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8 PAGES TODAY
THE WEATHER
OREGON:. Fair tonight and Wed
nesday, logs on the coast,, tempera
tures above normal In the Interior.
VOLUME XXVIII
MliMUEll ASSOCIATED l'KCSS AND A. B. C.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1930
EASTJCUN OREGON'S LUADING KEWSPAPEU
NUMBER 300
Ha
SCHOOL WILL
OPENMONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 8
Students of High School
and Five Grade Schools
to Take up Work.
two oreTgkades
for one school
Last Year's Total Enroll
ment 2,298, Establishing
a New Record for La
Grande.
Vacation days for some 2300 boys
ami girls in La Grande between the
ages of six and 20, will come to an
abrupt end In a little less than a
month, and during the remainder of
the fall, winter and spring periods,
the three R's and their companion
studies will be paramount.
Supt. J. T. Longfellow, of the city
schools, announced this morning that
the fall term of school will open
Monday morning, Sept. 8.
Previous to the opening date of the
system, a faculty meeting will be held
on Saturday, Sept. 6. This Is the
usual pre-school meeting of teachers
at which plans for tho semester are
considered.
The Principals
The list of principals for tho vari
ous schools are as follows, according
to Mr. Longfellow: high school, E. D.
Towler; Central, Mrs. E. A. McEach
ran; Greenwood, R. A. Wllkcrson;
River la, Herbert Evans; Willow, Mrs.
Evelyn Bennett; Ackerman, Miss Kate
L. Houx. The list of teachers Is near
ly completed but it not yet ready for
publication, It was said today.
The only major change In the grade
schools this year will ue the addition
of two grades to the j. H. Ackerman
Training school, giving this school
six Instead of four grades and allow
ing for about 60 more students than
last year.
Total for 102U-30 at S.298.
Last year's total enrollment .was
2,208, of which 1,663 was grade school
registration. .There were 635 high
school students. Both grade and high
schools reported the largest, enroll
ment In history, and both are expect
ing to break this record this year,
although only a Blight increase la held
likely.
During the summer period, the
Janitors have been cleaning up tho
buildings, attending to somo minor
repairs and In other ways arranging
for the opening of school. Minor
work done during the siunmor in
cludes re-painting, building of book
cases, etc.
Fcr Capita Cost Low
The per capita cost of .educating
I children In La Grande nas oeen oe
low the average of the state and the
school board expects to follow a pol
icy that will keep the cost below the
average, although without luatiy.way
disturbing tho efficiency rof.f the
school system. " ',--
Coach Ira Woodle, physical director
of the schools, Is expected to. return
to La Grande about the middle of
this month, and football practice is
to begin with the opening of school.-
LARGE GROUP
TO WELCOME
OREGON COACH
Dr. Clarence W. Spears, scheduled
to speak at a dinner to be held at
6 o'clock at the Sacajawea Inn to
night in his honor. Is expected to ar
rive hero by car shortly before time
for tho banquet. He will be accom
panied by Tom Stoddard, of Baker.
Leaving here after the meeting, the
University of Oregon head coach will
go on to Baker where he will attend
tho American Legion statq , conven
tion. . : .
According to reservations, a- large
crowd Is expected at tho dinner to
night, which is being given by Ore
gon alumni and students, with mem
bers of the various clubs, etc. Invited
Aio attend.
Judge F. W. Wilson
Returns To Home
Circuit Judge Fred W. Wilson, of
Tho Dalles, who has bccii In Union
and Wallowa counties for the last
week holding court by Circuit Judge
J. W. Knowles, returned to his home
this morning.
He held court here yesterday and
the week before held court at Enter
prise. Judge Wilson made his home
at Wallowa lake during the week,
driving to Enterprise In time to
open court at 8 o'clock In the morn
ing. He was one of the referees in
tho Joseph-Mannix ca.
TALK IK SCREEN PRODUCES
SOL'M) FOR ACTOR'S LIPS
NEW YORK m Three ways to
make the sound of an actor's voice
actually Issue from his moving Hps
on the talking screen have been
found by the Bell Telephone labora
tories. One Is to turn the screen itself
Jjito a vibrating diaphragm which
produces the sound waves. Another
Is to have the loud speaker Imme
diately behind the screen with the
sound transmitted through air pas
sages in the screen Itself.
The third, and least practical. Is
to use the material out of which
the screen Is made as a conducting
medium which transmits the power
to a loud speaker.
WEATHER TOIMV
7 a. m. 67 above.
Minimum: 62 above.
Condition: clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum BO. minimum 59 above.
Condition: partly cloudy.
WEATHER AIT,. 12. 1929
Maximum 95. minimum 57 above.
Condition: clear.
Head of Legion
At Wonderland;
Here Last Night
National Commander 0.
L. Bodenhamer Guest at
Informal Dinner Before
Going to Lake.
O. L. Bodenhamer, of Arkansas, na
tional commander of the American
Legion, la at Wallowa lake today, the
guest of Harley H. Richardson lor
today and tomorrow. Wed ncsday
evening he will leave the wonderland
and arrive In Baker in time for the
opening of the state convention
Thursday morning.
Mr, Bodenhamer arrived In La
Grande on the 6:30 o'clock train last
night from Salt Lake City, and was
met at the depot by a delegation of
local legionnaires, who were his hosts
at an informal dinner at the Saca
jawea Inn. Following the dinner he
visited around town for awhile and
then went to the lake, leaving here
at I o'clock, accompanied by Mr.
Richardson. Merlin Batley, Otis Pal
mer and Lynne Bohnenkamp. Mr.
Bodenhamer was to spend today and
tomorrow fishing and taking a rest
irom his strenuous schedule. During
the last few weeks he has attended
the Montana state convention and
then the Idaho state convention at
Idaho Falls, besides several stops and
a great deal of travelling.
Mr. Bodenhamer, who has spent
much of his life in Texas, was im
pressed with the mountain scenery In
Eastern Oregon. "If God had flattened
this country out, like He did Texas,
It would make Texas look rather
small," was one of his comments.
3 COLLEGE GAMES
FOR LA GRANDE
Normal School to Play
Ashland, Cheney and Al
bany in This City.
The bit of weather that visited La
Grande over the weekend somewhat
similar to early fall conditions
started a number of fans to thinking
of football and today there is some
thing definite to talk about.
The Eastern Oregon Normal school
grid schedule, although not entirely
completed, assures La Grande of
three college games, with the Moun
taineers to pluy at least two contests
out of town.
Coach Bob Qulnn, who piloted the
E. O. N. to tho state normal school
championship in Us first year of ex
istence, Is away at present but will
return about the first of the month.
School opens on Sept. 22 and football
practice will begin at about the same
time. There will be a few members
of the last year's team back, ac
cording to present indications, with
which to form a nucleus of tho 1030
eleven. t , . J
Ashland Here 'Oct. 1. ' '
The seasona opens at' Cheney Nor
mal school In Washington on Oct-. -11,,
and on Ocfci 23 the 'Ashland ..Normal
school will nmko'!" Its'- debut in this
city in a conference game. On Nov. 1
Lowlston Normal school of, Idaho-will
come here for a home-coming -con
test, when E. O.-Nv graduates will ro-
turn for. the days festivities. Last
year Lew is ton and La Grande fought
to a 7 to 7 tio in Lewluton.,
Albany college 'will come to La
Grande on Nov. 11 this is also the
tlrst time this school will appear in
this city.
Pluy at Monmouth
Monmouth Normal school, which
was defeated hero lust season 17 to .",
will bo host on its home grounds on
Nov. 22, anxious to avenge last year's
defeat which also cost it the title.
It Is expected that one or two more
games will bo scheduled before the
season opens.
Last year's record follows: College
of Idaho 7. E. O. N. 19; O. S. C.
Rooks 14. E. O. N. 6; Monmouth 17,
K. O. N. 17; Lewiston 7, E. O. N. 7
(tie); Whitman 14. E. O. N. 20.
Prowler Pursued
By R. G. Mason
R. O. Mason told Tho Observer to
day ol a rather exciting chiu;e last
nlfftit. He and his wife returned from
a stroll about 11 o'clock and he re
mained outside seated In tho car, tor
awhile. Soon ho saw a 'young man
steal up to tho bedroom window, and
he wont, to Investigate, armed only
with on alrgun. Tho young man fled
and Mr. Mason gave chase, following
him for several blocks until the pur
sued managed to make his escape.
Ask Business Men
To Put Up Flags
The chamber of commerce and the
American Legion are today asking
business men of La Grande to put
out tticlr nags and other street uec
oratlons tomorrow morning, lo re
main during Wednesday and Thurs
day while hundreds of delegates and
visitors to me Anieni-ii uts1""
vcntlon at Baker are passing through '
the city. La Grande was host to tne
state organization a few yearB ago.
Portland Man Is
Elected by K. P
TAMPA. Pla.. Aue. 12 (,Pf Leslio E. !
Crouch. Portland. Ore., attorney, to
day was elected supreme chancellor,
of the supreme lodge of Knights of
Pythias.
SEEK MISSING MAN
MOUNT ROBSON. B. C. Aug. 12 :
Search among the ice crags of
Mount Robson for Newman D. Wafel.
head-master of Carteret academy. ;
K. J., was continued today with little
hope he would be found alive. j
.i n.if at Haun la at. TllfVKfifi V t
with two days' provisions to scale
mountain, loftiest peak In the Can
adian Rockies.
llWKillT MOKKOW ILL
Douglas G. Thomson stated that no '
alarm was felt for the condition 01
Ambassador Dwipht W. Morrow, who
hr..i been ill In Mexico.
HERE TONIGHT
Ir. Clarence W. "Fat" Spears,
.University uf Oregon football
" coach, will visit Lu Grande this
evening nml will be guest at a
dinner before continuing on to
the leglon convention In liuker.
Why A Chamber
Of Commerce?
"Why a chamber of commerce?"
was propounded to Dr. J. L. Ingle, for
a number of years a member of 'tho
Union county chamber of commcrco
and an active participant In a. num
ber of civic groups. '
Said Dr. Ingle:
V think -a meeu, a vefjr oswinttol
. ..." . . . ..
need. . nut could 11 not 00 unacr mc
city government? Kveryone. profits '
by it and lt.seemi. u If , everyone 1
ought to share the Wen of filing '
the.'c.ty and te county, ow the
burden is borne by a. fow. . The, oity
has no part of the burden 'unless
some budget is arranged: I eel we
chamber of commerce may not . al-
cot. our tun money a wuii. . ijib
ways be spoctuculnr nut it does a
tremendous- amount of good. Lots
that the organization accomplishes
people don't know anything ubout.
One phase of chamber of commerce
work which strikes mo ns econom
ically sound is that In its assistance
to business men In peeking new loca
tion tho chamber discourages en-1
Urging in fields either too full local-
lv or not vpt 'rinn.'
"The chamber of commerce work Is
work that has to bo done. Wo might
say it Is like the national guard. Men
are organized and ready to do work
efficiently. If we weren't organized
in this way we would be like an army j
without organization. - j
Alio since il 1.1 someLiiing mat in
; mat in
so essential, while I am in favor of
having it done by the city I think
our present plan is the next best
way."
Hoover Will Not
, Visit In The West
WASHINGTON, 'Aug. 12 (!
President Hoover today cancelled
his proposed western trip..
In announcing cancellation of
his proposed tour of the tlocky
mountain parks, the chief exe
cutive sold in view of the drought
situation ho felt that he could
be of greater service in the copl
tal. Internal Dissension
Wrtccj Iti Pomnvino l?iiffplv Hp Snvsl
AAU10
SALEM. Ore.. Aug. 12 fExlstancc
of what he termed as cliques and
gangs in the state traffic department,
resulting in constant internal dis
sension were Intimated by Secretary
of State Hal Hoss Monday as Mb rea
son for removing T. A. Rafferty as
chief of the department. However,
Hess refused to d Inclose actual
charges that apparently have been
made against Raffety. He said Cap
tain Kenneth Bloom is the only other
officer to be removed.
Hcsc said Raffety's successor
would be a man who Is not now
connected with the department, but
he would not say who he has in
mind for the position. Under the
law it is necessary that tho appointee
as chief must first be employed in
the department as a patrolman and
then be promoted from the ranks.
He said the man would be on the
payroll by Sept. 1.
In iic k Li-clonnaire
Hoss said the man he has In mind
for chief Is a member of the Ameri
can Legion.
He win be a combination, saia
Hess, "of all the elements that I have
long believed snould make a chief.
These include military experience,
and ability to handle the matter of
educating the motoring public. Most
motorists want to do the right thing.
and it is necessary to have officers
to handle them in the right way."
Hoss said that previous experience
is not necessary for the chief for
'OREGON TOWN
I WARMEST IN
II nillTlLlU i in
THE NATION
Umatilla, Ore. Thermom
eter Registers 108
Above on Monday
PORTLANll R1?F. A KS
T 1?f'(tnj tiad x?t n
ivuv.uuu X' yjl I JiiiHV
Lightning Starts 32 Fires
Near Roseburfi1 Tim-
1, J! nr .
Oei' 01 Michigan IS
flr.'lplclinfr TWIiv
unw-iuiug luuay.
.
PORTLAND. Aug. 13 Ml A max-
lmum of 108 degrees registered at tho
government station in Umatilla. Ore. ;
yesterday, was the highest tempera- i
, turo recorded on any weather bureau 1
thermometer In tho country for tho ;
, day. The Umatilla heat was ap-
proached only by Red Bluff, Cal., and !
i Yakima. Wash., each with 102 de- '
grces. Oklahoma City, Walla Walla.
Wash., and Wolf Creek, Ore., wero
next In lino with 100 degrees.
rerun n a nad its hottest day of
the season with a temperature of 06
degrees. ;
Other Oregon temperatures In- '
eluded: Medford and Roseburg. each
08 degrees; Baker 86, Marshfleld 76,
Albany 08 and Salem 86.
Tho temperature rose to 00 in
Medford yesterday with littlo relief
in signt.
(Continued on Pngo Elgin )
FORMER CHIEF OF
AIR CORPS DIES
Major General Charles T.
Menoher Was Also Com
mander of the 42nd.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (A Major
General Charles T. Menoher, former
chief of the army air corps, whosu
break 10 years ago with Colonel Will-
lam Mitchell precipitated a nation'
wide uproar, died into
yesterday of
pneumonia
General Monoher had boen 111 for
B ",me l0'l0wl"e 11,'t'mn'Jn
102S. The 1 end came In St. Elizabeth's
n?...1!,. f n m n,i rti.
Durlng tho course of a long and dls-
anguished army career ho had served
as battle commander of tho Rainbow
(forty-seeond division) in Franco, and
bore "therefrom ,not oiy the dlstln-
'K,T1Er MBl'aiS
decorations of France,. Bolglum ,ann
j.taly. . . , ...
too clash with the ,fc Brigadier
poral
".oSaTSj a
S"? W
France. ,, ,
TakluK issue w th ' act ons and
' tnt!zl,!l,.,,s Ar Mitchell: 'General Men-
ohcr .openly Remanded. his subordiir-1
bis uq iun.tu nwwj.
'atlng .. a . ' natlonally-olred' - j debate.
tlal of Mitchell'' tind his eventual
resignation from tho service.
John W. Weeks, then secretary of
war, sought to smooth over the clash.
(ContinuPd on lngo Kii;hO
j A
j SlY r lflPfl hill
kJAA X Hlvu
For Parking Too
Close To a Fire
Six men. were fined io and an
other forfeited $2.50 in municipal
--- uf. r nrk.
u" "' lT ,' " f,re
inn their cars too close to
Tho followi'iC were fined
$10 by
City Judge C. M. Humphreys: nay
Looker. W. J. Kile. J. M. Choate.
Leonard Goble. C. L; Davidson and
Joe) Hichardiion.
Charles Smith fullfd to appear for
Iriot. forfeiting $2.50 bonds. .
Judo Humphrey, in remarking
upon the fines, said that If these
&10 fined did not stop people from
driving to and parking neur to llres,
that the next offenders would be
lined $25. The city commission has
taken the stand that the ordinance
regarding congestion at fires must be
r rifnrrpfl. mid it in understood that
I the police chief will have extra men
on hand at future fires to tag cars
tun, vininte the ordinance.
Is The Reason
J"R-100 To Start On
the reason that the department docs
no criminal work. He declured that
he has never considered Captain J. J.
McMahon of the department. Cap
tain Prank Ervin of Portland, Captain
Lewis or Assistant Chief Max Flan
nery as RaffetyH' succetfsors.
As soon as the new man is on the
payroll, Hoss said, he will be asked to
make a study of California and Wash
ington traffic regulations and make
an incognito trip about the state of
Oregon as motorist and not as an
officer.
Haffety not Surprised, f frss Sas
"Nine-tenths of all that has been
written about this matter Is untrue."
Hoss declared. "It was said that Raf
fety was surprised by the letter ask
ing his resignation and that I had
never discussed the matter with him.
j We have cone over It hour after hour.
"It was said that I probably would
j appoint Captain Ervin In payment
I as a political debt.' Captain Ervin
lis a fine officer and good friend of
i mine. But I owe him no political
debts and have never considered him
for the Job. The only political debts
I I owe are to the 121 newspapers that
j sponsored me as a candidate for of
fice." I Hoss expressed disfavor with the
present system of having a group of
commissioned officers in the depart
ment, and Intimated that he would
(rvintfniK d on Png Kmr)
feS,
Aid Lumbermen
Unless Treasury Changes,
Northwest will Plan big
Fight Against Russian
Puljiwood.
SALEM. Ore., Aug. 12 Steps on
behalf of northwestern lumber and
pulp wood men to protect them from
what they say Is ruinous Russian
competition were taken here yeater-
u,y wnt-a oenaior unaries l. Mc
' Nnry Dnd Representative W. C. Haw-
ley conferred with
a number of ren
rcsentatlves of
L?"r0?i't '
rcsentatlves of that Industry.
me conference Senator
message to Assistant
' Secretary of the Treasurer Lowman
i urging him to do evorythlng possiblo
to exclude Importation into tho
United States of lumber and pulp
wood from Russia. The predicament
In which the Western American
manufacturer. find I)im.Iuh la ria-
scribed In tho message which declares
that "western pulp manufacturers
havo no orders for pulp or pulp wood,
and eastern manufacturers can
acquire western material at roason-
able price, hence there is no reason
for admission of Russian pulp wood
on the ground that tho mills would
be closed If It Is excluded.'
Him Fight
McNary told the delegation that If
relief Is not assured by tho treasury
department he would Join the Wash
ington congressional delegation In
carrying on the fight for the western
manufacturers. If relief is not forth
coming at once the lumbermen said
a general meeting for the entlro
northwest probably would bo called to
start a fight against importation of
convtct-mado materials.
McNary was of the opinion that
about $12,000,000 worth of Russian
lumber was sent Into this country
last year; and that there was evidence
that it was tho product of convict or
forced labor.
Because of the attitude of the east
ern manufacturers representative
Hawley said he believed that even
tually the lssuo would have to bo
(Continued on Pngo Five)
LAKE VALLEY
FLOOD DAMAGE
ABOUT $750,000
SALT LIKE CITY, ' Aug. 12 (fT5
rrr...n nnH fnrm ImmM irnrrionfi. .
onolco- f arm lands and highways wero
. iMH ,i,i, vnnvari nf
canyons onto sovoral sections of tho
g0 vnlley 0RU8lng damage
estimated at more than three quar-
. f iin HniinrR
t(" ,i m'I"oSi ,lr 76 miles west of
! .J SST' S the rtorm
Jor" be,'c ? niZhaVr cS5
X
aoross-the - great lake to
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f V
'Onhlr, -causing damage to blghways.
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'( OMTtltlTl IStS-.' M Ciff
rs i Recapture City
HANKOW. Aug. 12 UP) Govern
ment troops were roported to havo
evacuated Changsha yesterday and
reoccupatoon of tho city by the com
munists is said to bo imminent.
Thousands of Chinese are l;ee;ng tho
city lu terror.
Seattle Aviator
Leaves Hospital
VANCOUVEll, B. C. Aug. 12 iPi
Bob Work, not seriously injured after
the crush at Ladner airport yester
day that ended his plans for a flight
across the north Pacific to Tokyo,
lefc his hotel ncro today with his co
pilot, Eddie Brown.' They went to
Ladner,' about 20 miles from here,
to arrange for disposal of their
, wrecked pi mie, The plane will bo
shipped back to Seattle. -
Report! that Wark was seriously
hurt were dissipated when It was
learned w:ien no went to a hospital
hero only long enough to have his
kneo and other minor. Injuries treat
ed. Argentina Lifts
Ruling on Apples
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 M-) Amer
ican. Ambassador Bliss at Buenos
Alrer, ad viced tho state department
today Argentina has suspended for
this year the decree requiring the Im
portation Of ailDlcB In nnnLnlnftra rilf-
fercnt from tho standards under for
:
mer regulations.
Return Wednesday
i ST. HUBERT AIRPORT. Montreal.
Aug. 12 fl'j The British dirigible
R-100 will cast off from Its mooring
! mast at 0 o'clock tomorrow night
(EST) on Its return Journey to Car
d I nylon. England, It was announced
today.
I CHICAGO. Aug. 12 fVP, Despite of
; flcial announcement of 600.000.000 to
I 700.000.000 bushels cut in the govern
' ment forecast of corn yields, prices
averaged lower today.
I Rushes to buy corn faded away af
ter the first hour, ond the market
.collapsed under the weight of belated
i offerings from traders who apparently
: had not foreseen that the bullish ef
; fects of drought damage had been
j largely anticipated.
I Wheat values were weak through -'out
the day, owing a good deal to
j absence of export demand for wheat
ifrom North America and to enlarged
i estimates of production In Canada,
j Corn closed unsteady frflfc a
bushel lower than yesterday's finish.
I Wheat closed nervous at 2Vac 2 c
net decline, with oats V n off,
and provisions unchanged to a set
bark of 2c. '
1 Wheat Today
LEGION CHIEF
O. L. Bodenhamer, of Arkansas,
nutional commander of the Am
erican Legion, was a guest of La
Grande post No. 43 at a reception
last night. 110 Is at Wallowa
lake today and will attend the
convention at Baker. -
OWYHEE PROJECT
TO GET BIG SUM
Three Millions to be Spent
Annually. Dr. Elwood
i . Mead States.
PORTLAND, Aug. 13 W Three
million dollars a yoar will bo spent
by tho government on the Owyhee re
clamation project lh Eastern Oregon,
until the project is completed, Dr. El
wood Mead. United States Commis
sioner, of Reclamation, said here Mon
.day. With H. B., Walter,-chief cn-
gineer of the reclamation service, and
.George Malone. Nevada, state engin
eer, Dr. Mead was on his way to the
Owyhee work.
I Dr. Mead said, "Wo will now put at
work on the Columbia basin project
with $50,000 which we have available,
one of our best engineers who will go
ovor all tho proposals and make re
commendations covering that which
lie deems most practical and feasible
' Mead was asked if the gpvernmont
. would not add to the Stanfleld dis
tribution system in order that the
wator stored and now largoly unused
In McKay Greek ' reservoir' might
transform a discouraging situation
Into success. ; , , 1 , . . . '
j 1 .Conditional Contract' Made -
' He announced a contract has Just
been made, conditioned on approval
by tho secretary of Interior, with the
West lank project, whereby bonds of
the district are to be reduced oy nan
and water Is to be supplied at a nom
inal cost, charges scarcely falling due
for construction before tho ond of a
ten-year period. ' '
t Such ' an arrangement might be
made with Stanfleld, he said. Tho
latter has only about $20,000 of draln
'ttgo bonds, .which might be redeemed
t If necessary. CoBt of distribution and
drainage works Is estimated at $500.
000 far Stanfleld. W. G. Ido, rryinagcr
of the Oregon Chamber of Commerce,
'asked If $160,000 might .bo used now.
with moro to como lator. Ho said
$30,000 of 850.000, li sucnt in six
months, might redeem and make pro
ductive a number of naturally valu
able farms.
"Wo encounter tho difficulties of
tho budget," Mead replied, although
he appeared Impressed by the argu
ment. Oregon Gets a Third
"We aro now spending In Oregon
more than a third of our total an-
(Continued on Pngo Kight)
THREE BURNED
TO DEATH IN
RANCH BLAZE
LODI, Cal.. Aug. 12 W) Mrs.
Clan tio Hal), 65, Los Angeles, and
Esther Bunch, 22, and Josephine
Bunch, 11, sisters, wero burned to
death early today In a fire which de
stroyed the Bunch farm-house six
miles southeast of hero.
Joseph Bunch, father of tho girls,
was badly burned In an attempted
rescue and was taken to a Stockton
hospital In a critical condition.
Origin of the fire, discovered
shortly after midnight by state traf
fic officers, was not determined. -
The younger sister had escaped
from the burning home but ran back
when she heard the screams of tho
older girl. Mrs. Hall had planned to
leavo for home In Los Angeles yester
day but decided to postpone her
Journey one day.
Oakland Men Burn
To Death In Plane
OAKLAND, Cal.. Aug. 12 UP Albert
Miller, attorney and Harry Hadcn,
both of Oakland, were burned to
death In an airplano crash at the
Oakland airport today.
Miller and Hadcn had taken off
Just a few minutes before their plane
fell and burst Into flames. The
cause of their fall was unknown.
Airport attaches wero unable to
rescue the men from the burning
plane, the heat driving them back.
Attempts to extinguished the blaze
were also unsuccessful.
One Killed, Three
Hurt In Accident
EUGENE, Ore.. Aug. 12 W One
woman was killed and three Injured
In an automobile accident at Walker,
1 15 miles south of hero last night,
when their automobile skidded in
gravel at the side of the highway and
ploughed into the ditch.
Mrs. Eva Glenn, SO, of Little Rock,
Ark., died from a crushed chest.
Tho Injured were:
Miss Emma De Neler, Little Rock.
Mrs. Gertrude Wilcox, Yakima.
Mrs. Louise Oswln, Yakima.
The Injured women were not badly
hurt, hospital attendants believed.
Mrs. Glenn was driving the car.
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Political Fate
Of Well Known
Men In Balance
Primary Elections are Be
ing Held Today in Five
States Over the Nation.
Hv the Assoc iu ted Press
Tho political fato of national fig
ures hung In the balance today as
voters of live states went to the polls
to choose party nominees for state
and federal offices.
The veteran Senator George W.
Norris of Nebraska, faced two oppon
ents for the republican senatorial
nomination In a primary Intensified
in interest by his defection from the
republican ranks in 1928, to Bupport
Alfred E. Smith, the democratic presi
dential nominee.
In Arkansas, Senator Joe T. Robin
son, democratic. Under and 1928
vlco prcsldentlon candidate, faced
primary opposition for the first time
lu twelvo years.
lleflln Appeals to Voters
The colorful J. Thomas Heflln, sen
ator from Alabama, was forced to
step asido at today's primary by state
leaders, leaving the party's senatorial
contest in Alabama between John H,
Bank head, of Jasper and Frederick
I. Thompson, Mobile publisher. Hef
lln, however, was urging the voters
to stay away from the polls today.
He will run against the democratic
wlnnor as an independent candidate
in tho November.
In Oklahoma and Ohio, the demo
crats selected candidates to oppose
the republican senatorial Incumbents
W. B. Pino and Roscpo C. Mc
culloch, neither of whom had op
position within their party.
FKSH ANNOUNCES U. O. I. PLANS ,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (P) Bolt
lug tho party fold In 1928 to support
Alfred E. Smith for president will
not cost Senator Norris of Nebraska,
support of tho republican national
machine If ho Is successful today In
obtaining his party's renomlnatton.
This edict was glvon out late yes
terday by Senator Fcss of Ohio, the
new chairman of hlB party's national
committee, following a conference at
tho Whlto House. .
"Tho national commlttoo oan make
no discrimination among candi
dates," Fcss said. "It Is Interested
only In tho principles involved. It Is
the duty or the commltteo to sup
port tho nominees chosen In party
primaries."
The statomont wasiado In reply to
n question on whether Norrla would
bo supported. .At the same time
Fess, leaving for a ten days' vacation
on tho Groat Lakes, said Immediately
upon Jiis return tho national organ -
(Continued on Puo Eight) .
Illinois Airman v . !
Arrested 'Today
In Bombing Case
MURPHY8BORO. III.. Auir. '! im
Paul Montgomery, local aviator, was
arrested hero today by Sheriff Wil
liam Flarilgan for invcstination In
connection with tho airplane bombi
nig oi mining properties in the vloln
tyy of Providenoo, Ky., yesterday.
Montjjomory's arrost followed ro
celpt of a telephone call from Sheriff
Ovcrbco, of Dixon, Ky., that a war
rant for tho aviator in connection
wnn mo bombing outrage had boon
Issued thoro.
Tho aviator, who had talked of a
Romo-to-Dallas, Tex., non-stop flight
this summer, declined to make any
statement other than to deny ho had
flown in tho vicinity of Providence
yesterday or that he had any connec
tion with the air road. Immediately
after his arrost he asked for permis
sion to engage counsel.
I'P to "Holier Up"
Montgomery's orange and black
monoplano answers the genoral de
scription of the ship that dropped
nine uumua in tne vicinity oi JTOV1
yestcrday. Ho admitted having had
the piano up early yesterday when
ho was first questioned last night
but said ho merely went up for a
oner mgnt to "sober up" aftor hav.
lng been Intoxicated Sunday night.
Ho reported having seen a "strange
piano" answering tho description of
tho bombing piano near Plnckony
vllle while he was flying, but said It
was too far away for him to Identify.
Plnckncyvlllo Is near hero and Mur
pliysboro Is about 00 miles from Pro
vidence Ky.
Eight Small Fires
In Bend District
BEND. Ore. Aug. 12 At Forest
flro control units were today at
tempting to hold In check eight small
fires in tho Deschutes national forest.
Tho fires, all on the Cascade crest,
wero set by lightning. Three or the
fires were near Ringo and Royce
button, areas or extreme riro hazard.
The lightning storm was preceded
by wind of near-tornado velocity.
Large pine trees wrre uprooted In the
forests, and several houses in a lum
ber camp south of Bend were struck
by falling limbs.
600 Delegates At
Elks Convention
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 12 (! Tho
second day of tho 13tn annual con-
vcntlon of tho state Elks association
i opened today with business meetings
. in the temple. Reports were received
; from the credential and resolution
j committees. More than six hundred
j delegates wero In the city.
Lakcvlcw lodge won the ritualistic
J contest last night, and was awarded
j the cup symbolic of state champion
I ship. i
j Appointment of committees wan
j announced by Perry O. De Lap, Klam
ath Falls, president of the state
, lodge.
Refuse To Indict
j Earl Carroll, Girls
NEW YORK. Aug. 12 'A") Earl
Carroll and eight members of the
cast or his "vanities" were Treed to
day or charges of presenting an Im
moral performance when a grand Jury
refused to return an Indictment
against them.
GAME HEADS
ARE REMOVED
FROMPOSTS
Harold H. Clifford to be
Relieved of His Duties
on September 1.
CLARK TOLOSE
OFFICE AT ONCE
No S u c c e s s o r s to Men
Named at Yet Believe
Wright, of Union,
Favored Clifford.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12 W)
Harold K. Clifford, state game war
don and E. H. Clark, deputy stato
game warden, were removed from of
fice yesterday by the state game com
mission. Clifford is to be relieved of
his duties September 1, while Clark's
removal is made effective is made
cffectlvo Immediately. Clifford's sal
ary will continue until November 1,
The commission Issued no state
ment explaining Its action; which fol
lowed lengthy hearings of charges by
various sportamen'a organizations al
leging incompetence and negligence
on the part of Clifford and Clark In
the conduct of their offices. Sports
rr.on charged both men with laxity
In enforcing fishing laws and receiv
ing "protootlon money" from poach
cru. , ;
No Successor Named
No successors have beon named to
either office, but David B. Evans,
member of the commission, said an
executlvo meeting would be held for
that purpose August 35.
Tho only comment Clifford had to
make was a prepared statemont Is
sued several hours after the order
was handed down. It said: -
"I am still vory proud of the rec
ord that has been made In the game
department under my administration
during the past 3Vi years.
"My one great regret la that 1 have
not been allowed to complete the
plan to- rehabilitate Malheur lake
which Is so well under way. My In
torcst will still be In this project.
"May I ask , for my successor the
hearty cooperation of all thoso who
hunt; and fish." .
Clark Seriously 111 V
Olark. said to be serlbusly 111 from
Internal hemorrhages first suffered
July 16 at the first game commis
sion hearing, ho taken a beach cot
tago In, efforts to rocuperato. . t
Attorneys for tho two game heads
wero bitter In their denunciation of
.witnesses as the case was brought to
- oloso late yesterdaj. A witness who
had accused Clark of. having bought
a home with "graft" money, and an-
ovnor wno said ho ' had witnessed
Vdrunken parties" at the 'ohlef den-.
utv's homo, went excoriated. ' . . .
, Each. wltnesB -of the' Multnomah:
Anglom and Hunters' olub, one of tho
organizations demanding the remov
al of. the two men, was flayed unmor
olfully . by,. Clark's attorney, Charlos i
Robinson. 1 ,
,. "I knowi Robinson declared; "that
wero an editor to print a sormon on
tho front page of his newspaper, not
ten per oont of tho world would
read It. ... . ..
Wright Support Clifford?
"But If ho prints tho Intimate de
tails of this hearing on any pago of
Ills paper, ovory member of the Izaak
Walton, league would flock to It llko
harpies to a feast and roll their eyes
(Continued on Pnire Five)
TONG WARS IN
EAST ACCOUNT
FOR 3 CHINESE
CHICAGO, Aug. la m A Chinw.fl
was killed In Chicago last night and
another, was killed in New York and
a third shot In Minneapolis. Police
in all three cities believed tong war
faro was responsible and sent addi
tional patrols Into their Chinese dis
tricts In an effort to Drevont further
outbreaks. ,
George Moe, believed to have been
a deserter from the Hip Sang tong
of Chicago, was shot threo times by
uiroo assauants bb no walked down
a street.
In New York, Charles Ye Klajn Hip
Sing tongmon was shot twice by two
Chinese as he lockod up his laundry
In the Bronx. He was taken to a
hospital where he died.
Another laundryman. Pong Toy,
was shot hi Minneapolis while at
work. Two gunmen fired four shots
at him, breaking his leg.
Tho streets of Chinatown wero
Immediately deserted after each of
the shootings.
Landslide Lake
Threatens Provo
PROVO, Utah, Aug. 12 (Pi A land
slide in Provo canyon dammed tho
Provo river at noon today, forming
a largo lake and threatening this city
should tho debris give way. Tho
highway was blocked and the rising
water began undermining tho Denver
and Rio Grande Western branch lino
tracks.
baseball"
AMKK1CAN LEAOl'K
First garni: K. H. E.
Cleveland 1 6 1
Philadelphia 9 11 1
Uhoffne,', Bean and L. Scwcll;
Grove and Cochrane.
Second game: R. H. E.
Cleveland 0 8 0
Philadelphia 7 0 0
Brown and Myatt; Shores and
Cochrane.
R. H. E.
St. Louis 4 9 S
Boston 5 12 3
Klmscy. Holshauser and Forrcll:
Oaston, Llscnbee and Borry.
NATIONAL I.EAOI.H
First game: R- H. E.
Philadelphia 7 10 1
Pittsburgh 8 13 3
(14 Innings).
Hansen. Elliott and Davis. Mc
Curdy: Brame, Swetonlo and Bool.