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LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1931
EASTERN OREGON'S UlADUfQ NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 241
REV. VOGLER
TO SPEAK TO
64 GRADUATES
Walla Walla Minister to
Delivei' E.' 0. N. Bac
' calaureate Address.
COMEDY WILL BE
1 STAGED TUESDAY
f Commencement Set For
f Wednesday at 2:30 in
1 the Normal School Audi-
torium. ... i
Rev. Theodore Vogler, pastor of
the First Congregational church,
Walla Walla. Wash., will deliver the
address at the baccalaureate ser
vices Sunday afternoon at, 4 o'clock
lor the second graduating class of
the Eastern Oregon Normal school at
,tho auditorium. Sixty-four stu
dents are completing their work and
will take part In the activities which
have been planned for the final
week of the term and which Include
besides the baccalaureate services,
the graduation exercises on Wednes
day, the Sock and Buskin play on
Tuesday, and several social activities.
"The Romantic Age," by A. A.
Milne, has been chosen as the Sock
and Buskin play, and It appropriately
fits Into the mood of the occasion
with Its gay humor and romance.
. Dress rehearsals was held this
morning under the direction of Miss
Lena Foley, and seats are on reserve
at the Glass Drug company. A BChool
children's matinee Is being presented
? Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in
I the Normal school auditorium.
I : Students who have been active In
j dramatics throughout the past year,
5 many of them graduates, are taking
I part in the play, the last to be given
this season, and one which promises
I to be very enjoyable because of its
4 extremely clever lines and the un
i, sophistication of which A. A. Milne
'i Is a master. The cast includes Mary
3? lou Piper, Jean Rayburn, Lee John-
son, Gilbert Perard, Alice Inlow,
1 Austin Dunn, Kathryn Mctcalf, Ker
I mlt Estes, Floyd Heagey.
I nr. Rebec to Speak '
Dr. George Rebec, dean of the grad
I uate school, University of Oregon,
i who has gained a reputation for
1 himself among educators throughout
f tho United States as a philosopher
. and a profound thinker, will, be the
' speaker at-.. the graduation,, exercises
which are to be held -Wednesdayt Kt
I 2:30 o'clock at the Normal .school
auditorium.- - - - ' '
fi ' Seniors; parents and alumni' Will
1 be the guests of President and Mrs.
t H. E. Inlow Wednesday at 4:30, fol
'& lowing the graduation exercises, at
i the annual president's reception in
the music room. At 7 o'clock the
:i alumni and seniors of the institution
k are to be entertained at dinner at
5 the La Grande hotel.
The senior breakfast is planned for
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I LIONS ELECT
OFFICERS AT
MONDAY LUNCH
Members of the La Grande Lions
club will elect officers for the coming
year at the session to be held Mon
day at noon in the Sacajawea Inn.
The officers will take their positions
in July, following the state conven
tion to be held here the last week of
this month.
Nominations follow:
For president; Max Sarvls and E
b. Towler; first vice president, Fred
Hennlng; second vice president. Mar
cus Roesch; Hon tamer, Cecil My
rlck; tall twister. Jack Wright; di
rectors, Harry . McCarthy and Mr.
Towler.
. President L. L. Snodgrass will be
come a member of the board of di
rectors by virtue of the office he
holds this year.
Stolen Bicycles
Found by Police
' Four youngsters, ranging from
about 13 years old down, were ar
rested yesterday by the city police,
after three bicycles were found
which, officers say, had been stolen
and camouflaged. The boys are re
ported to have taken the bicycles
to a place at the end of Fir street
near the river where they disman
tled the bikes and Interchanged
parts, also applying paint here and
there. This morning the boys were
completing the task of putt fug the
bikes back to their original condi
tion. 1 No charge was expected to be filed
, against the quartet, whose names are
f withheld at he request of the po
! lice, because of their age and pre
; vlous records.
Q -
. WEATHER FOR WEEK
1 4 Par western states: The out-
f 4 look Is for fair weather and
jt- nearly normal temperatures.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Partly cloudy to
night and Sunday: fogs on the
coast and local thuider
storms In the high moun
tains: not quite so warm in
the interior Sunday. Moderate
west and northwest winds off
shore. WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 65 above.
Minimum: 54 above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 86, minimum 40
above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER JUNE 0, lf30
Maximum 60, minimum 47
above.
Condition: Partly Cloudy.
Roseburg-Eugene Soldiers' Home
Fight Did Not Influence Move
To Merge Schools, Zurcher Says
McClellan Links West
Oregon Campaign With
Consolidation Move.
J. D. Zurcher, La Grande attorney
who is representing sponsors of a
plan to consolidate the University
of Oregon and Oregon State college
at Corvallls, today stated that as far
as he knew, the Eugene-Roseburg
campaign for the national soldiers
home, has not entered Into the con
solidation movement in any way. He
denied that it had influenced spon
sors of the movement, which he de
clared Is being launched, purely and
simply to follow out. recommenda
tions of the federal educational sur
vey recently completed, and with the
hopes of effecting further economy
In the Oregon higher educational
system.
As far as stories printed in. Port
land last night that R. D. McClel
land admitted that the Roseburg
Eugene fight figured In the matter,
Mr. Zurcher told the Observer to
day that he has never discussed the
matter with Mr. McClellan.
Eastern Oregon
Will Salute Its
Future Farmers
"Future Farmer of Eastern Ore
gon!" Thus paraphrasing the name
of the national organization known
as the "Future Farmers of America,"
Eastern Oregon will salute its own
rising agricultural leaders during the
Eastern Oregon Livestock show, open
ing at Union next week, June 10-11-12,
when the six departments of voca
tional agriculture located In Eastern
Oregon hold their annual "round-up"
of exhibits and vocational contests at
the Union event.
The "future farmers" have been
holding their annual stock Judging
contests for many years In connec
tion with the show at Union, and
began to exjmnd rapidly Into a major
feature of the stock show, following
the Introduction of exhibit classes
especially for them, during the regime
of C. L. Cadwell as president. Presi
dent Herbert Chandler and Tony D.
Smith, secretary of the show both
hold a large place In their hearts for
the young farmers, so the "F. F. A."
events at the Eastern Oregon Stock
show have come to be a veritable
mecca for the agricultural students.
Tho project exhibits of the F. F. A.
boys differ from those of other de
partments, in that the efficiency of
the boys throughout an extended
period of tlmu is measured In award
ing the various prizes. The Smith
Hughes department has purposely
avoided an extended list of premiums,
desiring-to -emphasize- the economies
of practical agriculture rather than
the glorification of registered stock
simply for the sake of show ring
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Road Campaign
Interest Keeps
Up; More Donate
The campaign for the $3000 fund
to apply on the Mt. Emily road pro
ject continues to go ahead, with more
contributions reported today at the
chamber of commerce offices.
Also, another Indication of the In
terest that is being token in other
localities. Is the printing of an edi
torial this week in the Enterprise
Record-Chieftain. The editorial fol
lows: "The La Grande project to build
a road to the summit of Mount
Emily appeals to us as worthy and
very Interesting. This Is a case of
gathoring up the diamonds at one's
feet Instead of running on and on
tp the foot of the rainbow. The
landscape of Grande Ronde valley
from the crest of the mountain is
one of thrilling and satisfying beauty
and can hardly be excelled in a
month's travel. Union county people
will be proud of their scenic road
which shows them the charms of
their very own home land."
New contributions Include Sprouse
Reitz Co., Inc.: Leslie White, Mrs.
Leslie White; Viola Benham, B. A.
Benham.
Junior Leaguers
Play Here Sunday
The American Legion Junior league
baseball teams of Union and Baker
counties will play a practice game at
the High school field here tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Both teams
will meet again on July 11 and 12 at
Burns when the district finals will
be played, the winner to play the
Western Oregon winner for the state
championship.
Members of the Union county team
are: Fowler and Blokland, catchers;
Teutsch. McKlnnls, pitchers; Irwin,
first base; Jones and Simmons, sec
ond base; Frlzzell, shortstop Smith
and Bosquet, third base; Richard
son, Fowler. Richards, L. Flhn. J.
Finn. Wright and Stanley, fielders.
Roy Farnam equipped the team
with uniforms.
W. C. T. U. Helping
To Ban "Das Bier"
TORONTO, 0t., June 6 UP) The
W. C. T. U. is doing what it can,
the international convention was told
today by Dr. Bertha Kraus, to replace
"das bier" In Germany with "die
milch."
"We have opened a big restaurant
without alcohol on the campus of
the University of Cologne," said Dr.
Kraus. "and yoi can find there sev
eral hundred fraternity students In
their caps and bright ribbons, sit
ting Ui the garden with a bottle of
milk.''
The W. C. T. U. also sends trucks
to factories, carrytng fruit beverages
for the worklngmen accustomed to
beer.
It was necessary to establish W.
C. T. U. restaurants. Dr. Kraus said,
because the other eating places were
controlled by the breweries, and soft
drink prices were kept at high level
so as not to compete with beer.
Mi. Zurcher produced a telegram
today dated June 3, which he received
from J. W. Perkins, of Roseburg, stat
ing: '"You are not to use or con
nect my name with the movement to
consolidate the two universities."
Mr. Perkins owns the biggest busij
ness block In Roseburg, Is a retired
capitalist, and has been actively en
gaged In seeking to secure the na
tional soldiers home for Roseburg.
Support From McMlnnville
Mr. Zurcher also stated that he
has received a letter from James E.
Burdett, McMlnnville attorney, say
ing that a group of citizens there
were "figuring on initiating a
law to combine the two schools un
der one head and one campus. Our
group has had this matter up for
discussion for sometime, and we have
largely sponsored the referendum on
the higher education appropriation
bill. We are heartily In accord with
the Idea, and I want to assure you
that if there is anything- we can do
to assist you we will be mighty happy
to do It."
The Portland Oregonian took no-
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CARAVAN TO BE
ON WAY MONDAY
Thirty-Five Cars to Leave
Fon Lewiston and Spo
. kane Meet at Asotin
Headed by the American Legion
drum and bugle corps of Enterprise
and the Blue Mountain Wranglers, of
La Grande, the Spokane -Lewiston -Enterprise
road caravan will be on
Its way from Enterprise next Mon
day. Cars will leave points In the
valley or the north end at the con
venience of the drivers, but with the
understanding all are to meet at
Asotin, Wash., and wait there until
5 p. m. when all will drive Into Lewis
ton In a solid line. - , . j
' Wallowa county ' expects to send
about 30 cars and La Grande will add
four or five more to the total. Among
those going from La Grande are
Harold Boone, secretary of the cham
ber of commerce; Marcus Roesch,
Senator Colon R. Shot-hard, Fred
Hennlng and others.
The delegation will be guests of
the Lewiston chamber of commerce
at dinner at the Lewis & Clark hotel.
All must leave Lewiston early Tues
day morning . to get to the Coeur
d'Alene hotel, Spokane, for the march
thru the streets of that city at 10:30
a. m. At noon the visitors will bo
guests at the weekly luncheon of the
Spokane chamber; of commerce, which
will be broadcast over a radio station
the same as last year.
Heading the entertainment at the
Spokane dinner and at the radio
station, states the Enterprise Record
Chieftain, will be Mrs. A. K. Parker.
The drum corps of the American
Legion will head the street parades,
the men in new uniforms and led by
Irvine French in his snappiest style.
The Blue Mountain Wranglers, an or-
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SCOUTS WILL
HOLD TREASURE
HUNT SUNDAY
Boy Scouts In La Grande are all
set for their big annual treasure
hunt, which will start from the La
Grande High school Sunday after
noon, June 7 at 2 o'clock.. The patrol
that finishes following the trail and
still has three boys in the group will
be entitled to the treasure, which
Is a real one, Elmo Stevenson, Boy
Scout leader, states.
Last year all of the six local
troops entered at least two patrols
of five boys. This year the only re
quirement Is that at least three of
the boys In each patrol unit must
be together from start to finish.
The hunt will require tb' use of
scouting and nature Information and
training. The trail will cross many
obstacles, but will not be as long as
the trail last year.
The local board of review will be
held Monday night at 8 o'clock In
the chamber of commerce. All names
for awards of any kind must be pre
sented to this board in order to re
ceive the pins. The court of honor
Will be held on the following Mon
day evening.
Tot, 4, Victim Of
Seattle Death Car
SEATTLE, June 6 (P) Uttle San
well Sadis, four-year. old traffic vic
tim, died In a hospital here today.
In another room, a few feet away, lay
his mother, with a five-day-old baby
son beside her. The mother was not
told of her son's death.
8anwell was fatally injured yester
day when he was struck by an auto
mobile driven by Mrs. Marlon Kats
man, mother of two sons, seven and
three years old. Mrs. Katsman said
the boy ran into the path of her car
and she was unable to avoid him.
Martial Law In
Effect in City
SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS.
Cuba, June 0 UP) Martial law was
declared here today after riots in the
night in which 2,000 persons partici
pated. A crowd gathered In a park for a
band concert, marched to the city
hall shouting protests against the
government's unemployment relief
policies.
This town is in the center of Hav
ana province about fifty miles south
of the city of Havana.
THOMAS STONE PAMSES
Thomas Stone, negro, died Thursday
afternoon about 6 o'clock following
a week's Illness, death being caused
by lobar pneumonia. Funeral ser
vices will be held Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the Snodgrass and
Zimmerman mortuary, with burial at
the Masonic cemetery.
The deceased, who was born in
Texas July 11, 1805 and was 35 years,
10 months and 24 days old, leaves his
widow, Mrs. Anna Louise Stone, be
sides other relatives and friends.
MEMBERS OF
STATE BOARD
IN SESSION
Higher Education Meeting
Under Way Behind ;
Closed Doors.
FACES THE LOSS
OF APPROPRIATION
Board, However, is Far
From "Broke" With $4,
886,000 For the Present
Biennium. '
PORTLAND, Ore., June 0 UP)
Once more surrounding themselves
with the secrecy of an executive ses
sion from which the press was barred,
members of the state board of higher
education met here today.
Primarily the meeting was for the
purpose of reconciling Oregon's high
er educational problems with the
recommendations made by the recent
federal educational survey,, but the
board had another matter a more
recent development to consider.
For It was definitely assured today
that the Initiative movement to re
fer the recent legislative appropria
tion of 91,181,376 for higher educa
tion was successful, and this ap
propriation will be referred to the
voters at the next general election.
Far From Broke
It was understood at the outset,
however, that the board Is for from
"broke." It has Its receipts from
the mltlage taxes amounting to 94,
886.000 for the present biennium,
and continuing appropriations given
by the legislature. The mlllage tax
is for tho university, college and the
Oregon Normal school . The Eastern
Oregon Normal and Southern Ore
gon Normal schools depending upon
the legislative appropriation of $1,
181,376 for existence.
C. L. Starr, president of the board,
said today before the meeting that
he had no Idea what action the board
might take.
. Filing of the petitions will mean
a "drastic curtailment" in higher
education In the state, Starr said,
and there appears to be no ques
tion that certain departments of
each of the five schools will feel the
axe of economy.
Through a resolution presented
at the April meeting by O. C. Colt,
the board already has committed it
self to save 91,500,000,- an amount
IargerT than the legislative appropria-
Called pii: Presidents . ,
In deciding to save the million and
a half dollars the board called upon,
presidents .of the five institutions of
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Labor Will Not
Agree To Wage
Cut, Green Says
WASHINGTON, June 6 UP)
1 President Green of the American
Federation of Labor said today
rumors reaching him that tho
federation would agree to a ten
per cent wage reduction were
"positively untrue."
"I don't understand how such
a rumor could have been in
spired." Green said. "There is no
justification for It whatsoever.
Not only has the federation not
consented to any lowering of the
wage scale, but It is not sympa
thetically inclined toward such a
move."
Reports reached here also that
Secretary of Labor Doak had been
in conference with labor leaders
and that a downward revision of
the wage scale had been agreed
upon. Doak characterized the
rumor as "foolish." He reiterated
he favored upholding the wage
scale.
PROHIBITION
HERE TO STAY,
CUBAN STATES
NEW YORK, June 6 W) Luis
J. Bacardi, of Santiago De Cuba,
whose family has been long Identi
fied with rum making, soys prohibi
tion is "here to stay and you
folks in this country will have to
take it or leave It."
"Of coursey we do manufacture
rum," he said today during a' visit
here, "and would like to Bee the sit
uation other than it is; but as a
careful observer of things wet and
dry, I am convinced the United States
will remain dry.
"I believe prohibition is unpopular,
but it is one of the paradoxes of the
American people to dislike something
but do It anyway. In other words,
although Americans would like to
have their liquors back, they'll con
tlnue to vote dry and stny that vrny."
Mid-Summer Weather Continues; No
Rain In Valley For Twenty Days
Wi(.h the mercury hitting a peak
of 86 above yesterday making It the
fifth warmest dav this year La
Grande and the Grande Ronde vol -
ley continued to receive mid-sum-
mer weather today.
The minimum temperature last.siaoie or any wneat-growing section
night was 54 above and clear skies
today indicated another "scorcher.
Lack of rain continues and unless
rain comes soon, crops will be dam
aged beyond repair. It Is said. The
spring wheat crop is not doing very
well, although the outlook for fall
sown grain is fair. All vegetation is
suffering from lack of water.
No rain has fallen In La Grande
for 20 days, and during that period
the maximum - temperatures have
ranged from 41 to 93 above, with 14
of the 20 days seeing the mercury
over 70 above. The rainfall during
the last 40 days has been much be
low normal. On May 1 and 2 there
was a total precipitation of .18, then
on May 15 a rainfall of 32 of an
Inch was registered. The next two
days added .07 of an Inch to the
AN UNUSUAL PICTURE
1
tor 40 years cue Australian steamer, rtnuonga, traveled over 4,0uu,
000 miles on the surface of the seas. And here she is going beneath
the waves fur the first time, Htink off Sydney to get rid of the hull
which previously hail been stripped of Its marketable equipment.
Five Killed In
Cave-In Today;
J Others Injured
PHILADELPHIA, June 6 (iP) Five
workmen, working In caisson holes
70 feet below the street level, were
killed in a cave-In early today and a
policeman was fatally injured when a
patrol wagon, en route to the scene,
crashed Into a truck.
Tile workmen, all negroes, were en
tombed when tho side wall of on ex
cavation for a 32-story office building
collapsed.
Five other workmen were Injured
and 40 endangered as tons of rock
and debris fell into the pit.
The dead patrolman was Elmer Pat
terson, 45. He died of a fractured
skUH. Other patrolmen were slightly
Injured In the crash.
: .'u...,v
Government Moves :
Against Al Capone
CHICAOO, Juno 6 (fl1) - Less than
24 hours after "Scarface Al" Capon
was Indicted on Income tax evasion
charges, government officials today
sought speedy arraignment and trial
of tho gang chief.
District Attorney Ocorgo E. Q.
Johnson appointed Samuel Clawson,
Jacob I. Grossman and Dwight H.
Green, his assistants, to prosecute tho
case before Judge John P. Barnes,
probably this summer.
Grossman and Oreon participated
In the successful prosecutions of Al's
brother, Ralph, his business manager
Jack Guzlk and other gangsters. The
government has yet to lose a case
hero on income tax charges.
More Automobiles
Are On Highways
SALEM, June Q W) Applications
for new automobile license plates
for the coming year have to date
exceeded the demand of a year ago,
the secretary of state's office an
nounced today. At the close of busi
ness last rfight the office had re
ceived 9130,105 for new plates as com
pared with- 9120.575 on the same
date a year ago.
In addition, it was announced,
licenses at the rate of 80 to 100 daily
arc being Issued for cars on the final
quarter basis, terminating July 1.
This large number was declared in
dicative of more cars being put onto
the highways, despite the fact that
aftcit June 15 the new year license
plates can be used for the remainder
of the quarter.
Ernest J. Stine
Passes In Boi&e
Ernest James Stlnc, son of Mis.
Emily J. Stlne, of La Grande, passed
away yesterday at 3:45 a. m. at a
hospital In Boise. Ho was born Apr.
20. 1007 and was 24 years of ago at
the time of his death.
He is survived by his widow, his
mother, and three brothers and one
sister: W. C. Stlnc. of Nompa; C. C.
Stlne, of Missoula, Mont.; V. A.
Stlne, of La Grande; and Mrs. Tom
Boyl, of Bumptcr, Ore.
total,
here.
the last rain to be received
1 JACKMAN MAKKH KI'KVKY
PORTLAND, Ore., June 6 (Special)
Eastern Oregon, normally the most
of the United States, needs rain and
needs it badly. Only a downpour and
a widespread one at that, can save
me crop ana ai oesi. it win not De a
full yield. Much of the damage done
Is Irreparable, and as conditions
stand now. Eastern Oregon Is facing
a 50 per cent of normal yield.
These are the views of E. R. Jack
man of Corvallls, crop specialist of
the extension service of the Oregon
State college, who returned yesterday
from an Inspection tour of the east
ern counties.
"Sherman. Wasco. Morrow and Gil
liam counties are In probably the
worst co nun ion tncy nave oecn in ao
years," said Mr. Jacksan. "In what
is usually good yielding
Bcctlons,
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"3
TROJANS LEADING
IN CHICAGO MEET
Ralph Hill Nosed Out in
4:18 Mile, by Ray Put
nam, of Iowa State.
STAOG FIELD, Chicago, Juno 6 (JP)
Jack Keller, blond speedster from
Ohio State unlvoralty, bounded to an
easy viotory in winning the 120-yard
high hurdles, opening event of the
National Collegiate Athletic associa
tion track and field championships
at Btogg Field today. ' .
Ray Putnam or Iowa State college,
running ; a remarkably courageous
ruce, won. the one mile1 run, . beating
Ralnh Hilli of Orogon by three Inches
in the last two . Jumps of tho vaco,
With ueorge .unwson oi uKianomn
third. -The time was 4:18, four tenths
of a second slower than. the N. C. A.
A. record held jointly by Ray Oongor,
another Iowa State ace, and Rufus
Riser of tho University of Washing
ton. Letts IlrcnkH Record
Dale Letts. University of Chicago,
accounted for the first record of the
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America Today Is
Richest Nation;
Wealth Trebles
Editor's Note this is the third ex
cerpt from a speech delivered by B.
E, Hutchinson at tho convention of
the Association of National Adver
tisers in Detroit recently.
llv B, E, Hutchinson
Looking back to 1000, then, tho
population of tho United States
amounted to something less than 76
million people. At present tho coun
try Is supporting more than 122 mil
lion. Since 1000 our national wealth
has grown from 88 billion dollars
to more than 300 billions and per
capita wealth from 91165 to 92077.
Both In respect to the total and per
capita ratio, we are far and away the
wealthiest nation In the world.
Turning to the records of tho pro
duction we find that in 20 years the
value of our manufactured products
has more than trebled, Increasing
from 20 billions to 68 billions dollars.
In the same period farm products In
creased In value from a little less
thnn 8'-t billion dollars to nearly 16
billion dollars. Our foreign trade, de
spite the effect of the world depres
sion in 1020 and last year. Increased
In value from three billion three hun-
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Baseball Today
American League
R. H. E.
St. Louis 8 13 3
Boston 9 14 1
Batteries: Coffman, Klmsey and
Ferrell; Kline, Durham. LlRcnbec,
Mooro and Berry.
R. H. E.
Chicago 3 8 0
Woshington 7 14 2
Batteries: Caraway, Frazler, Braxton
and Grube; Fischer and Spencer.
R. H. E.
Detroit 5 7 2
Philadelphia 11 13 0
Batteries: Hoyt, Herring ana urao
owski, Hayworth; Walberg, Earnshaw
and Cochran.
Cleveland 7 12 1
New York 6 11 0
Batteries: Miller, Shoffner, Harder
and Myalt; Sherid, Weinert and
j Dickey. (Babe Ruth hit 11th home
! run, and Morgan, Vosmlk, completed
! trinle play.)
National League
R. H. E.
Philadelphia 2 8 0
Pittsburgh 3 9 1
Batteries: J. Elliott and Davis;
Kremer and Phillips.
New York . l' 0 1
Chicago 6 7 0
Batteries: Berley and Hogan; Smith
and Hemsley.
K. H. IS.
nrmtn r in
1
j Cincinnati 0 15
0
Batteries: Selbold. Cantwell. Frank-
house and Cronln; Benton, Kolp and
Sukeforth.
Many Airplanes
Poised for Hops
Across Oceans
Aviation Raises Curtain
On Season That May
Rival Dazzling Feats of
1927.
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NEW YORK MP) Ocean
flying traffic will be heavy 8
this season. If the many pro- $
Jected ventures are carried
' out. Major American flights S
so far arranged with a degree
of certainty are: 4
Round -the-World $
Wiley Post and Harold $
Catty In Lock heed -Vega.
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh
Herndon Jr., in Bellanca.
Trans- Atlantlo $
Ruth Nichols, Newfound-
land to Paris, in Lockheed- $
' Vega.
Otto HUUg and Holgar $
Holrlls, Newfoundland to Co- $
penhagen. In Bellanca. $
Comm. Donald B. MacMUlan 4-
and O. F, Roohevllle. Boston $
to London and return, In S
Lockheed -Vega. $
Col. James C. Fltzmaurlco S
and A. S. Stanford Jr., New S
York to London, In Sikorsky $
amphlblon. $
Capt. Roy Ammel, New York $
to Paris, In Lockheed-Slrlus. 8
k Laura Ingalls, in unnamed $
piano, New York to Par 1b. $
Mrs. Geraldlne Grey Lof-
fredo, Buffalo to Romo in $
Bellanca monoplane. $
Trnns-Paclflo
Colonel and Mrs. Charles $
Lindbergh, U. 8. to Japan, and $
thonce ovor orient. S
Sol hi Yoshara, Tokyo to $
Washington.
$'S$S$S$$S$$$$$
' Hy Osenr Lelrilng
(Associated Press Aviation Editor)
NEW YORK P) Aviation raises
the our tain on another ocean flying
season with plans to rival the dazzl
ing feats of 1927.
Nob since Lindbergh blazed his
lonely trail to Paris and tho aero-
(Contlnued on Pago Two)
Three Come To
The Defense Of
Abraham Lincoln
NEW YORK," June fl (ffH-A 'woman
blbgraphe& a German historian nnd
,a ptfyehlaiTlst. all widely known, were
on record tbclay as opposed to Dr. A.
A. Brill's theory that Abraham Lin
coln was a "schizoid -maniao" per
sonality, . . ,
Dr. Brill's contention that Lincoln
was a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type
who succeeded In keeping his baser
nature under rigid control was dis
puted by Ida M. Tarbell, Einil L ml wig,
and Dr. L. Ploraa Clark.
Miss Tarbell said sho never had
been able to trace to Lincoln any
story that could not be repeated to
dccent-mlndcd persons. Dr. Brill
claims Lincoln had a low taste in
humor which descended to tho
obsceno.
Dr. Brill expressed his vlows in a
paper which ho delivered before a
joint session of the American Psycho
analytic and American Psychiatrist
associations in Toronto, Ontario, yes
terday.
"I have somotlmcs Buspected," said
Miss Tarbell. "that those who Insist
on his (Lincoln's) grossncss might
have boon finding what they looked
for and enjoyed that it was
their obscenity rather than his that
was behind the story."
Emll Ludwig, In a radio address,
said the spirit of Lincoln was the
, (Continued on Page Throe)
Kenneth Harlan
Sues Salem Paper
SALEM, June 6 0T) Suit for $80.
000 was filed, against tho Statesman
Publishing company, Salem, as dam
ages In a libel action, In tho circuit
court here Into yesterday. Kenneth
Harlan, of the firm of Carey 4c Har
lan, Portland, rato experts, Instituted,
the action.
Harlan, In his complaint stated the
action is based on alleged libelous as
sertions mado In an editorial pub
lished. In the Statesman of Juno 6,
1030. He stated the editorial caused
his firm to loose a contract with the
city of Salem in connection with tho
purchase of tho water plant. He asks
for tho 95000 and $76,000 for Injury
to his reputation and prestige as a
valuation engineer. Harlan averred
tho editorial meant that tho plaintiff
Is Incompetent and not qualified as
a valuation expert.
General Fechet And
Capt. Eaker Escape
MEXICO CITY, Juno 6 (JP) Ad
vices from tho frontier town of Tapa
chula, Chlpas, today stated that Ma
jor General James E. Fechet. chief of
the American air corps, and Captain
Ira O. Eaker, army flier, narrowly
escaped death on landing there yes
terday to refuel while on route to
Panama.
Dispatches today said their plane's
retractable landing gear was not In
readiness for the landing and when
tho plane came down, the wheels
folded up. The ship was damaged
and the propeller broken, but tho
American airmen were said to have
escaped, with bruises.
Boy 8 Drown Near
Colfax In Palouse
COLAX, Wash.. June 6 (? While
their parents attended a funeral
nearby yesterday, Freddie, 16 and
Harold, 16, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Jackson farmers, were drowned In
tho Palouse river. Five Jackson
brothers went swimming. Freddie.
Harold and Dale were sucked under
water. Robert, 14, rescued Dale with
n pole. Neighbors recovered the
bodies of the two boys.
POLICE BILL
REFERENDUM
ACTION FAILS
Petitions For Vote on
Legislative Measure:
Short by 1219 Names. ;:
McKENZIE RIVER
MOVEMENT FAILS
Others Succeed, With 13,-
t8& Signatures on High
er Education Appropria
tion Stay. , , ,
SALEM, June 6 w The act cre
ating the new state police bill will
become operative August 1 ae pro
vided by the state legislature, while
the legislative appropriation for the
higher Institutions ot Oregon W1U be
submitted to a vote or the people
November, 1933. The - referendum '
movement against the police act fail
ed by 1219 names while the one
against the H, 182,000 appropriation
for higher Institutions of learning
was successful, with a total of 13,686
names. The statute required 10.680
names. - ;
All petitions out yesterday had been
filed .with the secretary1 of state be
fore midnight last night, and while
those against the educational appro
priation went over the estimate Cd
Averlll, sponsor of the move against
the administration's police bill ad
mlttod defeat when )up-state petitions
failed to come up to advance reports.
He arrived here at 10:30 last night
from Portland when the last. of the
petitions, and' admitted his cause had
been lost. , : . -, ; ....;,-w
Three Actions Succeed. i
' Three of the five actions for refer
ondum on measures passed by the last
legislature proved' successful, com
pleted petitions having been filed be
fore the statutory deadline at mid
night yestorday, thus submitting the.
measuros to a -vote of the people. In
addition to the educational referen
dum, tho 10 cent tax on oleomar
garine sold In' the state, and the act
closing the. Rogue river to- commer- .
clal fishing have been delayed. '
The referendum on the act closing
portions of the McKenisle river to
commercial fishing, along with the
one on the state police bill, failed
because Of Incompleted petitions. To-'
day 335 new laws become effective,
whllo two more have been enacted,
and will become operative later. The
agricultural department- is effective ;
July 1, aud- the polloe bill ugust 1,'
os provided' by the legislature. ,
The first, completed, petitions. Tor a
roforendum was received by the sec
retary or state :on the tax on oleo
margarine, with 16,001 names. The
movoment against the tax was spon
sored by the anti-food-tax league, ot
which Mrs. Alexander Thompson, of
Portland, Is head,
Early this week completed petitions
on the referendum against closing
tho Rogue river to commercial fish
ing was filed with 16,600 names. This
referendum campaign was conducted
by F. W. PrMtcl and nine other com-
' 1 (Continued on Page Three) v
BUILDING OVER
COAST STATES
SHOWS A GAIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 6
UP) Building trained appreciably , in
44 Pacific coast cities checked by 8.
w. oiraus oc uo. aunng May, tne xirm
reported.
A total of $13,091,360, made by the
first 44 cities to report compared
with $13,467,600 In April and $22,-
aa,vin in May, ivav.
Los Angolcs maintained first po
sition among the 26 cities having the
largest volume. The southern metrop
olis showed $3,005,700.
Ban Francisco retained second Dlace
with $2,863,671, a gain of more than
$1,000,000 over April. Seattle also ex
ceeded the April figures with, $1,006,-
Yakima, Santa Barbara and Sacra
men La ranked next, all having more
than $600,000 in new building. Port
land, Long Beach, San Diego and Oak-
i ana ionowea m oraer witn more
than $400,000, while Salt Lake City
and Pasadena each had more than
$300,000. ...
Yakima showed the outstanding
gain over April and also over May,
iuju, wun smB.ozo compared with
$76,476 a month ago and $70,126 a
year ago.
Father Killed On
Way to See Baby
COTTONWOOD, Ida.. June 6 VP
While James Lamb. 30, of Portland,
was speeding to Orofino with William
Thompson, whose wife had just borne
a son, their automobile skidded in'
loose gravel and Thompson was fat
ally Injured. Lamb who was badly
nurt succumocd to nis injuries yes
terday. His widow and one child re--
side in Orofino where he was sta
tioned with a road contracting firm.
CKUHHEU TO DEATH
LEWISTON, Ida., June 6 VP) James
Black Eagle, 20, prominent member
of the Nez Perce Indian Tribe, was
crushed to death by a rolling log yes
terday. -
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, June 6 VP) Notwith
standing that an authoritative sum
mary said the Canadian crop situa
tion was the worst at this season In
20 years, wheat prices today showed
weakness. The chief reason was that
the report asserted one good soaking
rain within a week would materially
alter the outlook. Another bearish
factor was scantiness of fresh export
demand for wheat from North Am
erica. Wheat closed unsettled dp c
lower, corn V4 ( o down, oats $ o
off and provisions unchanged to 19
cents setback.