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CITY EDITION Foil Auoclated Praa Leued Wire Service 5 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER SEI LOWER LEFT BAUD CORNER OF THIS PAQI. I'YUEijSx MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1931 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 236 mmnm mmtm n SAWMILL TO RE-OPEN ON 4TH OF JUNE Mt. Emily Lumber Co. to Resume Opei-ations Later . This Week. PLENTY OF LOGS NOW IN THE POND f Approximately 250 Men Given .employment Dy I Sawmill, Contractors, Etc., in This District i ' " ' .-: i ; The Mt. Emily . Lumber company sawmill will sound its whistle for work Thursday momingr June 4, if the crew of men can be organized by that time, it was announced today by Aug. J. Stange, vice president of , the company. ! About a month ago it was announced that the mill would be opened during June but at that time a definite date could not be set. ; The opening of the sawmill will furnish work for approxi mately 250 mien in this local ity, including employes at the sawmill, in the woods and con tractors and their employes.' Operation of the planer, which has been running con tinuously since the sawmill was closed down Dec. 30 of last year, is being continued. Plenty of Logs :. When the company an nounced its opening in June, it was stated that much of the logs would be contracted, to be delivered at the mill in as large ; amounts as possible. Several contracts were let duinng May and logs : have been going into the ponds in - large numbers, . coming by truck and rail. Repair work at the mill is about completed. Opening of the Mt. Emily Lumber company mill comes as the most pleasant news of the year to La Grande, with its consequent relieving of a considerable amount of un employment. ( Continued on Page Five) ROWLAND WILL RACE IN HIGH SCHOOL MEET Fred -Nowland. of La Grande, who won first place In the Oregon high school track and field meet at Cor i vallls In the high hurdles In 15.9 seconds, will leave here tomorrow morning, to Join the University of Oregon team en route to Chicago. In the mid-western metropolis, Fred will compete in the national lnterscholas ' tics held under the guidance of Al onzo Stagg. Fred's entry was sent In some time ago. Nowland and Dr. William Pearc spent the weekend in Seattle, where Fred watched the Northwest coast conference meet, and Dr. Peare ser ved as official timer. Besides Nowland. Oregon will have another boy In the interscholastlcs. peMarls. of Prineville, who tosses the javelin more than 200 feet, will com pete. The meet will be held June 13. New Steel Rails For Powder Line NORTH POWDER. Ore.. June 1 (Special) New 130-pound ?steel rails aro to replace the old 110-pound ones now in use on tne North Powder sec tion of tho Union Pacific system, states the North Powder News. The new rails will be laid from Lun's siding through North Powder to Hut chinson's spur to the south, about seven miles in length. The new rails, plates, spikes and other material arc now being unloaded and the laying of the rails Is expected to start today. A track-laying machine, a giant af - fair of modern Invention, will be used to do the job, with the local section crew and probably one extra gang from La Grande assisting'. Two extra men have been added to the section crew here. WEATHER FORECAST 4 Oregon: Fair tonight and 3 Tuesday, but cloudy on the 8 $ coast. Normal temperature. S 4- Moderate north and north- west winds offshore. 4. 4, $ WEATHER TODAY $ $ 7 a. m. 67 above. Minimum: SS above. 6 4 Condition: clear. . WEATHER YESTERDAY J 6 Maximum 89, minimum 85 ? 8- above. $ $ Condition: partly cloudy. $ 4- WEATHER JUNE 1, 1930 8 $ Maximum 60, minimum. 43 $ above. Conditio, cloudy, nafcl, $ rainfall .20 of Inch. 4 First Settler Of Imnaha Dies Friday Evening John Johnson, Scout for (Jenerai Howard in In dian War of 1878, Is Called Beyond- - : . ' By Mulda Stevenson (Observer Correspondent) JOSEPH, Ore.. June 1 (Special) Death has removed another figure from the group of Wallowa county people who lived in the earliest pio neer days of this country.. Friday evening John "Jack". Johnson, the earliest settler In the Imnaha coun try, died suddenly, and he wis laid to rest the following day at Imnaha, with the Masons from Joseph con ducting the services. He .was the oldest charter member of the -lodge. Mr. Johnson lived for nearly 60 years at his place at the bridge where he homes teaded long before the days when Wallowa becume a county. In 18T8, during the Eastern Ore gon Indian war, he served as scout for General Howard, carrying a rifle throughout the duration of the war. Mr. Johnson was born in England on Dec. 26. 1850, the son of James and Mary Johnson. At the age of five he and his family crossed the ocean and settled in Kansas. Later he traveled throughout the cast, fin ally coming to Eagle Valley and thence to Wallowa county. As a true pioneer he set to work to develop the virgin wilds of nature and build a home and his work was successful in every respect. In addi tion to the property he nomesteaacd, Mr. Johnson owned a fine ranch among the buttcs which- he devoted to the raising of stock, and .where he spent his summers. In February, 1884, in Imnaha. Mr. Johnson married Miss Mary Fin ley, a native of Oregon, who passed on last year. Four children were born and three of them survive him, also one brother. (1 ILNY ATTEND FUNERAL " The death of Mr.- Johnson broke up a trlumerate that has existed for many years. Mr. Johnson, F. D, Mc- (Continued on Page Three) v,. Municipal Band : Prepares Varied Concert Program The municipal band has prepared an interesting program consisting mainly of lighter numbers for the concert to be given Wednesday eve ning at tne . High scnooi atmetic field. Included among these selec tions will be Nevtn's "Rosary," Sousa's stirring march "The. Ancient and Honorable Artillery," "Nola," , and a fine-arrangement of melodies pupufcu at the time of tho Civil war "The Blue and Grey." The popular music of a fow years ago is often contrasted with that of the present day and a potpourri of popular tunes of the year 1919 will be played at Wednesday's concert. Those enjoying music of a more classical nature will have their wishes realized in the rendition of Gomez's majectis overture "II Guarany" and the well-known "Dances frpm Henry VHP by Edward Germain. ., The band stand has been'placed di rectly adjacent to the grandstand so that those desiring to do so may sit in the grandstand and receive the full benefit of the concert. . The concert will start promptly at 8 p. m. . ..- La Grande Will Entertain C:E. Union In 1932 La Grande was selected as the placo for the next annual conven tion of the Grande Ronde Christian Endeavor Union yesterday at the closing sessions of the 1931 conven tion of that organization held at Baker Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. Meetings were held in tho Christ ian church at Baker and there were about 110 registered delegates from Union. Wallowa and Baker counties. Rev. Ross Gaiiley, of Eugene, state field secretary, and James C. Hen derson, of Portland, president of tho state union, were speakers. Miss J uanlta Crawford . of La Grande, who is state quiet-hour superintend ent, also had a part in the program. At the election of officers. Miss Frances Kelly was re-elected presi dent for the year. Miss Kelly is a teacher In tho junior high school at Baker but is spending the summer at her home here. Eleven members of the La Grande societies were present for the con vention and several others drove back and forth to a number of the meetings. Trapshooters Make Excellent Record Three La Grande trapshooters par ticipated In the state shoot at Boise, Ida., Saturday and Sunday, turning In some excellent records. Shooting as a team Sunday morning In the Capital News finals, they turned In 287 out of a possible 300. This event was won by an Ogden team that shot 297. Nate Zwelfel broke 97, Tracy Hoi lister 96 and Floyd Lanning 94. All shot from the 16-yard line. In the afternoon in-, a handicap srfoot, all shooting from the 20-yard line. Mr. Lanning broke 98. Mr. Hol llster 98 and Mr. Zwelfel 93. Saturday. Mr. Holllster broke 145 out of 150. Mr. Zwelfel 143 and Mr. Lanning 139. All three men ranked among the leading shooters In nearly every event although they were just short of prizes. Park Board Opens Baseball Diamond The park board haa completed work on a baseball diamond on the Con nordale park at Twelfth and J streets, and the field Is now ready for use by the children ol the city. If Interest Is shown to a sufficient degree, It Is planned to deVelop other sports court on the pnrk. BLAZMSUN BREAKS MARK OF 12 YEARS Saturday : Warmest May Day Since 1919; Mer- (cury Stops Climb at 93. RAIN IS NEEDED STREAMS ARE LOW La Granders Seek Cooler Retreats Over Weekend Warm June Expected By Local Forecasters. ' A blazing sun, - .unobscured by clouds most of the day, sent the meroury scurrying - up the official tube last Saturday to 93 above the warmest day since May 20, 1919, when the heat zoomed up to 100 above. The Memorial day weekend was very warm, with an 89 registered yesterday and the minimum Sunday morning 65 above. Last night the minimum was 10 degrees lower 55 above but at 7 o'clock this morning, with the sky clear, the temperature was at 67 above, heralding another day In the 80s or 90s. The maximum Saturday was four degrees warmer than the June max imum in 1030, an 89 registered on June 30. During the month - Just ended,' rainfall was very light, and there were only seven cloudy days, the others either clear or mostly clear. The . total rainfall was .57 of an Inch, which Is about an inch be low normal. Drouth Conditions Indicated ' Drouth conditions are already In dicated unless rains in, Juno relieve the situation. Streams are reported to be as low now as usually a month or two later, and fishermen are find -lng late May luck on par with usu-, July conditions. Soil throughout , tho valley Is very dry, due not only! to the. lack of moisture and the J plentiful sunshine, but to the high winds that have been more frequent j than usual this spring. Baker had a welcome rain yesterday, but the storm did not reach the . Grande Rondo valley. Many local weather forecasters declare that If a general rain does not come within the next two weeks, the valley will have to depend' upon the summer supply of thunderstorms, spotty and uncertain in their nature, and sometimes If accompanied by halI"-dotng more damage than good, '--"- v ; Crops generally aro in fair shapo p. present,;.. particularly, .frult : am grain, but unless additional moisture comes, tho outlook may not be so good later on. In La Grande, a great deal of water was used for lawn sprinkling and garden irrigating during May near ly as much as ordinarily Is con sumed in June. Cooler Clothing In Demand Over tho weekend, with the heat pronounced, hundreds of La Grand- ( Continued on Page Four) ' ROYAL RUSSIAN CHOIRIS COMING Gi'oup to Sing at L. D.S. Tabernacle June 15, Sponsored by Legion. The world famous Royal Russian choir will make its first appearance In La Grande on June 15, at the L. D. S. tabernacle sponsored by the American Legion, according to an announcement made by the Legion. The announcement has created a dis tinct furore In local music circles and their success, as far as attendance of La Grande music and dance lovers. Is concerned, seems to bo assured, Norman Dcsllct, post commander, states. The Royal Russian choir has the distinction of probably having sung before, and been received by more royalty, than any other musical or ganization In the world, advance no- (Continued on Page Four) DONATIONS TO MT. EMILY FUND ARE RECEIVED Although business places were closed down for the last two days, additional contributions were made today to tho M,t. Emily road 92000 fund. The Grande Ronde Meat company staff, consisting of F, A. Epling, Otto Pieper. Frank McOuire. H. H. Cleaver. Adam Cyr and Ruth Her zinger, and the Inland Sales com pany both contributed to the fund, which Is steadily growing. La Grande Country Club Team Wins; Crimp, Pro, Breaks Course Record Pendleton's team of 48 golfers was defeated hero yesterday by the La Grande country club forces, 4 to with tho local team turning in some of the best golf of the year. Without the services of C. H. Rey nolds, leading amateur of the club, who was out of town, the other members came through with a flock of excellent scores, lead by Mr. Janes with a 78 and L. K. Klnzel with a 79. Thirty -four of the 48 players shot under 100. M. C. Reynolds upheld his father's prestige by touring the 18 holes In an even 90. With a handicap of 25. his net was 65. low for th? day, and It also made him winner of the Mo Fadden dinner. Lampkln, of Pen dleton, was low for the Invaders with a net of 73. He carded an 88 and his handicap is 16. With Dixon, who shot an 67. Lampkln was sec ond best scorer for his club. Crimp IJrraks Course Kword Land Is Crimp, local pro, carded the best score with a 76. three over par, winning thn points from Alhrrt, WAY OPENED TO PATCH UP ITALIAN ROW Prospects of Settlement of Vatican and Govern ment Quarrel Seen : FIELD IS CLEARED FOR NEGOTIATIONS Word Passed Along by Leaders of Both to Stop Attacks; Conference May Be Held. UOMK, June 1 ff) Dissolution of all Catholic youth associations not directly connected with the nutloiiiil fascist party was announced by the government this evening. , ROME, June 1 fP) Prospects of a settlement of difficulties between the Vatican and the Italian govern ment emerged today from, confer ences the Pope and Premier Musso lini held with their advisers. At the end of a meeting with 24 cardinals of tho Curia the pontiff directed the editor of the newspa per Servatore Romano to discon tinue his editorial attacks on Fas cist students who have participated in anti-Catholic demonstrations for the past week. At the ' same time the premier passed the word to Fascist editors that they were to cease their antl Cathollc campaigns at least for tho time being. Field Cleared This leaves tho field clear for dip lomatic negotiations and It was ex pected that representatives of the tiwp , governments would move im mediately to effect an agreement. . ' Another element was Injected in to the diplomatic phaso today when Papar Count Edward Hearu, director of - activities for tho American (Continued on Page Four) TEXAS GUINAN WILL NOT GO INTO FRANCE PARIS, Juno 1 m Officials of tho ministry of interior said today that the decision barring Texas Guln an and her-troupe of showgirls from France ..remained .unchanged, - HA.V&E, France, June 1 MVTexas Guinan does not "choose to run" until the last hope wanes that she and her night club' "pals" can land In France. ... She was awaiting today an answer from the minister of the Interior to her appeal from the government's decision barring her troupe from ap pearing in a Purls cabaret and order ing them deported Wednesday on the liner Paris. "Well, in the words of Coolldge: 'I do not choose to run," she said. "I will not accept this as final until I receivo word from my agents in Paris as I have appealed to the minister of tho interior to consider my case." Snodgrass Honored At Lions Meeting Lot Snodgrass, president of the La Grande Lions club, was designat ed as a Key Lion today at noon by District Governor Jack Ferris. The honor was conferred on Mr. Snod grass In recognition of his securing two . new members. He is one of 1064 Key Lions In the International. Fred Hennlng reports on the con vention arrangements, also mention ing .that visits were made last week to Baker and Wallowa and that both clubs plan to attend 100 per cent. Al Brown, of Portland, spoko briefly, - urging support for the La Grande Co-operative creamery, a farmer-owned organization which Is holding its annual meeting today. E. D. Towler was nominated for president. Nominations were start ed last week and continued through today. Ash Gives Up In Non-Stop Flight TOKYO. June 1 fP) A Rengo news agency dispatch from Samu shlro today said Thomas Ash Jr., had abandoned his proposed non-stop flight across the Pacific and was re turning to Tokyo. Ash's abandonment of the flight was attributed In the Ren go dispatch to the failure of his plane to come up to expectations in several particu lars. The message said the motor failed to run perfectly and had de veloped only enough power for 1.660 revolutions per minute when at least 1.850 were needed to rise with his heavy load of fuel. Pendleton pro. who turned In an 84. Incidentally, on Memorial day. Crimp broke the course record for nine holes, with a 33, which Is three under par. His card; Crimp 402 433 35433 Par 453 443 44530 Sweepstakes were held Memorial day with Norman Frees winning. F. L. Meyers second and Fred Lamer third. Next Sunday the local club will ko to Walla Walla. Scores yesterday follow: Pendleton Nam Score Points Albert 84 0 Dixon 87 0 Lampkln 88 0 Bond - 01 0 Hanavan 01 0 Schiller ,....82 0 Anderson 9fl o Byers ...102 1 Barthel 66 3 Bower 08 o Mollner 08 o (rantlnwed on Pan Thne) TRIBUTE TO .WAR DEAD ' , s : Uowii the Pilgrim's Steps nl" the Washington Cathedral, shown In the background, delegates of various veternnH'., patriotic and military organizations here are seen inarching during u memorial service to ) the nation's war dead. More than 12,000 persons gathered for the pktnrt'squo ceremony of n.a.shtd colors In the open-ulr ampltheater i below the p;irtly-coinpletvd Gothic cut lied nil. Austin Dunn Is Elected Head Of E.O.N. Students Austin Dunn was elected president of tho Eastern Oregon Normal school student body at a general election, by the student body Friday. Mr. Dunn lives In La Grande and has been active In dramatics at the Normal school. Floyd Baxter. La Grande, Is vice president; Ruth Leonard. Lostlne, secretary -treasurer, and Dallas Nor ton, of The Dalles, and Robert Sul livan, of La Qrandc, are tho senior members of the student council. Tho new officers will assume their newi duties next fall. Miss Herzinger Is Elected To 5 Library Office . ...Blanche Heraln.i5or.".'.'.o$ La Grande, was chosen an secretary of the Eastern Oregon Library associa tion at a meeting hold Friday in La Grande.'and Miss Mildred Huntamer. of Baker, is prealdont-eJect. Lib rarians from many towns In Eastern Oregon were In La Grande and took part In the discussion of modern library problems. Miss Mabel Doty, La Grande, president at the mooting. Pendleton extended an invitation to the association and tho next meet ing will be held In that city. The afternoon session, which fol lowed a luncheon at tho La Grande hotel, was held In the gold room with Miss Elizabeth Olson, librarian of Umatilla county, in charge of tho book symposium in which Mrs. L. Z. Terrnll, of Union, guvo a short dis cussion of works of contemporary fiction suitable for a Ilbrory; Miss Gertrude Wagener, of La Grande, dis cussed children's books; and Miss Mildred Hawkwlrth, llbrarlnn at the Normal school, discussed drama and poetry. A round tablo discussion was led by Miss Huntamer following the symposium, with Miss Jesslo Choato, Ontario; Miss Olson, Pendleton; J. T. Longfellow, La Grande; Hugh Colo man, superintendent of schools at Baker; and Miss Mabel Doty, La Grande, taking part. Tea Served After the meeting tea was served In tho children's room at the city library, with Mrs. J. T. Longfellow and Mrs. George T. Cochran pouring, and Miss Margaret Anson, Mrs. Tur ner Oliver, and the librarians assist ing about the rooms. Miss Harriet Long, state librarian of Salem, announced the meeting of the Pacific Northwest Library asso ciation in Oearhart on June 15, 10, 17 and many Eastern Oregoniuns aro planning to attend, Including Miss Doty. Miss Long, who has been visiting the libraries of Union county, und advising with members of the library boards, mi.de many Interesting addi tions to the meeting. "Union county people make excel lent tfse of the state library facili ties," Miss Long says. "Our records show that during 1030. there were 6R0 tiltipinents of books ncnt to Individ uals In this county, and shipments to public libraries numbered) 108. In addition, eight nta-tions received traveling libraries. These figures for Union county arc a sample of the statistics we have on file for service given In all of these eastern coun ties." Miss Long was very pleased, she 5ald, to find that so many people In the more out-of-the-way places were ualng the oppor tu n I ties offered by the state library. "II is the purpose of tho library to serve every section of the state and I am clad to knoI that so many people appreciate thh service and to take advantage of this opportunity to Hatlsfy their demands for good reading. "Last year 183.523 books were sent cut from tho state library to travel ling library stations scattered throughout every county In the state, (Continued on Page Five) Recall Election Opposition Fails SEATTLE, June 1 JVt Superior Judge J. T. Ronald today refused an Injunction to prevent an election to recall Mayor Frank Edwards. Eight taxpayers, supporters of the mayor, had asked a r trainer on the ground the city had no money to pay the expense of such an election. Judge Ronald's decision will be aprwniod to the state supreme court. CITY OBSERVES DECORATION DAY Pai'ade in Business Sec tion and Services at Cemetery Honor Dead . Many spectators who lined Adams avenue Joined with tho voterans of Americans wars in commemorating the soldier dead ' at the Memorial .day parade, Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. After -the parado Memorial day services wero conducted by the G. A. R. at their plot In tho Ma sonic ctmetory.i and -the women's patriotic organizations served a din ner at 12 o'clock In the Knjghts of Pythias hall to all voterans. Com pany E, Oregon national guard, and tho Boy Scouts. . . Headed by the parado marshal, Clint Haynes, and tho municipal band, voterans from the Civil war, the- Spunlsh-Amorlcan, -World war. Company E, 188th Infantry, and tho .Boy -Scouts paraded. in solemn., pro-: Cession on Adains avenue from Greenwood-' la Fourth, symbolizing those who aro carrying on for the victims of tho past wars, nnd those who are to uphold tho glory of the nation in possible futuro encoun ters. t Tho American flag was carried by a flag corps composed of a soldier, a sailor and a marine. Tho Civil war veterans with the Women's Re lief corps headed tho veterans, and wero followed by tho Spanish Amer ican war veterans and their auxil iary. The American Legion drum corps was at tho head of tho Amer ican Legion. Company E preceded tho American Legion in full uni form, and following were tho Boy Scouts. All auxiliaries to tho vet erans wero In tho parade In auto mobiles, many of- which wero docked In bunting and flowers. After the parade all went to the Masonic cemetery and the ritualis tic services wero conducted by tho G. A. R., assisted by a firing squad from tho national guard and a buglo corps from the legion. Taps was sounded at tho ond of the services at various stations throughout tho cemetery, since tho soldiers' graves aro scattered. Dinner was nerved at 12 o'clock at tables decorated in patriotic colors, with the following committees from the womens patriotic organizations making arrangements Women's Rc- (Contlnuod on Vaga FIvq) SMITH CRACKS PAR IN OPEN TOURNEY PLAY CARNOUBITE, Scotland. Juno 1 (m MacDonald Smith, 88-ycar-old United States professional golfer mak ing a sentimental pilgrimage back to tho town where he learned tho game, carded a pur shattering 70 In tho wind and rain at Harry today to take the lead In tho flrnt qualifying round of the British open championship. Several hundred carnoustiana fol lowed Mac Smith around, cheerful despite the rain when the "home town boy" made good. Smith missed a five-foot putt on the home hole that would have given him a record tif- Par for the course is 72. His card: Out 454 543 34430 In 243 644 4443470 COUNTRY HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE SUNDAY The country home, together with all or Its contents, of Mr and Mrs. Robert Kelly, cast of Island City, was co mp In U; I y des t roy cd by f I rc yesterday morning oevween live anu six o'clock. Tho firo was discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stoln, tholr nearest neighbors, shortly after tho Kelley family hud started with some friends for a day's outing. The 1 lames, when discovered, seemed to bo In the gable, but by the time Mr. Stein could reach tho burning build ing, the whole structure was In llames. They were able to remove nothing from the building and only a chair which was on the front porch was saved, Tho house was a one-story build ing of the bungalow type and was comparatively new. Mr. Ketley car ried some Insurance on both the house and Its contents, though not a sufficient amount to cover the loss. Outnlde of the one chair, the clothing which the family wore at the time Is all they have of their personal possession. Husband Slays Wife And Their Two Children IraH. Ormond, 39, Kills Family. Because He Was Too Proud to Have His Wife Work. PORTLAND. Ore., June I W) A Southerner, who was too proud to permit his wire to work, was to race court here today on charges of mur dering hla wife and their two chil dren. . After long questioning yesterday Ira H. Ormond, 38, an ex -sal lor, ad mitted, police said, that he put his two children to bed Saturday night and then asphyxiated them, with 11- lummatmfr gas, nut no aeciarea he could not remember stabbing his wife to death with a bayonet, as was. cnargea against him. following incerviows witn aooui 40 relatives, friends, neighbors and officers, police said they believed Ormond's motive was his wish that his wife stop working though he himself was unemployed. They also beljeved he was crazed with moon shine. He admitted, thoy said, that he drank freely while killing the two children. . The Victims Tho victims wero Mrs. Helen Salnda Ormond, 38; Ira Ormond Jr.. 8. and Jean Ormond. G. As questioned, Ormond alluded several tlmjes to threats made by his who against mmseit nnd tne cnu dron. Police Bald they woro unable to substantiate these statements ny intormation irom irienas ana rela tives. There had been several quar- should the wifo work? Tho story of the Bunday morning events at tho Ormond homo was a nightmare as pieced together by officers.- - Neighbors said they were awak ened about 2:30 by Mrs. Ormond's screams for help. They saw Ormond chasing her across the street and stab her with a bayonet after sho leu in a driveway, tme moanca, "Oh, my babies, my children arc dead.'.- 12 Stub Wounds When taken to a hospital where sho died, 12 stab wounds woro found In her body. . The bodies of tho children wore found under a gas range; with all burners going. The house was a shambles, officers said Furniture was wrecked; pillows slltted and the i earners strewn auoub ino rooms; tho chlldrens' bods, shattered. Blood was smeared on tho walls. A part ly-emptlcd bottle of ' liquor was splattered witn oiooa. Because of Ormond's condition pollco placed htm In a padded cell lor several nours. Mrs... Ormond had Just returned home from a restaurant whore she worked. The evening before, a fel low-waitress told police, Ormond toow4JjhilUren to thejafcutf'. runt, auu told themr to order w' tt evor they wanted Words passed v. Continued on Pago Eight) Appoint Einzig As Secretary Of Control Broad SALEM, Juno 1 (!) William Eln alg, of . Portland, was appointed by tho state board of control today as temporary secretary of tbjo board and as state purchasing agont, to succeed Carlo Abrams, whose resig nation was requested as of Juno 1. Einzig took office Immediately, and was called In to attend the board session. Einzig stated ho would make no changes In tho office force at tho present time and would re tain tho staff, although their resig nations .had been requested and wero turned In. He announced fur ther he would make a study of the situation before making any changes. Tho motion to name Einzig was made by Rufus Hoi man, stuto treas urer, by resolution, which was ap proved by Governor Julius L. Meier. Hal E, Hows, secretary of stato, who is on his vacation, was not present at tho meeting. Hoi man, in his resolution, asked tho resignation of Carle Abrams bo accepted and that Einzig bo named temporary secretary with full au thority and power to reorganize the secretarial and purchasing depart ments and to regulate tho public duties of all employees of said de partments. He asked that Einzig be further Instructed to mako a preliminary survey of po&slblo econ omics which may bo Introduced and that he report his findings and rec ommendations to the board. Thug Cracks Safe In Movie Palace ' PORTLAND, Juno 1 W A safo cracker who operated with precision and dispatch, punched a complicat ed vault system of tho Hollywood theater here early today and escaped with 91,200. It was discovered, too, that the safe of the Candy Products company had been opened In the same manner, and $18 In cosh and a $350 watch taken. Police said the experienced cracks man went through the intricate the ater safo "as If it had been paper." Lightning Kills Man Near Baker UAKKIt, Ore.. June 1 Wi George Phillips, a camp tender, was killed by lightning yesterday on tho Little Lookout mountain, a few miles cast of Baker. Ha was in his tent when the bolt struck. Two dogs were killed by the same flash. Phillips had lived In this section for many years. A son, Wasco Phil lips, lives In Baker. Doumergue Weds In Paris Today PARIS, June 1 OV The Havas news agency announced that Presi dent Gaston Doumergue .and Mine. J. Graves were married this afternoon at a private ceremony. There had been reports for some time that M. Doumergue, known as the "bachelor president." would be married either before or soon after his term os president expired June l.'l, MANY KILLED IN ACCIDENTS OF WEEKEND Coast States Count Scoi'e or More Fatalities on Saturday and Sunday . AUTOMOBILES ARE CAUSE OF DEATHS Street Cars, Motorcycles and Drownings ingure in List; Train Strikes Man Near Truckee. ; ' lly The Associated Press The states of California, Oregon and Washington counted 20 and possibly ai deaths and 14 serious injuries toaay as me ion xor me morial day observance and week end activities. . Ten of the deaths were the re sult of automobile, street car and ; motorcycle accidents, while flvo more, ana possimy six, were cnargea to drowning. The fatalities: Mrs.' Lave rue Waters Kuhlman,. Rosevllle, and Mrs. Ellen E. Schus-' ter, Salinas, killed In an auto acci dent near Rockltn, Calif. George T Mattauer, San Francis co, killed In a motorcycle crash. . Mrs.' Daisy pudvis, ueattio, lataiiy Injured near Snoqualmie when her ear overturned. Her husband was soriouBiy injured. a . William RadszwHUf San Francis co, killed near Oil roy when, his oar struck a stage. Koy .awara Miner, .rortiana, Kuiea near that city when his car skidded and overturned. . - . Anna Van, Los Angeles, struck and killed by a street cur - Charles Vaugh, San Jose youth, killed near Salinas - whoa he and two companions on bicycles were struck by an automobile. Dr. Alice J. Baker, Santa MJonlca, killed In Los Angeles auto collision. A Japanese child, son of T. Kublo. Penryn, Call!., killed when he fell from an automobile. - ; Fred M. Gommell, Tacoma, drown cd In a lake near Bremerton, Wash. - John Westburg, San-Diego youth, drowuod in surf -near' that (Jlty.. : - Flnley . Hanna, -Spokane, Wash., drowned when thrown from a motor boat In Lake Eloika. ' Glenn- Thompson, Los Angeles;, drowned ' at Long Beach whoa ..ho : suffered a heart attack. -i Fred Helzen, Seattle. Wash., be llevcd.'drowned.ritV: Angle lake -on. tho . Tacomahlghway. -A boat he Tented- was- found - overturned, toUtY' Ills body had not been located. ' " . - uorocny A0D0tt, ix Angeics, -a suicide.' - - .-.'" . . - ' . . . Chester Reese, rum-runner sus pect, shot to death by officers -near. Blaine, Wash.' Robert O. Led air, Seattle, fatally Injured whon he ran Into a wire. . ' Antonio Ambroz, Sacramento. killed whon struck by a train near Truckee. . ; . . Charles Hansen, San Francisco. drowned near Fairfield whon his . fishing boat overturned. - M. R. Brown, Hanford. gored to death by a bull. coupica with the deaths, fourteen persons wore Injured In varying de gree. Throe of these, Howard Bos- ' (Continued on Page Flvap.'; ; CROWLEY WILL BE EXECUTED EARLY IN JULY MINEOLA, N. Y., Juno 1 (m Francis Crowloy was sentenced today by County Judge Smith to be ex ecuted the week of July 5 for tho murder of pollcoman - Frederick Hlrsch. . Crowley, who dlsplto his 10 years was described by a defense alienist as "a moral imbecile with tho mind of a ten-year-old child," was con victed last weok of slaying the police officer, who came upon him at night In a parked car. The murder took placc-20 days ago. Crowley's pal, Rudolph Durtnger, now Is on trial in New York for the murder of Virginia Brannen, dance hall employe Northwest Wheat In Need of Main PENDLETON, Ore.. June 1 (Pj Unless a good rain occurs soon, tho wheat yield of the Pacific Northwest will bo about 40 per cent less than estimated, according to a statement from the Farmors; National corpora tion headquarters here. Lighter lands aro suffering from continued winds and hot weathory and during tho past few days conditions have been for the heavier wheat sections, the corporation satd. ' A sprinkling rain foil here Satur day night but In a quantity insuffi cient to be of any value to the wheat crop. The rain followed a maximum temperature of 103 degrees for the day. This record was followed by a 00 degree maximum Sunday. Wheat Today CHICAGO, June 1 W Notwith standing that government sponsored agencies bought , cash wheat at pegged prices much above July quo tations, all grain futifre contracts went downgrade today. September and December wheat established a new bottom price record. The chief reason given was the bearish effect of heaviness shown by securities, United States steel shares In partic ular. Crop reports from domestic winter wheat territory continued to Indicate yields much in excess of tho official Moy forecast. There were 2.100,000 bushels Increase in the United States wheat visible sup pi ytotal. Wheat closed nervous 1VWK cents lower, corn -1 down. Oats at 'i-V decline, and provisions 13 to 25 cents up.
