La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 25, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textiranhp Owning ibs2tvn CITY EDITION Full Associated Itpks Ijeasetf ' Wire Service '-: 10 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER ORKGON: Unsettled tonight and Saturday, probably .. rains Jn the went portion, mtodemto tempora turc. ' ",- 1 . . ' VOLUME XXVITI MUMBEll ASSOCIATED l'ltlCSS A.ND A. It. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1930 KASTKR.V OHUGO.VS LKADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 213 Ha FEW RIPPLES IN POLITICAL WATERS HERE Some Activity Shown in Gubernatorial and Legis lative Races. THREE SPEAK AT LABOR GATHERING Weatherspoon, Eckley and Allen Give Views Sen ator Joseph Coming Here Tuesday. I'ulllk'H continue to remain nl -t in this section or tliu slate, .'Willi tho cxceplion of an occasional rip ple in the Biibernatoriul unci legis ' latlvo races. ' , . riii-cii candidates for tin- 'S'iH-lutiiri- spoke li.-forc a lunnbiT of niomlM'i'H. or tho lor.nl chapter of lubor'B iiolhlcnl leairue at a meet iliB in tlic city hall last nlKlit. llep resontntlve II. It. Wentliifspoon. candidate for tho republican nom inaiion from Vnlon county, ex plained how li-cisliitinn i bio.-.t-hl uliout. Victor Kckliy, democratic candidate for llie some position, and I- I'-. Allen, or Wallowa.' re publican candidate ror the nomina tion for joint representative. from: Union and Wallowa counties, ex plained their platforms and . their position on. Icj-islntlon. All three talks were clear and intcrcslins. . .losepb. Coming: 'I'lie next event or importance politically In this loenllly is sehed--.lleil for next Tuesday, when Hcii'i lor Gcoibc V. Joseph, republican candidnle for .governor, will speak ut the ehunibei' of commerce luncheon at noon. 1-10 will go to Wallowa counly Tuesday aflernoo-i and speak that evening at Knler plise. This is Joseph's rhul trip Into this part or Kastern Oregon during tho present campaign. Jtciliictf. Here Tuesday - Senator J. -K. IJennetl, or I'bi't laiul, was the speaker ill tho forum luncheon last Tuesday unci the week before Senator Harry l.'orliell was present. Holh are republican candidates for governor. Previously George Wllliuc. democrat, und Cov ernor A.. W. Norblad inil .Senulor Charles '' Hull, lioth republicans, were here. None or the othe r candidates lor orrice, most or I hem unopposed, niado appearances here In a politi cal way during the week, according to rrnorls. I.lllh- Interest in Wnllmvn In Wallowa counl little Interest is being shown in polities with the primary election less than a month distant. A light vole is anticipated with most or the interest centered in the races ror counly judge and dlsl rict attorney. 1.. K. Jordan, county judge, is generally conceded to have l!he edge over his opponcnl f II. t'ole III llle republican primaries, wh'ile opinion seems divided between K. V. Chrisinan und Sylvester H. Hur lelglt. aspirin? tor the reptflilican nomination tor district attorney, the Joseph Herald . says. , Kdg:tr Marvin.' unopiiosed ror the demo cratic nnmiuatinn'or couniy judge, will right it out with Iho winner in the general election in Novem ber. 1.. I''. Allen and T. ti. Jolinson are carrying on quiet campaigns tor Hie republican nomination to the legislature, l'h'nest K. Johnson Is unoiiposed for tile republican nomination tor county commission er, as is Oiles Pliiss, democrat, for llie same of rice. Kegistraliou or voler.s shows a (I'oullnued on Page Six) ANNUAL CROW SHOOT TO BE HELD SUNDAY A.n annual enm shoot. Iield In the Interest- of conservation of 1 j ill and game lire In Mils locality, wilt lie held over the counly Sun day Mornlntr tniil afternoon, it. was annoum-ed today. Tim i ('r:inda (Vim club iV sponsoring the shoot anil invites every person in the county, regardless of bis club afniiations or whether lie be longs to jiny club, I ' take part. Shooting h ill start early In the niornhu,- ami at 11 o'clock all are urged to go to the I .one Tree trap grounds fur participation in the regular Sunday Idiihu-Orcgon tele graphl sh'iot. and to nriko plans for tbf continuance of the crow shoot in the afternoon. Warren Cornell. gam' warden, toilay Mated that he. U entirely in fynipalliy with the inovuinent to evtenr.lnate ero and bartnful haw l;.w. i;ATiii:it TODAY 7:ot a. in. 47 above. Minimum: above. Condition: t-bar. w i ; at 1 1 1: 1 1 v i r i:hia Y Maxini'int C3, mini in itm 4T above. Condition: partly cloudy, rain .nj ,if tilth, , i;atiii:h wit. 2.-.. 10 iaxiiiiuin 09, 111 i iiiin 11111 3 above. Condition: clear. 0 I s e n Players Here Tonight At Normal School ."White Wings" to be Presented Under Au spices of the E. 0. N. Student B(fdy. Joseph, the borae the super liorso ("Willi two men in him), wilt romp and Hiiort and menace and eajolo on liie Norinul hcIioo) stage tonijrbt.' when llie Kirst Itepertoi y company of the Moroni Olsen play ers will appear in "White Wliiffs" under the auspices of the Normal school student body. Joseph is one or the funniest comedy characters that, has ever been introduced upon the Ameri can stuK'e, It is said, and around him revolves Philip Harry's aston ishlnj;, ' fanlaHic. and beautiful satire upon the passing of the horse and bUKKy civilization and the cm erkiiif? of the motorized civilization. The characterlsiii; costumes and slant? revivals from tho late nineties and early part of the present cen tury are. features which never fail fcn deXtflit "White. Wins:" dl- , ences. . , "Wiite Wlnjrn They Never CI row Weary" recurs In this play in the . en mo . relation that a. theme song1 occurs in the msl approved up-to-l he-minuto films. "White Wines" is in nmhy respects Ihe most, pretentions piece of staff ing that the Kirfct Circuit Reper tory company has undertaken and also callH for one pf the heaviest casjr. tlat tho1 company lias ever tai;cn on the road. Shrnvn in Now York It w a f i rs t produced in N e w York in October. I Iil'fi, and was Immediately . lenn.ed by many erlllcK and reviewers as oiijp of the ffayest, clevereKt, nust siurk 1 jtiK comedies that had opened in New . York, in ninny a year. Moroni. Olsen directs tin jirmiue I ion and takes tho character role 01! an "only cabby. Utliei-s in the (Continued on l'ae Five) Urges Boys To Sign For Legion Baseball Teams Preparations are being made in 1 .a. Gru tide today f r t bo a n n ua 1 Amcrlcim- I.ckIoIi baseball league fnr yountrsiera under thr. ace of 17, as of Sept 15. Announcement wiin mvide today by J. It. Clarity, chairman of Die com mil lee,' that boyH who desire to play must reg ister with -Otis Palmer.-iit the I, a Grande I'l-inllng Co;, tomorrow. Kight. firms and companies In !.;, (Itamle have anmuineefl that they will sponsor a team, and if the number of boys is large enough' for additional tea nut, other firms have Hlunified their willingness to bo sponsors. They are: Tin; Observe.-, J;jck Allen Supply Co., Mow man-1 lick:; Lumber 1 o;. M t. Km My Lumber 'o., Montgomery Wtird Co., West Coast Teleplnine Co.. K. O., 1.. A 1', Col, and the O.-W. Other members of the committee are I 'ran It Cleavinger, Jack tljermo. Ai. I least y ami Uoy Iarnam. ItutcM Tor the playing of the game" will l)e published later. Elks Will Hold Smoker on May 8 A, smoker to be held May K Win; planned at tin meeting of the Klkil lodKe last nlsht with a large numbei' In attendance. Kour box ing bouts will be Included In the snuder which will lake place in the Klkii temple. An Initiation is being arranged for the latter part of nest month when a large clawt is anticipated. It will be the last. Initiation before the summe r vacat inn. when one meeting a mouth will he held dur ing June, J uly, A tltiU.Ht and Sep tember. Three Candidates Join Eagles Lodge Thi candidates. Dr. Webster and (Jeorge Walker were initialed into uicmhcndiip last night at the regular session of the Kaglcs lodge. I'repa rations are being Iliad- for a large initiation class at Ihe meeting. May N. anil a May lay dance. May 7. Nominal Inn of officers was held last -night and election w Ht take place next Thursday. Drive To Reach 8,000 Continues A few more names of persons not yet enumerated were given to the local census enumerator today by The Observer, as the drive to put ji (riande over thi 8,000 mark continued. The census books are to be Hosed at the end of Oils week, and a statement as to Lu firande'H final population figure. Is expected either tomorrow or Monday from Tendloton head((uar t en. r.OMl.S I'l.ACKh AT KIOOO Mi . Lizzie Itushnell was placed under Maao bonds to keep the peace and awatl the action of the circuit court yesterday at a hear ing in the justice of the peuce court on a complaint of making a threat to kill. She potted the COOPERATIVE CREAMERY IN VALLEY SURE So Says James A. Kcs gard, of Fanners' Co operative Creamery. SITE F0RPLANT IS NOT DECIDED Statement Says 1,000 Wal lowa County and 3,500 Union County Cows are Signed up. I'osllive assurance that one of tho largest eooperaticft rroanw-ri'ns in tho Intermounlain district will be established in Tnion counly Im mediately, Its output to be drawn from 7(mmi IMiion and Wallowa" counly cowf. witli wilh a return the rbst, year reaching beyond three tluartet'N 0f a million' dollars net to the producers in the territory named, wan nuide late yesterday atternoon by James A. Kesgard, ypeaking Tor the executive com mittee of the l-'arniers' Cooperative creamery. M. Kesgard has been in the district for several nnoiiths suiter vising llie 'promotion work and as siyling in Hlgnlng up necessary cowf. The slatemieni declares that at present there are I00U Wallowa county cows' to draw from, and claims for a certainly tin addi tional IbOHsaud-there. Jn Tnlon enmity ther tiro :iS0 accepted eows which is 2 short of the first quoin but which the promot er!! say are cert.iin to be signed within a few days.v The announce ment " termiimtes Hiiccessfiilly a movem.ent begun, H bout one year ago by friends of Llie cooperative creamery movement. . Wullmva Supply Auxiliary The relatinn between the L'nlon county dairymen whose cows arc signed up. and that of the Wallowa county (iiola. Is omewiiat .dif ferent. Mr. Kesgard polnis out that In the local group, the cows are in the .cooperative on a basis Ot' paying oft in small payment over a period five years the cost of constructing the plant which is to be the third of a series of unlUjui! lito opemM'in by l'irm ra'. t'ooiMU-Hllvii croamt-ry concern.' In Kastern Oregon. The Wullowa supply i.s purely,, auxiliary and when Ihe Usillowu. county dalry- (Cpntinued on Tago Five) , GARAGE BUILDING WILL BE ERECTED Julius Roesch to Build 60 by 110 Foot Structure Fort G. L. Larison. new garage liulliliug, 10 be builL for the Lnrlson Chevrolet eonipany and which will Join the present garage, will be ejected on Adams avenue between l'lr and Greenwood by Julius ltnesch. It wan announced this nmrning. Con Htruclion will begin as soon as the present tenants Ihe Gurlty Uliiek smlth yltop can make arrange ments 1o move. Mr. ltnesch said. The building will be of brb'k and one slory In height and will be liD by 1 Ml fei l. the (iO feel fronting n Adam." avenue. Com bined with llie present floor space nrt-upicd by the larison garage, It. will give lhi eoiifaiay a total ground flour spaei? of 1110 by 1Kb one of the largest in this city. G. I.. Larison toilay slated that be CNpcetel to occupy the new place within Gil day His plans call fur a 'Jo by Mi used car show room, and a 'Jit by fin new show cros. Across the back part the simps will in located In an Ml by 110 space. Til- present building will Jie re modeled and renovated In order to fit in with the new building. Mr. Ijirfsen's company has been growing rapidly and the present spaee Is inadequate for the needs of his garage. When completed he will have one of llie must mod ern garages Infills section of the rtale. .Casualties In Rioting at Peshawar 'Estimated at 50 Peace Restored PKSHAWAK, India. Apr. :;" (AP) - Casualties In the serious tinting here Wednesday were cv I Imateil today as more ' than f'. Three Itrltbdi soldiers are am;ng the ibad. Peace ban been rslored nnw. hurt ever, ami I Irltlsh t roups rus-bed ii fur tho emergency gradually are being withdrawn. Hlncc beginning of the rioting public gatherings and m'cthigs of nun' than five persons has been forbidden. Police patrols havt riglriiy enforced these regulations. Nationalist vnlunters are ft i N ictivt-. and today ctill picketed soioe f the li'iiior sboits. Tliere have been no demonstra tions at cl.arsaddu beyond imim poi tant dMiionsi rations after ar rest, of Abdul Gaffar Kahn, leader of the Afghan youth leugur. The situation there is said to be well under control. T.AKK SKJirOl'K MlAY Hl.ri-A. India. Apr. 15 AP) Tho Uriti-.h authorities ure tklr. Jealousy Given As Motive For Murder, Suicide Two Well Known Women Found Dead at Laguna Beach Sheriff Recon structs Tragedy. LAGUNA BKACH, Cnl.. Apr. 1!5 (A!') Jealousy that diorupied th" friendship of two women, onn r1 und tho other 36 years old, wis fanned to rage by un Invitation that included only the younger or them und today the bodies of Mrs. Moris Murray Pa liner and All's. Guy Uatcs Post lie in the morgue here. Mrs. Post, recently divorced from the noted actor, according tn Sher iff Sain Jernlgan's reconstruction of the. tragedy that look pluco in Mrs. Palmer's, fashionable bungalow late yesterday, shot Mrs. Palmer In the buck, und two hours later com mitted suicide, by sending a bullet through her brain.' The background (for the alleged murder and suicide ull is to be found in this artists colony, al though both the women were wide ly known and one of them, Mrs. Post, as Adole Iiltchle, had reached the peak of. fame more than u scont of years ago in vaudeville and. musical comedy. She was known as tho "Dresden China i Doll." I lioth IHxoreed Mrs. Post moved burn after di vorcing Guy Hutca Tost In the Los Angeles county superior court De cember M, J to Jive with her mother, Mrs. J. n. Pultsi,' In a man slon a block from that of Mrs. Palmer. She. was well known hero prior to that tlmo Imoauso of her keen interest in the community playhouse, sponsored by "Harold McCormlek, son of Cyi'm H. Mc- Cormiek, late Chicago harvester magnate. Mrs. Palmer, n.n Interior decoration with a flnru for deslgn- ( Continued on Page Three) No Reports From Game at Caldwell No report, had been received In l,a Grande ly 1:30 o'clock this af ternoon of the out comic of the game at Caldwell Ida., bclween the Kastern. Oregon Normnl school and the College of Idaho baseball team:'.. Tim story w us -not carried In Ihe hlahn' morning palters and the Associated Press had hot been ublo to secure a report of the con test. The two tenuis were also to. play a second ganne Ibis after noon Senate Approves House Measure WjSIIINGVUN. AM". 2fi .(AP) A. house bill to aulhorize an additional $so.ooo,oihi for foresj, roadti and trails In the next three veam with fi,ooa,ooo for tho next year und $1 2,a00,00o each for the following two years, was passed today by the senate and sent to Iho While House. 1930 Population Of Albany 5,463 According to Associated Press rcporlt: today, Ihe lll'tt) census fur Albany. Ore.. Is MOIt. an increase nf 0:t or 13 per cent. Albany's I y20 census was 4 -Hi. i;o.S:llt KG Gllth HONOIIIOD KI GKNK, Ore.. Apr. '-'." (AP) - -(''or the second consecutive time, the highest Heholasllc honors at the rnlveridly of Oregon go to MrM. Gnldn Wlckhaiu, Hoseburg. who made a tntal of !;' points on 2 f hoiir aot'prding to reports from the registrar's office. sAhAitv iti;(4,i i;st dkxikii SAIKM. Ore., Apr. 2n (AP) The Salem school board refused, at a meeting last night, to grant salary Increases to Halem teachers ij mounting to about $Xf.(Mi a year. The proposed new schedule was presented by- a, committee of touch em. 'il Kuperlnlendent George II ug w a s 1 list ructed t o d raw U p I'lnlraetR at Hip present neale. t wrioiiw view of recent events In India especially the troubles at pefhuwar, along the null hern bor der and all Women and children are being evacuated from that place. It nan believed that military icavtt from India u outd likely be stopped. gkowtii phi;no.ii;.nai, I.ONI OX, A pr. 'I ( A P) The Ilourfbay correspondent of the lon dop Paily News today said that the growth of st rengt h nf M-i ha t inn Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, dui lug the past furtniuht, liad been uhnoKt phenomenal. Tit. correspondent declared Ihc situation wen growing worse utead lly throughout Indis, The Mahal nt he ttiid wuk planning new us peetfi of civil disobedience In un tiilpution of the early arrival of the nmiiRuoM, which will flood Gujerat and ovul.c salt collections lnposiiljlt. i AN OREGON WONDER ' ly Ancient folk ivlu litliahlKsl AmorUm licfofo tho .Indians U'ft. rtK'k carvings r autelopo (lop) ml Hiirds (rotKliicel lefl), nys lr. !. It. Horitor (right) ot Oregon Sluto willtm. 'I'bo carvings nro along Uw Columbia river neni Arlington, Ort'. Convicts Quiet At Ohio Prison; One Suspected (OI.UMHUS. O., April 25 ( AP) Apparontly accepting rcslorutlon f priHun ilWclpllnc. c'nnvlctH In tho Ohio penitentiary, whom 3"0 prisonorH lost their lives In it fire .Mttnuay went to hreukfuHt In un orderly nvinner .early toduy. Oaleulls nnd hootiiiK were ahsont and for tho first t!no In four days tho imm marched . with a firm, unappy Hlep. Guards expreHHed amazemient ut tho demeanor ot tho men who only yesterday were n liowllns mob. retuslnic to nlildo ly tho orders of their keepers and ndnlnK tu lieert orders un'M their dem(mili for t he' einjivnl 'ol Vur--len Preston K. Thoinus were met. 'the wurdon wuh not removed liow cver. Anolhcr about fneo In iho "pus- stve rolitBiien" canipulKn was seen when elchl convlotH volunteered to relievo 211 convielji who nave shoveled eoal in the power house ulmost constantly since .tho dis- ustor. An unnnmcd convict upiiearca (Continued of., "''Ivo) ; , ' i W. Dougherty Jr., Medford Boy, Is Oratory Winner POItTIANO. Ore.. Apr. 2 6 (A.I') William MoiiKherty Jr., relire nentlliB Medrord high school ol Mwtford, last nlu-ht won the slain hlBli school oratory rho.nipiunshlp before a largo audience which crowded Ihe municipal auilllorluni. IKiUKlicrly was heartily applauded. l.o-lii Johnson,- WaslilnKlon IiIkIi. or I'orllund, look second place and lloi-.s Kjiolt.i, or The IMlles. Ihird. loiislnM-ly received a check Tor Jiar,. anil ii handsome (told watch. Ilo will participate In the next stuRo of Ihe national cnnlest. Ihe I'acirlo coast, minis, to lie held III Seattle MMy II. "Our lnsk Is not yel. done." was tlm title or DoilBlierly'8 six luin llto aildress. students Begin Grafting Contest COItVAIddS, Ore., Apr. llfi (AP) Smlth-llughes hfuh school stu dents in agriculture, morn than 241 h I long, began a grafting tlem onslrallon and contest today as the first or a two day annusl educa tional program and conference at Oregon State college. The "gra I f lug" was horticul tural rather than financial as train ed contestants vied for excellence in changing peach trees into plum I roes. Wheat Today C-IIICAOO. Apr. ' (Al) llaliis hi Texas and Oklahoma as w II an Kansas ami Nebraska, with wide spread showers expected tonight sent wheat down today to new low prlco record, Kxport demand for North AiihtIchii wheat was much less In evidence than of laf, and It was itssnrted that r'-cnt Kuro pean takings were at 6e to 7c n bushel below u rplacaiiiatii btiais. An official forecast of the 1'JZ') crop or India put the total ut r. 000,000 bushels more thsu last year und 3C.000.000 bushels in ex cess of latest unofficial estimates. Wheat closed nervous, 1 H (it v, a bushel lower than yester day' finish. Corn closed vii 1c down, oatrf t$c oft, and provision: ahow- ! liv 5c V lie dtciinc NEW DISCLOSURE IN BABY MYSTERY Recalls; Child Left on Salem Doorstep on De , cember 23,' 1928. SALKM, Ore., Apr.;- 25 -(AT) lilBcloBuroH nmdo here toduy throw . coiiMilctcly. new llttlitr on the l'oi-yand mystery, baby sliirni; cen ter; of a. - qunrrel.; between MVs. t Pn' i. violiiierei- of Portland and Allss Cievaldlno Watson of Los Aneeles. woo lnotn claim to bo the mother of tho child. The disclos ures liinde hero reveal that-In Ro coinbcr, cttni;-' iMrKU; JCIcovko . Y, -Schaofer, of.roriianu.'tooii insv sion or u. ruiinclliiiB Imby -Blrl-lert on the doorstep vt T. ".M. lliclis, prominent local cltlJicn, clalinlnit l.lio baby was the child of her sis ter.1. Tho samo slstur. sho Kluted, was llie ihothcr or a baby hoy which she had taken under Kiin ilar cll-cmusluncim In San Fran cisco. Tim first baby was taken she united lioro when alio look over the Hicks baby, before she becaino tho -wife' of Georffo l' Sulia'cfer. . ' . ' i- ' . . A- liltlo Bil l bilhy -was left on the doorstep: of .Mr. and .Mrs. lljcks curly on Iho morning of. a. Hunday In December. IKS8. A hllcf note accompanied the donation of the baby and sonic prepnrcu uuoy food was left with lh warmly and well dressed Infanl. Tho child was about two weeks old. News or tho roundllnK W" print ed in newspapers neneinlly and a day or two arterward Mrs. T. M. Hicks, who discovered the found ling on her doorstep received a letter rroin I'orllund 'purporting to conic from ll'Ailcna Reynolds. The writer said she was the molher or Iho child and wrote to Mrs. itlcks us rollows: Havlm; li-rt my baby Kirl on your ionh llcceinlier 1!J in arm chair will statn 1 lull, was lryinr lo locate my sister In Halem but failed so luri her then at your place. Today found my sister's address here In I'ortlaiid. Will you kindly lake my baby to her. Bhu already ban my little boy. Will write, her a letter Icllllll? her lo (Continued Oil VuKB Hlx) $288,000 HAS BEEN LOANED TO WHEAT MEN Sl'OKANi:, Wash.. Apr. 2ft fAP) 'Headquparieis of the North I'a eiflo drain (.rowers, inc., regional marketing c-op"ratlv e, announced that loans of IHKH.Oou hiivn been advanced on inrmberh wheat cropH and that lh-re aro utudlcntlons on file to bring Ibis figure to $7f.0, tilMi. The northwest's original itllnl -nienl wiis (l,4oo,ooo, and It was apparent, officers said, that there would be an unused balance. The Vff leers pointed tout that while this reKional cooperative has been allowed ten days grace from the April HO deadline fixed by the farm board, growers in net have their applications in by tho end of this mjiitb If Ihey are to receive un vances on the Iflfl-erop. UeMolay Meeting At Pendleton, Ore. I'K.VI H.KTffN", Ore., A pr? 26 (XI) The eluhth annual conclave of the OrcKon l)n Molays opened hero today wilh .ludK Htephen A. I well of J'endlction turning the city over to ftoo delegate from all sections of the state. A d d rmwri by I ro f ess or It. It. tfeatty. OreKun State collee und a butlnt tt-ssiyn wtfe on tUv Ancient Tribe Lived In State Before Indians This is Conclusion of John B. Horner After Exam ining Carvings Near . Arlington. POItrrbAND, Ore., Apr. 25 (AP) Prehistoric stone carvings along Iho Columbia river noar ArlliiK ton, Ore hIiow that an ancient rnco inhabited tho country before the Indians. That la the conclusion drawn from tho Ht range characters by I Jr. J. R. Horner, director of his torical research at Oregon Stat eollefjei "When the white man camo, no. native Knew tho origin or mean ing f theso mysterious charac ters." Dr. Horner declures. "Wrecks centuries ago along tho Pacific coast left stranded those who lalnr perished ashore or wero amalga mated with the natives. Phoenicians? "Possibly there wero Phoenicians whu inlay havo traversed tho Pa eirio long before It was recorded on tho nmpH of geographers. . "It is possible that tho Pacific northwest was populated even bo fore Kurope and that In sumo early period the Inhabitants along the Columbia river wero living In their stone age. "This recalls that tho Pacific northwest Is very old." 'fbe petroglyphs, cut In solid rock, are so old they nro covered with a coat of black as hitrd as tho atone In which they nro carved. AVor.HbipiHtl Su;i ' "It is known from tho plcto graphs that tho early natives along tho Columbia practiced a dignified form of sun worship." I Jr. Horner finds, "and ht least throo othor rortns fire worship, Imago wor ship and tho worship of Talapuu, tho pralrln wolf or coyote. . "Home of the petroglyphs chart battle, sony' successful hunting pa rile:-., and others tho visits of other tribes, though It Is beliovod tholr meaning will soinie day bo revealed as Indicating considerable Intelligence lit those who carved them." Heavy Seas At :; Long Beach Do - $150,000 Damage I.ONC ( !: A. ' 1 r. Cab. Apr. 2 ft (AP) Uncanny seas continued to pound along Long Bench water front last, night. Captain George. Cannon, municipal wharf Ingor, estimated damage sustained dur ing the past reveral days at $iMi, 000. The huge, rolling waves, sweeping In from a.oompariilively ciilnit oceaiv. broke through ths long beach breakwater nnd, n breach estimated at from: H0 to 300 feel was opened. lOfforts of harbor officials to Inspect tho dam., ago closely was balked w'hon the backwash from tho big stone wall threatened to swamp Ihelr boats. Marinci'M expressed various opin ions as lo tho cause of the heavy seas, some suggesting a tidal wave which was reported off Central America, last week, and others of fering a possible earth movement on the ocean floor off tho coast. Thousands of persons watched (he speclucular dismay of high breaking waves from vantage points along tho harbor shores. TKN MISSING I'llOVinKNCK, K. 1., Apr. 25 (AP) -- Captain' Itobert Hhernmn and eight members of tho crow of Ihe burned freighter Thames wero brought here ufler 7 o'clock thin morning aboard the steamship Lexington, which rescued them Inst night off Caplafu's Island In Long Island Hound. Members of the crew who were brought here said about ten men are unaccounted for. Prince of Wales Home From Africa WIMtSOIt, Kii., Apr. 2fi (A;P) The I'rlnce of Woles, home from his African huulhiK trip, landed from the air on Smith's liwn In tho Windsor wrest park today. Tho piano came down close to 1lnl prince's new country resi dence, l-'oit Iteived.-ni at HunninK dale. I'Yotit the- front, door a pri vate road In beln built to the pri vn lo roya I a I nl roin'o a t Hirii th's I jtt wn. Kort I lei vetlero has baen In the bunds of builders and dec ora tors for some time in prepara tion for t ht prince's return from Afrlcu. Will Ask Hoover For Timber Board ritti'AOO. API. H-WAT) The Nat lona I Lumber .Mit nilfucturcrs' ansfM'lKtlon In annual m-H.Hhin here have defined lo n'.li rreshlent Hoover next Wednesday to ap point a limber coiiFwvatlon board similar to tho one named for the tdl Industry. In addition to secMiiK Ihe con Bcrvatiou board, the . association will take steps to bita about regu lation and econoiuicij within the industry. Itcxulatlon of lumber production and orderly distribu tion Pre the ends nought through the i!t-ney of a fedtrul board. PROHIBITION TRANSFER IS UP TO SENATE House MeasureFavorably Keported by Judic iary Committee. ONE AMENDMENT INCLUDED IN BILL Provision is for Transfer ring of Enforcement From Treasury to Jus tice Department. WASHINGTON. API'. 26 (AP) . Tho houso bill transferring prohi bition enforcement from tho treas ury to tho justice department was fiivorubly reported to the senate to day by the unanimous vote of tho Judiciary committee. . . ", Only one umondmont, giving tho Jittornoy goneral- a .froo hand ..In. selecting his enforcement staff, wan made in tho Williamson measure us it was passed by tho house. ... Little opposition Is expected to tho bill In tho senate. The judic iary committee voted to make tho transfer effective on July 1. Tho house provision transferring all employes and attorneys in tho prohibition unit under Secretary Mellon to Iho now bureau under Attorney deneral Mitchell wus eliminated. 1 . s ' Chairman Norrla explained "we want to put full responsibility for enforcement upon the attorney general and we want to give him a froo hand In tho selection of Ills staft." ''; ... The commltlco rotalnod thi houso language continuing the ad ministration of Industrial alcohol pormlts In tho treasury department but allowing tho attorney gonoral a voto -power over tnese permits. BuKlncsn Interests objected atrcn uously lo this voto power. ; UKCOIIDS ARE WITHHEIiM WASHINGTON, Apr. :!!6 (AP) Ucfhilto announcement that confi dential reports of the Association Against tho Prohibition Amend ment, niontlonlng some members of tio house of reproscntatlvoB In connection with drinking would not ato lubftir'ronmtlUec. .was inado to-- 'day by Senator Walsh, deihoomi, Montana. . : -' - Tho Monlnna senator, whilo de clining lo dlsquBS any mention of drinking In the-reports said they did contain "strictures upon cor- . tain peuple," and ihey had only tho most roniote, .- If . any -, connection, wllh lobbying; . . ' ', Tho records wero given tho as sociation by Carter Mold, who was employed by ft to report olol!ti eul conditions. ... lllnlns Objwu: :. - - They wero offered for tho rec ord yesterday by Senator Robinson, . republican, Indiana, but Senator Hlulnc, republican,' Wisconsin, ob jcclod lo their Introduction. -- Blalno contended thoy ought to bo passed upon by a quorum of iho committee, which was not present at tho time. (Continued on Pago Five) MORE HIGHWAY PATROLMEN TO BE EMPLOYED J'OUTbAND, Ore. April 2G (AP) Acting on a request from I Jul Hobs, secretary of state, tho state highwuy commission lato yester day decided to add eight highway patrolmen to the 43 on duty in--stead of tho 16 Itosa usked.. Tho eight Additional patrolmen, the com.uvlssion wild, would cost tho stato highway dopurtment (10,000 a year. Tho highway com mission agreed tliut tho offlcioncy of the highway patrol department was decreased by being under manned. t Jess Darling of Kugeno, ' Ore., appeared boforo tho commlsslonors und offered a 50 -aero tract ot land on Hlltuoos luko to tho ntuto for park purposeu. Tho lotul amount of awards yes tarday was $793,189. WOOOHIIEl) llUKXS A woodshed ut 1806 First street caught flro this afternoon nnd was practically destroyed. A consider able amount of water was used by the flro department beforo tho bluzo could bo controlled. BASEBALL TODAY " National IXMigno . a. ji. k. Ht. Louis I 8 1 1'lltsburBh 6 1 0 naileries: Shcrdel, llald and WIU Hon; Kt-emer and Henmlcy. , -..- 11. if. K. Krooklyn 8 J 1 1 lloHton , .- 1 !' 0 Hiitt.TicH: Vunec and 1'lciiilch; CuntwcH and SpulinT. New York at l'hllodelphia, cold, postponed. Two games tomorrow. . Klitli Hits Homer NHW VOIIK, Apr. 26 (AV) llabe Until hit his first homo run of the l'J'MI bascbult season In tho seventh inning of tho Yankuc-Kcd Hox gumo today. Ruth was the first niun up in the Inning and tho ho?:?tr tied the score t two ul!.