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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION 1 Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service 5 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER BXH LOWER LBPT RAND CORNER OF THIS PACM. VOLUME XXIX 1 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AXD A. B. a LA GRANDE, OREGON, 'WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1931 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 215 BAND PLAYS CONCERTFOR MUSIC WEEK Second of Series 'of Pro grams Delights Large Crowd at High School TftAKER SINGERS COMING TONIGHT fitful of Manv Nations J Will be Presented Thurs- cfc Evening at L& Grande Hotel. The personnel of a band was torn apart and analyzed instrument by In strument by Andrew Loney Jr., con ductor of the municipal band and a cornetlst of note, at the second In the series of musical programs pre sented for the observance of na tional music week In La Grande at the High school auditorium last night at 8 o'clock. Ho spoke of the instruments of the band, explaining the relationship of the instruments of the band to the orchestra, also their tonal quality, peculiarities and uses in the band. Mi. Loney Illustrated his talks with excerpts from standard works played by members of the band, unaccom panied, as follows: Roy Mattoon, B-flat clarinet. Ca denza from "Orpheus," Offenbach. Russell Nelson, E-flat clarinet, Ex cerpt from "Orpheus," Offenbach. R. J. Pearl, oboe, Interlude from "Chocolate Soldier." Straus. M. Reynolds, flute, Excerpt from "Peer oynt" suite. O. Peterson, Baxophone, Solo from "In a Persian Market," Ketelbey. Elmer McManus, trumpet, Intro duction to "La Czarine," Ganne. - Perry Caldwell, french horn. Short strain from Titl's "Serenade." Guy McMillan, baritone, "Evening Star" from "Tannhauser ," Wagner. Prank Robinson, trombone, Excerpt from "Stabat Mater," Rossini. E. R. Parker, tuba, excerpt from "Maritana." Wallace. Grover Crews, tympanl, demonstra tion. Roy Mattoon Applauded Perhaps the numbers played with the greatest skill and precision were "Southern Rhapsody," by Hoamer and overture to "Raymond." by Thomas: and Mr. Loney states that the clarinet solo presented by Roy Mattoon, fan tasia "Sonnambula," by Cavallinl, was perfectly played. It was almost flaw less with 'beautiful' tone. , showing amazing technique. Mr. Mattoon was enthusiastically applauded by the large audience, but did not respond to an encore. The program Included a collection of classical numbers, operatic, mar tial and popular. An interesting part of the program was the presentation of scenes from Victor Herbert's "Wiz ard of tho Nile." The encores proved to be as delightful as the scheduled program, and Included a variety of beautiful pieces including "Ase's (Continued on Pago Four) TELEPHONE CO. INVESTIGATION IS AUTHORIZED SALEM, May 6 P Charles M. Thomas, public utilities commission er has ordered an investigation of the rates, tolls, rules and practices of the West Coast Telephone company, it ' ju was announced toaay. 'i" The company has Its headquarters I in Everett, Wash., and operates in Coos, Curry, Union, Wallowa, iviam ath, Lake and Washington counties in Oregon. Tho date of the hearing has not yet been fixed by the com missioner. Although only the above announce ment has been received in La Grande, It is believed that the investigation or the West Coast Co. ordered by Mr. Thomas, is another of the general inquiries ordered by the public utili ties commissioner. , Several light and power companies over the state are either being Investigated or will be investigated. v , Tennyson Speaker At Rotary Meeting Rev. M. G. Tennyson gave a very interesting talk on "Music" at the Rotary club luncheon today, during the program which was devoted to observance of music week. In his address he stated that muslo is the greatest channel for human expres sion. The La Grande band, in his estimation, is making a real con tribution to La Grande, largely be I cause It affords the opportunity to so many to learn to play an instru ment and thus bring real benefit to the individual participating. Miss Alice Peterson, of Whitman college, played a number of excep tionally fine piano selections. Wade Brooks, formerly of La Grande but now with a highway con tracting company at Holguln, Cuba, was a visiting Rotarlan. S Q$ WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Unsettled, showers $ in the extreme north and ex- S treme west portion tonight 3 or Thursday: cooler tonight S dav. Fresh west and northwest winds offshore. WEATHER, TODAY 'v 7 a. m. 68 above. Minimum: 47 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 79, minimum 41 S above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER MAY 6, 1930 Maximum SO, minimum 38 8 above. v Condition: Cloudy, traces of snow. La Grande One Of Four Picked For Track Title Portland Coaches Fear Eastern Oregon Ath letes Woodie to Take 10 Men to Corvallis. Sports writers and the public in general in Western Oregon are begin ning to realize more and more that some of the best athletes in the Btate live east of the Cascades. One thing that is heightening this feeling, is the fact that for the first lime in years. Eastern Oregon is threatening to take major honors for the year of 1930-31 from the western section. In the fall, La Grande made a bid for state football honors but lost In Portland to Commerce High 14 to 0. During the winter, Pendleton made a bid for state basketball honors, and won, evening up the score. now, the final event or the year the state track meet at Corvallis finds four schools mentioned as all having a chance for state champion ship. These four schools are La Grande, Grant and Washington or Portland, and Pendleton two from the east and two from the west. Southern Oregon isn't given a look-in this year by the Portland dopesters. La (Jnuiues Chances strong. Of the quartet, La Grande is ex pected to have an unusually good chance to cop the title, with poten tial first place winners In six or seven events the hurdles, the sprints, the broad and high Jumps, and the Jav elin. Last year Grant won the title with 40 points. It Is doubtful If the winning school this year will score as many, some believing that 30 points will take first place among the 63 schools which have entered the meet Saturday. Coach Ira Woodie said today that he expected to take ten men to cor vallis, leaving here tomorrow after noon or evening. The ten follow: Nowland. Torrence. Beerv. Shepherd, Conley, Eaton, Faus, Stoop, DeLong and Knapp. Dick Neuberger, Oregonlan writer, in a storv todav. savs in part: "Portland's chances are good but not exceptional. In a union between Grant and Washington there would be unmatchable strength, but such a thing never can come to pass. Tho Generals have a fine crew of sprint ers, while the Colonials have several almost certain victors In the field events. If either Portland team can branch out of its regular specialties and win in other events, its chances will increase 100 per cent. "Last year Grant won handily, col lecting a total of 40 points. Most of the 1030 runners are back, but the (Continued on Pago Four) "Mad Pursuit", New Serial, To Begin Saturday Jessie Douglas Fox, author of "Mod Pursuit," the Observer's next serial, does not project her own personality 4n 1ia ctnrlna nh. Writes. At leSSt. the heroine of "Mad Pursuit" docs not resemble her creator. An Insatiable desire ior travel, new nnrt nlflrPK. WflS bom In MiSS Fox with her first sight of the bright ly colored maps in hlt bcubiuijj book. But Nora Lake, heroine of tw.i d it wlilnh atnrta In the Observer, Saturday. May 9, thorough ly aisltKes me met. w which she has done most of her life to tho exclusion of even knowing what a real home might be. Nora followed her artist-father, as ,knnhlH ..l.armlnrr na VlP U lrrfi- sponslblc, about Europe from town 10 town, irum vue icmijuiutj i.o....B place to another. While the father revels In the gay, careless continental vagabondage, his daughter longs for tho peaceful, quiet of a home remote from the hubbub of cities and Qhn marrluc tn flttnln this dream-home but the bubble bursts before she can reacn America irom Florence. Italy, where the story opens. Life for Nora becomes a succes sion of tragedies, climaxed by a stir ring romance. Miss Fox Is the author of "Pnin Before Seven" and other popular stories. Miss Peterson Presents Piano Lecture Recital in.. aiia Dornrcnn rr th Whit man conservatory of music, added a new note to ine musical ueuw music week when she appeared in ( lotiiro rnfft.nl this momlnK at 10 o'clock before the student body of the Kosiern uregon nwnuu She gave a resume of the periods in music, the instruments and com posers, and illustrated them with compositions of artists in the clas sical, romantic, dramatic and Impres sionist periods. ' With inimitable technique, coupled with a charming presentation. Miss Peterson played "Rondo Brilliant," by Weber, a composer of the classical period. Chopin, a composer of the romantic period, was represented on the program with a group of three pieces; while to illustrate the dra matic period she played "Isolde's Love Death" from "Tristan and Is olde." by Wagner-Liszt: "The Spin- . C-.," frntn "ThA PlvitlP DlltCh- k Wnoniir.t.iwt' and Ravels "Juez d'eau." and Ibert's. "Little White Donkey." illustrating the im pressionistic period. (Continued on Page Five) Reno's Mayor Is Returned to Post RENO. Nev.. May 6 m Mayor E E Roberts, of Reno, and his en tire present city administration, with the exception of one councilman, were swept back Into office for the next four years term at the munici pal election here yesterday. The picturesque mayor, who is tne father-in-law of Walter Johnson of baseball fame, handed his two oppon ents. Howard S. Doyle and MUburn D orecory. a decisive defeat, taking a majority of the votes In five of the six wards. The election was nonpartisan. 21 MILLIONS AT STAKE IN RATES FIGHT Western Railways Begin Then Joint Battle in Federal Court. . : SEEK INJUNCTION RESTRAINING ORDER Arguments May Extend Through Several Days Decision Expected by 15th of May. . CHICAGO. May G v-The western railroads, chief carriers of the na tion's grain, todav argued before the federal district court that the Inter state commerce commission usurped the powers of congress and miscon ducted Its own duties In ordering lower rates on grain June l.m CHICAGO, May 6 P Western rail ways began their Joint fight In fed eral court today against a new grain rate scale on June 1 that they pro test would trim $21,600,000 from their annual earnings. Attorneys for 16 trunk lines and some 67 subsidiaries presented argu ments In behalf of their petition for temporary Injunction restraining the interstate commerce commission from making the rates effective. Three United States district Judges sat en bloc to hear the arguments, which may extend through sevoral days. A decision on the temporary order Is expected by May 15. Frederick H. Wood, New York at torney, opened the presentation of the carriers case. The Santa Fe, he said, would lose $3,314,000, the Mlsi sourl Pacific $2,142,000 and the Un ion Pacific $2,000,000. wood esti mated that the average reduction of revenue was 11.20 per cent. trov rive years, ine attorney saia, the net operating income of the rail roads had been far below the 6 per cent fixed as a fair return, and in 1030 the profit fell to 3 per cent. A petition to Intervene was filed by a group which Included the Cen tral of New Jersey, Baltimore and Ohio, Boston and Maine, Delaware and Hudson, Delaware Lackawanna and Western, Erie, Grand. Trunk, Le hich. New York Central and sub sidiaries, New York, Chicago and St. Louis, New York New Haven , ana Hartford, Pennsylvania and Pero Mar - The states, asking: that- the rail (Continued on Page Eight) E. 0. STOCK SHOW TIME IS NEARING Association Making Prep arations New Exhib itors Are Listed. By Mrs. L. Z. Terrall I Observer Correspondent) UNION, Ore., May 6 (Special) With only a little more than a month to prepare for the Eastern Oregon Livestock show which will be held hero June 10, 11 and 12, association members are going Into high speed in every angle of the preliminary work. A meeting is scheduled for tonight at tho city hall with president Her bert Chandler, of Baker, presiding, and some important matters are ex pected to be decided. According to Tony D. Smith, sec retary, several new exhibits are en tered for this year, including the Hol- steins from Phymere form at Hot Lake, which have not neon .aispiayea here during the last few years. Other new exhibitors Include W. E Chapman, of Joseph with entries in every class from his fine Hereford herd: and Riley & Son, of McEwen, Ore., with an 'exhibit of .purebred Aberdeen Angus cattle. Rubo Daniels, formerly of Cove, and Andy DoLong. both of Rock Creek, will enter a joint exhibit of Holsteln cattle. Mr. Daniels, when at Cove, took several prizes with his entries In the Union show. Mr. Smith reports that both La Grande and Baker business firms and individuals have donated several premiums. Butler to Visit Oregon In Plane SALEM, May 6 UP) Governor Julius Li. Meier announced today a trl-motored plane had been secured to convey Major-Genernl Smedley Butler over the state upon his visit here. Butler is expected to arrive In Portland May 15 upon Invitation of the governor, to direct the or ganization of the state police. Observer Cooking School Begins Next Wednesday at High School La Grande husbands, rejoice I Good times are ahead I Better biscuits, better cakes, and better plesl And here's the reason: The Observers Seventh Annual Cooking School will be held on Wednesday. Thursday and Prlday of next week. In the High school auditorium, and all house wives are Invited to take advantage of this opportunity to add to their skill In cookery. And of course the cooking school Is free to all no registration or enrollment fees to pay. Miss Louise Leslie, a graduate of the school of economics of the Gen eral Electric Appliance department, will conduct the demonstrations. She Is throughly qualified for the work, and for several years has been con ducting cooking schools In cities throughout the western states. This week Miss Leslie is conducting a cooking school in Baker. She has the ability to make her explanations ab solutely clear, and to hold the in terest of her classes from start to finish. L. A. Wright, of Union, Passes During Morning Long Illness Proves Fatal to Druggist Was Son of Early Pioneel's of East Oregon. Lucius A. Wright, about CO years of age and a native son of Union, died this morning, according to word: received here. Mr. Wright has been In ill health for many months and returned to Union from Portland only a short time ago. He had been in the western Oregon city ior treat ment and for a rest. Mr. Wright, proprietor of the- Wright Drug store at Union for many, years, was a former member of the Oregon state game commission, -re signing .several months ogo. He was active In community affairs and in politics, serving the Republican party as state and precinct committeeman for many years. He was the son of one of tne eariy. pioneers of the Eastern Oregon coun try, John Wright, and Is survived by a brother, Claud' Wright, of Portland. and a sister, Georgia, of union, besides other 1 relatives. . Another brother. Ed Wright; ... passed away about two years ago.. Friends throughout the state were saddened today by news of his death, as he had a wide acquaintance. ' At Union he was known as ono oi the leading business men of tho community. Funeral services will be held in Portland, but the time has not been announced, It was reported from Un ion today. ' , Straw Wat Day Will Be Held Here Thursday Starting tomorrow the 1931 straw hat season In La Grande . gets under way. Merrnant hopeful that the sun U-a "-"u down with ut most nrigniriess, have pre- ' pared and are preparing then windows today for the oc casion, although some fear wet weather. It seems that such events as "straw hat days district track meets, stock shows, etc., often attract showers, some of them say. Others are much more op timistic. . Straw hat styles are sim ilar to last year in most cases, but the merchants have a wide . variety of fine summer hats to offer. One of the favorites, of course, remains the pure white panama, which has led the straws down through the $? 3 g Bryan Untiedt To Start Scout Troop LAMAR, Colo., May .6 (T) Bryan Untiedt, school boy hero, who re turned yesterday from Washington wnere he was the guest of President Hoover, was planning today tho or ganization of a Boy Scout troop in the Pleasant Hill community. H. A. Untiedt, his father, said to day Bryan Intended to use some of the money derived from sale of stories of his trip In promoting a Boy Scout troop. Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Hoover Speak NEW YORK, May 0 UP) The wife of the president of the United States and the widow of a former president united today in urging tho real ob servance of Mothers day this year bo in promoting the welfare of mothers in the years to come. Mrs. Herbert Hoover and Mrs. Theodoro Roosevelt Sr., mothers themselves, addressed 400 men and women at a meeting of the Mater nity Center association. Protesting that the death rate among mothers in the United States, 16.000 of whom lose their lives in childbirth each year, is the highest In the civilized world, Mrs. Kermlt Roosevelt presiding, asked the group to cooperate in a nationwide cam paign to promote better maternity ROASTIXft Tl'RNM -Ml:MTY' SALT TO SALAHI-E PRODUCT NEW YORK P) Like peanuts, salt now may be roasted for commercial reasons. Fifteen minutes' roasting drives out gas pockets too small to be seen with a microscope, but not too tiny to give a musty smell. The new process opens another source of American salt supply In the brines of arid portions of the west where the musty odor has handi capped commercial use of the suit made from brine. The success of the roasting process Is reported to the American Chemical society by T. B. Brighton of the Uni versity of Utah and Carl M. Dice of tho U. S. Bureau of Mines, Utah. The Eastern Oregon Light & Power company and many local merchants are co-operating with the Observer to make this year's cooking school bigger and better than ever. A model kitchen will be constructed on the stage of the audi tor um, where Miss Leslie will show how quickly and easily a modern meal may be pre pared. Classes will be held from two to four o'clock each afternoon, and housewives everywhere are urged to attend. The cake baking contest, which was such a successful event last year, will be held again this year, on Saturday, Mjr 10, undtr the direction of the power company. "Mammv Tire' Grow New Crop WASHINGTON (VP) Seed trees left on cut-over lands In Arkansas and Louisiana are called "Mammy trees" by the cutters. Several such trees are left on each acre to Insure the seedlng-ln of a new crop of young trees. "PLAYFUL" LION CLAWS GIRL Tiio young uon sit own nuove wn.it its owner mm t miner, viiunm lliinvood of Dayton, O., attacked Vivian Llcschncr, (1 inset, nt nit exhibition In a Cincinnati pubic school. The child fell Ncreainlng and was hurried to n hospital where nIic was treated for severe scalp wounds. "The lion Just playfully pawed at her,". siUil Har wood. The nenr-tmgedy Is being investigated. Police Discover Blood Stains On v Garrison's Bed SAN DIEGO, Cal.. May 6 (P) Police announced today blood stains on the sheets of M. E. Garrison's bed in his apartment had been discovered. Tho stains apparently wercy de posited less than a week ago. Garri son, In his story to police, said tUat he slept In the ,b,ed early Sunday motnlng after he arrived home from csoortlng Miss Hazel ;Brndshaw, mur der, victim, to her home.-. CJ&m Bradshaw's horribly hacked bcfljV:iarlng' 17 knife woundfr, ' was discovered Sunday morning inside the walls of the Indian village In Balbao park. Garrison, her ; avowed sweetheart, surrendered to police Sunday after he read in the newspapers of Miss Bradshaw's murder. One large blood spot deposited on the underneath side of the sheet was overloockcd by the police and 1U presence was. not made known until today. Ail' analysis of the blood was or dered immediately to determine if it corresponded with the blood from Miss Brudshaw's body. P. W. Schneider, manager of, the apartment house where GarriHon lives, contradicted a portion of Gar rison's story concerning his actions In a statement to police yesterday. Schneider said that he Baw Garri son about the apartment house at five o clock on Saturday aiLernoon. Garrison told police that he left (Conttnued on Pngo Eight) Murder Charges Prepared; Four In Family Dead GREELEY, Colo.. May 0 (P) Four separate charges or first degree mur der were prepared for filing today against Jomes V. Foster, 40-year-old salesman, In connection with - the deaths from burns yesterday of his wife and three children. E. T. Snyder, assistant district at torney of Weld county, said he would fllo the charges some time today. Snyder said Foster would be charged with murder in connection with the deaths of Mrs. Margaret Foster, 40, the wife and mother, and the three children1. Mildred, 11; Darltne, 10 months and Gerald Ine, three. Snyder said Foster, who Is held in Jail, continued to maintain his in nocence today. "If I did It I must have been cranv." Snvder said Foster told him. Foster has refused to eat since his arrest early yesterday. Mrs. Foster and Mildred, before they died, made statements that Fos ter started tho fire and had threat ened to kill the entire family. Fake Stage Coach Robbery Is Fatal TULSA, Okla., May 6 ( J. T. Dickey, motor accessories dealer, was shot and wounded mysteriously as he watched a stage coach robbery scene In a circus here lost night. Surgeons said his condition was critical. A bullet struck Dickey over the heart soon after the stage coach rat tied Into the arena leading a band of masked raiders who fired into the air. He collapsed in his box. Col. Zack Miller, owner of the show, said he was unable to explain the Injury. Police expressed tho opinion some player had loaded his revolver with real cartridges instead of blanks. Shooting Puzzles rM i f ni: , VieUeiUfiU I Cttte'OFarrell, Hogan; Phelps, Quinn and CLEVELAND. May 6 1- Louise finiifiicr. 17. of Jolumtown. Pa., who wnn shot ba Ahe was walking noma with a girl companion here Monday night, died, today, tsnc was snot uy a man who drove past In an automo bile. Two other women were recently shot In similar fashion. The threo shootings puzzled police. KENTUCKY CO-ED SHOT TO DEATH Posse of Officers and Citi zens Hunting For Slayer of Tessie Patton. JACKSON Ky., May 8 W) A posse of sheriff's deputies and citi zens today searched the hills south of hero for persons . who fired on a passing automobile lost night, killing Miss Tessie Patton, 18-year-old co-od .at Lee's Junior .college here.;' , Oeorgo Daniels Jr driver-of the car, and Thomas Meadows, another occupant, said a group of men step ped out onto tho road and fired four or flvo shots at the automobile, Ono of the bullets struck the girl in tho head. The youths took her back to a hospital at Jackson, where sho died. Daniels and Meadows, also studonts at the Junior college, said they wore on their way to Quicksands to ge( another girl and bring her back to a party at Jackson. Sheriff Lee Combs said he expected to have those responsible In custody today. Bloodhounds were brought from Lexington to assist in the search. Bryan Burchaih, 21, was ar- (Continued on Pago Flvo) KING'S REIGN CELEBRATED IN GREAT BRITAIN WINDSOR, England, May 0 m The ringing of bells in the royal chapel find Windsor church reminded tho people that today was the 21st anniversary of the accession . of George V to the throne of England. Tho king, recuperating from a re cent attack of bronchitis, spent the day quietly within Windsor castlo. With him was Queen Mary who has been his constant companion through an eventful reign which began with the death of Edward VII on May 6, 1010. - - King George's solicitude for his subjects has been recognized by high and low. His people havo demon strated their affection on many oc casions, notably when the armistice was signed and arter his recovery from a serious illness In 1028. In London and in naval and mili tary centers throughout tho British empire tho occasion is being observed with the customary gun salutes to tho monarch. Baseball Today f American League R. H. E. WoshinRton 7 13 2 Now York 10 14 2 Batteries: Fischer, Marberry, Brown and Spencer; Johnson, Weinert, Sher Id and Dickey. (Babe Ruth hit fourth homo run of season in tne mm, scor- R. H. E. 0 i Boston 3 11 Philadelphia - 10 18 1 Batteries: Russell, Llsenbee, Kline and Connolly, Ruel; Rommell and Cochrane. R. H. E. Chicago 4 9 2 Detroit OH 0 Batteries; Caraway, Braxton, Moore and Tate; Bridges, Herring ana Schnng. Cleveland at Bt. Louis, postponed; cold weather. National League Cincinnati at Chicago, postponed; rain. R. H. E. New York 0 6 1 Brooklyn - 1 4 1 Batteries: Walker, Heving and Picincn. R- B. ! Philadelphia 3 4 1 Boston 17 0 Batteries: Collins and Davis; Sher del, McAIee and Spohrer, Cronln, Parlrln f'mi.t I.enEiie Portland: Seattle-Portland baseball fame postponed; rain. Double-header Saturday. Two Pilots Die When Mail Plane Crashes In Fog Art Starbuck and Charles Parmalee, of Pacific Air Transport Company, Are Dead. BURBANK, Cal., May 6 (P Hoavy fog over the city proved a death shroud for Art Starbuck and Charles R. Parmalee, pilot and co-pllot, re spectively, of a Pacific Air Transport1 mall plane, whose crusnea bodies were found today In the wreckage of their plane on a mountain side eight miles north of here. Parmalee was for four years a flier for the Pan-American Airways. Both pilots wero married and each had one child. Starbuck lived In Los Angeles, Parmalee In Oakland. Officials of the Pacific Air Trans port company here said they were In touch with the plane by radio short ly before the all-fated, ship crashed. The plane was flying at about 2600 feet, they said, and the pilots did not report they wero unable to find the landing field, although, a dense fog shrouded the city. Flying at 2fi00 Feet ' The plane left San Diego at 10:15 o'clock last night for Los Angeles and shortly' before midnight officials at tho company's airport here heard the drone of the engine as, the plane circled Burbank in a vain effort to locate the land field. -! Officials said the ship carried a radio and that they were in touch with It for a moment, the pilots re porting they were flying at 2500 feet, Aftor circling for a few moments, the ship headed toward the north. Because of the dense fog, scouting planes could not take up the search ana lead the lost ship to its base. At tho first streak of dawn, how ever, two planes took off. The fog had lifted somewhat and shortly af tor ward the mall plane was sighted on the mountain side, a complete wreck. . As soon as the plane was found, automobiles and ambulances started for the scene, the latter In the faint hope the filers had balled out and were alive, although Injured. InsUuit Death However, tho hope was dashed when the rescuers arrived. Both pilots wero strapped in their seats, and both had died Instantly. The shin did not catch fire. 1 Starbuck had been with the trans port company four years, while Par , malce had been with It a similar time. VETHKAN PILOT OAKLAND, Cal., May 6 (m Arthur Starbuok, Los Angeles, killed at Bur. bank today In an airplane crash was the first Dllot of the Faclflo Air Transport. He flew between Oakland ! Mottftird; Orer His first flight was- Irt"l0l4. r - lu 1017 starbuck Jojnod,(thei army (Continued on Page Eight) ,. .. . t ( . ' i Kidnaper Shoots Policeman Who Stopped Flight NEW YORK, May 6 P)J-A young man stepped out of a car parked In a lane at North Merrick, L. I., early today and shot and killed Patrol man Frederick Hlrsch as tho police man who had demanded to see his license exclaimed: 'You're Francis Crowley!" Ho then leaped back Into the . car with a girl whom lie had kidnaped from her escort an hour before, and sped away as Hlrsch's fellow officer emptied his revolver after him. Crowley is wanted tn connection with tho slaying of Virginia Bran nen, a dance liall hostess from Ban gor, Maine. John McCahlll, escort of tho girl he said had been kidnaped rrom mm, identified Crowley from photographs as tho kidnaper. Tho girl Is 17. Po lice withhold hor name becauHO they feared Crowley might kill her to avoid recognition. Hlrsch and his companion wero searching for a truck loaded with tires, believed to have been stolen, when they saw Crowley's car parked in the outskirts oi tne viiiaKe. 4 TIIICP IV WHITE IIODHK D WASHINGTON, May 0 (P) 4 There's been a thief In tho 2 White House, right at the presidential breakfast table. Edln Alger, reporter for tho National Broadcasting com- 4 pany, has told over tho radio G that a puppy playing with Mr. & Hoover and his grandchildren pilfered a fried egg from the 4 presidential plate. g$333g$$&43r$$3$ Sigurd Johnson Back in Reykjavik REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 6 (VP) Sigurd Johnson, whose airplane ex pedition In search of Augustine Courtauld, the British scientist In Greenland j failed, when his plane developed motor trouble, returned here today In the steamer Odlnn with disquieting news for other res cuers. While he was at the edge of the Greenland Ice barrier he made con tact with the headquarters of the British Arctic air route expedition of which Courtauld was a member and was told that the chances of locating the lco cap station where Courtauld may be were very small. Landing on that frozen plateau would, be vir tually Impossible, he was Informed. Boy, 8; Falls From Raft; Body Found PORTLAND. May 6 W Warm weather, a lake and an unstable raft conspired to take another life hire yesterday as Portland's youth, unes corted In many lnstancos, flocked to the water's edge. , Robeiit Bussey, eight years old, slipped from a raft upon which he and two other children wero play ing. Ho could not swim. The body was recovered but the boy was dead. EMPLOYMENT PROBLEM UP TO INDUSTRY Gerald Swope Gives His Views at Chamber of : Commerce Session MEYER, LUXEMBURG, DISCUSSES WAGES SempeuV Chairman of - German S t e e l Cartel, Defends Mass Produc-. tion Methods. ? WASHINGTON, May 6 (&) Gerard : Swope, president of the General Elec- ; trio company, told the ' International chamber of commerce today that the responsibility, for , regularlzatlon of employment rests on Industry. "The more completely regularlsa tlon of employment la effected," he said, "the less necessary is. It for un employment Insurance,-either on the pare oi industry or cnaniauio nim relief measures on the. part ot the -community, , , s "Therefore, the most complete regularlzatlon of employment be comes, the less in proportion Is the necessity of providing for unemploy ment. In both Instances, the co operation and responsibility of the1 employe should be enlisted, so that the solution for the Industry ma be Joint as between management and employe." Wages Also Dlncusfted 1 Employment shared interest with wages and production problems on today's program. , Aloyse Meyer, of Luxemburg, presi dent of the European steel chartel, discussed wages and their relation to the economic balance, drawing a distinction between nominal wages or the amount of money paid, and . "real wages," representing the amount , of goods that can be bought with the pay.. He said the introduction. In European countries of the Amerl- -can system; of high nominal waqes would be dangerous. . ....... "It is of little consequence to a wage earner," he said, "if his Income bo Incroased or decreased - provided that the cost of living Increases or decreases In the - same proportions; his ' standard of life remains un- -changed. That which is really im portant to hinv.is to see nhv real wage Increased." . , Defends Mass Production ' The chamber beard a defense -of , mass production methods from Os- kar Sempell, chairman of the Ger- ? man steel cartel, who said he was,. "strongly In favor" of rationalisation - of production in spite of "some doubts resulting irom tne present worm mar ket situation." - ' . The technical progress made pos- sible by mass production, Sempell . said, Is especially necessary In .view of the depression. Sempell took issue with, the coo- tentlon mass production has brought about the economic crisis In Ger many. He sold while there was no doubt more , employes would, be needed If production were carried on under oia met nods, tne proaucts would be so expensive that expecta tions would stop and Imports could -not be excluded, which would re sult In even more unemployment. swopo saia tne first proDiem in (Continued on Page $Tfe ' LEWISTON FIRE CAUSES LOSS OF $175,000.00 LEWISTON, Idaho, May 0 P) A downtown fire that "stolo the show" from a street carnival here last night destroyed two buildings, damaged a tniru ana causea a loss estimatea oy owners at 6175,000. The blazo started In the basement of the Fashion Boot shop early last night, quickly destroyed that building and spread to the F. W. Wool worth store next door. By midnight, this was destroyed and the Sals berg build ing, housing a clothing store, a book shop and offices, was reached) The fire was checked, however, before get ting headway In the latter building. ; Pleasant Martin, a - fireman, was overcome by smoke and cut by a fall ing plate glass window, and a dozen other firemen were overcome by smoke. They all recovered quickly. Cause of the fire was not determ ined. ;; v Farmer Kills Four And Slays Himself, BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss., May 6 W Five persons were found slain In their home noar here today. Author ities expressed the belief ther were killed by A. W. Carter, a farmer, whoso body was located a short dls- , tance from the others. In addition to Carter's body, that of his wifo, their two daughters and a woman roomer were found. Tho wife, Mrs. Nora Mattox Carter, 38, two children, Martha, 0 and Mary, 8, and Miss Anne Jeffries. 65, were beaten to death with a hammer. Car ter's death, was due to a shotgun wound. ... Wheat Today - CHICAGO, May 6 (P Strength developed In the corn market late to- , day, and prices advanced sharply de spite relative weakness of other cer eals. Rainy weather and low tem peratures making conditions unfavor able for corn planting were largely ' responsible. Offerings of com for May . delivery were especially scarce, and ; May quotations Jumped more than a cents a bushel. Eastern Interests ' trying to purchase corn available for lmm edln to usa found that the grain , was tightly held. Corn closed buoyant, 1 cent to 314 ( cents higher at the day's top level, ; wheat unchanged to cents up, oats tj cent ndvanced, and provisions unchanged to a rise of 0 cents. .