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VOLUME XXVIII
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LAGRANDE, OREGOX, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1930
JSASTTCRN OREGON'S LUADIN'G NEWSPATER
NUMBER 294 .'
SMALL FIRES;
ARE CAUSED1
BY LIGHTNING
Many in Umatilla Na-
1 tional Forest ana rive
. in This Territory.
,ALL BLAZES ARE
UNDER CONTROL
Hail Storm in uamas
Prairie Wheat Country
Causes $300,000 Loss
Portland Dry.
The electrical storm that struck this
..t.nn vesterclav morning, killing
Andrew Van Blokland. also caused
: damage In the forest areas near here,
according to reports this morning
lrom L. C. Morehead, fire warden.
. In tho Blue Mountain section, fires
mostly small were started In al
most all localities. There were 13
reported In the Umatilla national for
CBt, ond there were five In the state
' patrolled land In Union county. Mr.
Morehead said this morning that more
fires were expected to be located to
day. One lliirns Over !i Acres
The largeset blaze In tho state
patrolled land In Union county burn
ed over five acres before It was con
trolled. All of the fires are reported
to bo under control today.
The weather forecast Indicates pos-
'Bible thunder showers within the next
two days In this district, and forest
patrol men are on tne men., miw
lpatlng more blazes.
Humidity Low
Tho low humidity, high winds and
above 90 heat have served to Increase
'tho forest fire hazard, and all per
sons In the forests are being urged
to be particularly carorul. i, t
In' La Grande yesterday tho maxi
mum was B7 above, making it one of
; tho hottest dayB of the year, and
with low humidity, the heat was very,
-', noticeable. '
Two Grades Are
To Be Added To
Training School
Two More Training Teach
ers and New Equipment
Planned for J. II . Ack
erman School.
JACKSON AND
O'BRINE ARE
NEARING GOAL
With the addition of two training
teachers and new eaulpment, the J.
H. Ackerman Training school of the
Eastern Oreeon Normal school will be
enlarged for the ensuing year to in
clude six rooms, all of which will be
accommodated on the main first floor
of the normal school building, it was
announced today from the orilce or
the president. H. E. Inlow. Orders
hnvft been Dlaced for equipment In
the form of movable chairs, desks and
work tables similar to those already
in use. This type of modern school
furniture provides a maximum of
freedom suited to the program of the
model elementary school.
The new training teachers are spec
ialists In the field of elementary edu
cation and hold tim bachelor's degree. I
Itoom for i .More students
This arrangement will provide for (
more than GO additional training ,
school pupils. The grades which will ;
bo represented during me iirst
semester are IB, 2B, 3B. in. oa. 10.
Assignment of pupils to the training j
school will be handled through the I
office of J. T. Longfellow, city school j
superintendent. Parents who desire i
their cniiuren to anenu mta nv..u.
should communicate cither with Mr. ,
Longfellow or with Miss Kate L.
Houx, director or me uuiuhib
Mr. Inlow said.
The Ackerman training school Is a
member of the city school system,
and was tho fifth school to be es
tablished here besides tho high
school. The others are Central, Wil
low, Greenwood and Rlverla.
In its opening semesters last year,
the school attracted a large atten
dance and the opening year went on
the records as very successful.
Peace Officers
Of East Oregon
Meet Yesterday
St. Louis Airmen up 367
HoursThis Afternoon
Seek Endurance Mark
HOLLYWOOD FLIER
CONTINUES TRIP
Helicopter Crosses Eng
lish Channel Kings-ford-Smith
has Appen
. dix Operation.
n.YINfl NEWS OK DAY
Amarlllo, Tex. Hollywood flier
continues Journey east.
Lo Bourget, Franco Japeneso
aviators starts flight to Tokyo.
Vcrre. Holland Wing Comman
der Charles Klngsford-Smlth has
appendix removed.
Berck, France Helicopter suc
cessfully crosses English channel.
St. Louis Jackson and O'Brlne
have less than 200 hours to go
to break endurance record.
Reykjavik German airman
takes steamship to Montreal.
Three Issues In
Primaries; Four
StatesAt Polls
Farm Relief, Party Regu
larity and Prohibition
Intertwined With Cam
paigns. lly the Associated Press
pflrm "relief. Dartv regularity ond
prohibition were Issues Intertwined
with primaries today in Kansiis. Mis
souri, Virginia and West Virginia but
lor the most part the questions and
candidates concerned only voters
within the states.
Out in Kansas, plagued by the
drouth and low wheat prices. Sena
tor Hnrv J. Allen, strone adminis
tration suunorter. was seeking tho
remiblicau senatorial nomination
The contest for governor, however,
firnu more attention.
Governor Clyde M. Reed, who thinks
tho federal farm board's acreage re- i
miction campaign ioolish, was op
ucsed bv Frank Haucke, legislator.
', legionnaire and farmer. Haucke has
' charged the governor with attempt
1 ing to undermine the affairs of the
government. He did not take direct
I lssuo with Reed on the wheat reduc
tion matter.
Tr.vs to Treat Issue
i Allen, a Reed appointee, is running
I for tho remainder of Vice President
Curtis' unexpired term.
Ralph Snyder, who thinks like
Reed on wheat reduction, has tried
to make this an issue. The senator
replied he regretted that Chairman
Lcgge of the iarm board has failed
to deal directly with the wheat em-
BRITISH DIRIGIBLE ENDS FLIGHT
LIGHTNING SKTS 2!) FIltKK
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 5 ' (P)
Lightning set 29 fires In tho north
ern half of the Umatilla national for
est over tho weekend, Albert Baker,
ranger in charge, reported. He added
none of the flies were of major im
portance and most of them were
brought under control. -
Crews were sent out by the city
and the federal forest scrvlco to con
trol a small flic which broke out In
tho Hill creek watershed, which sup
plies Walla Walla with water. ,
POliTI.AN'l) NKKIIS HAlNIWI.L '
PORTLAND, Aug. 5 W) A foot of
rainfall is required to bring the fall
up to normal in Portland, the federal
weather bureau said. In a statement
stating 37 days have passed without
precipitation.
The last measurable quantity of
rail' to full hero was between 2 and
3 a. m. June 27 when .01 Inch was
recorded. 1 . -'" ' ''
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6 UP) Dale
Jackson and Forest O'Brlno today
had less than 200 hours lo go to oei-
ter the worm s record lor ; . , c.ndidttte.
enduranco flying set last montn as i Mam No opposition
Chicago oy me xiu.ui.ei- uiumi". w.v
a sustained flight of approximately
orgency.
Senator Arthur Capper, republican,
had no opposition for the nomina
tion for a- third term. Neither did
Jonathan Davis, democratic senator-
In Virginia where the fact that
some democrats did not, support ai
fetitwl " ill
Nationalists In
Changsha Today,
Nanking Reports
City Recently Captured
by Communists One
American, Three Brit
ish Sailors Wounded.
NANKING, China, Aug. 8 UP) It is
officially announced that nationalist
troops this morning reentered Chang
sha which recently was captured by
communists.
fi54 hours. At 2:11 D. m. (C.B.i.) to- I . cs,ifi.. rti.innci.ntlr. nominee.
day Jackson and O'Brlno had been up I nns not Deen jorgoottcn. Senator Cur
307 hours In their monoplane Greater tcl, Qlns8 mu, no 0pp08tion for the
St. Louis and still were going strong. , dem0crntic senatorial nomination.
Over the radio yestorday O'Brlno j Th0 uqu01. question and rumblings
repeated tho fliers' intention of re- I rom tn0 presidential campaign were
maining up a mourn, mm uuu -., heln-d In contests lor the uouho.
Associated I'rcss telephotn of the British dirigible, the R-100, over
St. Hubert mooring maul, Montreal, Canada, lifter u 3,3Wl-iiille trip
from ('nrilhigton,- Kiiglaml, ' with 41 persons aboard. .
ADMITSTRAFFIC Baker Prepares
would bo his last endurance flight.
LE BOURGET, France, Aug. 6 (P)
The Japanese aviator Aifluma took
Oil mis lorenuun in u iuu tiwociiunv.
btplano for Berlin, on the first log
of his flight to Tokyo. , '
Rfluoml Union countv peace officers
attended tho quarterly session of the
Eastern Oregon Peacs Officers Co-,.,-,tivn
imsoclation held yesterday
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Ub uiu r ---- i WOliraill Xllll.il, JumiS wo'"'"" Kn
ottier side of canyon uny. 1,1 ""tm.wbo wished to fly from Iceland
All sixteen of Missouri's roprc
sentatlves wore asking to bo sent
bock to Washington. Pour democrats
who were swept off the political
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 5 ,'w- ' EVJi. AIRPORT
(Continued on I'nuc WghO ' ''
LOUIE HALE S
FINED, GIVEN
TERM IN JAIL
Louie Hale, of Elgin, has started
cerviwr a 30-day sentence in the
coimtv .all. elven lilm yesterday af
ternoon in the Justice of the peace
court. Hale, chiu'Red with possesion
of n still and intoxicating liquor,
pleaded guilty and Judge L. Dennam
sentenced him to jail and fined him
&75C.
Halo has been convicted on liquor
charges before.
BAND TO GIVE
PARK CONCERT
FRIDAY NIGHT
nt 1,A mooting was II bUCkaiOO tllll
ner with Sheriff Cy Bingham, of
Grant county, and Sheriff Tom Gur
dane, of Umatilla county, in charge.
During the business meeting several
tniku were made. Including two by
Judpe W.vH. Duby and Sheriff Henry
n..l,nn nn.mlU nn ill
MCn.inn.ey, ui wnnv,
proposed measure to requre second
hand scores ui nuup ii-u.i...
purchases, etc.
Thero wore 63 In attendance, In
cluding Traffic Officer Dick Robert
son, Police Chief and Mrs. A. C. Hay-
ues Policeman Clautlo hoidiook uuu
City Manager and Mrs. W. C. Crews,
of La Grande. .
The next meeting win w
Burns. 1
Hunter Sells
His Station To
June Stalcup
Juno Stalcup. , formerly In part
nership Wltn uoyie fuiiu'v. ....... ... .
tho Playlc OH station but who sold
his interests recently, today an
nounced that he has acquired the A.
R Hunter service station on Adams
avenue, at the Intersection of the
road that leads toword Wallowa coun
ty. Mr. Stalcup plans to take pos
session of the station tomorrow morn-
'"m1'. Hunter has not as yet an
nounced his plans for the future.
Mr. Stalcup stated today that he
ni...,.-,nri tr. vpmnriel the rear and add
greasing and tire equipment, heat for
the wash rack ond several other Improvements.
to Greenland and tho United States,
IS DEDICATED
AT MEDFORD
SHAKE-UP LIKELY
Secretary of State Hoss
Practically Affirms
Raff ety Report .
For Convention
Of Legion Men
MEDFOUD. ' Ore., Aug. 5 Ml Tho
Pacific northwest air UAir left here
today for Sllverton and Corvallls. Tho
tour participated In the dedication or
an airport hero.
Governor A. W. Norblod and his
son, Walter, left here today by auto
mobile for Salem following participa
tion In yesterday's airport dedication.
Albert Coffin,,,
BAKER. Ore.. Auk. 8 (Special)
Baker will assume festive attire as
tho 1030 "Gold Rush convention of
I the American Legion Is opened
Thureday. August 14. Already tho
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SALEM, Ore.. Aug. 6 Ml-Conf Irma- I h ,lno8 Rm, wltmn B fcw ma wlll
tlon of reports that T. A. Raffoty, , t, t t d building dec
chirr nf the state traffic department, : , ., Hr,iinn
would be removed from his post have ,,, 'neVer before equaled st a
." "" -: ! state legion convention,
rotary oi oniwr.. .v..-....
by tolcphono at, his beach homo at
Tatt,
A large iittendanoe Is forecast at
tho office of the legion In the oham-
Whcn Raffotys resignation do- tru,.v th.t rtocmr.to houBlnn facilities
comes etfootivo," ho said, "I will have , . h0tci8 'Bnd private homes of
In mind the man who win no up- th ltv lrBallv have been ' assured.
pointed as his successor. It win not Th0 ,.clp0nB0 of Baker oltlaons to the
(Continued on l'ago Eight) '
PEARE EXPLAINS
PARTY POSITION
Presents Prepared State
' liie-nt'to Observer for,.
Publication Today.
. i ' m l j .- , . -' '
J, H. Peare, who represehtcd O. H.
m nii -nnnhHi'dii ut.ntn nnmmlttee-
man of this county, at ' visiting his brother. Edgor Coffin, of over long distance telephone Monday , Stolwer, .U"HorSS'
Nwnt ium"" ...o.e, ... - tl Pumpkin Kldge . district neui' alternoou tsecremiy ui mnw '"J ,j ,,., ,m. nt The
when Phil Metschan was nominated summervllle. Ho Is survived by one admitted that "changes are contem- and Ronald Oallvort, editor of The
for governor, and who later was one ,brothcI. Edglir Bna by t,wo nieces. Mrs. plated" In tho porsonnel of the stato Orcgonlon. m
of the signers of the tall for an in- Pratt, of Seattle. and Mrs. traffic department, but would neither An old stago cooch wlll meet the
rli.ni.mli.nt caucus, today gave . tho ""T'" .' , . , mrm nnrln that tho re- Hlutlncillnhecl nuests at the station.
following statement to The Obsor ver. I" ' ' )0 Puncl.ttl ,,Kri'at,0, of chief T. A. Raffety and
"I am absolutely opposed to tho Tho body Is at im m K" ,.". ot S officers have been re
placing of ndependent canaiaaies nomo at rum ---- ,,,,,.,, '
i..',".. . ft tui nominees selected tho funeral arrangements will . be quested.
B J . ..... . .. .1... '.nnn Intnl.
hv the neOPie at HIO piuim'y , niiiu.. ...v-..
be Captain Joseph J. McMahon, aB
Indicated In published reports.";
At tho same itlmo Hoss denied he
contemplated removing tram tho traf-
u.;.,i..t'.u..'. I? nilnnhnr.
DISS ' EarlU " TodCtU stationed at Eugonxv of Lieutenant O,
Albert Coffin, age 60,' passed away
Baker post's call for the listing of
rooms has boon generous. v
KBiiniuil (ililef ' Coinlnir - '
diittinizulshetL ttueats will at
frtnri the' convention.' '. Among ihem
will ' bo the iiiatlonal commander or
tho leulon. o. L. Beaennamer, wnu
will cqmo to Baker directly from the
AMRKICAX IS WOI'NUEIl
SHANGHAI, Aug. 8 One Am
erican and three British sailors were
wounded when communists attacked
foreign gunboats on the 8lang river
near Changsha, belated dispatches
from the Hunan province capital dis
closed todav.
Tho American bluejacket was shot
throuch the chest yesterday wnen
red machine gunners sprayed the
sides of the United States gunboat
Palos with lead for the second time
in a week. Tho Polos quickly
silenced the communist fire, dls-
oatches said.
Details oi tne wounding ui vo
British sailors were lacking, but it
was known they wore members of
the crew of tho British gunboat Teal.
.10 Bandits Arc Killed
Plvo sailors on the ' Palos were
wounded last Wednesday when com
munlBts fired at the gunboat as It
approached Changsha to observe con
ditions after rods nao lootea aim
burned many sections of that wealthy
ltv. Plftv bandits were Kinea una
many wounded as tho Palos replied
with machine guns and three-Inch
rifles.
Dispatches said the latest com
munist attacks upon, foreign gun-
hnnijt involved Jaoanese and Italian
vessels as woll as tho Palos and Teal.
Eleven warships. Including two
American, were concentrated today
tho trl-cltlcs of Hankow, wucnang
and Hanyang to protect foreigners
against threatened red Incursions.
1IIU1KOW itliuer aiiiriuii ui
Hankow was virtually under martial
law. Chlnoso soldiers searched every
one on the streets and a volunteer
defense corps was organized oy tne
French community for omorgoncy.
Othor foreign quartors were barri
caded and guarded to prevent re-
onactlon of scene laBt weeK ni
cjiangBha, when foreign proporty
valued at minions ui uuuu'o n,
destroyed by communists.
An armored train yestoraay scat
tered a Bklrmlsh party of reds which
approached within 25 miles of Han
vow. Tho bandits previously am-
buBhod a band of cadets sent to fight
them and took their arms ana am-
minlHnn.
Klnniisl nrovlnco cttsnatcnos sam
Kul nt. summer resort near hiukiuhk,
has been evacuated by mora than
son fnmtimers. Kluklang - Itself 1b
nearly omptied ,.oi loroigneis, .
have , departed for, . Shanghai and
Hankow, ; " , ,
chnnesha d snatches yesterday sam
communists, continuing their fiend
ish aotH. there., killed loo weaitny
Chinese hold for ranBoriv ; .4; 'i,i ; . .'
GOVERNMENT
HOPES TO AID
DRY SECTIONS
Drought Situation in East
Studied by Hoover,
Hyde, and Legge. ;
REPORT WILL BE
RECEIVED MONDAY
Old Sol Trying Hand at
Farm Relief in Mid
West Rain Brings
Some Relief.
rorra V; 'vlcw-ats- bea nhonie at Taft Pal... pected a Senator.
oi those office holders it should he
done ot the pnrly pr.mar.ea and ir
the objections to them tire sufficient,
A program with popular nppenl has
been arranged for the concert to be
given by the municipal, band Friday
evening at Roverslde park.
This summer's series of outdoor
concerts has been attracting large
crowds due to the finely balanced
nrceiams. Among the better known
numbers to be played Friday are the
overture tot "Orpheus" and selections
from the "Chocolate Soldier" which
is being played by special request.
The soloist for this concert will
be Dolph Slegrist, piccolo player. An
other number that proved extremely
popular at a previous rendition and
which will bo played is a medley of
well known melodies taken from re
cent talking pictures. This number
is entitled "Tunes from the Talkies."
Director Loney has received several
of the latest popular numbers and
novelties and these will be used for
encores.
All concerts of the municipal band
are sponsored by the city of La
Grande.
Baptist School
Council In Meet
An enthusiastic meeting of the
Sunday school council of the First
Baptist church was neia av me
t.tKt niirsonnito Monday evening,
Twenty-four were in attendance and
P. It. Finlay, superintendent, presided.
Various plans and suggestions were
discussed lor tne cmnrgemem. uuu
better organization of the Sunday
school. Rally day was set for the
last Sunday in September. The sec
end Sunday in each month was set
aside as Family day when the Sunday-
school pupils are requested to
sit with their parents in the morn
ing church service and take part in
the church uroeram of service. The
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Gloria And Marquis
Will Live Apart
You mav Bay that changes In tho ,
department are comempiaicu,
Hoss. i um now uu my
and will havo no statemont to make
ir ANnrcr.ER. Aue. 5 (flY
Swanson and her titled husband, the
Marquis Henri de la Falalsc. have
wi.ii.ri "to live apart." The screen
actress made public a statement to
that effect today following the re
turn of her husband from Paris Sun
day. "Henri and I have decided to con
limm itvintr anart." she said, "as we
have lived for the past year and a life.
Billinas Man Be
Called to SafrV;nlxrweekB",emprobabl!' 11,0
I iiohs admitted that tho contem-
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. B W) ',,,, nhnnees had been "considered"
Chief Justice William H. Wasto today ' . , , . departure for tho beach,
(Continued on l'ago Kour)
17-Year Blonde
Wins Title At
Galveston, Tex.
onnounced Warren K. Billings, pre
paredness day bomber whose paruon
plea is being heard by tho supreme
court Justices, will be brought from
bis liter's cell- in Folsom prison be-
Oloria fore tho court 6omo time later In the
hearing. ..-..
Tho announcement followed a
clash between defense attorneys and
Associate Justlco John W. Preston
during the resumption of cross ex
amination of Estclle Smith, witness
In the hearing, whose testimony dur
ing Billings' trial helped send him
and Thomas Mooney to prison for
hal
,' nnn.,l.tnri
iio plans ?o ..rernn .t W U .Uj. , ftSWrnt '?f MST.
GALVESTON, Tex., Aug. 5 (If) A
golden-haired, 17-year-old New Or
leans high scnooi gin is iiiiei.
ond Injured 40.
during his stay here, and I Bhall 'July 22, 1916 which killed ten persons
continue to live ut tne Dcacu.
have found It possible to maintain
separate establishments and still be
tho best of friends.
Amy Given Great
Welcome In London
Drum Corps, Drill
Teams Will Parade
The Baker, Enterprise and La
Grande drum and bugle corps and
the Baker and La Grondo auxiliary
innrinn. Autr. fi tm An Encllsh drill teams of tho American Legion
tho church program oi serticc. ine - who besides having wlll parade La Orande streets tomor-
pastor will preach a sermon specla - of J "Vand a tak- row 'night. It was announced today.
Ing smile, recently flew an airplane Baker Is coming ncre to icu mis ui
by herself from Croydon to Australia, trlct of the coming state convention.
.L, , ,,, hntol inrinv nfter which starts Aug. 14. and after the
a home-coming reception such as the parade the partic! pants w, ioj. in evening gown and
I3riVlF.ll IfllCT 111. .1.(.-1J nn.... .. .
More than 200,000 people, Lonaon meei
ly adapted to the younger members
of the congregation.
UK nillN'T AND SHE DID
WAUKEOAN. III.. Aug. 5 (JPi One
back seat driver who did not confine
iher activities to talking is In the
jWflukegan hospital with a fractured
TI7 7) 'IH , , Ui' 1nnJ VaelorHnv elm tnlrl lipr
r IH 1V 1 UIUUI I UIV r e yTm t. be known, from Vienna
50 miles an hour she would get out
of their automobile. He didn't and
Funeral Services
International pageant of pulchritude
here.
The girl who has the Judges, un
animous selection as "Miss United
Htates of America" last nlgnt IB miss
Dorothy Bell Gotf. She will compete
tonight agalnat seven European en
trants for the tltlo "Beauty Queen of
the Universe.'!
Tho girl who, In tho Judges' opin
ion, upproached the m-t nearly Am
crlcon Ideols of beauty Is five feet,
six Inches In height and weighs 122
pounds. Ilor hair Is long, and her
livure described as "girlish."
um New Orleans' two appearance.
last night with the 31 other American
Tho formal opening ceremonies will
ho hold at the city park whore
p,.nnin Hnrr. commander of the Bak
or nost. w 111 call the seBsion to orue.
A Junior baseball game and water
carnival wlll be features of the day.
Friday morning Cy Bingham and
U,D -,ia nt flMHlKtnntS Will StagO a
free miners' breakfast. Lator relay
teams will compete for prizes. After
noon will bo hinohcons, the base
championship, special gold rUBh ac
tlvltlea and a water carnival. A
i..i. .m h. t.hn drum corps com
petition. A spectacular drama In fire
1 .... i..nlnu nt th. Ueflt."
depiciung mo wi..i,6 -
wlll be staged.
iin,,tv iifiltiff Saturday
Bniiirriav "morning activities' wlll
im ih nnld Rush area for vis
ltors and closing session for the dele
gotes. In the afternoon win u
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GIRL. S. KILLS
PLAYMATE WHU
TOOK DOLLIE
By the Associated Presa
The seriousness of the drought
situation in a wide area east of the
Mississippi river has resulted In con--ferjmces
between President Hoover
and Secretary Hyde, and an order has
been Issued to make a detailed sur
vey by tho department of agricul
ture, which wlll have to make a re
port next Monday."
President Hoover In his Btatoment
eald:
"The drought situation has been
the subject of several conferences be
tween Secretary Hyde. Chairman
Lcggo and myself. The department
of agriculture has undertaken a de
tailed survey of the situation. They
will report noxt Monday upon the
condition In each area of the country.
The Information so far Indicates great. .
variation In the effect of the drought,
both as between statos, botween coun
ties in those states, and even between
farms In the same counties..
Ileal Suffering Likely ' '
"There can bo no doubt as to Its,
most .orlous character In many local
ities, and that unless relieved there
will be real Buffering. The maximum
Intensity scems to Ho In a belt rough
ly following the Potomac, the Ohio i
and tho Mississippi rlyers.
' "Tho measures of assistance that
the farm board and the other agencies
of the federal government can and
should undertake are being deterr
mined.
"It Is evident already that large
measures of feed movement to live
stock In the drought area, or move
ment of animals out of the worat
areas will need be undertaken later
In tho foil. It Is too early to deter
mine the proclse character of relief;
much dopends upon the further
spread of the drought; no stone will
bo loft unturned by the federal gov-, .
crnment In giving assistance to local'
authorities. I have asked the rail-,
ways to, Investigate i the situation
from a transportation point of view."
' "" RTOItlllM 111' Tti'JmlRR
SHANGHAI.' Auh. 8 W)"-Storlcs of
torture and, other forms of violence
mvolvlne women missionaries cli
maxed today's reports rrom the areas
Infested with communists ana "au
dits. ' ' 11 -'" -X-V.) '
British consular autnorltles at r-oo
chow reported desperadoes had chop
ped a iingor irom tne imnu. m
British woman missionary at Kleny
ang. Northern Puklan province, and
sont the scvored digit to provincial
officials at Ycnplng along witn a ae
mancl for 50.000 ransom for the
missionary and nor companion, uu.
of whom had Been neia cupuvu
more than u month.
for
LONDON. Aim. 0 (n Official quar
ters In London today received a ro-
1 OLD 801, AMI FARM RELIEF
CHHICAGO, Aug. 5 wV Farmers
throughout tho grain belt have be
gun to feed their wheat to 'the hogs'
and to cut it for hay, reporta to the
grain trade were Indicated today and ...
.La Ballo street tilled the rTjiv. a an..
Indication Old Sol Is having hi. turn
at produolng -some ;farm relief;' ' ' "p
To tho offices of the government-, v
sponsored farmers' national grain cor
poration, came a report that in sec. :
tlons of Montana wheat field, were
being bought up to be cut for hay.
where . tho . bay fields end pasture,
havo been burned dut'i -' i . -i .
iTho Iobs. to', tho corn orop from
drought' during ''July ' hap- been esti
mated hero by grain brokers at about
.400,000,000 bushels.'- -.
Nature Takes a Hand ?
'Arthur Jackson, of the grain firm
of JackBon Brothers Boesel here, said
ho was Informed by a miller In Lai
fayotte, Ind., that load after load of'
wheat Is being hauled to the mill by .
once in bathing costume brought pro-
i- i ... . i-. i, ..,tii i lntivnd ciieirrn. n"i""ri ------
- . ii'orn el. rrnVfinn 1111X11 1HTV WTI1 DC IlflU. DVJt.ll r ... ... ,j , wlo
M w.. -rt,H urn. MtRfl
L'.t ft.H loct. .ht in witnens nominate of fleers for the coming year, i provea louu.y y M- ir.v.
T ...L , " ; , m Aftpr the meetinii a feed and dance, i Helen naniiHii . t."Z:'
Liie aciuveu uiuvai u , ,
Johnson, or "Johnny" as she prefer, sponsored by the past commanucrs,
will i: ciijujt-".
Funeral services for the late An
drew Van Blokland. pioneer farmer ,siie di
Monday when struck by a bolt ot
lightning, will be held tomorrow,
Wednesday ofternoon at two o'clock
at the Island City
church.
The body
rl. o ,,.Yn ill .VJra ,rtii;8he had been ill for some time.
the hour of the service.
ISAI1KLLA M. ALDKN IHK
nfi-v ATT-. fol Aiiit fi iJl
Community' Ald'en. 88. author of more
- .w.lthon 120 poems and known to her
o ,"..' public as "Pansy." died here today.
DOES NOT DKUKVE Kf.MOlt
o 1VRAT1IEIC TODAY.
7 a. m. 06 above.
Minimum: 60 above.
Condition: clear.
o WHAT. IKK YESTRKDAY
Maximum 07. minimum 50 above.
Condition: partly cloudy.
WFATHEK AYC. .", Ifi'Ifl
Maximum SW. minimum SO above.
Condition: clear.
MOSCOW, Aug. 5 V-The soviet
government authorities today gave
no credence to reports abroad of an
earthquake sntel to have occurred
along the shores of the Caspian sea.
TO WAV I'OR IIAIX
Dr. II. S. Hamilton Conducts Methodist
Conference Church Elects Utiicers
D, II. S. Hamilton, for six yea... 'TT ,
district superintendent of the west- allrwootl Williams. F. A. j
cm district oi me fti'.-tnuuia. i,iu., i EpUn, Roy r . 1 ylcr ana n. i. onnm.
was In La Grando Monday evening to Tno church stewards elected were:
,,,,., mnv his last auar- s. c. Smith. John Spei khart. P. A.
Miss New Orleans, at times an
amateur radio singer, was breatniesa
alter the coronation. She was able
only to say she felt "wonderful."
Wheat Today
.-tiTr-Af-.n Any. fi ilt Corn lum
up to new lilgn prices niy .
late dealings, influenced largely by a
statement from President Hoover,
relative to government relief for
drought-strlcked areas.
The statement served to focus trade
attention more sharply than ever on
t.n the magnitude of the losses suf
urnl hv the corn crop. Waves of
nEMVER. Auk. 6 UP) The "age of
discretion" as fixed under Colorado
statutes, will prevent the arrest or
prosecution of Fiona utter, agca nv.
who .hot to death her six-year-old
playmate. Boso May Ethrldge, In an
argument over a rag doll.
Authorities saia tno minii.
.In, not knowing the meaning of
death, having no grasp of the ab
.MMintii of riuht and wrong, did
not reallzo the enormity or criminal
ity of her act. Colorado law fixes the
nu-n of reason at ten years.
After threatening her playmates
with death, Gloria went to the garage
nf her home, obtained a small calibre
rlfio and fired at Rose May's back as
the latter was leaving tne d.ck yam
of a neighbor', home where the chil
dren had been playing.
The bullet entered the left shoul
der blade and took a diagonal course,
passing through the heart and emerg
ing from the right breast.
"Rose stole my rag doll, and I shot
her," wo. the only comment relatives
and authorities could get from the
I baby slayer, who fled, crying, to her
. home when police appeared,
ped .
(Continued on Pago Four)
ADVERTISING IS
HELDISSENTIAL
Outstanding Independent
Merchant Speaks to
Portland Chamber. .
PORTLAND, Aug. S VPl Fred P.
nnn TlSVllB IjlkB. N. D., OUtStand-
ln inn.nnnr.pnt merchant and for
mer director of tho United States
chamber of commerce, told members
of the Portland cnamoer j"""
advertising and "a fighting splr t
aro essential in-mo pm
Mann, here to attend the elgnt
...h .1,1,1ml Buvcrs' Week spon
sored by Portland Jobbers, told how 1
he bunt a eouu.ouo annua. ,----mercantile
business in a town of
6500 persons. ... .
"When business Is hardest to get.
It Is a time advertising Is most
needed." he said. "A survey mode In
North Dakota In 1018 showed mall
order houses were getting a third
of the 90.000.000 being spent In the
state that year for merchandise.
ir i.n nhnwed mall order houses
wcro spending millions of dollars for
catalogs and direct moll advertising
while 75 per cent of the Independent
merchants did not advertise at all,"
he concluded.
Thrco hundred buyers irom
ern state and Aluska havo registered
here for the week. A thousand more
is expected.
(Continued on rage Four) ' ,i,
SHIPS COLLIDE;
ONE HALVED; 4
, MEN MISSING
n - t
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 5 m The Am
erican freighter Chickasaw, owned by
the Moore MacCormack company col
lided early today with the Swedish
freighter Pcmmern, cutting the Pem
mern in two. Four men were report
ed mlBslng. . i . -
The blow slashed the Swedish vessel
Into two parts, the forepart going to
the bottom. .
The Chickasaw, slightly damaged,
was expected to arrive nere tms ai
ternoon. - ' -
The Chickasaw,' of 3,023 tons, left
New York July 24 for Copenhagen,
Stockholm and Leningrad. .. ,
Baker Valley Man
Battles With Bull
! CHARLOTTE. N. C. Aug. 5 (,r A
meeting of church members here has
c been called for Supday to pray for
iro.n. the Rev. W. L. Orlggs announced
j today. The supplications will con
, tlnue for three hours.
terlv conference here. By the law of 'J' ..1
the church Dr. Hamilton's term ex-! J- ";"'" ' ,,' ... ' ' 1 ..,'",,,, , hmlv than ever on BAKER. Ore., Aug. 6 (PI Floyd
pires at tho meeting of the annual r c a,PV, Mrs. I tll0 mn(!n,tude of the losses suf- Johnson. Baker valley farmers, was
conference Aug. 20 and he must en- ,p, ' " Mr Thrna waislnger. i . "r y the corn crop. Waves of In a hospital here tod.y. the resu t
gage m another period I of , Ph g f rcP ,. Mrs Paul KnauW. ! in wnj orders d.sclosed fhat but little of a 21-m.nute '''-'-,h"""
belorc again ellu.blc to this olflte. " , - . th mar-lwlth an angry bull. The animal
repressing ureir in n ian. Mlsa Blanche Clark. Miss Mabel K(,t rost rapidly, with wheat follow-
Morton and Miss Mabel Do.y. ' nig fast.
Dr. Hamilton spoke during the eve- Corn closed buoyant at virtually
nlng concluding with words of ap- the day's top level. 1 -.-'.c per Bush
prtcaltion for tl.e fellowship a.,l co- el higher than yesterday finish. Wheat
operation that the Iji Grande congre- closed nervous. 2,, 3c advance, oat.
gatlon have (lven him during his six Mi-I'.c up and provisions showing
years of administration. 7 ,.'lc gain.
dence in him 20 officers of the church
mot In the church parlors ot 8 o'clock
and conducted the business relative
to the closing of the year's work.
The main item of business was the
election of the new church officers
for the ensuing year. The following
were chosen as trustees of the church
attacked him on hi. ranch and hurlrd
him to the ground many times
Johnson finally slowed down
The Femmern is listed In the Am
erican .hipping record a. of 387 net -
tons, built in laoo at osio, ownea oy
Angbats. No Femmern 1. noted In
any available shipping register.
Runs "Gauntlet"
And Arm Is Broken
General Mac Arthur
New Chief of Staff
the
rushes of the beast by hanging on to
the ring In Its nose. Neighbors final
ly drove the bull off. Hospital at
tendants said Johnson may have In
ternal Injuries.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5 Major
Ocnerul Douglas MacArthur toduy
was appointed chief of staff of the
army by President Hoover succeed
ing General Charles P. Bummerull.
Brigadier General Ben H. Puller,
was appointed commandant of the
marine corps succeeding the late
General Wendell Neville.
Poison Alcohol Is
Blamed For Deaths
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 5 W) K. O.
Lund strom. Portland, appeared before
the school district board of directors
lost night and asked he be relieved of .
a doctor bill for an Injury received by
his son, Vincent, in the gymnasium
oi a school. i :
Lundstrom said CI aro nee Bell, gym
nasium instructor, had forced Vincent
to "run the gauntlet" and the youth
had suffered a broKen arm. -
BASEBALL
National League
B. H. E.
Philadelphia a 6 0
Boston 8 1 0
Batteries: Elliott, Phillips and Mc
Curdy: Frankhouse and Spohrer,
Cronln.
American League
FIRST GAME: R.H.E.
Washington 6 13 1
New York 8 a
Batteries: Hadley Bnd Spencer: Pen
nock. Johnson and Dickey, Jorgene.
(Babe Ruth hit hi. 41st home run,
a tremendous drive that traveled 450
feet Into center field bleachers).
St. Louis-Chicago, postponed, rain.
R. H. E.
Boston 1? ?
PATEItSON. N. J.. Aug. 6 tni SIX Phllade.pnia .
men were dead today from drinking B.ll..i, ujmm "deS".nn
poison alcohol at a hobo camp out- Connolly. Berry; Mahaffoy, Qulnn
Bldo the city Saturday night. and Cochrane. , . ,. . . :