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THE WEATHER
OREGON: Generally fair to
night, Saturday but locally unsettl
ed Willi showers In mountains to
day, tonight, rising temperature In
interior Saturday, ,.. .
VOLUME XXVIII
MEM BUR ASSOCIATED PItliSS AND A. B. C.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1930
teASTram Oregon's ijiading new'spai-eh
NUMBER 261
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OBSERVER TO
GO INTO NEW
PLANT SOON
Moving Already Under
Way With Equipment to
be Moved Tomorrow.
FORMAL OPENING
ON JUNE 27 AND 28
Monday's Paper Will be
Issued in New Building
Early Edition Sched
uled Tomorrow. ' : .
Tomorrow tne offices and plant
or The Kveninff Observer will oe
muved from the proaont location on
Adams nv-enmrto the new Observer
building facing ; Klin street on
Wnsilnglon and Sixth streets. .
An. early paper will he issued
from -Ihe . old location and the
Monday paper will" bo printed in
the new plant. ' '.. ... '
Uuslness will be . transacted ' in
the old ofTlee- probaiily up until
noon Saturday and then ibe offices
will be moved sufficiently lo take
care or business in the new build
ing. " ',' ; '
Practically Completed.
The now building Is practically
completed although there are some
minor tliiuKs to be finished before
the carpenters, painters and other,
workmen leave. '1'he linoleum has
'been laid and the now 'counters und
office' partitions are In place. .'. ' :
Some machinery ami equipment
has already been moved Into lh.j
new composinir room and this will
be completed nturdey and, Satur
day nhrht so that the plant will, be
i-cady to operate Monday morning,
l'onnal Opcnlnjr Friday -
Although Iho public will 'ho wel
comed on business calls starting to
morrow afternoon, the formal
opening or the- new building will
be. held Krldny night, June. 27; and
Saturday, June 28, when the Ben
eral, public, will be spucially in
vited to come in and Inspect, the
new .building and see the various
equipment in operation that. is re
(Ulrl ror the publication .of .the
dally newspaper.,,1 ' . v.
At the formal V'rldny. night
opening, the linotype machines, the
newspaper press, cut casting equip
ment, automalic printer telegraphs
anil all other newspaper operations
will bo curried on continuously
solely ror the benefit or visitors.
RAIN PLEASES
SOME BUT NOT
ALL FARMERS
llain. falling in Ul Ciramle to
the .extent of luiir-tcnths of an
inch up to 7::lti o'clock llils. morn
ing, .brought mingled comments
from valley residents today. Fl'Vin-,
ore. with hay cut were, displeased
with the preclpitatlun while grain
men and others, with growing
crops beginning to suffer from
lack of moisture.- welcomed the
downpour, .
In l.a (irande Ihe rain was gen
erally welcomed, particularly by
growers of small gardens, ele.
Tliis is the first rain or any
con;equenco in the last few weeks.
Houx Funeral At
Cove On Sunday
Funeral services for William K.
J Ioiix-. who parsed away at J Jut
Lake Wednesday, will bo held at
the Methodist church at Cove Hun
day afternoon at -2 o'clock with
thi ('ovo minister in chaise, Pur
lal will he in the ( "ove cemetery
under the supervision of Knod
gra mm and Zimmerman. j
Mi. Moux was I o r n Aug.- -fi .
I SSI, in Texas and made his homo
In Cove for about 35 years.
Upsides his widow and six chil
dren, he is survived by two sis
ters and two brothers. Mrs. B. I
Belt, of Cove; Mrs. J. A. White, of
J -us Angeles; J. K Houx. of Ta
eoina. Wash., and l-'red Houx, of
J.a Grande.
NTHKKT ( All IIATK ( IT
KALKM. Ore., Juno 'JO f A I ' )
.Street car fare reductions affecting
pleasure resorts around 1 Portland
were announced today for the Pa
cific N'orthwc.d Public Service com
pany, formerly the Portland Kloe
trie "Power company, through the
'public, service commission. The
new fares jire cffectlv today.
JJetween the Oaks and all points
on the city lines the fare is re
duced from 16 to JO cents. "
c vi:athku today
7::ii n. m. ft 3 above.'
Minimum: Ul above.
Condition: cloudy.
...
VKATIIi;iE YIvSTKIillAY '
" Maximum S, minimum 40
above. "
Condition: cloudy, ruin .40 of
inch.
wi:athi;is ,icnk at. ijo
Maximum 70, minimum 45
above.
Condition: clea.
Formal Opening
, Of New Service
Station June 21
One of Firestone One-stop
National Setups Located
in Key Stations Over
Country. ;
Kormal opening of tho Porklna
Firestone One-Htop Service station,
locuted on Adams avenue where
the Wallowa lake toad intersects,
will bo held tomorrow mid final
arrangements are being made vat
tho new plant today.
Thousands of motorists of (his
city und district are expected to
nttend tho opening tomorrow and
inspect the stutkm, which is no
equipped that a motorist may
make ono stop for oil and gas, re
pair t;. new tires, -Jtc. '
Tho building, providing service
for. -tho gasoline lr;ulo, '.equipped
with pumpu -accessible, to both
streets, has plate glass windows
all around,. allowing the attendant
lo freely survey the. remainder of
tho plant, which is housed in an
L shaped building,, "All- buildings
are In stucco with' red tile roof
lui,'f : presenting- a very attractive
appearanc-2. ' ',. , t , ';, ;'' '' 's
. According' to V. -fV Perkins,
proprietor, this: Is ono of. Firo
stono's natlona setups at key sta
tion.', all of ia one-stop nature,
which servo-tho tourist through
out the country. .' ; , ' '
Ktartlng at tlio Adams avenue
end oi' the i shaped buliiling, one
finds tiie merchandising depart-'
ment whero . tires,, brakolinlngp,
baLteries. 'tul)cs, accessories," ctCj,
are handled. - Next to Wiis is one
of the. most,, modern vulcanizing
departments how ; in : existenov
with the lutest eciuipmont' wnd ma
chinery including an electric tire"
spreader, well illuminated,' niak
ing .it a -very easy matter to tlior
ouijhly exj mlno ; a Ur; fn'r nails,
holes, etc. I .. " '- ... ;
ho service room,- in which a
Covydrey ,'braluv tester, with 24
Inch rollers. Is "situated, is. said to
hi: tho most modern on the Old
Oregon Trail ,hlghway from Salt
l.uko (Ily to Portland. The brake
tester, specially Installed, gives an
exact' measurement of the brake
pressure on each wheel in a very
Tew inlnules. The. car is driven
onto tho tester, anchored, an air
operated pedal pressure Is gained
and dials register . tho pressure
per vheel. In case of necessity
of adjustment, an air Jack lifts the
car almost Instantly. The Instal
lation Is so arranged that work
men can reach Hny pait of "llir? car
Willi ease, on which, brake wo.rU
needs bu.rtone. -
The station is equipped with a
relining and riveting machine
operated by electricity, a , drum
truing lathe, in fact every type of
equipment to give the customer
the typo of service he desires.
In tho greasing and battery de
partment two lifts are provided,
and this departthent Is also equip
ped will) a lubrlgun allowing for
twice tho pressure, had on the, old
air pressure gun. Scientific lub
rication for each part is a featuro
of the service.
Jn the washing department, pro-
(Cuntlmictl oa Pane Seven)
J. T. Harvey Is
Called Beyond
During Evening
J T. Harvey, for many years a
resident of the Grande Hondo val
ley, passed away at 8 o'clock last
night, after an illness of three
weeks, lie recently underwent. an
operation at tho Grande Hondo
hospital,
' - Tho deceased was a native of
Illinois,, and has been a res'lent of
l.a Grande, since t:07. He is sur
vived by his widow, Sarah J. Har
veV. two sons. It. A-1 Harvey, of
Porlland, and John T. Harvey Jr..
of Heaver. Ore., and one daugh
ter. Mrs. Ha r Icy I). Smith, of l.a
Grande, and three step children..
William K. Smith and l.ora l.eakc,
of Portland: and Mrs. ('. K. Duf
fey. uf Klamath Kails.
The last rites are In charge of
the Snodgras.1; and Zimmerman
mortuary. Funeral services will
be held Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock at tho mortuary with the
Jiev. J. George Wulz officiating.
Burial will take place in the Ma
sonic cemetery.
Women Golfers In
Intercity Tourney
i
Tht I Jt Grande country club
women golferH. who went to Wulla
Walla yesterday ror an Interclub
match with the Walla "Walla wo
men, were defeated 14 to 21 point.
In September the women of I he
Washington city will be enter
tained heif. :
thi;ati;ie iioi.iu i
koili:i
lAMAS, Ore.. Juno 2U (API
An attempted Imldup of the Ma
jestic theater here was foiled last
night when two thuirs who had
covered Mis.'! Huth Helm, cashier,
with a gun and eojmnandei! her
to put thf evening s 'receipts into a
ba they passed to her, were
frightened away by a passer-by on
;.he street.
Tho pair fled at the sound of
:tpproaehing footsteps. The rob
bery tit tempt occurred at about 9
p. in.. KherHT Tom Hooker Inter
captured two Ruspects but xupon
inability uf Miss Helm to identify
then po-itively, released the pair.
SUBSTATION
IS DESTROYED
BY LIGHTNING
Fire at Union Caused
Eai'Iy Today by Severe :
Electrical ' Storm,
DAMAGE AMOUNTS
TO LARGE FIGURE
No Estimate Available on
Loss, However Tem
porary Substation Es
tablished Today, :
, ' . . . " , , . ;
A severe; electrical storm, ap
parently centering In, the vicinity
of Union. -caUKCd several thousand
of dollars loss early this morning,
mostly in the .burning of t the Un
ion substation of the. -Waste rn Oregon-
Light & I'ttwor company. 1
Tho substation ;Wus struck' by a
bolt of lightning at -l:4U a. hi!; 1 lie
electrical dischargo. setting:.' the
building on fire. .Tho flumes were
controlled before they seriously
damaged the living apartments of
the agent at Union, but the build
ing, proper -was gutted and . valu
able equipment and stocks were
destroyed. v Tho- amount .. of . the
damagu could not be' definitely
.learned, pending testing of .equip
ment and a general check.v;j ' ;
Accompanying' tho fire, electri
cal' service went out air over the
valley, but was : (uickly resumed
In l-a Grande: Service at. Klgin.
Hot Lake. Jnibler. etc;, was not
restored for n longer; period but
was in operation again early this
morning. 'At Union the servico
was being .restored this afternoo.n.
Supervised by Gene Walker, a
crew from La Grande took lio'w
transformers and equipment ' to
L'nion todny putting Hp a tcmpo
rary substation which will serve
tho territory until tho ovv one Ik
rebuilt. ' . ' ' : ' ' -
REGISTRATION AT
E. 0. N. GAINING
Enrollment For;, Summer
, School .Session Already
Exceeds 1929 PCriod. '
With the enrollment, in - tho
lOaslcrn Oregon Normal school
summer session already exceeding
tho -total, for, tho rirst ,six: weeks
of tho l2! suninter session, the
program of classes and of schuoi
activities Id under way. ,
I'hysical education and recrea
tion groups have been organized
under tho direction of Miss Made
lino Larson; health supervisor, in
tennis; swimming, hiking-, volley
ball, busoball. and .croquet. Glee
club and orchestra meet regularly
under tlio Instruction of Miss J.en
hlo l'eterson, head of the music
departtneui'.
- A social program for. (he six
weeks term has been . outlined
which includes several parties and
picnics -a Jul as, a special feature
provides foj-a weekend excursion
with saddle horses and pack
liorsefi ltdo the Wallowa lako bas
in. Interesting assembly pro
grams have been planned, Includ
ing short plays by the department
of oral Kngllsh, music, a program
of Interpretative rending by Ooan
It. A. Tallcott of tho Jthacu. N. V..
Conservatory of lramatic Art, and
concluding with a play to be pre
sented' ' by I he children of the J.
It. Ackerman Training school un
der llie. direction of student teach
ers and Normal school depart
menln. INDIANS SKNTKNt T,I
PORTLAND, Ore., June 20
Uichard Half .Moon and William
Itud Koads, I'matilla Indians, aged
20. were each fined $fn and sont
enced to CO days In the county jail
with parole- to Charles Jfuskins,
Indian officer, today when they
pleaded guilty to theft of $180
from Lucy Khousc, sued Indian
woman of tho I'matilla reserva
tion. May 8.
Company E Athletes Win Ten Out
Of 12 Places In 186th Track Meet
tly Charles Conk
(Observer Correspondent) '
CAMP C!,ATSOP, Ore. (Special)
Company K Iji Grande's nation
al guard unit, figured largely in
the public eye Tuesday, performing
two demonstrations In the' morning
and winning 10 out of 12 places
ih tho regimental track meet. It
Was u full hard day for Captain
Ipuh"s boys, and the unit, though
in good spirits, was plenty tired at
night.
In th regiinental track meet in
the afternoon, held to pick contest
ants for the coming brigade meet
in which the IHIth Regiment ion-t.-sts
with Its old rival, the 3C2nd.
K Company placed In every event
and will practically represent the
regiment. The 00-yard dash was
all La Grande's, Berry Pennington,
Glenn Miller, Joe Way re, and Carl
Kbert Inking ad I four places In the
order named. K. Company missed
firt place in the 220, tut Joe Sayro
Glenn Miller and Carl Ebert took
second, third and fourth respective
ly. The Nwlln tv.-lns romped over
BOBBY JONES
WINS BRITISH
OPE0ITLE
First to Hold Two' English
Championships Since
John Ball in 1890.
COMPSTON BREAKS
.COURSE RECORD
Giant Pro Goes From Sub
lime to Ridiculous Don
Moe Finishes with Score
of 303. "
(Ity ' TIlP Asswlatell ln)
! ' uoiiKit'r tviiio iom:s
Three times winner of tin!
nnlleil Stillca open I'J23, 1'Jiu,
1920..: : '
iour thnefl wljiner IT. K. nnia
teiir' cluintiiion.shlp litl!4, I y2;i,
1927, 11128. ,: .-. - . ...
. Three ,' limes winner of tilt.
HririBh open 'I20, 'S27,' 18I.
Urllish umtileur . champion
r.ino. . .
Now huliKs Ihreo tiuijor lltien,
flri nmn in the history of irolt
to do no. '
: Only liinn; e'(M' . lo hold tho
open cluiinpionshipH of hotli
Cirent Hrltliin ' und the United
Hlnles, doing so twice HI20 utul
1M0.- -' r
Klrst since John Hull In 1 S II 0
(o both Hellish ilmiiteur nnd
Uiilish open in the snhic year.
KOYJiAKH. Kng., June 20 (A I')
Bobby , Jones today won Ihe
HrltiKh open golf championship
ror tho third timo with a score of
2U1.
"The open champion of the Unit
ed Stales Increased his golf-titles
to three as ho won the 'amateur
championship of Great Itrltaln
last month.. He is the first man
to. hold the .British amateur and
open championships since John
Uall accomplished the feat in 18'JO.
Tho .Georgian wop 'In spito of
two shaky rounds today. Ho took
74 ; strokes In tho. third round,,
when he curded a six, and 76 in
tho afternoon when ho had a sev
en on. hin card. His Tlrsl. two
rounds of 70 and 72 pulled., him
through. . . ; r ,-
1 - 'i wo Thrciiton
leti Dlegei and Archio fomp
stoii threatened until Compston
ruined his chances with 43 strokes
ror tho rirst nine In tho aftornoon
and iJicgel remained in the hunt
util tho sixteenth hole when he
took a six. . i
Leo Dlegei. P. G. A. champion
of the United Htates, made a great
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Practical Joke
Costs Eyesight
TWIN" l'VIfyS. Ida., June 20
(A.P) A pre-season . Kourlh or
July practical jedte may cost Jul
ius Itambu, 18, -' newspap(!r em
ploye, his sight. ,
Last niglit. while pouring hot
lead into a linotype mold, a large,
fire cracker placed in the mold
by an unknown person, apparent
ly as a -joke" exploded, showering
Kambo with molten lead, lie was
severely burned about the face and
probably will loso tho , sight of
both eyes.
Investigate Death
Of Dairy Cattle
KIIIOKJIMN". Ore.. June 20 (AP)
Cotiniy authorities today . were
investigating tho death of five
purebred dairy cattle owned by
Pete "Cue, a rancher fi f tills dis
trict. Cue told authorities he
round large quantities of a garden
poison preparation scattered
'about the pasture.
The cattle died suddenly. Stom
achs or the bovine have been sent
to Oregon Stale college for exam
ination. "
the 4-10 course, Paul finishing first
and Vincent second. Koiirth place
in the samo event was taken by Ice
land Carbine. Homo athletic su
periority can be boasted of when
tho ' fact is considered that tho
I SCtti Regiment has l.'iOO men.
A demonstration uf scouting and
patrolling with Sergeant Oliver in
charge was presented by Company
K to the Second Itattalion. The boys
wen through their paces with snap,
completing tho demonstration In
43 m In ut cm. Ordinarily two hours
allowed. Captain Utan nave n lec
ture on scouting ami patrolling,
while Sergeant Oliver's squad il
lustrated his points. A word of ap
proval from Major Klbmliurg und
enthusiastic applause from the bat
talion, assured the 10. boys, that
their work was appreciated. Fin
ishing the demonstration, the unit
marched over to the parade ground
und performed another demonstra-
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WORLD'S LONGEST SPAN" FOR THE GOLDEN GATE
San rnnicisco and Northern Calllornla void's will bo nkcil this null to approve bomU for con
struction oi tho snsiKMision brhlgo pictured by an artist as above. The main pnu Mill bo 4,200
1'eot. In length between the towers and more than 400 IVel longer than any other ever built or
under coils! ruction, Tho structure will cost about $:t0,000,)00 ami will bridge the Golden Gate,
'..,' shown lit Oie lower iMinel. T
Robert Dennis,
Circulator Of
Petition, Jailed
PORTLAND. Ore., June 20
(AP) Kobert 10. Dennis. 31, a
'petition circulator, who had been
employed by tho' Oregon state
grange- to circulato initiative peti
tions for the "penplo's vater and
power utility district constitution
al amendment" was In tho county
jail today charged with violating
tho stato election laws by writing
a namo other) than his own on an
Initiative petition.
Dennis was arrested by county
authorities yesterday as ho step
ped Into tho ufflco of It. K L. Jul
ian, "who had been employing men
to-circulato the petition.,
Dennis' arrest followed discov
ery yesterday by James V. Glea
son. chief register ' in . tho county
clerk's office, of appurent forger
ies and signatures on three books'
submitted by Dennis On the ptstl
tlour; Dennis had signed his name
as 11. 15. cunion and gave yrijil
'fcrent address, ' : "
Tho district, attorney said Den
nis made a complete contesMlon
following his arrest. The case
.will ho pj'esenlcd to lire grand
jury, ' the cts'trict ihlprney said,
and I lie statements Dennis Ih al
leged 'o have made that he forged
mo rt than 300 names to tho peti
tion would , bo submilted as evi
dence. ,
Dennis told the district - attor
ney, according to authorities, that
he needed money, had been out
of work several months and saw
an opportunity lo tnako "a little
moneys by boosting. tho names on
the. petitions.
OP10V HOAI) IUDS TODAY
PORTLAND, Ore.. June 1 20
(AP) W. If. Lynch, district en
gineer of the led era 1 bureau of
roads, (opeuefl bids today on r.2
milefi or grading on the Heppuer
Spray route in Wheeler county,
Umatilla national forest, and for
warded lo. Washington for 'con
firmation Iho bid of C. l' Jitllirrd,
Med ford. Ore., of $(11,670. There
wero five other bidders.
Little Hope Held
For Safety of Two
VANCOUVER, It. ('., June 21)
(AP) Hope for tho safety of
William IL Albce. 2, of Glendalc.
fa., and his bride, who. ventured
in (ii tho wi-lderncsa toward I Jaw
son Kcvcral ilays ago' was virtually
abandoned today, by the Iloyal
Northwest Canadian police, . The
couple was en route to Knirbunks,
A laska, on a hiking lour around
the world. ! They had intended to
spend the winter in Fairbanks.
Tho couple vr-ntured Into the
wildeuness against (he protests of
front iresmen and trappers. The
young adventurers 'carried only a
small rjfle and a pack sack of pro
visions. Nell her w as accusl uiued
lo tlio perils of the north country.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO. ;Jtine 20 (AP)
Wheat prlcer. broke to .the lowest
level of the season today,- drop
ping to new. records since pre-war
d !; for Ihe third time litis week.
July wheat Hunk to ti'AVi cents a
bushel, September to It'i a rid
Deeemher stopped at $1,01 the
clofni; prices i-eMlng ut, or. frac
tionally above, tho bottom. The
fluy'r loss ranged 'from 2 lo 2
ceni tx bushH.
One of the disturbing ctcmeiiiu
In Ihe depression was a report that
farm board expenses this year
would gii-Htly' exceed expectations.
A turn In the weather thai brought
rain to the Canadian provinces
where hot dry winds were threat
ening Serious damage in the-sprlng
wheat crop was another unsettling
factor, and the raln trade evinced
some worry over Introduction of a
bill for the repeal of the act un
der which tho farm boui'd oper
M'NIDER TODAY
Senator B ro o kh art
Against Move Because of :
Personal ; Objections;
WASHINGTON, Jtjno-20 (AP)
Tho senato today-without a rec
ord voto confirmed tho nomination,
or Hanfnrd L. MacNidei. 'oflowa,
as minister to Canada.
- Objecting 1 to confh'ination or
MacNidor, Senator Hrookharl, ro
putdican, Jowu, today (old tho
-senato ho "is personally orfensjvu
to mo in tho highest degree,
Senator Itrookhart told tho 'sen
ato that MlatiNldei1, . who also'' Is a
ropnbilcan, was "tho chief lobby
ist against mo at tho time of my
contest for a seat in tho senate,"
FLAMES RAZE
- LUMBER MILL;
LOSS $70,000
PORTLAND; Ore June 20 (AP)
A heap . of smoldering embers
and twisted iron was all that Was
left of the Kenwood Lumber com
pany mill today after a flro which
caused loss estimated by J. D. Mar
very, president, at $7o,000, nuly
about half covered by Insurance.
' Only the office and part of the
dock on Columbia . slough wero
saved. They worn separated from
tho main buildings of tho plant.
Fire, was Hllll eating Into dock
foundations at 8 . "i. and several
pieces of fire fighting apparatus
were working to. extinguish that
Mucosa nd what flro remained on
the mill site. , '
Four. - nlanuH called out eight
companleH to fight tho blaze.
Cause was underte'rmined eaidy In
t lie day. . ; .
Mounting flames caught tele
phone and power, lines on the via
dnci for a time. ,
Tho mill had tvbout i iiii.uon-Teel
a day capacity and1 gave regular
employment to about ninety men,.
Coal Miner Will
! Pay The Penalty
CLISVIOLAND, O,, June 20 (AP)
Governor Cooper today refused
to, inierveno in the case o( John
Llltcral, 42. coal miner; who' was
sentenced lo dio in the electric
chair for Iho murder of J larry
Green, , another . miner, October,
IK2!i. .. ...
I.ilteral will be electrocuted to
night. Litteral was arrested in Hakcr.
Ore.
Norblad's Salary
Question Raised
HALKM, Ore.. June 20 (AP)
Attorney Oeneral Van Winkle may
be asked to deride whether acting
Governor Hamilton, ttovenior Nor
hind or both of them will receive
the governor's salary during t he
tliiif. Nnrhlad has been in the ens:
with Hamilton Htrvtug in his place,
Officials say H has not been ciihio
mtiry to "dock" a governor while-out-
of the stati', although the,
'iticstion whel her he Is away on
state business may have something
to lo with it.
Filipinos Will lie
Brought to Oregon
HA lKM, Ore., June 20 (AP)
Nfit withstanding protest by (lie
state labor department, the state
federation of labor and lit, Ameri
can Legion, It in understood a large
number of , Filipinos will be
brought Into Oregon thlo summer
to work on farms, -particularly In
tho Lower Columbia river district
and in Coos county. This Informa
tion has reaefted C. J I. Gram, Htutu
labor commlsHhijurE. . . , ,
Wants All To
Have Good Time
At His Funeral!
NFAVBKRdtr. Mich., Juno 20
(AP) The will of 1 John M.
Youngt:. filed ' for probato today,
provided for an Innovation In fun
eralK. ,: ; , ( 1
Tho will read In purl:
"1 want a monument erected
to cost not more than $160, musi
cians for pallbearers, to play some
good pieces at my funeral, no sad
pieces to ho played, and a good
lively one at the. grave, last, of all.
"I'lxi'cutrlx to buy 100 cigars fo
bo smoked by all men .at my fun
eral, hearse, hack drlvej-s and all,
to smoko from tho time they start
until it ho timo they return home.
, . "lOxecutrlx to, buy candy and
gum' for tlio women- folks and
children. Men, women and chil
dren have a good timo on inc."
Seattle Bank Is
Kobbed of $4919
In Cash Today
SUATTLL, Juno 20 (Ap)--
lloldlng offlcera or tho bank away
with pistols four masked men
robbed tho First Security bank of
$4!H!i In cash shortly after tho
bank opened here today.. -
Tho baiidlls lined five employes
up against the wall and searched
for tho money themselves. T.hey
rifled three or Iho four cash
drawers behind Iho counter, over
looking a fourth containing sev
eral thousand dollars in their
haste to flee.
After looting I ha drawers tho
holdups forced Cashier R, M. JV
and Teller Leonard Hunlon to
open ihe vaults and currency coiu
parliienls or the sale, and then
backing out of 'the bank they es
caped In an automobile.
Vote Monday On
Vets Relief Bill
VVASJJLVGTOX. June y(l (AIM
Tho senate today agreed lo vole on
ttm veterans relief bill on next
Monday..,
600 Youths Attend
Vancouver Camp
' VANCOUVER,. Wash'.. June 20
(A I' ) Morn than 1100 youths
rrom Southeastern Washington und
Oregon wero taking physical exam
inations and donning uniforms as
the four weeks annual citizens mili
tary training camp at Vancouver
barracks opened today.
The enrollment this year is the
largest since tho camp was In
augurated. The full quota of (173
is expected before the end of tho
week. Nearly 100 more than tho
quota applied bid many were dts
nuatiriod, mainly because of their
ages., - - : - 1
Rivers, Harbors
Measure Is Passed
WASHINGTON. June 20 (AP)
The senate today p.-issed tho rjvers
and harbors iif-amiro embracing
waterways Impi ov- merits for ev.ry
section of t he nation. No record
vote was taken.
The- Hcriiit'i approved all addi
tions to tho h.iiiMo bill proposed
by lis commerce committee.
The measure noes back to the
house for concurrence in these.
Quick approval a expected. Presi
dent Hoover has not made known
his altitude towurd the legislation.
TO A'lTKXI) riSIf FUV
KLAMATH FALUS, Ore., Juno
20 (Al') Harold Clifford, stato
game warden, and Game Commis
sioners Wilford Allen. Grants Pass,
Harry Poole, KJamath Falls and
former Commissioner Mike Lynch.
Redwood, vitr attend the annual
fish fry of the Klamath Snorts
men's association at tho (Ibh hat
chery here Sund;y- - ;
!IG. N. AND 1 P.
RAILROADS TO
ENTERFRISCO
Condi tional Permission
Given Both Companies
to Build New Lines.
PROJECT TO COST
ABOUT $15,000,000
I. C. C. Also Postpones
"Deadline" on Oregon
Cross-State Construc
tion Until Jan. 10.
WASHINGTOiN. Juno 20 - (A.P)
--Conditional : permission today
waa glvon tho Great Northorn and
tho Western Pacific railroad com
panies to construct hew- lines In
northern California, which wilt en
able tho Great Northern to extend
into Kan Francisco, ,
Approximately $14,936,000 will
bo spent on the. now extensions,
$10,000,000 of which wilt bo pro
vided by tho Westorn Pacific and
the balance by the Great Northern.
Tho extension was bitterly op
posed by the Southern Pacific and
tho Union Pacific railroad, but
tho commission rulod that public
convenience and necessity Justified
the construction, The Oondltlon
attaches was a requlromont that
tho Great Northern should pormlt
tho Western Pacific to have rea
sonable joint ubo of a part of tho
new ; construction 4ho company
will undertake.- v . r
200 Miles of Ralls
Tho construction program ap
proved will roHiilt In tho Great
Northern railroad' building 90
miles south from Klamath Falls,
Ore, while tho Western Pacific
will build 110 miles north from a,
point on Its main line In Lassen
county, the two extensions to. meet,
"Tho principal Importance of
tho proposed lino la a bridge or
connecting link between systems,"
tho commission said. "This la
Into whether judged from the
standpoint of prospective earn
ings or diversions of traffic from
oilier linos, Tho now lino will aid
In the development of a groat Um
ber area and bo mo .considerable
agricultural: , ureus . Jn northern
California. ' - , ' f :
"Tho local tntcrie,, would prob
uy bo: inHUfflclont- to-. justify , a
lino built to Iho standards hare
proposed; but considering all traf
fic available tho. applicants - havo
reaunnablo prospect of earning u
fair return on Iholr Investment.
Compared with tho benefits which
will ttocruo to the people of tho
pacific WoHt 1 and Northwest
through Iho establishment of now
competitive ioulo tlpulating tlio
Interchange uf products, ,,the ad
vantage of a divotHlfled car sup
ply, additional pasHCngcr service
and the development o.f tho local
territory, the mbdorato capital ex
pondllure hero, proposed seems
fairly justified. '
"Tho divorsion of traffic" from
other linos will bo plrncipally duo
to tho establishment of a direct
connection between tho. systems of
the applicants and must bo re
garded as Incidental to and a nec
essary, consequence of the removal
of the bar to the .unobstructed
flow of traffic between thorn,
liosscs 3lay Ho Overcome
(Continued on Pago Seven)
AGED CIRCUIT
RIDER MISSING
IN THE DESERT
PlflOKNIX, Ariz., Juno 20 (AP)
While Indian runners and posses
of clllnens are scouring the desert
wastes of southorn Arizona for
sonto trace of the Rev, Thomas
Ifoward, 74, missing from Tucson
for nearly two weeks, stato offi
cial!; today aro seeking legal
means by which they can enlist
tho national guard In the search
for the former Minnesota circuit
rider.
Colonel Karl K, Howard, W.lieat
en, Minn., publisher, In Tucson to
aid in the search for his father,
reported . that all clues, followed
thus far havo been fruitless. Noth
ing has been seen of tho aged man
since he left tho homo of his
daughter, with whom he was visit
ing In Tuscon, to visit with old
Minnesota friends whom he "be
lieved lived a little way outln the
desert." ;
BASEBALL
NATIONAIi MJAGIK "
It. It. 10.
(Srooklyn ;... 15 2
c'llH-lnnali , 2 ' 8 ' 0
I tn toils. : 'Vance; clurkb nnd J)n
horry,. I.opez; Honton and Buko-
r'u-th.
ii. ii. i:.
Nw York 4 10 o
riH.sl.uiKh : 8 13 1
Uallorlc!.: l-'lt7.Mlmimnt.H. (innt--wlok
nnd Hugfin; Kreinor and Uuitl.
A.MIOHICAX IiEAGVK
(Mrvclunil 0' R 3
l'hlliulelnhla 1 11
UuttortcB: Brown nnd Mynlt;
l-iurnshuw nnd Cochrune.
11. H. K.
St. Louis 4 7 0
BoMton 3 5 1
ItiltterleH: CJrny and Terrell: Lla
enl)e. Diii-hnm and Kevins, Berry.