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Page Six Thursday, May 29, 1930 LA GRANDE EVENING OBStiWbK; LA OkANIJti. ORE. tl m ) I) I -i J Ii' ) ll", It 1 )i . ( ' I u ", i D ) II 1 tl , l j j 1) 11 fl f. ' a t J 1 t 1 t .. t M 7 tl I) L) t A 3 li-.a 1 M 1 i -.1 1 IK 1 i, i Radio Driving Out Bugs From Northwest Trees SPOKANI M'nfh. '(A.I)- Un fliu Ik being used hy mirthwt'Ht liorlleultut'iHlH lo rid ppie tri'eH mill ffwenhnust's of Insect posts. Willi mjen of Vanhl-.tfttn ami Idttlio hava put It to work In their orchards by using a him'Ich of an lennno and Kiminl virtn, at tached lo n Rcnenuor, which fur nished J 10.000 volts of high frc UiUMicy electricity. The current rtiHhes frotu tho amen mi iIhmk UiiK jihovo each tree th rough, the (trunk to the gmiinrl wli'es below and Imr'k to the Ki'ncni tins' ma ( iilne. 'I ho action of the current In j-a id to bo Hfmllar to that of a ra dio wave. Tho jfenerator It cun hldered the "broadcii.stiii!? sta tion," and tho (reo or plant the '"receiver. The tranHinllted en ergy In tho form of force-vihra-tlonM caiiKCH t)ie Iiumk lo '("it tlv- Orchard i.sla and wtuto InHpec loi'H who 'have tested the HyHleni hero and In tho XVenati'hco apple district Kay tlie eurreiil kills In Heet ckkh, San Juan scale and other fruit paniHileH by "ex plod -UiK" the cell and Hteillliting loMH, Iko1k flylrn? In the direct path of the current also are kill ed.: ;Tho federal radio rnmm'Ir-.Hion hail.i allocated liotirtt for "tfpray broadcasting" In oi-cdiardH, ho thai, the hug kfllei-H will not 'Interfere Wltih program reception or tranw jnJKKion. The Invontoi' of Ihe k.vkIpmi Ik Die late Nr. Ii. N. Iturghind, who In credited with extensive re Kearcheu In tho field of radio and high' frequency elect Well y. Choice Fishing .V Hole For Hoover VANCOirVKK. Wash., May 29 (AP) A fishing hole that-hat not been stirred by a fisherman's hook for two years today was held out by tho chamber Of commerce as a Jure to tempt President Hoover to visit this city during hiH proposed western tour. Tho fishing hole Is In tho center of the riark county golf course nnil aUheugh the Innumerable trout that infejd the stream have ttjlhhh'd. at numerous ;'g'df balls, they have yet to lasto o'fldher iniWi'H fly. . -., Chamber' officials , 1 said " they hoped the flint lastu would be of tho presidential variety.? Cardinal Lucon 1 Dies In France . , i'ltlKONKIt 1UI-.S HATjTCAI, Ore., lUity 2!l (AP) Jnliii ' J-owo, coloriMl, at one time proprietor of tho Oolden West, ho tel in ;Iortlnmlt .died Tuesday at the Oregon Mtulo penilentiury whoro he was serving a 20-year hcntence. for assault jind rol)hery whHfl .armed with a dangerous weapon, 'f.mvn had been HI for uomo time with tl stomaeh aliment, lie was rcclved at Iho prison l)c cembef U, ll27. POPULATION OF SEATTLE, WASH, NOW AT 362,426 ; KMA.TTLK A.P) Preliminary ! Census figures released here gave Kfattln a population of ati2,42u within Ha corporate limits and 410,210 by Including Its immedi ate fringe. Tho population of the metropolitan area was announced us 4,0!U. Tho population within tho city limits showed an Increase of 14.K j)fe cent in 10 years. Seattle's voptilatton in .l92o( s;h iH.&.aj'J. twentieth in slo in the knifed -Htiitmi, and in III 10 1L was 2.1 7.1 'J i. ' Tho metropolitan area, estab lMied through the eonperatlon of the, United Stales Chamber of i'ofiimerco, and with sanction of Iho census bureau, takes in a. largo part of K.lng county outside tho city limits, u small portion of KpohoiuJHh county almost contin uous with tho northern city lim its and it strip of Kitsap county, Just across the bay from Seattle." -.Census Hpervlsor Williams said tho Increase for Seattle and its Imnvcdlath fringe vus 18.1) per . etMit In' 10 years and for tho met ropolitan area, 17,1 per cent; WHHMS, France, May 29 f AP) Cardinal l,ucon. archbishop of Uheints K7-year-o!d Calltollc pre lato who stayed in ItheJms I thnnighout Its World war bom I bardtnent after moHt of tho. popu j lotion had abandiHied it, died here j Wednesday, j Me had been HI of bronchial pneumonia. H sni known yes- letday that bis cano waa hopi-less ami Ihe last sacra mt'iit was ad ininlstered by lib; vicar general. Cardinal Lucon wms horn at fvb'iulevrler. diocese of A tigers, in Oetoher, 1 K12. Me was lif years In tlie prfesthooi'l and was one of the most loved figures of the (Silhoticc hureh In l'Vinee. 'Ihe cardinal became known to I he world In general from lit 1 4 to when he remained In Uiieims after almost' everyone .else had abandoned It because c-f the (ier man homha J'dmrat. 'ordinal I,u coi'. remained and counted the shellM that struck the famous cathedral,- keeping c.Iohc note of tho progress or . Ihe da mage.. Motor Stan e Lines Will Consolidate HAIdCM. Ore.. May 20 (.AP) A i consolidation of motor stage lines will ho effective June 1 whereby Oregon Stages, Inc.. the Pickwick Stages system and the California ' 1'ranslt company will cotufo to operate u'ner those naineH, and wli opera I o Instead under the nam ft of the Pad fie Oreyhound bines, Inc. An application was received by tho public service commission from the Pacific Oreyhouml Iines for tho permits of operation now held hy tho other lliroo lines. , i V, , '. 'Vi.n'1 - in C().M,MISSl()M:t ILL smi-:k 't irANiiiriN HOCCKir Itl l.KS ' I'oi-iner 'I'vcli Kim- .ich AVell AIICMPHIH. Tenn. (A I) ; I'Ytilllt Wadde.u, former Ceorgla Tech fooiball star, is one of the most promising youtiKMiers in the Southern association this season. Playing, in tho Mrniiphis outfield, In. - Is hitting around ,4oo and fielding like a demon. TOKilf OX Mil. CAIIMY POHTLANP, f)rn May 20 (AP) Ifeaven help a cabby on a night like this. Howard Wat nee, tnxfeah driv er, first persuaded a fare to re frain from killing himself and a few minutes later was furred to flee for hU life as the bale fare turned upon him, , Guaranteed ' NKW niClJlA)ltl, Mass.. (AP) i-T'roposaln for changes In the Vniled States loo(hall associa tion's rules regulating soceer ref-eri-eti have been placed In the ngVndfV fot1 Ihe- nssoeiatioii's. iu nual meeting In- Atlantic City, S. J., June I. 'I. Samuel Morris, . (.'omiulssioner for the assocfntloii In the New Med ford- dlHt rle, Is mHiuiiihov l or tho '.ftroimsialH, - wtiich ilu . effect would abolish Die L'nltcd .States llefereea' - 'asoelation headed by lOilward J. tillane. (if New York, and idace regulation- - of roforees directly In the hands nf leugties, arsociatlons ami cup compeiitlnnH afflllateil with the l". S. K. A. Asserting he Im assured of back ing fro ill a part, of (he delegates to the- coming meeting. Morris declared "thero Is widespread dis satisfaction wlih the present handling of the soccer arbiters." -MHI.OOO POI'XIlS WOOL SOLO PlINDLirroX. Ore.. May 20 (AP) At the annual wool wile at Comloji Tuesday about -100,000 pounds of wool were sold. A large group of buyers from New Knghmd stales were prcsrnt. Some sales of 211 cents and better were reported. Past Week Cool With Crops Of State Suffering POIITLAXO; Ore., May 29 (AP) The summary of weather and crop eondltiuns in Oregon for the week ending May 27, issued by the weather bureau, United States de partment of agriculture, said frost occurred In elevated districts sev eral mornings and that the week, as a whole, had been cool.' . In some of tho small areas water for Irrigation Is scarce, tho report said. The crop report follows: Cereals: . Condi lions have been generally favorable for small grains, but some winter wheat is very weedy and some fields are so heavy that lodging Is reared. Some local damage was done by frost In elevated districts. Winter wheat Is heading except In the moro elevated districts. . The weather has been too cool for corn and some seed has rotted. 'Kruils: Itipenlng of strawberries has been delayed hy cool, cloudy weather, but In most cases growth has been satisfactory. It now appears that previous estimates of f rust damage In tho upper J iood River valley were too high. Vari able ti'mperaluro is causing uneven hatching of codling moths, neces sitating frequent spraying. ICarly cherries will be ripe In somo of tho milder districts next week. Thero is some brown - rot of prunesl in jmuglas county. : Meadows, pastures, and ranges: Hay crops have made good growth but need warmer weather. Alfal fa Is being cut in most of the mild er districts. Some alfalfa was dam aged by frost in elevated districts. Vetch Is beginning to bloom. Pas tures are better than usual. Some rye haw been cut for feed. Uvo stock: Movement of slock to summer Ranges continues. Shearing has been delayed by ' cold rains, hut made considerable pro gress during tho 'week. Turkeys have done well despite the cool weather. Miscellaneous: Potatoes suffer ed local frost damnpe, but In most places are doing well. Conditions have been favorable for peas but beans need warmer weather. He planting of cantaloupes Is under way In Douglas .county. Flax is thriving. HAino fxMtaibMiOvfci:s ' cask rxiiKit aiVisi;mi;xt AVASIflNCroK. . V- C May 38 (AP) -The f.-deral radio . com iiHsiilon today had under udvise- mcnl the question of revoking the i yesterday wl(h" testimony bf'W. f ' ' 1A FAllOK APPOIXTKO license of Htatlon IvVKP In Piit- i I. Schacffer. owner of the sta- i"" PORTLAND, Ore., Mny 20 (AP) land, .Ore.,: over which Hubert i ticn. Protests that "shocking, in-j L K. J- l rnifi"0 prominent Cordon Duncan self-styled "Ore-! decent and - hHreno" language Seattle grain man1, has been ap goti Wildcat," has been tpeaUlng. j had t'en put on the air by -Dun-' pointed acting (manager of the 'i no hearing was concluded lat I hoi resulted In the hearing. - 'Seattle office of the. Farmers' Xa- 'tlonaj Oritin corporation, the gralnv j handling division of tho fedenil 'farm bureau.1 t f I A. U, Hyer, manager of the i IMriland office, left for Seattla to- j 'day to open the new-office. . ; ItL' 8000 WITNESS EIGHT-ROUND SEATTLE TILT Siuri'l.i:. Wash., May 2S (AP) Klghl thousand fans Seattle's largest Indoor fight crowd saw their, first eight, round bout at hoiiui In many years here last night -when Tony Portlllo, Ios Aiigeloa- welterweight, scored a decision over "Wildcat" Carter, Kvcrct., Was-h., negro, In the fea ture match of n triple main event beneritk show, r' ' : ; . ! Iiwl-WM..!.' .4V?tt.nre "bearcat" and now a .Wliidby Island farmer, staged a big upset lo win a technical knockout -over M.iullson Hix. .of llelllnijham, new I'acH'lc etatsi welterweighl sensa tion. In the third main event bout.. Wesley K. O. Ketchell, Salt Lake middle weight, knocked out Pat Vango, Los A.ngi-lea, In the second rtiund of their scheduled six round bout. Purl Ml substituted, for "Doc" Snell, of Tacoma, when the latter wan taken to a hospital with an attack of influenza.' .In mho Davlos, Victoria ban tamweight, won n. decision over Jackie t 'aston, of Seattle, and Johnny llbwlkes. Seattle ' light weight, defeated l-Milie Volk, Porllatid. Thero are 4 2,000 school buses, I currying nearly l.ltou.ono school chiltlren dally ove tho highways ' of tlie C nited Slates, ChicaKO liut I tor club figures show. j mm -?SAFETY ... . m , Ft Cotd old fashioned, sure and jound 6 with TWO PAY CHECKS always every year on our lump ium plan of $100 or more. $i Seom a SC!, inivitmrnl. Add or withdraw uhtn and os you ptease. Sure at either 5 " 6',o by lending check, money order or draft. UNDUR STATE SUI'K RVISION WESTERN SAVINGS nd Loan Association T.M.CA. BU,.. 6,1, lnJ y.mklU PORTLAND Rttource, Over $1,6000,000 ITS DIFFERENT Experience is far more conrincing thin a thousand advertisements.' 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