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VOLUME XXVIII
MEMHF.lt ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1930
EASTERN OREGON'S LCAD1NG NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 305
A. J. MARTIN
PASSES AWAY
THIS MORNING
Retired Railroader and
Civil War Veteran
Dies After Illness.
TRANSFERRED TO
LA GRANDE 1893
Served With Company H,
69th Illinois State Volun
teers for Nearly Two
Years.
Death this morning erased another
name from the thinning ranks of
survivors of the Civil war, taking A.
J. Martin, retired railroad man, the
former commander of the La Grande
Grand Army of the Republic organ
iKAtlon had been ill for some time,
i .d news of his death created wide
s?Mrow within this community.
Mr. Martin,' who was an active
member ol the B. P. O. Elks lodge,
was also one of the most persistent
supporters and admirers of the La
Grande municipal band. He was also
a baseball fan of the first water, and
during the duys when the Blue
fountain league was In existence,
Mr. Martin never missed a game that
it waH possible for him to attend.
Ago did not bring to him the loss
01' Interest, a narrower world, but
broadened his activleles. A soldier
in life, as well as In war, he was
alert in mind up to the last. He
kept up with the times, and was a
devoted reader. .He will be remem
bered, as taking a prominent part In
tho Memorial day services. .
He was always patriotic and had a
deep reverence for the American
Hag. Only Illness caused his absence
from the monthly Women's Relief
corps luncheon where It was felt
that he was always the guest of hon
or. Since his retirement he was in
terested in musical circles and patri
otic organizations.
Fcrhaps his patriotism found its
greatest expression when he enlisted
ut the age of 18, June 14, 1882 as cor
poral, Campany H, 60th Illinois state
Volunteers, and during the years of
the war until Dec. 27, 1803 when
ho wan honorably discharged as cor
poral at the expiration of his serv
ice. Ho never participated in bat
tle. ':'
Railroader Since IH'M
His railroad, service began In 1891
at Shoshone, Ida., when he was em
ployed by the Union Pacific as store
keeper. In this capacity . he -, was
- transferred to La Grande in tho fall
of 1893. and was so employed until
- December. 1910. when he was retired.
Beforo entering railroad ..employ
ment he was engaged lri, newspaper
work at Omaha with thc .pmaha Re
publican as assistant editor,,The. first
recollestlons of his life after lift left
tho service were :iea ,ip departed
lrom Chicago for Carson. pity; Nov.,
cn account of his health; 'then from
Nevada he went tto Omaha..
In June 14, 1893 he married Miss
Clementina Swygart at. . Dixon', 111
who passed away April 4,' ,1911. Miss
Irma Martin of this city and a son,
Edward Martin, in San Francisco by
r. former marriage, survive him. He
has a nioce In Sterling. III., but all
of his nearer relatives except his
children have passed away.
Horn hi New Jersey
He was born in Rahway, N. J.,
May 25, 1844 and died at the age of
8G years. Burial will be in the fam-
(Continued on I'age Three)
BOY INJURED
IN ACCIDENT
AT UNION, ORE.
Buddy Vaughn, of .Union, ' was
bruised in an accident that occurred
yesterday afternoon abou 4 o'clock. 1
11. H. Becker, of Allcel, reported the 1
accident to the police this morning
as follows: "I was driving south and
met a car going north. Two . boys
p, wero hanging on the spare tire of
the car going north, and jumped off,
and Buddy Vaughn ran in front of I
my car." j
Another accident Is reported from
Union, occurlng at 12:15 p. m. yester- j
day when cars driven by Rulon Ed-
valson. of Union, and Howard Lang- I
ton, of Los Angeles, collided. No 1
one was hurt. j
Pendleton Turns
On Light System
City Commissioner and Mrs. A.
T. Hill, City Commissioner and Mrs.
Charles Playlc. Police Chief and Mrs.
A. C. Huyncs and City Manager and
Mrs. W. C. Crews were in Pendleton
Saturday evening for the formal In
auguration of the Round-Up city's
new ornamental lighting system.
-The city of Pendleton is to he com
plimented on its system, which a
one ol the nicest I have seen In a
city of that size." Mr. Crcwa said to
day. "The streets nre now well
lighted and the standards mako a
wonderful showing."
flll.MI'Ai:i; CAPTI'HKO
BERLIN. Ag. 18 (II A chimpanzee
Ct large kept Berlin excited for 24
hours, tied up traffic In a subway
for half an hour and finally was cap
tured in a church pulpit after an ex
citing chase along an electric rail
line.
Mrs. Chimpanzee, found by police
near a fair ground, swung herself
lrom a-'indow of an animal hos
pital in which she was Incarcerated
a:; r. vagrant.
a
w:rm;it toimy
7 a. m. 63 above.
' t
Minimum: 54 above.
Condition: partly cloudy.
WEATIIKK VKsJEHnAY
Maximum 84. minimum Gl above.
Condition: partly cloudy.
WEATHER A 111. IS. Ift'iO
Maximum 90. minimum 61 above
Condition: clear.
La Grande Drum
Corps Fifth In
State Contest
H. E. BraclyElected Dis
trict Commander of Am
erican Legion Palmer
Wins Award.
The La Grande drum ond bugle
corps ranked High in the Judging at
Baker last weekend during the Am
erican Legion convention, finishing in
fifth place among the 10 competing
organisations.
The auxiliary drill team was the
only visiting women's drill team, al
though Baker women also appeared
in exhibition drills.
Both the drum corps and the drill
team from LaGrande made an excel
lent impression on the crowds
throughout the convention, receiving
general applause at every appearance.
Ilracly Elected
H. E. Brady, of La Grande, former
commander of the local legion post,
was named as district commander
for this section of Eastern Oregon.
The L. S. trophy, presented to the
man signing the most members dur
ing the last year, was awarded to
Otis Palmer, of La Grande, who signed
2C5. Second place went to Charles
Watncck, of Eugene, who signed 180.
State committeemen selected In
cluded the following Union county
legionnaires:
General welfare Otis Palmer, La
Grande.
Publicity: Merton Davis, Union.
Publications: Ralph Huron, La
Grande.
HHiOS NEW L'OMMAMIRR
BAKER, Aug. 18 W) J. M. Biggs,
of Hermlston, Ore., Saturday was
elected state commander of the Am
erican Legion by delegates to the
stato department convention.
When a partially completed roll call
showed only Portland. Astoria and
Roscburg supporting Harry Dorman.
of Portlond, Dorman withdrew and
the election of Biggs was unanimous.
Biggs is publisher of the Hermls
ton Herald and for three years was
a member of the legion executive
committee. Biggs wos nominated by
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Brpthers Bound
Over to County
Grand Jurors
.
Carl and Gerald Thlbeadeau,
I brothers of Toledo, Ohio, waived pre
liminary hearing in the Justice of the
'npneft court at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, and were bound over to the grand
I Jury by Judge L. Denham. Bonds
were placed at 92,000 each. The
charge against the two was burglary
not In a dwelling house.
i The two men were arrested by of
. fleers Friday morning in the Playle
Oil station and 'were first placed in
the city Jail, later' being transferred
to the county Jail.' - - -:!-...-(
District Attorney Carl Helm repre
sented the' state at the hearing this
morning. Green and Hess, are. at
torneys for the defendants. .'!",, !.
Hardware Store
Building Burns
! At Wallowa, Ore.
uy Mrs. Hunter
(Observer Correspondent)
WALLOWA. Aug. 18 t Special)
Only the brick walln of the H. B.
Halsten Hardware store of this city
remain standing today following a
firo which broke out on the inside
of the building Saturday night at
about 10 o'clock. Although no time
wbb lost by the flro fighters In
reaching tho scene of the conflagra
tion and the water force was un
usually strong for this Bcason of the
ycav, the .flames, had gained Buch
headway Chat it was impossible to
save tho structure.
. For a time It was fearod that the
.north side of Main street was doomed
but the night was calm and with a
heavy, damp atmosphere that helped
check the fire, the blaze was under
control about midnight.
. The building was owned by Sam
Kamasher and Abe Friend, of Port
land, and had been vacant since they
conducted a closing out sale of the
H. B. Haisten, Inc. Co.'s stock about
a month ago.
Is is reported that the insurance
cn the building had been cancelled.
Lions Decide To
Budget Luncheons
The weekly meeting of the Lions
club, held at the Sacajawea Inn dur
ing the noon hour touay. was turned
into a formal business meeting and
during the session, it was voted thai
luncheon fees be included with the
quarterly dues, with members having
the option to pay either a month's or
quarter's luncheon fees In advance.
Several other matters of business
were discusited. Vice President E. D.
Towler presided.
Nebraska Family
Moves to La Grande
P. B. Anderson, formerly of Neb
raska, has recently moved to La
Grande to establish his home and has
entered the weatherstrip business.
Mr. Anderson has spent the past year
in Enterprise. He decided this sum
mer to make his home in La Grande
and he plans to make this the center
of his business territory in Baker,
Union and Wallowa. Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson and their three children.
La Verne. Vendell and Arlene. have
taken a home at 2102 Cove avenue.
The two older children will attend
school this fall. Mr. Anderson has
affiliated himself with the Union
county chamber of commerce.
( SflHSSl.KR HOME
f COPVALL1S. Aug. 18 (.W-Paul J.
Schlssler. Oregon State college head
coach, returned yesterday from the
middle west where he conducted a
coaching school at Ohio Wesleyan and
said today Interest was keen In Chi
cago over the coming Shrine benefit
game between Oregon State and West
Virginia. f
I A special train from Oregon to the
game la assured, he saftt.
A. 1 HUBBARD
MAKES MORE
EXPOSURES
Witness in Corruption and
Bribery Trial Con
tinues Testimony
HEAVY PAYMENTS
MADE TO OFFICERS
Says Whitney and Corwin Fliers Say Break in Crank
Received Large Sums I case Stopped Soaring
Monthly Tells of Secur-Manager Pickens Has
ing Boats. T Another Story.
SEATTLE. Aui. 18 W) Another
phase of the government's cose
against five former prohibition offic
ials of the Pacific northwest, charged
with corruption and bribery in office,
was cited in federal court hero today
by Alfred M. Hubbard, former rum
runner who became a prohibition
agont and now is testifying against
his former superiors.
The Olmsted ring, Hubbard said,
was forced to change its liquor run
ning system after the first Olmsted
Indictment In May, 1926. Several
speedboats were obtained in the
early fall of 1926. Ten or twelve
loads of liquor were brought In on
the Puddle Jumper ami four or five
loads, consisting of from 160 to 200
cases, were brought In on the Miss
Victoria.
Heavy l'aymentB .
When additional boats were needed
by the Olmsted gang, Hubbard said,
the rum king asked him to buy one
for them and he talked the matter
over with William M. Whitney, former
assistant prohibition administrator,
and Earl Corwin, former chief field
agent, two of the defendants in the
trtel- . ,
During the summer and early fall
of 1926, Hubbard said, he made pay
ments of from 10O0 to 2000 a
month to Whitney and from B00 to
000 a month to Corwin. The pay
ments were made In Installment sev
eral times a month, Hubbard said,
and were collected by Hubbard from
tho Olmsted ring
Hubbard said he paid Whitney only
'''(Continued, on Puko Tlirooj'
LA GRANDE 0,W.
PLACESSEYENTH
Railroad Athletic Team
Competes at Ogden
...... Parade Here Today:
,.', , .: la : ' - ' .
- .,... (..m nt thA'ijt Grande.
Union Pacific Athletic club returned
home this morning on a special train
,-,Hnrt TTtnli where 'It ' took
-.IA,,tvt rtifinn in t.hp svstcm meet.
competing against such teams as Los
Angeles, roruana, oeavue, on-it. mim
City. etc. Jjost year the - team- tied
for .sixth place.
successful In their contests, and In
recognition, tne u.-w. atnieies on um
special train, led by the U. P. band,
staged an impromntu parade through
the streets about" 11:40 o'clock this
morning belore continuing on to
their homes. The La Orande mem
bers of the team also took part In
the procession. ' '
Beery Wins Two Firsts
Corwyn Beery, member of the Jun
ior team, made the finest record, re-
... ,!.., with turn ftrHfc nlflrPH. madfl
In the 100 and 220 yard dashes. Wil
lie Torrence, .also a junior, was liuiu
In the 220-yard dash. Paul Walker,
(Continued on raeo Two)
"... CITES I'LKIKIE OF SECKKCY
EUGENE, Aug. 18 (IF) David
B. Evans, Lane county member
of the state game commission,
said today a pledge of secrecy
barred, the commission from rc
voallng evidence resulting In the
removal from office of Harold
Clifford, state game warden, and
Ed Clark, his assistant.
Evans said 60 per cent of the
testimony presented at the com
mission's recent hearing which
brought about the ouster of
Clifford and Clark, was given by
a dozen employes only after
each commissioner gave his word
absolute secrecy would protect
the witnesses.
FKEKIIITKR HITS REEF
VANCOUVER, B. C Aug. 18 WV
The freighter Culburla of the Pacific
motors hip company en route from
Seattle to Alaska cannery points, ran
on a reef two miles Bouth of Swan
son bay. Northern British Columbia,
early today. The salvage steamer Sal
vage King box left Victoria for the
scene of the stranding.
Publisher, Political Worker And
Real Estate Man Accused Of Plot
JACKSONVILLE, Pla.. Aug. 18 ff
Fred Eberhardt. publisher of Talla
hassee. Frank Ralls, a former politi
cal worker, and Henry Halsema. a
real estate operator at Jacksonville,
were formally charged with a con
spiracy to procure the assassination
of Gov. Doyle E. Carlton in warrants
Issued hero today.
They were arrested here Saturday
night. Each has denied knowledge
cf any plot against the governor.
Sherifi' Cahoon. who made the ar
rests, has declined to give details of
the reputed conspiracy.
Warrants Sworn Out
The warrants were sworn out by ;
C. E. Hooks, a deputy sheriff. !
J. C. Madison, a Justice of the ;
peace, set bond at 4500 each which j
was made by attorneys for the ac- i
cused men. j
The Justice of the peace explained
that under Florida law. the charge la
r. misdemeanor. He said the maxi- j
mum punishment upon conviction
would be Imprisonment for one year.
Eberhardt. Interviewed In hi cell j
AIRMEN COME
DOWN AFTER
LONGFLIGHT
Jackson and O'Brine Lack
Few Minutes of Stay
ing Aloft 27 Days.
LAN DINGCA USED .
BY MOTOR TROUBLE
1 ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18 WV-Dale Jack
son and Forest O'Brine were back to
earth today after completing the
longest sustained flight In history.
Conflicting versions of what brought
tho sturdy monoplane, Geater St.
Louis, bock to ground were given by
the filers and their manager.
Tho pllota sold they landed be
cause of a break in tho crankcaso of
the motor.
I Williams Pickens, manager of Jack
son and O'Brine, said they landed
because of lack of financial returns.
! Tho Greater St. Louis touched
ground at Lambert-St. Louis field at
6:30:30 n. m. (C.S.T.) yesterdoy after
having spent 647 hours. 28 minutes
and 30 seconds cruising over the
field. They locked but 31 Vi minutes
of having been aloft 27 days. Their
' new record exceeds that of John and
Kenneth Hunter by 93 hours and 47
minutes, but lacks 352 hours, 31 min
utes and 30 seconds of the filers' goal
of 1,000.
I Kml or Flight Abrupt
Tho end of the flight, the only
come-back endurance flight on rec
ord, was abrupt and unexpected. Be
' tween 2 and 3 a. m. mechanics heard
tho first break in the smooth song
of the motor.
I "Sho's missing," they said.
I From then on until dawn the miss
ing kept up and at 6:15 a. m. the
filers radioed that the crankcase was
broken, two cylinders were missing
and the oil was spraying over the
'Bhip. Beforo a special police detail
could arrive the plane began sweep
ing In wide circles and at u:ju:ju
tho record-breaking craft touched
ground in a perfect: throe-point
landing. . ;v ' ' ' ' 1 -
380 Wtlncss Landing
Only about 300 persons witnessed
tho landing. In July, 1920, , when
O'Brlno and Jackson landed with a
new record of 420 hours, thousands
jwere at tho field". A year ogo the
filers wero borno like conquering
heroes through streets lined with
1 cheering ' admirers. Yesterday ; there
jwas only on occasional cheer.
"Finances Had nothing td do with
it," both, filers sold. "Wo would have
paid for supplies to' continue' the
flight ourselves had' the motor con
, tlnued to function."' ''
Cost? of the flight, 'exclusive of In
vestment In planes and equipment,
was about 1,000 a week. The tilers
earned 8,500 and have contracts to
appear-ot Mote' fairs which' will met
them ,.3O.5Q0..." Making a total of
S39.000 to bo, divided between them
with a percentage for Pickens. .In
j (Continued on , Page Five) ,
REMAINS OF 10
i CITIES FOUND
IN FAR EAST
JERUSALEM, Aug. 18 OT The re
mains of ten cities have been un
earthed at Tel Belt Mlrslm by the
Joint expedition of Xenla Seminary
St. Louis, and tho American School ol
Oriental ncsearch at Jerusalem, en
abling ft survey of Palestine culture
111 the 2000 years before Christ up
to Nebuchadnezzar.
D,v Mclvln O. Kyle, president ol
Xcnla seminary, told locul newspa
pers many -of' tho objects found per
mit chronological establishment oi
tho period of Abraham of the exodus
and the occupation of Canaan.. -.
Tel Belt Mlrslm Is the' Biblical
Klrjath Sefcr. tho southern limit ol
Joshua's campaign against tho tribal
kings following his destruction of
Jericho. The place also was known
a:i Deblr. . . ..
Spanish' American
War Vets Convene
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 18 (A1)
Veterans of tho Spanish-American
war. who swept into Philadelphia
over the week-end 30,000 strong,
pitching camp for the 32nd annunl
gathering of the United Spanish War
Veterans and auxiliary organizations,
today entered upon the official busi
ness of the convention.
The first business wr.s presided
over by Major General William O.
Price Jr.. of Philnclelphin.
Just before ho made bond mild his
arrest wan part of a "political plot,"
and branded the chafes of con
ppiracy agulnst the life of the gov
ernor as "Just a cheap bid for pub
licity." "I am not In tho least worried
about the charge.' the publisher said, i
"Because of the actvity of my j
newspaper. I have been harrassed :
for the past ypar. Law suit have '
been filed against me repeatedly in 1
en effort to embarrass inc. Tills Is (
Just part of the political plot. j
"I was not told of the charge by j
officers that arrested me. I did not
know whut I was arrested for until 1
yesterday when some one other than
an officer told mc. Nobody has seen '
me." ;
Eberhardt said he knew nothing
of any plot to kill the governor.
Ralls said today he had not state- :
mcnt. advising that newspapermen ;
see his lawyers. j
"I think this thing is aimed at
Eberhardt," he declared.
Halsema made no statement.
BACK ON EARTH AGAIN
Hwaaa ",Li I, ,
' ft JA I 5CJfns s
Inlc Jackwin (left) and Forrewt O'Hrlne have returned to enrtli
hrhIii, lift or nearly a month hi the ulff Thev recovered their wi
duruiice record, recently Inken froni them bv Uivt Hunter brothers
of Illinois. , v .
Mrs. 0'Donnell
Leader In First
Lap of Air Race
calexico. cai, Aug. is ) Mra.Rain Worth Millions . of
Gladys O'Donnell. Long Beach. Cal.. t.ii ... . .
waa tho first of six women filers to 1
land hero today on the second lap of
the air derby frofx Long Beach, Cal..
lo Chicago. Mrs. O'Donnell landed ut
10:41:02, making the flight from San
Olego in 41:02 minutes.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 18 P)
With Gladys O'Donnell, Lon Beach,
Cnl . nvintHy In thn InaH bIv inn.
testants in the Long Beach-Chicago
women's air derby, waited the start
er's gun today to take off on the
second leg of the cross country race, 1
a 300 mile Jaunt to Phoenix, Arizona!
a ... " a- ...... . . i
A stop en route will be made at
Calexico, Cal.
Mrs. O'Donnell, mother of three
children covered the 100-mile' Long
Beach-San Diego hop In a fraction
under 34 minutes to barely nose out
Marjorio Doig, of Danbury, Conn.,
who needed a bit over 35 minutes
inu owimuiiB ui win -uii it mm i Moro vcattored shoWers V are cx
unofflclally was complied as followa; '
ninrvnnM, 1S!t t?S?
eS
ft!)J?
Jean La Rene. Kansas City 58:16
Approximately 20,000 persons pack-
cd Long asoitch municipal airport
grounds.to watch the filers leave. The
report of a gun fired In Chicago and
transmitted over telephone lines sent
the contestants on their 2,365. mile
flight.
Marshall Field III
A! . Weds Mrs. Coats
LONDON, -Aug, ' 18 (P) A religious
ceremony marrying Marshall Field III;
nriinlcfii nt flin nnlnrl fhiffirrn ninr.
chant, and Mrs. Dudley Coots, .Lon- orgnnlMUon.. the weather bureau to
dor. society woman, was performed at ! : "Portea , beneficial. . rain In
tho church of St. Ethelburga , the
virgin, hero today. '
Tho benedictory service, lasting ex
actly fifteen minutes followed a few
hours after the civil marriage for
which the registry office at Marly
bo no had been opened earlier than
usual. The servico was unique for
Lt simplicity In this city of gorgeous
society weddings.
Tho brldo, Mrs. Audrey Evelyn
Coats, widow of Captain Dudloy
Coats, of tho famous thread rnanu
facturing family, chose the quaint
old church in the heart of Roman
London where Hendrlk Hudson
sought dlvlno guidance beforo he set
out upon his quest for uncharted
land;:.
Dedicate Memorial
Vn-Vtvrtitiirt Drtw
M. v r II y II l IU UU9 V
MANTEO, N. C, Aug. 18 (ff? A
memorial was dedicated here today to
Virginia Dare, the first child of Eng
lish purentage born in the new world.
Virginia Dare was born seven days
after Sir Wo Iter Raleigh's little band
of settlers set foot on Roanoke Island,
after a long voyage from England.
Today marks the 343rd anniversary
of her birth on Aug. 18. 1687.
Tho memorial, a gateway erected
by the United States government,
stands on the site of Sir Walter's
Ill-fated colony.
William E. Swift
Commits Suicide
NEW YORK. Aug. 18 W Police
were trying today to determine how
and where William E. Swift, son of
Louis F. Swift. Chicago packer, ob
tained the pistol with which he end
ed his life in a Park Avenue sani
tarium Saturday night, Dr, Thomas
A. Goimiles, deputy chief medical
examiner, sought to learn whether
Swift had taken narcotics or liquor.
Tho body was released from the
morguo and taken to u funeral chapel
yesterday.
Wheat Today 1
CHICAOO, Aug. 18 M Big arrivals
of newly harvested spring wheat at
Minneapolis did a good deal today to
promote selling of future deliveries
hero and to send prices downgrade.
Arrivals of wheat at Minneapolis
totaled 1.250 can. and the market ef
fect wjis augmented by announce
ment of 8.610.000 bushels Increase of
the United States wheat visible sup
ply for the last week. Attention also
was given to reports no arrangements
have yet been completed for bank
Unancing of the Canadian growers
pool holding of the 1030 wheat crop.
Whciit closed heavy 2l4 ("2c a
bushel lower than Saturday's finish.
Corn c lowed 2sBi3',ic down, oats 1
t lc off and provisions unchanged
to a setback of 30c.
SHOWERS DRENCH
MIDDLE AMERICA
.UOliarS CO Ul'OUtn
Stricken Territory
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 W Harry
F. Ityrd, former governor of Virginia,
and chairman of that state's drouth
relief commit tee, recommended to
Kecrctnry Hyde today the estimated
7A,uuu,uu i) iiMiieH or w ii eat tieut ay
"U . ,n? , 7 r T !
made available lor livestock feed
stricken runners.
CHICAGO, Aug. 18 lPh-Milllons of
riallurs fpll over tho central ttart of
dollars fell over the central part of
America yesterday m tne iorm oi
widespread rains.
Fairly general precipitation, added
to tho scattered showers of tho last
fow days, brought needed -relief to
many drouth-stricken areas,, freshen
ing up pasture land and giving com
neti4euse on Ulo.
5fl and tomorrow over the 'Western
lthe.southcni
I Tho heaviest rainfall reported to
rtS-S
navenport, la., and X.734 In Willlston,
: l-, ; , ' '' .
I 'southern Illinois' ''ana ihdiana,
mi,i..,i .nVmiir th nnnlnlv utrlek.'
cn reas In the government drouth
survey, rocelvcd soaking rains. In
most, sections thoso that had not
been completely burned- out were
considered to have a good ohancc for
recovery. " , t' ' .
" HOOVRIt AWAITING HKPOUTS
. WASHINGTON. Aug. 18 W)Aa the
White House awaited wprd from gov
ernors of . drouth strloken states on
tho ,progToss ltv forming their, relief
niuu ui uus y ui nig 'Hio I'Mv iiuuis
and predict further precipitation,
- President Hoover, .returned from
his camp in Virginia after reviewing
the drouth situation with Secretary
Hyde and Chairman Legge of the
farm, .board. . With exception of the
resignation of former Governor Byrd,
' (Continued on Pago Two)
WILD GUSHER
MENACES CITY
WITH VAPOR
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 1H (P
The C, .lullun No. 2 huuser gusher
in the South Oklahoma City oil field
uum shut in today ivlllt cement after
running wild for 'in hours mid en
Hungering homes and stores.
OKLAHOMA CITY. ' Aug. 18 W
Maintaining a steady flow of from
175 to 300 barrels of oil an hour,
tho wild C. C. Julian No. 2 Houscr
continued today to send clouds of
oil and gas vapor into a nearby
southsldo residence - district, menac
ing homes and stbres.
Tho gusher Is flowing wild through
tho cellar, escaping between the six
and nine-Inch casing through flanges
of tho brandenhead. Engineers said
today tho well must bo "killed," then
top connections and brandenhead
removed and the lower pipe ce
mented.' The gas and oil fumes were regard
ed as particularly dangerous, because,
unlike those from most wild wells.
. they do not spray high Into the air.
but hug tho ground, ' enveloping
ncarny structures.
Tho gusher has a gas flow esti
mated at 60,000,000 cubic feet dally.
Rankin Brothers
In Record Quest
I'OUTJ.AND, Aug. IS (A1) Ilwaiise
ol nil Intermittent air lock In kuk
lilies and trouble experienced In tak
ing nil aboard, the endurance mono
plane, On-to-OrcRon, piloted by the
t hreo ll(m k I n hrot hers landed on
Itnnklii airport at 1:25 p. ni. today,
about 21 hours after they took off.
PORTLAND. Aug. 18 fP An air
i lock In the fie) line as the gasoline
j supply dwindled almost ended the
1 Rankin brothers endurance flight at
dawn today, but a hurried refueling
j contact, perfectly executed, saved
i the day.
j Tex. Dirk and Dud Rankin took
t ofi Sunday at 1:60:324 p. m. At
j 6 a. m. they had flown about 19
1 hours and have 629 hours 28 minutes
t and 30 seconds of sustained flight
ahead of them before the mark of
) Red Jackson and Forrest O'Brine Is
equaled.
I To set ft new record, and gain any
reward for their efforts, tho Ranks
must not land until 1:31:31 p. m. on
, September 13.
317 Are Rescued
From Tahiti, Now
Under The Waves
Passengers and Crew of
British Steamer Safe on
the Matson Liner Ventura.
WELLINGTON, N. Z., Aug. 18 UPi
Tho Matson liner Ventura wirelessed
today that all passengers, the offi
cers and crew of the British steamer
Tahiti, which sank this afternoon off
Rarotonga. Cook Islands, are safe.
Tho Ventura Is proceeding to Pago
Pago where the Tahiti's Island pas
sengers and crew will be disembarked.
The Ventura then will proceed to San '
Francisco where American and Euro- ,
pean passengers will be landed.
No letter malls were lost with the
Tahiti, with tho exception of six bags
during transfer to the Ventura.
About 60 other bags were badly
soaked at tho same tlmo but were
saved.
All newspaper malls and parcels
wero lost.
Tahiti Under Waves
Passengers and crow of the Tahiti,
totaling 317 persons, abandoned the
ship beforo dawn today, and wero
taken safely aboard
tho American
steamer which rushed from many;
miles away to answer the Tuhltl's
uisiress signals.
aiiu j 11111 1.1, lining . iupiuiy witu i
water from n leak where one of tho '
propellors was orn away, sunk soon
aftor abandonment. ; Passengers
aboard the vessel upon Its departure
from welling numbered 176, crew and .
officers 142. 1
Passengers woro disembarked from
the vessel first, ftvo boats being laun
ched safely with them desplto a
heavy swell and an approaching
storm and the crew and officers were
taken off later'. Tho Penybryn, Nor
wegian freighter bound for Auckland
from Cuba, stood by to be ol any
possible aid in tho disembarking, the
Tahiti was bound from Sydney and
Wellington for San Francisco.
Tho Penybryn. Norwegian freight
er, Cuba to Auckland, New Zealand,
was tho first to reach the Tahiti,
(Continued on Pago Five)
Governor Urges
Strict Economy
111 KlInO'AT W Alk
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SALEM. Ore.. Aug. I81 ( Al-
thouuh Qovernor Norblath has no
authority over tho governing bodleB floatlon was, i not made, for several v,i
oi political subdivisions suoh as ( hours. .The accident occurred r :Y; t i i ;
counties, cities, school and port dis- , Brownsmcad. The bodies were heloV ? ;u , ,
trlotahe says it would be wisdom by, tho Clatsop county coroner. ,- - i ?
for thorn to accept tho spirit ot a 1 .Powei Wires Hovered' ; '-"i i,
letter addressed by tho governor to Telephono arid telegraph, wires were .
head of all stato departments and.!. qui by the tree's fall so' that lor a, f;. .:'
Institutions, urging ';strlctoet econ-1 tlmo Portland and Astoria-were cut"'
omy In tho preparation of budgets off from ,c6pmunloa't,an. 'Young r
for 1031 and 1032. , - I Kaplan was a UnivoTSltjr of ' Oregon -
Ttd 'govprnor aks that' 'Requested 1 student. ' Beside being an vpregdn-'-' -'i"ft
appropriations be confined 'to abso- J student he was a member of B'noiu,, ;r ';(:
luto necessities, and that Institution P.'rith lodge and was known as an -c' ''' ';
superintendents ask for no new build-I amateur tennis player, and was one '' ri
lngs unless it is impossible to lo ' oj." tho winners in tho city park tour- ' -l ' :1 1
without them!.!' Ho - requests thatj uament of 1038. -; 1
tfhero be no padding of estimates; ' T .Tho father has resided in Portland :"
. Norblad said his ' letter applies to 26 years and operates a. tailoring busl-''
seh'-sustalnlng- departmonts as well l ness. '.J.'"l,;
as those that arc supported entirely
by appropriation. ;
Tho blonnlal budgot In compiled by
tho stato bid get officer, theif cen
sored by the governor and present
ed by him to tho legislature. t
Zuta Trail Enters
New Alleyways
CHICAGO, Aug. 18 (PI Tho trail
that Jack Zuta left behind was fol
lowed down new alleyways today.
Patrick Roc ho, chiof Investigator
for tho state's attorney, who with
Charles F. Rathbun, special assistant
state it attorney, found the slain
gangster's deposit boxes, said im
portant developments were expected.
Zuta, business director of the north -sldo
gang of George Moran and the
Aioiio brothers, was siam at uetaneia,
Wis., two weoks ago as ho fed nickels
into ft moc hem teal muslo player.
"Wd are following the trail of
Zuta's dollars and there 1b no felling
wnoro 11 win leoa, ttocne 00m. a
lot of men will be leaving town
soon." .
Job Hunter Hurt
In Rush of Crowd
NEW YORK. Aug. 18 iJP) A 60-
ycar-old Job hunter was trampled and
painfully hurt by a crowd of more
than five thousand unemployed who
tried to push their way Into the city a
frco employment bureau when lis
doors were unlocked this morning.
Tho man, Jacob Snappy, was taken
to n hospital and treated for scalp
lacerations. Scvey-al other persons
received minor Injuries In the crush
but declined medical attention.
32 Mill Workers
Die In Hugli River
CALCUTTA, India, Aug. 10 Thirty-
two Julo mill workers wero drowned
and 22 others rescued by a launch
when a ferryboat in which they wero
crossing Hugli river, western arm of
tho uiuiges, was caught in a strong
tldcl current and capsized.
FOIKT.II TO .It MP
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18 UI Cap
tain Ira C. ttakcr, one of the army's
crack pilots, today joined the cuter
pillar club at Boiling field iuar here
wher. his plane became disabled and
he took to his parachute. The plan?
wan wrecked but Eaker escaped with
minor injuries.
Captain Enker was in command of
the army plane Question Murk when
It established a refueling endurance
record on tho west coast nearly two
years ago.
WOOD AI.KV KILLS l-KI.HONL'K
BAN QUENTIN. Cal.. Aug. IB A1
Ono Ban Qucntln convict was dead
and two crltlcnlly lit today aa a re
sult of drinking wood alcohol.
Charles Brown. 30. aiwoclfttr editor
of the Bulletin, prltton monthly,
dtt'd last night. ' He was nerving five
years to life for first degree robbery.
He came to the prison In February,
102b, from Ban franclsco.
EIGHT SLAIN
IN ACCIDENTS
OVERSTATE
Tragic Weekend Sends
Long List of People to
Morgues and Hospitals
HUGE TREE FALLS
ONTO AUTOMOBILE
t A 'Ji fur j.
ACCldentS OaUSe MOSt
of Deaths South Myr
tle Creek Boy Killed.
While Hunting ; ,
By the Associated PresH J
Accidents, during- one of Oregon's
most tragic weekends, snuffed out
tho lives of eight persons, Injured
critically and possibly fatally many
others and a long list of Bllghtly In
jured received treatments at hos-
pltals and elsewhere.
Tho death list:
' M. and Mrs. Grant Conway. New
ocrg.
Jack H. Knpla)i,'2l, Portland. 11
Cella Knplori, 18,: Portland. ,. ;;; ' ,:
Roy Glasgow, Klamath Falls. ' 1
Archie Brownson, 10, Myrtle Greek.
W. J. Shewmakor, 60, MeUford. . ;
Mrs. A. Y. Bennett, Vancouver. ; 1 ;
Tho known Injured: v
Miss Anna Green, 83, Portland.
Mrs. George C. Brigham, Portland.,
Miss Mary Brlgham, Portland.
Harry Kaplan, 46, Portland. -Mrs.
Harry Kaplan, 43. Portland.
Car Struck by Giant Tree
Probably the most tragic accident
wao tne ono whtch kmed Jack ftnd
Celm Kuplan and lnjUred seriously
Ma and Mrs. Harry Kaplan of Port
land. Their automobile waa struck
, by a giant tree on the Columbia
highway last night while they were
( returning from Seaside to their Port
1 land home. ' -J
Tho Elder Kaplans wero taken to
! an Astoria hospital. Kaplan, phy
I 6 ic la 11s said, was Injured so seriously
they did not expect him to live. Mrs,
Kaplan suffered crushed legs and was
reported in a grave condition. 1
I Uilthnnl- mnrnlnn . tVin nmnt' Ifa
scarred tree fell on, the light car
which Young Kaplfuvwas driving. U;
Miss Kaplan was seated by her
brother In the front , seat. Both
' bodies word .so badly mangled ldentt-'
Collision- Fatal , "w
Mnr Orant Conway, 65, Newberg. '
was killed and her husband, 64, was
injured fatally when thoir car and ,''
one driven by Robert C. Paulus, of :
Salem, collided on tho Oswogo-WU- '!
sonvillc road at tho intersection of
tho Tualatin highway. The impact
threw Mrs, Conway out of the auto-
(Continued 011 Page Throe)
CONTRACT LET
FOR KLAMATH
FALLS ROAD
' SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 18 (P) Con
tract for the construction of the new ,
railroad linos from Klamath Falls to
Bel be:-, through Eastern Oregon, has
been awarded to tho Portland branch
oi A. Guthrie and company, the So
attlo office of the Great Northern,
was advised today.-
J. w. R. Davis, chief engineer of
tho Great Northern, telegraphed the
Scattlo office that Portland and
Klamath Falls contractors would be '
associated with the Guthrie concern
Ir. tho work. Tho Guthrie com
pany submitted tho low bid.
Work Is to begin at once.
1 SAN FRACISCO. Aug. 18 (Con
struction work on the Western Pacific-Great
Northern railroad M.
000,000 link from Klamath Falls to
Keddlc started Saturday. Ceremonies
were held In which officials and
Joint contractors participated.
Eddie Schneider
Leaves Holbrook
HOLBROOK. Ariz., Aug. 18 (VP)
Eddie Schneider, 18-year-old Junior
transcontinental flight record con
tender, left here at 13:10 p. m.
(M.S.T.l today, after a stop of two
hours, enroute from Albuquerque to
Los Angeles. He refueled and said
he expected to reach Los Angeles In
four and a half hours.
INSL'ICANCK LAW EXPKItT DIKS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18 &) L.
A. Redman, 07, Insurance law expert
and authority on astronomical phys
ics, in dead. His astronomical hobby
led him to take Issue with Albert
Einstein in a book called "Tho Ein
stein Delusion."
BASEBALL
NATIONAL I EACH F,
1 R. H. E.
Brooklyn 3 8 0
Pittsburgh 4 8 1
I Batteries. Luque and Lopez; Brume
and Hemsley.
A.MEItlCAN LEAGUE
I R. H. E.
St. Louis 4 8 0
Philadelphia 8 11 1
: Batteries: Stewart. Collins and Fer-
rell; Earnshaw and Cochrane
R. H.E.
Chicago 4 12 3
New York II 18 1
Batteries: Braxton, Walsh, and
Tate. Berg; Pcunock and BcngougU.
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