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to CITY EDITION Full Associated Press leased ' Wire Service , 8 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER Oregon: Generally cloudy tonight and Tuesday, probably . showers In tho extreme west portion, slightly cooler In the interior Tuesday. m I VOLUME XXVITI MEMBEIl ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY- JULY 28, 1930 EASTKH.N OREGON'S LtUADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 287 , i TO IMPROVE ! BAD STRETCH OF HIGHWAY I I . . . i - . ; 1 jfetate Commission to Rem pi edy Condition Existing I 5 West of Baker I WILL OPEN BIDS AT AUGUST MEET Troublesome Four Miles To Be Trenched ;An f other Step to Improve ' Oregon Trail. if To remedy a peculiar soil condl- tlon existing on the Old Oregon , Troll highway over a four mile ! .iroti-h between Baker and North L a Powder, making It one ol the most ' troublesome pieces 01 improvea nigu ; way In the United States, the hlgh ,;way commission expects at its Aug iust meeting to let ft contract for i trenching of that section. It 1b i estimated, according to word received There from R. H. Baldock, malnten ,?ance engineer of Balem, the cost will be about $4,000 a mile. ' . i 3f --This is one or tno latest steps uv J W are being taken in an attempt to l .' A . ' - i.i s rppoll VtftrVl. improve uib wiu -o-- i way until It will rank with the fln jS'cst Improved roads In the nation. 5 Trenching will be In the nature of t an experiment but it has been work- cd successfully, Baldock said, In 1 Minnesota and Michigan where con- 1 -u.tnn., ara nnt an hnri flR t.hOSQ GX- Istlng between Baker and North Powder, various mvvnuuQ w. n"o atlng a condition that causes bulg ing, breaking and disintegration of the highway surface have been tried, including sided rains and additional rock, but - without success. The ' trenching plan contemplates the I digging of a trench 4 or 4 feet doep and about 18 inches wide, along tho center of the highway. A tile 1 in. .laid along the bottom of the , trench and this Is covered with large i rock. In addition an 18-lnch thick ness of gravel ls-lald over tho sur face of the highway to strengthen i It. At intervals of about 500 feet drains are laid from the trencn to . . the roadside. ... ; Causes "Frost Bolls" The soil causing the condition Is a light slit, subject to what Is known to the engineering profession as capillary action. ; Ice jenses xorm . .under the roadway during the wln- fter, causing frost rolls that develop , Into severe "frost bolls" during the ;t snrinc. The : condition Is : consid- w . 7 ored one ol tne worst -diseases nmi MK clin affect a-highway. - -;-': ,' !- It Is said the railroads operating in that district have,,' fought.' this f 5 condition for 25 years tault Is nee y lineavuy to prevent suiti-ny;!. . i' STAOKS CAUSE PROBLEM ' ; SALEM. July 28 iP)-A' 13-mile , stretch of the Oregon-Washlngtton i . highway, between Atnena-and Mil' V- : ' amnio of the oroblem heavy -stage 1 wilt uiiiubiuu uuunui. ib . inn ka i' traffic is placing before , the ' state i highway department, k. M.,uaiaocK, ' ' assistant state highway engineer, in t charge of maintenance, reported to I: ' his office. t - i A state force Is now at work on ? 4 that stretch of highway,, widening the shoulders threo feet on each i, side, making a 26-foot roadway In ! place of the 20-foot width. It is : . estimated .the cost will : be about ! ; 27.000. I ,'.' - Like all standard state hlg:7ays lr Oregon the main paved roadway Is only 16 feet wide. With the old shoulders, two feet on each side, It I , i. was ao feet wide, me large motor I - trucks and stages are Qlght feet i.': .wide, making It necessary for them I to veer from pavement to. graveled l snoulders whenever they , meet an other vehicle. Those having dual ! nncumatlc tiroB on the. fear, as manv ; do, it is said, almost continuously nave one tire on the shoulder. This . means a constant sucking,, and con sequent wearing out of ',the shoul dcr at a rapid rate. Shoulder main (Continued on Page. Three) BAND CONCERT , WILL BE HELD FRIDAY NIGHT . The La Grande municipal band, directed by Andrew Loney Jr., will appear in concert at Rlversldo park on Friday evening, it was announced waaj. i he program will . be pub lished later this week. This will be the first appearance of the band since its participation in tho Northwest contest in Portland ft short time ago. The concert Is i-cneauied to begin at 8 o'clock. Religious Riots Occur In England - LIVERPOOL. .Inlv 2fl in' Art a night of ceaseless vigilance, with oi ponce patrolling the streets and ambulances parked for emergencies, fighting between Cath olics and Protestants In the Ncther lleld Road area was resumed - today. Tho Netherfelld Road area Is strongly Protestant. Trouble devel oped yesterday after an unfounded rumor was spread Dr. Richard Dow ney. Roman Catholic archlblshop of Liverpool, was to visit a new presby tery in the district. Nine persons, including thite policemen, were In jured m rioting that ensued. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 65 above. Minimum: 54 above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 86. minimum 47 above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER. Jll.Y 2H, 1929 Maximum 83, minimum 50 above. T Condition: Clear. . H.T.VANCE Prof. ' II, T. Vance, of Oregon State college school of commerce, will help conduct n business in stitute here beginning Weilncs day. t STUNT FLIER TO ACCOMPANY TOUR Dorothy Hester, 19, Is.One oi stars witn ou air- planes Due Here Aug. 1 , The headline performer andtunt pilot of the Pacific Northwest air tour, which will cover 1765 miles over Oregon. Washington and Idaho between July 29 and Aug. 8, will bl e. slim 19-yearold girl, according to word received here by' the Lions club, sponsoring the air tour's appear ance here at ribon Aug. 1. The girl's name Is Dorothy Hester, and she -is "queen of the stunt-filers" In splto of her-brief, experienced. r .. '. "Every pjlot ,ln the Pacific' North west takes off his hat to Miss Dor othy. Hester when it; comes to stunt ing and handling an airplane," said Russell La'wson,- tour, manager and chalrnjan of the board' of directors of the Pacific ''Northwest . Mr tour association.-.;.'' : . . - ; -. -..f ."Without qualification, she Is' the greatest woman stunt- flier ever de veloped ln'thls ..country or any oth er, place. . She .does everything In tne, book upsioe oown -jiying, -out-stdo fciops, upside; down outside spins, all . the . con ventionaL. stunts and -oth. . jW vQonUnu,9,a'( bij. :Pag;p' ylvet , ,, i ThM Last Yeat ' j.:u-- '-. a v" '' With 'i -larger -enrollment 'than foV the saiiie period "last summer, the' second half of the' summer session of the Eastern Oregon Normal school was under way today with students attending regular classes, according to Presldont H. E.. Inlow. Definite Uatr. as to enrollment, etc., however, has not boen checked as yet. Regis tration was completed last week. ' Mr. Inlow today reported the gift to tho E. O. N. library of a complete, 43-volume set of Bancroft's History of tho Northwest. This set of books, av valuable addition' to the library, was given by Dr. George Overmyer, Oi Carson. Wash,, the father of Georgo Overmyer, ' who graduated from tho E. O. N- last' December. Tho gift was made. In appreciation of the opportunities provided here fyr' his boy. .;: x. :;. .'.'-;--' Fed Hennihg Is Luncheon Speaker " ' - Fred Henning. general chairman of tho Pacific Northwest air tour for the La Grande Lions clubj spoke at today'c luncheon in -the Sacajawea Inn, explaining the: plans that have been made for the arrival of the 60 airplanes in La Grande about II or 11:30 o'clock Aug. 1. Mr. Henning said that Portland considered this air tour the biggest aerial attraction ever to be seen in the Northwest. Committee chairmen also made re porto during the Lions luncheon. Famous Singer In La Grande Today Madame Schumman-Helnk. cn route to the Yellowstone national-park from Portland, was in La Grande for a few minutes this morning, it Is reported by a garage at which she. made a brief stop. . Her time here was so limited that The Observer was vnable to arrange for an Inter view. ' - - The noted singer is travelling with her two nieces. Fred Spaeth Enters Golf Hall of Fame About three years ago 8. D. Crowe Inaugurated a new custom at the Lp. Grande country club, but others until Saturday failed to follow in his footsteps. Then, with Mr. Crowe here on his vacation, Fred Spaeth followed suit. Fred was playing golf with F. L. Meyers. Fred Ravenscroft and Ward Gustison. and until they reached No. 6, the match was pleasantly un eventful. Then Fred made a 143 yard r.hot from the toe otherwise known as a hole In one. Only Mr. Spaeth and Mr. Crowe have made holer: in one In La Grande. Mr. Crowe getting his on Nc 3. Charles Blngner won the ball sweepstakes yesterday, with an 80, a handicap of 12, and a net of 68. W. V. Guttison was second end L. K. Kinze! third, with 98-26-72, and 91-12-79 respectively. Next Sunday the local gowers go io Baker for a re turn Intercity tournament. Banquet To Be Institute Event Here Wednesday Prof. H. TTVance, Prof. E. E. Bosworth and 0. P. Tate to Conduct Lo cal Classes. One of the outstanding features of the annual business instltuts.' do- cording to H. B. Parker, chairman of tne committee in charge of the meetings In La Grande, is the ban quet Wednesday evening, July 30 at o:au ociock. The program following the dinner will be of particular In terest to salesmen of all kinds, Pro fessor H. T, Vance discussing prob lems portaining to retail selling. Advertising, salesmanship, and mer chandising problems of La Grande merchants and business men are among the main topics to be dis cussed before the annual business In stitute, sponsored by the Oregon Re tail Merchants' association and the Oregon State college school of com merce, which will open-Its two-day session here on Wednesday. - What's the matter with ; present day advertising? Does it pay?: Is the policy oi creait granung a prui itable one for the retail store? . Is thin nnlicv a cood one for the com munity? How can a merchant weed out his "boarders?" These are a few of the questions that will be ans wered by Prof. Vance, head of courses In merchandising at the state col lotro nnri Prof. e. E. Bosworth, ac counting and auditing -. Instructor, who will handle store management. DrnfMnr vnnrp will construct and develop an advertisement from the eround to" Its completed form, UBlng 0 .... i 41 utnnVilnA nilfl an electric projeumu "" slides to illustrate his points, Ads which have been submitted by local merchants will also be thrown on the screen and these will be analyzed and constructively criticized. O P Tate, secretary of the Merchants' association, will lead the discussions on modom to "ra"?ten ment, illustrating his. . ta Iks with material recently mv!"wl?h! will supplement his theories with visits to local storos,. offering advice to hose who want It and rough sketches of their .establlsh- (Contlnucd on Pago Eight) .; v Grain, Barn And Hay Destroyed f By Sunday Firl ! uy Mrs. h. Z. TerreH'- ' . , (pbserver Correspondent . UNION, Ore.! ; (Special)-A' fire. which- wa thougbt to have beoti started by a cigaret . stub thrown into the dry grass: by JHe rott";d! near the C. E. Lawson tarm.on the Covo-Unlon highway yesterday after noon, spread raplflly over ;the hill side and burned several hundred acres before the flames were brought under control. A 200-acre , Wheat field belonging to Jack Brown and Robert withycombo was directly In tho path of the fire and in splto of efforts to check Its advance it burned about 100 acres of a heavy stand of wheat before the flames could be subdued. The grain was very ripe and tho combine was to have start ed harvesting the crop today. Mr. Brown's house was in the path of tho fire but was saved. Plro fighters from nsigTlboring towns and from all over the valley tried to keep the fire under control but the flames spread rapidly over tho dry hills until an area estimat ed at about 1000 acres of pasture larid was burned. linrn anil Hay Burn Jim Nelson lost three stackB of hay which was practically -his entire winter's supply. He also lost a barn, harness and a calf, and had no In surance to cover the loss. ' A heavy loss was also sustained by Mr. Brown and Mr. Wlthycombe, nolther of whom carried any Insurance. . A northwest wind drove the fire toward High Valley, and although the fire was practically extinguished, a crew of fire fighters petroled the borders until a late hour last night. President Inlow Attends Meeting President H. E. In low. accompan ied by Mrs. Inlow. returned Saturday from a trip to Salem where he at tended a conference of presidents of higher education institutions of Oregon, with the secretary of the state board of higher education. A uniform budget for these Institu tions was discussed. Misses Hope and Alice Inlow re turned to La Grande with their par ents from Corvallis, - where Hope graduated from the state college. Spanish War Veterans Convention Committees Appointed on Saturday James E. Page camp and the ladles' auxiliary, United Spanish War Vet erans, met at the K. P. halt Satur day evening, July 26. Reports were read by the delegates to the twenty-second annual state encampment. The ltms of most inter est to the local camp and auxiliary were the election to state offices of Leslie R. Ha,le as department inspect or, Mrs. C. W. Chandler as state aux iliary historian and J. Q. Henry as the "Sleek and Slimy Keeper of the Serpent," in the play degree the Mil itary order of the Serpent. Last, but not least that the delegation had been successful in bringing the 1931 department encampment to La Grande. The opposition had been very stub born to La Orande becaust such cities as Medford. Salem, and Newport, much nearer to the center of Span ish War veteran activities were bid ding for the 1931 meeting place. However, La Grande business houses, civic and fraternal organizations came to the assistance of the La Grande delegation, and after hun dreds of pamphlets advertising La Grande had been distributed and some 25 telegram end letters read from Grande invlttnK them there, the department could not resist the INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE IS HELD LIKELY M e t s c h an, Republican Nominee Answers Mes sage Pledging Support. PLANS INTENSIVE POLITICAL DRIVE In the -Meantime, Julius Meier's Name Is Gener ally Linked with Third Party Talk. PORTLAND. Ore., July 28 M Phil Metschan, republican nominee - for governor, Bpent the weekend answer ing messages of congratulation and promises of support that poured in to him from all parts of the state of Oregon. Metschan, formerly cnairman oi me republican state central committee and a prominent Portland hotel man, was nominated Saturday by the re publican state committee to succeed the late Senator George W. Joseph as the party's standard bearer. This' was the first time in tho history of Oregon a republican candidate has been named by the convention sys tem. - . Metschan indicated yesterday he already was planning an intensive Dolltlcal campaign that would take him into every section of the state before the general election in Nov ember. Rumors continued to bo heard over the weekend that an Independent candidate would be placed In the field by friends and supporters of the late Senator Joseph. Such a candidate, reports said, would enter the race on the platform enunciated by Joseph. Political observers were of the opin ion the independent candidate would be Julius L. Meier, Portland business man, who had been mentioned prom inently for the party leadership. They pointed out Meier had withdrawn from the race when the state centarl committee refused to outline a plat form for the party or its candidate and that he had congratulated Met schan on. his nomination but had given no assurance of his support. . yirtuaily ? all the other candidate Mie nomination have assured Met- V of their loyal support. 8ENI CONGRATULATIONS ' ; Among . Union county men who (Contlnued oh Page Five) ' THREES GRANDE t -''I"" U- w ' - 1 "U ,t;v ','t,r ' Beery TorrehceWaJ.ker " Qualify ,at;:Borineville ; .... for Ogden Meet .; ' The La Grande 'tft P. Athletic club took three ' of1 the most important places in the Junior track elimina tion events at the O.-W. Bonneville picnic yesterday, - attended by around! 3,000 people. Fifty railroad employes ' went from La Grande. - : Corwyn Beery won first place in 1 the 100-yard dash with Willie Tor- renco second. Paul Walker won the j high Jump. All are from La GTande , and will represent this club in the: U. P. system meet In Ogden next month. Beery and Torrence will compete both in the 100 and the 220-yard dashes., J. B. Smith finished fourth In the Horseshoes and George Walker sixth but both , wcrp . eliminated in the finals.' -:-' ; : - ' However, the ' La Grande club ha,B representatives in almost every divi sion for the Ogden meet, and hopes to do .as well and possibly better than last summer, whon it placed sixth. . The" Portland Athletic club was host at tlio picnic yesterday which was one of the1' most 'Interesting ever held by the organization. . Rolling pin contests', Uigs of war, athletic events, etc, kept the day full of in terest. . Ice cream and candy were given the children. Stollard Serving His Term In Jail SALEM, Ore., July 28 fP H. H. Stollard. Portland, candidate for United States senator on an inde pendent ticket, today noon began serving a 12 day sentence in the city Jail, following his conviction In police court upon a charge of violat- urgent plea. La Grande winning over Newport In the final ballot, three to one. This Is tho nrst .time in 22 years that La Grande has had the state en campment or an elective officer in the state. The camp appointed Leslie R. Hale as general chairman of the conven tion committee, with J. G. Henry as his assistant. Tho following commit tees were appointed: Finance. H. E. Coolldge, R. R. Huron and H. J. Rio ter; publicity. R R. Huron, L. S. Han ford; convention: H. P. Brenholts, H. E. Coolldge, O. Mathson, S. Alexander, J. O. Henry. D. C. Conner, G. W. Bu chanan; entertainment: M. W. Good win, D. Cj Conner, E. M. Barnett, G. J. Stager, J. G. Henry. L. Fillmore; registration and housing: T. G. Bantz, H. H. Anderson. C. W. Chand ler. J. H. Davis, A. Sonnenburg. P. Yeck. O. E. Gump. H. Turner. W. W. Fowler; decorations: H. J. Rttter. R. R. Huron, H. E, Williams, H. E. Cool ldge; programs and badges: P. Yeck. L. Fillmore; Snakes. J. G. Henry, C. B. Fiatt, F. L. Blanchard; reception: H. P. Brenholu. H. E. CoolidKC H. J Rltter, C. W. Chandler, H. H And derson. H. E. Williams, T. O. Bantz. M. W. Goodwin. J. G. Henry, D. C. Conner, Young Stribling Knocks Out Phil Scott in Second Macon, : Georgia, Fighter ( Steps into Front Ranks of Heavyweights With London Victory. - WIMBLEDON STADIUM, London, July 28 (,T) Young Stribling, from Macon, Ga., stepped back Into the front ranks of the heavyweights to night by knocking out Phil Scott, the tall Englishman, in two rounds after flooring him four times in the first session, before a crowd of 30, 000 spectators. Stribling, In a blue dressing gown, with the insignia of the reserve air corps on his back, bounded Into the ring first with his manager and father "Pa" Stribling at his heels. He was generously applauded but tho big roar that filled the stadium came as Scott, amillng and appar ently not the least bit nervous climbed to his corner a few seconds later.' Stribling weighed 188 pounds; Scott 206. Scott wore dark purple tights with small Union Jacks on each leg. Tho Yefereo was announced as Sam Rus sell of London. Hound by Round Report , Round One Stribling boxed with tho Englishman for a few momenta and then landed htB famous right to Scott's chin following it with a ser ies of lefts to the head. The men wero warned for wrestling. Strib ling nailed his man and Scott went down for a count of five. Just as ho rose a left to the stomach dropped the Englishman for a count of seven. Fighting , like a tiger Stribling tailed into his man and dropped him again, this time for nine. - Scott went down again Just before the bell and the gong suved him. Round Two Scott led with a left but Stribling stepped Inside and drove a hard left to the stomach. Scott showed some fight and landed a series of body blows before he clinched. A left to the face brought n fleck of blood from Stripling's nose. Scott- pawed for an opening with his left, then landed lightly on tho southerner's face. Strib rocked Scott with a right to the head. Both landed heavily in close. 8cott missed two shots, and Stribling nailed a right on the Englishman's, chin, and a left in the ribs that put Phil down. Scott tried to rise but could not get up and the referee counted him out amid tho mingled booos and cheers of. the spectators.. Stribllng's victory, coming on the heels of his sensational one round knockout of Qtto Von Porat in Chi cago, .several weeks ago, shot the young Georgian back into the lime llKht he .shared with the outstand ing heavyweights when he fought and lost ..to Jack Sharkey at Miami beach tnj years ago. The Macon mftuler nowzif) In position to demand -a Tetum duel -r with Sliariccy.; pyljo won "from Soott At Miami last-"win- ton' on', a i. technical; knockout, but Undor questionable 'cirenmatanqes that" Involved . a;.ory ; of Sfi . Maie (a Schmeling, 'who won the ;heavyweight .championship on a foul from Sharkey in New York, was in vited 'to 'attend tonight's match and rocdlvo the challenge of tho' winner, but he was not a, tho ringside, I Tha Stribling 'farces- are expected to chal lenge Schmeling. to! a title match Immediately. ; FLIERS REACH SCOTLAND ON WAY TO WEST KIRKWALL, Orkney Islands, July 28 WP) The German fliers Wolfram Hlrth and Oscar Wetlcr, who arrived hero yesterday on their way from Germany to Chicago by easy stages, spent a good part of the day seeking a suitable place to take off for the remainder of their flight over tho At lantic. , . - Ono place viewed was at Swanblster Bay. seven or eight miles from Kirk wall, which was used as an airplane base In the war, Hlrth was amusing In telling of their first experience of a Sunday In Scotland. "We 'landed at Turnhouse, near Edinburgh, while on the way north to Bet some lunch," he said. "We found tho place practically deserted. Tho one official we did see could think of nothing but his half-crown for a landing fee. so wo set off at once for Kirkwall." ' Now The Nurses Must Have A Guilty Conscience PORTLAND. July 28 (IP) A thief broke into a residential hotel hero last night and took $20 from the room of a nurse, sne neara mm. Two other nurses and the hotel manager responded to her cry. They caucht the robber, tied ntm anu re Ueved him of the money he had stolen. They then listened to his sad tale of woe, took pity on mm ana re leased him. Then they found they had taken from the man $1.15 more than he had stolen. Noise Lessened HIlRhtly MONTREAL UP) Cotton stuffed in the ears reduces noise by about one fifteenth. Bays a report by Frank O. Pedley, M. D., to the American Fed eration of Organizations for the Hard of Hearing. Wheat Today CHICAGO. July 28 ip) A huge in crease of the United 'States wheat visible supply, greatly in excess of trade expectation, acted as a weight on prices of all grain today. The in crease amounted to 14.503.000 bush els for the last week, comparing with 8,304,000 bushels the week previous and 11,912.000 busrieia a year ago. Heavy profit-taking sales on the part of recent buyers was a feature of the corn market. Wheat closed unsteady, 1 -2c a bushel under, Saturday's finish. Corn closed 1-20 down, oats -lc off, fend provisions unchanged to a rise of 7c. , I QUEEN OF STUNT FLIERS " Ma Dorothy Hester, of I'ortllinil, Is the queen of stunt filers, Recently she accomplished - tlireo outHirte loops out of five attempts, to startle the llvlni; world. Miss Hester will lie with tho Northwest , air tour whlolt will bo In La Urumlu on Auk. 1. - ITALIAN PEOPLE RETURNING HOME Saturday's I'Eartha u & k o rl -t)ekth LW of 2143 Rer ; 'nnoMEfavMia (-Thousuncrs or panlo stricken villagers whb fled diir-' lng last Wednesday's disastrous eavth ,; quake returned to, theif 'crumpled t nomas loaayf maKing ix, posBioio ior govemmont pfcialsi if 6 c(arify thd rollB of dead and mining! Their re turn' i was it qllowod by . an ' announce-1 ment Saturday's death ,11st of 2,143 had not been changed,.. Minister of Public Works Crollal anza today made publlo hlB third report to Premier Mussolini on con ditions in the zone. The report said the number or dead and wounded "had not undergone scnslblo varla- ! tion." Coordination of rollef, reconstruc tion and other technical sorvices wore carried- on intensively over Sunday, the ministers report said. Tents Kent to Itcrugces Hundreds of now tonts today woro shipped to various localities to shel ter the greatly Incroualng number of persons found to be In need of. Quarters becauso Of their return after . ays of wandering in the hills. . ; ..: The report said particular care had, been " taken of i the orphaned . and abandoned children by charitable ln-i stftutlons whose workors were mak- lng, a thorough cdnvass of stricken pro'Vlnce". : - i . . Distribution of medical supplies for the 4,581 Injured and a sufficient store .for expected additions to tho total,' today had been completed. In the hospital centers, . Sanitary services were . ropprted operating at full efficiency. The min- (Contlnued on Pago Eight) RACING DRIVER KILLED SUNDAY ATWOODBRIDGE WOODBRIDOE, N. J., July 28 WV Before 8,000 spectators, among whom wero his wife and baby, Bob Robin son, of Daytona Beach, Flo., auto mobile racing driver, was killed in a spill of his car during a race on the speedway here yesterday. When Robinson was going at 80 miles an hour in third place in a GO mile race, a rear tire blew out on the car of Ulck Decker, of Staten Island,, who was in second place. Decker's machine careened and Robinson's struck It a glancing blow, then shot up the' embankment ol the track, shattered tho guard-rail and plunged 30 feet to tho ground outside. Robinson, 36, was one of four drivers involved in a crash during a race at Altoona, Pa., last year In which Ray Keech. noted racing driv er, was killed. Endurance Fliers Begin Second Week ST. LOUI8, July 28 W) Dale Jack son and Forest O'Brine today began the second week of an endurance flight In which they hopo to break the record of 554 hours recently established by the Hunter brothers In Chicago. At 7:11 a. m. today tho filers completed the first week of tho flight. Jackson and O'Brine had out an SOS sign to the citizens of St. Louis for more money to finance the flight. Already about 20.0O0 had been subscribed, but flight officials claim that is at least 49,600 short of the amount needed. U.S. Gunboat To Take Americans 1 From Changsha . SHANGHAI, July 28 W) Foreigners fled nhonvii - American, British nnd Japanese gunboats ,at Chanjrscha, capital" of -ininnil province, today as ii tibmimihist- horde poured Into the city. Tho reds tire reported to have looted ' nnd ' burned a portion of ChniiRsoha. ' ''Only 'a; few foreigners, Including three -American mission aries, refuked to leave the cltyo i' '.; ; JPErFmcf,;Jyly 2d m The .United Statps-river gunboat Palos today ,wa rcportoc to bo ' evacuating all Ameri cans from Changsha, ;whjch commun ists troops, are attacking. The Red army was reported to have captured Nanchange, tho capital of Klangsl province, and to bo within 16 miles of Kluklang. ,;' , . Ilia OUTIlltKAK REPORTED SHANGHAI, July 28 mA wide spread outbreak of communist activ ities in Northern and Eastern Hunan province and in Klangsl proce Was reported today in the wake of advices telling of tho red advance upon Changsha. - - Two communists bands combined to form a well-disciplined force fo 10, 000 for the Changsha attack and were reported to have defeated nationalist forces there. Advices here said a well armed red force had captured Nanohang after a selgo lasting many weeks. . , , . , Three thousand Nanchang refugees wero reported to have reached Klu klang on tho. Yangtse river. M Middle America Heat Death Toll For Season Is 50 CHICAGO?, July 28 (P) The op pressive heat, general over a large part of the nation, continues, but with dciinito promise oi eany renei. Middle America awoke today stltl perspiring from another of the wilt ing weekends which this July seems Intent upon providing. Tompera ture charts of a great part of the area read like the report card of a grade school honor student 100, 100, 100 with many readings even better than that. Another "million dollar rain" washed away the worry of the Mich igan fruit belt farmers, but agricul tural exports In Iowa wero shaking their heads over the "enormous damage" done to corn. Tho damage to corn to date there was placed ut mora than 46,000,000 bUBheis. Temperatures ranging from 102 to 108 weren't helping matters any. Ihcre wero heat deaths and num erous drownings. Near Brule, Wis., v. man was killed and eight others Injured when a lightning bolt struck tho porch where they wero seated. Five deaths directly attributable to heat occurred in Chicago, bring ing the total to 13 for tho three lat est hot days. The summer death total from heat in the Chicago area Is approximately 50. Child Rocks From Third-Floor Window CHICAGO. July 28 W Three-year-old Elizabeth Oratzke rocked to her death last night as her mother watched, helpless, from another room. Tho child, standing In a rocking chair, wan swaying buck and forth, tho chair steadily edging toward a third floor window. Before the mother could reach the child's side, the screen was knocked from the window and the child hurled to her death on the sidewalk below. MA FERGUSON IS AHEAD IN TEXAS RACE Woman Candidate For Governor Leading Ster ling by 55,448 Votes SHEPPARDWTNS RENOMINATION Witt and Strong to Be on Run-off Ballot for Posi tion of Lieutenant Gov- ernor. DALLAS. Tex.. July 28 VP) Mrs. Mlrlnm A. Ferguson was 6R.448 votes nhond of Ross Sterlings of Houston, nnd Sterling was 37.237 votes In front of Clint O. Small, of Wellington, In t.ho rnne for tho democratic guber untorlnl nomlnntlnn when tho Tnxas nlortlnn burenu hnd compiled a total of flnn.olfl votes today, The returns were from 243 of the 253 counties and the count had been completed in 69 counties. . ' , With election bureau managers i estimating there would not be more than another 100.000 votes to be counted, the run off for the nomin ation Aug. 23 seemed to be unques tlonably .between - Mrs. ' Ferguson, 1 Texas' first woman governor who was elected In 1A94 In a campaign to "vin dicate" hnr husband, former Gov. Jamen E. Ferguson, Impeached and romoved from office In 1917 bv the Texas senate, and Sterling; chairman t of the state highway commission and Hountdn publisher. . ... Defeated by Moody She hnd been defeated for reelec tion In 1926 by Dan Moody, attorney . general under her. administration. Moody announced last night he would lend his aid to the candidate opposing "tho Fergusons" In the runoff. ... State Senator Thomas B.- Love, of Dallas, who ran fourth In Saturday's primary, wired his congratulations to Sterling and offered his help. He had previously deolared he' would not support Mrs. Ferguson In tho Nov ember election were she the: party : nominee. Love led the democrat bolt : to Herbert Hoover In 1928. - - ' Tho latest totals In the-governor's ! raoo Included: , Ferguson 109,402; Sterling 143,964; Small 106,717; Love 68,340; Young 84,189; MUr 45,124; Mayfleld 44,806. J ,v Senator Sheppard Wins United , States Senator . Morris Sheppard, seeking renomlnatlon main tained his long lead, the count Wing; Sheppard 404.436; R, L. Henry li,SM. The runoff for lieutenant governor, seemed definitely fixed between state if Senator1 Edgar Witt, of Waco, with . 138,144 votes and sterling e, Htrong; . of Da;las !l80,9(j.ri ; : , . , i H.' 'Dl.4 :Bxuni,'. oH Amarlllo, had .a ,.. majority jover 11 opponents for the ' republican j nomination tor governor 7 t, on the fact of unofficial returns from ' . 30 cpuntloif.' including 11 complete. , ... The votoetood; JCxum 989; Butte 60l; , Qrant 200; Gains IT, , ,-r.j , , For.. Vnlted .States senator O. O.., ,! Harris, of San Angelo, was leading,.., the count bolng; .Harris 668; Haesly 652; Haines 375. , MESSAGE FROM CON AN DOYLE, WIDOW STATES LONDON, July 38 W1) Lady Conan Doyle, widow of the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, said today Sir Arthur had established definite communi cation with his family through the medium of a psychic photograph. She told the Dally Herald the Rev.' Charles L. Tweedalo, vicar of Weston,' . Yorkshire, an investigator of psychic phenomena, sat for the photograph.' ' 6lr Arthur's picture, Lady Conan nrniP4 aid, Is superimposed upon a jMvotbgraph" .of Tweedalo. The pic ture was made by a professional photographer, but the plate was de-' oiopod and printed solely by Twee dale. ; . X- T "" Furthermore, said Lady Conan Doylo, Petor Powell of Chester re ceived through' the spirit guide a message from Sir Arthur about a sealed envelope which Sir Arthur left with Lady Conan Doyle. She said there is such an envelope but It can only be opened when Sir Arthur di rects her to open it and tells her In advance what It contains. Rho assorts the family already has hud novorfil mnrveloits experiences . nnd there has been much evidence oi fnnimunlcatton from Sir Arthur, Two Accidents At Cottage Grove, Ore COTTAGE OHOVE. Ore., July 38 (j Two men met violent deaths tv.:'iv hero Saturday night, Claude . iMiOftridi?,f;. 21,' lu a mine accident, ' una Humid Zimrnerman, 30, in an i auioiti.-.bUf- crash. ! Kiu'M j'UV.t; crufitcd to death ; v.in-11 ii iHL'k fell on hiin as he was t v.orJtmt; in a 2ooti foot tunnel in the i!(ir'k BiiUu Quicrotr mine. It was ; tf."-t wury to break up the roclc to extricatfj tho body. C'lmrks Benton was critically Iri juicd in the automobile accident in which Zimmerman was killed. Policeman Shot, Robber Is Kilted DETROIT, July 28 m A police man attached to a radio-equipped police cruiser was shot and seriously wounded and a robber was slain In a gun battle today in an alley In the rear of 217 Euclid avenue east. The wounded patrolman Is Evert Wucktla, 30. The slain robber was tentatively Identified as Martin De Koven. Two minutes before the gun battle tho robber had held up a grocery store on Bcaublen street and escaped with about $26. Hf'b':-.-:- r. I