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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE THE WEATHER Oregon: Fair tonight, and Thura dy but unsettled with probably showers, northwest portion, mild temperature. C I T Y EDITION VOLUME XXVII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, ORE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1929 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ' NUMBER 207 B GILLESPIE IS ARRESTED IN IDAHO TOWN Man who Escaped From Local Jail is Again Behind the Bars. CAPTURE DUE TO LA GRANDE WIRES City Strengthening Win dows of Basement Cells Today Railroad Steel is Used. .1hni"k alllftplc, alius Gllliril Callioiin, who osrunr.l from I ho - city in II Botnntlme Mom'uv nlRlil. was ciipturorl lato ypstci duy in Caldwell. 1 1"-. accorllni to re port iwe'vpil hre. Olllospllo is wunled in Klvprxidc, t'al.. on cNir Bcs or violntlni? a.parolo from Kol nm p-tsM. wl-prn hn rprvod five yenrs for burglary in the first de gree. nillrsnie fnwed hi way from the city jail, apparently urinif a hack in, and sevor'ng Hi Iwis In or der to (tnln hlr. freedom. The Jt win. low thiDUK'i which he escaped won from one or the downstair, ccllj and opened Into a concrete compartment. I"'lli Ciller nmsiiinsm (illlesple Whether Gillespie will he brought linck to Iji Grande or Bent to ('allfoinla. from Caldwell was uncerta'.n here this morning. His capture was the result or t.'leprams sent to the sherirf at Caldwell by Police Chief Clint JIaynes. Mr. Haynea learned that ll woman, Dora llavls. who accom panied Gillespie to Oreifon, was In Caldwell and notlrlcd the sherirr there or Gillespie's escape, e.iprea Bns till' belief that he would BO to Caldwell. The. Idaho officer Hccloted themselves near where he was expected to BO. nnd shortly af terwards he walked Into the trap. t:: StrciisllicnliiS "lull. . Today, the elty i utrenulhunlnB the windows of the downstair coll-.i. where the dangerous prlsDners are liept. I.ui-bo railroad steels are beiiiB placed acros.'i tile window bars, a few inches apart, and these are helm; held In place by a heavy wall or ceinenl. The steel can be sawed with a liaili saw, but police officers believe that because or the leiiBth and arranBement or thf steel Buan.l. they will "bind" the saw In such a way that II w ould be Impofslble to actuully saw throliKh heroic discovery. It Is esti mated that It wou'd take several hack saw binder, and a tew houis , work to saw through only one'of the railrcad sLtel bair. NEW OFFICERS OF ROTARY TO ASSUME POSTS Sir. liny Murphy, president-elect of the La Oinmlc Rotary cl.ib. to day outlined the course of notion Ihut t li club will pursue during the year starling .Inly 1 at which time now officers arc to take their po sitions. The new officers follow: lir. Murphy, nnsident: W. C -Perkins, v.ce prcn -lent; Fred K. Lnn zer, secretary-treasurer; O. S. Wr nto, F. L. Mcy -is. H. V. Matthews. .1. T. Longfellow, Ilobett F.akln, lir. Murphy. Mr. Lanxer and Mr. perkim". directors. Two new member.!, Fi nncls Givnllch nnd Hay Price, were in ttodueed (it thu. luncheon today at noon. JURY VERDICT IS FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS After spending half an hour In di llbe:at:ons. the circuit court jury - In the case of Oliver Oakley vs I. J. pnwrrs and Dunham Wright, re turned n verdict at 3 o'rlock yes terday afternoon In favor of the defendant. The suit was for an alleged balance due on wages. . Today testimony Is being heard in the case of C. W. Ambrose vs. l.ee Reynold. It is uncertain whether th'.s will go to the jury to day Or tomorrow. wi-vnn n IODAY 7:30 a. in. 6 I above. Minimum: M above. Condition : partly cloudy. w i ; An i r. i s v i ist i ;it i y M.iximum HU minimum 61 above. Condition: clear. V K AT I IKK JIM-! 110. lOiH Maximum K8, minimum 6. above. Condition: clear. Guardsmen Will Arrive Here At 7:45 Thursday Company E, of La Grande, . Spending today in Port land en Route to East ern Oregon. According toi reports received hero today, Com puny E, lSGth In fantry, will return to lu Grande, from two weeks of field training at Camp Chitttop near Seaside, to morrow morning, at 7:45 o'clock. The company left here on the eve-i ning of Juno 11. arriving at tamp the following day just before noon. During the first week of camp rain and heavy winds caused con siderable difficulty, neces-situtlng . curtailing of training to some ex-I tent And blowing down nearly a, i third of the tents n cum p. However. fillowing the first' week, the weather turned clear and 1 warm, and the guardsmen made up for previous- losses i:blliHhiii of Warfare The spectacle of modern warfare in Oregon was u feature of hist Saturday in camp, with u large crowd of vlsilois looking on. Smoke screens were thrown uu alone the line of battle, stur and bomb shells shattered the a'.r, machine guns broke- loose with their rat-a-tnt, and the flt!d artillery added the thunder of their guns to the noise. The 1SG Infantry watched the spectacle from the sideline;:, with the 162nd Infantry 'engaging In the war play, It Is reported. The guurdsmen were' to leave camp early this morning and were to spend today '.n Portland, leuv ing for liuslern Oregon lato to night. ' The local company Sr. command ed by Cupt. W. A. Bean. It In re ported that Cnpl. K. W. lily, V. S. A., battalion Instructor, and Major H. K. Huron, battalion commander, will return on the train tomorrow morninj;. Oregon's Roads " Best, New York Motorist Says Another testimonial ui to the. quality or tho Oregon highways was hoard In tho chamler'oi com- merec offices yesterday, when a man from New York, touring the country, declared that "Oregon has j the finest roadn" he had encount- j cred during his trip across the con- ( tlnent. He was Inquiring for Union county literature. Tourists from seven states reg- iHtered at tho chamber offices yes- terday. The states represented were California, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Washington and Ida ho. Qualifuing Round To Start Saturday Members of the Ii flrande country club are to play the qauli fylng round for the club cham pionship tournament on the local course either Saturday afternoon or Sunday, it- was announced to day. Also, a sweepstakes tournament will be played on Sunday. Bishon Remington To Speak Thursday Item The Jtt. Kev. William. 1 ington, bishop of the Ka stern Ore- t go n diocese, of pemiieton, is lo speak at the Weekly nssemMy at the Kastern Oregon Normal sebonl. it was announced today. Tho weekly assembly will he held to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock find tho public Is invited to attenu. The assembly will be held In the auditorium In the administration building. Baker Masons Are ' Guests At Dinner . ., - The Koyal Arch Mason of the I .ft Grando chapter entertained the linker Mason at a banquet given at the Masonic hall at 0:30 o'clock last evening. There were twelve visiting Masons nnd one eandbl the Kev. Mr. Weever. of Hak and also n candidate from ) (Jrnnde. John H. Camp. After the banquet a lodge session was held and the work put on by tho Ka Grande lodge. CmTICAIJ.Y I.NMI KIII POHThANI), Juno 26 (AP) Critically Injured, Wakefield Ku ban ks, 3H, a longshoreman, was In h hospital here today near death with a bullet wound In his back and another In his abdomen. Tho wounds, police declared, were re ceived during a drinking bout. Juck Ithoades. 36. was being questioned by police In connection with th" shooting. IMVI.K TAKKS II IS LAND fOl Nrii, Hl.CFFS, la., June !1 (AP) More than 40 acres of valu able land owned by William Tyson, north of Council Hbirfs, has been washed away within the past month by the Missouri river which Is now less than 2fi feet from the n house. The hotis1 once stood 300 feet from th stream, , RCA. ILL COMPETE IN MOVIE WORLD ! Negotiations With Foxi and Zukor Interests ! is Broken Off. POLICY WILL BE AGGRESSIVE ONE Plan to Buy and : Build ..Theaters, Absorb Some Competition and "Dyna mite" the Rest. CHICAGO. June 26 (AP) The Chicago Dally Journal today quot ed Leon Uuhlnstein, a representa tive of the Hndio Corporation of America, as declaring that negotla tions for an affiliation of Fox and ..... ,. . ...,,.. corporation had "been broken off n, .i.t .n xvn.n.i ontor tho movie Industry competitively. Kublnstein, the Journal said, as serted the radio corporation's pro gram In tho movie field would be to "dynamite ull competition." "We are going uheud competitive ly," ho was quoted. We will buy and build theaters. What compo titlon we cannot swallow into our organization we will dynamite out of the field. "Mr. Fox and Mr. Zukor prefer to remain In the picture business.. Y KKCKA.fi 13 KKPOUTS rXTIH'K That is the reason the deal is off." i(l IliHAITAU, June 26 (AP) Humors of a huge merger In the Captain Plrle of the Hellish steam movie radio Industry had emanat- er flreldon. Interviewed here to ed all week from a company con- day said that reports he had ventlon of the Kadio-Keith-Orphe- sighted a derelict alrplano 120 um, Paramount and Fox and Zuk- miles from the Azores,, were un or. all being mentioned as the re- t,.ue clplents of offers from the radio Th , , , ap,irPn corporation. Officers of the laUyv Um vclionvd to him that tho however, consistently denied that (Continued on I age 6 SPECIAL APPEAL MADE HERE TODAY University Alumni Urge lnat I'ine Arts Oontn- buttons he Made Now. J Working on behalf of the Fine Arts building of the University of Oregon, MIsh Emily Marshall and Miss laura Hammer, alumni of the university, arrived In Iji Grande last night and will be here for two days, during which they will visit Scarfaco Al Capon.-, Chicago alumni In Wallowu county and in gnngster, released from the lll towns near here. . incslmrg county jail wh"r0 he l The two women arc working un- Horvlnu a ono year's sentence for der Mrs. Oeurge Oerllnger, a re- currying a loaded pistol, gent of the university, and are ap-' A hearing on the writ will lie pealing to all alumni and friends held Saturday before Judge John of tho university to muke their K, Walsh, who sentenced Capone contributions to the Fine ArtB and h.s bodyguard, Frank Kline, building now, (also a Chicago gangster. Kline was A total of 8250.(100 in monev. pledges and bequests has been raised for the Fine Arts building but of this, only $100,000 Is In cash and the first unit of the build and the first unit of the build-, Ing is to cost $10,000. It will be' possible to start cunstruetion of this unit this summer, the two women said, due to a loan madef by a friend of the university, with- j out Interest for three years. The wason for the special campaign at present is to repay this loan. The first wing of the Fine Arts building is to house the Oriental collection given to the University by Mrs. Murray Warner. Tho structure is to be of brick with a terra-colta trim, and the brick Is to be laid up in a design which works out Into a pattern In varying ways, and In this pattern is found terra-cotta and colored j tiles giving .Hie play and interplay of color, which will raise the wall out of the realm of monotony. On the level of the second floor will be a belt course encircling the building. j The Campbell Memorial court also forms a part of this building. Joining the museum at right angles exactly opposite the main entrance, , .World Is Passing Through An Age Of "Meddling", SAN FHANCIKCO, June -1 (AP) I 'pne work) is passing through the human beings and that of fore. "meddling age" an era during Ing the acceptance of the doctrliw j which everything from tho radio, that to control, curb or repress to the fundamentals of life are con- tendencies to behavior Is likely to tlnually and consistently "mon- result In damage to oneself and keyed with" so Dr. Samuel C. to society." Kohns, executive director of the! It Is unfortunate for the world, Federation Of Jewish CharlttCH of j Dr. Kohs declared, that psyeholo Urooklyn, N. Y.. declared today In gists and psychiatrists cannot all his address at the annual luncheon ! agree on life's fundamentals. He of the National Association of Ko-j urged development of a broader cluf Work at the Palace hotel. view of the practical understand- "A curious manipulative human. Ing of human living nnd n under ity now populates this earth," Dr. standing philosophy of life nnd "t Kohs said. "We monkey wltt. tolerance of certain kinds of devla j everything. In music. In plastic I Hon which should be encourage ! and graphic arts, in literature. In rather than thwarted." business and economic spheres wet "Hut after all Is said and done," take all sorts of liberties with stan-j Dr. Kohs concluded, "only as dnrds. Finally In the realm of life break down artificial social condl Ifself, the present age Is monkey- ' tlons which destroy human person- log with every accepted funda mental. This spirit has definitely reflected Itself in the fields of so cial work and child guldanee. Two dangers "y be specifically dtsin- Hope Is Fading That Spaniards May Be Rescued Four Countries Searching Seas for Fliers Re portsofSighting Wreckage Untrue. MADRID, June 2fi (AP) Hope fast was waning today that Major Ramon Franco nnd bis three com panions would ever be found alive. Ilellef grew that their plane, a Dor- nier Wahl 16. crashed or made a lorcen tamiing somewnere netwocn t Spain nnd the Azores and had been unable to survive the tempestuous- I ness of the Atlantic. Spain, Italy, England and Por tugal mobilized sea nnd air forces nevertheless continued to scan the sens for traces of the missing aviators, who left Atrazares Friday afternoon for New York Intending to stop en route at the Azores for refueling. There was some feeling In Spain Major Franco may have over- ""ri"-" , , . tionally or unwittingly, anil havn come dow much -further along his route to New ork. His stitiement to friends prior to departure that he would "surprise" them tended to support this theory. Those most hopefu I the four men would be found alive believed they had alighted at. some reinoto island off the Azores Archipelago, and would be picked up shortly. Varied clues, purporting to locale the seaplane or lt wreckage thus far all appeared to have been false. engines of an airplane' wore heard working normally at 2 a. in., ship time or 3:37 a. in. Greenwich Meridian time, Saturday morning, (10:37 Kastern Standard time Fri day night) the point was about DO miles from the Azores in latitude 30.32 north and longitude 23. 0 3 (Continued on Pago B) Release Of Al c VydPUUC OUUJ'IIL In Philadelphia PHILADKM'HIA. Junr. 2" (AP) A petition for a writ of error was filed In the municipal coin t today for the purpose of liaving 1 nH meiuueu in me auempi In Hi-' to "nvo P"no relenned. Clottl Tllpfpt llV fl m ilOp Of MjOlly 1 rlj) OKItllY, Northwest AUH!iahn, June 2fi (AP) Captain ''barbH I KtiiKsrord Smith in his plane, the i' Southern Cross, landed hero at 10:30 n. in. local time after a non stop journey across tho Australian , ...... : n,'rfcct WnS weather, although there was extreme cold, j The flight was Intended as the f'st lap of a Kydiiey-to-l-Iiigland i flight. Floods Trap 50 j Miners In Japan NAGASAKI. Japan. June zti A P Frantic efforts were made today to rescue 50 miners entrap ped In the Mo'uishlma mine, flood ed during the night. One section of the mine wan aban loned because of the rising water. Dr. Kohs Declares nated: that of slandai -dlxntinn of allty and distort the best that Is in us, only as we bring the kingdom of God on earth will we ever be able to bring godlike man t: h practical realization." HEARINGS ON TARIFF BILL CONTINUING ' Sugar and Hides Taken up j for Consideration in I Senate Group. TODAY'S ACTION w C TTNTT'YTTi,rtTTr,l VVIVO U IN Hi A I VjXlliU Storm of Controversy that Raged Befoi-e the House is Transferred to Com mittee. WASHINGTON. June 2G (AP) The tariff- duties to ho imposed upon sugar and hides, commodities a fleeting every household and each individual, were taken up for con sideration today by subcommittees of the senate finance committee. Hates to bo placed on these arti cles precipitated a storm of contro versy when tho tariff measure was before tho house and the dispute now has been transferred to tho senate where arguments pro and con again are. being heard. Although not listed to be reached until Friday, the hides schedule was taken up unexpectedly today to hear two of several dozen wit nesses who have nHked to be heard on the subject and the first of these. F. I;. Mollin, of Denver, Col orndourged that the rate- of 10 per cent ad valorem, proposed In the house measure, bo retained. I SHiar lrolii'rs lroiet Ilefore another subcommittee. Frank A. Dillingham, of New Jer sey, representing the Association of Suuar Producers of Porto Kico, headed the long list of those wait-! Ing to discuss sugar duties. Ho described as prohibitive as fnr ns tho Island was concerned tho In crease from $1 to 43 u ton on sugar , cane as recommended In the house measure. ! Senator Smoot, Hepublicaif, Utah, chairman of the subcommit I tee, said he had Information that j one Porto It lean factory had made $tf 't'6."--troflt. intone year by im ' porting Hanld Domingo enno t $1 I a ton and shipping its raw pro- ductH free to the United StateH. American capital In Porto Hlco, he added, should not have such an " advantage over domestic prod tie rs and contended the houso rates would rorreet the situation. Dillingham favored the rate of 2. 40 rate on raw sugar from Cuba as against 1.7'i now but said In nnwwer to questions that If it were applied to Porto Hlco, Irom which simar Is allowed free entry, the sugar Industries there would be ruined. : Would Help Agriculture At the other committee bearing, Mollin said every stock raiser and dairy farmer would feel tho "bene fit of the duty Immediately," argu ing that hides-were a "small Item in tin price of Hhoes." Higher prices, he said, would ! help the agricultural industry ' generally. ! lie asked for a spectrin duty In place of the ad valorem rale, as serting hides were Imported from , every country in the world and de : daring that the latti'r duty would "mean nothing." Jle also urged a duly of 0 conts (Continued on Piikc 6) Queen Mary Accepts Lift From Motorist LONDON, June 2l (AP) -Queen Mary had the unusual experience of being given a lift homo by it passing motorist when the royal automobile broke down this after noon In the shopping district near Oxford street. , Her Majesty was on her way to Iluckingluifii palace from an early afternoon's shopping when It was found that the starter of her car was jammed and could not readily be fixed. O. A, Harison noticed the queen's plight and Immediately offered her the use of his car. "I fer Majesty had been recog nized and a crowd was beginning (o collect, " said Harrison. ".My car was very dusty and I apologized for that, but the queen sold It was all light ;ind stepped into my car with her lady-lnw ail ing. "We had no chauffeur In livery, but the queen made light of that, too, and I took the wheel myseir and drove Her Majesty back to the palace." Ilusiness Section Of Town Burned It ANDSJU' I CO. Cm I.. June 'If f.W'i A flic which started In a heap of rubbl.sh In a pool hall here eirly today destroyed the business section of tins mining town and wan extinguished only after sever al buildings In the path of the flames had been dynamited. The loss was estimated between $2r,omi and $4',ino. No one win Injured. The town has a popula tion of about l.&on. HEADS LIONS Hay Lo Grande It I ley, above, of Sacramento, Oil., in tho now president or the International Association of I Jons clulw, llllcy, chancellor of the stale or Cal ifornia, was chosen successor lit Hie internatloiuil convention nt Louisville, KyM to succeed Hon A. ItulTht of lUelinunid, Vo. FIVE ARRESTED IN MARLOW CASE Four Men and Y o u n s; Woman Held as Material Witnesses in New York. NKW YOKl, June 26 (AP) FIvo parsons, one of them a young woman, were arrested today us material witnesses In the slaying of Frank Marlow, night club owir er. Police Commissioner Whnlen announced that homicide Indict ments would be sought against two unidentified men. Tho commissioner suld detectives had traced Mario w's movements up until 45 minutes of the time when he was found fatally wound ed Monday night near a cemetery at Flushing, Long Island. Those arrested, all of whom wore flald to have spent tho afternoon and early evening in the company of tho slain night i . club, owner, were: Johnny Wilson, formal mid dleweight boxing champion 10 d ward M. Lewis, knuwn as "Hoston Louie," a gambler, of Hoston; Al Siege), a dnncer of Coney Island; Ignatius Coppa. proprietor . of n West 62nd street restaurant where Martow dined shortly before his death, and Mary Heiden, of Coney Island. Two Hostesses Itcten.scd Two night club hostesses, Hetty "Mickle'' Farley, til years old, and llillie Hurke, her room ma to, who had been questioned for several hours by tho police, were released from custody. The Farley girl de nied she had Keen Marlow on the day of his murder. Commissioner Whalen said Lewis came to this city from Hoston re cently on a "mysterious mission," later moving to Coney Island where ho shared a hotel room with Hlegel until Monday morning when both checked out. He said Lewis was invited by Marlow to accompany hi in on Monday afternoon to the Aqueduct race track and bet on a "rco. hot tip" that the stain man had re ceived. Lewis, the Keiden girl, whom he described as the Hoston man's sweetheart, and Hlegel came to Manhattan, arriving at Wilson's apartment In the Hole) Victoria at 12:20 o'clock. The commissioner said Lewis, i Siege!, Miss Seideri. Wilson and I Maiiow went to the track In an ! a H loin obi Ic owned and driven hy j Coppa, but added the latter denied he was a member of tho party. At the track, said Whnlen, Lewis lost 12,700 on the tip given by Marlow, Marlow, Wilson and Coppa then left the track, returning to the Vic toria, Yesterday, said the commission er, Lewis received a money order for js.fioo from Hoston which he divided between two men, Whalen declared Lewis was unablo to give a satisfactory explanation for this. OREGON PA RK C O M M ISSION IS APPOINTED KALKM, Ore., June 20 (AP) H. H. Van Duzer. or Portland, C, K. dates, of Medford, and Hohcrt W. Ha wyer, of Mend, all m flutters of the slate highway commission, Wil liam Duby, of Haker, and It. A. Hooth, of 'Kiigcne, former mem bers of that commission, worn ap pointed by Governor Patterson yesterday as members of the Ore gon park commission. The appointment of a park com mission is not required by law, but was suggested by Will Hleele, supervisor of Crater Lake park, and Its duties will bo to eoopenit with the government on behalf of the state for the acquiring of pub lic parks along tin highways. The rommlsrdou members receive no salaries. In annoy net ng the commission Governor Patterson said hn would ask tlm next leglKtature to author ize tne expenditure of funds for the perpetuation of forests along the highways, He vera 1 parks already have been acquired by the state by gilt or purchase. "Heirn Maria" Dawes Will Not Wear Knee Pants Ambassador to England to be Clothed in Plain Swallow Tail for Court Functions. LONDON. June 26 UP)-Am-bassador Dawes will abandon tho example set by certain of his prede cessors, and will not wear silk knee breeches and patent leather shoes with silver buckles at his presen tation to Queen Mary at tho third Balnt James' court tonight. Instead the American, a former general sometimes culled affection ately "Hell 'n Mnrla" Dawes, will wear, plan swallow tall ovcnlng dross. Hoth former ambassadors, George Harvey nnd Alanson Houghton, donned knee breochos for court functions. No reason was assigned by the sources revenling tho -former vlco president's Intention, which was In defiance of the convention laid down by the lord chamberlain's of fice. . In the cases of Ambassadors Harvey and Houghton their com pliance with tho old world formal ity occasioned considerable com ment In America. The ambassador and his wife met both Queen Mary nnd King George when General Dawes presented his credentials recently, and tonight's attendance at tho court . will bo merely In compliance with formal ity. Mrs. Dawes will first bo present ed to Quoen Mary, Senora do Mer ry del Val, wife of tho Spanish am bassador and doyen of the London diplomatic corps, acting as her sponuor. Mrs. Dawes will then turn sponsor herself and introduce eight American dobutnntcs and young matrons to Queen Mary. These will be Misses Frances M. Ha relay of New York, Hosomary Haur of Chicago, Dorothy Chase of Waterbury, Conn., Natalie Coo of New York, Paulino Fenno of Hos ton, Lillian Hanger of New York, und Mistresses Kdward F. Huttnn and Aymar Johnson of Now York. Drunken Man Fires At Chicago Priest CHICAGO, June 20 (AP) Fifty early morning worshippers were thrown into u panic, as a drunken liian tottered dowri (ho ulsle of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic church and fired threo pistol shots toward the priest as ho adminlstorod com munion. Tho third shot struck a kneel ing parishioner In the hip. The mun then turned the weapon upon himself, the fourth bullet grazing his scalp. The prlost saved him self by dropping to tho floor ns thu shooting began, . The assailant, Charles O. Foster. 4 5. was' u nested. Hefuddled by liquor, ho thought himself mortal ly wounded, , rremature isiast At Coquille Is Fatal To 4 Men OOQCILLH, Ore., Juno 20 (AP) A premnturo explosion of dyna mite fatally Injured four men near hero yesterday as they were clear ing a piece of ground of stumps. Those killed were: Charle:i Christian, logging contractor; Hus sell Yoakum, 2 ft; Italph Thomas, 24, and Floyd Bklnner, 30. Christian was In charge of the group. He had a contract to take out 1,500.000 feet of cedar belong ing to the Kvans Auto Loading company at their Handy Creek camp. Tho men were clearing a turn ing space for trucks. Details of the explosion were not known today although an Investigation was be ing made, Charles Thomas, a bro ther of the boy killed, and himself n member of tho crew-, was some distance away at the tlmo of the blast. Ho could offer no explana tion of the premature detonation. Herbert Hoover Jr. Given Commission WAHHINGTON, Juno 21 (AP) It Is now First Lieutenant Herbert Hoover Jr. The son of the president toda was given that rank in the special ist reserve of the army. The name of the son of the pres ident moved through the machin ery of the war department In the usual way and the appointment was announced along with Uuu others. Northwestern Man Will lie Selected 1 WAHHINGTON, June 211 (AP) The business man or banker to be appointed to t he fedora I farm board probably will come from (he Northwestern tier of states. I This u'ns made known at the White house today along with the news that Mr. Hoover was maklim satisfactory prouresx toward the I naming of the farm board im ni bers and It was Indicated that onc of the names probably would t be announced during the' week. If the president has definitely determined w ho any of them are to be, Including the banker or business man, this fact was with held. .. . , . JAPAN GIVES APPROVAL TO PEACE PACT One Phrase Hotly Con tested Before Pi'ivy Council Signs Paper. LAST OF FIFTEEN POWERS TO ACT Kellogg Move Against, War now Promises to Become an Actual Fact, is Belief Held. TOKYO, June 26 (AP) -In an unusually strained atmosphere the privy council, presided over by the emperor, today finally approved tho Kellogg,antl-var pact. Tho approval wa given without reservations but an interpretative declaration was attached regard ing tho hotly contested phrase, "In the name of their respective peo ples," which, according to many members of tho privy council vio lated tho emperor's oonstlutlonal prerogative. It was understood Count Uohldn, who signed tho pact In ' Paris, strongly contested the necessity ot attaching either reservation or In terpretative declaration but he was overruled. COUNT ItF-SHJNH TOKYO, Juno 20 (AP) Count I'ch Ida, Japanese statesman who signed the Kellogg renunciation of war pact In Paris, hua resigned from the privy council. Count Uchlda, who has a long and distinguished record In the Japanese foreign servlco, repres ented Japan at the historic sign ing in Paris of the Kellogg pact. Japan's ratification of tho signa ture met . difficulties, however, when tho opposition entered strong uujruiuii iu iiiw iiiiiiint; ill uiM names of their respective pooples" contending that this was an af front to tho emperor In whoso t name alono tho pact could be ratl- WASHINGTON DIXIGIITKD WAMH INGTON, June 26 (AP) Nnws of the approval by the Jap anese privy council of the Kellogg treaty for the renunciation of war was received In American govern ment circles with a spirit of rejoic ing. Japan Is the last of tho lit orig inal signatory powers to ratify the pact and tho document will como Into full force as soon as the Jap anese Instrument of ratification Is deposited In the archives of the state department hern as pre scribed In the treaty itself. The pact ombraces action, or In tended uction, by virtually every nation of thu world to ronounco war as a national policy. Only Argentina and Hrar.il have not sig nified their intention to adhere to the pact out of all of the nations which were invited to do so. Two Years of Work This, new move toward worm peace now promises to become an actual fact In a Utile more than two years after the first suggestion (Continued on Pago C) TODAY'S BASEBALL 11AHK HCTII IIO.MKH WASHINGTON, June 2(1 (AP) Itahe lluth hit his thirteenth home run of the season In the fifth Inn ing of today's game between the Yankees and the Senators. Fred Marberry wlis in the box and Geh rig on base when the Hu.be slam med the ball Into the centerfleld bleachers. AMi:i(lCAX I.HAGll' First Game; New York WaHhlngton GAM ICS U. H. 13. ... 7 15 0 ... 0 7 1 Ifatteries: perm nek and Dickey j Marberry. Hurke and Spencer. R. U.K. 5 11 2 6 8 3 Hoston i . ..... Philadelphia Hut i lies: M. Gaston nnd Her : K'arnshaw, Hummel, Yerkea i nd Cochrane. TI. II. I Chicago j., Detroit iKatl.i'iios: Lyons PrudhoMitine and Shea ft 12 l a 0 2 and Iterg; NATIONAL LKAGI'H GAMFH It. 11. K. Cincinnati ..." fl 8 2 Pittsburg 4 It 3 Hat (cries: Luque and Gooch; Kremer, Swetonlc, Hill and Har greaves and Jlemsley, n. il h. t. Ril l 0 8 2 and Leiian; Philadelphia Hoston ItatteiieH: llenge Hrnndt, antl Spohrer, K. II. E. Hrooltlyn 2 6 0 New York 3 11 1 Hatteries: Vance 'and Deberrv: Mays, Scott and O'Farrell.