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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Full AsKoc'lateil I'ress Leased Wire Service 8 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER ORHGiON: Fair tonight' and Wednesday, rising temperature In th,e Interior Wednesday. VOLUME XXVITI MEMBER ASSOCIATED TRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1930 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 222 W WWmMMmM NEW DEPOT M STATION TO COSTABOUT , $150000.00 Tranche.ll and Parelius, of Portland,.. Submit Win ning Bid to O.-W. LOCAL FIRMS ARE AFTER CONTRACTS Painting, Plumbing, Plas tering, Etc. to be Sublet, According to Informa t tion Received. ' Tho onntrnct 'Tor tlio eoni mo tion of tlio now Sl.in.OOO Vnlon depot tn Tiii (i run do has been lot , to Tranohell mid Parolius, or I-nrt-luml. vconnllii" to iiuiioimeomont Jtuulo In Vortltiml by f-ininuel Mur ray, ohiof enjrluoor cf the Union Piiririp. It Is understood Hint work will be sIjii'IoiI on tlio new si rup ture as soon as possible. ' The bulldliur will .1)? a 'two-storv r( n I ion .and nffioo Ntrueturo with dimensions 3U0 foot long by 35 foot wide. A modern style of nrehltee ture hHH boon employed UirouRh out. ' Urlek finish will its used. The exact figure of the ebntrnot was not announced in information received here tuday, but apparent ly is cither $150,000 or about that figure. 10a idler nd vices .were that tho station would cost between $1 30,000 und $140,000.; Architects for the project wore CI i lbert a ml Und or wood , of I ,os Angeles. Tranchell and I'nrellus take the Kenerul. eontrnet, it Is understood, and will sublet painting, plaster ing, plumbing, etc. Several local firms have .entered bids for the other contracts and it is expected that announcement will- be made In the near future. Well Known Here Trnnchellrand I'arellus are well known .here'. This firm built the ljti Grande, hotel il ml remodeled tlio O.-W. shops and the United .States National bank, during tlio last few years. Jt is expected that tlio station will be completed during the fall, allowing five or six months for the work. "When completed, it will (Continued on Togo Four) WEATHER HERE FREAKISH WITH SNOW AND HAIL May weather wns freakish in ii Grando this morning, ranging from brief intervals of sunshine to light hail and damp snow that melted almost before touching the ground. Yesterday afternoon the tenvpera turo was somewhat warmer than fur the last few days and the skies were broken up, causing hopes that, fair weather was in store. How ever," hopes were dissipated this morning with the . galaxy of weather. Tho maximum yesterday was 63 aibovo and tho minimum last night 38 above. WEDDINGS ARE AHEAD IN THIS COUNTY SO FAR Marriages lead divorces In Un ion county for tho first three month! of this your by a blT. ma jor! y. :tL' to i:t, ueuordln'r to fig ure.': secured from the county clork'r office. This Is a marked ilirreieme from the fir.--1 three n,mths of lust year in which tin divorces led the wedlocks by four, 17 to 13. . Kven thoughtho divorce;-, started in tho had for :m th ntarriugoK gained and utmost tripled them hy the end of the year with KM marriage licenses to Ut dlvoice decrees. KINi GKOISGi; CKUJHtATIlS l. t.N I ION", May G (Al) George V. "Hy the grace of God, king of Great. liritain. Ireland and the Itriibdi dominion beyond the seas, defender of the faith, and emperor of India." today celebrated 11m tyen!Mii anniversary of his as cension to the throne. The day was observed, for 1ho nmt part, quietly. Twenty -one guns in Hyde park b'romed a sa lute, and n-iv-il stations throughout the empire took up the refrain. WKATIIKIl TODAY 7:30 a. m. 40 above. Minimum: .IS above. Condition: cloudy. W i: A T II K 1 1 Y IvST Kit DA Y Maximum C5, minimum 39 above. Condition: cloudy. WEATHER MAY 0. 1920 Maximum 55, minimum 37 above. Condition: cloudy, rain .09 of Inch. DeMoss Family Gives Concert At E. ON. Today Rev. M. G. Tennyson Speaks on "Songs" at High School Other Events Announced, The song of, the nations, the ony of the homo, the scjiiks of re ligion and the songs of love, in fact "S'ongs" was the subject of the Hev. Al. G. Tennyson's address at Tho high school this nioimlng, an event uf imisic .week sponsor ed by the ' Neighborhood club. 'f "Hong," he said, "Is one Of tho greatest ways to express . fefclinx. unlversji'. in . Us scope. . U is a in hs lingo more, eaully understood than any other. "One ( the groat oat tragedies of lifp is to luua your ? ong," he con .tinned. H.o (spoke for about twenty minutes on thi'i subjept. . -v r. Paul Henry Packard, Chris tion eh u rch ova nge list , a Iso r.wo a general talk at tlio hlgH school this, morning' and his singer. Mr. Noely prevented a. group of num bers. , . iVMnss I'amily at I'.. (: '. . Tho second event this morninit -was one ' of; special musical inter est, the appearance of tho Ie.loss nut illy in concert at the : Kastorn Oregon Normal scIv'jo ; at . 11 o'clock. A large audience,: very enthusiastic. In applause, appreci ated the nnmlbers - which ; weru notiy ent-enible. Another feat u re of tho concert, wore the bell selections. which havn been popular num.bers uf the Do Aloss muKicales for a iiuimber of years. "Orocrn. Aly Oregon" a song composed and .sung by tho group at the Columbian exhfbiiion in. Chicago, was presented, in addi tion to a I'lulo and a violin ;so!o;;-j Pupils of Mrs. -it. J. Green pre sented the program ut the hospital thi i afternoon from 2:30 to -4:30 o'clock, and tonivrlit 12 of her pupil;-, will appear in a recital at 6 (.'clock in the l,a Grando hotel ballroom. - Wednesday's program ' includes an assembly at. the Noniwd school directed by W. W. Nusbaum ut lo:30 In, the niurni; At . the; libtary luncheon ii Hpedl-Tl nilfsfeiil program will bo observed, and at tho hospital in t'K afternoon .Mrs. 'i'. It. Maxwell will bo the pololst. There will bo no evening progrum. Hand Concert Friday (Continued on Pago Klvc) ; Filling Station Heldup By Two Men Last Night Another filling station holdup, tho second within- the last few months, took place at 8:50 o'clock last night at the Highway Filling station on Adams avenue, accord ing to reports made to tho police, who aro today searching for the two men who escaped with approx imately $25 In currency. The sta t ion is operated by t larrison and Mowers. Two m on were in the f 1 1 1 i n g Btati(on, in the back room, when a masked man appeared and hold them up while his partner, also masked, scooped up some of the cash. Tho two then beat a. hasty retreat, either escaping In a col or else in the direction of tho rail road, the police believe. Tho one man who was seen by the two at tho station was of med ium height, appeared to he about 30 to 35 years of uge, wort- striped pants and a light cap. No descrip tion could bo obtained of the other robber. All of Iho money was not taken and tho police lute that between $15 and $t in cash was left un touched. Women Golfers To Hold Tourney At a nweting -tf the winners tndieai. committee last night a decision v.as reached to take down the old handicaps and give wom en, golfer.': jui the country club new handicap.". It was also arranged to give the handicaps in three olassej-- handicaps nm to i'111 one: handicaps 21 to 35. elas tw';: and handicaps over 35, class three. Thursday wilt be ladles' day at Iho dub and a sweepstakes tourna ment will be held, now net scores for golf halls, wl h prizes in each of the three divisions. Tlio committee aim decided that women nviy challenge as often as they desire in the women's ladder play. Formerly, tw-0 weeks were required to do pye between chal lenge'. Losing Golfers Hosts Wednesday ) The golfing learn, headed by C. i It. tf-Tu. captain, which wh re cently defeated in a to'.irnument at ( tho country club by a team eup i tafned by Herman Kjegrist, Is to be i hosts to the winners at a dinner ; tomorrow night at 7 o'clock ut the . la Grande hotel, it was announced I today. TIME SAVINGS PLAN TALKED AT LUNCHEON Chamber of Commerce Considers Question of ' Adopting Eastern Plan FINAL ACTION TO BE NEXT TUESDAY Business Men on Record For Daylight Savings Time' But Make no Recommendations. . Dliylilfllt KHVinKH tilllt: W11H tlls- ruHKcd . at tho chiimber of uom more"' forum lunehoon ut the Ui Urimdu hotel and at tin; i-oncluslun or the mretlriK, a motion was iiaH imI with no dtKsimtlntt voti'a llinl the chanilicr . fnvur Btich a lilan for La Clrandu from May IB to Sept. 15. Following this action, howovor. nnolhor motion was passed to have final decision next Tuesday and nuthorli!inB A. It. Hunter, secre tary, to see city commissioners In the .nieanlime. The netual proelalmlnu of day IlKht savinBS time ror l.a Grande Is apparently up to the city coin mission, and , the work of the chamber of commerce would In clude only the tabulatinit of senti ment either for or against the plan and then iti-eHcntinq: recommenda tions to the city commission. SlnitKC I-'nvors Plan Aiift. J. Stanpe spoke in favor of (Continued on Pago Vivo) f CHURCHES OPEN E. O.COVENTION Three-Day M ee ting of Christian v Churchfes is x Under Way ; Here. ; The Kastorn Oregon convention of the .Christtun churches . w.is under way In La Grande today. Ueb.'KUteH bcKiin to arrive Monday and more were comhiK here today, Tho ovenlni,' Kosnionn of Iho con vention am Kivon to the ovaimells tlc. moetlnK now being' conducted by I .-. fan I, Ifonry Packard and 1'rof. Claude Neely. Tomorrow's Hesslon beirlns at ft a. m. with a devotional led by (.'. I'. Trimble, pastor ut Maker. A special feature of the conven tion will be a prayer ' hour con ducted by Marlon McQuary. pas tor at Milton, tit 11:15 it. m. Mi1, and .Mrs. Klmer Jtoyer, mis sionark'n from, Conxro, Africa, will' 1-e present to tell of the work in tho dnrlc continent. The public, as well us inem'hors of the church, is Invited to these sessions. The convention Is l' close Thurs day. ilve Throe lU'iisons An Interested Monday evening audience at tho church heard !r. I 'a chard's sermon on the subject "In Christianity in iMiier?" The evangelist advanced three tolling reasons why t he Oh rist ia n's fa il h ii not in darmer. First, because It Inn ah-oady survived the. attacks of i;Mi years: necond, bee-ause IIMMI yoar.'i have not produced a single new argument at?in.t the Chrif tian faith: and third, because IL is the only faith that present' nn eternal hope of salvrflicn for a lost world.- Tonight's Herman will, be ''Vir. il Necessary for Christ to Die?" Pendleton, La Grande And Baker Hope to Do Well at State Meet l,o Grande, Pendleton and link er will meet -'inec more on the cinder path this sen ton as all (href will have representatives In the siaie high school meet at Oregon Stale college at CorvallH Saturday, May 10. KnlriCH havo been re ceived from 117 schools lu Ore gon. Mtlton-Kreewaler and On tario, two teams who placed third and fifth, vespoctivoly, In the Kasl ei n ( regon meet at I 'end leton, had net. entered according to ad vice;; ycHterday. None of the three schools ex peel to win the 1 1 tee t. but all are hopeful of nuking an excellent shuwln". Itaker has a chance to take two first places, duo to H. J nidi n's showing In the shot put and dlei;. Some fa nr. believe that Ivtdder, of Pendleton, and N'.-wland. of Gnnde. wm fui,t P out for the tape in the high hurdle. Tho preren) f-tato rec ord it I H seernds and Kidder neide that yame time at Pendleton Sat urday with Nowland inches be hind him. Ia Grande also has chances 11 tho fprintf. high jump, pole vault, low hurdles and tho relay, ulthough it i:; unlikely that many points wilt be rolled up. unh-w better performunces are chalked up than ai Pendleton. Indications are thut t!r-j m-':'- Demonstrations The Answer To Gandhi's Arrest Wide-Spread Disorder in India Following Gov ernment's Action Two Rioters Killed. v POOXA, India, M" 6 CAP) Wide-spread disorder, with two persons killed and up to 100 wounded, is the answer of Muhat nia Gandhi's followers to the Bri tish: government's arrest of "tho holy onc.' While tho veteran nationalist leader fiat behind .the. barred win dow of his celt in Yoroda prison; calmly and industriously spinning cotton in his minaturo eharka emblem of tho nationalist move ment trouble occurred In many parts of the restless Peninsula. Two Itlotcrs Killed Tho most serious trouble broke out at Delhi, today, where police, fired on rioters and killed two of th-m after a riot net, prohibiting tho assembly of more than five peisons, had been promulgated. At Calcutta lii nationalists were Injured in a clash with the police when they attempted to interrupt railway service between Calcutta and Tekal Chat. . A mob csttnyitod at fi.OOO took part -in the disturb ance, many of them lying on the tracks to hold up trains. Half of the textile mills In Horn buy, which hH.s two-thirds of tho spindles In all India, closed as the result of a workless day proclaimed because of the arrest of tho Ma hat ma. A sympathy strike al Jullundhur resulted In the Injury of 30 per sons who fought with the police. Two wcro reported in serious con dition. I'olieo at Delhi dispersed women volunteers who were picketing the courts by charging them with their sticks. , ' Reports of minor disorders eamo from all parts of India, ranging from stoppage of work to tho clos ing of shops and attendant demon strations. In view- of the disorder! tho gov- , (Continued on Pagj Five), Accidents Fatal To Seven; City Officers Killed Xi:iON, U. C. May (i (AP) - -William Cainpb.'U, of Nelson, bridge foreman for the depart ment of public works: Joseph Har ris of HosMland, bridge worker, ami an unidentified man were In stantly killed yesterday near Uoss 1a ml while engaged in dismantling a bridge at Stoney crook. Two others were seriously injured. Tho bench on which tho men wero workink- collapHf-d. throwing them one hundred feet to tho rocks be low. CITY OrriCIAI,K KlIiLi:!) OMAHA, Nebl'., May 6 (AP) Lou Znrmeuhlen, threo limes mayor of Council Bluffs, la., and l-'rank Cupel!, former county at torney and police judge, wore kill ed early today when their auto mobile crashed into a parked truck bet ween Woodbine and Dun lap, Iowa. i r.irTi;its iwlij;i PALO A.I..TO, Cat., May 6 A.P) Marbara, 18, and Catherine Weinstoek, I ',, daughters of Rob ert Wcinstook. Sun Francisco business man, wove killed at Moun tain View today when the automo bile In which they were riding to Kchoot at. Palo Alto was struck by a Southern Pacific northbound train at the Calderon avenue cross inr. at O rvaJUs this year will exceed that or last year. In which 3H high .cho-il entered a nd 4 no athlete took part. Kvery nui il is bring ing more entries, which Is making thii moot tho greatest athletic ovonl of the year. Three all-time state records wero broken a nd two tifd last year. MeachH-iu of Cliem;iwa, broke the ."hot put reeord with a tremendous heave f 4H fei t 7 inches. Djtn A ridei-soo. of Wa riling ton tossed !hii discus. i'JU feet 3 Inches sur-paj-Mln ho old record 5 feet U Inehes. ' he third record broken was by Skeet O'l )nnell of Commerce when he .fuinp'-d 2'J feet 1 inch, beating the stale record 4 inches. Charles Fyoek of I'ranklln who ran th- Mi'tynnl dash in 10 se(--"lub! flat and Cov -f Warhlniton ronnint; the nuarter-jnllo in r.u l-r, ti'-Mi t-.vo other Ktat- records, Tho ItcfonN Iligti eliool IraeliKterH wl have the following all-tlitie jnter si holaMir rerords to shoo! at: I'Mi-yard .dash. 1'lseeomls; ya rd da nM , 21. ; ii u -y.( rd run. 52.!; SSo-yard run. I ihd.'j; mile run, W, ISO-yard high hurdle. ; I r; 2 2 rd jow hurdle, 25. S; broad junm, 22 feet I Inch; high (Continutd on Pa-fc Tour) PARKER VOTE TO BE TAKEN WEDNESDAY Senate Agrees to Decide on Nomination Tomor . row at 1:30 p. in. ciiargesTdenials voiced on floor Majority Leader Watson Suggests Investigation But Ashurst Says all Evidence is in. . WASHINGTON, May 6 (AP) Tho sonato toilny ngronl to volo tomorrow at 1:30 p. m., on tlio nomination of Judge. John J. I'ar kei to tho siipitmio court. WASHINGTON', May fi (AP) After a tenso iiussage of charges and denials between Senators Ashurst of Arizona and Dill of Washington, administration lead er a nioved today to suspend con sideration of tho nomination of John J, Parker, of North Carolina, for tho supremo court. Majority leader Watson asked the nomination bo laid aside while the senate investigated Ashurst's statement that Dill had told him of an offer of a federal judgeship 'said to have, been mado to Dill himself by persons unnamed, in return to a vote for Pnrk,or. Dill Dciilca Story Ashurst made his statement lu the open senate, and ,Dill Imme diately replied he had told Anh urst ho such thing. Tho Arizonian said Senator Bratton, of New Mexico, also hud heard Dill Hay it. t Then "Watson moved that tho senate investigate Ashurst replied that :tiU the ovldenco ho already had was beforo the senate. . Further explaining, Dill said u "perflunnl friend" had come to him to pb-ad that he vote for I'nrker. Do did not. take the suggestion seriously, .ho said, and Iho friend did not represent himsnlf as hav ing nny assurance from tho white house. ; . "I think the whole thing Is ridic ulous." said Dill. , Ilofusort to Nn mo Friend ? Senator Norris, vopubllcun, Neb- (Contlnucd on 1'ago Five) Burglars Stop Burgling To jive Baby Milk CIMCAGO, May U (AP) Tho loving care displayed by two bur glars for a baby was the one beau tiful feature of the robbery of the Kdwatd Holovy apartment yester day. Thci burglars met. Mrs. Solovy n the hall and escorted her with pis tola into tho apartment. They took tho huby from her arms and bound her to a chair. ' ; Tho baby began to cry. Tho burglars stopped their burgling ami freed Mrs. Solnvy's arms, Into which they placed tho Infant. They figured tho baby was hun gry, po they went to tho ten box and got milk. This they prepared expertly under Mrs. Kolovy's di rection. Having reduced tho little one to n, point or gurgling conloirt, the burglar! gathered up jewelry valued at $1200 and went away. " Heavy Rains Slop Big Forest Fires NEWARK, N. .1., May fi (AP) Heavy rains started to fall in Ocean county at 10 o'clock today, bring ing hope of relief from the forest fires which havn been sweeping sections of New .Jersey for Iho past three and one-half da.VK. Ocean county is tho chief sufferer. Art the rain up read. Slate Klre Warden Coylo reported all fires out except four In tho southern section of the state. Thirly-flvc thousand men, re mained on duly however on a far flung front. Wheat Today rfl.M'AOO. .May C Ail ) Im proved export demand for wheat, together with rnewd Mir'-nBth of the Kfciiritie.-, market, bdt(o sharp iiptiirns in wheat prices today. It ttiift frflimat'-d , lu fntiifi ijuartfiH that Uurope had ptirehaw,! 1,'Mio. aeti hiiidielH or whfat today from Canad. and lh t'nitod States. ldes, Iho world's wheat visible, Htipply Hhowed 8.:i78,'MiFt bunli'ds riecrc'ise durlnif the last week, btingin, the total mipply down to within Jtt.434.OMO bushels of tho total a year atfo. Wheat closed unsettled 1 -fi H Zc higher than yuuterduy's finish. TWO QUEENS -sr!-v3: NiSua. ?!il$i " Qihtii,"-. arc Imh'ouiIiik (ptlto impii- Ijii lu Anicrlfu. . llot-o ni'c two of tlio lalot hoittitioK to Ikv cii;(i oil. AIhivo Im Murjnrlc Mllli-r, C TlK'Milii' Al'li:.-; clw'tPMllij- tll" (l(Mit.s or Iho (.jiivorsily of Aj'l wmiii iin "Iftmnt of I lie Arlzolui Doscit." Ilrlow Is Miivy, ,lano iMontl'oi'l, of Miami, wlifa wiim iii('i'n or tho iiiiniial plnito lull . lit tho riilvorhilj- of l-'lu-Hda. RAN(-ELAND FEUD CAUSEOF DEATH Authorities Hunting Through Southeast Ore gon for Slayer. . LAKMVII'JW, Ore,, iUny fi (AP) A man limit for the Hluycr of Ira Bradley, 45, AVaKonllre, Ore, rancher, believed Ut havo boon tho Hccond victim of an ancient ranKo hind feud, Hprcad over the South eastern Oregon doHert country to day whllo veteran Htookmen ro eotinlod tho inchlontH believed to havo remitted lu Jtradley'H death. With Heveral bullet IioIvh In it, Uradley'a body wan found In bin denfirt cabin -early Sunday, J 25 mlloH northeaHt of here, by bin won, Ilofmor Hradley, and two other ranchorH, who called at tho cabin for fro.sh mipplicH for umo on the ratiKO. Ono bullet had ploughed through tho Vii ne.hci-'H forehead, tho body was clothed fully and rifle UMH mlH.nl n from the cabin. Autliorltk-M HiriH't Hunt Harney county a uthorlf lea, In filudinw the district attorney, re mained in the aifa and directed tho hunt for tho slayerH or wlayer. 1 la rot d i trad ley, the (lead ranch or'n Ron, wan alaln three yeat-K aKO by K, I j. J lull on, Harney county rancher for whom tho younger J.iradloy worked. I-'roni threo yearn ao until hint Hummor tho nib-wed feud remained (nlet. 'J'hen tho Oregon humane socioty, at Portland, Ore., learned of cattle dyliitf of thlrwl, which woro hemmed In by fence h. An officer of tho Hoeiety came to Harney county and in waid to havo cut fences onablfn,' Ihu caltlo to rditaln water. Tho Jlulton faction, author ItleH aid, WiiH InHiruniental in minimonlnj,' tho humino officer and dofendi'd HiiceeKHf ully a crlm inul aefloti later brousht aiiainut tho officer. In the death of Hie elder Hrad ley -authorities waw a. continuation (Continued on Pago Flvo) Conditions Near Normal In Prison rouwrjirs, Ohio. May (AP) All idiopK at Ohio p-'iipeutiary with the exception cf t ho cot toll and woolen ui'lls w-re running to day while Col, P.obert liubrieh, natfonri 1 guard foiuina ud'-r. ton tinned lib; program of gradually puitinv prisoners back Ut work. Only I hone prison oi'h willing to work aro being went to duty, t'ol. HfMibrich sitld. Work on reconditioning damaged cella has progresd satljifactorily, tJic- t'uard coim:ndur said. Capitalist Gives $93,000 to 1928 Anti-Smith Body E. C. Jameson Tells Lobby Committee That $65,300 of Sum Went to Bishop James Cannon. WASHINGTON. May 6 (A.'P) H. C. Jameson. Now Yolk capital ist, testified today before tho ecn ato lobby comtmlttee ho had con trlbuted III3.II0II to tho 1928 Anti Smith canipalRn in Virginia, 06, 300 of it golnff to. BtBhop JameB Cannon, Ho added that his total An(J Smlth contribution in 1028 ., was ?172, S00. .. ' . A letter written by Jameson, which wan read by Chairman Car away, said $17,000 hart been used hy Cannon and the remainder by tho Anti-Smith oomnllttoo of Vir ginia, of which -Cannon waa chnir imm. " '. . Jaiucson prodticod a number of checlts to Cannon, aoveral of which wero made payable to "cash." ' . Two checks, one for 14300 and tho other for $3000, wero dated after tho ciunipalffn waa over, : ; Cannon in lout Jameson said Cannon was in debt for hillH and that this amount was contributed to old tho bishop. "Where did you get the in rornmtion the bishop was in debt?" C'nrawuy asked. . "Ho told nio so," Jameson re plied, Baying tho debts wcro for slnllonnry and prlntlllK. "Did ho toll you what tile print ing hlllu wcro for?" . . . t. "No, I didn't ask.". Caraway said both checks wore .payable to "cash." IilcutiricH Mr. Hloiup ,Tam,eson said ho did not know tho bishop until the campaign. He said lie met Cannon through "MX Slenip." Jameson identified Hiemp , as C. (Continued on Pago Five) Tornadic Winds Again Descend Oil KANSAS CITY. May 0 AP)Jn vuded by tornad,io windB for the second time In four days, tho mid rib wont today counted a further toll of two. Uvea and thouHnnriH of dollara dam uge, exacted in Okta. hombi, KunnaB und Nebraska. l.oofc-inff their fury In woHtorn Oklahoinu, a Beiicu of small twlat orn Uut nltrht swopt ovor' farm loiidfi into central KaiiBaa and north into south oentml Nebraka. Mrti. C T. Huah. f(3, find a 16-yoar-old noKi'o, iboy tianVod Kd warda were killed In Blalno coun ty, Oklahoma, near Greenfield. Approximately 80 persons woro known to lmvc been Injured, few dangerously. Damage was believed to total thousiindfl of dollai'M, although complete reports wero not avail able bccnusG of : crippled trans portation and communication. At Walters. Oklu., whero throe cotton ffltift and , a dozen homes woro razed, Ions was estimAilcd at $150.(H)n. Central KnnHiis tosses, near Umg-don, . t'hoso, KUinwood and Lorraine, wero estlmfatori un officially at approximately $200, 000. Appeals Are Filed In Taxation Cases KAbfcM, Ore., May 0 (AP) Appeals to tlio supremo court woro filed today In two cases attacking tho constitutionality of tlio stato lulaitKiblcH and oxoino tax acts. Ono was tho caso of Krank Kior nan, of Portland, ai-'alnHt tho stato tax commission and tho other K. A. AHller, of I'ortland, against the tax commission. In tho lower court for Marlon county Judgo Me Ma ban held tho acts constitutional. FIRST GROUP OF GOLD STAR MOTHERS SAIL NKW YORK, May fi (AP The first contingent of gold star moth ers to vinlt tho graves of their sons In Franco ns guests of tho United States government will sail at noon tomorrow from Jloboken, N. J., tlio great debarking port of tho A. K. j- Tho first group will number 2VZ mtother.f, mostly from tho west and south, and additional groups will sail each week until tho C,000 mothers who havo accepted tho government's invitation will huvo made tho pilgrimage overseas. Loose Shoe Lace Leads to Death HOOI U1VKH, Ore., May 6 f A P) Howard Sherlll, ten, was fatally injured last night when ho was struck by an automobile driven by Walter Hegnoll. Tho boy was playing In the street, tripped on a loose shoo lace, and fell In the path of the car. Ho died a short time lutcr without regaining con sc loudness, j . QUAKE, TIDAL WAVE WIPES OUT BIG CITY Pegu, Burma Destroyed Number of Dead Esti- mated at a Thousand. FAMOUS 324-FOOT PAGODA DAMAGED Rangoon Reports 50 Kill ed and 200 Injured in Worst Tremor City ever Has Experienced. . RANGOON, Burma, May 6 (AV) Tho Exchange Telegraph agency said today that the ontlro town'oe Pegu had been wiped out by aa earthquake and subsequent tidal wave, with the 'number of . doad estimated at 1000. . Tho town presents a desolate pfcturo, with public buildings and homos destroyod. -, X'ractlcally tho . ontiro population is homeless. Tho municipal buildings, ' tho banks and tho government school at Pegu wero virtually in ruins and many other buildings wero badly, damaged. The market was burned out and the whole town presents spectacle of ruin. Famous lngolu DiinuitfiMl The roof of tho . famous fihwo. ' Maw-Daw pagoda, . : an ancie.it structure 423 feet high was dam aged. On publlo buildings tho po lice commissioner's office and tho . secretariat were badly damaged and had to be closed. Tho town of 'Pogu is about 4ii miles northeast of Rangoon on tho ' Hangoon river. It 1m nn Imnnrtrmt port and nwich of Hurnua's exports pass inrougn It. Tho placo rates as ono or the m'ost Important sea-' nortH Of Hfitlnh -TnHIn ' Tn 1,'H it had a "population of 18,761). . i ine envision or Pegu cautpriscs th() districts of IUingoon town, , Hnnthawndrty, lusaln, "l' Y4Jiarni: -unuMli' t'egti nfiiDTrome.'' ,Vhtf vision lias an arud of 13,707 aquaro miles and In 1021 hud a popula tion of S,030;000. , i , Onco of Gloat Slio The. town at Pegu was doscrlboil by travelero in tho 10th century as a placo of great size and mag- niflconce. It is still surrounded by traces of the old mills somo of them about forty foot wldo and : serving as tho foundations for tho residences of British officials. in Pogu lo tho Show-Maw-Haw Pagoda. 324 feet l,lih .t.-i.ini, .1.. regarded as oven -morn holy than mo nnwo-uagon pagoda at Ilan goon. Tho town is said to lmvo been founded In 637. About tho nilddlo of tho elghloonth century (Continued on Pago Five) BILLION TO BE REQUESTED TO BUILD UP NAVY vrAWirNciTON. Mnv ir fipi Chairman Britten, of tho huuso naval cominJttoe, announcod today that ho would Introduce a bill for naval warnraft costing $1. 000,000, 000 which lie said would bo "neces sary to bring tho American navy 10 paniy wun great Britain In tho next ten years." Britten conferred with Secretary Adams today on navy needs under tho London naval troaty. lleturning to the capitol. tho Illinois representative said ho had obtained confidential figures which showed that now construction re quirements for tho next ten years would call for 73,600 tons in six Inch gun cruisers, 160,000 tons in new destroyers, 62,700 tons in sub marines an 09,000 tons In aircraft carriers. Tho Britten moasuro was ltoing drafted for introduction tomorrow. Secretary Adams and tho naval general board will bo requested to report, on tho progrum and called beforo tho naval committee to testify. BASEBALL TODAY WASHINGTON Ti:A.H LEADS HHATTI.K, May 0 (AP) Uni versity of Washington's baseball team yesterday gained undisputed leadership of the northern section of the Pacific count ronferenco when they defeated Washington Stato 0 to I. American Leagues II. If. K. St. l.ouis ..' .-...I ( 2 Philadelphia, 4 6 ll Batti-rlcs: (Iray, Collins and I'er rell; Walbcrg and Schang. It. IT. K Chicago ,..4 7 0 Boston 3 10 0 Batteries: Lyons and Kiddle; Morris, Durham and llcving. nlionnl LcAgiin Phlludclphla-St. Louis galuu postponed, rain. It. II. U. New York 11 12 1 Pittsburgh 9 15 3 Batteries: Kubbell. Gcnewlch. Hevlng and Hognn: Kremor, Ston er, Bpvnce and Hemslvy. V