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VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1930
EASl'TCRN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
PER CAPITA
TAX FOR THIS
CITYS15.26
La Grande Compares Well
With Other Municipali-
ties in Oregon. .
31 HAVE "HIGHER
TAX, IS REPORT
In Figures Given on All
Taxes Per Capita, La
Grande is 21st Sum
merville Tax Low.
The city of La Orande, eighth
largest In Oregon, has the thirty-second
lowest per capita tax among In
corporated cities of the state.
- in other words, of .the 152 lncor
oorated cities and towns In Oregon,
only seven are larger In size than La
Orande. while 31 have higher per
capita taxes. This In spite of the fact
that the city, during the last several
years, has Installed a 8105,000 sowagc
disposal plant, spend many tens of
lutiusands of dollars on water sys
tem, storm sewers, pipe lines, Im
provements in the municipal build
ing and flro and street equipment,
etc.
i However, oi me eignt largest cities
f, "in Oregon, only throe of them havo
f larger per capita taxes. The figures
fnr rttoci fnllnwr
City Population P. C. Tax
Portland 301,130 $18.08
Salem 28.260 15.07
Eugene 18.603 16.28
Klamath Falls .... 16.053 12.07
Medford 11.028 13.05
Astoria 10.098 42.93
Bend 8,821 10.85
La Grande 8,043 16.28
In reviewing tho statistics, Sandy,
Ore. with a population of 637, shows
the lowest per capita tax, with an as
sessment of $1.23 per person. Canyon
vllle, with 167, has no per capita tax.
Incidentally, it is interesting to note
there are no incorporated towns or
cities In Curry county. '
Orenco, Ore. with 40 souls, has the
highest por capita tax with $60.48.
Warrenton Is next with 681 and $62.44
and Seaside third with 1,661 and
S45.36. i -
The figures for Union and Wallowa
counties follow (with Pendleton and
Baker Included for purposes of comparison);
Olty Population' P. C. Tax
Enterprise : ,
Lostlne 176 ' $4.40
Wallowa 743 12.07
La Orande ....8,043. - 15.26
Union ..1,103 ' . . 15.88
Elgin ..r:..::724 - 4.96
North Powder .... 663 ill-11
Uove : 300 4.05-
Island City 118 .. 6.20
Summervllle 112 2.71
Pendleton 6,621 13.2
Baker 7.850 12.85
No figures listed on Enterprise, i
Summorvllle Tax Low
Similar figures are given on all
taxes per capita. Including city,
school, state, etc. In this respect thero
are 20 cities with higher per capita
taxes than La Orande, ranging from
Orengo with $145.65 to Oanyonvllle,
with $7.57. Incidentally, Summervllle
his the second lowest per capita tax
for all purposos, with $7.90.
(Continued on Patro Fivo)
TO ENTERTAIN
R. A. M. TRAIN
THIS EVENING
At a meeting of tho Royal Arch
Masons of La Grande last evening It
was decided to entertain the special
train of Masons that Is stopplr.
here this evening from 7 until 8:1 j
o'clock en route to the convention
In Tacoma.
I Automobiles will take tho visitors
1 about tho city showing .them the
various points of Interest. . Dr. A. L.
W Richardson, Joel Richardson and L.
f li. Russell were appointed a com-
mlttco to secure tho cars.
Plans were made for other enter
tainment with H. E. Dixon. C. M.
Humphreys and Fred Nowlond ap
pointed a commlttoe In charge.
A number of prominent person
ages In Masonic circles will be on
tnc train. Including O. Frank Hart.
Columbia. S. C. general grand mas
ter of the grand council of Masons.
"d Charles Clark Davis, Belleville.
HI-, grand high priest of tho gen
eral grand chaptr.; of tho United
States of Royal .rch Masons.
Oeorgc T. Cochran, grand high
:ripst of the general grand chapter
01' Oregon, will board the train here
to accompany the group to Tacoma.
Enterprise to Vote
On Refunding Bonds
ENTERPRISE. Ore., Aug. 22 A
special election will bo held by the
city of Enterprise next Tuesday.
August 26, to vote on Issuing 217.
of paving refunding bonds to
carry not more than 4V4 per cent
Interest. The polls will bo opon In
"ii- norary building from 1 p. m. to
an citizens in town can vote.
This move was decided on by the
council after many conferences with
representatives of the bondholders.
'ho recognized that the city cannot
P more than 4 V, per cent on Its
debts The election does not re
quire the council to pay that much.
u'- probably that will be the rote
"ncrea if the bonds carry.
, HKATIIKR TOIIAV
' 7 a. m. 61 above.
Minimum: 51 above. 1
Condition: clear. j
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 80. minimum 46 above. J
' Condition: clear.
" WEATHER Al fi. 22. I!9
Maximum 93. minimum 48 above. I
Condition : clear. 1
....
Eastern Oregon
Tennis Tourney
Opens at Union
All of Last Year's Cham
pions Defending Crowns
With the Exception of
Myrtle Ogle.
Tennis ranked high in the thoughts
of nearly 30 players, entered in the
Eastern Oregon tennis tournament
that officially started at 8 o'clock
this morning on the Union tennis
courts with all of last year's cham
pions returning except Miss Myrtle
Ogle, winner of the women's singles.
Among those whom the tourney at
tracted Is Worth Oswald, winner in
three divisions last year, who has
since been nationally recognized as
one of 20 ranking players.
His doubles partner, Jim Witherall,
veteran player from Pendleton and
defending champion along with Os
wald drew the only game of the men's
singles to be played in the first round
against pon Poarch. of La Orande.
The other 16 men to vie for the
singles crown drew byes. Anderson,
Mertin Robinson, Marquis, Cook,
Ahearn, Goertsen, Lyle Wilson, Os
wald, Duncan. Ocsterllng, C. Wilson,
Besslons. B. Wilson. - Boyer, Roe t-wall
and Nelsou Robinson will not com
pete until the second round.
Merton and Nelson Robinson, Dun
can and Cook are from Seattle and
are more or less dark horses. Mar
quis and Ahearn are from Walla Wal
la, Ahearn being Eastern Oregon
champion several years ago. Oecrtsen,
the Wilson brothers, Boyer and Rose
wall are more or less veteran players,
while Anderson and Sessions play at
their respective universities, and Oes
tcrllng and Poarch ar the Juniors of
the tourney, both being high school
students.
lnt?restlng Mutch Scheduled
Miss Anne Stange, Oswald's part
ner In the mixed doubles this year,
drew the only first game in the wo
men's singles with Mrs. Fred Fox.
Both players have been runners-up
In tourneys of the past, and this
match promises to be close and In
teresting. The three other entrants
in the women's singles, Lueen Hut
cnlson, Alyce ook and Lois Nelson,
drew byes.
An ndded feature this year to last
year's program Is competition In wo
men's doubles with one team from
Union, Fo and Hutchison, and . a
second team from La Grande, Nelson
and Cook, entered. This ladder Is left
open In case more want to com
pete. '
Always of interest Is the sets of
mixed doubles, with eight teams par-
(Continued on Pago livo) '
'Academy Closed;
i Sisters Leave
For Pendleton
After two score years of success -ful
operation in La Grande, the Sac
red Heart academy has been closed
and yostcrday nine slaters of the St.
Francis order left La Grande for
Pendleton, later to go to Klamath
j Falls.
According to word received here,
the order to clooo the educational
institution came from the heaquar
; ters in Philadelphia, the result of
failure last fall of an attempt to
I secure $10,000 through local sub
scriptions. Had this amount been
subscribed, it Is said, the St. Francis
sisters would have provided the bal
ance of the money required to con
' struct and equip a modern school.
No attempt was made to solicit funds
I outside of the Catholic membership.
Military Funeral
For A. J.Martin,
I Member G. A. R.
' A. J. Martin, Civil war veteran and
retired railroad man. was laid to rest
yesterday afternoon with mllltary
honors, following funeral services con
ducted by the B. P. O. Elks lodge at
the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mor
tuary. I The Rev. M. O. Tennyson preached
the grave sermon and the national
' guard fired the salute at the grave.
Andrew Loney Jr. played taps.
The W. R. C the O. A. R.. Span
1 nh War Veterans and auxiliary and
the Elks all took part in the final
rites for the deceased.
A large crowd of mourners were In
'attendance at the services,
i .
Reynolds Home Is
Sold to Mrs. Noyes
3. E. Reynolds, after living In his
large residence at 1508 Second street
for tho last 18 years, today announc
ed tho sale of this property to Mrs.
Ben Noycs. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds
will move onto their farm east of La
Grande about the first of October.
, Mr. Reynolds expects to be a fre
quent visitor in La Grande, pointing
out that It will bo Just as easy for
him to attend school functions, etc.
from tho farm as from his town home.
I
Frank W. Phippen
Funeral Saturday
Frank W. Phippen passed away last
night after a lingering Illness. The
body Is at the Snodgrass and Zim
merman mortuary with funeral ser
; vices to be held at 2 o'clock Saturday
alternoon at the Christian church at
Elsln. w .
j Mr. Phippen. who was born Feb. 4,
' 1874. in Utah, was 56 years six
' months and 17 days of age. He leaves
..,- n f ri imir Knntt and three
daughters. Alton. Milton. Calvin.
, Dovle. Irma Nctson. Ida and Ella, all
j of Elgin.
! ti IA OKANHK CITI.KN
TO ( -CSOPKRAT E WITH CIT
! The- Beaver Creek pipeline
! went out last night about 7
o'clock at Rock Creek canyon.
I a,. a.-nr-- and It Is hoped
to have the break fixed some
time this evening- In order to
hold ample lire protection, citi
zens arc urged by city officials to
not sprinkle until tomorrow.
Nothing but well water has been
(ivnilnblf tt nee lat niqht.
fit
A recent picture of the Duchess
of York, daughter-in-law of King
Oeorse of . England, . who last
night save birth to a daughter
at tjlanils castle, Scotland.
YEARLY FLOWER
SHOW SEPT. 5
Neighborhood Club is
Making Plans for Annual
EVent in La Grande.
Announcement that the date of
tho seventh annual flower . Bhow,
sponsored by the. Neighborhood club,
has been set for Sept. 6 was made
today by Mrs. W. C. Perkins, chair
man of thtB committee. The flower
show has each year become a larger
and more Important one of the out
standing community, events and club
members feel that the event 1b not
only- an incentive tp' beautiful
homes, gardens, and a groator com
munity pride but is a positive proof
each year of La arande's annual civic
development.;: V ..
This year, the flowor show wllj be
held in the ballroom or the La
Grande hotel, where the committee
expects, to exhibit hundreds of choice
blooms. -Definite announcement
concerning the yard . .Judging, an-
. ' (Cqntlnund on Pake- Five) .
CELEBRATIONS
PROGRAM FOR
SEPT. 1 GIVEN
The program for tho Labor day
celebration was dlflnltcly decided
last night at the meeting, of the Cen
tral Labor Council. The day will
open with the 26-mile men's hike,
to be followed by the. shorter hike
for women. '
At 12:30 p. m, a basket picnic will
bo held at Riverside park with Ben
T. Osborne, state federation of labor
secretary, as speaker. An amplifier
will be furnished.
Lcs Olbbs, of Pendleton, will stage
a boxing card at 7:30 p. m. and this
will bo followed by a dance at Zubcr
hall.
An open horseshoe tournament for
four Eastern Oregon counties will bo
held, the committee in charge con
sisting of Bay Snider, Clint Ha?nes
and W. C. Crows. A water carnival
is to be given at Crystal Plunge, and
tho city employes are challenging all
oi organized labor to a tug of war.
specifying 10-man teams.
NKfiltO BXECLTKII
IIUNTSVILLE. Tex., Aug. Z2 IX-l
Lee Davis, 26, negro, was executed at
tne liuntsvllle prison at 12:07 a. m.
today for the slaying ' of Sidney
Symms, prison guard, at the Reprieve
state farm a year ago. Davis was
pronounced dead nt 12:15 a- m.
Britons Rejoice At Birth Of Girl
To the Duke and Duchess of York
GLAMIS. Scotland, Aug. 22 m
This was a day of great festivity for
the good people of G lam is and Forfar
and of great rejoicing for all Britons,
honoring the new daughter of the
Duke and Duchess of York, fourth in
line of the British royal family, born
last night. .
A bedside bulletin Issued this fore
noon by the attending physicians. Sir
Henry Slmson, F. Neon Reynolds and
David Miles, said mother and child
were "doing fine," which all the Bcots
know Is the best possible news.
King Oeorge and Queen Mary were
planning an early visit to acq the new
grandchild, their fourth. Thus, from
the highest in the empire to the
lowliest villager attention centered
upon the great gray heap of ancient
stone which is the seat of the Btroth
mores, wherein a British royal birth
had not occurred in 300 years.
Elizabeth Hccs Mister
Tiny Princess Elizabeth, recovering
from the surprise of her life, wns
taken this forenoon into the duch
ess's quarters in the castle and allow
ed to see her baby sister. Elizabeth,
who had a big red Chinese Chow,
canary and a pony named Jessie
which the king gave her for a birth
day present, put them all definitely
out of her mind ln favor of thi mite
which had come to be her new play
mate. Elizabeth is past four.
In Forfar town, eight miles away
the great bell pealed "Auld Lang
Syne." The bell was cast ln 1650 ana
Is used only on special occasions.
Resident of Isolated farmhouses
miles away heard It and knew what
had taken place.
Hunters hill, a mighty crag near
Glamis, will be the focal point of
tonlRht's climax of the Joyful demon
stration of this village when great
piles of faggotB will be uncovered and
fired.
Favor Name of Margaret
SroU prnrrally hope the ffirl child
FLIER BRINGS
FIERY PLANE
TO LANDING
Abe Warner, of Boise,
Adds Daring i Chapter
to Airmail Seryice.
UNDER WAY TODAY
Women Conquer Heavy
Rain Storms in Okla
homa Gladys O'Don
nell Maintains Lead.
BAKER, Aug. 22 MV-Abe War
ner, Boise, Ida., veteran Varney air
aviator, added another daring chap
ter to the adventurous history of
flying tho airmail today by bringing
hie burning plane to ground after
gasoline fumes twice nearly over
came him and fire crackled around
his ankles.
With fire burning ln the cockpit
and one wing burned nearly off,
Werner landed near the municipal
airport and suffered a cut above
tho right eye. Airport officials rush
ed to his aid and rescued the mall,
but tho plane was reduced to ashes.
Warner said 30 miles from here,
gasollno sprayed into his face, near
ly overcoming him. Pire finally
. (Continued on Puge Five)
Life of Joseph
Boy Is Saved By
Young Swimmer
JOSEPH, Ore., Aug. 22 Knowledge
of Uvesavlng methoas and how to
administer artificial respiration on
tho part of Billy Ogan Tuesday ufter- i
noon saved the life of Wilmot Hunt1
at Knight's pond, when Wilmot, who
is uname to swim, walked off a Jump
off near the north end of the pond
and, getting in water over his head,
almost drowned.
Only a group of small boys and
girls were present at tho time tho
near tragedy occurcd about 2:a0.
Those present said they noticed Wil
mot threshing about ln the water
and at first thought he was faking a
drowning. After sinking and coming
to tho top severol times Wilmot
stayed clown, and Dan Kinney, who
was dressed and who was a poor
swimmor, then realized ho was really
drowning, ran to get Billy Ogan, who
had come out of the water and had
left to get dressed.
. Billy ran to the pond, dived in the
water, found Wilmot, who was crouches
ing unconsciqUB on the bottom,
dragged him to the bank and at once
began to administer artificial respira
tion. A doctor was immediately sent
for, but by the time the doctor ar
rived, due to Billy's timely efforts,
Wilmot was breathing and able to
talk a little bit.
Billy who1 worked over Wilmot
about ten minutes before bringing
him around, said that he had appar
ently swallowed some mud from the
about olght feet deep whero Wilmot
wont under, according to the Herald.
Copsey Appointed
Manager of Show
U. V. Copsey was appointed man
ager of the home products part of
the chamber of commerce home
produces and grange fair Joint show
to be given Oct. 10 and 11. at a
meeting of the chamber board of
directors today at noon. ll will
I work under a Joint committee or
j three from each organization.
I The committee to select a new
J chamber of commerce secretary re
! Dorted that a man they have In
mind is 1)1 and it will not bo pos
sible to Interview him for a vcck
or ten days. No definite action has
been, taken In selecting a secretary
hb vet.
will be named Margaret, which Is a
time-honored Scottish roynl name.
She is the first royal child to be born
within the bounds of the highland
kingdom in 300 years.
J. R. Clynes, iiome secretary, fin
ished his important state duties lit
connection with the birth of a daugh
ter to the Duko and Duchess of York
and mode ready today to depart "for
London.
"It's a fine, chubby-faced little
girl," he declared.
The home secretary said he was
warned several hourn before the event.
When the final warning came he
went, with H. R. B-jyd. ceremonial
secretary of the home office, to Gla
mis castle. There he waited until Sir
Henry Slmson told him a daughter
had been born and nuked him to go
and sec the baby. Secretary Clynca
went to a Bitting room adjoining the
bedroom of the duchess.
"There 1 found the family group,"
said the secretary, "Including tho
Duke of York, the Earl and Countess
of btrathmoro and Lady Rose Lcve
son Gower, sister of the duchess.
standing around a llttic cot.
"They made way for me and I went
forward and peered l.ito the cot. I
saw the baby. She was lying wide
awake. The Duke of York was highly
delighted that all had gone well. The
others stood with smiling faces, pleas
ed that the long ordeal was over."
Secretary Clynes arrived at Glamis
August 6. His presence was neces
sary to fulfill a historic and legal
duty. In early days tho sovereign's
chief minister was always a priest and
was called the "beloved clerk who sit
continually at our side." In later days
the presence of the home secretary
was supposed to have originated In
the famous "warming-pan" legend as
sociated with James II. It was wide
ly believed that James' wife, Mary,
never had a child, but one was
brought to her In a warming-pan and
afterwards became pretender to the
throne of England.
Rankin Brothers
On Earth After
20 Hours Aloft
Tex and Dick Forced
Down Due to Broken
Stabilize!" German
Aviator Over Ocean.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 2a UPl
Some time today the monoplano On-to-Oregon,
with Tex and Dick Ran
kin as co-pllota, will take the sky
roads ln the third Attempt to set
r. new refueling endurance record.
The piano made a thrilling forced
landing at 3:37 p. m. Thursday af
ter Its tall assembly had been dam
aged by a can of fuol and provisions
lowered from the refueling ship pi
loted by W. O. Fletcher. A stabil
izer was brokon and tho rudder was
damaged.
For a few momenta the two broth
ers debated whether to descend by
means of parachutes or to try to
make port, a mile away. Then Tex
tfok tiie controls and maneuvered
tho plane to a graceJul landing on
the airport. The plane had been
In tho air about 30 hours.
Work Immediately began to make
repairs and expected to have the
plane ready today.
The first attempt, started 8unday,
failed when, the plane was forced
down fuclless 24 hours later. i.
FLVINU TO V. S.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 22 (IFI
Tho Oerman aviator Captain Oro
nau took off from Reykjavik harbor
at 6:35 o'clock this morning (2:35
a. m. E. 8. T.) and his course In
dlcated he was heading for the
United States.
When he reached Reykjavik Wed
nesday It was reported that he In
tended flying to America. Later,
however, both he and the Oerman
government denied thlB, saying the
lllcr would head back toward the
Faroe Islands and then go to Scot
land or Norway.
An hour and 35 minutes after he
took off this morning, Captain Oro
nau radioed RoykJaviK that his po
sition was 65:60 north and 20:20
west. . That placed him an travel
ing west, about midway bctwoon
Icoland and Greenland.
Captain Gronau Is a student "of
thu Oerman government aviation
school at Warnmuende, and early
this week left the Island of Syit, on
the Oerman North .Sea coast, in -a
training flight to Iceland.
After tho aviator had landed nt
Reykjavik he was quoted as saying
that he was going to America by
way of Frcderlksdal, Greenland, whero
a supply of fuel had been assembled
for him.
OGDEN MILLS
SAYS TAX CUT
R A TE LIKELY
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23 (P) Ogdett
Mills, undersecretary of the Ittxiaury,
said after a call on President Hoover
bunuy mere was a "possibility and
evon a probability" the omergonoy
one per cent tux cut on normal In
comes this year might be continued
next year.
Mills would not go Into detail at
the white house but 'hurried back to
the treasury where he said a state
ment would bo Issued late-.
Mills' statemont came somewhat as
a surprise In view oi word at h-
treasury yesterday slight hope
held for continuing tho one per cent
cut maae by congress on 1020 In
comes as an emergency measure last
wimoi ,
Officials there had come to feel
that way after a preliminary survey
of 1030 returno.
Unless congress acts the higher tax
would maintain In the next tax re
turns since the one per cent reduc
tion was made applicable for only the
ono year.
Wilmington Man Is
Elected President
CHICAGO, Aug. 22 fP) Joshua
Marvel of Wilmington, Del., was eleot-
ed unanimously president of the Am
erican Bar association today. He suc
ceeds Henry Upson blms of Blrmlng-
nam, Aia.
Other officers named were John H.
Voorhes of Sioux Falls, 8. D., treasur
er and William P. MacCracken, Jr.,
of New York City, secretary. They
will servo one year terms.
New members elected to the exe
cutive committee of the association
are Jefferson P. Chandler of Los An
geles, J. R. Kealon of Oklahoma City,
Okla., and Bcott W. Llftln of Jackson
ville, Fla.
UHIAS & IIKYAN APPEAL
BALEM, Ore., Aug. 22 ft Logan &
Bryan. New York financial house,
havo filed with State Corporation
! Commissioner McCallistcr notice of
appeal to the circuit court from Mc
Calllster's denial of a permit to the
firm to operate ln Oregon,
The denial was based on the firm's
relations with tho defunct firm of
Ovcrbrck & Cooke of Portland, which
wan a correspondent of Logan tic
Bryan.
CAItSIVAL OF LOOTING
, SHANGHAI. Aug. 22 lP) A car
nival of looting and killing . In Han
cheugchen, western Honau province,
was reported by Chinese press dis
patches today, which said brigands
nhopn and kidnaped ' 800 persons
whom they are holding for ransom.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO. Aug. 22 (P Prospects
that liberal clearances of corn out
of Chicago by lake vessels will be
announced tomorrow led to late up
turns in corn prices today. Wheat,
osts and provisions sympathized
with this renewal of corn market
strength. Country offerings of corn
to arrive lacked volume and reports
were numerous Indicating further
deterioration of the corn crop since
Auk. L
Corn closed nervous 14c off to o
vo compared with yesterday's finish.
j Wheat closed lrreular at c net
decline to '4c advance with oeta
jlfrlc advance and provisions un
rhanrtcd to n rlno of I2c
FAMILY OF THREE SAIL OCEAN
. Hound on a 3,000-mile trip ncross the Atliiutle m-etin, the 37-foot
schooner. Evulu, owned by Prof. Henry HIiiiho, leueher of .Spanish
at Iowa Hlalo university, snlled from Salem, Mass. for Hnntuniler,
, Spain, rrofessor Dlanca wns ncrompuuleil by his wire uud 17-yeiir-i
old daughter, Kvelyn.
ARCTIC MYSTERY
FINALLY SOLVED
Find Body of Swedish Bal
loonist-Explorer, Mis
y sing. Since 1879. "f.
' OSLO. Norway, Aug. id .( A 61
yoar mvstory of the 'erotic has boen
solved by tho finding on: White Is
land, Flrdtjot. Nansen Land, of the
body , of the Swedish balloonist-explorer,
August Andree, by a. Norweg
ian scientific expedition. '
Andree took off In a balloon from
Danos Island,' Spitsbergen, In July,
1897, intendlnK to fly to tho north
POIO. . " . .I .'.,',.' . . . . -
Ho and his two companions never
were seen or heard of again.' ,
The expedition which found An
drea's body reported also tho finding
of the body of ono of his companions.
Both wore fully dressed and well pre
served, ( , ' ' 1
The explorer, born In Qronna, Oct.
IB. IBM, Is beirived' V have perished
within a very, short time after tho
take-off for the 'north:" His com-
E anions, k;. Franket - Andn. Strlnd
erg, doubtlessly perished with him,
but today's dispatches, coming from
the expedition aboard tho steamer
Brattvoag, did not , say which was
found with him. ..
For years there have been periodic
rumors the balloon had been found
ln Siberia and messages purporting ta
be from Andree had been washed
ashoro upon northern coasts.
At least two of the victims of tho
f. north got v: -V -.irth
: (Continued on Pnga Klvo)
Norblad Studies
Suggestion For
Special Session
BALEM, Ore.. Aug. 33 () Gover
nor Norblad Is Riving "detailed and
profound consideration" to the sug
gestion that he call a special session
of tho legislature next month for the
purpose .of enacting legislation re
quired to withdraw all public watir
power sites In Oregon from further
filings and appropriations for prlvato
exploitation, ho admitted yestorday.
Beyond that admission and the an
nouncement that he has received ro
quesU for such a session from four
or flva different sources during tho
past two days the govornor was non
committal.
"I do not know where this agitation
has its inception and until I havo
had time to give It proper study I
have nothing to say further than
that I am giving It detailed and pro
found consideration," said Governor
Norblad.
Three Workmen '
Killed by Blast
NEW YORK. AtlR. 22 MJ Three
workmen wero killed and three more
are In a serious condition from In
juries In an explosion 840 feet under
ground ln the New Vonkcrs-Long Is
land aqueduct early today. The dis
trict attorney of Bronx county said
he would ask a grand Jury to look In
to a series of accidents which have
occurred in construction of the aque
duct and would sook to determine
whether there was criminal or other
liabilities In tho explosion today
the worst of the series.
Recommend Closing
Of Naval Plants
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 W1 Act-
Ino Hjw.pftnrv .Tnhiicke Of the IISW
said today he had recommended tho
closing of naval plants at Alexandria.
vn nmi ftntith Charleston, W. Va.,
and was contemplating a recommen
dation to close nie wilnhwh, v.
navy yard.
Man Killed, Struck
By Two Automobiles
PORTLAND, Aug. 22 W) -Nels N.
Natestad, SO. carpenter, died in a
hospital hers last night after being
hit by two automobiles as he walked
across a street.
Natestad leaped out of the way of
two boys on bicycles Into the path
of an automobile driven by Dr. E. O.
WllUon. Another car struck Nate
sud and draggwt him several fret.
Heart Disease
Cause of. Most
Oregon Deaths
: WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 22 (Spe
cial) Tho department of commerce
announces that there were 10,668
deaths In Oregon during 1020 as com
pared with 10,480 ln 1938.
No death rates for 1020 have been
computed because any rates based on
population estimates made at this
time would bo unreliable and would
probably have to be materially re
vised as soon as tho 1030 censuB fig
ures become available - .
. While there has boon a greater
number of deaths ln Oregon each
year from 1020 to 1020, the rate of
lnoreaso each yonr has boon consider
ably less. The particular causes
which, showed steady Increases ln
numbers were measles, Influenza, dis
eases of the heart, hernia, intestinal
obstruction, ccrobral hemorrhage and
Boftening, and also deaths, from ac
cidents. '
Diseases of the Heart (2,130) wore
ut onKVjtho principal causes of death
in 10H1). but worn more than double
the number from cancer (1,016),
which ranked nocond. Increases from
102a were shown for appendicitis and
typhlitis and for nephritis.
Tuberculosis showed a continuous
decrease from 1020, tho most marked
of which was from 1028 to 1020;
other decreases from 1028 were for
syphilis, cancer, diabetes, mellltus,
pneumonia, all forms, and for diarr
hea and enteritis, under 2 years, for
which tho number of deaths ln 1020
was leas than half tho number ln
1038. a i--
The accidental deaths which show
ed the greatest Increases In number
from 1028 to 1930 were from burns
and falls, and those which decreased
moat wero from drowning, machinery
accidents, and automobile accidents.
Olmsted Rum Ring
Gave W.OT. V. $250
SEATTLE. Aug. 22 WH-The first
contribution of the Olmsted rum
ring for Roy C. Lyle, formor prohi
bition administrator, won $250 for
tho "dear old ladles of the W. C. T.
L." Roy Ohm ted. erstwhile liquor
king of tho Pacific Northwest, tes
tified at the Lyle-Whltnoy corrup
tion and bribery trial ln federal
court here today.
"About a month ffftor we started
operating under the protection sys
tem. Al (Albert M. Hubbard. Olm
sted's protege, who turned dry agent)
told mo Whitney asked for a con
tribution for Lyle because he was
being asked for contributions to the
W. C. T. U. I thought tho demands
for funds wero growing rather ex
tensively but I told him If It were
necessary to pacify the dear old
ladies of the W. C. T. U. I would
agree to give htm $260 for Lyle," tho
i cx-rum king testified.
Picks Up Stranger
And Is Wounded
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 22 W)
Charles Y. Wlgfall. 35, Portland at
torney, was shot and wounded seri
ously today by a stranger who tried
to rob him after Wlgfall granted the
man's request for a ride. At a hospital
physicians said Wlgfall's thigh wound
wns scriouo.
Wlgfall told authorities he stopped
and picked up the Htrnnger near tho
edge of Portland. When tho attorney
reached for his watch, tho stronger
seized It and ln tho struggle for pos
session, the man shot.
Fire Chiefs Elect !
Ring old, Pendleton
COIIVAI.LIB. Aug. 22 lFl Chief 1
William Rlngold. Pendleton, was !
elected president of the Oregon Fire :
Chiefs' association today. Other of- :
fleers elected nro: C. J. Baughman. ;
Ashland, first vice president: J. K.
Volsdorff. second vice president: Les
ter Davis, Halcm. secretary: N. J. ;
Fletcher. Rosohurg. treasurer; Roy
Elliott, Medford: Edward Uoatwrlght, 1
Portland and Ivan I,. Pearson, Mc- j
Mlnnvllle, retiring president, board '
of directors.
ITALY FKKI.H 1I,.KK
REOOIO. Calabria. Italy. Aug. 23
V A slight undulatory earthquake !
shock was felt here at 2:30 a. m. 1
bringing about a panic among the
populace. Tiiore was no damage. Roc
cella. Jonlca. and Cantanzaro also
felt the tremor.
GREAT NEED
IMPROVINGOF
USE OF LAWS
Chief Justice Hughes Says
Administration of
Justice Lacking.
WARNS ATTORNEYS
OF RESPONSIBILITY
Savs Encroachment Upon
State Authority Should
be Resisted With Deter
mination. '-'
CHIOAOO. Aug. 22 (AV-The na
tion's greatest need, ln the opinion
of Its ohlef Justice, la Improvement
ln adminlstatlon of justice, especial
ly of criminal law.
Chief Justice Charles Kvp-na Hughes
addressing the 63rd annual meeting
of the American Bar association, lost
night warned the country's lawyers
they could not esoape "special re
sponsibility" In bringing About the
improvement.
"A quickened bar, alert to Its pow
er and responsibility, can secure
honest, able and fearless prosecuting
officers, magistrates and Judges," he
said. "Our government Is one of
laws through men, and most of our
problems ln administration of the
criminal law could be solved by the
selection of competent men, free from
the corrupting Influences of fear and
favor."
i Hpeakft Over Radio
The ohlef Justices address, a wel
come to foreign guests of the bar as
sociation, was heard by a nationwide
radio audience as well as the thous
ands who packed the Civic Opera
House. Mr, Hughes greeted the vis
itors from other countries as "col
laborators ln the greatest of human
causes, the cauee of a Just peace."
Concerning administration of crim
inal law, Chief Justice Hughes said:
"More Important that uniform laws,
or mere changes ln procedural de
tails, more necessary than any state
ment of the law, Is the fostering of
rospect for law Itself, and maintaln
ance of the primary safeguards of life
and property against organized crim
inal assaults, against the debauch
ing of our Institutions by the capital
ization of crime. .
"Most essential is tho robust sen
timent which, regardless of the dif
ferences of political parties arid pol
icies, demands purity and competence
In offlolal action, without which all
democratic efforts aro futile." - .
- The chief. Justice, said encroach
ments upon ntato authority should
be resisted "with' the same intelli
gent determinations that -which de
mands the national authority .should
be fully exercised to meet .national,
heeds."
Tho bar delegates were informed In
a report today by the committee on
noteworthy changes ln statute law
that tendency persists toward strict
punishment for repeated' offenders
but the various states are beginning
t onedlve ered J..eglst ltt
(o evidence belief some classification
Is necessary to temper severity of
their original laws.
The general tendency of maximum
I (Continued on Page Flva)
IF VOTERS GO
"WET," RUTH TO
CHANGE STAND
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Aug. 22 UP)
Ruth Hanna McCormlck, republican
candid a to for United Statos senator
from Illinois, told the state conven
tion of republicans today If the vot
ers ln November favor repeal of ths
18th amendment she "ctands ready
to obey their mandate."
Mrs. McCormlck's view on prohibit
ion coincided with the prohibition
plank offered by the platform com
mltteo before she startea speaking.
I "Tho republican state convention," .
tho platform said, "adhering to the
doctrine of majority rule pledges Its
representatives ln the congress of the
United States to vote consistently and
to carry out fully tho expressed will
of the people of their districts at the
referendum on these questions of
public policy ln the election of Nov.
4, 1030."
"As a candidate for the republican
nomination for senator last spring, I
publicly declared my position as a
dry," Mrs. McCormick saH. "That
still Is my personal conviction."
Death Takes Last
Of Lumber Barons
MANISTEE, Mich., Aug. 22 HP)
Death came last night to Charles P.
Rugglcs, the last of the Michigan
lumber barons, and found him ln a
plain little room where he had lived
lor years, preparing his own meals,
scrubbing the floors and spending
hours over kettles In which he made
candy for distribution to children at
Christmas time.
Ruggles. at 84. died a multl-mll-llonalre.
but thero was little dif
ference In his mode of life during his
laBt days from that of his youth when
ho saw and seized opportunities ln
northorn Michigan's virgin forests.
When his contemporaries In the In
dustry went to tho cities years ago
and built fine homes, ho remained
behind.
TKN KII.I.KH IX CrMWH
PRAGUE, Czccho-Slovakla. Aug.
22 Ten persons were killed in
an airplane crash today near Iglau
op the border between Bohemia and
Moravia.
BASEBALL
R. H. E.
Chicago 8 9 2
Boston 4 8 2
Lyons and Tate; MacFayden. Smith
and Connolly. Berry.
NATIONAL LEAOl'K
R. H. E.
Boston 3 0 3
Pittsburgh 10 12 2
Zachary, Cunningham and Spoh
rer; French and Hemaley.
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