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OREGON: Gene -ally cloudy tonight
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VOLUME XXVITI
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1930
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B.
EASTERN OREGON'S IiEADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 272
PAVE EIGHTH
STREET THIS
SUMMER, FALL
City Project Will Provide
Smooth Approach to
Campus, of E. 0. N.
umatillTrapids
project favored
Commission Allows $200
For Band's Trip New
Burner and Thawer will
pe Purchased.
Eighth street, from M to J. sDrvlng
as a connection with the west side of
the Eastern Oregon Normal scnool
campus, will be paved this year.
This was 'decided at last night's
meeting of the city commission, when
orders were given to present resolu
tions and estimates next. Wednesday
night, when improvement district
proceedings will be formally begun.
The plan is to pave the three blocks
late this summer and early this fall,
so that it will be possible for cars t
be driven to the campus entrance
during rainy seasons. Sidewalks are
to be built on both sides of the pave
ment. Most of the adjoining prop
erty belongs to the normal school and
of the remainder. It was said las'j
night that the majority ot propert
owners favor the improvement.
Favor Rapids Project
Another decision made at the ses
sion was one In favor of the develop
ment of the Umatilla Rapids project,
A resDlution, largely an expression of
approval of the project, was adopted.
Part of the resolution follows:
, "That the city of La Grande Is in.
hearty accord with the proposed con
struction of the Umatilla Rapids pro
ject, that in its oeiiei tne city win
desire to apply for a contract for
" substantial block of power In event
the oroiect Is authorized by congress,
the power if secured to be delivered
by contract through existing agencies
or by other means, und that if special
legislation by the city is necessary in
connection wun its application iur
power or the distribution 01 power,
aonrooriate steps will be taken to
submit such legislation to the voters
of the city for their consideration.
Give HlllHl $200
A delegation from civic clubs and
the La Grande municipal banci, neaa
ed by A. W. Nelson, urged that the
commission give $200 from the ad
vertising fund to help defray expenses
the band will incur in a trip to Port
land the last of nsxt week, when It
will enter the northwest bnncl contest.
Eight hundred dollars are required for
' the trip, and or this throo -fourths
have been pledged by the Rotary club,
the American Legion and the Lions
club, Mr.' Nelson said. The commis
sion granted the request, thus assur
ing the bnnd of Its expenses in full.
Authority was given W. C. Crews,
city manager, to purchase a now bur
ner for the city building, to cotw
about $400 after allowance is made
for the old burner, which is now post
its period of usefulness. The commis
sion also gave him authority to secure
a complete electric thawing outfi.,
for use during the winter, which will
cost in the neighborhood of $900 to
81,000. The new machine will permit
continous work, day and night; will
serve every part of the city, and will
do about three times as much work
in a given time as the one how owned
by the city, it was said.
The salary list for June. In th
amount of $5,415.85, was ordered paid
by warrant.
OREGON FALLS
48,210 SHORT
OF A MILLION
PORTLAND. Ore.. Julv 3 Oregon's
1930 population will go down In his
tory as 951.790, according to prelim
inary figures for the 38 counties of
the state us released from time to
time by District census supervisors
and assembled by The Oregonlan.
This f iguro shows an Increase o f
108.401, or 21.4 per cent for the stato
since 1920 when the official popula
tion was 783.3R9.
Ole.ron's hid for a 1.000.000 popula
tion in 1930 feet 48.210 short of the
mark.
Armu Flier Hops
To Portland, Me.
PORTLAND, Me., July 3 (It Dawn
totinv found Lieutenant Yantis H.
Taylor and his army pursuit plane
here after 15 hours of flying from
Laredo, Tex.. 21000 miles away to t.
southwest. He landed at the airport
last night at -6:25 p. m. (E. S. T.)
after leaving the Texas field yester
day morning at 1:10 a. m. (C. S. T.(.
His elapsed tome was 10 hours, 15
minutes. His average speed was 140
miles an hour. Six slops were made
en route.
The flight was made In the Inter
ests of army tactics to establish mo
bility possibilities in emergencies.
(;oyi:kok to participate
ix "astoria" kkkl laying
SALEM. Ore.. July 3 ,T Governor
Norblad will portfeipate. on invitation
from naval officials, in the cere
monies attending the laying of the
keel of the new cruiser Astoria at
the Pugct Sound na-y yard Monday,
Sept. 1. The governor will drive the
first rivet and make an address.
WEATIIE II TODAY,
7 a. m. 62 above.
Minimum: 56 above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 80, minimum
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
WEATHER 41LY 3. 1!:9
Maximum 80, minimum
above.
Condition: Clear.
City Preparing I
For Fourth Of
July Holiday
Celebrations, Fishing
Streams, Swimming
Pools., Golf Courses to
Lure Local People.
Scores ot picnic, fishing and cele
bration parties are being formed In
La Orunde today. In preparation for
tomorrow's holiday, the Fourth ol
J 'Those who Intend to eclebrato out
of town are mostly going to either
the celebrations at Wallowa lake and
Enterprise, or else on outing or swim
ming excursions. Indications were
toduy that most of the streams and
lakes in Union and Wallowa counties
that harbor fish, will be lined by
anglers.
For those who stay at home, swim
ming and golfing are expected to at
tract a large number.
Scotch l'lclilc
People of Scotch descent through
out Eastern Oregon and Southeast
ern Washington are planning on at
tending a picnic at Emigrant Springs,
In the nature of a first annual event.
In addition to this there are numer
ous other picnics being planned by
organisations and groups.
The Eastern Oregon Normal school
and the training school that Is be
ing conducted during the first six
weeks of the summer quarter, ad
journed last evening until Monday
morning, so as to allow students a
chance to arrive at their homes by
tomorrow.
Stores throughout the city will be
closed for the day and The Ob
server will not publish a Friday edi
tion, the Saturday paper to be the
next alter this afternoon's issue.
Attend Celehriiilons
In connection with the Wallowa
county celebrations. . the La Grande
American Legion drum and bugle
corps will attend the . Enterprise
event, participating In the 10 a. m.
parade and the 1 p. m. drum corps
contest. In which three or four or
ganizations are entered.
The La Grande municipal band Is
scheduled to play at the Wallowa
lake celebration. A feature will be
motor boat races with several La
Granders participating.
Legion Elects
6 Delegates To
State Meeting
Chester Thompson, chairman,
Ralph Winters, Hugh Brady, Otis
Palmer, Marsh Heasty and Ralph Hur
on were elected delegates to the state
convention of the American Legion
at Baker In August at the meeting
of the local post last night In the
Sacajawen Inn. Alternates are O. V.
Talbott, Ray Williams, Lawrence Pit
tlnger, Charles Hildebrandt - 'arfd
Henry Melancon, . . 'L-
Nomination of officers for the -next
year will be made at the meeting the
first of August when the Baker post
and auxiliary, the drum corps and
tho drill team will be In attendance.
Following the business meeting last
night a dance and: refreshments were
enjoyed, and the ladies drill team
presented an exhibition drill. , .-
May Re-establish
Voting Precinct
A petition to the county court
filed yesterday by a delegation from
Palmer Junction, asking that the vot
ing precinct be re-established In that
community, has been favorably acted
upon by the county executives. It
was decided to start proceedings look
ing toward the re-establishment of
the polling place, but there Is some
question as to whether it can be
done this year in time for the No
vember election. The precinct was
dropped from the county's list some
time ago. '
The commissioners continued aud
iting bills and handling routine mat
ters todny. The July session is ex
pected to come to an end this af
ternoon: Two Union People
Hurt In Accident
Two Union people, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Smith, were injured yesterday
in An automobile accident between
the flying field and Hot Lake, but
neither was hurt seriously. According
to a report made to the police by
Bert Daniels, whose car figured In
the collision, the Injuries to the Un
ion couple consisted of cuts and
bruises.
1'AKMEItS MAINTAIN
PRIVATE FIRE TRICKS
CHAPPELL, Neb. m Deuel coun
ty's 40 farmers have a fire depart
ment a second hand touring car
body mounted on a truck chassis.
The county is divided into districts
with a "chief" in charge of each.
When a fire is reported to a chief
he notifies the district telephone
operator and all other districts are
notified. The farmers drop their
work to fight the blaze.
Ill YS TOLEDO HANK
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 3 UP) Will
A. MDore, president of the American
Trust company of Oregon, announced
his company had purchased the First
National bank at Toledo. Ore. Assets
of the Toledo bank, he said, were
fc309.892 on May 13.
Moore said purchase of the tank
was the first of similar acquisition
his company will make.
. REDICED TOO MK H
SAN FRANCISCO. July 3 (fll De
sooudent over 111 health caused by a
rit-id diet that reduced her weight 40
pounds in three months. Mrs. Florence
Muckey. 46. shot herself twico ere
today and may die.
1VIIKI II WAR FMiMlK 1HKS
AG RAM. Jugoslavia. July 3
Admiral Maxmillian NJegovan. a for
mer commander In chief of the Aus-tro-Hungarian
fleet is dead here at
the age of 72.
Vice Admiral Njegovan was one of
v,- mitstand ne llgures oi me aub
tro-Hungarian high command during
the world war.
MARRIED
Senator lteert Rmoot, of I'tnli.
mil .Mrs. Alice Taylor Sheets
were married yesterday in the
Latter lay Saints temple In Salt
Lake City. Sirs. Sheets is pic
tured above.
TREMORS CAUSE
CALCUTTA PANIC
Earthquake of Great In
tensity Occurs in Assam,
India Heavy Damage
CALCUTTA, Bengal, July 3 (PI An
earthquake of two distinct phases oc
curred here at about 2:30 a. m. to
day without known casualties.
The seismograph of the Alipore ob
servatory was thrown out of order
and no record of the shocks was ob
tained officially excepting that Its bo
oinnin? wns at a distant point, ap
parently in West Assam where author
ities agreed It probably was very so
vero. ' .'
Tho quake was accompanied by a
distinct rumbling sound which threw
the city Into a panic. To the lay ob
server there wore two shooks In close
succession but tho observatory of
ficials suggested the possibility that
a continuous succession , of shocks
had occurred. ,
Tho Bombay observatory agroeo
that the shocks probably centered
near Assam. ' . -
Reports of damage caused by the
unrthauako came In from, several
places throughout the city.-.
The high court buildings wore dam
aged considerably.
A minaret oi wienjwtt uvu. mo
entrance was badly cracked. The
arches on the corridors were shaken,
especially those .of tho Judges cor
ridors in the new buildings, where
large cracks wore discovered, m. V .
SKItlOUS DAMAGE
SH1LLONG. Assam, India, July 3 W)
An earthquake of great Intensity
occurred here at 2:38 a. m, today,
followed by a series of shocks of mod
erate forco at two minute intervals.
Reports received from several towns
along the eastern Bengal railway said
that serious damage had been done to
bridged.
The railway structure Itself had
been damaged severely. Telegraph
communication was Interrupted, mak
ing details from nearby towns dif
ficult to obtain.
N. E. A. Takes Slap
At Tobacco Adv.
COLUMBUS, O.. July 3 W1 111 the
face of strong opposition the Na
tional Educational association went
on record today approving the use
in the schools of only selected peri
odicals which do not carry tobacco
advertising. '
Editorial In Portland Newspaper
Pays High Compliment to La Grande
The lead editorial in today's Issue
of tho Oregon Journal of Portland
Is devoted to La Grande and Union
county, coming from the pen of B.
P. Irvlue. who is a member of the
state board of higher education as
well as veteran newspaperman.
The editorial pays this city a high
compliment.
It is herewith reprinted:
, C'ily And Looks The Part
Three -fourths of the small towns
In Union county lost population from
the lat3 census period. La Grande,
the beautiful metropolis of the coun
ty, had 6913 residents in 1020 and
8043 in 1U3U. a gain of 1130 in the 10
years. Densely populated dlstrlc-
Just outside the narrow city limits
give La Grande an, actual population
Oi 9000.
Union county outside oi ui oranue
irvit rnniiiniioti. The country district.
including the other towns, i-iowed a
Incs nt ACtn
i n nmnrif' frrnwth durin.. the 10
years was largely due to expansion of
the lumber industry, to establishment
in the city of the state nisnvm
shons and to the location in
Grande oi tne eastern uic0u
mal school. An addition lacwr ws
the advance In fruit growing and
dairying In the county.
Six years a?o me - i
Lumber company, with hcadquartcm
at Merrill. Wisconsin, established
Dnla etu.mHl nnd nlaner in the city.
adding 500 to 600 men to the La
Grande payroll. The Bowman-Hick
Lumber company. w;th headquarters
nt Kansas Cltv. also operates In L.
nrsmlp with a branch at Wallowa,
Both mills have a timber supply tha-.
will last many years.
The state highway snaps
Mn.Mnrahl. navroll. Thev were locftt-
ed in La Orande in 1929 and serve as
headquarters for highway shop worn
- .ii ra,rr, Orecon.
The Eastern Oregon Normal schoo:
was an Important addition to La
firande. The administration building
I occupies a picturesque eminenco
AIR COURT IS
ASKED; BOYS
FACING SUIT
Hunter Brothers Intend
to Remain Over Sky Har
bor for Another Week.
RECEIVERSHIP IS
FILED WITH JUDGE
With 524 Hours Elapsed,
Fliers Petition Judge to
Hold Tuesday Hearing
in Clouds.
C'HICAdO, July a (P) rlnns for an
air session of circuit court were nlmu-
ilonetl lute today when Judge Fcliw
berg telegraphed the court would wait
until the filers landed.
CHICAGO. July 3 (VP) In an un
usual request that hearing in a re
ceivership suit against them bo held
In a 21 passenger transport plane, the
Hunter brothers today Indicated they
Intended to remain In the air over
Sky Harbor for perhaps another week,
on their record-breaking endurance
filch:.
At 1 1 :40 a. m.. C. S. T.. they passed
the 624th hour aloft and were 104
hours ahead of tho previous record.
Telegram Sent lo Judge
B. L. Majewskl, flight secretary,
sent the following telegram to Judge
Felnbe-g :
"Upon continuance of the matte:
Involving tho Hunter boys until Tues
day I rushed to the airport and com
municated your action to them. The
note from them commenting on your
action, follows:
"Dear Barney Pleased to receive
your report on what happened in
Judge Feinbeig's court this a. m..
looks like If Judge luslsts upon our
being in court Tuesday, we'll have to
come down Monday afternoon, be
cause we ought to have chance to get
some sleepi a bath and a shave.
Would like to stay up longer if Judge
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Blames Farmer:
For Condition
Of Dairy Mart
CHICAGO, July 3 im The farm
ers must learn to oat what he ralsos.
tho farm press division of the Ua
tional Dairy council has decided.
M D Mr.nn. presldontf of the
courir'l. iield the farmer himself was
largely' responsible 'for oveifioduo-j
tlon of dairy products; especially
hnlti.iv because' his tendency lo to
"selt his cream and eat sudswiik.
, Munn said tho campaign was an
outgrowth of 'im. emergency scheme
that resulted in, reduction of surplus
butter by moro than 1,300.000 pounds
between January, and' April. !.. . ,
T.Ii. Death Rate Is
Reduced Greatly
LONDON, July 3 OT Sir Robert
Philip, vice chairman of the council
of tho National Tuberculosis associa
tion, today suited the crusade against
the disease has been so successful
there are prospects of wiping it out
within one generation.
Sir Philip reported that the death
rate from tuberculosis had been re
duced from 230 per hundred thou
sand of population 'in the British
Isles In 1870 lo 90 per hundred thou
sand in 1022.
One of Prizes Is
A Free Funeral!
HARVEY, 111.. July 3 (If) There's
to be a celebration by the American
Legion here tomorrow, and the mer
chants arc furnishing prizes.
One of the rewards the orfer is Viy
an undertaker is a free funeral.
nearly 100 feet above tho level of the
city. Tho building is 242 feet long.
00 feet wide and two m,ories. It has
10 clasB rooms and, without equip
ment, cost $164,000. The contractor
who built it lost $25,000 on his con
tract. An auditorium in the building
scuts COO.
La Grande has an excellent school
system or one high school and five
grammar schools, including the J. H.
Ackerman training school in the nor
mal organization.
Union county is aeveloping the
dairy industry, increasing both the
quality and the quantity of herds.
Boys and girls club work has done
much to increase the number or
purebred milch cows and purebrea
sires. Fru'.t t-rowlng is also being de
veloped In the county, and numbers
of cherry and apple orchards have
been set otit.
La Orande ib under the city man-
ager system of government. There are
i thrpt commissioners, one of whom Is
president, who do the legislating. The
j cuy manager is Mr. Crews, graduate
Qi Oregon maie conege. im 3htih
hat been in operation since wuo aim
, nuuouj ij 6u ujv-r. -
aidermanir pian
The cltv administration Installed h
105.000 modern sewage disposal plant
five years -.c,o and It has proven ,to
be one of the few operating 100 per
cent In the northwest. The city water
! svstem has been increased by the ad
dlllon of t'vo artesian wells, providing
j excellent water for a city twice the
i size of La Orande.
Two fine hotels, one six-story and
t the other seven, tht
latter with
seven-story annex no.v
under con-
' slructlon. more man a aorcn imc
ousinTss uuiimuik ein-i, uutwi v..-
last five years, new residences ana
splendid new home for the I-a Orande
Observer, one of the leadlnK news
Inanera of Eastern Oregon all thes
( are among the new improvements In
j La Orande. a modern ctty that looks
the part, an Eastern Oregon capital
i mm is destined lor Dig growm.
NORBLAD IS
OUT OF RACE
FOR GOVERNOR
Will Not be a Candidate
For Republican Nom
ination, He Declares. '
revievvsIperiod
IN STATE OFFICE
Asserts That Senator Jay
upton, nad no Knowl
edge of His Plans to Re
move Sawyer.
SALEM, , Ore., July 3 UP) Govornor
A. W. Norblad made announcement
late yesterday, by Issuing an official
statement, that ho will not be a can
didate for tho republican nomination
for governor at the hands of the state
central Committee when It meets In
a few weeks to name the late George
W. Joseph's successor as republican
nominee. ;
The governor's statement touch ej
lightly on his reasons for not becom
ing a candidate, and goes nt length
Into some of his official acts Blnce the
primary election that have brought
criticism! upon him. Particularly tho
statement deals with changes made
In the highway, game and war vet
erans' state aid commissions. He de- ;
nles that his removal of Robert W.
Sawyer, of Bend, from the highway
commission was to fulfill a promise
made before the primary to Senator
Jay H. Upton, of Bend. Sawyer, he
says, caused lack of harmony in the
highway board and showed no inter
est in the Roosevelt Coast highway.
All officials removed, he says, wcro
opposed to his announced policies.
expresses Appreuiaumi
Norblad expresses appreciation or
pressure which, he Bays, has been
brought upon him to be a candidate
before the state committee, or the 47.
000 votes given him In tho primary
election and the 0000 plurality given
him outside of Multnomah county, but
said that since he has always been a
subscriber to the Oregon primary sys
tem ho accopts "the verdict of tho
votors at the polls."
"I would 'like to say to the peopl
of Oregon that I have tried to fulfilt
all tho promises I have made," tho
statement says. "I did remove Mr.
Sawyer from the highway commis
sion, Mr corrigan from the game
commission and Mr. North from the
veterans'1 '. state aid commission for
reasons which appeared to me to fully
Justify my action m tnat regara. i
have not had reason to change my
opinion, nor do I apologize for my
action. 1 relieved these gentlemen of
th(jlr ofai duties largely becauBa
thevusodf their official oltlona aha
Influences In, .the primary election
contrary to- my announced promises
and- policies ; to the people- of the
fltnto.i In addition to that, so far as
Mr; Sawyer is concerned, I can now
tell the people of the state that lu
bo far as Mr. Sawyer IB concerned, lib
was responsible for a lack of harmony
on the state highway commission ana
also, to say the least, he had shown
no interest In the completion of the
Roosevelt .highway which I consldei
one of Oregon's greatest- assota. Mr.
Sawyer hardly had any reason for
personal complaint since he received
thR office of hlKhwav commissioner
through the requested resignation of
Commissioner Judge Duby, who was
(Continued on Pngo Kiuht)
University Girl
Drowns In Ocean
NESKOWIN. Ore., July 3 W)-
-Mar
Ore.,
Jorle Doughton. 10, Lebanon,
student of Willamette university, lost
her life In high running soas here
yesterday. MIbs Doughton, who could
not swim, was in bathing witn v
party of 16 others who were on u
geology study hike along the Oregon
coast. Jean Elwell, Sarah Jane Dark
and Miss Doughton had waded out so
far waves wore breaking over meir
hnru A sudden stronK undertow,
combined with a huge comber, Jerked
Miss Doughton away from tho hold of
her companions and she was not seen
again. Her Doay was later reuumicu.
38 Horses Gallop
Wildly hi Bronx
' NEW YORK. July 3 W) Stamped-:
ed by the backfiring of an automo
bile. 30 artillery nuritus
wildly through the placid streets of
the Bronx today, sending children and
adults fleeing for shelter and finally
being rounded up by soiaicro aim
police. '
Rail Construction
Begins Immediately
KLAMATH FALLS. July 3 W
Judge L. C. Oilman, vice president or
the Clreat wortnern rainunu,
h.r. tndnv the extension wiuthward
of his road Into Northern California
will be constructed Immediately. Ho
said plans for construction prohably
would be announcea wmi.u iu uj.
He said the Orcat Northern at pres
ent had no plans for improving the
Bend-Wlshram line up the DeBchutcs
canyon.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO. July 3 tPl With prl
marv arrivals of wheat In the United
States today totaling nearly double
those of a year bro and piling up on
top of the big surplus of old wheat
already awaiting on outlet, prices to
day declined from start to finish.
Pre-hollday evening up of accounts
ff.tir.fi in rallv the market to any Im
portant degree. Harvest operations
west and southwest were reported
as making rapid progress with yleidB
generally in excess of estimates.
Wheat closed heavy at the day's
bottom level. ls.2c a bushel lower
than 24 hours previous. Corn closed
i,(,fj;c off, oats 14tic down, ana
provisions varying from 6c decline
to an equal gain.
SEEKS LEGACY
w
A 1,000,000 legacy held hi trust
for I I years Is sought by Vincent
Kerens of Dallas. Tex., who pro
duced witnesses In prove lie had
remained sober and behaved him
self fur five years as stipulated In
his father's will
BAKER PLANNING
FOR CONVENTION
Entertainment Feat ur.es
For Legion Meeting in
August are Elaborate
Entertainment features of the Am
erican Legion department convention
to bo held in Baker August 14, 15 and
16 aro expected to surpass anything
yot staged in ft legion convention city
in Oregon, Francis W. Horr, Bakor
post commander and genorat chair
man of the convention commission
declared this week. "There will only
be a relatively small numbor of actual
delegates compared - with tho great
crowds of visitors and for this reason
the convention commission haB given
much consideration to a balanced en
tertainment program for the public,"
Commander Herr deolarod,'.
ODenlng of tho official business of
the convention will occur tho mom
ing- of Thursday, Aug. 14,' but the
first public ovont will como at the
same time In tho elimination games
botween the American Loglon Junior
baseball champions ot Oregon, wasu
ington, Montana and Idaho. Tho
croant of the bosoball playing youth
of tho . northwest will participate In
these gomes wolen will oooioe wmi;ii
teamwlh? eol- national contest.
Froeae-Out Gulch, Bakor's oldttlmo
tnum.wlM.ha formally opened
with the noise of slx-sliootlng artil
lery, Thursday . This town will be the
oenter of much, attraction as It Is ti.
depict the "gold rush" days, and will
operato throuiihout tho convention, as
an old-time miuiiiK vuwu. .
Tliursiiav oum wy i
Distinguished Quest Day will also
h.' ThiirKrinv. and a nubile open air
meeting will be held at the municipal
athletic Hold Thursday night whon
men of northwestern ami nouuuui
prominence will mako addresses. Tho
Oregon delegation of congress will bo
present, as woll as well-known men
from the official Hoover family.
Thursday will also see in tne even
ing tho fun order of tho Legion, the
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BERGMAN WILL
BE RELEASED
FROM PRISON
SALEM. Ore., July 3 (PI Henry
L Bergman, who wos received at the
stale penitentiary March 12. 1027,
on a 10-year sentence for defalca
tions Involving funds of tho Lane
County State & 8avlnjB bank at
Florence, of which he was presi
dent, was today granted ft commuta
tion of sentence by Governor Norblad
and will bo released tho latter part
of this month. .
The commutation was at tho urg
ent recommendation of Judgo Ocorge
F. Sklpworlh, who sentenced Berg
man: John I. Medley, who was tho
prosecutor; a committee representing
about 76 per cent of the bank's
depositors', and Henry W. MeyeiB,
mmnrliitniidGiit of the nonltcntlary.
Miss Harriett wcamuisun, twnrc,
of the bank, was Indicted with Berg
man and was sentenced to six years.
She served her minimum of two years
and was paroled.
OCEAN PLANE
EN ROUTE TO
FRISCO TODAY
CHICAGO. July 3 ol'i The South
ern CrosH. battered veteran of oceanic
flight, winged away from the Cur-tiss-Wrlght
OlenvJew airport at 0:45
a. m. (C. 8. T.) today, Sun Francis
co bound.
With Wing Commander Charles
Klngsford-Smlth at tho controls und
clear skies aloft, the trl-motored
Fokker left the Windy City's welcome
behind and nosed hurriedly west
ward to complete Its cross-continental
flight from New York.
-'There are no more oceans to
cross," Klngsford-Smlth said before
the takeoff. "We will fly the South
ern Cross to California, where we
will decide what to do with her."
Vancouver Seeks
Home for Soldiers
VANCOUVER. Wash, July 3
The chamber of commerce decided to
day to obtain a tract of ICO acres or
morj in C ark coun.y tn offer the
federal government tcr construction
of the branch soldiers' home, to be
located In the Pacific northwest.
Roseburg. Ore., has made the
strongest for the branch.
A committee has been appointee
here to raise money for the purchase
of the tract.
House Approves
Vets' Bill; Now
Before Senate
Conference Report Quick
ly Adopted Congress j
Hopei to Adjourn by !
Early Evening.
WASHINGTON. Julv 3 fl - The
house today adopted the conference
report on the veterans pensions bill
and only senate approval Is needed
ior iinai congressional action.
Previously responding to a written
plen from President Hoover, senate
and house conferees In the world
war veterans measure reached an
the lower ponslon rates provided by
the house bill.
Tho houso provided a maximum of
$40 for veterans with permanent dls-
aouuies as opposed to bu voted by
tho senate.
Tho conference agreement retained
the house language which withheld
disability pensions from those who
are able to pay Income taxes.
Senate Amendment Dropped
Tho senate amendment allowing
compensation to veterans who suf
fered disability from veneral disease
contracted In service nlso was elimin
ated. In his letter to Senator Watson, the
republican leaner, President Hoover
condemned tho additions made to the
veterans bill by the senate. He said
the senate bill Increased the cost of
the houso legislation by about 260
per cent.
rne Hoover letter follows:
"You request my views on the
effocU of the senate amendments to
the house veterans' bill.
I must say at once that these
amendments again re-establish In
justices and discriminations between
votcrans, lmposo unwarranted bur
dons on the taxpayer and perpetuate
entirely wrong principles In such
legislation.
"The are many points of criticism
in this direction.
"For instance, under these amend
ments, tho average allowance to vet
erans whose disabilities were Incur
red In civil life, subsequent to the
war will work out very close to the
some average payment as that given
to veterans who actualy suffered from
battle and In the trenches.
"This is an Injustice both to the
mon who Buffered from the war and
to the public."
HerlouH "Additions '
"Tho senate amendments sorlouBly
affect the men .who were enrolled
after tho armistice and who never
heard a shot fired; they seriously
modify the clauses in respect to ven
oral diseases and impose burden up
on the treasury therefor, which
must be condomned from the point
of view of family llfo. : -
"There are many other objections
to tho senate amendments such as
renewal of certain presumptions, but
perhaps this will Indicate my vlowa.
l'n Din as passed oy tno nouse, do
fovo umended by tho senate, was in
Itself a generous 3'iAtlonal action,
actlonf based upon .aound principles
Eceptv for-., some minor technical
points tho house bill met the entire
approval ot tho representatives of
the American Legion and the Veterans
or 'Foreign Wars.. They did not: ask
for-any moro,- They had shown -a
senBO' of responsibility not-only to
tho country but, t to the veterans, by
unhesitatingly expressing their op
position to tho major senate amend
ments," -
The .quick , conference agreement
increased hope congress would be
able to adjourn by nightfall. Speaker
Long worm was ready to press house
action and expressed hope the legis
lative affairs could be wound up by
0 p. m.
Coste On "Trial"
Flight; Where He
Went Is Mystery
LE BOUROET, Prance, July 3 W)
Sevon hours after he had takon off
at 0:52 a. m. (l'i:6X a. m. E. S. T.)
on a flight officially described as a
fifteen hour test of his plane, the
Question Mark, Captain Dleudonne
Coste still presumably was aloft but
his whereabouts was In ever deepen
ing mystory.
A urbut number of persons inter
ested In the puzzle began asking
thcmsolves If the gallant fllor and
his mccnatuc, toAurlco Cellonte, had
hot decided after roachlng the
French coast to continue on to Am
erica with the hope of arriving lii
the United States on Independence
day.
Costo had said his fondest wish woo
to allifht unon American soil on the
day American independence was be
ing colebrated.
Mechanics pointed out that Cap
tain Costo carried with him a food
supply for 30 hours and that while
only 700 gallons of gasoline were
takon on lust night, which would not
be enough for an Atlantic crossing,
the gasoline still remaining In the
tanks of the Question Mark after Its
flight from Vtllucoublay might, addon
to 700 gallons, have been sufficient
for tho crossing.
Italian Wreck Is
Fatal to Fifteen
8AHSO, Italy. July 3 Fifteen
persons were killed today and 30 in
jured In a collision of a train from
Milan with a freight train eleven
miles from Bologna.
The accident was ascribed to a de
fect in the electrical signalling ap
paratus. The collision occurred In
tiuA.Hn station where the freight train
had halted. The locomotive and sev
eral coaches of the passenger train
were derailed. r
AIDS in sn.vND
IN T It A PI
SO TRADE
BIO SPRINOS. Tex. m House
keeping Isn't the only occupation of
Mrs. Hov Moreman of Big Springs.
Trapping wolves Is her principal ac
tivity.
She and her husband make a Hv
Ing by catching wolvea. If a wolf is
wanted for the hide, the animal la
killed, but If someone wants a live
wolf, then the Moremans capture it
Moreman says his wife's proficiency
in trapping equals his. Their returns
total about 92,000 ft year.
FINANCES OF
OREGON SHOW
FEW CHANGES
State Deficit is More Than
$2,000,000, Budget Di- .
rector Declares. "
EARLY ACTION IS
HELD NECESSARY
Sam Kozer Believes Col- ;
leges, Normal Schools
Must Have Some New
Source of Revenue.
SALEM, July 3 m As the present
blennlum enters upon Its last quarter
and tho next legislature draws near,
Sam A. Kozor, state budget director.
finds that the state's financial condi
tion has not Improved since January
1, 1D2D. The state deficit is more
than 2,000,000.
"Tho financial condition of the
state 1b practically no different at this
tlmo than It was at tne Beginning ui
tho blennlum January 1,-1039," Roll
er's statement said. "It Is true the
state Is receiving moneys from tho
oDcratlon of the intangibles and ex-
oiso tax laws enacted at the last ses
sion ot the legislature, but any mon
eys received therefrom apply to on
set the property tax - to that extent. .
Such laws, do not, therefore, produce
additional revenue, but operate only
to reduce the property tax.
More Than Estimated
"It is also true that several hundred
thousand dollars more than the
amount estimated to be received dur
ing 1929 and 1930 from inheritance
taxes have thuB far been paid into
tho treasury. Any such payments
should operate to a reduction of the
state's doflclt, which, according to
the tax levy promulgated by the state
tax .commission December 18, 1929,
aggregated moro than 12,397,000.
"It will be reoalled that by trim
ming roquests for appropriation as
closely as possible and excluding In
stitutional buildings that were con
sidered necessary during the current
blennlum, the late Governor Pat
terson was able to present a balanced
budget to the 1929 legislature bo fai1
as It related to operations and out
lays for 1929 and 1930
"It was not possible, in view of the
finanolal oondltlon of the state, to
consider applying any of the rovenuos
acorulng during 1029 and 1930 to a
reduotlon of the deficit which existed .
at the beginning of that period. It
will also be remembered tnac appro
priations outside of the budget
amounting to a considerable sum were i
authorized. Had It not been for the
small increase In miscellaneous. state
revenues from sources Wliioh. ore not
applied to offset the proporty tax the
present acncit woum jiuvo urou
wnat more inna is agtuuiij ,o nv
time, .'.''' '' :
Enriy Action Necessary , v
"If the state wishes to wipe out the .
existing doflclt and place Itself more .
nearly upon a casn oasis in me net" ,
future and at the same tlmo provide"
for tho neccssory Institutional struc-
turos as ncod for them shall arise and
as well provide for the usual and or
dinary operations for all Its various
activities, It lsv Imperative that some
early action be1 taken looking to a
financial program wmwi wmii .
flclent to cover tho usual operating
(Continued on Pago Eight) -
ARGUMENT IS
BLOW TO PLAN
FOR TITLE GO
NEW YORK. July 3 A com
plicated financial argument In which
Joe Jacobs and Arthur Buelow appear
to bo endeavoring to outwit each,
other, has suddenly tormlnted . tho
plans for a return bout between Max
Hahmeling and Jack Sharkey at th
Yankee Stadium In September. -
Yesterday Madison Square Oarden
had Sharkey's name on a contract
and had hopes of getting Schmellng's
signature through Jacobs, when Bue
law, the German's deposed manager,
bobbed up with an olght-page docu
ment that was entirely unsatisfac
tory to Jacobs, who now is In charge
of Maxle's interests.
Chinese Rebels Are
Decisively Beaten
SHANGHAI, July 3 P) Govern
ment troops ovorwholmlngly crushed
southern rebels in a three day bat
tle near Hengchow, Hunan province,
nationalist reports claimed. Fifteen
thousand rebels and 6000 nationalists
were killed.
Nationalists advancing from both
north and south caught the rebels
In a pincers maneuver and crushed
their defenses.
Oovcrnment dispatches asserted the
battlo broke the back of the rebel
resistance in Hunan, and -would re
lease 60.000 nationalist troops for
service on the Honan and Shantung
province fronts agalnBt northern al
liance Insurgent armies.
KKPOHITS INCREASE
SALEM, Ore., July 3 (P) Deposits
In Salem banks Increased from $10.
619.878.43 at the call of June 30,
1029. to I1, 550,211. 14 at the call for
June 30, this year, a Jump of $930,
342.71, as shown by statements from
the banks yesterday. During the year
occurred tho consolidation of the
Salem Bank of Commerce and the
First Notional. Total resources In
creased from $12,376,797.03. to $13,
208.40048. PAPER CONTAINERS POPULAR
PARIS (P) Paper containers tor
honey. Jam. croam, Ice cream and
similar products are used Increasingly
In France.
HAS REDUCED IN PRICE
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3 W) Fif
teen cents a gallon was the maximum
gasoline price here today, with 13
cents common In some neighborhoods
where competition was keen. One
garage hung out a 13 cent sign. ; ,