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

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE CITY EDITION to THE WE ATI.-.: OKlOdOX: full- euat, cloudy t w-ct jiortlon. probably ruin on the ex- 9 S Areme north count- tonight and 1 Tuomluy; continued mild. VOLUME XXVI. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, MAY 21, 1928. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS . NUMBER 239 TO IP 1111 BULLET HOLE IN HEAD OF MRS.K.SHITH Officei'j Seeking Her Son, Bert W. Smith De scription Given " DEATH OCCURRED: MANY WEEKS AGO Discovery of Body Result of Attempt of Friend f rain Pondosa to Pay : Her a Visit. Mrs. KllllicKno I'. Kmllll. all-Hit 55 years r nee. wan round tlMl in ller linn..- lit 1301 V aveilir- U-nlliy.- nilei-noon. with, a bullet Jiolu III lu-r fiiii licHd. mid iwlay orriii'rs hvp Mfklnir Bert W. Snillli. lier hoi i. in ll-e I.oim-m Hint lie may throw some Unlit oil tltf murder. The eri.iie, oMqpi-h believe: was eommlited nearly three month uko. Tin; Iiouitn Ib somewhat apart from otht'r homea In the neighbor hood whlrh is nenr tho Intersee tlun of Heventh atreot in Old Town unil neighbors had not become sus pltiotiH or anything out of Iho wny. IYIi.nl Visits 1'laro , Kiiturduy ThoinaB Doyle, nf I-nn-doMi, a Trleiid of tho family, came to l-a Orande and went to the home' with tin- Idea of vlnltln. Ho found "no one at home" and. be coming Husuteious. returned to tho houeo yesterday In cpmnany, of-rici-i-H nay. wlih Hod Gray. The two nii'll-opened the door of tho house und a slronfr odor Kami led their nostilm. They at first be lieved It the odor from tt deud eat. Oolnu uiwIaliH they discovered a bedroom door nailed abut and a note on the door. They tniinc dlutily called Deputy Hherirf Hugo KlhlRhamiiicr who opened the door and round the body of Mrs. Smith on the bed. IndliutloiiH, ofrlcera say, are thai Mra. Smith had been ill b.'iore tho crime was committed. The last time Smith was seen here, as fur as officers can learn, wus on Mar. JVotn on Door The note, which was circled with chalk marks, was unsigned. It. read: "KverythlnK iajhis house be longs to Mrs. Smith." I do not own on dollars worth. The kitchen range is from Lillys. I am legally of age so none of her effects can be held for my debts, such as rent of this j old shack and money I have borrowed from vari ous ones. She once suld If she ever died In La Grande she would want SnodgruHS & Zimmerman to have charge ,or tho funeral, Mr. Snod gmss can be appointed administra tor. Hut lo repeatt, there is not one lousy dollar against Iter car, entile or anything eltn she owns. I'lease do yotir best. 0t.'. The "Lot" apparently referred to Mr. Sttodgrass. No motive Is known for the crime, although officers today were of the opinion that she -was slain by some one other than herself. lrs. Smith at one time lived ill Pofatello, Ida., It is believed, where s'Ihv lKt her husband through death. Keiirrli ri-nftlcMH Slierif f Jesse- Hreshears, I cpiily "Ktinghaiumer. t'ounty I'oroner K. 1.. Italston und Mr. Hnodgruss spent Ihis morning searching tho house but could not find any money, Jewels or papers with Uic excep tion of a receipt, from tho Adcox Auto and Aviation school or Port land, showing thut Smith had com pleted a coarse tltere about a yeur ago for which he had paid $l.8Ji. Coroner Italston this morning, after hiH Investigation, said: "It seems to bp a clear case of mur der." Mr. Italston expects to hold an inquest tomorrow. Smith Is believed by officers to (Continued on Page Ti) UNION MEN TO BOOST STOCK SHOW TUESDAY The I'nion comniorc'al club will be beio tomorrow and attend the 1'nte-n county chamliei of coni literce meeting at noon for the pur pose of boosting the Kestern Ore gon Ktnrk show lo be held In I'nion Juno fi. 7 ttfT K. Tliey will be aceitm panted by the "Hloek Hhow .(lifts," u ituaitct of girls from I'u- lofi who will enlertaln at the lunch- t i"n. There will be sevettil speak' eid whose talks will be largely de-j voted to the interest of the stock show. Hue of the speakers will Jie Jtnbeit W.thycumhe, of the experi ment station, who has been con-1 iiifted with the stock show every year during Its entire 2' years of existence. A pluno solo by Miss l.ewanna Graham, of ia Orande will also be a part of the program. La Grande Wins With Ease From Walla Walla, 17- Flock of Hits, Coupled with Bear Errors, Ac-j count .; for Plenty of Scores. Hlue Mountain league Muitliii"H . ' , . . . W. In. - Pet. Idl Grande 6 o. J.mmi linker '. 3 2 .600 Pond let on 1 4 .200 j.Wulla Walla ' 1 4 .200 ' Yc-terday-a ;..... At Iji Grande: Walla Walla 0, l.a Orande 17. At Ilakcr: I'endleton t, tinker C. -In a .frcc-liittlnfr . contest, fea tured by a homo run- with tho liases . full and nuincroun Walla Walla errora and near-errors, the (Pirates added a firth straight win),. Willi complete unofficial returns to their credit 17 to 0. available tor Union county, two ! "Tho outcome of the came was. races In doubt Saturday afternoon never In doubt 'arter tho fourth came to an end. ' One was the Inninir. when, with the score l.a democratic contest- for county Orande 1. Walla Walla 0, tho I'lr- treasurer nomination which was ales went on a rampaire and after won by Mrs. Cella Ciulos who re-' the eloud of dust made by basn Keivcd elKhl more votoB than her runner's feet had settled, tho opponent, Mrs. McUrury. on the count stood 8 to 0. u,ll(K o upuffi,.!,,! returns. The In that fatal fuurth. eleven Tor- count was 338 to 314. :aHim laceu Alarms, walla walla pitcher, and his rlRht-liand slals meant nothlnir to them. Sileott jitnd went to first. UiSulle-acri- flced but made first on an error that. let Sileott advnncc. Then tho hits started. with Hpellimin. Itolwrtson and Helm hI, inline one. canter field und Davis, third base- man. yUh the bases full, drove ono ?. . (.,mtv vole nave Johnson a '-a Grande. Ho wus a mom- Henry Kllor. loader.' who left tho over left rielder's head for a homo ' ., ' " f Q. " ,,,noU..l.ii.bi her of the realty board and at ono mine a few minutes beforo Iho ex run. Slokke hit for two basis. Mar- J. , rn Vhlrd , time was secretary of It. "The plosion spread death throimh the low grounded out. Hileott walked -umeii r , board sincerely mouniH tho loss of tunnels, said that prjictlcally all and LaSalle ended the IniiliiEr when KldilU Vole lliff u,. iti(.k imtii uh rrii.ml nm n tim imkKi.h in-nnvtii nut mm rr ur jhe filed out to left field. Seven runs crossed the plato durlnff tlio carnage. ,:,V' . , Hut thut wasn't all.. In the fifth I inning Spctlman singled and then , jioocrisou aau xivtm hi rue a out. With two flown und ono on buHc, (Continued on Pago 5) La Grande Golf Team Is Winner Ctllft Xi5 TT11I11V1. Aynr PomJlaSin lVCr,l eiiaitflUn s The I.a Grande golf team won from Pendleton yesterday by a' margin of swell points In the first . it., .... ....... ...... i i .1. i inter-city tournament to he played this season on the l,a Grande Coun try club course. , . Tournament match play began at about o'clock when the, J6-niun teams pulrcd orr and played In fouisoincs. The Iji Orundo nieji were hosts to their guests ut about noon. Muny of the golfeis attend- ed the baselan gameand some en- joyed a swim at cove during the II rtdl'Iinntl. TlltVi dllV WllK ll ItlpJIKUnt one for the players. .Some I.a Orande men played off I heir first matel.esMn the spring tournament at Ihe course during the day. The tournament eommlttee an- nounced Ihis morning that tho two toiwnamenls with Baker will ho h,.l,l l,n Inl l,n,- l,,l Inna 1 III 1, ' nt Baker, corresponding Willi base-.. ball engagements here June. 3rd and at Baker June loth. i Mercury At 88 Over Sunday In La Grande Area1 ' After a few weeks of sunshiny, warm weather, a touch of real summer mine to It (irande yes- terday when the, mercury climbed to HH above, tho warmest .weather of the year. Indlcalions for today are fur an other above-KO mark. Yesterday many Iu (Jraude peo ple went on picnics, fitdiiiig trips. i.i. . . i.. f..,i d" W.lll.V,rt . u ' ' HOT IN PKNOrKTOX PKN I I.KTOX. re.. May lo (AP)- SuiMlay turned out to he Iho holiest day of the season In tho ( Pendleton urea, the mercury going to 93. , ' ' Colonel Welch g- - , lo inspect uuara A J ' f.il.iliel Hiram I'. Welch, of Portland, i.f the IX'llh Infulitry, Oregon nullum.! guard, arrived in 1m tlrande tills morning and was met by Major It. II. Huron, of Iji (Irande, commanding officer of the second battalion of which the Iji (Irande unit, cumpuny K, Is a part. Tonight Colonel Welch will make pre-eump instiectlon of cuiinnnu r. ,iu. ins inc h-mii.i drlll which will begin nt Zulier hull at 7:J0 o clock. Lolonel Welch Is Multnomah county assessor. DEMOCRATIC RACE CLOSE; 8 VOTES WIN Mis. Celia Gates Noses Out Mi's. McCrary. for Treasurer Selection . iT. G. JOHNSON HAS LitUAV IN- LlIUll 1 I Black'a recovery for several ' r I months, yet hla passintc waa Hud ' ' 'news to the community whoso re- Kiddle and Kozer Receive ncct and reard h hold. m. Upjvv VntP for DpIp- Blttek hltd ,pr !' yol,r" men p"" ncdvjr yutC iUt ZZ X. . Inenl In community uffalrB and un gates tO National G. O.'derUiklngs, and has durlnff thutt P. Convention. T1, scci,d result nut ccrliilu Saturday was the three-cornered ,.at.e for the republican nomination Wallowa counties between Oren K. - , rt T (i jhhnson (f Wa,cwa IlIU Kred Hlmelwrlirht of Illmelxvrliiht had a -"hi Li in Wallowa countv but the hcuvy Union voto for Johnson, . . . iin'.ii..ii Th' I'red 12. Kiddle; state senator, re celved second hhfh vote for repub- jlcui) deleKato .t lame.. In this. yum Koer Cirst xvftn (Continued on Pugo s.) THREE-ACT PLAY ' ATM. E. CHURCH t .' Pvnwrlc Atfpnfl o "ttde In the L. I). S. L2ige. Cl.0W,?S AttTa the Masonic cemetery. Services in j2L Grande 7Und Zimmerman are In Houses of Worship 1.'.-....lt....l ..tt..,wl,.U 1,1 . , ., ,,, ,. r 1 various churches over the city feu- j 1 IIU ! tilled services yesterday, which In Inlnc.ulinfr A thsco-act mlsslonuiy play was Bivi.n hy the young people of th: .-rst Muthodisl Kpiscopal church at the evening hour last night, with Kenneth Owen presiding before the. ,1,'uma presentation. Miss Doiolhy iiruwnton played the leading part and was assisted by an able cast. The play, which was given befurt1 !.- nuil unu lirif-lrl liv M,. it. y. Tyler and Mrs. H. W. Parker. . At t,10 ' Ktttlsco chrrh, the Itcv. t)v,r lley, rector, told of niance at the Provincial 8ynull il Luke 'ity recently. HhI luk WHa Vl.ry interesting and ...... .... At the Lutheran church K. Itus- Sl.j Scott talked ill the morning on "Child Welfare' giving un Inter- JCISIIIIK UlldirKJ. .v..u,.., j There was almost u capacity good today. , 'crowd In the evening when the1 A fourth occupant of Ihe car ' Play, "gueen Ksther" was given u unhurt. Police did not learn by the young people, i .his name. The cast follows: The king. Curl Johnson: Cousin ..r finn.. d'ulhnr wr..lr..u- Wliuf.il tmiiuim; Mamuan; jienry jMicn; 1W'. Arnold Inseth, Hem y J'-nsen. John Towery. Donald Mc-( '"'J u,," Vera Ustluiul; Wiffl r lt'"'b Kdna Jei,Hen; '' i'. r.. -nm iui.ho. Katie Keller. Helen Hughes, Nat- mll.i Kbori Tli.'iniH Inxnth Kioiirti Khlrley. Kdna Towery was muni- clan during the evnlng und Jua- nit a und I tar burn Htltxinger took tare of the curtains and passed Ihe ,""""'' The offering last night will go to tho Intermediate Luther care of the curtains and passed the league's work. Benefit Program To L. D S. Tabernacle On 28th Of May I . A splendid program thut will ell. inuj. fx m-iisun wi line . unisieai "vem m e given i.y m.s. a. i.. Itlchiirdson at H o'clock Monday, May tn, at the I,, ll. . laliernacle a .nerlt for calupflre girls of Ul ti,aude. Madunu- Adah l.oh (0'w. H asslsllng Mrs. Itichardsoa. The pmceeds me lo provde for u week's slimmer va-i.tlon for local campflre girls und will not on y supply generul ramp expenses, wllh trained director and swlniiulng teacher, but will also enable a number of girls to lake Ihe trio I wno o.nerw is" wouiil oe una.ile lo pay for their board expens'S. I A program of musical numbers 'by. the Ladles' Triad choir, ' solo C JrBlack Dies; Was Prominent . In City Affairs Death Takes Man Long Respected in This Com munityFuneral to Be Wednesday. iJcath ' claimed ', onu of fat Grande's leading and iiiomI respect ed cllUens at thno o'clock tills mornlns when. C. 3, Bluck passed away following a lonir Illness. No hniuu hifl liu. Iw.lfl .fr Ur time been a member of tho school board, tho oily; commifiHlon and. boon-active in tho chamber of coimuurco. His passlnsr In mournod today by inany civic bodies, Active tlntnl. Miui v Mr; Bluck was iiIho a tlmlRHS worU'i und lender, tn thu hutttnv up to tlilH min-noon hy vohuiwvh, Day Halnt's church. Ho wu for '"who wnro nuKhlnir luinL tho ncono years bishop of tho Klrst Ward l,. i J. o. cnurcn 01 i.a uranuo, kiv- luff up that offico when hu bcftuno first eoimsellor to 1'reHblent W. 1, Hanks or tho I'nion. Htake, neven yearn ao. lie has held that rom-' liH'iil poRltion In tho muko up to . lhc I,rt,"1' J board for three years, boKlnnlnff In t 1 1 and servimc three years, beinf . chuinnali of the board In 1323. 1 He was a member of tho city com- mission for one term precedlnft lr. It. I'. Kandls. Air. Black had been " tho really biiMlness since com- 1 'netive in ember of the orRanl.a- Uon ., Bd Gcorg'o Currey, prcsi- dl3nt today. - Ui..1imi1 v J--Kxvltt ' Funeral aervleea will be held tnu entile lilKlit mull wan on uiny. Wednesday hfternoun at two Tho exiilcmlon oeeurred juat im Ihn o'clock at tho 1,. 1). S. tuhernaehi day men were IliivIiik und thu with Waliop I.inter Htoddard In "KM orow went to wurk. -eharKe. l'eter J. JeluiNtun. of; i IflueKIUOl, Jilll., w no naa itreniui'iiL of tho I'nion stake preceiling Mr. nanksvvlH be In li Grun,lo and will be the speaker at the services. Mr. Johnston and Mr. Hlaek were boyhood - friends. Interment will section of S nod grass churge. Itlograpltical Sketch , ' nun o. mm. ... iiimi .. lOgdcn, Utah, on Nov. 54, 1800. (Continued on Pnge 6) rPlii.AA Tn ill inrl IM'VV UlJUtCU When Car Turns , . . taj 1 I . llVPr llltn llltrn XIllU XJltK.ll I Three men were injured, al- i .1.. u . large touring car overturned early ,l",""r " rescuers had Kunday mornillg mar the Ml. Glen '"at'd 40 ad. I. lonal bodies In he school house, according to a record " ..Xl we 2 made in at the police station. The car was " ' ', f,.,."""'0 tU registered to V. I.ottes and Clyde, r l,, I m.ll, l ih',. ........ Hrown. Eddie Kallows and a M r. I 1 " 0 ' " ' " 1 " m King were hurt. Mr. Ilrown's eul-i"' -I..- I I I I... I . ' - lows was unconscious for nhulil, half ah, hour. It Is said. Prompt treatment was'glven the men and I he car Is said lo. have turni'il 'completely over, landing right side iu ill R dilt'h. It Ih Hiiiriuiri'd eon- biui-iukij. ,'-..l'.J. r III K NS M I SI KKKVK MKK IV VV.S licrt HopMiiM, coiivIcMd of l"K rcrdlnimd Snnday ut Flora Inn l I Utt m lMf. ujis ibU tiioridtur seiitciwcil lo wre a life term in Hie K-iiltoiitlary hy Judge lo of Pendleton, nt Kntcrpriw. Ilfipkiiin whh tried ut KnterpriM last uiid. wan tried ut KnlcrpriM1 last iek, Ihe Jury returnln.; a ver.ll.-l of giillly whli a recoiuiiicmlatlotr of j life Imprisonment. Be Given At and duet numbers by I.a (iran'li tnd guest art sis. a scene from "Mailatne Hutlerl'ly.v end a -comedy skit for the climactic number are Included on the program for which Mrs. ltlchurdaor, has been preparing for some time. , Ctimpflrc girts are meeting this afl-rnoon lo plan their ticket sales und will begin uctlve selling Im mediately. A selling contcsl will be held among Ihe girls. i ne camp will begin Aug. 3 al Camii Plu on Cut hei me' creek. Those launching the ea.onalen for llcltels today slressed the fact that this hus been the first attempt of any kind to solicit financial sup- port from the community. , MINE BLAST KNOWN DEAD THREESCORE Fate of Night Shift of More Than 100 Men Is Not Yet Certain - LITTLE HOPE IS HELD FOR LIFE Explosion in Mather, Pa. Workings Came While Two Groups of Miners Were In. MATH Kit, Vav May 21 (AP) Tho bodli'8 of thrro 800 nilnni'H, vlcttniH of an cxiiloHlon In Mat her mine HiituiUny, lmd beiMi rueovorcMl . of the blnt In an effort to leant inu into or men cniuniueu in tho far n-rcMHefl or tho work I nun. Khorlly after nunn reHcuerH carried la inblitioiuil liodlt h from the. mine, makltitf tho known deud to bo 60. After finding nlnn bodies thit mornlnr near liutt 15, tho res- to carry ho fresh nlr with them, At Hull J4, they came uiion It bodies, some of them inanRled and burned IndiealinK that the palest of tho blast wus felt In -this reftiun. j File of Mlit Shift l ukiiowti thowo of the day shift men. Ho wild tho rescuers must fluht their way , 4, noo feet further baok before they tonclt NumJjer 1) north, when . ...... . .(. .... i. MATH Kit. J'u.. May l (Al)- T,Kt ,lnown (I(llll'iIB ln ,h Mu,hl.r mine disaster reached 46 early to day when rescue workers brought the bodies of seven additional vic linis from the explosion-swept workings. One hundred and fifty-two other miners, entomcd by l.l.iut u-,. I... I,.t. Un,.ltt l.v ,.u tile workers. I.lttle hope was held ..,. .., . ,.',, ,,., The boilh-s were turned ever to undertakers In the emergency mor gue established In the mine ma chine shop, and livtcr were removed to the village recreation hall, ,"o'R", rescuers came Iroiu the aft being tlie lilanket-coven.'d ,,,,. on Hirr-trhers, the huge crowd of spectators, rushed for ward, but wuh rest i-iil nod by state troopers and national giiardsiuen. 1 WO f ITCniGtt A T6 Killed In Drill POIITI.ANII. Ore.", May I'l (AP) Two firemen, William N. Mc creary and Charles A. Kyan, were hilled yesterday when a lift hell ' " " V i Z . ... xhlhllioii for tiiii Itosn Hoth fell (15 feet to the Ki'Mtival. street. - , fJoruld Van Kolhen, was drowned late yeslerdny whlb swlm- f.lay-,,"",K ln Hwego lake. i-ricnson. u logger rroin e niton, wasn., died at a hos- l,llnl i' from '"juries received In u fmp. mm m i j Methodists AfJClnst Jlfili I rt ri VfrtS n! s KKANKAH CITY. May 21 (AP) A strong declaration agaliiKl compulsory military training In Ihe schools of the I'lllted Ktales was adopted here today by the quad rennial general conference of the Methodist Kpiscopal church. . , The conference went 01C record as opposed lo all military training in high schools and to compulsory military trnlulng lit colleges und universities. onu I l l, Lows .Mi;i,-r ' ItOHIvlll'llll. Ore., May 21 (API, Th. 73rd session of the I. (). 1 1. I' bodies of Oregon opened hero this nirirnlnir u-lih .he ,,iiD- ,.r .i,n i'iri..r,.i,- miih. .,.. .... (auxiliary. Over 1 200 delegates and visitors were present for meeting. (the men meeting In Ihe armory and i the ladles at the I. O. O. l- tcmplo. NEW CHIEF miiimiiu lUvir Ailuilml Samuel K. Jtoh lsou4 Is t ho new HUimvltitemlcitt of llio 1'iiltotl Slats naval acad emy nl AiiiiaiMdls, Mil. Jlo muc-(-orilrt ltir Admiral IhmiIh M. Niiltnii, (rattsrcrml t com nun id Iho bultlo flee I. FARM BILL VETO EXPECTED SOON McNary Says "It Looks Rainy" He and Haug cn Still Hoping , WASHINGTON, May 21 (AP An" early veto of 'tho i . McNary Hansen favin relief bill by I'res'- j dent Coolldgo win Indicated todny uiter -the president bad conferred , with Sdiatof McNary,- i-epubllcun, Oregon, und Keprcsimtutlvo Hatig en. n'publlcuu, Iowa, authors of tho measure. ' , ' ; Neither the senator nor the rep n'simlnllvo would divulge directly tin' trend of their conversation with I the prcHldcnt: Asked point blank ahout the outlook Tor Iho bill, Mo Nary said: "It looks like, rain. Tho weather- (Continued on Pago fi) NEGRO HANGED BY TEXAS MOB EARLY TODAY ' CMXTKIi, Texas. May 'l (A!') Jliiddy lOviiiH, nero, was lynched IkVo todny by a mob that took him away from I wo offl!erM. I In whh haiiKed from Ihe sumo limb of an oak tree In the court Iiouhq yard where another negro was lynched about five years ai;o for nit at Vie It on a white woman. Kvlns had been ch'irned with murder follow ing a fund attack on John Wheeler at Canton on May I li. Italia 8 Route Not Yet Decided KIM!H MAY, S itzbergen. May lil ( Al) Whether General l!m licrlo Noldle makes his next trip in Ihe dirigible iralia to the North pol or Nnrt licrn Hreenland was depeml' iH today uiion tho weather report which was expected from TroiiiHoe.r Norway. It was planned lo My about 2foo kilometers (about I Mm miles) during which time the Italia will be air :ID to 40 hours. 11 Hie weather Is good, the Swedish meteorologlHt Mulmgrcu and KiiKhi''r Torjanl will probably descend from the airship and re main on Hie aiitTaee for three hoiir milking observations. City Of Hamburg, Germany, Fighting Deadly Phosgene Gas 11 Overcome HAMIU'KG, tiermaiiy, r May .21 I A P I- -Paced with all (he. grim rcaliiy f cbeinieal warfare. Ihe fliy of Hamburg today was fight ing a dent: of ph'ihgenc gas a w;ii time polmjn gas which be gun e.iraplng fro ma chemical fac tory In the Kreo I (arbor district lax) night, oven-omlng a largo number of persons. . Hy norm today I 1 persons, most (f them Dretnen and police men were dead, and '40 victims wero lu hoplta Is under t real meat. The entire cily was momiecd but it wum linked lhat. rain which set In would abftorb tho gam fumes. A needed number of gas mnnks for needs of the active fighters reach ed Hamburg from llerlin after an emergency call had been sent for (hem. A ttortheust wind also was carrying the f ume from the city In the direction of tho nearby town of Wilhclmsburtf. Frank T. Johns Dies Trying To Rescue Bend Boy Portland Man Was Can didate for President on ' Socialist - Labor Party Ticket. J1END. Ore., May 21' (AIM Frank T. Johna, candidate fur prealdent of the United KtutcB on the Hocinliet-lubor party ticket, wuh drowned here Hunduy evening about 7 o'clock In an attempt to rescue the life of a boy who fell Into theDeachutea river while fish Ins. Johns, who wus ut Drake, park, on the Deschutes, to nddreas a po litical meeting, suw Jack Rhodes plunge Into the swift water of the stream from a brldfte, and leaped Into tho wuter. Johns reached the bay. but the battle against tho .current proved futile. As ho nenred the bank of thejrlvar Johna tiiod to shove tho boy ahead but tho boy sank, Johns himself, ex hausted by the offort wus curried down the stream und lost tu sight. Tho Rhodes boy wua the son of a prominent realtor of Bond. Tho boy's body was recovered Imme diately, but Johns' body was car-rled-down. the stream. ..Searchers vorked until luto lust nlehl with out tllllllllK It. , j , KTAHTIXU TOl"K . PORTLAND, Oro., Muy at (AP) Krank T. Johns, Portland car penter, who was drowned lust eve nlnR at Dend, Ore., In nil attempt lo save a buy's life, received a tele- Ki'iim a week 111:0 from New York City advising him that ho had been nomlnatdd on the socialist-labor party for president of the United States. Johns wus making prep arations tu, tour the country on a spouklm; campalsn, and his up liearanee at Mend yesterday was one of ;hlB puhlln addresses since belnfr advise flu Rejection as a candidate. ' .... . :' Johns was li socialist-labor can didate for president four years ai?o and made a speaking -tour ut the country. i ' - ' ltOltX i. KANT NKW VOHK, May 21 (AP) Krank T. Johns., drowned at Bend. Ore.. In attempting to rescue a 12-year-old boy, wus 3 a years old, a carpenter by trade. . He was born lit Hunhtiry. Pa.. Felt. 2'A, 18sy, and educated In the, public schools there. His family moved to the west and he attend ed high school In Hpokane, Watdi. Pendleton Car Wreck Fatal To One Passenger T'HNPUOTO.V, Oro.. May 21 CAP) Mrs. Arthur Horn, of tho Uprfei. McKay creek district, was Instantly killed late yesterday when a car driven by her husband left tho Pcndleton-PHot Rock highway ami turned over four times In a 43 yurd leap. Her husband Is In a hospital here with . a fractured skull and internal Injuries. Lu cille Mail, James Mail ami Jack Paul, who were riding in the au tomobile have bruises and shock from. the. accident. The accident gau escaping from a chemical fac ing to puss another cur, went off tho road. Heavy Fog Lifts i In New York Hay , NKW YOKIC, May 21 ( AP) The heavy fog which has blanket ed New York's harbor for throe days anil ca used a series of col lisions, lifted slightly, today and four trans-Atlantic liners, the 1-ev-lalhan, llaltlc. Albert JJalllu und American .Hanker began - creeping toward their plerM. The gas escaped from a tank lu tho chemical factory of Ir. Huuo Stol.euberg. Phosgene Is no lmier manufactured there but iiiuntitles of It wero stated tt have been ac cumulated . and stored for expor tation lo the United States. The effects of tho gas were felt near the harbor, driving residents of tho district from their homes In panic. Troops were called out and Htilded men, women a ml elilldren lo other sections of the city and tho streets lij tho menaced district were closed. Tho emigration shds of the Hnmhui'K-Ametlcan line were presHed Into serviep to shelter the homeless while the police refiulMlttoncd all available , milk as a gas antedote. a ' 80 serious was the menace that all Ihe ambulances and fire bri gades In Hamburg were mobilized I for service, the (Ire brigades doii l nlng gas masks and fighting off I the fumea with ammonia. FRED KIDDLE IS SELECTED AS DELEGATE Hoover's Campaign Man ager Among 7 Who Will Go to Convention ! HOSS, RAND AND' ROSSMAN WINNERS Butler Nominated by Re publicans and Pierce by Democrats for Congres sional Race. - v rOHTLAND, Ore., May XI (AP) Oregon's preferences for candi dates for national and state officers wero on rcoord today as a result of Friday's primary. . Belated returns trickling In over Sunday showed . added totals, and the only chanfo from tho late (Saturday tabulation. . was tho placing of Herbert Hoov or'a campaign- manager. 'r4 K. Kiddle, among the seven resubll- ican delegates at large.'. Early re I ports had him trailing In eighth; I ji la re. All the republican delegates 'at largo were pledged for Hoover, One candidate for delegate pledged , for Lowden ran considerably below ; tho seven successful delegates at large In a field or 16 candidates. I Rome republican voters took the troublo to vote ln the names of other, republican presidential can didates. Unofficial reports show that tho 73 written in for Frank O. Towden. and lx foi Vice Presl-: : dont Dawes. One republican wrote In tho name of Governor AY-Hiuith of Now Y01. . . ,' , Smith Klumln Fair V; 'Governor Hmlth.ywho.rVied tbo'v ' democratic endorsement over Heit- ator James K. Reed, of Missouri,! and Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Of Moutana, by substantial leads won three of tho four democratic dele-:, i gates at large on the face of re turns available today. The fourth' on-tho list was a Walsh candidate.1 In the first district the two Smith: ' delegates were leading; In the eec- . ond district a Walsh candidate was -leading and a Smith candidate closo following. In the third dts .trict ono Walsh and ono Smith "delegate were selected. Senator Walsh's name " remained on tho Oregon ballot because tt wus cortlried bcforoN ho withdrew from tho ace." .... ,, ,r, .-.v VlvixHtt Under Nominated (.'ongrewsman W. C. Hawley Won, tho repvhllcan nomination In tho first diHtHct. . It, R. Butter, of Tho IuIIch. had A substantial load ftjr tho republican nomination In tho ' Second district.-Congressman . .It (.'orrell was unopposed for the re publican nomination In tho third district. ; , i ; . .. , On the democratic side therrt , was no candidate for congress In the flrt district; In the second dis trict Walter M. Pierce, former gov? , ernor received the nomination by writing In; in tho third district W l Culbortson was unopposed. ..U.. I loss Nominated) Penults In the ? state contests showed only Increased figures over Hun day. Tho nominees were: For. supreme court justice. Gcorgo KosHiunn und John t. Rand. In cumbents. 1 l-'or secretary of state, Hal 15. lions, Oregon City newspaper man.1. The latest compilation today showed: ' .. ' - Hmtvcr's Voto For rrspubllcan nomination for president 1703 precincts out of i 184U In Oregon: ; Hoover .07.124 ..For democratic nomination for " preHident. 1 643 precincts: Jteed , , ........ Smith Walsh Work limit ..(.., rt.760 .....15.W33 9.785 ..... i,3iti; Uepublicuu nomination for sec- (Continued on Pago 6) BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAtiVE I It. H. V.. I'ltlRhurR 3 9 2 I'llielnuiill .........r... 8 0 Itiitlri-lrs: llaWHon, Hream und 1 lletiibi'ley; Itlxey and rieinich. AMi;ltK'AN l.rjill-: l''lit tliimel . ,., It. If. K. ; WimhlnRl.ill 3 15 3 rilllndellilila 4 9 3 llatterle: auhary and' TutP! tjiilnn and (a'ox. (13 lunlnara). Heenn.l tlume: It. II. H. WiiHhlnictnn ......i,'..., I 0 I I'hlhidellilllll - 3-3 0 Hatlerlem lludley and lluoll: "S'ulberg unit Cochrane. II. H. K. S 6 3 4 3 3 lloeten New York Hatterles: Morria and Heving; Khealey, Moore, Cuinpbell and Qra bowaky.