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Newspaper Page TextHa CITY EDITION Full Associated Proas Leased Wire Service 12 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER I OREGON: Cloudy tonight and FrU ! day, cooler in the Interior tonight;. 1 Modcrato northwest winds on the ( coast, - ! VOLUME XXVIII LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1930 MKMBiat ASSOCIATED I'ltlCSS AND A. B. O. EASTJOHN OUEGON'S liliiVDINO NEWSPATEH NUMBER 278 ikrmtnr itptrmn SELECT MISS HOUSTON FOR BEAUTY TITLE .Sixtee n-Year-Old La Grande Girl to Compete in Portland Contest. LIONS SPONSOR COUNTY CONTEST Judging Takes Place at Band-Benefit Dance Last Night With 10 Girls in Finals. Charming Miss Florence Houston, 10-year-old La Grande girl; will rep resent this county and city In the Lions club bathing benuty contest ir. Portland July 16 and 17 at Jant zen beach, when "Miss Oregon" will be selected to compete In the Inter national. Pageant of Pulchritude at GalvestGii. Tex., later in the sum mer. Miss Houston, daughter ol Mrs, Mvrtle M. Strong, of 1801 X avenue, wa6 Judged the winner of the "Miss Lb Grande" contest at the open air pavilion last night at a band-benefit dance sponsored by the Lions club. Her selection was made by three out-oi'-town Judges, counting points on beauty, form and personal charm. The Judges were announced as J. H. Reaunne, of San Francisco; O. P. Lilly, of El Paso, Tex., and C. B. Clif ford, of Seattle, Wash., by Fred Hcn ninf, lu charge of the contest. Olvo Sion to Hand It was also announced today by the club that a considerable sum of money was realized last night, assur ing the fulfilling of the Lions club pledge of $200 to help defray the r penses of the La Grande municipal band in its trip to Portland this week to compete lu the Northwest con test In class A. Club officials today exoressed annrecloilon in the beauty contest in their contributions to the success of the event. No tickets were sold outside of the club ffy either the elimination contest a wee ago or the finals last night. None of tho entrants was required to do more than appear in the two events. 10 (iirls Compete ' Tho 10 girls In the finals last night . (Helen Reed, of Elgin, was unable to attend) appeared first in evening and afternoon dress. Following this the 10 girls appeared In bathing cos tumes. Judging began with the first appearance and it was 10 or IB min utes later before tho result was an nounced. Miss Houston was then escorted around the pavilion, receiv ing hearty applause. ' The girls appenring In the. finals last night besides Miss Houston were Marian Asia, La Grande; Bessie O'Neill, Perry; Val Geertsen, Union; Velma Poterson, Union; Thelma Spencer, La Grande; Alyce Wilde, Hot Lake; Eva Riggs, La Grande; Lena Duckctt, La Grande and Lcwana Gra ham, La Grande. Approximately 350 persons were in (Continued on Fugo Five) FOUR JUNIOR LEAGUE TEAMS PLAY SUNDAY Elimination games for American Legion junior league teams in this district. No. 7, will be played at On tario, Ore., on Sunday, with teams from La Grande, Burns, Bnkcr and Ontario, it was learned today. The Jack Allen team is representing La Grande. The winner of the seventh district titlo will go to Portland July 28 to play for the Oregon championship, tho winner of this to play nt Baker during the convention Aug. 14, 15 and 16, a gainst teams from Washington and Idaho. Tho Jack Allen team has won all games played this year, including victories over the city team, 16 to 3 ord the Baker Eagles, 8 to- 6. The members are: catchers. Blokland and Jones; pitchers: Teutsch, Knapp and Jones; in fielders. Nelson. B ram well, Torrence, Smith, Courtney and Oliver and outfielders, Burnett, French, Munsell and Oliver. Manager Roy Farnum requests that any owner of an automobile that will he available to transport the boys to Ontario Sunday should com municate with htm at the Jack Allen Supply Co. Two Automobiles Are Stolen Here Two automobiles were stolen in La Grande last night, one of them from r. local garage. Officers were search ing the county toay and had notified officers in nearby cities. The Buick garage was broken Into via the back door last night and a large automobile taken from the building. A sedan belonging to L. R. Par IcU. 1101 O avenue, was stolen about 12:30 o'clock this morning. tM'TlMV KAl'IDS ASSOCIATION iii;ads to discuss imumkct PENDLETON, July 10 OVi Execu tive committee members of the Uma tlllr. Rapids association, will be in Portland tomorrow to discuss various phases of the project with the cham ber of commerce and other members of tho executive group. The favorable attitude of the fed eral administration toward tho proj ect caused the association to speed preliminary work. WEATHER TODAY 7:00 a. m. 85 above. Minimum: 63 above. Condition: cloudy. WKATHFR YESTERDAY Maximum 91. minimum 64 above. Condition: party cloudy, rain .01 of inch. WEATHER 411. Y 10. ltH9 Maximum 80. minimum 50 above. Condition: clear. City Commission Aids Drive For 1931 Convention Formal Invitation to Spanish War Veterans Authorized atExecu tive Meet Last Night. Formal invitation from tho city of La Grande to the United Spanish American War Veterans of Oregon, asking them to select this city as their 1031 convention sue. was authorized at the city commission meeting last night and a letter- wad later drawn up to be sent to the 1930 convention In Bend. A vote on the convention city is expected to be taken on July 16, and. according to local delegates, Salem is expecting to make a spirited drive for (Contimr.Ml on Pago Five) Band Will Leave For Portland On No. 23 Tomorrow The La Grande municipal band held its last rehearsal before leaving for Portland at the park last evening. Tho entire band with the exception oi Kennetn uekeier, solo clarinetist, who was taken 111 with typhoid fever will make the trip. In addition to the contest to be played Saturday afternoon and which will be broadcast from KGW, the band has completed arrangements to play a short concert at Pendleton on tho way down and a concert at the United States Veteran's hospital Sunday evening, July 13. . The band will also make a short parade Satur day noon and serenade the various newspapers of Portland. A. W. Nelson, upon the urgent re quest of the band, has made arrange ments to go along with the band and will handle all the publicity and de tail work in connection with seeing that La Grande receives a maximum of publicity from this trip. Tho band has put in very intensive work the past two months in pre paration lor tne contest, uirector Loney states : "Although obliged to leave with the serious less of an im portant member through illness, we aro In hopes of being able to make a creditable showing in spite of the keen competition expected. We are entering this contest to win. We especially wish to thank the city of La Grande through its city commis sion, the Lions club, American Legion anti Rotary club for their splendid financial support which has made this trip possible." Tho band wilt leave in a special tourist car on No. 23 Friday evening returning to La Grande on No. 6 early Monday morning. The following members of the band aro making the' trip: Ray Mattocri, Bob Rush, J. G. Snodgrass, Peter nievcr. Clifford Blokland. Wm. Snod- gress, Frank Young. Wm. Enkin, Dolph Siegrlst, BcnJ. Oesterling, J. P. Cald well, L. J. Liinasey, wm. oujuwcu, Frank Appling, ICleland Walstnger, Clark Ruckman, Ray Counsell, Guy McMillan. Elmor McManus, Frank. Wylde, George Anderson, Amos Helms, Cecil Young. Claire Perkins, Marvin Mackey, Ray Bennett. Grover Crews, Frank Robinson, Paul Knautz, Wal ter Jackson, Max McMillan. Ed. Shell worth, E. R. Parker and M. G. Ten nyson. U. P. Team Wins First Place In Water Carnival The Union Pacific aquatic team took first In tho swimming meet last night at Crystal plunge with the state highway shop placing second and Mt. Emily Lumbci company third Events were free style, back stroke and breast stroke rac?s for 30 yards and diving. A large crowd was lp. attendunco with people lining the fences and many cars parked around the pool. The Beginners who are learning to swim In the free instruction houis Iv. the mornings will give an exhibi tion In the near future, which the public is invited to attend. Another swim meet is being planned for be ginning Normal school students, wiMi an announcement of the date to be made later. J. H. Pcare and son. Dr. W. M. Poare. were time keepers and Judges of the swimming. Mr. Gram started the races. All three were Judges of the diving. The evening of sports was closed by exhibition dives from the top of tho 30-foot uAcr ay mr. Strong, Don Pngue and Mr. Taylor. Placer, were as follows: 30-yard free style: De Bold. Mt. Rmllv. first: Kaimin. U: P: second; Taylor, highway shops, third. 30-yard back stroke: Roads. U. P.. firr.t Ragain, U. P. second; Taylor, highway shops, third. 30-yard breast stroke: Strong. U. p. first; Roscnbnum. U. P.. second; Pague, L P., third. Ir. the diving each contestant was allowed five optional dives. First place was won by Jimmy Roscnbaurn, b. T.; second by Don Pague. U, P.; third. Strong. U. P.: and Taylor, of the highway shops was fourth. Tonight at 7:15 the public Is in vited to attend the examination of the following for senior life saving badges: Adam Lcighton. Vernon Pat ten, Lay ton Graham and W. B.. Jack son. These four have been taking free Instructions and have had the re quired number of hours or instruc tions, under Nephi Coombs, as part of the Red Cross work. Those who earned life saving badges and cer tificates in former years, are urged recheck with him this year, any Mon day or Thursday nlyht when classes will be held and the examinations given. Glen Barnes Must Serve Sentence SALEM, Ore.. July 10 ifr Governor Noiblat1 today revoked the parole of Glen Barnes, who was sent to the state penitentiary from Wallowa county in April. 1926. to serve f'.ve years for forgery, but .-pleased parole in December. 1927. Barnes has violated his parole, the governor said, by passing bad checks at Eu gene w:here he Is under arrest. GAS PRICES HERE LOWEST IN HISTORY Petroleum War Sends Re tail Quotations to 12 Cents in La Grande. THIRD CUT MADE DURING MORNING More Reductions An nounced Over the Coast Several Los Angeles Stations Closed. Gasoline prices dropped to the lowest levels In local history this roornne with retailers throughout the city selling the fuel at 12 cents to 16 cents a gallon. Most oi me sta tions were retailing at 12 cents, with most wholesale prices quoted at about 9 cents, the wholesale price Including the four-cent state tax, according to local dealers. Yesterday the prices were reduced to 15 and 16 cents and this morning third cut was announced. The first cut occurred several days ago, lowering the quotation to 21 cents. Whether any more reductions aro likelv to occur was unknown on tho part of local dealers, who were ex pecting anything. SOMK STATIONS TI.OSKI) LOS ANGELES. July 10 MP) With retail gasoline prices down to as low as 0 cents per gallon including the state's three cent tax, small service station operators in Los Angeles to day were feeling tho pinch of nar rowing profits as producing com- (Continued on rwro Kivo) CROP PRODUCTION FIGURES GIVEN Wheat Yield to Rival That gf 1929 Fruits Show a Slight Increase. WASHINGTON, July 10 (AP) In dicated corn production this year was placed today at 2,802,442,000 bushels cgalnst 2.622,000,000 last year and the combined winter and spring wheat crop at 807,265,000 bushels against 807,Q00,000 last year, by the depart ment of agriculture. ; ThP nrodurtlon forecasts wre based oh conditions existing July l'and the department pointed out that the in dicated production increases or de creases with changing conditions dur ing the season and that' therefore tho final outturn might bo above or below the present Indicated produc tion. Other Crops In the indicated production of im portant crops, with last years' final production follow: Winter wheat 557,719,000 bushels, and 578.000.000. Durum wheat, 56,866,000 and 52, 000,000. Other spring wheat, 152,680,000 and 176.000,000. Oats, 1,329.407,000 and l,23(J.uuu,"uu. Barley. 332.000,000 and 307,000,000. Kyc, 47.900.000 and 40.600,000. Fla: seed, 30,100.000 and 16.800,000. Hay. (tamcJ 85,400,000 and 101. 800,000 tons. (Continuod on 1'ujro Kivo) FIVEMEN ARE KILLED IN AIR WRECK TODAY ARANSAS PASS, Tex., July 10 W Five men, from Kansas City, Mo., were killed when an airplane crashed four miles from here today. The dead: Murat Boyle, Raymond Watson, Eugene Lynn, Roy Dcllano and Gene Cabbcrt. A wing of the plane was Been to glvo way and the craft crashed to the ground shortly afterward, wit nesses sutd. Gabbert was piloting the plane. The party was here on a fishing trip. KANSAS CITY, July 10 Pi Murat Boyle, killed when an airplane crash ed near Arkansas Pass, Texas today, was nresldent of the Missouri State Bar association and a member of the firm of Hogsctt and Boyle, insurance attorney. The others killed were also prom- Bobby Jones and Wilfred Cox Tied With 71s at End of First 18 Holes JNTERLACHEW CLUB, Minneapolis. July 10 i.T'i Bobby Jones, the defend ing champion, was tied for the lead In the first round of the United States open golf tournament today by the Brooklyn sharp-shooter, Wilfred (Whlffeyl Cox.. Each had the same bcure of 34-37 71, one under par, and r, one stroke lead for the time being over the rest of the field. Jones, playing magnificently cx cept for inability to get down more than two fair-sized putts, made par look rid.culously easy as he battled hlo way through a gallery of 6000 spectators and in heat that sent thij thermometer soaring over the 100 mark in the sun. Smith Card "1 The champion, on the heels of Horton Smith, finished with a score that gave him a one-stroke margin over the young professional ace. Smith's 72 put him in temporary second place with Harry Cooper, of Chicago, and George Smith, another Chicago professional. With the half-way mark reached, attacks on the mark set up by Jont vcrc jailing considerably short. Two other amateurs. Oeorge Vou Elm anti tne British star. Cyril Tolley. each required 80 and were out of the running at the start. It was America, British ' And Japanese In Defensive Group Three Powers Co-operate on Yangtse River Against Chinese Ban dits and Communists. SHANGHAI. July 10 (A1 American. British and Japanese river patrols Joined today in defensive operations as bandits and communists Intensi fied their firing on foreign vessels in the Yangtse and flaunted a banner reading "down with imperialism, cap italism, foreigners and religion!' Marauders continued to flrft heavily at all foreign commercial or navy craft operating above Kiukang and particularly beyond Hankow, where steamers attempting to reach the lower river were reported to have been subjected to showers of bullets from both banks. Powers Co-operating Commanders of tho American, Jap anese and British patrol boats were understood to be working cooperative ly regarding distribution of their ships, each patrol attempting to pro tect all foreigners regardless of na tionality. Because of the largo number of places in- which gunboats were need ed, the number under any one flag was Inadequate. Reliable reports said the bandits were well armed with rifles and machine guns and had plundered numerous small river ports between Hankow and Ichang. obtaining con siderable money from past offices and customs houses and abducting anyone worth a ransom. Shipping Ceased Shipping above , Hankow virtually ceased. Business was interrupted as merchants, fled. Since the bandit raid on Yochow American gunboats (Continued on rngc Klve) Grape Industry Facing Crisis In California SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 0V) California's $400,000,000 grupo Indus try faced a crisis today as tne cam paign to sign up 85 per cent of tin growers a farm board relief pro gram tottered on the verge of fall " " ' night riders moved through oricT" vineyard area terrifying non algners. The Fresno county sheriff's office responded to two calls early today from gnipo growers asking protec tion from mobs attempting to force their signatures to federal grape con trol board contracts, As far as could be learned, titers we to no physical encounters..; - ' '. Tho drive to sign up 70. per cent of the more than 500.000 acres of vineyards in California fell short of its quota by about 80.000 acres last night. Farm board officials had stipu lated that 70 per cent of the acre ago bo signed by then. The plan was not to become effective unless 85 per cent of the acreage were signed flvo days nence. Tho farm board program in the event of an 85 per cent Bignup colls for a loan of $20,000,000 to a coop erative designed to handle this years surplus estimated at 300,000 tons or more. Signers must pay the coop erative $1.50 on fresh grapes and $4.60 on raisins on every ton marketed. the proceeds to be used to ouy up tne surplus, Mia mnice it into oy-pruu UCUJ. Poor M an! He Was Mistaken For A Flock of Pigeons! ROSEBURG. July 10 (fl't. John Mad d ox. 53, Melrose farmer, was in r. hospital today suffering shot wounds because he was mistaken for n whole flock of wild pigeons. Gus Koken, neighboring farmer, en1 ployed Maddox to pick cherries. Kokcn. with a shotgun was hunting wild pigeons destroying his orchards. Ho saw tree branches moving and fired. Maddox, with wounds in his arm, chest and head, scrambled from the trc and collapsed. Physicians said ho would recover. III lt(Hi:S MAY MliKliK COP-VALLIS. July 10 Ml Steps toward tho possible merger of two Presbyterian denominations were taken here today by the United Pres byterian synod of Columbia, which sent Dr. L V. McQupisWn, Ijpokane. retiring moderator, to confer on this subject with northern Presbyterians now meting nt Ab'-rdrcn. Wash. one of the poorest exhibitions Von Elm hud given in the open cham pionship as he needed 4-'l for the homeward nine. Among those at 7:, -two strokes be hind Jones, were Eddie Williams, of Cleveland; IrMn( Ottman, oi Louis ville: and Jack Forrest of New York, all in the "dark horse" c,h-m. At 74. were Johnny Golden. Jack Burke and Willie MacFnrlR-nc. Vlid Hill Mchl liorn had a 70. Nreiled u l i'W "ltn'iil:s" Although dripping wet from per Fpiratinu. Jones seemed to piny bet ter uh tho heat-'fbecurne ino:-n infiiisc. CHICAGO, July 10 Influenced Tho chumplon never looked better hy fiCninii pressure from the soutii off the tee or through the fairways, i WPStt wnere thc harvest was reported A few "breaks" on the green, where lowing enlarged yields, wheat prices at least a half doz;n putts missed ; underwent de-jided setbacks today af EOlng down by Inches, would have ; ter f.ary upturns. put the champion well down In j Kansas dispatches said the nort:. the sixties for his round. On the; Wf,qt 1art of ln0 hiatc was reporting ninth, he had a :i0-foot putt for an I yif.(iK of from 41 tfJ 65 bushels or eagle that he did irl miss by mu':h. Wlca- pcr atre jn SOme quarters, tot-, alter reaching this Jake-bordered 4B5- j thft government crop report this ar yurd green in two smashing whtlops. ' tcrnoon was expected to make a morj The gallery following Jones fairly or leM bearish showing, streamed from it exertions of chasing j wheat closrd nervous. Hiftl5.;c . up and down hill, through the woods bushel lower than yesterday's flnisn. and scrambling for vantage, j Corn closed .Bc off to T c up, oatn There was keen excitement as Hor- (. , ic advance, and provisions var- (f'ontinued on Put,'" I'ivc) TWENTY DIE IN MID WEST DUE TO HEAT Grain Fields, Excepting Corn, Suffering From Mei'ciless Warmth. ioo-aboviTmarks throughout area Lake Cities Perspire. With Chicago Beaches Crowd ed Little Relief is in Sight. CHICAGO.' July 10 (m Middle America wilts under a merciless eun. Twenty have died. The grain fields save for corn suffer. Farm work falters, tho baking sun a check-rein to man and beast. There were tcmpcraturer of 100 de grees or hotter as far north as Mon tana and North, Dakota, und south of Louisiana and Alabama. The hottest spot officially was Miles City, Mont., with 108 degrees. Huron. S. D.. hud a reading of 102. while tho fahrclnhclt heat went also to three figures in Omaha. Kansas City. Sioux City. Ia., St. Louis, Mo., Evansville. md., Nashville. Tcnn., Shreveport. La.. Emporia. Kas., Birm ingham, Ala., and numerous other place:;. 108 111 Two Cities There were unofficial readings or 108 degrees in Mitchell. S. Dak., and Sioux Palls. Wheut. oats, rye, barley and flax have begun to show tho ef fect of the hot weather. A South Da kota crop bulletin also called atten tion to the effect tho heat was hav ing upon furm work. Chicago, surrounded by heat, bene fitted by Its Lake Michigan location, a northeast breeze fanning thankful thousands. Mllwaukco and other lako citlc3 slso enjoyed comparative isola tion from the heat blanket. But evon beneath benoflcient breezes, the lake cities perspired. Two (Continued on Pago KiKht) Portland Youth Lost on Mountain VANCOUVER. Wash., July 10 '(fll About 700 students in summer en campment and enlisted men at Van couver barracks were searching today for George T. stacn, 11-yiar-om Portland yxmth. who failed to Toturn from Livingston Mountain, near hero inn-, nir.'it.. Most of them had al ready tartlrlpatcd In a vain hunt which, lasted all night. All planes at tho military field hero wero ordered to aid in the search and four were scouting over the mountain region early today. Young etach left the rifle range, about 10 miles north of hero yesterday with two other students to climb the mountain before they wero required to be back at tho camp for dinner. The other two youths finally turned bock in order to be at camp in time for roll call, but Stach Insisted upon going on alone. G. O. P. CAUCUS WILL BE HELD IN PORTLAND PORTLAND, July 10 m Phil Met sr:han, republican state central com mittee chairman, announced yester day the committee meeting will be held in Portland July 25. Mctschan said he arrived at the de cision after responses had been rc ccivod from his poll of the 30 members comprising the central committee, Hi. said 20 members had answered his questionnaire and favored Port land for the meeting. The poll stood, ho salt! : 17 for Portland, 7 for The Dalles, 3 for tuiienc, 1 for Astoria and 1 for Cor valli:'. Metfichnn said the place In Portland where the meeting will be held had not been selected. Combine Crews A t Work During Night KANSAS CITY. July 10 (AP) "Make hay while the sun shines" is n proverb strictly applicable to hay. In the opinion of Western Kansas wheat harvesters. Unable to work In the blazing sun. combine crews last night boan to harvest the grain by moon light. Tho heat which kept them out of tho fields by day yesterday caused the death of Ole Olson. 45, farm hand, who died In the field In which he was planting corn. Four River Drivers Drowned In M alines MANIWAKI. Que., July 10 (At Fou.' of six river drivers sent out to the middle of the Malines rlver"to break up a log Jam were drowned Tuesday when their boat overturned. Two hundred lumbermen watching from the banks were unable to help them. Two of the six fought their wity ashore through the rapids and tho bobbing logs. Wheat Today In from 12 cents decline tr of 15c. SOME MAN! Hen V. 1. Hodges, of lMaluflcld, N. ).. carried off senior honors at Princeton, He was voted nmt popular, most thorough gentle man, best phystnil build, second best all-nroinid man, second hest all around athlete uml third bus iest student. EARL CARROLL IS AGAIN IN TROUBLE Broadway Producer and Eight Dancers and bnow Girls are Under Arrest NEW YORK, July 10 WP) Through a cluster of 200 porsonH who gath ered on the sidewalks, Earl Carroll, Broadway producer made his way in to Jefferson Market court today with eight dancers -and show girls' from his newest review and again gave himself up to tho law. A warrant for Carroll, who landed In Atlanta prison bocauso of his de nial of. his famous bath tub party four years ago. was Issued yesterday after police had raided his "Vanities." Carroll was not at tho theater when the raid was made. Carroll's appearance today was brief. A few minutes after ho and hlc show girls ontcred tho court room the trial was adjourned until tomorrow bo his attorney might famil iarize himself with tho case, - Dunce Held Indecent'' Among those who appoared with him at Jofforson Market- ;today- wns Faith Bacon, whoso dance, In an at tlro of two ostrich fans, tho police considered Indecent. The show girls under arrest appeared in a tableau scone In which they represented wax figures coming to life. Carroll went to Atlanta following a party In his thcator four years ago, when he denied statements mado by guests that a young woman bathed In a tub of champagne. Ho was In die tod for perjury, convicted and Im prisoned. Tho prisoners Included Naomi Ray, comedienne, and Jlmmo 6avo and six show girls. Suvo and the six girls were appearing In a sceno entitled "A Window at Moris." In which the lone man finds himself among a group of wax figures that come to life. Miss 'Ray and Miss Bacon had dance numbers in both of which the polico charged they wero very scantily clad. Thoso arrested were released In $500 bail and wore back In their places for the evening performance from which the show window sceno was deleted. BAILEY SAYS MYERS GUILTY OF "LAXITY' PORTLAND, Ore.. Julv 10 (!-) A. Bailey, indicted county clerk, who became Irked by an alleged delay in the district attorney's offico in bring ing Bailey to trial on a charge of en gaging in politics, said he hau figures to prove "extreme laxity" lu the at tornny's office. Bailey said his record showed 415 Indictments returned between March4! 6, 1920 and April 1, 19:10 have not been brought to trial, in each case, Bailey said, the defendants have en tered pleas but have never been tried or convicted. Bailey said the reason ho revealed the records was for personal use. Stanley Myers, district attorney, re fused to comment. Mermoz Finishes Trip on The Phocee DAKAR. Senegal, July 10 fP Jean Mermoss, French airmail filer, and his two companions who wero forced to descend on the sea yesterday while er. route from Brazil to Africa, were expected here today aboard the dis patch boat i'nocco which rwut-u them. As the sea was rather rough It was out of tho question to tow the sea plane. All detachable tnings wr removed and the plane set adrift about COO miles southwest of Dakar. West Virgina Crop Loss Very Heavy CHARLESTON. W. Vft., July 10 ! Crop damage resulting from a pro longed drought and hot weather In West Virginia was estimated at one million dollars today by John W. Smith, state commissioner of agri culture. Smith said tho drought has been general all year but reached Its greatest intensity during the lost month. APPOINTS HtANK - CL-UlK 8AI.EM, Ore.. July 10 Frank C. Clark of Medford was today reap pointed by Governor Norblad as a intmbcr of tho state board of archi tect examiners. 144 Miners Lose Lives In Blast Late Yesterday Eighty-One Bodies Re ceived from Wenceslaus, Germany Mine Only 49 Persons Rescued. NEURODE, Germany, July 10 W) At least 144 persons lost their lives yesterday in an explosion at tho Wenceslaus mine. Eighty-one bodies have been recovered, most of them burned badly. No hope Is held for those remaining In the shaft; Of 193 miners In the shaft at the time or the explosion only 49 es caped and they were badly injured. The explosion In the mine occurred when a large gas pocket was sud denly tapped during blasting late yesterday. The fumes spread through the shafts so quickly that there was little chance for anyone to escape. It esc ue Work Ihrnnlou Rescue work proved increasingly hazardous and finally was abandoned at about midnight after a number of the crew, fitted with gas masks, hod been overcome or Injured. It was possible to save only 49 per sons of the 193 in the mine beroro breaking off the rescue work. All of these, although badly burned, are ex pected to recover. The disaster took both men and officials completely off their guard In view of the periodical gas survey having been completed oniy ounaay. It was by far the greatest mine dis aster Germany has known In years. In 1912 117 died In the Bochum mine disaster, and in 1925 tho death toll In tfie Dortmund mine reached 135. Death Almost Instant Rescuers found the dead miners still with tools In their hands, wagon men beside their wagons, and tho electromotive pilot lifeless at his controls. Three years ago a similar explo sion in tho Wenceslaus mine took seven livos. That explosion earned tho shaft a roputation as "unlucky" among the miners or solemn, The wenceslaus mine is coal mine. Bids Are To Be Received On 36 Miles Of Road SALEM, Ore., July 10 (P) When tho state highway commission meets in Portland July 24 it win recoivo bidB covering about 33 miles of high way improvement and two bridges. Tho projects aro: . Benton and Lincoln counties Ap proximately 6.47 miles of broken mono and crushed rock surfacing on county roads in vicinity of Summit. Harney county-r-SUvcr creek-Sago-hen hill section Control Oregon high way, 10.71 miles nradlntf;' ' Linn county Tangent -Shed d sec tion Pacific highway, 2.37 miles of grade widening and gravel shoulder construction. Malheur county Dead Ox flat nnd Welser spur section of Old Oregon Trail, ten miles 01 rcgrauiug anu re surfaqing work. Polk county Clow Corner-Mon-mouth section of west side Pacific highway, 2.8 miles of grading and Widening and gravel Bhouldor con struction. Tillamook county Pleasant Valley Hemlock section of Roosevelt coast highway, threo miles- of resurfacing work and furnishing crushed gravel for maintenance and betterment pur poses.. Douglas county Concrcto bridge over Myrtlo creek In town of Myrtlo Creek on Pacific highway. Multnomah county Construction of traffic barriers on, interstate bridge between Vancouver, Wash., and Port land, on the Pacific highway. Wheeler county Concrcto brldgo over Rock creek. Negro Gold Star Mothers Protest N13 WYORK, July 100 (P) Thc New York World today says that 65 negro gold star mothers who wero to sail for France on Saturday havo cancelled their reservations und havo sent a protest to President Hoover alleging discrimination. Tho letter to tho president, signed by the 55 women, protests tho segre gation of thc negro women, contend ing they should be sent to Franco on tho basis of geographical location with thc white mothers. Tho first contingent of negro women sailing Saturday on thc Am erican merchant Is said by tho World now to total only 61. although ori ginally 460 of tho BOO mothers eligible had planned to go. Tho World also says accusations havo been mode that Inferior accom odations are being offered tho negro women. Make Cost Surveys Of Rail Extension RBDDINU, Cal.. July 10 mi Forty on(;lncrB unci contractors, lrrd by Col onnl J. W. WIlllnniH. chlot cnKlnrar for tho Wrwtern Pacific rullroiifi, left hero today for rilcbor to mnkn cont aurvoyn for Lholr several firms for tho new railroad extmiHlon between Bleber and Keddle. Cal. The extension. 112 mllen Ioiik la ex pected to cost about $10,000,000. At Bleber It will connect with an oxten tlon the Oreat Northern railway will construct south from Klamath Falls. Ore. Bids on tho Western Taclllc section of the extension will be re ceived about July M. The present survo will tako about five days. DAM.Xfli; SI. IT IIISMISSKH inH ANflKI.ES. Julv 10 1.11 A M)0, 000 damage suit filed BKalnst Alex ander Pantares. theater multl-ml! llonairc by Nicholas Dunpnv, a wit ness In the showman's trial last fall for criminal assault on Eunice Prln Klc. co-ed dancer, was dismissed In superior court today. iiiiiixii; is oi'i;m;i WOLF POINT. Mont.. July 10 lA'i A bridge across the Missouri river pro viding the only all-year crossing In the 200 mllca between Fort Benton and Wllllston. N. D.. waa opened for trnfflc today. HUSTON CAS DRAWS NEAR R e p u b 1 i c an Conference Deals Only With Koutine Matters in Morning. . SITUATION VEXES G. O. P. LEADERS Chairman, Early This Afternoon, Indicates he May Make Statement This Evening. . WASHINGTON. July 10 (AP) The . republican conference slated to deal with tho bitter business of what to do about Claudius Huston's refusal to resign tho party chairmanship deferred that problem at this morn ing's session. Attention was confined to routine business, but a later meeting today was expected to result in a showdown between tho Tennessean 'and tho leaders who want him to get out. The eight officers and party workers who assembled wero said to be almost unanimous against Ills continuance as chairman. Hoover In Conference President Hoover consulted with two of them both before and after tho gathering at headquarters. They wero James Francis Burke, counsel of the national commlttco, and Joseph R. Nutt, Its treasurer. Smiling after tho morning's con- ferenco, which was called by him to discuss plans for tho fall campaign, Mr. Huston received newspapermen, in his offico. Ho said: I will have a statement to make lato today. Tho . statements attri buted to mo in the morning papers aro correct." Tho statement referred to wero repetitions of his .determination not to resign, desplto calls for such ac tion from republican congressional quarters. No Change hi Hltimtlon doing Into tho afternoon confor- onco Huston said "thoro has been no chango In tho situation whatever." Huston was minutes mter enter ing tho afternoon conference. He spont tho time lu conferring with James P. Goodrich, former governor, of Indiana, and an lntlmato friend of President Hoover. . . . ,5 -'.Goodrich was at tho whlto house at noon before talking with Huston. Ho said ho brought no mt&'isnge from., tho Mr. Hoover. . ,'" ,v doci;mi:nt .yqtij. Marino ; WASHINGTON, July 10 W) Witll- a vote In prospect before adjourn- , mont, tho senate argued for the third day over the proposal requesting from Frosiuent iioover t,ne aipiomawu documents exchanged prior to the London naval narloy. Again, a bare majority 01 w ans-. wered thc roll call. Senator Johnson, republican, Cal ifornia, a treaty opponent, upheld tho McKcllar resolution socking tho papers. Ho refused to accept the statements of Sonator Robinson, denv ocrat, Arkansas, a del eg a to to Lon don, and others that tho letters and -cablegrams wero lrrclvant and amus ing. - "I am perfectly willing to con cede" tho Callforulan said, "that tho papers may have contained a comlo strip and be so excruciatingly funny as to convulse us an, ana may con tain personal references from per haps a poppery ambassador from tho United States that would causo a worldwide explosion." Thero havo been Intimations the (Contlnm'd on Pug-" Klve) RUM RUNNERS AND POLICE IN RUNNING FIGHT CHICAGO. July 10 il'i Two motor cycle policemen and two rum runnerj with an automobile load of alcohol engaRcd In n spcct...;ular runnlnn flsht nloni; 22 mllCB of Btato highway between Jollel and Aurora, suburban cities, early today. Tho affray endow on thc outskirts of Aurora with tho perhaps fatal woundluR of one of the officers, Henry Schclllnc;. Officer William Burko atopped to aid BchcIllnR and tho rum runners escaped. Thc officers confiscated tho hoMilejirers sedan and Intoxicants. Tho shooting startod on tho out skirts of Jollet when the pair in the sedan opened lire on tho officer.! without wurnlnn. Tho motorcycle po licemen returned tho i;ro aim ." continued ns tho sedan and cycles sped up to 8(1 miles an hour times, une suut miu. ----- nlcrccd a the of ino seuan outskhts of Aurora and the runners left their machine. They continued. the attack atoot. inn. V Sehelllnif fell with nuuet wui . tho neck and Bhouiuer. Husband, 85, Sues Wife For Divorce MONTttOK. Colo., July 10 Mi-Em-"" (IMI "rooks. 85. Civil War veteran, sued his wlfo, Eva. 03, for divorce and 100 alimony. Ho won both in court decision today. Tho charRO was desertion and cruelty. BASEBALL AMl;l!H'AS I.I aoi i: II. It. E. 7 10 0 2 7 0 Washington Boston Hadlcy and and Ilevlnt:. Spencer; MacFayden P. H. E. .. 0 12 ,2 13 1 Philadelphia Mi,,. Vol-. . . - Farnsliaw and Cochrane: Pennock. Carroll. Holloway and Dickey. NATIONAL I.KAtil K R. H. E. New York : 10 28 Philadelphia 1 Donohue and Hogan: Wllloughby, Speech, Swoeiland nnd McCurdy.