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Newspaper Page TextlEliimtttn Wo&ttmx CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service 8 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER 8KB LOWER LEFT HAND ; CORNER OP THIS PAOB. .. VOLUME XXIX MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B, C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1931 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 228 $25,000 WILL REPAID OUT ON DEBTS Acreage Cut Is -Not Favored By Soviet Russia 29 RECEIVE HONOR PINS AT SCHOOL ARMY PLANES GIVE CHICAGO GREAT SHOW Forces For And Against Police Bill Are Active EDITOR AND POLITICIAN ARE SLAIN RED CROSS HONORS FOUNDER Support Given to Plan For Fixing Definite Export Quotas in Reference to Wheat. Only 18 Days Remain Before Money From Bonding Com pany Placed in Special Fund by City Dads. Jacqueline O'Brien, Arlo Noyes and Russell Nelson Are Outstanding. Proud Armada of Nation's Fighting Aircraft Thrills City. .". expiration Period in Which Referendum May be In Yoked. Detectives in Hollywood Ques tion Two in New Murder ' Mystery. ;- n ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY OTHER BONDS k City Shortage Reduced to ' $87,202.02 by Payment Improvement Disitricts Completed. The $25,000 received from the bonding company by the city be cause of the shortage existing In the city treasury, was last night placed In a special fund to be used for re tiring Improvement warrants and in terest. The action was taken at the city commission meeting after City Manager A. B. Cherry explained that the money would do the -most good In that department. Mr. Cherry also- reported that enough money had been accumulated by the city from receipts and taxes to provide for all bond and Interest payments due. on July 1. The $26,000 was 'accepted a few days ago at a special meeting as rep resenting the bonding, company's complete responsibility. With this, payment, tho shortage of $112,202.02 Is reduced to $87,202.02.' I Illstrlcts Completed. Three Improvement districts have been completed and final estimates, less 10 per cent pending sale of bonds, were allowed' In favor of C. R. Seltz last night. The estimates follow district No. 108, $111.13: dis trict No. 109, nothing; district No. 200, $232.67. Ordinances were passed declaring the costs of the three dis tricts and determining the assess ments. The costs follow: district 108 $1752.01, district 198 $2762.31; district 200 $3161.23. A protest by a citizen about log ging trucks using Yi avenue was an swered by Police Chief Clint Haynes, who stated that any trucks using Y avenue were doing so unlawfully and that It would be stopped. The matter of a garage ordinance was delayed for a week In order to allow the city attorney.. Robert 8. Eakln, to secure more definite Infor mation of Medford's ordinance, which was tested recently In the supreme Cherry's weekly ' report an nounced that the clean-up of streets and alleys Is progressing; that the pipe line to Nibler's camp has been completed; and that an asphalt re heater has been ordered and should be here within two weeks when the city will start pavement patching. An offer from Charles Dunbar of $460 for a city low was accepted. , The nltv manager's report showed cash on hand, exclusive of the. $26,- (Conttnucd on Page Four) CHILLY NIGHT LOCAL FROSTS CAUSE DAMAGE La Grande and the surrounding district received its first below freezing weather of the month early today when the mercury plunged to 31 above hero, accompanied by a light frost. The sky was clear early to day but clouded up before noon. Whother tho frost did any Borlous damage was not learned, but it un doubtedly damaged less hardy plants in local gardens. Most of the fruit lo too far advanced foi a light frost to bother, growers say. Grade School Track Meet on Wednesday The grade school track meet, post poned last Friday because of the weather conditions, will be held next Wednesday afternoon. May 27, at 1:30 o'clock If the weather permits. J. T. Longfellow, superintendent of schools, announced today. Alt of the five grade schools of tho city tako part in the annual field meet. Pendleton Citizens Won't Pay $150,000 PENDLETON. Oro.. May 21 m Following an open meeting at which Pendleton taxpayers expressed oppo sition to paying t 150.000 to strength en the Umatilla river levee against Hood danger, the city council yester day had several plans under consid eration. A concrete facing was declared too expensive. Raising tho levee, bol stering the weak spots, and installing a seepage toe-wall could be done for (50,000 less, the taxpayers said. Soldiers Charged With Train Robbery RAWLINS. Wyo.. May 21 0P Train robbery charges were filed yesterday against George A. Bachmann and Russell Howarth, youthful soldiers who held up three passengers on a transcontinental Union Pacific train near Hanna. Wyo., Tuesday. If convicted the two youths, 18 and 19 years old. would be subject to the death penalty or a sentence of life imprisonment. 4 $ WEATHER FORECAST & Oregon: Cloudy in the east 8 $ and unsettled with occasional rains in the west portion to- ? . night and Friday. No change I in temperature. Fresh shifting 8 ! 4 winds offshore. $ g WEATHER TODAY 1 7 a. m. 45 above. J Minimum: 31 above. ?j Condition: partly clear, & f- light frost. & WEATHER YESTERDAY t Maximum 61, minimum 40 ? above. $ WEATHER MAY 21, 1930 $ $ Maximum 62. minimum 37 $ above. Condition: cloudy, rain .06 fc of inch. ? r 5- 1 ! $ 5 ? LONDON. May 31 m Soviet Rus sia's delegates to the world wheat conference said today they opposed a plan suggested by Samuel R. Mc-Kelvie,- head of the American dele gation, for reduction In wheat acre age because Industrial and social con ditions In -Russia made increased wheat production imperative. "Yesterday," an official announce ment said, "the Americans submitted a proposal which Is unacceptable to Soviet Russia because of conditions in our social system, with extraor dinary development in our indus tries and the number of our indus trial -workers, and in view of the in creased production which Is neces sary to meet growing Internal de mands. "It seoms advisable to us to al low each country to decide for Itself whether to curtail production of ag ricultural 'commodities, and wheat In particular." The Russian Opinion. The statement said it was the Rus sian opinion, drawn from statements of others befofo the conference, that "the principal solution for regula tion of wheat export Is fixing definite export quotas." (Continued on Page Five) Light, Power Co. Hearing Will Be ' IleldOn May 27 SALEM, May SI (p) The Eastern Oregon Light and Power company hearing was set for May 27 by Public Utilities Commissioner Charles M. Thomas, today. Formal notice has been served upon the company di recting it to appear and give testi mony at the hearing. The commissioner recently insti tuted investigation of rates and charges of the utility company, which matter Is at Issue at the hearing next week. , rOWEIt COMPANY CO-OPKKATES J. P. Lottrldge, vice president, and O. D. Lanning, chief electrical en gineer of the Eastern Oregon Light and Power company, conferred with Commissioner Thomas and the chief engineer - of the commission, C. R. Lester, yesterday and an agreement was reached whereby a hearing will be held on May 27 as announced above. v At the conference a study which was made by the company was sub mitted to the commissioner. The engineer for the commissioner has also been engaged in a study of the company's property for, several weeks, Details of those -lnve4tlgaU6tia wore discussed and It waa agreed that the final hearing should be held on May 27 at 10 o'clock for final disposition of the matter. KAILItOAI) HEAKIMi POSTPONED SALEM, May 21 Pi Charles M. Thomas, public utilities commission er, temporarily postponed hearing in the case of the Wasco Warehouse and Milling company, until June 9 in or der to permit a study to be made of evidence so far entered, he announced today. , This case involves claim for repara tion amounting to an estimated $400,000 charged by Oregon railroads for the transportation or grain and grain products shipped during tho last several years. A. F. Hervey, examiner, before whom the case Is being heard left last night for Washington, to par ticipate in conference of state com missions with the interstate com merce commission in connection with their tentative report and order pre scribing rates for the transportation of livestock, in which matter Ore gon livestock raisers and shippers are vitally Interested. 'Romantic Age' To Be Presented At East formal Bearing in mind that "In the spring, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." Sock and Buskin, dramatic organization of the Eastern Oregon Normal school, Is presenting as lta spring play,- A A. Milne's "The Romantic Age," at the Normal auditorium the evening of Juno 0. Tho play is a romantic story of young people in love, and Is one of Milne's best works. When two young couples meet on a "mid-summer night" Ideally suited for romance, a story is bound to result; and Milne has told it in this charming play. Its delicate humor and youthful theme suit it to the season. It Is a real "sprlngtimo play." The various committees, under the direction of Miss Caroline Williams, are supervisor, will design and make all the costumes and stage settings. The cast of the play Is rehearsing regularly. Verdict of $3000 Against Minister OREGON CITY, May 21 A verdict of $3000 against Rev. A. E. Danley, of Eugene, was returned in circuit court here yesterday in favor of James Wagner, of Canemah. The suit grew out of the death of Wag ner's father, Rudolph Wagner. 03. who was struck by an automobile south of here lost November. Wagner had asked damages of $10, 000. Kenneth Israelson and George Is raelson. Portland warehouse opera tors, were named as co-defendants but the jury found In their favor. Railroad Leaders Ask Rate Changes NEW YORK. May 21 m Presi dents of the eastern railroads, repre senting all lines east of the Mississip pi, today voted to ask the interstate commerce commission to restore freight rates to a level which, in the Judgment of the commission, will protect the credit of the carriers. A committee was appointed to work out the detail. AWARDS ARE MADE TODAY BY HI-DADS New Student Body Officers Installed This Afternoon Following Pre sentations, A. G. S. Elect At a special assembly at tho high school at one o'clock thiB afternoon the Hl-Dads honor students were recognized by the awarding of pins. The three outstanding students. Judged on a basis of scholarship, character, and service to the school, were Jacqueline O'Brien, who re ceived more honor points than any other girls, Arlo Noyes, who had the highest number of honor points awarded, and Russell Nelson, this year's president of the student body. Ernest DeLong, granddad of the Hi-Dad organization, presided r ' and Principal E. D. Towler awarded the three pins. There were, in addition. 20 other students of the HI -Dad hon or roll, each of whom received a pin In recognition of scholarship and activities. They are: Turner Bond, Eileen Bull, Mildred Cade, Pauline Conradt, Phyllis Dunn, Elsie Gletcl huber, Carolyn Gray, Lois Hansell, Ethel Harnden, Cleda Harvey, Dorothy Hlgglns, Veda Hogensen, Harold Hoyt, Alice Inlow, Amaryllis Knight, Pack ey McFarland, Alice Milne, Roy Nel son, Evelyn Perry, Marylou Piper, Donald Poarch, Edith Ragaln, Wllma Smith, Thelma Strain, Dora Swauger and Virginia Wetzel. Mr. DeLong explained that the pur pose of the Hi-Dad pins Is to recog nizo the students who excell in scholarship and in activities other than athletics. E. R. Ringo also spoke, complimenting the honor students upon their achievement. Officers installed. Following the awarding of the pins, the present student body officers took charge of the installation of next year's officers,, who are as follows: president, James Leslie; vice presi dent, Everett .Reynolds; secretary treasurer, Wilnui Hansell; yell lead er, Malvln Kavanaugh. These officers assume their new duties the first of June. At the close of the general assembly (Continued on Paso Five) $8000 Spent On Show i Premiums Increased Enrollment in Boys' , And Girls' Classes at Union This Year. UNION, Ore., May 21 Eight thous and dollars in premiums will be dis tributed to stockmen of Eastern Ore gon during the Eastern Oregon Live stock Show at Union June 10, 11 and 12. A wide response to the liberal premium offers is anticipated by offi cers of the show, who report a heavier advance entry list than has ever be foro been received. Stock from every county of Eastern Oregon will bo present In tho show rings, besides on trles from nearby Washington and Idaho centers. An increased enrollment in boys and girls' club classes and Future Farmers projects will be reflected In larger exhibits at the stock show this year, it 1b predicted. Reports of club meetings and activities of the Future Farmers have been pouring In (Continued on Page Five) No More Wage Cuts, Hal Hoss Declares SALEM, May 21 ff) Secretary of State Hal E. Hoss. announced today the state department did not con template the reduction of the wage scale of Its employes. He made this announcement following tho action of the state industrial acctdent com mission yesterday In which the wage scale was cut on an average of 10 per cent. Rumors had been circulat ed that other departments contem plated such action. Hoss stated the salary and wage scale in the state department was as low as possible now, and that he could not reduce, wages further. $ NO CONTIM'PJ) STORY INSTALMENT TODAY J Because of lack of room, the Observer was unable to $ publish today's Installment of 5 the continued story, "Mad Pursuit." Today's installment Q will appear in tomorrow's pa $ per. Max Gehlahr, Agriculture Bureau Head, Announces Policy at Salem PORTLAND, May 21 (P In the first public appearance he has made since being appointed director of the department of agriculture, Max Oeh la hr of Salem today announced a policy of close cooperation with the Interests of individual industries In Oregon agriculture for the general betterment of farming in the state. Gehlahr was the principal speaker at the meeting of the Oregon co operative council in session here. In introducing the new director. President Glenn Marsh of Hood River declared the council Is most desirous that the department suc ceeds. "I have no pre-conceived or hard and fast policy that I intend to put in force," Oerlahr said. "But I do want the suggestions and counsel now! and at any time of Just such groups j as this. The department must de-, pend at all times on the cooperation ; oi inose actuany engagca in me in- dividual agricultural industries, otherwise any progress is limited to ! the capacity of the officials them- I M'lVOfi." J 659 TAKE PART IN PARADE FORMATION Most of Planes Continue on To Dayton And Cleveland After Passing Over Mid West Metropolis." r CHICAGO, May 21 (TO A proud armada or the nation's fighting air craft streaked through the skies, above America's Inland metropolis today. It was the army's greatest demon stration of Its air strength. Over Chi cago's lake front 659 planes paraded in formation, serenading thousands of watchers as speedy pursuit ships sang a high tenor to the deep bari tone, hum of mighty bombers. , , Thousands left Michigan boulevard skyscrapers as the planes appeared from the north, where the aerial pro cession had fqrjned after a wide cir cular movement from" the five- air ports in which they had concentrated yesterday from 'Dayton... . (, Thousands of Onlookers. Roofs and office windows were, dotted with onlookers, and traffic in Grant park stood still as a mass of spectators poured over the green turf to the edge of Lake Michigan and gazed skyward. - . :(., Overhead the sun shone. . Major Davenport Johnson, of Gal veston, led the great procession with the third attack group of 70 planes from Fort Crockett. " Following the attack group was the 2nd bombardment group from Lang ley Held, Virginia. Tho bombers flew in columns of three, 60 to 60 in each group. Speedboats darted over tho lake, and amphibians flew low over the wa ter to bo ready for instant rescue in event of any mishap. The air was bumpy, and the planes moved In loose formation, spaced widely with the bombers, attackers, pursuit planes separated. Through the speed ing mass darted planes carrying pho tographers, like falcons attacking an orderly ' flight of geese. No Fighting Maneuvers : Brig. Gen. . Benjamin D. Foulois. commanding the division, surveyed the demonstration from the roof of the Hotel Stevens with his staff. There were no fighting maneuvers, no firing of aircraft guns. The army had undertaken to demonstrate the speed with which it could, mass Its power to defend an inland center of population. , Its entire strength had been concentrated' at uayton, u. . rrfinrarl Vii Itv ti "ntrtuln riav nurl ocuced hereiin Valriglo day and sent into the air lo parade its power be fore an imagined challenger. The entire procession passed be fore the gaping eyes of this anthill of skyscrapers in a fleeting 16 min utes. Onco past tho downtown area, the bulk soared on to its concentration (Continued on Page Eight) This Time, The Joke Was On The Snake! PETERSBURG, Ind., May 21 fP) The Joke, Mrs. Sallna Gladish reported, was on the snake. For 'two weeks, she said, she had been missing eggs from her hens' nests. Lost Tuesday a china nest efg was gone. Yesterday she was a large snako in the barn yard. She killed It with a hoe and was surprised to find inside its carcass, the china egg. Vancouver Soldier Is Fatally Injured PORTLAND, May 21' W Don Cor lew, 17, Vancouver soldier, died in a hospital here lato yesterday, two hours after he had driven his motor cycle into tho rear end of a wood truck. Police who investigated the death said the youth apparently was look ing in another direction, as he had made no attempt to brake tho cycle. Corlew was catapulted over the bed of the truck and fell to the pavement on the other side. Two Killed When Ore Car Overturns QUINCY, Cal., May 21 W) Two men wore killed and anothe rpos slbly fatally Injured near Spring Gar den early today when a derailed Western Pacific railroad freight car containing 05.000 pounds of Iron ore turned over on them. The dead are: Jack Drydcn, Oro vllle and Joe Baker, section foreman of Spring Garden. "I havo already found there Is con siderable misconception as to the functions of the state department," ho continued. "It was not created to do for farmers by some magic means the things they must do for them selves." The speaker also pointed out that the activities of the new department, combining as It does 13 old boards law to inspection and regulatory work. "Oregon needs an aggressive policy in production of certain products for which this state is especially fitted, but I am not in favor of the 'whoop la' idea that we should boost produc tion to an unlimited extent In all lines," he warned. "The state can- not afford, however, to allow its agri- I cultural resources to be unused while j other states forge ahead." i Ah to the organisation of his de- j parimeni ne saia ne nas oeen im- pressed by the careful training need ed on the part of much of the per (Continued on Page Four) TOOAY Mrs. Emmn L. DeClrnw, only survivor of tho group of women who , fmiiHlod the American Ited Cross In 1HK1, will be w giient of honor at the organization's (lolden ItiUilre dinner ut Washington today, ' at which President lltmver will fijunk over two national riutlo net '") wnrkH. She Is rdiown, up pin" left, as .she upptariMl at. the first meet v lug n, below, uh hIio Ik today. Mrs, t)t(iniv, who lives . In Wusli ; Ington, has seen the Red ('rims grow from 51 charter members to : :t.im chapters with 11,000,000 mcmberx. In connection with the 5(i th birthday celebration, Uncle Sam Is making flo,0O0,0O0 portraits of Miuie llunl, New York model, who posed for last fall'H Red Cross - poster, shown here, for reproduction of the; government's Red Cross ,- anniversary stump Imhuc. . . Lions Club Will Decorate City : For Convention Tho Hons club of La Orande, throuKh Its convention committee, 'thrv Elvood Dillon" ' Productions company, "of r Boise, Ida.i. to pro vldo for decorating La Grande for the state convention to bo held hero June 24 and 25, it was announced to- j uuy uy rieu ntjiuuiig, luuuiiuim ui tho committee. ThiB is the first time since the state American Legion convention here that the city will be thoroughly "dressed up" for a meeting of this kind, Mr. Hennlng stated. Plans for the 'decorations are being completed aud-'the actual decorating la to be finished by June 20, a few days before the convention opens. Permission has been received from tho city of ficials, Mr. Hennlng said, and oLlior arrangement arc being mode. Tho productions company, which also Is decorating Seattle for tho Elks convention, Mr. Hennlng said, will work with tho convention committee In connection with tho decorations. Work already has started on pre paring Lions club emblems and ban ners for the project, he said. PoJ,ice Capture Bull But Don't Know What Next NEW YORK, May 21 (A1) It isn't tho bull tho police are worried about; It's tho ropu he's- wrapped up In. They want it back. Tho bull is sort or an orphan. Ho was out on a roef in East river. Along came a tug and lassoed tho bull and dragged him to land. This seemed to be tho humane thing to do. Tho pollco were notified and a patrolman went to get the bull. It was not clear what he intonded to do after he got tho creature. Indeed, it seemed for a while that he wouldn't even get htm. Bulls are unique here abouts. Omaha papers please copy. After much travail whtlo a motley crowd guffawed scornfully, the of ficer succeeded in winding enough rope around the bull to make fur ther disorder almost impossible. The status quo is this: tho police hnvo tho bull. He's all bound round with rope. The police want to get rid of tho bull because they want to get their rope back. To a policeman a bull Is a nuis ance, but a rope's a rope. Belgian Cabinet, Defeated, Resigns BRUSSELS, May 21 A' Tho Bel gian Cathollc-Libcrnl cabinet resigned this afternoon as the outcome of a sudden crisis arising In the cham ber over the question of spending 1,715.000 atcrling on construction of frontier defense works. Mud Creek Forest Fire Surrounded PORTLAND, May 21 (,V- Nearly 50 men today had surrounded the Mud Creek canyon forest fire near Swim. The fire is one of six which started ten days ago. It was expected it would be extinguished In a day or so. The fire haa been confined to old logs and debris blown down bv the rccen storms, in ten aays ii, nurnca over 000 acrPS- l went unnoticed for "everal days, because of the haze. MKKT IV CitiNKYA i GENEVA, May 21 t.V Tho council -j of the league of nations yesterday so- 1 National League lected Geneva as the seat of the 1932 All National league games post-disiirmfmu-tit eonforfrixe, poned; wet ground and riilu. . Man Kills Wife, Two Small Sons Terrorizes Others Before Arrest Murders at San i Diego, Vbmipcg. ; : 1 4 tIKIME NtiWM t MEDFORD, Wis. Man kills $ wife and two small sons; ter- j $ rorlzes others. g $ WINNIPEO, Man. Three chlldron killed; man, wounded, $ in hospital. J & SAN DIEGO, Cal. Young $ $ man killed, woman and two J $ girls gravely wounded by un- 3 s known assailant. c MKDPOUD, Wis., May 21 () Jo seph Flelschtnann, 36, shot and kill ed his wlfo and two small sons last night and for ftvo hours held his two daughters, another son and three aciultfi In iv state of terror while ho talked incessantly of firing deer rifle bullets at them. Tho throo adults, ono a Catholic prlost, escaped from tho Flclschmann farm homo, two miles north of here, amid bullets from Flclschmann's gun. Thoy called authorities who arrested tho man before lie could harm his other children. FleiKchmann, an assistant butter makor, waa cruzed by liquor, Sheriff Georgo R, Bnird said. Ho aald Flels chmann had been confined twice for alcoholic insanity. SAN DIEGO, Cal., May '21 (A1) A young man was killed and a woman (Continued on Page Five BERRY MARKET STRONGER BUT NO QUOTATIONS PORTLAND, May 21 fP) In com menting on tho Oregon strawberry crop and tho barreling situation, the Journal said today "all ofrcrs to sell aro reported withdrawn by dintrib utora of strawberries." Further, tho artlclo said "tho bar reled strawberry market Is gaining strength generally but as local offers havo been withdrawn, no quotations are now available hero, "Barreling haa Just started here and is expected to become general within n week." Tho frefih .itruwberry market was firmly priced with a acarclty of of ferings for the day. Quality, how ever, showa a liberal Improvement and Is close to normal lu tho home territory. Baseball Today American League R. H. E. Philadelphia 12 18 1 Detroit 6 14 1 Batteries: Rommel, Maharfcy, Wal berg and Cochrane; Bridges, Sulli van, Herring and Schang, Hayworth. R. H. E- Boston 14 2 St. Louis 2 7 2 Batteries: Russell, Macfayden and Berry, Connelly; Collins and Ferrell. R. H. K. New York 7 13 1 Cleveland 6 13 3 Botteries: Plpgras,. Gomez, Bherid ; ftntl Diclcey; Hudlln, Myatt. Miller Bnd men, Rt H E Washington 4 7 0 f Chicago 2 6 2 Batteries: Hadley, Marberry and I Suencer: Thomas: McKaln and Tate. SALEM, May 21 P) A friendly suit to test the validity of the bal lot title ror me reierenuum against th suite police bill, will be filed with the Oregon surp rente court some time today. Chris Kowltz, Saiein at torney, aimouuced. PORTLAND, May 31 MP) With only 18 days remaining before the expiration of the period In which the referendum may be Invoked against the bill authorizing estab lishment of a state constabulary, forces for and against the bill today wore shifting their strategic lines for the attack. It was learned here on responsible authority that Chris Kowitz, Salem attorney and leader of the Marlon County Sportsmen's association, was expected to file in the state supreme court today an appeal from the bal lot title as prepared by the attorney general. Ed F. Averlll, leader of the refer endum movement, said such an ap peal would bring the question to an Issue at once and cause the court to pass on the wording of the title, af ter which no further appeal would be possible by those opposing the referendum. It was explained that unless such a stop was taken advocates of the consolidated police bill could take an appeal within 20 days' and if the bal lot title were oven slightly changed the petitions would have been voided and whatever signatures obtained would bo thrown out. Claims Labor Support, . Averlll said ranks of organized la bor are supporting the referendum "warmly." Labor believes, he said, the state police might be invoked at somo future time to Intimidate strik ing laborers. "The remark of General Butler over the radio the other night that 100 stato police broke up a big strike in Philadelphia served to confirm them In this opinion," Averlll added. ltlJTLKR KKCHIVES GIFTS SALEM, May 21 W) Mayor Gen eral Smedley O. Butler, famous guest of Orogon's chief executive, Governor Julius L, Motor, will return east Sat urday night taking with htm a large number of gifts presented by the gov ernor and various organizations over tho state. Most of the gifts will be presented to tho goneral before he leaves Portland, although ho has al ready enjoyed some, including the best of Willamette valley strawber ries, t '. "I never saw any larger or better colored strawberries in my life," the goneral said when he saw the fruit. Tho governor also presented the marine general with an ash try on which reposed a miniature frog, ; of ficial .emblem of , tho .governor's cam nalim -In 1930. General Butler as sured tho chief executive the ash tray would occupy ft prominent place on his desk at West Chester, Penir. Upon tho recoipt or tneso guts, sut ler lauded Oregon's hospitality and spoke feelingly of tho reception ho had boon, given, - Tho general's itlnorary today takes him to Corvatlis for a short visit af ter ho leaves Eugene. From Corvallts ho will como to Salem where ho will discuss further with tho state police (Continued on Pftse Five) Central Oregon Dry Area Fears Lack of Water SALEM. May 2 (H Tho driest genflon known In rccont years In Ore gon has struck the central part of tho stato and has resulted In real cauBO for alarm, Stato Engineer Charles E. Strlcklln. said today. Tne dry area constitutes a, strip through tho contra! part oi tho stato through California and to tho Mexican line. Tho strip runs from the Cascade mountains to tho Bluo mountains. Roportu from that) section indlcato tho fnrmers thero havo Riven up any Idea of crops this season, but aro worried for enough water for their wells to supply livestock and somo orchards. Whcro this water was com ing from, had not been determined. Reports from California, Strlcklln statos, Indicates that stato Is worse off than Oregon In the area of the dry strip. Tho coast area and tho eastern sec tion, particularly In Baker and Wallowa counties, oro supplied with water, and have more moisture than was avallablo lost year, Strlck lln said. Strlcklln believes tho dry strip Is the result of drouth cycles. The drouth last year struck In tho mlddlo west, and this yeor affects tho coast section. Rebels Defeated By Cuban Troops HAVANA. Mav 21 MV- Tho gov ernmcnt today announced that the authorities had suppressed revolu tionary attempts at Manzanuio ana JlRuanl and somo "excitement," manifested at Shaparra and Holou In. An official statement Issued by Secretary of Interior Octavlo Zubl wirrcta said the government had taken measures to nrevent further troublo and that its armed forces were prepared for any emergency al though "there Is no fear that events will bficomo more serious." The statement added that reports from all other points in tne repuo llc showed absolute quiet prevailing. Making Progress On 200-Mile Extension 8AN FRANCISCO, May 21 Ar thur Curtlss James, chairman of the board of the Western Pacific railroad, who arrived here last night aftor an insnectlon trio, said excellent, prog ress is being made on tho 200-mile extension or tne ureal, norinem ana Western Paclfio systems from Keddio, Cal., to Klamath Falls, Ore. James declared problems facing railroads are acute. He said all lines havo been -hard hit by falling off of revenue and cited the New York Central, one of tho most powerful systems lu the nation. Ho asserted that'durlng April it did not even earn l iixcd charge. RECALL THREAT TO SHOW GRAFT Editorial Attacks in Small Magazine 'Critic of Critics,' -Gives Only a Few Clues to r Mystery. . : , LOS ANOELKS, May 21 UP) Po lice today satd Guy Macuiee, self avoned enemy of Charles Crawford, millionaire political boss, save the name of a man lie believes murdered 1 Crawford and Hurbert Suencer, news paperman, In Hollywood last night, lie gave the name 611 a' promise It . would not be revealed to newspapers. LOS ANOELES, May 21 (IP) Clr- . oumstances Involved In publication of a small magazine devoted to "ex- :. poses" of gambling- and graft fur- nlshed detectives thetr-pAan clues to day to the killing of the editor, Her- : bort P. Spencer, 46, and Charles H. Crawford, 62. political figure, ' In . Crawford's Hollywood office late yes- . . terday. They were fatally shot by a nattily attired, unidentified man - who had ijeen closeted 1 with them for about' ' an hour. He escaped from a side en- " trance. ' Spencer,' formerly a' veteran police reporter and later city editor of the Evening Express here, died shortly after the shooting. ' Refuses To Name Killer. ' ' Crawford died three hours later, refusing to name the killer, although previously he had Indicated-he might. In recent Issues of the magazine, the "Critic of Critic's,'' Spencer had . threatened to expose "the Al Capone of Los Angeles." His widow said Spencer's life had been, threatened ' repeatedly by telephone .She at tributed the culls to an unnamed "gambling boss" of the city. - ' Crawford, who for years wielded a . strong Influence In local politics, was known as a patron of themagaz!ne and was regarded as a f Inanetal back er. He was said to have .furnished -Spencer with "inside" Information . for publication. Of late, Crawford a political activities had diminished. - Uuy McAfee Questioned. Among those questioned last night was Guy McAfee,. wealthy former po liceman, said by detootlves to be con nected with gambling enterprise;. McAfee, who recently broke a po litical association with Crawford, and , later was attacked editorially in the magazine, showed that he was in tho. . hall of Justice at the time, of the kllllngi'poUco Bald.,, bft.shertt'f'a.of- .! lice . also' ' lengthily questioned Joo ' Butoha, until recently business man- ' ager for the magazine. He said an, unidentified man telephoned him shortly after tho shooting and said:; "Now that Crawford and Spencer; have got theirs, you'll be next." i Buchta was - questioned - ctoselyi about operations of the magazine; which was owned by Spencer and , Frederick "Mike" Schlndler; former nowspaper associate. Spencer bought a half Interest in the magazine four! months ago.,. (Continued on Page Five) ' EXPLOSION IS FATAL; POLICE ARE PUZZLED HILLSBORO, Ore., May 21 (flV-Tlio explosion which 'killed John HUber, 38, a truck driver, in, a garage hero Tuesday night continued to mystify., pollco here today. Investigators satd the Injuries which caused his death could not havo been self inflicted, yet they wero unable to find a clue definitely pointing to murder. A note In Hubcr's sock compli cated the the caso. It said two un-t Identified men had been following him and that tho police would know who wero responsible in caso ajiyv thing happened to him. . . Rudy Vallee, Others : Lose Court Case CHICAGO, May 21 W) Tho "Vaga bond Lover" was back home today, a . court decided. The song, which was sung all over , tho country, was written. Judge Phil ip L. Sullivan decided yesterday, by Jesse Brown, an attorney in whoso behalf he ordered an accounting from Rudy Vallce, Leon Zimmerman, Leo Feist, Inc., publishers, and two phonograph companies. Brown said ho expected to realizo 910,000 as a result of the decision. Mrs. McNamee Sues Graham for Divorce NEW YORK, May 21 (JP) Tho voice to which millions of radio fans have listened choked with emotion today as Graham McNamee confirm ed the shattering of a romance which Broadway had considered an Idyllic example for ten years. Mrs. Joseph! no Oarrett McNamee Is suing tho radio announcer for a separation. Tho Bult has been on file several weeKs out no lnicung oi ncr charges has leaked out. McNamee. looking haggard and' nervous, said he had been atone sev oral weeks although even his nearest -friends knew nothing L of Mrs. Mc Namcc's intentions. - Wheat Today CHICAGO, May 21 (n Corn to duy tumbled to new bottom prices for the season, with December corn falling to below 48 cents a bushel for the first time. Dearth of shipping demaud here, with Missouri river ter minals offering corn to come to Chi cago at the May delivery price knock ed support from under the market. ' Stop loss selling ensued. Corn closed nervous, &-l centa , down, wheat unchanged to 1 off. oats at decline to a shade ad- , vance, and provisions unchanged to ' 10u higher.