La Grande evening observer., April 21, 1930, Page 1, Image 1

CITY EDITION
Full Assix-lntcil Press Incased
, Wlro Kervlco
8 PAGES TODAY
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Unsettled tonight
and Tuesday, probably occasional
ruins In the west portion, mild
tempearturo..
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VOLUME XXVIII
MANY GREET
EASTER SUN
OVERJALLEY
Churches of La Grande
Hold Appropriate Speak
ing, Musical Services.
CANTATASGIVEN
SUNDAY EVENING
Chui'ch Schools Also Take
Part in Day's Program
With Pageants and
Other Exercises.
The Kit slur nun ruse yesterday
to riiul Hit' Grande ttunilo valley
walling with only an o.ccasionul
cloud to hall the sunbeams, and
sonic of Hit! pessimists predicted
rain. ' Among the early risers lo
greet l ho Kaster Sun were thoac
wlio attended llie Kpworth league
stinrb-o services at 6:30 in the
Methodist church, the C. K. meet
ing at the Presbyterian chu ch I
and the fJ o'clock communion at
the Kpiseopalinn church. l'ng-eantrt--
and oilier programs were
presented by the church schools
In honor r IrVtstcr and were fol
lowed by church services.
Two cantatas were presented last
evening, "The liisen King" by the
I .ad le:' Triad choir at the pios
byteriun church and "Joyous Hells
of liasiei-," by the Lutheran choral I
society at the lOmgllsh Lutheran
church. Moth were well attended.
The personnel of the first was
given - in I'Ylday's paper, follow
ing are lhn.se Inking part in the
latter: Sopranos, AH.ss Helen Jen
sen, Miss Claudia Kuydam, AC s.
J. Schilling. iVjiss Helen Schilling;
alio. J. G. HIItzinKer. .Miss Helen
Hughes; tenor, J. G. Ktitzinger,
Fred- Alalhes; bass, Joe Miller, the
J lev. Leif Awes. .Miss Juanita
JrUitziugcr 'ai'ciiliipanied the pro
grn m a nd .played "Tniu inert" by
Sell uina ii Hi; a prelude. Those
li a vlni;' solo. parts were: l-'retl
jMathe!!, tenor; AT, s. J. G. Htilxln
ger, alio; Helen .Schilling, Claudia
Suydiiin anil M',rs. J. Schilling, eo
pranos. t -
Ijiii'o Ctingre.'allo!!
The other .service at the Pres
byterian church, its, -interior at
tractive Willi white. lilies, erim
sun rosebuds and other flowers.
vj.:i held In the morning when
the lte'. J. Cle'Mgo Wul'A spoke
on "Apprei'iiilion of Hie 'hrist."
Kvory seal was filled by the lurge
congregation - present,
conducted hi-f' final servlcerhtsd
Tho lie .ludson T, Perliln;
conducted his llnal services in La
Grande yesterday moiuing and
evening at the .M. K. church. Mr.
1'crklns has been here for several
weeks with his family, from Hyder
abad. India officiality at the
Method hi eh u re!i in t he vacaicy
left, by Hie death of the Iter. V.
K. Han, At S o'clock in the after
noon the annual service of the
k.iiixhlr. Temnhir was held.
Ir. H;.gcn Speaks
D; T. H. Hagen. director of
religion;: c ducat ion for the Ore
gon M-iplist -date convention spoke
Sunday morning and evening ut the
Haptist. church. "The Desire of
lhi (.reeks' was the subject of
the morning seiinon. Jn (he eve
ning he preached of 'Christ's Ks
Hniate or Himself." " Special an
Ihems were mug and a- birthday
offering was presented- following
((.'onliuuod on l'auo p-ivo)
SIETZ WINNER
OF TOURNEY
HERE SUNDAY
Willi a large numthcr of golfers
on the course, a sweepstakes tour
nament was played at tho La
Grande country club yesterday, the
members playing against par.
U. Slelz WiiA first with a DO.
His handicap of V gnv? him a net
of t;7. putting him seven up on
par. He received an award of three
golf balls.
Paul ATeycrs was second with an
SS, a handicap of III and net of 71',
two tip on par, and received two
balls.
i V. Bingner. who carded 7 .
and lr. Hay Murphy, who also
carded und K7. finished one down
to pur, and were tied fur third.
They will play off the tie in the
near future, it Is reported.
Next Su inlay two teams of the
full membership of the club will
convpete', headed by Mr. Sietz nnd
Herman Siegrist. the losing team to
furnish tho winners with a dinner.
Scores made during this match will
be nf a qualifying nature, nv.'A will
determine place. on the men's lad
der, with Hie men to challenge each
other for positions. It is announced
that golfers must hold out all putts
In this competition, with no con
ceding. vi:ATiii:r. today
7:::u a. m. r.G above.
Minimum: ii above.
Condition: partly cloudy.
v i ; ATI i y i ;kti ; iiday
Maxi'uuin 7G, minimum 43
ibrtve.
Condition: partly cloudy.
avi;atiii;k apis. 21. 120
Maximum ty, minimum 31
ibovc. (
Condition: partly cloudy.
Mli.MLilJIl ASSOCIATE!)
Buckaroos Win
In Triangular
Meet Saturday
La Grande Second and
Mac-Hi Third Tigers
Trying to Schedule Meet
With Baker.
The Ii Grande High schuol (nick
team encountered soino unusually
keen competition In tho triangular
truck and field meet ut Pendleton
Saturday, which was won by the
Buckaroos with tho Tigers second
and Mllton-Freewntcr third, seven
points behind Lii Grande.
Tho final .score follows: Pendle
ton 67, Lai Grande 48 and Mac
Ill 41.
Tho Tigers look five firsts. Mac-
III took three and Pendleton six. ;
However, Pcndlctrin's point su- i
premney was built up by better
performances in second, third and :
fourth places, I
Ii Grande was shut out. in the
half mile and the broad jump, both
won by Pendleton men. There j
were no clean sweeps, however. j
Xoulnml Wins Hurdles I
j ' Xowland romped homo In 10 4-5
seconds in the high hurdles, with
Olinger, of Mac-Hl second and
Torrence, of 1m. Grande third, ac
counting for seven Tiger points.
The Ia Grande team also scored
seven in tho 20-yard dash, willi
Beery first and Con ley third. The
1m, Grando team took the relay
in .1:38 1-5 with Pendleton a close
second. The Pioneers did not en
ter a team.
Other Tiger firsts were mide by
Hibbert In the polo vault und Roe
in the low hurdles. Roe breasted
tho tape in 27 2-5 seconds, fast
time for this early in the season.
3u the high junVP Knapp took
second for Im, Grande. Nowland,
1ho leaped 5 feet J) inches here'last
week, tied with three others fur
third, his jump being affected by a
shorter takeoff.
Beery, with a first in the 220
and second In tho century, scored
eight points. Nowland was next
with and both Hibbert und
Itoo chalked up five,
(Continued on Pago Eight)
Two La Grande
Men Elected To
Masonic Of f ices
With tlx (xci'lillon of I.. I.. Knml
Khish. who WiiH to visit wi'.h Mr.
and Mrs. Hrt l-'onl "I Hoedsport for
a rcw days, nil of tho l.ti C.ramle
iihmi who uUendeil Ihe Masonic
iiioctiniiK ill Corviillis last. wccl
havr roturnt'il holm-. I., II. Hio-:h'II
nrrlvi d Thlltmlay ulul OcofKO T.
Coillian. wlio wa.H i.li":lvil uraiul
hich jtricst or Iho lloyal Areli Ma
sons, rutlinii-d Krldliy. J. Donald
MoyiM-s was anolh.T l.a (Irandr
Mason who was Kiv-n a stat! or
fii:". Ilo was ajtpoinlt'd Krand war"
don of til'.- (irand ( -oniniandi iy.
Knights -IVitiplai- or OroKoil.
II. was also statod today lha; no
riirtht-r action will bo taken on Iho
plans for tho orootton of a hllildiilK
rnr tho J. I'cnniy 'o. hy tho
Masonio ItnilditlK association until
Mi-. SnoilBra.'is returns to J-
Grandi:.
Richard Lyman On
O. S. t Honor Roll
OKHGON STATK ( 'OLI.I1G 10
CorvnlllH, Apr. 2 1 Kfchhard Ly
man, uf La Grande, sophomore In
pharmacy at Oregon State col
lege, was one of the S'.i students
placed on the scholastic honor roll
an a result of his scholarship dur
ing the past lei in. To wain this
honor a si nil en t must have no
grade less than "II" and must car
ry not less than 1 Ti credits of work.
Tlic registrar's report. which
made public Lyman's attainment,
dimvcd that, sophomore and junior
students outnumbered the other
two classes on the honor roll.
I-Yeshliicn came next and seniots
last. With about IIM'O student
enrolled nt (Heynn State the p.ist
term, Lyman's rating on the su
perior list places him among the
upper Z pert cent in scholastic
ability.
Present Contest
Winners Wednesday
Because of an unavoidable delay
in the counting and re-checking of
votes, the presentation of prize
winners In the Miss Majestic con
test, which end"d Saturday night
at I o'clock, will be held on Wed
nesday evening instead of tomor
row night, it was announced today.
Tim presentation will take place
at 0 o'clock Wednesday night at
the Arcade theat-T. with the vari
ous contestants In the race to he
present. ,
E. 0. N. Team Will
Play City Employes
The Hasten Oregon Normal
i sehool baseball t am will play the
city employes nine h practice came
;at the high school field at o clock
, this afternoon. The game was pre
' viously sehedult d for tomorrow nr
! ternoon but had to be moved up a
! day In order to cure of the
j ground!.
Tho Mountaim-prs will leave
( Wednesday night or Thursday
1 morning for raldwell, where they
(will play .the. Cu ge of Idaho
j foyotcH In their second cu-.h-sia.lc
j game of the seaton.
i-rkss and a. b. c.y
PARKER VOTE
IN COMMITTEE
UNFAVORABLE
Vote is 10 to 6 on Hoover's
Nomination for Asso
ciate Justice.
REPORT WILL BE
GIVEN BY SENATE
Borah, Norris Lead Re
publicans in Revolt
Senator Steiwer .Votes
With Them. : '
WASHINGTON', Apr. (AP)
Led by six republicans, the' sen
;ite Judiciary committee today voted
an unfavorable report to the sen
ate on President Koover's nomina
tion of .Judge John J. Parker of
Nortji Carolina to be an associate
justice of the stipi eino' court.
( Mmlrntun Norris of the com
mittee, one of the- opponents to
Parker, ' announced the unfavor
able report would be laid Immedi
ately before the senate nnd taken
up in regular order at the next
exreiillvo session! , . ,.
The Voto
The roll call In the judiciary
committee, on Parker follow,:
Kut : Hepuhlicnns: Glllctt. Mas
sachusetts.; Waterman. Colorado;
Hastings. Delaware, and Ilebert,"
lihodc island.
I lenmcrats: fJverman,
( 'arolinu ard .Stephens,
sllipi.
, Against : Uepubl leans:
North
Mlssis-
Norrls.
N'eliraska: Borah, Idaho; . leneen,
Illinois; '(oblusou, litdlana; Blaine.
WisconsiiV, and Steiwer. Oyegon.
I lemoeratr: A.sliurst, Ai Ixona;
Walsl Montana; ; Caraway. Ar
kansas and I till, Washington. '
By a vole of 1U to 4' (he com
inlltee previously rejected n mo
tion lo invite ,lndge. Parker here
to submit himself to examination
on the protests made against hiia
by organized labor nnd by : the
negroes. . .
Senator WalPfin, Indiana; repub
lican lender, had urged Oiat Par
ser be, invited. V.',..!
; iiiviiatioi ypuv'.c a.,;v
''-'TlVnso voting "lT6 J,,invii.ti ' PafVier
here were:
Deneen,
Slepliens.
A'ainsl:
Hebert, Overman and
Norris, Borah, OHIett.
Blaine. Steiwer. Hasl-
Bobinson.
iiif-s, Ashurst, Walsh and Hill.
Senator Steiwer announced he
had voted against a favorable te
port on .Judge Parker upon the
(Continued on Pago Eight)
NATIONAL ORIGINS
APPEALFAVORED
Senate Votes for Repeal
of Basis for Immi
gration Restriction.
W A S H I NfVPO N. Apr. 1! 1 ( A P )
The senate today voted for re
peat of .the national origins basis
for restriction of imuiigiution
which went info effect last July I.
An amendment by Senator Nor
beck, republican. South I inkota,
to the Harris immigration bill pro
viding lo rrepeal of I he national
origins provision; and further re
stricting Immigration was approved
M!t to :;4.
President. Hoover recommended
tepenl of the Rational origins pro
vision!, a year ago but congress
thrfn refused to act upon it.
The bill by Senator Harris, demo
crat. Georgia, proposing to apply
tiotii restrictions to Immigrant
from, fentral and Soulh America,
must still be approved by Ibe sen
ate :md acted upon by the house.
I'niler the Norbeck amendment,
annual Immigration from Kuro
p a n cou uti les would be ' pared
down rroiu I AO. 000 to i:m.mmi but
the old uuota basis allowing Ger
many and tho Scundlnavia coun
tries larger percentages of the
-piolas would go back into efrect.
Both Mc.Vnry and Steiwer of Ore
gon voted for repcnl.
Frank Branch Riley Gives Lecture
In Washington Honoring La Grande
Wrillen from Washington. I). ('., 1
on April 17, a letter was received
here today by Wesley F. Brown- ,
ton. formerly of La Grande, telling
or Frank Branch ?ti ley's appear-,i
ance before the Washington Isaak'
Walton league.' Mr. Brownton wus
instrumental In arranging the lec- !
lure by Mr. It I ley. which was given
In honor of Lu Grande.
"Iast evening In the ball room of
the Kalcigh hotel before a splendid i
audience of Waltoriians and their;
wives and friends. Mr. Frank !
Branch Itiley presented his beauM- j
ful, illustrat-d travel-revue "The
Lurf of the Great Northwest," Mr. I
Brownton wrote. The outcome by ;
far exceeded anticipation, hti said, :
and Mr. Biley made a very good
impression upon his listener-.
"I have ii'jver felt n per--onality
so nvagnettc as that of Mr. UHey'H
and neither had tho niany. many
who ppoke to Mr. Itiley und con
gratulated hhn following the lec
ture nnd tho nut too few who fpoke
to mo about hint. Kach of hia
beautifully colorud plcturts was a
LA GRANDE, OREGON,
Census Figures
Not Available
This Afternoon
Unavoidable Delay in
Checking and Count
: La Grande Will Show
Healthy Increase.
Althougji Itaynvond O. Williams
had hoped to be able to make an
estimate on the population of la
Grande as of April 1 beroTe 1 .:tt
o'clock this afternoon, unavoidable
delay In completing the count and
in cheeking prevented tho issuance
of an estimate by that time.
Mr. Williams, who is assistant
census supervisor for tho Pendle-ton-La
Grando district, arrived
here ,fron ' Pendleton yesterday
morning spending the remainder
of the day and today In checking
the . count. ,1-Vur cnumeratots
have completed their., districts but
the firth, who has the largest dis
trict nnd who has had unforeseen
difficulties in listing the families,
was not expected to be finished
with the work until , this , after
noon. ' '
Kniimerators Kfricient '
; Mr. : Williams Mated that the
enumerators in La Grande, have
performed their duties very effi
ciently and that the percentage pf
persons mlfseri- n n,G count is
veiy small. Many of those who
wen skipped during the first two
week-- havo been, enumerated over
the weekend and some of them arc
being counted today.
(Continued on Pago Five)
Bury Dr. McAdory
in Birmingham, Ala.
Mrs. w. P. McAdory. accom
panied bV her Klvlni- M . o r it
Qulnn, of Portland, left Imre Sat-
uruay ni 8 o'clock for Birming
ham,, Ala., with tho body of Dr.
W. P. McAdory. A brief servico
was held here at fi o'clock in tho
Snodgrass and Zimmerman mor
tuary, attended liv im.nv .,r Mm
doctor's friends. Final funeral ser
vices will ho held Wednesday morn
ing In the Masonic tcmplo in Birm
ingham. Sentence Foster
And Companions
XKW YOltIC, April 21 fAP)
AVilllHm 55. Foster. Robert Minor,
Israel Amter and Hurry Itaymond,
found guilty of unlawful assembly
in Iho "Bed Thursday" riot of last
month in Union Square, loday were
sentenced to, Indeterminate peni
tentiary terms. Under the law the
sentences may run anywhere fronii
one day lo three years nt tho dis
cretion of the state board of parole.
Joseph Lester, tho fifth man con
victed of unlawful assembly, was
given a thirly-duy sentence.
Typhoon Lashes '
Island of Leyte
-MANILA, April 1 AP Crip
pled fonvittinicutlons today brought
further evidence of the toll taken
Friday by the destructive typhoon
which swept over 14 towns of the
Island of Leyte. demolishing I he
communities of Tolosa. and Dulag.
Thousands were homeless and
many believed dead or Injured.
Official reports from, the devast
ated region said I hat a complete
chock, could not be completed for
a week or more, slneo many towns
had been completely cut off with
telegraph and tcjephono wires
down.
Sheriff Shot By
Federal Employe
iii.oi:nthtown". Kin.. Apr. 21
( A I ) Sliorlrr -. I. Chirk, uf Oil
hoilli culinly, v;im lnl In iUniIIi
on a slrpr-l ln-rr linlny liy J. T.
Illai-kwell. mi rinpliiyo of Die fed
em! K'vi,riittichl.
Ilcputy Sliorlrr .McCli.lhinil Kilcl
Illiirkn-Pll, lii,in-iitly wllhuilt
warnlni;. drew n pinlol iih flurk
p.-ixsvil hlni mi tin. nl i pot. and ririil
tivo ir Mix Min' al his Itai-k. Thrff
of Ihp ImllctH strui-k tin' liorirr
Idlllni; hlni.
Mii'lPllniid wild III fci.iiiK hail
I'xintxfl liotui-pit lllaikuill and
i-hirk for hiiimp lime.
masterpiece in Itself nnd the effect
that they produced upon thfl audi
ence was wonderful. Mr, lliiey Is
surely the dean of all lecturers und
humoris!.
('rowel Knlhiihla.stlr-
"If you could have seen the en
thusiasm, not just moiuenbity but
last, that Mr. Itiley instilled in bis
audience last evening for our glori
ous Northwest, you as a true Ore
gonian. would nave been cheered
to the breaking point." .Mr. Brown
ton says.
"Arf steeped In enjoyment us I
was I could not help but think of
the economic value of Mr. Blley's
lecture. He has cut that old bar
rier of dihtHTiec right In half and
has the people of the Kant eagerly
and cnthuflastlca My grasping for
th beauty and resoim-P of the
entire state of Oregon. I can safely
say that Mr. Illley't- lectures arc
worth more to Union county alone,
than are the spacious offices main
tained here in Washington by the
Jxs Angelc-s county chamber of
commerce for its respective
backers."
MONDAY. APRIL 21, 1930
TURTLE RACES .GIVE CO-EDS THRILL
.' ' .11111. .J ...1..... Hl ...,.-
Turtle nict'S ii ro Ik vogtio nl lluv' Tiilvorslty uf California tit
litis Angeles and tltcse 111100 co-wls iiiv about to deride- wlio
owns the fasiwt entry. Tho inecs 1110 ovor 100-foot courses
j . and I bo time is about one hour flat. (A. J. Photo).
Varney Planes ,
Open Passenger
Service May 15
SKATTLF, WuhIi., Apr. 21 (AP)
- louls H. Mueller, president of
tho ' Varnoy Air Lines, announced
today1 ihnt May 15 had been set
as a definite date on which the
company will start a passenger ser
vice over tho Varney mall U:d ex
press lines from Portland to ;VU
Lake 'City, via Pasco, and Boisel 1
Thorn will be two services each
way each day between terminal
points. Khlps will leave Portland
at. (5:15 a. m. and 5:20 p. m. ar
riving nt Salt Lake City about
hours later. Ships will leave Salt
rako at !i:30 mornlu and evening,
arriving In Portland R nours later.
Fast bound passenger travel from
Puget Sound section may board
coastwlso planes nt Seattle or Tu
coma, and transfer to the eastbound
ship ; at Portland without delay.
This service was planned to give
people of tho northwest complete
transcontinental air travel accom
modations, with total elapsed time
of oaVfy one business day' to the cast
coast. - At Salt Lake City, passe n
gers will immediately board Irlmo-
tored transports of the Boeing sys
tem Kan Francisco-Chicago line.
Pilots on this service will be reg
ular air mall pilots and the line
will follow tho department of com
merce improved and lighted air
way. F.uuipmcnt will coiihIbI of
Boeing passenger and mail ships,
manufactured In Seattle.
Two Children Are
Accident Victims
PORTLAND. Ore., April 11 fAPl
Two littlo children wero Hasler
Sunday automobile victims in Port
land In two separate traffic acci
dents, llosaniond Victoria Bernal,
four-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Benml was fatally In
jured when run down by a truck
driven by Angus Fahey. Tho truck
d ri ver wa s a rrested on a charge
of having Improper braltes and
held under J1000 bond.
John Boss, 3 '-'year-old son of
.Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson Boss suf
fered a fractured skull and died
later In a hospital following a col
lision between lie Boss car and
one driven by Miss Jennie John
son, telephone operator. Miss
Johnson was released on her own
recognizance after receiving treht-
ment for 1rulscs.
Large Crowd Sees
Air Stunts Sunday
With it large crowd In attend
ance, the air circus featuring Sig
Smith and Babe Smith, was held
at a field east of the government
airport yesterday afternoon. Most
of Iho schedule went through as
announced although afew changes
were necessary.
The plane from which llie filers
diil. their stunts was piloted by
Mike Sullivan, local aviator.
APPUOVKK COPFAS PLAN'
WASHINGTON. April 'l (AP)
Unqualified approval of the Cou
zeim resolution proposing to sus
pend nil railroad consolidations
until congress enacts additional
legislation covering them was
voiced today -by Chairman McMan
amy, of tho Inferestato commerce
commission, before the senate in
terstate, commerce committee,
Wheat Today
rnifAGa, Apr. 'l (AP) Corn
took the leadership in a lively
downward swing of grain value
today. Slop-toss selling of corn
future deliveries developed, espec
ially after announcement that the
corn vl-dhlo supply showed jm in
e reuse deHpil" liberal shipments by
lake from Chicago. Wheat was
affected bearably by aHserlions
that north went seeding was well
ahead of the progress shown at
this time last sea son. and that
there wan doubt regarding any ma
terial reduction of tne H'i acre
age. Wheat closed irregular al v.
net decline to e advance, oats
U s c down, and provisions un
changed to 7c Off.
KASTliltX OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
RIVER-HARBOR
BILL PRESENTED
Authorizes Projects in
Manv btates to Cost
About $110,000,000.
WASHINGTON1. Apr. 21 (AP)
Chairman Dempsey of tho house
rivers and harbora committee to
day Introduced n rivers and har
bors omnibus bill authorizing pro
jects In many stales to cost ap
proximately $1 10.000,1100.
The committee issued a state
ment In which wero carried the
authorisations for tho different
projects, which Included:
Humboldt harbor, and bay, Cal.,
only ?:i2,ooo.
Coos Bay, Oregon $125,000.
Sktpanou channel Oregon, $136,
000. llmpqua river and cnlmnce, Ore
gon, $500,000.
Coqullle river, bar and entrance,
Oregon, $iuo,ooo. - ,
Columbia and lower Willamette
rlver$ bejuw. Povllund, Orp.( $8CC,-
Columbia river between the
mouth or Willamette river and
Vancouver, Washington, $10,000.
MM IIICI .M BILL PASS1I)
WASHINGTON, Apr. 21 (AP)
The Linthlcum bill to designate
"Th Star Spangled Banner" as tho
national anthem was passed hy the
house and sent to tho senate.
. WASHINGTON, Apr. 21 (AP)
ltepresenlatlve Bowman, republic
can, W'eat Virginia, said today
President Hoover had offered If. C.
Greer, of M organ to n. West Vir
ginia, the chairmanship of the
United States civil service commis
sion. WASHINGTON, Apr. (AP)
A charge that the "t'urran-Baskob-Mellun
combination" had entered
Into an agreement to support, a
wet repu III lean candidate for the
senate from Montana In an effort
to defeat Henri tor Walsh, democrat,
Montana, it dry, for ro-eleclinn wiiR
made, jn tint senate loday by Sena-
(Conilnuoa on Pago Eight)
SCHOOL HEAD
HEARING DUE
NEXT FRIDAY
HA.LIj.f. Ore.', Apr. ' 1 (AP)
Charges that J. Lyman Steed, su
perintendent of the Oregon sehool
for the deaf, discriminating
against some of bin teachers in
the, payment of -salaries, that he is
haughty In bis attitude towards
teacher;, harsh In discipline, and
that each year there. Ik an exodus
of pupils from the mdmol because
of Steed's methods will be made
befoto the stale board of control
when It givca ii bearing next Fri
day to foiitiiu teachers and par-
en I a of pupils who are trying lo
have Steed ousted.
Steed'ii Hide of the case probaoly
will not bo liejird UNti hiter.
MiiHice Werner of Salem, presi
dent of the si nte association for
the deaf, wild lodtiy that the i
Kociatlon has been watching Steed'3
work and has concluded that be
fhould bo replaced, Wei ner said
the nsKochitfon is not urging the
appointment of any particular per
son. Complaint also is made at Hleed s
method of Instruction. The stu
dents are retarded in their studies
Werner says, by the superinten
dent k InsMnm-o that Ihey gain a
mastery of speech ami speech
reading before Ihey proceed with
instiuetion, alt hough be agreed to
use the coii',hiued system when he
was employed sever,-1 years ago.
Dairy Specialist
Dies In Portland
N. c. Jamison, da'ry gpeelnllst of
Oregon Sintp college, pushed, away
In a Portland hospital yesterday of
erysipelas. Although he has been
ill for sometime his death same
UK a sudden shock to his ft lends
over the state.
Mr. .lnmlHon vvari a frequent vis
itor to this city and whs one of tho
principal speakers ut the economic
coi:furtncc hUU litre In Junuury.
Lone Gangster
Murders Three
Easter Morning
Chicago Police Consider
, Crime as Refutation to
The Reported "Peace
Agreement."
CHICAGO. April 21 (AP) The
Blue Hour saloon, no strangor to
gang nvurder, saw a trlplo slaying
early Knster morning.
One man entered tho speakeasy,
tossed a dollar bill on the bar and
ordored ber. Two minutes later
ho ran out, the beer untouched,
change from hia dollar still on tho
bar and throe doud men on the
sawdust floor.
Walter Wakefield, "tho fibber,"
lay dead behind tho bur. A bullet
had struck him In tho head. '
Frank Del "Re, sometimes called
Frank Dire, 33, ulao had been shot
In tho back, apparently an he
sought to fleo.
Joseph Special, 28, partnor of
Del Re in tho operation of tho
groggery, lay dead In front of tho
bar. He had been shot In tho chest
as tho assassin turned to meet hie
attack. In one dead hund Special
clasped a . kutfo. In the other,
gripped like a club, was the bust
of a plaster saint.
CaiMiuo Disciple
Detectives saw tho m,urders as a
scoro against tho Al Capone gang,
for the throo dead men wero
Capono disciples. Thoy saw .tho
crimo both as a refutation to the
reported "peaco agreement" in
gangland, and aa a chullengo to
tho Capono ovorlordshlp.
Thero woro political nnd labor
racketoorlng angles, too, tho rack
eteering possibilities being regard
ed as particularly significant In
view' of persistent word Utoly that
Cupono had ambitions to "muscle"
Into labor organizations.
Wakefield, pnllco heard, was a
protege of Ian Sorrltollu, city
sealer nnd republican power In tho
first ward. Serrltolla has boon re
garded in friendly to Capone.
Wakefield and Dol Ko .wero active
in tho recent election in Sorrltella's
successful caiupalKti for commit
teeman. A man whoso namo whs with
held by police said Wakofiold on
Saturday night 'hud attended a
mooting of tho Breud, Crackers,
Yoast and Plo Wagon Drivers un
ion, local No. 734.
-.VCupono. planned to .take -over
tho union through Wakefield," th6
man said. "I heard some say fol
lowing tho moetlng: 'We'll have
(Contlnued on Pugo Eight)
Construction In
Nation During
Quarter Heavy
.AuiiiiMfl'PfiN. Anr. 21 (AP)
HiH-ieliuy l.liinnnt siilU today
uwiirilliiK r :ui;i.iHii,miii in limi
ne cniiHlrlu-tloii contractu during
thu niHl iiunrtor of 1930 In 87
Btntcn liullcntod thnl CHtlmutc
of $7,1100,000.110(1 for tho your
would bo fulflllod.
A. now flvo-yi'iir record for the
flint three monthn ua net by
tho nwnrilB thin your.
Tho comanoroo necrotnry mild
i.- n..,n,.i. n wimwlv Nnoodinir ui
duilns tho ronwilnliiB threo po-
rindH to curry mo yonru ui;uyiii"
I.. ....l.ll,. .....fl.li. IITIll Ollllllll tit I I -
UIiih c'oiiBti;ucllou lo tho total ho
ron'ciint uovorai nioiium nu.
.i.i.iu 7 nun fi II II II n 11 nrocruin
wnn oatlmalml on a IjuhIii of reports
o the Kovornuic'iu, mum buvih
nuril and olTlolulH of public mil
ItlCH eorporiitionK.
It would am y tho your far uhoad
of IiiKt- year.
While Iho :i03,noo,000 would
Het a now flrnt ciuarter record,
it... u. ,i..t... u.,1.1 llilu rifrii.t un-
IIIU n.. -
I.I ...I I n..lll 1... fllffltol. u-fltn,l
by roportH from llie oilier II nlalm
and rroiu awarilH upon wnicu re
port.s wero not received.
Aviatrix Will Fly
Back to England
CAPFrOWN'. I'nion if South
Africa. Apr. 21 (Al) The Duchess
of pedford, flying with two com
panions, today started back to
Kngland, hoping to complete the
trip In nine days and establish a
I !i-day reeord for a round trip
between I.ympno and Cnpetown.
She left Lympne airdrome Apr.
10, ami needed only 1 00 flying
houts to complete the trlphcrc.
She ts 'M years old and only re
cenl ly tO(k her first solo f Unlit.
Captain Ita rnard and a co-pilot,
Holtert I, lit le, are accompanying
her.
Negro Prowler Is
Given Ten Years
rKNDM'JTON. ore.. Apr. 21
t'Vanlt Williams, negro prowler
held In tlx country jail on house
breaking ehorKi-s, was sentenced to
It'll ynnrs In the Ktatc penitentiary
by Judge i(. H iturday. Calvin
White, his partner, also a negro,
a iih given seven years tu the same
Institution. Kn d (Hkect ) Collins
drew one year In the pen foras-.-tault
with U dangerous weapon.
Williams created quite a sensa
tion lie re by entering various homes
and later escaping from tho sher
iff's office. Ho was recaptured
again Thursday night In Olney
cemetery with it bullet wound In
his foot, tho result of one of two
shots fired by Deputy Ourduno an
ho was making his getaway.
NUMBER 209
LINDBERGHS
MAKE RECORD
TRIP EASTER
"We" Fly From Coast to
Coast in the Fastest
Time Ever Booked.
ONE-STOP TRIP
IN 14 1-3 HOURS
Most of Journey Made
About Two Miles in the
Air Colonel Assisted
by His Wife. .
COAST-TO-COAST SPEED
(ly Tho Associated Press)
KASTKU, 1930 The Llnd
oorghH, two miles' up nnd threo
miles a nitnuto. 14. hours, 23
minutes, 27 - Booonds (trying
time). . - '
June, 1929 Captain Frank M.
Hawks, 17 hours, 38 minutes, 66
seconds. 'J
li-obrunry, 1029 Hawks, 18
hours, 21 minutes, 59 seconds.
August, 1928 Arthur docbel
and Hurry Tucker, 18 hours, 58
minutes.
Juno, 1924 Lieutenant Itus
soll lj. Muuffhan, - 24 hours, 48
minutes, 30 seconds.'.
May, 1923 Lieutenants Kelly
and Macready, '26 hours, ..60
minutes.
lly 1'. II. Ilatloy
(AsHoclutod Press Staff Writer)
NEW YOniC, Apr. 21 (AP)
AVo" havo another record, a cross-
continent flight' faster than any
body olso.
Tuking off from Glendalo, Cal.,
just at daybroak Colonel and Mrs.
Charles A. litndborgh yesterday
brought tholr now brilliant scarlet .
and black monoplane to a threo
point landing on Roosevelt field,
whoro tho Colonel took oft for
pans throo years ago this spring.
Tho arrival wus 48 minutes before
tho day was done.
Tho approximate, distance flown
wus 2,60 miles,, the flytnR 41mo
14. hours, -23. mlnUUs, ij-'iioconda..
tho average spoed -172 miles,, an
hour. A stop was made at Wichita;
Kuns., of 22 minutes and five roc-.
onds for fuol, but not food. Lunch
propared at Los Angeles, 'was oaten
in tho air. .. ; '
Fastest on Record "
Although the colonel disclaimed
nny now records, the time of the
flight was 3 hours, 15 minutes and
29 seconds fuster than It ever had
boon flown before. , Captain Frank
Hawks, last Juno .29, flow from
Olendiiln to Roosevelt field In 17
hours, 3 minutes and 66 seconds,
non-slop. Tho fact that ho and
Mrs. Lindbergh made a -stop, the
colonel pointed out, technically
mado their flight not one to com
pare with that of Captain Hawks. .
Captain Huwks himself howovor,
and probably overyono else except
tho colonel uucepted tho flight as
a now record. :, , '
Two miles atid moro in tho air
much of the way they had flying
hclmolK us Kaster boiiiiots.
liittln l.nto For Dinner
Thoy left Olondule at 8:25:20 a.
in. eastern standard time, landed ut
Wichita ut .1:20:30 p. took off
at 3:42:36 nnd landed nt Roose
velt field nt 11:11:62. The total
olaimeU time was 14 hours, 46 mln-
(Contlnued on Page Five)
NAVAL TREATY
NOW IN HANDS
OF PRINTERS
LONDON', Apr. 21 ( AP) Tho
heads of tho fivo delegations to
tho naval conference mot today
and formally approved tho draft
treaty which was then sent to the
printers.
Those present were Secretary
Htlmson, I'rlme Minister Mac Don
ah!, Rejlro Wakatsukl, Ambassa
dor l-'leurlau of France and Am
bassador Uordonaro of Italy. Tho
two ambassadors officiated In tho
ubKcnco of the chiefs.
Foreign Minister liriund was
en route to London tiiday from
Paris while Dino . Orundl, tho
foreign minister and chhlef of
delegation, will not be present for
tho signing. Grandi wna 111 when
tin lust returned tot Home ndn was
said still to bo suffering from his
Indisposition,
NKW YOUIC, Apr. 21 (AP)
Hpeaklng acres- the Atlantic to
the annual luncheon of the As
sociated Press, Secretary Htlmson
described the Iondon naval agree
ment today aa a long step for
ward In world diplomacy.
BASEBALL TODAY
.NATIONAL I.EAfillv
('hleimii ...a 14 1
clnclnnull 1 5 2
Carlmin nnd Hartnett: Campbell,
Jnhnxon, McW'eeney, Kckert un,l
Sukefortli.
A.MIiRICAX LISACiVE
WushlnRlnn 6 8 0
I'hlluilelphia S 1
j Hudley and Hue): Ernshnw.
r.nmkc, aiunartey and coenrane.
Cleveland 6 10 1
Detroit 1 6 1
llrown and I.. Sewell; Whltehlll,
Sullivan ana luy worth.
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