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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service . : 12 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER BSM LOWER LOT HAND CORNER OF THia PAOB. VOLUME XXIX MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1931 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER. NUMBER 211 ELGIN'S NEW PLANER WILL OPEN TODAY Continuous Run Hoped For By Its Principal Owner, W. E. Moore. PLANT ERECTED ' AT COST $75,000 Word Fi'om Enterprise Says Small Sawmill, " Owned by F. R.R.anes, Will Open Soon. ELGIN, Ore.. May 1 The Pondosa Pine Lumber company was to start operatlonof the newly-erected planer today, May 1, and It Is the hope of : W. E. Moore, its principal owner, that the run will be continuous. .h. himtf hum nf work men has been much In evidence around tne plant ana now uu mio of Its opening It can be truthfully said that It Is one of the latest type, most modern In construction and con- tains the latest equipment, making it one of the best in the northwest. The main room is 80x140 feet and .1 onn f.af f flnor ftnace. UUIlUllllB -r '- all well lighted and with the latest safety devices on an mutmiic.j wv. the whole structure Is protected with a modern sprinkling system. The entlro cost of the plant is close to 76,000 and no effort has been 1 n nvnira If a mnriurn fftctorv where the finished product can be manufactured and shipped east, avoiding the heavy freight rates pre valent on vne mw uiuwuni. RANKS MILL TO OPEN ENTERPRISE, May 1 Logs aro be ing hauled by truck into Enterprise to be sawed at a small sawmill which F. R. Rancs is to set up adjoining the idle planter tho Oregon White Pine Lumber company. Mr. Ranes vtfia mnnn fpet of Iocs In. and has been halted for the time by work on the highway west of town, wmcn Is to be resurfaced soon. Most of the equipment for the mill Is to be hauled from old Gwynne siding to town over the samo highway, and this also has been held up. Alter tne oroaen uf face of the highway had been scarl fled, it was so soft that heavy loads would find hard going, ana mignt . cut through. r A: F. ZEAMER PASSES AWAY AT HIS HOME August Fred Zeomer, a resident of Indian Creek for the' last IB years, passea awuy at, i w, long Illness. Funeral Bervlcee will bo i u ntt.vnivm nt-. t.hn PrpR. bytcrian church at Elgin at 2 o'clock. rne ounai win uiite piawj m "w gin cemetery with Snodgrass and Zimmerman in tmugc. Mr. Zcamer, bom in Germany, was 72 years, five months and 23 days of age. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Minnie Zeamer, and the follow ing children: Mrs. F. L. Burdlfk and ..Oscar, of Mandan, N) Dak.; Mrs. C. E. Edquest, Butte, Mont.; Robert P., Keewatln, Ont.; William, of St. Paul, Minn.: Carl, of Elgin; and Robert Karvlll, of Boise. MI MIR STAFF FOR NEW YEAR IS ANNOUNCED Following the election of the editor and business manager of the La Grande High school Mlmlr for 1931 32, the remainder of the staff has been selected. The staff follows: Editor. Edna Brown; assistant edi tor, Marie Floberg; manager, Carl Helm; assistant manager, Ruth Mur chtsont senior editor, Maravene Kid dle: Junior editor, Myrn Smith: snaps, Peggy Bohnenkamp and Nick Hughes; boys' athletics, Willie Torrence; girls' athletics, Arline Conradt; calendar and society, Margaret MacAUlster; or ganizations and activities, Bernlta Plerson: alumni, Juanlta Stltzlnger; art. to be selected; humor, Sally Sle grlst. Noel Vest Duncan Dead In Portland By Mrs. Ma I tin L. Stevenson (Observer Correspondent) JOSEPH, Ore. (Special) Noel Vest Duncan, resident of this city, died in Portland on April 30. He was born at Cove. Ore., on Dec. 13, 1880 and leaves his widow, two small children, his aged father, Wesley Duncan, two brothers and a sister, also a half brother and a half sister. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. $ $ 4 $ 3 3 S S WEATIITR FORECAST 3 Oregon: Fair tonight and 8 $ Saturday but with cloudy ? weather tonight in the west 8 4 portion; no change in tern- perature. Gentle to moderate 4 $ north and northwest winds ? offshore. g- WEATHER TODAY $ 7 a. m. 57 above. $ & Minimum: 42 above. Condition: Clar. WEATHER YESTERDAY 4 Maximum 78, minimum 41 above. ? $ Condition: Clear. ' $ 3 WEATHER MAY 1, 1M0 & Maximum 78, minimum 43 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. 'Daddies', Staged By Junior Class, Delights Crowd Fast-Moving Comedy in Four Acts Presented at High School Auditorium Thursday- An amusing and fast-moving play. "Daddies," was presented last night by a cast of Juniors at the High school auditorium, the action of the four-act comedy progressing at a brisk nace and taking the large audl- enco from one wlrecrack to another, with unusual situations presenting themselves throughout the drama. The play, by John L. Hobble, tells of the results that follow the adop tion of children by four bachelors, and the possibilities for rich humor are taken advantage of to the fullest. Cast Does wen Robert Eakin, as Robert .Audrey, handled his part admirably, as did the other members of the cast. - Thomas Wright played the part of James Crocket: Claude Whiteside, Henry Allen; Charles wainum, Wil liam Rivers; John French, ' Nichol son Walters: Wllma Hansen, Ruth Atkins; Lucille Llllard, Mrs. Audrey; Atha Damerell, Bobetto Audrey; Eve lyn Piper, Madame Levlgne: Victoria Hutchison, Lorry; Mae Waldorf, Alice; Marlon Reynolds, Donald Hlg glns and Burnett Chausse, Francois Ss Company: Earle Hamilton, Parker, and Dorothy Stuart, Katie. Miss Sartnin Director Miss Catherine Sartaln directed the play. Between acts the High school orchestra, directed by W. W. Nus baum, furnished several well-received numbers. James Leslie and Corwin Beery were business managers; Howard Cantrell, stage manager; Richard Smutz, assistant stage manager; Robert Zwelfel, electrician; Paul Walker, properties; Lilly Hoffman prompter; Wesley Hershey, Joan Pld cock and Evelyn Piper, make-up. The final presentation of the play will take place tonight at 8:16 o'clock at the auditorium and another full house Is anticipated. . Starting Time Of Music Week Concert 7:45 To permit several of the band mem bers to fill an engagement later In the evening, the starting time lor the music week concert of the munic ipal band has been set ahead to 7:45 p. m. at tne tttgn scnoot auditorium next Tuesday evening. The soloist for the concert will be Hov. Mattoon. solo clarinetist of ths band, who will be heard in a theme with variations ; "Sonnambula" "... by Cavalllni. . . . - ' Carl Maria von Weber's best known musical composition is probably his "Invitation to the Waltz." and this number wh,ich is Included on so many symphony orchestra programs will be heard also. Although this program contains a eoodlv portion of the classics, never theless many selections of a lighter vein will be Included", not 'the least of these being Victor Herbert's "Wizard or tne Hue." Those expecting to attend the con cert are asked to keep In mind the starting time of 7:45 p. m. The con cert Is being played at the request or tne music weeK committee oi tne Neighborhood club under the chair manship of Mrs. A. Gralapp, and is given iree oi cnarge. Golf Pairings For Team Play Are Completed Pairings have been completed for the team match to be played at the country club golf course Sunday, be tween teams captained by W. V. Gus tlson and Fred Spaeth. All participants are asked to with out fall, observe the following con ditions: (1) Play will be In twosomes or foursomes; (2) Call all members If foursomes and opponents If two somes; 3) If player or opponent Is unable to play call Land is Crimp, A. W. Nelson or R. P. Murphy; (4) Please notify committee of changes before Saturday evening. Pairings follow: w . v. uuBUBon vs. rruu opuei.ii, r. L. Meyers vs. Art Hodge. C. H. Reynolds vs. L. K. Kinzel; N. W. Frees vs. R. F. Murphy. F. E. Lanzer vs. C. W. Blngner; J. C. Murphy vs. H. E. Dixon. L. D. McCoy vs. W. C. Williams; John Theisen vs. Dan Tanner. Fred E. Kiddle vs. G. L. Larison; ( Continued on Page Three ) Weather Ideal For Fishing, Is Report Barring rain, weather will be Ideal for fishing this weekend, J. P. More lock, special deputy warden reports. Roads ore good now even to some of the high mountains. "The following streams are slight ly high, yet are giving fair catches Catherine, Beaver, Looking Glass, better with bait," his report reads. "Following stream are even good for fly anglers Mead owh rook, Five Points, Dry creeks and Wallowa and Minam rivers. Wallowa river and Catherine creek are delivering steel head on spoon, with bait of worms. Lower Catherine sloughs are excellent for the angler who cares for catfish and bass." Right of Way For Dam Now Secured BAKER, Ore.. May 1 S. L. Balrd, Portland, associated counsel for the reclamation service in the northwest spent Thursday securing options on the- last areas needed for the right of way for the proposed Thief Valley irrigation dam to be built by the federal government, after the settlers have ratified the contract at the election to be held May 15 at Keat ing. Mr. Balrd understand! the gov ernment will be ready to advertise for bids on the dam immediately after the contract Is approved. He believes work can be commenced -ery soon alter July 1- The govern ment expects to have the work com pleted before January 1. HOLMAN NEW TREASURER OF OREGON Appointment Announced Today , by Governor Meier's Secretary. TO TAKE OFFICE BEFORE EVENING Gives State's Chief Execu tive Majority Vote in Matters Before 'Board of Control. SALEM, Ore.. May 1 (JP) Rufus C. Holman, of Portland, was today appointed state treasurer to succeed Thomas B. Kay. The announcement was made by the governors office. Holman will take office at once. He arrived here early today and has been In conference In the governor's office. The appointment of Holman did not come as a surprise. Gover nor Julius L. Melor is In Portland to day, but the appointment was an nounced by Miss Beatrice Walton, private secretary to the governor. Ciive Meier Control ' The appointment of Holman will give the governor the majority , on the board of control as it is expected the new state treasurer will concur In the executive's views in matters of policy, particularly pertaining to the operation of the 11 state Institu tions. Hal E, Hoss, secretary of state, who with Kay previously held the majority vote, is the. third member of the board. In his capacity as. state treasurer, Holman wtH sit on other state boards. Holman was born In Portland, Oct ober 14, 1877, his parents being pio neers of the state. He was educated In Portland public schools. During the campaign of the late George W. Joseph for governor, Holman was his staunch supporter. Following Joseph's death Holman supported the candidacy of Meier. . He Is a member of the Davis & Holman Company of Portland , and also Interested In the Portland Paper Box company and the Portland Ice and Cold Storage company. Holds other Positions The new state treasurer had been a member of the Multnomah county commission board for several terms, and .was to have taken his position by appointment of the governor on the Port - of 'Portland commission .June 1. , ' . - : Holman has also been a member of other boards and commissions, Including the Portland charter com mission, Portland library board and the Columbia river Interstate bridge commission. The , salary of state treasurer Is $6400. Holman will serve until the next general election. It was an nounced Holman would be sworn into office today. Bonds for the new treasurer , were being arranged. NINE SCHOOLS IN E.O. TRACK MEET Hermiston, Baker and On tario Send Eligibility Lists to Local Officials. - The 1931 Eastern Oregon track and field meet, which begins at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the La Grande High athletic field with the prelim inaries, will be the largest meet ever held here In reference to the number of teams participating. Eligibility lists had been received by yesterday noon from six schools MUton-Freewater, Pendleton, Adams. Helix, La Grande and Union and today three more 'schools entered, bringing the total to nine, one more than at the meet held here In 1029. The three schools entering since yes terday are Baker, Ontario and Her miston. Baker has several good men, Includ ing Stayton, sprinter and broad jumper; Eddy, all around performer, otc. Ontario's team is headed up by Hoffman, sprinter and one of lost year's East Oregon champions. Other strong men, Borne of them undoubt edly either winners or second place men, are expected from the Ontario school. Herm is ton's entries are also expected to nake things Interesting in some of the events. With nine schools entered, and 105 points at stake excluding the relay points, the winning school will need at least 60 points to be sure of victory. It Is believed. If the other four leading teams split up points enough, a victory could be eked out with a smaller score. An even 50 (Continued on Page Six) Emergency Stabilization Cannot Cope With Heavy Production, Claim ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., May I VP) James c. Stone, chairman of the fed eral farm board, told the United States chamber of commerce today that emergency stabilization activi ties of the board cannot cope success fully with continuous overproduction, and can be resorted tcwonly as tem porary remedies. The board, Stone asserted, believes its stabilization operations In cotton and wheat "have been fully justified by the serious emergency that faced agriculture ' following tne stock mar ket crash In 1929. Possible losses to the revolving fund, he said.. "will be Inconsequential compared to the benefits." lirk of Vunrlfrntnndln. He said the "gradually growing" antagonism between farmers and In dustry Is largely due "to lack of un derstanding." The farm board, he said, was attempting to lessen this breach. Farmers, he declared, were the most potential buyers of industrial pro ducts and "we believe the time has Earthquakes In Sanguezur Area Are Continuing Estimates of Dead Reach 500 American Red Cross Offers Aid in Message to Jtussia. $$$$&4$$$3$ RED CROSS OFFERS AID WASHINGTON, May 1 Chairman Payno of the Red 4 Cross today cabled an. offer 4 $ , of aid in the earthquake dlsas- $ S ter to the Red Cross of Russia. His message, addressed to & the Red Cross organization of -$ $ the Union of Socialist Soviet $ g Republics, Moscow, read: 4 "Deeply distressed at reports $ of Transcaucasus earthquake. & 4 American Red Cross extends $ sympathy. Can we help?" 4 S MORE QUAKES REPORTED MOSCOW. May 1 (ff) Continuing earthquakes In the Sanguezur dis trict of the soviet republic of Azer baijan, Transcaucasia, were believed today to have added to the loss o life and property damage already sustained by the area in tremors of the past two days. Unofficial estimates of ,the dead there and - In parts of Armenia reached 600 with many more In jured. Residents have deserted the stricken villages and are living in the open. All communications havo been disrupted and the victims are suffering greatly from, the severe weather. Many Victims Burled So many -victims are still buried under the ruins of their homes that It Is impossible to make an accurate estimate of the loss of lives. There is no word either from many of the outlying villages. Forty-four little sottlemjents In the neighbor hood of Ordubat were reported de stroyed and In that city Itself 217 houses were demolished. : The government la sending In car- (Continued on Page Six) TWO CONVICTS SLAY GUARD; ONE ESCAPES LIMA, O., May 1 VP) Two insane convlots of the Lima hospital for the criminal Insane attacked and strangled to death Louis Klehl, 48, a guard, early today. ' One of tho convicts, Samuel Nel son, 19, a negro, eluded the guards and escaped, but the other, John Powell, 24, white, of Columbus was captured as ho attempted to leave .the institution! , , ' According to other guards, the ttv sane prisoners seized Guard Klehl while was- making in la rounds of their ward and forced him Into a lavatory where they strangled htm to death with their hands. Hearing the commotion, the other guards - rushed into tho ward room and saw Powell attempting to get through a window. They disappeared when they . reached tho hospital grounds. BAPTISTS IN ANNUAL MEET ON THURSDAY The annual meeting of the First Baptist church was held last eve ning. Officers and committee chair men gave reports of the past year's work In all departments of the church. The treasurer reported all bills paid, and tho missionary quota for the year was oversubscribed by more' than 30 per cent. The church has. gained In mem bership during the year, and a con siderable Increase In Sunday school attendance was reported. Following the reading of reports, officers for the ensuing year were elected. Spring Rain Hits Portland Today PORTLAND, May 1 VP) A spring rain, gentle enough, but threatening the many outdoor programs arranged for May day, was falling here this morning. The weather station said the rain was almost entirely local. Showers were reported from ChehalJft and North Head and scattered points in Southern Oregon. It was generally cloudy north of Portland and clear east. Revolt Aimed At President Carmona LISBON, Portugal, May 1 (Pi A revolutionary movement aimed nt the overthrow of tho dictatorship ol President Carmona was discovered by the government today. Members of the cabinet have taken refuge In the barracks of the loyal third artil lery regiment. The discovery followed the explo sion of a bomb In the midst of a great crowd of May day demonstrators in Roclo square. come when the rest of tho country cannot hope fpr prosperity unless they share It." "In accordance with law," Stone said, ."stabilization operations both direct and indirect were undertaken In two commodities, cotton and wheat, as a result of the stock mar ket crash In the fall of 1020. They were Intended to help protect the farmers' market for his products from i exwemeiy serious consequences that ; threatened as a result of the world ; wide business depression. '. "In the past two croo vears our farmers have received direct benefits from these stabilization operations and. In addition, the country as a whole, particularly banks and busi ness men of the agricultural sections, received very great Indirect benefit. The board believes what was done to have been fully Justified by the ser ious emergency that faced agriculture. Any losses that may be sustained by the revolving fund from these opera- 1 (Continued on Page Five) Michael, Crown Prince, Is 111 Of Diphtheria BUCHAREST, rtumanla, May 1 m While his estranged father and mother stared coldly at each other from opposite sides of his sick bed, Michael, the boy who was king, to day lay suffering .. from ' diphtheria, arcaa aisease oi cnuanooa. Two Injections of serum adminis tered by the royal physicians were be lieved to have averted serious danger of death, although It was Bald that anxiety must continue. The crown prince, who carries the tltlo "Grand Volvode of Alba Julia," was running a high temperature. The physicians warned. Queen Hol- Lon, mother of Michael, that she mustJ not endanger her own life or run tho risks of contagion by too constant at tendance upon the ' patient, who Is nine years old. Helen looked at King Carol, who (Continued on Page Three) - Work Begins On Super-Highway In Near Future PORTLAND, May 1 Work wilt start Immediately on the first unit of the new Portland-Oregon City super-highway, It was announced to day after bids had been opened on the project hore yesterday at a brief highway commission meeting. Bids were received on the grading of about five miles of the Mllwauklc Gladstone section. A combination bid of $71,330. submitted by Kern & Kibbe and Jacobsen-Jcnsen com panies, was low. The new highways will shorten the distance between Portland and Ore gon City by '2.4 miles over the pres ent route. ' - The commission meeting was brief and members left immediately for Salem where they attended funeral services for Thomas B. Kay, state treasurer. The unfinished business will be taken up May 14. Elliott & Kldd. Eugene contractors, with a bid of $37,100, were low for grading 2.3 miles on the Burchard Creek-Paradise school section of tho Umpqua highway in Douglas county, and the some firm submitted the low bid of $43,252 for grading the east unit of 3.7 miles on the same highway. Louis I. DeWitt of Woodlako, Cal., was low for grading 2 miles of the Terminal CltyKlamath ' Falls sec tion of The Dnlles-Cullfornia high way in Klamath county. His bid was $32,006. On the Umatllla-Sand Station sec tion of the Columbia River highway in Umatilla county, the Portland Sand & Gravel company, with a bid of $66,760, was low for grading the 64 mllo west unit. O. D. Wolfe of Washougal, Wash., was low on the eaut unit of 6.3 miles at $83,042. O. N. Pierce, of Portland, bid $11, 805 for bridging Weatherly Creek on the Umpqua highway 30 miles weHt of Drain in Douglas county. r. H. Jones, of Baker, was low at $15,125 for bridging the Malheur river In Malheur county on the Cen tral Oregon highway 10 miles west of Harper. FIVE I'UOJnCTH LISTED SALEM, May 1 m Five highway projects and two bridges are listed for bids to be opened by the state highway department May 14, the next meeting of the commission to be held in Portland. The road proj- (Contlnued on Page Kour) Wholesale Prices Of Beef Go Lower CHICAGO, May 1 VP, Wholesale prices of dressed beef dropped dur ing April to levels from 27 to 32 per cent lower than a year ago, a monthly review Issued by the Insti tute of American Meat Packers said today. Almost all meats were substantially lower than a year ago. Veal wa .f;., 27 per cent, wholesale: fresh pork loins from 10 to 16 per cent lower, smoked hams from 14 to 20 per cent down and smoked picnic hams 30 per cent lower. Consumer demand was fair, tho review said. THE RIGHT 0' WAY LINGLE MURDER WITNESS KILLED Traffic Policeman Shot to Death Near Place Where Reporter Died. CHICAGO, May 1 m A witness in the Llngle murder case Traffic Policeman Anthony Ruthy, 43 was shot to death early last night by an alleged bank robber, barely 100 feet from the soot at Randolph, street and Michigan - boulevard, where AU red Ltnglo was assassinated a little less tnaiv a yoar ago. , jRtrthy v. killed by Frank Jordan, of Chluago, l.rmerly of Rock Island, who fired Ills pistol at the policeman in run view or nundreds or pedes trians and motorists, after two pri vate detectives and Policeman Patrick (Continued on Pag Four) 45 BODIES ARE RECOVERED IN BRAZIL BLAST RIO DE JANEIRO, May 1 (P) Forty five bodies were recovered today from ruins of the naval arsenal at Nlchth eroy, destroyed by an explosion In the torpedo-loading plant yesterday. Thirty-eight were Identified. Fire men searched the debris for others. Plant records were destroyed and It could not be determined how many of the 400 employes were In the building at the time. Seventy Injured are in hospltalB here and at Nichtheroy. So powerful was the-explosion that windows were broken In a radius of three miles. A man In a motor launch not far from the arsenal was thrown out of his boat. It was feared that bathers on a beach nearby may have been drowned. DO-X LEAVES CANARY ISLES FOR AFRICA LAS PALMAS. Canary Islands, May 1 VPt The German seaplane DO-X, largest flying boat In the world, loft here this morning and landed this afternoon at Rio Do Oro In the prov ince of Rio Do Oro on. the west coast of Africa, Harvey Browton, American airplane motor engineer attached to the staff, was one of tho 17 passengers of the snip commanueu oy rreaoricic unns tlanscn. Baseball Today PAniFlf! COAST LKAUIIF. Portland: Missions-Portland, post, poned; rain. AMERICAN I.EAOLK R. H. E. Cleveland 3 7 4 Detroit 4 7 1 Hardor. Shofner and Sewcll; Sul livan and Bchang. . H. H. E. Washington 4 10 3 Boston 10 14 0 Crowder, Burke, Tauschor and Spencer, Bolton; Russell and Con nolly. n. H. E. 8t. Louis 3 0 0 ChlcaKO 8 10 1 Coffman. Stiles, Herbert and Per- rell; Frazler and Tate. R. H. E New York 0 3 1 Philadelphia 4 0 0 pipgrus ana Dickey; Earnsnaw ana Cochrane. Philadelphia . 4 0 1 Brooklyn - 8 13 1 Collins. H. Ellttt. Bchesler and Da vis; Shaute and Lombard l. R. H. E. Cincinnati 4 11 1 Pittsburgh 6 13 a f Johnson. Prey, Kckcrt, Carroll and &ukciorth; French, Spencer and Phillips. ' JT R. H. E. Boston -,v 0 7 1 New York 6 11 1 Sherdel and Bool; Walker and O'Parroll, Jorgen. Actress Kicked Him In The Facd Hubby Testifies LOS ANGELES. Mav 1 (PI $ Pauline Stark, the screen ac-. tress, Kicked him in the lace,' $ called him names and other- S wise abused him, Jack White, $ film producor, claims tn seek- ing a divorce here. Miss Stark $ $ was unduly Jealous, he soys, S 4 discharging his nurse at a $ hospital and wrongfully ac- S cusing him of association with otnet women. . Water Feud Of Long Standing Ends In Death SOUTH BEND! Wash.. Mav 1 UP) A fifteen-year-old feud over a 'water bill ended here last night In the fatal shooting of Berry - Everett, 66, local manager for tho Puget Sound Light & Power company, and the Jailing oi josepn Ayat, by, who surrended after he had fired a revolver bullet through Evorott's forehead. Avdt told noltce hn shot Everatt when the plant manager attempted wj Bbrme nun, ; For 10 years tho quarrel had raged between the two men. Aydt told the sheriff. Everett, manager of the plans for the past 19 years, attempted to colleot money from Aydt which the latter aeoiaied no aid uoc owe. The quarrel was renewed bitterly two weeks ago when Everett visited Aydt and accused him of stealing water from a faucet near tno nouse boat In which he lived. Aydt said Everett chased him Into the house boat and threatened him. Late yeBterday they met In a card room. Aydt declared Everett charged him with theft, threatened him and then tried to strike him. Aydt drew a revolver and flrod. . - v Mapleton Man, 76, Burned To Death EUGENE, May 1 UP) Trapped In his home when tho flaming roof crashed In upon him, Clarence Henry, 70, was burned to death yesterday In tho Moploton district. The fire Is thought to have started from an overheated stovepipe. v Henry lived thero with his cousin, George Stan ley. Stanley had left the house to look after livestock when he noticed the roof on fire. . Henry started for the living room and Stanley rushed in to get him. As the elderly man reached tne room tne root crasnco. Track Meet Opens Willamette Fete SALEM, May 1 UP) May day fote at the Willamette university will of ficially open today wvtn a .iracx meet between Albany college and Willamette. Following the track meet the Willamette and University of OrcEon baseball nines will meot. Court activities for the May day queen, Miss Betty Lewis, win start co ntent with a theatre party and glee club concert at the university. The coronation ceremony will take place tomorrow on the campus lawn, at which time the dance features will be presented. Other events In keep Ing with the historic program, will uu out the day s program. Roosevelt Scores The Administration NEW YORK, May 1 (JP), A speech by Oovernor Roosevelt criticising "the conservative and reactionary party now in power in Washington" was published today. The governor spoke last night at a dinner oi tne Young mens uemo cratlo club of New York but omitted from his remarks references to Wash ington contained In the speech given to newspapers. Asked If the omission was Inten tlonal, the Oovernor said he did not realize there had been omissions and he stood behind tho speech as It was distributed for publication MAY DAY IS OBSERVED IN ALL NATIONS Russia Stops Work" on Five-Year Plan to : ; Hold Celebration. RIOTS OCCUR IN SPAIN, GERMANY Pol iceman Shot, 17 Wounded, in 'Barcelona Officers Halt Demon strations in Berlin. ; MOSCOW. Mav 1 Ufi All Russia stopped work on the five year plan tooay to ceieDrate May aay, one oi the most Important dates In the Russian calendar, -.. k . Josenh StoJIn. bare-headed and in a khaki shirt, sat in the reviewing . stand In Red square from B o'olode In the morning until late In the af ternoon wnue uo.ooo soldiers marched . past in a demonstration of ' Soviet ; Russia's preparedness for are "war oi intervention." . . Nearly 300 American engineers, brought from their distant posts at tho government's, expense, sat near him, and 'there were many Ameri cans among the hundreds of tourists who have crowded In during the last week. ' . Soldiers Fill Streets Throujfout the day soldiers afoot, on horseback and In rumbling tanks filled the streets. There were even parades at night. The people shouted cheers for the soviet and Insults to all capitalists. ; - "Long live Stalin," they cried, and the strong man of Russia waved an arm In acknowledgement. He seemed to be the most cheerful man In the official reviewing delegation.. - . All through Russia soap box orators addressed the crowds, but there was only One speech In Moscow, Klementl Voroshlloff, the commlsar of war, administered the oath of allegiance to tho troopB and exhorted them to even higher patriotism. . Russia's May day celebration will go on for several days with a series of parades and public meetings. . ONE KlLLKn IN RIOT . . ' ' BARCELONA, Spain, May 1 UP) One policeman, was killed,, two were wounded, and IS civilians were shot during a May day clash In. the San Jaoln,.plaza...:..,;.,:, ; . COMMUNISTS WOUND OFFICER ' BERLIN, May 1 UP) A gang Of young communists today shot and wounded a policeman who attempted to restrict May aay activities. The policeman was taken to a hos pital with a bullet In his lung, his condition- hopeless. - A few hours later mounted police -quelled an outbreak between national . socialist students and socialists. One group climbed an Iron fence and ' clashed with the Hitlerites. The po lice had difficulty intervening be cause the university gates were After the courtyard had been cleared, authorities found) a com munist group had taken advantage of the confusion to hoist a red flag over the university. The ban ner was removed. . EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE IS FATAL TO MAN . RICHMOND, Cel., May 1 . ). . Dwlght Hutchinson, 84, wealthy Oak land contractor, was dead today, hav ing been blown to death yesterday when 12 sticks of dynamite exploded in his automobile. The car plunged over a 400-foot embankment and burst Into flames: . Hutchinson stopped at an Kl Cer rf to quarry and loaded his sedan with the explosive. He told the employes he Intended blowing stumps on hi estate. His brother-in-law, Bernard Ransomo or Diablo, arrived a few sec. onds after the explosion. Hutchinson died In an ambulance. Ho Is survived by his widow and two sisters, "Ukelele Ike" Is : Seeking Divorce LOS ANGELES, May 1 VP) The night robe she wore was colorful but it was her own. Mrs, Irene L. Ed wards, former follies girl, testified yesterday at the superior court hear Ing of a divorce suit brought by Clif ton A. "Ukelele Ike" Edwards, film comedian. Mrs. Edwards was charged with ap . pearlng at an Ague, Calient hotel party In pink and blue pajamas own ed by Austin J. Young, blues singer In depositions made by Mr. and Mrs. John Emmanuel Hamp in London. England. t INDICTED FOR MURDER CHICAGO. May 1 (ff) Prank Jor dan, confessed bank robber, was In dicted today for the murder of Policeman Anthony Ruthy, whom he shot to deuth at the crowded corner of Michigan Boulevard and Randolph street last night. .. Wheat Today CHICAQO, May 1 m Notwith standing record breaking big deliver tes on May contracts, wheat prices to day finished practically the same as yesterday. Approximately 30,000,000 bushels of May wheat purchased In recent months was formally delivered to the government-sponsored agen cies, but this had been known far In advance. Temporary fluctuations to day covered only an ordinary range, and came about from leas spectacular Cannes, especially conflicting report concerning German wheat Import duties, ' - - Wheat closed firm, unchanged to !4 cent higher, com H3M down, oats a I off and provisions un changed to 10 cents decline.