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THE WEATHER
OREGON Pair tonight and Tuesday
with fogs on the coast, t:mp;rut jres
above normal in the interior.
VOLUME XXVITI
ME.MHF.lt ASSOCIATKD I'JIESS AND A. B. C.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1930
KAS'lTCltN OltEGON'S U1ADINO NEWSPAPER.
NUMBER 299
THREATENED
SHUTDOWN OF
MILL AVERTED
Rain and Co-operation of
Water Users Bring up
Level of Log Pond.
CAMP CREWS ARE
AGAIN AT WORK
Mt. Emily Lumber Com
pany Expects Usual
Operations to Continue
During Rest of Season.
Several things combined over the
weekend to uvert a threatened saw
mill shut down In La Grande which
would have affected a large num
ber oi men, and today the Mt. Emily
Lumber company was going ahead
with Its usual operations.
Lust week the log pond was low
ering rapidly, and reached a point
su low that a shutdown was imini-'
nent. The city was furnishing Us
much water as it could, but with
water users on the river exercising
prior righUt, It was impossible to
keep the level of the pond at the
required height.
ter I srrs Cimperii t e
Then, through a ruin that permit
ted some of the river water users to
close their headgates this1 diverting
the water Into the log pond and
through cooperation of the Oro Dell
Canal company and also of water
.users In the city, the obstacle was
hurdled and over the weekend the
pond gained 10 inches In depth.
Hair, and cloudy weather reduced the
use. of city water to nearly a mini
mum and It was possible to sell the
lumber company n larger supply of
water over the weekend.
"Everything looks rosy," Aug.' J.
Blunge, president of the" Mt. Emily
Lumber company said this morning,
adding "our camp work is starling
up again today." The situation had
become so -had last week that it was
necessary to" curtairoperations"in the
woods.
l'oiid Ktlll llt'lmv Normal Level
Although the pond Is still lit to 24
Inches below itu normal level)' there
Is enough water in It at present for
r. week's operation, and Mr. Stange
believes that It will be possible to
continue on through the season un-
, lest; some extremely dry weather
makes conditions bothersome again.
He stated mat one of the men on
tho Cavlness ditch who has rights
to a considerable amount of water,
tuld him. that the mill could havo
this water the rest of the season.
. Mr. Stangc is very appreciative o(
tho cooperation extended by both
business und professional men's, or
ganizations and tho wcter users' . In
helping to avert a shutdown. " '
A total of .16 of an Inch of tain
fell In La Grande over the weekepd,,
the first rain of consequence' since
June 10, 20 and 21, when half, an
inch of rain was measured.
interval between these two rains, oply
.14 of ail inch has been mi-H3u.wU,
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BABY CLINIC
TO BE HELD AT
HIGH SCHOOL
The third annual baby clinic, spon-
soied by the Union County Public
.- Health association, will oc iicld at
the La Grande high school In the
4 homo economics building according
to a later announcement made by
, Miss Alice Murquardt, county healtn
' nurse. This building will accommo
date; the project very well, it is said,
j The clinic will open Wednesday
; morning, August 13 and will continue
through Thursday. Dr. Van Loun,
; prominent clinician of Portland, will
bo in La Orande for the clinic; At 9
o'clock euch mornuing he will give
, . n talk to the mothers assembled,
along lines beneficial to them in
f the caring for their children-. -' Im
mediately following this he will' go
into the examination of the indi
' vidua! children.
, , The clinic Is absolutely free and
1 mothers oi chi-:Lii are uciug urged
to avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity thus afforded them. Chtl
dm, ranging in age from birth to
pre -school age will be examined. This
is also a county-wide movement with
I mothers and children from all over
. Union county included in its scope.
) Different F.-T. A. groups of the
city will assist Dr. Van Loan and
Miw Marquarrit on both days. On
Wednesday morning members from
-, Willow school will assist: on Wcdnes
,' day afternoon those from Central
i-rhool; Thursday morning, those
from Rlverla and from Greenwood on
Thursday afternoon. At each of the
res-dons, clerical usslsiance will be
lurnishcd by the Ackerman training
f.chotil association.
Three-I Picnic Is
Held At Riverside
THREE-I Front
About 203 people attended the
. Iowa. Indiana ond Illinois picnic Sun-i-
day at Riverside park wherj they
served an excellent dinner.
W. T. Grider was elected president
for tho coming year to succeed J, E.
- Reynolds. An interesting .program
i was presented. The Misses Cooper
played violin ond piano selections,
little Buddy Cooper sang two solos.
A short play was given by the P.irc
dale club, and a person from each
Btate gave a short talk. John Rogers
Irom Frultdale caused much laughter
with some of his stories.
The date for next year's picnic Is
set for the second Sunday In August.
HKATHHK TOIlAY
7 a. m. 71 above.
Minimum: 63 above.
Conuuion: cloudy.
WE.VTf llllt YKSTKI..MY
4j Maximum 89. minimum 56 above.
Condition: partly c'.oudy.
UF.Tiif:it ai i. n. i;n
i Maximum 02, minimum CO above.
Condition: clear.
Boy Scout Camp
At Anthony Lake
Closed Sunday
Awards are Made at Court
of Honor Held Satur
day Night 35 Attend
Final Week.
One of the most successful scout !
camps held by the Eastern Oregon
council closed yesterday after two
weeks of camping at Anthony lake.
Men In the mountains near North
Powder. All the boys left yesterday
afternoon except two who remained
to complete the closing of camp.
Almost every boy received an award
of some kind at the court of honor
held Saturday night when an inter
esting camp craft program was pre
sented. During the week Supervisor
Kuhn, of the Whitman national
forest, gave talks on the flrestb, fire
prevention and indentlflcatlon of
trees. Trips were made to the look
out towers, Crawfish Meadows, Craw
fish Lake, and an overnight hike was
made to Grande Ronde lukes.
Tho championship boat race was
held across the lake; the winners will
be announced later. There were no
accidents or injuries outside of a
few scratches and sunburned skins
during camp. Every boy who went
to camp has returned as a swimmer,
or at least able to keep his head
above water. Instruction was given
In seamanship, knowing how to prop
erly row a boat and In nature and i
camp craft so that they have a
knowledge of outdoor life, both view
ing It and living it.
The final week had a larger at
tendance than the first with about
35 boys present. There were requests
lor a third week, but not enough
requests to make it possible. All the
boys were reported to have a fine
time, with plenty to eat.
Saturday and Sunday many visitors
from both Baker and La Grande were
at camp. Treots were given to the
boys in the form of marshmallows
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Barn Destroyed
By Fire; Hundred
Chickens Burned
A spectacular fire, which destroyed
a wooden barn at 1511 Jackson street.
called out the fire department at 0:10
o-ciock last night. Although the
building, owned by Pearl Stiles, was
too far gone to save, liremon prevent
ed the flames from spreading to
nearby buildings, althougn they were
handicapped in their work by crowds
of people who rushed tj the sctne of
the lire. Twelve persons were placed
under arrest by the ponce department
because thay hindered the work of
the firemen, the police chief said
this morning. ; hi: !
. Approximately 103 chi;kns wore
burned in the barn fire. No estimate
of the lo:!.fl had been made today but
it is believed it will be a considerable
figure. .The -cause of the tire is.iiot
known. -:i , ; ..;, ,
Change Made In
Reception Plans
For Bodenhamer
A change In the plans for the re
ception lor National Commander
Bodenhamer, of the American Leg. on.
have been made by t:.e local post, it
was announced this morning. Com
mander Bodenhamer will arrive In La
Grande this evening, accompanied by
Sid George. Oregon commander, and
the two men will be guests at a din
ner scheduled at 7 p. m. at the Saca
jawca to which all legionnaires who
are to attend may do so by notifying
Otis Palmer before 0 o'clock. Im
mediately after, the dinner, Mr: Bod
enhamer wiil be taken to Wallowa
lake where he will spend two days
before going on to "Salter weunesuay
to attend the Oregon state conven
tion. 'inis morning Mr. Palmer announce
ed that business men are being re
quested to put out their flags Wed
nesday so as to decorate La Grande
during the day' when hundreds of
delegates and visitors will be passing
through this city en rout- to Baser.
The chamber of commerce also
made a request today to merchants
to have their flags out by Wednesday.
Welcoming signs 'Will be put up, it
was planned today. La Grande en
tertained state legion members in
1927.
Eight Baptized
At Riverside rarK
Eight were baptized Into the Gospel
mission yesterday afternoon at River
side park. More had been scheduled
to be baptized, but Illness kept them
away and another similar service will
bo held later. Mrs. John Moore, of
Los Angeles, sang during the service.
Tho Sunday school attendance was
very large with the green side in the
contest, captained by Jack Brown,
making a large gain. Mr. Moore
preached during the morning service
and his daughters. Vivian and Geor
gia, sang. He will preach again Tues
day evening. The Moores are hero
from California on a vacation trip.
.MISTAKEN Flt IrXK
OAKLAND, Cel.. Aug. li Jos
eph Vasco, 32. garage employe of
I lay ward, was mistaken for deer
yesterday and shot in the chest and
his right arm shattered. His condi
tion today was serious.
Antone Vincent, 32. rancher to
. Tahiajara. Contra Costa county, was
tin Miootei. both were In the same
hunting parly, tricking deer in the
hiils Mjnth of Livermore.
MISSIONARY IS SAI'E
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11 oV. A
message to the state department to
day from the U. S. gunboat Paios
off Ch.mgsha said the Rev. Allen
Cameron o Lawrence. Kan.. v,as now
safe.
After the communist raid cn
Changshr Cameron was reported al
ternately safe and in grave danger.
ACCIDENTS IN
NORTHWEST
FATAL TO 9
Weekend Tragedies Also
Cause Injuries to a
bcore Persons.
FIVE BURNED TO
DEATH IN SOUTH
Six-Room Cottage Fire
Takes Lives as the Vic
tims Sleep Two Others
' Hurt.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 11 (A1; Nine
persons lost their lives, and more
than a score injured, three possibly
fatally, in automobile and train ac
cidents and drownings In the Pacific
northwest over the weekend.
G. J. Grantlund of Battleground,
Wash., drowned in tho Columbia river
near here. lie was seized by cramps
while swimming.
Clare Hunter, 17, of Portland, dlca
in Salem from Injuries recaived when
she fell from an automobile. ,
Paul Zgella dived into Medical lko 1
ond drowned when he stuck In tho
mud.
Clarence H. Nicholsen, 13. Tacoma j
High school football star, drowned ut j
uuericuii ikkc.
R. J. Boiler, transient laborer, was
run down and killed near Spokane.
G. B. Russell, his employer, was pos-
siDiy iaiauy lniurca.
Mrs. Louise Marugg, Spokane, was
killed, und Michael, her husband,
may die from injuries received when
a Northern Pactilc freight train de
molished their automobile near Spok
ane. Other casualties included:
Mrs. D. P. Parks. Kennewlck. killed
In auto crash; husband badly . in
Jured in auto " SoeS said
v. K. Hcdicy, Missoula, Killed, three
children hurt when auto smashes in
to fallen tree across highway,
Walter Robertson,. Yakima, killed
when ear wrecked against bridge.
Don Burke, Tacoma, protably fa
tally hurt In auto crash ut Shelton.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenil., Aug". 11 '(P
- Flvo persons were burned to death
and two others suffered sorious, in -
Juries in a fire that destroyed a six-
room cottage located In an amuse-
ment park near here early today.
The dead are Mrs. Hugh Tee Witt.
25. her two children, Hugh Lee Witt,
Jr.. 2. and Marie Witt, 3; Iva Witt. It).
Her brother-in-law. nnd Paul Reeder,
io,' an employe at ths park. ,
r Charles Witt had concessions at the
park, known as Cox's Lake, and Hugh
Lee Witt had chavee 'of fireworks dis-
plays. Officers investigated to deter- from those cities and towns in which
mine whether fireworks liad teen the' -weather "bureau takes obscrva
siored lii the cottage. " ' ' '' ' i tions. The maximum in the Eost-
The fire occurred about daylight orn Oregon city . was. ,102 ? degrees.
and the victims were burned in thir
beds. , .' '
FOt K 1E.1 IN -CAMFOKSIA
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 11 ,(P
Four were killed and five Injured in
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LIONS APPROVE
MT. EMILY ROAD
Sherwood Williams and A.
W. Nelson Speak at
Luncheon Today.
The Lions clnh ot: it lnnr-h. ir.
: tho Sacajawoa . Inn today, went on
i record as standing ready to assist the
1 chamber of commerce and other or-
, ganlKatlons In wliatever way it con
In the promotion of tho La Orande-.
Mt. Emily road, which would become'
la link of the skvllne drive and would
I connect La Orande with Dayton,
Wash. via a highway over the Blue
'mountains. ' X
' This action, In the form of a mo-
tlon without a dissenting voto. fol-
j lowed talks by Sherwood Williams and
A. W. Nelson, who accompanied forest
,meh over the proposed rood the other
Wonderful ttt-pnlc Advantugi-K
Mr. Williams described the Bcenic
'advantages of the road in glowing
terms, mentioning several new views
; that unfold from the routs. Mr. Nel
son touched upon the financial prob-
j lem. i ne roaci win cost aio.uuu oi second annual international grana
which the forest service will stand acric convention of the Fraternal Or
; half. The remaining $3,000 must be dcr of Eagles, opening tonight.
I raised in this county and the county , Sessions will continue to August 10
I court is ready to put up $4,000, leav- attended by delegates from 18 cub
ing the remaining half for La Grande ordinate aeries of Eaglcdom, repre
i men to raise. Mr. Nelson said that sinting 700.000 members of the or
$500 Is needed now, to Insure the acv. The annual California state
; government that the local part of the aerie meetings will be held concur
pro ject will be carried out. Two more rCntlj with the grand aerie meetings.
j - i The national assembly of women's
I ( ContlmiPd on IMp Krnr ' auxiliaries also will he held.
iLegge Warns Growers To Decrease '
! Production to Consumption Level
( PENDLETON. Aug. 11 W Alcx
jander Leggc, federal farm board
I chairman, who conferred with Uma
; tii:a wheat growers, business men and
i state officials Saturday, warned grow
!ers to decrease production to con
sumption level as a remedy for the
present situation,
j Wheat a:reogr. since 1015, has ln
; creased 14.000,000 acren. he sjid. and
i with foreign countries increasing
their production with modern faellir
ties, there is little chance for export.
Leggc advised stock reeding as one
' r.ossiolc method of meeting tne prob
; lem.
' G. R. Hyslop. chief of Oregon State
College farm crops department, speak
er at the conference, said wheat utre-
, aije reduction in E intern Oregon
; would be "neither practical nor eco
nomical." Hyslop sild wheat was ono of the
mmt mnrkc table crops grown in
Eastern Oregon, and to cut acreage
' would increase production.
i " More efficient production, market
ing and adjustments of other casts."
PLANE DROPS
BOMBS ONTO
PROVIDENCE
'Mining Town in Kentucky
j Bombarded by Nine
j Missiles From Air.
NO DAMAGE RUT
MUCH EXCITEMENT
Govemme nt to Investi
gate; Bombs Aimed at
Coal Mines, Some Fail
to Explode.
PROVIDENCE, Ky., Aug. U Ml
A p. airplane today dropped bombs
into this coal mining section torn
by labor troubles for several months.
Tho bombs, estimated at nine in
number, created intense excitement,
but injured no one and did no prop
erty damage.
Th( machine, containing: two men
and described aa an. orange colored
mofirmlnnn utmnfiroM limit, ft 11. m.
n approached Providence at about
2000 feet, coming from the direction
0i- minois.
Thp first, bomb struck near Clav
I Citi, c few miles north of heie. Then
lnc machine dived towards Provi
denu0 and ri;iortseti two bombs. Col
r m rs ol stone and dust rose from a
field.
Bomb Fat Ik- to Kvplnde
The plane circled the town and
came back, dropping lower as it
came on. A bomb fell near the en
trance to the Ruckman mine but
failed to explode. . Five more were
dropped near the Meador, Young und
Holt mine but only two exploded.
Iho explosions of the bombs could
be heard for miles and threw the
town Into an uproar. The machine
TrTV"
The bombs which failed to explode
were made of dynamite wrapped in
adhesive tape with fuses attached,
Tho ac"'".', attack followed several ex
plosions of dynamite near 'the Dia
mond Mine company's plant, nnd
that- of the Meador, Holt and Young
company.
county authorities wired officials
"tty, HITlsbm"B
111., and other south-
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" - PORTLAND, Aug.' U (AT TO Uma-
tlllr. went the heat ., record .for the,
state Sunday, on the basis of reports i
Pendleton was next in Hue with L01
dc trees .
Metlford had a maximum of 00 de-.j
grces, Salem; was luxt .with 81),, and
Portland and Albany tied with an'Bt.
Other temperatures were: Baker 80.
Marshllcld 78, Roseburg 02.
The maximum 'In Yakima was flfl.
lr. Walla Walla 94, and Retl Bluff. 1)3.
Winneinucca, Nov.. was the hottest
place in the country yesterday with
a maximum of 100.
Lumbermen To Call
; Upon Mr. Hoover
PORTLAND, Aug. 11 W) A special
committee of the National' Lumber
men's association will call on Presi
dent Hoover and other governmental
officials, asking rlyld enforcement of
the torlff provision prohibiting Im
portatlon of convlct-madc goods,
Creation of this committee was pro-
vlrtea for 111 resolution ndoptcd by
th0 association in annual meeting
here Saturday night. ,
A. C- Dixon, of EUBenc. president
of the association, , and Dr. Wilson
Compton, Washington, D. O., secre-
tary-monoucr, will bo cx-offlclc. rnem-
bers of the committee. President
Dixon said ho will announce the per-
sonnel of tho committee In a few
days. . ;
gg Meeting '
In San I' rancisco
SAN" FRANCISCO, Aug. 11 tA't
Twpnt thousand delegates were
1 gathered here today for the thtrty-
r Hyslop said, "will help more than
1 acreage reduction."
E. F. Dummclcr. WashiiurtJn State
'college, said he foresaw difficulties in
j any effort to shift from wheat to
Mother crops In his suite. He said
: Eastern Washington, hkv Eastern Ore
gon, was adapted peculiarly to wheat
' raising.
I Nils Olson, chief of the bureau or
: agricultural statistics, t jI.I gt cw;ri
; expansion of the wheat Industry the
i past three decades has been "tremen
dous and probably will continue."
New wheat centers have bren d:
: veloped throughout the world, he
said, with Canada. Australian airl
i Argentine now on a par in production
. with the United States.
I "Modern machinery, trultural me' ti
ed and lower production cof-ti." Ol
- sen said, "hi;s caused Hip expansion.
Ru&sla. at present, is developing largt.
wheat districts."
Olwn raid a ten pr cent reduction
In United States wheat acreage would
cause wheat prices over the world to
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' INTRODUCING "MISS UNIVERSE"
'I : S 1
j 1 f Jfo K ; - i
hmtiiliy Hell (itiff or New Orleans was the Judges' mmnlmnus
.seld'tlmi us '-Miss America" ami later as ".MIhh CnlverM1" ut (Inlves
tou hi'imty pageant.
Dr. Spears Will
Be At Banquet
Here Tuesday
Dr. Clarence W. Spears, known
throughout the football "and sports
world as "Put." spears, will make
his initial visit In La-Grande tomor
row evening, and will bo a guest of
thu Oregon alumni and students or
ganisations at a dlnnor at the Saca
jawca Iuu at 0 o'clock. Dr. Spears,
accompanied by Tom Stoddard, for
mer president of the University of
Oregon student body, will stop, hero
lor a few hours while driving to
Baker to attend the American Legion
convention. ;;' ,
Dr. Spears,, head football coach at
th(-"unlveislty, will be tho main
speaker at tho dinner, to which
members of the chamber of com
merce, tho Lions club nnd the Rotary
club are -Invited to attend. How
ove. It is finked, that reservations .for
tho banquet "b? muda as early an poa- I
sible with the. chamber . of com- '
'iiievce. ' Following tho dinner ' the
coach will continue on to Baker, i
Crop Prospects
( In Nation Down
J i Seven Per Cent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 1 (II Crop
prospects In tho United States were
irepor'it today uy the department of
jagrlcu.uire to have declined nearly
! seven per cent during July as a result
; of drought and hot wcathor.
Tiie corn crop tins year was placed
at 2,211,823.000 bushels, basing Its
j forecast on the condition of the crop
i August 1. That compares with 2.
1 802.000.000 forecast a month ago and
2.614,000.000 bushels produced last
year.
j Tho Indicated production of all
j wheat was placed at 820,013,000 bu
; shels, compared with 827,000,000
' bushels last month and 806,000.000
I bushels last year.
j The preliminary estimate of wlntci
i wheat production was 507,302,000 bu
; shels compared with 508,000,000
; bUHhcls Indicated last month and
1 578,000.000 bushels produced last
I year. The quality of winter wheat
( is 03.4 per cent, compared with 80.7
jlast year.
j Durum wheat production is indi
cated at 48,200,000 bushels, compared
I with 57.000.000 bushels last month
and 52.000.000 bushels lost year.
I Tho Indicated production of all
I other spring wheat Is placed at 174,
1 0332.000 bushels, compared with 103.
j 000,000 bushels Indicated last month
land 170,000,000 bushels produced last
year.
Tho Indicated production of oats
was announced as 1.310.309,000 bu
cbels compared with 1,320.000,000
bUHhcln Indicated last month und
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Negro Confesses
Pendleton Killing
i
j PENDLETON. Ore . Aug. 11 m
James Jarnaeau. 65, a negro, sur
rendered to police last night and Is
t being held on a charge of slaying
1 L. S. Rudd, 63. white, with a heavy
ax at their home in the west end of
! Pendleton.
I Jarnaean said the killing followed
-a quarrel over the cooking of a meal,
i During the quarrel. Jarnaean said,
' Rudd struck him. Police doubt the
'story as Rudd's body was found su
iting In a chair on tho porch.
Wheat Today
j CHICAGO, Aug. 11 il',- Assertions
' Irom one of the foremost unofficial
I t rnpr of, the country that tho corn
j crop as a whole is In a deplorable
j condition and that the yield will be
j lighter than Is generally expected
i;avt the corn market a decided hoist
i httL tfjday. His statements were
' made after an inspect ton tour which
i han taken hltn over, the greater part
: o. the corn belt.
i Wheat rallied also in the late dcal
: lugs. Influenced by corn strength
i and by an estimate that the Euro
I t an :arry-ovr of wheat this season
11C.000.000 bushels less than year.
Corn rloscd firm 1 ''Bc a bushel
j higher than Saturday's finish. Wheat
i tailed to hold late gains, and closed
i nervous lVn:,2::ac net lower, with
j caU. t3 f. lc ofl. and provisions show
ing 5'- 2jc sag.
PAPER BOX PLANT
DESTROYED TODAY
; ; I
F. C. Stettler Company in
Portland Figures Fhte i
Loss at $750,000.. . I
PORTLAND,' Aug. 11,! W1) Sweeping
tho entire plant of the P. O, Stettler
Paper Box company at an early hour
today, fire destroyed the plant and
caused damage , estimated (by the
ownor at $750,000. -; , -
;Two Portland;, firemen, v Qeorgo
Vianno.and Harry B. Landru were
burned severely when a blast of flame
struck them in tho face. They were
rushed to the Emergonoy hospital.
Fire oiiioiais saia tne plant would
be a total loss. ,
Origin of tho fire yns undeter
mined. The blaze wai discovered by
ErneBt W. Johnson,, rdght watchman,
who said he first noticed It (n the
middle section of the west side of the
building, near a cylinder press, From
there It . spread quickly over the
building. -,i . . . . , . ,
A crowd of menrly five thousand
persons witnessed the destruction of
the- box plant, loss, of which will
throw 150 men and women out of
work.
' Miles of Mone; lined .
When - daylight came . only the
blackened reluforccd concrete walls
of the three-story building remained
Dozens of hose lines were hanging
from charred- window- sills on all
floors. The Btreets were covered for
blocks around with miles of hose.
Responsibility for the atubborness
of the fire was laid to stores of paper
and parafflne. The company manu
factured paper and corrugated boxes,
labels, advertising cutouts and dis
plays. Frank C. Stettler, president of the
firm, said steps would be taken Im
mediately to reestablish the plant.
This will be done, he declared, with
out unnecessary delay, that his em
ployes may have work again Just as
soon as possible. ,
The fire loss was covered by Insur
ance, he said.
RECLAMATION
CONGRESS AT
BURNS CLOSES
BURNS, Ore., Aug. 11 (fl1) Med
ford was selected us the 1031 meeting
place or the Oregon Reclamation
Congress, and James T. Chlnnock of
Grants Pass, was unanimously re
elected president of the organization
at the conclusion of the three-day
cession Saturday night.
Dr. W. L. Powers, Oregon Btate col
lege, was re-elected secretary.
Tho following vice presidents and
directors were named:
First district: Olen Arnnplger, Med
ford, vice president: E. J. Leach, Med
ford: Rhea Luper, Salom; P. W.
Fosberry, Grants Pass; Ted Seaman,
Eagle Point, directors,
l Second district: E. E. Lago. Hood
River, vice president; E. C. Vun Pet
ten, Ontario, Ivan Oaken, Burns,
James Kyle, Stanfleld; H. W. Turner,
Madras.
Third district: Lewis A. McArthur.
Portland, vice president: W. O. Ide,
Marshall Dana and Kenneth Miller,
all of Portland; Ed West, Scappoose.
Three Inmates Of
Asylum at Large
SALEM, Ore., Aug. 11 Pf Three
inmates of the state hospital ot the
Insane were at large today after mak
ing their escape late Saturday night
by prying open a second floor ward
window In the main building. They
were Vernon Pease from I.aiie coun
ty. Joseph C. Hirts, of Multnomah
county and A. Bloornqulst, of Clatsop
county.
Hospital officials believe Pease and
Hirts may attempt to steal an auto
mobile. None of the men arc considered
dangerous.
NKW riMII IIATCHhltY
MEDFOItD. Aug. 11 A new fish
hatchery to cost 36.000 will be con
structed at Butte Creek on the upper
Rogue river. It will be the largest
fish hatchery In Southern Oregon.
The appropriation of funds has been
made by congress and the bureau of
fisheries is now making preparations
for erect Iron of the plant, which will
adjoin the one now operated at Butte
Creek.
Jackson, 0'Brine
Pass 510-Hour
Mark In The Air
Fliers Less Than 50 Hours
From Hunter Brothers'
Endurance Record
Motor Runs Smoothly.
SEATTLE. Aug. 11 W Bob Wark
and Edward Brown, en route to Tokyo
by plane from Tacoma, were reported
In special advices to The Times here
today to have crashed at Ludner air
port, .a few miles from Vancouver.
B.C., this noon. Wark was reported
to havo suffered a kneo Injury and
Brown to has escaped unhurt.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. U m Less than
60 hours separated Dale Jackson and
Forest O'Brine from a new world's
endurance refueling flight record as
they began their fourth week aloft
here today.
At 7:11 a. m. (O.S.T.) Jackson nnd
O'Brine had been In tho air 604 hours
and their motor was running smooth
ly. At 2:11 p. m. they had been up
611 hours. If they are still up Wed
nesday they will pass the record of
654 hours set by the Hunter brothers
of Sparta, Ills., at Chicago last month.
Field attaches today said they could
detect nothing wrong with tho motor
as the plane soared lolsuroly above
Lambert-St. Louis Field. Jackson
yesterday, however, reported that the
oil pressure war. a trlflo low. but this
apparently was corrected when the
refuelers, William Brewster and Percy
'Shorty" Chnffeo, took a heavier
grade lubricant up to the endurance
plane.
Interest Is (Heat
Interest in the flight Is growing as
the "Greater St. Louis" comes nearer
the Hunter brothers' record. More
than 15,000 persons visited the field
yesterday aftornon to watch tho
flight.
After sweltering for several days
the filers yesterday complained of
tho cold weather, and Jackson told
the ground crew he was getting
sleepy. A rain, too, added to the trl
bu rations of the pair yesterday, but
by descending to low altitudes the
shin rode out the storm.
Tho aviators' Intention Is to stay
up eight days beyond the present
record to set a mark which will dis
courage rival endurance fliers, . If
successful In this, tho now record
would bo about 760 hours.
The first assurance of financial
.return, from tho flight was received
'today wheii tho company1 which the
fllern purchased oil announced It
would give them $100 an hour after1
thoy brook the record, up to 70 hours,
amounting to $7,000. Bill- Pickens,
tho filers' manager, said ho was nego
tiating with a national ' radio chain
.to broadcast the filers' remarks. The
filers bank balance today was $3,630,
with . expetwfcftV1 ;tofv fee meAV lihe
rate of $1,000 a week. .
I 'iirii FLIEKK FOHCErt IIOWV t
' VANCOUVER, B. C... Aug.1 11 (!)
Temporarily halted In their hop to
White Horse, Yikon territorv rrom
Tacoma on tho first leg of tt r pro
posed flight to Tokyo, Bob wark and
Eddl Brown,, Seattle aviators, planned
to resume their aerial Jaunt today
from Ladnor airport here.
The fllors took off at 11:33 a. m.
Sunday from Tacoma field, but were
forced to bring their Fokker biplane)
Pacific Era, down at the Vancouver
airport on Lulu Island about 2 p. m,
on account of air clogged gas lines,
Vancouver Is approximately 150 miles
from Tacoma by air.
Wark said satisfactory repairs had
boon made and that ho and Brown
planned to take their plane from
Lulu island to Lad nor airport, do-
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'Picking on' Man
Leads To Death
Of The Attacker
PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 11 (!) R.
A. Winchester, 45, of Boring, Oro.,
was being held hero today for a
coroner's Jury hoarlng, tho outcome
ol tho death Saturday night of Ulrlch
Gantenbeln, 47, who , Winchester
killed with a haiidax.
The two. men were working on a
hay-baling crew. Othors In tllo
group said Gantenbeln had been
"picking on" Winchester all day, and
at the close of work run at him with
r, hay hook.
Winchester looked around for
something to protect himself with,
he suld. and his hand grasped a
email hand ax. He struck blindly,
ho declared, with the blunt side. The
ax slipped, turned and the blade
slashed down on Oantenbein's neck.
Ut died three hours later.
No formal charge nas been placed
against Winchester but he was order
ed held for hearing before a coroner's
i Jury.
'Kills Daughters,
Wife and Himself
NEW YORK, Auk. 1 1 Salvo
tore Tesercnro, his wife. Concetta.
and their lfl-year-old daughter. Em
iila. were found deud in their
I Brooklyn apartment today after
neighbors had been aroused by shots.
Tcaerearo was shot through the
head and his vlfe had died from bul
let anil stab wounds.
Felice believe Teserearo killed his
wlfi and daughter and then shot
hlmsel.'.
Jealousy Leads To
Double Slaying
CiROTON. Conn.. II mi Stanley
Smith Bogue, 34-yeur-old world war
veteran, was arraigned today on a
charge of murder for the ax slaying
o. Mr. Eva Jennings Roberts. 62.
bearding house keeper, and Ole Ost
borg. He was held without bond
lov the next term of superior court.
State police sulci that Bogue. who
mode an ineffectual attempt to kill
hlmsel., confessed to hacking to
death the woman and the man who
hud replaced him In her affections
Saturday night when he found them
togethtv. The bodies were found In
the cellar ol the boarding house.
ACTIVE WEEK
FOR NATION
IN POLITICS
Four States Preparing to
Cast Their Votes .
Some Races Bitter
HEFLIN RUNNING
AS INDEPENDENT
Shadow of Smith Looms
Large Over Thi-ee of
' Primaries Oklahoma
Facing Runoff. :
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 P)i-The
shadow of Alfred E. Smith, ; 193B '
dcmocrntlc presidential candidate, '
will loom larRO ovor throe ol the four 1
fittito prlmnrlcs to bo held Tuesday '
o.' thii week. : '
Voters of Alabamn, Arkansas, and
Nebzraska will havo tho burning l--;
sue ol two yeura ago brought , back
t. them indirectly . while ill the
fourth state where ballots are to be
cast prohibition Is to figure largely
In thu vote. . i
Alabama democrats aro .to choose
r. s - -ccssor u Senator J. Thomas ,
Hcflln, ousted from this year's prl-'
mary because ho failed tot support' '.
the democratic presidential Condi- .
date two years ago. Heflln, however,
har. conducted a' vigorous campaign
tor ro election as ah Independent and
will be the November opponent of
tho victor In the democratic prl
mary. John K. Bankhoad, of Jaa-pc.-,
and Fred Erlck I. Thompson.
Mobile publisher, aro the senatorial
candidates In tho primary. It- will
bu the first time In moro than 30
years that the democratic senatorial
nominee faces opposition at the gen
era', election. .
. N'orrln' Opposed A,, '-
The Nebraska race offered ai' IU
been directed at Norrls for failure
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PRISONERS IN '
LIMELIGHT AS '
HEROESTODAY
OSStNINO, N.. Y Aug';' 1 1' !(liiuf
convicts wero ut:ug hailed as heroes "
today, for ; their rescue - of wo men1
and their wlvos from drowning In the
Hudson rlvor In front of Sing Sing
I Threo years ago, three young men
drownttKat almost . the same sunt
wmie nunareuu or oonvlots lookecroh
helplessly fearing .to lend a hand lest.
they draw. forth tho deadly, fire o?
their. keepers. -ri--;-r: ...,'..' . -'
Told thereafter to use "discretion."'
ithO . ftUartlB tndnV. hl.lful kn...t.M.
era,' giving .Irving Brown, - Joseph
uatos, Aninony Irlana 'and David
Welier. permission to 'rescue the men '
and women In tho boot. .
Welier and i'riano Jumped Inio the
river while tho others stood on the
uuois, grasping long firemen's hooks.
Tho .rowboot, filling rapidly ana
pushed by-Wellcr and Trlano, reached
r oim ui aim UUCK W1WI me gUll-
wales awash.' Brown and Oates held
It ud with their hooka while the four
In It - scrambled ashore. Then the
boat sank.
I iiie prisoners then found they had
saved a "cop" J. D. Roosa, chief of
' police of the New York Central hnee
and his wife, and Roosa's brother-ln-
law, Aioert uran and nis wile.
Predict Showers
In Drouth Areas
WASHINGTON, .Aug. 11 UP) The
woat-her bureau toduy maintained its
predictions for shower during thu -week
over portions of the drought
area.
Ruins were expected for portions of
Northwestern Minnesota, Eastern and
Ccntrul North Dakota, Western South
Dakotu, Western Kansas and Western
Nebraska within tho next 36 houra.
These Btateo. however, do not need
ruin as btitlly as most of tne Ohio
vulley but some alleviation there was
expected by Wednesday or Thursday.
uhowero also were predicted for
Tuesday afternoon or n.gnt in Wist
ern Kentucky.
Father And Three
Children Are Dead
BURNABY. B. C. Aug. 11 W) .
Three little children and their father
were dead today after the latter. Otto
Zellar. placed them In a stump hole
with him on a highway near tneir
! home and set off a cnarge of dyna
j mite. The triple murder and suicide
I occurred lust night,
j At least one of the three murdered
children had been warned of tils fate
i several days ago it was disclosed,
when a friend said the child had told
j him of the futhcr's Intention to kill
I them all. Neighbors said Zellar's
wile left him recently. The children
were between two and s?ven yeara
I old.
BASEBALL
American LeaRde
R. H. E.
8 13 0
Chicago
01llu,l,,lliln
3 7 0
flatteries: raocr ana iuie; wuiucrg,
Mahafley, Rommell and Cochrane.
R. H. E.
Detroit 1 3 1
Boston I" I
Butteries: Uhte and Desautjls; Mac
Faydcn und Conolly.
Niillnual League
R. H. E.
New York 5 13 3
! Pittsburgh 8 e o
I Batteries: Mitchell, Chaplin, Pruett
and O'Parrell; French and Bool.
I R. H. E.
1 Boston 3 6 0
! Chicago - I" 0
I Batteries: Canewell and Cronin;
iToachout and Hartnett, '
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I Philadelphia 2 1
Cincinnati 4 8 0
I Batteries: Renge and Rensa; Kolp
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