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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE mi THE WEATHER OHl'IQON: Generally cloudy to night and Friday, slightly- cooler in the Interior , tonight. Gentle variable winds. C I T Y EDITION YWX VOLUME XXVII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1929 NUMBER 196 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE8S 350 ATTEND K.P. DISTRICT MEETING HERE Famous Rathbone Bible Used in Receiving Y5 Lodge Candidates. BANQUET OPENS : EVENING SESSION Three Representatives of ; yesterday afternoon, parked "Shan ynnvomo T nrlrro Pvocpnr Ira" at the airfield hangar, spent bupierne Jpage riesent n)Khtat the SacaJawca Inu and urana unancenur oi State Attends. With national niid state officials in attendance, the Knights of Py thias lodge held a district meeting' here last night with about 350; lodge members In attendance. Seventy-five candidates wei'c taken into the order, taking the oath on the famous Rathbone Bible, used when the lodge was In-' uugurated in Washington, D. C, in KG4. The Bible was brought to La, Grande by Harry M. Love, su preme lodge keeper of records und seat, of Minneapolis. The session opened with a ban quet, at the Sacajawea Inn, with 2!U in attendance.' Prominent vis itors were introduced, und Fred J. Johnson, of Portland, a supreme, lodge representative, gave a short talk and read a comical letter from a "Swede" living In Minneapolis. Incidentally, stun ton Kowell, grand chancellor of Oregon,- who makes his home in Grants Tans, made a special trip through from Los Angeles where he was attend- to roach La Grande for the meet ing last night. K Lodge Sos-dou Held Following the, banquet, the batl ruum was cleared and lodge ses sion opened. Grand lodge officers were introduced, Including Mr. Howell, James V. Maloney, of Pen dleton, and Walter G. Glecson, of Portland. They were introduced by Bruce Cox, of Wallowa. The supreme lodge officers, Mr. Love, , Leslie Crouch and Fred J. John-J son, tho latter .two of Portland, were Introduced liy James. H. Gwinn, of Pendleton. Tho main speakers at the meeting were Mr. Crouch and Mr. Love, with Mr. Gleeson also giving a brief talk". A Baker and Huntington cara van or Knights was escorted from Baker to La Grande prior to the meeting by Walter Lansing, state traffic officer, with a caravan of cms from La Grande headed by .present their testimony, court room I ick Hobertson. state traffic of-1 observers this afternoon did not ficer, meeting the visitors at Hot,eXpect the case of the state vs. R. Lake and aceoni puny ing them into La' Grande. Enterprise had the largest out-oT-town delegation at the district meeting; sending 75 members to this city. Visit .!. W. Bush Yesterday, learning that J. W. Bush, who has been a member of the Knights of Pythias for nearly hair a century and who was un able to nttend the meeting be cause of Illness, several of the vis iting officials went to his home to visit him. Also, the officials were taken on an Inspection trip through the Kastcrn Oregon Nor mal school building. M r. Love had many friends In La Grande, having been a resident of Colfax, Wash., Tor many years. Among his acquaintances here are Dale 'ox, 11. L. Stoncktng and Fred B. Tharp. Ho left this morning ((Tnntlniifd on PHge fi) WILL OH SERVE FATHER'S DAY TiTXivrrwi r t m r r-k k xr OUlIJJL Father's r'ay will tie observed in La Grande on Sun flay, June 10. when tho "bend of the family" will be honored and receive hts share of gifts, Sunday will be tho sixth anniversary of Father's day. The I1( a of a spfcta I observance day j In dad'M linnni- w;is slow In Its con lion It L'fi inln:it..l In tho mtnil nt !i i..!in n itfwirt ir Sno- kane, though her claim Is disputed now and then us (he day grows in popularity. Father's day ceremonies are sim ple and similar to those of Mother's day. la keeping with the Increas ing fi rvor with which the day is oh.se! ved. many ch-irch hold spec ial rn-iviceh on Ihe third. Sunday in The observance of the day is na t!;m wide and it lit r:.pertrd (i:it ( will bo greater this year tlan ever before. Yi;ATIIi:ii TOIAY T:.-." a. in. above. Minimum: 5a above. Condition: partly cloudy. WKATII I :it Y l-VI I.KDAY Maximum 7!, minimum 45 ulmve. Condition: dear. wkatiii.k .m m; li, loan Maximum T, minimum 45 above. Condition: partly cloudy. Nobility Stops in La Grande On v j Pleasure Flight To East Coast; j Continue Trip After Night Here J Viscount and Viscountess . . Tour Valley and bee Movie During Stay in City. . Hy liOls Nelson A' viscount and a viscountess from France, airplanlnff around the world on a holiday Jaunt, with only themselves, three blue suit cases and Shanlra II to worry flew but again this another lap of their morning on 30,000- mile journey. "What did the Viscount Jacques de Sibour and the Viscountess do Sibour do while they graced La Grawi? Well, for one thing, they went to the movies last night. The vfecountess hasn't quite been con- verted to the talkies so they went to the Star. And in the afternoon . they borrowed Herman Roesch's- car and rode around the Grande Konde valley. They've covered 20,000 since last 'September by airplane mostly, by elephant-back a way, and ucross the Pacific by steamship. Since leaving London they've explored Indo-Cliina jungles, shot big game there and taken part in ceremonies that made them mem bers of an Indo-China tribe; they've been shot at and had a propellor of their plane nicked by Algerians and they've seen the Portland Rosov festival and tho Grande Konde valley. Xo Fuss and No Schedule "We're doing It for fun, mostly, because we love flying,, and wo want to show how easy it Is to travel by airplane. You see, it's have very inexpensive, once yon your plane." explained the vis count. There's no fuss, no sched ule, no maids or valets with those two members of French nobility. They're just two ordinary folks who love adventure and are get ting it. Both fly tho plane and he Is his own mechanic, When the viscount heard, last night, that La Grande had a neat McCoy Trial To , Reach The Jury; Friday, Belief With defense witnesses still on the stand and with a few more to M. McCoy to reach tho jury before tomorrow. McCoy is charged with burning with Intent to injure an in surer. His trial began M'onday. Interest flared anew In the court house today when It was learned that yesterday afternoon, the dls- trict attorney. Carl Helm, and tho ing Eighth street from M to K. and defendant's attorney. Henry Hess. : the other fore sidewalks on K avo nr,.irnri in nn firir.m.ont thitt niip. Sixth streot and G avenue. wound up in a scuffle. From re- ports received, the argument wax- ed warm-rand warmer, until it do- veloped into a struggle which last- ed a minute or so. Neither one was injured, however. The' inci dent is reported as occurring out side of the circuit court room. Mrs. Cross Passes On During Morning Dora Adclia Cross, aprcd 57 year 11 months and 20 days, died at the' Grande Ronde hospital this morn- ing aner a snort ntness. ruuerai services will be announced later. I "i Zimmerman mortuary. Mrs. Cross, who lived at 2303 slult only sidewalks because the North IHrch for the Inst 10 months, ' additional cont of curbing would was born June 1ft. 1.XIH, and vtis tnake the cost more than the as expecting to move to Nampa, Ida. T sessed valuation of some of the in the near future. She is survived property in tho district. It is by her husband, H. H. Cross and ! planned to Include sldewalkn on the following children, Lloyd, 1 7 ; I Htxth street and on G avenue to- Kills. 15: Dorothy. H; Ralph. 1 1 ; Kthel. 8; Wllhert, 6; Hdwht, 2 and I I liaby. She also leaves her parents. "''V- Mr. and M rs. M o rd ecu 1 C . Lo n g. and the following brothers and sls iters: John, Cecil, Orvllle and Kve Jlyn Iong, ail of Valleyford, Wash.; .Mrs. Otto Kvers, of Cusiek, Wash.; j Arthur long. of Opportunity. Wash., and Mrs. Alice Robbfns, of : la Grand. Urges Observance Of Flag Day Friday - - General observance of tomorrow as Flag day is urged by Gov. I. L. Patterson in a nroclatnation issued at S-'ilem. "I request," read tho proclama - tion. "thai the -riag be displayed on '"Hiuiiin. I'uriM-n. and homeK. and , lie Instr ucted in that the children me proper usage .and the respect due our national emblem. Also that fraternal, civic ' and patriotic organizations com memorate the adoption of our flag, and that all citizens give thought ! lo the tiadttton ond acromplish j m en t which nre symbolized by the flag of the I nited States" I In Ia Grande-, the Klks oh nervance. open to the putdrc. uHl! boln Pt o'clock In the Klks tem ple Ftidoy evening. little golf courso ho was eager fori u round. Charles Reynolds was ' called' and he was ready to ar-1 range an early morning foursome for the titled visitors but, thia morning, when nine o'clock came, It was juat too early for the avi ator who had been covering several hundreds miles the day before. As far as town "sages" can re call this is the first time members of nobility have been In La Grande. And certainly it's the first time the Sacajawea Inn has had such rl Kt Ino-iliKhr.H t'ni'ftin nnmoH nn its resiHter. morning it was hard to realize that ; the jovial viscount, in his brown j golf suit wasn't an American bust- noss man -until you noticed tho abrupt little way he had of saying 1 "eh?" at the end of sentences. Viscxiimtess American Horn ' You've heard of women who can look dignified in trousers. Well, the Viscountess do Sibour is one of 'em. Small, with grey eyes you can't help noticing, under the black fringe of lashes, and the nicest sprinkling of light freckles, she had charming sort of dignity all her own. And perhaps that's because she's an "American first, Chicago born,, with French sophistication j and Kngllsh poise to boot. I Before her marriage, she was ' Vlolette Selfridge, daughter of H. G. Selfridge, of the famous London store of that name, and Bhe has .lived In London since she was, seven. Her husband's mother wws Katharine Bailey, of Philadelphia, so both have a laim on the United States. . j When she travels the vlscoun I less wears n soft felt hut, a boyish ' whito shirt, sturdy brown brogues and tan pants. A, brightly beaded belt, that looked as if It might have come from a Umatilla county chiof, bl,t WI,R African tsheftid gave color to her outfit. . 1 They love the west, and have found- its people hospitable. For the Columbia Gorge .they had en thusiastic praise, declaring it was one of -the most magnificent sights in tho world; "I've never seen so many funny (Continued on Page fi) PLAN APPROACHES TO NEW SCHOOL City Planning Commission Recommends Sidewalks And Pavement. , Pavement and sidewalks leading to the Eastern Oregon Normal school occupied the major part of last night's city commission meet ing, with the commissioners decid ing to create twoi improvement 1 districts, one for grading and pav- V The sidewalk district will be ! rushed through as rapidly as pos- k'M"- und it Is expected that the ! Rmfllnis or Eighth street will be accomplished this year, although It win oe uupossiuic to pave me street for awhile because of lack of finances and because of need- Ing several months time for neces- nary fills to sHtle. Act on Itci'ommC'iidations Tho authorization for creating the two districts was mude as a result of a report filed by the city planning commission, headed by George H, Currey. The report rprniniii(ni ii ton niowmir and t p)ann)n(f of ('onnordale park this mm nit miHin uiiu in..- merit. The report recommended , uum tuoeuaiKtt una earning on iv avenue, but it was decided to In- i warn ine ccmeiery in mis sanio um- trict. One improvement district, call ing for a block of pavement and sidewalks on Third street, from o to N, was createrl last night and after the plans Hnd specifications had been adopted. a resolution (Continued on T-age fi Boy Scout Camp on Being Prepared J With two men and four boys - busily engage in preparing the I plare for tht rcores of scouts to ! come. Camp Phy on (aUienneia I n camp at prem-nl are Keruili lerw-k is rapidly being made ready ! for the opening of the summer i ainplnta period on June V. ;,IKJ,pi U,.0tt. llOV SCO it fXe. 'tVPt wu horp for a f,.w hmirH yesterday afternoon from the camp, which is locate ii,2 miles from Cnlon, and gave an enthusiastic report of the progress made. The mess hall, which is 24 by 36 feet, I Iwing built by tho boys. ; nnd when completed w III accom I modate half a hundred hungry ' scouts. A swimming pool is belnjr dug by George Baxter, of I'nion, ! which will be about JO by fio yardi ! in dimensions. Tho depth of tne BANKERS TO GATHER HERE NEXT MONDAY Committee in Charge of Entertainment of Visit I ors Making Plans. TUESDAY LUNCHEON ANNOUNCED TODAY i I Women to be Guests at Tea Monday Afternoon Visitors Will Tourj Early Passage of Meag re Grande Ronde Valley, j ' urfe is Expected. Plans for the entertainment of WASHINGTON, Juno III (AP) visiting bankers and their wives j meeilliig of (lie stMialo and house during the annual convention of r,mrerViic committee on the fnrm the Oregon State Hankers associn- bm ,jH MVn ,n for tomorrow Hon. which begins in La Grande m0mi?fr, at which time they njcaln next Monday, woro being com- .x.m (jrtf0 .... nu0tittnn f Him. pleted here today A chamber of commerce com mittee, consisting of L: H. Rrim well, F. L. Meyers, Harry Zurbrtck Chet Thompson, W. O. Cllnger and Julius Hoesch. announced this af ternoon that on Tuesday at 12:30' o'clock, a luncheon will be given for the Incoming and outgoing of ficers or the association. This will include the- executive committers and representatives of the Ameri can Bankers association. Two speakers will be on the luncheon program. Tour Is Planned Any chamber or commerce mem ber who may desire to nttend Is Invited, member of the commit tee said. visiting Tuesday afternoon, the bankers and their wives will bo Konde valley, which wilt Include a 30-mlnute stop nt Hot Lake, where they will be guests of Dp. W. T. Phy. The chamber of com merce will furnish cars tour. for the Ten Monday Aricrnoon Another renturo or the enter- tnlnnient oninir planned for the . vimtori.. IK to ue a tea In Honor or I the ladles , nttendlnn the conven-,out . tlnn.Mvitfh w M. l,e Riven Monday ''Aug, J. Rtange. Preparations are t being made for the entertainment not 'Only of visitors, but also of (Continued on Page 5 LIBRA RY WILL' HAVE SUMMER BOOK CONTEST "Who had a long beard that came to his knees that had only four hall's In il?', reads one of the queries In the reading con test for the boys and girls of la Grande which begins at the puhllq library next week. "Csunlly we have given n read ing club diploma to every boy and Rrl who reads a certain number okh during the summer months.' says Miss Doty, librarian, "but this summer we have planrn d an unusual contest which will take mimt- niu ion ini m oi a niiie-ano- seek game. A list of 30 questions has been prepared for grades three und four: five and six; seven and .eight. To every hoy and girl who finds the correct answers to 25 of tho questions by reading the books a library reading club but ton will be given. The books which contain the answers to these mysterious ques tions are in special groups by themselves and contain many new ,lnl, II ,rl. f I w. r,... ' " " " culatlon Prominent Hankers Go Swimming 'Raw9 SACRAM KNTO, Cal., Juno 13 (AP) Seven prominent iSan Joaquin county bankers went swliiiiiulng "law" In the Sacramento river near Clarks burg. Sheriff James Monroe oT Yido Co ti lily threatened ar rest, discovered they were dele gates to a bankers' convention and let them go. Catherine Creek for Opening June 30 1 plunge will range from 2 to 8 ft. Mr. Meott mys. The tour wonts who are working Mvet-H. of North Powder, and nvuuiuw j'tiinareii, an uiniiHn and Robert Ramsey, of La Grande. The camp in divided Into thren periods, each lo last ia days. Mr. Scott believes that Ifo hoys win take advantage or the three pei - lods. basing his conclusions on the Increase In mcmttershlp In this dls - trlct since l!2H, when 121 boys at- tended catup, The ronds are being repalred and bridges arc t"lng built near thej camp, the county assisting In this work. ' Boy Pcouls Me urged to watch The Observer Saturlay of this week fur un Important announcement. HOUSE VOTE IS AGAINST SENATE PLAN Export Debenture Provis ion Beaten 250 to 113 in Roll Call. PAVES WAY FOR AN ABOUT FACE Senate Expected to Ee cede in its Demands ImitJnA tlw debenture- plan fit in tho measure. WASHINGTON, June 13 (AP) The house today backed up the views of President Hoover by re jecting the export debenture plan of farm relief. The vote was U50 to 113. The debenture proposition, wihlch Mr. Hoover had attacked twice in public statements and which he had termed a subsidy, was vgtod down on a roll call vote taken t the Insistence of tho senate which had approved it on two occasions. A number of senators had been represented, ..however, as demand Ing thq inclusion of the plan In the nil1 in orn(r tnftt n0 ho"11 mem- uert uifliuu ue ii'uuruuu uii ii. Today's action was regarded by ndminMftrntlon loaders as paving the way for a recession by tho sen ate In Its stand and a quick trans mittal of a relief measure, hUiuh "the debenture, to tho Whito House. A few minutes after the House clerk lmd announced the outcome llf the .ballot, Senator RnhlnHnn of Arkunwm. the domocrnt Hcnute ,,!,.,; indicated ho would curry lmnouno((, intention of aM,i,r,a 1v Vhe decision of tho house. Robinson has been a lend er of the move In the senate In behalf of the debenture and haH been Insistent upon a direct vote by the house on the proposition. It now Is expected ho will recede from his position and not continue to nrcHS for further senate approval of tho, plan. ! i Hpeaker Longworth Immediately appointed conferees to take ' up consideration of- the qucstlun wHh the senate once more. They were Haugen, Purnell of Indiana, and Klncbcloe, of Ken lucky, domocrats, who served on the first conference committee. It was indicated the conferees would seek an agreement should would seek an Immediate meeting with senate conferees and Tllson, In the event an agreement should be reached late today, obtained permission for the house group to file a report until midnight. This would enable a vote In the house tomorrow on whatever agreement might he worked out. r r ) ry 7 F JlKlQG 8 CtCiLtlYlf iS Readjusted to $5500 KALKM, Ore., Juno 13 (AP) A readjustment In the salaries of Oregon circuit judges, provided for by an art of the !W'WItot' was made public yesterday by Sec retary or State Hat "J. Hoss. I'nder the new law Judges in in.ll.'lul Hlulrlrtu hnvlnir nnnillfll Inn J ,.. ui,,.n A.,ii $Mno a year, with $f00 additional provided locally In the case or Multnomah county. Judge In dis tricts having between 15,000 and Ho, (MM) population shall receive If.f.nd, and those In districts of lesu thfti h.mi receive $5000. Judges In the $5500 rjass 'In clude; C. H. MeCollorh. Raker county, and J. W. Know lew, Union and Wallowa counties. Goes to Baker to Mining Congress PALKM, Ore.. June I .'I (AP) -Ma i k 1 ). M c( :a 1 1 1st er, sta te cor potation couimissitmer und ex-of-f ielo chairman of the new state mining hoard, leTt today for Raker to attend the annual convention of (the Oregon mining congress. M ho congress will discuss In de tail the mining survey provided for I by the l!a!t legislature which ap propriated $30,aoo for the purpose. fltr til on XV ilOn Plane Is Destroyed MIAMI, Fla., June 13 (API- Jwhn M Griffin, radio operator, jW)lft kjUr.(1 wh(.n n pan-American j Airways passenger and mall plane j W()H rorced down today about one j rnile west or Santiago De Cuba, , officials of the air line announced here. AH passengers were disembark ed without serious Injury, afler the plane burst Into flamcH upon landing, the offclal announcement paid. - The accident occurred ut & : fi 5 a. in. weds teacher I ' j' lono Goodwin will graduate the art department of l'n1ver?dty ol Utah tills month and then she'll marry tho head of the deiwirtjnciit. He's Juimvt T. Har wcMxl, oulHtandiug InUM-mouiiialii artist mid first Utiih persoii to huvo a picture mMM(Ml by tho Purls Salon. MONTANA OUT OF NORTH : DIVISinN Idaho, Washington, Ore gon Colleges Exclude Grizzlies from Schedule y Frank G. (.orris (Asociated Press Hporls Wrller) HPOKANK, June 13 (AP) Working Into tho wee small hours of this morning, graduate man agers or the northern division of the Pacific Coast conference fin ally decided to exclude the I'plver- slty or Montana from tho 1 )3(bas- ketball program, but did not com-j pletn next year's schedule. Montana was ousted upon tho ground that the other schools in the northern section were forced to travel too far to play the Grlz- zly hoop teams. j With the arrival today of south- , ern division officials, the three-day j session of the Pacific cSoast con-: ference managers association was to formally begin. j May Name Commissioner j The first matler to be brought la-fore tho conference was ex- j ported to be the report of a com- I mttH'o hen'led by W. W, Monohan of tho University of California on the plan of appointing a commls- ' sinner to supervise all sports an- 1 1 vi uos. He would imvo an ad visory capacity and be in chargo of conference policies. MFDFOItl), Ore,, June 13 (AP) The subject was considered a ! Joseph fjepi'ci-t 7!, Jackson delicate question and no filial an- j ''ouuly pioneer, died last night tion was looked for. Much dls-i1'0"1 Injuries received Tuesday mission on the idea was In pros-! when he was gored by a maddened t, however. Several gradual" members aro known to hit in favor of tho "commissioner plan" but do not care to he too hasty In press ing it. The soul horn division graduate managers scheduled to arrive in (Continued on Pago 5) INtTwDER rN()T TALLMAN, L. A. POLICE FIND LOK ANOKLKS, June 1.1 (API Herman CUne, chief of Los An geh.t poHce d'-f-'lv .-.i.l ii.dny (that, it had been piiivey estab ! Ilshed that t he Intruder win en jtered the apartment of Mrs. Hairy 'stern at Hollywood late last nit'bt was not William L. Tallman, sought In conneetiori with the slaying of I Mrs. Virciiita Patty. j Mm. Stern reported !o I'oPce late , lust lilgbl that she liatj been houiiil and gagged bv a mmi who entered her home. She )fen(lficd pictures of 1'allmati. J "I inn a radioman." Mm, Stein told police the man said as he en tered her npar'nient, "and tloj po- ! lice are looking for me." 1 In spite of the fa i him or the flni!iiriirlnlM m i iirpil to Tally Willi thuiw of Tallmiiii. pollt-e maintain- i'il (Heir clone vIkIIiiucp In tho Vic- Inlty. Senate Approves fcnci lVf Aoc-iii-a ' Reapportionment Bill on Hoovers Program and His Approval is Expected by Congres sional Leaders. WASHINGTON, Juno 13 (API The senate today approved tho cen-us-reapportlonment bill and sent to the White House the first of tho major legislative proposals of, the elra session. ' By a vote of 48 to 37, the con ference report adjusting differences with tho house wis adopted. The house previously had acted. This bill was on tho program of President Hoover for tho extra session and his approval Is ex pected by congressional leaders. It would provide fur automatic reapportionment of the house ev ery ten years on tho basla of the decennial census, Tho house has not been reapportioned since tho 1 !i I 0 census. The measuro authorizes the 103Q census to start next April 1. Em ployes for tho census taking would be removed from civil service re strictions except for the special agents. ( WASHINGTON, June 13 (AP) . Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, offered a resolution In the senate late today to have the state fi nance com;nlttce instructed to con fine Its hearings and revision of' the houso house tariff bill to tho agricultural schedules. Tho administration republicans on tho finance committee earlier j today voted down a motion by tho democrats to conflno tho tariff re vision to farm rates. Iri carrying the 'Contest for' lim ited' tariff revision to tho floor, Senator Borah appeared confident of support from the democrats, - WASHINGTON, Juno 13 (AP) Creation of a joint congressional committee to study methods of en forcing prohibition laws used by federal officials was asked in a resolution today by Representative Hehnfor, ropubllc.nn, AVlsfjonsln.,- Ho proposed a fati.OOO appropria tion to meet expenses, . v... Henry Campbell, lorenmuraerer, Faces The Chair HLIKZARKTR, N. J., Juno 13 (AP) Henry Colin Campbell to day was found guilty of murder fn tho first degree in the torch slay- lug' of M rs. M lldred Mo wry, tils bigamous wife. The verdict con talned lib rccomnbendatlon for mercy. Hy falling to recommend merey, the Jury made a .sentence of death ln the electric chair obligatory. - - I n i -r PatrOlmUn COX MS Freed of Blame WASHINGTON, June 13 (AP) Seymour Lowman, assistant sec retary of the treasury, In a state ment , today said customs patrol man Cox who shot Archibald Kilg ster at Oetrolt, did il "In the regu lar line or liis duty" when rum runner tried to recapture a boat seized by a customs officers. Cored by Bull, Pioneer Succumbs " me ' amma i s norns eniHhed through the man's chest, and all his rihlm woVc broken. Gep port had stepped Inside the bull's ! corral to make some repairs. Davis Will Not Resign His Post WASHINGTON. June I :t (AP)-- j Widely published reports thai Sec i i "tat y 1 . vis of the in bur depart - . iiient would resign his post within la short time and bo succeeih-d by A. Flletie, f Boston, were lMlei ifiipty nf Vi hire uouse. Mr. Davis. In beromlng a mem- her of the Hoover cabinet, agreed In a year to complete activities ulilrh be had Initiated within the dept mill. It Mfts said today at Ihe White house thai no change had be inent. n made In this manage. Planes Lock Wings, Student Is Killed HAN A.NTONHi. Tin.. June 13 (Al-) -tliulni I,. II. Troup, 21. Mil - il.'Mt In tho mlvanreil TlylnK whool nl Kfllcy flclil. whk klllfil und ''n- ill Iliu narrt Wooil. 21. ocai(!il diatli liy taklnie to hln rarachutp when their ptanen locked WilllM i iover Kelley field toduy. YELLOW BIRD WINGING WAY OVER'OCEAN French Plane En Route to Paris Today, Hoping to Arrive Saturday. GREEN FLASH IN WRECK ON BEACH Ronie-Bound $hvp Nearly Duplicates Accident of Two Weeks Ago Yan cy, Williams, Unhurt. OLl)( ORCHARD, Mo.. June 13 (AP) Tho Yellow Bird, Paris bound, had been unreported for more than three hours at 2:3U o'clock this nfternoon. ..No fears weru expressed for Its surety, however, as when It passed over .MatlntcuH Rock light. 20 miles oft tho coast at Rockland, it was heading east which would carry it away from the coast and out of sight of land. ,, The plane coverod the dlatanco to Matlnlcus, approximately R0 mites. In a llttto moro than an hour. YKLLOW MUD OX WAY OLD ORCHARD, Me., June. 13 (AP) One of two trana-Atlantlc airplanes got away. to a good start 'today for 'Paris, but the second. destined for Rome, crashed bo- fore she loit tho ground. The Yellow Dlrd, huge French monoplunel manned by a crew of threo young Frenchmen, made a- beautiful take-of at 10:0 a. in, and speed away to the oast accom panied by a coast guard amphibian. The Groen Flash, American , plane, with an American crow,., nwttfd ovui- on the beach and . swerved Into a ground loop about midway of her run.' The ground loop turned her nosa directly about. ; Yiincy, Williams Unhurt Lewis A. Yancy and Roger Qi WIUlaniH of the Amorlcun piano woro not injured :'s ' . ' ' Tho- Oron Flnfch1 noarly duplf- v caled Its accident of two weeks ago today.- At that time one of the wheels dropped into soft Blind and caused It to groundloop, but only the wheel and a few stay wlros were damaged. . The plane was traveling at a much higher rale of speed today and it was believed tho damage would he more serious. The French pluno got away two weeks ago but was forced to return after 20 minutes because of a leak In the main fuel tnnk. Mlxtitru of Pilot' ' The Yellow Bird today wns using a mixturo of benzol and gasoline. Tho benzol was put In the fuel to reduce the detonation nnd vibration which caused tho leak on the first take-off. Thu mixture will be about A( per cent benzol for the first two hours of flight, it then will be cut to 30 per cent and later (o 20 per cent. The crew of the Yellow Bird aro Arineno Loltl Jr., sponsor and co pilot; Jeair Assolant, pilot, and Rene Lefevre, navigator. Assolant, a 23-year old pink cheeked youth, was married threo days ago to Miss Paulino Parker of New York. She accompanied him to the beach this morning und waa very (Continued on Pngo 6.) TODAY'S BASEBALL NATIONAL LKAGCK GAMKS Jiontnn-St. Luti Is postponed, wet grounds. JJuuhle header Sunday, R. H. K. . 2 0 2' .15 0 De-berry; Brooklyn ( Mnelniiatl : Batteries: Vance und Kolp and Gunch. R. II . K. Philadelphia 0 4 1 Chicago 0 0 0 (Called end of 5tlt, rain.) Mattel les; Wlllougbby and Da vis; Root and Grace. nw York K H. K. .. 11 I rillHlmrnh 11 12 I) Hnltnrl-: V(ilkr, MayH. Henry mill O'h'arrell; 1-ctly, mil, Bwctonlo anil llt'inxlcy. A.Ml'.KICAN l,HAl ;U 1AMI'X H. H. B. I'lovol.'ind 3 11 0 l-htl,irl..ililiL 10 15 2 llullirlpx: Inn. MIIJiis and L. HcwpII; l(iinni.l und C'ovhruno. I K. II. K. HI. 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