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Newspaper Page Text(&mt$$ liuitttttn te txtt CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service 8 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER BBM LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OP THIS PAO.' r VOLUME XXIX MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1931 EASTERN OREGON'S MIADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 216 BAKER GROUP OF MUSICIANS GIVE RECITAL Excerpts From "II Trova tore" and "Faust" Pre sented Wednesday. MRS. RICHARDSON TO GIVE PROGRAM "Musifc of Many Nations" Tonight Musical Sym posium Scheduled For Friday Evening. , "H Trovatore," one of Verdi's great est operas, and the tragedy of , "Faust" were presented in part last .- night by Mrs. Jessie A. Hosktns, of v Baker, and a group of Baker mu sicians, in the third of a Beries of musical programs being held In La Grande this week in observance In national music week. A difficult two-piano presentation- of Mendels- sohn's "Concerto in O Minor," and a group of readings, including "At the Theatre," by Sarah Shriner, com pleted the excellent program which brought the Baker artists to La Grande for the third successive year during music week observance. Excerpts from "Faust" were sung by the entire chorus of 13 voices, while Dr. Theo Carlson, tenor, sang ' the part of Faust; Mrs. Frances Oliver, contralto, the part of Slebel; anl Mrs. Leland Finch, soprano, the lovely Margarita. Marcus Swan, bas so, song the role of Mephistopheles. The waltz song and chorus from the opera were presented with precision under the able directing of Mrs. Hos kins. The voices blended perfectly in the ensemble, and in the solo parts, the range and perfect control exhibited careful training by their dlreotor. The selections from, "II Trovatore" were perhaps the most en joyable for the majority of the audi ence, since the work of Verdi is bet ter known In its operatic form than "Faust." Soloists Do Well Soloists In the choral fantasia from "II Trovatore" were Mrs. L. V. Ver million, contralto; . Mrs. Oliver; Mrs. David I. Stoddard, soprano; Mrs. Carlton Waltz; Richard Smurthwalte Jr., basso; Thomas Hunt, basso; Gil bert Howard, tenor, and Dr. John - Palmer, tenor. . MIbs Hamia Hoff completed the en semble. Miss Ava Stelger was ac companist for both '"II TrovatoroV and "Faust.'i "Concerto in G Minor," by Men delssohn, was played by Miss. Virginia Anderson;' pianist: and Miss Florence French, second piano. The concerto is difficult to present due to its many different moods, ranging from delicate soft music, to a thunderous (Continued on Page Five) OFFICIALS FOR GRADE SCHOOL MEET NAMED Officials for the sixth annual ele mentary school field day on May 15 were announced today by J. T. Long fellow, superintendent of schools. He also Btated that the La Grande muni cipal band, the High school band and the American Legion drum and bugle corps have been invited tf participate in the parade at 1 o'clock. Officials follow: Pa'rade: Captain Walter Bean, marshal of day; Lieutenant Jesse Andrews. Field meet: W. M. Fearo, director; Leo Reynolds, referee and starter; Ira Woodle, clerk of course; J. H. Peare, head timer; J. E. Reynolds, John R. Garlty, assistants; Charles Reynolds, V!. C. Perkins, Herbert Browning, Ernest DcLong, G. R. Claycomb, Mrs. Olive M. Currey, Judges of finish; A. W. Nelson. Joy Mtllcrlng, Raymond Williams, Judges of Jumps; F. J. Lottes, judge of field events; Virgil Conley, Howard Owsley, Kenneth Feuerhelm, assistants; Fred Nowland, Dan Sullivan, Gene Faus, Raymond DeLong. Inspectors of track; Nolan Skiff and E. A. McEachran. scorer; Arnold Gralapp and Oacnr Warnock, assistants; Corwln Beery, recorder of dashes; Willie Torrencc, recorder of high Jump; Leonard Roe, recorder of broad Jump; Russell Nel son and Frank Anderson, an nouncers; Chief Clint Haynes and as sistants, police. Lutheran Church . Calls Mr. Bracher Rev. Edwin W. Bracher, of Spring field, O., has been called to fill the pulpit of the English Lutheran church In La Grande. He will be here on May 17 and will leave shortly afterward for Seattle, where he will be ordained at a meeting of the Lutheran synod. He will return May 31. when it Is believed he will preach his first sermon to the La Grande pastorate. Mr. Bracher is a graduate of the Springfield, O. College of Divinity and this will be his first church. His par ents live in Portland. S WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Fair tonight and t Friday; warmer with lower 4 humidity over the Interior Fri- 3- day. Moderate northwest be- coming north winds offshore. 3 WEATHER TODAY ' 7 a. m. 40 above. Minimum: 37 above. Q Condition: Partly cloudy. . . WEATHER YESTERDAY S Maximum 80, minimum 47 & above. ' Condition: Partly cloudy, & high winds, dust storm. t - WEATHER MAY 7. 1930 9 Maximum 48. minimum 34 above. Condition : Cloudy, light ? frost. Dust Storm In Eastern Oregon Causes Damage Minor Loss Reported in Some Localities Auto . Accident Result of Poor Visibility. A considerable amount of real es tate, originally located in Umatilla county, moved across the Blue moun tains yesterday afternoon' and set tled in the Grande Ronde valley and points east. No charge was made by the orig inal owners of the real estate, but many residents of the Grande Ronde valley were not pleased with the transaction. The whole affair was arranged by the elements. High' winds, originat ing in the vicinity of Umatilla coun ty, stirred up a tremendous load of dust and blowing toward the south east swept the storm into Union county. For a hour or two before darkness the dust was so heavy that nearby mountains were invisible, and in some places, general visibility was very low. . At Baker, farther east than La Grande, the wind attained a velocity of 21 miles an hour. Both Baker and La Grande ther mometers showed a maximum of 80 above, but the storm chilled the air considerably and last night the tem perature dropped to 37 above here. At 7 a. m. it was only three degrees higher. The sky was clear of the dust this morning and the wind had died down to some extent, but clouds obscur ing the warm rays of the sun made the day seem more like a March day. Dust Blamed For Accident. Th'e dust in the air last evening was blamed for one automobile pci dent near here. About 6 o'clock cars driven by Mrs. E. Busch and E. Mun sell collided. Eugene Shanks, a pas- (Continued on Page Five) Legionnaires To Start Campaign To Add Members Navy day, which is celebrated by the Spanish American War Veterans on May 24, was discussed at a meet ing of the American Legion last night at en eacajawea inn, and tne execu tive committee of the legion was ask ed to join with that of the veterans in planning the celebration. The exe cutive committee or tne American Legion . includes Norman Desllet, Frank Flonery, M. G. Tennyson, Chester L. Thompson, Leal Russell, Louie Evans, Andrew Loney Jr.j Ray mond O. Williams and Ralph Winters, The Spanish ' War Veterans' repre sentatives will be C. B. Pyle, Put man Yeck and S. Alexander; A meeting of (Continued on Pafro Five) No Trace Found Of Man Lost In Hills on Dec. 16 The coming of spring and the melting of snow in the mountains east of Union and the High Valley district have failed to yield a secret that has been locked securely since a blizzard swept the region last win ter. Manford Alexander, believed lost in the mountains Dec. 16 while going to Join his brothers who were in a cabin In the hills, has not been seen since that day and no trace of his body has been found in the moun tains. Last week, reports from Cove say, a party of three men searched for him, but without success. For weeks after he disoppearea, men on snowshoes went over the territory. Pessimism Decried By U. P. President CHICAGO. May 7 Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific system, s-peaking before the Chicago Traffic club last night, decried pessi mism over the depression and the future of American business, especial ly the railroads. "The railroads now are sharing the depression from which all business is suffering." he Bald. "To entertain any doubt that the railroads will come bock is to entertain an equal doubt that American business will recover, and this, no one for a minute be lieves. "The railroads are not passe by any means, and for the great majority of traffic they are Just as essential, and even more so, as they ever have been." O.-W. Officials To Meet Here Friday All La Grande business men and others who can be present are urged to attend a meeting at the O.-W. clubhouse at 7 o'clock .tomorrow, Friday, at which time J. P. O'Brien, general manager; H. E. Lounsbury. general freight agent, and J. W. Pat ton, general manager of the U. P. T. Co., will be present for a conference. Foster Confesses Murder of Family oral inr rilrt MftV 7 IJP) Sheriff W. W. Wyatt announced to day that James V. Foster had made "a full and complete confeaalon" to Kia hnm, on fire here early 1 last Tuesday morning, causing the death of his wife and three children. ' I Sheriff Wyatt said Foster had dlc- I tatcd his confession to nlm this : i morning. : i "I planned this thing for a month. I I Wyatt said Foster told him. ti NEW VAI LT TO BE m ll.T I SALEM. May 7 at Specifications L I for the new capltol vault, for which I ! the state legislature appropriated i, i S25.O0O. was taken under consldera i I tion by the board of control today. i I Plans were submitted and approval i, j is expected within several days after i; which work will be started. i The vault will be underground, and I j will be used for the safe-keeping of , state records. LOWERING OF PRODUCTION IS SUGGESTED Agreement Among Agri . cultural Nations Pro- ... posed By Pole. ; SOVIET RUSSIA MAY BLOCK PLAN Participation Necessary to Make Scheme Feas ible, Chamber of Com merce is Told. WASHINGTON, May 7 () Agree ment among the agricultural nations, including soviet Russia, to regulate farm production to consumption was proposed before the international chamber of commerce' today by Al fred Palter, chairman of the Polish delegation. Joining Dr. H. L. Russell, former dean of the College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, in the be lief that the problem for world far mers is to readjust production to existing needs, Falter said it It was "obvious that the world-wide agricul tural crisis may only be solved by International means based on a world wide scale." .... Soviet Co-operation Needed "The proposed agreement," he said, should "encompass on one hand the adaptation of the production to the consumption by means of organizing such production with a view to Its regulation, and on the other hand should aim to a proper organization of commerce in order to avoid un necessary disturbances of the mar kets through diverse actions and in dividual methods." Such a plan would not be feasible without soviet participation, he said, adding: "Irrespective of the final result which Russia may attain by her planned economic and agricultural activity1, the effect of Buch an activity must, without the slightest doubt, make It Impossible for the world, as long ao it remains In its present dis ordered coudltion, to check the actual crisis." Russell said no country would at tempt to limit Its acreage unless the same restrictions were applied by others. The recent International con ference at Borne, he added, "ran Into trouble In this particular" when the Soviets refused to restrict their wheat. .Jy. The Obvious Solution "The obvious wny to get rid of n surplus." he continued, "would be to reduce production, but restriction of acreage is easy to resolve about, and difficult u not impossible to enforce by governmental action." Russell assailed federal form relief as temporary, artificial stimulation that only postpones Inevitable read justments and a permanent cure. What the farm world wants is a "moratorium- on nature's operations for a year," he said. He warned of Russia's "limitless (Continued on Pago Four) EQUIPMENT FOR v PAVING PRICED City Plans to do Own Patching After Pipeline Work is Completed. Tho city plans to do its own pave ment patching In the future. This was revealed at last night's city com mission meeting when the matter was discussed and Manager A. B. Cherry was authorized to receive prices of equipment. It Is believed that a considerable saving could be made, possibly as high as 75 per cent, and in addition the city would be in position to do this work at any time. The plan is to purchase equipment as soon as mat; crew or workmen com plete the Job of Installing new clamps on the 10-inch water main on Adams avenue. Workmen started on this project a few days offo. In the city manager's report. It was announced that the four-Inch pipe has arrived for the water line exten sion to Nibler'o camp; the water sup erintendent has Improved the -rood between the city and tho telephone box on the way to the Intake; and the street superintendent has com pleted the bridge and fence at tho dump grounds. : The street superintendent also has a crew of men working In the busi ness section at present repainting parking lines, loading zone signs, etc. The manager's report showed cash on hand at the close of the Week ending May 2 as follows: La Grande National bank 13,B97.28. United State National bank S8.256.53 cash 733.08. La Grande Tigers Have Chance To Win First Place in Corvallis Meet t By Nolan Skiff With the Tiger track and field team. 1931 Eastern Oregon cham pions, going to Corvallis late today accompanied by the coach Ira Woodle who gave the blue and white two out of three major cham pionships this year, many fans are wondering how many points La Grande can count on. Doping track meets Is a rather risky business, because there are so many individual factors, the weather, etc., to figure on. La Grande, however, has three practically "sure point wlnnens," in Nowland. Beery and Torrence. Beery IVt In 220 Beery, the sprinter, is strongest In tho 220-yard dash, and has a chance to finish one-two-three In the fur long. Let's call it four points to be' safe. In the 100-yard dash, competi tion Is usually keener and anything can happen. Count him one point, or a total of five. Then comes Nowland, the hurdler Jumper. Nowland should finish one- WOMAN WILL NOT TESTIFY ATHEARING Campaign Funds Commit tee to Cite Miss Ada Biuv t roughs For, Contempt BISHOP CANNON'S PROTEST IN VAIN Committee Decides to go' A 1 1 TTT!iV T Aneaa wiwi inquiry "No Doubf .as to Authority, Claim. , WASHINGTON. MaV 7 (A) Chair-- man Nye, of the senate campaign lunas committee, saia ne iuwuuku. to cite Miss Ada Burroughs, of Rich mond, to the senate for contempt after she refused to testify . before the committee today. "Certainly," said Senator Nye,- ;we will have to cite her to the senate for contempt." The committee will not take up the case immediately, however. Tho sen ate does not meet 'until December. When Harry P. Sinclair, millionaire oil operator, refused to testify to a senate committee, the senate cited him for contempt and he was sub sequently sent to Jail. '.Treasurer oi urgumainui. Miss Burroughs, formerly treasurer for the Cannon-Anti-Smith organiza tion in Virginia, was called before the committee today at the begin nlne of Its investigation Into Bishop James Cannon's campaign activities. She refused flatly to testify after reading a statement which chal lenged the authority oi tne com mittee to make the investigation. The committee laid aside the pro test of Bishop Cannon against Its authority to inquire Into his use of funds In the 1928 campaign and decided to go ahead with the hear ing.. "No Doubt" of Authority With the letter of the bishop be fore him. Chairman Nye of the com mittee stated "we have no doubt of our authority and we will proceed forthwith." Nye said he was speaking for the whole committee. The bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church South, In his last minute effort to halt the committee's inquiry, contended that the federal corrupt practices act which he 1b charged with, violating IB .unconstitutional. Ha also chal lenged the ' legality? of the ' senate (Continued on Pagro Five) Ashland Residents Ask City Dads To Fence Out Deer ASHLAND. Ore,, May 7 W In an attempt to prevent hun gry deer from moving In on them, more than 40 residents of Ashland have asked the city council to build a high fence along the west and south sides of the city. Herds of deer, the petition ers declared, make almost nightly raids on truck gardens. A fence seven feet high, it said, is necessary to exclude the deer from the protected watershed near the city. 2$ 0 3 Quarter National Guard at Harlan HARLAN. Ky.. May 7 W) More than 300 national guardsmen, equipped for battle, were quartered temporarily In the Harlan county armory today while their leaders con ferred with civil authorities on plans for occupation of nearby Evarts. which has been torn with labor strife during the past few months. The order for the troop movement was Issued yesterday by Governor Flem D. Sampson after a conference with labor leaders and requests from civil authorities and residents of Harlan. Texas Grain Men Object to Rates CHICAGO. May 7 Pi Texas grain shippers object to the reduced freight rates on groin promulgated by the interstate commerce commis sion for use on June 1. They believe the new schedule gives advnntages to shippers of the Kansas City re gion, it was brought out today in a hearing In U. S. district court where the western railroads srek an Injunc tion against the commission. The court, three federal Judges sit ting en banc, reserved Judgement on the Texas netitton. two In the low hurdles, high hurdles and has a chance to pluce In the high jump. Ten points would be about right for him. Torrence should flnlBh one-two in the Javelin and broad jump, with the possibility that he may place In the high hurdles and high Jump. Ten points Is apparently a good guess for him. If Conditions Are fiootl Those three men. If conditions am reasonably good, should account for 25 points. Now as to the others, of which there are seven. La Grande has a chance to place In the pole vault, the mile, the 680. the discuss and possibly the low hurdles and Javelin with these men. The relay team also may finish within the point list. Allow another five points and one has a grand total of 30. And If La Grande scores that many points. It will be a "grand" total, and prob ably will win the meet. Grant and (Continued on Page Two) SLAIN BY SWEETHEART? l-lfe-y . , Ilii-ot HrudHlinw.' 11). fourth victim In Snn Diego's seriea of atrocious murder mysteries, may have been kIiiIii by her sweetheart, M. E. lurrlson. "Police tire holding the man and Investigating the case thoroughly. The girl was found stahbed to death In the Indian village near liuluoa park. f Lone Survivor Of Last Man's 1 Clubln Capital - Hv Bchh Furman WASHINGTON, May 7 (I) Charles 1 M. Lockwood today camo back to the battle fields where he fought 70 years ago, bringing a little bottle of wine. I!, wltl go vlth him pn his reminis cent pilgrimage symbol of the 33 veterans of Company B, First Minne sota, whose choirs were draped in black last July 21 when 88-year-old Lockwood answered the last roll call of the Last Man's club alone and drank the toast to 'departed com rades. V'' '"."' ' ' ; vtJVat was on the Anniversary ; -of Bull Run's first battle, -the-date on which for 40 years, tho diminishing group helrf a banquet. To the wine about which his com pany annually gathered, Lockwood gave credit for creating a fellowship well worth while, despite Its Inevit able tincture of sadness. Ho reviewed again today for re porters, the history of tho club, de scribed again the last bunquut when the secretory cnlled the entire roll, and he was the only one respond ing, "I am here, sir." "It makes a fellow think watch ing them drop out that way, ono at a time," lie sold, "l'dsno idea I'd be the last one when It started. Some were as young as I was." Lockwood expects to tramp over the fields whore the First Minnesota company fought, locating what hap pened by the terrain. "And at Bull Run, I ran plenty fast when we got the order." He chuckled, "but I did stop to caro for a couple of wounded first." Ouptaln Lockwood, whoso thick growing hair somehow forgot to turn gray, remarked, "I swore off smoking a few months ago thought It would be better for me." But with a sly little wink of the left eye he Inter admitted thnt may-, be he did chew Just a little. Five Young Men Are Received at Oregon Prison SALEM, May 7 OF) Five young men, Indicted for holding up and rob bing a barbecue stand at Rlckreall May 1, were received at the state penitentiary last night from tfcillos. The five were sentenced to terms ranging from three to ten years by Judge Arlle G. Walker yesterday fol lowing the grand Jury Indictment. Pleas for parolo of the four younger youths were ignored by the Judge. Charles Gosbo, 27. was given 10 years In the penitentiary. He was indicted for assault and robbery while armfd with a dangerous weapon. The other four received sentences not to exceed three years each on Indict ments of assault with Intent to rob. They were Ray E. Chase. 18, Jamen W. Butler, 21, Ivan Butler, 24, and Ferdinand Krlttler, 21. Attorneys for Gotho asked the court to reduce charges agaliiHt him to the same as that agolnst the others but the court refused to do so. Dis trict Attorney Barnhart also refused to recommend a parole for the four younger men. Ask Removal Of J. Lyman Steed PORTLAND, May 7 UP) Petitions were being circulated here today ask ing the removal of J, Lyman Steed, superintendent of the state school for the dear. Harry Raymond, of Portland, headed the group circulating the petitions. Raymond was quoted as charging that Steed's treatment of students at tho Salem school was "abuftive." The I administration. It was declared, has I been "Inefficient ond uneconomical." nofi'S ItUtKIXG SAVES 20 NEW YORK. May 7 (JPi Five persons wero hurt today 4 as 20 tenante roused by a dog's barking, fled from a flaming Brooklyn rooming $ house. The dog was found $ later burned to death In the cellar. 4- BUTLER SERVED IN 1914 AS SPY Secured Info rmation From Huerta Desired by President Wilson. PHILADELPHIA, May 7 (P) Major General Smedloy D. Butler Berved In 1914 In Mexico as a spy obtaining In formation for President Wilson at a time when relations with the Mexi-1 can government headed by Vlctorlono Huerta were strained. , Tho seneral oosed as a bibliophile, an eccentric entomologist, a-. capital ist, a secret servico operative, an au thor and an accountant. - Whllo Intoxicated, Huerta signed an order giving the marine officer power to enter every urmy barracks In Mex ico City. The mission won Butler his first congressional medal of honor. General Butler told the story last night In addressing the annual din ner of tho Unity stores association, rosed As Detective Posing as a detective looking for a murderer from Ohio who wob be lieved to have Joined tho Mexican nrmy, Butler ,sald he gained tho con fidence of one of Huerta's aides. This aldo finally obtained for hhn an audl enco with President Huerta. "Huerta was lying in his bed at Chapultepcc palace, drunk," Butler declared. "I nctuolly sot on tho edge of his bed, and I prepared an order which he signed, giving me free ac cess to every one of the 23 or 24 (Continued on Pago Five) HAW LEY WILL RE-INTRODUCE CONVICT BILL EUGENE, Ore., May 7 m His reso lution on convict-made goods will be ro-lntroduced in congress at tho next session, Willis C. Hawley, chairman of the hoiiHe ways and means com mittee, Indicated here today In a dis cussion of the Russian lumber situa tion. The problem faced by American in dustry, the congressman said, would be solved by adoption oi uic resolu tion by congress. It would, he Bald "provide an effective bar to cntranco or liusman lumoer. "Thero Is no doubt," Hawley con tlnucd, "that Russian lumber Is manufactured by convict labor but we have not been able to prove it. . If wo can subject Incoming ships to lengthy litigation tho Russians win not send their ships here. They can not afford to have their vessels held in port for a long time." R. W. De Forest Is Dead In New York NEW YORK, May 7 fyp)-Patrons of art today mourned Robert Weeks De Forest, president of the Metro politan museum or art. lie aiea yes terdoy at the age of 83. Jll for two years, Mr. De Forest hnd virtually given up his law prac tlce. but had maintained a close re latlonshlp to his many philanthropic and social activities. He was president of the Russell Suge foundation, survey associates and tho national housing association, 6, 4 Baseball Today Nutloiiiil League It. II. E. St. Louis II 15 2 Pittsburgh 6 7 2 Batteries: Haines ond Wilson: ! Prench, Osborn, Wllloughby and I Phillips. I Brooklyn at Philadelphia postponed, rain. R. H. B. Cincinnati 4 8 0 Chicago 8 14 4 Batteries: Johnson. Prey, Kolp and Sukeforth: Smith, May and Hartnelt, Z. Taylor. American Leiiclie R. II . E. Chicago 1 B 0 Detroit - 6 13 1 Batteries: Thoinos, Fabcr, May, Braxton and Tote; Sorrell and Hay-worth. Armory Fire At Buffalo Causes $7,000,000 Loss Damage Includes Four Million Dollars Worth of Equipment Nearby Church Burned. BUFFALO, N. Y., May 7 (M Fire which swept through tho 160th Field -Artillery armory here and caused damage estimated by Captain William Speldel, regimental supply officer of tne tuotn aruuery, at more man e, 000,000, was completely under con trol early today. Captain Speldel said that,- with Captain Joseph W, Becker, of the 174th regiment, he made an appraisal of the armory and its contents three years ago. He said they appraised the value of the armory alone at $3,000,000 and the equipment at 94,- 000,000. Captain Speldel said that llttlo equipment was saved and that tne armory would oe a total loss. Captains Speldel and Becker are both real estate dealers. (Continued on Page Five) . Firemen Rescue Tiny Child From Abandoned Well GENEVA, Neb.. May 7 UP) Whllo more than 1000 persons watohed, Car roll h rower, 10 -months -old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'Thomas Brower, was roscued lost night by volunteer fire men, from an abandoned welt Into which she had fallen. One log was slightly bruised In her fall, but other wise she apparently suffered no HI effects. Working In shifts the firemen dug a shaft alongside the well, two feet distant. rney went down ao root and then tunnelled to the bottom part of the well. The girl's father had driven ovor the old well with a .motor truck, causing a caveln. The ohlld toddled along after tho truck and fell through tho opening. The hole was not largo enough to admit the body or an adult. First workers thought of lot ting down ft rope, then they thought of letting down a boy, but tho boys that could got through tho holo were not big enough to do tho Job. - An occasional cry from the little girl urged tho 'Workers on as they went about their task; Neighbor women provided hot cof fee and food for the workers. The child fell Into tho v.-ell shortly after 6 p. m.. and was not brought to tne Buriace until aoout iu:au p. m. , LABOR ASKED TO AID PROHI PROPONENTS WASHINGTON, Maya 7 W) The American Federation of Labor was asked yesterday to aid a group re cently organized hero "to unite tho law abiding eloinents of the country against bootlegging, regardless of their opinions on pronioition, ana to promote temperance through edu cation." Tho anneal was made to tho feder ation's executive council by Mrs. Rushmoro Pottorson, or now York, and Washington, on bohalf of tho Citizens Protective league. Labor, by getting behind pronioi tion, Mrs. Pattorson sold, "could atop tho clamor for alcohol ond obtain a better hearing upon economic con ditions." She askod whv the laboring man should "encourage a fight that will cost millions of dollars, la costing millions, will -divert attention from his Dressing need for employment, and in the last analysis either fail or return liquor ns a legalized hevor- ogo, with all the old sotoon aanger Imminent, and more dongorous now because of tho Intensified Uvea wo lead and tho machinery we handle?" Reforrlng to a statement attributed to Matthew Woll, federation vlce presldent, that there la too much low and order today and that this nation camo Into being through a violent disregard of law and order, sho said: ' "When the American revolution Is compared to the revolt for rum, or any other revolt In America today, even a mouse must laugh 1" Sho said the laboring man's need Is bread, not beer. Poison Oak Not An Accident; No Money PORTLAND. May 7 Wl Is poison oak an accident? The now state. In dustrial accident commission says It Is not, and tho city of Portland ex pects to carry to tho courts a battle for 40 men who havo boon disabled by the affliction. Prank aront, city attorney, said today tho commission has rejected the claims of tho poison oak bu1 forors, although tho stato formerly paid such claims. 14 Japanese Are Burned to Death TOKYO, May 7 W Fourteen per sons, all Japanese, wero burned to death und property valued at 2. 000,000 was destroyed today in a scries of fires which swept various Jap anese communities. The most destructive fire was at Yamannka Hot Springs In Ishlkawa prefecture whore four lives wore lost. Thirty hotels were wiped out at the resort, 100 porsons Injured and 4000 made homeless. Including 400 hotel guests. The flames also destroyed 800 frail Japancso dwellings, the busi ness section of the resort, post office, police stations, banks, tho town hall, a temple and school houses. Three Perish When Liner Rams Tug NEW YORK, May 7 W) Three men wero believed to have perished early today when tho Eastern Steamship liner New York rammed and Bank the tugboat Trlmoimt in heavy fog off Fishers Island, Long Island Bound. Six others were rescued by tho crew of the New York. The mining men are all members of the Trlmount crew. AGRICULTURE ' OVER OREGON DEVELOPING State 1 Leads the Nation Again, E. G. Harian, Editor, Says. FARM POPULATION SHOWS BIG GAIN More Acreage, More Farms in 10-Year Per iod, United States Cen sus Reveals. . , $ OREGON AGRICULTURE 'v DEVELOPING . . ' , ' S 1. Twenty-four per cent gain $ in farm population in 10 years. ! a; Total' of 3.107,303 acre $ more In farms than In 1920. 9. Total of 3,518,664 acres $ more In farms than in 1925 gain of 18 per cent. v $ 4. 916,234,507 new wealth In- vested in land and buildings . since 1925. i $ 6. $7,000,000 new wealth in- . vested in-, machinery since ' . 1935. - $ 6. Farms are larger by 62 4 acres each; a national trend. 4 7. Gain of 6053 farms In . 4 last 10 years. , - PORTLAND, Ore.. May 7 (Special) Throw out your chest I Oregon leads . tne nation again. . f This la the statement Issued by tha Oregon state chamber of commerce, basing it on the recently completed -United States census. The subject la Oregon's great basic Industry agrt- culture, v ' E. G. Harlan, editor of Oregon Bust- 1 ness, lists seven points for the open ing statement. . They follow: , . "First: Population. In 1930 Oregon had 783,389 people; 489,631 lived In Incorporated towns and cities or 63 t per cent; 393,858 lived In the country. In 1030 we had 963,786 people, 687,- ' 098 living In towns or 61 -per oentt 366,690 lived on forms. Oregon gained 72,833 people living, on forms from ' 1920 to 1930 or 34 per cent. Oregon gained,.: 07,6es people ln towns ond , cities from '1920 to 1 1930 or 10 per Cent. In tho face of a national move-- ment away from the farms, Oregon has been-, not only - inaintamlnc He farm population but has shown a Very satisfactory increase. - ; , second: Acres in farms, in 1930 Oregon had 13,643,318 acres In her : i arms; in 14,13U,047 acres out In 1930 It had Jumped to 16,649,711 ' acres. xne lu-year increase is v.ivi 393 acres. The last five years It was 3,518,864 acres or 18 per cent the v largest in the United States reported ' to date. Colorado for the last. live -. years Is second with a 15 per cent Increase : North Dakota next with 13 per cont; Utah hoe 10 per cent onq iiansos i per cent gain, do Keep biue in mind Oregon leads the nation to , date In the Increase of new acres put under the plow since 1925. . - , xnird: value lana ana muiaings. In 1030 farm lands and buildings wero valued at 676,313,384 these wero peak war-time- valuations. Dux- , lng the noxt five years they shrunk (Continued on Page Five) . . it FLIER AWAITS GOOD VEATHER FOR TAKE - OFF NEMURO, Japan, May 7 W 7 , Forced by stormy weather to return to this port after taking off today for Murotan bay In the Kurlles, Beljl Yoshihara, the Japanese flier, awaited 1 klndllor skies to continue his hazard ous flight to San Francisco. It was doubtful Yoshihara would ' attempt to reach Morutan bay today, ( He has been here since Tuesday, when ho arrived from Numasakt. Since then squally weather has prevailed, i Tho Intrepid filer took off short- ' ly after noon today for Murotan bay, planning to skip ono scheduled stop In the Kurlles because of his delay here. He returned soon after, how over, and reported he encountered . svero storms. YoBhlhara left Tokyo, starting point of his 6000 mile flight last Monday. -He expected 36 days would elapse be- -foro he reached San Francisco. . Schneider Trophy Winner Succumbs ALDERSHOT, England, May 7 W) Flight Lieutenant H. R. D. Waghorn, ' winner of the Schneider cup trophy In 1929, died at Cambridge military hospital today from Injuries received when his plane crashed near Farn- ' borough Tuesday. Lieutenant Waghorn and a fellow pilot. E. R. Alexander, took to their parachutes when their ship went out" of control In a high gale. The former landed on the roof of a shed, sus taining injuries to his head and limbs. Alexander was not as serious ly hurt. Lieutenant Waghorn attained a speed of 326.63 miles per hour In retaining the Schneider cup for Great Britain two years ago. ? 1 Wheat Today CHICAGO, May 7 UP Spread trad ing in which wheat was sold and corn bought led late today to downturns in wheat prices and to relative 1 strength in corn. On the wheat set backs, a fair amount of export busi ness was done. Corn reacted on profit-taking, however. - . v Wheat closed Irregular, 1H cents . lower to cent advance, corn fif 1 cents down, oats unchanged to ii, cent off. and provisions un- . changed to a rise of 35 cents.