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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TWELVE PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE iratidfr lamina ATHE WEATHER o :" Y.OON: l' lilr tonight mid Rut. CITY EDITION 'O -Vortjify but clouily near the'coast; I warmer In the Interior tiuturduy: normal nuinidlly. . . ; , VOLUME XXVI. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS' LA GRANDE. OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1928 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 272 EAST OREGON CITIES UNITE FOR HIGHWAY . Ontario Is 100 Per Cent for Old Oregon Trail, Visitor's Say MOST ARLINGTON CITIZENS LOYAL V.ffnrtk Will Rn Marie to Acquaint Tourists with 1 rue .r acts ioncerning j Famous Road. , Hepresentutives of foul Eastern Oregon cities, ail on tho historical Old Oregon Trail highway, met in an enthusiastic goodwill meeting at the La Grande hotol lust night, a nd then adjournment had taken dure, the following facts stood forth as fruits uf'liie forum: I. Ontario presented' its case in reference 40 reported routing of tourists via (he. John IMy highway", timl whs iiciiulttod la belled as lou per cent fur the , Old Oregon Trull.''' : ,, II, ' A communication rwu:' or dered drawn, to he signed liy rop rosentuttvos of Old Oregon Trail cities and town". 'jo I" .''T'""-.' ed to the state highway ciiniiiil' sion (a), calling. attention 10 me use of U. H. .10 signs on the North und Smith highway In Iduho and .(It) inquiring nhout early oiling of the Old Oregon Trail. ,. , y. Assurance that the niujor Ity of Arlington eUiseiis favor the Old. Oregon Trail beeuuse It Id 'an all-yeiir highway as compared Willi .others which oan be nojxo tlaled successfully; only, dunlng the wanner j.flinUifi or1 tho year. 4. The fostering of II move ment to Issue a Joint' pamphlet sotting forth facts about the lld Oregon Trail, to he distributed at till points along the I highway where colllact may bo had -with tourist travel. - . , ' ' u.. Deicrmliialliin on the part of l.i (iralide to Issue regularly bulletins, from authentic sources, faulting Corlh exact conditions' of the 'Old Oregon Trull 'highway,; these to bo distributed ihrough out the western stutes at slrule- Klc points. . , . . : U. . Tho cementing of friendly relations between Ontario, Pen dleton, La Oriind't and Baker In reference to corordinated effort to augment' Old Oregon Trail traffic. '.'.". Thn mooting last night whs di rectly occasioned by wldesinoad re- noris received here from tourists ii,..i ii, w. belnir directed over Ihe John Day highway because the Old Oregon Trail over : the Uluo mi.iininlns was "Imnassahle," sup- pusedly ema iiatiug from iitiil A rlinirt i ,11 . Onturio . immediate Action , ! i'roinlit Investigation followed, , i fl ihe Hint of La tlrande lieunle but bv Ontario business .1 i,,ini.,.uted In the welfare of Hastorn Oregon and Uie famous home-seeking cross coun-, try road. cane uiiau r, un j .inir,..,. I coiniueice cninvan, L'2 strong, came Wednesday a telephone call came! This announcement heralds he ,, , n Gniml. llll)t n,Bht Km M. hero that u rtclejtalloii of Ontario Introduction to U 0m"d'' r " ""M rorted by it wiuodron of Blale traf mcn would arrive here for a Joint Is conceded to I.e. one of tho finest f(. lm,n WM) ,iUck" -IIimihI Ion. or meeting with 1-a Orande buslnesa compunles In the west, with I' ; l.(.n,,ptoi , . cmil.K(,. yVllh him men. Plans w ere Immediately forming stars Including movie und ; w(i.b orrl,.or Hlllltll. or .,mn, made for a dinner meeting and. stage celebrities galore, among , Warrrn ya Qf llmrlo UI1(J Pendleton and Uaker w ere Invited them hddle Peabody the banjolst. U1;k ltollrrm)n , n,-mle. l0 Kll in iln future bookings for la Qrnndo . . ,mrlo Plrsents fuse . , "-''" """i . I?ff n,.0 ),',, iiierp was a touch of dramatics ... .i, Hleim,. h. si nluht when On- t ...-I..' ... eseniM Us case. - After the u-uests had been seated 111 the pri- vale cllnlnu room and C S. lllrnle had lad the assembly in the mnfr hm f "Aincpica," u trroup f t ,.,'..,,., i.m.i-inif nhi- cards; surprised the comity with a sodden appearance. One placard read: "Where in the H-l Does rinhirln o,wl TnOriMtS." Others Kave this information: "To Crande. Maker and Huntington, (Continued on Page 6.) BAKER EAGLES a Torrurn Jf P P T 1J 1 mi if in IJ tJ V I.A fltt A V( liy ' f.a Grande Aelie No. W l' O. Jr.. held its regular meeting last night al ICagles hall with a huge-dele- g.ition from the P-aker aerie In ai tendance. Following the Indue session, the Ladips auxiliary served iin appetizing lunch. The remainder of the evening was spent J" dancing. At this meeting the annual picnic to be held at Mearham In July was discussed. Kagles from Maker. , v A H M I N n TO N , June 29 (AP) Pendleton. 1m (Jrande and Walla fj,ulrman Work of the republican Walla will participate In the out- national committee announced late lug. Committees were appointed to twiHy thst James W. Good o hl make arrangements with the other ruK0 prtf-conventton . camputgn aeries. A committee from La manager for Secretary Hoover had Crunde will go to Pendleton Wed- ( jn selected as manager of the nesday night lo meet with the Pen- iwestern division of the party's dleton aerie. , tampatgn. Rain Falls Over District; Helps GrainLHay Crops Total of .17 of" an Inch Is Measured in La Grande Gardens and Lawns Are Benefited, Much needed moisture, although not in us large a quantity us some desired fell in I .a Grande and Its territory late yusterday. In thin clty.i lie ra Infill I measure, .17 of on inch, is the heaviest since April. Gardens, lawns und small fruits wore benefited greatly in this city und in tho valley, where the rain was sufficiently heuvy to soak the ground to uny extent, grain crops r a- -d ,yi- ten hue moming. The precipitation ended, at least f temporarily, one of the longest cur ly dry spelts in Union county for several years and one that has al ready caused considerable damage in purls of the district Krults were in -good shape but grain and hay were badly in need of water. it is reported mat some ruin leu in . PendletlJn and Maker also. ' , Past Commanders Will Preside At . Legion . Meeting The July meeting of the Ameri can Legion, which will be held to- night because the regular dale fulls pjiUp,, THhpttpr nv Hur on the Kourih of July, win be vh- i-nnei iaDeitei oi riar- peciully Interesting to members, alSOn tO Pitch J MliniCl parllcularly Ihose who have held , Panrl in Plnv high offices In the organization. I P11 UdllU IV X Idy It will bo observed primarily usj . " past commanders night, with all former commanders occupying of ficial positions. !r. J. I,. Ingle, sunlor post commander, will pre side and the following past com manders will hold 'other offices: Hoy Ourrcy. Dr. Hay Murphy, Knlph Huron, oils Palmer, ituy-i j,a Grande will have a. nltvnlng uiond (. ' Williams. Jluiiev,tltlch- Htn rr or two men Haralson und nrdson and Hugh 14. Ilrudy., i l-'rotl aionn l.edbetteiv The latter pltch t'uney. ulsn a past commander, will eu for 'Willamette university Mils he unable to attend. ' lsirlngand has been playing In tho 111 uddillon eats und smokes will Cnion-Wullowa county league, be passed around and initiation turning in some excellent chllk wlll be held. An A. W. O. I,, com- ' king. It has not been announced inundeis' imiutet will slug und oth- yet Which hurler will stall. Milr- or numbers will be presenled. The meeting will oe in me nuiuiu ui stag" affair. i There Is u surprise In lino in me way or out-of-town speakers which should be an udilltlonul spui to un exiremeiy m hi' - I the officers hinted today. Fanchon & Marco Revue Will Play Here Wednesdays A forward step that brings ntudovllle of 'metropolitan calibre in this eltv And puts Uic I .a Grande Theaters Inc. In the Trout ranks of entertainment-providing theaters of the state was u n nounced today by J. I. Meyers unu !. A. Ureuncn oi toe local cum- puny following rlnnl transactions yesterday with Karl- Simmons of the Knnchon Marco company. Beginning July 11 the fanchon & Mareo revue, exactly as It isi shown ut the Hroadway theati-r in j Portland, will uppear at tho Ar- movie muni, in.- ......... said this morning explaining that they will be snnpplly will be snnpplly presented. with siiecial or?hetra. on the "anchon & Marco do not stage present their feutures In Individual acts but stage them In u distinctive revue that has found ruvor. "We ure bringing this company to I.a Orunde utu heavy expenso and with dUflculty. If wo find "'HI "l l'"D .,.,' ' v . a want them we will continue them permanently, out we connoi no this without the co-operation of the theater-goers and a definite indication from them thut they do want the best kind of vaudeville entertainment." said Mr. Meyers today. "H restj with our patrons whether or not the h'nnchnn & Marco revues, such as those shown in Portland, ure to be a perman- ent part of our cntertutnmont pro- grum. i The first scheduled program Is culled "lunelng Venus" and fea tures n group of girls who will have a large tank of water on the stage for their performance. James W. Good To Be West Manager RUNNING MATE ! i- ) : wpy Abovc In tlto latest pic turn of iM-iiHior Kubliisiiii, cIhim'ii by ilic (k-niocruls today as tlK'lr ' Uu liitvildentktl nominee. LAST HOME GAME HERE ON SUNDAY I l.u Grande and Pendleton will -dote the home BlUtt, . Mountain league scheduln here Hunduy nfter noon ut the 'high school grounds ut 2:30 o'clock, with . present In dications pointing to clthor team having un even chancu to win! chison, of Cove, will be behind tfio oai The remainder or ihe loam will l. Ih,. D,.n,n lt Uon.l,... ...Ill, ' ,h(, H,,,,moll of jlmmv Hoscn'huum.ltite republican piuly, after eight outrlt,(t,1. , ' y,,lu.K of conn0 0f the governinent Although Hunday's guluu will be ,tlic last league conU'st ot liolne,' the Pirutes will huve .one. more guiuo to play out of town at Wal j'lu'WulIu on July 8. I It U'u Hiinnnnpcl In.l.o il.f fl, ll.u Grande nuinlcliml bund, di- rected by Andrew I.oney Jr.. will Iilay at the ball field the Pirates flgiirinir in close the hnmn with music. The I,u (Ininilc club has ulreudy won tho pennant and Hunduy'H guini'S here und nt linker will go a long ways toward decid ing whether the Klephanls or Iluckuroos will wind up In the first division. Traffic Officers f.T x iiscwrt varavan Whcn the Ontario chainlier of jtwno lytotitdii Normal Situation A Renernl discussion of Ihe nor- mill school situation ; took place J turn over. Mr. Msh wiih pinned be when the Mi Grande Itenlty Jiourd i nealh the muchinu and hurt iiuile met today with George (urrey lead- ' badly. ing. The. board met ut the Kacuja- ) Ho wus taken lo Hot hake where wcu Inn with u futl representation it wus found that his chest was present. ' Apple fexports Should Be Heavy, Bureau of Economics Expert Says i: PORTLAND. Ore.. June 2! (AP) i "Owing lo our heavier crops and , to more settled lnlustrlal, crndi-! tlons In Ilurope, l!)2 fruit export, may be of greater Volume than last year." was the fony-just given here by Kdw!n Smith, specialist In 'mar keting fruits und yegetables of the bureau of agricultural economics, depurtfln-nl of agriculture. Mr. Hmlth hos been on the Huropan niui kets for the past four years and Is now conferring with Oregon and Washington growers und shippers preparatory to representing them In Kuropf for another season, as he expects to be back In l,ondon by the flist week of September. Meet ings In the Hood Itlver and White Kulmmi districts were uddressed by Mr. Smith Wedneaduy und Thurs day. General conditions in Kurope, Mr. Smith reported, ure Improved over a year ago. England has some what puMtd out Of the depressed PROHI PLANK ADOPTED BY CONVENTION Democratic Platform, the Shortest in Many Ye'U'S, Assails G. 0: P. FARM AND FOREIGN POLICIES SCORED Law Enforcement Section . Gives Special Attention tp Eighteenth Amend ment. lljr ilomtw Wllllnjirt (Associated Presii Writer) BAM HOt'STON HAM,,. HOUS- TON, Tex., June V) IAI'1 Tho die ut 1:47 p. m. today after a scs pllitfor'm framed by the resolutions slon laHtihK four hours. committee of tho democratic na-1 lloiml convention was adopted by BAM HOUSTON HAI.I,, Houston, tho convention by vivo vole. In- Juno Jill (AP) Democracy, pre cluding the much discussed prnlil- aents to the nation: hitlon ninnk. over which n floor fight threutened almost to tho Insl.l Tliroughout tho. four-thoumnd ! word pronouncement tho shortest j nutional nollllcul nlulforni of re cent years the republican party Ik 1 The ticket was runnally placed asjalled with especial attention giv- on tho pollllcul roster of 11128 to on to the treutment of ugrlcultuic, day when the party's national con- Its foreign policy lo especial men- Hon of deullng with Lalin-Aineii- ca and lis failure to enforco prohl- ultlnn Yorker to whom It hud entrusted No mention is made In plalfo, in '"rl' l"ndunl but a few hours of either the league of nation. , or,; Il.'"otll 1!lt io of . Hon,ltnr ,ioll. the world court, but there Is u ,.,,.., r, ,,,, , I,, .. , ling political ulllunces with foiemn nnltoiis. Kndorsemenl of the leuguo led to a bitter fight four Gurden. rnriff MoutlontMl Tho turlff pronouncement Ul SO' came In for especial uttenlioil by purty leudi'rs. slnco II niserieu tnuij the actual difference between the, cost or production at homo and abroad with adequate safeguard for the wage of Ihe American laborer, must bo the extreme measure oi every Inrlff rate. rhe law enforcement plank of ,u democrats consists of only 111 .. , ... .1... ,...lul.l.. Ilinl prcm ntcd the "n.'miirkiibln (Hjicc- tad'" of feclinjf nomK'll(I to niiol- iiii'uoniiiK auoui mo iiirin rcner r.gi.e to the country Tor iU failure Ikhiiu. to rjforce the dry laws." Then it t fV voiced foreirul rumpalfrn udtln: "Kpeaklnff for the nutional r, Koblnnun Ktorles In the ciimlmt democracy, this convention pledge of politlral Htunip speaking. He Is l'"rty '""' " nones, eu.. amendment und nil olher provisions of Ihe federal conslitullou and all luwo enucicn pursrani im-iem. IHkIi lglits ' Tho high lights of the democra tic, declaration, nslilo from piohlbl- lion, are: ' Agriculture Crcrtlt "uid to creditable market-! lug organization: creation of a fed- presldltut orricers chair In the sen eral farm board In assist the f ir- ate at Sjake. iner In the marketing of pi Diluets 1 iim iho federal roMerve hoard hirn ,,, rr ,he i dune fur Ihe hanker and IminehH 'man; reduutlun of the Hpread le- t Continued on Puko 5) Hot Lake Man I Is Badly Hurt , In Auto Wreck I.eioy l.iKh, at Hot Uike, was FfMoiiHly Injured In an inilnnioldle accident near Iniou lant niKht when a flat lire eauwed li Ih rnr to crushed and some ribs were broken. buying power period following thfc disastrous strikes or I 20. and Ger man industry seems to be some what more set I led t Imn was the cuse lut year ut this time. Mr. Smith's conclusions ate thai fruit growers of the iNielfic North west will follow unwise polieh-M if thf-y do no, dln'-ard before pack ing tb smaller s r.cs and low grarlea Of )plMK, SIkhiIiI nt l-Apftrt ""' tirriU "Uuring years of big crops it does not pay lo export C grade npplen of red varieties," di-claiei) Mr. Smith. This does not apply to Yellow Newtowns and Oitleys, which usually return something over packing charges even In slsten as small as thl, it was explained, The Sebaslopal, Cel.. clee.ring house has recommended that no fancy apples smaller than 2eo und no C grade apples smaller than 150 (when not already sold) be packed this year in that district. QUITS AFTER FINAL VOTE Senator Robinson Re ceives Total of 1032 16 Out of Possible 1100 EXPECTED TO ADD . TO AL'S STRENGTH Arkansan Ardent Prohibi tionist and Was Sup . porteif of the McNary ' Haugen Measure . BAM HOUSTON HAM.. Houston, Tex., Juno aw AIM The demo cratic convention adjourned Bine l-'or l'ros:(l"iit AlTred K, Bmlth. l'"or VH"P I1 of New York. l'"or VHvi l1!!!!!!! Joseph T. Jtobinaon of Arkansas. volition at its concluding session, overwhelmingly named the Ark- ansun as running male of tho New sinashlng, first bullot triumph ovtr .,...', ri. ,., i ucattered field of rivals. I' or the past 24 hours there hud been llilln .tm.l.t ,.ll..n .l Mie outset of toduy's proceedings ho , left hls post an iiresldtng officer of tho convention und retired to his hotel while his nomination uua lng (.nnsuminuted ApiKnls lt StMilii, West 'j-i10B() whu f,.st proposed the Arkansas senator and democratic, H,,nKt floor leader to halaneel off ,h) fjmm, t (elect argued that ho wollIJ strengthen the purly In both south und west and thut iirgument went like wild fire. Jt was in .tho 'south thut opposition to the noin- l,.tin tit Miollh nnnlnm,! ilnlll llin very end. and it is to the west that both reiiubllcans upd llejuocrats uro Iiiokihk for the answer 10 their c'lv K ' "''n'"" debate, ... . o,...., Hon of titular leadership on the democratic side that Senator Curtis I of Kansas, the republican vice I presidential nominee,' has among rcpuhllrun senators, Thus two men I who have matched wils and stra tegy across I ho party ulslo und I have ' remained good personal I friends throughout are to try con- elusion In another arena, with tho llohllison 'lry Kuhinson is dry and liis Hpeech HpokeHtnan und permanent chulimuin of the convention he warned his party agalnHt listening to pleas or a modification plank iu tho plallorni. in the huiiio (Continued on I'm go (i) Suicide Attempt I? C ilMUrj RJt, OWtliaB III Ml 'GKN (Jre.. June An at tempt at suicide, Mrs. Kli-thu H. White, who shot hersulf under iifler an interview with Karl Law ton hero lul night, may hu suc cessful, Mrs. Whiles condition was ex pl-esseu til the I'aclllf! f'lirlsUan hospital at noon today as "not good." Khe hi not expected lo live. Tho bullet which punctured the woman intestines und spleen. ranged slightly downward and em rged frorn her brick Just abova thn rtincyn. ri w as rourru in ner cioi n- Km Mrs. While is the divorced wire or Klmo S. White, president of the American Fidelity Investment corn- puny. , . (JrpfOH hjfli 1 am lUCel IH iliedfOrU Jured. The disturbance occurred fibout a half mile from the mine, . which was prepitring to reopen MKDI'-OPO, frre., .hnif V. (AP) activities after being shut down Oregon editors were flocking to nCp April 1 because of wage dis tills etiy luday for- a business ses- agreements. sion und outing at Outer ijike Arthur Kugh-ton, district 14 lodge as (Ih guesta or Itichard W. j,itln audllor was shot throiigh the Price, lessee and manager, over h g, Jhw and neck, while ,ihn Htra- the week-end. HcgtKlerliig of de- holanonsky. a picket, was shot In (ieiters frrnn editorial fancturns was under way at the chtiruher of com - mercy and 200 state im ril.es uro expected. Clouds of (he .early morning fad- ed nt noon ami bright, sunshiny weather is predicted. Conditions at Crat lake were .'clearing up. Governor Al Smith, Nominated By t UOVKItNOH SMITH TWO AUTO FIRMS IN HUGE MERGER pierce.A lTOW and StUfJe- baker Corporations to Combine f orces m'KKA l-O, June 2!i- (AP) Di rectors of the Plorco Arrow Motor cur company today approved a merger with tho Ktudebuker cor porullon. Announcement of tho action whtj-h uaK made after u meeting of the directors, hu id that a new holding enmpany would be formed to take over plants, properties and iissetH of the two companies valued m $1(1(1,0(10,000, Hltidehaker, It was announced,, will acquire u KUbstan- nai interest in the new company. in.m sci ion ii;mi;d NKW YORK, June Z'J (AP)- Kupreini ('oiirt Jtuttlce MUllan lo- ,iy ,l,.ed the applicul day denied the application of t'al- vin Jl. (JoddimJ, minority stock j holder In tlie ImhIko Mrothers cor I'.t (AP) porullon for n Injunction to rn made by strain ihe proposed mergitr of the of Satein, 'hrysli'i' Motor t'ar forpuratlon the heart with tho Dodge cbrpoi'atlon. (Continued on Page J.) -'SIX SHOT WHEN PICKETS FIGHT MINE EMPLOYES MfNDKN. Mo.. June (Al')- x I()f,n wn'(.r(; H,')nt tW() oU)(,rB .., . (..1Ki. ......tw ttiuv im. t ween company employes of thn Western coal und mining company, nnd union sympathizers who are reported to have been picketing the I'oiiipiiny'H No, 23 mine for about two weeks. 'Iw0 of tnf! i it and two or t(f d-rt ey. 1 R was reported lo officers thut the shooting started when tho flvo i men, in a motor car. upproached a lurge band of pickets a half mile rrom IJie mine. Tim orflcers said the pickets captured tho five men, stripped them, and pursued thein'fed by Mrs. Thorp and his sister jtu the mine. " (In-law, Mlsc Kate Kramer. "Happy Warrior," Democratic Legions By I ho AsHocntcd l'rt'sa Alfred Kinanuel Smith rose from an obscure youth on the HiUowalka of Now York's crowded lower KRBt aide to become governor of the Km plro State four times and a sue cuful candidate for nomination to the hlfchost office in the nutlon. In 1924 he was a contender for the democratic presidential nomt nllon ut Madison Square Gurden In a memorable convention that finally named John W. Davis us stundnrd beurer. In 1920 he was a 'favorlte son" at tho Sun Vrancis co convention, . ' - The governor, known to a lefflon or New. Yorkers us Al, has led a charmed political life In a state that Is normally charted as repub lican, especially In presidential election years. Only onco In more than a quarter of a century of al most continuous publlu life has ho been .defeuted for office. On that o ecus Ion, when Nuthuii h. Miliar I dofeated him for governor tho ' year of the Harding Presidential lundallde In 1920 ho ran a million votes ahead of tho democratic ticket. Qcnlullty Is ono of the outstand ing Smith attributes and accounts for part of his Immense personal following In his homo city. But ho has a rigid senso of public duty, with which his good nature Is nov or permitted to interfere He has been called "The Happy warrior. I'-lghtlmr U somethlnB ho lias alwnya had to do, com inonoing with his strugglo to over coiuo poverty In his boyhood, when he helped to support hie widowed mother. Ho repcutedly fought hos tile legislatures In Albany and was successful In - pushing through many llnpoitant legislative meas ures. Ho has had many fights with Willlanr Randolph Hearst, t'he pub1 Usher, and had a few tllta with the" Into William Jennings Drytin. His lust Important fight with Hearst when he stubbornly declined to run I Impressive Harmony on a ticket with tho publisher, '4 In contrast to the blttor anlnio innrked the', decline of, tho lattor's sltles that surrounded Hmith's un Influence with tho slate democratic , successful bid for the nr'esldentlul . ' 4n'amlnii'lo'ro1irtt MfcftH Man-' v Umllhs own htlllude rcgurdlug son Hnuurs Garden,' impressive iignnng is snown in his speeches, In tho 1926 gubernatorial cam paign, whnn ho defeated Ogdcn I,. .Mills, later undor-secrctury of tho treUBUl'V. thn renilbllennn nn.l.,l that Mr. Mills would "get along with the legislature like a cooing (Continued on Page 6) Western Japan Suffering From Floods; 100 Die OSAKA, Japan. Juno 28 (AP) A death roll of at least loo persons Is 'reported from Western Jupnn; whom floods hnvo beon causing dcvuslution and grout property loss, Tho flood Is nnrtlculurlv severe ----- ut KlUflhu. where 1,600 houses and 70,000 ucies of land are under wutcr. A force of 4.000 has been ordered In strengthening Ihe river embank ments ut Kuomoto and In maintain ing communications between Ku kuoko und Hugu. It Is esflmuled tlat property damage) will exceed l,ooo,ooo.' Jimmy Rinehart 1 8 Going Strong KKASlDi;. Ore., June f AP) Jimmy Itlnehart, yoiitlihil Portland aviator, who took off here on an endurance (light at 4:57 a. in., was irolnif wtroniP ut l-Vn uhnn lia imun. ed over Seaside al an altitude of ventlon entered Into what was ox- about 300 feet on his return rrom Ptoil to bo the final day's ses Mocllps, Wash., the roule he seems B,on' ''catlons were seen that lo Imvu selected for his solo ftiirht Dswald West would be reported us and requires about one hour and 10 minutes ror tho round trip. Fly ing conditions wero good. The plane used by Itinehart Is un OX-5 type, the product or tho ,mton:il committee, uppurontly in Amerieun Eagle company. Kansas Ul(tst oafi(,s hH(i rt,achc(1 thR Conciu t.lty, und is equipped with OX-5 sion thllt lh(.y ha( no aUornutlvo motor, which bus un unofriclal fly- un().r tho Ht(lt0 prnmry ittW hllt to ing record of VI hours und , five . HUbmlt his nume to the convention. minutes. .. w'PHt'i, stand ngulnst the candi- " ; " dacy of (Jovernor Alfred K. Smith, ww www if I"1' Nnw Y"''1. resulted in tho quc.s- i OUCe itead iteiU Up By Accident HAI.KM, Ore.. June a (AP) - Wil - laid Thorp, police commissioner of the city of. I, os Angeles, is held up in Salem for the day or two while en route by auto noblle from . Seattle to California. While driv- Ing soul h between Portland ami Salem his automobile skidded on a wet pavement and was t amuged, necessitating his sloping here fur repairs. Commissioner Thorp wan recent ly in Alaska and has been assist ing Scuttle authorities In a murder mystery thut so fur Is unsolved. The commissioner Is accompan- HARMONY AND AL SMITH IS THE PROGRAM New York Governor Re ceives 849 23 Votes on the First Ballot REED PROMISES TO SUPPORT HIM Prohibition Issue Fades From Picture . Before : Nomination of Smith and Robinson. AIJ1AW, N. V.,' Juno 29 (Al) ftovfrnor Alfred E, HmJtli cent mi npocptniwfi telegram to tin leiiKi crntlti imtiotuil convention today In which ho relterutnl Lis belief that titer Hlioiilil bo fundamental t'lianges In thn present provision for imthmal iirotUbltlon. Iy llryon l'rleei' (Associated Presa Writer) HOUSTON. Tm.. Junn 91 I AW iTlio democratic nooilneo for lireshlent U (iovernor Alfred i& Sntltli of New York. I ' The' party stundard' was placed In his hands by the democratio na tional convention late last night, a solitary ballot sweeping him far beyond tho two-thirds ' majority noeded to nominate, ' . Today tho convention was called together to complete Its work by . selecting Henutor Robinson as Us '.andtdate for. the vice presidency. . gestures of Imrmony and concilia tion proceeded and followed, his eeiertion last night as thn leader of his party. Just before the bul let was taken a party platform, contrary to thn tntutil case, wns ad-1 opted without a fight In open con vention. After tho notulnutlon had be come u I'anti Ills most active rlvul1 for -tho- honor, He.na.tor Heed of Missouri, went to tho convention hall und tolit tho delegate that ho ono would be more loyal than he to the newly chosen party nominee. ,v Prohl Ihkuo FIff . ' Tlie prohibition Issue,' which hud been intertwined with the Hmlth and anH-Bmlth . tilg-of-war from; the beginning, disappeared from tho convention picture almost ah It by magic Just before tho nomina tion was made. After many hours , of debate In committee, and sub- committee a plank was found that 'itlrioa tho most prominent of n. . , -l n U, Rmlth und antl-Hmlth alike. Com posed or but Tour sentences. It de clares the republicans have not en forced thn prohibition law, and pledges tho democratic nominee to make un . honest enforcement of thut und ull other statutes. Ilrought to thn convention floor with the support of both wots and drys, the plunk provoked but a few minutes of discussion und : (Continued on page 8.) WILL REPORT OSWALD WEST FOR OREGON HOCHTON, Tex., Juno 29 (AP) As th democratic national con- Oregon selection for nutional com iiiltteemun. --y Thn Oregon delegates, regardless of their opinion of West's desir ability us Oregon's member of the 1 1 Ion of lh Oregon man's dealr- ublllty. Some rlelegtttes today ex- presw-d thn. opinion that tho tnat- er would not be considered further . by the delegation. ' ' ' ' BASEBALL NATIONAfi MIAGI I. II. If. E. Chicago 2 7 ( Cincinnati 4 13 1 Hatteries: Hoot, Jones und llart nett; Lucille nnd Plclnlch. , AAIKIUCAN l-GlE It. H. K New York 4 10 S Philadelphia . 6 14 I , Hatteries: Ponnock and Collins, jQrubowsky; Grove and Foxx.