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Newspaper Page TextHad CITY EDITION Fall Associated Press leased Wire Service 8 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER OREGON: Pair tonight and Wed nesday but cloudy on the coast; nor mal temperature. Gentle south to west winds on the coast. VOLUME xxvim MEMBER ASSOCIATED PKESS AND A. B. 0. LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1930 EASITCKN OIlEGON'S L12AOIXG NEWSPAPER NUMBER 306 mnm E. O.N. FALL . TERM OPENS ON SEPT. 22 . Summer Session, Now I Under Way, Will Close . ; , on August 29. SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR YEAR ISSUED Larger Enrollment Ex pected Student Loan Funds Available From Three Sources. The fall quarter of the Eastern Oregon Normal school Is to open on Monday, Sept. 22 with college place ment tests for all new students, It Is announced. Registration will take placo the following day, Sept. 23, .. and classes will begin on Sept. 24. The last six-week period of the : summer session la now -neartng an end. and Is scheduled to come to a ; closo on Aug. 29. Tho ; faculty list has ' been an- - nounced, headed by President H. E. . In low. Helen S. Moor Is registrar and dean of women .and Kate L. AIoux is director of the training f chool." Tho complete list of faculty mora i here has not been announced but r will be published later. Tho 1030-31 Calendar t Tho calendar lor the coming year ? is as follows: I Fall quarter, opens Sept, 22, closes Dec. 19. Thanksgiving holidays Nov. 27 and 28. Christmas holidays Dec. 20 to Jan.-. 4. . 4" Winter quarter opens with regls ' tration on Jan. 5 and closes Mar. 20, Spring quarter opens with registra tion on Mar. 23 and closes June 12. Summer quarter (1931' opens June ' 15, first, half ends July 24, quarter closer Aug. 28. . Expect Larger Enrollment . The attendance at the summer ses sion this year Is larger than dur , ing 1929, and faculty members and friends of the school expect the 1030 31 enrollment to exceed the total for tho opening year of . the Institution. With the opening of the fall term, activities will begin, including foot ball; also men's and women's actlv 1 ltics In general. ' . Mny Secure Loans Beginning with the 1930 fall term loans in amounts not to exceed $150 will bo available to worthy seond- i (Continued on Faro Five) j 4EAST OREGON NET TOURNEY i BEGINS FRIDAY, -v..- : . r- The annual Eastern Oregon tennis i tournament is to be played '-Friday,. Saturday and Sunday at Union, it was announced today. Entries must bo In the hands of Pred N.'-Fox at 1 Union by 7 o'clock Thursday ntglit. . In addition to tho Union county t .' entries, Jack Ahearn, of , Mllton ' Freewater, former singles champion. may participate, and a group of players are expected from Bend. Play will include men's and wom en's singles, men's and women's ' doubles and mixed doubles. Martin Funeral To Be Thursday at 2 Funeral services for A. J. Martin, Civil war veteran and retired roil road man, who died yesterday morn ing, will be held at the . Snodgras3 and Zimmerman mortuary at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon.- The La Orando B. P. O. Elks lodge will bo In charge of the services at the mor tuary. ' c: Burial will take place In the Ma sonic cemetery and plans are being made for a military funeral. ; l f Sheep Hailed As Regular "Firemen" M CORVALLIS. Aug. 19' WV Sheep t and goats as aids In fire control : 'were mentioned first In jest but later seriously at today's session of the Oregon State college fire school held M' in connection with the eleventh an , 4 nual fire chiefs' association. Delegates from Southern Oregon i pointed out that sheep and goats around lumber yards were parttcu-.-. Inrly valuable In keeping high grass from growing and becoming a men ace. Ivan. Pearson. McMlnnvllle. pros I -! dent, advocated organization of rural flro control districts. Rankin Brothers t Will Try It Again ! PORTLAND, Aug. 10 The threo , Rankin brothers. Tex. Dick and Dud, i. watched mechanics repair their mono- plane, On-to-Oregon, today and- pre pared for their second attempt to wrest the sustained flight record from Dale Jackson and Forest , O Brlne. St. Louis avlatorsv - Ter Rankin, one of three Pacific coast airmen, whose plane was forced ; down yesterday after completing 'i about 24 hours in the air. said the t time for the next attempt depended ; on mechanics. He predicted they : would start either late today or early tomorrow. Tail surfaces and rudder struts were damaged yesterday when the .- brothers landed gasless after mlss . Ing their refueling ship. WF.ATIIKR TODAY i a. m. ss above. Minimum; 64 above. Condition: clear. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 83. minimum 34 above Condition: cloudy, rain 32 of Inch. WEATHER AI C1. IB. 1K9 Maximum 82. minimum 48 above. I LEADER Mrs. Leinm Lone Yost, of Clarks burg, V. Vn., wns iiHined to suc ceed Mrs. Louise M. Dodson as html of tlio women's division of (lie republican national commit tee. PIONEER PICNIC IS HELD AT COVE 1 Thirty Persons Present T T fTM 1A Tr n 1 -iviure inan w iears or Age Five Over SO. H.v Mrs. A. CI. Conklln (Observor Correspondent) I COVE. Ore., Aug. 19 (Special) Tho sixth annual Cove pioneer picnic ! was held a(; the Ascension grove Sun day. The picnickers ocgan arriving about 10 o'clock and were nearly all assembled before noon. The dinner ' was spread on tables on the porch of Morris hall, and was enjoyed by more than 60 people. After dinner an hour was' spent in visiting and in renew- ing the friendships of an early day. There were many from La Grande, Union. Imbler and Elgin. Ahuut 30 had passed their GOth birthday an niversary while five of these were beyond four-score. Dunham Wright, of Medical Springs, had the distinc tion of being the oldest person pres ent having almost reached four score and ten. Mrs. Mary Chambers, of Cove, has arrived at 87 and while not 1 as rugged as in other days was able to be present and enjoy tho day. 1 . M. li. Carter had charge of the pro gram, which opened with "America." The Baptist choir consisting of Mr. and Mrs. George -Anderson, Mr. and l Mrs. Joe Fisher, -Mrs. Charlos Han cock. Eugene and Louise Anderson ' nnd'Mrs. 'James Hoatson sang "Long, iLong Agb. The 'rest of the. program ' follows: I'endinjt. MrstW. -RGekeler; music, byhCBond String Urtopod-: dress, Hon?JT)nhham'Wrlght); reading. Mrs. 'Fred' Huffman?'- music,., -by the Bonds: address. Hon; Waitpr . M, Pierce:; reading, -Mrs;--E. ,..BeJl; d- I (CoritinViod on Fogo Fivo) Another Storm :: Whips Over The La Grande Area Another electrical storm, accom panied by rain, swept over Union 'county early last night, although It was not so severe in La Grande as the one last Friday. Power service this ( time was hardly interrupted and less than half as much rain fell. The cen tral portion of the storm appeared to many to be in the range of moun tains on the west and north of La Grande. i Some hall fell during the storm, but it is not believed that any. seri ous damage was, done in this dla- 1 trict. . - - i The rainfall last night, amounting to .32 of tin inch, brought, the prc- I clpltation in . the last few days to mere than an. Inch, sufficient to low er the forest fire: hazard, and in gen- 'cral relieve the drouth-like conditions that existed. . s Grain termers generally, did not welcome Monday's downpour, as it caught many of them In the fields at their harvest work, necessitating a halt In operations.; Accident Causes ' Double Funeral SEATTLE. Aug. 10 P) An automo bile accident postponed a funeral here yesterday. Plans now are being made for a double funeral for Acott T. Douglas, 82, and his wife, who was 80 when she died Saturday. 1 The aged man was crossing a street to get flowers from a neighbor for his w If e's funeral when he was struck dewn by an automobile. i Fliers Save Three . From Lake Waters CHICAGO, Aug. 19 (IP) Two naval in..,-., rrnm ihn ilrnnt. I.nltps training amtlon rescued three Men who had , Jumped overboard from a burning yacht In Luke Michigan yesterday. The lllers. Lieut. Elmer Joharusen and Ensign Victor Randecker. saw the smok?. ton miles onshore, landed their amphlblons, and hauled the three men aboard. . H. A. Barassert. owner, was badly burned about the face and arms. I . Gutenberg Bible I Sold to Vollbehr KLAGENFURT, Austria. Aug. 19 (JP) The so-called "42-lined" Guten- bcrt Bible, which for 400 years has been in possession of the Saint Blaslus monastery at St. Paul. Klag- pnfurt. today was reported sold to C. Otto Vollbehr. of New York City. The Bible was handed to the pur r baser at the United States lega tion in Vienna Aug. 16. It was be lieved here that the bibie' will be passed on to the congressional library at Washington with a collection of Urst prints for a considerable sum. Junior Flight Record Broken By Schneider Youth, 18, Lands at Los 1 Angeles Yesterday Mrs. O'Donnell is Lead ing Air Derby, TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 19 P) All Hi entrants In the women's transconti nental air derby ur rived here safely for their midday stop today. Mrs. Gladys O'Uonucll, of Long Beach, In the lend, touched the Held at 10:41 :5ti with flying time of 41 minutes, 6U seconds from Phoenix. LOS ANGELES. Aug. 19 VP) A slight, 18-year-old Jersey City youth, Eddlo Schneider, today holds the Junior record for fastest westward crossing ot the United States. Land ing at the Municipal airport at dusk here .yesterday, the slim blue-eyed flier completed his trans -continental crossing In the total flying time ot 20 hours, 41 minutes, just 4 hours, 22 minutes less than the former rec ord holder, the late Prank Golds borough, of New York, required sev eral months ago. Schneider left Westfleld. N. J., August 14, stopping for fuel and fly ing only during the day. He said he experienced much stormy westher along the route and damaged his (Continued on Pago Five) ', ' Van Lear Black Is Missing From His Yacht Sabalo BALTIMORE, Md Aug. 10 W Van Lear Black, publisher of the Baltimore Sun and a noted world flier, was found to be missing last night from his yacht, the Sabalo, when the yacht was about 19 miles south of Scotland light off the New Jersey coast. 1 The announcement was made to day ay nis associates. . imc& wui 10- turning here irom New York. - Tne aiscovery nere irom new xonc. xno I when his valet went to the cabin. A search of the yacht was made by ; Captain John J. Kelley but Black could not be located. The yacht was turned about and searchlights used but without avail. I Near a place on the deck where Black frequently sat, one of his hand 1 kerchiefs was found. It was his habit ! frequently to sit on the yacht rail with ms iect caugnt in cue guara rail and his hand on one of the up right stanchions. He had been warn ed by Captain Kelley on number of occasions, Kelley. said, that this was a very dangerous practice, espe cially when the yacht was at sea. It Is supposed a sudden lurch of tho yacht threw him overboard. Tn const guard craft Joined the Sabalo irl the search for some time and this ' morning both the coast guard and, the navy department were reauestea 10 lena iurwier uwv When lh New York .he nteraiiied nnd 'the Bvenlns Sun. He returned In May Irom around tho world flight, one of several flights that have taken him Into nearly every port of the world. . With two pilots In his giant Fckker plane he flew from London to Tokyo, crossed the Pacific on shipboard and then flew to Baltimore -from Ban Francisco. . . MKIGIRI.K TO SEARCH WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 UP) The dirigible Los Angeles and coast guard vessels today were ordered to search for Van Lear iilack, Baltimore pub Usher, who disappeared from a yacht last night off the New Jersey coast. Senator Answers Hubbard Charges i SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 19 P 1 Cross examination of Alfred M. Hub bard, former rum runner and dry agent and star witness for the gov ernment in its case against Roy Lyle. deposed northwest prohibition ad ministrator and his former associates continued in federal i court here to day. ' : Senator Wesley L. Jones made his reply yesterday to the most sensation al statement Hubbard has made slnco he took the stand last week. The sonator, in Wenatcheo, declared he was never told and never knew if Lyle or Whitney, who were appointed on his recommendation gave $6,000 in liquor bribe money to his 1920 cam-pnlgn. Exportation of Major Commodities From Portland Is Somewhat Lighter ' SALEM. Ore., Aug. 19 (IP) Due to market conditions there was a ion- Ing off in the exportation of major ,?.,,,,. ih. r.unn trlbu- tarv to the Columbia river during the 1020-ioan season, and consequently I fewer tramp steamers visited tne river than for some years previously, (says the annual report of the state t board of pilot commissioners, filed I today with Governor Norblad. I The off-shore wheat movement !frcm Portland during the season was 20.965.534 bushels ond from the t rl.av QlflAAl hiifth' cls. The domestic wheat movement I jfrom Portland was 496,722 bushels ! land none went from the lower river. ; tPor comparison it Is stated that for; the cereal vear endlne June 30. 1929. wheat exports from Portland totaled 22.074.441 bushels and from Astoria 719.674. In the domestic movement 500.609 went from Portland none from Astoria. Flour Exports Flour Mtnorted from Portland dur - ing the 1929-1930 season reached 827.- , not devoid of its advantages bearing j 167 barrels while 1.272,523 barrels Jen the future prestige of the district, 'went to domestic ports. Flour ex- and not the least among them was 'ports from Portland for the year end- a decision by the tntcrestato com ling June 30, 1929. were 824.783 bar- mere commission In the Columbia rels and domestic shipmens 187,013 ! river basin rate case, for the fourth i barrels, while Astoria flour exported time holding that the region south jthat season totaled 735.670 barrels of the Snake river should have the and 28.750 barrels went to domestic benefit of a 10 per cent lower rate portg. i to Portland on cereals than to Puget r "Fresh apple exports moved from Sound." 1 Portland during the last season to- j Relative to the new annex to the ! taled 639,573 boxes, which Js in j strong contrast to the showing for j (Toniiniifd on Pano Thr) DISCLOSURES COME RAPIDLY IN ZUTA CASE Checks to State Senator Starr Found in Gang ster's Strong Box. POLITICIANWILL BE QUESTIONED City Editor of Daily News and Evariston Chief of Police Also are Under' Fire. ; ,- :. CHICAGO, Aug. 19 Pi Two checks signed by the slain gangster, Jack Zuta, each for (200 and each made payable to State Senator Harry W. Starr of the thirteenth Illinois dis trict, were dug from the Zuta strong box today and made public by the state's attorney. One check was dated Oct. 5, 1926, and the other Oct. 16, 1026. Starr was elected to the state sen ate In November of that year. Ho Is r. candidate for re-election on tho' republican ticket at the approach ing November election. Senator. Stan was chairman ol tho legislative committee, which last year Investigated the "whoopee" rec ords of the Chicago sanitary dis trict. Starr Asked to Appear Tho endorsements on the checks havo not been identified as in Starr's handwriting, the state's at torney said, but Starr has been asked to appear and explain the use of his namo on' tho Zuta papers. Tho chief. of polico of Evanston and the city editor of the Chicago (Continued on Puko Three) - rtrwi AIT TlJl f T IXCj 1 Slilj r UKJU PRICES DOWN TWO PER CENT WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (P) Retail food prices declined 2 per cent during July by comparison with the i "Every condemned man," said tho preceding month. Twenty-six food ! dramatist without flicking an oyo artlcles brought down the price level, ! iflShi "shoitld havo a collection of which was nine por cent lower than' poisons and chemicals put in his way a year ago. , and if he chooses touse them'-ho Department of labor computations for last month showed potatoes and cabbage leading with, a 21 per, cont drop; plate beef next and many other meats, vegetables fresh and canned, fruits and staples following with declines ranging from 5 to less Gutter and oanned salmon alone Mn-j creased 4H prlc.u while 13 staples showed no. change.-'-. , .1 Among1. the uruoles showing fi P ;p.fae rr-rZlG Bum In Minnesota ST;'PAUL; Aug-ilB ilIV-Morh1 than 100 forest' fires "Challenged' tho ef forts of 1,200 men through Northern' Minnesota today .with conditions In the state described as the worst ' in eight years by A. P. Oppel, deputy state forester. : Virtually all the blnzcs arc under control, Oppel said, although danger of a widespread fire is imminent should the wind in one of several localities change direction. Twelve miles from Aitkin, one blaze has'ourned over 3.640 acres of secon dary growth and peat land while 100 men fight the flames. Persia Replies To I Turkish Powers ISTANBUL, Turkey. Aug. 10 fP) Persia ,1s believed to have informed Turkey she can :under no circum stances 'consent' to military coopera tion with, the Turks against the Kurds In Persian territory, . , The Persi&ri charge d'aifaircs today ! handed to the Foreign minister a note which was believed to contain Per sia's, last word In the exchange of notes which has been going on for a fortnight between the two countries. ! ME IK II IN SALKV SALEM. Ore., Aug. 19. P Jul his Meier of Portland, independent can didate for governor, will address tho Salem Kiwanls club today. the preceding season when the record j uw ... combined offshore movement 2.381.491 boxes." says the report. of i l "Domestic shipments of apples by . water for the last season WCre re- ported as 16,090 boxes and the pre vious season - domestic shipments reached 30.039 boxes. "In the way of lumber floated for foreign destinations 372,706,004 feet wero cleared from Portland the laBt year and 347.&34,uui leei went o j domestic markets. The lower col- I iimhu r I vo r fnrnlim thlnmplllg m PHK- Ured 253.000.G5B feet and ... for demestic ports from there 614.046.825 feet. Portland's foreign lumber business the year before represented 409.695.236 feet and the domestic movement 391.465.998 feet, while foreign lumber shipments from As toria were 355.604.310 feet and the domestic business measured 448,177, 888 feet." Despite the drop In the barometer !of commerce." it says, "the year wi 1 ; LINER TAHITI UNDER WAVES; 317 ARE RESCUED , I . - $M'iJ w , 1 C- HT I : 1 . SWOWISLANPS I ' . . I . -1 j ' rui ' I '''I ' SociB.Tr This tolcplioto shows the Union, I : ' mmm 9r .weNtuft. Liner S. s. Tahiti, which m di. fti hs1 ;,:cf ; k?S$S ;: . . :iSTjS ! 11 COOK 1 dsdV-- --------Ta-islands-- - 5f7 1 V,Joo Ma. WJSS&i I . a1TA! S. TAHITI B- 8i& , ' PMT0 HBLPLISS v& . t at-Sr Af ' twHus south -Vf Of RRTaNOA. G.B.S: Favors Letting Condemned Men Suicide LONDON, "Aug: 10 (ff) George Bernard Shaw today characteristic ally went Dean Inge of St. Paul, one better In endorsing the "gloomy dean's" suggestion of yesterday that it might be a good thing to permit condemned murderers to commit sui cide. , Their opportunities for self destruction' should. In fact, be facili tated, the Irish writer and commenta- tor declared. left the 8 em to nee suggestively un finished. ' !' . . . ' Shaw declared he always felt deep ly obliged to a condemned killer who ccmmltted suicide, "because, ha saved , c. great deal of trouble and .expense". AonilfVO. A Tt 7 h T CiltUL CC bflllU til l ' Ff6miThe Tahiti j;Neau Pago Pago ! rMU rBU,inug. i w J" Matson liner-Ventura-waa due at thl PAqO PAGO, rAug. 19 UP) Tho ; American imvai dobo ay i p.-ni. wuay (Siao n. m:.P.8.T. With tlibS-817 pfcrH 'sons rescued Irom the -Britinh steam- fln,'rrlTnhtti.wnien-,went down in tne South Pacific .yesterday after being !ln distress for three days.. , ' Of the 817 persons rescued, the 140 members of the Tahiti's crew and 16 passengers will disembark here. The other passengers will continue to San Francisco aboard the Ventura. Meanwhile the Ventura reported "all's well." Bound from Wellington to San lost its star- W 2 rdnedn"glneAfoo"m become flooded. Ships in the vicinity of tho disabled vessel rushed to Its assistance. Passengers and crew of the Tahiti wcro loaded Into lifeboats and made a- perilous trip to the Ventura through heavy swells. Passengers and mall were- evacuated first, then the crow. The ventura stood by until tho Tahiti disappeared from sight, . ' Passengers Tell of Wreck WELLINGTON, N. Z., Aug. 10 (A) First stories from passengers of the Ill-fated Paolflc passenger liner Tahiti (Continued on Pago Fivo) ,. Protests Against , Power Development SALEM, Ore., Aug. 10 P) Protests from the state fish commission and from tho Douglas county court against the applications of the Cal-ifnrnift-Orecon Power comnanv for Dower rlehts on the North Umpqua river in Douglas county were received tcday by State Engineer Luper. The fish commission protest, sign ed by Hugh C. Mitchell, director of hatcheries, declares the proposed de velopment would be detrimental to fish propagation. The county court I overs umi- if wuum iiiwiioii) whi I construction oi tne prupuneu nurui ' Umpqua-Dlamond Lake highway by forcing the route of the highway to the hills and away from water lovel. Construction of the highway as plan ned, it Ih claimed, would mean heavy traffic from both east and west of the Cascade mountains and mean millions of dollars to the district. Wheat Today CHICAGO. Aug. 19 Wj Big ex- I pert business from North America gave wneat taiucs comparative immMh mllrh nf 1 h time LodflV hut trices fluctuated rapidly, and at one time wheat went down to within c ci tho iuwes level this season. Some estimates indicated 2.000.000 bushels of wheat had been taken to- day for shipment overseas, chiefly however wheat grown In Canada. Corr market wenkness. ascribed to new rainfalls in drought territory, acted as a drag on wheat values and pulled oats down to a new low price record for the season. Wheat closed Irregular !c off to 'c up compared with yesterday's fin ish. Com closed nervous, -lc net lower, oats at H'aC decline and provision showing 2-J2c advance. NORTH CAROLINA NEGROJ.YNCHED Mob. Takes ..Him After .. Heaiing on Cha:ree of ' Assaulting Girls. ' TARBORO, N. C.. Aug. 10 (IP) Oliver . . Moore, 20-year-old ' negro, Charffed -With nrlmlnnllV nnJinillMnir tvn ftmnll urhltn olrle ,fl. tl.n thn RHoArniWHn nnimVu tail nn-l 4n day by 200 masked ipen, hanged to a ngo- . ' I Hhouae- ald Tilson; ' "failed to tree and his body riddled by bullets. Tho board of directors of Angelus ! u.!8eat our," OT ."D.!"1, tmng n0 - Alter gaining admittance to the temple at a, moetlng last night adopt- 0fUlc'fBa' ln'o of offering a con Jail ona ruse" the mob carried the 1 ed K . resolution, calling iS ? pTayW "T" Pr18r.ami n' negro. to his home, approximately 100 ,for their leader's rocovoryv In which ' hf,.i!"fy. f'Bntut0. '"P'0 n'40 ao yards, across tho line in, Wilson coun- they declared "il ls true, that physio- ' I!! ty.ond lS miles from hero. Thero they lans nro a'ontly concerned for hor re-) Brottable spectacle of the at leasts struna. him toa, tree ahd fired, scores; covery" . "'7""" ! verbal leader of. poMMcar party llter- of bullets Into his bodv.:. , :.. . ... Deputy; R.' p. t Watson, who lives w!Uv;his family at the Jail, . had re- offloer with a otlsoner: he went to tho doorand calld. "have iu icts man (or m! " smnr .; ih ZS answered affirmatively and WaSon unbolted the door. , As he did he saw the crowd 'of masked men and made an effort to -throw the. bolt; ' ' . ..v Negro i Mllent at . Dentil ' The men rushed through, ' forced him Into his office and too m1M0 took all the in(r, .nvin t.h. inll nnrHrinr. thn ljX;.. Vilkir . unti thev foimd Mooro. .:i.r :v : :" :.i. The negro apparently realising his fate, went1 to his death without u "word. . ' ' ..;.' Moore was given a preliminary hearing yesterday on a charge of as saulting Ethel Morgan. 6, and Lucllo Morgan. 7, little daughters of an Edgecombe county farmer. Sherui w. e. uaraen, oi isagccomuc ( county, ordered the negro placed In ! the coUnty Jal1 pending his trial ot TS home after, tho mob had dispersed and found the body. Watson said none of tho men in tho mob had boon recognized. This was tho first lynching In North Carolina slnco 1031, FOUR PERSONS DROWNED WHEN FERRY SINKS WESTMORELAND, N. H., Aug. 10 (yrvDivcrs today were endeavoring to recover the bodies of four persons, drowned In tho sinking of an old flat-bottomsd cablo forry in the Con necticut river near here last night, Ray Austin, 30, of East Putney, Vt., his wife, their baby daughter, and William Clark, a boarder at the Austin home, wero those drowned. Thev were trapped In one of two automobiles crossing from this town ( explosion six days ago is now 13. -No f W. Meyers was Informed. The mes to East Putney when the ferry Bank. hope Is held for 32 other men In the t sag0 received here did not state who The automobile was located at the mine. made tho capture or any other de t bottom of the river. An occupant of tho second automoouo, a root pas - rcnget. ond the 75-ycar-old operator of tho ferry, swam to safety. Two Children Die In Stockton Fire ' STOCKTON, Cal., Aug. 10 MYTwo children were burned to death and two others are so seriously burned that they probably will die. as the result of a flro which destroyed a ranch house on the McDonald road, 13 miles from Stockton, off the Bor den highway, at an early hour this morning. The dead: Jullr. Padlllo, years. Gilbert Padllla. 6 months. The Injured: Tony Padllla, 7. Nick Padllla. 8. Two other children. Jose, 12, and Jesus. 10, and their paronts, Mr. and Mrs Nick Padllla. escaped from tnf flame In their night clothing, MrB- Padllla la in a serious condition , 'rom hysteria and shock. , j iM UTAH MOTH KK tt HAIL - CHBHBOURO, France, Aug 10 (JPi Party "N" of the American gold star mothers and wives salted for home on the liner President Harding this afternoon after visiting the graves of their war dead. 1 The body of Mrs. Harriet Bates, of Portage, Pa., who died in Verdun, Aug. 14, was brought here by a mili tary escort and put on board the nhlp. This teh'photo shows Mia llnlnn Liner H. s. Tahiti, which was iIIb- nhled in the South Seas and aban doned by :n 7 passengers and crew after It bvRtui to founder. The liner naiik beneath the waves shortly after the last or its ercw was taken to Knfrty. .The map shows the location of the stricken vessel (A. 1 Photo). Mrs. McPherson III; Condition Reported Grave l.OS ANdKI.K.K, Aug. Iff VP) Allllce . nenipm Mcl'lierson. ovuncellst. was reported by her private secretary, j miimi. ni'iiueiier, in IlltVC gone blind uuiuereu uii j.nruu iiiiiik. today. MIhn Seluieffcr fluid she had Shouso' attack centered on tne tar spent the night with Mrs. Mel'lierson If' bill, farm relief and business de nt her Miilllm Hindi cottage, where presslon. President Hoover, In his sho said (he evungcllst wns fighting speeoh, was made to share respon- f rrKiiiii hit sigiu. -rue secretary "i""" wm. uo8om vi .ho nindn the announcement' to news-! taken by the tariff bill. He was pnprriiien lininedlutely after return- singled out also for Individual crlts Ing tu her office nt Angelus Temple i lsm In connection with the farm re- ,'jllef legislation adopted and for fall- LOS ANGELES, Col., Aug. 10 UP) 1 u w oheck In advance the dopres- Angelus temple attaches announced ' son which set- In last fall. early today Aimco Semple McPherson,. Tilson termed . the democratic nuvtru AJB Aiigeics evangelist, is In a Serious condition followllilr n n.runn.' I broakdOWh She suffered twn wnAlr ' ..wh.. v. ,ofc.. i ! cared for would not bo '.i.h . h5l wuure airs, ivinfnnrnnn ia nn no , templo attaches last night, and even tamrda ittHh. I..t . .Ii lmt tatar I . 4 .A "sure tne proporiHms.sRA.caviciyim.- I , fonillllon' -Ornve." . Tilson replied that, overthrow of r:,'Wll?1l,bd'20' " the hm. the republican party . would hr m 'S;.!' , "V'.C i, 'ra,lac,lt .r .hB P "ehool. ot .An-; 'f? K? ' P. ? r J """ Mrs.l The veteran. cadax': iast: scrvlc'es,"csP'ta' th" determined obseructlve wore cono.uqtea twoj,WQoks agoat the tempiOMTi A law days: lator it was' said ! she would, ttbsaut herself for somn , tlm-tn.wnt"ii hnnk v,rtwlfilf Mn,..,uV,h.,(,u.' I . '"r " ttift hfiflniStltinOn 'lit hnclllnnua nlrnnliu I Wirad the evahgellsiB. two children' IjM $ .return homo' immediately, lioborta. a. daughter. Is in Purls, while hor sun, Unlnli. wns In tho mlririlnurnat whnrn he had been working in Interest of . his mother's widespread four square . gospel organization. I'niycrs Offered j At midnight a call was sent out to . followers of Mrs. McPherson to gather i In tho watch tower of the temple and ' pray for tholr leader's recovery. At 2 a. in. several women were In the room where prayers are offered for t the sick and dvliur. The watch tower Is ono of the In- of tho executive eommittue that he novations of Mrs. McPhorson when was not In sympathy with the rcgu- , she billt Angelus temple. It Is a lar party nor its numluto ior yuv- (. practice for her to gather her follow- erno.. v,. -, ...t;; jers and pray for those stricken With, Executive commlttoe members said ' ' serious lllnesscsj ' Boblln officiated at both the nom-., . I Mrs. McPherson has beon In falling lnatlon of Phil Metschan. republican I hoalth since she returned -from her ' nominee, and at tho Independent . Jast pllgrlmugc to the Holy Land, rally which named Julius Meier., whero she escorted sevoral hundred j Robltn refused to resign and the followers. . n . :. executive committee decision fol- j - -- - ' ' j lowed. , 1 Bodies of 10 Men L rp, tt , Located In MineAscaPfd fonmct BLAKEBURN, B. C, Aug. 10 (IP) Rescue workers wero to go into the smoking Ulukeburn mine today to start digging for recovery of bodies of ten men located last night on the ; No. 1 slopo. Thn ktmum rlnnrl rnAUltlllFZ from tllO : Cave-Ins must be dug through be 1 fore tne Domes can oe dfoukii. uuv, Mine officials did not expect the 45 bodies to bo recovered in less man two weeks. Lightning Kills Cow; Woman Safe ABILENE. Kao.; Aug. 19 IIP) While Mrs. .1. E. Landls, a furmor's wife, was j milking a cow lasi niKin. hkiiw"h killed It and four others nearby. Mrs. Landlu was uninjured. Egg Prices Go Up In Oregon Market PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 10 (flV-Egg prices were advanced late today by the Pacific cooperative poultry pro ducers, who control about 60 per cent oi the output. Fresh extras advanced one cent to 28c, standerds two cents to 20c and reBh mediums threo cents to 25c. FltKIUHTKr, IN DAX(ii:K WELLINGTON. N. Z., Aug. 10 OP) The Norwegian freighter Ponybryn, which sped to aid the distressed liner Tahiti In the South Pacific this week, was itself In dunfcer today. Tho freighter, carrying sugar from Cuba to Auckland, now Is running short of coal and Is afraid to face an oncoming southwest gale It must battlo to reach the New Zealand port. Tho vessel is endeavoring to reach Suva. In the Fljls, for rrcoaling. FIGHT IS ON FOR CONTROL OF CONGRESS Democratic and ; Republi can Big Guns Blaze on Political Front. SHOUSE DELIVERS RADIO BROADSIDE Immediate Defense and Counter-Attack Issued in Statement by John Q. Tilson. :. , . WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (ff)- The battlo for control of congress was on In earnest today with leading spokes men of the republican and democratlo parties recording their views of the general issues on which the contents are to be decided at the November elections. Jouett 8 house, chairman of the democratic national executive com mittee, placed tho democratic side before the country In a radio address last night, In which the administra tion was charged with errors both 01 omission and commission. An Im mediate defense and counter-attack? : was issued In a statement' to the press by John Q. Tilson. of Con necticut, republican floor leader In tho house of representatives. Robert H. Lucas, executive director of the republican national committee, al ready was on record with condemna- tlon of the democratlo position, uiuimuiu uuuwuhuh ui " truths, raisaiatemenis! nouse huu criticism." .' gn .uvsr t,ie ooonomio dis- u H,.-5f...'..SS ' ., ' ' .!""" "V M" .. t" political overthrow tnat may as- ... j . '.'detlnlte. , woU considered odmlnls-iV . I tratlve and legislative program whlch , , r u u . ww, ueiiwuinw...! :f1.,j..., to"uwo wim.uun uuu uei, clined in prico steadily since passage lloovor may campaign apeuches as-,., PV.AtlCA MAX fyf) t-lrif JlrtiHaW W G O. P. LEADER IS REPLACED OtiKOON CITY. Aug. 10 vP) Col- ! cm 1 Will mm A. Ami -wns chairman Oi" th'. clnchnmuH county republican cciura) comniitUL- today after the miFtiiif; ye.ilrrdny ot l-'rpd W. Koblln, . Oul. tirove. ! Kubtir.'ti niiHlei1 followed a decision i SALEM', Ore., Aug. 19 UP) Dave Cox, alias Oeorge Watklna, big negro who escaped from the state peniten tiary Friday, was captured this morn Inc west of Eugene In the Irvlntr or Unnntn rilntrlnt. Riinnrlnratirlonf UanrV tails. It was said the posse would reach hero with Cox about noon. Hack Wilson Ties National Record CHICAGO. Aug. 19 iPy Hack Wil son today tied Chuck Klein's all-time j National league record of 43 home header with Philadelphia. Lester Sweet land was in the box for the Phillies. The blow was In the seventh Inning. Wilson was only one behind Babe Ruth for the season. BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE Klrst game: B. H. E. Philadelphia B 13 .3 Chicago 8 13 1 8weetland, Benge. Wllloughby and Davis: Root. Tcachout, Nelson and Hartnett. R. H. E. Brooklyn .., 0 6 4 Pittsburgh B IS 0 Phelps, Elliott, Moss and Lopez, Plclnlch: Swetonlo and Hemslcy. AMERICAN LEAGUE R. H. K Chicago ; 0 a a New York 3 8 0 Caraway and Crouse; Ruffing anil Bengough. First game: R !H. E Cleveland 7 11 Boston a 10 1 Ferrell and L. Sewell; Gaston, I Busbey and Berry.