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tot Mtm&s ..--. : - , ; ". ' CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased .,'-- Wire Servloo 10 PAGES TODAY It THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair tonight and Fri day local frost tonight, rising tem- ! perature Friday. Moderate to fresh northerly winds. . VOLUME XXVIII MEMUKrt ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1930 EASTTCRjr OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 224 14 ' 1.4 ..ft 'I' ll P If CITY FACES DEATH CLAIM FOR $10,000 i - ' ' t Curtis W. Sine Presents 5 Claim at Commission f Meeting Wednesday. REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY No Action Will be Taken Until George T. Coch ran Reports Back to Municipal Executives'.; . 'A cltiim for diiniuss In (hu amount wf ?10,1UU was prcnenlccno tho city commis-iion- In 11h . I't-Kular exiH-utivo si!Hniun .last, .night and aftr being rrail, was - referred- to City Attorney' Gforgu T. . Couhrnn for iuvcHligation. ; The eluim follows: . . . '"i'u tho Honorable W. C-t'n;wH, manugcr; A. T. Hill, Chnrlt-a I'layiv and .uifk Melville, uoianilrtHlonery of 1)1 Grande, Oregoi...,, , , "Gentlemen: ' '. - . . .' "1 herewith" present :u' claim against the city of L.a Grande. Un ion county, Oregon, in liio huiii of $1(1,0011 on account of the death of my wife, Grace 'K.- .Sine, who died oil the Mh day. of March, .11)30,. nfl llie. result-of an Injury received hy liei- on the 1st day or Match, .1911(1, while passlnir over tile side. vallt In front of the house, located at the corner of Pennsylvania and Fifth streets, onposit,, the library, lit a place where driveway adjoins said sidewalk. The hijury was caused on account or the negli gence of the. city in allowing and pcmiilliiiK a dangerous and. slip pery and icy walk to exist, com. blued with' tho violation of the city ordinance . No, !P25, series . 19--, passed April 1923, regulating the construction of driveways: ' Said injury occurred ubout S o'clock p. in. of said any, cuisine a fracture of lier right leg, said In jury resulting in her death after wards. "CllvllByW. Klne, ' "Ailiulnlstrator ot tho I'Slutc of Gruncu Sine." ' - ' AltliotiKh no mention Is limdo in lh cluini of any contemplated le gal notion, it Is believed that if the .oily does hot pay., tbu-claim, suit will bo started. ;.' The city commission, with no funds available for such a -claim; has no recourse but to deny the claim, according to r porta. No aetion will be taken until Mr. Cochran reports thn matter back to tho commission at a future inect iny. ' ' ' . lteniniistrtmre Filed Several other matters came be fore tlie commission lust.nlghl. in cluding a remonstrance against improvements contemplated on K avenue and Klovonth street, tlirt renionstranec being signed by Mr. i'itts und It. A. Orirwford. It was placed on file. A soft drinks and card license was granted Key Cameron and John Hough, who have leasee Herman's place. Julius lloesch asked tr permis sion In pnrk automobiles on the ground rloor of the new building on Fir and Washington, and was informed that tills entile under stale jurisdiction. It -was referred to t'ity Manager Crews and Fire Chief .t T. i.indsey. (Continued on l'uge Six) $ CARTER'S CAR M kj 1 1 U t T 1 Mil MONTANA CITY Sheriff Jesse Ilreshcii-s rreHved Y u wire from Superior, Mont, late j yesterday informing liim Unit a , yfcM-iir belonging tu Clarence Curler, k of Union county, had been reeov Oj ' ' ered there and that a man by tit; . name of Jluuey had been arrested t J and wu.t being held pending ad v J vIuck from this city. It l undi-r- Htodfl that I la icy will bo brought ; ba:k to l.a Grand? and trli-d on a f trhiii'iTi! of car thoft. 1'lit- farti-r cir wnn Htoh'ti here few ilnvs iitr,. nnil iinnllii'i' nil. taken from J-a Grande, wan found S;i iib'iiuloiicd m-ar tho 'art or place. i;1 I'olieo at tin: time tlieorlx'd ttuit yi wmi'diie stob- the Ii Grandr car. Orove it out toward f uvc and wnen i It ran out of pax, abandotn-d It and c-Hcupu from the Mtate. 5 I. SI IT. HTKIM JS Vl'IIKIJ) .f, XAi.KM, On-.. May 8 (AT) in j tho coiitruversey over the admlnls' " t rat Ion f tho .tato Hhod fur tin: :. dejif, tho hi ate hoard of control ' today decided In Hi fnvor of Superintendent J. Lyman Sted. vi:A'ini:it tokav 7::t0 u". m. -i-' above. .NHtiilmiin: n. above, '.'oudillon:. tmrt'y elowdy. w i : atii i.i t v i;sti ;i! i , v M-ixhtiuin 4-S. iiiiniiuutii Zi above. Cou'llllon: cloudy. W r..Vl lll:K .MAY H. IIID Maximum CI. minimum il above. Condition: partly" cloudy, rulli .! of Inch. Sponsoring Of Carnival Again Before Legion Previous Action Rescind ed at Meeting Last Night to Refer Matter to Executive Board. The carnival question bobln-d up npulii at tho May meeting- of the-' Aim-rican 1'elon lu.st night when a motion to mtclnil a previous at tioii affaiiiHt npon.sorlng: a carnival, was presented and carried. The motion ulso provided for the ru ferrlng of the question to tho exe cutive committee for final action. The plan In to uso proceeds from tho carnival, if approved, -to-pay the expenses of Hen d In)? the muni cipal band to Portland In July to participate In the northwest band contest, ' ' - , The executive committee lias not iiK yet taken any action , on tin mat tor. ; . ; -. . .' --During the nieutlnir it wub stat ed that a carnival planned to conn to- i.a Grande, shortly and. If not sponsored -by tho lojylon, would qp erato just oiilslilu of the city limits. The final rules and regulations of the student loan fund were rati fiod and accepted by tho general assembly its submitted by the loan fund board. Tho fund will be ready to function fall term. Six bascbull teams have been organized und they wilt meet each other over five weeks. - The fol lowing business firms are sponsor ing teams: -Jack Allen .Supply com pany, O.-W. II. U. & N., Mont gomery Vard and company, City of la Grande, Grundo Hondo Meat company and Tho Observer. : Memorial Day Plans A committee was uppointed und plans are being made 'for tho Mem orial day services. This" group -will act In conjunction ivIUi the other patriotic organizations of the city... - ". . . Golfers Dinner Held At Hotel Last Evening The golf team captained by riydo It. SeitK save a dinner to 11m team captained by; Herman Hiegrlsl al the l.a Cirande hotel last nigh!. Mr. Hieftrba was un able to attend and his place, was tuKpn by Aug. J, Stange, who act ed, an toaHtmaster. Mr. Hcltz also hud an important parL on .tlie'irii- trrmn. whieh was iniprmuptii ex cept for reports of . tho-, various (.mii.iuhtnes. ' The finiiiices of "the club were reported to, be in very fine shape and the 'new clubhouse will 1 be open for use ubout June 1. A drive for members will be made ftunticdlutoly and It Is hoped to bring tho inoni:borshlp up to 10O. ' Two Monmouth Games Canceled ByE.jaN.Nine TK-o baseball . games .scheduled to be played here next week be tween Monmouth and East Oregon normal schools, havo been can celed, according to announcement by Coach itob Quinn today. The Mountaineers recently played a two-gamo scries at Monmouth, los ing -both contests. . Tho next gamo here will be oh Saturday, May J 7, against Whit man university, of the Northwest conference. . ,, It Is also possible that- a game muy bo played here against the St. Andrews Indians, of Pendleton. Little Disease In Union County The weekly report of the state department of health shows only two cases of measles and one or flumps existing In Union county at present. In spite of considerable searleL fi-ver, measles, w hooping cough, etc. over tho state. Morrow county has 22 cases of meusles and Kmntilla county has M. Kive cases of tick fever exist In the state, two In (irunt county, and one each In Halter, Harney and Malheur counties. Funeral Services For Baby Gekeler KiiiutjiI Ncrvloc.H fur liuljy (Jcko Iit, tlie infnnt n of Mr. mul .Mr. Charles (Ipkoler. were held lit 3 o'clock thlH afternoon lit the Mn sonlc cemetery In clmrxc of Snod praMrt and Zltiuncrtniin. The child pusucd away early IIiIh morning. TWO HOYS IXJST GAIIV, Ind.. May 8'(AI") Three boys were nweiit out Into Ii ke Michluan on a raft lust nif.'ht, und only one was climrinl; to tile frail craft today when coast guardsmen rescued him after an all night search. i.l Miti:i:MA mi-is i -L -.T:...N-Ii, May S (Al'l-l!ob-ci :'. Sliaw. 55. Orrcon ltimher J man. died In a hospital here last j night after a ten-days illness In- dticcd by blood infection. He was j born in Albany and early became I associated with his father in the j lumber business. The elder Hhaw ; founded the Santluiu Lumber com I pany at JLM! City. NEW TYPE OF SURFACING TO BE EMPLOYED Bituminous Macadam Wearing Surface Project is Advertised. 22.73 MILES IN THIS TERRITORY Similar to Black Top Pavement' Contacts i to be Let by Highway ' Commission May 22. ' ' ;I.KM. Orev iy. -(AIM . DuiiKlas. 1 line.'.' l.lncDln,. Union. Wallnwa'and. Hakor. counties' will benefit rrom contracts to be. let by tho slaio hlKhway commission at Its next inoetliicr in Portland Thurs liay. M.-iy 1'2. Tho pnijocts on -which bids will be opened Include: . 1'iilon, Wallowa and Hnker counties lit Grande, bituminous macadam project: construction- of 22. 73 miles of bituminous niaeudnm wcni'lni; surracc on slale lilRhways In. the vicinity of l.a Grande, Maker aiid Kill erprlse, The colli'.iliission will receive bids for the construction - of a -frame luilklinc for caretaker's quarters In KmlKNint Park an the Old Ore KOn Tiall nbout. S'.i- miles norlh-. west' of Meaehanl. ; , " - . ... .M.M.II..AII TO III.ACK 'IX)I' According to. announcement Is sued here today front the stale highway departmental shops, "bitu minous macadam wcnrlnff surface'' in similar to black top pavement and Is y5 per-cent asphaltlc rock bull!, up to a depth of Iwo to three inches, and Is mixed on the road instead of in plant.".' 'This l.vpe of pavement doesn't cosl,' ' qulle as much iik the blucl( top iiiid is prov ing hlKhly successful in Southern Oresbri and the Willa'inctle. valley where some was laid last year. It la similar. It Is salt!,, toll the t'tretcJl between Jslund City- And the Conley warehouse. allho(th is much Improved over that lypo. . A. 1'lnyor of 'course- rp.ck Is used ''first, wlndlni? "p. with 'ii..flh'n rock tup, and the surl'aclnR work la cur ried on similar - to olllns'. opera tions, 's'.: '. ' ;'j" I. .Xwirdl "ij! . .' " Si rV . wWiui. 'll Jtr'ese'nt work' will ilVi.dlidn'T'.Y IllllOH from l.osllne 1o Kpterprlse on the l.a Ornndc-WHllowa Ijiko hiKh wny. alinut six miles from l.a Driiude to 111 lea I'd on the (-1.1 Orepou Trail hlKhway. and aliout nine miles. froni liukei' to I'leasuul valley. '.-', MUSIC WEEK TO END ON FRIDAY Baker People in Program Tonight Band Concert Closes Musicale. During tlie three days just pasti ed, events of music week have fol lowed in pleasant succession with considerable interest shown and large crowds attending the pro grams. .Music hours have been held nt'the Grande Hondo hospital In the afternoon und musical pro grams have featured the luncheons of the various civic clubs. Kpcelul attructlous for the ue nmlnlng two evening and duy In cluded a group of musicians from Jtiiknr under the direction of Mrv. .(esse A. llosktns, un omuii rccilal tomorrow noon by Mrs. II. N. Ash by nt the Kt. Peter's Kplsropal church ami the band concert to morrow evening, the final of the week's muslcales. OrUfi UctJtiil This noon Miss Gladys Miller presented a delightful concert of organ iiiumIc assisted by Miss .Mima Cooper, Mrs. Kloyd Khurwood, Miss Katharine Wissler. Miss ftulh Gel- be!, Mrs. George Huntington Currey and Mrs. Jume.j McNamee. "My Tusk" by A Mi Turd was Mrs. Cur rey's selection and "Tuke Joy Home" by Hassett was given by Mrs. James MeNamee. "In u Chl tiest! Garden" by Htouguton; (Continued on Page Klve) La Grande Track Team Leaving Here Today For State Meet at Corvallis I-u Grande High school's hack unl tlelfj teuiii, accompanied by Coach Iru Wuodlc, left hero this afternoon und fvenlitg for Curviil- lis. where the Tigers will take part in the annual state meet. Jmring rcent years la Grande has scored well in ih. Mute meet, ;iino taking two or Hire. firsts, and hopes are held this year in two or thi-e evcut:t. Hest bets, local fans believe, are the relay team, Fred Nowl.ind In the high hurdles, und Corwyu IWery In the Ji"(i.ynrd dash. .Some of the other boys muy pluce. but witli exceptionally keen competition, no one expects a v-ry large score foi any of the Kuwlern Oregon teams. During the lust two days Mflton Kreewater, which finished third In tlie Eastern Oregon meet at Pen dleton, has entered, the lust of the "big four" to decide to compete at Corvallis. - GANDHI MEN SEIZE CITY OF SHOLAPUR Local Authorities Power less With Angry Natives Attacking Furiously. TROOPS WAY TO BOMBAY CITY Mahatma Gandhi Remov ed Secretly During . Night From Yei'oda Prison to1 Purandhar. : SHOIvAPUlt, llombay. India, May 8 (AP) Twenty-seven or more nolico and natives wore kill ed in desperate riotlnK' which, Ktartlnt; . last nlKht. wan resumed at dawn today and- had resulted at noon in seizure of this oily of 120,000 inhabitants by tho adher ents of Mahatma Oandhl. ' lioslstlnj,' tho local authorities who had forbidden, their nseni blnse, tho anry nativeH main tained attaekH which threw the city into chaos. .. -r The local police were powerless. Citizen reserves who joined them soon were thrown back by the rioters; . Troops rushed Into this toxtilo community likewise proved unablo to cope with the situation. At noon today the officer com manding the auxiliary forces of India, sent out a call for more troops. His request slated that he considered the rIiikIo detachment already provided would not be enough. Police lUilhllnKS Unmet! Six police Rtntlons and the magistrate's court were burned down during the morning, and all lUtuor shops town suffered u similar fate. . v A ii r. ar o n t ly the rl ot ers wero 1 n complete control, with1 tho armed illefensive forcea carrying on as best they could. Continuous firing occurred und tho police gradually were pushed back und hemmed in. A dotuchment . of tho Duko of Wellington's, west riding regiment, stationed at Ahmednugar was (lis-, putched to tho beleaguered city. Tho troublo started last night. A number of volunteers In thecivll dlMjbdieneo proKrum started cut ting down palm trees from which Ifttuot is "taken. They ignored Ijoliee-.ordcra to nlop. A district magistrate wuh summoned," lie warned them to disperse. Instead, (Continued on Page Six) CHURCHES TO END MEETING HERE TONIGHT lir. Paul Henry Packard, evange list, spoke (o a large group Wed nesday night ut the Christian church, at. the conclusion of the second day of the Eastern Oregon convention of Christian churches, now under way. Hiss mewsage was on tho church "The Church Jesus Gave to the World." "The church my I..or(l gave to. tho world Is dis tinctly a New Testament Institu tion," lie declared, und showed that unless churches conform to that pattern they are of human origin. Tonight, following the closing hours of tlie convention, he will speak on "Can a Man be Saved Outside That Church?" Prof. Claude Xeely, of Eugene, bads a large choir eueh evening and Kings a solo. Fanny Davin Dies Here Early Today Fanny Uuvin. a resident of Ibis city for the last four and a half years, died al the home of Mrs. J. V, O'Connell this morning after a long illncus. Tho rosary will be held ut the Snodgrnss and Zim merman mortuury Friday night. May 9, and services will be held at Our Ixidy of the Valley church Saturday, May 3 0 at 9 o'clock In the morning, after which the body will be sent to her old home In Newton, Kansas for interment. Mrs. Davin was about Hi ye;ir of age and leaves a daughter, Mrs. J-ee Uelllnger, of Portland. Ifcr husband died about six years gp. Coach Wuodle will nccoiupnny Conley, Hoe, Evans, Mires, Illbbert und Kh-grhd. when tney leuve thin afternoon in cars belonging to Con ley and Hob Hloddard. Nowbind, .Sullivan, Knap i. Iteery and Tor rewe will go down on the G:Z'i train tonight. .o Kntrle- In IVntiiry Nowland will be entered In ( he high h:irdles, the high Jump and possibly the low hurdle:. Ileery. 1-i Grande, will not or- represented hi t he loe.yurrj dash, but Ileery will run in the and Hoe und Conley In the low hurdies. Hb grist will also be entered In thn 220 und will hi: available for the relay t'-ain in tuse any of tho firm four Mires. Hoe, Conley and Heery are unable to run. Mirc will not be entered In the quarter mile, but (Continued on Pure Three' WARSHIPS V. S. S. destroyer Fnniliolt (lower left) and the II. S. S. battleship Florida (upwr right) nw among wliips bound for the scrap heop under IjoiuIoii met. Tlie lioiilsvlllo (tvnter) Ik ono of now erulsei-s being completed for U. fc. La Grande Station Work To Begin In 10 Days or 2 Weeks Work on tlio now L'niou l'aelflr depot In I.ii Gmndo will bo Htarled In about J 0 days or two weckH ac cording to ll letter mcolvcd by Tho Obsorvcr today from J I", O'llrlon, Ki;noral iiiaiinncr of tho O.-W. with huiidr(tiartorH In 1'ortland. "Itefi'nilur lo construction or new imxHOhKftr nlatlon In l.u Orando, In connection with which Ihi'i'o luia been moiiic unavoldalilo dnlay In Klui'liim- work ... I can now ailvi.HR you drflnili ly thai con traclorH expects to Blurt work In about 10 days or two weeks and when lu) work Is slurled II will bo conll n lli'il without Interruption. Thn work could bo started cuiilor but on account or our bolus un ablo to snciiro delivery ' of tllo, which mutorlul enters Into tlie low er portions of tho walls, tho outer door frames, etc., It was thought :lHt.iot tti coinmcnco Uio wQrk un til this material ' was In iilKlil, ralller than to hold; llie Job up later on, waiting for it. Wo .ruRrot tho delay In koIiu,' alinud with thin work but, us stated above, It was enllroly unavoidable.". Trimehell and Pnrollui, of Port land, aro tho -contractors.'. Plant Of Gulf Refining Co. In Danger Of Fire 11AYONNH, N. J., May 8 (AP) Tho entire plant of the Gulf He fining company was In danger of destruction today after n laiiknr loaded with gasoline exploded at the piers. Hctwoen .'i0 and 40 men were injured and three members of th a tanker's crew were missing. Flnmea spread swiftly aerosii the yard and attacked several fuel tanks and a warchuuso where gas oline was stored. , The tanker Kchurchla tied at pier 2, exploded and was uuickly destroyed by the blast and by the flu men. Another tanker was lowed out, into Kill Vankull as fire heals from New York und nearby indus tries attempted to get close to tho fire. The Tidewater Oil company plant, adjoining the gulf was be lieved to be In danger. As tho fire spread across 1ho yard It swept around tho ware house and, one by one, attacked a number, of tank cars loaded with oil. These exploded' successively an flumes licked around them. Cherry And Prune Men to Organize pi:njjij:ton', ore liny 8 (At') Cherry and prune growers from many Pacific Northwest points wero here today eoiiMlder Ins formation of u eooperatlve as soeiation for crop marketing. The association would meet tho re quirements of tho Capper-Volstead art. W. A. Si.hoenfeld, roKlonnl rep reseatalive of the farm board, was hero fur tho mcelini!. Wheat Today rilJCAGO. May S (AP) Duindllng away of buying power on advances led In lalu downliirns in wheat varjen today, wi'h July and feeirber hitting new bottom records, May wheat came down to within a shade of f I, on per hut-he I. Crop romrr.ents both from spring and w inter wheat regions wero generally favorable, late es tiiiiati'u of new export buidness rrom North Americii were disup pel til ing, und nervousness was ahown relative to assertions that Franco is offering u beat to Circa t llrll uiu al 3 Sc. Wheat closed Irrcguiar, loucr to Vi higher, compared with yes t-rl;ys flr.lrfh. BOUND FOR THE SCRAP HEAP. HOOVER LOOKING FOR NEW JUDGE Canvasses Situation Fol lowing Rejection of Par ker by the . Senate. WASHING-TON, Uty 8 (AD President Hoover continued today to maintain ih silence upon the rejection by the .senuto of Judge John J. l'nrkei (or tho supremo court. . A'icc President Curtis culled today and discussed the situation. It wuh said ut tho While Houso no decision hud, booh, reached wheth er any statement would bo nvado by tho president. It wub indicated, however, that nothing would bo said today. ,' , ', President lioover is expected to undertake iuiiinedlately considera tion, of umil her .appointment to the vurrint pnat. on "the nuprem court bench, with a view of send ing It to-tho senuto in tltno to ob: tain confirmation nt this session. 1'Yom some uartors It Iiuh been suggested Jo tho president that ho wllhhold comment up-m the Pur ker cuso until tho new nomina tion Is sent to tho senate... The president canvassed the situation at a breakfast confer ence with .Senator Watson, of In diana, thn republican leader. Three Konsidorod Those now under consideration for the vacancy include Judges Arba H. Van Valkeuburgh of Mls Houri, William X, Kenyoii of Iowa, und John IT. Cotlreul or Oklahoma. The names of Kenton Will It lock Hooth. of Illinois; chief Justlco or tlie federal court of claims, and Hohert Van Moschsiker, chief juslice of the Pennsylvania su preme court, also wore hoToro the president. (Continued on Pago Throe) SEEK LINDSAY IN SOUTHERN OREGON TOWNS HUSHB17RU, Ore., May 8 ( AP) Tho search for Kven-tl K. I-lnd-sey sought in connection with tho litiitli of his wife In .Seattle, shift ed from California lo Southern Oregon today with authorities ut An)t land ami itoseburg continuing a search for a man resembling lilndsuy who received u telegram at the telegraph office hero last night under tiie name of Jvlndsay. Ashland authorities Joined tho search for Lindsay, who had been sought In the Kan Francisco Hay region since discovery of his 12-year-obl adopted daughter, pearl, Grunt Iviudsay In u rooming house, when it conductor on a Southern Paelfb: passenger train reiwntvd a man resembling tho suspect had lofl tho train at Ashland. Freak Calf Horn To California Cow HVOCUTON, fill., May S (A.I") A. caesarlan operntiioi performed on a cow by tir. HI. .1. (l'l)oniiel. veterinary, found Unit animal tho proud mother of 11 Iwo-headed, six legged and two tilled call'. The row and IIS offeHprlng are owned by Mis. Ullen Hhler ot Pelors, 12 miles east of here. Goldsboroufh On Flight lo East UiK ANC-KI.KH. May S fAP) Crank Guldfhorotigh, I 'J-y ear-old Jackson Heights. X. Y., aviator, hopped -ff from a local airport ut 7:33 :;ui u. nt., on the first leg of his return trip lo New York In un effort to establish u west -east transcontlnenta I flight record fur Junior fliers. Tlie youth set u nuv east-west rcctrd of 34 hours und three minutes when ho landed here last Sunday ufUr a VU'ht from Westfield, N. J. ' 1 Progress Shown Over Oregon In Chamber Report POIITLA.ND, Ore, May 8'(Spo clal) TowiiHlde developments, galea of largo acreages for special ized orops, new payrolls and "cunnod" butter innnufauturlnK aro all nwnlloned In tho monthly report, of tho slnlo chamber Just released. Kor tho first four mlonths of 1930 &liniiii.r W. O. ldo's re port shows 2 la families locatod In nil Hcctlons of the stnto who pur chased 43.G2G acres of land and investod 111. all forms of property a total or 1830,6114, In Linn coun ty It. W. Doylo, Ltos Angolos, and local parties havo started a town Hido operation noar Sweet Hpmo on .a louo-aero tract to houso om-fl ployes of conlom'Plated mill do volupmeuts expected when - tho Oregon Klectric. rallwny starts building Ha extensions thin month. The' Han Mf ego Kruit. 4 "Traduce company has also stiu(.ibr''op(;ra tlomi on a 600-nora tract In Coos county purchased for $140,000 to grow poas and 40 nuen.and trito tors aro preparing soil to, produce. 75 cars, worth -1200,000, to bo shipped In yopteiuher when oilier 'centum are off .the marltot.- aift e: company havo started tho manu facture of It high quullty butter lit Hedinond that will bo canned and shipped long distances. A now payroll al. Halent will afford omiploymont within 90 days to many local people and an outlet for the waste from rax milling uporallons when the Wostorn lJu per Hoard Products company gets Into production. A l.a Orando business man has started a largo cherry orchard and has 1919 of a total of 3000 cherry trees planted. Tho monthly report also shows that 749 ramllles havo written that they will cmno to Oregon tlllB year and loeuto peruuincntly. Long Impending War Breaks Out In Honan Area NAXIvIXO, Muy 8 (AP) Tho long Impending wur between tho Northern Military Alliance and tho Nationalist government was begun today, said dlspuluhcs rocelvcd here. Thu fighting was very sovoro. Tho clash between troops direc ted' by Generals Feng Yu-Hsluug und Yon Hul-Hhan of tho northorn alliance und tho government forces took place along tho railway from Kweiteh, Ilonnn province, to Hu ehow. In Kiangsu. also fid miles south of Huchow along tho Tlent-stn-Pukow railway. Tho iiutlonulistH suffered sharp losses and tho rebels unknown casualties In a heavy engagement along tho rallwuy botwoon Kwclloh und Sue how. Details ure ticlng suppressed by military censors, but hospital faci lities ut Kuchow were reported ut terly Inadequate. Quake Death List To Total Thousand UA.NGOON, ISurma. May 8 (Al1) Tho Kxchungn Telegraph today reported that tho discovery of addl tionul bodies would bring tho death toll of tho disastrous earthquake at Pegu early this week up to fully 1,000. More than 300 persons were still unaccounted for und bodies Were being found In Iiuk fissures which opened up after tho intake. PItOSIX lTOK IHUK LOS AN'OKLHH. May S (AD leputy District Attorney Kdward J. Oeuiilson, Oti, who la to yester day completed tils arguments in the Morris Luvine-Miss Leoutino Johnson exttrtlon case, died sud denly ut his home eurly today from un -apparent heart attack. STORM DEATH TOLL STANDS Relief Measures Under taken in Texas by Red Cross, Legion and Others $150,000 SOUGHT TO AID HOMELESS More Than 100 Persons in Hospitals Funeral . Services Planned f or Tornado Victims. ' 1 , DAXJjAS, May (AjP) anmedi nto relieC nwui11'. undertukon by the Kod Cross, tho American Io gloti and citizens of tho atato, to day were being rushed' to the aid of destitute and homeless persons by the ecoro in central and south Texas comm,un4Hett dovastated . Tuesday by tornadoes. : - . The lied Cross lust night ap pealed for $150,000 In Texas for tho work und. asked for gifts of clothes and food. - , , Iuneral services wero planned toduy for most of tho 70 yfctlnm and more than 100 injured per- sons wero being cared for In hos pitals. J. '. '." " .- : - - - In -Krost,- Navarro county, -tt horo 22 out of 800 inhabitants lost their liver, and virtually tho entire town was demolished, the cemstery was in the path of tho twister and shattered tombstones had to be cloared away bo tore graves could bo prepared, for tho". tmrlu.1 of storm victims. " ' ' CltlzenB of Corsicana, nearby, were loading In reliof work and wero oaalatiug 'Frost clthtens In eroctlng tomQiorary bubinoss bulld Ingo and repairing the town's va lor system1. Texas nutlonul guards men, in couvmand of Mujor Hor ton Porter of Hilurboro, wore pa trolling tho town. , . Dallas county's' Rod Cross has supplied '100 cots to persons at Frost tiiAdo homeless by the storm. Tho Hed pross also - planned to assist In restocHIng farms by buy-, ing - seed for replanting crops. : i , Telegraph and. teltjphono com munication iwth tho town, wero re established yestorduy. ; ' , Citizens of. Ban' Antonio, Cuero, Nordhelm, Uunge, Yorktown. and-. KoUedy'HhtJ all overr -out)f . VtiR . ivore ' guthering' roliof .foi-fcoi for 40 or. 6Q families; loft homeless near Kot'dhehn. and. Rungo, ' In Karnes county, whore tho tornado. Tuesday killed 30 poraona and In jured more than 20... . A haao ; of smko yesterday hung like a pull over the storm area in ICarnes and Uocbot coun ties, from fires consuming deud livestock und debris. Loss of live stock In the storm area was ex pected to. umount to thousunds or dollars. -' : r y. : ": - ; I'Zimargoncy hospitals wero estab lished In Nordhelm und Kungo for the physicians and nurses rushed Crom Sun- Antonio and 'nearby (Continued oh Page Six) BOBBY JONES AND PRINCE GOLF TODAY HCNNMNODA'LIS, Kng., May S (AlP) Hobert J. Jones Jr., and the Prince of Wales today finished all square In an 18 hole golf mutch with Sir Philip Sassoon und Harrison H. Johnston. . Tho Amer ican amateur chumplon und Sir Philip wore three up and three to piny over tho open chumpiuu of tho United States and his royal high new;, but Hobby and tho prince squured tho mulch at the homo green. Al Capone, Three Others Arrested MIAMT, Fin., Miiy 8 (AP) Scurf ace Al Cnpone, 30, his bro!h- er, 'John Capone, 26, and two al-" leged members of tho Capone gang, wero arrested this afternoon on orders of Mayor C. II. Ileedcr, City Manager Wharton and 3l rertor of Public Safety M;Cready. No. charges wero lodged against tho quartet pending a conference of city officials. They wero held for Investigation. CONSTAIU'LAKY IX I'KiJIT MANILA, May 8 ( AP) Tho Philippine constabulary clashed to night with More outlaws on. the island of Mindanao In thu most ueveio fighting In many months, Ono constabulary officer and -three prlvutes wero killed und three officers und fifteen prlvutes were wounded. BASEBALL TODAY xatioxai; i,KA(;nr HoKttm I 0 0 Cincinnati 2 5 1 Cunningham. Hrtimlt und Kpohr nr, Cronln; Kixcy, Kolp unci Sukc fortli. , A.UIiRICA.V LUAOIE Chk'ugo 1 6 1 UoHlon .. 3 13 1 Ttiunmn und -Klddlo; llusavll und B?rt-y. Ht. l.oui .. 3 4 3 rhlluileluhlu 7 9 1 t'ofriimn unu Alunion; Chores anil AT 70 TODAY
