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I VOLUME XXIX MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O.
LA GRANDE, OREGDX SATtfRDAY, JUNE 13, 1931
EASTERN OREGON'S UEADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 247
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STOCK SHOW
RANKS BEST
IN HISTORY
!. Curtains Drawn on 23rd
- i Annual Eastern Oregon
Event at Union-
tlNEAR ACCIDENTS
i . OrCTTR: NONE HURT
Gate Receipts Consider
j ably Below Those of
I Former Years,: But no
I Deficit Expected.
The curtains were drawn on the
fc J stage of the 23rd Eastern Oregon
laveatocK snow triaay evening; witn
a general feeling of goodwill and sat
isfaction. Fine weather prevailed
throughout the show and though the
crowds were smaller than In previous
years, thus making gate receipts con
siderably below those of other years,
tho members of the association ex
press the feeling that there will be
no deficit. The general comment
neara on every nana indicated tnat
this year's show was by far the best
ever staged. The events moved along
rapidly with plenty of entertainment
In the arena to keep the attention
of the audience at all times. Racing
waa much more spirited than for
merly vmd there was a lack of the
usual watchful waiting for races to
get under way.
A few near - accidents gave the
audience several shocks during the
afternoon. An obstreperous bucking
broncho headed directly Into the
public address car, jambtng the door
quite badly but In no way Injuring
the speaking qualities of the ma
chine. In the girls' derby-race one
ol the riders became faint and fell
from her -horse during the race but
was unhurt; another was able to re
tain her position .by clinging des
perately .to the horse's neck until
the race was ended. .During the
Roman race, one of the teams failed
to make the curve and crashed
through the fence into an. open field,
but this mishap too, resulted luckily
for both horses and rider and neither
was hurt.
. It open Score . .
Moro skill was displayed In calf
roping than In the preceding .days
and there were a few calves that
slipped into . the nooses In spite of
fino ropers. rougny weisn, irom
Carlsbad, New, Mexico, did fast , work
!! In throwing and' ttelng calves and his
f partner, Elmer Hepler; did' some trick'
steer riding, uespite Tne reputation
;;" -of the Eagle Valley bronchos some
. of the audience felt-that they had
seen no good bucking because din
ing the whole show none of the riders
were unhorsed, but- they evidently
failed to give credit to the skill of
- the riders who mounted the wild
. 4 beasts.
I'.f Some special features in the af-
. . i ternoon program, yesterday were :
-,: 'h solo by Jane Smith, sung through
her megaphone; and a duet, "When
'.' i the Bloom is on the Sage," by Barton
, i Conner and MBax De Vore. Bob
v-.J Hooker, of Helena, Mont., helped to
round out the entertainment of the
afternoon with some fancy trick rop-
ing in ironi or tne arena, his per
" formanccs brought more . applause
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SCHOOL VOTE
TO BE TAKEN
MONDAY, 2 TO 7
Voters ox school district No. 1,
which Includes the city of La Grande
plus some outlying territory, will go
to the polls Monday afternoon to
elect a school director to succeed F.
A. Epling, chairman of the present
ooara, wnose term expires soon. Mr.
Epling decided to retire and Is not
a candidate for re-election.
Two candidates accepted nominat
ing petitions filed for them Vernon
Alnsworth and Ray Buell.
Polls will be opened at 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon at Greenwood and
Central1 schools, and remain open
until 7 p. m.
Pageant Will Be
Staged by W.W.G.
Sunday, evening at the Baptist
church the World Wide Guild girls
will present the pageant "Jellzabctha,
Maid In America" with the following
cast of characters: Jelizabetha Mll
osh, Irene Sitlcr; Mrs. Milosh. Nora
Bitter; Mrs. Testa, Doris Williams;
Caroline. . Mary Nowland: Virginia.
Grace Hedden: Gean. Enid Happer
sctt; Sally, Jennie Nlelson; Louise,
Delva Beers. The pageant will consist
of two acts and will set forth some of
the questions and problems of the
Immigrant In' America. There will be
special violin and vocal numbers by
Jennie Nlelson and Mrs. Mervll Moore.
$ UKATI1HR FOR WEEK
fc Far western states: Unset-
tied weather and showery at
4 the beginning of the week
t with temperatures below nor-
mal. Fair with tempera
tures near- or above normal
4 thereafter.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Occasional rains
tonight and Sunday; moderate
$- temperatures, fresh to strong
southwest winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
$ 7 a. m. 68 above.
Minimum: 53 above.
$ Condition: Cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 81, minimum 47
above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER .IINE 13, 1930
Maximum 68. minimum 30
above.
Condition: Clear.
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FREE WHEELING
Walter Hofer Isn't driving an auto
just now. but he's brushing up on
the free wheeling Idea In on at
tempt to beat the record set by
Jerry, a bull, that was ridden
from Brownsville, Tex., to New
York In eight months, v. Hofer
hopes to push his sister, Mar
garet, 18, In this wheelbarrow
over the- same distance, in seven
months. Before leaving' Browns
ville, ho wagered $1000 tluit he
eould do it.
MARTHA SMITH
PASSES AT COVE
Funeral Services Will Be
Held in La Grande To-
morrow Afternoon.
Martha Smith, aged 70 years, 10
months and 12 days, passed away at
8 o'clock Friday evening at. the home
of her daughter, Mrs. C. O. Williams,
near the power house at Cove. She
had been 111 for a lone period of time.
Funeral services will be held at the
Snod grass and Zimmerman mortuary
here Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
with Rev. E. E. Taylor, of the Naz
arene church, officiating. Burial will
take place in the Masonic cemetery.
Mrs. Smith, when she lived In
Boise a few years' ago, was a member
of Mr. Taylor's church, and at that
time she asked that ho preach her
funeral sermon, and he promised to
do so if he. were .within reach. This
week he waa transferred to La, Grande
from. Nampa, arriving here Thurbdayv
a "day .before Mrs. Smith's death.
Mrs., Smith was born Aug. 1, 1860.
She Is survived by her daughter at
Cove, a daughter, Etha Hedrlcks, of
Boise; a son, W. F. Smith, of Klamath
Falls, and grandchildren, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Walters.- Her husband
passed away about a year ago, and
since that time she has made her
home in the Grande Rondo valley.
CAR SMASH AT
OREGON CITY
TAKES FIFTH
OREGON CITY, Ore.. June 13 (P)
Joy Norton, 25, of Woodburn, who
was injured In the automobllo smash
last week In which four persons were
killed, died In a hospital here late
yesterday.
Norton was riding on the truck
driven by Howard Magnuscn when it
crashed head on Into a passenger car,
killing Mrs. Rosa Johnson, Walter.
her 3-year-old son. and her mother
in-law, Mrs. A. G. Johnson; and Earl,
15, the lattcr's son. All lived In
Astoria. " -.
Magnuscn has been Indicted for
Involuntary manslaughter. He was
not. injured. ' ;
Norton's Injuries had not upon con
sidered. Ho Is survived by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Norton
of Woodburn, and two brothers, La
Verne and Clifford of the Same city.
Textbook Board .
Members Named
SALEM. June 13 (IP) Three new
members to the state textbook com
mission and two reappointments
were announced today by superin
tendent of public instruction. C. A.
Howard. The names were selected
by the state board of education.
The new members are Superin
tendent E. H. Hedrlck. Mcdford; Dr.
Nelson L. Bossing, of University of
Oregon and Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson,
Marlon county school superintendent.
Superintendent Austin Land re th of
Pendleton and superintendent R. R.
Turner of Dallas were reappointed.
They will serve for four years.
The new commission will not only
adopt textbooks for use In the state
but will also serve In an advisory
reiationsnip wun tne state school
superintendent as a commission of
curriculum construction, Howard an
nounced. Twenty Grand Wins
Belmont Classic
BELMONT PARK. N. Y., June 13 W)
Twenty Grand, winner of the Ken
tucky derby, today clinched the three
year old American turf championship,
winning the Belmont stakes by ten
lengths.
Katherlne E. Hltt's Sun Meadow
was second, a nose in front of James,
town.
Taking the lead coming Into the
stretch Twenty Grand out-ran his two
rivals with Sun Meadow and James
town battling for second.
Twenty Grand s time of 2:29 3-5
for the mile and a half waa a new
record for the stake beating Gallant
Fox's mark by two seconds.
Tho prize was a 75.000 purse.
1206 TO GET DEGREES
SEATTLE. June 13 '.Degrees will
be zlven 1206 Unlversltv of Waahine-
ton students at graduation exercises I
wn Monnny.
NORLAND IS
SEVENTH IN
FINAL'RACE
La Grande High Hurdler
Qualif les in Senu-lanals
This Morning.
MEET STAGED IN
DRIZZLING RAIN
D e M a r i s , of Prineville,
Takes First in the Jav
elin With a Throw of
179 Feet. . .
CHICAGO. June 13 (ff) Fred Now
land. of La Grande. Ore., failed' to
place in. the final race In the high.
hunue event at ine lmerscncuastic
meet here today. ' He was seventh, in
the field of eight. Oliver, or Dayton,
Ohio, won In 15.8 seconds.
Nowland placed fourth In the first
semi-final heat in the high hurdle
events of the lnterscholastlc meet
here today, barely qualifying for the
final race. Oliver, of Dayton, Ohio,
won the semi-final heat In 15.8 sec
onds. A drizzling rain today dimmed the
hope or track stars in the annual
University of Chicago national, high
school meet to establish new records.
The rain started at noon.
,Warrent.De Marls, of Prineviljle,
Ore., won the Javelin with a heave
of 179 fee 2& Inches. .
BOTH STATE CHAMPIONS
Both Nowland and De Maris were
first place winners in the recent
Oregon state meet at Corvallls, Now
land winning the high hurdles In
io,y seconds, ana . ue Maris inrow
InE the Javelin over 201 feet.
Nowland won his first heat in the
hi eh hurdles at Chtcaco yesterday
with ease, in 15.8, the same time that
won the finals today.
Work, Study, Play
Program Outlined,
Miss Houx Says
A program of work, study and play
has been prepared for -the children
planning to attend, the summer ses
sion at the J. H. Ackerman Training
school, It is announced by Miss Kate
There' wlll 'be places- for children
irom .me nrst to oigntn graues in
clusive, children having passed their
sixth birthday being eligible to enter.
Tho first four grades will be held at
tne normal scnooi ouiiding ana
classes from the fifth to eighth
grades will be held at Central school.
Tne nours xor tne urst ana secona
grades will be 0 a. m. to 12, noon
and for the remaining six grades from
8 a. m. until 12. The summer school
which opens Monday, will continue
six weeks.
Children who have been in school
have been requested to bring their
report caras wnen enrolling, in oraer
to assist In placing them, and they
should come Monday morning pre
pared for work, It is announced.
Public Utility
Employes Give
To Highway Fund
Employes of the Eastern Oregon
Light and Power company have don
ated to the Mt. Emily road $2000
fund, it was announced today at the
chamber of commorce offices. Two
personal donations were recolved also,
one by C. W. Erwin, and another by
a man who asked that his name not
be published.
Tho employes of tho E. O. L. As P.
Co., donating follow: t
Tom McCloskey, Clarence Rosewall.
Raymond Gray, Omcr Barnwell,
Gene Walker, Marvin Blake, Irma
Thlescn, Stella Bloch. E. Wolden, A.
Wall. Fred King. Jake Wtlkcrson.
George Holland, Ezra Hoi man. Mer
vin Mor tense n, William Snodgrass,
Robert Williamson and H. O. Stains.
Lack of Moisture
Hurts Wheat Crop
WENATCHEE, Wash., June 13 fP)
With rain reported in other pnrts of
the state, only a slight sprinkle fell
here today.
Lack of moisture has already wiped
out thousands of acres of wheat,
growers said. Rain now would be too
late to aid much spring wheat, but
would help most winter wheat.
Growers declared if it falls to rain
within the next two weeks there will
be little wheat worth harvesting
throughout the Big Bend country.
Much Good Work Accomplished By
Caravan to Lewiston And Spokane
A great deal of good work toward
securing the completion of the En
terprise -Lewiston road was accom
plished Monday and Tuesday by a
Union and Wallowa caravan Into
Idaho and Washington, according to
several members of the caravan v ho
have returned to La Grande.
Favorable comment was made In
the Lewiston and Spokane news
papers, and the "hit" of the caravan
proved to be the Blue Mountain
Wranglers, whose appearance on a
Spokane radio program caused a
flood of telegrams from various
points In the Northwest.
La Grande members, however, say
that the entertainment wasn't all
one-sided, as they were treated to a
masterful address In Spokane at the
chamber of commerce luncheon when
Eric Johnston, president of the Spo
kane chamber, and sole representa
tive of the Pacific Northwest at the
recent meetings of the national and
International chambers of commerce ;
mwttnrr In Atlnntir City nnrt Wash
BULLETINS
Late A. P.
News Items
IRONSIDES INSPECTED
-BOSTON, June 13 (A Old Iron
sides, most famous of the worlds
seaworthy warships, - pride of the
American navy In its earliest years,
was thrown open to visitors today.
For a week visitors will be allowed
to Inspect-the venerable craft which
will be . commissioned once more on
July 1.
FARMERS SERVE NOTICE
MANHATTAN, KAN., June 13 m
The organized farmers served notice
today through L. J. Tabcr, Columbus,
O., master of tho national grange,
that if the agricultural marketing
act is amended "it will be done by
its friends and not the enemies of
rural welfare. .
' The Kranjte master made his dec
laration- at the closing program of
me seventn. annual session oi me
American Institute of Co-operation.
DEDICATE BRIDGE
PORTLAND. June 13 UP) Dedica
tion of the $4,000,000 gothlc bridge
spanning the Willamette river - at
St. Johns was the highland of the
third and final day oi this year s Hose
Festival. The bridge is 3872 feet
long with a main span of 1207 feet,
the longest single span west of De
troit. .
. Other events on today's program
included outboard motorboat races in
the central harbor and an eight -oared
crew race. . - t , ; ; . . . ? :
CORRECTS COURT RECORD
MORTON GROVE, 111.. June 13 (P)
The record of tho Morton Grove
highway police court stood corrected
today..
Mrs. Irene Castle McLaughlin, the
famous former dancer, weighs 110
pounds and not 160. ..
The correction was made by Mrs.
McLaughlin herself while a Jury was
listening to her case of- disorderly
conduct , against , William Schroder,
her 300 pound farmer adversary whom
she charged with pushing her back
wards ana stepping on ner toes when
she-went to his farm to Investigate
report no was under-feeding his
livestock.
. BODY RECOVERED
VANCOUVER, Wash., Juno 13
The body of Ray Vance, 34, Vancouver
dancer and musician, who disappeared
lost . Feb. 24,- was taken from Lake
river near Rldgefield last night. The
body -was. identified by the man's
wife. M-s ( Violet Vance, of Portland
and hy V mother.
, Vac: j-.was last seen when he went
(Continued on Page Five)
Man, Wife And Cat
All Fall Into
Missouri Well
'4' EiicK;Mo:t: yanoif3'7"
$ Mrs. C. Williams' cut fell Into
' a well hero yesterday.
' Mrs. Williams went to the
- cat's rescue and also fell into
4 the well.
4 Then her husband went to
t lior rescue'. Ho fell In too.
With the cat, Mrs. Williams
j- and Mr. Williams In the well,
4 there was much excitement In
4- the neighborhood, but early
$ arrivals on the scene were un-
S able to aid and called out' the
4 fire department.
4 The flro department came
? In great haste, but the lad-
S dors wouldn't work. Whllo
the firemen labored with the
ladders, Mrs. Williams - got
S tired watting to be rescued
4 and started climbing up aplpo
In the well. Chief of Police
Floyd Bradley arrived Just in
& time to pull her the rest of
4 the way out. Mr. Williams
4 was rescued the same way.
S The cat, however, drowned.
Judge Parker Is
Assigned to Baker
SALEM, June 13 (Vi Judge D. R.
Parker, of Condon, was assigned to
hold court In Bakor next week by
Chief Justice Henry J. Bean. He
will replace Judge C. H. McCulloch,
In cases in which he has been dis
qualified.
Tho court announced that Judge
Hall S. Lusk was expected to be sent
to Baker, but ne is now busy witn
the Guardian Savings and Loan cases
In Portland. Lusk is expected to go
to Baker the following week to hear
the case against Mrs. Fowler, former
treasurer of La Grande, charged with
embezzlement.
Royal Anne Cherry
Pool Brings Zxhc
THE DALLES, Ore., Juno 13 W-
A large part of the Co-operative
Growers' Royal Anne cherry pool was
sold yesterday to the Ray Mallng
company of Hlllsboro for 3 cents
a pound, delivered.
Royal Annes not Included in the
Mallng lot arc expected to be barreled
for maraschino purposes.
Several growers are said to have
contracts for 6 cents.
ington, reported on the two events.
Ho dwelt at length upon the good
spirit engendered at tho International
meeting, where Orient and Occident
merged, and where world problems
were taken up and discussed In a
friendly manner. Stubborn problems
such as Russia, silver. International
pence, world commerce, etc.. were
discussed at the meeting and in turn
mentioned by Mr. Johnston in his
Spokane talk.
The Spokesman -Review of Spokane
carried the following editorial:
Kldert of the (tan fir and the Skies
Vivid contrasts were seen at the
chamber of commerce luncheon yes
terday. Wallowa and Union counties,
Oregon, were there with spirited exhi
bitions of the old went and the new,
with their cowboy band and a smart
ly uniformed drum and bugle corps.
Their riders of the range fraternized
with Major HayneV riders of the skies,
and there was rollicking music of the
frontier, and a contrasting song that
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OLD GLORY SYMBOL OF NATION 154 YEARS
''
V. s. Murine or tVie Kourlli Regiment, now hi China, rnrrv the stars nml stripes nloue with their
rc-RlmetUul colors hi a panule at Sliungluii. Viwr left: Home of lletsy Ross, tmillt loiml maker of the
flUK,.-tif IMilludclnhlu, Pa. Lowtr .right; The Rattlesnake und (irnml Union flags, two of tho minirrmiH
: Hug designs which unteduteil Old Ulory, now 154 years old.
Varied Colors
Are ropular Un
ri Beach, In Cities
By Jane Emls .
NEW YORK, June 13 A1) Summer
beaches and boulevards will be as
pied with color this year as Joseph's
coat
Women are beginning to realize the
effect of color' on .their personalities.
A striving to bringviout , tho' Individ'?
tuOAty: ot-he 'wearctv Is bocomihg' ft
fascinating business. ; . . -
Never has such daring Jn the com
bination of two or more shades been
attempted.- The monotone ensemble
Is passe. Suits show skirt and coat
of contrasting colors. Gowns of a
solid color are sharpened with hats,
shoes, and accessories . of another
shade. 1
Dress fabrics are bright. It has
been found that women can wear
vivid colors with great succoss In
wools because this tabrlc absorbs
light and docs not reflect In the face,
i Yellow Popular
Women are wearing tho new ycllo'w
shades though they never wore' yel
low before. Very fair womon are
wearing tropic reds and blazing blues.
(Continued on Pago Eight)
American Mayors
Visit Paris Sewers
PARIS, June 13 Pf The touring
American mayors, most of whom have
sewer problems in their own cities,
looked Into the Parisian situation to
day.
They toured tho sowerH of Paris
tntH morning aim men were con
ducted through tho flour mills In the
outskirts of the city where they
lunched in tho simplest manner in
the midst or flour sacks und white
aproned working men. After days
of eating richly prepared banquet
rood tne mayors were unanimous in
welcoming a chango to simple fnrc,
Mayor George L. laker, of Port
land, Oregon, in a speech after the
luncheon, said: "We have come out
of the sewers of Paris smelling like
a rose."
Stringer Will Go
On Trial June 20
BAKER, Ore.. June 13 W) Tho
assault case against John Stringer,
charged with driving his automobllo
over ex-Senator Robert N. utanileld
has been sot for June 20 In circuit
court here.
Senator Stanfleld was critically in
jured when struck by Stringer's car.
Stringer denied the act was Intention
al. It followed an altercation over
fence cutting.
l ho Emma Fowler case has been set
for June 23. A former city treasurer
oi L-a urande, sne was accused oi
largo shortage in her accounts.
Passenger Plane . .
Crash Kills Four
SAARBRUECKKN, Germany, June
13 yj1 A. regular passenger plune
flying between Cnlngnc and Snar
bruecken craihed hero this morning,
killing the pilot, mechanic and two
passengers.
After delaying Its sUrt for a half
an hour on account of fog, the plane
row to about 300 feet and nose-dived
for an unexplained reason. It caught
fire as It struck the ground and the
four victims were budly burned.
FalMs Plea Of
Self Defense Wins
BAKER, Ore., Juno 13 (A't John
Falln was acquitted by a chcuit court
jury last night of a charge of man
slaughter in connection with the fatal
stabbing last May 24 of Sam Rlzor.
The- fight occurred at a dance hall
near Richland.
Falln testified he stabbed Rtzor In
self defense after Rtzor had knocked
him down three times with his fists.
PANTAGES DENIES
ANY "WILD PARTY"
Takes Stand in Own De
fense Ooss-Examina-'
tion Not Yet Completed
SAN1" DIEGO, Gal.; Juno 13 Wl In.
;Aioxanucr Pantagos' story of his meotf
lug wlllfc.Jessa H. Shrove, and John
P. Mills at' it hotel here the night of
last October'flO, dovorhl women enmo
Into tho room but so far as ho was
concerned there Was no "wild party."
. Pantagcs with Shreve and Olive
Clark Day and William Jobclmann,
alleged operators of a Hollywood "girl
market." are charged with conspiracy
and contributing to tho delinquency
of a minor in bringing Miss Nltto to
the hotel hero. All oxcept Pantagcs
later are to faco similar charges In
volving another girl, Helen Living
ston. Pantagcs testified yesterday at tho
trial ho camo to confer with thorn
(Continued on Page JTlYei
Must Buy To Sell,
Hutchinson Warns
American People
' Ed i tor's f note this Is the eighth
excerpt irom n specen delivered by
B. E. Hutchinson at tho convention
of the Association of National Ad
vertisers in Detroit recently.
Ity It. K. Ilnlclilnson
Wo have long since ceased to bo
a debtor nation. Wo have loaned and
are lending largo sums of money
abroad. Our exports are becoming
moro and moro highly manufactured
articles Instead of raw materials. It
Is not reasonable to lnqutre whethor
such fuc tors as these should not be
taken Into account In determining
whether we can afford to continue
our national policy of trying only to
sell abroad and preventing our for
eign customers from selling their
goods here? It does not seem to me
that that Is a good way to achieve 0,
balanced economic situation. I do
not see how we can be Internationally
minded In our selling and lending
and only domestically minded In our
buying and expect either to get along
well with the rest of tho world or to
mako tho progroHs which our export
business must make if it Is to add
that. Increment to our domestic trade
which so often spoils tho difference
between good times and bad. We must
never forget tho truth of the state
ment: "Ho that will not buy, neither
shull he sell."
(To bo continued)
Baseball Today
A.MI'.KH MN I.KAfilK
First name: H. If. E.
St. Loul 3 8 1
Philadelphia .10 0 1
Stewart, etllca und Fcrrcll; drove
ana HcvlnK.
R. II. E.
Clcvelnnd 0 4 1
WiitthltiKton 6 0 1
Shollncr. Lawnon ana Wyutt;
Crowdtr ana Hponccr.
n. H. E.
Detroit 1 B 2
BoFtton 7 7 1
Wyatt and Orabowrtkl; Morrla and
Berry.
n. II. E.
Chlcaao 6 la 3
New York 11 13 2
Caraway. Braxton, Profiler, rancr
and Heniine. Orube: Pcnnock, Plp-
i;ras and Dickey.
NATIONAL l.lv.UHH
a. it. e.
New York 6 It 0
PlttftburKh 4 8 3
Mitchell and O'Farrcll: Bramo and
Phillips.
R. II. E.
Brooklyn 17 1
Cincinnati 0 10 0
Phelps. Day. Moore and Lombard):
Bentoti and Styles.
Ruth Ready For
Flight Across
Atlantic Ocean
NEW YORK, June 13 A mod
ern girl's adherence to the old-fashioned
custom of spending Sunday
Awlth tho folks" has caused a one
day postponement of a, tfjljght to
Franco. - , ' , . -
. Ruth ' Nichols .completed' the 'last
lovmallticH of rlior projected1 flight,'
acroaft the ocoaiv tbdiiy taut dispelled
the belief "Bljtf might start tomorrow.'.-.,
v ,v
She always trletl.'.she said! to spond
her Sundays with her parents and
twin-brother and sister at the Nich
ols homo In Ryo, and sho saw no
reason to alter that custom merely
to expedite tho first Btago of her
uu venturous journey.
So the takeoff was nut off uhtli
Monday, when sho will fly. If the
wcuwier is propitious, 10 Portland,
Mo. The next day she plans to pro
ceed to Harbar Grace, N. F., refuel
ling on tho way to St. John, N. B.,
and Sydney. N. 8. At Harbor Grace
sho will await favorable weather for
cno nop across tho ocean to PariB.
Miss Nichols nlano has now been
cleared for Europe by tho customs
line any otuer snip, it nas been ap
proved by tho department of com
merce, and permission to fly over
foreign countries has beon secured
for it by tho state department. The
cnglno has been given Its final oheck
and all that remained for technicians
to do today was to make a alight ad
justment or one of the three com
passes. Three composes are being carried
becauso flight conditions sometimes
causo variation from true direction.
The theory of tho triple equipment Is
that if two of tho three compasses
agree that is tho correct roodlng.
Russia The Key
To World Wheat
Problem, Belief
Otvlng as Its opinion that Russia
is the key to tho world wheat prob
lem, one of the largo grain companies
of tho United States, Bartlctt Frasder
Co., has Issued a statement dealing
with the situation as it exists.
Tho Observer Is herewith reprint
ins tho stutemont, In three Install
ments, tho first of which appears
below:
The World Wheal Problem.
Tlio fcaturo of the world wheat
situation during tho past few years
Is the steady Increase In visible world
stocks carried over at tho close of
each crop year.- Tho record of carry
over wheat In second hands as of
June 30 mado up of stocks afloat
and stocks In store In United King
dom, Argentina, Australia, United
States and Canada has been:
Bushels
1028 ; 160.000,000
itaft 143.000.000
mar 186,000,000
1028 245.000.000
1020 361,000.000
1030 370,000.000
This lncrnoslng volume of surplus
wheat carried over Into the now crop
yearly In the definite result of a
steadily Increasing world wheat acre
age coupled with a series of years
of above uvemgo acre yields, the
combination furnishing a steadily In
creasing surplus of production above
current world consuming ability.
This growl mi surplus above world
needs Is renponslble for the low world
price range for wheat, and that in
turn Is responsible for unrest and
dissatisfaction among wheat growers
In all producing countries. Many, If
not most, of tho governments or
wheat growing countries have directly
or Indirectly tried by legislation or
by administrative edict to prevent
wheat prices from responding to this
supply and demand situation. Im
porting countries like Germany,
France and Italy havo resorted to
high tariff duties and rcaulrements
or a large domestic wheat mixture in
mining, in an errort to protect do
mestic wheat growers. Surplus coun
tries like tho United States directly
(Continued From Fngo Thrw)
STATE BANK
IS FAVORED
BY GRANGERS
Annual. Convention of
Oregon Organization :
. Closes at Medford. . .
SILVERTON GETS
1932 SESSIONS
F a v o r Investigation of
Methods Used by State
Commission in Fixing
Tax Ratios.
MEDFORD, Ore.. June 13 The
Oregon State Orange closed Its 58th
annual session at 1:30 a. m. here '
today with the selection of Silverton
as the 1032 convention city, and the I.
aaopuon oi resolutions upon Dnjt-i
Ing, Irrigation development and taxes.
A resolution was adopted favorlntr
lowered Interest rates to farmers, and
establishment of a state bank, oper
ated and controlled by the state of
uregom a general investigation or
feaeral banning laws was urged.
Another resolution favored investi
gation of methods used by the state
tax commission in fixing tax ratios. -
. wouui i. nt state Salaries ,
General approval was Riven the -
resolution "deplorliut" the .salaries
now paid state officials. It carried
the proposal that-the salary of the
governor be cut to $5000 a year, and
tnac tne salary or supreme court
Justices, tho attorney general, state
treasuror and secretary of Btate bo
set at $45,00. . No clork i would be
paid more than $2400. ' - '
It waa proposed and approved bv
tho grange convention that higher
educational Institutions be., operated
on Income taxes "inasmuch as those
who. receive higher education bene
fits are those who get the highest
incomes." ' . - - : t- ;
1 New Capitol Opposed - . '
Senator McNary's proposal - to
build a new state capltol from Oregon-California
grant funds was looked
on with disfavor, and 'the grange '
urged that the money be used to re
duce agricultural taxes Instead. - ,
mo grange yesterday adopted reso
lutions affecting taxation, . railroad
freight rate increases and changes in
Its own by-laws. v v v i'v
one resolution decried what was-v
said was the effort of rnllronriR 'tcvi
'Qhtalnu. Illgher iratcs, apd ; another ...
asked 'rftnmdds" to apwer" their, rates ;
on Oregon-Grown dressed meats " 'J
" Another resolution provided that a:
bill-be presented at the next general '
election eliminating taxes on real,
or. tangible personal property, and
that the executive committee frame
such an amendment to the state con
stitution. An extension of time to one year
for tho redemption of property sold
for taxes, also was advocated by the
convention.
, Resolutions Tub led
Resolutions - favoring the old-age
pension and reduction .of school
teachers' wages were tabled.
The convention approved a resolu
tion favoring establishing tho Univer
sity or Oregon and Oregon State col- '
lege under one presldont. who would
havo his offices at Salem, and for .
tho consolidation of all normal
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PORTLAND FIRE
CAUSES DEATH
OF PROPRIETOR
PORTLAND. Ore., Juno 13 (ff) -
Trapped in tho attic of a two-story
apurtmont houso by flro, Charles E. 1
Brogue, proprietor, mot death last
night when ovorcomo by Intense heat ;
and smoke. His body was found by
Flro Chief C. O, Haines lying in front
of a roar window from which he had
apparently attempted to make his ee
cape. The window had been broken
but Brogue evidently lacked sufriclent 1
strength to pull himself through and
mako his escape, ,
The entire attic or the frame struc- .
turo was swept by the blaze beforo
the firemen were able to extinguish
it. Tho loss was estimated at about
$2000.
Brogue, about 65 years old; was '
telephoning when he noticed smoke
Issuing from above and ran upstairs f
crying "firol" The flames, which
started In tho front of the attlo near
the stairway, spread so rapidly the
man's escape was cut off. -
Children Hurt In
Klamath Accident
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., June 13 (P .
Three young girls from 14 to 10
years old and two boya were seriously
Injured while riding in a small road
ster about 14 miles east of here yes
terday. Emily Wright. 14, driver or the car.
became frightened when the wheels
of the car locked and lost control.
Tho car turned over twtco. Miss
Wright suffered a broken arm and
multiple lacerations; Arlcne Nichols,
concussion of the brain and lacera
tions: Mabel Letslngcr, broken ribs
and severe lacerations.
The boys, who wore riding on tho
back or tho car wero less seriously
hurt. After hailing passing motorlsU
they aided li taking tho girls to a lo- '
cal hospitul.
CHICAGO, June 13 (P) Desplto
Into reports of somo rain In tho
Canadian drought region, wheat avoi
aged higher today, influenced by a
sharp falling off in domostto primary
receipts. Arrivals at primary cen
ters totalled but 588,000 bushels, com
pared with 1,145.000 a week ago and
820,000 at this tlmo lost year. Rus
sian reports were less favorable.'
Wheat closed unsettled It t Ho
higher, corn unchanged to o up,:
oats ffi c advanced and provisions
unchanged to 17 cents down.
Wheat Today