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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service 10 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER OREGON: Unsettled tonight and Saturday, light showers in . west, thunder storms In mountains ot east portion, cooler In Interior. . I VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. 1J. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1930 EASTKHN OREGON'S IiUADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 297 HIKE TO BE FEATURE OF CELEBRATION 'Labor Arranges for Third Annual 24.8-Mile Men's Walking Contest. FIRST PRIZE TO AMOUNT TO $100 Other Events on Labor Day Program Include Women's Hike, Picnic, Boxing and Dancing. ' La Grande's tabor organizations, I assisted by those In nearby cities. Dave tentatively outlined a program for the annual celebration here on :Labor day. which falls on Sept. 1 tlil3 year. " L At a meeting of the Central La bor council last night. It was de cided to offer the following prizes lor the 24.6 mile mens hike, the fea- turc of the celebration: first $100. second 75, third S50. fourth $25 ' and fifth S10. v . A large number of entries Is ex pected Including Nate Dray, who won the first hike two years ago and who placed second last year; Koy Purdom, lost year's winner; Harvey Carter, third last year, and Ellis Watklns. fourth In 1920. No restric tions will be placed on the quallflca ' tlons of hikers this year, the event tnklng the form of an open con test. Kinile uf Hike . The same route will be followed as last year start at post office at 6 a. m., thence to Hemlock and Adams, out the Island City road, north to tho Iowa school, west to Mt. alen, then back by Riverside park, up Y to Second, then down Adams , and east to the Reynolds road, back along the foothill road to Fourth street, down Fourth to the post office and then down Adams to Hemlock, tho finishing pom. Tho women's hike, over a distance a fraction more than five mlleB, also will be held, starting at 7:30 o'clock. Prizes will be $10. $7.50. $5 and $2.50. Tho route Is from the post office down Adams to the Gekelcr cornor, back over the Oekelcr lano to the end of Fourth street, then down Fourth, past the post office and down Adams to Hemlock. . : " Committee In Charge ' f The committee In charge of this year's celebration consists of H. A. Scott, .Toe Miller. Louie Evans and F. C. Hart. . - ... i , No :iarade wilt be held this yr.ir. but In addition to the two walking contests, a picnic with games and contests will be held at Riverside park, and a boxing match and danc ing will conclude the celebration. Jess Glbbs, of the Pendleton East Oregonlan and fight promoter In Pendleton, has .agreed to stage tho boxing card on n percentage basis, Tho card will be announced latere CITY NOT TO ACCEPT DOE AND 2 FAWNS At a called meeting of the city park board held last night, the uoard de cided not to accept an offer made bv a man at Huron, Ore. who has a doc and two fbwns which he Is willing to give to the city of La Grande. It was explained that if the deer wero accepted and placed in Riverside park, considerable alteration would be re quired, some of them of an expensive nature. Other matters of justness wero discussed during the session, includ ing matters pertaining to the new park on Depot and Fifth streets. August Session Of County Court Ends The August session of the Union county court, which began Wednes day morning, came to a close yester day afternoon with the completion of routine matters. A petition, signed by C. L. Mc Klnnls and others, and asking for the establishment of a market road near Summerville, was placed on file for consideration at the January term of court. EX-HENATOB piielan HIES SAN JOSE, Cal.. Aug. R OF) The hand of death today had stilled the life of former United States Senator James D. Phelan, who died at his home near hero late yesterday fol lowing an illness which lasted since May of this year. Surrounded by member of his fam ily, the former senator, who for many years had been an outstanding figure In California political, social and cultural life, lapsed Into un consciousness at 1:30 yesterday after noon, and died three hours later. LIBRARIAN IH'K OCT. SALEM, Ore.. Aug. 8 fT Miss Har riett, c. Long of Madison, Wis., re- . cently elected Oregon state librarian. h ha:; written Governor Norblad that shr will be ready to take up her duties in Oregon October IS. She succeeds the late Virginia ' Cleaver Bacon. I'AVTOX flTY MANAIiKIt KII.I.IJI nAVTnK- Wich Ai.rr D W R Itf hnr,i w'oiib wan. tv .n.inMW as killed ar.d Stanley Royster. his assistant, gravely injured when their automobile plunged down an cm- bankme.it. WEATHER TODAY ? a. m. 70 above. Minimum: 58 aboi-e. Condition: cloudy. WEATHER YESf EKIIAY Maximum 95, minimum 82 above. Condition: partly cloudy. WEATHER Aid. 8. 1959 Maximum 89. minimum 54 above. Condition: clear. Water Shortage May Cause Mill To Close Down Business and Professional Men's 0 rgani z at ion Make an Appeal to the Public. The Mt. Emily Lumber company, faced with a serious water shortage affecting the log pond, is expecting to shut down its sawmill operations here tomorrow, this condition to en dure until relief comes in the form oi rain or otherwise. This situation has been known to exist for several days but was not given general pub licity in the hopes that relief would come. Aug. J. StanRe. president of the companj, said this morning that the crews in the woods have ceased op erations, and indicated that, unless rain or other relief comes late today or tills evening, it may be necessary to close the Bawmlll tomorrow. Thn nlanlhe mill, which employes considerable group of men. will I continue operations, as its output Is : . u. nn-.riiinn nf tVtn ' not anecLeu uy hi wuuiu w . loe nond Dry Period Is Cause Secpago " and evaporation, plus heavy drains upon tho river during the present warm, dry period by farmers with prior water rights, were given as the cause for the lowering oi tho log pond level. During the last week or more the city has been furnishing around 100.000 gallons rlallv but this Is Insufficient to maintain the level. I However, business and proiessionai men's organizations and others have had tho matter under consideration and are ttoday making an appeal to the public to use water In modera tion In the hopes that this will cre ate a surplus sufficient to maintain the log pond nfc a depth that will permit continued operations of the sawmill. Of course. It Is said, any surplus will be rurnlshed the sawmill by tho city. It was estimated today that 300,000 gallons dally would keep the mill operating until the rains come, and It Is believed that by con servation of water, this could be sup nllrd without curtailment of the necessary use of water. ine now- , 22S?35 HeuY v"Lrt Vhel factng -the same difficulty that the Mt. Emily company Is because the former will, located here for a great (Continued on ;a.za Five) Why A Chamber Of Commerce? "Why a Chamber of Commerce?" wa" asked of I A. Epllng. president and manager of the Grande Ronde Meat company, who has been a La Grando business man and chamber of commerce member for many years and is now a member of the board of education for La Grande schools. Here's what Mr. Epllng said about It: "A preat deal of the extensive Vork of the chamber of commerce is not known about by the majority oi the citizens. Every citizen ought to take an active, part and he ought to know what is being done. Such an interest must be taken If we arc to get greater results. "To cite examples of what ha been accomplished, our study of agricul tural problems last year accomplished moro than could possibly be done in years without the chamber of corn merer in the promotion of an under standing of agricultural problems. This was a worthwhile work In tho community and put the farmer and thr La Grander together in tneir study of agricultural problems. This fall wo may have a Joint, program in which the Blue Mountain grange will have its fair and La Grande busi ness men their home products show. Such an exhibit will demonstrate the cooperative spirit oi the two groups." PRUNE GROUP DECIDES UPON '30 WAGE SCALE ROSEBURG, Aug. 8 Cn The Doug lar cooperative prune growers associa tion yesterday announced the wage scale adopted by directors to :-pply to prune orchards during ihc com ing season. The scale Is considerably lower than last year, due to general economic conditions and the prospect for low priced fruit. The scale: Haulers, shakers, trayermen, S3.50 per 10 hour day: drlermen 4 per 12 hours; pickers, 5 cents large box prunes; 6 cents box small size, one cent box addtlonnl bonus for staying through season. Fifteen growers were placed in nomination with two to be elected for the board of arbitration, which wtl' represent growers in disputes with packers over deliveries. Directors were asked by the fed eral drug and food administration to make recommendation as to percent age tolerance of brown rot to be permitted during the season. No definite recommendation was made but It was suggested the words "merchantable prunes" be used in describing the dried fruit. Ran d Concert A t . City Park Tonight . , , . Hlvorslde park during the summer at 8 o'clock by the municipal band. A number of favorite selection : have been selected for the program and encores will consist largely of popular numbers, Tll concert Is sponsored by tho , city. Claude L. Berry 1f,. IteDOrtS On ltlCCt , : Claude L. Berry who recently re- turned from the Elks national con- ventlon at Atlantic City. N. J., gave p. report of the convention at the regular meeting of the lodge last ..night. The annual '49 show was 5 discussed and it was moved that a committee be appointed. The next regular meeting will be Sept. 4. the first Thursdaj? of next month. AIR TRAVEL WILL UNITE ALL NATIONS Col. Lindbergh, in First Formal Radio Address, Looks Into Future. UNIFORM FLYING j LAWS ARE URGED i Airplane, Airship are f lacing Time and Dis- tance on New scale ot Relativity, He Says. . NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (II Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's radio address tonight will be transmitted by at least five short wave stations for 1 1 K t.fn ft is nnvwhprii In t.hA wnrlri Speaking on "International avia tion" from a single microphone In the studios of the Columbia Broad casting system, his voice will go out on the 140 or more stations which comprise the National Broadcast chains and the Columbia network. He will talk from 10 to 10:15 p. m. (E. 8. T,). At least one Australian station, lo cated in Sydney, plans to re-broadcast the speech, which also will be read in German for broadcasting over German's network of stations. Previous to the delivery of the talk on the broadcast chains. Col. Lind bergh spoke at 3:25 p. m. (E. 8. T.) from the CBS studios, by short wavi only, to various countries of tho world including Sweden, where h'B father 'was born. Urges Uniform Kegiilutlons In his first formal radio address Lindbergh-urged uniform flying regu lations for all nations and predicted the next few years would bring trans- oceanic air routes to unite continen- ( tai services nirenuy a neiwor covuri.iB rn rnallrut thn full ntimtf icailCe Of sald. ; - 'lt must be considered as a part of , the whole system of modern trans portation. For unless some radical scientific discovery revolutionizes our (Continued on Pago FlvtO SOME RELIEF IN SIGHT IN EAST itt ix. O..Km....to1iama Weather. Bureau rjeiieves 1 Uroutn uver nation Will be Broken Soon. wAwmx-r.TfiN. Aim. 8 P) Presi dent Hoover said today he would eall tun governors of fsialeK most affeeted hv the drouin loeiiier imi"".' , next week to discuss methods for al leviating dlHtrcss from the dry spell. . WASHINGTON. Aug. 0 fP The weather bureau said today some hope Is In sight" for a break In the lodgo were present at the regular prolonged drouth. meeting of the Focal aerie last night. R. K. Welghtman, forecastor, ex- They were with Walter Perkins, state plained no immediate reliof was in president, from Klamath Falls; Lyle sight, but added existing pressure Conner, state secretary, from Pendlc condltlons In the far north generally ton; Mr. Weedmartln, state trustee, followed In the course of a few days nnti c. E. Happersett, of La Grande, by showers and lower temperatures state treasurer. In the upper Mississippi valley and Ator no URUfll business meeting main states. He said alleviation for who Hr mrk nnH Snth Knrrer J thn corn and wheat belt might como aoout tno miuuie ui hcav ww.. In the meantime. President Hoover and government officials went for- ward with plans for tho relief of arcar, where distress has become ac'tc- Pending receipt of definite in- formation from tho agriculture de- partment Monday on the damage (Continued on Puko Koiir) Portion of Hankow Defenders Mutiny Governor Henry H. Horton strength- HANKOW, Aug. 8 P With a large ened his hoid on renominatlon for body of brigand communists near- another two years term as 1,859 pre ing the neighbor cities Hankow, Wu- etnets out of 2.251 today gave him an chang and Hanyang, a portion of the unofficial majority in yesterday's Hankow defense garrison and the democratic primary, of more than commander's bodyguard mutinied to- 38,000 over L. E. Gwynn. Memphis nighi. attorney. The vote stood : Horton 128.802; Gwynn 00,443. SHANGHAI, Aug. 8 IA; Changsha Representative Cordcll Hull, for advlccs tonight said the Rev. Allen mcr chairman of the democratic na K. Cameron, American missionary re- tlonal committee, won the democratic ported to have been stabbed to death nomination for the six year United in the communist dominated city, states senatorial term by a plurality whk safe. The advices were not con- of approximately 54,000 over Andrew flrmrd. No details were given. L. Todd. Murfrecsboro capitalist. Twin Cities Clearing Away Ruins After Thursday's Tragic Flood i NOG ALES, Ariz.. Aue. 8 Ai With by soldiers searching for lost .child- four known dead and 13 missing in rcn and checking the list of missing ISfJS. J0"0 a"d approximately , that ,f of tne mlsa,ntJ wcrc 00JK)O damages in this town and flUve tn wouid navc I)oen Ioum , its Mexican twin city, soldiers, cltl- today zens and police today began to clear, ' , . , away the ruins of yesterday's dis- 1 M,,vor Vlllasonor estimated damage astrous flood In a search for mom ,n nls citV 17fi.0Q0. Including the victims. : 3t.000 hofel which collapsed. The it., . damage on the Sonora side was the With rescue work handicapped and morohftevero n(3raUK0 of tno frequcncy J T?. !,Icd .fn" by "PWBellc cf 8dobe buildings. Stocks of mer raln squalls, relief work progressed v,n,wiit .., , . t.. . Not,a)wi, Sonora. and approximately slowly. The 500 homeless Were being "rcnef "cT AconaTa l"rm a 4 S'e yesterdav af- C8t,mated at $25,000. . tcrnoon Bent relief workers, soldiers . , and citizens alike scurrying for higher btorm MoiIiik Ntrlh ground. When the weather cleared The rainstorm which strwk the again night had fallen and further twin cities was general over Southern searching was suspended until day- Arly-ona and Northern Sonorn yester llght. : day. Late last night the element Knoun Head lii-twl ! werc becoming boisterous In more The four known dead werc O. ' northerly sections and points as far Jarero. Mrs. Jarero, Mrs. Sablna de north Wlndlow felt the furry of Juraro and Ramon de la Puerta. all of NosIm. Rnnora Thn virtim hvpri jin an adobe hotel which collapsed under the first rush of water from cloudbursts In the Santa Rita moun- tains shortly after midnight. No re- ports of drownings on the Arizona side were received. I Mayor A. C. Vlllasenor. of the Sonora city, said yesterday he be - lieved all the 13 missing, many of them children, would be found dead, He declared his city had been combed TWO NEGROES LYNCHED BY INDIANA MOB Grant County Jail at Mar ion Stormed by Furious Group of 1,000. FOLLOWS MURDER OF YOUNG MAN, 19 Slain Youth's Companion Attacked by Negroes Tear Gas Bombs Fail to "Halt Charge. MARION. Ind.. Aug. 8 UV A fren zied mob of 1000 persons which stormed the Grant county Jail late last night snatched two negroes from their cells and hanped them on the courthouse square. Tho victims of the mob's fury were Thomas Shlpp. 18. accused of fatal ly shooting Claiuie Deeter. 23. of Fatrmounc. ina., una Aoe omitn. m. who police said admitted attacking Dceter's girl companion after the shotting on a lonely country road east of here. Using sledge hammers after they were- driven olf once by use of tear gas bombs, members of the mob smashed a holo in the masonry beside the Jail door and broke their way through two steel doors to reach the cells of the negroes. Ilnupcd From Window liars Shlpp's clothing was torn from his body by tho maddened men, and he was borne in a blanket to the court house yard and hanged from the bars of a window In the building. Smith, borno from the loll by a group of men after they had knocked him unconscious with their fists and n,unnicrBi wnfi uirown on tho ground wnere ft nor(le of screamlng women trampled on him and tore his body with their finger nails. He was then hanged on a tree In the courthouse yard. Tho mob dispersed early today af ter it had taken from the Jail and severely beaten Herbert Cameron. 10. Today 50 stato policemen and police officers from surrounding towns, armed with sub-machine guns main tained order in this city, while Gov ernor Harry O. Leslie said he stood ready to recall the national guard from Its training quur-tors at Cump Kn'ix, Ky., If further trouble devel oped. Tne vongcanco of the mob was ap peased after Cameron was returned to the Jail. It was discovered the .! nRtl Intended taking Robert 8uW van, 19. wno wns implicated i the killing of Deeter, instead of Cam eron, whoso connection with the oth- (Continnod on Vuna Four) Q F t l C Jb lib Ufr EAGLES LODGE GIVE TALKS Four state officers of the Eaclcs wero initiated Into membership, the lodgo and auxiliary held a joint ( hnRr nn oririrr-KR t?iven bv pgcnt Perkins. Mr. Conner and Mr. Hess also spoke. Later In the CVfinin(I luncheon was served. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Happersett are ieavlng tonight for San Francisco whero he is a delegate to the nation- al Eages convention. Governor Iforion i Given Majority NASHVILLE. Tonn., Aug. 8 (A') ,,..,. .....! 5" JZi t,,c iiniwriHi vuu-.y California also was struck and highways were flooded and automo- WleT marooned. A ten-months dry PeI1 wafl broken In lower California bv B rainfall of cloudburst propor- ons- Approximately 2.36 inches Jf At I"d'- ln the Coachella Valley, a cloudburst held up traffic. ' Struck last ni,iht by a heavy rain, the streets of Safford. Arizona, ran high with water nnd Ptorrs were flooded, FESS AND LUCAS senator Simon li. Frss (lert). of Ohio, was yesterday named to suc ceed Claudius Huston us chairman of the republican national com mittee, ami Hubert l.ucas (right), of Kentucky, commissioner of Internal revenue, was named executive assistant to Kess In charge ol campaign work. Huston submitted Ills promised resignation Thursday. ( Opponents Are Challenged By Prohi Backers little point SABLE. Mich.. Aug. . i i iiu tALuuuvu uunra oi tno Anti-Saloon League of America has challenged opponents of prohibition to offer a better plan to bring tem- 1,V"":J1V: xtiv luitwienuu wu uiuiutiett in-bile ,inni...nHft,. r nun. , declaration of policy and program of i ... j v... u i.nni i . action adopted by tho board in tho . lust inii of its two ciav biennial ,f.T Ii 1 H-i y flomi1111 I CO",f"e' yc,8t.C,",y . 1 wots about repeal or modification of tho prohibition law, the time has come for a showdown" said the chal lenge made public by Dr. F. Scott Mc Bride, national superintendent of tho league. in a preamble to the declaration of policy, the board placed blame for much of the anti prohibition agitation upon metropolitan nows naners. "Wo are gratified over victories of the past," It said, "and tho fact that wo havo held our linos although confronted with an extraordinary sit uation in that we now face a highly financed and well organized- wet i movement creating an erroneous im- presslon, vphtefly through-access .to mAlrnnnlKan tiled " . Tho. league Inserted in Its declara tion or policy a threat of opposition for wet candidates and a promise of support for drys, regardless of party, in forthcoming elections. LANDS SNAKE THAT ELUDED SPOKANE COPS SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. B To day's local hero is F. O. Brown, who caught the snake that eluded the cops who arrested the men who thought the monster came out of a Emerging from his suite In lioici. uc uiiiK. oinerwiso Known ; af Schade's abnndoncd brewery which j is patronized over night by those j whe "rido tho rods" of freight cars, j Brown went for a stroll on Trent j pvei'o, commonly called "The Skid 1 road," and saw a six-foot bull snake. ; This was tho same reptile pursued j for days by police after four inehrl ; abes. carrying a Jug. called for aid In j determining whether tho Bnakc was re' or imaginary. It was real. Brown grasped It firmly by the neck, walked over to r. snnko fancier, and sold it for one dollar. BATTLE CREEK. Mich., Aug. 8 (!') Thii: drouth is getting so severe, an army of 80 rattlesnakes, driven from r. swamp, invaded a farm near Belle vuo and attacked a flock of turkeys. Farm hands ended the fray by kill ing the snakes. American Shooting Team Breaks Mark ANTWERP. Belgium, Auz. 8 0P The American shooting team by scor- lug 1010 points today In the prone position phase of the rifle competit ion hero beat the previous world's record scoro of 1008 made In Khelms. France, by another American team In 11)24. I KAN 1STHA1 H IMI'KOVINO EUGENE. AUE. 8 (A'l Dr. John Straub, dean emeritus of men at the University of Oregon, connected with the university faculty more than 50 years, was reported slowly improving today. He had been abed nearly thrco wllM L1 Uil i mtvii. uhuck. Wheat Today CHICAGO. Aug. 8 (fi'f Corn rrtrej pitched suddenly downward late to day 7c a bushel on account of predictions of a general br?ak-up ot the drought before the middle of nr-xt week. Heavy selling, largely of n ntop-Ies.5 character, accompanied the swift break In prlres, which was followed by a rebound of about 3 to 4. The prediction ol the ending or the drought was said t- have been deduced from appearance of a hig;i pressure barometric aca over North west Canada. The sharpest break was in the prlre of December delivery of corn, representing the new crop. December quotations fell to 91c as against 08c rarlicr today. Corn cloied nervous, lc to 2c a bushel lower than yes terday's finish. Wheat tumbled with corn as much as 4c a bushel, and closed Irregular, varying from Vc net decline to &c gain. Oata 14c off to 'c up. and provisions unchanged to a rise of 10c. NOW IN CHARGE DROUTH BROKEN IN WEST OREGON Portland Reports Thunder Shower After 1009 Hours Without Rain. PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 9 (P) A . ... , nrtn ,,7 i.-ni.An tn drouth of 1009 hours was broken m ...i . j i,.m Portland at 4 a. m. -today when a .,.. ...,, ,.,, .,., ho"vJ' lightning atorm swung over tho cltv. Heavy showers brought the first rain Portland had had & more thnn 42 dtty"- Ono lightning bolt knocked out ft policeman and his prisoner, both riding in the rear or t tho patrol wagon. Minor Gable, arrested for Intoxication, was riding with Patrol man E. G. Churchill. As one of the bolts flashed Oabcl slumped to the floor of the wagon and Churchill joined him. They wero not Injured. An electric company's transformer was struck and plunged certain sec tions of the city into darkness, . The weather bureau reportod -01 o; an Inch of rain fell in thp city up to 5 a. m.. . . t v Modford experienced the hottest : night of the season, following a sultry day with a maximum, temperature . no I',--,- 1. of 96. s,u;m is COOLKIt PALEM. Ore.. Aup. 8 A Although thero was no official rainfall record heavy thunder showers during the night gavo Salem real rollef from the most recent hot weather here when tho thermometer hovered in the latt eighties, climaxed by a temperature oi' 91 yesterday afternoon. FA m e minimum of 67 degrees during the night, the temperature had risen only to 00 at 8 o'clock. Showers, which were heavy ant prolonged. In the northern section or the city left no record at all at the (Continued on Pago Kcur) ElkS TO COUVeUe Monday Morning PORTLAND, Aug, 8 (A1) Oregon state Elks' thirteenth annual con vention will open hero Monday with the Portland lodgo as host. Ooorgr L. Rauch, exalted ruler, Portland lodge, will preside. Speakers Include Perry O De Lap. Klamath Falls, prosldont of the as soclatlon. Motor Excursion To West Cancelled SALEM. Oro., Aug. 8 WP) plans for the motor excursion of the Oregon Memorial Trail association from New York to Portland and Seaside have been cancolled, says a letter received by Governor Norblad today from John E. Oratke, secretary of the assocla tlon. Extrcmo hot weather ana drought conditions in the east and middle west caused the cancellation when officials of the association con ferred with railway officials and others who were Interested. i a r a AUlSOtl Uet atS Hunter; Wood Wins SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y., Aug. 8 (Pi Prank Shields, conqueror of Bill Til den yesterday, was beaten In the hcinl-finals of the Southampton Invi tation tennis tournament today by Htrinnv R Wrwl Ifl-wnr-ntri Now Vnrlr nonsi. t.lnn Iw Krnrnn nf 1 -fl 1 -ft 10-8, 7-5. 6-4. in the other semi-final, Wllmcr Allison, Davis cup player from Austin, Texas, defeated Frank Hunter. No. 2 . ranking player of the country, In another furious five-set maicn, 0-11, 4-6, 7-6. 6-2. KAIMMMD MAN IHKH SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 8 (41 John D. Twohy, 45, Oregon railroad man, died at St. Marys hospital here early today of pneumonia after several weeks illness. Ho was a member of the contract ing firm of Twohy brothers, and lived fnr ninnu vnu r 1 ti Portl and llU t TC - i cently made his home hero. Twohy was well known In the Pa 1 ciflc northwest as a railroad con tractor. In his youth he was known ' as a football and baseball star at Cionzaga university, Spokane. NOlTHPAW J01,F KINfi CHTCAno. Aur. 8 W Lew Levin son of Chicago, former Texas amateur i '"'Ifi-r .a the new king of left handed golfers, replacing Rudy Juran inneapolls, champion In 1028 and 1920. (nsn. with a card of 76-7S 150 for the 36 holee, yesterday won the southpaw title, in the Midlothian club's twenty-fourth annual tournament. Population Of United States At 122,698,190 i Census Bureau Announces Increase. . of 16.1 Per i Cent Oregon Increase Above Average. WASHING., a (popu-' latlon of the continental United States for 1030 was announced today Dy tno census bureau as 122.gpb.ido, an Increase of 13,087.670, or 16.1 per cent over 1020. Adding In the total Inhabitants of the possessions and territories of the i United States, the bureau found the total population of the United States tor 1930 was 124.848.644. an increase of 17.330.809 or 16.1 per cent over i 1920 ThlB was 31,282 under the compila tion maae on me unuis ui jjreiiiiiiir ary official figures from supervisors by the Associated Press. The flgurca have beon under revision Dy tne cen- ' sua bureau since they were received from tho states. . No Big Change Expected Tho bureau said the figures an- nounccd today also wero subject to revision but It was added no con- sldorable change was expected. Tho population lor tne various states In 1030 as compared with 1920 Includes: 1030 1920 Montana 636,332 648,889 Idaho 446,837 431.888 Utah 602,682 449.398 Washington 1.591,978 1,368.621 Oregon 062,891 783,389 California 5,672,009 3.426,861 Figures showing tho increase ana the per cent increase follow: , f ci. Increase State Increase 12.657 (Dec.) 13.971 63.186 . 205,346 160.302 2.246.184 Montana 2.3 (Dec.) Idaho Utah 3.2 11.8 16.1 21.6 65.6 Wash. Oregon Cal. Hoover 56 Years Of Age; Scouts Call With Gifts?- WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 UP) Prcsl- : Meier formerly was associated with . dent Hoover today received the first Joseph In a Portland law firm and o. his flfty-alxth birthday annlvera- previous to the republican state con ary gifts from a group of picked Boy ventlon had agreed to become a on 8couts from the District of Columbia, dldate for the nomination. Whfn the ..... . it.. i,if ,,,., ,(!,.' state committee failed to Indorse the Although the chief jMeph platform, however, he with- -; birthday anniversary It not until tne raCe. Despite this h, , Sunday, "e gift, erntj ; buffato rcoolved 10 vdtM, m the final ballot ' horn, symbolic of pioneer days, was on wnlcn Meteohari nominated, presented becauso Mr. Hoover had . 20 put of, the 38 planned to loavo Washington late sQt , v ; today for his Virginia lodge where Atteml con,cntor, . ' ; ' ho will observe hla birthday. m thousand porsons atfcndcd- The hcrii- waa xarredbyptho boya tn() convontlon lMtr t,iKht -j: wh'oh;, themselves for Mr. Hoover, who is Melcr waB nomlnattd. More' than 3500 ' ' honorary president of the Boy Scouts Qt tnem algnea pleaBm to support a tl America. .candidate ho would carry on tho , Superintendent Ot Prison Denies A11J lr',,,yxl4mr AlieiieU vTUeily BALEM, Ore., Aug. 8 UP) Henry W. penitentiary, today denied charges hs as? tin'aVr Never, under my aumimsirauon. i havo we shackled anyone to the barn j j.- suspended any Inmate by their wrists," Meyers said. "Wo havo" no 1 ipoloRles to make for anything that ( has been done here. Tho prison la open to Inspection by anyone any- time, nnd it iBiVt necessary that they let us know when thoy are com ing." Tho prisoner who was fatally shot by a guard In Fobruary, 1029. Meyers said, was attempting to escape. Mcyorr, declined to make any ex tensive reply to Ooodman's charges, explaining that if he should consid 3.- It necessary to do anything about ',ho Portland man's scries of talks It would be dono throuifh tho stato board of control. DRILLERS HIT PETROLEUM IN SENECA AREA BURNS. Ore.. Aug. 8 v An oil expert was on route here from Salt I Lake City today to inspect the flow i of crude petroleum reported discover I ed near Seneca. Ore., while a crew were drilling for artesian water on ' '! ' ' u bnl?ve ihnllv",.?1!;, nv re Oliver, who lives at John Day, ro- ported tho discovery after workers reached a 000-foot level. Traces of oil wero found and buckets were lowere which wero raised filled with heavy crude petroleum. Tho well was cappca until the expert arrives. , TP1 nrtrl I n9iilf tl)Q M7iu 'ii iiiiffft Vmtn )f?iOl ,tUt M9UUIMJIVVB WINM.OW. Ariz., nua. 8 mi B. E. Blxby. 42, cnulneer, and M. E. Burnoy, 41. firrman, wero killed and 29 paajeiiKcra wero sllgntly injured wnii. miu uiiKMia " -u "" a busy atrcoi. tho Santa Fo paasotiKer train number p0nc6 to whom they appealed for C pluiiKCd Into the Little Colorado rellet wer0 aniy RDl0 to change river one mile cant of Joseph City. ),,, department records to Bhow Ariz.. Inst night. A checkup today nn unknown man had been burled, by rullroad officials showed that Th0 COroncr could do no more, and none of the passengers was hurt Mi tncm thoro was no way to re serloutly. .cover funeral expenses. Lumbermen Meeting In Portland Today PORTLAND. Ore.. Auu. 8 111 A Joint meeting of the National Lumber j Manufacturers' association and tho West Const Lumbermen's association i will be held In Portland today and Saturday. More than 200 lumbermen are ex- ; pected to attend the meeting. Thrs ! question of a UntCed States embargo on Russian timber la expected 10 have a prominent place In the dis cussion. The convention was postponed one day because of the death ot George S. Long, chairman of the board of the Wcyrrhauser Timber company. 1DEPENDENT GROUP NAMES J. L. MEIER 0l'egon Voters to . Have i mee ivien 10 unoose From for Governor. MRTSPHA1SI RATTFV ; ' ' " CUJlJrJLJfij I E LINKUP , , tT l a ' i meier Makes Acceptance SnnonVi Affoi. MV .v. r-wi j.-'iiiiiiiiiau- ed by a Unanimous Bal lot. PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 8 W With the nomination last night of Julius L. Meier, Portland merchant, as In- dependent candidate lor governor. ' the Oregon electorate will have three candidates to choos from when they go to the polls to elect a sovernor in November. ran luetscnan. Portland, hotel man, waa chosen as the republican candidate at a recent meeting of the state central committee. This waa tho first time In the history of tho state a republican candidate has been named In that manner and resulted from the death of Senator George W. Joseph, who was nominated In the May primaries. Edward W. Bailey, junction city, was nominated in the primaries as the democratic standard oearer. fnntnr Jnnpnh M. MnntflH nn ft platform of free speech, municipal una pudiic aevciopmeu; ox nydro- electrlo power and the abolition ol the public sorvlce commission. . ItciiHon for Hpllt ' When the republican central com mittee nominated Metschan, followers of Joseph charged It - had "scrapped" tho platfornv which won the support . of more than 60,000 ' voters In the primary election and Immediately an nounced tney would place an lnoe- ; candidate . in. tne xieio. nomination last night was the outgrowth of that announcement.. i platform enunciated by tno lata ocn .ator Joseph. . '. t Meier was nominated by an unani mous ballot cast by the secretary af- , ! tor the 4000 Independents, without a dlDscntlnn vote, had supported a mo- tlon calling for suoh a ballot. in his occoptance speech Meier said ha hart rn Intanl.lmi of Irnlnff Into politics. If elected," he said, "I am not B8 to Balem as goy,rnor but as a imaTgsrrt ,1. II. I'EAKK ATTENDS H. Peare, who attended the ro- (Contlnuod on Pago Ptvo) n JJV" A Uf A TVlOV i VVOIVllW i A MJll CONGRESS ON AT BURNS, ORE. BURNS, Aug. 8 UP) Tho Oregon reclamation congress opeied yeater dav with a representative statewide ' attendance for the three-day session to consider development problems re- , latca to irrigauon ana uraiuBo Prior to the opening session, the Hlnes Lumber company entertained delegates with a tour through the two-mllllon-dotlar plant which is turning out nearly 400,000 feet of pine lumber daily. Following a welcome by Mayor O. N. Jameson, President James T. Chlnnock. Grants Pass, gavo tho an nual address In which he advocated united support of the new federal . plan for refinancing Irrigation and drainage districts. R. R. Butler. The Dalles representa tive, will speak later with Senators McNary and Stelwer both on the program later. Today the program """"V ' th ext.erin.ont ata- . , j " th SJi !JF nrMnfc nl8her education present, JjUCle FOUUd AllV . - rr n Iff Alter iiis r unerui , BALTIMORE, Aug. 8 P Nephews and nieces who yesterday believed th nad attende(1 tne funerfti Cf they had attended the funeral their uncle William L. Lewis, camo back from the cemetery to find they had burled a stranger. They dis- covcr(,d tner unole Bive and well on(1 Btandlng at the Intersection of i BASEBALL AMERICAN LLAOUE First gamo: H. H. E. Chicago 18 2 Philadelphia .'5 9 0 Braxton and Berg; Orove and Cochrane. Second gamo: R. H. E. Chicago -I.-. ,.. 1 4. 0 Philadelphia 4 9 0 Lyons and Tate; Shores and Schang, Cochrane. NATIONAL LEAOIE Firs, game: B. H. E. New York 0 15 1 Pittsburgh ) 11 3 Walker and Cochrane; Melne, Ohagnon and Bool.