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VOLUME XXVIII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1930
MKMBiat ASSOCIATED I'ltlCSS AND A. B. O.
EASTJOHN OUEGON'S liliiVDINO NEWSPATEH
NUMBER 278
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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.