La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 12, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWhatman CITY EDITION Full Associated Press leaafcd Wire Service 10 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER Oregon: Generally fair tonight und Friday, but cloudy near the coast, lining temperature In the ' oast. volume xxym MEMBER ASSOCIATED I'lUCSS AND A. B. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1930 EASTERN OREGON'S U2AD1NG NEWSPAPER NUMBER 254 fcntntnn ranui? ft i. - -: i, J SMILING SKY BEAMS UPON STOCK SHOW Fair Weather Brings Un usually Large Crowd to H Union for First. Day. GEORGE W. JOSEPH IS IN ATTENDANCE Stock Judging Under way With $8,000 to be Awarded, Besides ?2000 Racing Purse. Tomorrow will ho m .CSruiule Day nt Ihe Kiistvrn Oreifuh Stock show and I.a tlrimnc peu llo uro planning to jittoncl hi liirKo - nunihcrs. The . nuilu for this urirrnoun Is If bo furnl.ilied hy llu I.u Grande Municipal hand. The grand parade of live stuck u-Klna. at 1:3(1 o'clock. Tomorrow's raclnit card prom ised lo ho one of I ho best of tlio threo. Tho arena sports will follow the same outline as to day. With fair cities, with between Ton and Sun hchd of Kastorn Ore-, goti's finest livestock on exhibi tion, with a third morn rare horses than have over before been entered, and with a monstrous c ru w d 1 1 rose n t u n t he f i rat day. George Joseph, republican candi date for governor, suw the JSust crn Oregon Livestock show upon today and under these most favor able ii aspire.'-'. While ono day has untidily been sunk-lent to hike cure or the ox hibilrt lor I lie ;i initial show, offi cials Smith. Green'nnd Kens havo been busy taking care of the ent rants, while others huve been handling the club stud", buth -'H nnd I-'. K. A. "Whlle,the livestock 1h here in largo numbers, it is uisu of much higher iiualily than Ave have ever had before." said secre tary Tony J-'. Smith 1 Ills morning. ' Ills is nut a happen so, it Is the result of the efforts we have been making during the past 22 years, ti encourage tin1 production of the best, livestock passible." . Many Finn Inhibits . And so there, may be aeen Her bert. Chandler's. .'Hue. 'string of ' HcrefOrds, nationally known;1 the line I'.roun Swiss cattle from this and Baker counties; the Ayrshire herd oi 1h Kooeh ranch uf Kn tcrprfse. "Href and dairy cattle have nun1) hack strong this yeaV," added Mr. Smith: Malheur, Itak er. KnterprlsR and Wnliawa coun ties have added to Union county In making out of the largest ind best displays si-en anywhere and second only to the sbile fair Itself, it ia usserled. In addition lo these there arc sum? slock which lias come in from Idaho. "I never dreamed Die show was anything like Ibis." said a prominent attor ney of Grant county today, "this h; a real LIVESTOCK show and yen me lo be complimented on thii. fine array of registered and high grade slorr." The cash prizes awarded this yen I', i addition to (he long lists ot' "spei-in l-." a moil ills lo over JSU'io while tho racing purses total $20iM. Official judging slatted this morning and ribbons of different hue:; are beimr lied to the horses, row.', etc. The judging is helm; done by If. A. Lindgron nnd It. W. liodenwold of the stale college ami Oliver K. Heals, director o vocational agriculture in the Cor vailis Higli schotil. (Continued on I'uge I'lve) U. P. STAGES ADOPTING NEW TIME SCHEDULE The I'iiImu Tariffc stages adopt ed ji new schedule today. In con nection with the addition of two buses, one east and one west bound, according to it. J. Tearl. manager of the lnc;tl station. Kur merly tho l I. operated Iwo stage both ways, the number now Incrcasinc to three. The west, bound schedule Is as follows: li:tff u. m., 2:'tf p.- in. and p. m.. the stages mak- I niC connections with Walla Walla. Spokane. Tort land. San l-'raneisco and Seattle. The east buitml schedule: !:4o a. m.. 2:."t0 p. m. and .10:8.1 p. m., iiiiiMn' ,connectbiiis with Itoise. S.i It .nlf i'hy and all pt.lnts east. o WlwVniKK TOIAV " 7:8n a. t.Ui above. " Minimum: I i above, i 'omlition: cb ;ir. i: i m i Matm:im (i v i:s-ii;i:iav minimum 5 1 above. ' 'ondilion : ch ar. MM-; 12. minimum 41 Mjt xiiitum T:. above. Condition: clear. TOMORROW Gas Companies Are Interested In Local Field Third Request for Fran chise Received by City Commission Position is Made Clear. The movement under way on the part of various public utility companies to secure a gas fran chise In La .Grande received addi tional moment u in ut last night's city commission meeting, when H. C. 1-uub, representing a los An geles gas company, applied for u franchise. In brief, the clly commissioners stated their position to be favor able to a franchise provided the first unit could be completed be fore Jon. 1, when the present com mission's term of office will ex pire. Indications are that at least two members of the present cotn-: mission do not expect to. be candi dates for re-election and all threo uro .unwilling to grant, it franchise at present unless the work Is well under way before n new commis sion comes into' ori'icc. In the event that tlio company could not guarantee to. 'complete a first unit by Jan. I, the commis sioners indicated that they would probably not take nction, leaving tho matter open Tor the 11131-32 commission to consider. -. In oth words, the commission does not desire to leave a half finished project on the hands of ik now commission. Air. Luub f-taLcd tliut he would report , immediately to his homo company, which Is trying to inter est at least 1U Pacific Northwest cities in gas. There Is a possibil ity that a , later meeting of the commission may be called in eawo the California company's reply warrants additional action. (Continued on Page Three) Graduates Pick Colleges; Four Select 0. S. C. Or the '2 l.a Grande High school graduates who are planning to. at tend college next fall, most ef them 18( graduates, '.'four have definitely decided to go Mo Oregon Slate college, one Is ; Uncertain whether lo go to Washington or O. S. .. and seven have not decid ed which college they will attend. i-4 Two bavo beeiV uc(Mtiti!d by Stanford, ('lalr I'enttns.Hml Hob eH Stoddard, iiiii Jane-Itavens-eroft will either go to Stanrord or the I'niversity of Oregon. .Klaine SI rand. I.oiTAlne Smith and Jlazel Hansen will allJ nd the lOasiern Oreyou. Normal school, Leonard lloe Ih id Piiroll in the University of California and Shir ley I'rlco ;!!t) will ge to Whit- man college. Dolph Siogrlst, ltob ert It'msey. LaVelle rtlchey and Klllfi Walkins are going to O. S. i'. and George Ktumasawii will either go to O. S. ('. or Washing ton. Gihhi. Ashby will attend l.indenwood College in Missouri. ' Vadls Slack. Virginia Glass. Vnr nlce SlaMc. Kuth tlarrlson, Naomi Twldwidl, Wayne Nusbaum ' and Leoim 1 terry haven't decided which college I hey will enter this fall. Carrier Boys Are Guests At Swimming Party The Observer carrier boys, rome strong, were guests of the news paper last itiKht at a swimming, woiner party at t'ove, and 1f say tho hoys enjoyed it Is well, put ting It rather mild! All of them had a glorious time, even the one boy who stayed in Iho water ho long that he lost out on the wrin er:'. However. h was fed upon their return to l.a, Grande, so didn't have to go home hungry. As to statistics, seven do.en hot dog;i wern stowed awny In the In terior of the boys, and also three cascr. of soda pop served as Ibpild refreshment not lo mention an occasional and unintentional gulp of water while mimicking Johnny Weismullei- in tin pool. The boys left here In automo biles as soon as the papers were delivered (by tho way, the papers went out. In almost record time last night ) accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Clark I'addoek and Van Yates, of The Observer force. Women Golfers To Play Walla Walla The women r.f th l,a CJr..nde country club have accepted an in vitation from the Walla Walla wo men for an Intercity goir loiirna ment in the Washington city June lit, mid all women who Intend to go are urged i0 communicate with Mrs. If. Kb grist as soon as possible, Sunday morning a. ball s eep siakes will he. held at tun country club for tin? men golfers and In the afternoon a mixed I wo-bit II four wiiii: tournament will b- played, with tho women to pick their mas culine iwirtners. The club has cancelled Its sched uled trip to lio.bn Sunday. IS LA GRANDE D4Y AT THE EASTERN OREGON STOCK SHOW - LET'S ALL GO THREE HURT WHEN TRAIN, CAR COLLIDE Union. County Men Have Narrow Escape From Death at Crossing. INJURIES ARE NOT OF SERIOUS TYPE Claude Woodell and Son Norval and Clyde Mires, Democratic Nomin ee, in Crash. ('laude AVnodell, ami his son, Norval. of Itnblor. und Clyde Mtres, of .SumniorvlUe. demoerulie nom inee for county commissioner, had a narrow escape from death last niBht when tho Woodell ear was badly damaged in a collision with train No. 23. . r---. Mr. WoodeH and Mr.v Mires were both hurt about the head and Nor val sutteccd a sprained wrist, but nono of tho injuries was of a seri ous nature. ' According to reports, the men were drivinK uloitK tho road near Iho Reynolds farm east of 1m annuls and tlio approaehine train was not seen until tho car had al most, reached tho railroad track. The driver put on tho brakes, but tho automobile skidded onto the track and was hit by tho train. Tho threo were brought to I.a Grunde. by C. W. Huntin); and re ceived modleul treatment. l. FLAG SERVICE PROGRAM GIVEN Frank Lonergan to Give Patriotic Address at Elks Temple Saturday; The proRl-allTTor the' Ulks Klag day service, an annual evenl of tho lodge which Is open lo tho publkvhuH been completed, h'rank .1. Umerifan. deputy grand exalt ed ruler or the Klks and a mem ber or the state legislature, will be the main speaker of the program, which Is to be held Saturday. June 14 ut S:;i(l p. in. ill Iho Klks tem ple. ' ' - ' ; " ' The program follows: , Introductory exorcises, exalled ruler and officers. 1'raypr. H'arley It. kichardson. chaplain. .Song. "Old tilory Coos Marching Op," Kast-n Oregon school of music glee club. Hlslory of the Flag," It. K. (,'oolldge. (Continued on Page .Six) . O'Connell Funeral Tomorrow Morning , Funeral services for J. 1''. O Connell, of l.a (Jrahde, who died unexpectedly In Portland earlier this week, will be held at 1U o'clock tomorrow morning at Ner rets murlunry In Cortland. II was announced today. Murial will take place in Cortland. Mrs. O'Connell, who was. rc t itrnfng from a trip east, arrived In Cortland last nighl. Mr. OM'on-nell's-sons and daughters left for Cortltind yesterday. M AS N IN (W) X V K NTI O X COllTIAN I , Ore.. June 1 1! ( A P) Willi more than 4itli dele Kates and memb'us present, rep resenting perhaps 40,000 members of the 17 lodges of the state, the grand lodge of tho Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Oregon, which opened u three day con vention here yesterday, conl inued its meetliiKS today, Milton I.. Meyers, Salem, grand master, presided over the 'lodge. - TO THilir PKSTN POItTI.ANi. Ore., June t (A.P) The nrnshaling of. an ar-. ray of operl enlomologists to combat Die npread of pests of all kind;: in all stales was veen here today by Dr. W. V. King, federal entomologist, w ho arrived here from Louisiana lo study the habits of aedes aldrietil, or mosquitoes. Twelve Union County Girls Enter Contest To Select Beauty Queen Twelvo girls, representing ncjjr ly all sections of the Gra nde Komle valley, h;ivn elite Lion:; club beauly context announced today by Jesse m Die It was Itosen- haunt, secretary. t The eontesl will close about July I, when e. girl will be sebeted to compete In t ho Oregon beauty contest at Portland July I and 10. arter u hich "Miss Oregon" will represent this stale in the Galveston beauly pageant. The Lions e ub has i he fro nchis; lo select Mbs Oregon. Mbs ' l.eim Duekett, f 11 Grande, was the first girl to i nter the coolest when it wus announce recently, and sinew then the other Jl entrants hitve been made Izaak Walton League to Meet At Wonderland State Convention to be Held at Wallowa Lake This Weekend Pro gram is Outlined. JOSKCH. Ore.. June 12 (Special) Interest of Wultontans of I'nion and Wallowa counties Is centered this week end at Wallowa lake where the second annual conven tion of Oregon council. Iwiult Walton League of Amerlcu, will be held Saturday. Preliminary ar rangements for the meeting have aP. been made by a joint commit tee composed of members rrotn each chapter in this county. - le legates are expected to shirt Krlday afternoon. The board of directors will meet Saturday morn ing at 10:80 and In the afternoon at 1:80 the regular business ses sion will be held. Sppclal speak ers for this last oceasslon will be W, S. Raker, uf the Oregon Andl boi society, who will Hpeak on, "Conservation nnd Protection of Non-game llirds": I. N. Oabrielson of the Cnlted States biological sur vey who has chosen as his sub ject the enforcement of the migra tory bird law and the. making of bird refuges: and a speaker yet. to be named from the OrcKon slate board of health, who. will discuss stream pollution. In the evening tho delegates vlll be entertained lit a baiutuet at the Wallowa Lake lodpe with lien Weathers, of Knlerprise, acting u;i toastmaster. Several . fishing and sightseeing trips have been mapped out for t hose who plan to stay over Sunday. CAROL MAKES ) HELEN QUEEN OF RUMANIA IM'CH.VU10S;r. llumania, June 2 (A P) King Carol today ' was reported to have declared the Princess Helen, his former wife, to bo "already uunen of Kumunhi." -'pio king told, iiis brother Nieh ola:, and lilt; slslcr. 1'rlneess Eliz abeth, that when his fa l her, King Ferdinand, died, he. Carol, auto matically became king, Helen be came. (ueen. . . i .Since then Iho divorce was pro nounced, but with tho parliament ary unnulinent on Sunday of all Intervening events since King Ker dlnand's death ami his own re installation as king, Helen aulo niatiea'My liecnine, ;meet). eB Fatal Fire Sweeps Texas Refinery LOUT AUTJOrit. Tex., June 12 f A.P) One man was dead, 85 were Injured, I I seriously, and damage estimated at more than a million dollars had been caused today as a result of an explosion and fire at tho refinery of tho Texas company here, . . . OH' I Hal Investigation into the canun of the explosion was begun by Superintendent M. K. Holmes. Leonard Match was fatally burned. Lady Luck Smiles On American Dancer I,K "TOUQUI5T, France, June I 'S f A P)- -Jenny Dully, Amrlean dan cer, hud a run of luck at a new baccarat tablo'lu tho casino today, carrying off winnings which other players estimated at $2,000,000 francs, or about $o.(infi. She left at dawn after an all night session ut the table and look her liuul' nute with her. m;CAi,i,s oi,i tk(.i;iv OOI.H IIILI,. Oi-e., June 12 (AP) With the death here of Mi'u. Kmma. Conlillng Jt, 71;, pioneers of this section today re called Hie sinking or (he Ill-rated steamship Golden Itule, which sailed in I K'lfi from New York lo I a 1111 ma with (i 0 0 .pa sse uge rs aboard. MISTM'.TOI: I'OK OF PINK FLA GST A 1'F. Ariz. CAP) Mistletoe, wind and lightning uro principal causes of mortality In. yellow pine, Herman Krauch or the Southwestern .Forest Kxperiment Station reports to the Southwestern Division of the American Associa tion for the Advancement of Sci ence. They are; Alice Wilde, Hot Lake: Jean Wi'lni'T, Hot Lake; Leoua C, Spray, I'nbm; Yd ma pelei-yoii. Colon; Va I C-erlsen. I'nion; Audrey Vu Stein, I'nbm; IjeWiinnu. Graham, La Grande; I tilth Pi lor. Imblcr; Vernonu Goodctl, Cove, and Iwo sisters. Verua and WHmcrth Weimer, of llilgard. More entrants are expected, ac cording to .Mr. Loseiibsum. vv ho i-: reeciving the' a ppliea t (oiim at bis office. The n Inner will be sert ed by judges, according to present plans, which are not yet complete. The Lions club is standing the ex pense of the contest, it Is suid. OPPOSITION TO HOOVER'S STANDVOTED Senate Foreign Relations Committee Asserts Right to Naval Papers. , VOTE TODAY 10-7 WITH TRIO SILENT No Demand Made For Documents, Which President Contends Poor Policy to Publish. WASHINGTON, Juno H! (A'P) Tlui senate foreign relations committee today adopted a reso lution asserting Its right to the London naval papers denied it by. President Hoover. Tho veto -was ten to seven with threo members not voting. ' A copy of the resolution was transmitted to the president und lo Secretary Stimsou. The committee then adjourned Its consideration of the London naval treaty until tomorrow. Itui'ah Mil pi wut s Resolution Chairman Lturah and four other (Continued on Page Two) Large Crowd Is Expected Friday At Band Concert Many requests have been re ceived to repeat the rendition of "The Desert Song" by Kumherg at Friday night's outdoor concert of the municipal bund, which wltl be given at Ulverslde park, and In response to this request this num ber has been Included on the pro gram. Friday's concert will Initiate the series of summer outdoor concerts and a largo crowd is expected to greet the band. Two numbers never before In cluded on the bauds program wilt be heard Friday "Kntre Acte and Walts'." from the ballet "Coppelta" by Delibcs and the Hcleclton to "The Und Mill" by Victor Herbert, On account uf the bridgu at the park undergoing repairs, 11 will only be open to Toot truffle Friday 'evening ii ml' those desiring to tHke their cars In the park -must go by way o "' te liowman-Hicks mill or by waV' or Island City. The pro gram will start promptly ut tf o'clock. Bay Disaster Toll Announced At 46 HOSTON, June 12 (AP) Cap tutu Archibald It rooks of the liner Kali-Tax testified ut the federal In vestigalion here today that the sea disaster which overtook his ship and the Fail I liver tanker Pint his Tuesday night, wus over so quickly that' any S. O. S. calls could not have brought help quickly enough 10 cut down the leys of lire. T f crash took tin; lives or 40iperson. ( 'a pin in It rooks insisted, how ever, he had ordered a general S. O. S, sent out Immediately afleV the collision nnd that the operator tried to send the distress Hgnul un til he found his instrument had been made useless by the flume. OPEN CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN MURDER TRIAL lit'ItKKA, Oil., June 1 'JL fAP) -Closing arguments In the trial of Clarence L. King, charged with staying Minnie MV'Coy, his common-law wife, were opened today by District Attorney S. 10. Mutzler. MeUler traced King's alleged ns Hocia I Ions In crl nilual u f fa Irs, In cluding a .burglary s.t Marysvlllo, al., and boot legging a t Spoka ne, Vash. The district attorney's de nunciation of King brought tears trout .M rs. Hun ice Pardee King, bride of. the defendant, and from Mrs. J. W. Horn, of .Malvern, Ark., mother of the slain girl. HOSTO.V MAX NO.M.INATi:i WASHINGTON, Juno 12 ( AP) W. ( 'ameron Forbes, of Boston, was nominated today by President Hoover to be u mbussador to Ja pan, Wheat Today CHICAGO, June 2 (AP) Soiik ing downpours at some polnis in the Ciinadian prairio provlnceH bul with many places receiving only showers led to notable setbacks in wheiit value;! today. The crop out look for spring w heal was also Im proved by rdiouers In doniesiie spring wheal, territory northwest, A moderate amount or export, busi ness from North America was Un der way, but the purchasing enli mal' d at fion.imri busheiH consisted mntty of wheat grown In Canada. Wheat closed uns tiled 1 V, "t 1 cents a biiKhel lower than yester day's finish. ROSE QUEEN 1 Camlinu Halm, 1 7-j car-old high .school senior,-Is Iho fiuivii or tint '" l'orMiuul ro.Ho fistiviil. ' . ' (A. 1. l'hoto) FRANK ELLIOTT DEADjN SALEM State Forester, in 111 Health for a Number of Years, Passes Away. SALI'r, Oro.. June HI (AP) . Fra nk A.' Hlllott, -Oregon state forester and head of that depart ment since Us organization about liO years ago, tiled ot, his hohio here lust night. He was "liti years old. - - Klliott had been In HI health a number of years. . Some years ago he sufferod a paralytic stroke, and though ho recovered from that hla health had not been good sluco. A recent pneumonia attack and a weakened heart condition contri buted to Iiis complete collapse yes terday after ho had boon forced to his bed lust weekend' Ho was Ut his office Saturday, hut avuh un uble to tuko up his duties Monday. . lllllott. had built up. tho stute forest sorvico to un effective de gree, tho fire patrol H.vstem per fected under his direction being ono of the strongest In tho United States. The Oregon department, uudcr his direction und In coopera tion, with tho federal government; was ono of the first suites to uao alrpluua-patrols in forest fire pro tection work. Of luto Hlllolt hnd given much attention lo reforesta tion, and worked fpr tho passage of the state reforestation uet by the 1020 legislature. (!nnio West In 1HKH Hlllutt wns" horn near Danville, HI., in 1805 and caino to Oregon In 188S. Ho located at Newberg where ho was in chargo of the dis tribution of Oregon - California grant binds. Much of his forestry experience was gotten st thai lime, and ho followed forestry most of tho time from 1890 to J 01 0. exerpl the year 1898 when he Joined the Klondike gold, rush: Ho entered tho employe of tho Charles K. Spauldlng Logging 'company-. In 1909 ami tho iollowing year was appointed state forester. The funeral probably will be held "Friday. Klllott's successor will be elected by I he stale hoard of forestry. GOF.K TO HAMOM Mrs. A. T. Hill, a ulster of Mrs. Klliott, left horn during the night (Continued on Pago Throei DUNCAN FACES INDICTMENT BY FEDERAL JURY 1'OltTLA.ND, Ore., June Hi fAP) Hubert Gordon Duncan, seir styled "Oregon wildcat" and unsuccessful candidate for repub lican congressman from this dis trict, who Tuesday was sentenced lo io days In jail and $7T Hue .fct violation or tho Oregon corrupt practices act, yesterday w.m In dicted by the county grand Jury for violation of the federal radio aci. Tho Jury also Indicted Kdgar K. Piper, magazine writer, on u charge of assault and battery. Piper, son of Iho late Kdgar II. Pi Iter, editor of the Morning Ore goulan, is ii lleged lo have st ruck Duncan jji the office of the t'nltcd Stales marsha 1 because of re marks Duncan made about Piper's father over radio station k'VKP. The. Indictment contained five speeifli: counts. Duncan wus ar retted June 2 on a commissioner's warrant ami as at liberty under ball. First Wagon Train To Be Remembered SALKM. (He.. June 1 (AP) Tho nlate board of control an nouneed today that Ihe loath nnnl vrsary of the arrival of the Mi-hI wagon train over ihe p Oregon Trail will be celel.rated al Chain poeg park July 20. Governor Nor blad will speak. The event Is be ing sponsored by the champoeg Memorial Highway association, co-operating with statu officials. Close to 75,000 Fans to Witness Jack-Max Battle Fair Weather Seems As sured for Heavyweight" Hue bcrap Tonight in New York. Ity Alan Gould (Associated Press Sports Kdltor) NICW YOUIv. June 12 (A.P) Jack Sharkey will havo a weight advantage of nino pounds over Max Schmeling in their struggle for heavyweight supremacy to night. Tho German weighed in at 188 pounds und Shurkoy at 197 today.. - NRW YOIIK, Juno 1J (AP) Llttln ol' New York was again the big fight town today with its rush and roar as the background for a world's heavyweight championship match between tho youthful Gor man from Hamburg and the hope if the homebreds, a Lithuanian American from Uoston. Tonight, some 4fi minutes from the heart of Itroadway, where the old-timers bellowed defiance at each other, Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling swup punches for 15 rounds or less, each seeking the sanio object recognition us the heavyweight king and successor to the retired ruler. Gene Tunney. tie no to Sco lint I In At tlio rlngutde, perhaps in even ing clothes, gentleman Gone was expected lo seo the new monarch of maul crowned to restoro once again the line that has seldom been broken since John L. Sullivan be- camo tlio first world-recognized king if glove-fighters. With fair weather ussurod, eloso to 75,000 speclators. featuring a notable ringside assembly, figured to pay something llko f7f0,OUO In tho Interests of churlty and for the privilege of seeing a fresh chapter unfolded In heavyweight history. rho scenes, tho times nnd tho gladiators In this fistic ' oxtravu- ganxa, promoted by a corporation whose, directors uro millionaires, tlnd whoso stock Is sold in Wall street, represent a far cry from the June night : ut Coney Island, 31 years ago, when James J. Jeffries von tho heavy welgnt. title from freckled Hob Plizslmmons before a crowd of 10,000. On that memorablo occasion, tho chief of policy was at tho ringside to stop the, bout "after tho first hard blow" but he. said everything was all "all right" ufter Jeffries. hen a 22 -year-old k Id, k nocked - (Continued on Pago Two ,, ,r Palmiter Quits Office; Pierce May Be Elected ItKD.MiOND. On., Jnio 12 (A.P). A successor to Geo.rgo A. Palm iter, -who resigned yesterday as heud of tll slate grange' was ex pected to bo announced lotlay as tho elections committee neared the end of counting ballots. Palmjtcr resigned at tho state convention here, resigned from a position he held seven years und lo which ho was re-elected yester day. Candidates nominated lo suc ceed him are: I''. 1 L Kd wards, Mayvllle; M. A. Schrock. Mllwau kle; J M. Gill, Tlio Dalles; Al bert, SlaughtjeiV Portland; C. C, Unlet, Myrtle Point; H. fa. K.eeiicy. Culver, and Waller M. Pierce, La Grande. Pu I in Iter announced ho was lo become, connected with a new Insurance-concern with headquarters In Portland. Mario Flint, of Polk county, was elected lecturer und Pert ha J. Heck. Linn county, was re-elected treasurer. M. Glover, Poring, was elected oveVseer. Mem hers of tin executive committee are It. W. Gill. Portland; Pierce und CH. Hailey. Houglns county. Portland's Rose Festival Opened POltTLAND, Ore, June 12 (A P) Yesterday she was Caro lina Huhn, 17-year-old Portland high school senior. Today she Is Her AbijeHty, Queen Caroline 1, ruler of Hosaria. The coronation of Queen Caro line' this morning marked tho opening of Portland's annual Itose Festival. The city has spent many day.i flresHliiK Hself for the event which has attracted visitors from virtually every pari of the coun liy. itwns, ln nbs, and Kurd ens havo been tri mined and t he rose biiKbes t hroughoitl I he city are heavy with flowers. Brazil's President Visits Mr. Hoover W A K 1 1,1 XI r T iN, June ( A P ) - Julio PrcHles, president-elect of Itra.il, today returned the (jnod wIM visit which President IP-over niii do to lira .I I m, hlle president elect. Accompanied ,y Francis P. White, assistant sei-retary of state, and the military abd naval aides of the Wlille House, Mr. Crest vh win; received by M,r. Hoover In the historic Hlue room. 500 PLACED BEHIND BARS IN CHICAGO Police "Execution Squads" Combing City, Kounding up all Hoodlums. GANGSTERS FLEE TO OTHER POINTS Citizens Aroused at Kill ing of Lingle Talks of Martial Law and Offi cers' Resigning. . ; , CHICAGO, June 12 (AP) 4- Po lice "execution squads," each cap tained by un officer whose courage, in fighting gangsters was uttcsted by notches on his revolver, racked Chicago today for the man , Who killed Alfred (Jako) . Llnglo, Tri bune reporter. - liy last midnight 600 hoodlums,. derelicts and susplMoua charactora wore in Julb lawyers flocked to detective headquarters demanding; the releuso of their clients; but no releases woro made. - - William Huesell, police commis sioner, and. John Siege, his chief of detectives, were spurred 'to action not only by tho .crlino Itself und their own close friendship for tho sluin newspaperman,, but by a ris ing flood of hostile public senti inesc that gained expression in front page editorials and in atato mcnts of civic leaders. . . Talking Martial iWi-' There was tulk unofficially among business and civic groups or - the possibility of martial law to supercede tho pollco and- drive the gangster oiicq nnd for all from tho city. Ono American Legion post offered the sorvfcea of Its members to take up arms, under proper authority, against the gangsters. rho Herald nnd Kxumlner, which has Joined tho Tribune and the livening Pont in, offoring a total reward of $55,000 for tho arrest und conviction of the man who shot Lingle dead last Monday in the crowded Randolph street sub way, excoriated tho pollco depart ment In a front pugo editorial. It referred to the department's "mis erable Inefficiency," and udded: "Chicago 1b disgusted with Its IcudloHs, footless city administra tion, so streaked with rottenness !tHttt-Hmest mei In thinking ot their dally broad. Uoep thnlr mouths shut and their eca closed." Unafraid to Shoot The "execution squurds" of thi police were so called because their commanderM have shown In pre vious gangster hunts that they are unafraid to shoot down the out law;'. ' "Lieut. Frnnk Reynolds, In the c liar Bc of ono squad, has killed 11 criminals," Chief Htego said. "Lieut. Al Booth has killed six; Lieut. Walter Storms has- kllteu five; Llout. William Ousack, four; Lieut. Pat O'Connell, five; and Llout. Andy Harry, six.'1 ; ' These woro special squads, with orders to entor 'tiny place where they thought criminals -might bo quurtered, without the need of5 search warrants or legal red- tape. In addition, there wore the reg ular cruising squads ot detectives, and a special foot dotall that comb ed Tho Loop. Denies .Statements , Frank J. Loesch, tho aged head of the Chicago crime oommlsslon, ilnled published statements that hn had demanded that Commis sioner Hussell und Chief St ego re sign. "What I'tfiy is merely this." -he said, "that If Hussell and Siege (Continued on Pago Six) FLIERS. AGAIN POSTPONE HOP OVER ATLANTIC DCHLIN, Irish Freo Stale, June 12 (Al') Captain Charles Kings ford Smith, who had been planning to hop off tomorrow on a trans- Atlantic flight to New York, de cided against tho hop off late to luy In tho belief that better weather conditions arc coming. . OFI'lCKKS KIJ-KLKlTUn DKNVKH, Juno 12 (AP) Ml; John F. Sippel of Itultiuiore, was announced to bn re-elected presi dent of Hie General Federation of Women's clubs at the convention here today. Mrs. Sippel and the entire slato of incumbent officers, with tho single exception of treasurer, wjru returned to office. BASEBALL NATIONAI, IjKAUI'K K. U.K. riiii-tiKo 3 t. 2 I'hlliirMplilii 0 9 0 (i'hIIcmI en. I i:ih. mln) ItHtlrrle: OMjorn und llurtnctt; Wllluuyhby uml lavlH. R. II. K. (MnriniKili a ti U llrooklyn 3 6 2 liHi(orip.s: Krey, Benton and liouuh, Sukoforth; Moms, Clark und It berry, Lopez.