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LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1931
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
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PROGRAM OF
HEALTHWORK
f HEAVY IN '30
ft County Health Associa-
tion Asks For Con
Is tinued Support.
i MISS MARQUARDTS
i REPORT IS ISSUED
"Ounce of Prevention"
Keynote- of Much of
Work Hundreds of
Cases are Listed.
The Union County Public Health
association, which met Monday night
to elect officers, today issued a state
ment asking for the continued sup
port of this county "In a work that
Is preventative and corrective of phy
sical defects and thus, in a large
measure, a preventative of moral and
civic defects In later years." The
statement, carried over the signature
of H. E. Dixon, president of the as
sociation, follows:
"The Union County Public Health
association Is a voluntary organiza
tion working In conjunction with the
county nurse and trying to help the
general public health of the com
munity, particularly In the schools.
J'From the seal sale conducted each
year, one-half of the money remains
in the county, to be 'used in the work
of the association. When an emerg
ency arises such as the recent smaU
pox epidemic or the diphtheria epi
demic of a year ago, the association
furnishes the necessary toxines and
vaccines to combat the spread of
these diseases which can quickly be
come epidemic in the schools. Also,
where children are found with defec
tive vision or needing tonsil opera
tions or other attention ' of . similar
nature, the actual cost of glasses and
a nominal fee for operations, is paid
by the association. In this way, any
child can receive corrections which
they could not otherwise receive and
become normal and able to go ahead
with their work in school, where
otherwise they would be under-normal
and could not properly attend
to their school work.
"The annual report ofMlss Alice
Marquardt shows the extent -of the
work that is carried on lii connection
with' the public health work in the
couniy. Her work takes -lier into
schools all over the county and to
homes from whioh-the school chil
dren come ard1 she particularly makes
it a point 'to call upon those children
who appear to be under-nourished or
In actual need of attention. Work of
this kind must have some centralized
specific effort and be looked after by
someone trained therein. Sometimes
defects are so apparent that any
teacher can recognize them, but in
many instancos, it takes the trained
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MRS. CHARLTON
PRESIDENT OF
LIBRARY BOARD
Virn .1 V nhnrHnn urns rn-plfiCted
president of the library board of the
puouc uorary ai tne mommy meei
ing in the children's room Monday
evening. Mrs. John Hodgln was elec
ts tilsia nmalrlanf nnr) id t.Vtn IlPWlV
appointed member of the board to
succeed C. M. Humphreys, who closes
14 years of service on the board. Miss
Margaret Anson is secretary -treasurer,
and George T. Cochran and J. T.
Longfellow are the other members.
Mr. Humphreys expressed his appre
ciation of the library service given to
La Grande and his continued interest
in all library activities.
Plans for the Eastern Oregon lib
rary meeting to be in La Grande on
May 20 were discussed at the regular
business meeting, and Miss Mabel
Doty, librarian, announced that the
library had the busiest month in its
history during March when 13,060
books were circulated.
A. G. S. Election Is
Held Tuesday Noon
Members of ' the Associated Girl
Students of the High school yesterday
at noon held their annual election
of officers. Next year's president and
vice president were not determined,
however, because no candidate re
ceived a majority of the votes cast.
Margaret Davy was elected second
vlco president. Virginia Wlgglesworth
third vice president, nnd Dorothy
Stuart secretary-treasurer. A second
election will be held tomorrow noon
In order to oclde between Eleanor
Hicks and Doris Nelson for president,
and between Arlene Conradt and
Lucille Llllard for first vice presi
dent. $
WEATHER FOIIECAST 8
Oregon: Partly cloudy and 8
mild tonight and Thursday: S
unsettled probably with show- 3
ers on the coast. Moderate
southerly winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 51 above,
Minimum: 41 above. ?
Condition: Clear. S
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Maximum 75, minimum 42 3
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! ' Condition: Clear.
4- WEATHER APR. 2!, 1030
S Maximum 58, minimum 37 -S
4' above. 3
Condition: Partly cloudy.
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Band Concert Is
To Be An Event
Of Music Week
Program is Set For Third
Evening of Week, Tues
day, May 5; Other
Events Scheduled.
The concert to be given by the
municipal band at the High school
auditorium next Tuesday evening,
May 5 will be different in character
from any concert previously given
by the band. This concert will be
the regular Music week concert that
is given each year by the band.
Director Andrew Loney will ex
plain the peculiarities of the various
Instruments of the band, their re
lationship to the orchestra and mem
bers of the band will illustrate with
excerpts from well known solos for
these instruments the tonal quility
peculiar to each these instruments.
This feature of the concert promised
to do particularly instructive ana en
tertaining. .
The concert will be strictly an in
strumental one and Hoy Mattoon,
solo clarinetist of the band and for
merly a professional clarinet player
on the coast, has been chosen for
soloist. Mr. Mattoon is master of
his Instrument and Is well known In
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C.E. Union Wins
Several Honors
At Convention
Miss Mildred Stoddard returned last
night from Medford where she at
tended the 41st annual convention of
stato Christian Endeavor societies.
James Henderson, of Portland, was
elected president of the state society,
and Miss Juanlta Crawford, of La
Grande, was re-elected as quiet hour
superintendent.
Portland is to be the meeting place
for the 42nd annual convention next
spring, Mls3 Stoddard announces.
The Grande Ronde Union, of which
La Grande is a member, received a
number of honors at the convention.
The Union was represented by 11
delegates, Miss Stoddard, from' La
Grande, four from Baker,, and six
from Halfway. The Grande Honde
Union won first place in the poster
contest with a poster made by the
La Grande Presbyterian Church so
ciety. They' won third place in the
parade fur having gone the farthest
d is tone o to attend the convention,
won second place lu the play. couaVfct!
and second for the greatest number
of points in the years work.
Miss Stoddard reports an enjoyable
time at the convention and congratu
lates the Medford Endeavors on their
entertainment. She was gone .from
La Grande a weekj.
High Wages And
Shorter Hours
Prosperity Aid
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Apr. 20 P)
The most prosperous periods of the
nation's industrial history, said Rob
ert P. Lamont, secretary of commerce,
at the opening session today of the
United States chamber of commerce,
have been those "coincident with
high wages and shorter hours."
"If millions of workers are out of
employment for a year through loss
of wages, their buying power is cut
by billions of dollars," the secretary
said. "If the Income of the remain
ing millions who still are employed
is cut 10 per cent through shorter
hours and part-time work, the loss,
amounts to several more billions.
Brlplit Prospects.
"I am enough of an optimist," Mr.
Lamont said, "to believe that indus
trial' history will again repeat itself
and that the next 50 years will wit
ness further displacement of labor.
and the further development of many
new products and services which will
afford employment to those displaced
and supply the over-expanding wants
of our people.
But these brignt prospects ior tne
long-term future cannot obscure the
fact that we are deep into one of the
most severe depressions of our busi-
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L. H. S. Band Given
A Higher Ranking
W. W. Nusbaum, director of the
La Grande High school band
which entered the state band
contest at Corvallls a few weeks
ago, received a certificate yester
day awarding the La Grande band
third place In the contest. This
come as a complete surprise to
cvervone here, for announcement
was made at the close of the Con
test that La Grande had won
fourth place. The only possible
explanation, according to Mr.
Nusbaum, la that the Judges af
terward found some cause for
changing their decision.
H. G. Avery Speaks
At Rotary Club
K. O. Avery, county agriculturist,
rHuMiKupri hnva' nnd tiirW club work
' at the Rotary club luncheon today
at noon at the La Grande hotel. Mr.
Avery gave examples of some of the
i splendid work done by some of the
Union county club workers in the
past few years. "We're looking for
; ward to the development of our boys
! and girls and the work of the 4-H
clubs is to inspire them to make the
j most of their lives." he said,
j Jack Wright gave an interesting
; account of how films are produced
J and handled, and Dr. J. L. Ingle called
attention to the Eastern Oregon
i track meet here next Saturday and
! suggested that Rotarlans would be
j doing a great service of they encour-
aged the boys by their interest and
attendance.
PIONEER OF
1862 PASSES
EARLY TODAY
Sam Williamson, Who
Came West in Famous
"Yount Train," is. Dead.
FUNERAL TO BE
ARRANGED LATER
Deceased H e 1 p ed Erect
the First, Brick Build
ing in La Grande at
Adams and Depot.
Sam Williamson, one of Union
county's oldest and most respected
pioneers passed away yesterday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock at the family
home on Cove avenue, after a very
short Illness. Mr. Williamson was In
his 80th year and for some time it
had been noticed that his strength
was yielding to the infirmities of old
age. Monday afternoon Mr. William
son suffered something of a heart
attack and he did not again regain
consciousness.
Coming to this valley In the ear:y
sixties, Mr. Williamson was among
thosa who helped to lay the founda
tlon for many of the permanent
things in the valley today. Together
witn nis orotnerrin-iaw, Mr, jttogera,
Mr. Williamson built the first brick
building in La Grande. This is the
building on the corner 01 Adams and
Depot, originally built for La Grande's
arug store, duc oi late years occupied
by the La Grande Investment Co.
Came West In '2.
Samuel Blrkmire - Williamson was
born in Philadelphia, October 11, 1842.
His father was one of those attracted
to California in the gold rush of 1849.
He returned east after having spent
two years in the west and soon with
his family started on another pil
grimage. They only went as far as
Iowa however, and later moved into
Missouri. It was from that state, hi
May of 1882, that the Williamson
family together with the McAllister's,
the Gekeler's and others started west
in the historically famous "Yount
train." When- In September they
reached this, valley, their cattle were
poor, they were short of funds, and
!;tfee company decided to. stop here fw
ftho winter, where the pasture was
good and tne water supply nientnui.
They built cabins which would shelter
them comrortabiy lor the winter, out
that winter has . prolonged through
the intervening years up to the pres
ent time. There were! but three houses
In the valley, when these pioneers
stopped, here, and It was necessary
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RECEIVE MESSAGE
FROM SCIENTIST
Augustine Courtauld,
Lost in Northern Green
land, Without Provisions
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 29
JP) A wireless message received at
Reykjavik, Iceland, today -purporting
to be from Augustine Courtauld,
British scientist who Is lost in North
ern Greenland, stapled: "Absolutely
without provisions."
KESriE PLANE TAKES OFF
MALMO. Sweden, April 29 OPj Al
bin Ahrenberg, the Swedish aviator,
took off at noon today on a flight to
Greenland to search lor Augustine
Courtauld, the British scientist, who
is lost there.
Ahrenberg set his course for Bergen,
Norway, where ho hoped to arrive
this evening. With him were Wireless
Operator Lund and Mechanic Malm.
He planned to fly from Bergen to
(Continued on Pace Five)
38 Cremated In
Express Train
Fire Near Cairo
CAIRO. Egypt, Apr. 29 (F)
Thirty. eight persons, Including
ten children, were burned to
death and 36 others were injured
- when the Cairo-Alexandria ex
press caught fire.
FIVE NEftHOES BCRNED .
CLARKSVILLE. Tenn., Apr. 29
fPi Five negro inmates were
burned to death early today in
a fire that destroyed a wing of a
dormitory at the Montgomery
county poor farm, 20 miles from
here.
Records May Fall In East Oregon;
Keen Competition In Many Events
The sprints in the Eastern Oregon
track and field meet here Saturday
morning and afternoon are expected
to develop some unusual contests,
with three fast cinder path artists
primed for victory in either the 100
or 220-yard dash.
Been-, of La Grande, and Hoffman.
of Ontario. 1930 sprint kings of this j
section, will be fighting valiantly to
defend their crowns and a third man, !
Miller of Mac-Hi. will be seeking to i
wrest one or both of the laurels from
the two veterans.
Record May Result
AH three have done the 100 in
around 10.1 and 10.2 seconds. With
starting blocks and keen competi
Hoover Host To
Royalty, Hero,
And Son Today
Presidential Day Unusu
ally Busy Formal Din
ner Tonight For King
and Queen of Siam. .
HISTORY MADE
WASHINGTON. Apr. 29 ()
For the first time in history, 1
an absolute monarch crossed
the .threshold of the White
House today to receive a 1
friendly handclasp of welcome 1
by the president of the United
States.
Accompanied by aides and
his queen, King Prajadhlpolo
of Siam called formally on
President. Hoover to receive . 1
the president's welcome to the
United States. Mrs. Hoover 1
welcomed the queen.
By long standing custom, 1
the call was a highly formal .
one and was immediately re
turned by the president and
Mrs. Hoover at the royal resi
dence of the eastern ruling
coupie on Mossacnusetts ave-
S nue.
SS5$$$$$$$. $. $$$
WASHINGTON, Apr. 29 ffi The
ceremonious reception of an absolute
King ana queen, an intensely happy
family reunion, and the arrival of a
boy hero all within a few hours com
bined today to give the White House
one of its busiest days in years.
Herbert Hoover Jr., who for six
months, has been recovering from in
cipient tuberculosis at Asheville, N.
C, arrived on an early morning train.
He went immediately to the White
House where he was greeted by his
father and mother and his three de
lighted children, Peggy Ann, Herbert
3rd and Joan, the babyj
It was the first time in bIx monthB
they all had been together and the
second time the president had soon
his elder son since last Nov. 1.
Almost immediately afterward Bry
an'Untledt, hero of tho Colorado bliz
zard bus tragedy arrived- Mrs. Hoover,
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Warm Weather
Continuing In
Eastern Oregon
'Suminrir-Hke weather continues to
reign over uregon touay ana indica
tions this morning were that it would
be the fourth consecutive day to top
the 70-above mark. Yesterday's maxi
mum was 75 and on Monday the
top was 78 the warmest since last
summer, uunaay was tno ursu aay
this year to find the temperature
above the 60s.
The nights have been comfortably
warm for April, the minim urns rang
ing from 41 to 50 above, and -with
no frlst to curtail growth green
stuff has showed rapid prograss.
Over the valley, farmers are In the
spring work in "full blast" and or-
cnaras are coming into iuii oioom,
with the exception of apples, etc.,
which bloom somewhat later than
the cherries, peaches, apricots. The
ground has been drying rupidly, and
many would welcome a soaking rain
in the near future.
- Although the weather forecast in
dicates a somewhat unsettled out
look, there was no likelihood of rain
except for possible showers on the
coast tomorrow.
DROWNING IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Apr. 29 WP) Tho first
drowning In the city during the pres
ent warm weather occurred late yes
terday when David Jennlson, 11, felt
from a raft into a lake. He and sev
eral other lads had paddled the Im
provised raft nearly 300 feet from
shore when It tipped, throwing tho
boy into six feet of water.
His companions mere so badly
frightened they did not notify young
Jcnnison's father until 40 minutes
after the accident. The harbor patrol
recovered the body.
WHEAT CROP DAMAGED
WASHINGTON, Apr. 29 i&) Fur
ther damage to wheat crops in the
spring wheat belt in the Pacific
Northwest from continued dryness,
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FRANCIS COAD,
OF COVE, WINS
SCHOLARSHIP
PORTLAND, Ore.. Apr. 20 W)
Word was received "here today that
two Oregon students have been
mentioned in the fellowships and
scholarships awards from Columbia
university in New York.
Francis Edward Coad, of Cove, was
awarded a university fellowship in
the school of law. He received his A.
B. at University of Oregon in 1029,
and was a candidate for J. D., this
year.
George Charles Belfridge, Jr.. of
Portland, won the James Furman
Kemp fellowship In geology.
tion. It is not unlikely that a 10-flnt
pace will be established, weather
permitting. If a record is estab
lished, it will go down on the books
along with Unamuno's 10-flnt mark,
but will not replace It because of
the blocks.
The 220-yard race will be just as
bitterly contested as the century,
and plenty of flying heels will be
seen In both the preliminaries In
the morning and the finals lu the
afternoon.
Torrenre Out for First
Torrence, of La Grande, is being
picked by many to win the broad
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FLAMING OIL
WELL BURNS
7 TO DEATH
Two Are Near Death in
Hospital Others May:
Have Been Killed.
REQUIRE DAYS TO .
SUBDUE INFERNO
All of Men Who Perished
Were Young Except
One Other Wells in
Texas Field Safe.
; GLADEWATER Tex,, Apr. 29 (P)
A thorough check of all available
sources showed today that not more
than seven fatalities resulted from
the explosion and fireMate yesterday
at the Sinclair No. 1 Cole well near
Gladewater, which still was burning
furiously today.
GLADEWATER, Tex., Apr. 29 (VP)
Men and equipment were rushed to
the Sinclair No. 1 Cole well, four miles
southeast of here, tolay in an effort
to subdue the mighty, roaring cal
dron that burned seven men to death
last night.
Two other men who were pulled
from the inferno after It had become
Ignited were near death in a Long
view hospital. It was possible others
had died in the blaze but operators
were hopeful all had been accounted
for.
Tho dead:
Bob Murdock, Orlando, Okla.
Bill Haroun, Canadian, Okla.
George Albright, Oklahoma City.
, Roy Blankenshlp, Tulsa, Okla.
' Bill McCashland Sr., Winona, Okla.
' Bill McCashland Jr., Winona, Okla.
- Virgil Woltz, Hunter, Okla.
' John Keys, 39, of Oklahoma City
and Frank Flouck, 35, of Wood field,
Okla., were In the hospital at Long
view in a dying condition.
GlenntUt Ton cue of Flame.
The gigantic geyser of fire crackled
and leaped unaoaiea, garnering mo
mentum through the night, lighting'
the pine forests for many miles. Its
beat became Intensified as thousands
of barrels of crude oil wero flapped up
liv. the shooting flames.
i:STTfc -MiiriPfttwl Itk-Mv thnfc Anvornl HfiVft
would be necessary for experts, to
place nitro-glycerlne to blow out the
lire.
While the oil fire snorted and pop
ped, buddies of Murdock and Haroun,
whose bodies were cremated in the
withering caldron, kept a sort of
wake over their ashss. Around camp
fires they talked of the agonizing
scene as men died in the lire ana
related Incidents of heroism.
There was the case of Driller Mur
dock. caught on the floor of tho rig.
who thought of his pal, Virgil Woltz.
second driller, and made a mad rush
to extricate him rrom tho flames.
Tells of Incident.
Pat Massey told of that Incident.
He was standing on the runway when
tho tinv snark of undetermined origin
set the funeral pyre. Only a mlnuto
before, Murdock had handed him his
watch and said: "Pat, hold this for
me, I don't wantto get oil on it.
Murdock walked back down tho run
way to the floor of the rig and never
camo out.
Whether Murdock got his pal.
Woltz, off the rig no one knew, but
(Continued on PaBO Eight)
100 Killed, Injured
In Trans-Caucasia
By Quakes, Report
MOSCOW, Apr. 29 IP) At
least -lOO persons were reported
killed or Injured today in an
earthquake which struck three
districts of the soviet republic
of Naklchevan in Trans-Cau-casla.
Several villages were re
ported to have been wiped out
and many houses In other set
tlements wero destroyed. The
Trans-Caucasian government
moved immediately to organ
ize relief.
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$ g $ 3 3
Education Board
Meeting Uncertain
PORTLAND, Apr. 20 (P No def
inite date hns been sot for the meet
ing of the state board of higher edu
cation which was to have been held
in Portland today, the office of C. L.
Starr, chairman of the board, said to
day. Starr was not at his office dur
ing the day.
mo important meeting to nave
been held todoy was postponed bo
cause several members of the board
could not attend.
Starr said last night that because
of the great Importance of the meet
ing it will be held at such a time as
all members can be present. This
probably will be sometime within the
next two weeks, and the board mem
bers will be advised sufficiently early
to enable them to prepare.
Consolidation of Institutions and
activities will be discussed.
Furniture Industry
Hits The Upgrade
HIGH POINT, N. C Apr. 20
The furniture manufacturing Industry
has hit tho upgrade.
Bcldman and Sold man, certified
public accountants here Issued a sur
vey statement today showing new or
ders ond shipments wero greater in
March than in February. March or
ders Increaser 12 per cent while ship
ments Increased 20 per cent.
THOMAS B. KAY
1 (
Thomns II. Kny. state trensurer,
who wiLS stricken nt a meeting
of the bonrrt of control yester
day, tiled at Ills home tlilrlllR
tlio night. Ktiy's successor, un
tler Oregon laws, will he ' up
pointed by the governor.
MARCONI STUDIES
RADIO MYSTERY
Finds Ultra-Short Waves
Akin to Light Won't
Make Predictions.
Itv lidwnrd Stanley
LONDON (!) Gugllelmo Marconi,
tho Italian scientist who has un
locked many of radio's secrots, is
fashioning another key which ho
hopes will fit tho lock to still more
mysteries those of ultra-short, waves..
Whether the key will bo suitable,
and If so what It will reveol, Mar
coni, smiling, doesn't predict. But
he says:
"Nothing Is im
possible.
One gains the
Impression that
Marconi feels ra
dio may be on the
threshold of an
other great era of
development. But
that Isn't what he
Bays.
'' At tly moment
In the light of
what Is -known
about them, ' he
sees only limited
possibilities for
ultra-short waves.
"They seem to
have some of the gyjutu-uj lAKi.QN
properties oi ngnc
waves." he explains,
,-Thoy ennnot
pass through obstructions, such
buildings, but they can pass through
fog, smoke, darkness.
iWity Guide Ship In Fog
"Thus they may be useful In guid
ing ships and trains tasks of that
nature In a fog a ship could put
e short-wave belt about Itself, warn
ing all other ships that como within
that belt.
"Tho great obstacle is that thoy
can bo sent only for comparatively
j short distances. They do not seem
pracucauie ior commercial use over
long distances. Certainly not from
here to Amorlca, far example."
Ho sees soma hope for the future
in that some way may bo found to
"bend" them.
Like Itiullo's Early Dnya
"We seem to be in something of
tho same situation we were in early
wireless," ho says.
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RATE CHANGES
IN IIERMISTON
AREA DENIED
SALEM, April 20 () An Increase
in rates by requiring customers to
pay their bills when due with a pen
alty of ten per cent If not so paid
was denied the Hermiston Light and
Power company by the public utilities
commissioner todoy. An order was
also Issued by tho commissioner
against the snme company reducing
residential lighting services from 13
to 42 per cent depending upon tho
amount of Individual use. The ter
ritory nffectcd Includes Umatilla,
Staufleld, Hermiston and Echo.
Tho commissioner also announced
dismissal of investigation and sus
pension of rates of the Columbia
Utilities company for telephone sor
vlco at Men-ill and Matin, upon with
drawal by the company for a request
for Increased tariff.
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Baseball Today
AMERICAN LEAOL'K
Nn-IItt, No-llun (iiiine
CLEVELAND, Apr. 29 Wesley
Ferrcll pitched a no-hlt, no-run game
against the Ht. Louis Browns here
today to win his fourth game of tho
season, 0 to 0. Ferrell also hit a
homo run. R. H. E.
8t, Louis 0 0 0
Cleveland 0 13 2
Gray, Stiles and R. Ferrell; W. Fer
rell and Sewell.
R. H. E.
Detroit 0 7 1
Chicago 3 5 1
Whitehlll and Schung; Thomas and
Tat.
Philadelphia at Boston, postponed:
rain and cold.
NATIONAL I.i:,W;i'E
Brooklyn nt New York, postponed;
wet grounds and cotd.
Boston at Philadelphia, postponed;
rain and cold.
R. H. E.
Chicago 3 7 1
Cincinnati 1 11 2
Bnecht and Hartnett; Lucas and
Sukcforth
Modification Of
Anti-Trust Law
Is Recommended
A. C. Dixon, of Eugene,
Believes Lumber Indus
try Could Improve .'Pres
ent Conditions.
ATLANTIC CITY, Apr. 29 ?) A.
C. Dixon, of Eugene, Ore., prominent
lumberman, today before a United
States chamber of commerce depart
mental meeting, recommended modi
fication of the Sherman anti-trust
laws so that the lumber Industry
might Improve the "present destruc
tive competitive conditions."
Dixon, vice president of tho Booth
Kelly Lumber company of Eugene,
spoke before the natural resources
production department.
"The actual condition of the lum
ber Industry is very depressing," he
said. "In the middle of the first
decade of this century, the per cap
ita consumption of lumber was 525
feet. Last year It was 225 feet. We
have 20,000 sawmills and many aux
iliary plants and a million work
ers. The Industry Is almost past
the point of stagnation and with its
back to the wall."
Depletion Unlikely? '
"There has been," Dixon Bald, "a
tremendous amount of worrying done
about the depletion of raw material
that has never taken place, and, we
think, never will take place.'
The lumbermen, to help them
selves, Dtxon said, should correct
the "current error of belief relative
to lumber scarcity so that our com
petitors cannot Continue to advertise
that it 1b unpatoriotlo and un-American
to use lumber."
Next, Dixon said, tho Industry
should advertise lumber to enlarge
Its market.
Dixon declared there should be es
tablished better control of the In
dustry in fewer hands so that some
central competont and controlling
group may work out its salvation.
There is no deBlro for a monopolizing
trust, he said, adding tho,t consolida
tion of physical properties or of sales
agencies of groups of mills would
bring about some improvement.
Iteglonnt Control Suggested
It would be helpful, too, he said.
If there would be regional control
of various kinds of timber, such as
fir or southern pine, thus preventing
the unnecessary cross-hauling of logs
and other wastes as well as provid
ing concentration of capital and abil
ity necossary to plan and carry out
research and merchandising schemes
for betterment.
Dixon, after pointing out that
most of the efforts lumbermen have
havo made to- nroteob themselves
have beon frqtynott upon by the fed
eral government, expressed the' belief
(Continued on Pago Eight)
POPPIES WILL
BE SOLD HERE
MAY 23 AND 28
For a valiant cause, tho American
Legion nnd tho auxiliary, annually
havo devoted their efforts to the sale
of poppies on the strcots of La
Grando each Memorial day with the
women doing the selling. Saturday,
May 23 has been scheduled as tho day
for tho first Intensive salo while on
May 28, they will complete tho cam
palgn. Tho popples are made by the
disabled veterans In the hospital In
Portland, and the proceeds are used
to support tho families of the veter
ans, some of whom have not been
able to work a day since leaving the
service
It is not the poppy Itself that the
American Legion is urging an to ouy,
they state, but the little red poppy
Is full of meaning, representing tho
sacrificed blood of the doughboys who
fell and service to tho disabled.
"Tho war cost millions of dollars in
money, but far more In the lives and
health of thousands of American boys
then- In tho prime of youth. In
many hospital throughout tho coun
try there aro remnants of once strong,
healthy men who are blind, paralyzed,
crippled, men who havo given their
dearest earthly possession, health,
that the liberty of this country may
bo secure, they declare.
The dlsablcdo non - compensated
man In the hospital, many of whom
have small children and a wife. Is
enabled to earn from (00 to 75
month to send his family. This safe
man also knows he Is making these
iionnlcs for tho American Legion
auxiliary who will use tho proceeds
from sale for a buuuy or nis lamuy
who Is more unfortunate than ho,
for manv of tho men can not even
make tho popples, reports Mrs.
Charles E. Showmaker, president of
tho auxiliary. Port of the money
also goes to tho families of thoHe
soldiers who were killed in battle,
through the child wolfuro program.
Mere Man Cannot
Be Common Scold
& LOCK HAVEN, Pa., Apr. 20
2 An indictment charging
j Asa T. Kulp with being a
common scold was quashed
$ hero yesterday, tho court rul
lng that only a woman could
4 bo accused of that offense.
Heroism of Radio
Man Brings Help
NEW YORK, April 29 W An
unidentified radio operator Jumped
Into the sea to 11 reproof his clothing
nnd clambered back aboard tho burn
ing tanker Castor yesterdny after the
rest of the crew had taken to tho
lifeboats and continued to send plena
for assistance until tho flames put
his set out of commission.
His calls brought four ships to the
rescue, and the British freighter
Ousebrldge picked up tho crew and
the radio operator. Last word from
the Ouscbrldge, telling of the exploit,
was that tho tanker was still afloat,
but burning.
STRICKEN AT
BOARD MEET
ON TUESDAY
Death , Occurs at 12:10 a.
m. Served With Nine
Oregon Governors. .:.
SUCCESSOR TO BE 1
APPOINTED LATER
Was Close Personal
Friend of Gov. Meier
Who, Grief -Stricken, Is-r
sues Statement. ' ,
SALEM, Ore., April 20 (P) Funeral
services for Thomns B, Kay, state
trensurer, who died today will be held
here Tnunmny at a p. m. from tne
First Christian church. Rev. E. -J.
Howe will read the services. Intri
incut will be In City View cemetery
Those who will act m honorary and
active pall -bearer linrt not been
selected today. '
SALEM, Apr. 29 (P) Thomas B. :
Kay, 67, state treasurer for IB years,
died at his home here at 12:10 a. m.
today. Death came to the veteran
Oregon official lesa than eight hours
after he suffered a stroke of paralysis ;
during a board of control meeting in
tho executive offices. t - ;
With Kay as the end came were
the members of his family and his
friend and physician, Dr. R, Lee
Stelner, He became unconscious
shortly after the stroke and remained -so
until death Mrs, Kay was grief -stricken
and was placed under the.
caro of a physician. . "
P.O warning- !
Kay had been active at the board
of control meeting, and other than
appearing to be under some strain,
naa no warning oi me sirose. - xne
board meeting had continued - for
more than two houra, and discus
sion was just concluded xipon the
date of the resignation of Henry,
Meyers, penitentiary superintendent! x
when Kny collapsed. , , ---.;-. -f-
Dr. Stelner, Dr. C. H. Robertson -
and Dr. C. A. Downs were summoned
by the executive office when Kay i
collapsed, members ot the board and
newspapermen giving- what aid -they
could until the physicians arrived;
The doctors pronounced his condition '
serious, and he was taken to his
home.. . , .. , i . '
Kay, by reason of his office as state
treasurer, was a member, of the board
of . control and numerous other 'boards
nnd commissions. : .Other members '
of the board of control are Governor
Julius L. Meier and Secretary of
State Hal E. Hoss. . - Under Oregon
laws, Kay's successor will be ap
pointed by the governor, to serve
until the next general election, v
Meier Expresses Grief
Governor Meier, noticeably affected
by the sudden death of Kay, Issued
the following statement: !:
"It is not necessary to eulogize '
Thomas B. Kay. Every person In Ore
gon knows of his outstanding rec
ord. Courage, Independence,, hon
esty and tireless activity for the wel
faro nnd progress of tho state are -
(Continued on Page Five)
PANGBORN AND
HERNDON ON
TEST FLIGHT
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., April
20 W) Flying the monoplane In
which, thoy propose to travel around
tho world nt a later date, Clyde Fang- .
born, veteran air circus pilot, and
Hugh Herndon Jr., wealthy aviation
enthusiast, took off at 7 :42 a. m.
(E.S.T.) today on a 2,600 mile test
flight to Porto Rico. v
Mrs. H, M. Alexander, mother-in- ,
Inw of Governor Theodore Roosevelt
of Porto Rico, was at tho field as the
plane left. She sent a package of
books. nnd toys to her grandson,
Quentln. Another interested specta
tor was Mrs. Dixon Boardman, mother
of Herndon, and backer of the flight.
Threo pigeons were taken aboard
the crnft and will be released at In
tervals of 200 and 600 miles. The
plane carries no radio.
Pet Lamb Blamed
For Fatal Crash
SPOKANE, Wash., Apr. 29 (JF On
the head of a pet lamb bought for
children today lay the blame for the
crash which killed Thomas D. 8tlm
son, millionaire Seattle air enthusiast,
near Nespelem Sunday.
E. V. Pettis, aeronautical Inspector
for tho department of commerce said 1
after an investigation of the wreck
age yesterday that the lamb, tied to ,
the left rudder pedal in the foreword
cockpit of the dual control ship. Jam
med tho stick, causing the 'ship to
nose dive 200 feet.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Apr. 29 P) Increasing
likelihood of material curtailment of
1931 wheat acreage in Canada did
much today to bring about price up
turns In wheat. Persistent dearth of
molsturo indicated that unless tha
Canadian situation quickly changed a '
general acreage reduction would be
unavoidable. New export business
In North American wheat was esti
mated nt more than 60,000 Includ
ing some Durum wheat from, the
United States. .
Wheat closed Irregular, Vi tower
to higher, corn oft to up,
oats at decline to advance, and
provisions showing 6 cents setback. -
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