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Newspaper Page TextI Y , m totettttra CITY EDITION WEATHER '( Full Associated Press Leased wire ocrtii'c S PAGES TODAY BEE LOWER LETT HAND CORNER OP THIS PADS. VOLUME XXIX MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1931 EASTERN OREGON'S IJIADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 185 ' FLOODS (BMP PACIFIC NOiTIWM ink 1 TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSE WASHOUTS; DEATHS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE FOLLOW Old Oregon Trail Highway Blocked at Mountain Springs During Might New midge Menaced; No Travel to the West by Either Highway or Railroad Until Today; Several Homes in La Grande Face Serious .Situation; Crest of Flood Apparently Passed. Klevpn hundred feet of U. P. 20 miles west of Meacham and three miles east of Gibbon was washed out during the last 24 hours, and railroad offi , rials todav stated that train movements could not be resumed hvithin less than two days. Flood Waters are receding. Two Sliundred men are on the scene of the washouts and materials for bridging the cuts are en route. Passengers and mail are being transferred to U. P. stages in La Grande and sent west by highway, the Old Oregon Trail near Mountain Springs being repaired about 9 o'clock, this morning. Stage drivers expected to be able to get through with safety to the west, unless weather conditions again turn bad. Part of the highway west of Perry was washed out, and, one-way traffic is in effect. A steamshovel is at work filling in the road, using rock from the side of the mountain, and other material. Elgin was without cify water today, the mains washing out across Phillips creek. School was closed today. Work men hope to have repairs made by tonight. ' Torrential rains, general throughout the Pacific Northwest, ahd causing floods and landslides, had thoroughly choked off railroad and automobile traffic in several sections, caused several deaths and a great deal of property damage, and the weather titan today gave no promise of immediate relief. In La Grande, the main part of the city escaping Hood conditions, clearing skies during the morning gave promise of definite relief. No rain fell during the early morning ' hours, but in the 60 hours preceding, the fall was measured at 2.17 inches which ranks as one of the heaviest in the 1 history of the city. The precipitation during the 24-hour , 'period ending, at 7:30 O'clock this morning was .81 of an inch,, bringing the total rainfall for; March to 3.75 inches, just about two incites more than- normal. . ' La Grande was the western terminus of the Union Pacific railroad and the transcontinental highway for several hours this morning, with trains and auto buses unable to proceed westward because of flood conditions on the Old Oregon Trail near Ililgard and because of slides and floods on the railroad west of here. Three trains were in the yards this morning, and stages which came from the east during the night were preparing to turn around today and go eastward on regular schedules. At that time there were no connec tions with the west except by wire or airplane. The Varney line, held up for many hours because of the rains, resumed its: schedule this morning and the roar of airplanes once more sounded over the Grande Ronde valley. The new bridge near Mountain Springs, beyond Perry, was menaced for awhile with the high water cutting away the fill and flooding the road in that section. The road was opened, however, about 0 a. m. today. In La Grande conditions were at their worst in the vicinity of the Bowman-Hicks Lumber company mill, where fears were held for the wooden bridge, i nnrt whprr spvpvnl houses werp. Kiirrniinrfpfl wif.h wntpv pnrlv creek also overflowed in Old Town but damage was not great. (Continued on HIGH SCHOOL BAND PLAYS FOR ROTARIANS The La Grande High school band, scheduled to leave Friday morning for Corvallts where it will enter the state band contest Saturday, played Its program of music at the Rotary club luncheon today at noon In the La Grande hotel. The program, the same as will be played at Corvallls, was very fine. Tho band will play the same pro gram at an assembly at the High school tomorrow afternoon at 1 :00 o'clock and the public Is invited. Directors for the coming year were nominated today and the election will be held Wednesday, April 15. Ray Wllliama and Harry Nelson, of Portland, were guests today. Valuable Picture Given Law Library A picture of great value was hung In the law library at the Union coun ty court house yesterday by J. D. Zurcher, who had framed individual pictures of a number of attorneys. Those pictured in the group were Turner Oliver. F. 8. Ivanhoe, T. H. Crawford. B. F. Wilson. C. E. Coch ran and J. M. Carroll. Of the group, only Mr. Wilson Is still alive. He haB offices at Union. Mr. Ivanhoe was tho last of the others to pass away, tleuth occurring here several weeks ago. Tho value of the picture as a part of the law library will undoubtedly increase with each passing year. WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Cloudy tonight and Thursday, occasional rains in the extreme west portion. Moderate temperature. Fresh southwest becoming northwest winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7:30 a. m 38 above. Minimum: 37 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. r WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 62, minimum 30 above. Condition: Cloudy, rain .81 of an inch. track between a point 15 to Page Five Chancellor Of K. P. Lodge Will Visit La Grande Leslie E. Crouch, supreme chan cellor of the supreme domain of the Knights of Pythias, plans to attend a convention at La Grande on Friday, April 10. District No. 10, which In cludes Union and Wallowa counties, will be host for the event and Invita tions have been sent out to all lodges from Heppner, Pendleton, and Milton on the west to Ontario Vale and Weiser, Ida., on the east. They will gather In the large ball room of the Sacajawca Inn. The supreme domain' of which Mr. (Continued on Page Five) 20-Year Divorce Law In Reno, Nev. '' RENO, Nev., April 1 By NBA Serv ice) A strict blue law regime went Into effect throughout the state today with passage of the new divorce laws which require 20 years' residence prior to application for divorce. Reno busi ness men agreed that $5,000,000 a year was nothing as compared to a peaceiui and quiet atmospnere. As piring divorcees will Just have to wait until 1951, that's all. By the way, do you know what today is? Keagle Funeral Will be Thursday The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Francis Keagle will be held Thursday after noon at 2 o'clock from the chapel of Walker's Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Mortimore. pastor of the Chris tian churclj. in charge of the serv ices. Burial will be In the family plot In Island City cemetery. Managua HEAD OREGON !l These men. all prominent In promotion work for the slate, will direct the activities of the Oregon Association of Commercial Sec retaries for the coming year. They were elected nt the annual conference held recently in Eugene on the campus of the Univer sity of Oregon. Left to right they are: E. ti. Ilarlnu, I'ortland, secretary! II. IV limine, l.a (llunile, and Kail O. Reynolds, Klunmth Falls hut formerly of Ia Grunde, members or the boartl of direc tors; Leonard (lllkey, Albany, president; J. W. Itrewer. I'ortland, vice president, and Andy l: Davis, .Marshfleld, member of the board. LOCAL TEACHERS WILL TAKE PART Educators to Attend In land Empire Education Association Meeting. - (Several officials and teachers of La Grande public schools and Ih iiioi;n' Oroon Nol mar school m'j planning to attend the 33rd annual session of the Inland Empire Educa tion association which will be held In Spokane next week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This Is con sidered the finest and most Important education meeting In the Northwest, and several other education organiza tions wll hold meetings In conjunc tion with, or immediately preceding this convention. The Northwest Association of Sec ondary and Higher Schools will hold sessions on Monday and Tuesday, which will be attended by J. T. Long fellow, who Is one of three members of the commission on accrediting sec ondary institutions. (irulnpp Chairman Tho Inlnnd Empire association meetings open Wednesday morning with a general session followed by meetings of the various departments. Arnold L. Oralapp, local high school (Continued on Page Six) ROBBERS TAKE MILK CASH AT GRADE SCHOOL Robbers, believed to be youths, en tered Central grade school sometime during last night and escaped with a small amount of money kept on hand to pay for milk, given the stu dents during the school days. The police were Investigating the case today. They report that a 16 foot board, with cleats nailed onto It. was propped against the build ing, the Intruders then climbing in to a window and pulling the board up behind them. Nothing else but the money was reported missing, police say. AL STONDAHL ARRESTED ON TWO CHARGES Venison and liquor when they are too near each other often cause trouble. Is the warning of Sheriff Jesse Breshears today, especially if the venison Is killed out of season. To prove the point Sheriff Bre shears Illustrates his theory with, a story of a raid executed yesterday af ternoon, In which Al Stondahl, who lives near Union, was the principal character. Yesterday morning C. C. Griffin, game warden from Baker, came to La Grande with a warrant to search the Stondahl property for venison killed out of season. But while they were looking for the deer meat they came upon a quantity of liquor, the sheriff says. This morning at 10 o'clock Ston dahl was arraigned, pleaded not guilty to both charges of possession of liquor and of venison, and was re leased on $500 bond, $250 for each charge. Hilgard Agent Is Pneumonia Victim Howard F. Starlet, agent at Hil gard. passed away at the Grande Ronde hospital today following a short Illness. Death was canned bv pneumonia. The body is at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary. Funeral ar rangements have not been made as yet. VISITS HKitK Mr. and Mrs. J. Grow stopped in La Grande last night because of the impassibility of the roads. They were on their way from their home In New York to Seattle. While in La Grande they visited with Judy Ash. Dead Estimated At More SECRETARIES Walz Speaks At Tuesday Night Church Service HOLY WEEK CALENDAR , Wednesday, 7:30 Rev. A. J. Starmer. "Christ Our All," Baptist church, Sixth and Spring. Thursday, 7:30 u. Hertzog, ' A Chris-"' turn Experience." St. Peter's Episcopal church, Fourth and O. Friday, 7:30 Rev. Paul De F. Mortimore, "Jesus Christ, the Same Yes- terday, Today and , Forever." Methodist Episcopal church, Fourth and Spring. In spite of the continucu down pour of rain, a good-sized audience was In attendance at the Holy Week service conducted at the Central Church of Christ last night, and tho auditorium was well filled. Tho song service was conducted by Rev. Paul Do F. Mortimore. pastor of tho enter taining church. The scripture lesson was read by Rev. P. E. Baislcr, of Seattle, who is In La Grande conduct ing services of the Easter season at the Zlon English Lutheran church. Prayer was offered by Rev. N. E. Hershey, of Island City. . The Christ ian church choir sang "They Lnid Hold On Jesus," from the cantata, "Christ. Triumphant" which will be presented at the Church of Christ Easter Sunday evening. Rev. J. George Walz, pastor of the fiesDyterian cnurun, uciivuicu wie sermon of the evening, using as a i topic, "Now Is my soul troubled." The J (Continued on Pago Five) Umatilla River Over Banks; Peak OfFloodReached PENDLETON, Ore., April 1 P) A clear sky greeted Pendleton today as home owners In the cast end of town, and store owners along the Umatilla river viewed the damage wrought by tho storm. Basements lining the river were flooded to depths of from three to four feet when the swollen Umatilla leaped its bounds last night after 48 hours of rainfall. The river is at the highest stage since 1906. The east end of Pendleton was covered with water, as was Riverside, an outlying community. Homes along the south bank had water In their basements. Echo, 25 miles west of here, was flooded with a foot of water, while the Milton -Freewatcr districts were Isolated by the rising Walla Walla river. Weston, 23 miles northeast of here, was flooded with water and silt, the result of a dam breaking at the water works. Rainfall for two days in Pendle ton amounted to 1.11 inches, Urge Selling Of Surplus to China ROME, April 1 iT, Elimination of prerent surplus world wheat stocks by disposing or them at extremely low pi lecs In China and other coun tries where little wheat Is con sumed was recommended to the world grain conference today by a special committee. Wiping out the present surplw stocks, the commjttee said, would result in better prices for the next crop. The committee also recom mended active propaganda for great er consumption ol wheat in other countries. CHICAGO. April 1 iiPl Proposals to diepnse of surplus wheat to China have long been aeitated by various Interests. Any action in that direc tion at present would have to be under government auspices, how ever, the board of trade representa tives of one of the largest grain com panies aad lodny. $1,181,173 FOR SCHOOLS IS ATTACKED Marion Tax. Equalization League tiles Frelim ;'. inary Petitions. 10,800 NAMES TO BE SECURED NEXT Would Refer. Appropiia- tion For Colleges and Normal Schools to the Electorate. The following dispatch from Salein makes no mention of any action acalitst the appropriation of $50,000 for use In connection with the build ing or a training school on the East em Oregon Normal school campus, ninl It is helleved that no move ment has liecn made against this ap propriation which was separate from the $1,181,17:1 measure. ' SALEM. April 1 (P) Oregon's higher Institutions of learning face tho necesalty of operating without tho entire $1,181,173 appropriated by the state legislature, until after the November 1932 election, if not en tirely, by the action late yesterday of the Marlon county tax equaliza tion league, which filed preliminary petitions for a referendum on the ap propriation. Petitions will be cir culated, beginning today, to secure the necessary 10,600 names to place the issue on the ballot at the next general election. A delegation of 20 mon, represent ing the Marion, county organization & sSrVil as gtoups of' Yamhill and other Western Oregon counties, pre sented themselves at tho secretary of state's office, and started the ac tion which may end in failure of tho higher institutions securing any additional funds over the mlllage taxes and other money already avail able to these Institutions. First Aftlon by Meier The first action against the ap propriation approved by the legis lature was taken by Governor Julius L. Meier in his veto of $500,000 of the sum. leaving $081,173. In addition the governor made possible a ref erendum on the balance by veto ing the emergency act, delaying en- (Continucd on Pago Iour) CORONER'S JURY BLAMES WOMAN Mrs. Letha Swindler Held Under Guard in Klam ath Falls Hospital. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Apr. 1 P) neiu unuui jjutuu in n m,3jiwu here. Mrs. Letlm Swindler, was blamed I... nnrnnnr'e tl.ru li.cf. Iltullt. fnr Lh death of her husband, Joshua Swind ler, chief of ponce nt, unuoquin, wno died Monday from a bullet, wound. After shooting her husband the young woman uirned the revolver upon herself. Inflicting a head wound. No Importnnt witnesses took the Btund at the Inquest and no state ment were made regarding a party at tho Swindler homo Sunday night. C. D Word, a guest at the party, said Swindler took him home at 3 a. m. Monday. Tho shooting occurred when Swindler returned to him home at 5 a. m. Jack Almcer, Justice of the peace at Chlloquln. said Swindler declared at the doctor's office "I'm done tor I think my wife killed ncrscu. Aircraft Carrier And Liner Collide LONDON, April 1 W The ad miralty today announced that the aircraft carrier Olorlus was In col lision with tho French liner Florida In a fog about 00 miles cast of Gibraltar. The Florida was severely damaged and her passengers were taken aboard the Glorious which then took the liner' In tow. Investigation One of Several, J. P. Lottridge Says in Interview Concerning the Investigation of the Eastern Oregon Light and Power compony ordered yesterday by state officials in Salem; and ono of ft number that arc being ordered In compliance with the new administra tion's plans, an Interview was secured today from J. P. Lottridge, of Baker, vlre president and manager of the utility. "It In our understanding that the Investigation of the Eastern Oregon Light and Power company ordered by the public utility commissioner, Mr. Charles M. Thomas, as reported In yesterday's press dispatches. Is a part of tho general program of the commlnnioner to investigate as soon an possible all tho major utilities of tho state in order that he may have before him the necessary data to determine whether or not the rates, rules, regulations and practices of FLOODS CUT OFF TRAVEL TO THE WEST Columbia River Highway Blocked by Many Slides Near Hood River. EVERGREEN ROAD IS CLOSED ALSO Two Men Drowned Near Eugene 15 Families Carried to Safety in Southeast Portland. PORTLAND, Ore., April 1 (ff Portland and Western Oregon were cut off almost completely from tho eastern section today by floods and landslides. The Columbia River highway was blocked by many slides between Crown Point and Hood River. There was no assurance It would bo oponetl In tho next 24 hours. The Evergreen highway In Wash ington was reported blocked botweon Vancouver and Lyle. The Mount Hood loop was blocked by a washout, and. tho Waplnltla cut-off was 'closed. Transcontinental railroads had sus pended service since Tuesday, but the Spokane, Portland & Seattle started out train No. 4 at 10 a. m. today with the expectation of having tho block ado at Skamania removed by 11:30 a. m. The Union Pacific expected to start trains castbound about noon today. Hlchwnv Clear to Hood River From tho east the Columbia Rlvor highway was clear as far as Hood Rlv.ttW . ' . Tho Tillnmook highway, blocked yostorday, was re-opened today taut motorists were warned of possible trouble. The Salmon river cut-off to the coast will be closed several days. La Grando was tho western ter minus today for train travel from the east. Westbound trains were expect ed to be tied up there two days, but were transferring passengers to stages, TWO mtOWN NKAIt El'OHNE EUGENE, Ore., April 1 T) Victims of tho swollen Wlllametto river, Oscar P. Olson, 42. of Beal Rocks, and Rex Brown, 22, of Perry, drowned late yesterday when a boat containing six workmen capsized in tho swift current at the Junction of the north and middle forks near Wes Plr. Tho men, working on highway construction, were returning to their (Continued on Page Eight) Meier Appoints Calvin L. Sweek Circuit Judge SALEM, Apr. 1 (P) Governor Julius L. Meier today appointed Cal vin L. Sweek, Heppner, as circuit Judge for the sixth Judicial district to succeed Judge James Alger Peo. Pendleton who was recently named to tho federal bench in Portland. Sweek was born In Hamilton, Oro gon. March 3, J886 and received his education at the university of Ora tion and tho University of Michigan Ho Is a Republican, having served as chairman of tho Republican commit tee for his county and also as coun cilman for Heppner where he has been engaged in tne praciice oi iaw for a number oi years. Roosevelt Signs Cuvillier Measure ALBANY. N. Y.. April 1 fTj Gov ernor Roosevelt hiis signed tho Cuvil lier bill asking congress to convene a constitutional convention for tho solo purpose of repealing the eight eenth amendment despite the belief that the proposal was faulty In try ing to limit a constitutional con vention to a particular task." Ho said last night his approval war. Klvcn because he believed it ex pressed the will ot the legislature and because he felt that the legis lative action reflects the prepond erant fientiment of the state. utilities of the state are fair," Mr. Lottridge said. "We have no knowledge that any complaints about our practices are now on file with the public utilities commission. As to our rates, wo have reduced them from time to time dining tho oast number of years. At the time of tho last re duction, about a year and a half ago. we promised our customers that as soon as possible another reduc tion would be made. In aplte of the fact that in 1030 our earnings wero much less than allowed by taw, we have been for seeral months com piling data with the thought of fur ther reducing our rales if possible, and we hope that the Information we have gathered will be useful to Commissioner Thomns In the In vestigation of our company which has been ordered," ho concluded. Than 1000 Today Body of Knute Rockne Arrives At Kansas City Escorted by His Two Sons luineral Train Moves on Toward Chicago and South Bend. KANSAS CITY, April 1 m Tho body of Knute Rockno, football wiz ard of Notre Dnme killed In the crash of an air liner near Bnznar, Knn.. yesterday, was escorted to Kan sas City today by his two sons, Knute Jr., 12, and William, 10. The two boys, accompanied by Dr. D. M. Nlgro, Notre Dame alumnus, went to Cottonwood Falls, Kan., yes terday, upon receiving news of the gridiron mentor's doath. They are students In tho Pombroko school hero. Tho body was met hore by Father Michael Mulcalre. vice president of Notre Dame; Jack Chevlgny, assist ant Notro Dame coach, "Hunk" An derson, another assistant coach, Edward Halpln, manager of the Notro Dnme team, Earl King and Howard Edwards. The party boarded tho train which took tho body of the gridiron genius on toward Chicago and south Bend, Ind. FUNERAL AT SOUTH I1F.ND STRONG CITY, Knn., April 1 (T) Tho bodies of Knuto Rockno and W. B. Miller, of Hartford, Conn., two of tho eight victims of an airplane crash yesterday, wero placed aboard a Santa Fo train hero at 4:45 a. m. today. Funeral services for Rockne wore to be held In South Bend, Ind. Miller was to be buried in Lawrence, Mass. Dr. Jacob Hinden Chose, county coroner, rolcascd tho bodies last night. Dr. D. M. Nlgro. of Kansas City, Notre Dame graduate and intimate frlond of the great coach, and Rookno's two sons. William and Knuto Jr., wore passengors. Dr. Nlgro said he had rccolved a long dlKtuiM telephone call from .'''(Continued on Pngo Eight) STATE FORESTER ATTENDS MEETING Union County Fire Patrol Holds Annual Session Re-elects Officers. Tho Union county fire patrol held Its annual meeting at tho city hall hero on Tuesday, with the following men fn attendance: Lynn P. Oronemiller, stato forester: E. T. McDanlels, U. S. forestry, of Portland; A. J. Stange, H. N. Ashby, George Cochran, A. C. Hess, L. H. Russell, L. C. Morehead, A. a. Angel, Walter Barnett and Mr. Huff, of Whitman national forest; Jolm Claus ton and Gerald Tucker, of Unvitllln forcHt; Cuuha Brothers, of Echo; Ernest Johnson and Leo Kcnworthy, of Wallowa county. Tho meeting was conducted In the usual manner with Mr. Cochran as chairman and Mr. Russell aa secre tary . A summary of work carried on dur ing the 1030 season was given by Mr. Morehead, district warden, as follows: Construction of a new lookout sta tion on Mt. Harris, telephone line (Continued on Page Klght) "Dry Up Chicago" Capone's Slogan CHICAGO, April 1 (By NEA Serv ice) Adopting tlio Hlot'.un "Dry Up Chicago," Al (Cornpono) Cnpone. m-omlnent proprietor of ti lencllnu ice cream emporium here, onterocl the Windy Clty'n fight for mnyor hero to tfny with rare good spirits. Olven to Ironic speech, tho new candidate la said to be planning to lake his op ponents for a ride when the campaign opens. "You have only to consider my record," ho told his followers In a stadium rally," to Judgo my fitness for the chair, cr tho mayor's chuir." (Did you bite again? You know the date?) No Extension For Filing Tax Returns SALEM. April I wi The state tax commission todoy announced that no extension for filing corporation tax returns has been nut do or contem plated. Corporation exciso tux re turns must be filed April 1, the same as last year. The extension to June 15 granted to individual incomo tax payers. appKer to individuals only and not to corporations. This ex tension was granted pending enact ment of the Intangibles act passed by tho legislature. Tho tax connnisslon estimated that approximately 2000 corporation ex cise returns had- already been re ceived and It was estimated around 3000 would be received In the final rush totluy and tomorrow. DESTRUCTION GREAT; FIRE STILL RAGES Martial Law Declared and Eescue Work is Now -'. Well Under Way. AIRPLANES, SHIPS RUSH FROM NORTH Entire Population of 60, 000 Homeless and Hard ly a Building Remains Standing. . 'MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 1 (Un united States marines nt 1 o'clock this afternoon had the fire, which followed the enrthquuk here yester day, well In hand. WASHINGTON', April 1 W Under tho watchful eye of 1'reahlent Hoover, -American relief swept toward Man agua today by sea and air. Army, navy and Ked Cross sped food, medi cine and men to the Central Ameri can capital and sent regular reports of their progress to the White House, Col. F. L. Bradinnn, tho murine com mumler at Managua, radioed that tremors were continuing. In varied degree, making rescue mid relief work hazardous. By Hlcliard Frlxzell (Associated Press Correspondent) -(Copyright, 1031, by tho Associated Press) . ;. . MANAGUA, Nicaragua. April I VP) ; Stunned rvu Uio destruction of their city, by ed) tf lualto and terrified by constantly ' recurring tremors, the people of Managua feverishly carried', on rescue work today against ter rific odds. 1 Tho day broke bleakly In the stricken Nlcaraguan capital with flro still raging In many sections of the city. Over 1000 Dead i Estimates of tho dead from yester day's shocks, and from flames, reached 1000. The' number of In jured tentatively was placed at 9000. Tho entlro population of about 60,000 was "homeless. Hardly a building re mained standing. Fire threatened to complete the catastrophe. 1 The known American dead were: Lieutenant Commander Hugh P. A. Baiikc, doctor In the Nlcaraguan na tional guard. Mrs. Joseph D. Murray, of Concord, . Mass., wife of a major In the United States marine corps. 1 James P. Dickey, of Vallejo, Cttl., chief quartermastor clork, U. S. M. C. The chauffeur of Irving A, Llnd berg, resident high commissioner and collector of customs, whose name was not glvon out. Italian consul Napoleon was among tho&o killed. No mortalities among . American civilians have been reported yet. Both President Moncada and American Minister Matthew E. Hnnna wero out of the city at the time. (Continued on Pago Pour) ' G.N. ASKS TO PUT IN LINE, LAVA TO BEND SALEM, April 1 d The Oreat Northern railroad today filed applica tion with tho public service com missioner for certificate of necessity to build 14.3 miles of line between Bend and Lava on the east side of tho river. The change Is made be cause of better location on the east side, the company statement asserts. Maclyn Ar buckle, Actor, Succumbs WADDINGTON, N. Y., April (ffj Maclyn Arbuckle, actor, died last night at his home of an Illness en during since 1020. He was 04 years old. Ho made famous the line "nobody loves a fat man" when he played the role of sheriff "Slim" Hoover In "The Round-Up." This role and that of Jim Hackler in George Ado's "Tho County Chair man" wero his best known. He was born In Texas, educated In Glasgow and studied law In Boston. Admitted to the bar at 31, he prac ticed only a year and turned to the stage. Among his last Btago roles were Stingo in a rovlval of "Sho Stoops to Conquer." and Benjamin Franklin In "Poor Richard." Turning to motion pictures In 1932 ho scored a success In "The Prodigal. Judge." He played tho title role. Wheat Today CHICAGO, Apr. 1 P) All deliver ies of corn dropped late today to fresh low price records for the season, ond carried wheat downward in sympathy. Stop loss selling by holders or corn futures was much In evidence. Un usual slowness of shipping demand here for com acted as a weight on the market. Corn closed heavy, 143 cents lower, wheat l'4 off to up, oats 1 (ft l V4 down, and provisions un changed to 6 cents decline.