La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 10, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Full Associated Pi-ess IjcscI Wire Service . . 10 PAGES TODAY. THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair tonight and Sun day but cloudy In the west por tion, moderate temperature. VOLUME XXVIII MEMBKIl ASSOCIATED PKKSS AND A. B. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1930 EASTJSRN OREGON'S LUADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 226 CORBETT TO CARRY UNION AND WALLOWA Sentiment in Two Coun ties Appears to be Strong For Portland Man. . ALLEN FAVORED FOR LEGISLATURE In Gubernatorial Race, Noi'blad Expected to ' Run Second and Joseph Third Here; . Hurry C'oi'hett, candidate fur tin; republican . nomination for KOver nor, will carry- Union and Wallowa counties, by n big margin In the primary election next Friday, ac cording to Information gathered by Tho Observer from nil parts of J the La Grande territory. In the i democratic primary tendencies are more difficult to determine but (looi-go Wilbur of Hood Hivcr will probably .have a slight edge over Kd Uailey of Iane county. . In the raco' for representative Allen will probably be nominated over john Hoh with votes to spare, ..Norblad is expected to" run" a fair second in . the gubernatorial contest in this county and Joseph third, with no votes of any conse quence In flight for either Hall of Bennett. Corbett's support Is grow ing daily and It Ik certain that, he' will have a. big plurality. If Jlt continues at tho present rate dur ing the next . week, It. is possible he. will get more votes in Union county than all other republican candi dates combined. Cornell Stroiis Throughout tho valley Corbett's following Is us strong or stronger than It Is in tho towns. Jinny farmers say that ho Is the only candidate with Haslorn Oregon in terests nnd' theonly candidate, not tied up with special road prograins In the coast counties or with local Issues in l'ortland. In most farm communities of the county he is a. 1wo-to-bno and threo-to-two favorite. Only In ono or two com munities does Norblad seem to have the edge, tho deciding factor there being that ho Is already In office. .Only a few Joseph vole are in evidence . irhtl there Is no talk of Hall In' iHo. country- tllsr Here In Tji (irando labor otes are n big influence and the iplnion of numerous labor leaders Is that Corlictt will bo first choice by a., good margin with Norblad and Joseph close together for second in labor ranks. Hall Is also ex pected to get a full-- voto in this group with practically nono for Uennelt. - Labor Favors Corbclt An Important thing in the Cor bclt following among labor brgsn Iziitlon is the steady support ho hint received from labor In Multno mnli county. Labor leaders also point to Corbett's legislative record as the most favorable to organized labor of any candidate. He Is ex pected to win a majority of tho railroad vote in the county and will bo equally slrong in other labor groups. A similar line-up Is found gener ally throughout the elty although (Continued on Vago Four) WILL PUT UP BIRD PENS AT UNION SUNDAY (.lame bird pens are to be erected at the Union hatchery tomorrow and all sportsmen of Union coun ty, rogurdless of their club affilia tions or whether they belong to -a club, nro urged to lend their as sistance. The stute is furnishing the eiitilpment nnd thomcn of this country arc to do tho work, under the supervision of (lenc Simpson, of the Pendleton game furms. Mr. Simpsiin, iioeompunled by Warren Cornell, game warden, was hero yesterday en routo to Union and Maker, and was to leave 320 pheasant eggs at Union for hutch -ing there. Mr. Simpson slates that the plan being worked out at Union is the first of its kind adopted In th'-.i state, and thnt the lleppner club Is expecting to follow tho Union county plan immediately. Mr. Cornell stated that people of the county ore co-operating with tho sportsmen In saving pheasant nests, nnd that two or three that were disturbed have been turned over for hatching. Th-s warden also aid that fishing conditions here aro showing sonic Improve ment. wi;atiii:i: toiiav 7 : a a. m. I above. .Minimum: 37 above. Condition : 1 "ar My flea r. vi:ATMi:it YiTi:mAY Miiximutn C. minlnium M UbuVe, Condition: Partly cloudy. vi;atiiik mav iu. m .Maximum 7S. minim urn 27 ubitve. t'uinjUioii: Clcur. Music Week Ends With Concert By La Grande Band Program Given in High School Auditorium Last Night, Featuring Two Soloists. Afier a busy m-isic tilled week noun I.h Grande lulk today are bin. tilling some of tho tunes they heard at tho many concerts given nines hint Monday, wTh pleasa-nt momoiies left of music week sponsored by the La Grande Neigh borhood club with . -Mrs. H. N. Ashhy In charge. . Last night's concert by the l.a Grande municipal band-. with Mrs. L,cul Russell. ciint m It n.': and Mbs Helen, William, pianist, : as solo Irnx was tho finale1 of th-? week's program A largo and appreciative crowd attended and enjoyed .the numbers, ut, the ',Wgh school last night. :, '--. .- :-"'V 'I'ho '. programf opened with 'nh overture "Poet and -.Peasant"- by Von Wuppe u request' nuuiber. This wiis followed "by- "Tunes from th- Talkles," orrungi'il 'by Oon God fred (Hon.. It. X. M.) and Sn Antcrlcnn Sketch 'lown South'" by Vi'yddleton, and scenes from "The Desert Sons" by Romberg was very effectively, played, and for those who had seen the picture or the opera brought to mind many, scene;.'. .In response to -tne ap plause .a popular, selection was played. t Mrs. ISussell's Jlrst' selection". Wits VradloSong of '1015" by Krels ier followed by "S'prlng's a Lov able 1-adyft" by Klliott. :Urs. Hus sell i-:sponded with - it dcllghtftii encore. Mir. "Ashhy' accompanied her'nl. the piano. ' v The eloslhg : numbers- were two fuarmlnir piano selections by Mlss 4!elen ; WlUiaiiiS, Pulonulso In A Major'? by Cbopln imd "Arabesiiue by l.eschetliisky. . She also played uiueheore. ' - -'.; , ' " . C . The organ recital given by Mrs. A-Miby during the .noon hour yos .ttrduy at the SC. Peterjs Kpls copal ohurr.li was a. source of:i'ent pleasure, to .her audience. ''"Hie Squirrel'' by Weaver, a . characteris tic selcetlun savored of woods und plno t recti. The concerto by Kra mer, a fchdwy nnd - v- delightful nuiihei was a fitting elose to an Interesting program. Mrs. Ashhy plays with an -understanding and command of iho Instrument that Rives tlfauUdleneo a l'eellr, of sc eurHy nnd confidence. ; . . Thi. two nunKbers by Mrs. T. H. Maxwell "The: Nightingale" by Vard Stevens and ''The, Musician" . by .('urrun added much .Un th;i X triit'tlVehess b.r tile ti-OKHLM. All's. Muxwel'.'S voice Is clear and sweet and her iminner very pleasing. Gives Program ''X--- For Open House v; At The Hospital Iii. observance of nation;! I hos pital day the Granile Konde hos pital will hold open hous-i Mon day iifterncon from 2 to 5 o'clock with a cordial Invilatlon extended' to the public. The afternoon's musical prngratn is ns follows: . Mrs. George Hlnile. and Miss Gladys Miller, piano duet: Mrs. Clarence Horry, violin solo; Mrs. I. cut Itus-sell, contriilio. vocal solo: Mrs. ('. S. Moore, a. group of vooil selections; Mrs. W. It. Itohnen pnkp Jr.. contralto, a song group; Mrs. I.ynn Wighl. piano num bers: M.rs. Kloyd Sherwood, so prano, vocal solos; Mi's. George lluntlnKtoii Currey. contralto, vo ctil selecllonFi: ladles' itrio. Mux. W.- V. Nusbaiim, Mrs. A. W. Nel son and MI.-H Mjuhcl Morton, song ndections: Milss liulsy Uobbs, a group of vocal numbers; Miss Ituih G;;!bcl. vocal selections: Mrs. Itaiy duller, soloist; M4lss Kath arine Wissler, vocal solos; Mrs. Ashby. a group of numbers. Miss Helen Williams will be a ceo in punist. ' Mrs. IT. X. Ashby, Mrs. Carl ITelnu Mrs. N'cllie Neill and Mrs. Kred Hoover are memjbers of a ladies' uuarlt-t 1 but will present n group of numbers. Graham Home Is Damaged by Fire The I.uey Clmhani home at !Mi2 Washington, occupied by Kddle flrahnm, was damaged by fire this morning at Il:3it o'clock. Th. flumes, it . Is believed by Klre Chief t. 'I'. Llmlsey, started from a defective electric stand lamp In tilt upstair bedroom. Tho fire wa-i confii"d to th'? ruom, and the atlic- but water also caused con siderable dauvige. The recall was sounded at 12:'e o'clock. Observe Mother's Day In La Grande Mother'-.t day will be generally observed In Ija f Jrandf! tomorrow, Sunday, May 11. both In the churches and at home. Practically ever) houso of worship In the city has programs devoted to mother, Or else special songs, etc. Tho custom of presenting gifts .to mothers Is growing each year jand this season the ulo of boxed I candies, pictures, etc., is reported jto have reached n high peak. To tho son or daughter observ ing Mother's day .Sunday, a red 'flower should be worn If ones (mother is alive, and a white flow cr it she has pasecd away. FILES CLAIM FOR $17,500 AGAINST CITY N! E. Matthews Presents Paper to City Offic ials This Morning CAUSED BY LOSS OF THREE FINGERS Matter Turned Over to Cochran to Investigate Second Claim in Last Week. The city of l,it Grande Is facing another, major damage claim, ue eordlnf; - to announcement made todav at noon, lollnwing tbr fil ing of a ei iimfor $17.50. damages by K; Matthews this morning. The claim wait turned over to-City Attorney George T.,.Oorhran for Invest igatlon. . Tlit . letter - accompanying the ciiTim stated that- the claim.' was prukenled against tho oily 'on ac count of personal Injuries received by me on the Jtb day of May. while pacing over the sidewalk on the corner of North Kir street and U avenue In front of a house at 2J(H North Kir" and was signed by Mr. .Nbitlhews. The claim is that the Injuries' (the loss of three fingers oil his left hand severed by the bludo df an axe he was currying at' tho tinio of the fail) were caused "by negligence of the city fn a Mowing, and permitting a side walk of old and rotten boards to bccom,e In u dangerous condition." - According to :lhu letter, the ac cident occurred at 7:4f o'clock In the evening. No action' will be taken on the claim until Mr. Cochran presents his report at a regular meeting of the city ironunission, it is be lieved. Last Wednesday j: claim for $to,niio damages was presented to the city by Curtis W. Sine who claimed that the death of his wife Mar. 7 ,.wu the result of an In jury received while passing over tho sidewalk In front of the house located at the corner of Pennsyl vania and Fifth streets, opposite the library, at a place where thd driveway, adjoins said sidewalk. The. Injury was caused, Mr, Sine's tv.'ilm charges, on account of the negligence.. of. tluv city in allowing ami permit i in s it uiingeruus nn slippvry and Icy walk to exist, cum.-" blued with the alleged violation or (lie city ordinance No. stri"s li:. regulating tho construction of -driveways. RALPH HURON IS GIVEN PROMOTION Elevated to Grade of Lieu tenant Colonel of the 186th Infantry. HAI.K.Yf, On:., May 10 (AH) .Major Halph It. Huron, postmaster at lu Grande, Is promoted to the grade of lieutenant colounl In the 180th Inrantry, and Captain Hp.-d It. Dierklng of l'ortland to the grade of major In the same regi ment by orders issued today by Major General George A. While, commander of the Oregon national guard. Lieutenant f'olonel Huron served in the Spanish American and the World wars and baa a long period of service to his credit In the na tional guard. He Is said to be prominent In Knstorn Oregon civic affairs and has held tho postmast- ffontlnue.d on Puce Klve Heavy Casualties Occur In Battle Now Under Way In Chinese Provinces HHAN'GllAr May 10 CAP) The nationalist government and north ern nlilanco armies have been locked In a bis battle Tor two days, with heavy casualties on both sides. Conflicting reports from the battle front between Chengchow. 1 lonan province, and Sueliow, Kiangsu provlnce. Indicate the result Is In doubt. Japuheso advices todny reporting it major engagement along the Ijtineluil railway suld: "Xnnking (nationalist) airplanes bombed Chengchow, blowing up tho railway station and northern headciuartcrs and subjecting for eigners to grave danger." Tho Chinese populace, said the dispatches, was fleeing from the area, while the Japanese already had gono to places of safely. Hankow messages said that mili tary preparations were pro'-edlng on nil sides and large bodies of troops had departed northward. HostlMtles also were reported along tho 1 lonan-Shensi provincial bor ders, tho nationalists claiming they routed the northerners in that area. Major hostilities were reported along the entire I,tttighul railway between Chengchow and Kuehow, as varlouH sources confirmed pre vious reports that tho nationalists had begun a drive against Pelping. The nationalist government Kuomtn news ugency stated that severe fighting had occurred dur ing the past 48 houra between 500 Athletes In State Meet At Corvallis Today Sun Shines as Finals Be gin Fyock Takes 100 Yard Dash Nowland Qualifies in Hurdles. Nowland wills high lilinUivs, 10.4. CORVAHH1S, Ore., May 10 (Al' A bright sun broke over Ucll field this afternoon ns flvo hund red Oregon high school track stars marched onto the field In an Olym pic parade, led by tho Oregon State college band, just before- tho start of the finals in tho fourth annual lnterscholastlo track and field meet. 'Franklin scored first on points when I-'yock took first plncc In the 100-yard dash. Portland schools made a clean sweep in tho cen tury. -Ho also won tho -20. The summary: 100-yard (lush: won by l-'yock, Kranklin; Dowling. Cirant, second: Catlln, Lincoln, third; Ilronson, Grant, fourth, King, Lincoln, fifth. Titno 10.1., COltV.M.I.IS, Ore, May 1(1 (AH) Five hundred athletes from 02 high schools of Oregon today par ticipated In the most extensive In ti rscholastlc track meet ever held here. The record-breaking entry list exceeded by fourteen schools and a hundred entrants tho lineup for last year. , I'leliiuinary heats were run off this morning. Qualifying- rounds were necessltuled by the great 'number of entrants. Preliminaries In the I no-yard dash, the 220 dash, 120 high hurdles and 220-yard low- hurdles wore scheduled for the morning session, so ninny athletes (Continued on Pago Five) A. G. S. Officers Elected Yesterday Miss 1 1-1-3 Hughes was elected president, of the Associated Girl Student yiviiMl-day at Iho high sehuol. A total of 1X4 votes were earl. Miss Kvolyn Perry was chosen second vice president and Miss Kvolyn Piper. third vice president. Miss Thelma Strain watt elected sccretary-lrcasilror for next year. For first vice 1 resident another election will bo necessary. Candidates aro Miss Wlbna Stoop. Miss Amaryllis Knight and Miss Who! Harnden. Other candidates In the election were:' MIbs Mildred Cade for prcsid-nl; Miss Paulino Conradt and "Miss--Virginia Welzel, first vice president: Miss Cleda Hitr- vev. second vice preslilem: iviiss Caroline' Gray, IJiird vleo presi dent, and .Miss ll.?leu Newlln, sje-relary-tentsurcr. 'I'ho officers for l!t2S-2y were: Miss Lena Hucketl. president; Miss Iris Hughes, first, vice president: Miss Mary l.ou Piper, second vice president;. Mis:-. Milldred Cade, third vice president. and Miss Frances Do Long, secretary- treas urer. IMBLER TEAM WINS TITLE IN UNION COUNTY The Tmbler High school baskel ball team won the championship ot Union county yesterday at 1'Jlgin. defeating tlte Klffin High school nino 211 to I. Imbler was undefeat ed in this cnunly this year, uiin will play a three-gnme series with Knterprlse fir the chain plousliip of tiie l:nlon-Vallowa league. , Ono of the three? games has al ready been played, the Savages de feating Jinbler nt Knterprise 12 lo 1. The second game is to take place Tuesday at Imbler and the third will be played May 17 on neutral ground, possibly at La Grande or Klgin. I Mr. King Is coach of the Im bler te:nn. K.weiteh and Huchow. The gov ernment organ asserted that the nationalist artillery; forced the rebels to with draw to the west w iird, although nationalist losses were heavy. The nationalists, said Chinese presn dispatches, used bombing air planes along the Lunch a i railway, inflicting "terrible toll among the rebels' while the "rebel machine guns m o w ed d o w n I h y nation alists." PinPIN'M, China. May 10 (AP) Korty-sevcn civilians have been killed In Chengchow, ami ma ny i it hers injured duriiV un aerial bombardment of the northern troops by government forces. Several buildings were destroyed. Hostilities are continuing along a 70-mllo front near the laiugehai railway. WASHINGTON'. May 10 (AI' The ulalo depart men t today re ported Information from China that on April 28 seven Americans In Kweihsicn were "believed to be In considerable danger from an almost daily bombing of that city by Cantonese airplanes. Department reeords name Am ericans thro as Miss Annie Ilailtie, Turtle Creek, IM.; Mr. and Mrs. Mmmet Iackcy Ilroaddus, and two children, Lancaster, Ky.l Mbs Klhel Matlley. San Francisco; and Mr. and Mrd. W. G. Smith, addrcttt j not givtn THREE OF OREGON'S TEN jTtk r jCtO. Hero ftit tbreo of Oregon's ten candidates Tor sovornoi. A. W. .Xorbbut (left), ts present governor t f Oieont ami among Ids opMiionls for tho republican antidilution at tho May 10 pri maries, tuv Charles Hall "(center), Coos county legislator, and Henry I,. Corbet t (right), Portland legliiUitor. Art Exhibit Is Held By Grade Schools Friday tine of tho most successful art exhibits ever held by Iho La GjnmlJ v-'ltVJ schools look place yesterday afternoon and evening. according to the opinions of nuuiy of tho viewers and of Mrs. 1. J. Douglas, art supervisor, judging from, the vailed points of int-ir-est and the number of p or sons In attendance. A general outline or plan Is fol lowed for each grade und the achievements in these projects were exhibited in the varlutiH roonm of tilto grade schools where inter ested paren's, friends and tho gen eral public viewed the handicraft of the to m Jug generation. Of real pleasure to many -of U visitors wero the outstanding creations that purhapH deserved special men lion art work by students who show promise of talcnl. Hllver teaa and .special programs were held by each of tho parent teacher associations of vthe four different Hcbools, Central, Green wood, itlveria and Willow and they report a successful attendance. Last evening a play '"I'ho Ijove IIchi Word" with a tbemo In ob Bervanco of Mother's day was pre sented at the Central school, and in tho afternoon selections were played by the high school orchos- work has This year Vrealivn beerenivhaslaud in tlio- wbool arfc courses1 with tres: upon tun uUk velopment uf appreelatlon thrdugh picture study, th-t use -of ctdor hnr m,ony and a study of design. Portland Census Figure is 299,122 POUTIjA.NI. Ore., M;iy 10 (A.P) Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, cen sus supervisor, announced today that preliminary" figures give Portland a. population of 2110.129, She said her office has until May 30 to complete Us cheek and that other names will be added. Mrs. CJerllng-! rabl she would make, formal report to Washington, I. (.'., on the basis of her present fig ures, and that additions would bo added there. The 1030 population represent! an Increase of lf.K over 1H20 when the pupulalion was 2ri8,2Si. Tariff Conferees Lock Horns Today WASHINGTON. May 10 (A P) The congressional 'tariff con ferees locked horns Uilay over Un disputed export debenture and flexible provisions and found no way out or their differences. Members for the Senat.- refused to yield lo a dcnwtnd from, the house group that they ask Hie sen ato to relieve them of the pledge they made not a recede -on the two propositions. JACK O'DAY AKItlvSTI-'U I'I:NIHJ:T0N. Ore.. May 10 (AP) Ci-orge (Curley) Scott, alias Clayton l. Koote. Jack O'lhiy and George Hell, an escaped pris oner, was arrested 'by depnly sher iffs at a ranch mar Kcho yester day. He is being Vie Id for federal officers from Alcalmz Island prls rtit rronii which be escaped In 1117. He was serving a. fiv.j year s.-n-teiicn Tor assault, robbery and decertlon from the army. II Is a boxer of considerable ability and had appeared on several cards In Pendb ion. Wheat Today rilK'Adll, May 10 (Al'l-t'li-favorable crop a'ivlifs rroiu the KoillhU'-st durlna 'lie lam tradlnit today Rave dwi.led emplialM to hulllMi arpeets of the govi'rntnent in.p report. Ilftlnii prk-'s vhurply. The niajorily of Hie oulhwesllrn ndviers Indlcaleil tliat wheat has not Improved slnee r-.-eent rain. and some nu-KPoiTes lntiluat-d thai i here has l-en deteriorai Ion In .lend. PredirtioitK ol a hlir d'--prci'ii'i) of (he felted Htalvs vllhle hiipi'ly total oil Monday a.'led oImo as an Ineenllve lo huyers. AVheu'. eloped firm, 1 1' - e. htiKhet higher than yeterday's rinhih. - DR. WILLING TIED WITH BRITISHER Portland Golfer and Rex Hartley to Play Off at Sandwich Sunday SANDWICH'. Hug., May 10 (AP) Dr. O. F. Willing, Portland. Ore.. im'inl)er of the American Walker Cup team, and Hex Hurt ley, Hrltlsh Walker Cup player, tied today In tho 4-year-old SI Georgo's challenge cup golf com petition with 30 hole scores ot US. They will play oft the tie tomorrow at IS holes. Willing played perfect golf for 12 holes in tho first round but lifted his head on thrco maushlo shots later, each orror costing him ti stroke. . ft Tomorrow's play will itwirk 111 second tlino the Portland dentist has engaged In a play-off fur the historic trophy. Hi 1H23 ho fin ished tho 30 IioIch In a tie with Francis Oulmft at H3 and in tho play-oft' tile Hostonlan scored 77 to 78 for tho Oregonlan. Oulinot Is the only playr lu win tho St. George's cup while engaged In a golf invasion of Knttland. Douglas Grant, native of the t nltect MlaieB but resident ot F.nglund, has won It twice, Hon Moe, who lied with the Hon. Michael fimlt for the lead after in holes." found plenty of trouble ' in ih'HConnd,rounV'and rermlred 8 1 strokes. Kcoll, tdb, shot him self out of tluv golf competition with a second round 7!). Mice took only 13 pult on tho first nlno greens, with single puts sufficing Tor tho first, sec ond, fourth, sixth and seventh holes, nnd seemed set for a rec ord scniw : i'l . encotmtj'ed rough tit,.. 12th and took a six.' Un finish tlio lotind with 2'J put.t.'. Georgo Volgt,' after a great 72 In the morning took 7K in tho afternoon for a aeon of 150 and George Von Kim added a 78 to a 7Ii for 1 r3. V. A. Torrance, last year's win ner, finished with a total of 150. WINTER WHEAT CROP FIGURES GIVEN TODAY WAKItlNtiTUN'. May ! (AD This year's winter wheat t-rop ludieated liy May 1 t-ondltlons as helm,- fii'B, 700, iiiiii lnishel.v n pared with r.7K.3:i(l.tioo liunhels a year uko and ririll.u.tll.ono InuOielK, Iho len year averaKe produe.tlon, was aunolineed today hy the de pa.rt.ineut of aicrlelllturc for Im portant produrliiK states with the t-ontlilion on May 1 as rollows, Kivlm; indlcati.'d prodiietion and eondltlou: 1'ennnylvania Ohio . no.litfi.ooo . 211, Kill, (100 .. 2I.K!ir)f000 . :n, ano, ooo .. 1 1 , !i (i -I . r i o . I K. ooo, Iiiiii ,. (ir.,ii7r,.ooo ,.i:n.!i 32,iio . .'10, 50,000 .. 2 4,000.000 .. I 1,07(1.11011 .. iri.yys.ooo .. Kl.liSI.OOII Indiana Illinois .M.IehlRan Mlasourl Ni'liraka Kansas Oklahoma. Toxat Wiushluiiton flreifon California Tragedy Wipes Out Family In Chicago CHICAGO. Mfty Pi (AP) Mrs. Albino Do poire, two mouths a widow, killed her thi'-e children today nnd eomtii.ltted suicide. The tragedy was disclosed by neighbors who called at her col lage. The woman bad slashed the l.hroiit or her cldeHt daughter, rhot to death a boy ! and a daugh ter. 1 1, and then cut. her own throat and shot, herself. Poverty and grief over the death of husband and father were thought to buve driven Die woman to Hi.' art. Tho triple murder and sui cide wiped out the family. 1 17,1)87 IN SAN IMKGO SAN OIKGO. Cul., May 0 (AP) San Idcgo has a pupulalion of 1 47.087. according to official an nouncement made this morning by tho census uupervlsor. This shown nn increase of 8S.38 per cent over tho VJZQ ccuiiUti figuru of Tornadoes Take 86 Lives During Last Seven Days Foux More Killed and Several Injured in East ern Oklahoma Texas Toll up to 78. OIvLAHOMA CITY, Msty 10 (AP) Tho death toll from tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texaa during tho past week today had mounted to 8G with the addition of four deatlui reported from a series of twisters that swept through east orn Oklahoma, leaving pntha of destruction through moro than half a duaen conununltles. Mrs. Gladys Downs, 21, was killed yesterday when a tornado tossed her ho aw 150 yards ovor a hill and smashed It on the ground. Her husband, who also, was In the house, wsis not Injured seriously. A tornado which first struck near. Kinta, und then swopt north eastward through San Bois, ltock ford, Kureka, H la I no, closo to Stig- ler, and then lifted at the Arkansas river north of Keotah, took tho Uvea nf three nnre persons. Father .stays AVIth Sou Jim ('happel, 24, who had bcn 111 for several days, was In such a da ngoro us condition that ho could not be taken to tho family story cellar when tho tornado roared down on the C'happel homo In Kureka coimuiunlty. Sending the rest of tho family Inbo tho navo, John Chnppel, 71, the,.youths father, refused to desert his son, and sat by tho sickbed while tho homo was domollshed. JCrs. "Hilm; Hodges, who lived fcitt t h a Ohn p pe t h ome, also 'ro fused to leave the house nnd per- (Continued en Pago Fourl Three Dead As Result Of Auto And Train Crash SllliDD, Ore., May 10 (AIM An Investigation of tho collision ; last nignt between an auiomoniio . and a Houthorn Pacific train whluh claimed tho Uvea of threo school j studonts and. injured two jOtlTcr persons seriously, starlea here to day. , Albert Poland, 14, and Koith 18, and Esther Mallow, sister of Mai- luw acaa- "nu '"noes jMirwou ""a airs. J lopy nucnaoi wore in an Albany, Oro... hospital. All resided la Shodd. - Miu Mioliuei hud JrolUriiod ffOHV eollego to pend Mother's day with hor parente tvho livo on a farm near hero. Hhe and her slstot and tho throe othoi young people had come to Shodd yesterday afternoon to attond a baseball gamo. Thoy wero driving homo after tho gamo Livheu tho accident happened. , Authorltioa announced that ow- lug lo tho Horlous condition of the threo Injured porsons it was lm- posslblo to question them relative to tho causo of tlio uceidont. Seattle Orator Contest Winner HUATTIjH, Wash., May 10 (AD iVornon Wilhultn, Heatlle, luday was preiiarinK for a trip to Wash ington, l. -'.. to talto part In tho national oratorical contest finals Miiy 1! I 1 then -travel In Kuropo for three months followlnlt his vic tory In tho ruelflc coast finals iiKalnsl a. field of seven candidates here last ulKht, W.llhnhn spoke on "John Mar ahall anil the Kederal Constitu tion" in winning first place, otit llnlUK Marshall's aeeo.iuiillulitneiits while' chief Justice of the supremo court. Hoover Spending Weekend Fishing WASHINGTON, May JO (AP) President Hoover left tho whlto houso shortly before 7 a. m. for a weekend of fishing at his roservo In tho Jilue itldgo mountains. Mr. Hoovor was accompanied by a smalt party of closo friends, In cluding Assoclato Justice Stone of tho supremo court, who, like tho president is un ardent fl.iherman. Tho chief exocutivo plans to re turn to tho capital on Sunday af ternoon. Chicago ovkii :t,:'.-t),on CHICAGO, III., May JO (AP) Tho Herald and Kxaminer. after checking up "nearly complete cen sus returns," says today that tho 1030 census will reveal Chicago hh a city of moro than 3.1150,000 population. TIiIm 1h nearly 100,000 In excesn of tho asociatlou of commerce's prc-census estimate. If tho figure 1m found accurate, it represents an lncrcane of more than ti tn.ooo over the 1020 census and Is the largest gain fr a ten year period in tho city's lilstory. fa ut vi:atmi:k pkciucti;! SAN KUANCIHCU, May P" (AP) following is tho weather out took for the week beginning May 1 I : l-ar WcHlerii Stales: The outlook is lor generally fair weather but wWlt considerable oloudluest on the coa:tt, and nijoderato tempera -tuicC .... - SOLDIERS! CONTROL AT SHERMAN. TEX. Night of Terror Ends With Driving Rain That Scatters Mob. DEATH OF NEGRO ONLY THE START Furious Citizens of City, After Burning Court House, Invade Negro Section. ' " SHERJIAX, Texas, May 10 (Al) Driven to cover by n. driving rain, a mob which took tho life of a negro. George Hughes, late yea- 5 terdny. burned Orayaon county s i- $60,000 court house and destroyed three blocks of buildings in tho negro section, had partly broken un at 8:30 a. m, today and national guardsmen apparently had the sit uation under control. Until a heavy rain began railing early today, the mob, in groups of 25 of 30 stood on street cornora. tholr numbers decreasing graduulr ly. When hnrrassed officials be lieved they had tho situation well in hand, another fire broko out and tho flro department wont into tho negro section. Tho mob was estimated to number about 700 Bhortly nftor midnight. l'lftoon Arrostotl Fifteen men, charged with In citing a riot, had boon ariosted. Nino men, ono of thorn a captain of national guard troops sent to Sherman from Dallas after Iho mob had four times stormed tho court house whore Hughes was locked In a vault, wore Injured. , Tht troops, commanded 1y Colonel liiwronce 13. McGoo, and Colonel . Jj, S. Davidson, arrived shortly aftor 2 a. m moro than no out-of-town uollco officers and rangers under command of Captain prank Hammer, and M. T. (Lono wolf ) Gonzuuuas, ussisieu tho guardsman, SBob riiuilly Sc-uttcra Tho straggling romnants of tho mob which last night blasted open a vault in tho ruinod courthouso It had burned earlier In tho duy unit then imradod the town with . tho bl)Iy uf ooorgo liugivos, nogr... wero standing arounu waiuiiuiK tho onVbora of numerous incendiary fires when .tho additional troops 'afrlvW; Thoy 4bbti aeattefbd. Tho nogro had been Imprluoned in tho , courthouse vault by officers who sought to aavo his life, A quota of 60 or 70 guaidbiuen from Dullas who oarlloi yesterday hnd been helpless to stem the orgy ov violenco was given respite. j from gruelling hours of battling wim. hid iihimhiidu wii upon rovongo upon tho nee ro who confessed assaulting a younif faun v. no nwu iii. isegroes ltoiuni jionio With the dawning of day the guardsmen and rangers rounded up several hundred negroes who had taken rofugo In brush thickets on (Continued on Pago Five) 19 'MAGAZINE SALESMEN' RUN AFOUL OF LAW PUNIJLETON. Ore., Mny 10 (AP) Protesting that they wero "working their way through col lego" by selling mngazlno subscrlp llona, a crow of 10 mon and women wero afoul tho law hero. Ono girl, Dorothy Gordon, won ordered held on a check charge. Polleo hero say MIhs Gordon np proached an Kcho farmer here, asking him to subscrlbo to a maga zine. Tho farmer declined, iho girl explained a contest Idea, ask ing for his voto, and requesting that ho write his name on a lino on a folded slip of paper aho Rave him. The rancher did this. r Tho foldod slip of paper was u (blank check on a Walla "Walla, ' bunk, police said. Tho girl was nimble to cash It in Pendleton, but is said to have gone to La Grande whero It was honored. he was taken into custody and brought back hero for tho district attorney. BASEBALL TODAY IU NMI.H Tltl.U O. S. tV COItVAI.I.IS, Ore, Muy 10 (AD Washington evened tho count with Oregon Ktulo college today, winning the second Kiunc of a con fen-nee baseball series. It. IT. K. Washington ......4 10 1 CireKon .State 3 7 :i Itatterles: I-fiiKist and llrannon; Itrown and Mack. American Ll-llguo If. i-;. St. I.oilis ....) - 0 Uo.iton 2 5 0 llatterles: Gray and l-'errel; Gas ton and Herry. U.K. K. Cleveland I In " I'hiladelphla 6 7 0 Itatterles: Hudltn and. I,. Sew ell; Walber, Kanvihaw ami Coch rane. atloiial licujrito H. ir. i:. Hrooklyn 7 Hi o I'lttsbui-jrli 0 : 3. natterlcs: Elliott and lA)pei: Ki-emer. Ericksou, Charpnon and Haryreaves,