CITY EDITION
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THE WEATHER
Oregon: Generally fair tonight
nnd Wednesday but cloudy on the
coast, continued mild.
VOLUME XXVIII
mi;mhi;u associated iiu:ss and a. b. c.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1930
KASTCRN OREGON'S LUADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 228
ratine
HAINES MAN
WOUNDED IN
GUN BATTLE
Garage Owner and Robber
Engage in Fight With
.22 Caliber Pistols.
BAKER OFFICERS
MAKING SEARCH
Robber Used Car Stolen
, From C. R. Seitz, of La
Grande Machine
Wrecked, Abandoned.
. linker county officers are
combing the country near Haines,
Ore, Inday In search of a robber
tvhl) -early this morning engaged
In it pun IkiUIc with Harry How
dcn.ln his garage at Haines and
escaped In a car stolon from C.
K, HvUz. I. a Grande contractor.
The car was Wrecked a short dls
lanc.H from Haines- and aban
doned, leading officers to believe
that the robber and a partner
are si III hiding .som,owhore in thai
district.
M .'. Hpwdeii Kin St. Klr.abclh'H
hosiiilal in Maker today with u
.22 caliber bullet wound in his
hip, but his wound is not. danger
ous nnd- a. quick .recovery is ex
pected. ' lOarllcr re purls received
hem. this morning were that a
tnan was killed, but the.se were
orrcnoou'i.
Nino Shuls I'lml
.' .Mi". Ilowden sleeps In his ga
rage nd about I o'clock this
morn in;;, he was awakened by a
noise';. Arising, lie went out of his
roonu armed w it h a .I'l ca 1 i bet
gun, and saw an intruder, who.
In the dim light, could be describ
ed only, as ;m'ill and slender. Mr.
Jlowden and the robber both
opened fire. , but Mr, ITrJwden's
(,'iin' juiuniod a nor the first, shot,
all hough . in the excitement he
Wiffi -not' aware of thai fact ami
continued pulling the trigger. The
robber i'lred at least eight shots
before dodging behind a car and
then woi-King bis way to, the front
of -ih.'- garage,, where he dove
through ;l U! by 1t Inch window,
then escaping to the car In which
it li believed a. companion remained-1n
order., to make , a iulck
gen way.- ' -" '
Sheriff .MeKlniiry found eight
empty caliber shells in the gu
ragti but I Icy did not fit Mir.
How den's sun. which wua fired
hut once, leading officers to be
lieve thiif Ihe intruder idiot at
leusl right liiwf, one of the bul
let.; sll'lking the proprietor.
' Stolen Car Wrwlioil
. A short dlsla nee from .1 hi lues
the stolen car was found wrecked
and abandoned, nnd a search of
I ho surrounding coiini ry was im
mediately t art I'd ami wad still
under way shortly btM'ure noon to
day. il l leer-, in l.a Grand" are of
Hie belief that l.he intruders at
Halne::-are either boys or young
liven from thin olv, who stole Mr.
.Si'itw's car from ids home at M
avenue am Cedar si reet. drove
lo Haines and Ih"n,.at1enir.ted to
burglari;.o the plice.
' There Is a, possibility that thA
roljhcr who onLiged In the gun
bait le, was' uiiiinVb'd, but officers
discount l his t henry.
, 'I he heller that t he "robber was
i. boy sained additional credence
hero when 'it wan learned that, he
dove through a 12 by 11 Inch
window, which would have been
easier for a boy to accomplish
than an adult.
Seitz. ;hs A fin- Oir
MV. Weil-, accompanied by II.
V. Copsey. lert here this mennlng
for Haines to look over his car.
The lnachlno was a used coupe
('untijuifil on I'nca Six)
40 menIielF
build pens at
union sunday
With around 4 0 mn dona lime
llt'-lr services, the bitf pheasant
pen at the In Ion fish hatchery
was about two-thirds completed
Sunday, and a. ureal. deal of work
wan lakoit care of In arrjinu-inc
for the hatching' of the pheasant
ezr. at 1'nlon for release in this
country. l he co-operation with
vry eood, with a number or
farmer:'' and a number of sports
men not affiliated with clubs,
joining in with the others In the
work.
At M'jpii a luncheon uus served
for tin workers, who put In an
entire day on the project.
Warren Cornell, same wardi-n.
annuo need tlm.t ; ejrijs are be
In:: set today, and that be expect-:
a shipment of ess tin last
of t hir wvfli to be ilistribuled
a tu one the farmers of the valley.
' WKATIIFIl TODAY
7:3a a, m. .1 1 above.
Minimum : iS abo .
Condiltion: Char.
WKAT1II
Maximum
vi;sti:iid. v
7- minimum I"
above.
Condition: Clear.
WKATIII'IS MAY 13.
Maximum 05. minimum 4'i
ulwve.
Condition: Cloudy, rain .08 of
inch.
J. MELVILLE
John Melville, pioneer business
ii um of I -a (frantic, Saturday
observed the :tl.li niiiiivi'rsary
of his plumbing, heating ami
.sheet inctul concern. He open
cd a ouc-mnit nhop here .May
10, INW.-.
OPEN HOUSE AT
HOSPITAL MONDAY
National Day Observed
Excellent Program Held,
P. E. 0. in Charge.
About, ir.n pei-MMis reistered at
omn Ijoiipc yesterday afternoon
a : the Grande U.inde hospital
lmld in observance of National
Hospital day with (Mm pier I of
IV K. Ov. in charge of the pro
gram. The patients in all I ho rooms
received floral Kifla and lovely
flowers wen- arranifed about the
reception room. M iss Stefana
Wandau and her corps of niirHes
received with MIl'h Kvelyn 'Zuuiri;
and Miss Helen Swehla presiding
at the punch b';wl.
Those appearing n tiie after
noon':; program were:
Al IK.
MliMlyti
ry. Mrs
Klnyil
Oeorge Mirnit; , anil .Miss
Miiller, Mrs. (Marenco Iter..
!. I.eal ItiiSMidl. Mrs. V S.
Mrs. I villi Wright. Mrs.
Sherwood, MVs. fli-orire
If Uiitinulon Curi ey. Mrs. W. W.
N'usbaum, Mrs. A. W. Nelson. Miss
Mubrl A'o'tnn, .Miss haisy Itobbs.
Mi-s Until (Jeibrd. Mrs. Itay l-'ull-er.
M I.vh Kill harlne Wispier, M vh,
Ashby, Mr. If.. N, Ashby, Ma
(CJuititKied on I 'ago Seven )
LARGE CROWD
AT DRAMA AT
TABERNACLE
A crowd of froln -I'm lo 5(111 ul
Icndcd the Miblical drama. "The
Keast of ISelsha.y.ar" presentee
last niKhl at. the 1 . S. taber
nacle by the Wright's California
players, finder the ir.isplces of the
I .a (!rande Minincnfil assouatlon.
The proceeds were nufficlent to pay
all hills of the assnci.ition witli a.
small surplus IH'I.
Members of the oraniz-illon
were pleasetj with tlm success of
Ihe presentation ami expressed an
appreciation of I he generous pat
ronage given by tie public.
. . Little, Cove
Resident, Passes
Ity .Mrs. A. (. ( on I. tin
( Observer ( 'nrres)ondent )
t'OVK. Ore., May 1 1( (Special)
II. II. Utile, prominent resident of
i-ovo for many years, died at Hot
La Ue yesterday afternoon, accord
imr to word received here. Mr.
Initio was well known throughout
this section and had many friends
over the valley.
A(;i:i Td YKAItS It .MONTHS
Henry Harrison 1. 11 lie pass"d
away at Hot IaiU- Monday after
noon at the age of 7 years. II
months and six days being born
June, fi, 1 XT.. l-'uneral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock in the SnodKtass and
Zimmerman nioituary under the
auspices of Ihe Jilta- Mountain
Canton, after which the body will
be sent to Mnplolon. Minn. for
burial.
Mr. Harrison made his home In
Cove for the past 1 X years where
be was a veterinary doctor. Those
surviving him are: Mrs. Klln Ut
ile, his widow; ami two brothers in
Mapieton, Minn.
DR. PHY FACES
DAMAGE SUIT
FOR $42,193.00
poiiTLAND. Mrty I (A.P)
Pollin Hiiddl'.'ton tr.d.iy fii'-d
Milt f: r $1-M:"; against. Dr. W. T.
I'hy. tiKimigcr of Hie Hot Ijike
sJinitoriuitu charging that th
physician it.ed Improperly d:in-fei-teij
surgical inMruiiK-nts in
performing a ton-it operation for
him. and that hit: throat became
infected to so h an extent that he
ha hecom a permanent patient
at White hospital. Lewlston. Ida
ho. The suit for damages was
fib. J in KJ'-nil cjt.ii i luii.
CHAMBER TO
ASK DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS TIME
Committee of Three to
Present Requests to the
City Commission.
12 TO 7 VOTE IS
TAKEN AT LUNCH
Considerable Discussion
Precedes Action Other
Mattel's Considered, at
, Forum. " '
After a long period of 'discus
sion, that kept the lueetlng.some
20 minutes overllntc, the. .cham
ber of commicrce t,oday went on
record by a vole of 12 to 7, lo ask
Ihe city commlMslon to put the
dayllnh'; saings lime into effect
in a Grande. There were 27
members in attendance; and only
li of these ' voted. One of Hie
others said that he folt that he
did not need to vote, but that lie
was willinc to. do whatever the
majority did.
Almost i every member present
entered into the discussion, hoi h
pro and con,' with most of the
talks being favorable.' Itouth
M.elvennon, farmer, was in at
tendance and answered a nunvber
of (ueslions as to the attitude of
the agricultural population on
thr- oaettlon.; He fald that most
of them. ; as near as ho knew,
were more or less Indifferent.
Tho?e wiio jidlher spoke or
asked miestluns flurlng the dis
cussion were I 'resident Oenrifp T.
Carrey. Secret a r' A. It. Ranter.
Aug. .1. Stance, Dr. It. V. Mur
phy. I jr. Kirby. K. It. Appleby.
Hsirley Itichardson, Mjr. Kemlrlck.
(Continued on I'ago Kigtil)
L. &L. Drug Co.
Is Observing Its
10th Anniversary
Ono of the oldest of the 1,0
Grando business houses Is the
and drug store now situated at
the -corner -of " Adams .end- Depot
but which was originally n drug
store in obi town owned by Xew
lln and Calmer and was moved to
the new town in about 1XX5 when
the old town was moved nearer
the railroad tracks.
Afler the death of Adolph Xew
Hn Sr. In UiOO the store was se
cured by Adolph Newllu Jr. and
after being In several locations was
moved to Its present place In about
inn I.
Mr. Xi'wlln retained his owner
ship until a "tout i:IG when the
store Was purchased by Levy & Vu
gel,. who in April five, years later
sold it to AVatter Lcisnmn, and in
June tho same year, .his partner
( 'buries (i ra ha in came 1 o Ia
Orande and they have successfully
operated the store since that time.
Although the location, the build
ing, the type of workmanship, etc.,
havo changed, tho policy of the
store Is still the same as It was in
(he eighties to hold mm its first re
gard Ihe health or tho community
ami of the patroiiH.
This weeli Messrs. Ielsnian and
( I ra ha m a re observing the tenth
anniversary of their ownership.
SKM) UODV TO I'ltUTA
The body or John K. linder.i
who passed away at Hot Lake
Monday afternoon at t :!." o'clock
is biintr sent to I-'ruita. Oregon. In
Wallowa county for Interment, lie
is an uncle of the Mr. Landers,
manager of tho local C. J. Itreier
store .
IT N Kit A li T( .UO KUOW
Kuii era I services wilt bn held for
Mrs. Claude Tlolbrook at Ihe Snod
grass and Zimmerman morl uury
tomorrow afternoon at :3l) o'clock
with the lev. It. L. Tut mini in
ehari-e. Interment will be In the
ramily jdot at the Klsrin eemetery.
Pulitzer Prize Awards In Letters
And Journalism for 1930 Announced
NKW VOItK. May I '.I (AI)
Pulitster prize jiwirds in journalism
and letter fr l!i3a were unnounc
cd -est'r'lay.
Tim ward for novel wi-nt lo
ver Iji l-'arge for "Laiighln.; Hoy,"
a story of the Indians of the south
west and La Farge's first novel.
The author, a young New York an
thropologist, obtain d his material
in .N"v Mexico.
The dra ma award win les lowed
on Marc Connelly for hi play "Th"
(Ireen Piislures." a drama of the
obi testament as pirpired by neg
roes of the south. It is li'dng pl iy-
fd In New York by an all-negro
cast. Tiie play was suggested to
Connelly, oil" of the b'Sl kiioun Ol
A uieriea's younger playwrights, by
Ib.ark Bradford's book. "OP Man
Adam un's his Cullun."
The novel and drama auiirds
eaeh amount to $inm.
otlp'r awards Inr-toded:
The best book of the year on the
history of the CnlP d States. J-f'Mio
"Tho War of Independence," by
j the late claudo If. Van Tyne, pro
j feasor nf history at the I'nlvcrsity
j or Michigan. Mr. Van Tyno died
Change History
As Written By
Calvin Coolidge
Gutson Goiglum, Sculp
tor, Reveals Altera
tions he Made in Text of
500-Word Article.
MOW YOHK. May 13 (A.IV
Hut7.en ltorglum. sculploij, in a
communication published in the
New York Timica today revealed
changes ho had made in tho text
of the 5'ia-word history of Ihb
I'nlted States . written by Calvin
Coolidge, t lie inscribed on the
gt unite of Mount ltushiuore in
South Dakota.
The Coolidge text, which read:
"Tito Dcclarnliun of Independ
ence -tho eternal fight to seek
happiness through self-government
and the divine duty to de
fend Dial right at any sacrifice,"
was changed to read "In the year
of our Lord .177(1 the people de
clurod tho, eternal, .right to seek
tiappl less self- government and
tho. divine duty to. defend that
right, at any, sacrifice."
Mr. IJorgluin, who is in charge
of the memorial, saitl he made
the change to Identify the histor
ical' era In which- the events re
corded took place. He saiil lie
w rote "in tlm year of our Lord
1 77fi" to nfcirk the Christian era
and eliminated the words "Dcc
larallon of Independence" to con
vert tho text into the style of his
!.crical narrative. .
' The declaration stales t hat
the (.'real or endowed nuiii with
certain Inalienable rights," Mr.
liorgluip, said. "The existence of
these rights Is so. obvious that it
needs only to be stated. Tho pur
suit of happiness is one of those
(Continued on I'ago Kight)
LOCAL WOMAN IN
PRESIDENCY RACE
Mrs. Walter M. Pierce
Among: Those Endorsed
at Salem Convention.
S A 1. 1; M . O re.. Mia y I :t ( A I
Mock legislative session.'' to be
held by the- Stale Federation ol
Women's clubs, now In tonven
thm: licrr, are not to bo wholly
given over to comedy. Such mo
mentous uuestluns as Tree text
book?:, mother.'- pensions, the bill
board (mention mid taxation are
to be brought beforw the session
and debated. Some admittedly
frivolous subjects Will be Intro
duced for relaxation. ,
Governor Norhlid and Mayor
A. I.lvesley addressed Ihe dele
ga tec. last nlirht, extending wel
come on behalf of the Hale and
thii ehy. MJrs. G. J. I-Vankcl. of
I'ort land, president, of the stale
federal ion,; respond") ,
Mir. Charles N. Hilyeit. or Dal
las,, is an active candidate for the
stale presidency. She has the
support of her district. Mrs. Wal
ter M. Pierce, of La Grande, has
been indorsed by her district, hul
there l some doubt as to her
eligibility because of the short
period of her membership. An
other candidate is Mrs. G. L.
Uulaud. of Portland. Consider-
able op posit ion to I he presidency
again going lo Portland this year
ban developed.
Rotarians Hear
Urge For Action
SPOKANK. May I '! (AP I'rg
Ing a plan for development oT
bb-as of citizenship before liMio
delegates of district No. 1 llotary
International front Oregon, Idalu.
Washington, Itrltfsh Ctdumlda ainl
Alaska, I'Vank II. Lamb, of Ho
'luiam. Wash., declared ihe organ
l.ation was "without an adeipiate
program to maintain Interest."
"The only thing sure on earth."
ho added, "is ihe universality of
change and I want lo say right
now that I am changing my mind
on Ihe value of by-law ! 1. which
says the club must be k pt out of
polll Ics."
The best American biography.
Jluuo "The Haven," a biography
or Snm Houston, by Marmiia
James, ex-New York newspaper
man living at Pbasant ilb', N. t .
This is Ids first publish-'.; literary
v. ork.
Tiie best volume of verso by an
American author, J I 000 Collected
poem i.y i 'onrad Aikn, Cam
bridge, Mass.
The awards In journalism were:
Keporllng. $1000 Icnsse) K.
Owen of the New York Times, for
bis art hies on the Ityrd expedition.
A special award of f-"no also was
rondo to W. O. D-tpping, managing
editor of ih Auburn. N. Y ., cltl
.''ii, for bis report, tor Tiie Asso
ciated Pn-ss, of the December riot
at Auburn prison.
Cartoon, JliiHi -C. It
Mi Atlli-y nf
the Itrooklyn Dally
cartoon "Playing
for n lieu'l
Horse
rua ry
printed In the Ivilflo l-Vb-3.
Correspond)-lici $5fill Iji'liind
Ktunp. l'rlB corrpp'ind'-nl of th?
Nw York Ifi'rald-Tribunc. for his
wrii-a of ftrtlcU'i! on thi repurutlunB
conference Hnd formation of the
! Jn:c l:r.",lon::I Iju.H..
MAIL PLANE
SAFE AFTER
LONGFLIGHT
Jean Mermoz, French
Aviator, and Two Com
panions Land at Natal.
OCEAN CROSSING
FIRST OF KIND
Los Angeles Pilot Starts
One-Stop Trip to New
York Girl Down'Nortiv
of Rangoon.
RIO JAN'KIKO. May 13 AP)
Hrlnging with them the first
transatlantic airmail lo South
Ainei tea. Jean Mernioz. French
aviator, and two companions
landed at 0:12 a. m. (4:Hi u. m.
l-. S. T.) today at Nalal, near the
northeastern tip of Ihn continent.
The landing coinpleled u flight
of about L7H0 miles from! St.
Louis, Senegal, which is near the
far eastern Hp or AJYlcu, It took
21 hours and minutes, more
than an hour longer than tho avi
ators had expected would bo nec
essary. The plane, u postal hydro-air-plano,
b-rt l'ortpgnan, France,
Mtay 2 for St, Louis. When de
parting at noon yesterday for
Nalal It picked up airmail which
had been brought Saturday night
from Paris by plane, and took It
across the A Ha a tic. This lap of
tho Ku rope-Sun th American air
mail heretofore lias boon made
In last destroyers.
Ha hi Severe
All was not. easy flying for the
plane. The first, part of Its trip
u us easy, but once near the mid
dle of t lie journey the avlutors
radioed that tho cabin or their
plane was nearly filled wit h rain
which fell during a Nlorm through
which they had Just passed.
They passed over Fernando do
No run ha, where i here is a Hra
II lan penal colony, at 4:-lf a. m.
O. M. T. (I2MTi a. tit.. K. S. T.)
but needed nearly two he urn and
e. half to negotiate the remaining
IlTi miles or more of their jour
ney. "When passing Fernando do
(Continued on Pago Eight)
COLLEEN IS
GIVEN DECREE
OF DIVORCE
LOH ANGFLKS, May III fAP)
Colleen M'nore of the films, was
granted a decree of divorce In sp
perlor court today from John B.
MeCornilek. film producer, whom
idle charged with cruelly. MeCor
nilek, who Ihe pellte actress mar
ried In August, I!i2:i. did not ap
pear to contest the suit.
'Colleen whose legal name Kath
leen Morrison McCormlck was used
In court spent hair an hour on the
witness stand testifying to asserted
mental cruelties and humiliations
suffered from her husband. She
aserted he repeatedly Insulted Iter
guests, broke social engagements,
and was "In an ugly inood" during
tho whoto of their Furopean tour
last. year.
Tho interlocutory denree will not
become final until one year from
today.
Prison Population
Today Reaches 901
SALFM, Ore.. May 13 (API A
new high mark in prison popula
tion wis established hero Tuesday
when the records showed that !MU
prisouci-3 wore housed In Ihe Ore
gon stale penitentiary. Five wom
en, all federal prisoners were
hroiiKhL hero Tuesday to swell tho
total.
Hoover May Visit
Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND. Ore., May 13
(AP) L. C. New lands, president
or the clianrfber or coinmerce, re
ceived a telegram from Senator
Charles MeNary, republics n. re
goti, slating tbiit President Hoov
er probably would vbdt Portland
and Seattle1 during the summer.
'I h senator said I 'resident
Ifoovej "Intended visiting all the
par It it In the Pacific Northwest
and cities like Port land end He
al He."
Wheat Today
I'll H'Af JO, May i:t (AP) Hes
pile lnt fslimalcti thut export busf-IK-HK
In North American wheat to
day lotab d l.oao.ooo bushels wheat
prices averaged lower. Mont of the
wheal purchases for overseas ship
ment were of wheat ki'owii in Can
ami. An additional bearish factor
as an unofficial report that &0
per cent of Ihe i:i:io SaHkaleliewan
and Alberta spring wheat crop has
been seeilr t and It 7 per ceo) In
Manitoba, with the crop condition
In Saskatchewan and Alberta un
usually high. Iri per cent.
Wheat closed unsettled Vil'ic
a bushel below yesterday finish.
Porn closed e, off to c up. oaU)
at a shade decline to an equal ad-vum-e,
und provisioiiH varying from
.tbr.cl: to a vUi, of 3g.
ENGAGEMENT RUMORED
lknssll,llil.v r .nuirriuvo of AivIhIiiKh Olio r Ausd'Jii tuul PritMHVs
Mui'lu, yuuiiKiMl iIiiukIHi'i' ol I ho In Hit it roytil raiiLlliv Imis broil
liinximl In Vicuna lmllliuil t'lrelcs.
Norblad Winding
Up Campaign in
Western Oregon
SALFM. Ore., Ma. 13 (AP)
'There tiro no pronounced Issues In
this campaign, and most of the
candidates .are busy In a selling
Oregon eamiiaigii," 'Governor Nor
blad, one of the six contenders for
the republican gubernatorial nom
ination, tedd the Salem chamber
or commerce yesterday.
Tho governor said that lie be
lieved ho understood tho common
type of citizen bettor than any
other candidate Tor the reason that
he was ono of that kind -and had
lealt with that typo nil of his life.
He added that tho business of the
governorship is mainly with tho
common typo of citizenry.
After a campaign trip that kept
him away from Salem most of the
last" week Governor Norblad was
at his office a part, of Monday. Do
made a; trip to Poriland Into in the
day. Tho remainder of tho wools,
wllh three campaign days left be
fore election, will be spent In West
ern Oregon, centering in Salem und
Portland, according to Information
at tho execulivo off let.'.
JIOI-GH 1M)U MODIFICATION
(1 HANTS PASS, Ore., May IV
(A P) A.,' f-V JlO'tXb; Gmnls Pass
attorney and democratic candidate
for the nomination of governor, to
day declared himself in favor of
tho modification of the prohibition
law am) said that "present day
bootleggers and rum runners are
more of n national menace I ban
wero pre-Volstead hhIuoiih."
, Hough's sin lenient was made
here a few hours after ho returned
from a tour of the stale which end
ed nrrielally in Portland Saturday
at a conference wllh parly repre
sentatives. Hough's official statement snld
he approved "a systed or govern
ment control of ihiuor without the
saloon."
Hail And Rains
Cause Crop Loss
(IK.LAICO.MA (MTV, (tkla., May
Kl (AP) Hall Htornis and tor
rential rains, doing great damage
to crops, havo accompnnhwl devas
tating winds into parts of the
sotit Invent.
KIkIiI counties of nori h western
Oklahoma wore h ept by hall
slorins last night. Heaves wero
stripped from trees, livestock was
Injured, and homos were damaged.
Reports from Woods, Alfa I fa,
Woodward, (Irani. Ilocer Mills.
Dewey, Major and Custer counties
all told of ruined crops, hammered
Into tho ground by hull stones.
Hunting Accident
Kills Idaho Girl
JKUHK, Idaho, .May HI (AP)
Until Andregg. 8. of Dry ( 'reek,
Jdaho, illed in a hospital today
from shock and loss of blood suf
fered after her pk was shot almost
off by u gun with which her older
brothers were shooting msKpies.
She stepped in front oT the gun
as her brother fired.
Hoy, 13, Suicides
Due lo Reprimand
CRICAfiO. May I :t ( A P) Har
old Vi ostein. 1 3 - year-old school
boy. hunger himself in the cellar
of hiM homo yesterday alter being
reprliuamh d by his si-hool (ejM-h-e,.
All iiriusually bright. -tudent.
Hfirobl hail never before been
criticized for hi deportment, his
inoMier vaid. HJs offense -was rc-e-ltlng
lMfor being called upon.
3i us. iibovui impuovi.m;
WASIIINOTON, May I :t (AP) -Siifferlng
from an Injury more
serious than was at first supposed,
Mrs, Herbert. Hoover Is not expect
ed to return to her normal white
house activities for several weeks.
Captain Joel '( . Hoone, whttu
hotiMo physician, however, sold to
day the wrenched back Mho stir -fered
Ynti fall had Improved and
she would be able to take brief
automobile rides soon. H said she
would probably not bo able to ac
company the president tu Gettys
burg, ru., v.. , '
SHOLAPUR SEIZED
BY GANDHI'S MEN
Natives Set up Self-Government
British Atti
tude. Becomes Firmer. .
ly Ihn Assoolntwl Iros8
Ma Iml ma Gandhi's Sholapur lo
glons today solved thut city of 119,
population and swiftly brought
upon ihomsclvoH n stulo of martial
law with investlturo of tho city
by government troops.' Tho na
tives set up swaraJ (aeir-govcrn-ntonl)
in defiance of Britiah do
minion. Tho Hum buy government sum
moned a special ncsfllon at Mjiiuh
balnshwar, summer capital, to deal
with the pxtraordlnury crisis.
Whllo Dr. Sarojtnl Naldu und
Mniiilal tiundhi prepared to launch
sail, raids on government depots,
Abbaa Tyubjl, Clanhdl'H successor
whom JJr. Naldu succeeded; , and
numerous other leudcrH woro sen
tenced to tornitr of ' . Imprlsonmont
ranging from six months In Tyahji's
caso to threo years of rigorous
servitudo In that of other dinlurb
orH. A general hardening of tho gov
ernment's atlltudo on iiH sldea wua
oviUont 4da; . ;.. -;. - -; - . .
JO MORE DAYS
FOR FILING OF
GAME CHARGES
POIt'l'liAlKU, Ore, Mriiy HI
(XV) Thn stale Kama cohmuIh
slou today. Inloriu.cd tho Alull
uomah County Anglers' and
Hunter.;' club t hint, a Hi-day llnio
extension In which lo rile charges
nic.ilnnl lluifdd I f. Clifford, slate
game warden, and K. H. Clark,
assistant stale -gaum warden, had
been granted.
The extension ,f time was
granted yesterday following re
ceipts of u letter signed by rep
resentatives of the Multnomah
AnKlem' and Hunters' cjub, the
I 'nltcd Sportsmen's Council and
tho l.aan Walton league.
Incorporated In, tho hdler was
tho staleiiDont. that 4 ho. aeopo of
I ho investigation being conducted
by I tie organ Iza lions against the
gn mo warden, ami his assistant
had been broadened considerably
ami moro time was needed before
a detailed report nf tho charges
could be 'inad o public.
Famous Explorer
Passes in Oslo
OSbO, May 1.1 (AP) Fridajor
a rises, ruinous Norwegian arctic
explorer, humanitarian sad author,
died with dramatic suddenness to
day at the ago of OS while In tho
midst of plans for a dirigible
flight over tho north polo next
yea r,
ills death was so unexpected -that
ho was alone, neither his relatives
nor a doctor being present.
More Gold Star
Mothers Assemble
NKW VOUK, May I :i (AP) A
second party of '.i'U gold star moth
ers assembled from 1 4 states to
day to embark upon a pilgrimage
to tho graves of their koiis in
Franco.
They will sail at midnight aboard
the United States liner Republic
from Hoboken, N. J.
of the group lino are from New
York slate, with others from Cali
fornia, Washington, Oregon, etc.
HUOOKf ,! K ri .NKUAb
Puncr.il services will be held for
.lad; lliookler, who passed away
at his home in Kindt, Ida., May 10,
Wednesday "afternoon at 1 :'I0
o'clock nt Ihe Sandgrass ami Zim
merman mortuary with the Kc-.-,
.1. (boige Wal. nfflelallng. Inler
ment will be in the Masonic ceme
tery. Mr. lirookler was born In la
Grande, March l. i'Ji. being 6
years and two months onl.
Ho leaves to mourn ids loss, his
widow. Mrs. llertha Hrookler; a
daughter. Constance; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John II. Hrookler or
Ia Grande, und a brother, bcon
ard Hrookler. benijts olbvr rulu
U- 'i: and friendrj. -
LEADERS ARE
WORRIED OVER
TARIFF BILL
Senate Republicans Con
ferring in Hopes of Solv
ing Disagreement.
HOUSE GROUP IS
STANDING FIRM
Meanwhile, Senate Lobby
Committee Hears More
Testimony from F. Scott
McBride.
WAHHTNTtTON, May 13 (AP)
-Krankly worried over the status
of tho tariff bill, sonato republi
can: leaders wore conferring to
day In hope of solving the pro
cedure disagreement over tho
floxlblo provision. .
Tho meeting "of. tho senate und
houso conferees, which wus ex
pectod to be held lato today was
called off bocause of a meeting
of the finance coniinilttee on vct
wtijta' legislation. ChnLrntan
Smoot said tho conferences proh
ubly "would meet tomprrow.
Meanwhile, tho . houso group
wan standing firm; on Its position
that the somite conferees take
tho measure back to the senate
for a vote on tho partial' confer
once report and for Instructions
on tho Hernia In disagreement, in
cluding tho floxlblo and deben
ture provisions.
Senator Smoot snld today thut
the only way to nwtko any head
way wan lo report to the scnatu
a failure to, agree on any of the
unsettled points und ask for in
structions. Senator Watson, Indiana, re-
puDiicaii icaiier . nun una ui um
senate conferees, ' said after a
conference with Sniot tho sen-:
ito toonfty'oej would repor'tl the
measure back to the senate utter
tomorrow's conference and ask
Insistence on Us floxlblo clauses
provision. . ' ;
This, it was explained, would
return tho bill Immediately to
conference und .give tho sennto
conferees a freo hund td work
out un adjustment -of the issues.
..L.,MctirtirJ3 ON' STAND
U'AHHINOT6N, Mkiy H tAt)
Antugonisnt of the Anti-Saloon
leuguo toward prohibition refer
enda, and endeavors by it to Infiit-
enco red era l appointments of Vol-
uleud enforcement -officers were
recorded toduy by tho senate lob-
Tho medium' was continuation
of lostlnmny by F. Bvo.tt MbHride,
who Huld at one point that tho
dry law was "not J00 per cent
perfect yet."
The league superintendent
praised a recent houso speech by
Heprowntotivo lfort, republican,
Now Jersey, in which thut strong
administration - supporter said
beer and light wine 'could bo
made in the home legally. Ques
sald this might bo done "under
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5. L. Hunter Dies
At Union, Oregon
According to word received In
ba Graudo today, S. b. Hunter,
aged contractor of Union, Ore,,
j mssed away lust night. Mr. Hunt
er wus well known over tho valley
and was one of Ihn few remaining
charter members of the bit Grundo
lodge of lllks.
REAL WHISKEY
WORTH $75,000
CONFISCATED
i un AUUi oay - id nw t
carload of "lutnjhor" was seized
by federal prohibition agents In
tho Illinois Central rrelght yards
y'Htcrday and round to contain
geiiulno -whiskey with a bootleg
value of 1 7 5. 0 (Ml.
Infornuition on which the seiz
ure was made was obtained, thn
agents said, in recent raids on tho
Cotton club, a cabaret In Cicero
owned by Halph Capone.
The cargo consisted of 18,000
plnls of (l. and W. Hotirbon, Indi
an H.ill and Old Crow whiskies,
originally distilled In America. It
had been exported to Canada,
hot tied and stamjuMl, and re-exported
to Ihn Himtnt Islands.
Front itimini it was smuggled iu
the Florida malnlund, the agents
said, and loaded on the freight
cur at Jacksonville.
BASEBALL TODAY
American Lriiiio
It. If. K.
Metrolt 4 U 0
Host on .........I 8 .0
Hatleries: Herring und Ilensu;
UusHcl und Herry.
lb If. K.
Chicago ; 7 15 '
Philadelphia 14 17 0
Hatleries: McKaln. Walsh, Well
ami and Autry: Shores, tjulnn,
Walberg anil Cochrane.
National bcugnn
Hrooklyu ut CtnclnnutI postpon
ed, ruin.
U. H. K.
Philadelphia 14 18 X
Pittsburgh .? 8 13 ' 3
lljittnr(i-u I?nir.t n Iwl Pin vlu- Ti,.
ty, Jones, Spencer nnd Henislcy,