La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 20, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAYFULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE C IT Y EDITION THE WEATHER ' OREGON: . Generally : fairs to night anil Tuesday but cloudy on the coast, local thunder storms' In east portion Tuesday.. Cooler In east Tuesday. ' ' VOLUME XXVII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON MONDAY, MAY 20, 1929 ' . MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 176 Chieftains Fall 17 to 1 Sunday; y Duff Hits Homer Pitcher Also Turns in Four-hit Game With Team Mates Playing ' Errorless Ball. , Itlao Mountain League KtainlJugs W. L. I'rt. Pendleton 6 0 1.0110 I -a Oramle . 8 H .60(1 ltukcr 8 2 .toft Kntnrpiiao 0 ; 8. .000 OPTOMETRY BOARD MEETS HERETODAY Dr. Floyd B. Dayton and Dr. Albert R. Miller Here for Sessions. , PBITSinPA'T SPE A If AT HIGH SCHOOL . ' . . . j - Moving skyward behind the In-' Defends Modern Youth errortivc pitching of a certain Mr. Arriinef PViHfsPninr! Gregory, from Kelso or thero AgainSt llUCS romiS ,,, tm, Knterpriso Oilortnins OUt Value Of VlSlOn in. lost their Hlue' Mountain league Spflirintr Fflllfatinn ,Ba,ne hrre vcaterdny to 1 Grande OeCUllIlg J-zUUtdUUII. ; j in tho first two innings. -.:..'" ' In 'those hectic frames, tho I'lr- Thu Orcson state board of oxum- ales hit. walked, were udvanced by Incus in optometry" heldins cxe- '""ine y the pitcher and took cutlvo sessions In I .a Grande today advantage of a Mock of errors to und tomorrow., this marking th score some 13 runs, to the.dlsiuay first llino In Oregon's history that ' ',he visitors and tho scorers, the board has met in Eastern Ore-1 e" "ufr- t,,e Huccaneer pitcher. Bon. La Grande wus selected as i established Mmself In the hero II Is the home of the' secretary. llv role by smacking out a homer with .William M. Peure. The other two ,h bases loaded in addition to al inembcra of the board are Dr. lowing Knterprlso only four hits, l-loyd It. Dayton, president, and t'lilr-flaliM Krorr In Seventh Dr. Albert II. Miller, of McMlnn. 1 The gaum flnnlly wound tip after vllle, vice president. ... - . two hours of .piny with the score Dr. rearo and Dr. George 8. -'17 to 1, Enterprise collecting a ltirnle. lucal optouiotrists. are en- run In the seventh when Whitman's tcrtninlng the visiting officials and, sacrifice hit scored, A. Hollingworth. among other things, arranged for . who connected with a threc-buso an address by Dr. Dayton at tho smash between 'center and right. DR. DAYTON lr. Floyd II. liuylon, irt.i.citt of the Oregon Mule board of cx- Mi iters In optomtery, k Itert to day for the first meeting of the board ever to bo held in Uastcr.1, ' Orcsou. - ., GREEN PARROT TO OPEN ON TUESDAY Public Inspection is ; AiS ranged .for This ... .. Evening. ' " I f r IIPQBT (Development In I. L. L. UI JL1 i Srhnnk C.rwi In Recent Years BY DECISION FROM COURT Bitter Controversy Waged for Years Ends in Washington Today. E. D. Towler, Principal of . High School, Gives In teresting Taik at Lions Luncheon. BAD WEATHER HOLDS BIRD MEN TO SOIL Proposed Flight From New York to Paris is Postponed Today. 18 in Hospitals, Two in Morgue , After Stampede Deluge in New York Causes Riot in Bleach ers 9,000 Fans in Rush for Shelter. Speaking before the I. Ions club today, K. D. Tnwlcr. principal of the la Grande J-llKh school, pointed out .with convincing figures tho advance Utat havo been made hcru over t period of years. For example, the enrollment of thu high school In the last 10 years lallu Jnf.uuu,l r,.n, UM uln.lroitu Supreme Court Overturns ,itui of or., muknm it ono of Both Take-offs, However, Depend on iair weatner RAILROAD WINS IN FINAL RULING Trl..iS.... Ci T "is largest In tlio slate trans. VrtlUrttlUllS IU OU UUUW rorinlng It from a rural hlah school ANOTHER PLANE i TO TRY TUESDAY AIR WRECKS OVER NATION KILLS EIGHT Stunt Man' Dies in Port land Hospital Today from Sunday Injuries, r and O'Fallon Line Ex pect Rate Jump. htch hcIiooI Ht I o'clock (hf8 after noon on ' "Optometry's Contribu tion to Civilization." ' Tlii nldrHH wuo very InteruHtint; und Instructive HnU was dellvcre! to Jill iiU'inlHM'H of tho tilph hcIiooI Htudcnl body und fuetulty, tfHtl.crcd In llio uudltoiium, .. IMfii(lH Motloni Youth 1 Ir. 1 layton . waa introduced by lr. lJIrnie, follow Iiik several ntusl cul elcctloim by thu boys uxu plione iiuarteti " " - " ' ' ; . . Tliti forcpurt of liiu add irks was directed HulHKt the persons who hold lo the opinion that modern youth Is fcrowhif? worse. . "I huvo only t look In the faces of tho youth of today to find my answer.' he wild, "and when ttie time comes ffir tho full mantle of responsibil ity to' rest on the shoulders of the youth of today, I hnow that' wo With tho deeorulint?, the infilal lutlon of etUlpnient, etc., conif Dieted, the public will make its The victory yesterday sank thtt first Inspection of tho Gi-ecn Par- Chieftains deeper Into the Ions ' rot Biill. owned by Ial HudspeUi. column and gave la Ornnde u per-j In the Koley Hotel butUIIng, 1107 centare of an oven .tU Adams avrnuo this evenlnn. The 13 Kiins In Twn imiliiKH 1 flrMt fci'CMkfuiit will Jo- nerved, in Here's the story of the first two ui d o ciock i ucsnay morn 29 nt Imbler Hitch school, und a ' large congregation of parrots und them." Ho trnld Unit Th(J OrHletl Of modern youth are irone to forgot what occurred t when they wer younjf.- lie iiiuiii uri iu iiib mm lend" mii i tic ii in vn 'ui ujiiiHiif vi jr Ing slid thereafter the Green I'ur rot will remain open from ft u. in. to 1 a. in. each day. ! ' ' Tho Green Parrot, appropriately decorated, has been designed with comfort and efficient service In mind and everything throughout the place is so arranged as to pro vide for a minimum of delay.. A V-shaped counter will take care of both,Oimlyrift and lunch business und : r-Tour single and eight double J)th8-liuve been provided. Itegular rest a u runt und ' ' i . i fountain erveet will be featured Oleven members of the'oli.w of ' d in , addition a private dlnini; room in care iur euiiiiuiiivu uieut- Ings, club purties, eto. ; innings. .... Klrst inning: I'.nlerprise Mc Cubbin grounded to . Huff, Col- (Contlnued on I-age 6 Baccalaureate Services Are Held at Imbler and he ulso pointed out the Im .-ortance of proper care 'ot tne eyes. In his closing remarks- he declared that without proper vi sion one loses probably 9f) per cent of his potential cducution. .Much Iftcrcflve Vision "rhe eyes of young America are desperately In jieed of ultentlon,,, l)r. I Hi y ton emphasUed, pointing out that the world war proved thls,' us eminent to lower the standurd of vision to recruit the necessary sized army. He urged regulur cx uminHtlous. pointing out that the. ru!o of "a stitch in time saves nine 'was applicable here as much as In any thing. Probably 26 p r cent of the school children of toduy have defective vision, .he said, and only lo per cent arc examined. IM Dayton said that astigmatism caused half of the eye trouble to day and also warned people who arc troubled with eyestrain, to have an examination. . In passing remarks, he praised legislatures over the country for night to hear the baccalaureate, are done In ait attractive-shade of serlnon jtreached' by the Rev. J. : green and the walls are decorated George Wala. of Ia Grande. 1th in a pleasing light color scheme. subject was "Why Does a Leader'An electric phonograi., with slots Jin each booth, has been installed to V. H. Pickens, Gustav Wlssler provide music, and another feature and K. K. Hurley, elders of tho s sliding seats at the counter, the Presbyterian church, accompanied -x first or their kind In Kastern Oro thelr pastor to Imbler. (gon. ,. . - , - A part or Mr. WaliVa remarks ' Klwirlc l'uipmeut follow: , ! Automatic twafflc Irons and toasters, fountuln and kitchen "find lu n iiofitfl mi 1 utli'tli'lNn .vcu to those who know Mini hest. - electric reirlKcralion. ample runBi Jlc Is so rOBurufu! or the interests ixi'iee unci an electric dish washer of others. Ho speaks. In lamtuacn l'l"wr ,l10 ciulnment amoiiK tlw. clear and expressive In the hlKhcst "" coinplele In th s district. Also. It was necessary for the ww-.1'?"- ? " ' ,. i,h wuh ,.,i Itlie In maue.up oi icuiucu vnnnrui,.r , , . . opportunities' to go good. One op- c8t roo' fo1' ,,oth "n und woin porlunlty lost Is lost forevor and i u.n ' ' tukes with It something that can- The private dining room will be not be called back. A leader seeks ; in charge r Mrs. J. J. Hrubridge, first 'the kltiRdom or (this) God t who will do private catering for and His righteousness,' and finds ' parties, luncheons, picnics, etc. HITS WAIiIj Sllti:iOT NliW VOHK. May 2u (AP) A frenzied outburst of buying of the railroad shares, which car ried several Ikhics up 94 to $2:. 50 a share following the publication vt the V. 8, supremo court's decision In the St. laiuis and O'Kallun case, was follow ed late this ufternooii by a sweeping reaction, which car ried the rail ahurcs 2 to $13 below their early high levels tind sent u wide assortment of Industrials crashing $5 to fill a share below last week's final quotations.. to a cosmopolitan city school At 4 resent there uro 10 depart ment and these. In general, follow up proved national standards, fn activities, the balance of power li May be Held up Three or1 Four Days. hold hy the student organisations. The prospects of storms over tho Wealth work Is an Important part Aelantlmc for tho next three days of the present day scheme o fedu- HH forcPn atp.moment of the cut t ion, ho said, During the last eight years, splendid progress has been made ht athletics, both In number of games lost and in number of students benefted by participation. Kiffht years neo 15 turned out start of tho French plane -Bernard-ID 1 on a proposed flight to Paris. .Armend l.ottl, Jr., sponsor of the flight suld it was unlikely that an attempt to start would he made for three or four days. Ho said weath- reports Indicated squalls, fog and for lootimu where hero is now w,n(lH ovep thfl enUrft CQU)w fpin i our Aiint-n ton i mini iter, nanrcei WAHH1NGTC1X, May 2U ( A.P) The Ht. Louis and O'Kallun railroad succeeded In the supremo court to day In upsetting the valuation which the government had placed upon It for rate uiaklng and other regulutory purposes. ' - Justice MeKeynolds, who. read the opinion, usserted that the law required the commission tot glvo consideration to; reproduction val- i ues und thut this mandate of coil- I gress must be enforced. I The methods used by the Inter state commerce ( comiulsslon In valuing the nine mile long St, IkjuIs and O'Fallon wero condemned by the court, which reversed the de- Kuosevelt Field, N. V., to France. The soggy condition uf Koosevell field after yesterday also was a , reason for delay, he added, j Hetie ljefovre and Jean Assulaut tare the pilots of tho plane. hall formerly was limited to 13 but now SB or more take advantage of the opportunity to play. A similar increase In track Is noted, with a team of 48 replacing the old number of 2U.. Only one track meet has been! Williams with Lewis lost h tho last six years and In tho Yancoy and Kenneth loedecker last lght year l.a Grande has won were preparing to take off from .14 and lost 17 football games, won Teterboro Airport, N. J., today for 102 and lost 47 basketball games. 'Old Orchard, Me,, from where they Track records over a long period ," lo tUhl tot Rome, of time show 81 won and six lost. Willi"-!!" set tomorrow morn ing as me time ror the start for It t,m o, hut hlu tako off also was contingent upon weather conditions. Lenure Given Saturday Nfeht On North Land (Continued on Pave 6) lUOI'OHTKItS WATCH 1J.VUV NORTH HA.VK1C. Mo.', Muy 20 ( A I1) While n e w s p a p c r m n ! watched today for confirmation of AHtiouRli tho attendance was n rumor that Oilnnel Charles A. very wiiallV tho lecture Riven Hut- UudheiKh mlKht lake olf from Ilia urduy nlaht at the Iji Grande FIlKh Him umiiii imiiiiiiir rinid In fr.mi ,,r ! school uy KdRur ('. Italnc, notod the sumnior homo here uf Ambas- l n ii j ; tectuiier und resldnnt of Alaska for sudor liwlitht W. Morrow, the pros- i IV. HUnier ?V mS u J''n, WUM "Mld o hHV,! ,"r" Pect that the seelusUih ot tho Mur- I fiurnamenr, At jy '"'" - , . NiaiiiMiM' MvtdriH m. lUUIIUUIIUIIi fl Mr. Halne spoke on '-Tho Land nijnent , 'nuntrv I 'I K or tnn mianmni nun" und related VyOUlllIj VlUU many I hrllllnK experiences. Includ- i Iiir shlpwivcks and searches, for people losl In the arctic wastes, fin took his listeners on an I.HiMi.mllo (Continued on Page WILL ARRANGE FOR EXHIBIT OF HOME PRODUCTS ' The chamber of commerce an nounces today that all of the manu facturers and representatives from the granges have been called to meet tonight at the Pacajuwea Inn at 7:30 p. m. to make final ar raiitfemcnts for the home products show which will be held at the HiieitjHweu In the large ballroom Friday. May 31 Trom G p. m. to iiilduiKht and Saturday. June 1, from 3 p. m. to midnight. 1 One of the committeemen seys that 24 booths have already been spoken for and that this show Is 1 expected to le the largest of Its kind ever staged In this part of the state. Arrangements arc being worked out for a Hp lend id program. Many pHxes w ill be given uvy each itlRht and a lurae attendance 1st epeeted. K very body Is Invited I to attend and there wilt be no' 'nil thin irs added unto him.' Th manufacturer, will see to it that! plenty of clothing Is provided, all you need to do Is earn the money to buy. and six days u week are given for every purpose; The farmers will produce vegetables, beef-steaks and lumb-chops. Moth, er KHrth provides the best drink In abundance. "The leader leads by the mag netism of a rich soul. He proves Summer Weather Visits Valley Over Weekend I,4i Oram!"1 ' people sweltered In the first real taste of summer heat his love for his fellow-man by lov-) yesterday, with tho mercury climb from his nrlnclnlcs. has a Pro- a general exodus to cooler spot found contempt for show and hum-! in the mountains and along rivers und lakes In I'nion and Wallowa counties. . Swimming and sun suits were the most popular apparel yes terday for children and gardeners turned to their Irrigation program In full force. The minimum last night wus &0 above, the warmest of the year, and at 7:30 this morning tho tem perature wus at 64 above, herald- yT w ww ing anotner day wncn tno mercury VilUrgC 18 i lUCCU kua expected to go Into the 80s. J lie no Sunday wus the warm est day since last summer, being nine degrees warmer than the 79 registered on Saturday. bug. He Is broad-minded and broad-shouldered for the task. Has breadth of outlook. Is large-hearted and clear-oyed. Keeps In tho straight path of duty, that his fidelity may merit - tho highest prulse." , . Liquor Possession . Charles McClure. arrested Hutur- iflay night ut 1UII Cedar street on ' a charge of poscsslon of liquor, I was In Jail today awaiting trial In j me municipal cuun i - " ; tonight, according to the! pi.Yiki.irrriv on aiuivk o'clock tonight, according to the i-BN'OI.KTON (ire .May 20 police. The n-cord show that the iMP,AlhoHRl- Pendleton ' resl- puncv munu rmiii pmt. d,.- mu pltei-erf voHtcrduv when shine liquor on the raid. Judge C ut 2MK M. Humphreys set bull m;.ko skntkncko Walter Stevenson,' negro. sentenced to pay a fine of wa 15t be served charge, lee cream and cake will and serve CO days In the city Jail J when lie was found guilty batur- ( - nay or a charge of uismroinv mc j pvacc. lie was arrested r riuay. j Land Settlement ! j To Re Organized the temperature mounted lo lU de I grees, the highest mark recorded I here this season, no records were I broken by the temperature. Weuth ' er bureau figures show Unit the mercury mut climb several more degrees this mouth before It will ieuc hlhe normal maximum. FA KM HI I.ICF Pl.A.NS I'PSI.T WKATHUt TOIMV 7:30 a. ui. ft 4 above. Minimum: fu above. Condition: char. WliATHKK VfrXIKKIlAY Maximum fs, minimum 40 ilnve. Condition: clear. WKATHKU MAY 2d, ItJ .Maximum SS. Minimum 60 ,lo-e. Condition: clear. ; lind settlement and dairy de. velopment In Colon and Wallowa counties will make up the program tomorrow during the chamber of commerce forum luncheon In the Sacajawe Inn, beginning at 12 I o'clock noon. A committee Is to 1m present from Wallowa county for the meet ing, according to A. H. Hunter, chamber secretary- An organization U expected to be formed tomorrow. j WASHINGTON. May 20 ( AP) Ho line members of the conference committee endeavoring lo compose j differences on the fsrm relief bill ' today served notice on the senate conference group that they would not consider general phases of the agricultural bill until the export debenture plan bad Iwen disposed of. ( This upslt somewhat the plans J of senate member of the com in 1 1 ( tee who had hoped to compose the j minor differences of the bills paaa ! ed separately by the house and senate and leave the debenture controversy to the end. ' A. team - uuiteh belveen two groups of golfers led by C. Jl, XeHy, and II. 1'. Matthew-sand the sweoi stakes tournament In comici'lion gave members of the country dob a full program at the course over the weekend. The Hcltfi learn won Hi! to 28 in 1 hi "the sweepsla lies, Albert U. PVCSldCtlt HOOVCV Hunter, with a gross scoiu oT 81), a! handicap of 2 5 ami a net of 04, j won first placoe. H. ,. larison, j' whoso huhdlcap Is 13, shot an 8 giving htm a net of U!i for second. ' K. I). Crowe was third with a gross KT, handicap 14 and net 71. About 4o men wero out for i'ir ovaiilN (III I IP WiMKIIIK IIIDIIK 1111 The rumor was persistent thai the flying colonel, who arrived here Saturday In itn amphibian phino with Miss Anne Morrow, his fiancee, and Immediate members of .rip im9 uie nonnianu. illustrating lhe fl,niy, niKhl lake off today on mucn oi ins lecture with interest- M,1J1Illlneed dHllmith.n. The NKW YORK. May 20 AP Kighteen persons were In hospitals today recovering from Injuries In a! stumpede of bleacher fans at thu " i Vunkeo stadium In which a col- HOME MADE SHIP it'Hv sot unu m (.vauiniui- woro killed. M lss Kteunor Price, . 1 T yearn old, a student ut Hunter college und Joseph Carter. 60 years old wero killed. More than 60 wero In jured. ' . Tho slumpedo occurred, yester day when 9,000 fans rushed from the south bleachers to escape a heavy rain which stopped tho first game of a double header be tween the Yankees and the Boston Hed Hox. The bleacher, where the acci dent happened In behind right field and has been named Ituthvlllo by the funs because It Is Into that stand thut Babe Jtuth usually hits his home runs. It la a favorite vuntago point for boys. IH-Ingc. Cause Hkt When a alight drlula suddenly DIVES; TWO DEAD Army Plane Crashes Dur ing Take-off at Galves . ton Wing .Breaks aoove uaigary, AiDena. Hie Asaoirlatrd Press ... Heven persuna were., killed atut olght were Injured, threo sarknisly In six airilano crashes Hunday. One 1 uf the plane Involved In the ac cldenls was un army ship and an other was a homo mado mono plane. Major Joseph Noyos, 40. of Okla? , homa City, United Htalea depart ment of commerce instieotor for II lliiuls, was killed and Frank Graves, 25, Lowell, Ind., was aerlously In- turned Into a deluaro In the Van-1 Jured ut Kankakee, III., when kco-a half of the fifth' tnnlnff tho Oroven' plane crashed from u tans In the rluht field bleacher roan ! heluhl of tir. fcot after a S00 foot as one person and crushed toward attempted spiral landing-. Major Iho southern-moat exist. Thla exit . Noycs, who wua stationed In Chl-li-ads down II steep steps to a pas- Ichko, had gone to Kankakee to In sagoway. pect a new airport and was- ex-, As the nrossuro of the crowdlnK . umlnliHj (Iruvea for oonimrelul-pl- fans increased those first on the stairs were toppled down and those behind them fell on them, In a few seconds the stairway was a muss of screaming, flxhllna panic stricken humanity, while those In the rear, unaware ot th crush In the utulrway, pressed for ward to push others onto the hu man heap. " The crush was not Ntopped until pollco rushed Into the stand and Jul'!) license. Texas AwWont Paial i Corporul Archibald Biycnt, nine tieth Kquudron. third Attack group, V. H, ur corps, was killed and Ueu tenant Kdward IlertiberB, pilot. was allKhtly Injured at tlalvestun. Tex., In un attempt lo take off the machine nosed Into the ground, ' At MuskcKon, Mich,', Oeorge f. King, it", and Morris R. Melltuger, jr. tn.t limit, . IIvmm In fhwll hnm drove back the hundreds ahovlng nmd, lnonop,,n,. A w)n, w. tortt toward the top of the stairs. I, ,h. tvalblfa wh, K,ng. mt Wire netting enclosing "her i , t , . voluntary nose side of tho stairway gave way un- We crashed Ml 1G0O. : der the- pressure of bodies and foet . . scores dropped from the' pile tot ' V -- ' '. ' :" ,tho ground beneuth tho stund and A Calgary aero club plan orash- oscaped Injury. 'cd ut t.-algary, Aiherta, Killing ci . miss rricii ana carter ware iw. mcvons, ana u. r.. , muss. Tim girl's '14-year-old j making a loop and the niacdlne, brnilier was bnsino her but ea-lfell from u height ot 2500 feet. cuped surious Injury. joiiIh Hcotl, 1, niechanlo.- was! i..,i.i.... m-. . '! fatally Injured and O. a. Corbeii.j Pollen called reserves and ambu-1 ,,,,"".. .' " , lances and set up emergent first I'"""- ' HW,hUM.laV.0.k,a.': aid stations In the playars' dress ing rooms 'where ambulance "ur ine pictures. Mr. Ilulne also gave (Hn9, howvvor, remained nour theiBeons attnnded tho scores of In V. . housn where Mndhci Kh had laxlod riu-lecture was sponsored by the k Mfl0,. hlM rriVM. u I:m,(1 11(lt Sporting a Shiner WAHIIIXOTO.V, May 20 (AC) I'resident Hoover today has a black )'. lhe result or a mishap wh'ch itccni'red In the course uf his week- (J (mil viHlt to his flHhlng preserve In . Virlnla. WinCim ..11. ...... n . w . , f..,.i,li..i .1.,.,. f i II...... sltimhled over u rock and the eye cime Into forcible citntnct with a l.iw liuiiHlng tree limb. It was ( Iron led at once by Lieut. Com uiunder Joel T. fbione, Mr. Huovh-'j ( (leisnnal physlfinn, who accotn ipunled him In lhe presi-ve, but ip InplLft of this, 'the tllscilorall"ii d . ebiped rapidly. , . , . 1 be determined whether the craft had been prepared for an Immedi ate flight. MISSOURI LEVEE GIVES WAY TODAY bust lu four 10-miiu tennis from Holse, Ids., Maker and . i'pudlcLuu, Ore., and Walla Walls, Wash., In the first big intercity match of the year. I'lay will start on the first I holes Saturdny ufl"rnuim and the seuond IK will be pluyed Hun day morning. PARADE WILL PRECEDE CO. E DANCE TONIGHT 39 Killed, 39 Hurt ' In Turkish Quake ASdiiUX. Turkey In Aln..Mhv A parade in which the Amerligo ( a I)---Thirty-nine persons were Van Ieglun drum corps und lhe kin,.,! and 3U Injured In violent members uf Co. K, iKilth Infnntry. thiiuake at K:4tl p, in.. Hnndiiy will lake part will precede the an-,ttV,.nff ,,t Koiichernl. near Klvas, .M.o I"' " . AHIH ,1IMtl'. , rt. IMOUS1IIKI nOUSf'S i n MlHi IHN IM IIH' iriHB niiiijfi l ii. at SSuher hull this evening. The w,.lo destroyed or badly diiniaged. jiiudatlcjii lind moved lo safety. 50.000 Acres of Land En dangered Hundreds of Men Fighting River. MKMIMIlK.Tonii., Muy an AI) The Kt. KriibWis river ievee near' Keiiuett, Alp,, kiivo way curly to flny endHUKcrliiK levees and rop city on approximately OU.OOU acres of land, MCcordhiK lu a telephone messake frnm the levee board of l)c. at Kennelt. " The breiik ocnirred ut ti spot considered the wcukesl in lhe levee stretch where several hundred men bad been working dexperutely for Hfvenil days lo avert a crevatise, N'u lance town Is In the path of the flood and it was believed that all residents of the. arna subject lo In- pruceeds will be lived to defray the i rust of meals k'iIiik to and from j Camp Clatsop next month, and al-1 so to provide Ciimpiiny K with a ( few luxuries while In wmiii, The i Kin r Novelty orchestra will play. I This dunce will he the farewell I to lhe cumpauy. It had first been planned lo hold the dance at nliort time before camp but. due to the Leg iui bi-auty contest dance June 4, the date was chatiKcd. Members uf the company have been selliiiK tickets durliiK the last few days and have met with excel lent response. The committee I charge promises u particularly en Joy utile evening. sKKii to Hit i; a k iti; oiti) I' OUT WoriTII, Tex., May 21, f A J lt' . I,. Uobbltm and Jim Kelly, commercial fliers, seeking to break the I5H hour mruelhiff endurance flight rec oil I uf the army monoplunc uost Ion Murk, completed their 2'th hour in the air here this iifiernooti and were salllnjf smoothly lu their siriRle motor ed monoplHtie, "Kurt Worth." Ilundredn uf other men were bolstering two othi-r threatened river breaks In the Mississippi val ley. tlrral iipprehensloii was felt at Mounds Lund I UK. Mlsrt., wliere 'J00 men were sfreuKiheuiiiK the MIs slKslppi Oyke thiit went nut with dlHiiKtrous rcsiills durltiK Die J 1 7 flood. While no Immediate dan ger of a break was seen by engi neers, tJoverriur tlheodure Uilbu, uf Jured. The injuries run ire d from fractured skulls, broken bonea and luternul Injuries to . cute and. bruises. - : . ' ' HundredH of persoiui hud tholr clothing torn off fn the Jam. Police gathered up bushels or huts, coats, and even shoes after tho passu go had been cleured." Police commissioner Whttlen And District Attorney John K. McOee hun visiud the scene und after an Investigation suld the accident was unavoidable,. fonflnii"! on Dufre R "'American Position on Reparations Made Clear By Secretary Stimson Sllnko Jif I A linn , V; ' V w w mm o.i WAHIIINflTON. Muy 20 (AP) MO Ii HeUl May J cn-tary Htlmson said today the j general fi-cllng uf govern merit or- ' rb ials arid congressional leaders H'ake M. I. A. day will be held j w ,,0 conferred with PreMldent at tlie Iterreationul hall at 7:30 P- Hoover over a revision or Oermaii m. on Wednesday. May ZZ. There r).,((m, ,m, ,tt y mctttN to lhe Cnlted will be a irontesl of two numbem Htates was IhaL- K other allied na or music, diitma, and 'public Apeak- J jjons accepted small-r percentageji big. The flrjina Is tailed, 'The . i,j,vmenta ihls 'cutintry cuold not do less. If (here should be a reduction in German reparuUott payments, the secretary declared that all thai could be asked of the I'nlted Ktates would be a reduction In American payments ot no grenter percentage be h' than the percentage uf other Allied this' nations. . I Krotn reports from abroad, he Farmer And Two Children Slain By Safe Robbers VVAHIXA. Minn., Muy Zll (A.1'1 A lilootllt-d hummer with which Julius Hrhuck, 54, Ills sun, Mrnest, P, und his fjtiiiuhter Idu, 11, werft hctiten to dosth, furnished the only tilito toduy to a crime cnnifnlttori npimrontly for the sole puriioso of ohtalninK h worthless siifo contuln InK little of vnlue. Hchuck nnd ttie hoy wero deiid uhnn found. The iflrl died lute lust nlBht. - . HtittB uulhorllies und county po lli:o bellevq the nttirdcrs were dmm hy two men who ciinio lo tho farm l.utno Huturduy nluht when Hchuck unil the, two chllili'i'ii were ulons In t'u house.' ' ! l'oolrtuls leudlnK iu:l'oss u flt'ld j n'lcuri'd to huvo heen nnulo liv ' two nuii -currylni; the 15U puiind ! sure from' tho liuiiHo. had developed, the plane .truck hiKh tension wires and fell Into a ditch. - :"'', Kour persons were injured, two. seriously In n, crash of a psine In un attempted take off nt Roose velt Field, N. V., the seriously hurt wero uorutny uusneu, , nam more, Md., and Mrs. I.uclanne de In I'aulle, New. Vork. NU thousand Huimdny visitors ut the Uimbort I'M led 81. l-ouls flylnK field In 8t. bnuls snw a plane piloted by Oscar llelntx, 21 year old transport pi lot, crash from 150 feet. TTe pilot mid his passenger. Will Lange dorf, 21, were slightly Injured. )j 8VDNKY, N. B. W., May 20 (AP) Tho waters of the Timor sea dr 1 V. A u.11,1 ttnlnhallltarf .hA.M nf Northwestern Australia today cloaked the whereabouts of two, KnKllsh aviators, flight Lieutenant J. Molr and flying officer H. Owen , Anxiety was felt ror tho fliers;; who left lllmu, Humbawo, Dutch Knst Indies. Haturday for P6it Darwin. They passed Koepang, on the Island of Timor, at 11:46 a. nt., lhe same day hut failed to arrive at Port liarwln and were not vh. ported afterwurd. : ROOKEVKiyr PlblLD, K. Y.. Muy 20 (AP) Arthur Amies of the truiiaauin Air corps reserve, h, commercial avfatlun Instructor, was fatally Injured today when the plane In which he wus training Al bert II. Harris of New York City, fell 200(1 fcot near Koosevelt field. Salem Man Drowns On Fishing Trip TODAY'S BASEBALL InviHlhln Hand." and the speech en will be ten minutes each. This Is an event of I he entire stake and the judges will choose the winner, who will gu to Hl' Uise I'lty. The colors of the- M. I. A. an green and gold and there wil specialty danfe to represent which la very beautiful. Tho public U cordially Invited tv luild It wNfl Indicated the repara- nttejid tl.e conttt. tlns enierts would make recom H, M. recruiting officer. I ra Ik, who wore rubber heeled xhoct Is believed to have slipped from lhe rocks shortly after ho started to fish. NALKM. Ore.. Muy Z'l lAI'r Hubert Imlk, if I. Salem wimi deal er, whii drowned while fishing in the Ablfpia river neitr Ktlverlon Kuiiihiv in or it lot;. The hi if I y iviih , iiiendutioiis for a pall ing down or ,' eeovereil a row hours later. With I ....i n ..i .. Hulk twm U'lllliim I' (I'N'elll. inaft reduction in the iinnual piiyments. ! carrier, and Herueunt Met'liiln, V. He said the A merlin n represent atives who do not officially repre sent the American government had been working lo get a dlvisluu or a smaller amount uf annual pay ments along the same linen as lho of u larger amount If thut out Me, llitlmately Hhoiild be deefded upon. "If the put Is to be mude small er,' the sceremry di'durcd, "the percentages from tlm pot will havo to be made smaller, uf course." The rhtinges In the payments, If jiuthorixcd. he added, would not re duce the amount of receipts under the atvsrds of the mixed claims commission, but might necessitate a slight pustpunvment in thu puy ment of some claims. t.oVKit.NMK.N r si t f:i-:iH NA'UONAIi M AGI E GAME8 II. H. K. I'lttsbtirff 1 6 1 rhlcago 6 SO. Hatlerlrs: Hwetonlo and Hems hy; Hush und Clunsuies. New York I 3 t llrooklyn 6 13 0 Hattcrlcs: Hnbhidl und O'Karroll, t'lark und Tlcinlch. n. it. k. HI. IsUiils 6 11 3 Cincinnati - 18 0 Hatterles: Haines and Smith; Lu cas and Oooch. 1'hlludclphla-tloston game pout poiied. cold weather. ' WAKII INdT' S, Msy 20 I A 11 j Huston The government finally succeeaeu i In the supreme court toduy lu Its efffiits to give erfect to the ciiu Kommel sent deforce enlered In HUU aimed to confine the paukers exclusive, ly to the meat packing Industry, The court ordered the Cullfumlu ('ooperatlvt cuuneries removed from the controversy. H. H, F I 5 Philadelphia .....;....,..... 6 ti Hatterles; Huffing and Berrj : Cochrane. : Chicago ...... Ut. l.ouia Batteries: Thomas. J H. H. 1 ...... S 10 6 11 Walsh ami Chouruw; Oruy and Hchani. -. -