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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE 3Ea (fkattu? THE WEATHER Orrgon: fair tonight and Tues day but cloudy or foggy hear thu count, temperatures generally above normal In the interior. CITY EDITION mxwx VOLUME xxvn. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PllEBB LA GRANDE, ORE. MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1929 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 243 4titmttn SCHOOL WILL BEGIN HERE ON SEPT. 9 Only Four More Weeks of Vacation Left for La Grande Children. , FOUR GRADES IN E. 0. N. BUILDING . T1 'ii... tt l U V iieUlLV IVitilHUUlb LU U AnnoiinPPfl Snnn PHn-: i n -it , ClpaiS IOr V a 1 1 0 US ( Schools Selected. Four weeks from today, sumo 2, (MM) grade school children "nil young nun and women of high school age In I. a Grande, will turn again to their uuest for education. On Monday morning, Sept. U, the i:i2!)-HU torin of school In this city will begin, It Is announced by Sup erintendent J. T. Longl'elltnv. ; Classes will begin in the four grade school buildings, Hlveria, Central, Greenwood and Willow, In the high school and this year approxi mately 120 children will be cared for In the K;istern Oregon Normal school, where they will bo taught In what Is described us a "motlol elementary school." Principals Selected Management of the various schools in La Grande will be in the hands of the following principals: high school. K. I). Towlcr; Central grade school. Mrs. K. A. McKach ran; Greenwood school, It. A. Wilkerson; Ulverlu, Herbert Kvans. and Willow, Mrs. Kvelyn Honneti. The list of teachers has not yet been completed but wilt be an nounced in the near future, M r. Longfellow said. Last year on th" first day if school l.Jtfil children were enrol led, divided as follows: high school IWKt, 'en t nil fHifi, (ireenwood 4 D, Kiveria 2(il and Willow M7. With in a lew weeks Hie number enroll ed increased greatly. Kxplnins .New Selmol 1 localise of the 120 who will be taught In the U.O.N., the opening enrollment at the Tour grado schools may be smaller than Inst year, unless llm 4tul Jncroase Js so great is to .absorb this. Mr. I .onglellow explained that the I:. O. N, grade school, which will con sist of the following: lit, lilt, 4R ami Olt, will not be included in a separate district, children may at tend from any part of the my, providing that their u indications are received belore the required number lias been provided. Parents may enroll their children in these four grades between now and the opening day of school by com municating with Mr. Longfellow, by letter, telephone or personally. Buildings throughout th district either have been or ure being put In first class condition for the op ening day of school, with such re- pahs as were necessary being made. i Another change made possible by the K.).N. elementary school, was the removing of three grade school classes from the high (Continued on PdCv Three: 1 FUNERAL FOR MR. HONSHU, HELD SUNDAY l-'uneral services for Isaac Hon sell were held yesterday afternoon al :t o'clock at the Snodgrass and Ximmeruian mortuary with a largo crowd in attendance, Inrhidiji:; Mrs. Lena ' 'oykenda tt and two daughters, Norma and Frankle, of Portland. Thi services were con ducted by the Odd Fellows lodge and Mr. Honsell was laid to rest In tlie Odd Follows cemetery. Mr. Honsell. a veteran railroader and who made his home in Fruit dale for the last - years, passed on laM week. His sister, M is. It . K. Jainleson. of Novato. I'al.. was. with him at the time of his death National Guard's Vacation At End Refill. ir drill for Company K. lx-iih Infantry of the Oregon na tional jetiard will be held this even ing at the armory, f 'apt; W. A. He. in announced today. He also stated that the quarterly checks, for the period ending June 3 ' . have been received a nd will be '1 1st ri -billed this evening. The checks amount to J!i;i.".. This will be the first drill since returning to La (irande from the j two-week period of field training j at Camp Clatsop late in June. - Capt. Hean also said that several I RYK. N. Y.. Aug. VI. (AO former members of the guard ali'l j HrudsuM Harrison. I niversity ff some recruits were to lie signed up! Oregon tennis slar. was eliminated tonight. ! ysterday in the eastern crass court i:ai hi:k tohay ?::t" a. in. 7 J above. Minimum: r7 above, i 'ondition: clear. i.ai hi.i; viti;khay Maximum mini mum IK above. f'ondllion: clear. W LATH Kit AI ;..R!. i92H Maximum 1'S. minimum 5 ubove. w Condition: clear. Denies Dr. Snook Confession Was From Prosecutor Stenographer takes Stand as Rebuttal Witness . After Defense Rests its Case. COIiUMIil'S, Auk. 12 (AP) I It. ). Rrown. t lie stenographer who rook tlw confession of Dr. I.lanios ll. Snuok, confesed slayer. of Theora Hix. denied from the ! witness stand late today as a state I Irebiital witness the charge made I bv Ir. Snook that the confession .was dictated by Prosecutor and tSSS Sir-1 HPm his The defense rested late toduy In IlllllOer lllill Ul i 'i . """""i without calling to the witness stand the. alienists upon whom they had (Indicated they would rely to prove the former Ohio State professor was Insane when he kiled his co-ed sweetheart. Theora llix. last June. tYerlid With Comedy The tragic business of- the trial was overlaid with comedy today. John I'. Seidel, of defense coun sel, who was on the stand as u de fense witness, teamed with Prose cutor John J, Chester Jr., to regale the judge and jiy with a spark ling account of their verbal clashes i during tho period that Or. Snook j was belpg questioned before his arrest. j The prosecutor cross examined i the man who had fought with him 11 I before the former professor con fessed and who opposed him In the murder trial since its beginning last July 24. Time and against judge, the Jury and the courtroom were moved to laughter by the cutting exchanges between the two attorneys. Sehtel described his connection with the case, told how he had been ordered out of the room where Or. Snook was being questioned and declared he saw marks on Or. Snook's face left by the vlgorouo (Continued on Page G) O.tW. Band Wins First; Directed By Andrew Loney In a baud contest held In Port land yesUirday. he Vll;Mi uolfl , band, directed by Andrew Lonev Jr., won first place in the Class A (competition. The Seventh Infan I try baud of Vancouver liarrlckii I' took first in the military division. Mr. Loney, who also directs the La Grande municipal band, has , been conducting tho o.-W. band in i Portland for several weeks ami will be at its head fn Itoise in Septem- i her when tho band will vie with other i . P. musical organizations in the annual system meet. Ile sides his band directing. Mr. Loney also has acted as jude in high school band contests both In Ore gon and Ila ho. lie returned to his home this morning from the Western Oreuon city. 135 Present At Radium Springs Labor Outing A prmximaicly 1 : r members of labor unions in La (irande, uceom pauied by I heir families, motnrcd lo Radium Springs yesterday morning where they spent the day enjoying t he annual labor picnic. There was mi program of speak ing, etc.. Instead tlie members de voting themselves entirely to hav ing a good time and from reports, I hey sticeeeded. The day was spent at games. In cluding horseshoes, at swimming and other similar sports. At noon a picnic luncheon was served, with fried chicken, roin-e. n Kanoiis ot 1cm 1'i ea m a ud other things th: satisfy the tnneruian. The picnic, which begun about I l o'clock in the morning, came tc a close about S:;tci o'clock, when the return trip was started. . , llaVVy tSUUWatl ! In New Location Harry Sullivan, local barber, has purchased an interest in the Model burlier shop, located near the Star theater, ami started in at his new j chair this morning. Mr. Sullivan ! had a chair in the Model years ago. i-ner uiim iu v.i-.. . w here he has since been employed, 1 Announcement of the pun-haso 1 was made this morning by Louie Kvans. proprietor of the shop. .Orefjon Net Star Iieaten Sunday i tennis chainplonsiilp at trie wesi- chester country dub by hdwanl W. .IViblemun, of New York, C-l! 4-11. 6-8. X SMVIKT I'l.ANi: in Allt VKRKHNK CHINSK. P. S. S. R. Aug. I (AP) The Russian mili tary plane. "Iind of the Soviets" flying from .Nfoscow- to New York, 'took off from Krasnoyarsk late to iday. It headed for Chita, the city near wheri the truns-Siborhm rail way brunches Into the Amur line jam! the Chlnest; butru. FOREST FIRE IS BURNING NEAR HERE First Serious Blaze of Season Near Beaver Creek Reservoir. HEAT YA" rAILb . r.-i-k HTTT P M A TTTTT?Q A v 1W1J1 Mercury up to ,98 Tester- day and Climbing Today ttj-.ii- i. " vvauuwa r uresis are Closed. The first serious forest fire to develop In this section started some llmc Saturday two miles east of the La Grande reservoir on heaver creek, according to l. More- head. Th,, fire, which is burning over about I (Mi acres, is not yet under control, One .hundred men arc working to prevent the blaze froni spreading Into nearby Jim- her. At present It is raging In lodgf. pole timber. Mr. Mbrehead reported that the crew of nitMi was take i from Halt- N6rlh Powder and l-iv Oriinde, small fire east of Cove was reported today but no details of the iiiai, were receiveu neie. Unit Wmti I'nder W.tty. for northwestern cooperative nsso Another heat , wave, starling here ciatlons; anil Gray Silver, of, Mar Saturday w hen the mercury i went Unsburg, W. Va., former lieutenant up to above, and continuing yes- governor. terday and today, added to the dry- The announcement said the Uni- ness of tlie f uresis. Guards through- out the northwest are urgi lg sinok- ers and othei In the woods to he partlculaity careful. A report from Wallowa said that owing to the large amount of. dry grass and other Imflammable ma terial on the ground, and the ex-j trcmely dry condition of the fores! , it has been necos.sury to close the enlire forest to smoking, except at established camps. Camp fire permits will be issued only for the Tollowl ig areas: I Hear Creek district: Sled Springs. Pear Creek, Stanley and North i Minaiu ranger stntloivj; Camp 10, j pole bridge on Hear creek, big l.itin r.li Mimiltl rivet'. Ill Oil I ll of North Minam. Pole Bridge, ,Wil-' ...wi mp am, John Henry Heur, Chimney and l-'rancif! lakes. Joseph district: Mirror, Aneroid Moccasin, Horseshoo lakes, Lick (Continued on Page 8.) DYNAMITE BLAST KILLS WORKMAN . , Id, K. YOUntJ, 47, rOrmerlV of La Grande, Victim of Baker Accident HA K KK, Ore., Aug. 1 (AP John R. Young, '-17, was killed by ti dynamite blast while working in I lie I'oek nit a I 1 he .1 oslin-Mct'a I- lister road camp near here .vaster - day. The upper part of the man's body was blown yards from the li t am other parts ot tne torso wero scattered far away. llryan Raymond, working with in the Schneider wip races In Kng Voting. was within I'll feet of him (ntid was current today In aviation when tho blast occurred. He was circles. knocked unconscious but was not. Injured. 1'lie exact cause of the accident had not been determined today but company officials expressed the (lt. ory that the "pocket" had not KVen sufficient tii cool h(.f(,..p miditloiml dvnamlt was placed In the hole. Young 1 survived by bis widow und il ll-ycar-old son. He came here hist March from la (Irande where he haft lived two years. Legionnaires And Auxiliary Return From Three-Day Session In Salem Tired bid -happy, nearly all members of the La (Irande drum and bugle corps und the auxiliary difll teiuu returned last night from the state American Legion con vention, to lake life easy for anoth er year after three strenuous days helping Salem make the "eleventh annual" the success that it wah. The La drnnde delegation missed no part of tlie convention and w is one of the popular groups there. A mong the ma ny att racHons that Salem offered for entertain ment was the airport dedication, a barbecue attended by thousands, (he Junior baseball cha in plonsh lp of the state, the drum corps con test ami the stunts. The baseb.th game ended to 2 for Portland. .New I lit forms Impress)1 As usual Hie drum corps contest wjjs the climax of the convention and this year it was bettor than ever. Ten tea ma competed and they were all good, local men say. Portland won the cupi for the see olid successive time, but the de cision Is reported to have b en a voi v unpopula r one. the crow d 1 11 I'nn. H..v uln Tho Coos Hay corps placed fourth. La. OraiMic olaced seventh, although Hie corpn wus the most beautiful and Impressive, duo to the bright gold uniform undtr tU biilllant Vegetable, Fruit i Organization To . Operate In U. S. Fifty Millions of Dollars I . Represented in Co-Op-' erative Announced in ; New York. NKW YORK, Aug. 12, (AP) A $rU, OUtt.noo cooperative marketing organization was preparing today to pluce the merchandising of fruits and vegetables on u "bit? business" basis. The now orga nidation. I'nlted Growers of America. Is the second such combination of agricultural ZXXVZ rii fit wus "rain con the Funnel's' National porution. The National Growers of Amor lea will" serve GO subsidiary organ izations in 21 states, the announce ment saitl. t Headed by Julius 11. Ha rues, chairman of the board of the tihi- ted States Chamber of Commerce, the I'nlted Growers will be direct etl by a (.-roup of imtioniilly known ,m.n identified with agriculture and cooperative activities, The board of directors Includes: Willlum M. Jardine, Tonner secre- tary of agriculturo; llobert W. Hingham, of Louisevllle, Arthur It. Itule, executive vice president of Hut l-Vderated Km it and Vegetablo Growers, u national cooperative Henry V. Jeffcrs, inesldent of Walker-Ogodron company, milk producers, of New York; John ii.. i i. huik'-i oi itiiiiiiruimim, iiuiii.vi ted, Grow era had been organized In compliance with agricultural mar- keting act and the Cappor-Vnl- stead cooperative marketing act. WAHII liVOTOiNi, AUg. JIT. (AD Tho federal farm board an- (Continued on Page fi) - " "rTk nFPP-T PlPtllf A1U A VltlV. At City Park Is Attended By 135 The I ndlana, Illinois and Iowa assnclallon'H second unuual picnic terday with 1 .'Hi people present at. the nil-day event. A business meet- iug was held and .1. K. Roy m debt was elected president of tho or g.'Uiizatlnn. After the election, ar Interest lug and entertaining pro grain was heard by the crowd. Thu Rev. R. H. (Joker, of California giivc a short talk after the song, "America" was sung by tho audi ence. Klhet Hansen sung two solos, Mrs. Matlie (iolden gave two read ings. Dorothy ami Doris French played two piano duets, Mm. Ver- non nun gave two readings aim Miss Myrna Ward also entertained the group with two readings. Tho next meeting of the Indiana. HI- inois and lowu organization will be hold next year, the second Sunday In August. Navy Racing Flier To Postpone Tests ' A NX A POJJS, Md.. Aug. 12 (Al') A report that Lieut. Al William, mild postpone sdav, at the , , ear est. a snoed lest of the tiv nlrplano ho Is considering entering Verification, however, was bti k-j ' j,g. Williams could not he lo- cated and it was reported that he I was In Washington conferring with j officers at the navy 'department. . . 1 1IH IN Mi;iH Him MKIH'ORO. Ore., Aug. t (AP) j The temperature rose to UK fie- greet here yesterday The heat was aecetiliialed by a heavy pall of smoke from forest fires and by an ea-t wind. flood lights that illuiiiili.il field. IJlO Auxiliary Team PraNod. Tlie auxiliary drill team, the on ly one to appeiir on tho Hi Id, al though there wr re other present, made the lilt of (he evening, going through tlie complicated maneuv ers without a slitflc mistake. Tiie Medford drum corps, which won the cup for military efrleien cy, told members of the La (Jrnndc auxiliary dill) team that If they could get the consent of their port, they v.ould send the cup to T.n. Orande, reeling (hat the auxiliary sj drill exceeded theirs in precision, i Charles Whiltemore. of 'orva I lis who won Rio cup for being the best drum major at the convent Ion. do. ( lured that he hail never witnessed a more perfect drill on any field t ban that displayed hv the t.a firaiule women. Lu Orande and Maker Red forjhat his '.'n-year-otd wire. Regina. second In the stunt contest. idled yesterday when overcome by -Mr. Palmer I dieted ' While Ui (iriilHle did not gel any state .ifficers with tho exception that Mrs. Renti Piiluo r was named as one of the alternateM to the na- Hoiiul convention from tho stuto at huge, the local legionnaire helped C'ji!tinu(.-J on pygt Three) QUAKES ROCK EAST TODAY; SOME DAMAGE Tremor Centers at Point 200 Miles South of buffalo, New Y ork. ATTICA CHURCH WALLS CRACKED In Most Cases Shocks Confined to Awakening Sleepers and Rattling ot Windows. Il,v Tim AssiK'InKil Press A KlM'll'S 01' Mii-lli tri'iiiiH'S, vai'S--lliK coiwWenibly in Intensity, nlnl li.nu-ili ot (lumtion. rocked portions ot fivo oustern slates and one t'u- nutllun in-ovlnco loiiuy. CJuaUes were reiioi'U'd ttt Inter 'vali! from as far east ar SprliiK flcld, Mass.. west to Ashtabula, Ohio, south to various points, In I'enn.sylvanlu, and north to Toron to. In moHL cases the effects of the Mhocks were confined to the awuk- ening of sleepers and tne. woipiil rutlMng oi wiihiowh umi uib. In western New lorK, wneio m mum oil t luivo reached iil-uiui Bp.hhh - - Its maximum Intensity, consum able damaKe was done. SclnioBiaphlc readings at funis lus colUKe, Hurtalo, rixed tho time of the prinelpal shock at 24 inln- utes. 5 seconds alter seven a. iu eastern dayllKht savins time, the main tremor lastiiiK 12 seconds and beliiK followeil hy minor scoheks ut intervals throughout the next six minutes. : Soin,. SlMH'ks Knrller Iteporls of shocks from other I jioints, however fixed tile time aa early as three a. in. I Jn t'anundtaKUH, where the tre I mora, lusted nearly tree minutes, I laruo aiiartinent houses were said to have swayed noticeably, and po. ' lleo and tire departmencts were bo selh'cd with teletihone calls from toi l! led householders. In Hlmlra. a. woman reported that her bed broke down from tho force of the quake. At Alfred dishes uml pictures k which astert nbout iM1" " Pt'itiphlet nmi0.nHt.tf a statin k nhkh lusted about Jbj ,.,,. the shoe seconds. liinghamton reported the earliest (Contlnueu on Puge 6) FREES, LANZER TIE FOR FIRST IN GOLF PLAY Norman Frees and l-'red Uin- zer tieo mr nisi puirr sweepstakes golf tournament hold at the La f Hondo country club yesterday, each turning In a score of 71. Lawrence Hay was next with a net of 7". .Mr. Frees' gross score was KK and bis handicap 14. Mr. Lanznr carded na wnn a nauuicap oi ' j nHurani:e company covering Mr. Hay shot a III with a handicap MM,,iiihi policy holders, tt says, "do of Hi. j not bear nut" the contention that II wa.T announced today thai the 'drinking has Irnoa confined en fivn..liv looiniinient which was to liiilv to tin wealthy, while among t I I.. II. .ion imvl Vint. "rday und Sunday, has boon post- imned. It is said that the tourna- nn.ni nrn nient pi oi lily win no piuyeu nexi, "I'l'lug, The local club members are plan ning for another sweepstakes tour ney here next Sunday. Fined $200.00 On i Nuisance Charge Cecil Stiles, charged with ni'iln tabling a common nuisance, pieuj ed guilty In the Justice of peace court Saturday and was fined fjuu mid costs by Judg L. licriham. or - fleers who made Ihe arrest said that they found 4'i quarts of beer, II pints and two gallons of whis key, besides several empty contain ers, etc. George Neuner May Enter Prohi Work PORTLAND. Aug. Vi. ( AP Summoned, it was said, by the at torney general, Oeorge Neunei, I niied Slates district uttorney. bit Portland yesterday for Washing ton, I K C. Rumor has it that Neuner may h" otrored tho position of chief prohibition enforcement officer In tho attorney general's ib-pn ii ment. The office recently vacated by Mabel W. Willebrandt. - . . F U lil CH FrOUl SHU talal MO WOtnatl I rlfgl.t from Vancouver. H. C, to i Agua Callente. Mexico. He Is pllot WlriHTA K;.M.',Aug. Vi (AIM ' 'ig a tiny biplane powered with -Martin Hohorneeker. farn.or to-j" -borsepou er niotor. lav told Sedgwick county officers! " " " j fumes from still at ibeir home. :vnoenceKer mini uim entered a cellar ut bis farm whore liquor whs in the process of distil- lnlUm no was overcoiuo oy iume and f'd lo the floor. His wife rushed after him und 11 templed to drag him to safety. She too wuh oticjine. NO HERO He wanted (a 1o n horo, hut Albert Ituschka, the rf Zep lW Ill's 17-yonr-ohl stowaway, Instead was held a prisoner during the westward flight across the Atlantic. Ho wtv held for Immeillato dciortJtini by stcniiuM' nrtct t.ho dlrlglbl" landed, and may faco n tmc ycar irls 11 scutc-uco and a hcjivy line lit ticrninny. Iln even fallixl when he .sought iay fur x)slng for his plcturi', tak en hi tho inituigrnlloii ilctcii llol house at (iloucoilcJ, N. LIQUOR DEATHS ARE MOUNTING w hlbltlOll Amendment Presents Statistics. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (AH) A mounting death rate from boitHiu a:id Increased alcoholic in- sanity tire pictured in charts pun- lishcd today by. the ussoclutlon ugmnst the prohibition amendment llon period In tho I'nlted States. Those umnlfcHtatlonn, II says, ar -accouipa.lli'd hy evIrieltci'S of lncnv:iHetI production and eonauuip I lo n of Illicit lliiuor, Its churls and tables of m-ownlK Interu'erance bi Iub based on indices "accepted by both wet and dry partisans as val id." Tin' alcoholic death rate is des cribed as 'almost up to the pre war level" havinw sliown "a steady rise" si. ice I!I20 alter havinK 'ie- .,,, ui,firi.i ,,,i,. in twl dnrlliK r . ' v: ,,lng similar experiences in foreign l,cl . II. "1 t.. ulinrii countries. It attributes "the sharp drop In mis and- laiii" to war I ..mnlllimiu mill Mint 111 t'.ltl tO UTO- i,n,ii,, Htalislics of the Metroiiolita:i Llf ft... ii i.ilii.fr t ill n O 111 I 1 f 1 11 llf lllO country drinking disappeared." O has piaciicuiiy On the contrary, It holds. "I he rate from nicoholl.nn among I he hid. ist rial population parallels Ihe alcoholic death rale for the entire country." Although 1' hiivh thai iigures covering aiTC'ds for drunkenness are inadequate lllU consiusions iiuiy in' misleading, the association in- lerprets rigures available as giv lug Hie "improHHlnn thai Ihe number now ed.i iiiei ieei oi i:mi. j graph of arrests for drunkenness In ItH huge cities from lull to l!t27 mipporied this by showbig "tne same chaiiuicrisllcs as Ihe c.irves ; for deaths from alcoholic insanity. RANKIN TAKES OFF ON LONG i t( I I T XT jff1 Y Hit tMUWYlv 1 ' A LOS ANOKLKS. Aug. t'-I. (AP) Tex Rankin hopped off from Vancouver H. ('., at 4 : 4 ; : 7 a. u.. today in an attempted non-stop flight to Agua Callente. Lower Cal ifornia, oflfcials at the inunicip.H airport reported. Tlie pilot lltteil his SU-horso-power plane, "The Three Flags," from Hie port after a 'iuu toot ruii w ay, t he a I r port was In for in. -d here. His craft was currying an overload of 37 pounds, lb' expect ed to reach his obicctive late to day. PORTLAND, Of".. Aug. I'J (AP) -Tex Rankin, Portland flier, pmi ni d over this 'ity at 7 CM' n. m. to j I ( )l I H I A L R IICOR I j t"oLoRADi SPRINOS. Colo., 'Aug. 12 iai'i ah unonicun 1 ot - . "' i"r claimed her rachuie Jump was yesterday by Jimmy ; I aviator, who wont Ooiiohue. I over uie son- 01 h poio-- hi ..o tltude of from which he Jumped did not carry 11 barograph und tho mark Is not acceptable. 'Graf Zeppelin Will Start For Tokyo Aug. ii Start to be Made in Early Morning Hours so as to Allow Maximum Load of Gas. KltllCnHlCHKHAI'MCN, Germany A UK. 12. (AP) Or. Hush Kckener commander of tho Graf Zeppelin, this afternoon ordered the dlriff lhlp "elfnrid for Knilimr" on tho Tokyo slnuo ot her fllKlit around no w or in, ui u:uu u. in. weiiiies day (11:00 p. m. Tuesday, 10. S. T. ), Ho admitted tho departure of the big air tiner might be delayed by big air liner might bo delayed by unfavorable weather until tho Haute hour Thursday morning. In any case tho start will bo made In the early morning hours as tho low tempernturo then per mits a maximum load of gas. Dr.. Kckener made the announce ment after getting one or tho clos est haircuts In IiIh life. The barber who was grooming him tonsorlalty persisted in going over tho hero of Krledrlchshafen'H hair again and again despite Dr. Kckener's la- Histenco that the haircut was ul ready perfect. Says Humors "Noiist'snso" Dr. Kckonef declared rumori current In l-Vledriehshafon that tho Zeppelin's departure, would be delayed by procrastination of Hus- I sia in granting permits to fly over ItusKlan territory wero arrant nonsense." "There Is not the slightest string attached, not even us to whore wo must enter Russia." Asked whether ho had already decided on his route across Russia and Siberia Dr. Kckener replied: "that is absolutely Impossible to forecast. "AH 1 can say when wo leave hero will be that on the basis of the latest weather reports wo will ' lako the northern or southern route into Russia. "After that I must depend up- on tlie conditions, I find thn.ro." ITrmuiMmui 'lea Tuesday Tassongers for tho flight and newspaper correspondents cover- ing the departure have been Invit ed to tne uaiiiuonui tea on lues- (t'oiitlmii'cl o-i Page Two.) 1,, 4 iJOllillcl II T CUU Cause Of Death Of Two Brothers MARSHALL. N. ('.. Aug. J. ( A P) The Landers boys mot three members of the Stanton fam ily and Albert King on a narrow mountain road yesterday. I let' ore they parted two men were killed and a twelve-year-old gild wound led In a flare-up of a family feud, j Arthur Htunton, K5, hut daughter Agnes, 12, his brother, Huhcrt'ann King, 3ft, were riding down the road In King's car when they met Arnold and Sampson Landers In a truck. Tho two machines stopped In the exchange of gunfire ArMi- ur Stanton nnd King wore killed and Agnes was shot in the head Knch side accused tho other of , shooting first. The Landera boys and Stanton were arrested and lodged In jail. Mountaineers of Hie section said there had been "bad blood" be tween the I binders anil the Stan tuns for somo time. " '.- yrf.Vf JWlPYTPii. ii II Adjournment Today The Hague, Nclhetiiiuds, Aug. 12 fAP)--A crisis In the repurnttons conference was n verted today liy adjournment, of the financial com- ...,,, Iniw,iiur ...oil Wednesdav fl( ,.,,,. wcrn rit ,MH ,M0 delay WH llU,n(j(.d to give J. P. Morgan. . ,,,,.(,. hunker, an opportunity to exercise mediating influence. Man Attempts To Enter Wills Home OAKLAND, fill.. Aug. 1. (AP) Inlrodu' ing himself ns the wrll.-r of several threatening and unpleas ant letters to Miss Helen Wills. I 'inen's tennlH champion, a giving the name of John He ' last night threw the home ( man How den c. A. Wills, Helen's father, into (iii uproar when ho demanded admit tance. r. Wills prevented the man from entering arter a struggle and called the police. A search of the wooded section surrounding t he Wills' homo on Tunnel road failed lo locate tho In truder, San Francisco police were lirought into the investigation when Dr. Wills reported (hat How don had said ho was slopping at a hotel In that city and was about lo leave for A U'(.ra tin. All or the letters received by MIhh Wills were postmarked Chi cago. The 1c ii tils champion is in New York. TON OI' DI'll M SI JKD I NKW YORK, Aug. 12 (AP) Throe pueklng cases containing more thai) 11 ton of opium worth ll'iii.iia ul wholesale, wore seized In a warehoiifo on ,b t'cer strc-et, in the downtown dl.drlet. today. Two suspei-ls were taken to (he federul - j hunumg tor qiesuomng. HOOYI.K HACK AT HI Sk WASHlNC.'l'ON, Aug. 12. AP President Hoover returned to Washington this morning from his iimp In Virginia, where be spent . the weekend and observed the 50th birthday unnlvonmry. TRIlflt - TRAIM inuwi-uimii aiASH FATAL TO THIRTEEN Grade Crossing Accident Near Dallas, Texas leads Weekend Deaths. gJX CHINESE ARE FATALLY BURNED m.u A..i.ML:i Many Other AutOHlOblle and Airplane Wrecks Add to Nation's Week end Death' List. DALLAS, Tex., Auff. 12, (AP) Returning home In a big motoi truck after a holiday In the city, thirteen persons, members of two rural families, were killed by tho Sunshine special, crack Toxas and Pacific passenger train at a grado crossing 20 mites east of here last night. Another member of tho party was Injured seriously,. The dead: Mrs. Ivory Hadgett, 45. Vera and Kva Badgett, twins, 22. Km ma Hndgott, 19. Texas Hadgett, 1G. Hlrdlo Hadgett, 9. Mary Joe Hadgett, 3. Jessie Hadgett, (a boy) 7. K. L. McHenry, 63. Mrs. K. L. McHenry, 43, Willie McHenry, 6. Heulah McHenry, 16.) Ktnma McHenry, a girl about 10. The injured person was Mary Lo McHenry, 7, O. W. Garrett, a farmer living nearby, said he saw the train splinter the ti'uck, which belonged to Hadgett, but could not tell who was driving or the roaaon of tho collision. thru; die is crash CLOV1H. N. J., Aug. 12, (AP) Search for u lost cockpit vent cover ended with tho doath of three men In an airplane accident hero yeH lorday, Lieut. O, L. Stephens, pilot and owner of the wrecked plane, Thomas K. Scully, 32, and Philip Horry, 'JH, were tho victims. Lieut. Stephens was nn routo to Cleveland to participate in an ulr meet to lie hold there this month, He spent Saturday niht here, Hun day morning lit tultlng off, the vent cover blew off 1) in plane. Landing, he Henrehod for tho covor afoot, (Continued on Page Three) THREE SWISS , AVIATORS TO TACKLE OCEAN LISHON. I'ortugal, Aug. 12 (AP) Three Swiss aviators, missing for three days, were located tiero to day working busily on their ah plnno, In which they shortly, pos sibly tomorrow, expect to take oft on a flight to Now York. Tho airmen flew here Saturday from Cuznux, Frnnco, making tho fl:!f miles In six hours. Their naiuos are: Oscar Kacscr, pilot; Kurt Luescher, backer and mechanic, and Alfred Tachopp, navigator and meohuulc. Tschopp said ho would not make' the flight, explaining he was "no use at sea." He said , bin weight wmild be replaced with gasollno, anil he would nwnlt here news ot his companions' urrival. TODAY'S BASEBALL AMKIUCAV LKAOt'K GAMES CLKVKLAND, Aug. 12 ( AP) Mabo Ruth hit his thirty-first homo run of the season and the 601st of his major league careor In the third Inning of the (ievoland-Yankeo gain today Combs and Larry wero on base. The long clout tlod the score, at 3-3. It. H. 12. Huston 3 6 0 Chicago 0 3 0 Hutterlos: MacFaydon nnd Gas ton; Lyons, McKain mid Berg, ('rouse. 11. H. K. Philadelphia 6 8 0 Detroit 0 5 3 Ratterle: Walberg and Coch i.ine; Chic and Hargrave. NATIONAL LK.Vfil K GAM KM II. H. K. Cincinnati GIL 2 New York 2 5 1 Hutterlos: Donohuci and Suke forlh; llenton and Hogun. H. ILK. 3 fl I 4 13 a Nehf, Hush ( 'hieagu Huston ( ID Innings). Hat! cries; Malone, ''" ' . .hmiuii-d, u-hk vh uuu Spohrer, 1 Tt. II. K. 2 I) 1 4 9 a Pittsburg ..... Hrooklyn . 1 Hi Innings). Hatteries: Rruine, Hwetoulc, Pet tv. Hill und llemsley, Hurgreuves; Dudley and JJeberry. H. H. K. - t 13 - t 6 li 1 St. Louis Thluidolphiu V i.t r
