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Newspaper Page Textfitting CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased .... Wire Service 8 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER BKM LOWER LEFT BAUD CORNER OF THIS FAOI. VOLUME XXIX MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY; JUNE 10, 1931 , EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 244 astern Oreoe Stock Show Opees Today LARGE CROWD AT GROUNDS IN MORNING Rain -Merely Serves 'to Settle the Dust as Union Event Begins LA GRANDE PEOPLE, ATTEND TOMORROW Record-Breaking Show Expected if Weather Remains Fair Lively . Races Arranged. In Bpite of the fact that the long-hoped-for, likewise long -deferred rain appeared In the valley just as the last exhibits were finding their places, tho 1931 session of the Eastern Ore gon Livestock show started off this morning quite enthusiastically. The gate-keepers reported that the at tendance this morning was beyond that of last year at the same time. The rain of last night laid the dust on tho show gr6inds which Is quite an Item always. The sun coming out when It did dried things out perfect ly in a very short while. So everyone was happy over the weather, and the officials of the organization are op timistic over tho prospects for this year. Tomorrow Is to be La Grande day, with most of the business houses closing for the afternoon and hun dreds of the citizenry planning to drive to Union. Other things being equal, it should be a record-breaking day. A full program has been arranged for tomorrow. Those- who prefer the exhibit part of the program will find more fine livestock than has ever before been assembled at Union. Every stall, new and old, is filled and anmlals are being shel tered or staked without shelter In every available corner. Those who enjoy the sports, the racing program, tho arena features, will have enough to satisfy them. More than one hun dred racing horses are entered for the three days and some of the horses which will compete have very fine N records back of them. .Racing- 'Program- Tho racing program for tomorrow Is as follows: Quarter mile, $50; free for all, 3 year olds, $90; five-eighths mile dash, $120; four and one-half frulongs, $110; Roman race. $60; girls' derby, $70; Union derby. 1 mile, $150. Girls' derby race, ,6 mile, for girls under IB years of age. Winning horse and rider eliminated Friday. There has been assembled at Un ion from all over Eastern Oregon for these three days, a display which is really an eye-opener. Cattle of many breeds are being shown this year. Mr. Riley, of McEwan is here this year with a fine lot of Aberdeen Angus. This herd, with two others, ore the first Aberdeen Angus cattle to be shown for several years. Then there are wonderful Ayrshlres, Here- (Continued on Papa live) UNION COUNTY SENDS 11 BOYS TO C. M. T. CAMP VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash., June 10 (Special) With the an nouncement today that the quota for the Citizen's Military Training camp at Vancouver barracks has been filled, First Lieutenant Thomas J. Cross, the adjutant, reveals the names of Un ion county youths who aro. expected to attend. Final acceptances have been sent, and travel orders will be issued at once, to the following: Jack D. McFall, Imbler, Robert ' J. Alvcy, Orval W. Anderson, Arthur L. Becker, Edwin J. Briggs Raymond M. Cook, Franklin A. Eberhord, Ralph D. Floberg, Daniel M. Sullivan, Paul T. Walker, Rollln F. Heassler, all of La Grando. Employes of U. P. Continue Campaign Employes of the various crafts of the Union Pacific system held a meeting In the assistant superin tendent's office Monday evening at which time plans were discussed for the continuation of the -campaign to secure the handling of merchandise by freight In and out of La Grande. This campaign, started some time ago, has been quite successful so far, It Is reported. $ S WEATHKR FORECAST $ Oregon: Generally fair to- night and Thursday but cloudy in the northwest por- tion and on the coast; warmer & in the east portion Thursday; moderate west to northwest winds offshore. WKATHKK TODAY 7 a. m. 49 above. Minimum: 49 above. $ Condition: Cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY $ Maximum 67, minimum 57 above. 4 Condition: Cloudy, rain .12 S of Inch. W EATHER 41 NE 10, 1330 Maximum 85, minimum 52 above. Condition: Clear. 6 4 4644464$4l Tomorrow Is "Romantic Age" Staged Tuesday At East Normal Sock and Buskin Presents A. A. Milne's Play Members of Cast Handle Parts Very Well. 1 "The Romantic Age," by A. A. Milne, was produced In an almost flawless manner by Sock and Buskin at the Eastern Oregon Normal school last night. The actors seemed to catch the spirit or the season, which was unusually well expressed In the stage settings, and were carried along on the wave of romance which was found in every line of the delightful production. Subtle humor and excellent. acting on the parts of all members of the cast made the production one of the most delightful pieces which has been seen, at the Eastern Oregon Normal school this winter. Every member of the cost put himself free ly Into the role he was portraying and acted his part to the best of his ability. Leo Johnson had, perhaps, the most difficult part, since he played the part of an earnest young romanticist and the port of the lover. He dis played a complete mastery of the role, acting with unconscious case and taking advantage of the fine humor of the lines. Alice Inlow played the part of the cantakerous mother, who enjoyed I being an invalid, very well although j her role was more obvious and less j difficult than the one to which Mr. j Johnson did credit. Miss Inlow con- 1 trlbuted, -in the first act, the best! piece of character acting evidenced throughout the production when tell- i marriage in her girlhood. " R Mr. Knowie, the successful busi ness man whom Milne Invested with (Continued on Page Plvtf Warns Children To Not Trespass AtMtEmUyMill A series of disorderly and at times damaging actions by children In and near the Mt. Emily Lumber company sawmill came to a head yesterday af ternoon when some youngster pulled a fire alarm, which sent both trucks racing to the, piant-r-lesvlng the city temporarily' unprotected in cnsrnbf a real fire. Today Fire1 Chief C. T. Llndsey calls attention of the public to the cost of such runB tho volunteers re ceive pay on answering false alarms Just the same as in case of a real fire and urges parents to Impress on their children the dangers of such practices. In addition, Aug. J. Stange, of the Mt. Emily company, announces that one of his men has been deputized as an officer, and after sufficient warn ing has been given, will arrest any child trespassing on company prop erty. The men at the mill have been molested several times by children, who have thrown stones at them while they were at work, stolen water bags, cut apron strings, etc. In addi tion to this, it Is felt that It Is dan gerous to the children for them to bo in the plant, where so much heavy machinery, etc., Is in operation. Employes Of 3 Firms Give To .Mt. Emily Fund After a few days in which few con tributions were made to the Mt. Emily road $2000 fund, the chamber of com merce reported today that employes of three firms gave donations. Per sonal donations were received also from Chris Miller and E. C. Herzlnger. The total Is now nearing tho 9600 mark, it is said. Employes of firms donating in clude: Green & Hess: R. J. Green, H. L. Hess. Lila Kingsley. Pioneer Flouring Mills: M. W. Kid dle. C. H. BIdwell, G. A. Berron L. Phillip. William Volswinkler. Fred E. Kiddle, Lylc Kiddle. Walter Williams. Walter Brown, W. H. Machaffrey, Ray Blokland. Stevens Van Engelen: J. L. Hcdderi, William H. Rogers, Mrs. Berths White, Elvle Parks, Ola Mae Wright, Leona Asmond. McKinlay, Starr Speak at Rot&ry Karry McKinley, local business man, and C. L. Starr, president of the state board of higher education, gave talks at the meeting of the Rotary club today at noon at the La Grande hotel. Mr. Starr, here from Portland, com plimented La Grand ers on the sup port they have given the Eastern Ore gon Normal school. Ho refused to make any statements relative to the board's present work. Mr. McKinlay told of the early days In the Coeur d'Alene mining district in Northern Idaho, touching upon the famous strike of 1899. the characters of that day. and the federal troops that occupied the district while it was under martial law. Smith Funeral To Be Held Thursday The funeral' of Edith Esther Smith will be held Thursday aiternoon at 2 o'clock from the chapel of Walkers Funeral Home with Rev. J. Oeorge Walz, pastor of the Presbyterian church, in charge of the services. Burial will be in the family plot in Island City cemetery. ' I La Grande "ORPHAN ANNIE". AT UNION Mrs. L. Z. Terrnll ' . (Observer Correspondent) UNION (f-rlul) .-lm-e licr iiiimruiire nt tnc Eusleni Otl-j;uii Livestock Show lust year, "Orplinn Annie" has become far minded ami Is the only flying mule in the world. A stocky little nnlmal, . weighing i3I pounds, she Iuks u repertoire of tricks that has ut traeuted her to the rodeos ami shows ull over the country. With - her master. Homer Hokomb, world renowned cowboy clown, she made her trips from one town to another by pluuc until the fatal crash or their pilot, Ray Fisher, last January when he undertook a mall flight Into Cascade, a mining town of Idaho. Since then. ; they have come down to earth and urc tin veiling in n less speedy but safe machine. At the show this year Homer has a lot of "new stuff" and Is assisted by two broncho busters und bull doggers r from fcarlsbnd, New Mexico, Elmer llepler and "Toughy" Welsh. And Homer -Is sporting some new gold and silver champion belts won In clown contests over the country, the last trophy being won at Hoot tiluson's California ranch. BUNNELL GUILTY JURORS DECIDE Judge to Pronounce Sent ence Friday' Morning Civil Action on Trial. The circuit court completed the trial of F. S. Bunnell yesterday after noon about three o'clock. He had been indicted by the grand jury on charges of Illegal possession of a still and mash, and the trial Jury return ed a verdict of guilty. Judge J. W. Kn.owles.wtU pronounce tho. sentenco next Friday; ihorfiirjg 'afr-40- bciockiiv The court began the trial of the case of Alfred Cavlness vs, the Hart Construction company this morning at 9 o'clock. This case is a suit for damages in compensation for personal injuries resulting from an automo bile collision. The next case scheduled on the court calendar is that of Mark Phy, Admr., etc. vs. (Hart Construction company, to begin at 9 a. m. tomor row, if the present triol Is completed soon enough. -.' RAINFALL IN THIS VALLEY NOT SO HEAVY Jupiter Pluvius, that mythical character who at times seems bene volent and at other times wrathful, made only a brief visit to Eastern Oregon. He was very sparing of his water bucket, presenting La Grande with only .12 of an inch of moisture barely enough to dampen the ground thoroughly and clear the air. As for the valley crops, while the light rain 'and cooler weather un doubtedly helped them, the rainfall was not sufficiently heavy to do much good. This morning opened cloudy but by 11 o'clock tho skies were clearing rap idly, and the weather man at Port land forecasted clear and warmer weather for Eastern Oregon tonight and Thursday. Rainfall was general over the state yesterday and last night, the precipi tation benefiting crops materially in some sections as well as lessening the forest firo hazard. The showers yesterday and last night leaves La Grande more than an inch short of the normal rainfall for May and the first third of June. STATU REMAINS CI.Ot HV PORTLAND. June 10 m Light rains and cool, cloudy weather con tinued over most of Oregon today, proving of considerable value to agri cultural districts and lessening the fire hazard in the forests. Seaside got the most rain' yester day, the weather chart indicated, with precipitation of .18 of an inch. Portland was next with .14. Kelso Wash., had comparatively, a down pour with .32 of an Inch. Other rainfall measurements In cluded: Albany .05. Baker .02, Eugene .12, Marshfleld .08, Roseburg .04, Salem .02, Wolf Creek .02. Walla Walla .04. Miss Orcutt Loses In Third Round PORTMARNOCK. Ireland. June 10 .) Maureen Orcutt, of Englewood. N. J.. only American challenger for the British ladles golf championship, was eliminated in her third round 18 hole match today by Miss Eisle Corlett, 4 and 3. Miss Diana Fishwick. defending champion, also failed to survive the third round, bowing to Miss D. Pimm on the nineteenth green. ROSLYN. N. Y.. June 10 P) Miss Helen Hicks, metropolitan champion, and Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, former national champion from Phila delphia, finished in a tie for the eastern women's golf title today with 54 hole scores oi zw eacn. 54 hole scores of 203 each. Day At The Smoking Banned i In Forest Area Near Baker, Ore. BAKER, Ore.; June 10 (Special) Because of the high fire hazard In two areas of slash below Bates on the middle fork of the John Day river the forest service has declared these areas closed to smoking after today. John C. Kuhns, Whitman national forest supervisor, who made the announcement, also stated that camp fire permits will be required on national forest land after June 15. The reguation under which the two areas in the Bates section were closed to. smoking prohibits, "smok hitf .during period of :iir- , danger publicly announced by the regional forester upon such areas as may be designated by him, which may In clude roads and trails and Improved camping grounds, but shall not In clude Improved places of habitation. Tho areas comprising approxi mately 2840 acres are located as fol lows: All national forest lands with in the Vinegar creek timber sale area covering portions of sections 27, 28 and 35 and sections 32, 33 and 34, township 10 south, range 35 east. Willamette meridian, and with in the Mill creek timber sale aroa covering a portion of section 1, town ship 11 south, range 35 east, Wil lamette meridian. Mr. Kuhns stated that these areas will be posted and asks that the public adhere strictly to the closure. ii;mi;s ;ovi;iinoks powkii SALEM, June 10 (P The gover nor can not issue a single proclam ation . for any designated area or (Continued From Page Three) STOLEN AUTO FOUND; MAN IS UNDER ARREST To Woods, 20. of Portland, is held In the city jail today following his arrest hist evening by State Traffic Officer Ted Chambers. The officer reports that Woods was driving a light roadster registered to Ferdin and Groner, of Hillsboro. Ore., and reported stolen from Second and Aukcny In Portland. Woods was accompanied, Mr. Cham bers said, by Eugene Button, who Joined him at Hood River and paid for part of the gasoline used to come to Eastern Oregon. Mr. Button was going to Wallowa county and paid tor part of the gaosllne in order to secure the ride. The two men were broke when they reached La Grande and were delayed here for some time before they were able to secure enough money to purchase - some gasoline. Woods was apprehended driving Into a local service station. Portland officers have been noti fied and it Is expected Woods will be returned to Portland where charges will be filed against him. Fred Nowland and To Compete at A situation arose yesterday that for awhile threatened to prevent Fred Nowlond, La Grande, and Warren De marls, of Prlnevlllc, from competing in the national intcrscholastlc track and field meet In Chicago Friday and Saturday, but the matter was happily straightened out. The story, as told by Dick Neubcr gcr in today's Oregonlan, follows: Two thousand miles away in the large and noisy city of Chicago. Col onel William L. Hayward and two Oregon state high school boys found themselves in quite a pass yesterday morning. To um the colonel's own words. It was a "funny predicament." There he was with two fine athletes Warren Demarls of Prinevllle and Fred Nowland, of La Grande both regarded as possible victors in the national Intersc-holastlc track and field meet, but he had Just discov ered that both were ineligible to com pete. I pete. Eastern Oregon. Stock Show At Union Meteor Theory ! Is Advanced As i Cause of Shock Hole Torn in Ground-Near Malirito,' Ohio Thous- anas ot persons Await ened By Tremor. TOLEDO, O.. June 10 (fl") A large seotlon of Northwestern Ohio and a part of Eastern Indiana was shaken early today by a mysterious shock generally believed to havo been caused Dy me crasn into mo earcn oi an unusually large meteor. The center of the shock was near Mnlluta,.45 miles southwest of here. At the edge of a road Just outside Mallnto a large hole had been torn in tho ground. For 300 feet around tele phone poles were broken, wires were down and trees knocked over. A field of oats was crushed to the ground. - Thousands of persons In a radius of many miles of Mallnto were awak ened. Windows were broken in houses several miles away. ' None was re ported Injured. ; Another Theory Advanced. -There was a possibility that the shock was caused by an explosion of nitroglycerine, instead of by a fall of a meteor, but experts on explosives said the . nitroglycerine theory . was not likely. . - ;The holo In tho ground was about 10 feet wide and five feet deep.. Al though farmers dug in it and failed to find a meteor, such a body might nave cnongea its course ana rjuriea Itself In the ground several feet to one side of the hole. Belief that a meteor caused the shock was based on the tremqndous force required to shake such a wide section of the country, and on the ausence or any otner satisiactory ex planation. - No one was found who knew of any nitroglycerine being hauled In that vicinity and experts said a quantity of i thin xnlnsivn sufficient to have shbkcnso wide a territory would have made a hole in the ground as large as! a house." Thousands of automoblllsts clogged the roads leading to Mallnta a few hours after the shock and in tho vi cinity of the hole, traffic was brought almost to a standstill, Hope to Rescue Eight Of Crew ' Of Sunken Sub vWEIHAIWEI, China, Juno 10 (I1) The -mother ship Mcdway was under stood today to be in communication with eight members of the crew of the sunken submnrine Poseidon and hopes to be able to rescue them. Others who went down with the submersible in the Yellow sea yes tcrday were said to be in a dlffcront compartment and there was prac tically no hope of having them. A Japanese salvage tug reached the scene, off .the northern coast of the Shantung ; peninsula, and began grappling operations which arc ex pected to raise the craft within 24 hours. Two Chinese servants also were reported to bo entombed. Two members of the crew emerged from the submersible two and one half hours after it had been struck by the Chinese coastal steamer Yuta and four others reached tho surface more than three hours afterward, all through the Davis cscapo apparatus. They wore picked up by boats from bit,1811 warsnips, attaencu to ino uruisn. Give Employment To Multnomah Men PORTLAND, June 10 (A) Imue- dlato expenditure of $100,000 In sue dal road work to give employment to men without jobs win be under taken by Multnomah county, George w. buck, road master, said today. Some of the work will start tomorrow. The county commissioners recently sold vioo.ooo worth or the minion dollar special road bond Issue au thorized by the voters. Employment will be given approximately 150 men. DIBS OK INM It HIS SALEM, June 1G A'i Mrs. Mattle Morrison. 58, Aberdeen, Wash., died at a hospital here last night from Injuries received in an automobile accident here Memorial day. tone had ruffered a severo back injury but was believed to be recovering. Miss Eva Gatcson, 21, Injured In the same accident, still remains at tho hospital. She Is reported to be improving but will be confined to her bed for some time, one (ful lered a fractured skull. Hugh Mor rison, husband of tho dead woman, left tho hospital after several days nna returned to his home in Aber deen. Warren DeMaris Chicago June 12-13 The colonel knew ho had to do something about It at once and to think with him was to act. Ho sent a telegram to John L. Gary, secretary of tho Oregon State High School Ath letic association, explaining that neither Demarls nor Nowland would bo permitted to enter the meet until they were sanctioned by the Oregon state Doard or control. (Jiirv KrMiomlH to Mmi:e. Hayward's telegram was as follows: Mr. John L. Gary, west unn. Ore Nowland and Demarls accompanied University of Oregon" team east. I knew nothing of them not being sanctioned by state board. This puts mo In a funfiy predlcoment. Both nave oecn the talk or the east accord ing to advance performances and should win honors for our state. Since the boys are seniors and on their own expenses, would you reconsider on (continued on rage twoj (Continued on Pago Two) DEFICIT OF 54 MILLIONS IS REPORTED Partial Investigation of Richfield Oil Sompany " is Completed.. HAIGHT CHARGES STOCK JUGGLING Accounts of Four Officers "Scrutinized Charges , Upkeep of Yachts, Club Dues Figured. LOS ANGELES, Juno 10 (Ray mond L. Hnlght, state commissioner of corporations, announced today a partial Investigation of the affairs of the Itichflold OH company of Cali fornia and tho Richfield company revealed a total deficit of $54,219, 001.25 through allegod miBmanage ment of stock Juggling. Halght's revelations were contained In a lengthy report submitted to Buron Fltts, Los Angeles county dis trict attorney, and wero tho result of an eight-month Investigation of the Richfield concerns, now in the hands of receivers. . His report to District Attornoy Fltts called attention specifically- to the accounts of four officers of tho con cerns, C. M. Fuller, resigned presi dent of the Richfield Oil company or California; J. A. Talbot, chairman of the board, who yesterday filed bankruptcy proceedings In San Fran cisco; R. W. McKoe, assistant to the chairman of the board, and A. M. Keiley, . vice president. Halght asserted their expenditures, alleged unauthorized, revealed pay ment of expenses incurred by .Ful ler's and Talbot's sons, advances to their wives, upkeep of yachts, club dues and payments on. .expensive Jewelry. CARKIN EXPLAINS Experts Covering -the' State; Oregon Tax Dead-' . ' line Now June 25. SALEM. Juno 10 (!) Residents of Oregon havo but 15 more days In which to file their state Income tax returns with tho tax commission, It was announced today by John H. Carkin, member of the commission. Tho members of the commission and their staff are kept busy aiding with returns. Experts aro covering the state with Commissioners C. V. Gal loway and Earl Fisher, while a staff of 10 men Is kept busy in Portland. Many questions aro bolng asked by taxpayers, the commission ro portcd, and although tho law is def inite, thero la considerable, doubt over tho stato as to who should file an income tax return and what ex emptions are allowed. Because of this tho commission some time ago extended the date for final returns ten days, placing tho tax deadline at Juno '2t. In order to clear up some of the (Continued on Pago Three) 'Wishful Thinking9 Blamed For Part Of Economic Ills Editor's Note This Is the sixth ex cerpt from a speech delivered by B. E. Hutchinson at tho convention or the Association of National Adver tisers in Detroit recently. Ity It. I-:. Hutchinson It has been truthfully said that there is nothing wrong with the American poo,lo If only they are given the facts and understand them and I have great respect for their capacity to understnnd. Unfortunate ly, however, wo have had what seems to mo an unnecessary share of that type of leadership which either evades the facts or befogs them with such (Continued on Page Three) i)i;ri,Aiir, ( asm mvhu;m PENDLETON, Ore., June 10 (A) A cash dividend of B per cent on all subscribed slock whs declared by Pendleton Oraln Growers, Inc., at a meeting here Monday night. All of ficers were reelected, and Charles Cook was employed as malinger for another year. A net profit of nearly $5,000 was made during tho year ending June 1. t Baseball Today NATIONAL I.K.Mil K R. H. E. Philadelphia 0 4 0 Chicago . 3 8 0 Colllna, Stoner. Watt and Oavlca; Root and llemsley. K. II. E. New York .'. 13 0 Pittsburgh . . 5 10 2 Walker, Hevlnff, tichumacher. Chap lin and OTarrcll; French and Phil lips. AMI.IIICAN I.K.Uil i: It. H. E. Cleveland 4 11 1 Washlnitum - 8 10 1 Hudlln. Sloffner and Scwcll; Jones, Marberry ana spencer. Marberry and Bpencer. Link Politician With Killing Of , , Young Woman Officers Searching For ; Two Men in Connection With Death of Miss Starr' Paithfull. NEW YORK, Juno 10 (m Stanloy E. Paithfull denied today that he had furnished District Attorney Elvln Edwards of Nassau- county with in formation that would Involve "a prominent' New York politician" In the death of Falthfull's stepdaughter, Starr. Miss Falthfull's body ; was found Monday , at Long Beach. ' NEW YORK, June 10 (VP) Two men, one of whom .was described as a prominent politician, Were sought today by District Attorney Elvln E. Edwards of Nassau county, for the slaying of Mlsa Starr Falthfull, whose body was found Monday In the surf at Long Beach, Long Island. (Edwards said tho men had been seen In the company of the 25-year-old girl after she loft her home on last. Lukes Place, a few doors from the residence of Mayor Walker, last Friday . The killing occurred In New York, the prosecutor Bald, after which the girl's body was placed In an. auto mobile, taken to Long Beach, trans- ( Continued on Page Three) Death Verdict JHeard by Woman In Jefferson, 0. - JEFFERSON, O.. June 10 (ft Mrs. Julia Maude Lowthei. 23-year-old domestic and mother of a boy of seven, today awaited the sentence that will order the olectrtcution of a woman In Ohio for the first time. A Jury of 12 men yesterday con victed her of first degree murder for the slaying of Mrs. Olnra Smith, 28, of Ashtabula, wife of the man with whom she carried on a 10-day rom ance. By falling to recommend mercy, tho Jury made tho death aontence mandatory under Ohio law. TUby Smith, 27, husband of tho slain woman, also Is under a death sentonce. -Mrs. Lowthor on the wit ness stand oonfesBod lying In wait on a lonely road near Ashtabula tho 'nlidit of May 29, 1030, As Smith drove his wife to k tho appointed -place In niB'TOUCK, JVirn. ijowtne. stepson irum concoalmont and firod.Ahe fatal; oho t Mrs. Smith died with one of her two bmall children in her anns.." , Attorneys for the defendant plead ed for mercy on the ground that. Mrs. Lowthei1 was blinded by love of Smith. The woman had testified they wan tod "to go away together." Mrs. Lowthcr paled but heard tho death verdict stoically. She had as serted she would profer the electric chair to life Imprisonment. Tho do fense announced a motion for a new trial would bo filed today. . Attacks On Power Industry Scored ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. June l6 fA)-Speakers at the convention of the National Electric Light associa tion today charged "vicious assaults" on tho light and power Industry wore "actuated by concealed objectives." T. O. Kennedy, vice president and general manager of tho Ohio Public Service Co., compared warfare smoke screens and camouflage to the at tacks on power, used, ho said,.' "to obscure and 'conceal some other Im portant aspect of our national life." W. C, Mullondore, vice president of the Southern California Edison com pany, said tho attacks were not only unfounded, but "so dishonest and lacking In substance as clearly to show the motive for attack is somo- thlng other than is pretendoC" Seven-Course Meal Too Much for Them TOURS, Juno 10 (P) Nobody said anything about It, but after a scvon courso luncheon here today the tour ing American mayors generally felt they would rather encounter more Chatoaux and less food. Mayor Daniel W. Hoan, of Mil waukee, thanked Socialist Mayor Molln of Tours, for a generous wel come but failed to mention the de siro of the mayors to spend more time seeing Tour a 1 no than eating and talking. Arriving by train the mayors vis ited the Rotary club whero Mayor Oeorgo L. Baker, of Portland, Oregon, Hpoko. "Pre-War" Liquor Poured Into Gutter PORTLAND. June 10 (A Nearly five thounnnd bottles of "pre-war Btuff" were poured Into the gutter In front of the custom houso hero yesterday when officials dcistroyed the liquor cargo of the troller Main which was captured by the coast guard In Coos Bay harlrar last Nov ember. A crowd which gathered to witness the destruction noted with liitereat the variety of "old names" repre sented by the labels. Several men emptied their tobacco tins to scoop up tho liquor from the gutter, while other dipped It up In their cupped hands until officers chased, them away. NKimSK.Y t'OLNTS PM1M LINCOLN, Neb. (!) Nebraska's "pig census," an effort to stabilize pork production, gathers data on tho state's pig crop from 18,000 farmers ' ana block growers. and stocK growers. Be Sure To Attend! 10,000 SLAIN NEAR KINFU BY BANDITS Wholesale Butchery Leads : Chinese Government to Plan Action. OUTLAWS ESCAPE WITH FEW LOSSES Ten American-Methodist Missionaries Leave Northern Fukien Prov ince ; Reds Overrun Area NANKING, June 10 Stories of wholesale butchery and of a coun tryside overrun with reds thrust themselves Into the Chinese situation today as tho nationalist government announced a broadened program de signed to wipe out communism and banditry. - Advices from Nanchang, capital or the bandit infested Klangst province, said ten thousand persons had been slaughtered near Klnfu in a clash in which outlaws, farmers and soldlflra figured. - The reports said the outlaws sac-; ceeded In isolating 3000 soldiers but due to tho latters' supply of machlno guns and rifles did not dare attack ' them directly, ... Tho bandits then rounded up ten thousand non-combatant farmer with machine guns until their weap-" ons wore overheated or otherwise out of commission. Then tha outlaws oharged, annihilating the troops. Tho bandits -were said to have escaped virtually unscathed. ' Ten American Methodist mission aries evacuating Northern Fukien province reported to their headquar ters here that they had arrived safe ly at Foochow and added that the country about Yenplng was being overrun with reds, - Forty thousand- communists were reported -by the. missionaries ito: be approaching Yenplng from the north west, driving soldiers before them; and forcing missionaries to flee. Among; the 'refugees arriving at FcM3hoW"wereV. Jbr. ,anci' Mre, J. E. Skinner, of Topeka, ..Kansas;.. Mary Elde, JJes Moines.. Iowa;-and Dr. and tt MINNIE WHITE ' NEW HEAD OF EASTERN STAR PORTLAND, June 10 (P) ' Mrs. Minnie W. White, of Portland, was elected worthy grand matron of the Order of tho Eastern Star, grand chapter of Oregon, at the annual . election of the lodge here late yestcn day. She succeeds Mrs. Carrlo Jack son, of Baker. , J. H. Hardy, of Ashland, was elected worthy grand patron, succeeding Frank E. Mangold, of Portland. . ' Other officers are: Mrs. Anna M. El lis, Bay City, associate grand matron: Frank Baldwin. Newberg, associate grand patron; Miss Nellie McKinley, Portland, secretary; Mrs, Isabella M. Low, Troutdale, treasurer; Mrs, Mon nle M. Hausor, Salem, -conductress; Edith Phillips; Portland, associate conductress, Tho new officers will bo installed at tho concluding session of tho lodgo tomorrow night. MASONS OVKS HEHSIONH PORTLAND, Juno 10 Pi Dr. O. C. Hagmeicr, most worshipful grand master, today opened tho 81st annual assembly of tho grand lodge of Masons of Oregon. Communists Throw . Bottles In Riots DRESDEN, Germany, June 10 WV Bottles were thrown by communist youths last night at an office build--lug containing the American consul ate. Tho missiles went through first, floor windows of the Saxon State Bank building. The consulate Is on tho third floor. Tho bottles contained ' mcssaagen saying "down with American murder and imperialism," "hall the brotherly ' union of black and white young pro letarians," and "clown with tho bloody lyncli law on our negro comrades." NO MB KIM OF A HIU'OIU) EUGENE. Ore., June 10 () Tho champion endurance "sleeper" fire In the history of tho Cascade national forest has been discovered near hero by forestry officials. . . Yesterday, Foster Steele, assistant supervisor, found a smoldering tree that had caught fire in a slashing blaze last September. Wheat Today CHICAGO, June 10 (-PI Late re port of showers In Saskatchewan province, where drought had been most severe. Influenced setbacks which largely cancelled earlier price advances today. Sensationally ad-, verso crop reports had accompanied the advances. American and Cana dian reports showed tho poorest con dition of spring wheat ever known on June 1. Wheat closed Irregular, Bc off to 3o up, corn unchanged to o lower, oats 14 Vic down, and provisions un- i""gw w nuvm,p. cnangcu to ac aavance.