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LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1931
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
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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
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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.
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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.