La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 02, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texthammer CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service 8 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER Oregon: Pair tonight and Sunday but low clouds In the western valleys tonight and fog along the coast, nor mal temperature. VOLUME XXVITI MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS A'D A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUG. 2, 1930 EASTTCRN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 292 3000 ATTEND AIR CIRCUS HEREFRIDAY panes of Northwest Tour Furnish Large Crowd With Thrills SHOW CONTINUES ? FOR FIVE HOURS Stunts, Parachute Jump, Etc., on Program Two Elderly Women Take First Ride. nuarter of a hundred airplanes. 2mB of tho Pacific Northwest Z tou gave La Orande and Union !''d Wa lowa county people a thrill JerterdSy at the McCall lleld. three . .t. nt the city during a stop J," en route from Lewlston to Baoonsorcd by the Lions club, the .i four's arrival horo was the Blgnal for a rush of people to the Held, and '"I. tndav were that around 1 000 persons gathered close to the scene of the aerial activities during i day. Many came from Union. rim Cove and other points In this iirrltor.. while another largo crowd assembled from Wallowa county points. 54.Mnut5 ,iaurliey ' The first four planes were on the field by 11:16 o'clock, and from then until noon, they were arriving rapld 1 singly and In twos and threes. About 12.35 the three RankllKplanes. o; which No. 13 was piloted by Tex nankin, arrived and landed. Other planes, starting the tour from Van couver, Wash., on July 29, were hold back at various cities along the tour s course due to minor, engine trouble, etc. rino of the fastest trips from lewlston to La Grande yesterday was rnado by Major French, commander 01 the fleet, who piloted Virginia Og den's fleet little ship over the moun tains in 61 minutes. The averago time for the trip was about an hour in nuuuv mi n , nnd 15 minutes. Not long of ter- ..rd Edith Foltz, one of the 12 women In America with a transport llceiue, arrived at the airport, climbed' out of her piano, and re marked: "Well, It's groat to get here, but. that trip over the mountains wasr't so bad." Ono ot the aviators said that the flight from Lewlston to La Grande was ono, of the most beautiful of tho tour, and nono of them regarded It as particularly dif ficult , . Perhaps the ono person w:o en joyed It most, however, was Mr. -It,: oarrlck, an elderly woman' of La Grande, who hod been visiting with M. and Mra. John Stewart in LcwIb ton. She returned home by ulr for hcl first flight, and the "Only thing that bothered her was the landlntr which affected her only slightly. She sold she didn't know It wos m Orande, however, until she climbed out ot the plane and saw Gearhart Stackland standing nearoy. a hrnndcastlnc aooaratus. mount ed on o truck and operated similar to a radio, kept the crowd miormea o; the personnel of the tour as each plane arrived, and later, as stunts wero performed, continued the broadcasting. The entire day was uneventful as far as accidents were concerned. Fvery plane mode a perfect landing and all were thoroughly under con trol throughout. Many of the pilots had transport licenses, testifying to their ability. The planes, valued at a large sum of money, were repres entative of the best in their line, and during the noon hour, were Inspected by tho large crowd, while me airmen were guests ot tne j-,i"ih Hub at an Informal luncheon, at the Sacajawer. Inn. Stores closed for the two-hour in terval between 12 and 2 o'clock, and the Mt. Emily Lumber company also closed down for a similar period. inc stunting program opencu ear- !' in the afternoon with Flovd beagle taking the air In a small. 'peeciy ship furnishing the crowa with a number of stunts,, including loops, vertical banks, rolls,: 0j,c. Fol lowing this Oordon Mounce, holder of the world's record for consecutive outaido loops, went up and "kicked ins snip- about. The final aeriai acrobatics were performed by Tex. Rankin, who maneuvered his ship through a scries of snappy rolls. I loops, etc. between 3 :30 and 4 o'clock. when the last of the planes were taxing otf for. the overnight stop Baker. Purachnto Jump Spectacular icar was hit by another machine at Onc of the most spectacular fca-i 11:45 o'clock Friday on the road be tures was tho three-parachute drop twecn Cove and Union. He said the by Prank Brooks his 2208th para- i driver of the other car did not appear ChUte Illmn Tjtnulnn thn nl.n n t ; tn hnvf hifi machine Under COntrol. (Continued on Paffe Five) 3-1 PICNIC TO BE HELD HERE SUNDAY, AUG. 10 The Iowa. Indiana and Illinois as- j toclatlon will hold its annual picnic ! op Sunday. August 10, at Riverside : Bar. delightful Droeram has been ' planned for the occasion, to begin about 2 o'clock. Including a play to j be given by some of the members ' of the Parkdalc club. There will ; alsc be other interesting numbers, j Ice cream and coffee will be serv-! cd by the association and everyone ! from the Three-I states are urged : to come and bring their basket, and Hiso dishes. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 59 above. Minimum: 55 above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 82, minimum 58' above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER AI'G.'a, HW Maximum 01. minimum 54 above. I Condition: Partly cloudy . Concert by Band Lures Crowd To Riverside Park Many Favorite Numbers Played With Encores Necessary to Still Vig orous Applause. . With a crowd of nearly 1.000 In attendance, according to estimates, the La Grande municipal band pre sented another of the popular series oi summer concerts last evening at Riverside park. Tho concert, beginning at 8 o'clock, was highly pralBed by thoso In. attendance, and persistent de mands for encore numbers were the rule. The concert opened with Sousa's march '.The Thunderer" and this was followed by tho Mazurka con-en-t. "i.r Osarlns" bv Oanne. a fav orite selection. "A Little Kiss Each Morning'' was the encore to this. Gems from legfeld's "Rio Rita" by Tlcrney. new to band arran"m!nts, proved very popular and another en core number, a march "Salute to the Sultan," was necessary to quiet uia applause. The first half of the concert con cluded with the waltz "Gold and Silver" by Lehar. Following the Intermission "Songs c tne Old Folks." arranged by Lake, was played and "Hungarian RAg" was the encore. Director Andrew Loney Jr. then appeared in a cornet solo 'Serenade." by Schubert, and played "Annie Laurie" as an encore. The band then played the Egyptian serenade "Amina" by Lincke, an en core "With My Guitar and You," and completed the program with an overture by Leutner. Boy Scouts Will Hold Camp Court Of HonorJTonight Most of the boys who arc at Camp Phy, the boy scout encampment at Anthony lake, have passed at least cne rank In the advancement work, and to recognize this, a court of honor will be held around the camp fire tonight, according to word re . imri hu TTImn Ht.nvrmfinn. Arr.onK those officiating will bo A. W. Nelson. Roy Murphy, Harvey Car te.'. Mi. Stevenson, all or ut urancie; Dr. W. T. Phy, of Hot Lake; Judge Sencerbox, Mr; Ferguson and Her man White, of North Powder: and Johr. Kuhns, Joo Axtell and .Walter Lanblng, of Baker, Kniollmt'iit (lulus Thi'i weekend a number of La Grande boys will register for the next week period. They are Liioya Davy, Elbert Wattenburg, Robert McMillan, .Wallace Kaopcke, -Boy -Btoin and Gilbert Stein. Jack Eakln and Howard Dixon are the only two returning to La Grande'' this weefc-. end.:-'';("-'";'''- - Most of 'troop No. 3. siipervieed by Harvey Cafter, will npend thlB week-end In' Camp, '"'t.'' ' '''-'. A glimpse-of ' nome wbb' afforded the boys last Wednesday when they climbed the three miles froin'camp tr- Lake Lookout tower, on the sum mit of a peak some 8,000 feet high. A magnificent panorama of moun tains, lakes, streams and far distant valleys is visible from this point. A htkr to the headwaters of -the John Day was taken recently, there being seme notable catches of fish made by the boys on this trip. Iiiiys Arc llur Under the supervision of James Monroe, camp director, the boys are lollowing a program of activity which makes every minute Interest ing. First call Is sounded at 6:30. after which flag raising, breakfast. detail work about camp scoutcraft Instruction, games and swimming follow each other In quick succes sion. After lunch comes a one-hour rest period (thiB 1b probably wnen j the boy writes homo). Other events i before dinner are hikes and scout games, test passing, swimming, in spection of -tents, and flag lowering ceremonies.' Athlcflc games, such as baseball, are played after dinner ana befor-- camnflre programs. -, At 0. i e clock everyone is ready for sleep, Occupants of different tents vie with one another for belt honors, .etc. Axioming event Is the six-oared boat race across Alimony lane. Two Car Collisions E1,.!!. Afl ClllP fftil'f ? ' lO-dl' i V U JIIV H Ul L two automobile accidents occurred ; nere and in the valley yesterday, but no onc was reported Injured. neorcr Courtney reported that hii Max I urn ana nuw.uu n. reported a collision on the approach cf the Second street viaduct at 1:45 o'clock yesterday. Norton's Kiddy Shop In New Home Norton's Kiddy Shop, formerly lo cated near the L & L drug store on Adams avenue. 1 now well estab lished in its new quarters In the Ma ronlc building east of the W. M. Eohncnkamp company. Tho store room, much larger than the former location, was remoacieo previous to the move and a very at tractive front was Installed New lurnishings and attractive interior decoration add greatly to the ap pearance of the quarters. Hoovers Enjoying Weekend At Lodge ORANGE. Va. Aug. 2 In an atmosphere of complete holiday Irom official business President Hoover ..a .4 at his odge In the Vir ginia mountains, with only Mrs. umvK and a few Intimate friends c his companions Photographers were permittee, to i t -n,,Mn frtr the interrupt .nc-"---",d"t h"ing relaxed his rule a?Rlnst them, MAYOR'S AIDE IS SOUGHT III BUCKLEY CASE Egbert M. Hoffmann, Po litical Aide for Bowles, Is Wanted in South GANGSTERS KILL nT Tm i m nrtnnnir iJ I J A I KJCjoVJivI Two Men, one a Prohibi tion Informer, shot to Death in Macon, Ga., 1 Rum Battles Detroit Political worker for Mayor Bowles sought for question ing In Buckley slaying. Chicago Death squad pays oil Jock Zuta, gang leader. Macon. Ga. Two men killed In prchlbltlon-bootlegger bottles. nETROiT. Aue. 2 UP) Egbert M. Hofmann, political worker for Mayor I Charles Bowles in the recent recall campaign. Is being sought today by nonce lor queouumnij . .'-"' with the slaying of Jerry Buckley. political commentator for radio sta- lion WMBC. ' i Mayor Bowles described Hofmonn j as "a young man of -means. Inter- psted in aldlnn police In rounding up violators of the narcotics drug lews." I Police found a bank boo.; Issued f- Hofmann in an apartment occu- Died by Marlorle Manscll, "blues" slnEcr for station WMBC, and Pete , , inii nntnHn, D.n.Ki.r who has eluded ' police slnco Buckley was . slain. Detectives said Miss Mansoll ad mitted she was Llcavoll'B BWoethcart, h.,t. t.hv ohtAlned no further lnfor- lnatlon from her after a day of ques tioning. Hofmanr's bank book showed average dally deposits of more than $2,000 for the past few weoks. May o.' Bowles Eald Hofmann Is rent col- (Continued on Page Klvc) BABY CLINIC TO i BE AUGUST 13-14 v '- . . - i . '' I tt-2 r "DnWlirt-XJonlfV. UI11UI1 VjU. uunv, axww- 'Association Sponsoring ;, Annua', uveal Wcdndsdav' and Thursday, X the 13 and 14. arc the dates sot onnnl VmhV r.lfnlc SDOllSOred 1. . j n..,.u. TT-..tl'K aUoVn USt&hrjdZfaTAuk:: mTH6 "CHICAGO; i Aug". 2 CMoreot. direction of Miss Alice Marquardt. -mlrristei '"ot ? agriculture 'today wentherts boiling the srndll "main county public health nurse. Dr. B. nounced Portugal will import 60.000 ;lng moisturo from middle and north- A. VanijOan, OI rornailU,, piuiiuncm i ove:- the state, has been secured for the two day project. ThlB clinic Is free and offers -a wonderful oppor- tnnitv to Darents of children from ' Infancy to pre -school age, and for J children from all over Union county. 1 The plan followed this year will differ somewhat irom inc pian Ul 1 lout. vKnr. The ImDosslbllltv of so-I curing a specialist who can take the , time from his office to visit differ ent -localities in the county has made it necessary to confine the project t-- one place. If there were a stote man available for such public work p. plan similar to last year could be easily followed. However, It Is nec essary for the sponsoring association to secure a physician or specialist with p. private practice. It is felt! by the authorities that La Grande ! is very easy 01 access id an pomu in the county and tnat .it is tne logical place for li this year. The 1 day's program starts at nine o'cloch ! on each of the two davs, and at that hour Dr. VanLoan will make a gen eral talk to all mothers present ant1 then go Into the examination of the individual children. Miss Marquardt feels that' parent.-, of the county have an unusual op portunity offered them in having the services of a man so well qualified on nr. VnnLoan is. He has had his training under Dr. Ulysses Moore. rhlld sncclallst of Portland, ond has conducted the clinics with tho visit- Roy. reputed Pacific Coast pollco lng nurses association of Portland character, following his arrcBt yostcr fo:' the last two years. jday In connectioft with a lot machine The clinic last year was pro-("racket" was changed today to lar nounccd an outstanding success with iccny. about 500 children, from Infancy to ! Roy. pollco said, threatened to cx-pre-school age, examined. In add!- pose alleged operations of slot ma lum to the exomlnatlon and advice, chine distributors unless charges and the general Instructions given, i against him were dropped. Authorl--f" ,h.,ki ifm.. ties said Ben Clchy. vending company tlon In printed form avalloble and . ..... , -ii these who are conneciea wnn tne project feel that it is one of the most worthwhile and beneficial to which rarents have access. Extra Precautions Governor Young, SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Aug. 2 w, .,J ,..,- niannl,H hv state and city police to guard against whoso pardon petition Is alfected by denVoristratlon at the John MacDon- what the recanting MacDonald say aid hearing before Governor C. C. todaj. oeclnrcd upon arr val hero he Young ana the advisory pardon did not know if he would seek per . .-j r,f mission to Introduce witnesses. wnrt that "a number of commun - IZ" we" en to the capital lau. ere cn iu..- u i frnm Han Krancisco. Word from the Sacramento chief i cf police offico was to the effect that j r "sufficient numner oi pmiu- ; clothes detectives would be detailed j to patrol the capital with more than : twenty state officers to see that no ! disorder occurred ouUlde or with- i ir the building. A reserve force is t to be held on call. i All entrances to the capitol except one were locked at noon and the ; open door, leading Into the rotunda. was being watched by civic and state forces. Local authorities said they under- a. c- cu.nnA-r.A n were sent ouv u ran rmui-invu ' atrenn inc nearms. ine ow-Taincu- department reported find - lng no trace of the visitors. Sc& Bakerjesterdayj Man, Believed Formerly! of La Grande, Also Shoots Harold Gilkison, Attempts Suicide. HAKBK, Aug. 4 vri wuiBu . Olennon. of La Orande, who shot and ! killed his wife In a lodging house j last night and wounded seriously Harold Gilkison, was In a hospital today suffering wounds received when ho turned tne gun on ninisen. I'Gllklson and McOlennon are expected to die. Police, who found the trio lying on tho floor of Gllklson's room were able to ascertain a few facts from McGlcn- on aesilte the bullet wound 1,1 1118 1 A note was found on McGlonnon's I person. It road: "Mrs. McGlennon him done nnd tried evervthlliK sho ! can: Now she wants to follow that John l:.inry Mears, In the City of and take my kids. It's time to stop Now York, his round the world alr her ' , 1 piano, ended the first leg of his The McQlennon's have two chll-' imAa ,lrom ,?ew York here today dren, Madeline and Geraldlne, 12 and """' . : nrmim . hla 1U ... f Papers found ln McGlennon's pock- 'V I''nt rd'CVSfveHn i In California and had relatives In Decatur. 111. i . NO RECORD AVAILABLE ' No record was today available 01 c o- - 7 " . resident of La Grande, altnougn witn school officials out of the city, It could not be learned whether the children attended the grade schools here last year. j McGlennon was not listed among tho users of various public utilities. According to earlier news reports, Harold Ollklson formerly v lived at North Powder. Police officers ad- vanced the thoory at Baker last night that Ollklon, who occupied rooms next to the McGlennons, rushed Into the, rooms when he heard the first ,snot. XJJ?W Q A WMIJiJ, Oi. tr LtA I uu TO BE BUILT NEAR ASTORIA ASTORIA. Aug. 2 VP W. A. Wood ward, Cottage Grove, vice president ZErS Iw S ' rT.. r:L.T;,p.r.n recently was Incorporated for $1,000, 000, announced today the company would start work at once In a 76,000 foot .capacity hemlock sawmill at Clifton, 20 miles cast of here. Woodward said the new plant would oinploy about 2(10 men. The lumberman said ho hoped to have the plant operating by fall. In nrtriiMnfi to the mill, dwelllnes. stores - i.ST'S',H w"' ;il '50fi00 TSnsWHeattiu i Maximums High : V v 1 . -I - wiv m wucuv wuii, oisvumhb and tho United States. ' ' t WINNIPEG, Canada, Aug. 2 fP) Harvesting was well under way in the Hamlota section of southwest Manitoba today and binders were at work In the Saskatoon area of north- V,,,; 7 , , uttiiB iubcu iii the Hamiota area. Fall rye harveat- lng is general. Other grains are showing only slight traces of rust. Canada's Wealth A t $28 $40, 000, 000 , OTTAWA, Ont.( Aug. 2 Wj Figures on the per capita wealth of Canada, compiled by the bureau' of statistics ior pmce me aggregaio weaun C; the dominion exclusive 01 unac veloped natural resources, at 428.040, ooo.MO. an Increase of Sl,272,000,000 'over 1927. Farm property and farm produots were the largest single Item, amount ing to 27.82 per cent of tho total.. Extortion Charge Changed to Larceny PORTLAND. Aug. 2 IIP) The extor- i tlen charge preferred against Earl proprietor, ond a detective gave Rriv icnn In mark1 HUIh aflfr n 1ft Rfllrl " tc have offered information concern- lng the whereabouts of several stolen Taken To Guard MacDonald Today Frank r. Walsh. New York attor- ! nev reDresentlng Thomas J. Moonoy 1 "We must abide by the rules of I the hearing." he said, "and 1 don't v, ,h-., r. i -..- - Walsh declared he did not know i thr whereabouts of Mrs. Efctolle Sr.ilth. surprise witness at the San Francisco hearing of Warren K. BUI-'on expectations of a liberal increase inftH caw heforc Justices of the su- or the United States' visible supply premc court. "I haver't seen her totnl on Monday. Bipce she left the witness ibtand," he i Notwithstanding the wheat mar gald, i ket was in some respects ihe star Attorneys, principals and news- performer, corn attracted more atten- uapcrmen were gatnering at tne capitol. where the hearing opens in th' senate chamber at 2 p. m. MacDonald was exneoted to tell : Governor Young and the purdon i board his story that he lied when ' ho identified Billing as one of the n.MHnMi Ha v hnmhlnir In Hnn Fran. , o tweu. utcu. ... , han. chairman of the board, was to conduct the examination. FIRST LEG OF WORLD FLIGHT , . KlWLhlhU John Henry Mears Lands j AC narDor urace 10 day from New York A TT 1 1 Ml PLANS OCEAN HOP SUNDAY MORNING Flier Expects to Lower Time, tor Circling UioDe, Now Held by Graf Zep pelin. HARBOR GRACE. N. P., Aug. 2 (P) nltnt - annarnnMv nvnrnnAri nhmit 140 "vj 3r " n imirnv f MiS7 flra, aBiimatn ,Um,iri ronnir. at.. ,.. .. ,.. Th .ii. ,,,,,. I iently"chose the direct route which would take them past the tip ot C(x, na ovcr the Atiantlo to Ncwiounoiana. Tne iBIUled ot the field here ai j .B5 c08t0rn 8tandortl time, which In two and a hnif i,ours earlier than th0 iq,. daylight time. nv Foster It. Hnlley ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. Y., Aug. 2 w Bound for Now York City by way . Dj Dublin, Berlin, Moscow and Seattle, j0hn Honry Mears and Henry J. Brown took off at 6:4u a. m.. eastern standard tlmo today In their piano the City of New York. Their first scheduled stop was Harbor Grace, , I They are seeking the round-the-world record, which Meats has twlco . hold only to see it brokon, and which . j was set at the present figure 21 . days, eight hours and 26 minutes I by the oral Zeppelin last summer. Moors and! Brown hope to make the i trip In less than twenty . days, per hnps In fifteen with good weather. Wltn a roo, newly risen buh h. uib ; bock Brown sent the little red and ver monoplane winging down the lona transatlantic runway through tho cony morning mists ana puuuu her aloft. , " ; ; ' -1 : s , . , Ideal Weather Ho circled the flold once, golnlnn altitude and then pointed tho piano's noso lor Harbor Grace. : 4 (Continued on Pago Kivoj . 7 - : - . MfaemeariiltS - 1 western iarm rnnuo. i; : "The cities,: too. burn. Their sur- ferlng . is. physical, -On tho farms , it han beenrmore man mat., wivn uioi eun stcauiiy -turnu.B uruoo putoii- tlal gold of tho grain fields. j Wells have run lry. Pastures have j changed, , like chameleons, from green vuue.mu.uw... -----t,, , , . wrMiMli Mites OI Sana ours mung cuiici n1ar;hlr''i;nuw ",ul"1 , m""ia The i nove'rnmont forecaster today merriJory' Un? ! Tera- - ture. was the hottest place cm the vernment 0,is.'TutU"n'erry hvpi-v wpiithnr hureau in the Middle West reported temperatures well in the nineties. . M,c'hlBan. Illlllol8. Illulttna, Iowa ln the area ...nu..a..., ,...f..w,...u.. - nor cent of the normal rainiall oc curred In the torrltory In July. Dolores Del Rio To Wed Director SANTA BARBARA. Cai., Aug. 2 IIP) An application by Dolores Del Rio. Illrr- actress, and Cedrtc Gibbons, motion picture art director, for a li cense to wed is on file here today. Miss Del Rio and Gibbons filed the application yesterday and uald thev would be married next Wed- I nesday. The actress gave her age as 24 and aibbona nis as u. inoy declined to dlBcuas their plans other than the marriage date. , . Amita LClOOl t?l lUmilS Murder of Seven NARUJA. Rumania. Aug. 2 lP The police today arrested a farm la borer for the krllng of his employ- g hls employcr't wife and their five lldrcn. The authorities said he had confessed. Wheat Today CHICAGO. Aug. 2 orAU dellverlca of wheal today sold at new low price I tmnrrla. nutdnlnir bottom eve s herc- records, outdoing bottom levels here t tofore unreached in many years. In- ; hinbility of wheat gustations were consequent to a considerame extent uon ummn muui u ftvcrsed higher with March delivery I attaining a new top price recora ior the eoon. The weaiier forecast for next week Indicated there would be no general breaking of the droyth Wheat closed nervous -c lower . . jt., w at . . ana provisions snowmg i.-. i OPPONENTS? IMill Mi'tscliuii. I'ortlunil ' hotel mull ami nominated m ,itlie. re liiihlieitn wuulldato-Tor governor Ol" uregon, nm,v. Iiuvc iiPwnltUn l .lulhtH Mc-ler, uIho .oMMirtlimil, III lin NAVBIHhMf. flMitlim. Iolltl- tal rumor Ih thut Molt'r yl(l eiilcr h iv. nu n tlilril imrtV i.r InJ '"l ileetuleiit-iaudUl(ite. ;s.etclusn lii . pictured -at the ; Meier MILLIONS FACING ADVANCE OF REDS " . ' TT 1 - s.tt xtieS 01 XianKOW, , , nail , WnnVioncr in . jang emu - vv.fc, Path of Revolters SHANGHAI. AUK. 2 (VP) The Yang tee rlvor cities of Hankow, Hanyang - ,.,,. . .,,, ponula- . " .,ii,rtiw t tlon estimated at several millions, w day 1(iy ln the path of China's ad- vanclng blood cruml revolting armies. belhoU- X'r,p tn nr rv.i iMrcim 'i nn tilips wore Tho 'Cities were I""""'-' '"ft- undor martial 4aw. The capital at ; "o was under military 1U,W. chamzsha. smouldering, romnant oi 'what was once a prosperous silk manufacturlna city, still was reported iiT&StSSi -ntrv of landlne oarileB irom roreiEn hundrtdB of woaitny uninose were reported captured ond held for ran om. Bixtv nrovinclal officers, hlu lng In tho rulna of (,ho city, were summarily executed by the conquer ors. All lorclgncrs were believed safe (Continued on I'ago Plvc) CHUTE FAILS TO OPEN AND JUMPER DIES ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Aug. 2 Iff ; -The newest thriller used by Harry Powers, 47, a professional daredevil Biici parachute stunt Jumper, proved, his last. A crowd of spectators on tho steel plor saw him drop 1,600 feet Into the ocean last night when Jils nara- chuto failed to open after he had uuu beon shot from a aloft by an airplane. cannon carried He died half an hour later. Powers had beon doing the can non stunt nightly for flvofwcka. Ho also was known as a human fly. scaling the facades of high bulldln. oiui gave airplane trapeze exhibitions before he took up para- chute Jumping. Endurance Fliers In Sky 300 Hours ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. Y.. Aug. 2 tft Droning toward the record of 654 hours, Lou Reichers and Bob Black drove their red monoplane past the 300 hour mark at 7:46 a. m. (EST) today ln their effort to set a new refueling mark. They have sot Labor Day on the tlmo they will come to 'earth ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3 (fl'i Dale Jack son and Forest O'Brino today began the thirteenth day of their flight to regnin tho world's refueling record. At 7:11 a. m.. they had been in the air 288 hours. They were encounter- lng conslderaDio rousn uying went..- Portland witnin ou ihv. . u- . ---- H... ihiuan Hol er'but It apparently had caused them I Heved throe Judaea will jit In the I Jones and 8p.n cor. Johnso n, Hoi . ..... no concern. Logan & Bryan Denied License In This State Mark D. McCallistet' Re fuses Permit Because of Former Connections in Portland House SALENi, Ore.. A'g. 2 (P) Mark D. McCnlltste.'. state corporation com missionc, today denied to Logan & Bryan, New York brokers and mem burt of the New York stock ex change, a permit to operate In Ore gon, because of the firms lormer connection with tho defunct Port land brokerago house of Overbock & Cooke. Tho failure oi uveroecK & Cooko in January, 1028, caused loss eo to customors estimated by Mc Calllstor at over fil.500,000 and re sulted In penitentiary sontonccs for James i . cooke, prcsment,-ana u. a. Goodwin, another attache of the concern. Tho Portland firm was cor respondent for Logan & Bryan. Thi New York firm appuea lor an Oregon permit about three weeks ago. Logan & i;;;un Know mat tne Overbeck & Cooke company waa sup posed to do a Btrlctly brokerage busi ness," said McCalllster in making a statement of his denial. "They knew from their own records the purchases and sales. They knew the public was buying and not selling. They knew the constant downward trend ol tne number oi snares .neia by Overbeck & Cooko company for their customers' accounts. They knew that during the three years be fore tho failure Overbeck & Cooke company did the largest business of Its history. They knew that li the officers of Overbeck & Cooke com pany wcro trading against their cub torn era in a rising market it waa in evitable that a terlous loss would result. They know from thotr close touch with tho local situation that tho largo business bolng done by Overbeck it Cooke company was largely because of its connection with Logan & Bryan. They knew that as a result of tho Overbeck & Cooko business, thoy, Logan b Bry on, were netting largo profits. "Logan. & Bryan should have known of tho practices of the offi cers of overbeck & cooko company. H they did know, their conduct- is most dishonorable. If they did not know, then, under tho ' clrcum stances and in tho light of the con fidence rcuoscd m mem oy tne puu- ho. luulr Kross nogllfzenco In not. as certaining the facts, which a most cursory examination of their ;own and the books of Overbeck to Cooke cmpany would I'avo- disclosed, la equally roproiiuiiSiDie." , - , "Prom tho day of tho failure un i'V"now it auueara that Logan & Bryan Jiavo failed to do anythUXt to V iM' Auunjr mannor- thfct thoy, have any rtigard tor those, wlvo sut- Vucmijiy j;nejf www - awi well that nut for fiielr name, their ' I ri.3fiikiiiv tlloii know led p(crr helr-t pro Xitsj anditpeir acquiescence oi iidkt gence, tho situation resulting In the iosscc could not.ha.ve arisen, and, in addition,, they Have, refused to .sub mit, the 'aueatiori! of ithoir ... liability, ;tp i , the , courts having Jurisdiction Where me lOKu yuuuimm. m "ww their' Portland offico and left .the state' when tho 'queatiom 0X1 thel 11a-, bllity wan souRht to, be .established." Fire Causes 32 ; Deaths During Year in Oregon SALEM, Ore., Aug. 2 IIP) Prosecu tions by tho stato fire marshal of persons charged with larceny or at tempting to dofraud Inaurance com- rrallltud 111" 10 convictions during 102B, aaya tho annuol roport .' Fi Marshal Clara A. Loo. Two others ore under Indictment and four are awaiting grand Jury action. Operatives of the department e- A.in Ifl rnnfnHHlnns. Firea during the year causod 32 deaths nnd tnjuied 04 porsons. Proporty Involved In fire had a tola valuo Qf $030,401,100 and1 tho total 4(u.2a or 8 per cent. Oi' this loss $34,308,840 waa pold in Insuranco, leaving 27.040.480 , losa ovo:- Insuranco. The total loss of tlie year was 0 1,407 greator than' tho previous year, Insurance paid waa an incrooso of $35,781 nnd loss over In surances Increased $l27.auo. Tho' report strosses tho Import nr,.!-. nr riiml flro protection dlfl trlcUi, authorized by mo mau legis lature. Among city departments that make D. practlco of responding to rural alarms ore mentioned thoso at McMlnnvlllo, Nowberg. Hlllsboro. Albany, Eugeno and Mcdford. Receipts for the fiscal year end ing March 31. 1020. wero $41,387.22. This was a docreaao of $2022,78 com pared with tho previous yoar. . , . SUSPlClOU8 Ul (jrOS - , , , J QX Jiet HHU V IttlinS SALEM. Oro., Aug. 2 W Backed by an opinion from Attorney Gen eral Van Winkle. Secretary of State hn ILi, .tcnit tn nrotect the i .M.t ' , ' BrtIlnw ' refundfl following the recent "gaso- ltnn war." Hoss became suspicious when claims for lax refunds on ac count of fuel tiscti for purpose other than on tho highways came In dated cnwod Hos asked the attorney .nnral ir ... .,..,, honor the claims bnforo receiving proof that the fuel actually had been used. Van Winkle has advised that he should not, nnd that an affidavit that the fuel is intended for such use is not suffi cient. It was suspected that some persons who bought thousands of gallons during the "war" wore at tempting to get tax refunds and then sell tho gasoline to other users. Cross-State Rail Case to be Heard tALEM. Ore. Aug. 2 (Officials at tho public servlco commission offices believe the cioas-state rail road caso. appealed by tho Union Pacific from an interstate commerce ccmmlsslop ortlfr to the courts, will br honrd ln the federal court in .... INDEPENDENT . CAUCUS WILL MEET AUG. 7 Julius L. Meier May Be come lnira rarty can didate' toi' Governor CALL SIGNED BY 12 LA GRANDERS Three J Republican State ; Committeemen, Includ ing J.' H. Peare, Among Those Listed. ' Tho Oregon political pot, boiling at unaccustomed energy during this year, particularly in republican clr- , cles, received another vigorous stir -yesterday when a call was Issued for assembly in Portland on Aug. 7 for the purpose of nominating an Inde pendent candidate for governor, probably Julius h. Meier, of Portland, observers say.' . This contingency was foreseen by many the second day of the repub lican state committee meeting, when Meier withdrew from the race for the gubernatorial nomination, and it be camo a conviction following the final ballot, when Meier received 10 votes in spita of his withdrawal. Phil Mctschnn. of Portland, is the rnnhllran nominee u a result of tho state caucus; Tho call for an Independent nomi nating convention was signed by moro than 300 persons from all sec tions Ol W1B BCUWJ, .liVJlUUiiig ivuiub Holman. a. L. Palmtter. Mrs. George W. Joseph. Ex-Senator R. N. Stan- . Held and others. . . ' Pearo Blghs- "" ln the list wero the names of 12 Lr. Grande men and women, Includ ing 0. H. Peare chain an of the Un ion county republican central com mittee and who attended the repub- - -llcan state committee meeting with ' tho proxy -'of 0. ' H. BidweUi : Union r county . state committeeman. Mr. . . reare is planning mi un-cuuuig win . Inrlenanrirnt. rnnvnnt.lnn. hn ftntrl this niominK, '.. , ' i . . '.',.:' '.,.-. umer local names ustca aro; unn . , . ; Httlm -W T - TJttor. , T .T.' Rrrntraln.' , Mrs; Waiter M. Pierce. - tho' Rev. M. 'J'. .': c. Tennysoni W. O, Bock toll, Bi P. :'. ' J.: Peotsi. Di O. Conner.' A. V; Andrews. tS. Mnnnltln nnd 1' O. Halo. , . , - Other -bolting state committeemen 1 " oi. coos countv. and J. H. Tuenarden. t. of YamhiuV- v : " . Tho call recltitfl lbporii ''The tbT,'--'' ' " oi .inaananaeut. ana progreosive vot,.v Auditorium .Secures .,,!, ; ho... assembly,.;, according to tho. -u c,-.,-.-'.-lii.. will .ba held ln the civic audl-i.- un,- tnrliim Thnr.Hoii nloht .length and attaclfef) the "grip of themtf .-) monopolistic, .utility corporations v. i -n that threaten it's (.Oregon's) indus trial and economio existence." L ,"Ve. the undersigned, believe that : the time has com to nominate an upstanding, uncontrolled and inde pendent candidate for governor," the call stated. ' ' Political rumors ln Portland also Indicated there will be an Independ ent candidate for one of the supremo -court Justiceships and the same ru- ; mors indicated there will be an ln- i depondent anti-power ' legislature ticket In tho Multnomah county field. linnks Opposes "McNary Tho independent candldato for United States senator Is Lewellyn Banks, Mel ford. Ore., publisher, who seeks the position held by United; States Senator! .Charles McNary. While Banks so far has confined his upecchos to his farm relief program,, hackers said ho would attack Mo- : Nary's -record as a .legislator. - Tho, Insurgent movement with re- . spect : tQ: the governorship started t. Immediately after the republican convention hero two weeks ago. The selection of Meteohan, back ers of the late 'State Senator Goo. W. Joseph said, practically "scrapped", the 'Joseph platform which gavo the dead - nominee a majority of more than 6.000 votes at' the primary. ,i; DEER SEASON POSTPONEMENT LIMIT URGED PORTLAND, Aug. 3 (P Sports men, timber owners and forestry of ficials requested Oovernor Norblad today to issue a statement to the ef fect the hunting season would not bo postponed beyond October 1 pro vided It Is found necessary as a fire emergency to euspond the opening set for September 16. Oovernor Norblad, who was pres ent at the meeting called by S. A. Wilson , chairman of the forestry committee of the chamber of com merce, said in case It became evi dent the fire hazard would be crit ical he would give notlco of any In tended closing order as cpriy as pos sible. Assurance was given by represent atives of the regional forest service that no general olosjeig order would bo continued after October 1 so far ar. the federal forest service was concerned. BASEBALL NATIONAL I.EACil'E First Oamc: R H B Philadelphia 3 7 0 Boston 3 10 0 Collard. Elliott and Davis; Sclbold and Cronln. AMUHIl'AN I.KAGt'R First Game: n It E Boston 2 B a Philadelphia 0 7 1 Morris. Smith, and Hevlng, Con nelly: Shores and Cochrane, Schang. First Game: R H E .Washington - B 13 0 ynr. , a a loway and Dickey. Bengough.