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VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1930
EASTCRN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 270
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LOCAL TAXES
ARE COMPARED
MOTHERS
F i f t y-nine Incorporated
Towns, Cities have High
er Equalized Rate.
COUNTY FIGURES
ARE BELOW MANY
Ten Counties Have High
er Equalized Rates on
Property Within Boun
daries of Cities.
That La Grande's city tax. the av
cruge county tax rates within and
without boundaries of cities, and all
taxes paid by La Grande citizens com
pare favorably with other cities and
counties In Oregon is shown In a
scries of tables printed in the Ore
gon Voter.
Seventeen cities In .Oregon show a
higher tax rate equalised to a state
basis for all taxes within the city
limits, than does La Grande. In
cluded in tnese 17 arc the follow
ing: City Amount Act'l Equalized
Astoria 8873,608 03. B 115.51
Warrcnton 91.068 100.7 124.72
Soaslde 159.070 04.8 117.36
Prlnevllle 53.941 107.1 112.57
Marshfield 334,669 71.5 77.51
Rainier , 56.716 72.5 77.29
Vale 35.071 115.7 115.47
Newport 60.584 87.7 120.68
Pendleton .... 250.971 38.0 45.11
La Grande 356.683 63.9 75.01
Union 37,842 68.7 81.55
Joseph 17,544 64.5 73.40
Enterprise .... 69.012 72.6 82.G1
Baker" .......... 285,740 47.6 60.24
Not included in 17 but given for
comparisons.
Taking city taxes only. La Grande
makes a much better showing, with
69 Incorporated towns and cities In
Oregon having a higher equalized
rate. The equalized rate is com
puted from valuation fixed by the
state tax commission for application
of the state tax.
How They Compare
Tho following table shows some of
the cities and towns. Including La
Grande, Baker and Pendleton: .
City Amount Act'l Equal'd
Baker '....$100,851 16.8 20.00
Astoria 433,530 46.3 67.32
Seaside 70,814 42.2 52.24
North Bend .... 78,117 30.8 33.30
Prlnevllle 34.258 68.0 . 71.47
Burns 39,871 42.2 60.94
Medford ..... 143.903 18.2 20.60
Grants Pass .... 78.399 26.9 30.07
Klamath Falls 208.226 21.8 23.20
Ontario 35.931 38.6 38.62
Pendloton 87.840 13.3 15.79
I,a Grande 122.706 22.0 26.11
Union 17.516 26.7 30.38
Enterprise 25,415 26.7 30.38
Tho Dalles 112,735 21.3 26.004
In county statistics. Union county
shows up well on average tax rates
on property within the boundaries of
cities, equalized to, a state basis for
comparison.-
Ten counties have higher equal
ized rates in this respect; the ten
and Union. Baker and Umatilla coun
ties as follows:
Cour.ty Taxes ActuT Equal'd
Baker 7,254.029 47.22 56.10
Clatsop 12.478.468 02.96 115.08
Coos 10.218.87B 77.09 83.57
Crook ........ 603.605 . 107.11 112.57
Grant 420.937 73.64 91.17
Harney 954.021 76.60 92.64
Josephine 2.914,825 74.20 82.06
Lincoln 1.972,226 76.96 105.90
Malheur 1.633.713 92.98 92.79
Sherman .... 806,224 58.14 81.07
Umatilla .....10.156.323 43.03 51.08
Union 7.219.000 01.65 73 18
Wallowa 1,630.688 70.45 80.17
In the figures for the average ad
valorem tax rates for property out
side of cities, equalized to a stats
(Continued on Paso Klv.o)
OLIVER AND
LEWIS FINED
$20 AND COSTS
With Mayor Claude Hale, of I m bier,
resting lairly easy today, and with in
dications pointing to his recovery
from serious injuries received Sun
day evening when he was hit by an
automobile which he was attempting
to stop, it was believed that Any pro
ceedings against Charles Lewis, Lynn
Woodcll, Grover Hardy and Emory
Oliver were at an end.
The youths were taken before Jus
tice of the Peace L. Den hum yester
day afternoon by Sheriff Jesse Bre
s hours and a charge of speed intc and
reckless driving was placed against
them. They were each sentenced vo
pay a fine of $20 and costs. Hardy.
15. was paroled from payment. Under
the law, with Mi. Hale expected to
recover, no more serious charge can
be mode, it was explained today.
Knowles Affirmed
In Wallowa Case
, SALEM. Ore.. July 1 f.41) Among
decisions of the state supreme court
today was the following:
Oicar Olson, administrator of es
tate of Leonard Olson, appellant, vs.
S. I . Crow, et al; appeal from Wal
lowr. county: suit to annul judg
ment; opinion by Justice Brown.
Judge J. W. Knowles affirmed.
WK.tTllttK TOI1AY
7 a. m. 66 above.
Minimum: 56 above.
Condition: Partly clear.
a WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 80. minimum 49
"above. '
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER Jl'LY 1. 1!?!
Maximum 92. minimum 57
above.
Condition: Clear.
CALLED BEYOND
xji 6m, m nil tii -
V.A Meverslek
(Photo by Ritter)
Ed Meyersicl), 50-year-old La
Grande carpenter, who suffered fatal
injuries from a fall a few days ago,
wus laid to rest in the Island City
cemetery yesterday afternoon, with
tho Odd Fellows lodge in charge of
the services at the grave.
Preceding this, the B. P. O. Elks
had charge of services at the temple,
and the Rev. J. George Walz. of the
First Presbyterian church, preached
tho funeral sermon.
An unusually large crowd was In
attendance, and the funeral was one
oi the largest ever held in La Grande.
M;. Meyerslck had been very prom
inent in fraternal circles and In the
city as a whole during his many years
residence here, and had a remark
ably large circle of friends.
One of his favorite duties during
his life was to take the part of Santa
Clans at the Elks annual Christmas
party for the kiddies of the com
munity. Three little tota of this
city did not forget him yesterday,
and paid a visit to view the body
of their Santa, Two were little bare
footed girls and the third was a lit
tle boy. Those In charge at the Snod
gru.sn and Zimmerman mortuary took
the three youngsters past the coffin,
where they were given a final
glimpse of the man who had been so
dcoi to them and hundreds of ot.er
kiddles.
Pall bearers at the funeral yester
day wero Harry Hoffman, H. P. Niel
sen, Mr. Klmmell, H. E. Coolldge,
William McClnre and Hubert Ander
son. Boat Races To
Be One Feature
Of Celebration
Boat races will be one of the fea
tures of the Fourth of July celebra-
tton at Wallowa lake, according to
word received here today. Both mo
tor bout and row boat races nave
been added to the program.
In the motor boat races are en
tered the names of Lynne Bohnen
kump. Ward Fowler and Charles
Blngaman, all of La Grande, and more
entries are expected.
It 1b also announced that there
wilt be a brilliant display of fire
works In the evening.
No Paper Friday
In connection with the Fourth of
July, The Observer will not issue un
edition Friday. Saturday's paper will
be the first after that of Thursday
evening.
New Reading Of
Temperature Is
Taken at Seven
Beginning with this morning and
to continue during the summer, the
set maximum will be recorded by the
local weather bureau at 7 a. m.. and
facts concerning the day's weather
wired to Portland. The reason for
the change from 7:30 to 7 Is In or
der to correspond with other cities
over the northwest, in furnishing
rpeclal reports for the protection of
wheat and other crops.
The government thermometers are
op. top of the municipal building,
with members of the fire department
In charge of the records.
During the month of June there
were 15 clear days and nine days
which were marked partly cloudy.
Rain during the month amounted to
.94 of an inch. The maximum was
89 above (yesterday's high) and the
minimum for the month was 34
above.
During June 1929 rainfall amount
ed to 2.31 Inches, three times as much
an last month. There were 11 clear
and U partly cloudy days. The maxi
mum for. the month was 92 and
the minimum 35 above.
Several Traffic
Accidents Monday
Several minor traffic accidents oc
curred in and near La Grande Mon
day, but no reports told of any in
juries to drivers or passangers.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning an
automobile was driven into the rear
tnd ol J. W. Keltners parkcr car,
and at 3:1S p. m. cars driven by
T. D. Munn. of Los Angeles, and
Mru. Ira Kessler collided at Adams
and Chestnut. At 5:40 p m. cars
driven by Harold W. Herr' and an
other man whose name was not
learned figured in a collision.
At 8 o'clock yesterday morning two
machines, one driven by Jimmie Lee,
of Walla Walla, and the other by Wil
lard Stone, of Portland, collided near
Kamela on the Old Oregon Trail high
way. VALISE Ml HHKK
LIMA. Peru. July I (, Police to
day were puzzled by what they called
a valise murder. Breaking open the
door of a room In a boarding house
here they found two small valises
containing the body of a man backed
to small bits.
EAST OREGON
REPUBLICANS
HOLD CAUCUS
Representative Nomi nee.
For November Election
is Held Desirable.
THE DALLES BIDS
FOR STATE MEET
Various Phases of Politi
cal Situation in Oregoti
Discussed No Empha-
sis on Anyone.
Meeting In the chamber of com
merce room in Pendleton last eve
ning, nine state committeemen from
Eastern Oregon counties, and a large
number of men from an even wider
district, discussed the gubernatorial
contest and what type of man should
be. selected to succeed Senator George
W. Joseph as republican standard
bearer in November.
The committeemen discussed the
various phases of the political situa
tion In the state without emphasis
on any special candidate. It was
agreed, however, that a man should
be selected representative of the en
tire state and at the same time who
would be fair to Eastern Oregon in
terests. Early reports that it was
agreed that an Eastern Oregon man
should be selected to head the repub
lican party, were emphatically denied
here today by J. H. Peare. chairman
of the Union county central commit
tee, who was one of the men in at
tendance. A resolution was adopted recom
mending to tp.e state chairman Phil
Metschan, to select The Dalles as the
meeting place for the state commit
tee this month. The Dalles was fa
vored duo to Its central location.
Other resolutions passed were:
Committeemen should hot pledge
their vote to any candidate prior to
the state meeting.
That a place outside of Multnomah
county should be selected for the
caucus.
That the Oregon congressional
delegation be commended for its ef
forts to secure legislation for the de
velopment of tho Columbia river.
That the Deschutes river and oth
er tributaries be Included In the pow
er and reclamation program.
That the law on selection of a can
didate by plurality or majority vote
Is not clear.
Committeemen present were A. D.
Swift. Baker; C. H. Btdwell, Union;
R. W. Henderahott, Deschutes; Fred
Bell, "Hood River; Howard Turner, Jef
ferson; S. E, Notson, Morrow; E. D.
McKce. Sherman; T. C. Elliott, Uma
tilla and G. F. Fitzgerald, Wasco.
Three Not Organized
Three of the Eastern Oregon coun
ties have not elected committeemen
as yet. These are Gilliam, Wheeler
and Harney, it Is said.
Tom Elliott, of Pendleton, state
committeeman of Umatilla county,
presided at the meeting, and Harold
Warner. Pendleton republican, served
as secretary.
Among those in attendance were
Bruco Dennis, Klamath Falls news
paper publisher and former state
senator of La Grande; Roy Ritner, of
Pendleton; and R. N. Stanfleld, of
Bukcr county. Mr. Dennis is In this
city on a visit today.
OBSERVER SALE
NOW COMPLETED
Today's Edition is First
Published Under the
New Ownership.
Today the first Issue of The Ob
server is published under tho new
ownership, the transfer of all stock
In The Observer Publishing Co.. Inc.,
being completed yesterday to P. R.
Flnlay from F. B. Appleby, Jcrene C,
Appleby and H, F. Matthews, This
completes the sale announced last
week and negotiated through M. C.
Moore, newspaper broker of Beverly
Hills. Cal.
Mr. Flnlay becomes president of
The Observer corporation and Elliott
Flnlay secretary and treasurer.
M. Appleby and son, Carlton, will
leave for Southern California tomor
row and Mrs. Appleby and the in
fant sou, Andrew, with Mrs. Clint
worth, their housekeeper, will follow
sometime before the 15th of July.
The Appleby home has been sold
to Mr. Flnlay and his family will be
established there when Mrs. Flnlay
and the other sons arrive from Mich
igan later in the summer.
"City of Chicago" Drones On With
500-Hour Mark Not Far Distant
CHICAGO, July I From the
cabin of the "City of Chicago." as it
whired towards 1U 21st day on the
wing. John and Kenneth Hunter.
ne holders of the world's non-stop
flight record, broadcast a cherry
"hello" to the world todav and chat
ted witn the rest of the Hunter fam
ily who watched and listened at the
airport below.
It was the first time a radio broad
cast had been attempted by dropping
a michrophone from a radio equipped
contact plane.
The microphone was sent down on
a 100-foot line shortly after the "Big
Ben." manned by brothers Walter
and Alhert Hunter, had taken gaso
line up to the endurance filers in
their ncth refueling contact. The
filers broadcast their determination
to "hang on as long as possible," and
Kenneth, with a "good bye every
body." added: "We'll be seeing you
when we get back to that old world."
Talk to Uomen
Then the radio hook up was shifted
to the hangar below and sl't;r Irene
j and the mother of the quintet talked
to the brothers in the air. irene.
cook for the marathon aviators, spoke
; a word of caution aoout eating too
much.
Educators Open
Convention In
Columbus, Ohio
National Education Asso
. ciation Swings Into Ses
sionThree Mentioned
For Presidency.
COLUMBUS. O., July 1 (P) With
the presentation of committee re
ports on tenure laws and retirement)
systems for school teachers the Na
tional Education association swung
into the first business session of Its
60th annual convention today.
Reports of committees of tenure
and retirement allowances, through
which the association hopes to build
up a more efficient body of teachers
for public schools were outstanding
among committee studies offered at
the Initial session of the representa
tive assembly.
Three Mentioned
Nominations for president to suc
ceed E. Ruth Pyrtle, of Lincoln, Nebr,.
wero in order. Three outstanding
educators mentioned for tho presi
dency, aro Joseph Roster, Fairmount,
W. Va president of the West Virginia
state normal school; Willis A. Sutton,
superintendent of schools at Atlanta,
Ga., and Dr. John W. Abercromble,
Montgomery, Ala.. Assistant superin
tendent of education In Alabama.
An elaborate speaking program for
the association's general sessions was
centered today upon the International
point of view as a vital value In edu
cation, one of the themes of this
year's meeting. This question as it
affects the Philllppine Islands, was
the topic of Camilio Osias, resident
commissioner from the Philippines.
Others on tho program were Mrs.
A. H. Reeve, president of the Interna
tional Federation of Home and
Schol, Philadelphia; Ida Odelle Rudy,
director of primary education In the
public schools at Dayton, and A. O.
Thomas, Augustc, Me., president of
the World Federation of Educational
Associations.
Too Many Women .
Dr. Jessie A. Charters, of Ohio State
university told the National Congress
of Parents and Teachers, an affiliated
body, that their organization Is too
greatly predominated by women and
that steps should be taken to Interest
more men In the adult study classes
sponsored by the P. T. A.
"Fathers believe parental education
is not for them and as our parental
education program usually is set up,
It is not," she said, "when we are
talking about parents wo think and
act and anticipate 'mother' meaning
of the word parent, the methods and
contests of parental education are
bound to exhibit this mental set."
Second Set Of . .
Teeth Important,
Senator Learns
WASHINGTON, July 1 W Senator
Carter Glass, of Virginia,' was at
tempting today to take some of the
teeth out of navy regulations so at
constituent oi his, Bruce Old, 18-year-old
Norfolk boy, might enter the
naval academy.
Young Old. described as a fln
physical specimen, passed his en
trance test by an exceptionally good
mark, making 3.5 out of a posslblo
four points, but he was rejected be
cause he had not grown ull of hlB
second set of teeth.
Senator Glass took the matter up
with Secretary Adams. The latter
made no promises.
Denouncing what he termed th
"Idlotis regulations" Glaus said today
"Have things so changed in the
navy that you now fight battles wil.t.
your mouths? Do you expect to p
out anu duo me encmyr
Mrs. Schaefer Is
Taken to Asylum
PORTLAND. Ore., July 1 !' Mrs.
Lena L. Schaefer, one of the two wo
men who claimed motherhood to u
ilve-month-old infant awarded M1b
Geraldine Watson, Los Angeles and
Phoenix, was taken to the stato hos
pital at Salem today after committ
ment by Judge Tazwoll. (
George L. Schaelcr. the woman's
husband, filjjned an insanity com
plaint against her. He told the court
she threw a coffee pot at him, n '
tempted suicide by Inhaling gas and
tossed an armful of groceries out 4
the home.
IIOOVEi: OPTIMISTIC
WASHINGTON. July 1 (!) Presi
dent Hoover says "important results;
have attended the administration's
effort to expand public construction
as a means of stabilising business and
the next six mouths promise 'even
grcnter' things."
While they were talking to the
world they lelt three week ago to
morrow, the Hunter boys were In
their 478th hour aloft.
The Hunters will fly on "so long
as fabric and metal hold together."
60 said Walter Hunter, Junior half
of the ground crew as the "City of
Chicago" circled over Sky harbor to
day. There had been gossip of a landing
at the 500-hour post, or on the
Fourth of July, or Saturday or Mon
day, but Walter answered a question
today:
"So long as fabric and metal hold,
together."
Filer Confident
The filer expressed confidence they
would be able to rimutn in the itlr.
many hours.
"Stay up as long as It's rafe." saic
Irene, "we like records, but we like
you better. Be careful what you eat
eat too little rather than too
much."
And the mother:
"Hello boys. Mat-belle wonU to
hear directly from you concerning
your eyes and cars. Drop a note and
we v.ill wire har. Hope .you are till
right. Do be careful."
Maybelle. another hitter. Is ill at
the Sparta, 111., home.
FOSTER AND
GUNMEN ARE
HELDJN L. .A
Man Wanted for Question
ing in Jake Lingle Mur
der Case AiTested,
ACTUAL SLAYER
BELIEVED FOUND
One. of Others Tentatively
Identified as Red For
sythe Woman is Also
Captured.
LOS ANGELES, July 1 V-Frank
Foster, wanted for questioning In the
Chicago killing of Jake Lingle, Chi
cago Tribune reporter, Is under ar
rest here today. Police Detective
Captain Joe Taylor announced this
morning tho much wanted man was
arrested last night and Is being held
incommunicado In the city Jail.
Foster was booked at tho Jail
shortly after 10 o'clock on suspicion
of the murder of Lingle.
liclleve Forsythe Captured
The arresting .officers said that
one 01" five alleged gangsters captured
with Foster is believed to be Red For
sythe, whom Chicago police believe
to have been the actual killer of Lin
glc. Bloney Matthews, district attorney s
chief Investigator, confirmed the an
nouncement. He admitted Foster
ha'd been held In an outlying Jail
during the night and brought Into
headquarters this morning.
"A number of gangsters." Mat
thews added, "also are in custody."
Ho said they are believed to bo mem
bers of Fostor's "gang."
Two Chicago officers have been
working under cover here for two
weeks, Matthews said, and this was
why the authorities wero wary about
giving out information.
"It was a big mob." said Mat
thews; "Wo didn't got them all, but
every police department in the United
States today is looking for the two
men who slipped away from us."
Mrs. Foster Arrested
Accompanied by two Chicago de
tlves, police hero arrested a woman
tentatively Identified today as Mrs.
Frank Foster, whose husband Is held
In connection with the slaying of
Lingle.
At the time of her arrest In an
apartment in an exclusive residential
district, tho woman gave the name
01' Mrs. Frank Bowman.
Lingle was . shot to death Juno 0
In- a crowded subway at Michigan
boulevard and Randolph streets, Chi
cago. Police there say the gun used
in "the slaying, thrown away by the
killer as he ran from the sceno, was
owned by Foster.
NEW STEAMEti -SERVICE
FOR
WEST COAST
PORTLAND. Ore., July 1 W) W. T.
Sexton, assistant general manager of
the States Steamship company, to
day reannounced the Inauguration of
a new steamship servlco between
ports of the Pacific coast and the
United Kingdom with K. D. Dawson
and C. E. Da nt, both Portland, at Its
head.
Uawson Is vice president and gen
eral manager of the States line and
Dant is a prominent lumberman.
Announcement of the new line
came as a surprise In marine circles
because of tho controversy over the
mall contract on which the Atlantic
Pacific Navigation company had bid,
The Dollar Interests bid lowor than
Dawson's new company. Business men
here sought to aid the new lino b;
appealing to President Hoover.
L.A.Banks to Run
Against McNary
MEDFORD, July 1 Ml L. A. Banks.
Riverside. Cal., and Medford fruil
grower, announced through his news
paper here today he would run
against Senator Charles L. McNary.
Banks said Ills platform would be
"return of constitutional rights and
sound farm relief."
A. nominating meeting will be held
here Tuesday. July B.
Prineville Woman
Dies of Injuries
SALEM, Ore.. July I Mrs. Ada
Grimes of Prlnevllle, 47, died in a
physician's office ut Monmouth late
yesterday, a few minutes after she
had been struck by an automobile
driven by Wayne Klein, 20, of Cor
vallli:. Mihs Edna Grimes, who shouted
a warning to her mother, fiald she
did not consider Klein to blame. The
accident happened at a street Inter
section. Klein wus said to have ap
plied the brakes and skidded his
wheels about eight feet when he saw
the woman ahead of him. Mrs.
Grimes was believed to have become
con i used.
CHICAGO, July 1 .H. Wheat prices
advanced sharply today owing a good
deal to the fact deliveries hero on
July contracts were smaller than
looked for. . Besides, there wan evi
dence exporters were outbidding Chi
cago for Kansas wheat, and no con
siderable addition to the stock of
wheat here Is likely to result from the
present movement of new wheat
southwest. The total amount of
wheat delivered In Chicago today to
fill July contracts was only 1.162.000
btifihels and the extent of hedging
pressure here from the aouthwest
proved negligible. r
Wheat closed unsettled l2c a
bushel higher than yesterdays fin
ish. Corn closed i-l gC advance,
(ute 34c off to cc up. and provisions
varying from 7c setback to 12c gain.
NEW U. S. CRUISER READY I
j"" ""''ld'
IU'iuIy for IniKlupMS, the iimhiu-ioii crulNrr rneMcr Ift ftltown nt the
l-li llmlt'Ipliiii navy viinl uluire It wus commissioned uml turned to
, the command of I'upt. Arthur lhllli Fairfield (Inset).
COMMUNIST IS
SHOT BY POLICE
Undeterred by Death,
4,000 Expect to Attend
"Martyr's" Funeral.
NEW YORK, July 1 (I') Undeterred
by the slaying of ono of their num
ber by a policeman during a melee
yesterday, Harlem communists were
planning another demonstration to
day in honor of a dead negro whom
they view as a martyr to their- cuuse.
Thirty Mexican and Spanish com
munists were parading to tho fun
orul parlor in Lenox avenue where
lay the body of Alfred Luro when
a riot developed over an attempt by
Patrolman' Edmund O'Hrlnn - to halt
the pfV'.iertalon because it lucked a
parade pwrnnltv--.vn; v ? .
( Policeman Hen ten
, The policeman was knocked down
and beaten and his club wrested from
him. Regaining hlB foet, he fired one
.shot at Gonzalo -Gonzales,: a Mexi
can communist, whom ho said was
',nne who had taken his club and
f n him with it. Tho shot
Ut.dck Gunzalcs in tho heart and he
died in a taxicab In which O'Brien
was taking hlin to a hospital.
After the shooting tho parading
communists fled. O'Brien was treat
ed at the hospital for severe bruises
of the head, arms and legs,
4 1 II Ml To Attend Idles
The communists planned to have
4000 members attend the funeral pro
cession of. Luro late today. They
contend he died of a fractured skull
Saturday after he had been beaten
by a policeman.. The pollco maintain
the negro was ' lilt by a missile
thrown from a roof.
After an autopsy it was announced
death had beon caused by upjplexy.
TWO KILLED, 3
HURT IN AUTO
WRECK TODAY
MC MINNVILLE, July 1 (I") Mario
Rogers. 22, Portland, and Clifford
Ward, 24. Los Angeles were killed and
two men and another woman were
Injured In an automobile accident,
Houtli of hero on tho west sldo Pa
cific highway, today.
The injured are:
Clinton Carter. ( Portlund, bruises
and lacerations.
Max George, Portland, driver of the
car. fractured skull.
Miss Helen Johnson, Portland, who
physicians said probably would die.
The automobile belonged to Mrs. K.
J. D. Pcake. Congress hotel, Portland.
Ward was her chauffeur.
Carter, the least Injured, told Mc
Mliinvlltc authorities Georgo was
driving the automobile to Portland
after a pleasure trip and attempted
to make a turn-In the road. He said
the machine left the highway, turn
ed over and crashed Into a tree.
To Spend $200,000
In U. S. Forests
PORTLAND, July 1 fl't Major John
Guthrie, assistant" regional forester,
said today $200,000 will be spent in
Improving the forest equipment and
protection facilities of the 22 national
forests of the Pacific northwest re
gion. Mount Hood natjonal forest leatHi
with an allotment of $10,000 made by
j. C. Buck, regional forester.
The money will be used to Improve
lookout stations and build 47 addi
tional stations.
mi i v iok iivoii( 1:11
LOG ANGELES, July 1 (At Billy
Dove, stage and screen actress, to
day was granted a divorce from Ir
vln Wlllat, picture director, after tes
tifying to his asserted cruelties and
beatings. The suit was uncontested.
1 1:1 i f'Ai si;s nt: ati 1
CMILOQUIN. July 1 MY County
authorities today checked up details
of an alleged family feud resulting
In the death yesterday of Louie
Knight. 30, Klamath Indian, and the
woundlnw sllKhtlv of Clayton Kirk.
50, another Indian, who Is said -tf"t
have killed Knight,
IIOI sr. Kll.l, HU'OH J I It
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Ai The
house bill modifying the severe Jones
law to provide tllghter penalties for
first violators of the dry act was or
dered rrKrted to the senate today by
iu Judiciary committee.
Rail Hearing At
Prairie City Is .
Brought to End
BAKER, Ore.. July 1 (Speclal)x
The public service commission of
Oregon has concluded tho hearing at
Prairie City of the application of tho
Sumpter Valley .railroad to abandon
the Batcs-Pralrte seotion of the line.
The hearing at Prairie City lasted
threo days, Including ono evening
session and about 40 witnesses were
examined, Including officials of tho
Sump tor Valley and Oregon Lumber
company and of Grant county and
Prairie City, timber owners, leading
stockmen of the Prairie section and
mon interested in mining and quar
rying, representatives of' the forest
service and rate experts and loggers.
The posttlou maintained by the
SumpterVy wW that tho Bate a -Prairie
section of. Its line hod, boon
causing the company hoavy deficits
for several years and that tho finan
cial burden could no longer bo borne.
Tho Sumpter Valley Une assorted that
thoro was not any chance of increased
business for the railroad from the
prairie section and that tho trucks
and private automobiles over splendid
highways removed the need of the
railroad.
. David I. Stoddard of tho Oregon
Lumber company presented to the
commission a dismal outlook for the
pi na lumber industry. The railroad
also contended that when the time
came Justifying further expansion of
lumber operations private roads and
trucks could be used for hauling out
the timber In tho Prairie section.
Three Children
Wade Into Hole
In River, Drown
NEWPORT. Wash., July 1 W)
Thee children 10 8 and 8 years
old, stepped into a hole In Cuslck
creek, near the confluence with tho
Pond Oreille, and wore drowned yes
torday. The tots, all children of Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Sibblts. of Locke, waded
while their sisters, 12 and 14, fished
from a rowboat nearby, Tho oldest
dnughtev sulci she saw the younger
children were missing and sent for
help.
Bertha's body was recovered with
r. pike pole while there was still
life in It, Phila said, but the lack of
knowledge of first aid .methods
among the rescue crews caused the
glr'.'B death.
Sheriff Ben Fox. Pond Orolllo coun
ty, brought grappling hooks. The
other bodies were recovered hist
night.
KELSO. Wash., July 1 (! Author
ities today dragged the Lewis river
today for the body of Albert Williams,
11, Bremerton. Wash., one of the two
youths drowned In the river yester
day while swimming. The other was
Carl Decmer, II.
Ask Conference On
Closing of Woods
SALEM. Ore.. July 1 (A) The
Portland chamber of commerce has
sent a resolution to Governor Nor
blad requesting that, in event of a
possibility that Oregon forests tna
bo closed to deer hunting during the
fire season, no order be issued until
a conference has been held with for
estry officials and sportsmen's organ
izations. In past year the closing or
tho forests by order of the governor
as a protection against fire has caus
ed bitter controversy.
Gangster Casualty
List Is Now At 42
CHICAGO, July 1 The body of
a man, dead of bullet wounds, wus
found on the bank of the Desplalnes
river today near Riverside. Ho was
apparently an Italian, and police be
lieve he was a gangster, making num
ber 43 on the growing casualty list
of the year's gang wars.
FISH PETITION FII.KU
SALEM, Ore.. July 1 (Pi A com
pleted net ltlon signed bv 24.647 names
for Initiation of a bill to prohibit
commercial fishing on R-vue river
war filed with the secretary of state
ymterday. If the namei are all
found to be legal the measure will
be on the November ballot.
TRANSFER OF
PROHIBITION
BUREAU MADE
R e s p 0 n s i b i lity for En-
forcement Now Rests 1 ' '
.With Attorney General
MITCHELlTslviOVES
WATCHED CLOSELY
Major Campbell, Ex-ad-'
ministratoiv f or New
York, Advocates Repeal : V'
of Amendment. ;,
WASHINGTON, July 1 Re
sponsibility for prohibition enforce
ment passed today' from Secretary .
Mellon to Attorney General Mitchell.
Tho transfer became a legal fact at
midnight. The last treasury act on,
behalf of tho dry laws as such was
the issuance of "a factual outline of '
public aid and cooperation in promot
ing prohibition law observance and
enforcement." ; ,
This monograph, or the educational
series put out under congressional dl- (
reel Ion, was In the mails to all sec
tions of the country today. . And In
it wake was speculation whether tho
Justice department would foster more
of Its, like.
Watching Mitchell Closely
Attorney General Mitchell's moves
are being closely watched for 'indica
tions of whether his course will dif
fer radically from that pursued by
Mr. Mellon. This Interest was accen
tuated by the attack of Maurice
Campbell, In resigning as prohibition
administrator for New York, upon .
"local politicians and certain admin
istration officials in Washington,'
He charged efforts were being made
to restore, certain brewery, whiskey -and
alcohol permits "in order to se
cure necessary . support . for the re- '
publican ticket in New,- York this
fall." -). ., . .
Whether Mr. Mitchell' would take '
any official cognizance of that attack
remained undisclosed as his staff un
dertook Its new and complex assign- ,
ment. --,- . , ,
l.owman 'Replies , ..
Last, night while he still was In".-.,
chargo of enforcement : as assistant '
secretary of the treasury, Seymour
Lowman spoke back to Campbell. To
day with the ctfypge of enforcement
responsibility .htoVig taken 'place
he would Bay no more. . ; j .
'' Amos W. W. Woodcock, director of : ,;
prohibition at the justice department
and his assistant, Howard T. Jones ' "
took the oath of office today. The
oath was administered In tho office
of Assistant Attorney General Young- .
qulst.
Attorney General Mitchell, Mr. .
Youngqulst and other officials of tho
dopartmont wero present. Woodcock
declined to discuss his plan of action.
. Change Damns Title ,
The title of James M. Doran - wav
changed from prohibition commls-(
sloner to supervisor of Industrial aN
cohol permits, With his office still 0.1
tho treasury.
He had charge of the pamphlet on
public cooperation In enforcement. It
ro viewed aid given the government by
railroads, express companies, ' real
estate boards, property owners, clvlo
agencies, public utilities and. other
business organizations. . '
"Leading groups In business ana
civil life are giving the government
cooporatlvo support and thus promo
ting better observance and enforce
ment of the law," it Bald. .
The treasury today designated
Harry J. Ansllnger as acting dlrectof
of tho new narcotic bureau, which
began to function as a Bcparate or
ganization. For the last year he haH
been assistant commissioner of pro
hibition in aharge of tho narcotic,
bureau. ' - J ,;
CAMI'HKIX ADVOCATES It E PEAL
NEW YORK. July IWl - Major
Maurice Campbell, until today pro-
(Contlnued on Pago Klght)
TIME LIMIT ON
OLD LICENSES
IS UP JULY 2
SALEM. Ore. July 1 P) After to
day nil persons driving automobiles
without new license plates will be
considered law. violators ana subject '
to arrest, according to advices sent by .
Secretary ot 8tate Hoss yesterday to
all sheriffs In the state. Tho legality
of the old license plates expired yen- .
terclay. -
Monday was tho season's banner
day In number of llcenso Issued. It
was estimated that 15.600 were Issued
(Hiring the day. which, at an average
of $25 each In fees would be receipts,
of 3B7.600. It was believed that 10.
0(K) plates were Issued over the coun
ter from the two Portland bureaus
during the day.
It is estimated that over 85.000 li- ,
censes have been Issued so far. which
Is several thousand more than as
corresponding dates under the old
system whereby the plates were due
at the first ot the year Instead of on
July 1. . ,
TO ENFOIIC'K KI I.1NO
Local officers stated today they will
stric tly enforce Mr. Hoss' ruling. Yes
terdav 206 licenses were applied tor ,
In this county and the amount col
lected for them was $0857.55. Up to
11 o'clock this morning applications
for 055 licenses have been received
at the sheriff's office. ' ..
W. II. Burgess Fined
And Sent To Jail
Three days after her husoand, W.
H. Burgess, had been fined 9100 ni-d
sentenced to 300 days in Jail for
the possession of intoxicating liquor,
Mrg. Burgess Is being held on an open
charge following a raid of the home
Monday, when a 10-gallon crock cf
beer and some whisky were found, ac
cording to officers.
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