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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY -FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE THE WEATHER OIIEQON Cloudy west and fair but with thunder atorina In moun tains of rant portion tonight and Suuduy. Slightly cooler want por tion. Normal humidity west, i Low hillnldlty east' portion.'" :- - 1 ' ' CITY EDITION VOLUME XXVI. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE. OREGON SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1928 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 296 4KB EASTOREGON DOCTORS IN CONFERENCE Medical Society in Annual Meeting at Sacajawea Inn Today LOCAL MENAMONG SPEAKERS TODAY Election of Officers Is Scheduled for This Aft ernoon Nearly 50 in Attendance. - . With eight eminent Northwest doctors giving pHpern before an as semblage of nearly 5U medical men from over the utute the (urgent un nunl En stern Oregon District Medi cal society meeting yet held con vened tit the tiucujuweu Inn today. Dr. Alfred J. Johnston, president, of Heppner. presided at the sessions. Dr. Roger BUwell, Baker, Is vice president jind Dr. John B. Gregory. .-Dllowii, in secretary and in In Tiitriie of entertainment, for the day. Ur. Lee - B. Bouvy' in chalr nmn of the committee of welcome., - Held primarily uh u -medium for exchanging ideas, keeping lu touch with development and stimulating progress, the session Is devoted purely to discussion of problems, of the medical world, and tsubJeeU ure hq technical that they mean lit tie directly to the layman. But t hat' they mean much to the physl clun and surgeon Is evinced ut the sessions where the keenest inter est is being demonstrated. . One senses In the groups of visiting doc tors a concentration of thought,on ' problems and a wholehearted ab sorption to the thought and prob lem of the purllcular moment. One feels loo the uniqueness and im portance of such u gathering of men. verged and skilled In a fore most science that has as its purpose service to humanity. ' lr. Mount Here llfndli.i; thfi diHtliiuulMhed vlsi- tora Is Ur. Hugh Mount, president of the.stute medical ,asnotttnn. j t Hers ' h re Ur. Richard Dlllehui.t, deou ot. the University of ungual Medical school and the other" speakers. Ur. Harold L Bean, Ur. I Hay -Matson. Ur. O. C. Schauffler, j Ur. Louis K. PoynU. all ot Fori-1 hind, and Ur. J; Tate Mason. Be- J attle. Ur. W. T. Phy and -Dr. Lee B. Bouvy complete the list of speakers. Clyde C. Foley, executive secretary of the society, from Port lund; Ik also here. Dr. Mount and Mr. l-'oley were also speukers on the program. Ur. Harold C'. Beun. with a pa per on "Studies In Septicemia Over a Period of Ten Years,' with a re port in detull of 02 cases, appeared first on. this morning's progrum which coiiiiuenced at 8:30 o'clock, lasting until I :!:3 p. in. Ur. I-ee B. Bouvy wuh the second speaker. having as his subject "Newer M t t hods in Nasal Sinus Diagnosis." Of. particular , interest because It presented new Ideas gleaned by him in Denver recently at the Ameri can Congress of Onthomolpgy, Ur. Bouvy's address offered a new line of thought In nasal tilnus treat ment. Put Into terms of compre hension for those not fn miliar with medical phraseology the principal of the new method advanced by Ur. Bouvy Is that of (Jutting opaque substances Into the nasal cavities and locating disease by x-ray pho tography, ft was explained , this morning. Ur. Bouvy heard the principle advanced by Ur. Proetz, of St. Louis at the congress In Den ver. 1 The third morning speaker was Dr. Hay Matson who had as his subject "Kxalrese of the Phrenic Nerve lu the Treatment of Pulmo nary Tuberculosis." The fourth was Ur. Ci. Schauffler whose pa per was on "Some Considerations Concerning Pregnancy Complicated by Tuberculosis. Pyelitis, or Thy roid Dysfunction." Dr. W. T. Phy of Hot Lake was the third morning speaker, having as his subject "The Diagnosis and Treatment of Some of the Common Skeletul Affections of the Back." , Dr. Miimiii Ki teaks After an hour's adjournment for noon luncheon the doctors re-assembled to listen to a paper by Dr. J. Tate Mason, of Seattle. Wash., on "PreoM-ratlve Treatment of Kxa nohthalmlc Colt re. Ur. Richard Dlllehunt was to follow Dr. Mason, (Continued on Page 6) No Word From Normal Bids At 3 O'clock Although bids for the construc tion of the Kastern Oregon normal school at La Grande were to be opened In Portland this morning. no word was received up to 3 o'clock this afternoon as to amounts of bids or letting of con tracts. . !ocal mn were of the bllef thHt the bulldlnr committee of the boa ni of rege n t s w e re In vest 1 ga t ing the bids with the utmost care, which would take considerable time. - Two or three local men entered bids. It Is said. Normal Summer Weather Is On Way to Valley Aftei4 Five Days of 100 or More Temperatures, the Weatherman Promises Relief. WDATHKK TODAY . 7:30 a. 111. TJ above. Condition: clour. a:ou p. ni. Kin above. WKATHKR YESTICIIDAY 7:30 a. III. 83 uuovc. ' 2:00 p. in. 114 ubovo. Maximum 102, minimum 73. condition: purity- cloudy. WKATIIKIt JULY 28, 1021 Maximum yo. minimum 63. Condition: clcur. Old Hoi fought a good fight butt the turning point in the struggle hua been reached but not until j he gave La Grunde and Oregon such a touch of warmth us has ' never been seen here beforo. 'rwo rcoords were niado in La Grande. , On Wednesday, July 25, 1328, a new ull-tlme murk or lT wan chalked up. Then, with the mercury jumping to 102 yesterday. uiioii.er rui-uru iur nvc uoni:i:uiiv days with the temperature 1W" or more was inude. . Here's the figures for the last soven days of the present hot sped: July 21-rU6, Juiy 22 90, July 23 102, July July 26 107, July 20 100, July 27 102. Itrllof Promised But this morning, the Associated Press leased wire conveyed to the autoinatlc printers in The Observer offlco this pleasant bit of Informa-' tlon: "Slightly cooler in east portion of state tonight and Sunduy. Low humidity." The weather outlook for next week Is announced as "generally ralr over the liitmior biit with local thunder storms over high mountain ranges. Tcmpuia- ture will be normal." Locully, relief has already start- ed, ullhough not Jn such a marked degree that anyond is getting chills, ImjA night tho minimum was 60 above, considerable better than the 73 the night before, and at 7:30 a. m. today it was 79. thren degrees cooler than yesterday morning at at tho same time. The fact that reyef Is coining doesn't moan that La Grande is. golng to be plunged Into hilly weathcrlt merely means the nor. mill sumtnC(nniVeratutcB will bo resumed, which range around In j the 80s und occasionally the 90s. It means that citizens will not be bathed In perspiration while at tempting to sleep at nights and it means Unit the sunburn blisters will not bo quite as irritating. Ju other words, it will still be ' hot but not too hot! ' I, oitlook ixm wijkk t?.. ,,'.!, !y , 1 .. ' I he weather outlook for I he , week beginning July 2y was an-! nounced here today by the weather' (Continued on Page 5) Second Period At Scout Camo m 1"! I rn i i 1 O Ki Hfl I OnilFlll 1 v O A busy and Inlerestlng' week j.t ;e'"' average of pictures In higher Ci.mp Phy on Catherine creek win'thnn ever before. This high stan dni:v to an end lonight wi:h n puo-! ,Ij'"'l of production Is made neces lic court of honor when. w:li i no sary by the ever-increasing demand li .'hin court known as the "four "f the Pbllc for consistently good lodge- cer-. monies, f leonrc C.;ikson, of North' Powder, will be-; Meti-o-flold wyn-Mayer ' wll! pro caine, the firth Kiigle scout tn th duce and distribute approximately Cistern Oregon council. A ii.ii'i-' fift.v-ne pictures, the most out ber or other ranks will be given u-id standing being "The Carnival or x .tenerul ' InvlL-.IUm Is ex.nilt ! , Life," starring John Gilbert and from camp ofrice-ts who antVipL'f? Greta Ourboj "Tlie .Show People." u (urge crowd. I with Marlon Unvles and Wlllluni Monday was t!e "day of friy.i" Haines: and "The Loves' of Cassa ut camp. Twenty scouts 'l" in nova." dealing with the romantic the morning for Catherine '.Vae ! highlight in the career of the i:"u'on'8, Hi miles away, le ivm a.-' world's famous philanderer. C a. ni. und completii-g (be! (iretn liarlat (.'omiiig s " i uouh trip ut J o'clock p. in. I Greta Garbo will appear in three Wednesday a r umber or l h ; ltidlvldual,starrliig productions dur rt"Oilts pussed various tesH. Virgil log lilL'X-29. two of which will be Kochenspargpiy. Kagle -scon t com '"Tiger Skin" by Kllnor Glyn, und La Grande, usslstod in giving thej'The Single Standard. tests. j Jidin Cilbcrt will be seen In "The ' Wednesday afternoon wiiie- nr.' Devil's Mask." a dramatic, story or tlvltles were real tired and inn ; f'',bn ml venture, and hi one oilier scouts acclutmed this on or tin vehicle which has not yet been an most pleasant duys or enmp. Thv j uohticpiI. enjoyed a game or water polo and! "l,,ld lll have as muny or the mtook swimming tests. I1'" biickground the United Ktntes Nearly every scout in camp has 1,vy. be one of Ramon No- leurnedhovv to swim, with the Jun ior Red Cross lifesavers assisting Mr. Allen in the work or Instruc-I tlon. Last night was stunt night at camp and was un enjoyable event. The skits were cleverly given. Baker Golfers May lie Here Tomorrow " The l.u fJrande Country club has -xien.ie.i the courtesy of Its course ...c , t-Miu n'ici n neu for eight years. t what was then known as the loll tomorrow so that members of the, Kunenil service ure scheduled bridge. nelKhbor city club may practice on j fr 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon j The deceased receivnl his educa the grass grns In preparation for ut i),c Cove Methodist Kplscopal thn in the Old Hosebur academy, the Inter-ctty tournament at Walla j church, with HnodKrass & Zlmmer- t hen enKaging In teiicblng for six n. in nvxi moiinny ani n.in-iay, Aiiif. una cf. iwimon, i-enoie- ton. Ia Orande. Itakr and Walla Walla will have picked 12-mnn or member of the statu legislature, near Cove, becoming owner or wv teams In the two-day goir pvent. . Mtng elected in 1 870. where he Vral hundred acres or land. Includ whlch Is one or the outstanding i.mile an pxecllent record. He waff Ing an orchard. He whs married omn in ine mi miner ror tne sec tions of the three states represent ed. The La Grande team will be announced next week. C00LIDGET0 NAME CABINET MEMBER SOON Successor to Herbert , Hoover Will Be Se lected Shortly CHIEF WILL NOT VISIT WEST PARK DeVOting Milch Time t0 will tiavel again ut nlelit. reuch rnncirWaHftn nf Vnr- Uxe WJfo,d l t(:30 o'clock Thuwi- oonsiaeiauon 01 r or- tIay mornlnff. They expect to got eign AtiairS Anti-War HIa,, Dn.1AI , Afiuvcu uatneu. - HUHURIOR, Wis., July 27 (AP) President Coolidge expects to ac- m-nt koi'i-ntiirv Hnnvor'n roln-ntlnn (lt un eariy date und t0 rciievo.hlm of uH L.)lulllet duties. The chief executive rapidly is narrowing ,lmvn available candidates for com- Iner..e H,.Cretary and hones to an- nonc an appointment soon. Hoeretary Hoover was charged by i4,i..nt irnii.io tn innk in in . tain matters pertaining to the com- inurce department while on the Pari fin coast. It was indicated Mr. Hoover had about completed this task and that Mr. Coolldgo therefore felt the time had ap- proached to leave the presidential nominee- free to occupy himself exclusively to his campaign. j Foreign Problem ! In the meantime the chief ex- ecutlvo Is devoting much, ttmo to consideration of foreign affairs. .Ho sees little chance of anything Interfering with the completion of. the anti-war treaties now under negotiation between the I'nlted Ktates and 14 other countries. Ho thinks the pact will receive reudy ratification in tho American senate where leading senators of all ar-. i filiations liave been consulted. By tho department of state In tlu? course of the negotiations, receiv- In endorsement throughout. Mr. Coolldgo is contemplating delivering another- speech after next sunnay s nt t annon Palis, un August id. no expecis 10 aaun-ws o Wisconsin state convention of American Legion lit WausuU. Although h hasjef ' " : (Continued on Pag 5) J, . THEATERS SIGN . FOR NEW SEASON aviany rum uems to ue Shown in La Grande,- , ' Management OiateS t Ia Cm tide motion picture en 'thusiasts iv ill soon be favored with U succession of film gems during ithe coming season when the Metro Coldwyn-Mayer series Is released at the Arcade and Star theaters. , In announcing Its new product. i tho MctroC.oldvyn-Mayer people, j i ,,m MetroC.oldwyn-Mayer people , nounced in the newspapers. "Ai ,,ie,'lll,G that ,helr M,nn,OH 1,1 lveraolltlcltallon in the future must .City have developed production fa-; authorized by the council or It w Utilities to a point where the gen-I films. (Continued 011 Page 5) Death Claims Cove . Eight Years Illness Burial Sunday penth of another respected Inst- ( from Illinois In ISM?, and after ur on. f,ri.irM nimiPPi' uu,,y.u, I'nvn rival s-ttlln neur Milwnukle, Ore. ,. , , ... . .. today. -h;n It becuine known that 'Matthew W: Mitchell. Oregon cltl- zon nvt, I863( ,,.,, I(( nU lom !luBl ypterdHy. He had been 111 4 i(l M charge of theurlnl In tftc ;ove Cemetery. Matthew W. Mltchel was a form - born In Jackson county. Missouri, Nov. 13, JM3, coming to Oregon in 1863. His party of emigrants drove across the plulns, starting Legion Post To Nominate Brady For Vice Chief Local Veterans Also Ex pect to Present the Rev. Oliver Riley for Oregon Chaplain. Set to take first place in drum ; corps competition and elect two j post No. 43 men to state orrtccH, the i American l.eglou La Orande delc s I gatlon to Medrord, It" strong, will 1 Innvn mi li-tiln No. Sli TlieMihtV nldll on a cur speclully chartered from the U.-w. The legion n unco win spend Wednesday In Portland and back to La Grande on train No. itti Monday morning. Wth the Itt Grunde delegation 'will he the Knterprise dium corps members. Including their delegates who will number 17. A baggage car has also been chartered for the trip. Nomliiuto Brady. HuVy The. Lu Grande post members said today that Hugh K. Brudy. ex-commander of thla post, would b nominated for vice commander of the department of Oregon and ti.nt thn ltev. Oliver Bllev will be nomlnuled ror chaplain of the de- purtment. The-lr anticipated nom- (nation adds to the Interest of the trip. Tho drum corps, completely re-outfiltd and more' enthusiastic. than ever before, has been reheurs- lng on a double tempo schedule this summer In preparation of the con- test. Quite a number of tho wives will go and will uttend the uuxll- uiy' ttessions. In addition to the delegates and members of the drum COrps several other legtonualrett and tnt.ir wives are expected to go down for tne Unnual event, which was so Buccessfully held hero last suin- mei.t .0ur of tho drum ,'corpB will d,.lve j0wn, taking I heir w ives with lhein Tney ure Cm V.Tulbott, C. p Holbrook, Otis J'almer and O. it. Muxum. Other drum corp mem- be.8 who RO ,,y truiu urc: Koy n rurl.t,yt rtiai Thompson. "SI" Kdwa,.dtf Jt a. Garrlty. Leal Hus- wI ,Uy wimaIns, Krert Heexl. Qeo,.e Gibson. Walter Palmer. '()eo) Tlw r u. G. McCall. Har- uichurdson. Warren McNown. f.. romr. Charlie l-'ross, . Gannon. Dave Wyllio. Bob WitW iol. son s oy,hoBVMV Thompson, 'whi lu Grande -nost commander, und Mr. Palmer, who Is district com imitleemun, are delegutes. The ot her t h ree d el ega t es a i m M v. rady, Mr. Hlly and Robert ( . Ayres. Labor Authorizes No. Solicitations The Central Labor council has not authorized any solttlcttatlon or merchants or others for convention funds or for advertising, according to announcement by Max O. Cullen, chairman of the Labor day and stute convention committee. Mr. ('ullen says ttiat if such an author ization Is made. It will be duly an- pounced in the newspapers. "Any be III not bo recognized, Mr. Cull.cn said. Campfire Girls Founder Is Dead NEW YOHK. July 2S (Al')r Mrs. Cliaiiotti! V. Oilllik. rounder of the camp rire girls und director or the Luther Gulick camps, died today at her summer cump at Houth (.'aso, .Maine. Calles To Retire He Tells Friends MISXICO CITV, July '2H (APl Intimate friends of President Cal les. say that he told them he will retire from the presidency c-n De cember 1. It appeared probable todiiy that, efforts would be" made in ,'some quarters to Induce him to change his mind. Should these 'fall, It was thought that Governor Aaron Saenz, of the state of Nenvo. Ieon. would succeed to the presidency to which the late General Alvaro Ob regon was elected. Pioneer Alter ad no trouble with Indiana UrntiuUi wltIl .,,. ... f . cattle and 22 horwu. Isiiter the Mitchell fmnlly moved to the (irande Hondo valley. settlluK at j years in OoviKla and Cnton -conn ties. Later he entered Aha stock ' business, and acoulred Borne land .' three times. His first wire passed away, leaving a daughter, Mrs. Lly Brown. In 1893 Mr. Mitchell inar- rled Mrs. M. J. Uuw-'ll. FIRST PICTURE OF FIGHT vf v i ' y 1 f If I - & t .- ' $ ' ) J -,---' ,;n Here, ivullv. wiim llio I'lost of Umv Tunno--lloiiu'- flHht In New Xavk lliiirMlny iiiKhl. Onl-roiiKht ami out-Htiiail4slliiit never 011I--fCiliiKHl UK Imflcrcil, II(ciIIiik, iMMvlltleretl New -nlaillliH' laHlluuit rolliiiK iiiiimiiis(.oiih nrroHH tint rlns; In tlio Jtllli round, onti-bul Navcil from n 10 cnunt by llio bell ciullns; tlio round. - TIiIh. remark. ' able phoio aviih wmii by Iclcplioiio to San Pmnelmo fruni New York unci (ben rUMhrfl ( Tho Obnervcr by airmull by llio N'EA Hervlfe. The pbotoH rearhctl Im (iruntlo early tliln moriilnic, ks tlian a. iluy ami a Iwlf after llio fight ended. - . Purilli Is Tough But Allen Hones " To Put Him Away Clever Mel Allen, who curries u knockout, punch -lit both rtsit) Ih uddltlou to a plentiful supply of boxing ability and the nerve to mix It up when occasion demands, will meet a tough customer hsre to night in Pat Purilli, Spokane pug Hist. - . Whether the boy Is Irish or not , R ,,,. . ofrlt.,a , hy. a Dutch Is mi open uucsUon. the Pat sound- !,,,,,. gat,.keepor Wiis olosed Into Inn liko (oik but the l'llrllll moro.,0(1 ail(1,i,,My, H ,,.vc1bped. like -Naples. Vie Mulllns. hpokano. .,. ,,,.,.,, ,lCcei.ted a . foruml handler of lout hei pushers, sends. ni(ch ,,,,,,10,, . took a gpecli.l word that Purilli Is poison and f Olympic oath and. decided 10 coin Allen can trim him, hell know he a ., n lho ,,, alaTlUtg tomor. been in u young tempest, . 'row ' ...... . . Mtlllius allrl (he four boys he lit hrlngtlic; fi-nlu Kpokune for to nlKhr riKliI In Ilex hall, beginning al S:4.ri o'clock, will Iwive Wlitla Walla shortly afler I o'clock this allerniion, arriving hero ill time to Ari-iinornnininl controversy have a lew lioins' rost before en- Browing out of a French .official bo lei Ing Llio ring. K punched liy a JJiitch Olympic other flRhls scheduled follow: .I'lladluin gntekeener. tell like a Keliil-rli.nl, ft rounds: Kay liavis, I bombshell In the midst or the spec La Grande, vn. Jack O K.-lr, Kpo-, l"cular Olympic opening this arter gane. Ilnlh 14" pounds. noon. ...... PlHImlnailes: 'I 1,10 M"11'0 l''encl( delegation "Illy While ir,r. Kpnkui.p, vs. 1 withdrew from the openlng parade .harles Hinder. I V,. Huntington, and railed to ta lie the Olympic oath rourrounda. , , the situation reaching diplomatic Johnny Harris. 11". Spokane, vs. proportions when Kran . Iteichel. U'1,1 Al!.l,.',ni:i I.11 (irnnd... riil.f . rounds. ' - l.'.... I I.'..... I l lu I .. .!.. I u " 1 ' Walter .Mcnchal.., UN, .La O III ride, four rounds. O. I). Kent I ill referee. I'. N. Kord. matchmaker, nn- . with flags flying in eool breezes nounced this morning that the ball 'under overcast skies and : 4l,IMH) will be us coot as possible Mils eve-, spectators jamming the great clllp nlnt;. Kiei-trlc Taos are going in tical i.n.phrtheator, the - ninth Ihc Ilex today will, all windows up. olympiad r.irmi'lly opened tills at- . . j ternooli in a spectacular ceremony. . . I Just as a naval sigual mi... wig- LfaiVeS Mai I'lff III y-t . LlllCayO InanQRlel S ' - " A O c Ui I y a X- ( A I . A pro - pus., i ...ni vice , , .-. k., .:.,, Vice President Charle;; fj. Dawes- tissuine leadership of all) the various fin-ecu that are now at-I tempting to finht crime In Chicago, j hns been itiad- to the executive; eoinniiitee oT the C)k'HK" crime contmiMsion by Mayor Oeore A ' slon's finance committee. Lack of enneent rated fiirce be hind needed reforms, and a Urteless repetition of affort by present methods, were listed by Major paddock as reasons tor his pro posal. . . , Davis Cup Match Halted bU StOrm s Ai'TKCIL. July 2 ( AP) The I 'avis cup doubles match between Tllden nd Hunter for the Cnited Htates and Horotra and Cochet ofjto tho letting of 'AH tire In tho li'i.inp.1 u 11 u .Ini.iiPil nil twr'nlinf (if I rain, with the Krench leading 3-2 in the first set, :oufs kept the fires from; spreading. ' . ' J A n elect i lea I storm (darted 1 3 MANY CIKKS IlLKMNf; fires in the Ochocd'natletial rorest PKNJM.KTON, Ore., July 2S but all wero brought under con ( AP) Korty-six fires were burn- trol. ' ' ing todny In the Umatilla forest.) The forest service Is controlling tho situation. U. S. CHEERED IN -OLYMPIC PARADE Only Cloud in Internation al Sky Is French- .' ; Dutch Row AMHTKItOAM,' July iS (AP) (Tho liltch-Krenell controversy over llliu. ..Ilnrrnil I u.a 1 1 1 ti v find niit..tlnrr II) Aim. . ioillil , (AKsiK'iated PresH Kports Kdltor); AMSTKItUAM HTAXIIUM,. July ' -v l"v 1 ,0"1" ...j..,,.,.- committee, told the . Associated Press he. would consult the Trench J I... uuml .. ....lulnn-wlibltlpr , to coliete in tlle.gi.ii.es. . . Ormid of 411,000' wagged the opening command, the 'sun broke through for a few brief, minutes l make a sparkling plc- !ture as n chorus of ylm) sang the ! Lltltcb national anthem from a lo- . , ,leW ., lhe f. . , . ,., Jtal.) tliroiighbut most . of the (Continued on Pare B J1 ff AZtAItf) OVER OREGON IS LESSENING pOltTr.ANI). Ore,. July 2 (AP) With the arrival of cool weatfier the flre'hiifcard In Oregon continues to be lessened, according to reports from all parts of ttio state, but forest -officials are .cautioning tampon, uhout carolea-mcss with tlw.U ....1 (-... ..h.I nluon.lllt I smokers about throwing away burning clgaictto Bttibs. I Investigation hoM been started by C. M. Granger, district forester, In- CVnt.if nnllntinl nr-i.ul vi.ainiilnv I Prompt lu tlon on the part ot look- Kirn which burned over ,600 ' acres In tho Olympic national for ;st Is practleully- out.------' Expeditions To Antarctic Will Test Out Plane Three Bands of Explorers to Pit Aircraft Against Nature's Most Formid able Stronghold. EMTOIVS NOTE: This Is tlio (Irnt of a aerlea of alorics by Tho Associated Press on forthcoming; oxpedltlons o( exploration tnt, tho Antarctic . lly Julin li. Oooli'jr Ausoi'lated Press Bclenco Kdltol-) (Copyright,1 1928. Tho Assoclalod I'rrss) NEW YORK (AP) Down lo the dead land that towers abovo the bottom of tho world three hands of explorers sail In tho next few months to pit tho airplane, against the defenses of Nature's most formidable stronghold Ant arctica. . , " ., bert C. Hoover, republican presl- meii across tho oceans, across llio j.,,,.,,. ,,,i.l a..i. . , B,,. dential nomlneo, to the zlablnC Arctic wastes, even to tho north . Northen, y.nforo,. ,nd pole, will surmount the barriers of Bouthern 0re(ron w,. pro.dlll( gale and ton... Ice and mountain. w, , h that have kept tho south polar con- . ,, ,K -j. , tlnent a .and of mystery will soon ne" SS SJSf n. bU be determined by Comm. Richard .K a- , .... . ... ,, . . noon. I he caravan refused to stop K. Uyrd, Capt. Sir Hubert Wllklna, , ... , n t m for long distance calls. The party ,P .rob Boulder Creik in, Hoyul Navy, retired,: and their ro upectlve parties, m . Aviators havo great faith In tho modern plane, but they know that this task la tho hardest over assigned to It,' Ant arctic weather Is tho worst In tho world. ' tlyrd Leaves 8oon The Ilyrd expedition starts on lis "n presioentiui canaiaate. pass $600,00(1 venturo about tho mlddlo " through San ranclseo soon afl of August. Most of the 65 men er dawn today on his way to tha and vlrtuully alt of tho elaborate, north , woods of California for a. equipment will travel to Imnedln, five-days' fishing trip. New Zealand, aboard the barken- .The streeta which yesterday were tlno Hanyion. although tho com- "ol with crowds welcomlog him munder himself plans to leave. to fcan Francisco were almost about a month Inter. Krom New sorted as his automobile sped across Zealund tlio explorers will stoam tho city to the Sausallto ferry to aeross tho southern oceun to tho cross tne Uoldco Qate.. . uay ot wnaies. a tnrosnoia to An- rnllciion tho Unas Hen Ire barrier, thoro to establish tho base of opor- atlons. They hope to reach; this point by January 1, summertime lu lho Antarctic. , ' The Wllklns epedltlon, smaller lluin illyrd's, plans to leavo a I'all- fornla port In October, proceeding rrst to Panama, where it will board a whaler for tho long voyage to tho Iloss ca. whoro It, too, will iirV, WttrH, . A whttllnf vessel will K-Ih.. tll.n wh.n u,..iH ... ,.,uu ....... n.,v..: Us work Is over. , , . Halls Jn September I Jerrory. a vetornn of the Inst Shock Icton expedition to Antnrc and Tuesday wishing, returning to Ilea, Sails south irom New York in his homo on the Htanrord unlver Hepteinber. expecting to return In slly cumpus next Wednesday. The Muy. Ho Ms chartering a ship. return trip will be made by train. Hoiiiothlng moro than u spirt of adventure, moro thun a dcslro to I Dlvn ltn nil'.. I. inn n.intliee siren. .- ' oils workout, l sending theBo pio- aovornor Smith und several incm ncors Into tho most Inhospllublo geis of his family set out In auto- roglon on tho. globe, rno vast south mobiles at nooti toduy for Hump Polar continent, noarly as largo us ion Buys, long Islund, whoro the tho United Stales and tho main- democratic cundldato will put aside, land ot Cunudn together. Is the last thoughts or politics over the week great geogruphlcul chullcngo-to sci- ence. Hurled under a coiossui ice- cap. It hua given only fragmentary Interviews to tho geologist, mo- tcorologlst, oceanographer. puleon- tologist, biologist and the other blogruphcrs of tho planet Karth. - Now, however, science Is tuklng lo the air, and given good luck Us representatives with tho forthcom ing expeditions shoutd sco ami learn moro nbout tho Anturctlc in . a few days thun tho men of sledg- Ing duys saw and learned In years. li.rtirii.alloii KcunL The persistent efforts of explor- fvo convicts who bolted the Imper ers slnco the time of tho r.inious )tt slllt prison farm number 1 Cuptuln Cook have, gleaned such Uto yesterduy after killing a guard seunt Information about this frown an,i wounding two deputies In an land that even today sections of ensuing gun buttle, j ' lis outline must be drawn by guess, j cnvoU i,,. 'had been (Continued on Pago 6 ; Gas War Sends Price Down To 19 Cents Today u -. ' There wad no change In tho gaso line price in Ia Grande today, ac cording to telephone information given lo the Obsorvor, I'OltTt.AND. Ore., July 28 (AP) A large number of the leading Independent gasollno dealers In I vnmnu iihiuj ii..i.u..ii:uu iiiui. . unirorm price of 19 cents had been agreed upon. This Is the second step In a gaso line war which began when a num- her or smaller liidopendent dealers li.W I'S 1.I.V.J lu J J U-IHB. I IK. Lrlxed retail price of gasoline Is . I Vt cents. Tho big compunles, who wholi'sulo the gns to tho indepond- enls and who themselves hnvo ser- vice stations, wcrn sticKing ny tile standard prices ot .21 cculs at their relall stations, but Were con tinuing to sell wliolesal lo the In dependent dealers. War Department Executive Hurt WASIIINC.TONjjuly !H (API1 ChuTles H. Itobblhs. usslslant sec- retary or war, sum-red the rrac- lure or two ribs und a broken col-1 lar bone today lu un airplane nc- Cid.-nt during a night rrom l.'olum - I bo. O.. toward Wushlnglon. The blnne lan.le. I at Hou.erset, Pa.. . where Bobbins was placed In a hospital, nnroinrtrrm iftiivmnibj OH VACATION Hoover and Party Head ed Toward Oregon .). . Smith Goes to Beach CURTIS' CAMPAIGN PLANS ARE GIVEN i Iowa Democrats Endorse j New York Governor's . Views on ., Prohibition Question. - MBDFORD, Ore., July 28 (AP) time for the evening fishing. Tha party passed, through Hopland, ', ..' ' V"'-' al a; "' rl r! ! r , irnnirfn .n.v.mv . , K. ItOAll 'I'O HHl.l. h'r.AT fnl ' .Inlv 28 (AP) Herbert Hoover, irpub- " aa lu him to Bull Klat near the Eel llv- er where the party- wiy camp for the night. ' .. , Accompanying the nominee were William J. Donovan, assistant Unlt- e(i states attorney general; Repre- aentntlve John Q. Tllson, republl- cttn leader In the house of repro- sontatlves; president Itay Lyman wubur of Stanford university, and a pul.ty or n,wspaper roportors and .nhbtogruiiherif.,... : '' , ; i r ..... i . .1. ... - j-ioovers ultimate uestinution is Ilrown's cump at the headwnlers of the Kliimuth river near the Oregon line where he .will spend Monday SMITH STAItTS Tltm NKW YOHK. July 38. (AP)- (Continued on Page I) . I wisvag nlCCIV' J itAl5 lyoov ( ON TRAIL OF JAIL BREAKERS HOUSTON. Tex., July 28 AP) -Scores of armed men trailed 86 i,in,ihounds through marshes' ad- jning Itlchinond, -0. miles sduth ... n,. in t.u..it nf cultivating cotton, joined the break, killing Henry Ward, prison ser geunl In charge of bloodhounds. BASEBAIX NATIONAL LEAGUE , . .. n. m. e. HI. Louis .....,.;......-......". 7 18 1 Philadelphia 6 16 0 (13 innings) : Batteries: Hulncs, Hmlth; Kerguson, Hchulle, Davis. , Bherdel and McOraw and PIHHbyrg llnstQn dnbieheader I pustponoj, run n. h. e. 7 11 0 3 13 2 riucin.iutl Drooklyn .. Ili.lte.les: uque. Klip and Ptc- ,,. ():lk Koupiil, Clark and f lnni.1i ...,,.. j ' -fijicago n,.w York t tr . 2 u a 3 is 1 (Id Innings) Batteries: Nchf, Mulonc and lartnetl, Gcnewlch und Hogan. , - A.1IKIUCAN l.EAOfK I (I'lst Oume) . . H. H. E. Washington , 8 12 1 Chicago .'. 6 11 4 ,. n ":;o" tt,nl,inna: (I'lrst ((nine) Ft. H. E. New York i 11 0 Cleveland' .. 3 8. Batteries: Peiinock and Grabow- ski, Uengough: Utile and 1.. Sewoll. 1 ' " 5 (Klrst Oame) , It. H. K. Boston . ...'.. 16 Detroit T I S Batteries: Griffin and Mofmann Carroll uud Wooaull.