La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 16, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextA HAVE YOU VOTED? THERE IS STILL TIME - POLLS OPEN UNTIL 8:00 P. M. CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service 14 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER , CMITOON: Cloudy, unsettled showers In west tonight, cooler In oast and central portions Satur day. VOLUME XXVITI MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B.C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1930 EASTJiRN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 231 to ( COMMISSION ADOPTS TIME SAVING PLAN La Grande Clocks to be set Forward an Hour ' at 6 a. m. Monday. PLAN IN EFFECT UNTIL SEPT. 7 This City is First in Ore gon to Return to Time Schedule Used in War Time. v ' . The': -Oily commission formally IV.A nrtloiU'il the (lnyllKlit savins ' j '. time for I.u Grande at an udjourn- E: l Oil lueotlni; in tho mmnleipai ouim- " Iiik Inst nlb'ht. and set Monday i j lhorilini; ul 0 a. in. as the official E S time for moving up the hands of l 1 the clocks one hour. The day- i S light' saving will continue until ;'. Kepi. 7. which Is Hie Sunday her i i ton the fall term of school be- ''5 Kln:-. . . J ,y motion was passed by the L'-i commission after a petition, signed f-M , by 6G 'business mul industrial y k firm.-: r Im Grande, was prescnt- ' i cd by A. K. Hunter, chamber of y -i eoutincrcc secretary, arid a jiroe lainution was formally adopted. f'"-t The sitrncrr. or the petition rep- f resented all hut lour of five or tho larger business places in this city and of the' few who did not sis". M. Hunter s.atod that most of I fc-'J them would cooperate when Ihe I n plar. went into effect. Because of ! " i condition! in some business places. It may bt. necessary for a few to co n 1 1 n u o to o pera t o on st a nd a rd time. although (heir clocks will bo moved up to. conform with oth er..', it is undcratood. Train Thru Standard The signcrr. of the petitions, in cluding both the Ml. F.inlly Lum ber Co. and Bowman-Hicks Lum .ber (". representing also more 5lMt mill employes, agreed to conform wilh tho plan, A! p. Hunt er said. Hailroad trains and buses will continue to operate on standard time because their movements ar? intcrstale. liven In some of the eastern stales. 'wImm'c - .daylight raving time Ik us-ed Jn the major (ty of the cities, trains continue ot. standard schedules. It Is said. The, effect hero will bo Unit a train which now comes in at 7 o'clock by standard time, would. under daylight saving lime, comu In a I S o'clock I ,a ti rande t imo. although il. would si.HI bo 7 o'clock standard lime. Willi the sanction of the city cum mission, 1 .a Grande becomes Ihe first Oregon city to return to the war-time schedule which has found favor in other parts of the country, and which is gra dually spreading into new lerrltury dur ing lli. riu-ir.ni.er months, according to. Mews reports. When to Set VUtvk Although the commission desig nated i a. in. Monday as the of ficial time for setting up Ihe clocks an bo nr. this Is mainly for the convenience of persons who are nctually at work at that time of tho morning. Others may set iheir clocks ahead an hour when they go to ,.bed Sunday night, and then wako up Monday morning on the new schedule. Iladlo fans utiy adjust Ihom r.elver. to daylight saving time by tuning in on Amos and Andy Mon day evening at 8::jo p. m. by Ln (J i and (i daylight saving time, in stead of 7:30 p. m. Pacific stand ard lime. The new time plan will give lu Grande tirnrs that do telegraph husincst; wilh Fastern cities, an (Continued on Puge Seven) BOY HURT IN BICYCLE, CAR ACCIDENT HERE G ien Otis Pope, Iji Grande boy. was seriously injured In a collision at l-'ourlh and N last nlifht ahout S o'clock, and lr. in the Grande Itomle hospital today. All hough lie is suffering from a badly cut ankle and a broken collarbone. h It getting along very well, and ex pects to pave the hospital in the very near future. The little boy whs riding a bi cycle and collided with a car driven by Glenn Fuller. .Mi'. Ful ler'? report, to the police stated that he slopped his car for another car and bad just, started up again when the bicycle e;titie around the corner, and the two vehicles col lided. WKATIIKIt TODAY 7:30 a.. In. Ull above. Minimum 4 ubovc. Condition: clear. WKATIIKIt YKSTKHWAV Miiximuin 70. minimum IS alMive. Condition: partly cloudy. WKATIIKK JIAY IS. 11)20 Maximum 73. minimum 3$ above. Condition: clear. Many Events On Railroad Meet Here On Sunday Golf, Rifle and Trap Shooting, Tennis, Base ball, Track, Horseshoes, Swimming Included. s Tho Portlund-l-a Grande ath letic meet hero Sunday, staged by railroad workers, assisted by o ma te im; from this city and district, has all the aspects of a "minla lure" IT. P. system meet, accord ing to members of the local athletic club. Although only one event on the day's program is in the nature of mi elimination contest, most of the events held each year at the sys tem, meelt are diipll filed. The. winner or the baseball gumie will play the - Walla Walla-Kpokanc game winner for O-W honors and the coveted trip to the system finals. " : Approximately 100 are to come hero' from ..Portland .Including several officials among whom will bo General Manager, and Airs. J. P.. O'Brien. Goir. First m Program Golf at tho I a Gra ud e con r.e with the country club furnishing the competition for the Portland team will open the program at 8::io it. nt Charles Reynolds is in chargo of local arrangements. The tourney 'will consist of IS holes, with about 18 players -on each team, ,--..'. l'our events start simultaneous ly ul 'J:Sa a. m. at different loca tlonr. ' Illfle shooting is scheduled to take p 1 a ce u t the 1 At np T ree will also be held by the I.a Grando Gun club, separate from the com petition between Portland and I.a Grande, in which the La Grande ladles ("; 1'. team will also take part. : . The track meet will' be held at Hie high -school field, with tho regular list of events, and u horse shoe tournament Is to be played on the city courts, with club mem bers engaging In a round robin. The tennis teams, - one from Portland and the other from the City Tennis 'club, will also start Play al il . At 10 a. m. tw.o live-man teams will engage in a (iO-target event at Lone Tree. ' ' IfciNCbnll nt 2:1(0 '' The baseball gamh in scheduled for 2:30 at thp high school J'leld, and will, be itcciJd:ipVi;."ciiij.y. a yo-yo contest foi' a (I chlldreu of (Continued on Pago Sevon) 8-Room Dwelling Place Destroyed By Flames Today A Iwo-Klory, eluht-rootu dwell-, liiK place at 001! ; avenue, owned by Tom DeHorde and occupiod by Sir. Jenkins, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The building Ih a. total Iokh. .Mr. Uellorde car ried insurance on the place but was not prepared today to say just 1iow much the loss will amount to. although it will run into a consid erable figure. The origin of the bkize Is un known, although It si a rled aL the 'back of the house. Hoth the regu lar truck and tho pumper, truck were called to the scene at L1:! o'clock, extra hose being supplied by the pumper which was otherwise- not required. Tho fire had such a start that it wns impossible to extinguish it. Shingles on a nearby house caught fire but this was quickly put out. Absence of wind prevented damage to wur rounding buildings. Tho recall was al 3:3 o'clock. Professor Horner Speaks At E. O. N. Prof. John II. Horner, or Ore gon Slate college and an authority on early Oregon history, spoke at an Eastern Oregon Normal school assembly at 10 o'clock this morn ing. Mr. Horner, In a very Inter esting address, dwelt to some ex tent upon this section of the slule. also touching upon the history or the territory. Mrs. li. K. Inlow sang two vocal solos which were greatly appre ciated. Mr. Horner will leave here this evening for Western Oregon. Yes terday lie spoke before schools III l inatiUa county. Savages Forfeit Title to Imbler The game to have . been playn.J here tomorrow morn ing at in;3U o'clock betweeu Imbler and KnterpriM- High schotrts for the ehampiomdiip or Union and Wallowa coun ties, ha.- heen e;i lle(i off. It wa.4 announced today by Coach K.ing. of fntlder. KnterVis forfeited the game to Imbb r. thereby giving the Imbler team the title. The reason for the forfeiture was that about five of the En terprise boyn were declared In eligible. . The Kntt-rprlse team, although far below Its uaual Ktrenyth. wilt play an exhi bition game at imbler tomor row afternoon at 1!:30 o'clock. LIGHT VOTE BEING CAST OVERSTATE Six Polling Places in La Grande Count About 70 at 11 O'clock. OBSERVER WILL RECEIVE RETURNS Election Extra Will be Is sued Tonight as Soon as Definite Trend is Estab lished. . TO ISSI1-: KXTHA Tlie KveniiiK observer will i'e niHln oien this evenlnir to ve eeive election returns', both lo. enl nnd state.1 The state returns will be received on the' Asso ciated Press leased wire, auto matic printers and this service will continue until I a. in. In connection with the election re turns. The Observer will issue an extra as soon tis the trend assumes a definite nature. The exira will be. sold on the slreols at the regular price. l''rom ull indications apparent shortly before, noen loday, the pri mary election voic In lv Ornnrte will be light. A'oters started cnsl- Iiib their bullets at 8 o ciock mis morning and will continue until ti p. in., when the polls will be closed and the counting started. Calls lo six of the 13 precincts In l.a Grande between II and ll:3n o'clnck today roveuled that only about 70 had voted at those polling places at that time a figure m ich lighter thun usualJ At 11 uVloelt only three had voted nt precinct No. 1, and six had voted at pre cinct , No. ' 12. -f The heaviest vote was at precinct No. 11) where 1 had cast their, ballots by 11 D'clucl;. However, of the al, none was w (Continued on rage Eight) CHILDREN STAGE " ANNUAL PARADE A p p i' o x i m a t e 1 y 1800 Grade School Youngsters March Through City. Preliminary' to- the Meld and Irack meet al the high school field beginning at '1 o'clock, apprnxl inalely I Slid grade school children participated in their annual pa rade through Iho business section today. Tho procession, ordinarily a col orful spectacle, was more so than ever this year; wilh a number of new stunts and with the new col li ra of the Ackernuin kcIiooI added to those or Willow, Klveria, Cen tral and Greenwood. The schools appeared in the above order in the pat ado which was led by Police Chief Clint. Haynes. Capt. V. A. Mean and Die high school baud di rected by W. W. Nusbaum. Atti-actUe Floats Children in attractive floats. In marching form, In athletic togs, etc., look up am out a mile of street, taking over a (juarler, or an hour lo march pant (l given point. In tlio Ulverla seciion ha Grand":: "five census" were shown, with youngsters carrying model;: of the lumber mills, flour ing mills, packing plants, faring. (Continued on I'ane Three) Will Build SixtlT Floor This Year Tho new brick and concrete building being erected on Kir and Washington by Julias Ho"sch, which will be connected with ihe seven-story Haca jawea I mi whim completed, will go up a( least sx stories this year, according to an nouncement late yesterday by Marcus Uoesch, manager of the Hacajawea. The original plans were for a seven-story building, with five stories to be erected this year and two others later. ' La Grande Seeks 1931 Convention; Caravan Leaves Baker on May 21 l-a. Grande Is expecting to make a determined bid lor. the HUM convention of Ihe Oregon Co I tie and Horse Itaisers Hssncialiotr al the convention May i'3-24 In Klam ath Kails. On Msiy -I a carav;in from Mak er. I tiion, Wii Uowh and Malheur t o"ntip.; wilt form at :T,u a. ru. a' I hiker, and then proceed toward the South-Central Oregon imtrop li'. The commercial club cf lobe Hay han arranged for a fr - lum Iieon for the cattlemen and visitors forming this caravan. The night wllt-b' spent at Prinevllle. where dinner will be nerved under the auspices of the Prinevllle com mercial club and tho stockmen of Crook county. heaving- Princ.viHe at 7:30 a. m.. on the I'ilnd, the caravan wilt arrive at Fort Klamath at noon. Crowd Pleased, Thrilled With 'Haunted House' Junior Play Presented to Large Audience Last Night in High School Auditorium.' People dreamed that thero were tramps In tho house, chains rattling and mysterious knocks were about the homes utter they had seen "The Haunted House," the junior play, presented to ft capacity crowd nt the Ia Grande High school last night.' . Kor knocks, groans, darknesM. wtlrd green lights, an awful spirit crying "Oh the blood the bullets nnd the blood" all added lo the horror, and mystery" of the play. Morgan the trump, Is very much of a bum and la portrayed by Uun hoII Nelson. Ho Is the, first char acter to appear, only It Is very dark and he creeps through the window, t ses Scientific McMhmIs Iioihi Poarch in tho part of the author, Duncan, probably has Ihe outstanding character In the play and he portrays It well. He is scien tific man, not a zoologist but a psychologist und attempts lo solve the murder mystery by scientific methods. Thosi; who attend the operetta remember his part as the I pickle manutacttirer. Robert Oesterllng as Jack, the bridegroom is the leading man uud ho and his bride, lxiis Conley, as Knilly supply the .romance; for they have come to the haunted house to spend their honeymoon. Iris Hughes, as Helen the wire, puts a lot of action into her part, ami is as hysterical and tempera-; mental as an authors wife could be. Most of the grade school chil dren at tho matinees suspected iter of the mm der. Isabel, Ihe women In the case (The) ma Strain) is the poor' vic tim, the one who Is murdered. Kh seems lo be well known especially among the men characters K.ru, the constable., has an ac cent all his own, sounds like a farm, und he also has a weak heart and Is very sensutlve. Kd, tho milkman, Is u'tother popular suspect and is we.l portrayed by Jack Klncaid. The man's dumbness and adenoid look Is amazing. A Heal XMatfoot The huge man in the play Is Woodrow lamerell as Orogan. the delee Uve, and what u flatfoot he ). ituyiftoud t'ooji.. ploys 'the .4a,J.' (Continued on I'uge Threei ' IMBLER GIRL POPPY POSTER PRIZE WINNER SALKM. Ore.. May II! (Al) John Ulew, student in Grant high school, Portland, Is vlnner of tho American l.eglon auxiliary poppy poster coolest for Oregi n. C. A. I toward, s'alo siiperin(emlent of schools, announced .today. Second placo was la ken by Zella. IDilsey or Corvaltis high school and third by Da e Handles of Med Tord high school. In Ihe juuioor high school di vision first place was taken by Claire Heeler oT Ilillsboro. second by ItoJ-e Houser of St. Helens and Ihlnl by Klhel Sperling of Alblna Homestead school, Portland. In the intermediate grails firs! went to -'mmo Coe. or Imbler, sec ond to Clydle Mprtin of Newport and third to Lawrence Kellogg ut Medfoid. . Ross Leslie To Be At Wonderland JOSKPH. Ore.. May III (Special) -"You can say i ll be associated with C. A. Pingaman al Wallowa lake this summer, but don't bang any titles on me," said J. Iloss Les lie when asked what ho was going to do, now that he is back In Wal lowa county once more. He arrived by car Tuesday afternoon wilh his friend, Mr. Duncan, frcin Klamath Fall.-, and Mrs. Irfslio came In yes terday afternoon on the stage. Mr. Leslie declined to elaborate on his duties at tho lake this sea son. Several years ago he managed the Wonderland a .id made an out st a ud I ng success of it, a nd li Is many friends are glad to hcc him back. "The Wallowa country cer tainly looks good to me after south ern Oregon, and I'm back to stay," he continued.. "It'a Ihe greenest place In Oregon." where the mcmbi fs will be guesls a1- a barbecue luncheon given by t be stock men cf that town: I hen will follow a trip around the Wood Itlvei' valley, with the caravan B'heduled to arrive in Klamath Fall., in the evening. An outstanding program Is h". '. In:; prepared, f. Is yaid, wilh speak ; ci-: of both State a ltd national j prominence engaged to make the : program both interesting and eru- rational. The iiueiion of attempting to j '.irinj, Ihe convention lo ,a Grande next year has been considered and ; hn chamber of commerce here appointed a committee consist- I iDg of W. c. Hccteli and Marcus I Uoesch to make arrangements ! :or tho attendance of a delegation I .md the presentation of the 1m j Urunde invitation. WOMEN AID MAHATMA GANDHI Women a iv playing an Important part In tlio civil disobedience- campaign or followers of Maluitmn Gundlil, Indian nationalist leader, who whs recently arrested by )ho British. Here ai'o three, women volunteers c-nrryliux nationalist flags durliitf u rcocut parade In Madras. 231 Gold Star Mothers Arrive In France Today CIIKIt HOURO, France, May Hi f AP) This former war time port of American debarkation . today greeted 231 gold star mothers of tho United Slates who arrived on tho steamship America at 2:45 p. m. The liner came into port escorted by two I'Vcneh military planes. An enthusiastic reception was given the party. Kvery menvber of the party ar rived In fine health und spirits, greatly .affected, however, by the, tumultuous welcome. Officiate representing I ho gov ernment und the port administra tion met the mothers as they came ashoro and galhcred on tho rall Hvay station platform adjoining the dockV'n-r ' : A crowd oftMfiveral Lhousahd 'ItS somblcd on the dock cheered as the bout came In anil while the mothers slowly disembarked. Thero were masses of flowers wailing for them among which were fourteen huge hoquels from Itentloy Post, American egion. Thero also were many flowers for Mrs. Sarah G. Thompson, of New York, who had been elocled presi dent of the group on hoard the ship; Mrs. Kva landsey, of Uothel, Ohio, dean by virtue of her age, and Mrs. Kcllpa If. Crespin, Oma ha, Neb., tho youngster mother In tho party. Mrs. Thompson, . as leader, will place a wreath on the gravo of tlio unknown soldier to morrow. :Many of the mothers were in tears as they walked down the gangplank, and few eyes were dry in all tho crowd when Madame do Koianco of the Society of Kreneh Women; i.meral Verlllon, of the Kreneh ( 'ombal tan Is, and other officials had finished speaking for tho government and city of Cher bourg. Flow of Natural Gas at Roseburg KOSKHUKO. Ore., May 10 (AP) A flow of- natural gas was im ported loday to have been struck In a well drilled at tho Vincent Prcschern place, near here. In an effort to secure water for domes tic purposes, a well was bored HO feet where a heavy flow of water was struck. The water camn in faster than Il could be baled out and later was found to be impregnated with gas. Flames shot high Into the air when a match was applied to il. .Mi hih:ki;u i;xi:ci tj;i SAN QUKNTI.V PKISON, Cal., Miy HI (AP) Armando Iloltares, young Mexican sentenced to hung for tho killing of five members of tho AlvurczvOnrela family with whom ho roomed at Han Fernando, Cal., died today on tho San Oueu- tin gallows. Iloltares walked calmly to hi death and stood straight on Iho scaffold. Wheat Today CHK AOO. May If, (AP) -(Jeli-ral buying hoisted wheat values today, evld nee b big that North American wheat export buslnens in the last 4S hours has amounted lo 3. (too, aim bushe's. I,lvf-rp-ml house wero credit d with b'-ir.s" ;i::;ong today's purr-has rs of Chicago wheat futurii deliveries. For the first time in a long while, Argen tina reported no wheat clearances whatever for fireut Britain. On the other hand, wheat wus being load ed Ikto for lake shipment east. Wheat closed strong, 2 4 3 V2c a bushel higher thun ycist rduy's finish. Corn closed 2Vif 2c up, oalH 'fflc advanced, and provls. ions varying from 2uc dctT.no to a rise of 2c. MORROW FAVORS STATE CONTROL Candidate Would Repeal Eighteenth Amendment, He. Says in Speech. NKWA.UK, N. J., May 1 0 . (AP) Owlght W. Morrow, ambassador lo Mexico,, who Is seeking the re publican nomination for tho United States senate, favors repent of tho eighteenth amendment and a re turn to, state control of liquor trafric In a Hpeoch last night in ICriu ger'H nudltoriuuiv Jie described conditions after ten years of fed eral prohibition as deplorable. 'It Is not fair to assume," he said, "that all resentment against national prohibition Is duo lo a de Birp for ununited--. Uecnto to be 'IntoVnperale. . There- ts no com uuunlly Jn the United Stales thai desires that. The resentment is due to the reeling" that an unrea sellable control is being imposed. "Stute;i or subdivision'! of stolen whoso sympathy Is not with tho law feel themselves relieved of re nponslhillty for enforcement. Tlley leave lo an overburdened federal government:, with a wholly inade quate pollco. force, the tusk of cur rying out a great, .-social reform which before 1 KUU all tho com munities of the land, In one -way or another. were wrestling both, - ''I. bring you no' panacea for this deplorable condition. I know of no magical solution. 1 cannot, however, sland before my friends und neighbors und ask for their sum-ago without having them know my. uttltude toward this problem." . I'OHT WILIi INTI;R HACK NKWAUK. N. ,J., May III (AT) Representative Franklin W. Fort, former secretary of tho re publican national committee, an nounced today ho would enter tho ruco for tho republican nonilna- (Continucd on Pago Eight) WOMAN'S BODY IS FOUND IN OREGON RIVER IIH,I.SMO!tO, on-.. May 10 (AP) After she had been missing for twelve hours, the body of Miss Helen Seeley, 2f. of Wilson vllle, was found in the Tualalln rlvor near tho railroad bridge this morn ing by a searching party. Her elolhing wus on the bank or tho si ream. F. J. He well, eo roner of Wash ington county, and a deputy sheriff, recovered tho body by dragging the river near Ihe spot, where the clothing had been found. The coroner said he had learned that. Miss Seeley hail left her home In Wl)snnvile last night, and look a train for Tualalln where she. was to visit friends. When she did not reach her d'-stlnation the alarm was spread and several seurchlng parties went out. Washington county ofricers said they had learned that the girl hud been III for some lime. Three Children Fatally Burned HAN OILOO. Cal., 'lay I f, (AP) - Three children were fatally burned a'wl their mother, Mr. Praiielwu Ybarru, was seriously burned when fire destroyed their home near Carnpo, a village about in miles east of here, ul a luto hour lust night. Victoria Ybarru, 4, und Scdel Y'barru, uged 17 days, were burned lo death beforo they could be res cued from tho flaming butloing. The mother was rescued but not before she hud been badly Injured A third child, Antonio, 7, also wus Ujkun from the flumes. Americans Take Walker Cup By Score of 10 to 2 Win Seven out of Eight Matches Today Don Moe Furnishes Most Sensational Victory. . SANDWICH. Kng., May 10 (AP) Tho American Walker Cup team today retained tho trophy they havo won five times beforo by de feating the British team of star amateur golfers 10 points to 2. Seven of eight singles matches wero won today and threo of four foursomes In yesterday a play. Francis Oulmet was tho only American to suffer defeat in tho singles play, the lioslouian falling beforo tho deadly accuracy of T. . Torrcnce. Hobby Junes, tho American cup- tain, won from tho British cap tain, Huger Wcthorod, nine and eight. Crushing Defeat George Voigt's defeat of Sir Kn- est Holdernesi; was tho most crushing, his margin being: ten up and eight to piny. Harrison K, (dimmy) Johnston, iVmerican amateur champion, de feated the British anwiteur cham pion, Cyril Tolley, flvo -and four, and Poland Mackenzie, an alter- nato on the American team play in place of Jess Sweetsor, defeat ed William Campbell, six and five. Pol l la nd Golfers Win ' Hon Moe, tho young Oregonlan', hud the hardest battle, and was the only player to reach the home nolo -on tho American team. Ho defeated J. A. Stout one up. ln O. F. Willing lyid a hard fight with John Nelson Smith In a battle of runners-up in their last national' championships, the Portland dentist winning two and one. Goorgo Von Kim, whoso victory over Hex Hlartley, was by a mar gin of three and two, camjo with a rush ut the closu after tho match was squaro after 18 holes and again ufter 2 7. Mou Scores 07 Moo had a sensational medal score for his ufternoon round, get ting tin approximate. 07 for tho 18 holes. Ho holed all putts exeopt at tho 15th and 18th holes.' Hti went out In 33 strokes and cover ed the last nlnp holes in 34 with two putt's concedod. . Tho medal score for Sandwich Ih QSr-held 4y -lo IMegel. but ftVoo's ama.lng rigure today can not dis place that. The victory today nuirked tho second rout or tho British ania teuru 111 a low, tho 1028 engage ment of the biennial competition being decided by a scoro of 11 to l In favor or tho Americans. (Continued on Pago Throo) Son of Wealthy Nevada Banker Kills Divorcee 1 HA N niANCIHCO, May 16 (AP) Charged with first degrco mur de. Daniel Pitt. 85, son of a wealthy Lovelock, Nov., landowner nnd banker, occupied a cell In tho city prison today a few floors re moved from the morgue wherein lay tho ibody of Mr Pearl Jacobs, 3H, divorcee, whom ho confessed to strangling to death "hero yester day. The body of Mrs. Jacobs, mother of throe children, was found on the rioor of the room she occupied with "Pitt after the latler had given himself up ut the Bush street police station with tho statement: "I have just It 1 1 led a woman." Pllt Identltied himself as n log ger from Portland. Ore., and said he had married MYs. Jacobs, di vorced wire of a Portland engravnir in (j-oldendale. Wash., two years ago. The m;i fringe was Illegal, however, he declared because he had a wire ami children still living In Lovelock. New, at the time. "She deceived mnV" Pitt told police. "I jusl grabbed her by the throat and choked her when I. found II. out." .Mrs. Jacobs nee, Pearl Lambert, hud three children whose custody was given to their rather, Milton Juenbf, Portland, Ore., engraver, a nor the divorce. Tariff Promises May Be Wiped Out WAKIII.VfiTO.V. .I;iyI(i (AP) A rcHnltilion :isUIiik Iho m-nnl? to -f!lif;vn Km t:onr'rr(H from prnm Ikph nut to ;thunlmi tin: ilehonturn nnd U'KlKltitlvn fclxlhlr provision wnH lntro1ucrfI toiliiy liy Kcmittir Hinoot, rnpnlillcnn. rtiih, cliiilriiian nt tlio Hnnato confornt'H. lo Half! ho wiull Ih-Iiir It up Monday. Total Fire Loss Now At $1,380,461 SALK.M. Ore.. May I J (AP) A report by Clare A. Lee. ttato fire Marshal, shows that 43 of the to tal of So fires outside of Portland during April damaged rural prop erty, the loss being ? 1 .805 out of the total of lifts, .VJft for the month. Tho total los was $3000 less thun for April, IKl'O. The state's total loss for tho first four months of this year was 11,380, 4 til. which was greater by $110,000 than for the same period in li2'i, the previous record yeur. PROGRAM TO CHANGE THE TAX SYSTEM Machinery Now in Motion in Six Counties Ovei' This State. EQUALIZATION IS ONE OF OBJECTS Standardization of Assess ments Sought Person al Inspection One of Features. ; SALEM, Ore., Jluy 16 (AI) " ; In six Oregon counties the machin ery of the state tax office Is now in motion on a program that will ultiumtoly, the commissioners say, . revolutionize the state's taxation system. To standatdlze assess-; 'monts und equalize taxoa is the goal, so that, taxation Imposed on tho various classes of property wlll bo uniform throughout the state, k Personal Inspection and . ap praisal, by a state or a county offi cial, of evory building In Oregon, from tho most remote desert shuck to the highest towering1 edifice in the city of Portland, may seem , like nn impossible tusk. Yot the tax commission has started out, beginning this spring", to that very thing. ..And that is only part' of a greater program, for every aoro of land,, .every mill and mine, and -all other classes of property will bo similarly appraised, . Appraise Buildings First 'The counties in which the work has started are MultnomaH. Clack- umus, Clatsop, Jackson, Klamath; and Wasco. Buildings will be the , first properties to be appruised, though In one county, Clackamas, ' some work on lund is also being done, und lumber, logging and milling proportion aro already got- " ting some attention. Tho tax equalization program of tho commission Is directly under Iho supervision of Commissioner, Charles V. Galloway. While tt' Is his expectation that some work ' will be done In every county this year, tho completion of the ap praisal program, ho says, wilUTef qulro-somo'Veurs.- ln 'Multnomah county tax officials believe np prulHuIs will, fJallowuy explulns, be a simple matter.' State and county officiuls will collaborate in the work, with the state office operating through the offices of county assessors. For a short time In each county a repre sentative of the stato offlco will work with a county man, instruct ing him in appraisal methods. After, that the county men will work alone, with the stuto men visiting the eountles occasionally In a HUporvhjory way. Careful Scrutiny In tho appraisal of -. buildings each building, whether a residence, factory or business structure, will ho scrutinized both outside and in side. Operatives will be guided, -particularly for residences, by -a specially prepared manual that simplifies the work. Commissioner' Galloway explains that tho appraisal Is not concerned with the question whether the re sult will bo incrcused or decreased usscssed valuation. Uniformity Is tho only objeot. By use of tho manual it is claimed that different appraisers calculating the valua tion of similar typos of buildings will vury from each other only In a small degree. Arthur A. Selander Is the com missioner's chief field man In this work. Olhors aro James lu. Bun nell and R. C. Schoott. All havo had engineering experience. Selan der Is credited largely with work ing out tho manual. Acknowledge ment Is also mado to Col. Hirum U. Welch, Multnomuh county as sessor, and Frank I. Kandull of his building appraisal department. The commission Is acting under authority of tho 12U legislature that creuted a fuli-tlmo tux com mission, - FRISCO PILOT IS VICTIM OF PASCO CRASH PA SCO. Wash., May 16 (AP) An Investigation was under way tod.-tj- to find Ihe reason for tho airpi.iue crash which killed Al French, of San Francisco. the pilot yesterduy. IMh plane, a low-wing mono plane, was about 750 feet off tho ground,' witnesses said. Suddenly It staggered, the motor dropped out and the 'ship went Into a nose dive. French, a Standard Oil company pilot, was taken from tho wreckage alive, but he died half an hour later, at a hospital. French brought a trl-motored ship here for the two-day air car nival, but wt ri' lvlng a ship own ed by F. );. Ki-"iiiUHfen of Port land, or,., in it-, fatal flight. L-ASEJjAI.L AniM Ivan l.mgue KIHST OA Ml-.; n.H. E. Washington -m-i Philadelphia S to 0 liutteriea: Hartley AnJ iT't.ncer: Wiilliorg, Cjulnri. M.i.'iarsy and Cochrane, ttrkliM.' . ', as? III! 1