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LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1931
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 202
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SHEEP CREEK
ROAD NEEDED
BY STOCKMEN
Poi'est Service Also
Anxious For Develop
vment, Chamber Learns
SCENIC ' VALUES -
OF HIGH DEGREE
Ernest Johnson, L. F. Al
.lan and Jack Wright
' Speak at Chamber of
' Commerce Meet.
Tho riMlrnhillt.v nf
the develop-
mnnt of the Sheen Creek road proj
ect from other angles in addition to
that of opening a route to marvelous
scenery, was discussed at the cham- I
ber of commerce forum luncheon in
the Sacajawea Inn today at noon.
" Three speakers Commissioner
Ernest Johnson, Representative L. P.
Allen, of Wallowa, and Jack Wright,
La Grande theatre manager were on
the program in addition to a num
ber of remarks by R. J. Green, pre
siding in the absence of President
Harry McKlnlay.
Needed by Stockmen
' Mr. Johnson pointed out the neces
clty of some all-weather entrAnce
to the country to stockmen. Ord
inarily there is no snow or cold
weather In the inland country be-
Sond Enterprise and Joseph toward
tie Snake river, he said, but oc
casionally, bad weather hits and hits
hard, with the result that stockmen
often "gc broke" because of inabil
ity to bring in feed. The territory
Is described as one of the best winter-feeding
countries in the United
States three out of four years.
The desirability of the development
from another standpoint was also
mentioned that of forest fire fight-
tng. Mr. Johnson stated that much
timber existed In the territory but
that it was difficult for the forest
service to reach some points because
Of lack of good roads.
Governor Interviewed
He told of a trip to Salem last
week to see Governor Meier, and
said that the state's chief executive
promised to do what he could to help
toward the road's development.
The. thing necessary at present Is
to get .the road work on the state
luenwny program, nr. joiuwuu nu.u
..nintint. nut t.hnt-'lt Is already on l
L nrnDrnma . nt t.bft forest service
the nroerams of tho forest
nnd the bureau of public roads, and
that Wallowa county is eager to co
operate. If tho state would Include
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ELECT LONEY
DIRECTOROF
BANDMASTERS
At a recent meeting of the Oregon
Bandmaster's association held In
Portland, Andrew Loney, director of
the La Grande municipal band, was
elected a member of the board of di
rectors of this organization. Other
members of the board are William
McDougall. W. L. Ferris, Clyde Simp
son, all of Portland, and Wilson
Walto, of Medford.
The association was formed recently
and has as Its primary object the pro
motion of the art of living music.
The president is Leon Hondzllk, oi
Portland. Although but recently or
ganized, the association has at pres
ent a membership of 62 of the lead
ing bandmasters of the state.
Howard Smith Is
Speaker at Meet
The Christian Men's Brotherhood
club held Its regular monthly meet
ing at the Christian church Monday
ovenlng with President J. H. Blunt
in the chair.
A chicken dinner was served by
the women of the church to about
60 men.
Two splendid violin pieces were
played by Dorothy Hlggins and Edna
Tumor with Ola Mao Hough at the
piano. Miss Hough also played a
beautiful piano selection.
Howard Smith. American Sunday
School Union leader, gave the prin
cipal address of the evening on "Safe
guarding Our Religious Worship."
Other talko were given by the min
ister Paul DeMortlmorc. Mr. More
lock.' flsb and game warden. It. 3.
Altcken ond others.
The next meeting of the club will
bo held at the country Home oi ur.
Free trans-
McPherson, on May lb,
.
porxawon w. u
without cars.
RAIL ISHIES LOWER
railroad issues were whittled down in
today's stock market to the general
iZJiTx rtfthP. Rix-veor low recorded at
Ihe bottom o tlTbear Sei ; lost
nlicmber
Several individual Issues feU to new
low levels for the past, several years.
tit the mil stocks generally appeared
mfl.t. wmi, Kimnnrt nrouna tne,"wewi. a -
general level of December 17.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Fair but with some
cloudiness In the east portion
tonight ond Wednesday;
warmer In the east tonight.
Gentle northerly winds off
shore. WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 44 above.
Minimum: 34 above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 64, minimum 29
above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER APR. 21. 1930
Maximum 79. minimum 44
above.
. Condition: Partly cloudy,
rain .04 of Inch.
9
S, $ 4
Dr. J.H. Gilbert
Will Speak At
Commencement
Graduating Class of La
Grande High to Get
Diplomas on Wednes
day, May 27.
Cap and gown season, when stu
dents of La Grande High school make
their commencement into the world
outside of the school room, either in
business or In higher education, Is
approaching, and commencement ex
ercises have been set for Wednesday,
May 27 at the L. D. S. tabernacle.
Dr. James H. Gilbert, dean of the
college literature and the arts and
head, of the economic department at
the University of Oregon, will deliver
the address, school leaders announced
today.
Dean Gilbert, who is known to all
alumni, of the University of Oregon
as "Jimmy," has through his work
with college students gained an un
derstanding of youth which makes
him an Ideal speaker for a commence
ment program. Although he is an
versed In the arts he has not grown
beyond an appreciation or tne un-
molded imagination oi youtn, and
speaks to them as a comrade. Dean
Gilbert has been connected with the
university for a number or years and
is well liked because of his humor,
his understanding and his sense of
fairness as a student advisor. He has
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Crews Accepts
Position With
Highway Bureau
Wren C. Crews, city manager of
La Grande for sis years until the
change of administration the first
of this year, and formerly with the
nignway amsion oinces in i-enme
ton and La Grande, loft here yester
day morning for Salem, accompanied
by Mrs. Crews.
Mr. crews nas accepted a position
with the state highway department,
and was to assume his duties this
morning. He is an engineer of high
standing in the Northwest, partici
pating in many projects, both high
way and municipal He superin
tended the construction of the 8105,
000 sewage disposal plant Installed
here, also the modernization of the
water supply system, construction of
storm sewers, pumping plants, pav
ing, etc.
Reports are that Mr. Crews, who
owns a fine home on Oak street, has
rented his property here.
In
aeveiopment oi cuy lmprovc-
ments. Mr. Crows was very success
ful and during tho last few years.
La Grande has been regarded
throughout the Northwest as a city
of exceptionally fine municipal facil
ities. - Many larger cltloa .:iava iaent
official delegations to La Grande to
inspect local systems.
Loss $4000 Or
More In Dunbar
Fire On Y Ave.
Loss of $4000 or more resulted from
an early morning fire at 1006 Y ave
nue, the home of Charles Dunbar.
The cause is unknown, although there
is a possibility that it started in or
near the attic, firemen believe. Most
of the loss was covered by insurance,
It is reported.
The alarm was sounded at 2:50 a,
m. and Mrs. Dunbar nnd two children
were asleep at the time, but were
rushed from the burning home with
out Injury. Mr. Dunbar Is employed
on a night shift and was not at home
when the fire started.
There was no time to save any fur
niture, because of the start the flames
secured before the alarm was sounded.
Some clothing was taken from the
house, however.
The dwelling place, of five rooms,
was totally destroyed.
The recall was sounded at 3:45 a. m.
GUARD POINTS
TO TWO WEEKS
AT CLATSOP
Camp Clatsop, the meeting place of
the Oregon national guard for two
weeks In June, is demanding the at
tention of Company E, and practical
ly every drill from now until the
encampment will be devoted to in
struction in preparation for camp.
Captain Walter Bean states. At last
nights drill the company received pay
checks amounting to 81,111.93, after
which instruction was held.
Construction of new mess halls and
' bfttn houses Is in full swing at Camp
! ClatsoD. according to the Oregon
I Guardsman, national euard nubllca-
tion, and every unit will have its own
mess hall. Another change in the
camp will be setting reveille at six
j a gun replacing the bugle, the TO mm
gun which was with the OregofT field
, artillery in Prance to be used.
The National Guard Ration of
Oregon Is planning tho erection of a
! memorial 1 to the memory of the late
Senator George W. Joseph, who died
at Camp Clatsop last year Senator
national guard, and as chairman of
the military affairs committee In tho
senate in 1921 soonsored the military
code under which the guard operates.
Unveiling of the memorial shaft will
occur on the anniversary of hta death.
Open Bids Today
On Burns Highway
PORTLAND, April 21 tl The
bureau of public roads today opened
bids for the surfacing of two sections
on the Canyon City-Burns highway,
in Eastern Oregon, which already
X I have been graded, but which had not
X, I been adequately surfaced. Early this
X ' month bids were opened for the
a, erading of the last three-mile section
a ; of the route.
s Six bids were received for the 11
's ' mile section, and 10 for the 16-mile
a, stretch.
4 The low bidder on the two sections
a. i vu c. E. Sllbauch of Burns, whose
bid on the Bhort stretch was 936,055,
and for the Ion? sivtlnn. 57 414
MUCH HINGES
ON DECISION
OF MR. CURTIS
Republican Leaders
Eagerly Watching For
Move by Vice. President
A N T I - HOO VERITES
TALKING COOLIDGE
Former President, With
: Curtis or McNary as
Running Mate, Given
Consideration.
Bv Francis M. Stephenson
WASHINGTON, April 21 WV-Republican
leaders looking ahead to the
1932 presidential race are eagerly
watching for the decision to be made
by Vice President Curtis on seeking
re-election.
If this party veteran determines to
go out for his former seat In the sen
ate from Kansas rather than take a
chance on another four year term as
Vice President, It Is conceded the
move will bolster Anti-Hoover Re
publican forces.
Curtis will announce his decision
In the fall. Meanwhile he is keeping
his own counsel. Friends say he is
confronted with pleas from both
those who would have him run again
for vice president and those in Kan
sas who would have him campaign
against Senator McOill, a Democrat.
Win Not Retire
Certain It is that Curtis has no
intention of retiring from public life.
While he was one of the outstanding
foes of President Hoover in the pre
conventlon campaign of 1928, the
Kansan has served, the Hoover admin
istration loyally since he was nomin
ated vice president.
But there are no tics to the future
between Curtis and Hoover. There
have been rumors of other vice presi
dential candidates in the official
family of the president. There now
is speculation of whether Curtis cares
to risk his fortune again with the
Hoover organization lu a national
election.
The attitude of uncertainty
strengthens those who are spcculat-
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BALLOTS MARKED
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Annual Student Body
Election Comes to a Close
After Noon Hour.
Inines Leslie was elected president,
Melvln Kavuiiuugh yell leader at to
day's vote. A second election will
be necessary for vice president and
secretary-treasurer, as no candidate
received a majority.
The High school political campaign
which has been the center of Inter
est during the past few days, came
to a close today when tho students
went to the polls at noon to elect
their student body officers for next
year.
The ballots contained the names
of the following nominees: For presi
dent, James Leslie, Sandy Anderson,
Ned Jones; for vice president, Ever
ett Reynolds, Howard Lyman, Rob
ert Cunjlffe. Burke Inlow: for secretary-treasurer,
Wllma Hansen, Sally
Slcgrlst, Dorothy Stuart: for yell
leader, David Hlatt, Melvln Kava
naugh. According to the constitution the
president must be a member of the
senior class, and the vice president
a member of the junior class, and all
officers must have maintained an
average grade of "C" in the school
work of the previous semester.
An assembly was held yesterday
afternoon, at which time the nom
inees were given an opportunity to
mako their campaign speeches, blec
tloneerlng In the halls during the
voting hour is forbidden. A majority
of the votes cast is necessary to elect
a candidate; In case of a tic or a
plurality voto anothor election Is
necessary to decide between the two
highest. The Installation of the new
officers will be held during tho sec
ond week before the closing of Bchool.
St. Andrews9 School
Destroyed by Fire
PENDLETON. Ore.. Apr. 21 (Pi
Pi re of undetermined origin early
today completely destroyed St. An
drews' school at St. Andrews' mission
on Umatilla Indian reservation. The
firo was discovered about 6 a. in, as
the students were arising for early
mass. No one was injured. No esti
mate of the loss was available.
Mayor Walker Denies Charges In
Answer; Defends New York Police
NEW YORK, Apr. 21 ift Mayor
Walker, denying that ho "condoned
Incompetence ond encouraged cor-
ruptlon" In the municipal affairs of
New York, hns asked Oovernor
Koosevelt to dismiss the removal pro
ceedings against him.
"I declare that I have adequately
and consistently done my full duty
as mayor of the city of New York,"
said the reply, delivered to the gov
ernor at Albany yesterday.
Denies Corruption.
Tho mayor denied that he has Ig
nored "shameful conditions" In the
board of standards and appeals. He
denied there had been corruption in
the department or licenses. He de
scribed as "ridiculous" the charge
thot tho city Is losing 33,00O.0O0 an-
nually In condemnation awards.
He claimed there had been marked
Improvement In hospital conditions.
He defended the police and said he
had no control over magistrates'
courts, except to appoint maglstratoe.
Caustic References.
rittns the city affair rommlttee.
EDUCATIONAL
MOVE TO BE
MADE APR. 29
Board of Higher Educa
: tion to Take up Con
, solidation Problem.
HALL AND KERR
I WILL CO-OPERATE
Merger of All Institutions
Under One Head is Con
sidered as 'a Strong Pos
sibility. SALEM, April 21 typ) The first
action of the state board of higher
education relative to the consolida
tion of departments and reduction of
expenditures to take care of somo
$1,500,000 unavailable as a result of
executive voto and referendum action
on the legislative appropriation for
higher institutions of learning, will
be token at the next session of the
board sot for April 29. Tho meeting
is expected to continue for two days
or longer and will be held In Port
land. .
This was the decision of the board
last night after meeting here yester
day to hear recommendations of Gov
ernor Julius L, Meier and formal
briefs submitted by Presidents Arnold
Bennett Hall, of the State university,
and W. J. Kerr, of the State college,
relating to the survey commission re
port. The members of the board
listened to the presentation of these
briefs until a late hour yesterday.
Consideration will be given thorn
along with ft suggested reduction of
budgets which will be submitted by
the heads of tho institutions tnc enu
of this weok. '
Wilting to Co-operate
Both Hall and Kerr expressed will
ingness to co-operate In the ellmina-
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DEATH TAKES
MRS. LITTREAL
EARLY TODAY
Mary L. Littreal. wife, of I. W.
Llttreal, passed away at her homo In
Summeriiille this morning at the age
of 00 years, four months and 10 days.
She was the daughter of R. T. and
Liza Chllders, a pioneer family of
Union county and was born Dec. 2,
i8'!4 near Summervllle, !
Bcsldos-her husband who' leaves two
sons, Guy Hobson, of Sumrnervllle,
and Ira Hobson. of Mill Valley, Cal.:
six daughters, Mrs. Effio Slack. Mrs.
Mary McRse. of La Grande: MrB.
Maggie Golden. Portland; Mrs. Hattic
Wise and Mrs. Ruth Rollins, of Imbler
and Mrs. Ardra Bchrcns. Summer
vine; one brother. J. H. Chllders.
Hcrmiston: and ten grandchildren.
She" also leaves a half sister, Mrs.
Florence Irwin, of Island Clty an
aunt, Mrs. Jeannette Tuttle, Summer
vine; and two uncles, B. P. Myers,
Lcwlston, Idaho, and George Chllders,
Woodland, Cal.
Mrs. Llttreal was an active member
of Jewel RcbeKah Lodge, No. BO,
I. O. O. P. Sumrnervllle.
Interment will take place at the
Summervlllo oemetery Thursday.
April 23 at 2:30. Services will be
held at the chapel with Suodgrass
ond Zimmerman In charge of ar
rangements. Landis' Power In
I II nholrl
iiUaeUUH U fJllVlU
CHICAGO. April 21 Ml Kcncsaw
M. Landis' power over organized base
ball was upheld today by Federal
Judge Walter Llndley. who dismissed
the suit lor Injunction tiled by the
Milwaukee club of the American as
sociation In the Bennett case.
The 6Ult for Injunction, which was
sought to restroln the commissioner
of baseball from interfering further
with the baseball contracts of Ben
nett, an outfielder, was dismissed
Judge Llndley said, for want of
equity.
Officers Search
For Ashland Man
MEDFORD. Ore.. April 21 (ft
Wanted In connection with the at
tempted holdup of the Ashland State
bank, in which one robber was hot
to death, Tom H. Cooper, of Ashland,
was being sought today by police in
the three coast states. J. R. Albright
was shot to death when he and a
companion ran from the bank after
sccoplnfc up available money.
Witnesses declare Cooper was seen
entering an automobile o few blocks
from tho bank immediately after the
shooting.
as an annex of the socialist party, he
made cauutic references to the two
members who signed the demand for
his removal John Haynes Holmes,
its president, and Rabbi Stephen S.
Wise. He declared Mr. Holme to be
a "recognized leader In a group of
agitators and soviet sympathizers"
and quoted a piece of doggerel which
described Rabbi Wise as a man of
"vast and varied misinformation."
"As to my position on the question
of offictal corruption or wrong-doing."
the mayor said, "I have said
repeatedly and I again assort that I
will defend no one and protect no
one, but, on the other hand, I win
sacrifice no innocent man to preserve
my position as chief executive of the
1 city of New York, for any reason.
personal or political."
He added that no elected official
could be held to the measure of re
sponsibility which the petitioners de
manded. "A reasonable measure of regula-
ffnnllntiefl on T'aro Four)
THESE WOMEN RULE IN ARKANSAS ToNVN ,
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"Vi's, it's line. In tho little vIIUiro of Mt. Ida, Ark., Just west or Hot Springs national park, the
men are liossetl hv the women. It's what they wanted they put tho women's names on tile liallnt
mill helped elect them. In the front row, left to right, are Mrs. Harold Watklnx, recorder? Mrs. Kvu
McLane. nmvnr, unit Mrs. bit Itelison, alderman. Uitck row; Mrs, Morris Killer, left, Mrs. 'J. II. Freeman,
Mrs. Jcrrv Witt and Mi's. II. C. tlcrmlon, aldermen, . The town of Yellvllle, Ark., also has n women's ml-
ministration. . .
Igloo, Famous
Byrd Dog,
Dead In Boston
BOSTON, Apr. 21 ( The death
today, of Igloo, Rear Admiral Byrd's
famous llttlo white Pox Terrier,
plunged tho homo of tho explorer
into grief.
The soft ways of civilization did
not agrco too well with Igloo, who
had lived so much of his six years
span In cold and hardship, the In
separable componlon of his oxplorer
mostcr. He was a puppy In those
perilous days at 'Spltzuorgon when
Byrd and Floyd Bennett flew ovor the
North Pole.
When Admiral Byrd started on his
lecture trip recently. Igloo was left
at home In Boston where he became
tho ploymato of the Byrd children.
Illness overtook the little dog sud
denly. Byrd, nearly 1,000 miles awuy.
cancelled lecturo engagements and
rushed- to Chicago to charter a plane.
Igloo, died this morning.
Board To Sell
Wheat, Chairman
Stone Declares
WASHINGTON, April
21 '(P
farm hoard
Chairman Btouo.of. the
Bu-Ycr? a statement today the board's
decision of several months ago to
soil 35,000,000 bushels or wheat
abroad and to refrain from making
stabilization purchusea from tho 1031
crop was unchanged.
"The board has made no decisions
in regnrd to future whent stabilization
operations except those previously an
nounced," he Haid.
"These aro 1 that an effort will
be made to sell abroad by July 35,
000,000 bushels of out of position
wheat stored at Atlantic. Gulf and
Pacific Northwest seaports, and (2)
that stabilisation purchases Will not
be made from the 1031 crop.
r'Any statement that tho farm
board at this time contemplates any
ether action Is erroneous."
Btono said yesterday that between
7,000,000 and 8,000,000 bushels- of the
36.000,000 bushels had been sold
abroad at a price slightly above the
world lovel.
(irM-FOIt-WilK.Vr PLAN
CHICAOO. April 21 w The gum
lor-whcat plan of tho William Wrlglsy
3i., company's Canadian branch has
I bcm cxlcIldetli lt wn(l announced yes-
terday, from May 1 to Dec. 1,
Under this plan the Wrigley organ
ization agrees to devote the proceeds
cf the gum sales in Canada to tha
purchase of Canadian wheat at prices
ranging up to 05 cents a bushel. In
stead of limiting Its purchases to 1,
000,000 bushels, as at first announced,
the company is now ready to buy
2.00CO00 bushels
PHKDKTION t'OMI'S Tltl'K
KANSAS CITY. April 21 !) Ills
prediction having come true, Simon
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C. E. Convention
Tn ()nfil I fill T Miau
PORTLAND. April 21 T) Nearly
one hundred boys and girls from
Portland Christian Endeavor societies
will leave ThursdaySmornlng for Med
ford where the 41A annual conven
tion of tho society j11 bo held. More
omn nnn vnunir nnnnln from nil sec
tions of the state ore expected to at- j
The convention will open Thursday
nlfjht with an address by Dr. George ,
H. Scoficld, minister of the first
Presbyterian church In Walla Walla.
New officers will be elected Saturday.
Admiral Ingersoll
Dead In Laporte
LAPORTE. Ind.. Apr. 21 Rear
Admiral Royal Rodney Ingersoll, B3.
li. 8. N.. retired, dl;d today at his
home here after a brief Illness. i
Mrs. Ingersoll and his son. Captain
Royal Eason Ingersoll. U. 8. N., were !
with him.
Rear Admiral Ingersoll nnd served
in tho navy during the Civil war, i
the Spanish American war and the .
wuna war.
Increased Use Of
Lumber Reported
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 21 l,7"i '
Increased use of lumber has been
noted In trade reports from many
small cities In California. The delivery
of 50 cars of redwood yesterday, most
ly at points In the Husslan river vul
lef, was said by lumber company of
ficials to he an example of the In
creased orders. A notlceablo pickup
In building permits In some of the
smaller cities hns been noted
FOREIGNERS IN
HONDURAS SAFE
Taken Aboard Ships inh
Tela and Trujillo Har
bors, Dispatches Say.
lly Vint'Piite MeJIa CuUndres,
President of Honduras
(Copyright 1031, Associated Press) '
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, April 21
(&) Groups of revoltera attacked
Sonugueru, Savn, Tela and were de
stroyed. I hope soon to re-ostabllsh
tranquility. The people of Honduras
without distinction of political coloV
support the government.
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MRS. STOPFER
PASSES AWAY
LATE MONDAY
Mrs. Martha May Loucen Stoffcr
passed away at the home of her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Oliver,
809 Second street late Monday ove
uhit;. death resulting from an acute
heart attack, w ..
Shc'iH survived by her husband,
Dale Stoffcr. who. was In' Oakland;
Cal.. and who left Immediately for
La Grande; her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles W. Oliver; and by one
sister. Mrs. Joo E. Bean, of Seattle.
Wash.; and by six brothers. Charles
Edgar, of Walla Walla. Wash., Mark
T.. of Baker. Ore., and George Dewey.
Athol, Arnold and Vernon Castle, all
of La Grande.
Mrs. Stoffor was a resident of La
Qrando most of her Ufo. She was
born on the old Oliver homestead
near Summerville May 28, 1000. She
was a charter member or tho World
Wido Guild or tho Baptist church
and a graduate of the La Grande
High school.
Tho body Is nt Walkers Funeral
Homo and funeral arrangements will
bo announced la Lor.
Gold of Hannibal's
Time is Discovered
MAR I BOH. Jugoslavia. Apr. 21 A't
A pot or Kolt believed brought to
Jugoslavia by Hannibal In the second
, punlc war campaign lias been found
near here
Workmen tearing down the build
ing in which the Austrian, Admiral
Tegetthoff, was born, found tho pot.
which was of earthenware and con
tained several hundred cold nieces or
the utmost archaeological value, dat
ing to tho liccond century ueiore
Christ.
Two Enter State
Bridge Tourney
C. H. Dcvlnc and Mrs. H. E. Brady
are representing La Grande in Ore
gon's first state contract bridge tour
nament to be held Wednesday,
1 T-i-l.l I, .!.(, 1,1
l land. They left this morning for
I the Hose City. .
In order that the element of chance
is eliminated In so far as is possible
duplicate contract will be played In
which the hands will be dealt to tho
first four players, and each succeed
ing set of four players will play with
the same hands.
Ely Cutbcrtfton. a champion bridge
player and famous expert, will be in
Portland for the tournament.
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Baseball Today
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Boston I
Donoluic. Schumacher and
rcll; Brandt and bpohrer.
St. Louis at Chicago,
cold and wet grounds.
postponed,
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12 16
I Gaston, Brlllheart. Morrison. Mur-
: phy and Berry; Marberry and Spen
cer. ( It. II. E.
.'Philadelphia 1 V 0
I New York 12 11 0
j Batteries: Mallaffcy. Carter, Itom
; mell and Cochrane, Hevlng; Pcnnock
:nd Dickey.
R. II. E.
Detroit 4 6 2
Cleveland 5 8 1
Batteries: Sorrell. Herring and
Schong. Hayworth; Brown, Kerrcll and
ftewell
Ask Butler To
Help Organize
Oregon Police
SALEM. Apr. 21 m Governor
Julius L. Meier admitted todpy he
I had been In communication with
Senator Charles L. McNary, of Ore
gon, relative to securing General
Smcdley D. Butler to organlao the
now stato ponce, no aeiinnc action
has vet been taken, nor has tho gov
ernor been informed whether or not
Butler would accept tho task. His
relcaso for a time would bo necessary,
either by tho war department or
President Hoover.
The governor stated he had no
Idea of offorlng the Job as head of
the stato pollco to Butler, but was
only trying to secure him for or
ganization work. Meier stated he had
soveral other men In mind In the
event Butler could not come, but
would nob disclose their names.
Governor Meier indicated that he
felt General Butler had the experience
and ability to effect a strong, om
clent stato constabulary in Oregon
Hie national reputation In handling
ooiice work youia proviuo cnccuve
advortluiug for Oregon, tho governor
said.
Tho law 'creating tho now slate
police department becomes effcctlvo
Auuust .1, Tho police will . have
charge of all law .enforcement duties
imuF linlrl hv tlin ntntn traffic riODfirt-
meht, prohibition department,' game.
fish and nro warrtons. ,tiio govorn
ment .has expressed the bono that
Oregon's new connianuiary wuuia uc
equivalent to tho Canadlnn lioyul
Mounted police, Texas Rangers and
tno Stato ponce oi r'cnnsyivaniu unu
New Jersey.
Tho Kovcrnor stated toaay ne woum
take up the appointment of tho ag
ricultural department director im
mediately after the penitentiary mat
ter has been someu. nio new agri
cultural dopartmcnt becomes effec
tive Juno 5.
m runt hah no comment
QUANTICO, Va., Apr. 21 (l)
Major a one nil Smedloy D. Butler of
the marines said today he hud not
been informed of tho proposal by
Governor Moler of Oregon to havo
him head that state's police organiza
tion. "I would not caro to comment
about it." ho said, "until I knew all
the details of tho proposition."
Friends of Butler recently said he
planned to enter tho 10H2 contest
for tho Pennsylvania senatorial seat
now held by former Secretary of La
bor James J. Davis.
"I am still considering whother
or not I shall enter that contest,"
Butler suld.
Oregon "Alcohol
Baron" Taken By
State Officers
EUGENE, Ore., April 21 (!) De
clared by La no county officers to bo
one or tho leading "aiconoi uarons
in tho state, R. J. Stow, 41, of Eugene,
and Arthur Cornelius, 41, of Portland,
wuro arrested by state traffic officers
hero last nighi. oincers sum an ela
borate layout or alcohol, bottles, col
orings, niter muterlal and labels was
seized.
Deputy Shcrirf John Carlllo said
Stow was the head of the alcohol
bustness in Oregon. Cornelius, the
officer said, was closely identified
with him. Police declare Stow oper
ated four distributing stations, lo
cated In Eugene, Drain. Corvallls and
Marshflokl.
The two men wsre arrested during
; a light testing "raid" staged by stute
police.
V.Man Burned Under
F lamina Vehicle
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 21 lh
Pinned beneath his flaming, over
turned truck. Harry McOulrt. 21. was
burned to death during tho night.
Tho charred truck, Its metal too hot
to touch, was found beyond the edge
of a steep embankment on the high
way north of the city. From the
blackened debris motorists saw the
nrotriKllnir feet or the victim.
1 Mcnulres truK ana crasnea
2 j through tho protecting rail guarding
tho highway
parents
SPECIALIST KIDNAPED
cm I -1T1TU Air Qt tIPl flf T
''..".-..
ond throat specialist and son-in-law
of the late William Cullcn McBrlde.
on magnate, was believed to have
been kidnaped last night after he
had been lured from his home by a
telephone call for his services as a
physlclon. His automobile was found
today In St. Louis county.
PROSECUTION
AND DEFENSE
REST TODAY
Action Taken by Carson
Surprises Audience at
Prison Hearing.
GOVERNOR MEIER
BLOCKED TWICE
Unrest Situation at State
Penitentiary' Figures in
Statements During t
Morning.
SALEM , Ore.; April 21
(AP) Without a vote being
taken! the investigation into
the administration of the Ore
gon; state prison was con- -
eluded here today. At the re
quest of Tom Kay, state treas
urer, seconded by irlal Jioss,
secretary of state, Governor
Julius L. Meier's request that .
the superintendent of the pn-:
son, Henry W. Meyers, be dis
missed, was held over for lur
ther consideration.
Hoss said he wanted more
time to consider the evidence
brought out at the hearing.
Governor Meier had
charged Meyers with ineffi-1
ciency. '
SALEM, Apr. 21 iff) Governor
Julius Xi. Meier was blocked twice on
his resolutions to oust Superintendent
Henry Meyers and the Immediate
dismissal of Colonel W. B. Bar tram
by the board of control today, when .
tho governor completed his caso
against Meyers In the hearing of In
competency charges against the peni
tentiary superintendent.
In the first resolution the governor '
asked the dismissal of Meyere after
he had summarized, the testimony .
against the superintendent. Secre
tary of State Hal' E. Hoss asked tho :
govornor if he thought it fair to,
demand Meyers' dismissal wlthdut
giving 'the defense an opportunity to .
be heard, Tho governor refused to
volco his opinion. Hoss declared ho
thought lt unfair for the governor
to present such a resolution before
tho board witho.ut iiearlngv the mother '
side of tne lssueV'"-',1'' ' : " r'" V'
Upon motion of Treasurer" Tom Kay
and seconded by Ho&s, the resolution :
to dismiss Meyera was deferred until .
the defense submitted its testimony.
Tho second resolution to-oust Col
onel Bartram before May 1, the djujv,
of- his dismissal, was lost because
Kay's motion to defer lt failed for '
want of a second. . Hoss refused to
voto In this Issue.
Koy in n statement declared ho '
could not vote for the resolution to
dismiss Bartram at once as he con-''
sidercd it unfair to dismiss him nine '
days prior to tho date of his dis- .
charge without Just cause,. which Kay
stated had not boon proved. Kay al- ,
so stated he considered it only Jus
tlco and fair play that the defense
bo heard before tho board bo asked
to vote on tho dismissal of the two ,
men. Kay was accorded tho first
applauso since the hearing opened.
Defense, Rests
Then a surprise move was made
by tho defonso when Attorney Allan ,
(Continued on Pago Five)-
COAST CITIES
HAVE HOT DAY;
MEDFORD AT 85
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 21 (yP ;
Extremes of temperature, borne on i
spring breezes and east winds, upset
traditions and aroused speculation
today; '
Medford experienced a temperature i
of 05 degrees yesterday, the highest
reported for tho state. But on the
other hand thero was word from the
fruit districts toward the eastern part
of the state that considerable frost
damage had been done by three suc
cessive nights of cold.
Red Bluff. Cal.. had tho maximum
temperature for tho coast yesterday
with reading of 04 degrees. Sacra
mento and Fresno each had 92 de
grees. .
Complains About
; Jail Door Draft
PETERSBURG. Ind., Apr. 21 MV
Alvln Elklns. held as a bank robber. ;
had a complaint to make yesterday
about tho county' Jail.
"Please," ho said to tho wife of
Sheriff Nelson as he walked Into the
Jnll kitchen, "will you ploaao clone
tho Jull doors.- There's too much
draft."
Investigation revealed that seven ,
prisoners who escaped tho night be
fore had neglected to shut tho Jail
doom behind them. Three of them
were captured later at Marshal, 111.
Wheat Today
I CHICAGO, April 21 (Pi Late
, - t lce( todtty moro
OVRrt.m0 l058e8. specula-
Mve Kpllitm during transient uncer
tainty ovur rumors about alleged
! changes In farm boord export plans
I was overdone. Subsequent ro-pur-
chases to offset buoIi speculative sales
n . disclosed that tnc mamev who twin-
. llvi.lv hare of offerings.
Rallies were
! promoted also by fears of crop dam-
age oy low remperaiurra.
I Wheat closed Irregular c lower to
c advance Com VjS He dvaced
; oats He to V,c up and Provisions
j unchanged to 13 cent down, torn
! equalled season low price records ana
' oats outdid the record.