La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 24, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION TlT f " " . ' 4 . - , : ' y ; ;-- Full Associated Press Leased ,11 A 11 A . . . ' .. i ' so.r m mwmt tMWttM (b&?rutt MP "volume xxyiu - - - .-- . ' '"HU PRESS AXD A. B. a T.A Rff.ANnR IMtVnfWJ TITPCH AV tttxtei a i T - . C. L GRAHAM NEW SCHOOL CLERK HERE La Grande Board of Edu cation Votes to Make Position Full Time. NEW POLICY IS EFFECTIVE AUG. 1 Board Will Meet in La Grande High School Clerk's Salary to be $150 a Month. Unanimously approving a plan (hat has been under discussion for iho Inst two. or throo years, und which was up proved by the j 929-30 school board, tho ha Ornndo board of education last night employed a full-ttmo clerk, tho new plun to become effectiv on Aug. 1. , C. Li. Graham, at present deputy county clerk, was offered the posi tion and accepted. He will con tlnuQ in his present condition un til timo for tho change. In tho meantime, H. E. Williams, present clerk, who has combined the dut ies of this position with that of Ills business, will contlnuo to serve the board. Tho board, chalrmaned by F. A, Epling, mot in a called meeting Just night and In addition to agreeing upon employing a full timo clerk, reached an agroemont upon various matters connected with this step, which was taken because- tho growth of the school businesskin La Grande has reach cd a point to warrant such a move. AEcct In High School Tho board will meet in the school offices at the La Grande High school building hereafter, adjoining the rooms occupied by J. T. Longfellow, superintendent of tho city school system. The clerk will receive $150 j month and his bond will be in th amount of $20,000. Formerly, school board meetings have been held in tho offices of Colon H. ICberhard, a member o.f tho directorate. GOLFERS WIN TOURNAMENT FROM BAKER Itotli a ladder and a sweepstakes tournament for members of th la Grnndo country club will be held' next Sunday. In tho Inter city mutch between Baker und La Grande last Sunday on tho local courso La Grande won 64-1 S. Tho next Intercity tournament will bo with Walla Walla July 15 on the locul course. Those par lictpntlng were: Baker men, their scoro and points; J. Hutchinson, 83-11; It. 10. Onto, 90-0; W. L. Pat terson, 04-; N. L. Kyder, S7-0; J. W. Stuchell, 00-1; Arland Suchs, 100-0; Mose Suchs, 101-V4; K. H. Much, 00-0; H. C. Frlsby, 103-0; It. V. Hippey. 110-0; Schino Much. 1'7-ly.i; Mr. Bar, 103-0; W. Evans, 7-l; L Hhus. 107-0; J. Trotter, 107-0; Dr. Horlon, 00-2; II. E. Al len 04-3: .1. T. Donald, 115-3; Will Ityder, 99-2; c. W. Krench, 117-0; Henry Burke, 110-Vi; H. Kemp. 112-0; G. C. Prlgmoro, Sfi-3; R. -'. llenscrott, 120-0; total IS points. Ii Grando men, their score and Points: Uindls Crimp, 79-3; C. H. Iteynolds, 85-3; R. K Murphy, 89-2 V4; N. W. Kreos, S9-3; Chase llohncnkamp, 95-2; I,. K. KinzoJ, 88-3; Kred Lanzer, 96-2; G. U Larison, 89-3; W. C. Tcrkins, 98 3: I'Ved K. Kiddle, 98-3; A. W. Nelson, 9S-H4; A. H. Zurhrlck, 4-3; John Theison, 95-2: T. J. Kcroggin, 102-3; W. B. Gustlson, 00-3; Hal Bohnenkamp, 102-1; A. Hodge. 115-0: O. W. Warnock. 114-0; Lawrence Bay, 97-1; Kred Mineth, 104-3; Jack Elliott, 109 2Vi: A. T. Hill, 108-3; W. C. Wll linms. 107-0: H. Slegrlst, 103-3 totnl 54 points. May Earnings Of U. P. at $1,411 29 NEW YORK, June 24 (AD Tho Union Pacific system report- l" not operation Income for May f $1,411,329, against $2,439,134 for May Iast yoar Tho Northern Taclfic railroad reported May net operating in come of $560,189, compared with M11.0G4 for May last year. AO COURT DIXISIO.NS SALEM, Ore., June 24 (.AP ';cause of the absence of several members of the supreme court no opinions were handed down today. WKATIIKU TODAY 7:30 a. m. 59 above, Minimum: 4S above. Condition: partly cloudy. VEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 74, minimum 48 above. Condition: partly cloudy. HH.HTFK JT.YE 04, 1929 "lahtium minimum 46 :hov.. rondi(:?-n: r)nr. " Company E Will Arrive Home On Thursday Morn To Spend Most of Wednes ii'ir 1 n u a J. ah II I l a n ri ri Leave ; After Breaking U4J in jiany nours. Company E, isoth Infantry, La Grande's unit ( tho Oregon na. uunai guard now In on,.,,,., . in ',.,.,.. n, ... .... ..,sop win break camp early tomorrow morning and af ter spending the day In Tortland on leave, will entrain In tho Hose Llty Wednesday night and arrive i inirsuay morning, i Pendleton. Union Il,., .,.i rm.- Dalles companies will uccomnunv the La Grnndo unit tnt Oregon, droniiinir off ihn imin men- respective homea The lornl company Is commanded by dipt W. A. Bean. Officers from La Grande, military hpndntiartnr. of ICastorn Oregon, who aro in enmp and will return about tlmr tnno are: Lieutenant Colonel Ralph nuron, postmaster; Capt. E. W. Ely, U. S. A., and Sergeant Ramsev. u. h. a., Instructors. Upon arrival nnd detralnmont, the company will be marched to the armory at Zubor hall and, af ter equipment is chocked in nnd other preliminary matters attended to, will ho dismissed. Reports from Camp Clatsop in dicate the company, ono of the best in uniform hero since or ganization in 1924, has made an excellent showing at camp, both In military maneuvers and in athlet ics. Couer d'Alene Ex-Mayor Will Serve Sentence C0131T11 D'Alene, Ida.. Juno' 24 (AP) Former Jlnyor W. H. Her rick and Police Chief W. J. Bailey, of Wallace, today appeared at tl U. S. marshal's office here, saying that they would not appeal their convictions in the so-caltcd "rum rebellion" conspiracy trial, and wero ready to start for McNeil Island federal prison to bogin serv ing 15 months sentences. Seven others of the 32 convicted furnished $1000 appeal bonds. They wero: . Paul Miller, . Jack Chlcholm, Mlatt Durkovich. Nick Pavelich, Tony Aemenl, Joseph Carboneau and A. R Mob. Two others aro expected to ap peal. Co-ops To Hold 1930 Wheat Till Price Goes Up WASMilNCTON, June 2-( (AP) Wheat cooperatives probably will voluntarily hold wheat of the 1930 crop so long as the price is low, chairman Legge of tho farm board said in discussing tho emergency created by the current market slump. Tho board, Legge said, has made no dofinito plans for emergency '.tabillzalion of either the 1930 wheat crop or tho. 1930 cotton crop. Tho Farmers National Grain cor poration, ho said, expects to handle upwardH of 300 million bushels of wheat tliis year without pegging tho price. The wheat stabilization corporation will presumably con tlnuo to hold tho 1929 surplus ho said, In the face of a declining mar ket. How Important a factor stahill zation operations would bo in the present situation would be difficult to determine, he said, because near ly all commodities and stocks were 'On tho toboggan. Legge said the board had not contemplated asking congress for an additional $100,000,000 as has been reported. The Farmers Na tional Grain corporation, ho added would finance its operations largely through loans from private agen- j cies and tho Intermediate Credit; Banks. Ho said the burden should not bo heavy as plenty of money is availablo at low rates. Doctors Support President Hoover DKTHOIT. June 24 (AP) The American Medical association to day came to the support of I'resl ilent Hoover In his opposition to the liberalized world war veterans pension bill. In a resolution passed in the house, of delegates, the bill was criticised as "without basis In the science and art of medicine." LOST ISOV IS SAFE ItlVKIfisinB, Oal.. June 24 (AP) Harold Johnson. 2-yenr-old Hoy Scout, walkedl nto the state fish hatchery at Know Creek on the north side of Mount San Joaclnto shortly befora noon to day, ending a search since Friday. when he became separated irom a band of scouts hiking down the precipitous mountain. He was in good health. SEX.vrn hill passkd WASHINGTON'. June 24 (AP)- The senate bill to extend two years completion of the toll bridge across the Columbia river at Itai- nler. Ore., wan passed by the house today nnd en route to Pres ident Hoover. - ..v,,, vjjuuni, junu 4, WOW KASTJiKN OREGON'S IjDADINQ NEWSPAPEIl MITMRF.H 9RA r I OBOT TALKS fl QREGON j -, - I AMSoeiiitel Iross Photo Tliis mccl mn k'u 1 limn, nuuto up ils a black raco eonuiioillnii, talk ed to tlio National KloetilcXlght nssocUitlon delegates In coiiven tlon in San Francisco. Ho moves, sjcaks a ml obeys cominnndH through tlio uso of a flush light, (leiiLOiistniting tho principle of light control on iilioto-olectric cells. POPE VERY ILL IN VATICAN CITY Suffering Severely From Acute Blajadei' Trouble Ill For Some Time. VATICAN CITY, June 24 (APV Tho popo was reported today suffering severely from an acute bladder trouble with reported symptoms of toxic poisoning. Tho popo was known to be hav ing some illness of this nature for a considerable time. Today's reports hnd- it his con dition was aggravated by partici pation in long ceremonies of can onization on Sunday. j ' .It was understood. .do.ctors. nd. effected a drainage before Sun day's rites, which relieved tho pa tient considerably and enabled him to make a vigorous appear ance. Tho reaction, it wns said, how over, set In after a series of audi ences which he gave today. 711 Years ol A&0 Pope Pius XI is 73 years old. For that reason his health always has been zealously guarded since his ascension to tho throne of the holy sco in 1 922. Many Americans saw his holi, nesii ai mo exercises in St. Peter's on Sunday when Cnterlna Thomas, Spanish canoness, and Lullcla Fillppiiii, Itallun foundress of a teaching order of nuns, were pro claimed saints. Dcspito tho heat of tho day and the weight of his ceremonial vest ments, the popo appeared then to bo very vigorous. Hi3 voice re verberated through tho cathedral and his chants were rusonant. Thero wero more than fifty thousand persona In tho last con gregation. WILL NOT ASK FOR DEATH OF C. CAMPBELL, 16 VANCOUVKU, Wash., Juno 24 (APJ Tho action of Dale WeMul len, prosecuting attorney, today in permitting a man who expressed opposition to Inposing the death sentence to become a Juror In tho murder trial of Clifford Campbell, 10, was taken by court followers as an Indication the deaih penally would not be asked. Campbell Is charged with the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Kenjamln Northrup, Clark county ranchers, who were killed when a dynamite explosion wrecked their farm home. The chore boy was arrest ed a day after the explosion. Tho trial was to start tomorrow, Quick Agreement On Rivers Measure WASHINGTON, Juno 24 (AP) Quick agreement was reached today by senate and hous.-s con ferees on tho rivers and harbors legislation when the house mem bers accepted all senate additions to tho bill at the first conference. The conference report, embody ing the bill as it passed the sen ate, will bo submitted late today. urmi;i aijvk, baby kfs-cxi-:i VA, PASO. Tex.. June 24 (AP) Buried alive for an hour, a new born infant wan rescued from n shallow grave late yesterday after a boy had, seen two, women put the child in the ground near Fab ens. Z2 miles east of here. He notified Krank Gomez, a farm hnnd. who effected the rescue. The baby was brought to the city-cnunty hospital whre today it was fifiid the child would live. COMMITTEES MEET MONDAY County Republicans Re ceive Invitation From Pendleton Official. EXPRESS SORROW AT JOSEPH DEATH Carl Helm Speaker at Meeting of Precinct Committeemen in City Hall Last Night. Eastern Oregon stnto commit teemen, comprising 18 of tho 36 men who will nominate a republi can to succeed George W. Joseph as parly nominee for governor, aro Invited to meet at Pendleton Monday, Juno 30. This was an nounced at a meeting of the Union county committeemen hold at tho city hall last night, tho invitation coming irom T. G. Elliott, Uma tilla county state committeeman. Approximately 90 per cent of tho Union county committee was present last night. District At torney Carl Helm was the main speaker, discussing tho peculiar situation that camo into llfo with tho death o.f Mr. Joseph, and ex plained tho foresight of tho legis laturo in providing for such an emergency. A numbor of resolutions wero passed, including ono expressing "sincere sorrow at tho untimely death of Mr. Joseph to whom we had pledged our earnest support and In whom wo had groat confi dence. A second resolution follows: "Whereas tho death of the Hon orable George Joseph has imposed upon tho republican state central commitloo the sorlous responsi bility of naming a candidate for governor of tho Btato of Oregon, and Whereas, this situation casts upon tho state central committee- (Continued on Page Five) Mother, Three Children Die Of Poison, Belief AbHAMBUA, Cal., Juno 24 (AP) Throe children and their mother, Mrs. loulso Proctor, 40, uro dead today from poison which authori ties believed she applied. Autopsies have boon ordered to dctori'niho tho-facts. James, 6, died shortly after mid night in the Alhambra hospital, where his mother died last evening. Adeline, 5, and Kddle, 3, wero found dead yesterday by physicians called to tho Proctor homci Kdward Proctor, the husband and father, toid Investigators that he found his family ill and called aid as ho left for work. He collaps ed when ho reached tho hospital late in the day and lound his wife dead. Proctor told police Mrs. Proctor had suffered ill health and that she had attempted suicide by gns a week ago. Evidence was uncover ed that she had learned of lovo letters written to her husband by another woman. Proctor admitted his wife had threatened suicide be cause of them. A note left to Proctor by his wife said: "I loved you more than any thing in the world. I do now - that's vhy I'm going. T hope you will try to think kindly of rue If you can." The poion in believed lo hav been swallowed In a mixture of orange nnd fig Juice. Before he lapsed Into a critical condition thu six year old boy told of drinking It. Ho said it had a bitter taste. Owen Price Will Teach At Nyssa Owen Price, student at the East ern Oregon Normal school and a lctterman in major sports both at tho Normal school and at M Grnndo high, where ho graduated, hari accepted a position at Nyssa, Ore. Ho will bo In chargo of physical education In tho Junior high school and will also teach several subjects. Mr. Price Is now completing his work at tha sum- mer session. Wheat Today CHICAGO, Juno 24 (A I') Fully 4c a bushel drop in wheat prison todiiy accompanlc-fl newsHthat the 1S30 harveHt hits spread north ward Into Nebraska, und that con ditions pointed to a big marketing movement there soon. All deliv eries of wheat hero established new low records on the fresh downward swing of values which went about 19c a bush,l below prlces at the finish of June 9. The outstanding feature was unusual lack of buying Bupport for the market rather than any agresslve selling. Wheat closed unsteady at the day's bottom level. 3-4c a bushel below yesterday's finish. Corn closed 1c to lc off: oats down, and provision unchanged to a rise of 12c. i Public Interest Centers Today ; On Name Choice i . ; Mrs. Charles Lindbergh ' and Baby Son "Making ; Satisfactory Progress" ' Keports say. ENGLEWOOD, N. J., Juno 24 (AP) Public Intorest In thjv sc.t born to Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh was centered today upon ine cnoico or a name Tor the famous Infnnt. Despite the reticence of Colonal Lindbergh nnd other members of tho Morrow- household sinco tha announcement of tho birth, the public seemed to tako It for grant ed that tho child would bo christ ened either Charles Augustus Jr., after his father, or Charles Dwlghr, a name combining that of his father and his matornal grand father. Ambassador Dwiglit , V. Morrow. unomcinl word flltored pas' mo gunrus at the gato of the Mor row cstato that Mrs. Anno Lind bergh and tho son born on her 24(h birthday wero "making sntls factory progress," but that was all. Messenger Hoy Iliwy A messenger boy tolled up the hill to tho Morrow homo nt half hour Intervals all day yesterday. each time bringing a sheaf of tolegranis and cablegrams of con gratulations from all parts of the world. Among "them wero mes sages from President Hoover, Don Ma'nuol C. Tellcz. Mexican ambas sador to Washington, nnd persons prominent In aviation circles. Flowers nnd other gifts sent by frlendn wero doliverod In a truck. A baby carriago manufacturer who attempted to deliver a sam ple of his product as a gift to tho Lindbergh baby was turned back at tho gato with tho Information relayed from tho houso through tha guards that the Lindberghs had not ordered a' baby carriago and did not want one. Next In Interest to tho probable nahto of tho baby wero tho future plans of tho Lindbergh family. Llnrty I'laiiM Trlji Colonel Lindbergh, who cnlled upon Hear Admiral Kiohard E. Byrd yesterday, said that ho "hoped In tho nenr future" to mako a tour of nil tho Pan-American Airways lines. Ho Is techni cal udvlsor for the lines. Such a trip would tako him down the west coast ns far as Ban- tlngpv de Chllo, across tho cbntl - ncnt- to Buenos Aires and up. the (Continued on Pago Sevon) Marshall Co-Eds Wearing Shorts irUNTINGTON, W. Va Juno 24 (AlP) Shorts havo come to tho Mia,rshall college campus but tho ralr young coeds, not tho men, are wearing them. What tho inon will do about it has not yot become evidont. Tho now oulfils consist of dark bluo silk shorts, reaching to a few inches above tho knee, and low necked sports shirts. Whether socks aro worn or not appears to bo a matter of preference. Pirates Shoot 20; Loot Chinese Ship HONG KONG. June 24 (AP) Fifty buccannecrs wearing sol diers uniforms pirated a Chinese steamer near ICongmoon, GO miles sou tli, of Canton, shot several pas sengers, kidnaped 180 Chlneso for ransom and took loot valued at $20,000. Tho passengers wero shot when about 20 of them jumped over boai'd and started swimming toward tho shoro. Tho Pirates shot most of them, only a few escaping, , MARRIED IN PENNSYLVANIA - dm 7Pp . v t- m if r3 l: ;.U L -Af morn 1 fflT Mis Marr ToiIIiuiiut Clark, of Cymvy, mid .bmn Alilrlcli lUM kerollcr. win of John l. Itx kofHIcr Jr.. or .Now York, mito married late Mmnlny uflTnoon In tho I'roti-sutiit Kplscupnl 'liiiroh In Cjnwyil, I'a. The tT-romony Mas crrormnl by tho Itov. Ilotijiiiuln .V. Ilinl. rector. The wedding was one or the most Important hocIiiI rvelils or the year. HOOVER VETO EXPECTED ON VETERAN BILL Proponents of Measure Passed by Senate Align ing Their Forces. ADMINISTRATION ALSO PREPARING Senate Expected to Over ride Disapproval With Doubtful House Present Battleground. WASHINGTON, .luno 21 (AT) President Hoover totltiy renew ed tils attack uimn tlio World war veterans relief bill, (lecturing It was bad legislation. At Ills regular Tuesday pross conference, tlio president wild tlio bill passed (10 to 0 by tlio seiiato yestordny was not roriiitilHtm liny "tore In the interest or tlio vctortiiis Hum of tho tuxi3"ors. WASHINGTON, Juno 24 (AP) Prompt approval of sonato amendments by the house and an emphatlo veto from President Hoover wero forecast today for tho World war veterans compensation bill. Tho measuro greatly modified, but still highly objectlonnblo to tho administration on tho basis of predictions of higher tux ratas, was roturned to tho houso for no tion on the changes of the senate In advance of President Hoov ers veto, which congrassional leaders regarded as certain In view of his statement Sunday, sponsors of tho measure wero aligning tholr forces to pass tho (Continued on Pago Ilvo) INVALID SHOOTS MARK REED'S SON Inmate of Shelton, Wash. Hospital Commits Sui- ';', , nirlis'A'f tor RlitnTid 0106 Al&iayingv SHEIrON, Wash., Juno 24 (AP) Arnold George 35, an In valid and in ma to of tho Shelton hospital, last night shot and killed Sol S. Hoed, 28, son of Mark 10. llocd, wealthy lumberman and prominent in stato politics, and then turned tho gun on hlmsolf, sending a bullet through his brain. Tho shooting took plnco on tho lawn of Ralph Uced,, brother of tho victim. The slayer, who ban '.icon a pa tient at tho Shelton hospital for tho punt 20 months 'duo to a leg amputation after being crippled in a lumber camp accident, In ono of tho Uecd camps, loft the hos pital about 7 p. in. In a wh.iol chair and wliooled himself to with in half a block of tho Reed home. )orolhy Sultan,, 15, who witnessed tho shooting, told' Sheriff Tucker tho Invalid drew abreast of -tha brothers on the lawn, took aim and fired before she could shout a Warning. Goorgo fired nlno shots In all, four going wild of their mark und striking tho Uced home. Tho slaying of young Iteed oc curred Just eight day after his first wedding unnlvorsary. Ho was married Juno 15, 1ft 29, to Milss Patricia Petorson, of Hoqulam.' Within the past few months, young Iteed had been ongaged In taking over tho cxccutlvo duties of tho lumber and logging opera tions of his fnther. Terrific Heat Blasts Middle West; 12 Succumb Chicago Suffers With Mercury at 98 Above Centralia 106 Above Oregon Ideal. OHK(iO WEATHKH IIKAIj Wh Ho tho mtddlo western fttntea suffered in terrific heat yesterduy, Oregon's tomperatura was Ideal, In Eastern Oreg-on tho mercury reached a maxi mum of over 70 degrees, with a breeze and occasional clouds affording generul comfort. In la Grande jtho maximum was only 74 abovo. CHICAGO, Juno 24 (AP) Ter rific heat, setting a new season's record at 97 degrees and causing: 12 deaths In Chicago yesterday, was driven off during tho night by the coming of gentle north winds. Dawn today found tho tompern- hire of 76 degrees. In other parts of Illinois tern- poratures went ovon higher and Centralia reported pavement buok- ling under a heat of 106 degrees. Lincoln. Neb., was 102 degroes hot. Tho high temperature readings wor0 general over tho ontlro corn- belt and oven up Into the flummet- resort territories of Wisconsin nnd Michigan. Ono hnd to go as fur north ns Mlnnosotn nnd tho Dako tna and uppor Michigan to avoid gottlng Into tho torrid nlnotlcs. " - Lake, Shoro OrqwxltMl . Chicago had Its miles of lake, shoro as a haven from tho heat and tho boachea from Evanston on tho north to tho Indlnnn. stato lino on tho Bouth Bwdrmod with pooplo woll Into the night. The parka beenmo camplne grounds for ontlro families floolng tho Btufflnoss of sultry npartments. Even threatening sklcB boding oloctrlcal storms failed " to dotor them. Tho list of 12 Chicago dead was grentor than tho ontlro death list from hent for tho summer of 102!). Ono of tho heat victims was James Mora, 0B, who died from sunstroke whllo mowing a lawn. It waB Klroa's flrBt days work slnco Inst wlntor. Another who died wnB Mrs. Kannlo Rosenthal?' 48, who, finding tho heat In her bedroom oppressive, walked to the porch for rollot and fell dead. Farmers In tho mlddlowestcrn states reported oats and corn parched for lack of rain, and gat- dona withering. American Stars f Score Victories At Wimbledon WlMIll.EDON, Eng., Juno 24 (AP) bod by tho two top-ranking stars of Ainorlcon tennis, Helen Wills Moody and Big 11111 Tlldon, tho big contingent riom the L'nltod States Bcored a succes sion of sweeping victories today In tho classic Wimbledon champion ships of tho all-England club. Seven Americana in tho mori singles triumphed without tho loss o( a set, giving an improssivo ox hlblllon featured by Goorgo L.olt'8 victory over tho British veteran, Charles H. Klngsley, 6-3, 0-4. 0-4, and Gregory Manw'ti's elimination of another English stnr, O. S. N. Turnbull, at 0-2, 7-0. 0-0. Mrs. Moody's opening victory, in her fourth title finest, wub scored easily over Frauloln Krnh- wlnkcl, of Gcrmnny, 0-2, 6-1, while Tllden'a second victory was gained over E. O. Mathor, Texas player now a Ithodes scholar at Oxford. Ell.aboth Hyan, tho veteran American player, defeated Miss H. M. Hrooke, of England, 0-2, 6-3. Wllmor Allison, of Fort Worth, Texas, continued his brilliant ad- vanco by scoring a straight set victory over H. W. Harris of Eng land. 6-3. 8-6, 6-4. Horkoloy Boll, of Austin, Texas, eliminated H. Menisci, Czecho slovakia, 0-1,. 0-2, 0-2, giving the American . his second straight tournament victory. Convicts Mutiny In Rangoon Jail KAXKOOiV, Burma, India, .lime !M (AP) At IcjihI '15' imtsoiih were killed ami I'.i wounded In a mutiny In the Central jail ttvru this after noon after nmlcoutfiitH hal lie noitnwd the Slim) n rt'imrt. RANGOON, India. June 24 (AP) f'onviets In tho central Jail wore mutinied this afternoon. Several persons wero killed In flghllng be tween tho guards and tho prison ers. Reports coming out of the pris on said that the Indian driver of a prisoner's van and several convicts wero killed. Tho same report said that 6 prison guards wero wound ed. Salem Is Seeking Nomination Meet SAI.KM. Ore., June 24 (AP) Halfrn business men havo launche-l a movement to have tho republican stnto central committee meet in Hnlem for the nomination of a can didate for governor. Their argu ment Is that the state honsn Is Ideally ndnpted for the purpose. FOUR AIRMEN OVER OCEAN ON WAY WEST Kingsford Smith and "Southern Cross" Hop off From Irish Coast. SIGHTED BY SHIP THIS AFTERNOON Radio Messagesi Stream Out From Plane Spirits of Aviators at High Pitch. AEltlAIi SEWS OF DAY Southern Cross, with four men aboard, flying west across At lantic ocean. ; . Muskogeo, Okla. Army avia tor arrives from San Antonio safely aftor "blind" flight. Chicago "City of Chicago" 0ndurnnco airplane makcB 110th refueling contact today. S. S. ri3N!NlAl'NX, Juno 24 (AJ?) The steamship Pennland sight-, ed tho trans-Atlantic plane So.uth crn Cross In latitude 50.57 north nnd longitude 28.32 west at 2:60 p. m. . Greenwich meridian time (U:50 a. m. Eastern standard time). ' RTIIISAM OV MESNAGKS nALI)ONN13b AIIIDROME, Irish I'Vee State, Juno 24 (AP) As chocrrul as crickets, the crew of tho famous airplane Southern Cross today wero racing across tho North Atlantic with their radio liccping up a spirited stream of inesages. and their propellers . eating up tho mileagq between Ire land und Now York. . At 1:30 p. m. British summer timo (7:30 a. in. Eastern standard time) tho trl-motored plane.whlch, already has a triumphant crossing o.f tho wldo Pacific to It's credit. . was 800 miles out on Us daring voyngo and was rapidly approach- lng the halfway mark on tho over water lap between tho coast, of Ireland and Capo . Itace, New- foundluml. . . Trio" plane !had averaged a little' more than US miles an hour slnco , Its departursAfrom Port Mai'nock ' at 4:27 a. m. (10:27 p. m. Mon day K. S. T.) nnd had Increased Its speed up to 105 miles an hour as her heavy load of gasollno grew lighter. , ; . : Four Mkm Aboard Tho four men aboard ner, fap- tain Charles Kingsford Smith. J. . W. Stannago, radio operator M. M. 'Van Dyk, nsBlstnnt pilot, and Captain J. T. Saul, navigator, wero , In gay. spirits as was Indicated by . their mnny messages picked up In Ualdonnel and London as woll as by ships at sea. ' Tho sky was slightly overcast, but tho ocean was calm and con ditions seemod favorable for a fast hop across tho North Atlantic which already has taken so heavy a toll of bravo airmen and several . women who sought to mako tho westward crossing. . Undeterred by theso tragedies of recent years, Captain Iv.lngsfo.rd Smith flooded thu air with cheer ful messages, I'lyliijr Not Dimmit "Slightly overcast," said a mes sage picked up In London at 1:15" p. in. "Ocean Uku mill pond. Tra veling 100 miles an hour. If con ditions woro like this always, ocean flying would bo easy." f 11 was cold, high up there over tho Atlantic, but tho fliers woro (Continued on Pago Seven) ENGLAND ACTS IN MALTA TO STOP DISPUTE LONDON, Juno 24 (AP) Tho Hr iIm)i' government has decided Im suspend tho Maltese constitu tion temporarily in view of a tonso political sjtuattlon In tho Inland arising from a prolonged dispute with tho Vatican. Premier MiaoDonald nnnounced tho government's decision In tho houso of commons. Ho said: ' "In U;W of tho situation In Malta tho government has decid ed with consldorablo reluctance tbat It has no alternative but to sanction temporary suspension 0C tho constitution." BASEBALL XATIOXAIj I,KA(JI'I5 H. It E. New York Ill 1 Cincinnati 4 ft I Itatteries: Oonewlch, Hevlng and Hognn; lienton and Suke forth. lirooklyn at Pittsburgh post poned, wet grounds. A.UrOUICAV I,KACH"K Klrat gnme: R. H. K. Detroit 4 5 5 Hoston ...J 5 9 3 Batteries: Uhle and Desaultels. Rensn: l.lsenhco and Heving, Berry.