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CITY
EDITION
VQLUME XXVI.
NUMBER 249
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
IA GRANDE. OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1928.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
ID)
IFIG lOWFLANE 1EAG1ES HAWAE
ayf1
LOCAL HIGH
SCHOOLGIRL
Miss Lula McClure Is Ore
gon Champion in Na
, tionaF Story Contest
PRIZE OF $500 TO
BE GIVEN TO HER
Article Entered, in , Com
petition Given Annually
by U S. Livestock and
Meat Board. '
l.u Grande HlKh school irlrl,
who Iui8 just finished her sophu. .
mure-sour. hus heen - awarded a
very hlKh honor, it Iiuh Just been
li-nrned. ' ' '
Today the announcement came
Wml Miss l.lllu McClure, daughter
or Mr, and Mrs, Frank McClure,
of (112 C uvunuif, hus beep selected
us I'liuinpion of the stale oC Ore
koii In the firth nutlonal meat story
contest conducted annually by the
mil imiul livestock and meat hoard.
.Mis Mci'lure'i store was chosen
from unions acvernl thousand, suh
inlttcilt to receive the principal
award In lior. slate. Stories were
Kiihlititti-d from yveiry state 111 the
union. Students of home economics
are ellKllile to enter stories In the
contest, which Is conducted J'uch
y. iir nncV 1h . uUrui'tlm," more and
Mimi conlestanls with each-season.
IIIkIi school teachers are eiicollriiB
imr FludeiilH to mrtlcipute tn the
contests as they .find it of great
educational value.
'iloniilo l.irl Wilis '
Miss -Alines Childress, of Ord
wuy. ColoTT was selected as cham
pion of t'be; western . district of
which OrcBoii was a pant, and was
al.Ho ili'C'.iired niillonal champion.
' Tci iiiilly. .-"Th'tSfM "''Mi'ii 'Hire's "story
milked very. hiull In the nutlonal
compel llion, with her union the
runners-op to the national cham
pion. ThejjuilKes In the contest were
four women well-llnown 111 the
field nf home i nomlcs throuifli-
nut liie t'niled Slates: llr. I.oulse
Stanley, "chief of the bureau of
home economics. I '. S. department
or mcrli'Ultury, ehalnnan: Hciin
.lean KiucKer. Mlclilgan State eol
leite: Dean tarKarrt Justin. Kan
rus Slate Aeilcultural college: nnd
JU-. I". Mabel Nelson. Iowa. Stale
college. . ,
IViw Ik I.-.Ofl
1 A 'telephone eonversalloll will)
.Miss Mefiure. at their farm home
near here this morning', resulted In
learning that the stale winner Is to
receive ?500 and the natlonul win
(12.51111. Misa McClure la 10 years of ase
anil was the only member of her
class to enter a. slory.' l'lvu other
Kills in l.a Oiande High school,
members of other home '.economic
classes, entered stories. All con
teslanls here sent in their article
miller the direction of Miss l.ois O.
Imvls. home, economics instructor.
The Observer will publish Misa
AlrClure's story In the near ruture.
JUGOSLAVIAN
FOUND INSANE
THIS MORNING
I'ctcr nmlcllch, Jugo-Slavlan
w ho a rew'iiijuiilngs ago confessed
lo the sheilrf that he hilled a mull
in a local pool Jiall. waavxiuilineil
I Ills innrntnx by County Judge V.
(i. Couch and a physician for san
lly. ...'
Tlie Ju.lgc round Itudellch insane
anil commuted him lo Ihe slate
linspllal at rendlelon.
Last night Itudellch pcrprtralc.1
a nuo thai nearly resulted In a
geliiwuy. Jle pretended to be sick
al Ihe county Jail and was taken
In Ihe hospital, where, arrayed
only In a single garment., he
Jumped from a two-story window
mid raced madly across a rlcld.
Hospital employes gave chase ami
Wnully cauglil Uudcllch, hut nol
mil II he hail ml Ills legs somcwlial
"on a barbed win rence.
Woman, 90, Accused
Of Poison Murders
Ill-!l 111! Alii.: .Iiil-,1 Slavlu. June
I (Al") Accused of selling Insldu
nim pnaiiin mixture during the- last
Ml years two married peasant wom
en w ho wished lo rid themselves ot
their husbands, a !i"-year-i)ld peas
ant named Aniijkn I'lstonya, or
Vladlnihevar. liosnla. hns been ar
rested and charged with murder.
Tli number or husbands w ho have
fnll-n victims to her slow acting
pulsons is suld tor each some
scores.
llos T) ioiiruM fe
- IOIlTLAN!. Oro.. June 1 (AD"
" Hay Cooper manager of the na
tional reliability air tour, arrived
liure today fn a hop from Mvdford.
City Receives
Compliments On
Food Ordinance
State Dairy and Food In
spector Speaks ' at the
City Commission Meet
ing Last Eve.
Several mntterH, Includlnir the
Olspowut of gurbuge, were taken up
ut the regular meeting of the city
comiiilsHlon lust night, postponed 1
from Wednesday because of Ale
morlaj duy. , I
1 4. S. Leach, of the state dairy!
and fuud commission, and Haskell
Andrew, city food, and drink in
spector, brouKht up the 'garbage
dlxposul uuesttou and dining the I
discussion. It was revealed that Mr.j
Leach had closed down, two gar-!
huge plants yesterday and found ;
conditions In Home of the other)
not of the best, j
The conimiHHtouerH considered :
Ihe garbage matter at some length
the opinion as expressed being thai
the clly should control the nur- j
bane diKpoKul by letting uonitt otic
peiHoii, with u well equTpped plant,
handle the mutter In the future.
' Mr. Iscatii complimented the city
eointninHlon on the food and drink
ordinance and UKHurcd the city that
.ill co-operation possible would be
extended by the Htale board.
Complain of Io
A communication was read, from
J. I. .Mars coiieerniiiK An'itltack
made on him by a do;c 011 S ave
nue. City Attorney IJeorBo Coch
mu hu id that .the dog ordinance
provides that the police shall no
tify (he owner and that If a Hecoud
complaint against the dog Ih iiiade.
the owner Is btihject to fine.
An estimate 011 sidewalk district
o. 177 was allowed In favor of 1.
J. hilly in the amount of $l, l73.til.
Mumitfcr'M Import t-
I'lly MatiiiKQi' t.'. CrewH fileil
his report fyr the week. Street
work attended to included Ki'"diiiK
in Old Town and "Cojiuordale,
pu tching concrete on K avenue.
cleaning culvert pipe acrotw Jef
ferson between Koiirth and Third,
1 nil inovliig pipent city warehouse
. .A reiioi't from the city library, in
reference to Ihe re-Dpening after
the fixing up of the children's
room, was read. II also announced
fiat the branch libraries at Green
wood. Willow and Hlveria have
been discontinued for the summer
months and the book have been
returned lo the clly library for
mending. The blanches wilt be
opened again In September.
COMMITS SI'HiDI-;
SAIJIM, Ore.. Jiine 1 (AT)
bonis I'eever, an inmate at the
slate hospital, committed suicide
last night by hanging himself with
a bed sheet attached to an auto
matic sprinkler. He wuh discov
ered by a roommate who notified
the hospital authorities. I'eever
was received here In April and had
been an inmate at the Stillacoomb, .
Wash., Institution prior to this
lime.- .
Miss Flexer Is
Winner Of Trip
To Girls' Camp
Wlunlm; Oimprlro Kllln mid
Bi-6lips In tlie llrket mile cunlcal fur
Hie licnefit emicert filven by .Mi's.
A. I,. Kichtu'dsoti .Miindny were nll
iiiiimced tudiiy when it wild leiirneil
that MIhh (ienevleve Flexer had
t-oli the week's outim; at camp.
MIhh I'lexer sold $25 of tlcketa.
.Mrs. Oeurirc lloffmairH urolip
Ihe youiiK-stcr Cimflre (.-roup In
i! liriiiiile, sold $13, winniliK firm
hi the linnip contest. .Mrs. It.
Tyler's Ki'miP came Kecond. ncIIIiik
jill.ull anil Mrs. V. T. I'hy'a llilrjl.
icIIIHK $3H-3u of tlcketn.
Tlie followlmc KlrlH In the first
five places afler'.Mlss Flexur won
one dnv at rainii: KraucK iMartln.
$14, Muriel Wel.li, I $$$. Ulllmi
li..lhwell $9, lOvelyn itaker $7. .".II.
.Miirjorle .MontKoinery $(i..r.. The
remilts were aiiimunced tills niorn
ini; l,y .Miss .Myrtle llo.vt, rclirhiK
'resident of the Kuurillnn'a as.so.'in
tiiin. who inkiiowledKed n rtoiiu
Him nf H'l from lr. I'hy to help
defniy expenses fur the concert
which w" fc'lven to raise money
'for the Ciinipfire slimmer eamp.nt
Tamp i'hy ju Amtust.
Gilbert's Car Is
Found Early Today
V. K. (.".ilhert'K aiitornohile, which
as loln to nlKhts hko. wus
found by police early this Inoinlilir
on link slicl between Adams mid
Washinitton uveniiea.- As near lis
the police could learn II was left
(hero between 3:.t und 5 h. in. to
day.
Ttii rur iookh IIk ' ii"r
ha
btM-n Hoincthlnir haiiltd In II."
police word twyn.
-the
iMitv comix; wkst
WASHINGTON. June 1 (Al'.)
lvnhibition Commlsiiloner Doran
left today for the Pacific coaat for
a three werks Inspection trip. He
will visit the principal enforce
ment centers uluus thu Coast.
POWER WORK
IN SCHOOLS .
, QUESTIONED
Federal trade , Commis
sion Goes into "Educa
- tional Efforts1!,
EXECUTIVE HEAD
TELLS OF PLANS
Aim . of . Movement Is "to
Defeat Such ThingS aS ,
Admits. ,v
WASHINGTON', June I- (Al1)
Kxteuslon of the power Interest of
"Educational Kfforlu" lo the high
kcIiooIh of Colorado,- Nw Mexico,
and Wyoming, was gone Into today
by they federal "tnido VommlKslon.
The cbmmlHsion dealt with the
actlvltlcH of the Hocky Mountain
commltleo on public utilities com
mittee through, documonts subh.H
ted lo the utilities of country.
White George, hew is, executive'
nauMgcr of the committee, was 011
the hi 11 ml. Hohert 10. liealy, coun
sel for the coriimltlee, Introduced u
pamphlet which had been prepared
by Lewis in J923, ellHed "Now for
the High School."
Program lOxU'iidetl
Lewis had slild ln the pamphlet
that Ihe Hiiccess-nttchdlng tho ed
ucational efforts In collegea and
universities, prumplod an "exlen
Kion of (he program for the com
ing year that will embrace the high
schoolH." .
He told of a plan for the com
mittee to Issue a. series of papers
"containing miterial covering the
four bra lichen of the utility Indus
try," and added:
'The materhil In these pmieiH Is
being especUv"y designed , for re
seutalinu' to high school umshki
blies and upiier classes in grade
schools."
Oregon llnnNin Mcniionctl
Payments of 2 a month lo Ihe
Salem, Oregon, news bureau of li.
f Infer Son, was brought up by
Healy. howls explained that Ihe
bureau gave a resume of building
activities. ,
Its aim possibly Itf to dqfdat
such things of Muscle Slioals It 11
not?" Healy Inquired, and J-ewia
(Continued un i'uge 4)
saSillats
later in month
Mt. Emily Lumber Com
' pany Plant to Resume,
Operations Soon
The Mount Kmily Lumber
compHiiy sawmill will resume
operations shortly after the
middlo of tho month. -A. J.
HliiiiRo staled this ' morninir.
The in 1 1 1 will bi'Bln to rrceivo
Iiiks next week, the vice prcsl-'
dcut of the cpmpuny said.
The sawiuill was shut down K
on MiJylfl for repairs. Ke
jiulr work has proceeded very
satisfactorily und Mr. .Stiunco
believes . that directly uft- r
Jime 15 opcnltlons 'Will bo
coinmenced UKiiin.
Christian, Jones
Even At, Half Time
AATKJ.NAl MlMil l'. .
1'Oim.ANI), Ore., Juno I (Al'); . It. II. hi.
I.Muyliilf for I he I'uelfle northwest '(.jj.jjjjQ t 4 fi 11
pi-riHNlo!iul (foir (ihiimpiolisiiili, tHl.riJfr ' '...'..''.''.','.'.'".''.1 It 14 1
Nell Christian, or Wuverly country Hnuerles: Itiuke. V'uHson. Holly
club, roilhind, and Johnny Jones, ,mlJ i,in.tl; Orlmes und Gooi h.
Cilendulir coll unduuntry clllh. He- J . It. H. M.
utile, were even up nt t:.e end or j, r.ouls .;.. 1.6 I
the rirst in holes today, clirlstiiin IMiihiflelphlii u. 0 fi 2
liiineii In nil. whhh was six iimlxf Hutterles: Itelnhuit und Wilson:
pur, Jones liK. They play 18 holes irHett and l.oynn,
this urlernoin. .limes hud u lwo-l . II. H. K.
hole lend on 7'i-holes played Willi Itrooklyn 1 Jl 10 1
Christian oir his own eoilise. The New York ; 4 9 ft
winner or the liiuleh will play the, Hatlerles: .Dllloll. Unuk und lie.
I'lillroinlu tiiniiiplon ror the const l.erry. HarKrearc:' H'ntun und
(iiaiiipioiiship. O'KurreljI.
30,000 Sheep Arrive In Wallowa
County For Summer Feed On Range
WAM.OWA, Un.
ty ihoiiMfiml ln'fpi
, JmiM I Thlr-
(-niitpriHinfr li.'t
lotibi (IwK rttm, or 241 vIdkU-
i di'i'kiTH, aviTiiginir 1-" head to a
tb-i'k hail been Rhlppct) Into Wai-
i Iowa up to and Ini ludlmr TucudHy
fnr tllNtrlbiition on Wu tributnry
j Hummer rnnst. according to tlm
'Wallowa Kun.
Thin innvfinnt of lM'-p Into
Wallowa rounty. practically all of
which Ih conrincd to Wallowa, the
central liead(uartern. Is the largest
In many years and Is taken to
mean a sunntantlul growtn in uiejana spieniui crop that makes the
jftock industry aud au ludicullon of runve Invaluable to thu slockuivn.
Three Students
From La Grande
To Finish Term
Henderson. Fleshman and
Moon Will Graduate
from Oregon State Col
lege June 4. ,
OltKGOtf HTATK" AaUU'UL-'
'JTUtAb COLI-KGK. t'orvulllH. Juno
1 (Speclul) La Grunde (a repre
sented by three fltudentp In the
graduation class tff 1928 which lo
t tuts more than &0U. They will re
ceive their degrees ul Uie annual
commencement exorcises . June 4.
The graduating class Is com posed
of those who havo survived four.j
years of rigorous work during
I which their scholarship had to be-
kept IitKh to meet the requirements
gn to meet me requirements
Tho college does not grant
degree to ono whose average Ih
less than (', even though -he may
hav accumulated sufficient
credit".
John M. Henderson has complet
ed a four-year curriculum for the
degree or bachelor of sclenc in lor
estry with major work In logging
engineeilng. Ho Is one of the 17
men being graduated In forestry
this yeur, some others having ma
jored In technical forestry or lum
ber manufacturing. Henderson ha 4
had tho advantage or practical lab
oratory work In large forestry
ttucts owned.. und controlled by the
college. No other school of forea
try In the country Is situated In the
heart or such tt large body of com
mercial limber. Many of the grad
uates livko advanced work In east
ern Institutions, while others go
into the commercial field or enter
governmental service.
Active on Campus
Asld rrom completing hls regu
lar work Henderson has taken un
active part hi athletics und cum pus
affairs. Someur his uctlvltlea hjBvc
been XI Sigma 1'i. national honor
ary fraternity in forestry; Scabbard
and lllade, national honorary rrn-
ternrfty In military science; varsity
polo; Itoserve Officers Training
corps, captain; Oimgu A'ps'lon, ho
elnl fraternity, president; polo club,
manaicci-; forestry club; .hoinecom--eoiiHliiUct:
irid: lhtrlVdtrJiily
council.- . " ''4 .
James K. KleHhinnn haa devoted
his college to a study or chemical
-I I.. .lonilldlllOhl
lie HUH ourncu yns inicneior o, m:i-
mice iIckicc. Tim dcimrlmonl of -
i,.l ,.l,u.,iL. Ik mu nliilncd , -
Bciiurulcly luthcr tliun us a purl of
(Continued on I'hko 4
No Word Received
From Relief Plane
KA.IitllANKH, Als.. June I (AP)
Airport officials here today wcro
hopefully iiMHltlnir word from
I'olnt Harrow, of the sure arrival
there of a relluf plane flown by
Mutt Nlcmlnon, und carrying as a.
passenger llichard Heyscr, a radio
operator. Tho plane left Kolchuo
on Hcrlnif strait a week ubo today
lu cloudy weather, und . wlm be
lieved to have heen hulled by.foir
at Wayncw'rlBht. about 100 miles
southwest of Point Harrow.
Latest advice from Kolssebotl.
where the government maintain
a radio station. Indlcuted that thu
weather had cleared and it w-us
hoped here that conditions wero
similarly. Improved further . north. -
Nlemlnen and Heyscr left here to
seek the two uiiBshiK planes or tho
Kox Film corporation I'olnt Har
row expedition, which left hern
May 1 1 and were Just seen at Wise
mun, ubout hair way to Point Hnr
row, two days Inter. v-
BASEBALL
iH-m-firi-ill icmiiMh obtalnlhK to thn
intiniy thnMitrh thu op'-nliiff of ln-
cn-Mwd VhI nnblc rannc aroan
thmueh mU of tliouK4ind of uvrvn
of ItigKcd off landH.
' 'rhK hmmp i-onif from Ihe wln-
ler range, principally from Cihh
tllla county, lo.be grazed through
th; suniim-r Hafuin. , ' '
The range In thla county thin
year la nportd 16 Im the best In
many yi-arK. Much of the gram of
taut year went to aed, thus seed
ing down and developing a new
"SOUTHERN CROSS" ARRIVES IN HAWAII TODAY
1 jL a: r' T:
1;V
Tim Iiiiko Irl-inoloml nlridnno "Soutlicrii roH" Iwh micocKHrully comiiMwl llio firxl lioi of
21(111 miles to Honolulu from Onkbiuil on ll Aiiiorlc.i-Aiilriillii rllirlil. Tho hilt ernrt urrirrd nl
WlMHdcr Held ul, lilittt p. pi., wast time. Tim next hop will luko tlie plnnc lllild milm lo Kiito. Kill
IsLinils, ii ml frmii llicro lo Ki-IhI uno by nlmrlcr ntitt'H. 'hKh- l Cnpiulii 'liiirkn K. Klnnxforil,
AiiHliiiliiui nr at, lio In i lilcf or llio iivliltoii. Indt in Oliurlm T. P. I'lm, umillicr AiiHlmllHil
pilot, nlio will "KHdlu Smllli. , Itlghl Is I'nplniu Harry W. liyon Jr., Calllorulu mariner and ad-vonliirt-r,
wlio'wlll bo nnviitiUor of Uie pUiiio In tl liiK Irip uiu-inH. ..
GoffsLeadln
West Virginia Is
Regaled Safef
fHAiH.KHTON, W. -Va., June 1
(Al') While- retiirns froin 2,3H0
:-- -".
complcti! todny. Hi-nillor Ouy I.
won. iiivorim. nun uiuiuium..
for
thu republican, presidential Party,
Kccmlnitly hud a aurriciisnt lead
over Herbert; Hoover lo offset any
ifulns .the ; commerce ', secretnry
uiiKhl' inakci'.'';- ? v "'
Approximately , 2,000 1 precincts
guVu .GoC' u . liiad or il.noo.
On the demuc.rat lc . slate. -Oov.
ninnr. Hniith. New. Vitrk. tiiallitlif li
ed a '4.00(1 luiid amr I4enal6r James
A need of Missouri. ' ' .-" i
Oovernnr 'Howiirrf Ml finie hus
conceded the.' republican seilatorlnl nnd the reply by tlje Hutch inlnls
nomlnnllnn to I Jr., Henry D. Hut- '"r. W. Oudonldyje, tho dean or
field. The iihvslclnn will oniiosn ' tho corps, avoided any speclrlc rf-
(he.
Inounibcnf. Henntor M, - M.
Netey, Uemocrut,- In Novembei
Defense Gives
Its Testimony
In Banking Case
I'OltTI.AND, Ore.! Juno 1 (AC)
The tier,. Hue niienuil lili,v 111 Ihe
liiul or the suit by seven I'urllund Formal announcement or
hunks attacking..-tho law under. 'Chang's withdrawal rrom his posl
, which hunk capital Is tuxed. jtlon us head, or the northern tov
I (Jem-ire Mnwerv. nf fim iiisirii t ornmont was expected tonight.
attorney's orrlce. said thu defense! Meanwhile the northern leaders
would be based Tpon two promises. were slated to he trying to esluli-
jthe rirsl thin Ihe bnnks hud nol Hh n new government whh h
'iiiitieuled to the colllilv hoanl of''ould Include Tuun Chl-.lul. -Iho
I riiiiuliziitlun for roller rrom the
cupltul stock, upon which tho suit
Is bused; und second, thut by piiy-t
Ing the tnx'ror several yours, Ihuyi
hud udmltted Its h gullty. . I
, .
ys x ,fwj - " i uno iiiiany einei i-xeeuiivu ui iiui
DOllar Day 1 O ISC j Chinese republic. Ho wus deposed
Cl, ,,,, M,t,,. lu ' I a2 hy Wu I'el-Fll nnd wus I
OUlUruay rjVvnintl reported ut Tientsin. IIvIiik in I
- I tho Jiipnnese ciinccMftlnu. j
"liollur liny Is scheduled In l-iil
Oninde tomorrow with vurtotts
merchants featuring special values, j
t including numerous artleles ul nne
ilnllar and others ul uirrerent prlco ,
rung-s.
I'hesn dollar day vuliles together;
wllh two bljfHHlo holiiif pill on hy
Hills llepiiiiiuclil store nnd Cllnls
tiuthiery lire expeeted to attract;
lurgo Kuturduy crowd tomorrow. ;
Big Bill Defeats
Abe, Japanese Slar
" ! thp fljfiir" for May jr at 148 pt
CIIICAiio. June I (A.l' WII-'C(.nt of thfJ pr(VWHr 1cvH. an In
lliim "JtlK IIUI' 'Illden. ciptHln of vrvaiut of Hl(ht pollM si)IPO Apr)
the American team, today defculed. u ttI1(I 22 polnlH alnco May of it
the 2 1 -year-old JapaneHe alar, :vtHl llirn ,
Tan i hi Abe. In the opening hIiikIch
maU.'liea of the
'American zone
IJuvIh cup fiuu In.
y-Z, fi-3. B-M.
J'he scores were
si i;ki,ix. appoi.m i i)
WAHHINlTON. June t (AP)
ThomaM Htrrllng. former aenator
from South Dakota. was named
special counael for the senate lands
committee today In connection with
a pending " Investigation of
leases of the Bait Creek oil
the
field
In Wyoming.
1
.A' 1
vl wv '
k!i 'i.t
CHANG DECIDES
l TA AIIIT DCITINf!
1 "iU"u
Northern Dictator Defi
v .nitely Decides to Ab
dicate Is Report
PUKINO, Juno; I (AP) At nil
Impressive KUlheriiiff In tho presi
dential puhice at. :i:0 this afternoon,-
Marshal (iiunir Tso-LIn ad
dreRscd '(he dlplnmullc corps. He
Intlmuteil thul lit wus ' renminbis"
Ih Peklllic pending the outcome of
ii decisive .battle which he expected
' to ' be,, waBed at Llllllho,
itr miles
to . I he- southwest.
' Allhouith Ihe dh'lutor's address
erence lo pluns for i:iuimt euriy
Idepurltire, the opinion of the dip
t IomiuU was , thut. the dictator's
.1 speech wus in Ihe nuture or vale
dictory. The event wuh described
us somewhut afrectlllK.
LONDON, Juno I (Al') A
kyo dispatch to the Kvelllltjr News
suys reliable reports from Peking
Mate that Chang Tso-I.ln, .the
I northern dicutor, hus Uurinltely
decided lO abdicate.
rormer ehler executlvu ot tlie l'ek-
ing government. ' ,
Tuun Chl-Jul, iillhoiich out or
pollllcal lire in reienl years, wus
onco u powerful- figure In China,
liming premier ami uiinisier oi Will
Virtli Army Colliinses
The dispatch said that Japanese
n-ports indicated thu main north-
(Continued un I'hbc 4)
I .
'tLV IIl)I'jX
IS HIGHEST IN
THREE YEARS,"''
k-
WASH I NTOTON, Jtmn I (AP)
Thn tiitchpHt pric-o lnd.x In nearly
thrro yt'Min Ih reporlrd by tho d
iiurtinciit of HKrlculluro Ih piHclnv
, inrrfiiiu-a warn nhnwn In nil
groups except dairy produciH which
declined thrpe polbts. (Imins ad
vanced 1 0 polntH; fruit and vege
tables 2; meat animals 9: poultry
products 7; ami cotton and cotton
seed VI.
Tho May 14 price of hugs-roHO
abruptly to a position 14 per cent
above the April
15 figure. This
increaso was ascribed to tho sharp
rlnpllnn In rnilnla nt nrlmurv niiir.
kets following the heavy market-
. liiUtt In February und Murvh,
Search, On Foot
And By Ship, Is
Made For Italia
' (Vni.vrifht hy A. It ltliS'
KINOH HAY, Juno 1 AP)
Whtln nt (runt a Iih If doum air ex
ppdHloiii wora betnff oricunlAod In
Kuiopo toduy to March for tho
mlKHhiK dlrlirlble ItHltu,'. five mm
wero. slowly making tholr way hyj
root in un orrort lo tencn inn lone
ly rv-flon whero :' ihfi lfttllalB
thmtKht lo hnvd; coino-dowri'.
: Paul ; Kromor, He HplUbrirgon
hunter, und four ItnUttn- A In tutu
worn iirocoodlnfc aloiijr titA Buy,
iri Noriliein HpltzbprRoii, nnd atonff
lpfdo boy near AinntcrrtaiU Inland,
and lll try to ko oast over th
ffluclfirn to reach th moHt eaHtrrly
winter hotino on lho,MoHlo bay.
,f the Italia lunded or crashed
over land It lu thought at Klnftn
Hny that Nhe will be found on
NorthruHt land, u lurfro desolate
irilnnd north ciiot nf West HpltR-
bet'ffen.
The Heulor Hohhy, which n ex
pneti'd at HpltzbirKen on Hunday,
will nenrrh for open wuter near the
lanr on the north count so that It
run prena forward toward the fast
und wHI alKO search for tlm Italla's
crew tn the wlntou.hoiiBO on north
CIlHt Iti II f I . y - t f '
The Hobby. a soon as itosslbln,
will ko north wKH the planes
shipped aboard her and their Nor
weRlim pilots uceornpunled by the
Ice Hteainer MraKunxa which is ex-
peeled ul Kings Hay tomorrow. The
cttla dl Mlhino, tho llalla's base
ship, nlso will go out noiiln.
A team or ten dogs will be taken
uhoard hy Ihe Huhby ut Advent
Imy and will bo used to uld in the
laud search.
Haines Stampede
j Will Open Gates
1 Ins Atternoon
HAKKIt. Ore, June 1 1'romis-
'g me wuuesi siampouo in nil me
niniui y ui niuiiiM-ut-B, nttiiiL-a in an
i p.i'l for thn open jt Uh big ttn-
nuul ovnnt this uflnrnoon, Tho
iiroKnim InrlUfiin buuMiiff roptnrr,
mi'lnfr find ollm rcvohtit rteart lo
roil'-o TnnH both today und Kuturduy
iiflfrnootu Willi a bits dunce euch
Ld by rfdors and n vovornd wa-
i iron Htumni-dtt hooHti-rn uarudt'd
Hiiker'M Htreeta ynHtordHv.
Eight Burned To
Death In Kansas
VOS'VAVV, Kan,, June 1 (AP)
i KiKhl iiicmlmrH of t he faiiiily nf
'( Alfred Kubit were hurmd to dealh
In a fire which destroyed their
farm homo last night, ,
The charred bodies of the father
nnd mother and lx children were
discovered In the ruins.
wild Tt i.ki:y.n uvi:
flOIJ) HKACH. Ore.. June 1
(AP) Wild turkeys or atock planl
ed on the lower Kogup rivtr two
years ago. llftVP' Survived, broods
of young turkeys were seen near
Afint and other plucs.
DIFFICULTIES
OF FUGIIT TO
ISLE BEATEIi
Clouds Cause Airmen to
. Lose Their Course for
a Time This Morning '
AIR POCKET HIT
DURING THE NIGHT
Governor Greets "South
ern Cross" Long Hop
to Suva in Fiji Islands,
Is Next Step. . h
WHEX13R FIELD. Honolulu. :
June 1 A.P)-The"trn-Pclflo "
monoplano "Southern Crow," bear
ing four men, came wifely to earth
here toilay at 12:19 p. m caaat.
time after a 8400-mile flUlht from
Oakland, Cal.. begun at 8:51 a. in.
yesterday.. ,- , . i ; ,-:;'
.. The "Southern Cross" inado It
landing only after hour of tense
ness during which ho had lost her
position and hnr fuel aupply ran
low. ' She tlnlslied the long air '
Journey with , little gasoline to
sinro.. '. '.'
Kscorted by army and navif
plunoa aho came Into tht field. .
90 miles rrom Honolulu, announced ,
by sirens of enthusiastic welcom
ers.. ' ' . - -. s
.. .. , Enils First I .' '
-, Thus ended the first leg of, an
ulr adventure of 7.800 miles ovsjr "
seas to Hydnoy, ' Australia. . The '
next alrpassagn Is to Suva, FIJI
Islands, nioro than S.100 miles over'
swelling waves broken only by oc
casional dots of coral ana volcanta
rocks, '
Anxiety that had continued, hours
ror tho- courageous Australian-American
crew was relieved when thv
luuno v.a tmrnteu' over koko nee:,
uni eerorttm jUnfifn ruahed to
isel themj; Ih. the pllbt'a cookblt
were' captain Charles Ktmrsford-
Hmlth. roininander, und Lieutenant
Charles IMin, pilots. Aft of them .
were tho; two -Americana Herrv
W. t.yon. navigator, and James
Warner, both of Hun Francisco. X
As the motors of the big blue and v
silver monoplane stopped, the wet- "
coming committee, Including Oov-
e'-nnr 'Wflllace' 11. Karrington, or
Hawaii,' stepped out to greet tho
in el pld airmen..
.ptiiin Klngsford-Hmlth was tho .
first to leave the plane. - He smiled
as the crowd cheered. '
We had a beautiful trip: no
trouble at all," -he said. "We will
contiauo as planned to Suva." . ;.
KAItLIKH ll8AiES
BAN FIIANCI8CO, June 1' (Al")
The It. C. A. Intercepted a radio
messugn ut la noon tjrom' .'.,tho
Houthern (.'rossi , i ,-
"Wo soon bo ;tnoro now, -:' Am
crossing over Ouhu. Now ncaring
Whculcr field.", , -
oa hi; kkjiitku -
HONOHfLU, Juno 1 (AP) A
message from tho Houthern (rou$
at 11:4.1 a. m., coast time, said:
"Wo heaving in sight now of
Ouhu."
The monoplane Southern Crosa
radioed: .
"Its going to ho a race whether
we make it lo hind or not before
tho fuel Is exhausted. - What's Io
' (Continued on Pag 6
CARS COLLIDE
HE ADON; SEVEN
PERSONS DEAD
HANVJWJO, 111., June I (AP)
Two intorurhan cars of tho Illinois
Traction system crashed head-on
near Kithlan. seven miles west of
hero late yesterday. Heven person
were killed, five wero probably
fatally hurt and 15 others were In
jured less seriously.
Failures of air brakes of tho
eaatbound limited, which was to
havo taken a siding to let thn east
bound local pass, was blamed for
the accident. Tho motormun of
the local, Clarence Cuminlngf, of
Springfield, escaped with bruises,
jumping when he realised be could
not check; his car. Frank Craig.'
motormun of the eastbound local,
was killed.
A II the dead and sertously In
jured were In the local, a car or
wooden construction, the limited
wus of steel,
Acid Explosion
Is Fatal To Two
KKARNKY, N,, J., June 1 (AP)
At least two men were killed
and a score Injured In an explosion
of acid today at the DuFont Vis
colol company plaut Irt le Forest
avenue. The bodies of tho two
men were recovered from tho rulna
by pojlcoi hnd firemen who, pro
tected' by gas masks, began the
search a few minutes after tu
blast huU occurred. . J
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