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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-TEN PAGES TODAY-FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE Ha Gkanur Su?mnn (Hbmvtt CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair tonight and Sun day except unsettled probably with occaBlonul ruins in tho northwest, modorute temperature. VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1930 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 196 NEW STATION TO BE BUILT BY STANDARD Erection, Equipment Will Cost $20,000, W. C. Perkins States. CONSTRUCTION IN CITY IS ACTIVE Mackey Structure Nearly Completed L. C. Smith Breaks Ground for New Building. ; m imi; wouk -'IMIOUliKSSlXO . " : Building work throughout Hie city Jh prograsslng with, one' new buslnoss structure, the Mackey building, nearly completed nnd work going itlieud on the others. The Plggly Wggly. more will move into .the Mackey' building Monday und 1 will be open for business Tuesday..' 'U round' hns been broken for Die U C. Smith building on Washington ilvcnuo. liana Niel sen Is the contractor. Word has not yot been re reived1 from New - York -..head-, quarters of the J. ('. Penney Co. relative to plans for the erec tion of a new store building here for that organization- by tho Masonic Building association. Pouring of concrete for ' tho hascm,cnt walls of The Observer building is to be finished today and W. Vedder, the contractor, expects to start laying brick for the upper walls the middle, .of tho wceki Twenty-one men were, nt' work on the building this morning. ; Forms are being completed on the new Itoych building next to the Sacnjawea Inn for tho first -floor concrete, with pour-, tug to begin shortly. Erection of a HUpor-Hervlec sta tion In Js. .irande on. tho ulte now occupied by Iteck and Bobbins at A ilmns und Hemlock Is announced today by W, C. Perkins. 'The sta tion, to cost $20tUO0 in building and equipment, Is to be, erected by the Hlandard Oil crjmpnny but will be operated under the name' of Per kins Firestone station, as Mr, Per kins has leased It for 16 years. All of tho present buildings on the lot will be removed but the station, which will remain open during con struction. " -" ' M.r. Perkins stales that. Increased tire business neeoKsitured larger quarters' und that space In tho Ford garage was not large enough. The new station will be an authorized 1-ireslono. "One-Slop'! . station In lino with tho Flreslone policy to establish wuch stations throughout the country, handling Flreslono tires and Hlandard Oil products. Large lxt ..." The property Is Jt5 by 110 feet and the station will be built in an I shape along tho rear lines of the lot. und will contain wash racks, hydraulic lifts, brako testing and adjusting machines, compressors, tiro service room, equipment, nnd purls dlspjluy room work shop, women's und men's lavatories and a basement for th'e sloam heating plant. In addition to the four pump gasoline filling station, there will be quarters for sales and ser vice of tires, battery nnd electric work, car greasing and oiling in cluding hoist equipment, etc. A representative of the Standard Oil Co. slates that this new station would have no superior in the en tire territory served out of the "Walla Walla office. (Continued on Pago Three " 1 " " GUN CLUB IS HOPEFUL; Hid CROWD URGED When the I, a Grande Gun club, no uoceupylng'a mid-way polnl in th" Orecoii and thn Oregon-Idaho telegraphic trapfhoot stundings. shools at. Lone Tree Sunday morn ing members are hoping that good wrnl her and a large nl tendance wilt give it an opporl unity to climb higher. l-ast Sunday tho club won three and tl'(l orm In tin On-gotilan shoot and won 'two anil lost one in the Oregon-Idaho competition. Opponent for Sunday follow: Oregnniali shoot: I .a, Grande vs. Tho lalb'n.'uco. Ihirrisbnrg anil Bogue Blvcr. Oi"gu-Idhu hnt : I -a f!r;;:;:!c v.. P'..-)itrlto AtblcUc, St. Maries and Wclser. wkathi;k toiav :nu a. m. fil above. Minimum: Pi above. Condition char. wi:.viiii;h yi.-sti;i;iav Maximum 05, minimum . above. - Condition: partly cloudy. WKA'I IILIt APIt. 5, 1929 Maximum 35, minimum .tbovm Gondii ion: traces of uno. moisture ,V9 of Inch . QUEEN DIES '11.' f:.it-i;!' : Viieen Victoria of Sweden, lon an invalid, tiled in Home yes terday, king Gustavo was at - Jicr bedside. EDUCATORS MEET ATE. O.N. TODAY Superintendents and Prin cipals of Eastern Ore gon Gather Here. About fit) educators of Eastern Oregun superintendents and principals gathered at the Kuslern Oregon Normal school building at I0;3U o'clock this moiulng for th opening of the spring meeting of their associatiloiV- Boy Couklin, of Union, is president, and K. P. (,'uhiiin, also of I'tiion. secretary. C. X. . IPnvtird, state superinten dent of public insl ruction, gave an infornuil talk at 11:20 o'clock this morning, completing the first half of, the day's program. Procedlng till; Gladys' Huberts, high school girl, gave an eiijoyablo dunce nuiu- '. S. Knight, of flood Ulvei1, opened the program with a talk on "L'nlform Grading System," and wan followed by Heiijatnln W. WheaUjv of Pendleton. whose subject, was Vlnercnsiug Command .of Kitmhipi.ental-.ProcescH in High Web oulV both lHliis:r-bolng , very inteinslimr to those in attendance. This afternoon's session opened with iK number by a girls' chorus from the uperctta "Pickles," an I W. D. Towlcr, of I -ii Grande, was !o speak on "Class Size anil Effi ciency," followed by talks by Supt. Howard and J 1. K.: Inlow, president of the K O. N. -The business session was to be gin .'at "3: l' o'clock, wllh -Pendleton" and MHlon-Fiocwntcr hhtdin:; for the Eastern Oregon track and field meet .Mjiy 3. Other busi ness was to Include a report' of euinniittcesi new business and election of officers for the com ing year. The nominating committee con sists of O. l' Campbell. Wallowa: J. T. Longfellow, La Grande, und Pen J ord on, Haines. The resolutions committee con sists of I;. )'. Goodman, Mi lion -Kremvater: Hugh (,'rolnuan, of Ba ke '. and P. C l-'ltzpatrlck, of Echo. CAPT. DUTTON APPOINTED AS AIDE-DE-CAMP MALUM. Ore., April 5 fAP) Captain George L. Out ton and Lieutenant Thomas A. Uavls of Portland were appointed yesterday as aides-de-camp in the 41st divi sion by General George A, White, cmnnuinder of the division. He said a third aid would bo selected from Seattle. Captain Onltun has been with tho Oregon national guard six years. He was with the Klst divi sion In France and was promoted for Gallantry. . Ho Is an Oregon Slate, college graduate, well known in the northwest as n. football player and went to Portland from Iji Grande. Lieutenant Uavls Is a Ueed col lege graduate and is now studying at the Tnivcrsiiy of Oregon medi cal college in Portland, lie lias been with tho Oregon national guard since 11.1. and was aide-de-camp to General White when White commanded tho Snd In fantry brigade. MOONEY DOWN AFTER FLIGHT OF 2000 MILES -ll:T WAYNK. Incl.. Apr. ) - fAI') AllnTl V. Moonry' jiM'-ihI'1 lo latuMlflll ii (nill-coiitlli-nlHl I fllclil P ronl for liclil hlri.liin. ! K.Tiiiiniii.-.i iii ii ripi'i five- miii'ii ; niiilli r hir.T ill 7:li a. ..... '!- Ii-i.l .Inn' llii-H ...oriilnir. . MuulM-y. ll( I' ft I-" AiikcI.'.. s.-t tly n. r:13 . .11.. I-McHtr (him jiHUrili.y. nia'le 1. Iiiuiilnff In hi. mil imM.iri' win .1 llio motor of his piano autluVlily ti-fisrd lo func- ! tlon. Mooucy oxpn-J'sf.fJ Hi..' lM-lii-f II. at ' In covnrh.B th! 2. linn n.llin from i lw Angclvn lo l'"orl Wuynn. hu hud ' enlublifl.it-'.l a Olslanou record for j ngni piunte. ENTERPRISE AND UNION TAKEFIRSTS Robert Johnson and Kath crine Green Win Or atorical Contest. NORMAL SCHOOL SPONSORS EVENT Winners May Participate in State Contest at Cor vallis the Last of This Month. .' Jtobert Johnson,, of Knterprlso, and Kathcrine Green a, of Union, won first place In the. -Eastern Ore gon extoni)oraneou3 speaking and Interpretive reading contests held at the Eastern .Oregon' Normal school last night, . . . . . Mr. .Johnson's subject was a dis cussion of "Character Training In a Program of Education for Citi zenship." Winner of, second placo In the extemporaneous contest was Edllh Cheney, of Union, speaking on "Tho Earmarks of a Good Citi zen." .... "What William Henry Did" was Miss Greene'H subject In 'the .'Inter pretive reading. Thca Lloyd, of (Continued on Page Five) Apricot Trees Are Blossoming In This Valley Kirst evidence of tho approach of the annual blossom lim,e in the Grande Hondo valley carno today with the bursting Into bloom of a few apricot trees over, the, city. This Is about 10 days earlier than usual. Buds on .peach trees and other early-blooming varieties are also swelling under the warm rays of a 70-abovo mm. In flower gardens daffodils tiro also in bloom, with tulips and other similar plants budding. Unofficial thermometers regis tered 75 above during the noon hour today. CUKItUIKS I1LOOM IV WASCO .. Tl tin-: DALLES. Ore., April G .(PJr-r-WUb. JjuiuilwcathM' pro vailing, Wtuuco. county cherry or chards are Just bursting Into blos som and growers and shipper predict that the tonnage this sea son will bring a record. ANTI -SALOON LEAGUE WILL PRESENT PLAY Sponsored by the A.nti-Snlooii League of Oregon, the murder Iriat "Who Killed .Karl WrighlY'' will be reproduced at the M. . K, church hero on Tuesday evening. A p.". K at S p. in. Twenty-four local people will participate In the presentation of the play. The Rev. Mr. Cooklngham, for mer Pendleton sheriff, was here yesterday completing arrangements and is spending the weekend In Wallowa county. The author of Hie play. George Hammond, sat in a criminal court room and witnessed the prosecution and conviction of a young man who had taken the life of another jymith who wius his neatest friend. In the play Hie evidence presented shows lhal an older man purchased Honor from e. bootlegger and persuaded the yoiitr,' mtin to drink with him. the Intoxication resulting In a fatal iuurrcl. Two of the leading attorneys of 1 .11 Grand" are among (he men nnd women wiho wilt participate In the play. The I lev. It. M. Close, of Portland, will also take pari. No charge will be made. Children nyist be accompanied by their parent m If they at tent). Plan To Collect Delinquent Dues Ma k Sa rvis, cha I rman of t he delinquent account com mil tec of the Cnlon county chamber of com merce, wj ijeail a. campaign l rolled back dues. It was announced tndvy. Del a lis have not been Completed as yet. Secretary A. It. Hnntr an nounced today that I. W. Bond would speak at the forum lunch eon on Hie subject "Production of Homo Grow it Seeds." KHher Sup ervisor Miintyre, of -Pendleton, or hi!i asl!lant, ItayiiKiad ' Will lam, of La Grande, will peuk on the casus takfnir. C. D. Rash Is New Auto Supply Head I. Jtash, formerly of Oregon CHy. Is the new ntanfig'-r of the Wesi'rn Aulo Supply coniJtuy re placing C, L. Kendall. Mr. Bash Is well aeriualnted in this territory and has been a frequent visitor to fi Grande. He comes here with cunsblerabbj experience being with tin Western Auto for woven years, four In I-os Angeles and tho re mainder In Oregon City. Mr. Kendall is leaving today for Oregon City w here he will be man ager of the store there. Corbett Winning Support In East Oregon District Platform Accepted in Most Quarters Gover nor Norblad's Candi dacy Also Advanced. By tlio AsMH'Iatctl Press Oregon's political pot-pourl. sea soned with spices from contests for vhtuully every major position began bubbling in earnest during the week after filing time closed ami candidate unnounced their platforms which Included a host of convictlonu and Irouped . through tho state augmenting verbally their written .conluntionv. . Predictions that the Oregon elec toratu will face m:ore unusual ihcuiuHiunces and situations than havo ever before attended u po litical situation prior to tho pri maries flowed freely through the state, and veteran observers said tiq primary 'would be the most .-.plrltcd since 'the election was en acted lift yen rd ago. - . . ' Ijiirgo Voto Expected 'What uutionul' "vote promoting oignnhuitloti.i have failed to. do piobably will be accomplished In Oregon through the Interest being displayed by the electorate. Koine predicted 'iO per cent of Oregon's voting population will go to the polls, but others have , estimated conservatively that It will not ex ceed. BU. per cent. 'At aiiy'rale alt are u greed that 11 will Exceed tho 40 per cent average. Because of the manifested ani mosity between Oswald West, for mer state governor 'and .deuio 'ratle national chairman, and Wal ler M. Pierce, also a" former gov ernor, eyes of the .vol ers have been turned "to the contest be tween them occasioned when Pierce announced his Intention of opposing West. This and the gubernatorial contest, with six ro-" publicans and four democrats seck ho. spots of the general cotnpaign. lug t he office, appear to be the Unexpected opposition to Italph H. .Williams, vice chairman of the republican national committee, also has developed. Chaiieu I'. Walker. Portland, filed with the secretary of state as a candidate for that.' office. Eight yeais ago Williams found stubborn .opposi tion for his return to office in O. H. Kithian. Portland, but Williams suueezed through with a small ma jority. . Corbet I. Active For the, moment',, at least. Henry L, tWhett, , Portland, guberna loijjul paiuijdupy aeem,s to be tho active compmicr. jj.is pnuiurm, j (Continued on Pago Kour) Final Staging Of Operetta Pleases The final staging of the. La Graiide . High whool operetta "Pickle:;"' took place last, evening In' the iidltorium, with every seat taken. A on tho opening night', the . musical show met with gen erous applause. " : ; Among the. outfttundlng numbers was a duel by Hubert Stoddard and Mildred Cade and the sing ing of "I Can't Get Along Without Jimmy" - both by the sololstn and the chorus. Kvery member of the cast handled his or her pait ex cellently. Sergean t Ramsey Catches Big Fish There Is nothing bft now but ihe bones, bu.r severul persons en joyed the liO-inch nlenlhead caught by Sergeant Itumsey in the Grande Konde river near tho bridge below the Perry dam. Then there was a larger one that got away, because the line was too weak. The fish might have been more beautiful swimming about in the clear waters of the river but while baking in t he oven of the Sacujawca Inn yesterday It certain, ly had its attractions. Arlington Grain Growers Organize PKMLi;TON, Ore., Apr. & (AP) With 30,rM)f bushels of wheat signed and $15,IH0 capital stock subscribed, the Arlington Grain Growers, Inc., was completed his' night with growers from North Gilliam, Wash., as mouthers. More than CO signed. John Wlthycombe Jr.. Arlington, was eb-cted presi dent of t be nrg'tnlzaiton. . Highway Stop Signs To Be Erected Throughout Union Co. This Spring Highway filop sign,"., of .standard coiudrUcUon, urn to be lmdti I lei throughout ' I'nlun county within t lie next mouth oi two, the work to l-o done through cooperation (r tin? lr'goil Slid" M.oI'M nssocfu Hon, the stut" highway commis sion am) the county court. Tbln .t another forvMird tlep In making the hiKhwayri fafer for ino-trit.-i. and already come 12 conn tlen ovr tlie hlate have adopted till plan. Tho plan wn present to the county court in a letter by Bay Conwuy, and was accepted. The exact number of signs is uncertain bnt the number nmy bo 125 or more or less, as the poult Ion where the signs will be placed have not yet been determined, AH STATE BOARD AUTHORIZES PRISON WING $271,473.82 in Deficiency Appropriations Are Approved. LEGISLATURE TO PAY THE BILLS Allow $14,000 for State - Co-operation With The . Hoover Farm Relief Program. SA'IjKM. Ore., April 5 (AP) Construction of a new cell wing at tho state penitentiary, stato coop eration with the Hoover farm relief prog ruin, salaries for circuit judges nnd district attorneys, assistance lo slaje aided Institutions In Portland, and additional provision for tho slate tuberculosis hospital at Tho Oalles wore all provided for at a meeting of tho stato emergency board yesterday when $271,073.82 In deficiency appropriations was approved. All were by unanimous vote. This meuns'thut tho various stato activities, aro authorized to Incur deficiencies in ' that amount, and It will ho incumbent upon tho 1U31 legislature lo appropriate mpney to cover them. Prison Population 700 Tho proposed new cell wing is necessitated by tho rupldy grow ing population of tho prison, which is at tho rato of over 100 a year., Figures werei furnished showing that In January, 1929, the average daily population was 709, while tho present number of tnmutes is 878, with cell room to euro proper ly for only C00. 'Various, schemes havo been Worked lo care for llio excess over tho lulter number. Tho wing will comprise four Hers of 40 double cells each, and will uccomtuodato 320 mpn. Its cost will be about $88,000. Tho prison bus 35,000 avallablo and tho re maining $53,000 was provided by tho emergency board. Inmato labor will be used as far as pos sible, reducing tho cost. He pro -Kcntalivo italpli Hamilton of Bend declared it was time for the state to consider a new prison and got away from, makeshifts. Other lOxpenscs Allowed, The board authorized tho ex ftondlturo of $14,000 for slate co operation with the Hoover farm relief program and $11,000 for ex periment atatiotr work of Oregon (Continued on Page Kour) MoreCash Will Be Available If Needed, Report SPOKANK, Wash., Apr. 5 (AP) In a statement, published today, I'. J. Wllmer of Itosalin, president of tho North Pacific Grain Grow ers, Inc., northwest regional mar keting cooperative, said that there will be, more money available than Ihe $1,4(10.000 recently approved by the federal credit hank If Ihcro In domand for it. i Cooperative wheat, locals need have no fear that thene funds will all be loaned 'firsl come, first served' without giving all an oppor tunity tor participation," tho alate ment. said. "Kvcry possible effort will be mudo to distribute widely thesn loans, and reasonable limitations will be made in initial loans to as. sure this. Loans will be made as rapidly as possible through tin financial offices of the corporation here, am) while It will require it few days lo get, the loan machinery running smoothly, operations will soon be in volume. 'i He reminded members lhal "no responsibility whatever attaches to Ihe grower for the payment of his .oiins." He added: "lie merely sur renders his grain warehouse re ceipts," Three Burned To Death In Gotham NKW VtHMv. Apr. f. (AP) Thtee personc toid. their Uvea and Ihren oilier members of the same family were injured emiy today In a fit e that k epi t heir homo In Oeiin street. Brooklyn. ie1;iib. oT the iri-hill.-ili-.n. elr., must liavt! the aitprova) of the county court, atxl the location wilt ib-i'Ud on th" number of lu tcryeliontt, etc. The hlgrm nr tnad' in PoHhnid and will I"' shipped to l.u Grande in the near Pit ore. The County pays for the cost of the posts, $1.30 P r o: l, mid abo for the -ohi of digging th rout hob's, It in estimated IHat the cost lie about t l.fi'i per sign for the county. The utate motor associa tion pfiyx aiound fa and the high way comutlKslon around $:t, mak log up the remaining part of the COft. Such flgns mm'i' lo regular coun try traffic thn Mime as stop signs regulato tarric( in tin; cities and at railroad crofstntfs. GUSHER IS RUNNING WILD 8 ..V . n ,7 (usher No. 1 Mary Sin lick, In tho Oklahoma C'Uy oil fields; continues to defy a scoro of workimui who seek lo lialt Its flow. Two atlciupls were nuide yosterday tu iilaco an "ovor slint" cap In the cnsliiglicad hut both failed. Tho guslior is td tooting a stream of petroleum estlnuiUHl at 2,000 barrels nu hour high into Ihe ah. It in one of tho largest wells of Its kind in tho world. LABOR OPPOSED TO J. J.PARKER Nominee for Supreme Court not Popular' With 1 .Workers, Green Says. - WASHINGTON. April D (AP) William Green, president of tho American Federation of Labor, tohj , ,se!vat, uijlelar, Kuhepii miller today Jhut all orgHmlzed labor Js united In opposition to cniifirmatlon of Judgo J. Parker, of Noiih Cnrolina, as an associulo justlco of the supremo court. Green was tho first witness at hearings of those 1 opposed to ihe confirmation f Judgo Parker, who was named by President lloovor to succeed tho Into Justice Han ford. Before Green testified, Chuirmnu Overman of the Judiciary subcom mittee considering Ihe nomination Introduced a letter from Governor Gardner, or North. Ctirolinu, and other North Curollnans endorsing Judgo Parker. Governor Kndorsos Parker "I havo never known any mint" wrolo Gov. Gardner, "who posses sed a higher or a finer hcumo of righleou ness anil Justice than Judgo Parker . . . In my opinion Judge Parker enjoys the confidence and ; steei u of an overwhelming majority of the people of Ihla stale, Irrospeclivi) of party affiliations. "There Is not, In my Judgment, tho slightest basis in reality for tho feiir expressed by ono group of citizens thai he would not, as a Judgo of llio Httpremo court, bo absolutely fair and Impartial In any case of controversy which might arise." Mr. Green said labor opposed tn Parker because of his decision upholding an Injunction restrain ing Ihe i: 11 Hod Mine Workers from soliciting membership In tho Bed (Continued on Pago Vour) ROBBERIES IN DETROIT ARE SOLVED TODAY LKTB'OIT, Apr. G (A.P) Three bank robberies, the holdup of a poHtnl sub-station and a dozen buMlnesK places nnd the robbery of a hospital piiyrnll were believed lo have been solved today by Ihe arrest of a gang of Nvo men and two women, out' of the taller a foinier nui'M. Tho-e under arrest are Both .lone, :i-yi.iit-idrt loimcr Mndent nurse at l'tovidcnce hospital: -M lib I'toipplues. ;;r; Pulpit Pen hum. I.eoinii'd K'ovie and Samuel Thomas and Ihn i y Borm. The ni'iiibcru f the gang have Confer-.- J iue(t. Of the rohbeftt'M, police mid. All ac charged with roliliery armed. ho of Dm, role LetiCfi was I liu! of a bin rich of tho Ohio iivnik Bunk Fml Tni!it cfMiipany In Toledo, which was robbed or $70:!;:, ivu.jta With Ihbi e.M-epiion th- g.'iig l beitcv d t'. Inn con ti tied Ms ac llviilea to liciroit. The group Ik accused of the holdup if Ihe branch of tho First National bank at Wood row WHmhi and Glemhile avenues Thnrfday In which $'. 2oo was taken, the. cobbeiy of the branch of the Bank of MIciiiKau at Wyoming ami Puritan avenues tu which $"(! was laken Feb. It. and a $r.OM.i pnyrolt rubbery at Pruvideute huipltal Feb. 15. Formulas May Close Door On Excuse For War By 1 1. Iiipsey Jr. (Associated Press Correapondent) OI5N15VA, Apr. 5 (A)P) Form ulati by which excuse for going to war would ho taken away from tho countries belonging - to tho league of nations will bo consid ered .by the May. .meeting, of the ..vuvil'-ot-itM'UuMrucb-ac-dtHpoaod,' of favorably, they will bo reported next September to tho assembly of tho organ Irallon and probably nindo a part of the covenant. The covenant of tho league was idmittedly not a perfect anti-war document when -ft was fashioned inot'o than a decudo ago by Presi dent Wilson and other Inatrna tlonalistt:. It left room for armed conflict by recognlxlng that under curtain clrcumstancos, nations might resort to warfare for sottlo mont of controversies. But last Heptomibor tho league decided to bring tho covenant In to hariiMJtiy with thn Ktillogg Brlund pai, renouncing war as an Instrument of national policy. A commttloo of jurists from cloven natlonn was named and has draft ed ameiidiiMUilK which they believe will slam (ho door In tho face of Mats. Forest Supervisor Victim of Bullet KiruUNK. Ore., April 0 (API- Nelson McOuff, supervisor of the Cascade forest, was today found shot lo detith about ono-half mite above tho McKcnsdo bridge. Ho had been shot through tho head, No weapon was near the body. Hher- Itf's officer said It was possible IliaL ho had been killed by sumo ono ho had considered responslblo for setting forest fires. King Bawled Out By Station Chief KOFIA. Bulgaria, Apr. G (AP) Thn Plevna express arrived at that clly several minutes late to day, ami the engineer was sub jected to a severo reprimand from the station chief. When the rtatlon chief had con cluded he recognized In the en gineer King Boris, who had gone lo ihoMaMou :ii Sofia unannounced ind icfjucKteil and obtained permis sion lo drive the train, which Is ills favoi Ito hobby. Seeking Cause Of Plane Accident OAUI'lj.V (MTV, S. V.. Apr. U (AP) Authorities toduy sought the cause of an accident In which V. Warden Hunter, president of thi -Bach Aircraft corporation of Van Niivh, f'ul., and his pilot. It. W. McAllister, wre killed when their airplane roll and burnt d. They w ere tf turning yesterday from Bethany, Conn., nnd wro ma Delivering for a, la ml lug at Boosevelt Fbid, three quarters ot a mile from here, witnesses said, when the left wing of their three motored Bach monoplane appear ed to come loose and the plane dived about 300 feet nose-forc-mout with Its motors roailntf. RAIL MERGER PLANS MEET OPPOSITION Minnesota -Governor' Threatens Injunction Against G. N. and N. P. E ASTM ANVISIONS GIGANTIC THREAT Accuses Van Swerigens With Unifying Rail roads Despite Adverse Decisions. . ; ' , ST. PAUL, Apr. 6 (AlP) Ooy-. ernor Theodore Chrtctlanson, in a telegram to the Minnesota con- -gresslonal delegation today said efforts would bo made by tho state authorities to bring Injunc tion proceedings against tho pro posed merger of the Great 'North ern and Northern .. Pacific rail ways. VISIONS GREAT THREAT WASHINGTON, Apr. 6 (AP)-f- t A picture of glgantio railroad hold ing companies with far flung in terest threatening the govern ment's plan of railroad unifica tion was presented today to. tho houso interstate commerce com mittee by Josoph p. Eastman of the commission. - Eastman, known for many dis senting opinions - opposing -v pro posed railroad mergers, detailed tho holdings of the Allegheny cor poration controlled by tho' Van Bwerlngens and tho Pennroad cor poration operated' through officers of the Pennsylvania railroad. Ho said, hoAvevor,, us tho committuo began Its inquiry into railroad holding and Investment trust com panies that he was presenting his peisonal views and did not speak for the commission itself. ' Accuses Van Bworlngena Tho comiiilssioner charged tho t Van Kwerlngens -'. with unifying i railroads under s- their control through the Allegheny corporation and other holding companies, de spite adverse 1 decision by the in terstate commerce commission. Explaining that control in tho case of holding companies con stituted enough stock to domlnuto management said 'that ' in his opinion the stock accumulated by . the- Pennroad o,ortp,pratlon- -' . waa contrary td--wbho "interHti ' . Jn response to oueHtlons, he saiil.thut tho corporation!, aosttlon , of stock had beencnaped imt with out supervision tvnfl said syino of It might 'Involvovlofatlon. of tho Clayton anti-trust act. Nt An an example of tho activities of the Allegheny corporation and the Van bwerlngens,- ho said they had acquired large holdings In tho Kansas City Southern railroad which gave them a foothold In tho west and southwest; He also said that there were buying holdings In tho Atchison, Tokepti and Bantu Fo railroad : line and tho .Orcat Northern. . Tolls of HoldlngH Detulllng tho holdings of tho Pennroad corporation, ho testi fied that it held stock In tho At ltinllo Count line, Boston and Maine, Detroit and Ironton, Detroit, To ledo and Ironton, Lehigh Valley, and many other lines. Tho Allegheny corporation nnd tho Pennroad corporation, East man said, wero not tho only holti Ing companies which should bo Investigated. Ifio suggested thnt tho committee Inquire into tho At lantic Coast Line compuny, which ho said controlled 30 per cent .of holding and iusevtment trust com and had an Interest In the Lou I a-; vlllo & Nashville and the Nashville, Chattanooga and HI. Louis. IlKFl'SK TO " CLEVKLA'ND, Apr. 6 (AP) lteprcscntatlves of tho Van Swor lngen a 11 road Interests here today refuse to comment on churges by CommlsHloner Eastman of the in- (Continued on Page Five) Hoover Whipping Stream For Trout MADIHON, Va., Apr. 6 (AP) A rugged day tn tho out-of-doors; whipping streams and quiet pools of the course waters of tho Ilupl dan for elusive trout, today brought President Hoover a wolcomo change from tho dully grind of the presidency. It was Mr. Hoover's first week end visit of the seuson to his fhdi ing presorvo In the Illuo Bldgea and his flr.it trip to thn camp siuco ho had Prime Minister MacDon ald of fit eat Britain, here as a gueftt fur a discussion of weighty affairs. STOPS CONVICT OHSIN1NO, N. Y.. Apr. 5 (AP) A stream of machine gun bullets cut short the atlemptrd escape of a Hitiji Sing convict arter ho had scaled two walls and plunged In to the Hudson river Inst night. His body was recovered 15 minutes later with a bullet wound In tho neck. 0 lfiL'JtT, IN 1UOT BUM BAY", India, Apr. 6 (AP) Thirty persons were Injured when police fired Into a crowd of strik ing rutlwtiymon hero yesterday. .