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HARVEST OF
CHERRIES TO
BEGIN SOON
Estimate Royal Ann Crop
: at Between 400. and 500
. Tons in County,
PRICE LESS THAN
I IN LAST SEASON
First Contracts Made on
GVfrCent Basis Black
Cherries to Ripen Early
in July.
UNION, Ore., June 28 With an
estimated crop of between 400 and
600 tons, the Royal Ann cherry crop
in the Grande Ronde valley this year
16 rated as slightly under normal,
while prices are somewhat less than
were paid a year ago, according to
the Weekly Republican.
This condition Is due to several
xauses. While some orchards have
'jeen adversely affected by an excess
will be larger -than usual. The loss
to the growers from this sourc,
however, cannot be appraised until
packing is under way. Present esti
mates place a five per cent loss from
frost burn, and an additional five
per cent from hall and rain. The ex
cess of water In some of the orchards
Is attributed In some cases to gar
dening among the trees. One grow
er on the Cove road has solved the
problem of drainage by setting out
-. his orchard on sloping ground.
Cullage Conditions
Cullagc conditions are roported to
be more than usually serious in the
Northwest this year. At Milton
Free water it has been necessary for
the first time to grade the Royal
Anns over bolts before shipping on
account of the excessive cullage. In
Borne orchards the cullage Is estimat
ed at fully ono-thlrd.
The first contracts made this year
aro on the basis of a 6', 4 -cent price,
op compared with oy3 cents paid the
growers lost year. Buyers are ex
pected to be active In the valley dur
ing the next few days, and there
will be some variance In price on
account of variance in sifce and qual
ity of the fruit. No barrelling has
been done this season, so far.
Ripening Kurllcr
The Royal Ann cherries are ripen
ing about a week earlier than nor
mal. They will be followed shortly
after July 1 by the Blngs, while te
Lamberts will be ready for the pick
ers about the wind-up of the Blngs.
Tho name of the iast variety has a
curious origin. The fruit was devel
oped many years ago by a Chinaman
named Blng. who was the head nur
sery man for the famous Llowellyn
orchards In the Wlllamotte valley. .,
Most of the cherry orchards In the
vicinity of Union look exceedingly
well, barring weather damage, while
othcrss how more or less neglect and
injury to trees duo to an excess of
water, or winter Injury. Taken as a
whole, however, the situation from
the growers' standpoint Is regarded
as favorable, despite tne lower pre
vailing prices.
As an illustration of what the
market price means to the grower,
there is a Royal Ann tree on P. M.
Littler's place that yielded $70.68 at
Uft cents a pound last year.
Combatting Fly
Growers are being urged by the
horticultural authorities to bo dili
gent in spraying to combat the cher
ry fly. which is more or less preva
lent in the valley orchards. Tho
cherry fly belongs to the same fam
ily as the Mediterranean fruit fly,
the main point ' of difference being
that its life cyclo is annual. Small
er than the common house fly, it
starts its deadly career by hatching
and emerging from the ground" about
the time that the Royal Anns begin
to color. In many districts Inspec
tors remain in the field to watch for
the emergence of the fly, so th'.
spraying may be done effectively.
Tho fly is attacked by means of a
spray containing one-half a pound
oi' arsenate of lead to two quarts of
molasses and eight gallons of water.
Put on the tree after the emergence
of tho fly the spray usually kills the
pest before its eggs are laid, which
takes placo about a week after It
comes from tho ground.. Tho eggs
are laid in tho cherry, and mature
into maggots with the ripening of
the fruit. The maggots f;ed and
grow upon the Juices of the cherry,
which falls to tho ground. The mag
got then burrows three or four
(Continued on Paso Eight)
BEER FOUND
BY OFFICERS;
MAN ARRESTED
A raiding party of peace officers,
representing four branches of gov
ernment, visited a house on Monroe
avenue last night and confiscated
approximately 20 dozen bottles
v.hlch officers say contain beer.
Part of the number was found In
the house and the remainder In a
dugout.
Ir connection with the case. W.
K Burgess was placed under arrest
and confined In the county Jail. He
was to be arraigned sometime today
li Justice court on a charge of pos
session of liquor.
The raid was made by Deputy
Sheriff Hugo KUnghammer. county
J'tlcer: Mr. McBrlde. federal officer:
Mr. Johnson, state officer, and Po
liceman Bud Beard, city officer.
, MEATIIKR TODAY
t ":30 a. m. 51 above.
t Minimum: 46 above.
t Condition: partly cloudy. '
' WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 77, minimum 53
above.
Condition: partly cloudy, rain
t W of inch.
WEATHER Jl'NE 28. 1929
Maximum 87, minimum 58
above. "
Condition: clear.
Many View New
Observer Plant
Friday Evening
Continuous Stream of
'People Inspect 'News
paper Building From 7
to 10 Continues Today.
With a continuous stream of La
Grande and Union county people go
ing through The Observer's new
building between the hours of 7 and
10 o'clock, the newspaper held its
formal opening last night. The pub
lic inspection is continuing today,
with an additional crowd of people
visiting the newspaper plant hourly.
Tho new building, erected by F.
B. Appleby, publisher, and housing
among its equipment,, the new Model
E Duplex press, tho Associated Press
automatic telegraph printers and the
always Interesting typesetting ma
chines called linotypes, provided
much of interest during the three
hour open house last night, and a
great many complimentswero receiv
ed from the people of the county.
F. R. Flnlay and his son, Elliott,
who havo purchased The Observer
and the new building 'from Mr".
Appleby, were present at the inspec
tion and met a large number of
people.
Machinery in Operation
The visitors were shown through
The Observer building by members
of the staff, and found all machin
ery in operation. : The automatic
telegraph printers were attended by
representatives of the telephone
company, who service the two ma
chines. In tho mechanical depart
ment, tho new press was printing,
linotypes were in operation, cut
making was In progress, and- visitors
had an opportunity to view every
phase of newspaper makeup and
printing.
Many beautiful baskets of flowers
were sent by friends of The Observ
er for the occasion.
14 Boys Enroll
For Scout Camp
At Lake Anthony
Fourteen boys- have registered to
attend the Boy Scout camp at An
thony Lake to bo held two weeks be
ginning July 27 and ending August
10. -A camp director has been se
cured, who will be assisted by Jack
Lew, of Baker, and Woodrow Dam
erell and Claire Thomas, of La
Grando. The camp location has
been selected and everything Is in
readiness for tho erection of the
tents. Boys who have registered are:
Scott Llnsay, Baker;- Normal Llnsay,
Baker; James Brlnton, North Pow
der; Thomas Cook, La Orande; Jack
Mctcalf,- North Powder;, , Wayne Fer
guson, .North Powder 'sx Wall, La
Grande; Frederick, Gehrlng La
Qrande; Ernest Briggs, La Grande;
GUbort Stein. La Grande; Bud Rey
nolds and "Shrimp" Reynolds, La
Grande; Lawrence Lew, Baker, and
Lloyd Davy, La Grande. A number
of others are planning to attend but
have not yet completed tho registra
tion.
Tho Girl Reserves of Baker plan
to use the camp at Anthony lakes
the week previous to the beginning
of scout camp.
Baker Baseball
Club Will Play
Here on Sunday
Baseball fans of La Grande tomor
row afternoon will have their first
chance of the year to witness semi
pro ball in their homo town when
the Baker and La Grande teams will
clash in the first of a six-game scr
ies. In Baker the two-city organiza
tion han been called the "Hero and
There league."
Tho agreement between tho two
clubs Is tho result of the withdraw
al of Ontario from the Idaho-Oregon
league, which in turn made It neces
sary for Baker to drop out to give
the league an even number of teams.
The Baker league team was partly
made up of La Grande players and
so both cities will start with an even
chance.
Tho game here is to begin at 2:30
o'clock at the high school athletic
field. A week later the two teams
will meet in Baker.
Hawkes, pitcher, and Helms, third
sackc, return to La Grande from
the Baker lineup and players who
may break into the lineup tomorrow
arc Garity, McKcnnon, Alexander,
Price, Devaney. Murchison and oth
ers. Several of the players worked
out last evening.
Baker men expected to see action
are: Saunders, Alexander, Stewart,
Stokke. Scott. Bellow. Walters. Cook.
Palmer and Duffy. Gate receipts will
be split between the two clubs sJ
that La Grande will profit from a
itto attendance In Baker oa well as
here.
Scotch Picnic To
Be Held on July 4
The first annual Scotch picnic will
be held on July 4 at Emigrant
Springs, It is announced today. The
committee has arranged for a com
plete day of fun for Scotchmen and
their families. Indications point to
p. large attendance from Baker. La
Grande. Walla Walla, Pendleton and
other towns In this district.
Wholesale House
In New Quarters
The Red and White stores ware
house in La Grande, a branch of
Wadhams Co.. of Portland, is moving
Mrnianint 1wntlnn In the Blue
Mountain Fruit company building on
Jefferson avenvle this weekend, ac
cording to Lester Kingsley. manager.
The warenouse nas own
i. tho trHkKfin Az Durland building
for the last few months.
HOOVIK VACATIONING
WASHINGTON. June 28 (Pres
ident Hoover left the White House
this afternoon for a weekend trip
to hlr, lodge on the Rapidan river in
Virginia.
ITALY TAKES
UP PROBLEM
OF DEFENSE
Increase d Tax on Ex
change Transactions to'
Pi'ovide More Cash.
FRENCH ACTION
GIVEN AS REASON
Premier Mussolini Pre
sides at Council of Min
isters Who Plan For
Armaments.
ROME, June 2B (P) The council
of ministers, with Premier Musso
lini presiding, today took up nation
al defense problems and issued a
statement saying the action was tak
en because of France's preparations
for fortifying her Italian frontier.
"Several problems Inherent to tho
national defense" were taken up, ac
cording to the official communica
tion. In order to raise more money for
defense the ministers, on the Duce's
recommendation, decided to raise
the tax on exchange transactions
and to work out a method of exact
ing the taxes from firms affected by
In this way, the statement said,
it will be possible to Increase the
budgets of the armed forces of Italy
by a half billion lire (more than
$26,000,000) at tho beginning of the
19300-31 fiscal year and with the
cum for later years to be determined.
For the next year the army will
receive 300,000,000 lire more, the
navy 10,000,000, aviation 80.000,000
and the black shirt militia 20,000,
000 for equipping arming.
ED MEYERSICK
CALLED BEYOND
Injuries Prove Fatal to La
Grande Mp-uneral
Services Mohday. ,
Injuries received by Ed Meyorslck
earlier this week whllo at work on the
site where the now Masonic building
is to be erected, proved fatal at 3
o'clock this morning. The third cervi
cal vertebrae was iractured by an
eight-foot fall , to the, bottom of the
excavation and Mi;. Meyerslck was
paralyzed from the shoulders down.
Although friends realized his very
grave condition, news of his death
brought a wave of sorrow over the
community.
Mr. Meyerslck," who had planned to
retire from active work within a few
days, was widely known. One of his
most enjoyable annual duties was
that of serving as official Santa Claus
at tho Elks Christmas tree for the
kiddles, and . he was alBo very prom
inent in the Elks 49 show activities.
He was also one of tho most faithful
members of the sick committee of
lodges he belonged to, personally vis
iting and cheering hundreds of mem
bers during his years of service.
Funeral services for Mr. Meyerslck
are to bo held Monday afternoon at
the B. P. O. Elks temple, with the
Elks lodge in charge. The Rev. J.
George Walz will bo the minister.
Leaving tho templo, the funeral cor
tege will proceed to the Island City
cemctsry where the I. O. F. lodge will
be in charge of tho services at
the grave. Tne body is at the Snod
grass and Zimmerman mortuary.
Mr. Meyerslck held Important of
fices in the Elks, Odd Fellows, En
campment and Rebecca lodges and
was past president of the local car
penters union.
Ho was 58 years 11 months and
thrco days of age, having been born
July 25, 1871 In Warsaw, 111. He came
to the Grande Ronde valley in March,
1003 and settled on a ranch six miles
due east of Island City. In 1921 he
rented the ranch and bought a home
in La Grande, working at the carpen
ter trade in this city since then.
Survivors include his widow, Mrc.
Ed Meyerslck. his son, Raymond; and
three brothers and three sisters: Ti:
He and Emily Meyerslck, Carrie Ham
man, John, Charles and Frank Meyer
slck. TO CONDUCT TWO-HAY
SESSION AT THE E. O.
N.
Miss Elizabeth O. Murray, of the
Junior Red Cross, will conduct a two-
day session at the Eastern Oregon
Normal school June 30 and July 1.
Church To Hold 6 A. M. Communion
To Permit Sunday Vacationing
In announcing special mid-summer
early Sunday services beginning
the first Sunday In July, the Rev
M. G. Tennyson, rector of tho Epis
copal church, gave an interview on
his Ideas of Sunday vacationing and
how it may be combined with the
worship hour.
"How wonderful it Is to be living
In the mountains with the many
beautiful rivers, brooks, coves and
mountain meadows so close at hand
and accessible by our fine roads," Mr.
Tennyson said. "We little appreciate
our lot, to Imagine ourselves in the
hot eastern cities having to travel
days to reach a cool mountain brook
and that brook not a comparison to
our great western mountain streams,
might awake a measure of apprecia
tion. "What a privilege to slip away on
a still Sunday morning with picnic
truck, fishing rod and reel, to the
favorite spot. To rest and dine In
God's great outdoors and possibly re
turn with a nice mess of fresh moun
tain trout. But most of all to have
had recourse to the open spates af
ter a week at the grind of the work-a-day
worl and then to return fresh
for the Monday's duties.
There is nothing like It." he con
tinued. "I am sure that it does our
bodies and souls good. Any thing
that is good for the body does the
soul good. God blesses wholesome
recreation.
Crops In West
Canada Suffer .
Severe Damage
Wind, Lack of Rain and
Plague of Pests Costly
Wheat Short in Straw
and Backward.
WINNIPEG. June 28 WV-The
Manitoba Free Press said today that
crops of. Western. Canadian provinces
had suffered severe damage In the
last 20 days and that permanent
losses In wheat acreages .would be
extensive. . - .. '
Wind, lack of ample general rain
fall and a plague of cutworms and
wire worms have been -costly to
farmers. Damage Is common to all
provinces with Manitoba, suffering
the least, a review -of the situation
indicated. - In addition to losses
caused by drouth and Insects, slight
damage has been caused by -hail and
Irosc
The Free Press report, based on
Information received from 367 cor
respondents in tho crop areas says
wheat is short In straw and back
wards as to the percentage in shot
blade for this time of the year.
SET WAGE SCALE
PENDLETON, June 28 (A The
Umatilla county farm bureau- at a
meeting this week set a wage scale
to be used during tho coming har
vest season. Separator operators will
De pam 91 to iu depending on tne
machine; caterpillar men, sock sew
ers and Jiggers 94 to $5; hoader
punchers $3 to $4 and tho same to
truck drivers with team drivers. 94
to $5, cooks $2 to $3 and rousta
bouts $3. These were considered In
keeping with conditions over tho
wheat districts.
KILLER, 68, IS
ELECTROCUTED
IN OHIO TODAY
" COLUMBUS, O.. June 28 .)
Death in the electric chair early to
day closed the long criminal career
oi . George Williams, 68 -year-old rob
ber and killer.
Maintaining to the last the defi
ant attitude that had characterized
his actions since ho was sentenced
to die for. the murder of a Cleveland
policeman, . Williams entered the
death chamber shortly after mid
night and was dead at 12:14.
, Williams was one of the most un
ruly prisoners ever placed in the
death house: Ho cursed the guards
and threatened to kill them. Re
cently he had Insisted that ho would
"Jtieat the chair." Several days ago a
blackjack was found in the death
house and it was belli cd he might
have planned an attempt to kill
himself with it. i Sli.
Williams, -, known as a hardened
gunman, was blamed for at least
four murders. . .
Coalition Holding
Up "Wet" Plank
CENTRALIA, Wash., June 2B
A coalition of drys and moderate
wets tied, tho resolutions committee
of the state democratic convention in
a knot early today and prevented
temporarily at least, the presentation
of a platform plank demanding re
peal of the 18th amendment.
A proposed wet plank was rejected
14 to 13 after a wild and, confusing
battle. The platform committee was
to meet again before tho convention
formally opened.
Aroused Citizens
. Invoke Lynch Law
AUSTIN. Tex.. June 28 (Pf
Aroused over the shooting of Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Egger shortly before
noon today, a group of citizens of
Round Rock near hero, killed the
negro who was alleged to .have at
tacked the couple.
HKLIEVK MARKS VICTOR
SALEM. Ore.. June 28 wv-The
Capital Journal will say today that
it has Information from various ap
parently authentic sources that Sen
ator Wlllard P. Marks, of Albany, has
tho necessary 16 pledges to elect him
president of the 1931 state senate,
and that his majority in pledged
support probably will exceed that
figure within a short time.
Marks' opponent for the presiden
cy. Senator B. L. Eddy, of Roseburg,
while here a few days ago expressed
confidence that he would win. Both
Eddy and Marks have been working
hard during the last week to lino up
the necessary pledges.
"There is much more than this to
be had on that trip, however. There
used to be a custom In the old coun
try of going to tho church Just bo-j
fore the chase to ask God's blessing
on their play. One of the great 1
musical classics 'Tho Hunting Scene'
depicts this custom, the first few
strains are the rellgioso or the organ
and the atmosphere of worship. How
fine to go first to tho church and
then to go forth realizing that God
murmurs amid the breezes and the
rustling tree top; that His voice is
in the babbling of the brook; thai
His still and calm has spread over
the mountains to rest our weary
souls; that His light emanates from
the sun to light our way and make
beautiful the landscapes for ou yes
to feast upon. There Is no rest so
soothing; no place so sublime.
"With this great privilege in mind
we are beginning an earlier service
the first Sunday in July and wl j
continue It on through August. This
service will be at 6 a. m., a corr
munlon service. We urge all our mem
bers and friends to take advantage
of it. Try once to begin your com
munion with nature by communing
first with the source of all good and
beauty In this temple of worship.
Come as you plan to be that day.
in golf togs, fishing togs or picnick
ing attire."
GIRLS WIN TRIP TO EUROPE
I.
tniir of Kuronc is (he nrlzo
i Mary Jcanettc Irwin. 17, or ctcnihure;. 111., lintlonnl champion 4-11
' elutt clothing demonstration team.
World's Record
For Sustained
Flight Menaced
CHICAGO, Juno 28 m A now
world's record for sustained flight by
refueling will be written, if all goes
well, against-tho background of tc
morrow's sunrise.
Fighting their coaxlne enemies
sleop John and Konneth Hunter,
tho - brother-pilots of the "City of
Chicago," had been aloft 404 hours
at 12,:40 p. m. (C. D. T.) today
only 18 hours, 21 minutes and 30
seconds away from tho rocord of
420:21:30 set by Forest O' Br tne and
Dale Jackson last year In the "St.
Louis Robin." .
If all continues woll aboard, the
Stlnson-Detroiter cabin monoplane
the record will bo equalled at 6:01:21
XO. P..T.) tomorrow morning. An
otKeY hour must be droned out, how
ever, . before an , official record Is
made.-
"Good For 700 Hours"
Walter Hunter, who with his
brother Albert made up tho. contact
crow, said last nignt tno wngnt
Whirlwind motor "sounds god for
another 700 hours." At that time,
the 1749th refueling contact had Just
been successfully mado with Will
Rogers, the humorist, going aloft In
tne contact plane "Uig ucn,-- to
cheer the filers.
The' endurance plane files with a
constant list to the left. The gaso
line tank In tho right wing sprang
a leak and to avoid trouble, only the
tank In tho left wing is used.
Tho brothers alternate in crawl-
Inn onto tho catwalk greaso-gun in
one hand and hanging onto a strut
with tho other to lubricate tho en
gine. This is the thrill for tho crowds
that navo negun to swarm tno iiciu
at Sky Harbor.
The pilot dangles on tne narrow
board his head inches from the
whirling propeller, which spins
(Continued on Pago Eight)
Tragedy Wipes Out
Lives of Three
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., June 28 (!")
The bodies of WcBley Oakley, 65,
Mrs. Clara Rancy, 28. and Mrs.
Raney's five-year-old son were found
today In Oakley's upartmcnt undor
circumstances that Indicated ..the
woman had shot and killed Oakloy
and her son and then committed
suicide. Mrs. Raney had been cm
ployed as housekeeper in Oakley's
apartment.
No motive for tho act could be
established.
East Oregonians
In Caucus Monday
PENDLETON. Ore.. Juno 28 m
Tom C. Elliott. Milton, republican
state committeeman, Friday called
r. meeting here for Monday night or
18 committeemen In Eastern Oregon
counties. Elliott said the meeting
was not called so much to discuss
tho selection of a republican guber
natorial nomlnco as to discuss mat
ters of Interest to Eastern Oregon.
BAKER. Ore.. June 28 W) George
Miller, chairman of the republican
central committee, denied today that
selection of a republican candidate
ior governor win be discussed at a
mc-otlng of state committeemen to
be held at Pendleton next Monday.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, June 28 tAI Quench
ing the hope of friends of higher
prices, widespread rains In Canada,
together with Increasing movement
of newly harvested domestic wheat
southwest, put sellers in command
of the wheat market today. Prices
went downward almost from the
start, and finished at the day's low
point, showing at no time much
power to rally.
Apparently the bulk of traders ac
cepted opinions that thts season the
spring wheatc rop In domestic parts
of the belt would mature fast
enough to beat black rust.
Wheat closed heavy; a
bushel under yesterday's latest quo
tations. Corn closed S-lViC off.
oau; ac down, and provisions vary
ing from 2c decline lo a rise of 47c
nf Kmirv nrmlmil. -in inv nnd
FARM PRICES AT
NEW LOW MARK
General Level Reduced
.'.'Until it is. Lowest
Since Year 1922. . .
PORTLAND. Oro., Juno 28 VP)
The United States department of ag
riculture bureau of agricultural eco
nomics, said In Its revlow of business
and commodity conditions far June,
1930 that the general, level of 'prices
received by tho producers oh May 15
reached tho lowest level so far this
season and still lower market prices
in the second wook of June probably
have reduced farm prices to the low
est levol slnco 1022. -
"The index of farm prices declined
tljrce points from J 37 on April . ft-i
124 on May 10 compared with 130 lu
May last year," the report said. "Most
of. the commodities in the index
showed dccllnos except apples and po
tatoes. Wheat declined 6 cents por
bushel, rye 6 conts nnd flax 18
cohts." ' .
Rogardlng tho general commodity
prlco levol, tho report said: "The gen
oral wholesale commodity price level
was one percent lower In May than
In April, but remained practically
unchanged throughout the month. A
further decline took place in the sec
ond week of June bringing the gen
eral commodity prlco level to the
lowest point slnco 1016.
"The business condition in May
again failed to show any doflntto re
covery," tho report stated. "Prices of
non ogrlcultural commodities de
clined somowhat toward the ond of
May and bank loans for commercial
purposes also declined and industrial
stock prices wore lower In May and
the first part of Juno than In April."
The detailed report follows:
Wheat: Tho foreign demand for
wheat from tho United States im
proved to some extont in May but
continued weak. Crop conditions re
ported to date indicate a crop in tho
northern hemisphere outside of Rus
sia probably not very different from
that harvested in past seaoons. Th
stocks of old wheat on hand as of
July 1 in all positions for which data
are available probably will bo 100 to
iRn million bushels less than a year
ago. Tho market prospect for the
durum wheat crop now appears bet
ter than a year ago. nw nu t.w
(Continued on Tngo Klght)
APPOINTMENT
REV. ALDRICH
RECOMMENDED
ASTORIA, Juno 28 P) The Rev.
John It. Schaffcr Nehalem, chargod
by Bishop H. Loster Smith and his
cabinet for practtcing and accepting
pay in one of tho lesser branches of
healing arts, today continued his re
lationship with the Oregon annual
conference of the Methodist Episco
pal church, but upon contingent
conditions.
By a voto of tho cablnot Mr. Schaf
fcr remained In the conference, but
war. required that at tho end of tho
year he was to choose betweon the
art of healing and the ministry.
The Rev. I. R. Aldrich. of La
Grande, who ha been on tho super
numerary list, was recommended ef
fective for appointment.
Ernest W. Peterson, Portland, was
re-elected president of the Oregon
Conference Laymen's association.
Efforts to salvage Kimball Theo
logical seminary at Salem, closed for
one year, will be mado by referring
to the board of education a proposi
tion that a commission from the
Oregon conference negotiate the
matter with similar commissions,
from the Pad f 1c Northwest, Idaho
and two California confernces In
stead of carrying the burden on the
Oregon conference alone.
Northern Ontario
Reckoning Damage
SUDBURY, Ont., (P Juno 28 (By
the Candlan Press) Transportation
and communication systems were here-established
In northern Ontario
today, and farmers and others were
reckoning the damage of one of the
worst storms In the north country's
history.
The storm took 14 lives, washed
out highways and destroyed fields
of maturing crops.
Minister Shot
To Death; Two
Others Wounded
Man, 37, Arrested; Offi
cers Say He Confessed
Intentions of Murdering
Five. ;
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y. Juno 28
ip) Frank Ross, 37, wanted for tho
fatal shooting of the Rev. Edgar R.
Wood and tho wounding of two
members of his congregation last
night, was arrested today on a road
on tho outsklrtss of the elty. Ho
had a pistol In his possession, but
offered no resistance to arrest.
Police said that Ross made a state
ment to them In which he admitted
that he went to the mission intend
ing to murder Wood, his wife, Mrs.
Mildred Ross, the latter's sister,
Leona Kuhn, and Leonard Towe. He
said, according to police, that he
had been practicing . In a woods,
shooting at a target.
The shooting occurred at the close
of services In a small Tenth street
mission which Mr. Wood has con
ducted for several years.
Slnglo Shot Fatal
As the evangelist uttered his clos
ing prayer and stepped down from
the platform, Ross, according to wit
nesses, rushed forward and fired a
single shot into the minister's body.
He fell to the floor dead.
Wheeling about, Rosa fired point
blank at Mrs. Ross, who was sitting
in a front pew.
Towe, sitting in a rear seat in the
hall, attempted to Btop Ross and was
shot In both legs. . Rosa ran out of
the door and disappeared.
Mrs. Ross and a slBter, Leona
Kuhn, had been attending tho mis
sion services for several months.
Ross objected, and, It 1b Bald, became
particularly bitter because on sev
eral occasions Towe called at his
home to, drive Mrs. Ross and Miss
Kuhn to the mission in his automo
bile. Twice Arrested
' On April 4 Towe had Rosa arrest
ed for striking him whon ho stopped
at the Ross home for Miss Kuhn.
A fow days later Ross was arreste
on complaint of Mr. Wood for having
broken up his services. -
Ross was brought into eourt, but
the charges against him were dis
missed after he had been warned by
the Judge to stay away from tho
mission. Ross disappeared from his
home after this trouble and Mrs.
Ross said today that until last night,
she had not scon him In Bovoral
weeks.
Campbell Held
Guilty; Takes
:Verdic Calmly
: VANCOUVER, 'Wash.', Jun 38 (IV
A Clark" county Jury last nlcrht con
victed Clifford Douglas Campbell, le,
of tho second degree murder of Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin Northrup. .
- The Northrups 'Wore, killed the
night of April 30 In a dynamite blast
that reduced their farm homo to
splinters. Campboll was arrested and
May 3 allegedly confessed he placed
and set off the dynamite.
His trial was started here last Mon
day In circuit court. Campbell took
the stand In his own defense, and re
pudiated his confession. He testified
he confessed through fear bocauso
Chief Deputy Roberts told him ho
had enough evldcnco to hang him or
send him to prison for llto.
Campboll was allogod to havo dyna
mited the Northrup homo bocauso
thoy had discussed dispensing with
his services as a chore boy.
Campbell exhibited little or no
omotlon throughout the trial and re
mained calm whon tho verdict was
read last night.
Sontonco will not be passed until
the statutory time limit for filing mo
tion for a new trial nos elapsed.
Landslide Buries'
Coach; 15 Perish
TOKYO, June 28 ") Fifteen per
sons were believed to havo perished
when a landslide burled two coaches
of a railway train 60 miles north
east of Shlmonosekl today.
Railway authorities said 36 per
sons were trapped In tho coaches and
31 of these had escaped. Five hun
dred coolleB were rushod to tho scene
and thrco bodies wore -icovcrcd.
Hoavy rains caused the eS. -
Two River Boats
In 21Mile Race
CINCINNATI, O.. June 28 (P)
Oala days of steamboat traffic on
the Ohio wero revived today with tho
third annual race for supremacy of
tho river's packet boats..
Two paddle wheelers, tho Tom
Greene, of Cincinnati, and tho Betsy
Ann, of Pittsburgh, wore mado ready
to welch and churn their way up the
stream in a contest that recalled
days when the river was tho artery
of travel through the middle west.
Today's race was from Fern bank
Dam, 12 miles below here. 2' miles
upstream to Coney Island, a pleasure
resort.
KTKAMHIIIP I)AMA(1KI
BOSTON, June 28 (A) The pas
senger steamship Governor Dingley
of the Eastern Steamship company
reported by radio early today that
it had struck a submerged object in
the ocean off Mac hi as. Me., and had
damaged tho propeller wheel.
Captain J. V. Ingalls messaged the
company's offices tnat the ship had
anchored. A company official said
the passengers were In no danger,
and that the ship would be towed
into Eastport, Me.
WKAT1IKK OI TLOOK
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28 UP)
Following is the weather outlook as
announced today by the United
States weather bureau:
Week beginning June 29 Far
Western states: Fair with tempera
tures about normal in Southern Cal
ifornia and along the coast and
above normal elsewhere but becom
ing unsettled and cooler In Oregon.
Washington and Idaho towards the
middle of the week.
REPORT NEW
RELIEF BILL
FOR VETERANS
Finance Committee Mem
bers Vote Unanimously
to Advance Status.
DEMOCRATS" FAIL
TO GET INCREASE
Several Minor Amend
mentsBill to be Called
up in Senate Monday,
Watson Says.
WASHINGTON, June 38 (AP) Tho
new hoiiBe veterans rollef measure
was unanimously reported to the sen
ate today with minor amendments by
the senato finance committee.
An attempt by democrats tO' in
crease the rates for disability pen
sion was defeated IX to 8.
. Republicans on the committee with
the exception of Senator LaFollotte,
Wisconsin, voted against the. Increase
In these rates which would havo
allowed a 960 maximum Instead of
(40. Senator King, democrat, Utah,
Joined the republicans In opposition,
Tho committee then voted ;unanl
mously to roport the measure.
To Come Up Monday .s
Senator Watson, acting chairman
of tho committee, announced he
would report the bill to the senate
at once and would call It up on Mon
day. - The request of the American Legion
for a provision allowing an extension
of one year In which to file BUlt for
claims on war risk Insurance was
accepted by the commltteo without
contest.
' Senators Walsh, democrat, Massa
chusetts, and Connally, democrat,
Texas, sponsored an amendment, to .
Increase the disability pensions. They
intend to carry their fight to the
floor. ' ' '.
Walsh and Connally also sought to
amend the bill to extond the benefits
of thoso veterans who contracted von
ereal disease during the service and
who are now suffering disability as
a result. This motion lost on a tie
VOtO. ., ' : :
'Tho democrats wero successful In.
an amendment striking from tho
houBO bill the stipulation' that tho
bonoflts of the legislation, would not
extend to. voterans who pay Income ,
tax. " - ,
The committee unanimously agreed
to an amendment providing for the
consolidation of oil w&ransr agencies
and activities, t ThT agenoy ts to be
known as the ' veterans administra
tion anil it will include the pension
bureau, now a Beparato government.,
agency.
l.efilnu Bequest Defeated
Tho request of the American Legion
i,ni,,MBiit, of tha office or
comptroller of the voterans butoau
was defeated. 1
The committee aiso tumiuu
hnnu, nrnvininn that worl war vet-'
erans who onllsted after tho signing
of the armistice oq November 11,
1018, would not bo suojeci io uuuu
fit. About 6.000 voterans In this
class who oro not receiving govern
ment aid would havo boon eliminated.
Senator Watson asKea unanimous
senate conBont for Its consideration
on Monday, but Bonator Norrls
blocked this.
Tho Nobraskon said ho wanted to
study tho measuro first although ho
might bo willing on Monday to agree
to lmmodlate consideration. . Wat
son replied If objection were made
on Monday, ho would move to take
up tho bill.
JAP FISHING
BOAT FIRED ON
BY RUSSIANS
TOKYO, Juno 28 P One Japanese
fisherman was killed and sovcral
others wounded, official reports today
revealed,. in a clnsh June 24 between
a Russian patrol boat and a Japanese
fishing vessel off the Kamchatka pon
lnsula. Vernacular press reports said tho
captain and crow of the Japanese
boat wero arrested and still wero be
ing hold by tho Russians.
Two Japanese destroyers sailed
from tho Omlnato station after tho
incident, ostensibly for regular pa
trol duty In northorn waters. Japan
ese flshormen and Russian authori
ties havo boen bickering for months
over crab fishing practices in Russian
waters. The Japanese claim they
huve been deprived of fishing rlghta
granted by a treaty mado In 1925.
Russians assort tho Japanese havo
been poaching.
Will Fly Home To
Australia, Report
NEW YORK. June 38 WP) Squad
ron Leader Kingsford-Smith and hia
companions on tho Atlantic flight
of the Southern Cross continued a
full round of activities today, begin
ning with an early morning tele
phone call to Australia, in which
Kingfiford-Smlth revealed plans to
fly homo Trom London In August.
Spea king to his mo the r from
Schnectndy, N. Y., where ho wont
last night to make tho coll, ho sold
in answer to her question:
"Yes. I am going to fly bacr from
England becau.se I can get home a
little bit quicker."
TRADK IK I.I. IV STRfcKT
NEW YORK. June 28 (Pi Spccur
latlvo apathy reached new low levels
on tho New York stock exchange to
day. Total transactions approximat
ed 580,000 shares, the smallest since
July 21. 1028. when 648.300 shares
wero traded. This compares with
the record Saturday turnover of 4.
800.000 shares May 6, last.
On the basis of the huge Increase
In the number of shares listed dur
ing the past two years, however,
trading was relatively the dullest In
yents.
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