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' EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAYFULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED TIR2 SERVICE 1 V C I T Y 'EDITION THE WEATEZP. OltpaONi Kklr tonight d Thursday but cloudy cm the eoeat; normal temperature and humidity. VOLUME XXVI. ilEMBBR ASSOCIATED I'REgS la grande: oreuon. Wednesday, june 6, 1928 WKMBBR- ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 253 r OPENS AT UNION TODAY PROGRAM OF THREE DAYS ATTRACTIVE Much Interest Is Shown in ; Plans for Tomorrow, La Grande's Owri Day ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES GREAT Cowgirl Champion, Air plane Stunts, Snappy Racing and Fine Live- stock Arranged for. The 20th annual Eastern Oregon Livestock filiow the greatest-event of Its kind In the Inland Kmpirer 1 opened lis doors' to a large crowd louny, juug.ng occupying ine ai- tontlon of the spectators this morn - lug., und the afternoon entertain ment luring a lurge audience this a .ornooi. . ,.,c paruo.- l wsl of ,q,11)r l)cto,.e juMll.e ( o clock this afternoon was the hlg-llle 1wlt.e ,. K ,jnid yeHU.r. gust In years, stretching nearly , .aflerllol)lli j,lllR0 Ul,iny around the stock show track. . .,,,, fol. ,ext Tue!1(,v m(1.n,1K . 'Die first two bucking home this, ut .l'o o'clock.. The arraignment nriornoon threw their riders. ,0UK ,,t.0 t about 8 o'clock yos "l.ooliont" dumped llull. -of terduy ufternoon.. The sheriff ro Mltchell. and "Domino" unseated ,01.iM f,hig 052 bottles of beer McClltcheon, of' Pendleton, In tho y t lie buffalo, u feat that Is run' performed. v Joe Wood of l.a Grande, gave a . demoiisl ration by driving Hill's six. In-hand team from NUrlh Powder. T ,Mr. Wood in u for nier stuKo couch . . , Particular Interest U belnff Hhown in tho ni'cond day of tho show, Thursday. I.u. Grande duy, the events 'having boen designed to "be tho outstumlliig reutiiro ot tho imjiges lo tho umuuiU of $175 for entire show.i A majority of the IJiautomobilq, dumuges . which the Grande businosv P'.uces will closu for the ufternoon und ultund masse. I -a (.ijiihIo l-Uiiccr Local' people jire caperly looklns forwurd to the best show In yearn und an exceptionally lurife attend ance from this Llty Is anticipated ut I'nlon. 1 - Features of the show uro Freddy Hunt, champion rider und his horse. Homer Holcomb, cowboy clown, und Vera McGUinls, cowplrl champion. . All arc much sought after throughout the west and their appcarance at the Union event rep- Ipul bund to he jflven iitjlne imli resents the best entertainment pos- park KrJday evenim; al 8 o'clock, slble to secure. Many special The series of outdoor concerts stunts uro promised. - Klveu last year by the band altract- Another Ifeuture thtlt Is expected ed the luiKfst crowds ever seen at , to Rive the crowds thrills aplenty previous appearances of the band, will be wins waUtin and other as hitrh us 2000 people heariuK the stunts In the air. The Hush Air concerts atvvarlous limes duriii Service, of Portland, has some air-'the season. It is expected that this planes at' the show with Busil ltus-jhlKh murk will 'be esurpiissed this sell, widely known pilot, In charse. yeul as the bund is larser and con Thc ptanes are quurtred not far slderably betttw. than at any other from the Rrounds. Jtlme in Its history. nitr ittifintr 1'roirmif L'nder the supervision of City . The rnWn(r proffranr this ypar will bu r.-cord-breaklmr In every re- spect. One of the finest Hlrlnns of portable nulure, U beliiK coiiHlruct-; wnicn was announced lonuy ny racers In the northwest has beetled. The stand will lie. placed lnjJmlifo Huwh K. Brady . who is obtained us the main attraction. and oiner neeiiooien norses wm lbie un with the favorites. Ben .lory's iHtrinir of racers ordinarily charKes several thousand dollars to parked around tho stand. ! Eastern Oreyon us a brlllbiut Js'to be jflven Krlftuy evi-nhiK ut the 1 John Daniels, jyiencrnl fuel super- participate in raclnc programs, but j .The proKrajns selected- for the speaker. Is to lve the main address. 'Lutheran church as a benefit for visor for 4iie O.-W., und Oscar Ol-bceatif-'e ho has winter (itiiirlers nt summer concerts are always well Ritualistic services wlll .be lveu the piano fund, It: was unnounced ; son, road foreman ol engines ' for I'nlon, his famous stables will be bu lanced with a goodly selection of . in addition to a well arranged pro- mis morning by members of the l this division, who recently roturnod, seen In action there. - the lighter numbers and more up- gram. A vocal number.. "The Old J.uthcrun Chorul society which is from the International convention - The Union Stock Show girls' , to-date compositions Including , lied. While and Ulue," by Park, sponsoring the program, in addl-'of railroad associations in Chicago, '(Utarlet. which sang here at a re- popular numbers of the day which will be sung by Wlllard Peck. Jeo tlon to the play there will bo vocal mnde highly Interesting talks al -cent chamber of commerce lunch- are used mostly as encores. The'J. "Dick" Lindsey will play-a vlo-. and InslrumeiHnl numbers and re- the . fuel . meeting, which takes eon. Is to sing each day in front of i full program of Friday's conoert 11 n solo and Irinu Kennedy will give frcshmcnts will be served. . Those, pluoeery two months, this morn Hie grandstand anH baml music will will be given in the columns of The a reading Drake's "American King." who will tnfce part are Mrs. 1-1 . It. Ing. Mr. Daniels talked on goneral be provided throughout the show, On tomorrow the 1-it Grande in it- 1 ntelpal band will be the leading or ganization in the stands and a large list of favorite numbers will In played. The "Kntcrprlsu band will play Krlday. , A Krlday feature jof the show. which Is Baker's day, will be marathon run from Raker to Cn- on scheduled to finish before the grand stund about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Oliver Francis is the racer and lie expects to average more lliun six miles un hour on the long jog. (Continued "on Pagefi) SCHOOL VOTE tWILL BE HELD HERE JUNE 18 - Willi Hie lust of this week clos ing l lie books for cundldules for the 1,11 f irande bonrd of education, only two lire seeking the office for ihe Ii. it lei-Hi l-h.ili-muii lOolliis. whose . term exnires tills vein- bus filed his run- dliluey to succeed himself and a Ildiiey to sllec-eed hlmseir and a letltlon hns been filed for lr. J. U nule. lo fill the unexpired term of I I lr. U. I. La mils, reslgneil. Ur. Iligto announced that he would uc ccpl. . The school election will be held on Monday, June" IS. Tomorrow's The Day! A Great County, Circuit Court Sessions Are Under Way i Plaintiffs Win Verdict iAl bint for Money Dan Anctorson Trial Set by i. Justice. . : Tho monthly session of county ttiirt. opened thin morning with County Judge IT, G. Couch , and Commissioners W. W. Steven and Wj It. I ,ed better auditing county hills. Auditing wuh continued throughout the uftej'noon. ' "Tomorrow morning ut about II) o'clock the district boundary board, which includes the county ' school superintendent and the county court will meet. An outstanding ,rt u ,,ie court tomorrow win ie tract' for. the irrigation flume i ut Cove. ' , . PLKADS XOT CU'llTY Dan Anderson, Union, wJio wiih arretted Mondny evening by Hher- ,ff JeH(MJ HreHh(,irH (llf u nild (!ur. .(.u.,,, . h. o(.nfi...rt ii1...-n Uuunttty of beer, was arraigned and plead not guilty to a charge of pns- nm gu fuloii.-) of beer In the niak- ,inB In crocks, which he. emptied, j , v ' PLAINTIFF WIXS After an hour' 8 deliherntlon'Uie circuit court Jury found for the pttiint Iff in the amount of $S(l.(ifi yeatfirday iifternoo! In the case of (ine Hascne-MUKe .mruware com jinny vm. J. I. lirandt. The plain tiff hud ntdtcd for $1X0. TihIhv the eaHO of Charles K, willle Wrichl. asking jHimiff cumij to huve received In a collision, was beiuu heard. Much- Interest ShoVn In Coming -v it N f-i " a ; uutqoor concert A reat deal of Interest is beln shown In the unnouncement of the first outUoor concert of the munlc- .Manager w. C. Crews, a suHhkic any imereHuiiK ami impipivtiv i I band stand, which will be of a;ttested by the excellent proHnam front of the present Kiandstand so won umino ivum mn ue hm ,m iple room -will be had for,,presio ouiuik wie evenniB. 'those who prefer to sit in - the urandstand Instead of in the autos lobserver later. Warn Against Dogs Running At Night Considerable trouble is being ex perienced In Ia Orande becui.se of dog owners raiting to keep their pets from running at large during the night Police (Thief Clint llaynes all Id todnv., lie added Unit, unless the provisions of the dog ordinance lire abided by. a doc catcher will tie employed with Instructions to right the mutter. - The dog ordinance provides thut .II rlouM miut be kent un frulu 0 p. in. until X u. m. Wind Whips City; Some Trees Suffer A win'd, that achieved at times of 30 or more i veltpclly miles an i hour, it Is estimated, swept over, ml llriinile. tilts iinn niiig. eausliig some Idainiige to trees over the city. Pur a while It uppeared as If a ruin would result but the skle cleared a little Inter lu lllo morning. a nine liner in uiu iiimmiu. I due large limb on a li ec on Sixth street off the cprner of Spring ave- nue. meiisurlng about 12 ITiclics ut the bult. was blown down and sev- erul other trees' over the city suf- fered some. No reports of other -ilumuge have been received. TELEPHONE COMPANY IS INNEVFIRI.I Home Independent Pur chased and Becomes a Pai of West Coast Co. S. D. CROWENAMED DISTRICT MANAGER New Firm. Organized Un der Laws of State of Washington, Consoh dates Several Units -i Tho Itj.nm 1 itlulil.mlltlit Tell Home phone company, which renders , jgho.lt . the I iuLWhIIowh) to a group' telephone Hervice through greater, part of Union a counties, has beonjsnld to a group ot Independent telephone men re- siding In Oregon and Washington, headed by-Charles If. Hall and Karl W. Gates of Marshfleld. Oregon. and V X Winter of Kverolt Washingtoli. Anow company called tho West'' . Is .' ', '..,. i ''.,., ,.r Washington, will be a consolidation ' inloi one operating .unit of J'uget Sound Telephone company, a Wasb- )mmp" COInpnj: ,, the c;,',H t 'rnia.kw.i1c nnnMnmv company, Oregon , corporatliniH. . Through aciiulMltlon of the CooHTud t,'urry Telephone company the WeHt Coast Telephone company will awjulro pp-tien which were formpfiy owned und operated by tl(e Hich moud Peueh Telephone and power company, the Montesuno Telephone company, the. capntB Teiepnone cumimnv. the. Lewis River Indc- pendent Telephone company, all In,1 the western purl of tho stule ot - Washington. 'und the Home I'"'"- pendent Telephone company of L.a Grande, Oregon. .... New telephone directories, cov ering the exchunges located in Un ion counly are now being delivered to tho subscribers, affected thereu nder, . under the -flume of West ' (Continued on Page 6) UNION MINISTER JUNE 14 SPEAKER Flag Day Services to, Be Sponsored Here by . piks' Lodge That the Vhix Duy services Thursduy June 14 this year nt the Mlks temple will be more than usti- cnuirman 01 me proKmiii nnu wju The He v. Kobert C Iee, 'of t'n- (on, witov Is, known tliroiihout Robert c. Ayers will give the pre- scribed history of the flag. - The program will begin nt 8 o'clock. Red Cross Swimming School Will " , Last Two Weeks, Starting June 18 The Red Cross swimming school, originally announeed Tor one nwk. . '"s been slretched to two weeks, I June IK-3". Inclusive. II was un . nounced tins morning ny K. Kussi ll jKeoll. srbut excutlvc. The Klk's I lodge lias consented lo keep Ihelr tang open tor two weeks wncu lohu Klllntt Allen, "Red Cross ex - u miner, will be here to supervise) swimming for everyon-, from youngsters to - adults. Ltfesavlng instruction Is to be a feature und the Jiinior- und senior llfesuviiifr tests will be given. As n climax to the two weeks. a watur carnival with diving, racing and swimming liebl und prizes are lo be dtnplayed for this at the. W. K. Gilbert coni - puny. I Keglslrutlons tor the school aro: to be maile ul the offices of Mr. -"e nmoe mi ine wiiuc!. ui .ii.ie ii,,,,jH "")" ""' Kin", Scott in tile r'olcy-ltuuvy Jmildliig. j with divisions according lo age, In Mr. HI Hot t will lie usstsled tn his . free slyle, buck stroke, medley slid clasMr-i oy htuncls 'ireiiiurli, ft swimmer Trom the I'. of O., W. K.Jfor henh hoys and gills, und girls' Oilhert, an cx-Mtanford sw immer, ' and boys' relays. - No one will lie II. V. d'S"y. formerly In be navy, allowed to eoniprie 111 more than Miss Myrtle floyt, who bus her sen-1 three events. Fred Kiddle.To Leave Tonight For Convention Trip to Atlantic Coast Also Planned Hoover Manager Favored for Chairmanship. Stale Senntur Kred '' K. Kiddle, who is managing the Hoover presi dential campaign in this Htute, und who was .elected delcgute ut largo to the rcpubllcun nutionttl conven tion in Kunuuu CKy. will -leave this evening for Kansas. City -tin-Tralii Ko. 18. . ' v Kloyd Cook, of. SHedforil, secre- lary of. Hie stale-republican com mittee, arrived 111 Lu (Iriindo, tlilu turning and is spending the day with Mr. Kiddle. Mr. Cook is lilan u delegate to the convention and lie and .Mr.. Kiddle Avtll ko east to- Igethcr. Oth,r Oregon delegates syo i.'also expected to be on; Train No. r IS tonight. w luoib".. To Arrive Saturday lore Mr- Kiddle expects to arrive in' iM C Kansas pity Saturday mornlnk, T. I.i " .",""1 l 1 cununuing touuiy. ,. ,i ne conferences with rhejloover com-, truimng school will also bo eon, , the convention ho.dJj..lod, opening on the 20th. " lu Washington for a short! ilmiulrles arc coming in from oil iv'" n1 tlle" ,u New "mk """lew tho stato and from Ka stern ! Hoaton on a business Irlp.' Tho Wilshingtoll und Western Iduho, in- ""T,... V u, . , T ,iT ' 1 " und t!lty. Ill Which Mr. Kiddie ls.w an executive. ells u large uiiHiunt.atudcJits this summer than before," n" Rondr valley flour In ,lr. Kiddle will look utter this flour On his return he will go l CIH-jM 'cb mid then i a ke' t he (anadlini Paelflu went, Mtoppinfr off at Van- medlntn methodH, and l.luden Me couver and Seattle. Mr, Kiddle will I'tilloiiKh, advanced methodH. Mn, he peine from Ui Orande .about Kambert wuh on tho faculty Inst three weeM. jHtiminei und ttumht In tho l.a May lie Xiimctrriuilrinuii iGrundft WhoolH this laut year. flh A.sked about his views of Huov-miuh been on the Monmouth normal cr'H utreiiKth, Mr. Kiddle wiid "All staff for a number of years. IndiuittoiiH point to the early nom-j Mr.' McCulloiiRh was also hero (Continued on Pago 5) I -rm s s. . m IVGDUUllCftllS 10 ' HearButierAt f-k m UinnCT lOmOiTOW - --t A'. . I'lnal nrratiKementM nro beliiK1 (tompletPd today for the I'epublicmi dinner at which K. R. Itutler. re publienti nominee for congress from tills district, will speak. The din ner will be at the Kacajiiwea Inn nt 7:30 .o'clock following n ucetluK of 1 lhe republican county ; cen-t trul committee at 0:30 o'clock. J AH' Vepublieaus are Invited tti iittenil anrl those In e ha rue of tho dinner ure that reservations for -lihites be nit.de as enrly as possible, either with J. -II. Pea re, chairman,! or It. J. Oreen, secretary of the committee. :, . Mr. Butler" will spend tomorrow at the Union Stock Whew, coming lo Iji (irande foyowln the aftewioou .program., : ' " 111 ; ' . , T7f LUtlieYCMS W ill Give Play Friday A program- that,. will Include a clever one-ad nttiv "Me and Urtty" Ostland. Anna Lottes. I .inn Lottos, Kiimtu Wurl, Mrs. J. K. Stitzinger, Walter Pohrlnan, .Fred Mathews Jr. An Interesting evening Is assured. 'or Red Cross llfesavlng iftvard. and by ; Virgil Koel.cnspui'R''r, t 'la Ire Perkins and Russell Nwison, scouts who have their junior Red Cross lifi-saving awards. Hoys and girls will be segregated for tho c asses. In the afternoon I'htltlrcn frmii .'it'll! mi will Imvn ; their classes, in the mornlngtown women will swim 'from 10 to 1 1, from 7:S'i lb persons working during the ilny will have fhclr class end older folk urc to swim from . to !:3o. Morn derinlte scliV'J- libs will be Hiinounced In I erf Tiilrty-flvq is the lbill to-any clasa and swimmers luuyt come to no other. 1 Vhe pool will be whllewaslK-l ji.n l prepureil for Ibe oeiinlon soon, .! At the water carnival I here will Al ine waier carnival mere win I be conlesls iimoiig boys und girls, insuine" swimilililg. iree-ior-iins Program and A Great FACULTY FOR NORMAL TERM ISSELECTED Director J. T. Longfellow , Expects Several Out , of -State Students r TRAINING SCHOOL TO BE CONDUCTED Instructors Include How ard K. A. Jones, For merly of the University of Chicago Faculty. I II1 HI'f'UIlU HllllllllPr BCHHIUII ' Ul i I the Kastcrn Oregon brunch otr tho ' -riron Normal school will open In ! Grande with Superintendent. J, 1 iOHgfe)low aa director, on Juno " " e. nor"m' ";"". draw an riven lamer number of ' uld Mr. Longfellow this morning, hers who hayo already been uliracd nsU'iietors in methods will be h. Hudle I.amhert, primary m methods, Mra. Kthol Milter. Inler- last year. Ho wuh a fnrmur lti I Grande school superintendent, whs j formerly director of the training of the Montana normul ut Dillon, und is now superintendent of schools In ' Deerput'R, Wush. : Anionit the teachors who will bo ; here Is Howard K. A. Jones, who Is ' ntt1 r thu boys' department at the Nrthshoro Country Day school at iWtnnetka, 111., and formmly of the ftWultyxa dm University orrhlot m. He has done work at Coluin lla.Yalo and Chirutfo- Mr. Jones will have classes In educational measurements, educational pysch-; olqwy und Introductory teachlnffj .Mi. l.onKlt'llow considers Mr. Joneu a valuable addition to the'stul'f. . , Triilnlnx liiHtiintlors Training Instructors will bo Miss Ksther Gllbertuon, primary. Miss Lena Burcham, .Intermediate, Mrs. ICdna ltussell. Miss Hose Johnson (Continued on Puge 5)' O.-W. Safety Meet Held in La Grande i With John Grodx.ki, kcucYuI safe ty 11 Kent of the O.-W. In attendance, 1 he monthly division safely meet iiiK is betnK held today ut the O.-W. cluhrooms. A fuel meeting was held this ,11101-nliiff and the n fety session-look place tills afternoon Attondunco lias been gooi( ut both i morning and afternoon meets. j fuel economy while Mr. Olsen gave !a resume of cominlttec reports and' idiscussions al the convention. Hup- ' erlntendent W. II. (iulld and Rich ard Cowling, assistant superintend-' enl, were speakers this morning. The session was o particularly In- lerestlng one. . F. Matthews Is Rotary Speaker l. V. Mullhews was the iimln I Hrltton. or Jersey city, N. J.. who speaker lit the Iji Ciraiido llolury won I lint honor Insl year. In nd rlilli . luncheon at the l.a Orulidn dlllnn lo the right io wear u gold holel, tiMlny ul noon, giving u very "l ow n, I lip new queen also recelv Interestlng liilk nil I Iks subject "In-'ed a silver plminct desrrlldiig lier lei iililloniil llelullfnis." ns Iho most beuutlrill of the beull- llurlng the uieellbg ICoberl Kiiklu ty lituliussfidors usMeliibfcd here und ! slid (1. (i. (IrlffltliH lold of Ihelr iiio.il i-niliiiriusslng nionients. i II f t-n ! si i rnrl IIOI I IllUn IM aniVll AlVIUfllJ OhsPrVCi ill UjWJ woc 1 Pr. Ocorgc H. Ilorfman lias ln-en uniiolnted airway observer for the airmail planes here. It whs learned lo.luy. r. Hoffman received no- loiliiy, iic-e Ol Ills tippniniine from the department ( His illes will be to m lice of Ills appointment ycslenliiy of commerce. uiuke dally re- ports 10 I'usco upon wenlller con- ; dltlons Tor uirmail fliers. Dr. Jlofr- inun received Ills training In phys- leal geography ut lllo University of Jdulio. i , ' DOOMED I I" mm, '1 : !; ' Hxro are two of the wouieii who liavp won tho Hjclit to sue tho I'liHeil KIjiU-m Itadlmn Coii.ru- I Mill IOr I IIP IIDINOII UMW rOIIIIWll nuaiNBt HO uumuruun uiituiiaiiimin cd while pnl ill hue luminous wwtch which crop up at any time In fio illnlH. At the top Is At Us Knthryii Utlcul nmneuverlnRS. :' " Kclutiih, of Newark, N. J,, Im-Iow. MIhh Oiucc Fryor, of Orange. I'n- llWH JIHNllcal M'U'llOO (llH4HVCtH H euro, for their niHUidy wMhlti n feV mouths, both uro UimuiicU to ', i ' coriulu tlcutli. -4 1 CHURCH, MEXICAN PEACE EXPECTED; Formal Confirmation Is - Expected from Vati can at Any Moment ' ;- Nl'IW YOUK, June 0 AI"- -.Tlio New York World siiys toduy: -Peace between the church and; passed through Cherbourg yester-1 NO THACK OK ITAMA state In Mexico seems definitely ar- day en route to America faster' OHIX), Norway, June 0 (AP) rangiMl, according lo dispatches tohim any would-be record breaking Advlres from Spitsbergen today tho World and to private citlxens 1 around . the world truveller slnco -Md that Lieutenant Luetzow Holm, here rrom Rome and the City or PhlncnH Fogg. At 'Unit he burely Norweglui flier, had made one Mexico. Formal confirmation that caught, the Leviathan us the Blunt flight In search of the missing dir nH understanding bus been reuched , liner wiis getting under wuy. 'Iglhlo Itnllu und found nothing. l t'Xpected from tho vatfean, per- (Continued un Pago G) CHICAGO GIRL BEAUTY QUEEN OF THE WORLD C1ALVIJBTON', Ten.. Jun ! (i (Al --AdjudKHl.tho most beautiful of. it bathing girls, lo of whom were 41 from foreign countries, JUIss Klln.l vun nuesom or i nicugo, muay v un ri l.i'suw or n icnko, uhihj iir '''"! as ;;iieuDiy wunen of the Cnlverse.V 1 Hue was awarded that tinf- at lnt! conclusion or ine int i annual '- intermit lonal pageunL "here hist inigni, aiier nuiig neen (Kciaimea as .miss ivnneii Mimes in compe- tltion with 31 American girls Mun - diiy evening. Hho competed In the, finals Willi 10 foreign beauties. The c)ilcagt ' girl was crowned "Miss rnlverse" by Miss Dorothy a cash nwurd of 2.IHMI. I ne reven judge were uniini- lllillls In their selection of Ihc t. hl ctigoull lis "Miss I'nlversr." , Pendleton Votes To Accept Memorial I'KNIll.KTON, June 0 (A.l')-lly u voto of 0S lo 2S0. 'enilleton voters yesterday pusscd the Vert Aleniorlul amendment In a special the Vert election. This ussures tin) idly of Hon, uccoiillng lo iiisnoii it. m the fl 6 . (JU memorlul nlKlllorliim I Hubose or the Mollloillst Kplscopal undSijliscuin hulldliig proposed too , cliurch, aoiilli, who. lu an uddress tho city some llllin ago by John , night said he would "turn republl Vert. riiiutllla comity and t.'anad-j can" ir the New Vol k governor Ian w heat rancher. ! wan nolnlnuled. . Stock Show at Union! Let's Go! Drive to Cinch . Hoover Choice On in Earnest Secretary's Backers Op timistic 3k3 Delegates Added to List Lowden Delegates Seated. KANSAS CITY, June 6 AI') The four Crcuger dclcgatea-nt-largo from, Texas, Instructed for Herbert Hoavor for president, today wore granted seats in next week's repub lican convention over the protest of a rival faction headed by Kop rescntattva Wurchbuoh, of Sun An tonio. ' KANSAS CiTY, Juno 6 (AP) The drive to clinch tho republican presidential nomination for Her bert Hoover is on, but whethor It succeeds depends upotjLjho aMIIty of his managers to overcome tho many obstacles opponents are plac ing In his way. Kncouraged by national commit tees which havo in the laat two days brought lit S3 delegates def initely unden. tho Hoover banner, his backers are expressing Increas ed confidence that ho oan go over atifarly ballot. r Tho convention will bo tn full blast a week hence, but many of the men who will play a big hand In the selection of tho nominees are not yet on the scene. Ixivitli-n Absent v Lowden Is still to como. Curtis attempt of the monoplane Frtenrt of Kansasi la an absentee. Mellon,- ship to cross the Atlantic were tho man who has not yet fully mudo toduy. Only a strong wind : shown- his hund, won't lm hero un- from the north northwest delayed til Sunday.- Leaders of the, so-j the start, . , , . culled farm revolt are just begin- Tn8 lhl.M ,,., MM'Am,a Eur. nlng to show hp. ' , 'hurt, Wllmiir Htulti, pilot, and . Until the whole pleturj. w com- iMulu Uordun, mechanic; hd .'. ' plotn, ,and soino of tho big unln- KO(d ,leei, ,11Mt n,Bnt nd awoke atructed delegations reach tho con-h -n.w.d d.t.rmination to net and hart their course - r tho final word csn not bo written. Kven then, party leudem point out that no national contest is bomb proof veto Talk tfeani One of theo la considered In floniAiquartBra us apt to come to u. head as a rosult of the disappoint ment expressed in the ncorn belt ffi, 'MorJiylHatignu arin relief Juinea boed, tho Hoover leader, In a stutcnicnt mude public toduy, suld that nutlonal comiuittoo do- (Contlnued on Pave '5) . -, Pershing Nearly Misses Boat On Return To U. S. cillonuOUfUl, France, June 0 (AP) (lenernl John J, Pershing The general's, automobile broke down twice between Purls and Chcrliourg. fie reacneu port an hour after the tenders had gono to the liner. Ho hired u fast luuneh and reached the ship Just as the gnngwiiyH were being h oil led in. Tho Paris Herald said the situa tion at Kansas City was believed by some to be .responsible for the general's hasty departure since he ) had been mentioned lis a dark horse for the republican preside.., jiial nomination. i ' VYAniu.i'i iui, num.' u wi ( wamhi.mi i K.ienus ol u eneral Pershing bore: attached no political slgnflcaneo to his departure of General Pershing io ine ijiioa v.ny iiiinnu " was said ut his, offho , In the war ur imnnii'iii umi nnun ic .-n. i , riiiropo uc nnu iiiuh.-hi.vii mm n jg.e approximate date of his rc- turn, otitnem no uoiiiiuo ecueu 'ule. England Refuses To Let Thaw Land HOrnlAMI'TON, June 0 (AP) -Hurry Thaw, arriving at Southamp ton today aboard the Acillntnu ror Knghinil wus refused permission to land by the Immigration officials. Church Announces Anti-Smith Move Hllt.liNiriA.M. Ala., .lull" 0 (AP) A petition conliilniiig Ti - una signatures protestliiL, ugulnst the noiiiinnlion of Alfred 10. Smllli Is being prepared for presenlullon lo Ibe democratic niittoliiil cotiven- WOMAf i READY FOR FLIGHT OVEROCEAIl Southern Cross Expects to Start for Australia . at 7:00 Tonight NO TRACEFOUND ' OF THE ITALIA One of SOS Messages Picked Up in Siberia Turns Out to Be a False - Alarm. ( ; .. EVENTS OF IAY. TroiMsapy MaaoplaBe FHnid slilp ready far Altanttc trip. , Suva Kontltrrn CroM la ksave for Aiistrallii T . in. . . 1Iuhm "W ( S - rctMjrts 1 Iron Itilis Mlimd loam 0loX!orwetaar filer rKMrns from S4arth, iKHhltuc foond. . Kings liny Healer Hobby rr tuniH from - search, notliing found. THEPAHSKY, N. P., June (API Last minute preparation for the uwuy as soon us u. moqeraiiun or ,,,,, ... .,., ,,j i i. safe to try to life the plane with iu hwyy Umd of guiwUne from the harbm. und heud t out over the, oceun. I'Jarly in the forenoon Klutts and Clordon wont out to the plane. ; Although v the refuelling was thought to have been completed yesterday, tHey decided to put a little more Kusolfhe aboard. - They attonded ulso to a few other de- , tails of final preparations. Wtwi 'S''? f" The sky was clear and the flier were 'hopeful, that the start could be made someHlmej today. SOVT1IKI1N t'HOHH KKAUY SUVA, HJl,- June 0 (AP) The Southern proas will hoi off at.. 3 p. in., tomorrow from the bench iit Naselalu, 16 miles from here, on Its 1 7 "i 0 mile flight to Brisbane. Australia, flight Communder Char- -les Klngsford-Btnith - announced lute tonight. This would be 7 o'clock Wednes- day night. Pacific coast time. , 1 1 " n0ni, the first flier to try to find italla from the air operated from the ship Hobby, now off the north coast of West Hpltgbergen. KKAL10H FIX DM NOTHING K1NOH HAY. Spitsbergen, . Juno 6 (AP) The sealer Hobby, which has arrived tit Llefde buy in seurch of the dirigible Italu. reported thut It had explored the district between Amsterdam Island und Wlje fjord . wtthmH ftl)dln u trace of the , nd-Hhi , . J Amstorrlam Island Is one of the ( t-llt,wiu ,.,.in(u ,t u,.iteii, - gen. . The Ralluti Aplinlsts who (Continued on Puge G) BASEBALL .national li;a;i k Jt. If. K. CluelnnaU 8 7 1 Brooklyn 8 12 8 Batteries: Mays, hd wards and I'lclnlch. llurgrave: MoWeuneyi Khrhaidt und Henllmv If. chlcugo j.... 6 It 0 Phlbidelpbla 3 6 1 Hulterles: Maloue. ltusb. Joneti and llaitnetl: Miller. Wulsh and Hchultu. ' It. If. M. ..11 17 0 10 'i Mitchell .SI. I.otlts New ork ... ILitlerles: Alexander. Albtidge. OTurrell. and Wilson: i'liuilutn ail' Fuu Ik ner, pOslpOIKHl, Plltsbui-ft at I tost oh, ruin. ." " . . ' AMIJtlCAX MOAfitr; -Washington ut Chicago, post poned, wet grounds. Huston ut Detroit, postponed, ruin. y