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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE mm Kntttm THE WEATHER Oregon: fair tonight and Tuea duy. not much change in tempera tun;. Moderate westerly winds on the coast. CITY EDITION mxwx VOLUME XXVII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, ORE. MONDAY, JULY 15, 1929 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 222 GRAIN YIELD IN. UNIQ n 4 COUNTY HEAVY PRICE J BRINGS JOY TO UNION CO. Local Price at $1.10 Today With Biggest Crop in History Expected. HARVESTING TO BEGIN IN 10 DAYS T7 :u rv.. r. Lifts Chicago Price Nine Cents Total jump in Two Days 13c. With wheat prices skyrocketing in world markets. Union county fanners are anticipating one of the best crops in local history und, un it's.) exceMj've hot ' weuthe-r comes during the next two weeks,- It Is expected that. the county yield will co,jnl tltfct of two years ago. Tim feverish orgy of buying In Chicago and other wheat ecnteia today wuh reflected to a certain extent In this section, and today's locul price, was quoted at $1.10. It Is estimated thai about 200,000 bushels of new-crop wheat have been contiacted In this county this year, with prices ranging from 95 cent-j to ll.io, most of it going at tibout $ I, according to l-'red K. Klddle, of the Pioneer Klouring Ml I Ik. Mven If extremely warm weather comes during the next two weeks, the yli'M will bo above normal, it Is said. Two years ago the crop here amounted to 1,600,000 bushels and if the weather remains favor able, it is expected this will equaled. JJ(. The harvesting of winter wheal will begin In about 10 days, with the harvest becoming general In two w oks. The spring wheat will Hot be ready for cut ling until tho lu.it hnir of August.,' , viii;at i i mm; cknts CHICAGO, July Ifi AP) A feverish orgy of buying lifted wheat prices nearly nine cents a bushel on the Chicago board of trad" to lay and values at the close, rested at the high mark of tho duy. a level 4:t cents above prices six weeks ago. July contiacts closed at $1,37, Sept. al $1.42 '4 to $1.22 and 1 ec e m b e r at $1.47 to I-IS u. The rln almost without preced ent, resulted from the continuation of thought conditions over the northwest grain belt. Iry weather has caused extensive damage toi spring wheat crop both in this country and "amula and today's weather foiecasts gave no hope for reliei'. i;t Cents In Two Buys. Saturday's brief market session u w the start of tue sensa lional bullish movement with advances ranging around five cents from l-'rldsy's closing prices, und today's further advance or 1 lo c a bushel made a gain of more than II cents in two days. IViieign and domestic wheat maikeis both spurted forward to day, impelled by fresh news of droughts In the iiortiiwe.it grain b-K. l.hct'HMil Ail winces. The trade had become- cognizinl Saturday of the serious drought conditions In t he domes! it und Canadian northwest and wheat had jumped 614 to 5 cents ubove Kn. day's close. The Liverpool market score! a st rong advance today and as r e poru continued to tell of irrepar- (( 'on tin ued on page 7) woWeIs'sgoTf tournaments n earing end As a result of play over (lie weekend at the country club course, lour women have reached the semi-finals in the women's handicap golf tournament. They are: Mrs. Ian Tanner, Mrs, Ktizii- beth 1'onnelly. Mrs. Kay Murphy a nd Mrs. L. K. Klnzel. They play to play off this phase oT the tournament during the week. The finals In the club cham pionship, between Mrs. A. W. Nelson and Mrs. Hay Murphy, al so are to be played off this week. A women's sweepstakes lourna ment will bo, an event of Thurs day. vi:athi;k today 7:3" a. m. f2 ubov. Minimum: M above. 'ondltion: clear. 1 1 AT 1 1 I ( Y l-XT I It D A Y Ma'.linum Xf. mini ilium, 5 above. Condition: eVnr. i;aiim:k ji i.y i:.iojh Maximum 85, mini I mum 65 above. Condition: partly cloudy, -aln .03 of Inch. I Pirates Defeat Enterprise Nine In Closing Game Red .Alexander Hurls Three-Hit Contest while His Team Mates Ac ountc for 10 Runs. Filial Who .Ml. SliimlliiKs: W. I.. I'd. I'pmileton 3 l.u Grande 8 Milker 7 .761) .607 .681! .1100 4 r 12 Enterprise 0 j "ml Stroking out seven hits taking advantage of Knterprisc mispluys, the Pirates wound up the season with a 10 to 0 shutout over the Chieftains- here yester day. Bed Aloxunder. Hiking the1 mound for the final guine, chuk- I 'ked a three-hit game. j Bed, who used to be one of tho leading pitchers In this section, was back In form yesterday, dem onstrating that he can still fool tho boys with tho club. During the seven-Inning game (shortened by mutual agreement), Hed faced exactly 27 men, walking one and striking out five. With the cxr ception of the three hits, no Chieftain hit out of tho infield. . Works Out of Ilolo Conclusive proof that Ked still (Continued on Pace 4J J. J. Broughton Passes Away At Local Hospital After an Illness of about six weeks. John Jerrv Krouirhton nass- ed on at the (irand Hondo hospital. Sunday morning, July 14. at 11:30 oeiocK, witn ins uevuieu nuu ul nis nensiue. The Siidgrass & Z'in merman mortuary Is in charge of tlie fun eral. Services will be held in the First Presbyterian Rhurc.hr Tims - day afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Kov. J. Ceorge Walz conducting the services. Interment will take place tn the Masonic cemetery. Mr. Kroughton was burn August 3, 1874. in Douglas county. Kansas,' and was a son of C.eorge V. ami Hannah M. ilroughton. The mother now 84 years of age. survives the son. the father having preceded them some years ago. September 24. 18H!i. Mr. Ilrough ton married Miss Myrtle Sheldon at Shafter, Okta. To this union one son was born who died in in fancy. Tho.se who mourn with the wife anil mother are two brothers, Harry of lown; A. (). of Washing toon: imp sister Mrs. hauls I-tun-nick of Mulvane, Kansas, and many friend. I Mr. Hroughtnn came to Oregon 23 years ago, spending 20 years of this time in l.a Grande where he I lias been engaged In the lumber ' business, giving nine years of ser vice to the George Palmer Lumber company and some time to the Ml., Kinlly IiiimJier company. lie en listed in the military service of hist country in August 1!H7, in which be wntf an efficient and honored i soldier, honorably discharged De cember 31. 1H20. He was active In Masonic, Kastern Star and Am-, erlcan legion circles. The Mlisonic I Order will be In charge of 1 he j services at the grave assisted by. the American Legion. Mr. Broughton was a citizen whose merit equalled his reputa tion and he will be greatly missed not only from his home, but from among his fellow citizens In and about La Grande. Mr. Spencer lo Take TIis fsItsjr Qlri (i era Id Spencer, who has been employed by the local C. J. Kreier store for the last nix years, has received notice of his appointment to the managership of the com pany's store at Wonalchee, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer left by car over the weekend to take charge of the store today. Mr. Spencer, who made his home at Union until recently, has had Wide experience in the clnthing store business In I'nion county and news of his appointment was re- celved with nleasurc bv his many friends. f II fV.y,.. i aoio V. ff A lUfl ioto TO WCtllCl WCtllCt The I.a Grande O.-W. baseball (earn lost in the semi-finaN at Walla Walla yesterday to the Wal- la Walla railroaders, champions of the third division. The wore was 12 to S hut svectator report that the game was much better than the score Indicates. I-a Grande pre- viously won the championship of the second division. I The Walla, Walla team will play In Portland next Sunday to see who will represent the O.-W. at the Boise V. P. meet Sept. 3-3. 1 la Grande will send competitors to Portland nest Sunday for rifle shooting, tennit und BWlmmJny. FARM RELIEF "MAGIC WAND" NOT JLIKELY President Hoover Says That Agriculture Aid Won't Come Overnight RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOARD GREAT ' Chief Executive addresses xt i s j JNeWiy Ul gaillZea Gl'Olto, Outlining SCOpe ; T-i ' ' p , Ul oi r arm iroDiem. J . . ... ; ' WASHINGTON. July 15 (AP) President Hoover in addressing his wvvn "uimreu or me uninnow viu newly organize-d funu board today on,lls carrying the original emblem declared "your fundamental pur- of the division, presented in 11117 pose must be to determine the wh(, ,he organizations wore at fuels, and to find solution to a Camn m1,Ih' but ,llsn regular army multitude of agricultural problems. ' un,tH I'I1hk two infantry bat atuong them to more nearly adju.it t'lons, a field artillery battery, a production to needs." troop of cavalry. a- plantoon ot Outlining the scope of the farm t,,nks "nrt provisional units repro problem. the president said he . "ting tho Maryland guard and 1 remixed and he hoped the farmers jtn citizens military training camp, realized that "ail this cannot be President Hoover's sons were accomplished by a magic want orwUh him ln tne reviewing stand (an overnight action." a,,(l fiencral C.ouraud, who "1 have no extended statement marched with his former comrades to make to the federal rami board ( through streets lined by-thousands las to its duties. The wide author-. f spectators, left the line as It i ity and tho splendid resources I placed al your disposal are well known. (rent l&esKnslhlHthH. "I am deeply impressed with the responsibilities which lie before you. Your fundamental purpose must be to determine the fads and to find solution to a multitude of agricultural problems, among them to more nearly adjust pro- ducltol to ni:tKllJ to create per manent busings Institution.) for inn fit ot i ii ir uMr-.h nwneil nil') oon. trolled by tho farmers shall be so 1 t, U..W Hr.trun,l no, I uoiinillv frt'lUflml . (I' wr1 mttmiff(Klt that they by ef- fecting economies and giving such celved today by A. H. tinnier, sec stability will grow in strength overjretary or tho chamber of nun the yea is to come. Through t hese meree. 1 effoit. we may estalihsh to the farmer an equal opportunity in our economic system with ot lu-r in dustries. "I know there Is not a thinking larmer wn0 noes not realize i nai all this can not be accomplished by a magic want or an overnight ac- tion. Heal institutions are not morrow. A delegation of v. ha in built that way. If we are to sue- ber of com merce of ftcla Is, members cwd It will be by strengthening the and others Interested Is to greet the foundations, ami building steadily plane on Its arrival at the local upon them :th ihe constant airport. thought that we are building not T)p H,ip WJ(H S(,,ir(,1lr(, ,.OMU, lor me presem oiny um ioi i.i,,,,,,.,, ,()Ht Tu,,H(ay year ami .ne next oeeaoe. ,Klltf t(in n)ajo Mff1l,lon(?ni(;nt I(.r.t,H. ongratiilatcs MeinlH-rs arv "In selecting this board I havej n,H J(,Uftr (( Mj. Jhmtl, ,ho sought for suggesllons from the , I,orM)in t.hMmlli.r of r(liniIMM.(.(. ' ! lllJlllIll'm- Ulllrt- "Wn nvlnx.1 .. ( tUUIIUIIUVU Oil 1 ttKW U I VISITING GOLFERS SCORE 72-45 WIN t, T;. " 1. , . Four Players Card 78 in 18-Hole Interclub Tour nament Here Sunday. The Walla Walla country dub golfers won a 72 lo 4ft victory over La Grande yesterday In an) n"' 'is club hair its monthly Interclub tournament at the coon- luncheon in the privale hamjucL try club course.. The l-a Grande room of the Kacajawea Gils noon, players all turned In nn excellent j Th'' Notary club has extended an ga ne or golf but were unable t invitation to Ihe Lions club to have cope with the more experienced luncheon uith them on Wedues j Walla Walla club. The visitors, I day. July 24, and this invliation i 3!i in number, were particularly j wuh accepted. George Tiss tur- Impressed with the Improved (Continued on Pfttrc 7) Oregon Mothers Camnaignins: For Infirmary at Oregon University With working draw lugs for the Jlofi.tioo Infirmary at tho Univer sity of Oregon scheduled for com pletion by Lawrence, llolford, Allyn & itean, Portland architects, July 20, the need for those making pledges to make payments Is In - creasing, according to Mrs. W. 11. Crane, chairman of the finance cfimmjttee of Oregon Mothers. sponsoring Ihe building. sponsoring Ihe building. Tn(! uidliig Is to be erected by1 M,1'l ,1''' Oregon Mothers, j The state has agreed to provide ' JtTiU.OHM for the structure provided the Mothers raise a like a mount, j Mrs. Crane has been working for several months with Ihe local un- Its throughout the state, j . "This building must be erected j and ready this year lo provide! proper medical attention for Mu- dents of the university," she said, "The infirmary will have Mi beds and and will be a means of eheck- ing the epidemics that have so re- cently created havoc among the students of the university simply because there Is not sufficient hos- pltal space to Isolate those devolp- Ing trouble first, thereby allowing the distunes to spreud. Hoover Reviews 42nd Division Veterans Today President Journeys to Baltimore to Take Part in Runm'nn n-f TTamniic " . , A. . xuunuuw jjivision. . BALTTMORE, July 16 (AP) President Hoover "arrived by auto mobile front Washington shortly before 1 p. m. today to take part in thG reuni f t Kaintmw .(42nd) division veterans. He was taken to the Maryland club where he w,K uos t,f lho vision t iiincncon. i ne reunion program reached its climax with a parade reviewed by the president later in ne Hfternoon. vvom st,in,i tn frunt nf tho cw hall President Hoover reviewed a ura, ,n wlitt-li were not only (Continued on Page 5) Goodwill Plane To Arrive Here Tuesday at 3:00 The Oregon-built airplane "City of Portland," will arrive In 1m. Grande tomorrow aftornoon tit & o'clock and will remain hero for 'iillllitfk Vi- -n inwlt-lll mluuL.n t according to" announcement re Tho Portland plane will have ita a passenger G. II. Wilding, man ager of the Portland chamber of commerce. A. V. Nelson, Ii Grande chamber of commerce. president, plans to go to Pendleton and accompany the plane from the Jtound-Cp City to m Grnndc but a defective vital Ion to your mayor, president of your chamber of commerce, chairman of your aviation commit- ice and yonrseir to take a flight in our ship , . . We are hopeful that other interested citizens will find It convenient to Inspect this Purt- tland made airplane and to receive 'greetings from uur chamber of commerce." Lions Club Will Meet With Rotary nlshed a new Hadio-L'leeirola for I e tilertnlnnimit nml tliiu imu-. heard during the boor. "It now Iff up to the Oregon Mothers to raise their part or the money. Several units have re porter! full quotas among them' be ing The Dalles, St. Ilet-ns and Marshfield. Others should com- ;plete their work now, for (he , working plan will be ready July -( and If the money is Kent in actual construction can be started i hi a few weeks, for the jri't.noo I from the state is available. I from th Mrs. Colon L'berhatd and Mrs. A. J. Stange have charge of the drive In i.u Grande and Union county and tliev are anxious for everyone to tnd In their pledge 'aids or check not later than July 2'i. so that La Grande may have the credit of sending In lt:i u'lota with the cities of The I)all St, Helens and Marshfield, which have completed their drives. "The committee will be verv ap preciative of any donations coming from alumni or parents of children The west stilt holds its lure, Sam who w ill enter the University of j Blai-kwell, 14, wearing white cor O I ego ti In later years, for they, too. idnroy pants and riding a bright red Wilt reap the benefits of the in- ' bicycle, was thought to be in Poi l- flrnmry , It was said today. Check may be sent to the local women or d'rect to Mri. Crane, 2U5 1-Jast COth St., Portland, Ore, BUILDINGS IN IN COLLAPSE m A, iwo stores Fall in Ala bama City at Least Three Persons Hurt. 100 EMPLOYES IN AGED STRUCTURES Rescue Workers Continue to Piy into Twisted Mass of Masonry, Steel and Timber. MONTGOMKHY, Ala., July Hi (AP) yVUh but three persoiiu del -Inltely listed as injured three hours after the. collapse o!' two of the cily's mercantile, land, murks today, rescue workers continued to pry Into tho twisted mass of masonry, sleet and timber, unwilling to be lieve that approximately mo em ployes of the two stores escaped. Careful cheeks had revealed no scriouti casualties. TWO BI II.IHNGN l-'ALL. MONTGOM KltV, Ala., July 16 (AP) Two of the city's oldest business buildings collapsed today, trapping: an undetermined number of person-.) under tons of masonry and timber. An hour afler the walls of the three story structure which were occupied ly the llullock Shoe com pany and Pizit. department .stern had collapsed, the bodies of two unidentified negroes had been brought out. Resellers could plain ly see two while women under the mass of wreckage but could nut determine If they wore alive. To Investigate Cu.sc. City official's would not hazard an opinion, us to the cause of the l eollaps'y' pending a thorough in I veHtlgaVun. ' Adjoining the bulld ; lug as a -deep excavation being ; niado for ii new structure "i)d inlo . which a portion of the wreckage slid, Several workmen were In the pit. and were believed to have been I Ira pped. I The Hullock Shoe company em ployed appi ox) mutely 26 person, i The Pizilz store was believed tn jmvn employed well over a hundred mi.n and women. I'endemnuiuin reigned I mined -! lately after the crash. Screams of the Injured and witnesses lo the, rnllup-ic added to Ihe din of lim bers crushing rrom their faslen-1 lugs. Stores along Ihe spacious a ven h which lends lo I ho st aft. ' capilol, revered I hroiighoiit Ihe youth .is the "Cradle of Ihe Con federney," were deserted by em ployes and shiipper.-i alike, all rush ing lo the scene to aid In rescue work. . ' ' SCOUTS SPEND QUIET SUN DA Y AT CAMP PHY After an ovcrnli'ht bike no Catherine creek the boy scouts at Ca nui I'hy east of Union spent a unlet Sunday, only celebrating al the evening meal, when four gal lons of Ice cream were consumed, i brought by It. K. Tyler whose son 1 is attending camp. The bike wHa feat und by a continued story In which all the boys participated at the ca n i pf Ire; ami t lie hikers re turned Sunday morning in Dm for breakfast. The boys spent n portion of the afternoon hunting buckle I. errles on t be mount a i dm near camp, to sweeten their even- lug meal. I On Monday evening Dr. Hay 'Murphy, immhiI rommis'doncr, will bring a I hree-inch telescope lo camp and an exceptional oppor tunity to View the moon will be ; given to the scouts. Or. Murphy will a Iso lecture on t he various (constellations and planets. ( Wednesday evening of thl" week r will be st nut night, and each of : the four patrols are preparing stunts. Parents are espec'allv nkod to be present for that evening pro j gram. Sill in day eve nl in; will be held I (lie second court of honor, and sev- 1 t"-is a re being pa ssed da lly. The formal Initiation of lb" us of Daniel llootie was held ( lining the campflre Sunday night. jthe sole participant being Carl , l "oleum li who had completed I he strenuous requirements for mem - l-yhl. Ill IhlK older m-itutM orKiiii- i'nliofi. Sam lilackivell, 11 j To lleeotne Cowboy POBTLAND. July 11 (AD hind today on his way to Pendletoif "to becotns a cowboy." Ham ran awuy from bis home ln Salem Sunday morning. i WIRE FLOWER I " Miii'Jiirlo Siiiium-iK isn't ImlilliiK an rxolir flow4'r, 1ml II Iiiim to do Willi fonvorsallon. A lolal of 1112 pith's of wife ant fniiiuMl out to hIiow whitt Ih In lint liny uihlo lint I'lii'lflit 'l'li'iliono .V- Tclf nriiiili, Co. Ih lnyiiuc untlttr Knil I'-l'iint'lst'o 'liny I'Oiiiux'llHK Knu ''rilili'isi.'( niid OiiUUtlitl. 11 cull I in l 1 1. ' (HI.IHItl lioi'ils u lilllllllf. THREE ARRESTS IN LIQUOR CASES Pleads J. P. Thomas Guilty in Justice Court I wo Others Arraigned I LONDON. July 16 ( AP) Soviet Federal, state and county peace Russia's ultimatum lo China was officers combined over tho week- regarded hero as startllngly en end to make a series of raids and clangoring lho peace of tho Far arrests, that resulted In t lie con- I-Jast and was viewed with con fiHcnllon of some liiiior and the siderablo anxiety, although, press filing of charges of violating tho com men t was not genera I. Two prohibition law against three per- or threo editorials held both China sons. and Itussla blameworthy for having both apparently violated the rall A rentaurant on Jefferson avenue Wliy agreement. Possibility of was visited yesterday morning at jnpun'H becoming Involved In the about 1 1 o'clock and half a gallon o.unrrol was rogardod with mlsglv of whiskey was found. The of- UK IKl tho Hltuatlon was admitted fleers arrested James P, Thomas, U) ,v ful, f njnlHtf?r possibilities, who today plead guilty In the Jus-1 , , tice of peace court to sale, of in toxleafiug liquor. Judge1 L. ham fined Thomas fliWl and costs which the defendant paid Saturday night the officers ar rested Geraldlne Smith, at 1 Monroe, and also arrested Joe Hamuelsoii, near the business sec tion. Itith are to enter pleas In Ihe Justice court tomorrow morn ing at 10 o'clock. The woman is charged Willi possession of liiior and the man with s:i lo of liiiior, according to the officers. Samuel son's bail was placed Jit IliM). Second Robber Frees Partner (AP)-- PORTLAND, July I Surprised while prowling the K lick it at hot id here early toil ay, '" runner was captured iincr a short chase, only to be released by bis partner who held up the man's captors on a lonely street corner ami escaped with him. John C, Beihb. janitor of th' hotel, and Lloyd Goney, a passer by, saw I lie rohher fjee from Ihe hotel lid plllhued tbeni. limn was captured The near younger the hotel Rrilish Amateur Wins Damage Suit ,' LONDON, July 1 .1 (AP) Cyril !.l. II. Toll. y. BrittHh a mu'eur lm in -' p'on. was a w a i del da tinmen of i I ii'iu pounds s'erlin'. (about $..' ii in a iegal aetion against a firm ef chocolate m;i nuf ad uiers. who used his portrait in an adver tUeioerit of their product:!. DHOWNS IN BAY KAN DIKOO, Oil., July I .'. (AP Palp bo. I'lutr, -z, second class sejunan on the U, S. H. Vega, fiUpp- led from the vessel gang-plank, struck his h '-ml on the conereto J piling, and diowne-J In tho bay. ! Demonstrations In Vladivostok Fan War Spark Soviet Ultimatum to Chi nese Causes Anxiety Over the World; Troops Move to Border. MOSCOW. July 15 (AC) The Chinese government, presumably, has today and tomorrow to comply with Kussiau demands for settle ment within three days of the crisis presented by Chinese seizure of tho Chinese Knstern railway. If then the demands nro not met, an ultimatum delivered to the Chinese charge d'affaires Saturday night said, the Soviet Union will be compelled to resort "to other means In defense of the IT. 8. H. U.'s legal rights." After warning vnguoly of retri butive measures if China does not acqulsce In lis terms tho ultima tum continued with nn offer of the OUve branch, snvlni th:t rnt wii bluest and lug "violent and pro vocative notions of tho Chinese authorities Russia once more ex presses willingness to enter nego tiations with China regarding all questions1 connected with tho Chlneso Knstern railway." DKMONKTHATIONS OCCI U TOKYO, July 15 (AP) llarbln dispatches to the Japanese news agency Kongo stato that reports have been received of a demonstra- I lion in v iauivostuK againsc inc The Vladivostok populaco, In censed 'by the Chinese solzure of I the Chinese- Kaslern railway, wero reported to have surrounded tho Chinese consulate and to havo hurled stones at It In addition lo shouting Insults. I Trufric Suspended j A Hengo news agency dispatch . from llarbln said tho Chinese lCnHt orn headnuarters had announced suspension of traffic across tho border in the direction of Vladl vlstok, A. passenger train leaving Htirblri Sunday night wuh sloppod by ('tifuesu authorities at Pourau lehuaya. , j A Hengo dispatch from Mau (diuli said largo bodies of Chineso troops wero utnvlug toward tho Siberian border. Advices of Mos cow's ultimatum to Nanking and Miukdcn caused the utmost ten sion In the city among the ('M,nofl0 officials. It was said station. UriM AT I M NT A IITL1NG Kind's Operation I Is Successful Bulletin States LONDON, .lulv tft (Al') k""g George was operated on successful ly before noon today for drainage of a small abscess remaining In his right chest. Seven doctors came to Bucking ham unlace for Ihe operation and t he Prince of Wales drove over from York I louse, presumably to be at the bedside of bis father in the event of emergency. I A fter I he opera! Ion the .dnclorg iHsoied the following bulletin: "An oiieratlon Ijhh been perform ed on his majesty, the king, pur t)olm nf tu. rllM u.m,(, r,.mMVed In order that the Hivtimscrlhed !.,., ,. mt j,,, Inches ncro-. should be drained mid Heated. The condition of his majesty Is satis factory." Ill court circles Hie result nf the operation was regarded as highly satisfactory and it was si rough' hoped would pave I he way to complete recovery. i Wide Area Flooded In Eantern Galicia WWHAW. p.dard, July I Ti f AIM P'uvlMent rains In ihe mountain region of Kastern Gallciu have caused foods over a wide area in the Hf a tils la vo and Tar no no I dis tricts. Manv villages have been Inundated. No osh of life h s been reported. Bali mom; si;Li;ri i;d HALKM, Ore., July 1 U (AP) BaMltuoie. Md., was selected by unamlinons vote ns the UtHO cotw vontlon city by delegates of tho Catholic Central Society of Amerl (a anil the Catholic Women's un ion meeting In tiatioiiul convention I here this week. IKAbEDY AND FAILURE END 0CEAN RACE Polish Plane Crashes and Burns in Azores Pilot Reported Dead. . NAVIGATOR HURT IN ISLAND WRECK "Wall of -Wind" Turns French Fliers Back Plane Lands Safely; 'Untin' Bowler Sinks. IIOIITA AZOHKS, . July 15, (Al) Official 1 nnnouiiccntf-Mit whs nuulo toilny tlint Mnjor InM wlk l(I.lk'Mvs(--I un.s bnrlPil yo-t- iv luy alli'ruonil Willi tllH lliUI)Uv llt'lHH-S ml tlit Islaml l)f ftl-lll'IoslU Tho ciulru pupuluro attomlctl. IIOIITA, Azores, July J5 (AP) Tho first trans-Atlnntic air race lmv ended ln tragedy and failure, with the pilot of the Polish crnft reported dead. Its navigator Injured and the plane destroyed. Tho l'reneh plane, Its competitor, avert ed destruction only by turning tall and running before a "wall of wind" Into which it tried In vain to head. 1 Major Ludwlgr Idzkowskl was reported, killed Saturday evening when he attempted to bring his plnne, the Marshal ; Pilsudskl to earth on a rocky field at Ornclosa Island, 35 miles northeast of here. His navigator, - Major Caalintr Kubalu, was Injured. Tho planu crashed and exploded. It was pre sumed Kubala either fell or Jumped from lho plane as It slid to earth In a wobbly fateful descent, nnd escaped thus the disastrous blast whl2l wrecked the plane. Krtucli riaaio laiKW. Tho- Kreneli' pliiiro, the QiibtlOU HIIU I, llliri imiiiuiB "i"""" " hours and finding fuel going und speed cut to a third, turned back at (1:13 p. in. Saturday (1:18 p.'m. K. H. T.) and at 9:27 d, m. yester day (3:7 a. m. 15. S. T.) landod (Continued on I-age 6,' GIVES LIFE IN VAIN ATTEMPT TO SAVE SON TDK DALLKS. Ore.. July 15, (AP) A. K. Gronewald, 45, Was co county school superintendent for 1 ft years gave up his life hero last night In a vain attempt to reieue his ten-year-old son, Jos eph, after tho boy had fallen Into the Deschutes river whllo fishing. Moth were swept down the stream about n hundred yards where they disappeared. The bodies have not been recovered. Nets will bo thrown across the liver In an en deavor to recover them, Grone wald wiik u prominent citizen of Tho Dalles, operating a largo cherry orchard. He wuh formerly coach of the basketball and foot ball teams of the high school. Ho Is survived by the widow and onu other son. . TODAY'S BASEBALL NATIONAL LKAC.UIC GAMK8 H. IT. K. HI. Louis 2 7 1 New York 7 13 0 Hatter I es: Sherdel and Wilson; Hcoit and O'Parrell. 11.14. K. Cincinnati 2 4 0 Brooklyn 4 8 0 Batteries, Khrhardt nnd Gooch, Sukeforth; Clark and Plclnlch. . n. it. r. fi 7 I Pittsburg I 1 u.un,,v Batteries: Moine nnd Har g raves; Brandt and Spohrer. First Game: II. II. K, Chi ago 9 l'J 0 Philadelphia G 15 0 Batteries: Bush and Taylor; Beuge, ami McGraw und Lerian, Davis. I AMKUICAX LKAGI K (1AMKS Klrst Game: It. H. K. Philadelphia. 5 7 1 Cleveland 8 15 2 i Batteries: Uhmke, Yerkes, Per kins, and Cochrane; Kerrell, Hart ley and L, Sewell. I 11. II. K. Washington S 8 t Chicago 4 7 0 Butteries: Marberry, Llsku, and Tate; Wal.ih ami Berg. i i j is k hit. juiv m iai' an ltuth'a twentieth home run of . season gave the Yankees n 7 victory over Detroff today."