candlduti-s of the auxiliary Kalls-Lakevlew highway. Ibully were Initiated during the meelinrf Kotest boum'ary, Wren and Gree nnd tho floor work was exempli- nough. J'ortiund, $H0.r.i;:i. fied. Kollowlng this, work a pro- Ten bids on I he st arting of 1.9.' gram was civon. (icorte, Moaia and Mint n Ma m to Woodell played two harmonica and piano numbers, I,, llaleiguv. two musical num- bers on the baud saw. accompaulr'1 by Mrs. Hale at the piano, and Mrs. A, Nelson and I'utman Yeck each gave a reading. HevoruT of the mftiiihei-H present spoke briefly, ItefreMhmenls were scrvei after the program. County Masonic Meet Postponed The enmity meeting of the Ma- Orand'' oif Wedneaday evening, Muy ISirlmary election day haH beeii post pom-d for one wck. Aniiouueeiiient of the ' post pfine- iiient Has-announced last evening when thu regular meeting of the Masonir lodife uus held at tho lodce hall here. Al the meeting n picked team j from lOlgiu will Afiiipllfy the thlrtl 1 degree. I Next Luncheon To Be At Island Cl ' President Coolldge which oh- stitieflng lb" entire HtateH Gl dele ; " servers feel will put a crimp to the iritlen for tho furmer governor. .' " 1 -' f plans of any one propostiiK lo carry Thus l.owden pleked up aa ho Tuesday's forum luncheon of Do; the movement to draft, him to the had only claimed 3'J thero prcvi Dnion" county .chamlter of com-' Kansas City convention floor.' jondy. 1 ' ncrce will be held at Island, ctly. ' The president, by letter. In -1 llunver gained two niore dele in the Inland 'lty Community formed Krancis Presrotl. clmlrmun (rates In Michigan by the action of fhilrch. The woiji'n of the cliurcii of the Musaehus"l(s republican that states fourth congressional will serve the luncheon, which it. state committee, thut proposal of district convention and run his to being looked forward, tn -by the his name aa a candidate In the prl- jtal Instructed and claimed conven chamber of commerce members. A tnare in that state would be "most' Don votes to at least 216. He had short program is also being ar- hnged by the Jslund City people. SCORESIIURT BY TORNADO IN ARKANSAS Storms Wreck Dozens of Buildings in 'Towns of. Index and Ogden TENNESSEE ALSO HIT BY, WIN Dy RAIN One death; Three Injured at Atoka 50 house Are Damaged, Trees Leveled ; in Memphis. ' TKXAHKANA, Ark.Apr. St (AP) An ujideterinined number ol' persona were Injured, -on probably fatally and dozens of- buildings were destroyed when a " tornado swept Index; Ark., and Ogden, Ark., today. , i ' '' ' ' Mrs..W, K Johnson,' nbutit 45. suffered injuries which probably will result Jn.- death wheiV tho twister hurled a true ugnfiist hot- home at Ogden. . . ' Many houses, barns aim , trees .were blown down or curried away, and a plantation owner at Index reported that ten nf his letianta were homeless UJid ho fqarod' Hvei had been lost. . - ' i Later reports were that tho storm swept across Ieury, Texas and HtkH, Texas, west of Texarkana. before striking the Arkansas -com- ( munlties. A church, business bulldinga and houses were unroof- d "l H'uks, but no loss of, lilV, WUM reported... , ., yA . - ' ' - ' ' MKMI'HIH. Tenn.. Apr. 21. (AI'J Mre than fifty houses were dnnw; "Hpd- hundreds of trees were lev-i rllert d many telephones were -,v . T. ..v result of h - severe wind and rain storm that swept Memphis early today. 1 ' " rt,A-..-tt..l ..n..lr.o.l tlu Im ,e eilKfprn ' rt t , cy. .,lvcl. lug from southwest lo northeiist. Two 8(i fu()t Hm((kestaoks of tho ifttdson Hardwood Flooring com- puujvwer blown down; v. 'TUn." arSuft?' flirm ,. llad , l,ec there, dlspatchej. en to tho; II-' Ilnobt Centrul railroad tolrt or . 11 lluvod the family hud left home for,i ... , . .vnhdriLwul at once heavy Ntormttlonif tho main lino to ' the evenlnit. ;.4 hl -Itlidrattal at onuy ,, North -MISKlMripnl; i j unrnit 'trvorid, 1'.' was tho only ' ' . v''., . One death and three lurlr moulder or thu funilly Ii0' es- I bN.W.hTON, Apr. 21 . (Al ) were reported In a heavy wind- ,!(1,.u ,,,atli. Jle lutd driven file) Judge Norborne llerkefey, or l'en Mlni ni "thai Ktl uclt ut Atoka, 'J'onli., ' rnnilly ur to Klorelii-o lo uttend a lll'",n. today enlered the rare Tor tudnv. - v. .t.x.tim. iii..iit wt,u- , thiv.democraltc nomination for con- Alnhuhinee drivers who briiui;ht C. . Korlies. fiS. mill wrlght and bin two HiinK to n Meiniiltln hiiHliltiil, j wild u third on wuh killed when the Korbea liomq whh demolished. : . Forbes' wrist wus fractured and he was internally injured, his son. ' -" n,,a 11 fractured right jaw ""d iJavld, 13. sufrered a rruc- tured leg and internal . injuries. One Bridge Bid On County Span Given At $2177 river, Ume county. Poll I'llali.l llrldgo t-ompany. $44.:win nines uoosmeii niguway, tiunincr suinmll section, Dniiglaa county, were held up for InveMtlgat'on. K. 1. Oales, of Lakeside, was low bld- dec.' ?Mr,4l7. ! Three bids for a bridge over. Catherine creek in I'nlon eounly, were refcri-ed lo I'nlon county. It is leportcd (hat I'oolu & Mc.CJonl- ir'e tM '1.477. ICoolidge Asks That WAKI'OT01V. Apr. 21 (AP- Another fiirloiiK.ln th' preferen- Hal delegate fle pier h use. leading to tlf. presidential nonii nnllnir con- ventlons stood compleled todtiy a marie on April 24," tho prealdenl A r'sult of yesterday's sweeping wrote. "Hueh artlon would be most political uetlvity. The dity skeined embarraHsIng to me. ni, while p- to have provided a fitting H-itii- precbillng the emu pltmetit that la wlndup for the feature ra " on the Intended, ,1 re ties) that it not be pre-convenllon card next week 'done." - when slates long reiriinled an pivot. 1ttw-n, "HtHi.cr J.alit al will run off their primary races.!' I'Yank (t. Lowileit. riinin-r up to Topping primury coriventions In three stateH. which served only to further advancn the caiisen of Die. three leading candidates and a sen- ate debate on Herbert Hoover's eli.'ifieeu U-iim iirtnllmr Ml 11 1 nnn -ti i embarrassing" and would tend tojtaken 16 delegates ftiere lu prior rnmnrnfli fan." him - ! Wilkins and eilson fly across north pole WILKINS AND VL'f.llI i.iiu ivwotii-iuf l.wlnc II.,.. ; i : ; , V. , , .......v. . HuiiHsrully flow fituti 1'oliit Harrow ai'rONM tlto itortli pole, arriving , ninriiliiK. The inap kIiowh how tho fllvra I'rwwtMl tlio ihiIo anil rniin lMitlon. The niH'r phii.ro kIiowh tlw j-iockhecl-Vcjran moiiolano 'V i " ' . SEVEN BURN TO DEATH IN KANSAS Trapped in Kitchen. Fam ily Succumbs to Blaze of Unknown Origin KL IKIKADO, Kans.. Apr. 21 (AP Meven inciiibei'S of the Wil liam K. Ovcrat family were burned lo death at their farm, home "U miles porlhwcst or K Dorado lust nlghi. I The" blaze of unknown origin, r,"T"d . ?;c,uok- U n.'M utlrncted to the f ro at first be- TJlo dead:' William K OvelKt, 4r.. Jlsle Ovemt. 4lflilH wife. Ive orMlielr, children: IJorothy 1 0; Itulph .14: Hugh 10; Udllll 8. ami Herbert sbr. V tVfa ui i.. The house, a two-story f.ln structure. was burne-d. to till. ground. All the bodies were found Expl08Wn DeOtll , In the kltcnt'll.. 1 m if n- w f. A coroner-H Jury was Impaneled " Toll HedCheS IS MP, Ibis morning, irnd an Inquest proh- . ' ; ably will be hel.l. V , . 1).;NVTK. Apr. SI (Al') Tho t.-ounly authorities, preparing lo , r,om tho exploslbn und malie . . thorough Invesllgallon nr wMft, wrecked a' part of tlio faced it.mysii.ry as they tried lo pllllt of Alexander liiduslrles neat .discover u possible explanation or ).,,, y(.Ht ,: .Juy umountod to nine. Nio fire's orlKin. There was no today , with the 'death of' Oourgo gus slovo nnd no oil stove used in jtown Hh employe. ' " ' 1 the house, hut the Inline wus light- I .. ..m,,.- ,,,.s nnn ..r whom ed by kerosene lamps, they learn- , .xvmivd to i were In hos ed by questioning the only survlv- . tas from Injuries surrerod In tho n. .iieinn.-r 01 u.c luimiy. m i ci M ill I V OlininiCVUlllC Hf&Wt A Vt i nitini oil v .i.vw Thre ftandldatcs frojn Hummer- ville wn-o lulllati-d iuio the Odd , reiimvn jouKe iom nurill wnen meeting wiih held at the I. O. O.I I'. temple here, attended by about ! 7 iiieiuberH of t he organization. I About JTi tiieiiihers of the Hummer- ville lodge alien-led tho meeting and about 10 Iroiu Cove. The initiatory work was exmn- pllrietl hy. tho La (iraude lodge, Miuiincy iiy h flui iui vim" and i-errcHhnienH". His Name Not Be Ballot Governor Smith Gains Iowa Delegation "Jteportn have come lo me thai mine perxnnH jn MiLSsaclniHelts are proposing lo write my name as a i eandlrliite for president al the prl- Hoover In the republiean raee, had his pledged and rjalmcd delegates slate ImoHteil to at least InK yes- terday as a result of the aetton In MllnnlH, his home slate, of the re mihlteu 11 u nln i-nnvniil Inn Iti l- district meetings. EILSON FLY ACROSS NORTH POLE .'..t.l.. I. WIILIu. .Ilnn Sinnott Takes Name Off List Of Candidates WAHHINOTON, Apr. a I (AI1) Congressman Mtcholaa Hlunott, re publican. . Oregon, today tele graphed secretary of Utate Kozer, of Oregon withdrawing as caiidl- Mate for reelection because of his appointment as judge of court of claims, :)..' v. . ! Attorney General . Van - Winkle, who is now in. WuHlilngton, .yoster duy toleltrnphcd hla aMHlKtant, Wil ; shown hi". Secrotmy; Ko.r-B m. lis H. Moore, - that. Hlunott. had .,,., ,. ... .. ...... rarcKHinun from tn Kualorn. Oregon district, making lliq announcement ;io una eiicei looay. ;rm osks in. name. no. wrmen m on mo iiuwoi muJ "u"oicy aya ..u ' '"" ir iixn. uu iholda federal dovelopuicnt of pow- cr on inc uoiumuia rn or . ' r j blast which consumed tho wing (shop of tho ulrplune munuractur- lug plant, while Invcatlgatloha were undirr way of churgeM that (were under way of ch urges that t,iw l""flltcd strucjjn" -was a "fire it r,,n.i oin..i..B.; ...... iiri.... trap . I 7T.., --'f UI,M J M UU MlMZtf, WW lltl I Plane Takes Dive m f-Ltfic a unco MSiLi, . KltKXMi Cri... Ane I Al-. Ceorge Kaw. pilot for tho Hen- con Airways. Inc.. of PYcsnn, and , Kay 10. Dust In. 24, a student pilot wero killed today when their plane r-ll Ono feet to the ground. The ucciueni ucuurrcu a Jlllio Uliu MUll from the elty. ' Placed On - (iovernor Hmllh. on the demo- era t It: side, gat hcred In 27 inorH delegates to put him out lu front with Uttl pledged und claimed lloiislou voles. ' " " " i. In pledging their he New York exeeu- enure ia 10 me vora exeeu- live, the Illinois democrutie Kliitu eonventlpn cleared, lip the only douhiful delegate vole on Its slate, Hmlth preously having, beeu con- eeuefj a j. whim lir Iowa Hmlth's big victory cumo lu Iowa, whnr a dry faction headed by lOd wln T. Meredith, former chairman nf agrlculturo had put up a stiff fight to keep that states 26 dele gates In tho Meredith "favorltu son" column. or at. least away from tho New York candidate. The stale convention Instructed the entire 1!6 for Hmlth by acclamation. Under the Instructions adopted, the Iowa delegates arc to vote for Hmlth "as long us there. Is reason able opportunity uf securing his nomination the majority to deler- mine when. If over, the delegates shull be released from this vote ot instruction.' ...I Iln.lAHHi.l ll.un.. ' nliv.lM.. " at hpltvbvrKen at It o clock llilii Niiltlirrutiii thev are lo fly on to In 'Uhlcli tlM?y nuit "tins trip. . . . 1 . : 125,000 BULGARS ; HOMELESS TODAY ' . ' , '. ' Earthquakes Continue tO tiL i t-v . . , OnaKe . Uevasiatea Ke- gion Deaths 150 tO 300 -' " , ' ' ' v KOI'MA.- nulifiirla. Aor. !il. fAP) .More than UB.tioO homoleiui fain-;, r'nptuln Wllklna. noted Austra. illea In Huuthenalern Uulgurlii to- Han explorer was accompanied bjr duy endured misery, cold nnd tie- Carl B. Klelson an Alaskan pilot. -prlvntiun In torrur us Intormltten Hvulbard is the namo applied ta sni'llKtuukeH continued to.ruulc tho tho entire unihlpelsgo of Splts alreudy dovustuted roKlon. ; borgon; bear Island' and the dja- ,. , .u.Kiiinioti. i.,i. viiii.ut.uu.. n.tLiicleif devoted' every cfforcWo " l"u ." (,.. w m.ii.h Injtirett In the region around VlifllppoilollH. .The utmost wus be- lim dune to suniily roruttoon with fn.iil, The deilth toll was variously i-n'iit.uiuu -ill ue.weoii jfiu alio 3UII l-eisons.'-. : .1 JtulK'iria - fiiecd,.. u U'einomlotis pruhlem In 'relief und rccunntruc- tlon. . , . - " Valley or llostw Wrecked The Valley ot Honom noar 1'k-ll- lppupiills turned Into a iwndy .....n. w.icu nu.ora ouih iiirongii, . . .. ....... ... , .... c. ,..., ..u... tho hills. Tho buds of the 1'OSeS,. ........ ......,. . u.e . ...ei mons " ", """ c. .......a ..... ni.i.i.iy i.i ui- tar ot roues, wore almost reudy. to (Continued on I-age 6) Colorado And Wyoming Have Spring Snowfall DKNVI'JI!, Apr. 21 AlJ) A i north wind Hwepf an April snow storm In Wyoming and Colorado toilay and anowTall. or one to aeven Inches was rupurled from various inches was reported from various sections, but with temperatures i ...as ti.,1 ..iiu , ,. ' reaching nufmal, ercezihg lemper- atureH were forccust for tonight fand,Kiinday. - - I u...... r..n .a i i.. w, w tnr ionn began iat nigni. , uiu'icr repnriei. teven ' Inches of snow and a temperature r 9k Her u. Hi.o.-i.h.ii i.hi two Inches. Denver had Iwo Inches of heavy wet snow, ' i KftvfJlf'fmPSiR Weds Mrs. Sargeant IEKNO, Nev., Apr. 21 (AD) Ulchard Dart hetmess, motion pic-, l ure a' I or. and Atrs. Jessica llaynes Hiiigeunt. of Iteno, formerly of New Yoi-k, were marriei) here last night by .lodge Oeorgc A. Darllelt r the district courl . Ihirfhelui'tKM arrived In Iteno at . . i ii " en n lent. iiiNiii, mini iij w- cured a mairtage license and de - p(U ted with his bride for Han Krun- 9: 1 a o'clock last night, hastily ae - t,(iri, ciuru t II o'clock. They were to MJlll from Han I'Vancisco for Ilono- U noon loday. Witnesses to the wedding were Klorenro Vhlor,. motion picture ac tress and DtHlas I. Huulres, a col lego chum of ItarthelmeKs. Fair Weather Is )? )!') WtL's Jftl, v unity rr vm- HAN l'TtAN,'ISCO, Apr. Jl (Al')j The weather outlook lor Die week beginning April S'J. was an nounced here today by the U, H. , weather bureu.il as tollows: Kur west-nrn ntates: Tho outlook Is for occasional ru.'ns wchI or the Cascade mountains and u c rally fair w cut her rlBowhcru. Temperatures above, normal In i'lillfqinia eurly In tho week and about normal elsewhere. cRossm POLE AREA IN AIRPLANE Captain Wilkins and Lieu .. tenant Eilson Safe in Spitzbergen ..' HELD AT ISLAND FOR FIVE DAY Hopped Off From Point Barrow, :, Alaska, But Was Forced Down Be-, cause of Weather I.ONION, Apr. 81 (AP) An x change' telegraph dispatch ' ' from. i Copenhagen aaVs that tha newa pupor I'olittken . -haa -.' racefvwl.. nieuag from Bralbard atatlnr that Captain George H. Witkina. arctlu. flier, landed : near the Bvalbard I radio atatloti at J I o'clock this. J morning. ... I t A previous meaaaga of I'olltikeM, nlso from the Bvalbard radio sta tion attaed that Captain Wllklna now from I'oint Barrow and land ad near Doodmanaoetra where bad . w.nlhan .lAnn.il film It Ivm ri.v. . . . . uoeamansoena la .n uninnaonea iEun don the north aide of Iafjord, uout as miles from Hvalbard ' rpnH rsw of the ..plane was ro- '' ported In excellent condition. The arrival of -Captain Wlnklna near gvalbard from Pofht. Barrow Alaska rcpresonta ; tne aucceasiui completion of Captain Wllklna' glon and presumably across tho 'north polo Itself. '.. ' Tne Wllklna plan, carried a ra. dlo. but despite a constant watch by radio stations, complete silence enveloped the activities of the e- 'aviator was expected to tako, oK lnlni uu.mw. '."..' Cnnt imanna in ui oreeatana sen. ri, .JlaWno lrWiVNrw- to Beer 'luiund is-zso mues. Tionw ana 10 spllaborgon 7 miles. Spitsbergen. " -w the, point for which Captain " wilkins set out from I'glnt Bar- . 1,1 . illrecf line - across the HQth polo. ' ' ' C - U'll.KI.NN KIOXDK 1KNKAUE HKTUOIT, Apr. 2t AP) Cap- tulu Goorgo H. Wilkins Announced his arrlvul at Bpltsborgen from Point Harrowi 'Alaska'.-.ln: a radio mcHsagn toduy to the Detroit News: "Heuched Hpltxbelgen aftor. 20. ud ono.har hours flying; ono stop flu. Huva A nnnl tn t ' fiticl .. n,'iathM Greetings to avlutlon society and flying club." The message recolvcd ,Lt. it was dated fcJvalhard , 12:31 p. n i., April 21 and wa signed "Wil kins, Klolson." ? , Klclson Is tha Alaskan filer who bus uccoinpanled Wllklfs' on hla previous arctic expeditions anu went wlti( htm to Point Harrow, A laska, early thla year, on his latest effort to find a lost continent and attempt a flight across the "top of thu world", to wiuunergen, Kucccss came to Wlkim on Ms : thl,,i pM"'dltlon. -. Two previous lU :.. .! . 7.. V. , cP,wr""ou " "" Ml01 w nonn m i om . D . " 1 ' " " I1, . ,7' rlmer jiuiuniiinuii. iJirun .iirani"i - man accompunylng the expedition, was killed at Fairbanks "when -siruck by Mm .propel lor of one of 'f'aptaln Wilkins planes. ! r " l,p w,co,,tl Ue7,vt fo lowlna vear t'aDtaln Wilkins ,, , , fl(w ?lU Into tin. Arctic paces and art forced down, Heveral daya later he returned to Jti.nt Barrow, reiterating hla conviction, that a (Continued out Page 6) FA VOR INCOME TAX TU HtuLf STATE'S PURSE PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 1 CAP) -Oregon's tux problem can bo tnet ,,y thp adoption of a Btato In como lax, in the opinion of a suh- committee of the Oregon property 'tax relief commisalon, which met UIX reill.'I COIIIIIIimiUI jhere late yesterday, was written by Clam The report by Claude hi. In guns. und was adopted by the sub-committee with only one dissenting vote, that of 1- M. Hmlth. of Port laud. The si.b committee did not recommend any form of Incoum tax. preferring lo wait until after the November election to learn what action voters of the atatn take on Dm three Inromn tux nwaa- ures that will come before them. Ingalls stated that a rour per cent nin )n,.unio tux will yield II.70U,. duo annually. BASEBALL N.VVIO.NAr. t.KAGl'K ' ' . Ilro.iklyn-I'hlludelphla und Ht. I.ouis-1'lttstitirg. pustponed, rain. ' A.MKIlll'A.Y IJ-:.l'K I'hlcngo at Cleveland, poetponnl, ruin.