La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 13, 1929, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE a (6 rtftf WEATHER Oregon: fair tonight and Wed nesday but tog on the coaat, not much chunno In temperature. Gen tle winds, mostly westerly. CITY EDITION rancr tipttttt amirr m VOLUME XXVII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, ORE. ' TUESDAY, AUGUST. 13, 1929 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 244 CONDITIONS EXCEPTIONAL FOR DAIRYING Union Pacific Agricultur al Agents Inspect Grande Ronde Valley. APPROVE PLANS FOR SETTLEMENT Visitors in Wallowa Coun . ty Today After' 68-Mile Trip Through this Dis trict Monday. Unstinted approval of methods cm ployed by the Colon-Wallowa counties' land sot t lenient com,mls ston (o bring dairying induHtry In to its own In Northeast Oregon, and expressing amazement at tlio po tential possibilities for dairying in this section, W. J. Kriss, traveling agricultural agenl for, the Union Pacific, with headquarters at Omaha, Ik today completing a tour of Inspection by visiting Wallowa county after having spent yesterday In L'nlon county. I le is in com- puny with ('. C. (ilgnottx. assistant supervisor of agriculture for the , Union Pacific, with headquarters ! at rorlland. Mr. Oignoux hasj been so interested in Union and ; Watlowa counties, along Willi other j prospective dairy centers, that he porsuaded Mr. Krlss to tour Hits Beet inn. doing from one farm to another yesterday under the direction of A Iberl Hunter, secretary of the Union county chamber of com merce, the two men took mental and written note of conditions thai neither knew of or appreciated. While not all the dairy ranchers were visited in a rather brief trip of 68 miles yesterday, the two men got a cross section of the county that left an Indelible impression. I according to their own version of! the trip. Muds Conditions Kxccllent "First of all who could ask for belter natural dairy conditions", said Mr. Kriss last evening at the Sa on Ju w ea , "1 k n o w cV e ry n oo and corner of the great dairy bolls of Wisconsin. J go over thousands and thousands of miles served by the Union Pacific, '' and I declare to you i know of no section belter sailed Tor dairying." "While it may seem odd that we should advocate such a policy, nevertheless we do contend that Hasten) Oregon should convert Its alfalfa hay Into bulterful fine as the alfalfa is here, ami notwlth- standing it brings good prices, tho j returns from it would be immense ly increased If none at all were shipped to the coast points in hay form. Keep ft here and feed il lo dairy cows," he urged. P raises Program Uelalive to I he laud settlement (Continued on Page 5) HITCH HIKER RETURNS FROM SUMMER TRIP Mil ny Interesting experiences Tealm e, Kred Weber's hitch-hike I Miir nf lite eoiinlry which ended a few days ago when he returned lo li Crande after visiting three countries. Starting from here one Kriday evening aflei' school had closed, bo reiiebetl HI Paso, Tex., exactly one week liiter to the hour. Crushing the border he Witnessed a "hull fltxht al .Imirez. one of the thrills being the wounding of a I !tyeai-old pic- ' a nor, who assists i ne loremtur in disposing of Ihe bull. He was foitniutte in eatehinu a ride Ihroitch to Tennessee where lie visiied his uncle. later going to Columbus, ()., for fi' short stay wit h his cousins. Other points of Interest Ihe lt Hiande High sclmrd boy visited in Ihe east Included tNigara Kails, Washington. Hostoii, New York and West Point, where he wit -nessed a snannv review Jiv the cadets. While in New Hngland attended (he annual track mret tie iween the Vale-1 htrvard and Cambridge-Oxford teams, lie declared that YjiIo interested him much more than Harvard. en his return trip he drove a new cjir back through Yellowstone li:itioiiit park. Hp covered approximately Hi, una mile and Mpcm exactly ?37.riO. at in i'i:.iu.i-;n PKNIH.KTO.V Ore.. Aug. I.T. (Al Thi' temperature rose in I "j d'-gi-fiH here again yeslenlay with a drop t, a minimum of i'j ilfm-ees during tin ttinrht. The I'ni'fst fire situation remain ed uiiebangd with four miiaH bla.f in nearby forest land under- J control. ! i :. i il i -i : today 7::tn a. m. r,r, aho'. Minimum:' U'J above. Cn.iMin: clfiir, I Al HI H YKSTMlliAY Maximum 'Jtt, minimum 07 above. 'onditfon: eb ar. i:rin i; ai i:t. iujh Miixliiiiiin 77. minimum 60 above. Condition: partly cloudy. K Ave. Pavement Provided For By City Commission Two Improvement Dis tricts Created Last Night New Ordinance up to Third Reading. Creatlon of two Improvement districts and reading of a new or dinance for Hit' first two tiilies featured, last night'H 'adjourned meeting of the city commission. Improvement district No. 1 S3, which provides for the paving-, grading and Installation of ourba on K avenue from Sixth to Kighth, to connect with the Sixth street pavement and furnish an ali weather approach to the Kusiern Oregon Normal scliool, was creat ed and Sept. 4 was set ns the Uinu for hearing objections and re monstrances. Notices of tlu ap proaching hearing are bing posted today. ( It was said at the city offices to day that the commission expects to carry tlJs project through w completion this year, If condliuons are favorable. District llffi, for sidewalks, also was created and the same hearing date agreed on. The work callH tor sidewalks on the west side of Sev enth from J to 1, on the t-outli side of J from Sixth to Seventh and on the east side of Sixth from 1 to J. Now Ordinance Head The ordinance, read for the first two times, defines what. buildUgs shall bo ciassod as public nuisances i und gives the city authority to j force their repair or removal. Old buildings that may be classed ns dangerous to the city's health or safety may be torn down or re- paired whatever is best. The, or dinance also provides for preven tion of overloading of buildings. Hearings biW'orc two arbitrators may lie had if The owner of con demned building requests same. If the owner refuses to repair or re. move, the city would have tho power to go ahead with the work, assesshig the cost against the pro nertv. The ordtancn. which lis mo- deled after ordinances in Portland, ! Salem, and other cities, provides a Penalty of $3j(t fine or- three t(. imti. for vio months jail lerm lation. There is no emergency clause so that, if passed after tho third reading, tt will not become effective for 30 days. ITwo Local Boys Shoot Score Of 49 Here Monday Turning In scores of 4'. out of a posslhtc fin. two local boys tied foi first in the annual rifle shoot hehl at the rock crusher here yes terday, under the supervision of J. Wade, traveling representative ; 0f the Peters Co. Jn the shoot off Donald HigKcns won from Uavon ne Price. Third plac went ta Hex Wall, with a score oT 47. Donald shot In class 2, age 12 lo 1 3 years, ami Havonne In class 1, from 8 lo II years of age. Approximately I imi boys tooU purl in the shoot, which was tho fourth annual event of Us kind. Shooting started yesterday after- i noon at 2 o'clock. Tile W. 11. Gilbert company fur- niched Hie ammunition and priz.es. Taking Pictures Of Grain liar vest Molinu pictures were being taken ; of a ha vesting scene In Union county this afternoon. S. U. Thomp- j son,' of La Grande, accompanied ( by the camera department of the j company now engaged in taking ' local scenes for local showing, leri early (his afternoon for Waller M.j Pierce's large grain ranch. Two combines are al work at present and some interesting scenes are imt icipjiied. Mr, Pierce is former governor of Oregon. Police Control Strike Rioting NKW OKI. KAN'S. Aug. 13. (AM) Itt lnrorcciiients from every city police precinct here hastily thrown into action today, armed with snot untis and tear bombs, before a nf'v burst of rioting in the slret car P'ctrik was quailed. At least three persons were shot but not dangerously wounded dur ing the' mob action. Tlie city hall was stormed, members of (he com mission nluggcd find a dozen m 1 Icemen overpowered before bowling and hissing demonstrators could be. forced from the building. Local Guard Unit Ca li Jl1x, rh" Heal tie club nf the Ciieitl' Oil Cngill Off if I Cn cIIS ,.Kii announed here to- ! flay that plans are Icing mad- lo Two nu n w 'ii- enliled in Com liny K. I K fit It Infantry, at the drill period last nfuht. the first since the return from Camp Clat sop laut June. They were Milliard Id-own ami llaynumd Orifrin, This brought the st remit h, of the com pany to fio enlisted men. Keorga nidation, follow lag tlie camping period. h anuther fea ture of last niKhl's drill, which al so Included the bnuance of quar terly pay cheeks. MIK'S S VI ISt'lKIl CHAItl.KSTON. S. C.. Aug. 1.1. AVt Paul Mueler. who willed en IS. foot boat across the ocean lo win a bride, will not hav to com pb-te the cast voyage which w.is part of the contract. She has cabl ed h?r Intention of joining hltu h-re. DINNER WILL HONOR CHIEF OF REALTORS Harry Culver, National Association President, Coming Friday, LOCAL BOARD TO SPONSOR WELCOME Interesting Message to be Given by Visitor During Banquet at Sacajawea Inn. Member. 0t the lu Grande Real ty board were today making prep arations for the visit of Harry II. Culver, president of tho National Arsociatlon of Ileal Kstate hoards, who is due here Kriday evening. Mr. Culver, who is visiting every board in the nation this year, is to urrive heroin his cabin plane about 4 o'clock, and at 0:3" o'clock will be guest of honor at a dinner lo he given in his lionou at the Saca jawea Inn. Hfsidcs the realtors, there will be representative from other organizations at the banquet. H. A. Heuham will preside and short addresses of welcome will lie given by A. T. Hill, for the city: A. W. Nelson, for the chamber of commerce, and Sherwood Williams, former northwest president, for realtors. The program will also in clude musical numbers. Culver to Speak. Mr. Culver will give the main speech of the evening, and his talk will be along tie lines of what the national association, with its rep resentative northwest and local (board. Is doing to protect the prop erly owner, regardless of whether he is the owner of a small home or 11 prominent dealer in real estate. More and more attention is being given lo the property owners andjnrr41 local realtors expect to rorin a properly owners division here some time in I he future. . Mr. Culver, who conies from Culver City and I .oh Angeles, has an inlercwting history, particularly so to Im Grande people Inasmuch as they remember his visit hero three years ago -when the north west convention was. held here. He 'wtiH.hfWh In 'Mllfoill. TSebr.; worked his way while u student al the University of Nebraska. When tin. Spanish-American war was de clared he left the university and enlisted. After tlie war he went I i.i th.. IMiUinm-if iwlunilM. where fur lieve Cor ' a year he wiui a reporter on the Manlla Times and later u special agent of th treasury department. ork which he was engaged in for four years. His work for the treasury de partment eventually took him back' lo the Un;ted States. Jle entered the real cstato busi- (Coniinued on piige 6) FLAMES DESTROY OLD TOWN HOME Residence Belonging to Mrs. Cecil Stiles Burns . About Midnight. A small, three-room residence at lb..-, It avenue, on tied by Mrs. Cecil I Stiles, was destroyed by fire snort- j I ly after midnight last night with I an estimated loss to building and ; I contents of about Sl.a'MI, accord -j lug to l-'ire Chief c. T. I.lndsey. 1 The loss was covered .by insurance. I The place, better known to many ' j as the Tom Harrison residence. was abla,e v. ben the alarm was ' turned In and It was impossible to , save the building, although the Hie d partiin-nt rushed both trucks to Ihe scene. Mrs. Kllles said that i she saw a flash. lUHhed outside and found the upper part of the home artre. About that time a neighbor , turned In the alarm from box ij. ; The progress of the flames preven ted the rescue of any of the furni j tore. The cause of the blaze is un- (Continued on Pflge fii Portland And Seattle May Go Into 6-Club Northwest Baseball League SK,TTI.K. Wash.. Auk. i:!. AI orifa nizft a new northw-st'-rn base ball eireuil and thai a meeting will Iim ealb'd within .'i'l iIuvh. The new org" nidation. K leppr KJiiil, would be made up of a eoiivei. 11. ort land, Spokane, Seattle and Taenma with a sixth im-mber being drawn from Yaki ma, Hell ingha lit, Kverelt, Kelso, l.ongvlew or (Jrays Harbor. Men behind the -move Inelude Tom Turner, preaidenl of the Port land Heavers; J. Cal Kwltig. pn s dnt of the Oakland lub; Alfio Putnam, vire-president of tb! San Kraneiseo Seun; Itobert P. Hrow i. of Vaneouver, H. .; (b-orge l. Kerrls, beal of the Spokane Cly league. Itay CmmuM-ll. laconic semi-pro leader and Kh pper. Klconer declared that actual or- g.iuizutlon will probably be mado Large Crowd At . Wallowa Pioneer Picnic At Lake Annual Event one of Most Successful in CountyV History Officers All Re-Elected. WAU.OWA. Ore., Aug. 13, (Spe cial) A very large crowd wart in attendance at the Wallowa countv Pioneer picnic nt Wallowa lake Sunday.-Kach family brought their dinner, although there were sev eral families who combined their, lunches and a delightful social time was spent visiting. After the picnicking was well over the crowd moved to the seats built for the occasion and the program began. Mr. Knight of Joseph, and Scot I Powell, of Lower Valley, the first speakers, introduced by Dan Shea han, the president, related some Interesting events of pioneer days. Jim Mabtcrton. -of Klgin. was t lit next speaker and he told how, he and the Tully brothers came to Wallowa county in 1X70, the first white men to enter tho valley. Hi described the trip Jim Tully made across the mountains from Walla Walla with a hay rake and how they then began putting up hav and raising cattle. Mr. Tully, tho king of the pioneers by right of be ing the oldest resident, related fl thrilling cougar stury and sang' a funny Irish song which created much laughter. Dan Sheahan inadi the closing address, urging the peo ple to continue the gatherings each year to honor tho pioneers and th men and women who braved the hardships of the days gone by. This annual picnic also affords a time u get-together for the older folwa Of the county where they can visit with friends of earlier years.. At the business meeting held In the morning before the picnic, the same off circs of last year were re tained. Tho officors are, Dan Sho han. president, Mrs. Weston White, vice president and D. R Iteavis. secretary. It was decided to hobi the picnic at Wallowa next year as this purl of the county was the first to be Kelt led and two of the oldest residents havo property NORTH POWDER GRAIN COMPANY IS PURCHASED HAKKIl. Ore.. Aug. 13, (AP) Announcement was made hero Into ' ituu'h''nlay 'that the Marshntl ffraln company of this city had purchas ed the Hid we II-K vans grain com pany operating In Tclocaset ami North Powder. Transfer of prop. erty Includes stocks and wa re bouses at both points. The con 'siderution of sale was not anuounc- eI. The Hidwcll-Kvnns company has operated (n the two communities for about seven years. Dean Hid will will have charge of the new properly. Directed Verdict Motion Is Denied COLUMHUS. O.. Aug. lit, (AP) Judge Henry t. Scarlett today overruled a defense motion for a directed verdict of acquittal in the first degree m order t rla I of I r. killing Theora Hix. Th state pushed toward the close f it rehuttal testimony to day in the trial of Dr. Snook with the prospect that the case woulo be In the hands of 1 he jury of eleven men and one woman tomor row. . . , LUlClU LdptUVH Horseshoe Prize WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (AM) -l.lndy Isn't a one-profession champion. It 'Is related I ha I h ca ptured the horseshoe I b rowing tit fc of Itiipidaii, Va., luiing bis recent weekend visit with Presi dent Hoover. liK.NY KIMOKS KANKAS CITY. Aug. 13, (AM) Knowledge of preliminary merger negotiations, announced at Keaitlc, Wash., by officers of the Pacific I 'oast Mlscull company, wus d--nbil here today at executive of fices of lh Moose-Wiles Miscult company. "There is no significance to the Seattle announcement ns yet," of ficials said. at, the coining mm named. ling of the men Possibilities of ihe formation of a new baseball engim resulted In considerable comment In !.- Orande today. v. Mb inn uy fans pointing out that it would In all likelihood result In a marked r. vival of baseball Interest In sever al of the Northwest ellles. during recent years both Pol i land and Health- have engaged bi nerk-ond-neek cellar races In the Paelfie coast circuit, although at present Poijland is leading tho second Htvlsi.m. At t he c lie of Ih first ba If, how ever, both Portluiul and Scuttle were hugging the but " torn rutig of the percentage ladder. There was much conjecture here hh to what Hush of baseball would bn played -whether the nroposc.j Nurthwcl circuit would be h class AA or a clans A league. The Pacific Coast h-aguc is one of the. few class AA circuits In tho country. STORMY DAYS AHEAD FOR SENATE Stormy rtnys over Ibe unlll' mo nln-.til uhi'n llm siiui(i iih iTih-h Aliuust III ttith Scimtor llm-ah r lilnliu It-It IkikIIiik Hiu liclllut'ii'in ivmllliin Imli'ix'iidi'Hls, Si-nalor Kimiot of I'tnli (HkIii) hcadliiK 1 1 n icmiIiIIiiii iwuliirs. mill Si'imtoi' llnrrl miii r .Mlslssliil In Hie lorcfiwll uf the di'imMTiila. Rajnkin Succeeds In Non-Stop Hop Down The Coast SAN DIMGO. OH.. Aug. HI, (AP) Te.x Uunkln. who yesterday flew down over Ihe entire Pacific coast Hilelli.u iH' the: United StalcH In a noifwop Hight lii a, little four cylinder plane which he had' naiii-o-d ".Three Ulags" because of tho fact .that he was to start In Hrltish Columbia, Hy over the United Slates and land on Mexican terri tory, planned early today lo beglii his trip back north at about noon. He said he would slop at Uos An geles and then go on lo his home in Portland in . easy stages. The Jovial aviator, grinning with' pride over his achievement, ac knnuledned Hint he IuhI "traveled light." l.lis "haKgsge," over which lie showed some concern when he landed at Auga Cnltenle, Mexico, yesterday, consist nil of u clean shirt, n pair of trousers, a tooth brush and a razor? It was all wrap ped up In a piece of paper. In savo room and avoid extra weight in the Utile plane. As far as could be learned here ' llankin Is the first tiler to lake off I In Canada and land in Mexico in non-stop flight, although two army .ivh.lolH, -:iit:iln l.im.l Ktullll ! l.icut. John Maul itichler, flew from border lo border in 1 ::!. They slarhd and landed In Ameri can territory, however, and flew a plane vvllli a 4"a horsepower en gine. . Evacuation Of Rhineland Not Far In Future THK HAOMK, Aug. 13, (AM) Complete evacuation of life llhlne- land beloie Christmas was today piaetically decided upon at a meet ing of the principal ddcgal-s of ( lei niii uy. Or cut Hi itain. l-'rance and Ilelgiiim to the Ibigue repara tions conicrence. Two Uitch-llikerx c1 f I f ff OOllylll 111 I OllLV ' MiiXli;. Kib.. ,uk. 13. f A I Th.. vlctimx of two yt it hitch - i hikers they had gi ride from i "olorado. Miss 1 ,-da Hen urega ru ( -:. and Mrs. Heatrlee Wa Isli, 31. I ti.illi of Coin 'iidift., hh., were in a ; hospital today u ii h hnmies recfiv- -') Ifi an attack tear heie Sunday : liUiht. Nllile. beaten and slaslx-d Willi a i 'i .or a nd a Plil rent Iy a ha ndom'd to bleed to death. Ihe two women were found bound in a pasture east of Ifoxie by a liim-li foreman. Physicians said llo-y woatd -ecov- Several Coaches Leave Railroad PI.'KIM.O. Colo., -fine woman was ,ii. 1.1 (API llghlly Injured mid passenKer shaken when seveml were lad Iy iiiii-Ik'H nf a Santa l'"ee train. Ciil Iff i the rails 20 miles igu humid, isl of here loda y. The ehjef dispalcbei's offlc- here reported today thai the dera i Iment was caused by what is known a liaiisverse Interior ftsviie. This Is explained as a crack on the inside of a rail utid U said lo he difficult to locatv. FLIGHT TO TOKYO DELAYED ONE DAY Zeppelin Not to Start For Orient Until Thursday. Due to Weather. KlUKLUtlCIISMAFIJ.W. fiei niany Aug. 13 (AP) Mr. Hugo Kckener. after u "cabinet meeting" with his i;hfef (ifficiuH, today decided to noKtpono the atari nf the (iraf Zep pclln fur Tokyo ou ihe Hecund lap of Its round tho world flight until the early morning hours of Thurs day. .Weal her reports received during the night Indicated a low pressure area over Siberia moving eastward. With il day's delay thero was still hope that Mr. Kckeuer might be ahlu lo rhooHC Ihe great circle route weHt (r (ho lloboiniaii niounlaiim to KoenlgMbcrg into ItiiHHia. The Zeppelin officers are convinced an other day's wait will prove advant ageous. ' . "I am otitic plnasi-d with (lie gen eral weather situation as revealed by the laical reports." Caplaln Hans Kleintiiing, In charge of navigation, (old the Associated I'terni. "The .,,,,1,, Ilium la thai Ih.TP Ih Mo R.-ll- ..nil low i. rca .ill ov.-r Kuiopo unil N'orthern Asia." A-ln 'Mdnln Von hehll-i lifr,rc ,.nMntrk.s. ler. pH.i1. the UuHsian government, T0 ik waH l(nHM,,, ,lirKcty ln is leaving no si.me uulurned lo ,P11V(vUkintf )IM conlingents of Hupply. th -st adequate weather ,)VM ,(1.(M, ,ho ram, lllul(l service possible In view nt the rath- l.OIur!I(.H f(m.wr. Al dawn er scant, number of stations along ((py ((.H pillK8i))K ,hrough the the route. I park on their homeward Journey. Captain Vnii .Schiller emphasized - They took with (hem the fnro thaf no matter where tlie 'epelln ! well message from Iho chief scout may be forced, to fly, It has, per- issues before he left ihe camp, the mission for Its passage. "Kven Po- keynote of which was: liijid, which doesn't ordinarily per "From now on the scout symbol i n,l t Herman planes to Hy over II, Hf pence Is a golden arrow. has Issued us a pei iull. Likewise w iuivn .,nijiH frn, tl the hoc der state such as Ksthouia, Matvla, Mitbiinia. and Finland." Asked whether Moscow would be visited, he replied that this depend- ed on the weather, If the eppellu fit, .. Ul,-l,l!rll ....ll I,, ML- llin Ik rent .-f.-.-l.-. It must leuieirully leiivt" .mohcovv 10 no, sooni. ,mii 1 1 in I purpose Is to reach Tokyo an ipilcldy us possible," be wild, i Hlxty persons will board Ibe ;PI'"II" m the Tokyo fllKht, M'aplain Von Schiller staled, DARING HOLDUP PROVES TO RE FLIMSY HOAX SAC It A M I ;T ), i .i I.. A ug. I 3 (AP) Painted by the supposed victims as a daring d.iyliuhl hold up in which I hey were "taken for a ride" and forced to ha nd over 3;taxii bo.v office receipts of the Hippodrome Ihcaler lo two Kiiie men. the ilelalti'' of U flimsy lloaX were under invest Igatloll I Of lay, following iiM.-erl ed conlesstotl by bulb principals. The men. .1, A. fin-fens, assistant manager of I he t hea ler. ami C. H. HeggN, former theater aclor and Inter n sign painter for the Hippo- droibe. hticetimhed to sev relent less quest foiling ai: way to the hiding plac. a I hours led Ibe wa; of their loot ; I ked in iwo large sacks, the stolen money. represent lug Ihe weekend receipts nf the downtown ' play house was found beneath a looso board In liegg'a garage. Tariff Battle Portends Violent Senate Session Upper House to Convene Aug. iy Three uroups to Lock Horns in Legis lative Clash. fly Francis M. Kl'il"msli (Associated l'rnss Staff Writer) WASHINGTON. (At') Tim llll INMlcltllB tariff stl'URKlo 111 tlio sen ate pronilHes ono at tlio stormiest sessions of post-war days. Consideration of tlio turlfr mea sure linsscil by tho house last May Is the. main and almost tho sole subject for tho reniainliiK days of the extra session for the senato which reconvenes Monday, Au gust III. Tho tariff always has been one of the principal points of conten tion between republicans and dem ocrats. Tile Bltuution now is Inten sified by tlio orKanlsatlon of a third Kiovip, the republican independents who appear to hold the uaiancu of power. How It Stands Kemilar republicans on tho sen ate flnuneo committee Imvo re vised the. house measure, Willi ItR widespread Increases In rates, duwnward, In most Instances. The republican independents nrA de manding that revision of the IS:!'.' tariff act be conrined to tlio nnrl ciiltural products. The democrats, who havo been traditionally fol low tariff rates, aro Inclined for the most part to support tlie re publican Independent position. The close division of tho sonnto( on this controversial legislation was shown when Senator Hornh of Idaho, one of tho republican Inde pendents, offered n resolution In Juno to Instruct the finance com niltlee in Its revision of the house measure to confine tho tariff bill to agricultural products. HI reso- teausea ny mgn winus um. .o lution lost by one vote. 39 to 38. humidity today had urged old and Hoover Keeps Out slumbering firea Into roaring actlv- Presldcnt Hoover apparently ln-!lty antf had Btarted hundreds of lends to keep out of tho senate bat- new biases throughout the north tie, HlaiHlIng by his declaration in west. his message to congress for "Um- I In Canada, Washington, Oregon, Ited" tariff revision. Ilepubllcan Idaho and Montana major .confla rogulais headed by Senator Kmoot gratlons were eating rapidly of Utah have Interpreted that dec- through thousands of acres of mer luratlou to sanction u revision of charitable timber, causing losses Koino or the Industrial schedules as which may run Into millions of well as of agricultural rates. jdnllars, and, forest officials were Under tho senalo rules, amend- unable to prodlct when the thou inetilH may bo offered to any of Hnnln of men , fighting the blaaeB tho thousand : or inore different could get them under control, rates in the tariff law so there Is j ' Death Reported opportunity for plenty of discus-1 one man was killed and another slop mid voting whon tho fight RcrtaiiHly injured early today fight once gels underway. , ,' int a fire that .has been burning ' Hetitibllcan1 lender are hopeful ,iH)ut a week In ulashlhga sotlth' of that local imprests win auract etiouk'h support on some of the rate Increases to split the opposi tion. They do not believe the com bination of republican Indepen- dents ami democrats, which very nearly auopieu me no ran resolu tion, will stand Intact on all of tho numerous rates to coma up for roll call votes. However, iho admin Ihtrnllon Continued on Pnee 61 Scout Jamboree At ArrowePark Completed Today AUKOWI-; I'AKK. ;iik.. AllK. 1J f A I') '1'onn or IhuuHunilH of liuyti li-okkfil oul nf Arrowe I'urk lniliiy W"H "e Kre'11 """" J"""' ..". ... lo an end. Fifty thousand youths ln f.- tl...l,. Iw.iem In im'ii'lv f.h ; "I'tom Hie iiortblnnds, soulh- lands, eusitamlK and westlands you cm me at Ihe call of my horn to this great gathering. Today I send you Imrk to your homelands across the Kcas as my a m bassadors oT p"ino among the nations of the world." llnu..lln II... 1,1 ,.,,,,1 I I Juiiilioree nan hiiitoxn for beyond e.xpeiMill ions. I ne lout) ntlliloer 01 : visitors was 31 4, 422. ! OTl fl nl,u,o 111 I It'll "UHtS MXllllU I i' or (treat isaiujiici HKIU.IN. Ann. l:t. f AP) -.f ler man newspapera lnrlay l'alure the news of last night's banquet to Ihe deli-gulf of lllle International Ad vertising assoi iatioii here as "ira Me tronomic record, with "4.'hhi bol tb'H of v,-jne' consumed, fifty per cent of It by guests Trout the I nl ted Stales, The i.r.na giu-sls were ae-verl by more than 4'a wnilers. To rurnlMh Hie veal, one of Ihe Hems on the menu, :'fn calves were killed, l-'or relishes :tf.""ti crabs and other deljcaeleH Were supplied. i :iM CA'I Oll'S IMIMY I 'OI'M WIMtHOK, Kng., Aug. U fAP) The body of Hugh MacNagbtrn. vice provost of Kton college and widely known as a a r, was recovered I classical scttnt- hIiiv floating in ( "lew er, after been missing (lie Thames near MacNaghten had since Saturday. M.icNaghten badV been staying wllh his sister at the Klouiail cnuti- try club and Saturday went for a stroll after dlnnor; lie was last seen on the club lawn hading dow n to tho river Thames. HEAVY RAINS ONLY CHANCE TO END FIRES Conditions in Northwest Forests Send Flames into Renewed Activity; ' LOSS EXPECTED TO BE MILLIONS One Man Killed and Another Seriously In jured Today Fighting Fire Near Bellingham. ,; IiUK VKAH 1IERK STILL BURNING TODAY HeportH from tho naniatrint district fire-warden oarly this, afternoon were that the forest fire n par the UeaVer creek re Horvolr, which started Saturday, was still burning, although he did not believe it wus raging uh fiercely ns yesterday, lie ha received no late reports and was unable to say whether the blaze had been controled ns yet. A large crow of men is fighting the fire, recruited from La Cramlo, Baker and North Pow der. L. C. Morehead, district warden, Is at North Powder to day, it is reported. There were no other fires in this district today. WPOKANIO, Wash., Aug. 13 (AP) -j Perfect forest fires condition Mko Bauilsh, near Bellingham, Wash. Motalls . of. the accident wore not available, here nt an early hour. The body was taken . to Sedro vvoolley mid the Injured man was rushed to a hospital at Mount Ver non. The dead man later was reported to be C. H. Hutten, 35 of Sedro Wool ley. Ulght hundred men,, including HOD Motikhobora rushod from (Irnnd Forks, B, C., wr working ilesporately lo quell the Dollar mountain blaze In. north central Washington. This, conflagration, a crown fire roaring through nn lmmcnHlcy valuable, stand of yel- (Continued on Ino Throe) COASTER RIDE FATAL TO TWO IN ST. LOUIS ST. I.oriK, AliB. 13 (AP) A. I r.-yciii -olcl Kil l and a man, 23, were limtunlly killed In an umune mcnt park hero last night when thoy were thrown from a car on a i nlli'i' co.mtiT im It mado a turn at Iho lop of an Incline,' 40-feet above ground. Two. employes ot tlie de vice were arrented for tho coroner. rriie Rlrl, Helen Brockmcyer, was thrown to the Inside, hor hody lnndlMK on a lower track. Tho nuin wim tossed lo tlio outside, hl ilioili helnK caused hy a broken neck. The two employes held were i .himeii I.. Si hacklett. the brakeman, iinil Mnynard Hhocnwiker, tho en I Klnrer who erected the device and I whs lii churifc ot Its operation. The coaster was only opened last Sot' TODAY'S BASEBALL NATIONAL MOAOtK GAMJiH n. H. H. Chicago 4 1 Itosion ' 6 i Hatteries: Carlson and Taylor, fimizales; Cunningham, I..everett, and Spohrcr. ; U, H. K. Cincinnati 3 9 0 New York 1 10 0 ! Hatteries; Hixey and Sukeforth; KllZHltnnions, HcoU and llugan. AHKIUCAN LKAtiCE GAMKS R. H. K. Philadelphia 4 8 ii Detroit 8 8 1 Hatteries: Quinn and Cochrane; Sorrell and Hargrave. : ! New- York He 11. K. -i 7 1 Cleveland 3 6 0 Itatterles: Ileimach, Moore and Uickey; Kerrell and h. 8ewell. R. H. K. Lbmloii .... 8 6 .1 Chicago 2 8 2 Is. ri.;