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VOLUME XXIX
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, MOXDAY, JUNE 8, 1931
EASTERN OREGON'S UHADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 242
MERCURY UP
TO 98 ABOVE
HERE SUNDAY
Some Crops Already Dam-
! Unless Rain Comes.
2 FOREST FIRES t
ARE CONTROLLED
I Sunday was 22nd Consecu
! tive Day Without Rain
I Heat Sends La Gmnd--L
ers to Cool Spots.
The merry month of June con
tinued to wax warmer over the
weekend, with a burning sun send
ing the mercury up to 93 above Sat
urday and 98 above Sunday, making
Sunday the wannest day since last
summer when the maximum waa 99
above.
In the evening, some clouds ap
peared and La Granders were. hopeful
that a storm was coming, but a wind
which Berved to cool the valley off
a bit sent the clouds scurrying on
to the east. Sunday was the 22nd
consecutive day without rain, and
most of those 22 days have found the
mercury above 70 ranging from that
figure up to yesterday's 98.
Spring Wheat Damaged
Winter wheat Is In fair condition,
but Indications are that unless re
lief comes soon, it will be a differ
ent story. Spring wheat already is
damaged, and the first cutting of
alfalfa is generally short, with in
dications that the second cutting if
the dry period continues won't
amount to much.
Truck gardeners over the valley
have been resorting to Irrigation con
tinuously for the last few weeks, and
farmers on dry land areas. are begin
ning to wear worried frowns.
Forests Are Dry
Reports from other sections of
Eastern Oregon indicate mulch heavier
damage to wheat crops particularly
in the Umatilla and Central Oregon
areas. Forests generally are becom
ing very dry and a first fire was re
ported near Weston last week.
Union county had two fires In the
post week. One was near the sum
mit of the mountain between Cath
erine creek and Medical Springs, and
one was Just below the .bridge on
Catherine creek, starting" sometime
late Friday night or early Saturday
morning. It was reported to Dls
1 trict. Warden L. . C, , Morehead at La
Grande at 9 o'clock and was under
control by noon. It will be several
days before It is entirely out, how-
( Continued on '"Fairs' Five)
MRS. MARTIN
BURIED TODAY
AT IMBLER, ORE.
Rosezella Kennedy Martin passed
away at her home at Imblcr at 10:20
p. m. Saturday, June 0. Funeral ser
vices were held this afternoon at the
Summervllle chapel at 2:30 o'clock,
with Snodgrasa and Zimmerman In
charge.
The deceased waa born Aug. 28.
1868 at Oenaten Muten, Ohio and at
the age of 15 she and her parents
moved to Lamed. Kan.
She was united In marriage to
1 Prank M. Martin Feb. 18, 1880 and a
first child, Jessie Mabel, who died in
infancy, was born In Kansas. Mr.
and Mrs. Mortin entered the Okla
I homa territory In 1893; at the open
ing of the strip there they home
steaded a tract of land and made It
their home untll lflOO. In Oklahoma
the .following children were born:
Edna Mary, now Mrs. O. E. Conklln,
of Imbler: Arthur Francis, Law
rence Joseph, Effle Estella, Austin
Van Orton, and Gladys Hazel, ail of
whom were at her bedside at death.
In 1906 the family moved to Ore
gon and a year later went to Pomeroy,
j Wash., living there until 1013 when
they moved to Imbler.
Besides her children, Mrs. Martin
! Is survived by her husband, four
' brothers and two sisters: B. B. Ken
' nedy, of San Bernardino, Col.; Van
j Kennedy, of Great Bend, Kan.; Aus
c tin and Joe Kennedy, of Larned,
i Kan.; Mrs. Estella Burson, of Lamed,
: " Kan., and Mrs. Leota Dodge, of Jet
' more, Kan. .
Mrs. Lydia Grandy
Donates to Fund
Only one more donation was given
to the Mt. Emily road $2000 campaign
over the weekend, according to
Charles Reynolds, chairman of the
chamber of commerce committee In
charge of the drive. It was a sub
stantial personal donation from Mrs.
Lydia Grandy, pioneer of the Grande
Ronde valley, who stated that she' has
always hoped that such a road would
be built.
Other donations are expected this
week, as several firms' employes have
not donated to the fund as yet.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Cioudy and unset-
tied tonight and Tuesday, 4
probably showers In the west
portion and thunderstorms
In the mountains of the east
portion; cooler in the east
portion Tuesday.
Moderate changeable winds. $
mostly west and westerly, off $
shore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 72 above.
Minimum: 65 above.
Condition: Clear.
$
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 98, minimum 56
above. ,
Condition: Clear.
' WEATHER Jl'XE K. 1030 &
Maximum 70, minimum 41
above. . !
Condition: Clear.
i
Move Stock To
Union For Show
Opening June 10
All Stalls Spoken For.
115 R a c e r s ' Including
Man O'War's Son, Will
Compete in Afternoons.
By Mrs. L. Z. Terrall
(Observer Correspondent)
UNION, Ore., June 8 (Special)
Union is ready for the Eastern Ore
con Livestock show, which opens
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock when
the judging begins, to continue
through Thursday and Friday. The
streets of the city are decked with
banners and streamers., and nearly
every business nouse is aecoratea
gaily.
Tony Smith, secretary, announced
today that some exceptional racing
stock is on the grounds or en route
to Union, including horses from the
Willamette valley, Idaho. Dayton,
Wash., and Enterprise. More than
116 are to be in the racing stables,
which are all taken.
Man o' War's Son to Run
Of special Interest is the fact that
S. L. Pollard will bring his six-year-old
chestnut stallion, son of the
famous Man o War, Kentucky derby
winner, from Starr, Idaho,, to com
pete In the afternoon races. Clble,
seven-year-old more Imported from
Hawaii, will run under the colors of
Lou Krall, of Boise, Ida..--
No more exhibits will, be received
after Tuesday evening as the Judg
ing is to begin promptly at 0 a. m.
Wednesday. ,
New stalls were necessary this year
to house all of the animals, and in
the sheep .department, there are
double the number of animals this
year when compared with previous
years.
Some 4-H club stuff la already on
tno ground, with a carload expected
from Enterprise tomorrow. Willis
Moss and Frank Cleavlnger are to ex
hibit six-horse teams; Clifford Con
rad and his father, of Imbler, and
Roy Baker, of Cove, will each have
exhibits- of cattle, sheep and hogs.
Mrs. Ray Duncan, of Cove, Is bring
ing a herd of Jerseys and' the Phy
mere farm HOlsteins will be on dis
play. Len Holcomb, of Pine Valley, ts
bringing a string of 20 wild-eyed
bucking horses, which promise to
give Eastern Oregon cowpunchers
tough periods of time.
Senator Frederick Steiwer is to be
- (Continued on Page Five)
Ray Buell Will
Make Race For
School Director
' Two men will make' the race for-
the position on the school j board
which Is being vacated by F. A.
Epling, chairman of the present or
ganization, whose term Is about to
expire. Mr. Epllng decided to retire,
leaving the. place open.
Petitions were filed the middle of
last week for Vernon Alnsworth, em
ploye of the mechanical department
of the O.-W.. and Saturday petitions
were filed with Raymond O. Williams,
school clerk, for Ray Buell.
Both men accept the nomination,
it Is reported.
The school election will be held
next Monday afternoon.
Mr. Alnsworth Issued a statement
the other day. and Mr. Buell an
nounced today that he had no state
ment to make. "If the people want
to elect me they will do It regardless
of any statement from me," he Bald.
Negro Pastor
Preaches For 12
Hours 10 Minutes!
WASHINGTON, June 8 iff)
The Rev. G. Z. Brown, negro
pastor of the Mount Zlon
Baptist church, today Claimed
the world's redord for the
longest sermon.
For twelve hours and ten
' minutes he preached yester
day. His sermon had been
prepared and consisted of 88,
794 words by official count.
Four lamb chops, a chicken
leg and a glass of milk sus
tained him during the ordeal.
La Granders Leave
To Join Caravan
A number of La Grande cars left
here this morning bound for ABotln,
to Join the Enter prise -Lewis ton -Spokane
road caravan. The group will
be guests of the Lewis ton chamber
of commerce tonight and guests at
the Spokane chamber of commerce
Tuesday at noon. The Spokane pro
gram will be broadcast.
Colon R. Eberhard, state senator,
will speak at Spokane, and the Blue
Mountain. Wranglers, headed by
Claude L. Berry, will furnish music
along with the Enterprise drum and
bugle corps. Others going from La
Grande Include H. G. Smith, division
highway engineer; E. O. Towler, High
school principal; Fred Hennlng, E. F.
McFadden, Ma,rcua Roesch, Harold
Boone, secretary of the chamber of
commerce.
The purpose of the caravan is to
urge completion of the Enterprlse
Le wis ton highway. -
Circuit Court To
Resume Sessions
Circuit-court opens again tomorrow
morning after a recess of several days.
The second court calendar, made
public today, lists the following
cases: State of Oregon vs. F. S. Bun
nell, at 10:00 a. m. Tuesday; Alfred
Caviness vs. Hart Construction com
pany at 0:00 a. m. Wednesday: Mark
Phy, admr., etc. vs. Hart Construc
tion company, at 9:00 a. m. Thurs
day; Delbert Irvln vs. Columbia Gorge
Motor Coach system, at 9:00 a. m.
Monday. June 15; E. O. Oeertsen vs.
Columbia Gorge Motor Coach sys
tem, at 9:00 a. m. Tuesday, June 16;
J. A. BlahnicJ vs. John Marrs, at 9:00
a. m. Wednesday, June 17.
F. 8. Bunnell, whose case will be
tried tomorrow, is charged with Il
legal possession of a still, and with
Illegal possession of mash.
TESTS OATH
A new test as to whether an ap
plicant for American citizenship -must
swear to fight if necessary,
for the United States Is to be
made soon at San Francisco where
Peter Guldbranson, 40, above, of
Piedmont, Cel., filing for. final
papers, declared that as a Quaker
he opposes bearing arms In war
and will refuse to take the oath.
. Examiners will oppose his peti
tion for citizenship. .
300 GIRLS WILL
ATTENDSESSION
Oregon Order of Rainbow
' to Stage Convention
Here June 19 and 20.
Mrs. Hazel Graham r.fi, hst ap
pointed chairman of - the housing
committee for the Order of the Rain
bow Girls state convention which is
being held in La Grande. June 19
and 30. Rooms for the 800 who are
expected to attend from all orders
in the state are being solicited from
among the members of the La Grande
Order of Rainbow Girls, the Order of
ine Eastern star, and the Masons. -Thirty
are plannlne; to attend from
Baker, according to word received by
Mrs. W. W. Nusbaum, mother ad
visor, and delegations of similar size
are expected to attend from various
cities-anouc tne state.
Coming as a climax to the busi
ness and social sessions of Friday and
Saturday will , be. the banquet and
dance whim 1b toto- given -in honor
of' the visiting delegates on Saturday
evening at the Masonic hall, - Mrs.
Nusbaum adds.
Miss -Maxine Peterson, of CorvalliB.
Is grand worthy advisor of the state
order, and will preside at all of the
business sessions.
Mrs. Nusbaum Is heading the com
(Conttnued on Pare Five) ,
L. A. EXAMINER
GIVES PRAISE
TO LOCAL GIRL
Miss Anne Stance, who was elim
inated in the second round of the
Oregon state golf championship by
Miss Charla Ilgner, who reached the
finals before being defeated by Mrs.
Kenneth Reed, was given favorable
mention in the Los Angeles Examin
er the other day.
It was in Maxwell Stiles' column
"Styles in Sports." and he quoted
Harry Pressler, who has been telling
mm oi miss stange, one oi nis pro
teges. "This girl Is the finest pros
pect I ever saw," the column quotes
Pressler as saying. "She Is a great
all-around athlete, excelling at ten
nis, women's basketball and water
polo sports, as well as golf ... I pre
dict great things for her on the
links."
Miss Stange is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, Aug. J. Stange and a grad
uate of La Grande High school. She
attended the University of Oregon,
and also has spent considerable time
In California, where . she has im
proved her golf game considerably.
Apostle Ballard
Attends Meetings
Apostle Melvln J. Ballard, of Salt
Lake City, was the speaker at three
sessions of the L. D. S. church yes
terday, and delegations from the five
wards In the stake attended the
services at 10, 2 and 7:30 o'clock in
the tabernacle.
"The Word of Wisdom" was the
topic of his address at -the M. I. A.
meeting last night at 7:30. In this
talk he stressed the evils of the
liquor and tobacco habits. A wom
en's quartet, composed of Mrs. W.
W. Nusbaum, Mrs. Lester Stoddard,
Mrs. Vernon Alnsworth and Mrs.
Lynn Wright, sang "The Prayer Per
fect;" and Mrs. Leal Russell, con
tralto, sang "Thanks Be to God."
Mrs. George Lyman, stake presi
dent, presented the winners In the
recent contest held at Boise, Ida.,
with honor pins.
The 10 o'clock services were de
voted to a Sunday school convention,
at which time Apostle Ballard spoke
on "How to Get the Boy and Girl
Back in Sunday school." At 2:30 the
speaker discussed tithing.
Elect Mrs. Boole
Head of W. C. T. U.
TORONTO, June 8 UP) Mrs. Ella
A. Boole, of Brooklyn, N. Y., waa elec.
ted president of the World Women's
Christian Temperance Union in con
vention here today.
Mrs. Boole has been presiding over
the convention as vice president. In
place of Anna Adams Gordon, Evan
stoa. 111., who was compelled by ill
ness to relinquish the presidency af
ter nine years service.
THREE DROWNED
PARIS. June 8 w Three men
were drowned yesterday, when a mail
plane between France and Indo-Chlna
crashed In a storm 150 miles south
of Akyab In the Sandowy river, the
Air Orient company announced today.
64 SENIORS
NEAR END OF
E 0. N. YEAR
Rev. Theodore Vogler,
Walla Walla, Gives Bac
calaureate Address.
COMMENCEMENT TO
BE ON WEDNESDAY
Speaker Urges That Grad
uates Be "N on- Con
formists, Intellectual and
Moral Adventurers."
The 64 members of the graduating
class of Eastern Oregon. Normal
school held their baccalaureate ser
vice yesterday afternoon, wityr Rev.
Theodore Vogler, pastor of the First
Congregational church of Walla Wal
la, delivering the address. Special
musio by the students contributed
greatly to the Impressiveness of the
program, which was enjoyed by an
audience much larger than might
have been expected on such a warm
day. Commencement exercises will
be held on Wednesday afternoon. .
Using as a text the scripture from
Matthew 5:47 "What do ye more
than others?" Mr. Vogler made
his address a plea that the graduates
might dare to be non-conformists,
Intellectual and moral adventurers
who will not be leved down on stand
ardized into doing and thinking what
everybody else does.
Need Is Great
' "The need for such persons be
comes compelling when we consider
tnxfc our American; civilization -Is
so largely standardized. Whether we
;.vel north, south, east, or west, we
find men and women living under
almost the same conditions, using
the 'same conveniences, seeking the
same methods of recreation, reading
the same literature, and, worst of all,
thinking the same thoughts."
"It Is my plea that you graduates
(Continued on Page Four)
"Romantic Age"
Staged Tuesday
k At East Normal
Melfrmde, .?r .'.-.the magical home,
longs' for a 'fairy" prince to ride" be
neath her -window while she throws
him a token perhaps Just a rose A
to wear in his helmet, ana tne xairy
prince arrives to save Ills princess
from a life devoid- of romance In "The
Romantio Age." which Is being pre
sented by Sock and Buskin during
commencement week at the Eastern
Oregon Normal school Tuesday eve
ning at 8.16: Tickets are on reserve
at Glass Drugs.
Mellsande, played by Marylou Piper,
shudders at the thought of a pro
posal when "he stutters out a few
unbeautlful words which she takes to
be a proposal." She goes and tells
mother. He goes and tells father.
They are engaged. They talk about
each other as "my fiance," but prac
tical utue jane, piayea oy jean nay
burn. finds romance even In golf
knickers and the stock market, be
cause she has the true secret of 20th
century romance and finds Its em
bodiment in Bobby, a young English
man, played by Gilbert Perard.
Mellsande iinauy "comes down xo
earth" In this, A. A, Milne's most
(Continued on Page Five) .
ANDREW LONEY
SAYS RUSSIAN
CHORUS BEST
' Andrew Loney Jr., representing the
American Legion, spoke briefly at
the Lions club today, announcing the
coming next Monday night of the
Royal Russian chorus, which will ap
pear at & o'clock June 15 at the L.
D. S. Tabernacle. Tickets will go
oh sale at Glass Drugs Wednesday,
July 10.
Mr. Loney characterized the chorus
as "unquestionably the best of Its
kind In the world," having with it
the world's highest soprano and sec
ond best basso. Besides the singing
there will be orchestra music and
dancing. The chorus appears here on
a Jump between Idaho and Yakima,
and will spend Sunday in La Orande
also. ...
Jack Ferris, district governor, said
that convention . plans had been
changed slightly, so that the lunch
eon and second day (June 25) would
be held at Riverside park, with danc
ing in the pavilion, after which vis
itors could go either to Medical
Springs or up Mt. Emily on sight
seeing trips. Elmo Stevenson was
taken Into the club as a new mem
ber. Election will be held next Monday.
Walla Walla Golf ers Win Intercity
Match From La Grande By 20 Points
Playing on the Walla Walla coun-i
try club course, more than two score
La Orande golfers met defeat 8un-j
day. bu not by a very large margin, j
The score was 60 to 46.
Landls Crimp, La Orande, and '
James Mason. Walla Walla, both pro- j
fesslonals, carded 73s, one above par-!
W. P. Williams and Allen Drumhel- j
ler. Walla Walla men, shot 77s and ,
Dr. Charles McCune. Walla Walla, j
and Charles H. Reynolds, La Orande. i
turned In 70s. Of the 40 La Orande!
golfers. 30 of them shot 08 and un- j
der. Three-point winners for La!
Orande Included Max Stoddard, Jack !
Murphy. P. E. Lanzer, Paul Meyers.
L. K. Kline. C. W. Blngner. Sherwood
Williams, Hal Boone, Buddy Reyn
olds and W. C. Williams.
The scores follow:
. La Grande
Player
Score
Points
1
3
3
0
2
L. Crimp
C. H. Reynolds
Max Stoddard ..
R. P. Murphy
73
78
81
82
ij. it. mnzel
93
Earl Todd , 83
CHANGES ARE
MADE IN ALL
rive
Board of Higher Educa
tion Attempts to do Away
With Duplication.
ANOTHER MEETING
SET FOR JUNE 18
Pure Science to Remain at
1 University, and Indus
; trial Arts are Given to
the College.
PORTLAND, June 8 (VP) Still
faced with the necessity of trimming
about $500,000 from the educational
program of Oregon, the state board
of higher education adjourned Satur
day night, after an all day session at
which various school functions were
allocated, and agreed to meet here
again on Thursday, June 18.
Courses of study at the university,
state college, and, to a minor degree,
at the Normal schools, were given a
new lineup. In some instances
changes from one school to another
were mode, some subjects were dis
continued and others split up, all a
part of the program to eliminate
duplication and expense.
Here are some of the more import
ant items agreed upon:
Pure science to remain at univer
sity; industrial arts to be given to
college; Journalism, art and music
degree-granting school to be at uni
versity; home economics degree-granting
school to be the college.
Discontinue Countes.
- Commercial courses and courses for
training of teachers in commerce
Were discontinued at Oregon Normal,
as were the home economics courses.
The state college was assigned all
work in business secretarial training
such, as if of .advantage to students
planning salesmanship, merchandis
ing, insurance, real estate and book
keeping careers, and such courses as
are essential to Instruction in other
degree-granting schools of the college.
Remaining work in business adminis
tration and commerce will be part of
the school of business administration
at the university.
-The. education board agreed to
adopt a uniform accounting system
With a central accounting office which
probably will be Installed In Salem.
It- was expected this would mako the
se?AjV-more tlexlbjo and reduce cost
of -administration. ' , ,,if
Printing departments of all institu
tions must be on a sou -sustaining
basis, the board agreed, and an
nounced, among other things, that
student fees shall be uniform, high
school contacts will be discontinued;
admission of out-of-state students to
be .uniform? marking system to bo
uniform; publicity including catalogs,
to oe issued oy ana tnrougn omce oi
board. !
The boaTd announcement, Issued
shortly before It adjourned at 6 p. m.,
said "the board . . . was faced by the,
news of the filing of the referendum
petition reducing the amount of total
state Income from taxation available
to the board, previously estimated at
$6,118,073. by the sum of $081,173 In
addition to the $500,000 previously ve
toed by Governor Meier. i
"The effect of the filing of the ref-
(Contlnucd on Page Fle
Tame Lioness
Plays With Baby;
Mother Faints
LAIBACH, Jugo Slavla, June
8 ifV) A tame lioness who it ?
is believed, mistook a seven- 8
month-old baby for her cub,$
staged the best act at the ex-
hlbltlon grounds yesterday. 8
While the crowd looked on
In horror, the beast pulled the 3
Infant from his perambulator
and began to frolic with him. ' &
The mother fainted and the
trainer hod a few bad mo-
ments until he regained con-
trol of his charge. The baby Q
was unhurt except for a few
scratches and a bump on the
forehead. Q
Over $5000 Stolen
From Oil Station
PORTLAND, Ore., June 8 W) -With
more than $5000 m currency
and several hundred dollars in en
dorsed checks missing from the safe,
police today were investigating the
robbery of the Oiluioro Oil company
safe In the Kenton district.
Howard Hunt, witthmtui, said two
men held him up, bound and gagged
him and then opened the safe short
ly before dawn today. Saturday and
Sunday receipts wei taken.
W. L. Patterson .
Jack. Murphy
P. E. Lanzer
84
84
87
Paul Meyers 88
W. C. Perkins 88
Dr. R. E. Cate .
L. K. Kline ...
88
C. W. Blngner 89
8. w. Williams
A. W. Nelson ....
H. B. Coburn ....
Hal Boone
80
90
00
01
J. D. McCoy 01
Elmer Stoddard 93
Buddy Reynolds 93
H. m. Bay
93
C. M. Bohnenkamp
93
J. C. Batchelder 95
W. W. Baker .
95
W. C. Wllllamn 95
W. V. Oustlson 97
O. Rush 98
John Thelsen
H. T. Smith
08
98
Art Hodge 101
Dr. W. K. Ross 103
Dan Tanner . 102
(Continued on Page Three)
CAMPUS "ACE"
It -
Beauty and scholastic attain
ments go hand In hand when
the University of Wisconsin plckn
jiesH llvthaua Buck I in, above, of
Its most beautiful co-eds. Wit
West Henri, Wis., selected as one
of five "ncnipus aces' by The
II a d g e r , university yearbook,
which took good grades as well
ns pulchritude Into considera
tion, .
WEEKEND DEATH
TOLL REACHES 6
Several Injured , in Auto
tomobile and Swimming
Accidents in Oregon.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 8 Au
tomobile and swimming accidents in
and near Portland over the weekend
cost six lives, caused serious injuries
to two persons and minor Injuries
to a number of others. , (
The dead: . ' '
Laura Theggard, Hampton, Ia
killed Saturday night In auto plunge
from Columbia River highway, near
Mosier tunnel.
Jcnney- Weik, 38, HUlsboro, . Ore.,
killed when his automobile Btruck an
overturned county truck ,on. way , to
GaleB creek. . .. . i ;
Clinton Humes. 32. Beaverton. 'Ore.v
lulled when his McWUnnville -bound
oil truck skidded. In gravel and struck
a croe- ; . ;
La Vorno Nelson, 3, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, Albert L. Nelson, Port
land, crushed by a milk truck near
her home;
(Continued on Pago Five)
Inventiveness Of
Modern Age Gives
Much to America
Editor's Note This Is the fourth
excerpt from a speech delivered by
B. E. Hutchinson at the convention
of the Association of National Ad
vertisers In Detroit recently,
r . Ky II. U. Hutchinson
Have wo or have we not been build
ing solidly for prosperity? For build
ing we must have builders. Has the
United States been lacking In that
respect? Consult the barest record
of the contributions made by human
Inventiveness and. energy to Ameri
can industrial, social and economic
advancement within the last few do
cades. Men now living, for Instance,
have seen . the development of the
telephone and radio Industries, of
automobiles and aviation, of sky
scrapers, ferro-concrete construction,
steel-frame buildings and central,
heating. It Is only a little more than
fifty years ago since Edison gave us
electric light and since that time
wo havo seen industry transformed
by the Inventive genius of our elec
trical engineers.
Modern inventiveness has given us
a whole host of automatic machine
tools, adding enormously to the pro
ductivity and efficiency of Industry.
It has given us the great synthetic
chemical Industries, the photographic
and motion picture Industries, the
talking machine, mass production,
scientific management and the sci
ence of modern advertising. It has
carried us from one technological tri
umph to another, multiplied enor
mously the advantage of our abun
dant natural resources, and ha made
us the foremost Industrial country in
the world.
Moreover, our economic progress
has been accompanied by remarkable
growth in medical, health and social
services, private philanthropic bene
factions, a steady rise In standards
of living and un enormous widening
of educational opportunities.
(To Be Continued.)
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R. H. E.
Chicago 4 8 0
Washington 18 20 0
Thomas. Prosier, Moore, Faber and
Oraubc: Burko and Spencer, Har
grave. R. II. E.
Detroit ... 3 7 0
Philadelphia 7 8 3
Whltehllt and Oratiowskl; Orove
and Cochrane.
R. H. E.
St. Louis 4 8 1
Boston 0 7 2
Stewart and Perrell; Oaston, Mor
ris, Kline and Berry.
R. H. E.
Cleveland 4 6 2
New York 1 3 0
Perrell and Myatt; Ruffing and
Dickey.
NATIONAL I.KAfllE
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh post
poned; wet grounds.
R. H. E.
New York - 6 12 1
Chicago 16 1
Mitchell' and Hogan; Malone, May
and Hemsley.
Charles P. Pray,
Of Oswego, Heads
State Policemen
New System to Become
Operative on August 1'
Meier Announces Ap-
. pointment at Salem, v
SALEM, Juno 8 (A1) Oregon's now
pollco system, which becomes opera
tive on August 1p will be directed by
Charles P, Pray, Oswego, who was
appointed superintendent of the state
police by Governor Junus L. Meier
lute Saturday. Pray, it was announced
was not an applicant for the posi
tion, but was highly recommended
to tho governor by tho federal de
partment of justice,
Pray was appointed state parole
afflcer about three months ago by
tho governor, In which capacity he
has served until the present time.
It is not known when he will resign
that position to devote his entire
time to the state police Job. The
governor's office announced today
the position of state parole officer
may not be filled, the duties perhaps
to be Joined with some other office
under the police system.
Wide Experience
"Pray has hod wide experience In
law- enforcement work," Governor
Meter said In announcing the ap
pointment, "and has to his credit
as an officer a number of achieve
ments, some of wheh are of national
renown."
Pray is n native of Kansas and a
graduate of the University of Kansas
law Bchool. He practiced In Spo
kane, Wash., for Borne time. He was
appointed clerk to the United States
attorney for the eastern district of
Washington in 1908 and a year later
was named deputy Unted States
marshal for the same district.
Tho new police superintendent
came to Portland In 1910 as a special
agent for the department of- justice.
In 1911 Pray was appointed by Stan-
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3100 Guardsmen
Will Reach Camp
Tuesday Morning
SALEM, June 8 P)-rOregon's na
tional guards, 3100 strong, will en
train tonight and tomorrow for
Camp Clatsop and Camp Stevens to
participate In the 12th annual camp
of field Instruction since tho' close
of the world war. The camps, which
are of 15 days duration, will opon
tomorrow.' ' " '
Units stationed Iri. -the extreme
eastern and southern sections of the
stato will, start the journey .tonight;
Brigadier. General Thomas Rllea an
nounced. 'Portland 'and Willamette
valley troops will ontroin- -early to
morrow, all units arriving at the
camp during the forenoon.
Final details of the large annual
undertaking were completed last week
by Major Oeneral George A. White,
commander of the national guard
forces .in the northwest. By the
final stroke of tho pen, Oeneral
White not only placed 3100 officers
and men on an active military status,
but sot in motion 18 special trains
require to transport the troops and
equipment, and also placed In Im
mediate and active circulation In the
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Springfield Bank
Cashier Suicides
EUGENE, Ore., June 8 (P) His
throat sloshed by a sharp blade, O,
E. Konyon, cashier of the Commercial
State bank of Springfield, died yes
terday,' Coroner Clarence Simon re
vealed today. The coroner said Ken
yon apparently wielded the blade.
SALEM. Ore., Juno 8 OP) The of
fice of the state superintendent of
banks said today that tho resignation
of C. E. Konyon, cashier of tho Com
mercial State bank at Springfield, was
requested by the department Satur
day. Kenyon's body, his throat cut,
was found Sunday.
A. A. Schramm, state bank super
intendent, was at Springfield today.
His office said the bank was taken
over by tho state last Saturday after
tho examiner had found alleged ir
regularities in Kenyon's accounts.
Filipino Servant
Admit 8 Slaying
NEW YOrtK, June 8 (T) Gavlno
Demlor, Filipino servant was arrested
today and confessed, police said, that
ho killed Dr. George Edward Decly
to got money for his "girl frlond."
Dr. Decly, a widely known specialist,
wan found stabbed and beaten to
death In his home last Tuesday.
Dernier was discharged by the phy
sician five dayH before the crime. He
said that after the killing he went
to Philadelphia where he stayed until
today.
Police officials wero summoned to
take his formal confession.
Rich Placer Gold
,Strike Reported
VANCOUVER, B. C, June 8 W
Attracted by reports of a rich placer
gold property on Nation river, a
tributary of tho Stlklne near Fin lay
forks, a group of Vancouver men
headed by W. C. Shelly are on their
way to Northern British Columbia by
auto and plane.
The find is reported to have been
made by two old prospectors who.
using the crudest methods, have been
extracting about $80 a day from the
diggings.
Business M en Witl
Gather In Portland
PORTLAND, Ore., June 8 W) More
than 160 business men In all parts
of the state have notified President
R. 8. Hamilton, of the Oregon state
chamber of commerce, that they will
attend a special meeting of the or
ganisation here Thursday.
Expansion of the state chamber's
program will be discussed, Hamilton
said. The Portland chamber has In
dicated that it wlll joln In the dis
cussion.
COUSINS OF
0RT1ZRUBI0
MEET DEATH
Deputy Sheriff Bill Guess,
oi Ardmore, Ukla., shoots
,Tvo Young Men.
5
PRESIDENTS SONS
, IN ANOTHER AUTO
Officers Find S h o t g it n
and 30 Rounds of Am
munition in Car: Used !
: By College Students. , :
ARDMORE, Okln , June 8 m -Enilllo
Cortes Rublo, ao, and Manuel
Gomez, 22. were Bhot to death on a
residential street here early today
by Deputy Sheriff Bill Ouess. Sal- .
vador Cortes Rublo, 94, a companion
of the youth, snld he and Kmlllo
wero cousins and related to President ,
Ortiz Rublo of Mexico.
Guess and Deputy sheriff Cecil
Crosby said they came upon the
youths at a parked motor car and'
begun to question Salvador. Then. ,
they said, the other two youths,
armed with revolvers, started to leave
the car. Ouess said he fired,
The third youth was not wounded..
He was unarmed, the officers said..
He told, authorities the three had
purchased weapons and ammunition
In the United states and were tak
ing them to Mexico City because fire-:
arms were more expensive th(..
. Start Investigation V
A county attorney's Investigation
was started and Salvador was detain
ed as a material' witness. .
Officers said they found a shotgun
and thirty rounds of ammunition In
the car, , - - ' ..,
Salvador (Cortes Rublo, who said
his father was a Mexico City attor
ney, .talked to Mexico City on long
distance telephone this morning. . .
He said he and Gomez attended
St. Benedict's college at Atchison,
Knns.. and that Emlllo had been a
sophomore at the Rolls, Mo., School,
of Mines. ' .'. M
Deputy Sheriff Crosby told the As
sociated Press today that he and
Ouess . Informed the youths at once
that they wero officers and that "they
rouu every -worn on my gom star oe
foro anything happened." -".
He looked down, he sold and saw
that . one of the youths who hart
emerged from the par had an; auto-,
matlc...-!. -."' '- '. ' ..':",'
"I wresttca, with him," said Cros-.
by,' ."and disarmed him. Then Guess
came around the end of the oar and
the other boy drew on him. He shot
him. I had turned to the third boy
who was standing by the radiator of
tho car when we came up and when
I turned book, the boy I hod disarm
ed drew a revolver from his pocket,
Ouess shot him."
Crosby sold neither he nor the boys
did any shooting. Ouess could not be !
reached Immediately for a direct
statement but was quoted as saying
he decided to take no chances when,
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ROSE FESTIVAL
WEEK BEGINS
IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Ore., June 8 W) Rose
festival week was ushered into Port
land yesterday with a rose Sunday ob- ;
servanco in the amphitheater in
Washington park. , -
The Rosarlans, Portland "booster"
organization, and about 350 school :
children participated In " the ' cere- .
monies. Tho program began with a ;
tour of the international rose test .
gardens and then several thousand '
spectators lined the slopes of the park '
bowl to watch the children In may- .
pole and other dances.
A chlldrens chorus song to the ac
companiment of the Lincoln High '
school orchestra.
Rose festival proper will open
Thursday for a three-day program.
Oregon Canning Co.
Plant Destroyed
NEWBERO, Ore., Juno 8 m The
plant,, equipment and all machinery ;
of the Oregon Canning company here,
waa destroyed by fire In an early .
morning blav.e today with a loss est!- '
mated by tho owners at $200,000.
The fire department said the blaze 1
"unquestionably" was of Incendiary
origin, but no motive for the burning
has been hdvanced. -
The fire chief said whoever set the
fire first turned off the plant water
system, leaving the building totally .
unprotected. ' ' ,,
The building, erected In 1020, cov- ;
ered about 160 by 300 feet and was
of wood, and concrete construction.
H. P. Davidson, president of the 1
company, said insurance would Just
about cover the loss.
OIL STOCKS LEAD RALLY
BAN FRANCISCO, June 8 (ff) Oil
stocks led a sharp rally on the San
Francisco exchanges early today.
Btandard Oil of California, Union,
Union Associates, and North Amerl-.
con wero all up one dollar or more :
a share. ,
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, June 8 W) An increase
of the United States wheat visible'
supply and scattered Canadian down- '
pours affording some relief from
drouth did much today to pull wheat
prices down. The Increase of domes-,
tic wheat stocks, 816.000 bushels,. con-j
trasted with 9,363,000 bushels a year
ago. A further weight on the mar-!
ket was slackness of export demand
for wheat from North America.
Wheat clotted unsettled tf 1
cents lower, corn unchanged to ft
off, oats Vi 6 lA down, and provisions
unchanged to a setback of 7 cents. ,