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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
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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.
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