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THE WEATHER
OREGON: Fair tonight and Friday.
But with tog tonight on the coast.
No change In temperature.
VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1930
EASTKllN OREGON'S "LUADI.VG NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 284
FIGHT PLAN
FOR BUILDING
GAS STATION
Property Owners on Ad
ams Between Fii1 and
Greenwood Petition City
NO AUTHORITY TO
ACT, COCHRAN SAYS
Zone Lack is Recalled at
. Commission Meeting
Matter Referred to
Planning Group.
An attempt to exclude a service
station from a location at .the cor
ner of Adams and Greenwood, made
by live property owners In blocks 108
and 111, facing on Adams, seems des
1 tlned to failure.
A petition, signed by Julius Roesch,
M Roesch. George H. Currey, John
Melville and Ulrlch Lottes, was pre
sented to the city commissioners at
their executive session last night ask
ing the city to refuse to permit a !
service station to be erected In that
. block, but according to a statement
by City Attorney George T. Cochran,
the commissioners have little author
ity to take such steps.
No Way To Stop Builders
Mr Cochran said that as long as
the builders complied with the build
ing ordinance of the city, it would
be virtually Impossible to deny them
the right to construct a service sta
tion. He pointed out that there are
no zones established in La Grande,
and no legal way of preventing con
struction. ..-'
Commissioner V. R. Melville stated
that the petition should be given
consideration and that if the build
ing goes in, steps should be taken to
regulate the amount of parking space
and driveway space.- He pointed out
that parking space on Adams avenue
between Greenwood and. .Fir Is be
coming more congested each year, and
Bpoko in favor of allowing only suf-tW-ifnt
narkinc snace for the opera-
unh nf the business. He said the
builders are asking for u -driveway
nearly as long as the lot. '.
hi? 'ono .to Jleinaln . .
it wns also brought out that the
loading zone on that corner, esiao
llshetl some tlniu iiko, ' will be re
tnlnurl ... ' .'
' The matter was discussed, at length
nnd finally the nelltlon, on motion.
was referred to the city, planning
commission with Instructions to rer
port rtext Wednesday night at the
regular commission " meeting. ' The
-nmmiKlmVB motion also . direoted
City Manager W. C. Crews to hold up
the building permit until the rer
port of. the city planning, commls-
; sion is rece.vuu.
m.' Crews. durlnK the discussion,
Stated that an application for a per
mit had been received, calling for a
permit had been received, calling for
n small concrete and steel Uui'.dtng,
with a similar building, at the back
of the lot, and with driveways on
both Greenwood and Adams. "' '
The application for the building
permit was made by tho- General
Petroleum company, by A. B.j.Whlto,
of Wulla Walla, and .Leo. Fry, of La
Grande. , . . :
The Petition '' '
The petition follows:. .-'
We, the undersigned, , being free
holders on the Adams -avenue, sides
of blocks 108 and 111. Chaplin's ad
dition to the city of La Grande. Un
ion county. Oregon, the same being
tho blocks between Fir and Green
wood streets, hereby remonstrate
against the rjlaclnK of a service sta
tion upon lots 16 and 17. In Bald
block 108 or upon any other lots
upon Adams avenue between the Bald
Fir and Greenwood streets, and re
spoctfully attract to the attention of
the honorable commissioners the fact
that the said lots are within the tire
limits of the city of La Grande, and
that the great majority of the lota
lacing Adams avenue between Fir
and Greenwood streets are given over
to buildings housing other, lines of
business with which a service sta
tion would Interfere, and .for this
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HANDSAKERTO
SPEAK FRIDAY
AT THE E. O.N.
J. J. Handsaker, of Portland, asso
ciate secretary of the National Coun
cil for Prevention of War, will ad
dress the students of the Normal
school on Friday, July 18, and on Sun
day will speak to the adult depart
ment of the Christian church Sun
day school at ten o'clock, the Luth
eran church at eleven o'clock and the
union meeting of the churches of
the city at the Baptist church at 8
p.m.
Mr. Handsaker Is well known la
Union county having frequently vis
ited here as secretary of the Near
East Relief. He Is now en route to
Geneva to study the workings of the
League of Nations and to visit various
capitals of Europe to meet members
cf different groups working for the
prevention of war. He expects to
make a first-hand study of the reac
tion of these countries to tne nay-
lew -Smoot tariff bill and to study the
penetration into European countries
of Henry Ford and other American
investors. His address In La Grande
will deal with the general subject of
"The Steps That Are Being Taken
Nationally and. Internationally to Pre
vent War," and what can be done
locally to further the movement to
bring diplomats to a conference table
before the boys are killed rather than
after. . -
WK.VTIIKK TODAY
7 a. m. 61 above. .. '
Minimum: 52 above.
Condition: clear. ,
1VEATIIKK VKSTEKPAY
Maximum 82. minimum 59 above.
Condition: clear.
WEATHER Jl LY 17, lf29
Maximum 04. minimum 63 above.
Condition: clear.
39 Planes Will
Visit La Grande
Early In August
Lions Club Announces
That Necessary Ar
rangements Have Been
Made for Air Tour.
Assurance that La Grande will be
visited by the Pacific northwest re
liability air tour, now consisting of
39 airplanes with the possibility that
more may enter, was announced to
day by the Lions club. All necessary
arrangements for the handling of ex
penses, etc. assumed by the Lions
club, have been made and forwarded
to Portland. (
- The -date the planes are to be here
giving this section the greatest air
show in ita . history has not been
definitely 'announced but It is pos
sible that it - will take place either
on a Saturday or Sunday about the
first of August.
The Lions club will assume ex
penses and guarantees for the air
tour In the neighborhood of 600 anu
for that reason will charge a small
admission price to those who desire
to inspect the 39 planes, witness the
flights, etc. The admission fee will
allow cars to be parked within tho
La Grande Gun club field, with prop
er policing, etc. Already WOO has been
deooslted In a local Dank.
The club Is not anticipating tne
air show will be a great money
maker, but is rather bringing the air
tour to La Qrande as a community
service.
Other Cities on Itinerary
Other cities to be visited include
Portland. Eugene. Sllverton. Tilla
mook, Corvallls, Grants Pasa, Mea
ford. Klamath Falls. Burns, Baker,
Pendleton, The Dalles and Spring
field, Ore., and Tacoma, Kelso, Van
couver, Yakima, wana waua, ratu,
Wimatchee and Seattle, Wash. A
number of planes that the very well
known tnrougnoui tne weov wm
included in the air tour, and It Is
hoped that some u. 8. army snips
will also be entered.
The' tentative date of the start of
the tour Is Monday, July 28.. but it
wnuld.be a few days before It reach
ed Eastern Oregon. A stop of approxi
mately ,tiree -hours 1 expectea nere.
' Thi tour In' snonBored by the Pa-
oiflc Northwest Air Tour association,
with Russ Lawson, : executive vice
president of the National .Aeronautic
Association ot the Ninth District, :n
charge.':.'' K1 '': ' '' "" ' .
, Thp association: does, not expect to
make a .cent on the- venture. -rather
Just 'meet expenses, and every cent
collected from, the cities or entrants
will ' go to defray, actual expense of
advertising, paying the stunt teanw,
making' up prise money awarded to
participating planes en ah efficiency
basis during the tour, etc: ...
-j." ..Mfli-riirrv Passenrers
All ; entrant planes will be allowed
to -carry -passengers , for the entire
in,.r . f hiR .- is also a aood-wlll ' avia
tion tour in vwnlclii merchandising
firms' can-make, acquaintances In new
territory. '; :' !' ' v V '.
ine wjur, uvor uiw - --
.nir nurts of the United States, will
be one of much Interest to air trawl.
ere. It will cover approximate
"it W hoped that the.tour''wlrt 'ayalt-t.'anmi-
nubile of- the Paclfle
nortnwest uj';iiii out."" v--;;-j
and .a realiiatlon of. Jhe. pontMUtle
In-air ttansportatlonaud will brinej
to the attention of, civil Officials ana
olvic leaders the' hecdfor greater ana
more adequate '.ajrport facilities. ,
Drum Corps And
Drill Team In
Demonstrations
Attired In their gold uniforms and.
caps, and Dearing tne iivra
champion organization of their kind
in Eastern Oregon, the American Le
glan drum and bugle corps of 33
members, gave a. pmnuc
In the business section last nlgnt
preceding the American Legion aux
iliary dance.
. Accompanying the drum corps was
tho auxiliary drill team, trie members
wearing their new uniforms, and
executing their maneuvers with an
expertness rarely found In similar
organizations. - '. '
The parade formed at Fourth and
Washington and marched to the La
Orandc hotel, where a concert selec
tion was played, then stopped again
at Adams and Depot. A third con
cert selection was played at Adams
and Fir before .the two groups
marched on to the dance.
Tho drum corps recently won Its
tltlo at Enterprise competing with
drum corps there for the 350 prize
during the July 4th ' celebration. J.
R. Oarlty is drum major.'
The streets were luted with hun
dreds of La Oranders last night, many
of whom had not seen me urum
corps In action this year. '
tjxt month the corns will partici
pate In the state contest at the
American Legion department conven
tion In Baker, : ....
Two Hurt In Auto
Wreck Wednesday
Two women were Injured, but not
seriously. In an automobile collision
that occurred at 3:16 o'clock yester
day uiternoon at the Intersection of
Second street and 8prlng avenue.
On' car was driven by Mrs. Ward
Lamb and the other by Miss Mil
dred. Mohr. . '
Mrs. Lamb suffered painful cuts
and bruises and her companion.
Christina Lester, suffered less serious
cuts and bruises. Miss Mohr was un
hurt. Tho Lamb car was going north on
Second and .the Mohr car west on
Spring.
Lamar Bank Bandits
Will Be Executed
CANON CITY. Colo., July IT Ufi
Howard L. Royston and George J.
Abhsler. Lamar bark bandits, await
ed today In cella five feet apart for
their execution, expected tonight.
Arrangements being made at the
stata penitentiary indicated some
time before tomorrow morning they
would follow Ralph Pleagle. one of
their gang, who was hanged last
week.
FOREST FIRE
SITUATION IN
WESTCLEARS
Most of Blazes in Califor
nia, Oregon, and Wash
ington Under Control.
ONE MANKILLED
NEAR PASADENA
Residents of Happy Valley
Fight to Save Homes-
Bend ifirte Hemmed in
by Crews. .
SAN FRANCISCO, July H Ifl -Several
hundred firefighters, weary
from combatting brush, grass and
timber fires In scores of scattered
localities on the Paclflo coast, today
stood watch lest hard won control
should be lost.-
At least one firefighter lost his life.
Hugh Avery, 30, of Mesa, Ariz., died
last night of burns received when
he was trapped fighting a blaze burn
ing through brush toward the Mount
Hamilton, Pasadena, home of relatives
he was visiting.
Thunderstorms came to the aid of
firefighters in the mountains of east
ern San Diego county, rains putting
out several small brush blazea and
ending the fire manace at . least for
several days. -
In Kern county lire once unaer
control broke loose aided by a (resb
wind and spread over 4,000 acres of
brush and grazing land near Bakers-
field. . - .
Plphtlne for Homes
Of two Northern California fires at
least one. In Happy Valley, Shasta
eou'ntv. woe under control after hav
ing swept over several tnousanu scn
of posture end scrub timber. Only
ten men were kept for, patrol duty.
In neighboring trinity. county efforts
of. 600 Inhabitant , of the farming
community of Hayfork, to save xner
homes from ' a fire.whloh; rewept
through 460 acres of virgin pine tim
ber to within a few mH or the com
munity appeared successful when. the
wind suddenly subsided. .... '
Although fire was believed under
control, nearly 800 men; were held; in
readiness to continue . the llght tn the
Desohutes seotloh of Central Oregon,
where three forest fires , swept oyer .a
oomblned area of " more v:.than vaoo
acres, v y ' : V v. -' V ' .,"
i . ..200 Fires In Washington v, - A
"In Washington . more than' M0
forest fires 'In-widely separated, areas,
nearly, all startetl by '.Ughtrdng. Sun
day, were brought iri(ler,- control ,by
. ; 'u-f- ''V' " i.
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MKWILLWdH
IS "MISS OREGON
IMedford iGirl. Alternate;
printi.AND. July 17. (ff)--Nlheteen-
,year-old. Lillian WlHworth, Portland
stenograpner, wm buiufsw;
title of "Miss Universe", a.t Galves
ton, Tex., next month, as "Miss Ore
gon " Eleven other Oregon glrU
competed in the beauty contest here
yesterday. The award was made last
night. Miss Elnora- Hulander of Med
ford placed second and was named
alternate. .' ' '
Those participating In the con
test were Miss Wlllworth and Virta
Jones, both of Portland: Miss Hu
lander of Medford; Yvtnne Plelrell,
Santlam: Lois Kay, Coiullle; Flor
ence Houston, La Grande; Edna Rog
ers, Baker; Doris Jones, Klamath
Falls; Alma Welmeytr, Heppner;
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Woman Kills Big
Rattler Near Here
. 'A ratlesnake, about VA.ittl long,
was killed Tuesday atternoon by Mrs.
Chorles, Baxter In the hills about
two miles Irom Mt. Olen. Jt had
four rattles and due to this being
tho shedding season, she was Un
ablo to Ilnd several others that had
broken oil. ' ' -
Mrs. Baxter and some friends were
returning from a huckleberry trip
and saw the snake run across the
path and followed U. Miss Edna
Brown, Mtss Clara Norrls, Mrs. Bert
Orout, Delbert Grout and Miss Thel
ma Strain were also In the group."
Robert Duncan, "Oregon Wildcat," Is
Acquitted of Electioneering Charge
PORTLAND, July 17 VP) Inference
that stenographic notes. taken over,
a radio set -at a distance from the
speaker, are Inadmissible as evidence.;
and that the speaker must actually
be seen and heard making the re
marks, was seen In the acquittal by
a Jury here late yesterday of Rob--ert
- Gordon Duncan, charged -with
electioneering on. election t'ay. He
was acquitted on appeal. -
Duncan, self-styled "Oregon Wild
cat," and antl-chaln store speaker, is
under indictment accused of using
obscene and indecent language over
Governor Norblad Invites People
Of The East To Visit This State
SALEM. Ore., July 17 UP) Oovernor
Norblad today sent to Samuel Hilt,
chairman of the Oregon Trail Me
morial, association of New York, a
telegraphic Invitation for the people
oi the cast to visit Oregon on the oc
casion of the covered wagon cen
tennial, extending from April 10 to
December 1. this year. The centen
nial was proclaimed by President
Hoover.
A motor caravan sponsored by the
Proponents Of
Treaty Secure
Night Session
Hope to. Wear Down Op
position limitation oi
Debate Movement Meets
With Difficulty,
WASHINGTON, July 17(fl Treaty
advocates determined late today to
go ahead with a night session tonight
In an effort to wear down the op
position who gave notice today they
would hot consent to agreement for
a limitation of debate.
senator Johnson, repuoucan, Cal
ifornia, delivered his first speech on
the treaty itself, today. He said if
one attempted to speak for Great
Britain, or japan, ne wouia nc jibhcu
In- the press as a "great statesman.''
but let one speak for his own coun
try and he Is Immediately classed a
Jlngolst." :
Welcomes Cloture
He welcomed Invocation of Cloture,
saying four or five opponent would
carry oh the fight as best they could
at the expense of "committing 'lese
majeate,' by saying what we believe
Is necessary for our country's nation
al defenses."
Johnson said he regretted the re-'
publican party was claiming the
treaty was "one of Its great accom
plishments," and added while lie was
"humble member,", of that party, he
would not go: along with It on that
claim.- "
.. Reservation Proposed
Another reservation to the London
naval treaty to limit the number of
merchant vessels that may be con
verted Into warships by the five lead
ing naval powers was Introduced to
day by- Senator McKellar, democrat,
Tennessee, .
McKellar, an opponent of the treaty
also proposed a seventh reservation
providing that any one of the five
principal signatories of the Kellogg
coot to outlaw war which violates
that treaty by going to war shall pay
damages of one billion dollars .to
those countries remaining neutral.
i. Another. amendment ny MCKeiiar
would declare the London treaty null
and void It any signatory violated the
terms at'Mtm ICeltogg pact. ' , ''
A . petition seeking the Cloture rule
to ' shut.' off debate on the London
naval treaty : was -circulated - In the
senate 'early today by Senator Watson,-''
trie ' repubUcan ' leader, . after
senator- Jonnson,, republican, .uaui
ornia. had refused to enter any agree
ment, for a limitation of debate , be
ginning Tuesday.-, , , '
. 'me necessary 10 names were quicK
ly .enrolled. ( .Watson . had expressed
confidence tha,V -the necessary - two
thirds majority, could be obtained to
Invdkfc. the rule', although some of the
treaty , advocatbvore '.opposed to the
01ritu,r..r vi '-', .., Jft'.'S f
,i If- Introduced', today,', the pttltlon
would be automatically voted , upon
Saturday. If . adopted, each senator,
would he limited to one, hour ,of de
bate on i the treaty 'thereafter, t-- , .
oootiegger is
; Shot to Death
UPPry Officer
r.1
Waterloo. la-' was shot and KlUed by
a state, dry agenrAlast night In s, gun
battle that- tolldwed' ' Peterson's e-'
Uysry 'bf a gallon '.o'f .alcohol to. .the
agnt.-"V";V;-.i, i '' ; -'. ' 3 . v .
'. Authorities :wouia not reveai fciie
name . 01 .the agent, wno snot reter-
son. . ': .. : . '
Peterson had made en appointment
to deliver the alcohol at a lonely road
side point -thre miles east of Hampton.'-..
Five men awaited him. as he
drove 'up and left .his car,
Peterson walked toward the men,
carrying the can, one of the agents
accosted him, and notmea mm 01 nu
authority. Peterson dropped the can,
drew a revolver, fired once and miss
ed. -. The agent shot once, ttw bullet
piercing Peterson's head. '
In the car with Peterson were Mrs.
TolS Wheeler, 36, and Cecil Vinton,
as, both of Waterloo. They were neia
pending an; Inquest and Investigation
of tne snooting. .
Sheriff Lee McNames said two of
the agents were undercover men and
the other three. Including the man
who shot Peterson, were state pro
hibition agents. ..i ; ...
. Mt'BDER" AND BAGPIPES .
NEW' YORK. July 17 (ft "Mur
der " yelled somebody over the tele
phone to police' headquarters, giving
a basement address In the West For
ties. OKIcers approaching heard
strange noises. The cause of them
presented his card: "Francis X. Hen
nessy, reliable A-l professor, Scotch
highland piper." Detectives deduced
from smiles that Ingenious neighbors
bad found a way to obtain relief
from bagpipe practice.
radio KVKP; which recently lost Its
license. '
Attorneys for Duncan In the elec
tioneering case contended the state
had' not proven Duncan made the
statement - in. question, aa .the ex
cerpts from his. talks Included in the
complaint were made two hours be
fore deputy ahsrlffs saw him speak.
Deputies testified that after taking
the . notes they went to the KVKP
studio and watched Duncan continue
his- broadcast-. ' '
. EarUer In the day the court de
nied a motion for directed verdict of
acquittal. ...
association with the cooperation of
tha '.railroads will leave New York
Auk. 16. It will arrive at Tacoma
and Seattle Aug. 23 and Portland
Aug. 36. It will be entertained In
Portland Aug. 26 and 28 and the fol
lowing day will go to Seaside, the
end of the Oregon Trail.
The telegram sent by governrf to
day U to be used for publicity pur
poses In the east.
FEED WHEAT
TO HOGS" IS
THE ANSWER
Grain Growers of North
west Believe They Have
: , Solved Situation.
NOT ENOUGH PORK
' BEING PRODUCED
Prices for Hogs are Good,
Wheat Men are Told,
, and the Demand for
. Porkers Keen.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 17 P)
Seeking a solution of the situation,
confronting grain growers, wheat men
from all over the Pactnc northwest
gathered here and late yesterday sub
mitted an answer to the question.
The answer was: "Peed the wheat
to hogs."
G.; A. Plerson, president of the
Portland Union stockyards, pointed
out that the northwest has a surplus
of wheat and that prices are low. Oi.
the other hand, he said, this aret.
does not produce pork enough to sup
ply its own needs, and 1b drawing
pork from the middlewest to mee. ;
the demand. i
Prices for hogs are good," Plerson
said, i" Wheat is splendid feed for hog
and Wheat transformed into pork win
be worth nearly twice what it is in
the sack."
1 A Double Fnvor
In ' the roundtable discussion fol
lowing It was pointed out that thla
district might do itself a double fa
vor by increasing hog production ano.
finding at the same time a market
for wheat.
At the same time all those at tht.
meeting warned against over-produo.
tlon, in event hog raising is started
on a larger scale.
" O. M; Plummer, general manage,
of the Pacific International Livestock
exposition, said the hog raising move
ment, was already under way anc
the demand keen. . '
Li. (Potter, of Oregon State col
lege, said: "Whenever the price of 100
Dourids of llvo hojz Just balances the
cost of 650 pounds of feed grain, hog
production wm jusi nom .its uw,
When 100 nounds of live hog soils
for less thai) 650 pounds of grain, hog
production will decline. . mit wnen
100 pounds of hog sells for more than
660 pounds of feed grain .hog produc
tion wm increiiBc. ,. ne jjivnunui -v-
ufctloni shows a most favorable ratio
for hog-production. , i'.
' isxet'HHive rut n I'lniniuy
wVia .nninion was Koheral that the
day of V10 big, fat. over-stuffed pork
er lfltgone. jjara prtu uiu
excessive fat is a liability, the men
egrodr'j.miwato-''-waa'plax3ed jon.
proper development for good ham
and bacon.,., W,. H. Steuslpff of the
iroiiAv Pnnktnu nomnanv. Mai em. sniu
he believed ?tliat verW fo.on, foJorfRf
hniH .will bo nenolwAf Wohg'-wllfiJ
underdeveloped! ones. J' 'a i . 4
.
MINER IS HELD
kasresult:.;oe;i
--- FATAL WIGHT
' ' lOiOM,; -1.1 ;t.'..
' 'GRANTS PASS, Ore., July 17 (ZD
John ' Appel, veteran mlncf "Of 1 the
Althouse district In Blsklyou county,
California, was In custody of Sheriff
E. H. Lister of Josephine county- today
awaiting arrival of officers from Cres
cent City where he will Be taken
pending Investigation Into the fatal
Bhooting yesterday of John Orloff,
operator of an adjoining mining
claim.
Hi.nrirr i.ister sard Anoel told him
h hdri pnsneed In an aritument with
Orloff over ownership of o claim, and
during a scuffle a revolver was accl
dcntly discharged. ' Orroffs body was
found only ft lew yaros i
,tta hnnnrtarv in California.'- ''' L'
Tho shooting occurred Irl tho heart
t tv,o fommiK Althouse mining dis
trict, assembling place In the early
60's of thouBanqs or goia Beening unu
and women. ) . . , . ,ri
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Gold8b6rough Dies
Of Wreck Injuries
BENNINOTON, Vt., July 17 faj
Rrank Ooldsborough, 10. aviator, 'died
at Putnam Memoriol hospital here
last night. The young flier has been
unconscious since tho time his plane
crashed Into a tree In tne aensc lor-
cst east of here Monday. He was
brought to the hospital oy a posse
which had scorched for him for 12
hours. OoldBborough held the Junior
transcontinental flight record.
Two Executed In
Oklahoma Prison
McALESTER. Okla.. July 17 (PI
Tom Quest, 47, convicted of murder
and James E. ForroBt, 2J-year-oia
negro, sentenced for an attack on a
white woman were executed at tho
state penitentiary early todoy.
Claude Hager. convicteu ui mutuc,
who was to have died with them, was
granted a 00-day stay yeslerdoy by
Oovernor W. J. Hollowoy.
CHICAGO, July 17 lPi ExtrKne
nervousness characterized the whtat
market today, with price downturns
forming tho rule toward the last and
tho majority of traders showing
themselves skcptlcol as to crop dam
age advices.
At one stage, however, the market
went decidedly higher on BCCOUlit of
an authoritative unofficial summary
suggesting the spring wheat crop In
the four principal states would be
19.000.000 bushels less than the gov
ernment's July 1 forecast.
Announcement that black mat has
spread Into Canada and In some cases
has attacked the stems of wheat was
without much market effect.
Wheat closed unsettled ', Y,c a
bushel lower than yesterday's finish.
1 Wheat Today 1
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The .Mrtllnrs, fnllier. unci son,
I10II1 cliilm a certain amount of
nttentlDii In tile newspniiers these
(lays. Vlinuiu nr.. former swre
tnry ' iigrloultiire (above), was
Appointed hh minister to Kgypt
tho other' lny nml ' Wllllnm nr.:
(below) l, engaged to Kutlierlne
l.owinilil, , daughter of Seymour
liowniun, assistant secretary of
1 . the treasury. ., . -.
FIND SKELETON
CF MAIL PILOT
Lone Search for Maurice
1 '"..J.t,". TP' i T-TJllr.
i.miui..uiiuo m iiino
'CKJAfl-CITY UB
Thcytong s
searclV for
r mall pilot and world war
VitPl-nil.' h:
veteran.-has -been onded wlth"--th
findliujor m boty,iHdW.ccnlyikpl-j,
ton; in tno'ruggea mounwuna aooui,
30 miles, southeast of here ana i uw
daj' the 1ong'( j-ouglj .trip, .was. to, be,
matfe 'ip''iiUa !the moVintuinil 'to re-'
turn the 1 body ! to,.Cednr. Oity. .
- Tho remains: were, louna, yesierauy
by alx men headcS by Major Rlohard
N. McDonald, a companion during the
world wor of Oriihum, six miles south
of the spot where his wrecked plane
was found tnreo weens ago m mo
Kanarra mountains 22 miles south-
oast of hore.
Apparently having met aeain irom
exposure In one of the worst bllr.
zards tho southwest has known,
Graham's body wos found lying In
the underbrush near a creek ho- was
following from the acone of the
wreck and loodlng toward Zlon na
tional, park.
Identification was made by the
finding of two personal cards, his
revolver and foodstuffs he had taken
from trie plane before abandoning It.
When death came Oroham appar
ently was sitting down to eat. In
his loft ' hand which .was resting
imn hls'ehest he held n. Itnne ana
Hmiiin Him lav a can of tomatoes
with a 'hole pundheo. 'In the. top. In
'his' rlglit- hand, lying over his head
he held his gun, fully loaded. . An
empty can of foodstuffs also lay be.
side the body; -, - ..
hA'riiu.nv.rv climaxed . an inten
sive search of the vicinity which has
been under way Blnce discovery of the
plane. Tho clue mat is onw
i.aAn tvtntniv rnsnonslblo or ondlng
tho mystery was jouna
day In the discovery oi a ourneu
(Continued on I'age Five)
TURNER MAKES
NEW BORDER TO
BORDER MARK
SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 17 (P) Col
onel Roscoe Turner, former army filer,
having landed at Agua Callente, Mex
ico, at 4:14:02.5 o'clock yesterday
evening today holds the record for a
nonstop flight from Vancouver, B. O.
Turner took off from Vancouver at
t m . making his elapsed time
Q.i4.m.fi. The previous record, set
by Tex Rankin, was 13:07.'
Turner said he maintained an aver
ago speed of 160 miles an hour. Aside
from iincr tired, he and his Hon cub
mascot were none the worse for their
r,P-' .. .''... n
The distance is appiuuiM
mlll!'' . . . .
William Van Dusen. local N. A. A
representative, said today the record
was on its way mj wmiuhsw", "
by air mall.
Earl Carroll, Two
Girls To Be Tried
NEW YORK. July 17 UPl Esrl Car.
rnli nrnclucer of the "Vanities." J'nv
my 8avo, comedian, and Faith Bacon
and Kay Carroll, chorus girls, were
today held for trial on a charge of
producing and taking part In an In
riM-.tkl tM.rformance.
hix other chorus flirts, arrssted
-ltrt thrm In the raid on the musical
revuo, were discharged.
Neighbor Tells
Of Conversation
. Of Game Warden
Recalls Talk of "Favors to
Friends" and "50-50
' Break" During H. Clif
ford Hearing.
PORTLAND, July 17 P Tho third
day of the game commission hearing
on charges of inefficiency and laxity
brought by several sportsmen's clubs
against Harold Clifford, state game
warden, and E, H. Clark, chief dep
uty, opened here this morning. The
hearing probably will continue sev
eral days.
Practically all evidence hafl been of
hearsay nature, unsupported by sworn
statements of witnesses.
J. Page Bond, who said he was a
former special deputy warden, and
who Is a next-door neighbor - of
Clark, was the last witness called yes
terday. He told of a conversation
he had overheard on the night of
July 33. 1020. when Clifford and
Clark were talking In the kitchen of
Clark's home. Bond said he opened
his own window and listened to the
men.
Hears Hits of Conversation
He heard sums of money mention
ed, he said, and heard the two men
speak ot "favors to frlendt." One
oi them, he said, spoke of i. "50-50
break." Later, Bond said, Clark re
marked: "If I'm able to commercial
ize as a deputy to the extent of
(2000, you as warden should be able
to commercialize to tne extent oi i
5000."
Much testimony was devoted to i
tho situation on the Rogue river. R. i
T. Meserve of Illahoe, who operates
a boat between iiiance and uoia
Beach, accused deputy wardens In
that dlBtrlct with laxity. John
Wood worth, a guide, and John Low
ery, operator of a mall boat between
Gold Beach and Agness, substanti
ated Meserve's testimony that the
number of steolhead in the Rogue
river was diminishing rapidly. Both
Bald they had Been nets In the river.
ram riittiicity -.
Tho question of paid publicity In
connection with tho game warden's
office was brought up by Dr. K.
Downs, representative of the Portland
ohapters of tho Izaak Walton league.
. Ho said investigations naa reveaiea
tlat during the months of April and
May a total of 9100 had been paid
to J. H. McCool, Portland newspaper
man, and another $100 had boon paid
in June -to H. B. Crttchlow for pub
licity .v-' ' . .
Clifford explained McCool was paid
tor a Beries of five- articles he had
written about tho Malheur lakes for
eastern magazines. . ':, - -
Body of Missing
Youth Found In
300-Foot Fissure
"'fY''''' : ": " '
-LONfl PlNB, .Cal.,-' July 17
Found 1 night at the bottom of a
3-JO-foot crevanse, approximately 700
-fqc ' -from the' -minn' . tff Mount
WlUtnoy; the body oi ttoWlirtf liiirhel,
"its-year-oia juob Angeiea.-ni-tter. iwy
Out . ,lp, oMust&iioCt; ? '
ackyokbrtnd;1'
tfhe4,.,oy;i "lQp-yartt
win uu uruugiiv' uutf
Lamel. his nock
bodyi badly 4 oruaheU' .by Vn lQO-yartr
fall) was found .by, pob Evans, m(A
rtian toiacalo Mount Wltftri'py Jtf"the
Winter, tuid Norman Clyde,' vmter of
mountain Htorlon. They. verb. uhftbl;e
to carry QUt the body Immediately. ''
Lamel had been missing nlhce July
6, when with his father, a brother
and a chum, he started 1 to climb
Mount Whitney, highest peak in the
United States. He attempted to
flcalo the 14,601-foot mountain from
lte precipitous east side, a feat only
once before successfully performed.
Evans and Clyde said Lemel had
fallen from a Bllppery ledge.
Took lUffercut Houtiw
Lamel's father, brother, and chum
successfully climbed the west side of
tho mountain. When they returned
to camp at the 10,000 foot level young
Howard had not returned and an
alarm wan spread. Early this week
the search on the mountain was dis
continued, except by Evans and Clyde
and the upper reachos of the Kern
river, leading down from the moun
tain, were combed.. ,H was thought
that Lamel., exoorlenced In woodcraft
beaplte his youth, might have been
following tne river to .piviuzatio.n.
New. War Brewing-
James Gerard Says
NEW" YORK, July 17 W James
W, Oerard, ambassador to Germany
under President Wilson, expressed the
belief today upon his return from
France that "a new war Is brewing,
between Italy and Prance."
"It Is Imminent," ho said, "it is
in tho air."
Ho talked to no diplomats on nis
visit, ho' said. Asked If Prance wore
the aggressor, he answered, "I should
not say so. Bhe has too much to
remember of the last war, I think
Prance fears It."
19 In Favor Of
"U. S. of Europe"
PARIS, July 17 (PI Tho foreign
office this evening had In hand 19
reolles out of 28 expected from
states Invited by Porelgn Minister
Brland to study the details of
Kuronean federation.
Tho replies Indicated a general ac
ceptance of the Idea In principal
with modifications or suggestions
suited to the peculiar needs of the
various responding nations.
Tho French consider none of the
replies Indicated real obstacles to
tho proposed "United States of Eu
rope" although many knotty prob
lems confront those who will go for
ward with the Idea.
"Southern Cross"
Crew Plans Flight
SANTA MARIA. Cal., July 17 (.TV
Captain J. Patrick Saul, navigator on
tho recent eaat-to-west crossing of
tho Atlantic by the Southern Cross,
confirmed a report here today that
tho same crew will attempt a flight
from Harbor Orace. Newfoundland to
Amsterdam. Holland, within two
montlis.
EXPLOSION IN
SHAFT KILLS
12
Hetch-'Hetchy Project,
Near Oakland, Cal., is
Scene of Tragedy.
GAS POCKET IS
CAUSE OF BLAST
Two' '.B o d ie s Recovered
: Early Today but Fumes ;
Temporarily Halt Res
cue Crews.
OAKLAND, ''Cat., July 17 OP) Re
ports that 13 men had been killed
In a gas explosion In a tunnel of the ,
Hetch Hctchy project, San Francisco
municipal water district, east of here
were received today by the Tribune.
Two bodies had been recoverea oy
rescue crews early this morning but
further efforts, were temporarily halt
ed by excessive gas. A blower was In
operation on the surface and waa ex
pected to clear the tunnel of gas In
a few hours.
C. R. Rankin, engineer In charge,
said that the explosion waa similar ,
In nature to the one at Calaveras a
month ago which claimed seven lives.
He believed a gas pocket Had been
opened In the tunnel durlnc the
night. The men who were killed
wero timbering in a new formation.
Identity of all the victims was
known.
Tho explosion occurred about 95
miles south of Ltvermore at 1:30
o'clock this morning.
The explosion tooK place in tne
east drift of the tunnel between
eight and 1300 feet underground. Th
main shaft goes to a depth of 8 If
feet. Tho two bodies recovered .we
found near the mouth of the east
drift, which goes to 1300 feet, ,.
13 Men Badly Shaken ,
'Thirteen men in the west- drift,
which goes back 1500 feet, at the
time of the explosion were brought
to tho. surface badly shaken up and
somewhat gassed though not serious
ly injured) -
The shaft is known as the Mitchell
Ravine shaft, and Is located In the .
Atnmeda county foothills.
Rankin said he was-in tthe new
"serpentine" workings at 6:80 yesterday-afternoon
and there were no
tracos' of gas at that time, although,
usually . signs are noticed some hours
previous to any- explosion. - i" 1 -
W. J, ! Kinney, -of Hartford, Wfc..
who at first : reported among those.
in the east. drift, later was found st
thp surface. . He did not go to work
oi the shift us scheduled, his place .
having been taken.- by Patrick Osl-
-Dan Tranar, skip man working mt
the bottom of tho shaft, was hurled ,
' 60 fdet: bv the- exDloslon but wai not '
.bellqvctl Critically hurt,,, ja, A. T.om-
pocnsK), wng;was noarrranar, also .
wrp badly,;Shftken,ttMV. ifr- ,i
t Charley. Q MijUey, who ascended to
n.iBrflMrrxwf jiiBp oeioro ine explosion
ieacapeu,,.tne-,;ate or his co-workers, by
acuarls brewltki t ; He ; had barely
stepped 4tway. from, the shaft when
trio -ground quivered from the blast.
The flhisjt belched a great column of -
- Tho two men whose bodies were
recovered were John McNichols, 43j
shift boss,, Los Angeles, and J. C:
Naybln,- 31, married, of Sonora, Tuo
lomo county. ' -
Those remaining In the shaft
were:
O. Nations, 37, married, no address.
C. R. Kavanaugh, 30, single, Se
attle. H. E. Kaub, Yerba Linda, Cal., who
(Continued on Pago Flvo)
ASK DECISION '
ON STATUS OF
r' INDIAN COUNT
SAIhEM, .Orel, July 17 VP) Attorney
Ocneral Van Winkle has been aaksd
by . Secretary of State Hoes to paw
on.. , tho'; question whether the 1323
Indians on .Arte Umatilla reservation '
shall be considered part of the Uma
tilla county population, and thereby ;
maintain the salary of Circuit Judge
James Alger Fee at Its present level
of $0000 a year. .
For the reoson'that Judges' salaries
are based on population It waa be
lieved Feo's salary would ,be reduced
to (5500, due to a decrease In the
population of his district, comprising
Umatilla and Morrow counties. The
Indian population, counted by the
reservation superintendent Independ
ently of the dlstrlot census enumera
tor and reported several weeks late.r,
will bring the Judicial district popula
tion above the 30.000 required to keep
the Judge's salary at S6000.
While there Is practically no doubt
that the Indians should be counted
the attorney general waa asked for
advlco as a matter of regularity.
Condon Banker Is
Last Committeeman
PORTLAND. July 17(P) The per
sonnel of the republican state com
mittee was completed last night with
election of John F- Rhysacher, Con
don banker, as committeeman from
Ollllam county. The state commit
tee will meet here July 25 at 2 p. m.
to nomlnato a candidate for governor
to rill the vacancy made by the death
of Senator George W. Joseph. The
rpectingf will be held in the ballroom
of the Elks' temple. Accommoda
tions have been made to seat 1600
persons.
BASEBALL
National League
R. H. t.
Pittsburgh : 6 11 2
Boston 2 13 0
Batteries: Prench and Hemsley:
Cantwcll, Brandt and Spohrer.
American League
R. H. B.
Washington 3 7 2
Cleveland '
Batteries: Jones and Spencer: Hud
lln and Myatt.
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