La Grande evening observer., July 02, 1929, Image 1

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THE WEATHER
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EDITION
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Oregon: Fair and continued
warm tonight and Friday. Gentlo
to mod orate westerly winds.
LA GRANDE, ORE. TUESDAY, JULY 2 1929
VOLUME XXVII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PKES8
MEMUEIl ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 212
explosion fata:
MAN TODAY
immrna
TO ELGIN
OFF FACE OF
Delbert Darr Dies Shortly j
After Being Rushed to
Local Hospital.
GEORGE DARR IS
PAINFULLY HURT
Second Victim of Dyna-
mite CaPS, However, IS
not Dangerously
jured, is Report.
Delbert DillT WHS . fatally
llUlt and his brother, GeOVRO,
w.; lviinfllllv in ill red shortly
was p,iimuiiy mjuiLu suuiujr
before eiht o clock this moin-
ing on their ranch near Elgin
OV the accidental explosion 01
smiw Hvnnmite CiiDS. Both
men were rushed to La Grande
l)Ut Delbert died about 10:30
. . i .1 "
0CIOCK, All llOUr alter trie Hill-
hulance rehpd the Grande
Ronde hospital.
The two men, the sons of Mi', and
Mrs. John Darr, of a pioneer fam
ily, were In tho granary getting
some dynamite and caps in prep
. u ration for work on the market
road that runs north of Klgin
toward the government road lead
ing to Walla Walla. From reports
received by The Observer's corres
pondent at Klgln, Delbert stooped
over to pick up the cups and It Is
believed he dropped one, which ex-J
ploded. Igniting the others. He
received the full force of the blast
in the face and chest, the explosion
tearing off his face. Ills brother;
, ....... .tM n.it wffivn Miii'h
severe injuries.
JIusheil to I -a (.niiKle
A call was Immediately st-nt to
1.a Grande for n ambulance and
two were rushed to the Rcene. re-
turning to this city ut S:S0 o'clock.
The men's parents accompanied
them to the hospital.
The body of Delbert Ourr was
taken to the Snodgrass and Zlui-
merman mortuary and funeral Her-
vices' will be iinnounced later. He-,
sides his parents he is survived by
n number of near relatives at Kl
gln. Including Joe, Sain and Hill
Jarr a ltd Mrs. Kong.
Delbert was - I or L'2 years of age
and George, who was also injured
about tho face and chost, Is about
28 years of age. ,
Fire Truck Called
Out This Morning
The fire department was called
to thei 2!hio block on North Green
wood at 11:115 o'clock this morning
find upon arrival found a grans fire,
w hich was tinder control. The re
call was souneded at 1 1 :f. Kire
( h ief '. T. I Jndsey today u rg'd
that people exercise cure in learn-
Ing whether a grass fire is out or
control before turning in an alarm.
ENGLISH AND
GERMAN FILMS
IN AGREEMENT
I
.(JNDDN. July a AP) I-ondon
morning papers today said the
much talked of agreement between
Pritlsh und Herman film groups
had been signed with Involved cap
ital amounting to approximately
liH.iMMi.non pounds, or $UUO,r(iiUMHi.
The new alliance Is said to be
between the Hritish Talking Pic-
tares. Ild., tmd KlanRlims Tobin
of Berlin and Amutordam, the aim
being to "establish a united Kuro
peun front against domination of
American Interests."
. Ti i I
ArreSt I atrOlman
ri ".. ri,.JI.
PliATTSI :FUC. N. V.. July i,
(APt W. J. Cheatham, a cus
toms border patrolman, was ar
rested today on a charge of man
slaughter in connection with the
fatal shooting on June 1.1 of Arthur
f lordon of Plaitsburg, alleged li
quor runner.
WKATMI It TODAV
":3 a. m--7l above.
Minimum: i:t above.
Condition: clear.
w KATiii it vi;nti;uiav
Maximum !-, minimum i
ib'jve.
Condition: cle.tr.
Wr.ATHI.U .11 I.V 2, 1928
Maximum t5. minimum r
above.
Condition: rain .IS of Inch.
M. G. Tennyson
New Rector 01
Local Church
Accepts Call Given Him
Last Night to Take Pul
pit of St.' Peter's Episco
pal Church.
Tliu Rev. M. G. Tennyson, who
has 4ioen in Liu Grande for thtlusv
two weeks, was lust night issued ii
cull to become rector of St. Peter's
Episcopal church, which ho accept
ed. The parish has been without
a rector since the Kev, Oliver Kiley
left here for tho middlewest sev
eral months ago.
Mr. TcnnyKon Is well known over
tlie stale of OreKOn, imrtiellliirly
In Western untl Southern Oregon
He is ut preset state chaplain of
tho Veterans of'Koreisn Wars. He
has been in Lakeview for some
time, also spending nine months
in Klamath Kulls. .. l'rovlmm to
that time he was in Portland.
Ml- 'len" la married and has
thr(jo chlI(ll.cnj Jain. )anttW ,i-
A,fml- Thl,v lm. ,n Sl.uUll. d .3
iCft this morning for the washins-
ton eity ly ear to lirniB ins lam-
ily to I.u Grande. , I
j, Tennyson comes to I.a I
Grande highly recommended and
" , , j iii.iiwii ... J
."....".,
behind him. He will return to this
city from Seattle later this week,
and will occupy the pulpit at the
Kplseopal church for thu first time
in Ills new capacity on Sunday,
July 7.
Servewel Store
Is Purchased By
Harry C. McCIay
Announcement of tho wile of
MacMarr Servewel store No. 23E,
at 1 7U4 Adams avenue, to Harry
(J. McCIay, well known lrnion
county grocer, was made this
, morning. Mr.. McCIay took pos-
I session of the store yeterduy and
naiJ employed Muynard Ward and
Donald Ostium! to assist him In Its
operation. Mr. Ward and Mr. Mc-
r:iy were both associated with the
MucMnrr stores. Mr. McCIay caino
to La Grande some time ago from
Dillon, where he was a member of
the grocery firm of Maggerty and
McCIay for HeveraL years. Ho" was
also ut Enterprise for a year or so.
' Max It. Ha r vis. MacMarr man
ager in this section, stated today
that the sale of the store was a step
in the discontinuing of the policy
of extending credit. M r. McCIay
will continue to operate the sttuo
Pn a fu" 1,t'rvl,'t! llntitil' lfH
own nam-
Stock Salesmen
. Visit La Grande,
Hunter Reports
Numerous stock salesmen are
visiting i.a (iramle (his summer,
according to nn announcement
made today by A. It. Hunter sec
ret a rv of the chit nilit-r of coinineren.
JU, ,.,.,Kirt that the majority of the
.S!1i(.sm,.n ,.. to the chamber of
fice for an
ndorscmcnt, and that
in most cases the storks wen of
sin h a speculative nature that en
dorsement was withheld. They are
Investigated by the better buslm-hs i
Thompson, W. K. (Jllberl and CV 1 1.
"Inani.
Mr. Hunt
uiKci thiit local peo-
pie. In buying slocks, should ask
tor the chamber endorsement and
also consult I heir bankers before
making s.ich investments.
. n r,-w n r r,
oAIjlUlH I ItiOl Lfrj
INTERESTED IN
PLANE FLIGHT
SAf.F.M. Ore., July 2 (AP)
Hundreds of persons. In Salem are
following with a personal interest
news reports on the progress of the.
attempt of l W. Mendell and It.
H. (Pete) PcJnhart. who took off
from the Culver City sirpnrt Tues
1;iy morning, to better the refuel
ing endurance flight record.
Kelnhart i" a Salem boy and
graduated front the Stileni high
nrhool before entering the t'nlwr
slty of Oregon.
-j For several years be was a mem-
Iter of the stall- trufMc squad, b Ing
stationed at Astoria. In the WM-
tanieite valley district and In
Southern Oregon. After leaving
the traffic department Peinh.ut
was engaged lu bui-ine here and
learned
to fly dining his spare; The jury, composed of patholo
Froin Ha lent lie went to ' gjm(H a nd expert chemists, reom-
hours.
Texas early this year to become as-:
Hociated with his brother In-law In
un aviation enterprise. j
Mrs. Heinhart. who Ik spending
the scunner here with her mother,
Mrs. Fannie Oiinpbell, paid Tues-
day morning that the flight "has
been postponed several times, and
expressed relief that It was finally
under way.
PROPAGANDA
IN SCHOOLS
IS ATTACKED
N. E. A. Committee Re
ports Children Should
be Taught "How."
PHYSICALLY UNFIT
TEACHERS SCORED
Cleveland Educator De
clares That More Per-
s o n a b 1 e
InStrUCtOl'S j
Needed in Schools.
ATDANTA. G., July 2 (AP)
Two general sessions und a scries
of depart inentul meetings, today
stressed the purpose of the 67th
convention of the National Kduca
tion association education for a
new world. " - .
Heading the list of reports to the
general s 'wlon. was that of the
l'PB'nl" committee which held
th'" "" f"S "" bo !'OTUr,:ly
safeguarded against propaganda.
iChlbben should be taught "how to
' think" not "what to think," the
i report said.
j Two Nominees.
I Meanwhile delegates also were
faced with the problem of. choos
ing between Miss kuui 1'yrtle ot
Lincoln, Ne.br.. and MIks Kffic
MacGregor nominee lor the
presidency of the association, not
to mention nominees for 1 1 vice
presidencies, other officers and
board members from states. The
e-leeliona will take place Wednes
day. A ldjesses before the general ses-
(Continued on Page 6)
JAMESP. COOKE
MUST GO TO PEN
S u p r e m e Couvt Rules
Against Him Hindman
Appeal is Lost.
SAI.H.M. Oio.. July 2 (API
James I
iiriinft
i ooue, presioi'in oi wie
oi tbnwl hrokeruco firmiC.old Coast home of Harold K. M-'
or ovcrinTk & co. iihihi ko to
tho Hlalo nonllonliarv to sorvo out
hi nuhtahiiKMit for iMiihczzcni'incnt.
tho rhnnif on which ho nn ron-.
vicloil In JiiiIkl- Itohoit Tuokor's "ot 'llilto throo.
court In Miiltnomuh county. Tho I'roiicnoc of tho Kiumls lion uiv.-n
suproino couit loday. In un opinion rlsp lo roporl.s that a plot to kid
writton hy (,'hlor Justice Ooshow l""I tho children in feared: I, ill at
atflrimxl tho judBlnent or the low-'the McCorniiek homo and at police
or court. ' headiiual'terH 'It wjim Hlated loday
Couke. Charles S. Goodwin and
Howunl Phllpott werc all In llcled
and Cooke deniandel a seperale
trial which was grunted. He whs
convicted of embezzling I MX l.u'i
belonging to Arthur M. Welch and
whs sentenced lo serve a term of
seven years In the penitentiary.
The firm of Overherk & Cooke
went into voluntary bankruptcy in
February. HH!S. In addition to be
ing president, Cooke was adlve in
the management, owned .;o per
cent of the vdock and ha I been
with the rm-porutton since Km or-
ga niza I Ion In l'.(7
Other opinions today included.
(ieorgo Harris vs. Luther Hind
ntfin, appellant, appeal from Cnion
county; civil action of assiiult and
battery, opinion by Justice Uoss
man. Judge J. W. Knowles af
firmed. l-'lmt Investment company vs.
Vlllcail I nderwrltern of N"H h
Mtitlsh and Mercantile IiiHuranm
company, appellant: appeal from
Multnomah county; action to re-
I cover oh liMiiranre policy, opinion after n day's session Montlay. The
bv Justice He!t. Judge J. W. Jiiry has yet to hear several wit -
Knowb'H reversed and case remend- nesses before the case will bo de-
j cd. liberated.
iMethyl Chloride Gas Escaping From
I Refrigerator Given As Death Cause
CHIi'AGO, July 2 (AP)- Methyl
chloride gas escaping from an elec
tric refrigerator was given by a
coroner's jury last night' as the
cause of death of Mrs. Violet Clark,
2!t, in her apartment Saturday.
At the same time tho department
of health estimated that al least
t j 5 persotiK and perhaps many more
J l(lV,. died in f'hhugo In recent
months from the same cause. Four
,,(.WOns buve been victims of the
' KUM Wjtbin the last l flays, the
department said.
mended that "proper public off i
(bils and the leaders In the artffl
ctal refrigerating industry" Join to.
seek mcHtiM "for the protection of
( the public against recurrence of
j such deuths.
j Coroner's physician Ralph Web-
, ster testified that there whs
no
j doubt of the cause of death
H
! tolJ of placing two live guimu pigs
New Cabinet Is '
Installed Today
In Tokyo, Japan
Headed by Yuko llama-
guichi, Third Untitled I
Premier in HiStOry OI
the Country.
TOKYO, July
liamugulchl. the
premier in Japan's history, and tho
members of the new Minscllo cab-i sho cut the bonds of matrimony
inet were installed lute today la thu that lied her to Jackson C. Stan
palaco in the presepco of tho cm- ton, 44, and a wealthy attorney,
peror. , - .because ho insisted on slaying
The now ministry succeeds that home or evenings, smoking his pipe
of Huron Tanaka of tho Sieyukul and listening to tho radio. hho
party, which resigned shortly be- wanted to go out and enjoy herself,
fore noon after u cabinet crisis t "ni, fco 1 liked to go places and
precipitated by investigation of thu u,,,. .i.i.wru .hi i " Mm Ktummi
assassination of Marshal Chang
iso i.in in muiiciiunu msi yum.
Tho following have agreed to
enter the Mlnselto cabinet:
luiron lvijuro Shledehura. former
ambuHsador at WashiiiKton, for- .
Uhii miuiia.
Kenzo Adachi. home affairs.
Kyo Takarabe, admiralty.
General Issel L'gaki; war.
.luuiiosuka Inouye, finance.
Ohujl Machida, agriculture and
forestry.
Genji Matsuda, overseas affairs.
Other position's In the cabinet
are Viscount Chifuyu, Watanabc,
justice; lihlta Kobashl, eilucatlon:
Matajlro Koizumi, communica
tions; Nagglchi Tawara. commerco
and industry; Yoku Kgi, railways.
STORMS DRIVE
40 F A M I LIES
V KUM iCjflO
KKXtNGTON. Ky., July
Storms in central and
(Al)
eastern
Kentucky yesterday forced two
score or more families from their
homes, washed away several
bridges, and lightning took the life
of a high school boy.
At Carlistle Brushy Fork roso
rapidly after a heavy downpour
and flooded some fifty dwellings
und the base'mentH of i'-un liWHf-, Jm ,a8 xan dtlugef wli prposa
ness establishments. ? " ' from other women to such nn ex'-.
Benjamin Powei-s, 2, was killed tent that he hits had to plug his
by lightning at the home of his telephone. Also, ho has been flood
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter with letters.
Kindelle. i Hut Stanton, through with niat-
1 rimony for a while at least, turned
Detectives Guard io hlM nll,e aRuln unU 1,,c(i rc
i rr t,lw ladles with this statement, Is-
McLOrmiCfC IlOnie mied to newspapers:
1 "t ti iiccniitil if t hi iinmoi-nnM
K'llltTAMO. July 2 (Al'l I'll-'
.('orniick vhiip ho is ihihi 10 iii
ihiiiKhlor. Mathllclo. her lulsl.nnil,
Mux Ourr, ynd Ihnlr two mnall
i-hlKlron. Anita, !. and 1'oior Max.
Mint no Ihreata of any kind had
been received.
Umatilla Co. Wheat
Hnmpftt Tinip Near
MlUi ut.ti i uiit imvui
PKNDI.KTON. (He.. July '2 (AP)
Harvesting whent will start in
some sections or this district by the
end of next week' as continued
warm weather brought ripening
grain. Two hundred thousand
bushels Vii'Vr contracted Monday,
this being new and old whent. The
mercury climbed lo !s yesterday,
the seeoud hottest day of the sea
son. i xo r knt ( ,vrr 11 ; d i
MAItSIIFIKI.D, Ore,, July 2
(AP) The coroner's Inquest into,
the fatal auto mIkhu here la'e
yesterday which resulted In the
; death of lw gili. 12 and 2,
' daughters of Mr. and Mrs. .1. I..
Hansen. Marshfield, and Injury to
four ol Iters, was runt inm-d Ind;
In tho Clark apartment Hundav ,
night and of fi titling them de:W
yesterday morning with nninlstak
able signs of methyl chloride poi
soning. 1
K. T. Williams, consulting engi
neer for Seivel, Inc., 11 nd member
of tho technical committee ot li e
refrigeration division of the Na
tional Fleet lie Ma nil fact ui ers as
soclatloti. said he could not believe
methyl chloride gas was wholly to
blame for the deaths.
Mr. Williams had 1 nine here to
purtiiiputc In the Investigation.
"Our men work In the gas every
day without special pi f'n utiou.
I charging and testing niacblnt-s.
and 1 know of no case where any
has suffered u serious Injury."
He told of eating a fro.en straw-
berrv dfoiM-d In liuuld methyl
I without hurm. a flemonstration h
satd he conducted annually at trade
conventions.
Husbands, Look at This! ,
Believe It or Not, This Kansas City Svii'c Divorced
Her Hubby Because He Never Went
Out at Night.
. KANSA' rlTY July 2 (NB
Service) Lots of women have d
di
vorced their husbands because they
t stayed out ut night, but it ro
! multicd fur Mrs. Father Forrester
(AL') Yuko ' Stanton, 22 and pretty, to divorce
third untitled hers because ho insisted on stuy-
ing in,
.4Uoled Iro'm her husbund's answ -r
,u ,u.r divorce petition. "111 say
l WU(1 nuVO. ntU of ,ho n0UH0 wUlM.
sunset without him and very sel-
dom wl(h lim ,Waa t a home-
ioVtK wi(0? i UU to be!"
.. lllu ji,,,. lit,. Mtiititiin iowfr
( ........
Insisted on sitting around, smoking
' his pipe and listening to his radio.
I "I'll, I can see that pipo now
crusted, short-stem mod, Kindly!
continued the young ex-wlfo. ' If
It had only been a fancy one
T'J'H'l '"mTw
In his law office, Stanton pufted
that irritating pipe und told his
side.
"Youth und age simply will not
mate.' lie summed It tip. "W'.
tried honestly and faithfully to get
along.
"I offered to go out nights al
though thu divorce petition sound -
girls say I'm a good dancer. And
I'd lake my wifo hunting and fish
ing. That little girl . will make.
some niaii a good wife when she
m(ltles down."
Stanton's first wife died two and
a half years ago. Ho later mar
ried the second Mrs. Stanton whom
ho described as "my wife's best
friend's baby sister." ,
Since tho jiewspupers have told
about this paragon of husbands
wnn pn,fom to stuy Home at nlghW.
lls tl"lt 1 '"ivn lt';'
rkKJ(1 ITnrlnv'inn
JIiIU JUllllUI tlllLC
Plane Is Over
Halfway Point
ri.KVKl.AND, Ohio. July 2 (AP)
Metier f tying weat her than bus
been granted the endurance pilots
Myron K. Neweomb and Hoy D.
Mllrhrll nine" (hey set mil last Fil-j
d:iy to break (lie world's record for j
Mishilned flight wiis rorceasl for.
Ml" n"xt -4 h,",,H l0,h,y "M u,,,y
jlJl tM(.(1 Ulv h;llr WJ(y tll.irk , (hu
. attempt.
I
j They have almost three days to
Ku to break the recognized mark of
t7'J hours 32 minutes nnd-one sec-
ond
With Improved flying cnndrioiis,
the spiiHs of the pilots rose, ami
lu their not en (hey expressed con
fidence lliey will be atde to lemaill
aloft "for a long, long time."
California Attempt Fulls
Mi:tiioi'oi,itaj aikpoht,
I .os A iigeb-H, July 2 (AP) -Tin-en-dura
oce flight, record attempt of
the (Y:miiii monoplane piloted by
l,eo .Sou ib; and Maurice Morrison
ended iibiiipily utter 42 bums fi
minuten of flying at a. m. to
day when the motor mi n I led and
t lm ci at I cm shed Hi I he edgo of
!he ail port,
i The Iwo (Hers wen- only slightly
; eiil ulioiit ihe fjti e end bend, and
; the binding gear of thetr plane was
Miiashi'd. Their injilih'H were dres
) at tlie field, and Immediately
I they piMjcd tlie announcement (hat
at norm as (he plane could 'be. it
paired they would tithe otr again
on another attempt,
m;w api mi it iii;t;is
I.MS ANC.KI.FS. July 2 (AP); -I..
W. Mendell and It. II. Itiinbart
hopped olf In their Itiihl biplane at
the culver city airport tit 7
a. in. loday In an effort, to better
ihe refueling endurance flight rec
ord of 172 hours :2 minute and
one Mecond recently eKlahJlMied at
I'oit Worth.
Find Body of Hoy
In Lake Ii wanna
, KLAMATH FAIJ,S, Ore.. July 2
(AP) - The body or Muddy Ful
tptatt., '.tlx -yea i -old noil of Mr. and
Mih. S. A. Fubusit7, for whom a
two-day s arch had be-n tnnduct-
ed. was found In Uike Kwiiunu late
yestetdfiy. The boy uppurently hud
ventured loo near the water Satur
day nl-ht and nlipp . Into the lake.
f V . I
11 SA
mr
AImc Is 3 Irs. Ksilirr KniiTrr
Statilon, who .ilioiivil Jui U
son (. Sianlon 1 1 btimiiM) ho
liiKlsttMt nn sta Ing bonie ai night.
Tool that I Hhoulil inako IhlM hIiiIo
moiit. 1 oravo inoMt to ho lot alone.
I am husy kikI lilUHt havo Hlrop
and roMt."
SPANISH FLIERS
REACH GIBRALTAR
Thousands Greet Men who
Were Snatched From
Death in Atlantic.
Ily Clarcniv DuboMi
(Associatcfl Press Staff Corrcs
poudeut) CI MIC A lf'A It, July 2 (AP)--Hearing
a story of unlet heroism
and patience lu Ihe lace of death,
Major Itatnon l-'ranco and his threo
companions of Iheir HPstarred
"I ia ns- At In ut Ic" riigltl, landed at
(libraltar from tin rescue ship H.
'M. S. Fugle today, sufe, .sound and
hi 1 11 able to laugh happily.
Along the nl reels and waterfronts
In all directions went HioiisandH
who had come In See them and
cheer them on their deliverance,
after a week's floating lu (he Al
iunde in the region of the Azores.
Crowds and tleiuonst rations such
as the military I lavorcdJIibrallar
has never known greeted the tour
men. Ti al fie was stalled a ud
newspapermen almost literally bad
to tight their way every foot
through I h streets while launches
in the harbor had difficulty in get
ting to and 1 1 on i the Faglc. All
the MiittHh population of Gibraltar
had turned oul and there were be-
(Continued on Page 4J
(. S. ATTACK
HELD NEAR IN
WORLD MARKET.11'" ''"y ''x"",,,1 w"kl '"
tr 1IllJlf III l It 1 j i,, win, Informal i-iti.i. '
- - ' (ion :miI prtKijiliiK. Tln drslioy -
KYI'NKV. A 11 vl 1 ji 1 .1 . July 2 A I 1 ..tn, ,.i ,y H. I K. S. I rcutilr. fliiB
l-i. inlo r Iti ui'i". ail'li' .iMitii; lln'
Chamber of Manufacturer;', lodav
pointed lo the hnmciiHe re.se rve of
capital a nd the great tcchlljciil effi
ciency Oi I lie. i niir'ii h
said thai American output wool I
noon exceed the consumptive pow
cih of Die home iioirketM. muMni;
an attack on lite nvco-eas market
Inevitable, The flooil of good t
would t' 1 1 ctin-ndutm and 'ti-ati-Iron:,
be ileela
"I believe there Ii; no bettr way
of luei iln;r It Had al the kiiiic liin
beiieflllng our otf L'
by siyitiK .e shai
a I n Ihe market w,
don't want and tbfnC'ep tlie oth
fellow oul." Kh id the premier.
"Where Industry can stand ot Its
own feet and still give the foiiKum-
er the benefit of lower costs. I am
prepa r
il to un Un- whole hoir to
prevent outside Interferenc.i
I)e Priest Hits
Back At South
In Ohio Speechj
Charges Members of Leg
islature of Southern .
States with Cowardice
And Hypocrisy.
CLKVKKAND. O.. July a (At1
Charges of cowardice and hypro
erlsy were flung by Congressman
Oscar Do driest, negro, of Chica
go, last night at members of tho
legislatures of southern states
wiucn recently passed resolutions
censuring Mrs. Herbert Hoover for
Inviting Mrs. Do Priest to a whlto
houso reception. Congressman Do j pq n Cfnnp nf TCpn
Priest was speaking before 2.000 Jdlt!b " OwIlC, Ul JYCIl-
lest was speaking before 2,000
persons at a mass meeting of tho
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People.
"They're Just a lot of cowards,"
the Illinois congressman called tho
southern legislators. "This is my
country and your country. I'vo
been elected. in einiiriou ii.- ..,
as any other congressman and I'm
going to have the. rlKhts of everv
other congressman no moro and
no less if Us In the congressional
harbor shop or at a, whlto houso
tea."
SKakM of Prejudice
Do Priest said the criticism of
M rs. Hoover's receiving M rs. lie
Priest at tho whlto house tea was8a'inB tlu,t both men made Kreat
.... iin.ijniii t.. 'HiierlfleeH In nerVn the mwnrnniont.
an incident used by southern demo
crat politicians, seeking to win tho
solid south buck Into tho demo
cnilic parly.
However, ho aded, "all racial
prejudice Is not confined to any
ene parly or to any ono church.
1 hey are all tinged with it."
Turning to the subject of prohi
bition, Do 1'rlent said, "I he govern
ment Is preparing to spend mil I linns
for enforcement of tho 18th
amendment. A few millions ought
lo bo spent to enforce the 13th,
14th anil 1 5t h which guarantee
tho negro his civil and political
rights.
T do not propose to vote to
(Continued on Puge fi)
State Senator
in jau un mn
Support . Case
POUTLAND, Ore., July ' (AP)
('.'buries LtiKollette, state senator
from Washington county und for
I mer senator from Marlon county,
was in jail at Hlllsboro, Ore., on a
I chargo of non-support according
( (o Informal Ion received by Sher
Huiibur(, was i arrested at Jtills-
today,
LsKoKottfy accorc!!.f,A to Hhorlff
Hhiniburt, was arrested ut HHIk-
I boro on a non-support complaint
' Issued here June 20 by deputy dls
Diet attorney Hatnmersley, who
said Mrs. La Fo I let to was In "great
need. .The complaint charges
failure to support four children,
iik'CH ft, S, lit nndj ii.
Katilrr this year Mrs. l.aPullctte
filed a divorce suit and Presiding
Judge Morrow Issued an order for
LaFollctte to show cause why he
could not support the family pond
ing trial of tho action.
i jwr i
ISarOed V l) ' CFICC
Rumor Is Denied
WASHINGTON, July 2 (AP)
Secretary Melton today vigorously
denied published reports t hat the
treasury was considering erecting
a seven loot barbed wire fence
along the Canadian border to stop
rum running. The reports which
caused concern In Dondon, he said,
bad never been mentioned In any j
"The report Is u senseless Inven
tion," Mr. Mellon said. "The sub- I
Ject of a. barbed wire fence along,
tho Canadian border has never
been mentioned In tho treasury."
Four Defitroters
Reach Portland
PMKTt.AND, Ore., July 2 (AP)
While four navy destroyers lay
) berthed In Portland harbor today.
hli.
Ktl'l )i Mm roliitnhlu null ;
Wills met I e rivers yentertlay iifli-r-noou
to participate m (lie tinuual
obKefVailce of July 4. j
Court Rules Guest
Drink Within Law
- -
,:;i;vil,l,K. N. '.. July 2 (AP)
- One who taken a drink at Ihe
intttailon of a (i)eiid Is not guilty
of illeiMil posHt t.don or ttanspoiia-
. lion of ll'iimr. The federal circuit
ft A &-fc.niii or appeals hits so ruled in
a A?i,n InHtiiam case. S. P. FUcklnger,
' i ... r, .1 .if.. I.I. I.nu
I. Is fiancee and the wife of his host
lb I of cocktails In which there
was wood ulcohol. Tho Insurance
company objected to paying u pol-
i h-y on his life on tne ground intu
t he tiaii taen negligent oy vmiaung
the prohibition luw.
'l CffC Will
LfiuWi !!1LL
g CHAIRMAN
FARM BOARD
- -
HJlucago Man Accepts Ap-
ipointment Tendered
Him by Hoover.
SALARY REDUCED
$88,000 PER YEAR
tucky. Named as Vice
Chairman C. C.
Teague Accepts Offer.
WASHINGTON, July 2 (AJ3)
Alexander Kegge, of Chicago, and
c - Te"K California have
accepted appointments to the fed-
oral farm hoard.
Doggo will ;ho chairman or the
hoard for tho first year and James
C, Htone, of Kentucky, will bo vlco
chairman. i
Tho president expressed satis
faction today with the acceptances
sacrifices to servo the government.
Legge, he said, had taken the place
In tho face of the fuct that it re
duced his salary from $100,000 to
$12,000 a year, which wus un evi
dence of his desire to be of ser
vice to tho farmer. Teague, tho
president said, also mado great
financial sacrifices In uccopting
the appointment.
KXPICOTS NO OREUON AIV
POlNTAliENT
POHTI.AND, Ore., July 2 (AIM
Charles U McNur-y, Unitoit
States senator from Oregon, en
route to his summer home tn Sa
lem, Ore., todny from Washington,
D. C, said' ho held no hope for
Oregon landing a filace on the now
federal farm board crouted when
President Hobvor signed the farm
rotlef act.
Senator McNary was accompan
ied by Mrs. McNary and stopped
over briefly In Portland. He was
Jubilant over whut ho has accom
plished and whut will bo accom
plished In the wuy of agriculture
relief.
Senator McNury spoke briefly on
tho appointment of members of
the federal farm board created
when President Hoover signed the
farm relief measure.
"It will only he a short time now
until President Hoover unnounces
tho complete personnel of tho farm
relief board," tho senator said,
"und It should ho able to organize
and render usslslunce to the crops
to bo harvested this year."
TAX REFUNDS
IN HALF YEAR
$106,569,893.00
WASHINGTON. July 2 (AP)
A report from the joint committee
on internal revenue luxation toduy
showed that froim Juno 1, 1928, to
December 31, PJ2 8, tux rotunds
plus Interest were allowed by the
treasury In cases over $75,000 euch
to total $ 1011,6611,893.
I.IKFS HIS M 11,14 WAItMF-D
HltOOKSlDK, N. Y July 2 (AP)
When Thoinaa A. Kdlson goes
motoring In summer u bottle of
milk and an alcohol stove go along
with him. It Is the chuuffour's duty
to warm the milk. The wizard
drinks it under a tree.
TODAY'S
BASEBALL
"MIIH-AN I.KAtit'K GAMKS
i.'Ii-mI fiiinra: K. H. 13,
w..nii.i!t..ii
I l'hllailcllililii j 7 0 2
HullcrlcH: llmltvy, McCulloURh
mill Itucl; Wiilhortf and C(ichrnm'.
KiMoiid (innio: H. H. M.
Wii.-IiImkI.iii 16 0
I'hllii'lxliililu - 4 4 0
HiitlrTlris: Jiin?B nml Spencer;
i;arn.shuw ami i'lx'hrane.
n. h. k.
3 7 2
4 11 t
Hevlng;
I tost on
New York
Itatterles: Morris and
Hoyt. Moore and Dickey.
NATIONAL I.KACH'K (iAMI S
First (fame: H. H. K.
New York 0 12 1
Boston 3 8 t
Matterles: Flt7.slmtnous and llo-
gun: Selbold and Hpohrer.
Hecond tlatne: K. H. K.
New York
7 0
Boston 3 7
: Itatterles: Walker and Hogu
U.....H I I .....,utl UtV.H
an;
Itradt and Leggett, Hpohrer.
I It. H. K.
St. hunts X. 3 HI 0
rmsnurg v l
uutteries: .tnicnei anu wnson;
lirame, Johnson and Iiurgreaves.
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