La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 17, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text4 . .if ... ... . - . ... . ,-: ; Ua CSranftr t CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service- 8 PAGES TODAY VOLUME XXVIII ELECT RINGO, EBERHARD TO DIRECTORATE Total of 959 Votes Cast in School Election Held Hei'e on Monday. BOARD PLANS TO ORGANIZE SOON Chairman and Clerk Will be Elected for Coming Year Interest in Elec tion Keen. Colon I. Kborhnrd uas re-elected to the la Grande school dis trict; board of directors, tn suc ctM'it himself, and K. I:. itingo was elect All Id a vacancy caused by the retlreiuenl uC Chairman George K. Birnie. al the annual .school elec tinil held hero yesterday.- Slv. men were candidates fur the .position, and a total of Hull votes w'pc(! a at. Of thin number 731 were polled at Central school and S at Greenwood, and the ma jority of these en me in between the hours of 5 and 7 p. .in. K. J. .SfcWillia ms was third In Iho race wl'h 3!H. which was 38 less than .Mr. . I-Jhcrliard .received. .Mr. lUnico totaled -142. If, A. .Scott received :!!i5, John S. Jlod gln 2R5 and IT. W. Smith T,. How They Voted The labulallon of thf vote for Ihe two precincts follows: Candida to ('en- G ('cen tral wuod Total Mbeihard 341 iloilirln .., -McWilliams ....Si' 5 Xfi iw; I us i - n 3 !H 4-12 ItinKo NeOH .. Si n i Ih 33 I il 73 Members uf (he hoard today wi r-' expect in u ;in organization meeting to bo held sometime dur ing the coining week, at which time Iho jy:ni-3i hoard - will be organized and a chalrnian und .school eiei- Heeled, Third Ivarciit Yule Interest was keen In the elec tion yesterday, roxultliig In the third largest vote in the last dec ade or so, A.i'tor the polls closed telephone wires to The Observer offlcn hummed with hundreds of iin'iilriey. but it was. not until 10:30 o'clock, when the count was completed, that - returns were available. -Mr. Kberhnrd Issued the follow ing wlatemvnt today: "I hereby express my appreciation to those who assisted in affording me a further opportunity to servo the public school system. There is nothing wrong with the Jm. Grande public schools or their administra tion. T appeal lo everyone to take nolo of tho sturdy tree of I,a Grande education, and the. worth and beauty of Its product, and cease to note only tho dead or de ficient small branches. Any defi- (Conlinucd on Tuge Kight) OFFICERS ARE IN SEARCH FOR GREEN SEDAN Off!cert today are seeking a green Hudson sedan with a gray stripe, the car having'as pnssengers two men ami a woman. This ma chine, noticed at Union Sunday evening, is suspected of being the one used that night by robber: who took a safe fmm the J. p.. Shanks bakery at Union and made vheir escape.' -Mr. Shanks reported to Sheriff Jc.so I'.re.shears that, the safe con tained ?.i00 to ?iao, most of it In checks. In addition to valuable papers and contracts. The safe was IS by 18 by 28 Inches in dim ension!. H was also reported that the Un ion creamery was entered but nothing of consequence was taken. i;i:pokti;i kcm:.si:i SHANGHAI. June 17 (A) The He.., Clifford King. Catholic mis sionary froin New York who was kidnaped by bandits Junel 1 in southern Honan province, was re ported today lo have been releas ed through the efforts of Nation-" a list soldiers and returned to Sing Yangrhow. Honan. The report lacked confirmation. tinii:i: i:.i:tti:i JKUUSAUK.M. June 17 fAP) Two Hebron Arabs and one Safd Arab were executed this morning at Acre jail for murders committed during the anti-Jewish rioting of last August. Tho Arab executive ordered the entire population to renew th ir strike of protest. WKATIIKIt TODAY 7:3'i . m. -34 above. .Minimum: 4;". above. Condition: clear. wi; vmi;it ykkti-:iuav Maximum 73, minimum 53 above. Condition: clear. vk.t!ii:k ji'm-; 17. io Maximum 00, minimum 43 u bovc. Condition: cloudy, rain .03 of Inch. MEMUUK ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C. Peace Officers Meet Monday At Ontario, Oregon All-Night Parking Ordin ances Discussed Mal heur Circuit Judge and Mr. Duby Speak. Kcprcscntalive officers from all parts of 10 a stern Oregon and a few from Southwestern Idaho were present Mjouday at the quar terly meeting of tho Kast Oregon peaeo Officers Co-operative or ganization at Ontario, according to Police Chief Clint Haynes. who Is president of the group. A number of matters were dis cussed, including all-night park ing laws. .M'Ot of those present favored such ordinances but were more or less uncertain as to how best to handle the enforcement. Hoiso representatives said they used a tag system, hut If the ear was an out-of-state much hie. it was given a warning and released. Others paid a $2.50 flno per viola tion. They said Holse had little trouble enforcing the ordinance. Circuit Judge Wood, of Mal heur, made a very interesting tall; on "Law Knforceiucnl" and JihIkc William Duby, of linker, former, member of the. stale highway com mission, also spoke. A number of other questions, dealing with, law enforcement problems, were discussed. Luncheon Opens Meeting. A' luncheon at 1:30 o'clock opened the -meeting, and this was followed hy a business session in the afternoon. Those, f rmu I jl Gra nde in at tendance were Mr. Haynes, Sheriff Jesso Jtreshears, Policemen Hill Howard and -Charlie Walk ins. and Traffic Ofricer Dick Robertson. Mr. Haynes left hero several flay:; ago, accompanied by his wile, and before the Ontario meet ing, they visited in Natupa. They also attended the Boise Basin gold discovery celebration at Boise, a, feature of which was a pa rude that tuok'nn hour and a half to pass a given point. Hay Wages Will Be Fifty Cents Lower, Report Way wags will be 50 cents lower. I his year, according to an agree ment reached at a meeting of fai'nierM and flock men represent ing Lower I'owder, Baker, Sampler and Dlirkce Valleys. It was decided tho general wage sen lo for haying should lie 50 cents less than It was last year. A mo tion was passed that the general wage of $2 bo paid for mowers and buck drivers and $2.50 per day for pitchers on slips ami wagons. It was decided that the wage for slackers be left lo each Individual with the recommendation that the wage paid be based upon the num ber of bucks used and the amount of hay put up per' day, and that when stackers were on other work they be paid the wage for that work rather than a straight stack er's" wage through tho season. - Ministers Meet Here Monday At Riverside Park A lumdieon n ml program was enjoyed by tho I'nion County asso ciation oT Ministers and Affiliated Workers and the Wallowa County Ministerial Union, who held a Joint meeting at the Riverside park Mon day afternoon. The picnic was served during the noon hour with the p r o g ra in f o 1 1 o w I n g. Murie was furnished by the Christian church of Knlerprise. M rs. J. I !. ( Jon way sa ng a voea 1 solo, "Abide with -Me." The Rev. J. George Walz gave a. report of the recent Presbyterian assembly at Clnelnnatti. (. The book. "The I'lnist of Kvery Road." by Stanley Jones, was re viewed by the Rev. Hall K. AV'allis of the Methodist church of Knler prise,' This account was followed j by an Interesting discussion by those aiienuing. Tho conclusion of the meeting wero short business sessions by the I'nion County association and the Iwi Grande Ministerial association. Will Present Red Cross Program According to announcement re ceived by Slnrwod Williams. Un American Red Cross, Pacifif branch al San Francisco, has made arrangements to conduct a tw ilay summer session at the Kastern ! Oregon Normal school In order to present the Junior lied Cross pro gram. .Miss Kliza belli C. Murray is to bo h"re on June 30 und July 1 , the information say. Fined $300, Costs On Liquor Charge hi. If. Rcffley was fined IS"" and costs when he was found guilty of the possession of intoxi cating liquor after a trial ytsler Uay in the justice court. He puld his fine und was dUUiaryed. MAINE G. OP PICKS WHITE AS NOMINEE Congressman Defeats Brewster in Primary in Senatorial Race. MINNESOTA VOTES THOMAS D. SCHALL Governor Christiahson, His Chief Opponent, T r a i 1 i n er. by Several . Thousand Today. PORTLAND. Me., June 17-(AP) Congressman Wallao H. "White Jr., representative In the natloual house for 13 years, today was the republican . nomine fur United States senator to succeed Arthur U. Gould. Returns from 5S!I election pre cincts out of 632 In the state, repre senting 475; cities and towns out of G IS give: . . ' , Republican senator: Brewster 3!t.!3ii: Dcwar 7.0(11 ; White 4T..IS4. Republican, governor: Gardiner G7.0H.7: Wilson '38.121. For tho second time In two years, former Governor IJrewster stood defeated for tho nomination. Two years ago, while chief executive or the slalo he contested with Sen a tor Frederick 1 la lo for the la t -ter's seat and was ' defeated by 33,000 votes in a primary In which 128,000 republicans went to 'the pollw. . ' ' , . ' ' . Xomittitinn on tho ; republican ticket is antamount to election In Maino and Congressman White un doubtedly will succeed Senator Gould, of Presque Isle, who Is re tiring. Possibility that reappor tionment of tjie, national houso would see a discarding of the seat ho occupied was a fuclor In White's candidacy. ' . ' ' I), U. Dcwar run on a wet plat form. . . ... Governor Kciiomlnutral In tho only other stutcwido con lost, Governor William Tudor. Gardiner, ' Hevklng renomlmilioii, Awampetl former Mayor John Wil son, of Bangor, who had. attacked tho chief executive as a, "tool of tho InterestM.' v ''.'-' ..'V.-t,: ,vri' Gardiner polled 52,0030 voles to Wilson's 34,721. In tho three-cornered republican contest for the office to be vacated by White. Oonuld Portrldgo ap parently received tho nomination. . Jidward C. Moran Jr., und Frank (Continued on I'aeo Two) CHERRY PICKING WILL START SCON Royal Annes Sold for Six and a Half Cents Cfcbp Promises to he Good. . y Mrs. A. G. Conklln (Observer Correspondent) COVK. Juno 17 (Special) Al a meeting of the directors of the Co-operative Cherry Growers as sociation, lh Royal Ann cherrfes were, sold to l.lbby McNeil fur six and a half cents. . p The cherry crop promises to be gnod this year and the growers are j making. preparation for the pick ing ami I'iu ttiiiK. i iiw u.wim i.iuuii has ordered M,000 containers, which means that it expects to handle- 25.000 boxes. Two i;i-, laincrs are used to the box. ' . Karl J. Stacklaud expects to handle, a like amount at Cove and I'nion, as he uses four containers to a box and has ordered Joa.ann. Joseph's Death Brings Sorrow And Amazement Throughout The State Tin shocking news of the-sud-ilen death yesterday of Sena lor George Joseph, brought forth coin men ts of sorrow and amaze ment from state and civic leaders through mil Oregon. Following is a partial li.-it of (he comments: Former Governor and Mrs. Wal ter M. Pierce We are so deeply grieved and so shocked over the death of our friend, George Vj" Joseph, that it is difficult to make a. statement. In h's unexpected passing this state and the nation have lost one of the ablest and most fearless fizhtcrs for the rights o, lh people against privilege and eorriiption. Kvery cause or mea sure that was for Iho assistanee of the averagn citizen always en liied his earnest support, even if he fought alone In legislative halls. In the campaign for governor lie h;id til; courage and foresight to advo'-ate those tilings essential to thi welfare of Oregon an.l had he been elected this state would have entered an era of progressive lead ership and prosperity. He won the republican nomination because he stood for clean polities. ihe-nt public lif' and progressive action in political. Industrial und enm merrtal activities. Wo are f . -dened by the loss of our fearless leader who never lower d his lancu hut fought to the la.t with flying colors. Pfirlluml Comments It nry t. Corbctt: I uin ko utter ly tIio.ked at tho news that I don't know what to tuy. This Is the ! LA GRANDE, OREGON TUESDAY, JUNE 17, TARIFF BILL APPROVED BY MR. HOOVER President Signs, Measure Which Becomes Effec '' . tive at. Midnight. ; SIX PENSIISED UPON DOCUMENT Customs Officials Pre- pared for Rush of Ships . Arriving Before BilJ Be comes Law.-- W A F Hi N O TO N. June 17 (AP) President- Hoover today signed the tariff bill. , ' ' , The bill was signed at 12:&Ht30 p. m. In tho presence of Secretary Mellon. Francis X. A. Uhle. com missioner of custoniH. and four of tho siji republican conferees, In cluding Senutors Smoot, Utah, and Shortrldge, California, and itep resenta lives Hawley, Oregon, and Trend way, Massachusetts, - Senator. Watson Indiana, and Representative- ttaehnruch. New Jersey, the other two, conferees, wcro not present. . No Pictures Permitted -. - No photographs .of the cere mony wero permitted.'"' A. the. president affixed his . signature t iioso gron ped n round h Im a p. plauded and Reproseiilnth e Tread way was tho first to shako the prefiidenCs hand, others following. Tho law, revising th existing eight-year-old structuro in more thii ii a thousand instances vamV overhauling the . administrative features, takes effect at midnight tonight. s , Tho customs officials are pre pared for I her ush of ships to reach port and file their cargo pa,-' ' (Continued on Pago Eight) HUSKIES W IN CREW RACE AT LAKE MONONA MADISON, "Wis., Juno 17 (AP) Wtmiiilrgtoii's -poworful ''varsity eight shot over tho two-n Ho Lake Monona course hero today (n 10.14 to defeat Wisconsin's crew by more than two lengths. Wisconsin row ed tho course In 10:2". Tho Wasl ton Junior varsity crew defeated tho Wisconsin, jun ior boat by flvo lengths over the samo course,in 1 0:32. ft while tl'ie lladgers wero clocked at J 1 flat. Eight Americans Qualify For Open UOYLAIiK. Kng'.. June 17 (AP) With eight Americans Included, 114 players will start tonfbrrow on u 72 hole medal play competi tion for the Rrlllsh open golf championship. All scores, as low as JG8 for the 30 holes yesterday and today qualified. Tho Americans in t ie order of their qualifying play wcro Leo lirgi;l, 145; George Von Kim. 147; MacDonald Smith. I4S: llny Jones, 1 r0 ; Jim Ramos, 1 f 0 ; Jlor--ton Smith, IM; Don Moe; 165; K. C. Stevens Jr., 157. M'Nary Resolution Passed By Senate WAiSH I N( rrON. June 17 ( A P ) -Tho senate today pissed and sent to tho house the Mir Nary resolution to create a commission to study the adequacy-of the sup ply of unskilled agileultHral labor. greatest shoek since the new k of Governor I'atterson's death. I feel Geogo Joseph would have been il wonderful governor for Oregon and I deeply regret the news of his sudden death. J. C Ainsworth: I feel Senator Joseph's death is a great shock to the whole, roinmm.lfy for he certainly was an outstanding figure In Iho state. Just rece ltly a group of friends and I were t liking about him and tho remurk was made that he went into everything so thor oughly that his campaign was surely going tn hurt him beeause he had high blood pressure and a bad heart. Oswald Wesl, former governor: I' regret exceedingly to hear of t he. untimely death of Senator Joseph. I have known hfin intimately r,r year.-. His death will be a blow lo the community. P. I'. Irvine. JMilor. Oregon Journal: The death of George ,j .eph Ik most regrettable. Ho would have made an exeHlent gov rnor and his deal h is indeed a loss to all the state. C. C. Colt, vice president. First National Raank: It is a grat shoek to all of in. Mr. Jos--ph was u very forceful man and had howls of rriends anil his death Is u great loss to Oregon. Ralph Williams, republjeun na tional committeeman: Oregon and tho Paeific Northwest has lost one of Its Ton-most citiens with the death of Senator Joieph. lie was (Continued on Page Two) ; - TO EXPLORE ::Mr. ami Mrs. mini Love plan io explore tho Utile known Guuy as river in lcuailor In their l!7-fiMt motor cruiser. Tho stream orlglmiu In Iho African foothills a 'id penetrates tleuso junglei. . Portland Plane In Accident At Kamela Today . -J' . Ry .Mrs. Thnrnhurg $ ( Kamela Correspondent ) KAM.MLA, Ore., -June 17 Ste cial) What might havo been a serious accident occurred at Ka mela this morning shortly after 10 o'clock. Louis l 'leaver, of Port la nil, returning In a smalt, pri vately owned plane from RuUor to .Rankin field, had to niako a forced landing because of motor trptjble. Luckily he was able l;o In '-a -field holo'wVthe detuit without Injury Id himself. Tho plane w as damaged lo such an ex tent h decided to take it apart and-ship It. to Portland. Several local men assisted him. Northern Leader Captures Tsinan PKIPINO, China, June 17 (AP) Sliansi troops belonging to the army of Yen ILsi-Shan, northern Icaqer, today .were reported to have occupied the Important clly of Tsinan. No details' were avail able. ' Tsinan whieh ha a 4 population of ' approximately H(Mt,(MMl i the capital of Shantung 11ml U a :Ura legically important point because, it lies near Iho mail route h.'Uvccn Peiping and the Yan.7:;.e delta. Motorist Does Boy's Chore And Pays Him $5 WICHITA. Kiuif. .June 17 (Al') .Ah a motoi-ist Flruck and ktlleil 10-year-oM John Graham's (1ok he noled it niciuielnK NhotKun In Ihe lioy'i: Kraup and h.mllly iiriil'fi-red a ft hill. . Sorry, mill, will thai help any?" hn Iniiuheil wllh n Kliuu:o at Iho Kleailllmr j-(llleiy. "Vep." Ihe hoy nali. "Hint niukea 57 and Wh all iirofit, I Shi-i had laUen lo chicken Kleal l"K "lid ilail nave me lo Khoot him." IlivMtl.lvNK IIOKV HIIMI CIIK.-ACrd, Juno IT (Al-) The headleHH hody or a man ullli halldn ami feet misHin-, waa ilraKKed rrom Ihe 8,'inilary iIIkIiIcI eamil Hi I. oekln.lt, KOIIthv.-:.l of 'hi cao. y.-Hlei-day. Apparenlly (he vlellm i.r a kuiik ride, pollen Kald Ihe mail mlltht have heen one of a mnnh.-i- of KanKVt.-lH who havi. dla pp-a red In recent month-.. Wheat Today riinaor Jan.- j t a p) Si ns or imiiK-iise export buslm-si being d-.m- jn wii-nt Horn Nmth Aimtrha hoist eJ wh.-.-it pi:-es to.i;iy, c peehdiy during ,- late deulings. It was asserted in some quar ters that In th.- last five days whip, tin- markets have been d-i-)ress'i: U.ooa.oen to 'iru. i)oh bu-nh'-ls of wh ai hav- ,t n bought for ship ment to Kurnpc from dimida an'. th'- Cim-d Slat-s, ri.ltfly l anada. LatM rallies in s'ocks and cotton today tended also ?o Bend wh'itl pric -s sharply higher. With today's Norrli Ameiitun I'linineHs estimated as IiIkIi as 4. ooO.uao bitsheis wh :t in ('hicag'i closed Mrong at virtually the top ovr yesterday'8 finish, f'orn cosed i 'e 'i i. 'v up, oat if l at 1 -c ad vanced, and provliiion io u riae of i it. 1930- JUNGLE RIVER COAST TO COAST FLIGHT STARTED Brock and Schlee Begin Round Trip from Flor ida to California. AltllKNIO. Aox.. Juno 17 (AT) Wllllum S. Drouk anil Kilwurd V. Kuhlpo, hi Ihoir iiuwn-to-iluwn, uoiiHt-tm-uutiHt .CUkIH imoncil .over tho .Abilnno iili-porl ul' ll:in u. m. toduy flylnif ' "t uumido ot nlx.ul 2,500 r.-i-l . iiml ninltlnK 'from 180 to aoo inlU'K. mi iioiir..,. ;. ', . JACICSOKVH.1.1I; .iii-u:h. .Kbi.. Juno 17 (Al') Wllllum- H. Ill-oc-k lllul HdWiilil I''. Hollloo took orr lit G:(il u. 111. M-;. S. T.) tmlny for u rounil trip fllKlit ' to Hun JJIoUO, C'ul. . : ' .. .. .; .'.': Tno Btnrl. wiib without Incident, tholl- luonoiiliino' HklminlnK down tho. hi'iudi Tor linlf 11 mllo heforo rlnliiK und licndlnif. Into (lio woHt, liroek uml Hehlrtv wiio eurrlt'd' 4B0 k'iIIoiik of KHMolino, hopod to rvuoh' Kan 1)Iko. a dlntnuue of ll.tia miles, and rolui-n lo Jacksonville Hcncih in 84 to 30 Hour. -; ' , (Jvei-L'aHt weallior . prevailed at tlio tako-off and inodei-alo liead wlndu and hower were predicted along the route of tlio fllKlit. 'J'hreo recorda for conHt to coliHt tripB now nro held by I'aptaln l-'rnnk llawkH. 'J'heiio liro 1'J houra (Continued on l'ago Two) SEEK DETAILS OF CHARGES IN CLIFFORD CASE PORTL.VNI, Ore., Juno 17 ( A P) Tht." stale game Commis sion, yesterday adopted a resolu tion requiring the three sports men's organizations which brought charge:; against Harold H. Clif ford, state game wnt'deu, and Ii. Ii. Clark, assistant state' giune warden, lo file affidavits with their cluirgoH pelting out In detail tlio four ciiaigcs made against Clifford and ('lark. Tho com mission, a fter much consideration, decided the charge contained in various ptipers were blanket charges and that no defin ite Implication could be found.' Lavid R. Kvaiis, newly appoint ed commissioner of KiiKene, branded Ihe charges as "shotgni! affairs which really neither ac complish or set f?lh a definite uecusution." Prohi Officer Is Killed In Battle OoLhSltORO. N. C, June 17- (AP) P. L. Klfnchiini. a prohibi tion enforcement officer, wnn klll- ; ed a nd II. '. A nl rews. a not her . oftleer. wounded seriously early j today in a k right with alleged j rum runners who escaped. ORI'.CON RILL APPROV M I V'ASHINCTON. June 17 (AP) The hinl-e publle lantls rolutflit j tei.. today approved the eimf ef bill to authorize the secretary of the j interior tn exchange revested Ore I goo and .illfxrnia giant land for ; prlvau timber land of upproxf ; mateiy eiiai value, lyln on or j w ii bin one ha If mllo of h egnii j public highways, which might be valu;ible for seenic or recreational j piirpohn-s. I'. S. Alaelilnery l.xjHiriH fiiiiw j WASHINGTON (AP) Kxports : f Auo'iican constriietion machln i cry in howed I 'J per cent ln- j crease over IU2S. They were val I utd at $l;.i"I 000. ...-... .... EAST7CRN OREGON'S LKADING NEWSPAPER Disbarment Of Joseph Abated By fligh Court Will not Publish Action in Oregon Records Phil Metchan Seeks Commit tee Opinion. SALfc:.r, Ore., Juno 17 (AD Tho Htato supremo court, to.day ordered abated tho prot'edingu which would havo disbarred Sena tor Gcorgo V Joseph, republican uomlneo tor governor, who died yesterdny. Tho court ordered that announcement of hit disbarment, which was mado lust month, uhall not he published In tho Oregon records. - Senator Joseph's petition, for u rehearing on tho oaao was received by tho supremo court yesterday, tho day of his death. The opinion, written by Jusjlcp Rett und concurred In hy all hi associates, read: , ' "The petitioner George W. Jos eph, having died tdnco tho filing of the petition, it follows, n i a .n lit ter of law thut the ,?:dingH horein aro ahutcd. . It Ih ordered that tho opinion, hy reason thorov of will bo withhold, and It Is fur ther orderod that tho sumo be not prlntod in tho, official records of this Htute.". Joseph wan ordorcd disbarred for denunciation gf novo rat mom born of tho court. ' MUTSCIIAX ASKS QIINIO.N' SALIOM, Ore., Juno 17 (AP) Phil Metschan, of Portland, hr9 requeHted Attorney Genoral Vun Winkle for an opinion whother tho old Htato republican central committee existing beforo tho May 10 prlmarloi) und hUII Intact has authority to namo Georgo JOBoph'a aucuossor an tho ropubllcon nomi neo for u govornor, or whothor tho new committee not' yet organized must mime Iho candidate. Van Winkle Haiti tho opinion would not Uo announced for sovoral, dttys. L:V tHMIiMITTUK, VICAHK ; , SAYH ' J. H. Poarc Union county re publican central commtttoo chair man, exprossed the opinion today that there could ho no doubt but that iho new Btalo coV-n)ttoumeti would be the orgunUatlon to ue loct a nomlneo to "succeed George W. Joijeplv on tho November ballot. Thero lias boon soma doubt rm Wstern, JUregon oa to whothjer-tha old or new stale oommlttoemon would ftmutlon. , " Mr. Peare. says, that' although tho Inw dooH, nut suy when ,tho state uomtnltteo goeB out of offlco,. It does Htato that the state com mitteeman bo qlecod at tlio orgapi Iznlon meeting; of, the County com- ntltteo und that he Hhull servo two. yearn, n Uiiloneuunty, (.:, If. Uld woll waH elected Juno 4 mid there fore Hla term ot offlco will con? tlnno until Juno i, 11)82. Tho for mer state commltteeman'H term automatically Is noti-oxlatnnt with tho inking of ofMco hy tho now (Continued on Pago Five) :. Importance Of Calcium Oxide Is Pointed Out CORVAL1IS. Ore., June 17 (AP) Tho imporldnco of culcjlutn oxide, or lime. In soil upon which Rose pears are . raised , waa indicated in ii paper read at tho metlng of the Western Society of Soil Science here today by Dr. J. S. Jones, de partment of Agricultural chemlH try, Oregon Stato eollcgc. Next wiih undertaken u rather exlended examination of fruit from Uicho two exIreme.H of hoII tyiieii, and fruit from th very light Handy soli was found to be much lower In It h content of calcium. l)r. Jones concluded: "Calcium oxide has long maintained a very Important pluco In agrlculiure. perhapH the importance of thin etc merit In the growing of high qual ity fruit has not heretofore been fully appreciated, as It hiu been in Iho growing of legume and other forage crops." Dog To lie Given Military Funeral IlKNNIHON. )., June 17 (AP) PrepiiratioiiH were ihuilo today Tor tho military funeral of "Hlng." World war hero and the only dog mi hi to havo Imm-ii decorated for service with the American expe ditionary foree In l-'rillice. f.ns he Inlialed In Hie ti-eiielies as a puppy nearly 'il' years ago, together Willi his iHlvnliee.l line, iiinde it ih-i-cm-sary to ehlnn.form hint. HiHE'H" liody will lie Interred In the MiiliHers' plot in t'richsvllle union veiiietety. lint his skin will he preserved and mounted by a taxlilernilMt. Red Cross Seeks Aid For Stricken K i ; I ) W I M Mi nn.. June 1 7 (AC) A K'-d emus (almlatlon an nounced titday revealed that tor nadoes wiiich nlrtu1 In Minncttotn and WIsei.tiiHin last l-'rlday a fleet ed Kiio' fiimiltt'H ami canned dnin-ai-e of more than ll.OOa.uuo In two ulates. .Mrs. I;. II. KIMh. national rclli-r chair m in of tho lied Cross, an nounced Die tig tires hi appealing to residents of tho two states to mice Suo.ami to aid uuffcreru In the Mtorm district. NUMBER 258 C W. JOSEPH'S BODY TAKEN TO PORTLAND Lieutenant Colonel R. E. Huron Member of Offic ial Military Escort. PASSING UPSETS STATE POLITICS Leaves Vacancy at Head ot Farty Ticket Com mittee May Act or Call For Convention. , PORTLAND, Ore, Juno 17 (AP) Kunofiil services for Smu tor QeorKb V. Joseph, republican gubernatorial nominee, .who died suddenly yesterday at Camp CIntv sop whllo viewing- a field demon stration of tho Oregon national guard, will bo conducted at S o'clook Thursday afternoon nt Cen tenary Wilbur Methodist church. Tho new-J.- C. Harrison, pastor, will offlclate-ftiul commitment will bo at tho Portland crematorium. Pallbearers 'rjavo not boon soloct od. Tho body" will lie In stato un til tho services,. . PORTLAND;, Ore., Juno 17 (Ap) . Aocomiianled by a miiitarv es cort, the body of Senator Oooi-ko W. Joseph, republican nomlneo for governor of OroBon, arrived homo last night. Senator Joseph died early yesterday moraine whllo viewing a field demonstration by a, unit of tlio Oregon national guard at Camp Clatsop. .Sonator Joseph's death upset tho political situation in Oregon; it leaves a vacancy at tho head of the party tlokot and It dovolvos upon the republican stato control oommltteo to soloct his successor. Tho oommltteo of 86 men may Holect a man from the unsuccessful candidates who opposed Joseph In tho rooent primary .election or. it may seleot a now man.' if tho com- mltteo so desires, It can arrange for a ropublican , state : convention to, numo a candidate. -' . : Kay Kofuscs to Cbnuncnt So, far only -one person has boon named us a possible successor to the ropiiWlciin'-jtomlnatlon.- Ho- is Thomaa 13, Kay,' stato.- trcasuror. Kay has refused to ntako any com- . nient on what, his decision will bo should tho ropublican state central commlttoo, offer him. the nomlna- - Uon. Friends of Kay's announced they, would advance his namo bo fore the commlttoo but eald they, would do .nothing until .the move ment may bo launched with- pt-I-prloty. ., '.. . . . Kay was mentioned promlnontly as a cundldato for govornor prior . to tlio primary olection but pliysi- ,ciuns advised him not to ontor tlio campaign on account of his honlth. Ho has recovered fully. Iloutli Vncxiioclca ' Hetiator Joseph's death came ho suddenly that oven thoso who woro with him were unawarn of Its ap proach until he slumped - to tho ground. Ho had takon breakfast with Major-Oonoral 0-corg.o A. White, commander of tho Oregon national guard, and his staff. Aflor breakfast ho-rodo to tho 'drill area unci dismounted.'' A fow moments later ha was dead. " -. . ' - Kuneral arrangements havo been held in abeyance pending word from Joseph'B sister, Mrs. John Oarnor, Olendale, Cal. The dato has beon set tentatively for Thursday. Tlio fiindral cortege of Senator Ooorgo W. Joseph loft Astoria, at 2:45 p. m. Monday for Portland. Led by Captain Frank Irwin, nf Portland, nnd a detail of stato traf fic officers, tho automobllo party wart accompanied by Lieutenant ht'olonel W. K. Scott, ot Portland, and Lieutenant Colonol Ralph K. Huron, postmustor of La Clrande. Major Oeneral Oeorgo A. White (Continued on Pago Five) MOVE IS MADE FOR FREEDOM OFLAFOLLETT? POltTIjANJ, Die., Juno 17 (AP) Circuit Judrv Kvans today, was considering a motion for tho release of Charles H. I-aFoUetl, state representative from Wash ington county, who In nerving a Jail sentence for contempt of court which grew out of his divorce hearlncs. it. J. Hendricks, Halem. moved that l.liKollett bo purged oC tho contempt charge, and be released from jnit that he might obtain a job nnd support liKollett's family. Tho judKe safd the representa tive would not be released unless ho promised to to work and give half his sahny to" .Ntrs. li I'ollett." . BASEBALL atio.vai, i.i:a;i i; Chicago at New Yorlf St. Louis at Druo.klyn, postpoucil, rain. K. H. E. 'Itlslmigh 4 10 .1 Philadelphia 6 110 Hatterlcs: French and Bool; Nii-uls and Davis. (10 Innings). it. ii. i;. Cliuiiinatl 4 11 0 UoHtun j, G 14 0 Ilattertes: ASay, G. Frankhousc and Hukeforth: Smith, lirandt, Campbell and Snohrer.