EASTERN 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. ,
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.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.