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THE WEATHER
OREGON: Unsettled tonight and
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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')
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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.