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VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1930
EASTKRN OREGON'S IjUADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 282
MAKE FORMAL
PROTEST OF
BAND AWARDS
La Grande Organization
Represented in Portland
by Joseph Stearns.
CONSIDERATION OF
DEMAND EXPECTED
Roseburg Band also Deep
ly Intei'ested in Out
come of Northwest
. ' Amateur Contest.
The outcome of the Northwest
amateur band contest, hold in Port
land at Jantzen beach on Saturday,
In which the La Grande municipal
organization competed, Is atlll In
doubt.
Yestarday It was announced In
Portland during the morning that the
Albany, Ore. American Legion band
a 08-piece organization, had taken
the grand sweepstakes prize of 91.000
in class A with La Grande's band sec
ond and Roseburg third.
Later In the afternoon protests were
formally filed by some of the com
peting bands, including La Grande,
luud it was announced then that the
Standings of the bands in the con
test were announced as under pro
test. Whether any further action will
be taken is unknown, but there Is a
strong belief here that claims of
Roseburg, La Grande and otners will
bo considered.
Protest Reason Given
The protest is based on' the fact
that the Albany and the Seventh In
fantry bands used an easier arrange
ment for one of the contest overtures,
Instead of following out the definite
arrangement specified by those in
charge of the contest, Director Loney
said today.
Yesterday the following protest was
wired to Portland by Didector Andrew
Loney Jr.: "La Grande municipal
band formally protests granting of
awards to any band playing other
than the Carl Fisher 102 edition over
ture "Raymond" which was specifi
cally named the contest arrangement
by your contest committee. If tha
Associated Press reports are true, a
great injustice has been done bancs
who lived up to the letter of the Im
plied contract with you. Wire what
we may expect."
Announced Under Protest
The following wire came from
George Mltchley. promotion manage.
of Jantzcn beach: "A class decisions
announced under protest pending
further investigation. Writing de
tails." The letter from Mr. Mltchley
had not been received this morning.
4 ,.Ed Siiffllworth,. of La Grande rep
" resented the band in Portland arter
1 its departure until an attorney was
secured. Through Robert I?. Eakin.
who was In Portland, Attorney Jo
seph Stearns was employed to pres
ent a legal protest to those in charge.
It was served yesterday on the mana
ger of Sherman Clay & Co. und on
the secretary of the Hayden Island
Amusement Co.
Both the Albany and the Seventh
Infantry bands used the easier ar
rangement, It is said, which many
musicians declared would have been
suitable for beginners in band musio,
while the regular arrangement played
by La Grande. Rosoburg and other
competing bands was very difficult,
particularly In comparison.
General Dissatisfaction
General dissatisfaction Is being ex
pressed with the situation not only in
La Grande and Roseburg, but In other
cities which were represented In the
contest. The Seventh Imantry band
sncured a cud on the basis of its
showing, scoring the most points
among those in the contest. The
(Continued on Puso Six)
Chamber Invites
Spanish War Vets
A telegram inviting the state con
vention of Spanish War Veterans
to convene In La Grande next year
was sent to the present assemblage
?t Bend today by the chamber of
. commerce, to strengthen the efforts
of the largo delegation there frorr:
the James E, Page camp, the local
organization, to secure the state
meeting for 1931.
In the wire were mentioned La
Grande's excellent accommodations
lor a large number of people, Includ
ing housing facilities, golf courses,
and nearby scenic points. If the
delegates' wish Is fulfilled the city
will have three state conventions
here in 1031, that of the Lions club,
tho Order of Rainbow Girls and the
Spanish War Veterans and auxil
iary. The telegram was signed by
George H. Currey. president.
LEGION DRUM
CORPS PARADE
ON WEDNESDAY
The American Legion drum and
bugle corps, champion organization
of its kind In Eastern Oregon, is mak
ing arrangements to give a demon
stration here Wednesday night, com
mencing at 8:30 o'clock. Many of the
A'ua Grande people have not seen the
corps In action this year and tm
parade and concert is the result of r-.
nurrber of requests. The corps will
participate in the state convention
drum corps contest at Baker next
month.
The Legion auxiliary drill team will
also take part in the parade, which
precedes the auxiliary dance.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 71 above. '
Minimum: 59 above. '
Condition: clear. '
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 04, minimum 64 1
" atnve. 1
Condition: clear.
WEATHER JULY 15, 1929
Maximum 82, minimum 56
above.
' Conditions: clear. 1
MISS HOUSTON I
M kM Wm
m iabsl 111
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rosenbaum, ac
companied by "Miss La Grande," left
here early this morning lor Portland
by automobile. They expect to arrive
there late this afternoon In time to
attend a reception to be given in
honor of the various entrants for the
Judging of "Miss Oregon."
Miss La Grande," pictured above,
who is 16-year-old Florence Houston
in every day life, was completely
outfitted yesterday by La Grande
merchants, preliminary to her depar
ture.
She was selected from 20 other
entrants in the "Miss La Grande"
beauty contest, sponsored here by the
La Grande LionB. The state ana in
ternational contests are also under
the auspices of the Lions. The winner
In the Oregon contest, to be held at
Jantzen beach at 8 p. m. tomorrow,
will go to Galveston. Tex., in August
for the international contest.
During the last few days, since Miss
Houston's selection, she has been pic
tured in many newspapers of the
state, including most of the Portland
papers. Yesterday at noon she was
honor guest at the weekly luncheon
of the Lion club at the Sacajawea
Inn.
Movement Under
Way For Joint
Show And Fair
Questionnaires aro being sent out
to business men of La Grande this
week by the chamber of commerce
in order to secure their opinion as to
whether It would be advisable to hole
a. second annual Home Products show
here this year, and If so, If this show
should be held In connection with the
Blue Mountain grange fair.
Returns are expected on the ques
tionnaires within a day or two and a
meeting of the board of directors :j
to be held soon after u consider the
matte..
The Blue Mountain grange has been
conducting its annual fair on its
property east of La Grande, but lack
of facilities for showing the goods
has made this more or less imprac
tical for the future, and after a care
ful study, the grangers have signified
a desire to bring their fair to Lu
Grande, believing this would give
them a much better run.
Also, a movement has been started
among the local industries and manu
facturers to Join with the grange in
the fair by way of the Home Products
show. The grangers are very favor
able to this, according to George H.
Currey. chamber president, as it
would give both groups a decided ad
vantage. The three questions asked of the
business men in the questionnaire
follow:
1. Shall we have a Home Products
show?
2. Shall we Join with the grangers
In the Joint event?
3. Shall we go It alone and let tho
fair go It alone?
Pioneer Picnic
To Be Held At
Park Thursday
Members of the Sons and Daughters
of Pioneers are making preparations
for the annual reunion of the Unlo:.
county pioneers to be held at River-
Bide park rnursaay, tiuiy n. a
ket dinner will begin at 12:30 on
tables in the pavilion. Coffee, cream
and sugar will be supplied by the as
sociation. The program Includes a
business meeting of the pioneer as
sociation at 11 ociuc.
rtvin- niimhm nn at nresent aranO
ed will be prayer by Olive Chllders;
address of welcome by Robert Eakin;
response by Dunham Wright, presi
dent of the pioneer association; music
by the Bond children: recitation by
Dorothy Harrison: origium j
M L. Carter: recitation by Josle
Mills: reading by Grace Powers: old
time songs by audience, led by Ray
Williams: and a historical review.
It is the intention to have the se.
program brief so as to allow as much
.bikio fnr t.hp real object
of the meeting that of visiting and
renewal 01 acquaintance.
Fined $100 Monday
In Municipal Court
3. Kaesingcr. charged with driving
while intoxicated, was found guilty
and fined S100 In municipal court
last night, with Judge C. M. Hum
nhrevs presiding. The prisoner was
r,"-j i- n.rftf irt mnke arranee-
reieaseu m ---- -
ments to pay the fine, police said this
morning.
Olirrdirk Head' Badscr Crew
MADISON. Wis. IP Athletic activ
ities for 1929-30 closed at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin with the elec
tion of Louis Oberdlck. of Edgerton.
captain of the varsity crew. Ober
dlck has pulled No. 2 oar on the
varsity for the last two years.
HOOVER WILL
VISIT WEST
THIS SUMMER
President, However, Not
to Start Until August
or September.
INVITATION TO
SPEAK RECEIVED
Conditions Preclude Ac
ceptance of These
.Glacier Park Will be His
First Stop.
WASHINGTON. July 15 MP) Presi
dent Hoover was said today at the
white house to expect to spend at
least two weeks in the northern
Rocky mountains late In August or
early In September, "solely for pur
pose of an outdoor nonaay ana rest."
The following statement was made
public:
"On May 0 press representatives
were told the president hoped to take
a month's holiday in the western na
tional parks, beginning August 1.
"At that time it was anticipated
that the work pf congress would be
completed at much earlier date than
has now eventuated.
In August or September
"The president will require some
time in Washington to complete im
portant matters after the adjourn
ment of the present session. He expects,-
however, to be able to spend
at least two weeks In the Northern
Rockies late In August or early Sept
ember, solely for purposes of an out
door holiday and rest.
"The president has received a very
great number of cordial Invitations
to make public appearances and ad
dresses in various cities enroute. The
curtailment of the period when he
may be away from Washington and
the very nature of taking a holiday
and rest will preclude acceptance of
these Invitations and he believes they
will not be pressed."
Htop at Glacier Park
The president In his original an
nouncement said he would make
Glacier national park near the Cana
dian border the first stop on his trip
and spend at least one week there
fishing. Ho then expects to visit
Yellowstone park and possibly other
places before returning home. J
(Continued on Paso Six)
CREAMERY DENIES
REMOVING PLANT
Co-operative building will
be Greeted at union,
Baker Officials Say.
BAKER, Ore., July 15 tfP Reports
that the plant had been moved from
Union to Baker were denied today
by the Farmers' Cooperative cream
ery. Directors explained that the or
ganization had simply moved two
trucks, which havo been operating
between Union and Payette, to Baker
whero the cream will be handled.
This system will bo used until the
new plant is built at Union.
Time for starting work on the
new plant has not been determined
although the building committee had
accepted a site.
Yesterday reports were received In
Lr. Grande from Union that the co
operative cream shipping station had
been moved to Baker, to remain
thero until the new creamery Is pur
chased. FLIERS LEAVE
HOT LAKE AND
RETURN HOME
Robert "Mike" Sullivan and William
Arrlvey. youthful La Grande fliers
who were Injured when their plane
crashed on the public golf course east
of here Sunday, left Hot Lake this
morning and returned home. Neither
of the two were badly hurt, although
both suffered brulBes and from shock.
The crash occurred about 6:30
o'clock Sunday afternoon. The plane,
which belong to Mr. Sullivan and
Richard Strand, had taken off and
Mr. Sullivan, who was piloting the
craft, started a vertical bank. Wind
caught the machine and prevented It
from righting, the plane slipping
down to tho ground, where It careened
from wing to wing before flopping to
a rest. The plane Is practically a
total loss, Mr. Sullivan said this
morning.
Mercury 94 Above
Here On Monday
The Intense heat experienced In La
Grande during tho last few days con
tinued today, although the maximum
yesterday dropped to 94 above, five
degrees cooler than on the previous
day when the temperature climb stop
ped Just short of 100 above.
Today's maximum was expected to
top 90 degrees but was not expected
to equal or surpass Sunday's mark.
Nights have been fairly cool, consider
ing the warmth of the days. Sunday
night found a minimum of 64 above
and last night the lowest mark was
59 above.
Lumber Inquiry
Asked by McNary
WASHINGTON, July 15 W A
aelrlnrr a tariff rnmmlS-
IC9UIUUUII " -
sion investigation of the differences
In cost 01 proaucuon nere nnu buiubu
of lumber and timber of fir. spruce,
pine, hemlock, and larch was intro
duced today by Senator McNary, re
publican, Oregon.
a new uti u i nvi, pifHa b mhv
thmiunri hAarrt (wt on
these softwoods, but exempts Can
adian and Mexican lumber if these
countries permit the same to be ex
ported to them free.
live Men Killed
In Fire Filled
Placer Co, Mine
Trapped in Lower Level,
, Miners are Suffocated
From Smoke Rescue
Men too Late.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. July 15 WV
Five men died in the fire filled Glenn
mine on Robertson's flat In Placer
county yesterday. Trapped In the
lower level they suffocated from
smoke.
Tho dead:
G. H. Henry, Sacramento, address
undetermined.
E. G. Shepherd. Roseville..
James Camplni, Placervltle.
Tom Capltan and Joseph Shearer,
addresses unknown.
Harry Hansen and a man named
Carlson escaped..
Fire Is believed to have started
In the cook house yesterday morning.
It spread rapidly to adjacent build
ings destroying them and starting a
forest fire. The blaze was reported
under control at 6 p. m. by E. P.
Gleason, district ranger at Forest
Hill,
The fire fighting and rescue work
was directed by Gleason and Fire
Guards John Naguson, O. M. Brown
and Ben Green.
Sweeping from the surface struc
tures the flames spread to the up
per level from where the fumes were
driven 1600 feet below ground to
tho entombed men.
Rescue Crews Too Late
Rescue crews were dispatched from
Grass Valley but when they arrived
were informed the men wero dead.
Destruction of the mine compressor
prevented the clearing of smoke from
the tunnels. It Is believed the men
were working on the upper level when
the flames broke out. Driven before
tho deadly fumes they wero finally
trapped in the lower level.
The mine is located 25 miles f,rom
the Forest Hill ranger station near
Westvllle and can only be reached by
a one-way road.. State Senator J.
M. Inman of Sacramento Is part own
er of the mine noted for Its largo
sized nuggets of gold.
The bodies will at first be taken to
Auburn, according to present plans,
from where they will be forwarded
to their homes..
Estelle Lyell
Rescues Woman
From Drowning
Miss Estelle Lyell, 11-year-old
granddaughter of Mrs. T. E. Pier
son, -who makes her home with -her
grandmother at 1205 N ave-
nue had an opportunity yester
day afternoon to make good use
of the Instructions she recolvcd
. at the Red. Cross ,Ufe saving .
classes, held lust way, In La ,
Grande.
Yesterday morning Estello was
awarded a certificate for the
beginner's course and while swlmr
mlng yesterday afternoon In the
Grande Ronde river close to the
bridge at Ferry, she reoucd Mrs,
Kenneth Plerson from possible
death. Mrs. Plerson had been
swimming In the river and sud
denly stopped Into a 16-foot hole.
Sho came up tho second time .
and fainted. Just at this Instant,
little Es telle Lyell noticed her and
grabbed a strap of her bathing
suit and pulled Mrs, Plerson to
shore and safety.
One-Act Farce To
Be Given Tomorrow
A one-act farce will be presented
by the Eastern Oregon Normal school
dramatic department at tho regular
assembly Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. The public Is invited to at
tend. No admittance will be churged.
The play is a spicy witticism deal
ing with a self satisfied stepmother,
a popular novelist who has ejected
her stepson from home as she fears
his au mi ration for Miss Fevcrsham,
her secretary, will Interfere with her
literary work. The novelist is In lovo
with a doctor, but she becomes de
jected when she thinks tho doctor
has written a criticism of her work.
Futher developments of the plot add
more Interest, and those who remem
ber the dramatic productions of the
school under Miss Lena Foley during
the winter months, will anticipate a
delightful entertainment tomorrow.
In the cast are Frank Devanoy as
Adrian Prout, who will bring to mind
his last part In "Aren't We All;" Lor
na Gemmell as Mrs. Prout. who la
expected to portray her part well; Al
bert HopKins as ur. uarantr nu
Kathleen McClaren as Miss Fever-
sham.
MYSTERIOUS IIKKMIT
SALT LAKE CITY, July 15 (P) A
story of an unidentified man who
has been living for the past four
months in a shack on the Colorado
river has been received by Major R.
McDonald, In charge of a search for
Maurice Graham, Western Ar Ex
press aviator missing since January,
Major McDonald told the Cedar City,
Utah, correspondent of the Deserct
News today.
The report was received from a
prospector whose name Major Mc
Donald refused to divulge. He said
the mAn apparently has lost his
memory and had not shaved for Sev
ern', months.
Democratic Party Strength To Be
Increased In Congress, Shouse Says
BOSTON. July 15 CP A command
ing position in congress awaits the
democratic party after the November
elections In the opinion of Jouett
Shouse, chairman of the national
democratic executive committee.
In an address before the Jefferson
society of Massachusetts here last
night, he declared "our adversaries
have practically admitted they will
lose 30 or 40 house scats." He said It
was a certainty the party would make
startling gains In both houses of con
gress. The enactment of the Orundy tar
iff bill was declared to be "part of
a calculated movement to repay the
; large contributors to the Hoover com
ipalgn fund.'
BEND FOREST
FIRE COVERS
500OACRES
Seven Hundred Men
Fighting Flames on an
18-Mile Fi'ont Today.
DIG TRENCHES TO
CHECK RED DEMON
Some Progress is Reported
During Morning
Lightning Starts Addit
ional Fires.
BUND, Ore., July 15 (;P Forest
rangers said today nil fires lu this
district will be under control by
.ilKhtfnll unless unexpected winds
arise.
BEND, Ore., July 15 (AV-A pull of
flame-splashed smoke hung olosoly
to the ground over the Cascado and
Deschutes national forests today as
nearly 700 weary men battled on an
18-mile front against a fire that had
swept through 6000 acres. The smoke
obscurea auite tne ravages oi me lire
and the progress of the fire -fighters.
Word this morning from a Deschutes
outpost indicated, however, that pro
gress was being made for the iirst
time since Friday when the fire broke
out.
Contrary to earlier reports, rangers
said today the fires were confined
largely to alpine timber and dense
underbrush, and valuable yellow pine
timber did not suffer as much as had
been feared.
Trenches Are Built
A system of trenches constructed
during the night were expected to do
a great deal toward checking the fire
today. Back-firing was resorted to
this morning.
Last reports from the Three Sisters
district, the scene of the worst fire.
said the flames had moved into virgin
yellow pine and had developed into
a crown fire the flames leaping from
treotop to treetop.
More than 10 miles of tronches
were constructed late yesterday and
Jack F. Campbell, assistant super
visor of the Deschutes national forest,
said he hoped the fighters would be
able to construct enough trenches
during the night to check the fire.
smniier rires warning
Twenty-eleht smaller fires were
burning yesterday in the summit
country from Willamette Pass north
toward the Three oisters. rorest oi
flcials believed all had been started
by lightning. V " '
The pall of smoke last night was
so dense it was Impossible for look
outs to determine how mahy of the
fires wore under cotUrol. Rangers
said, howevor, most of the fires wero
in Alpine timber and hoavy under-
(Continued on Pago Six)
ARGENTINA TO
REQUEST NEW
APPLE PACKS
WASHINGTON, July 15 W Fruit
growers have asked the commerce de
partment to obtain definite Inform
ation on reported Argenttno regula
tions which they fear might virtual
ly excludo barrolcd apples shipped
from this countrly.
Tho regulations prohibit the im
portation of fruit into Argentina In
bulk, the department said today, and
call for containedr of a size differ
ent from tho United States standard.
Fruit growers fear the time before
the apple movement starts is too
short to enable them to obtain con
tainers to meet the new require
ments. Exportation of apples to Argen
tina last year Included 194.000 bal
rcls and 469,000 boxes and smaller
quantities oi pears and grapes from
tho west coast.
Bandits Wound 2,
Escape With $35,000
WILLMAR, Minn., July 15 ;p)
Flvo bandits armed with a machine
gun wounded two women in a (tun
fight with citizens here today after
roooing tne uantc oi win mar oi bo
twecn $36,000 and 640,000.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, July 15 Indications
oi noerai export business In United
Stotes by way of tho Gulf of Mexico
did much to lift the wheat marke.
late today.
Relative high prices for corn us
compared with wheat formed anotheh
outstanding factor that tended to
hoist wheat values. The spread be
tween corn prices and those for wheat
was said to be the smallest since 1895.
when corn Bold at 5c a bushel over
wheat for a brief period, whereas
later In the same year wheat went to
51c over corn.
Wheat closed unsettled,
a bushel higher than yesterday's fin
ish.
Corn closed lft 2 advanced.
Oats ft c up, and provisions un
changed to a rise of 12c.
No invitation to the dinner was
sent to Mayor James M. Curley. Late
in tne evening he admitted he was
not Invited and said he would not
have attended had an Invitation been
sent.
There was no official explanation
forthcoming from the Jefferson so
ciety as to why Mayor Curley had
not been Invited nor would the mayor
amollfy his statement as to why he
would not have attend ud had he been
invited.
"To be charitable," the mayor said
"I'll say that perhaps the society fig
ured It would have been a waste of
postage, and perhaps the society Is a
little thrifty."
FLIER INJURED
Frank GoltlHliorough, 1!, Junior
transcontinental record holder,
was gravely Injured when his
plane crashed Into a mountain
side In a it ens e fog near Bennlng
. ton, Vt. yesterday. .
GOLDSBORGUGH IS
INJURED IN CRASH
Transcontinental ' Record
Holder Found Early To
day Near His Plane. .
BENNINGTON, Vt., July 15
Eighteen hours after his plane had
crashed into a. mountain sldo in a
dense fog, Frank, Goldsborough, 10,
Junior transcontinental record, holder,
was found alive, . In tho wreckage
today.
He was badly Injurod and u neons
clous, and orders woro sont down tho
five miles of tangleU wooded moun
tain for a stretcher. Two ' or throo
hours were believed necessary to get
him down, to medical eld at Dunvlllo
Notch. -
Leonord Lawrence, or-stiifce" drive?;
discovered the wreckage at 6:30 a. m..
after parties numbering more thnn
loo had searched all last night since
Donald Mockler, Goldsborough's flight
companion, had come out of the
woods with word or tne acciueni,
I'ulHe Beats Kegulnrly
Information sent down by a boy
from tho parly which found Golde-
borough said his pulse was beating
regularly, although ho was uncons
cious and groaning badly. Ho was
soverely cut across tho head and chest
and his legs wore probably broken.
The two were flying from uuraio.
N. Y., to Keene, N. H., and had stop
ped at Schnectady, N. Y., taking off
from there, intense fog was encount
ered within 15 minutes, and tho men
bccai.ie lost, crashing about noon.
Mockler was thrown ireo nut was
unable to pull wreckage off his com
panion's body and, arter an hour,
startod down tho mountain sldo. He
became lost but following a small
atreajn, arrived at on outlying farm
(Continued on Pnfco Rlx) '
USE OF CHEAP
GASOLINE TO
BE WATCHED
SALEM, Ore., July 15 Ml Evlilonoo
that certain persona HvlliK In country
districts purchased thousands of gal
lons of gasoline during tne prico war
last week, claimed tax exemption on
It under tho law that exempt tax
payment from fuel used lor Indus
trial purposes, and now Intend to sell
It at the higher prevailing prices In
competition with regular dealers Is
to be Investigated by the secretary of
state.
Btate officials becamo suspicious
when some purchases of 1000 gallons
or more turned In affidavits the fol
lowing day purporting to show thav
the fuel was used for Industrial pur
poses and claimed oxemptlon from
the 4-cent tax. In cases where the
exemption was allowed tho purchasers
got their gasoline for as low as 8
cents a gallon. The officials declare
that It Is very unllkoly that any ma
chinery owned by a farmer would
consume as much as 1880 gallons or
gasoline In a day.
Many persons, It Is said, purchased
as much as 6000 gallons. Their uso of
tho fuel Is to bo watched closely by
operatives connected with tho state
department.
Butte's Business
1 8 At Standstill
BUTTE. Mont., July 15 HP) With
neither strikers nor employers dlvulR
Ing plans for the future. Butte's
wholesale and retail sections today
observed a fourth successive holi
day. It was oatlmaied moro than 1500
persons are Idle as a result of the
walkout June 20 of members of the
teamsters' union. Some 800 clerks
wero locked out Saturday by mem
bers of the Silver Bow Employers'
association, who said business would
be closed In sympathy with the
teamsters until further notice.
Babe In Arms Is
Slain By Lightning
MARIETTA. Ob... July 15 4V-The
18 months old child of Mrs. Vesta
Baswell was killed near here last
night by lightning while the mother
held the baby in her arms. Mrs.
Baswell was only slightly burned.
World Watches
U. S. Effort To
Steady Wheat
Chairman Legge and Sec
retary Hyde now Tour
ing Grain Belt Asking
Less Acreage.
Wy F. B. Colton
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
NEW YORK, July 15 Pi World
commodity producers who failed to
stabilize their own crops are watch
ing the work of the U. S., farm board
with the interest that follows a stub
bed too.
Coffee, rubber and sugar, three of
tho most sharply depressed com
modities on tho New York markets -during
tho recent donation, all sank
to these low levels despite desper
ate efforts by the countries produc
ing them to stabilize their values.
Persistent withholding of supplies
from the markets, they found, wltTi
out definite control Of production,
only served to speed up production
until tho supplies being withheld
becamo unwieldy and had to be
disposed of at sharply reduced prices.
Chairman Legge of the farm board
and Secretary of Agriculture Hyde
have been touring ti rraln belt to
urgo reduction of acreage,
It is understood um the board
does not Intend to finance the grain
stabilization corporation in buying
surplus of the 1930 crop.
Commodity dealers horo regard
theso facts as indicating a deter
mination to avoid such experiences
as that of Brazil with co.fee.
In 1924 the Brlzlllan coffee Insti
tute wos organized to buy up sur
plus coffee and hold It back from the
market to keep the price from fall
ing. But thero was no adequate pro
vision for curtailing production,
phlch was essential to the success of
tho plan.
Coffee crops continued to be large
enough both to supply current de
mand and also to increase the sur
plus which grew to th,e enormous
total of 16,500.000 bags, four fifths
of a year's supply for the world.
With this vast supply lu existence
which must ovontually be placed on
tho market green coffco prices could
no longer bo held at their artificially
maintained lovol and broke to as low
as 9 cents a pound wholesale!
Destruction of tho surplus or per
mitting tho 1930 crop to rot on the
bushes havo been suggested as
emergency remedies. American and
British bankers liavo furnished a
$100,000,000 loan to the industry,
however, with provision that produc
tion be curtailed and the surplus
gradually exported over 10 years.
British rubber growers In 1928 or
ganized tho "Stevenson pool" to buy
up surplus rubber and control the
market. Tho result was similar to
that in Brazil. . The price of crude
rubber broke In half and has gone as
low as yYt cents,
( Cuban sugar growers tried to re
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Coast Railroads
Given Authority
To Raise Rates
WASHINGTON, July 15 Pacific
coast railroads received Interstate
coinmerco commission permission to
day to mako north and south freight
ratcn octweon uauiornia seaports and
tho North Paclflo ports in Oregon and
Washington to meet steamboat com
petition. Tho commission's orders, effectivo
Nov. 25. allow the rail lino to main
tain higher rates to and from Inter
media to torrltory and Inland points
where tho wator competition Is not
offcctlvo while reducing charges to
tho seaport aroas.
Higher for Hhort Distances
Tho new adjiwtmcnts Involve situa
tions wero rail rates will bo higher
for short distances than for longer
distances over tho same routes. The
commission placed limits on this for
the Pacific rail lines, holding that
generally existing rates through inter
mediate inland points should not bo
increased abovo present levels and
that Intermediate points should not
bo charged moro than 100 per cent
above tho charges to ports.
In connection with the findings,
tho commission refused to allow ship
ments of lumber to Southorn Calif
ornia from north coast points to be
made on rates less than those apply
ing to intermediate points. The lum
ber Interests' complaint on this sub
ject was dismissed.
SALEM, Ore.. July 15 (Substan
tial reductions In rates to inter
mediate points along tho Southern
Pacific line In Oregon will result
from the lntcrstuto commerce com
miftttl em's order today allowing Pacific
const rallrouds to meet steamboat
competition In rato charges.
Boy, 14 y Confesses
Slaying His Nurse
GREEN POND, N. J., July 15 JV)
Robert Woolscy, 14 years old, son ot
a Jersey City paint dealer, was In
custody today charged with the slay-,
lng of his nurse, Miss Anna Mlllc:,
23 years old. of Scranton. Pa.
Miss Miller's body with two stab
wounds In tho abdomen and flvo lu
the back was found yesterday in a
ravine at the foot of Lookout moun
tain. She disappeared Sunday wheti
sho loft the summer homo of her
employers for a walk with the boy.
Young Woolsey, who was dcscrlbet
by police as largo for his ago and of
abnormal mentality, was taken In
charge when he walked Into polic.
headquarters at Dover, N. J., last
night and asked for a night's lodging-.
Stutc polico who found the girl's
body, said he confessed to the slay
ing. Germany Replies
To Briand Today
BERLIN. July 15 iPi The text ot
Germany's reply to Foreign Minister
Briand's memorandum for a "United
States of Europe" was made public
here tonight. It answers favorably
France's sUKgestlon for a European
union but stresses the objection that
such a program could succeed only
upon principles of full equality and
the some security for all participants.
REED SPEAKS !
FOR LONDON
NAVAL PACT
Pennsylvania Senator-
Delegate Urges Ratifi
cation of Treaty. ;
LEADERS EXPECT
SUCCESSFUL VOTE
Reed Saysfreaty Will
Save America From
"Hopeless Inferiority"
on the Seas.
WASHINGTON, July 15 in-am.
ator Reed, of Pennsylvania, a delegate
w bunuuu, aavocatea tne naval treaty
to the senate today In closing debate .
for proponents of the agreement. ,
Sixty members answered the open-,
lng roll-call, eight more than were
present yesterday when the other
senator-delegate Robinson, of Ar
kansas argued for the pact. Rob
inson la the democratic leader.
Reed, a republican, eald Amorlca
entered the limitations agreement to
save herself from an almost "hopeless
Inferiority" In auxiliary ships as com
pared with Great Britain and Japan.
no outunea to an attentive audience
tho condition of the American fleet
at the time the London negotiations
were opened last winter.
Four to One Ratio
He said Great Britain had .a four
to one ratio against the United States
in commissioned cruisers while Japan
had a margin of two to one. The
Ijondon agreoment proposes to estab
lish a 10-10-7 ratio on cruisers.
Leadors were more optlmlstlo today
of an early and successful vote on .
tne pact. An informal understand
ing among friends of the treaty on
the Norrls resolution appeared to
havo cleared way the biggest lighting
point.
Howovor, the opponents were busy
today preparing new reservations.
Treaty advooates insisted they would
stand xor -none except that oi sen
ator ' Norrls, republican, Nebraska..
stipulating that In ratification of the
pact tne senate gave no consent to
any secret understandings which may
exist. ' . -' ,
Freedom of Scbb Enters'
Senator McKellar, democrat, Ten
nessee, an-opponent of the pact, was
drafting two reservations. One would ,
provido lor freedom or the seas for .
all neutral vessels In both war and
poace. The other would call for. re
moval 'by Great Britain of her naval
bases around the American continent.
Tho American delegation and others
at the London parley refused to take "
up the question of freedom of the
seas. . , .
McKellar said the naval base reser-
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R.SCHILDKRAUT
PASSES AWAY
IN HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD, Cal., July 15 (P) .
Rudolph Schildkraut, 65, veteran . of
tho stago and screen, died at 3:45 a.
m today at the home of his son,
Joseph Schildkraut, film star. He haa
sufiered a heart atcack yesterday
while working at a motion picture
! studio.
J The death of the actor was unex
pected. He had appeared to be galn
l lng strength last night and received
.several friends who entertained him
I by singing songs and playing a ukeU
Iele.
His son attended the opening of a
stage play here and returned home at
1 1:30 a. m. After sitting up with his
father a . hulf hour Joseph retired.
, Forty-five minutes later his father
Idled.
Tho elder Schildkraut suffered a
slighter attaok last November but re
covered and resumed active screen
work shortly afterwards. He was born
at Constantinople and early In life
started out on a stage career whlcfc.
earned him fame In Continental
Europe.
In his lator years ho scored numer
ous succoBHos In the films, his perfor
mance In "The King of Kings" being
an outstanding one. .
Hoover To Follow
Hands-Off Policy
WASHINGTON, July 15 (JPh Presi
dent Hoover was said Monday at the
White House to Intend taking no ac
tion In connection with the decllno
In wheat prices, but would leave tho
situation ontlrely to tho federal farm
board.
Pointing out that the farm board
was created by congress and its mem
bers confirmed by the senato to deal
with tho farm situation White House
officials said the president would
maintain a hands-off policy except
for advisory conferences with Chair
man Legge.
BASEBALL
NATIONAL I.EAGl;K
BROOKLYN. July IB W) Watson
Clark held Pittsburgh to one hit to
day as the league leading Robins
bunched their blows off Ervln Brame
for a B to 0 victory. Only 29 men
fared Clark.
Score:
R. H. E.
Pittsburgh - - 0 1 0
Brooklyn B 8 0
Batteries: Brame and Hemsley;
Clark and Lopez.
R. H. B.
Cincinnati - 14 16 1
New York 8 12 2
Bnttorles: Kolp. Benton and Suke
forth: Hubbell. Hevlng, Fitzslmmons.
Pruett and Hogan.
R. H. E.
Chicago ... 9
Boston - - 3 9 3
Batteries: Osborne and Hartnett;
Prankhouse. Cunningham. Cantwell
and Cronan, Gowdy.
R. H. t.
St. Louis 1 12 2
Philadelphia - 10 2
Batteries: Grimes and Moncuso;
Sanson. Collard, Elliott and Rens.
Davis.