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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Fan Associated Press tmil . Wire Service 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspupcr Printed In L Grande Covering Union mnd Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. 0. LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1932 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NKWSPAJPfcR NUMBER 217 mtJittttttl 128 Seniors To Graduate LARGE CLASS PREPARES FOR SCHOOL'S END Junior-Senior Banquet at La liranae men Jb ri- day Evening. BACCALAUREATE SET FOR MAY 22 Commencement Will Be On May 25, With Dekn ; Jewell to Deliver Ad dress to Seniors. From Friday evening, May 13, when the annual Junior-senior banquet will be held at the Sacajawea Inn, until the commencement exercises on May 2, the lives of 128 seniors at the La Grande High school will be a round of activity. Baccalaureate services will be held Sunday evening. May 22, atithe L. D. S. tabernacle, and the date Tor the senior picnic will bo announced later, according to Principal Arnold L. Oralapp. Miss Agnes Palmer, Junior advisor, 1b directing the preparations for the banquet at which the senior class of 1932-1033 will entertain the outgo ing seniors. Toasts and dancing will augment the evening's program Fri day, with committees assisting the advisor with preparations for the event. Burke Inlow, president of the Junior class Is ex-officlo member of the committee; Virginia and Dale Standley are handling decorations; Barbara Coolidge and Burke Inlow, program; Wayne Foster, finance; Clara Norris, Invitation. Proceeds from the program of music and drama which will be presented Thursday evening will be used to finance the banquet. Rev. W. H. Hertzog, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will de liver the baccalaureate address on May 22, and Dean Jewell, newly ap pointed head of the schools of edu cation, of the state institutions of higher learning, will be the com mencement speaker. Music for both the commencement exercises and the baccalaureate service will be fur niched by the La Grande High school orchestra, augmented ay tne Dana under the , direction of W. Wr Nusr baurrt. 1 Miss' Alta Lilly Is In charge of the picnic wnicn win do neia ior mem bers of the senior class only at a later dote. V Open House May 17 Open house, an annual affair at the High school, when the work of the various classes Is exhibited be fore the public will be held on May 17 at the High school, Mr. Gralapp adds. A tentative list of the graduating Gcniors includes Frank Gilbert An derson, Phillip Robert Ansell, Cor win Ellies Beery, Jessie Elda Berry, Nora Cleone Bishop, Cecil Jefferson Black, Genevieve Jo Bohnenkamp, Alvlh Irvin Bork, Lawrence Edward Bousquet, Richard Franklin Bram well, -Virginia Margaret Bramwell, Ruthue Lorls Brannon, Ernest Leon ard Brlggs, Edna Claire Brown, Evelyn (Continued on Page Three) REBEL FORCES MENACE CITY NEAR MUKDEN HARBIN. Manchuria, May 10 m Powerful Chinese rebel forces were re ported . In dispatches to the Rengo news agency today to be closing in on Halluhg, an Important railway rjbint northeast of Mukden. The Jana- nese consulate there was believed . to be endangered. Meantime, th-a league of nations Manchurian Inquiry commission was working here, protected by heavy po nce guards, . SEND TROOPS TO MANCHURIA TOKYO, May 10 (P) The war of fice announced today that the four teenth' Japanese army division, re cently ordered withdrawn from Shanghai, was being sent to Man churla. Dirigible Akron Nearing El Paso PECOS, Tex., May 10 P The dirig- ible Akron flew over Pecos, at le Akron flew over f ecos, at i :io o'clock this ' afternoon and headed toward El Paso. The mighty air cruiser was cruising at a low alti tude. ' " DELAYED BY STORMS DALLAS, Tex., May 10 m Tlie giant navy dirigible Akron battled fog and stormy weather over the treacherous mountain country of southwest Texas today after riding out a night of rain and electrical disturbances that retarded her flight to the Pacific coast. 0 WEATHER FORECAST $ Oregon: Pair tonight and Wednesday; warmer in the in- 4 terlor Wednesday; moderate $ northerly winds offshore. , WEATHER TODAY $ 7 a. m. 60 above. Minimum: 48 above. Condition. Cloudy. 0 WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 82, minimum 40 ? above. Condition: Clear. Range 42 8 degrees. S & WEATHER MAY 10, 1931 S Maximum 72, minimum 36 3 above. $ Condition: Clear. Range 37 4 degrees. 0 $ Meier's 5-Point Plan Adopted By State Tax Group Amendment of State In come Tax Laws Favor ed, With Eventual Elim ination of Exemptions. ' SALEM, May 10 (ff7 Governor Julius L. Meier's five-point plan for tax reduction, presented to the Ore gon taxpayers' equalization and con servation league yesterday, was adopt ed by the organization lost night. Plans for putting the system into working order and to effect Its legis lative changes were worked out In committees and approved. Tho five main features of the plan are : Constitutional amendment and statutory law designed to centralize tho control of tax levies, bond Issues and other public indebtedness. Amendment of the state Income tax laws providing for higher rates and lower exemptions, or both. Would Eliminate Exemptions Gradual lessening of exemptions under the state income tax law, with. eventual elimination of all exemp tions. Investigation of the feasibility of consolidating local units of govern ment; with special reference to re organization of the smaller school districts. Study of plans and methods, for fixing reasonable salaries for public officers and employes. The proposed tax control legisla tion provides for the appointment by tho governor of a board of three members in each county to be known as the tax supervising and conserva tion board. It would be the duty of this board in each county to review tho budgets of all tax levying bodies. The board would have authority to approve, reject or reduce any budget, and the decision or the body would be final except for' the right of ap peal to the state tax commission by the levying body of 10 Interested tax payers. In the case of such appeal the state tax commission would review (Continued on Page Five) To Stage "Nero" In Church Here Saturday Night . Coming , to. , tho Church of Christ Saturday evening - wherethoy wlll present the five-act original drama "Nero," the Wright California play ers will1 appear for the second time m L-a. uranae. two years ago xneir production "Belshazoar's Feast" was enthusiastically received here by a largo audience.- ijaBG year tneir open date for this city conflicted with a High school play so they were forced to pass up La Grande. This year they entered into a contract wun the Church of Christ and will pre sent a historic drama prepared on the life of Nero, and his bitter perse cution of tho early Christians. The Wright California players are now in their eleventh season and have become a recognized Institution in many western states. Their pro ductions are said to be of the very highest order and their dramatic in terpretation has received highest commendation. Those who saw their production here two years ago will not need to be told thot they may expect high quality entertainment when they see the drama "Nero" Sat urday evening. Popular prices will be charged for the entertainment. Judge Brand In Eastern Oregon Campaign Trip James T. Brand, of Marsh field, a candidate for Justice of the state su preme court, was a visitor in La Grande for a few hours yesterday af ternoon, accompanied by J. W. Mc Inturff, also of Marshfield, an at torney. Judge Brand, now circuit judge of Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lincoln, Ben ton and Lane counties, is completing a circuit of Eastern Oregon. He vis ited Ontario over the weekend, was in Baker yesterday morning and left here last night Tor penaieion. He re oorts that he -is meeting with a good reception throughout his present trip. Judge Brand is so years oia, a im (Continued on Page Two) Vo DiSDOSitiOTl , To . , merge t our noaas PORTLAND, Ore., May 10 (ff) Ralph Budd, president of the Bur lington Kairroad, said here last night before departing for Seattle, that there Is no disposition on the part of controlling Interests of the Bur lington, Great Northern. Northern Pacific and Spokane, Portland St Seattle raHrci-Js to revive the pro posal to consolidate the four roads. He made the statement in com menting upon rumors that such consolidation was being given new attention. Hanson Not First President of U. S. WASHINGTON. May 10 (AT Oeorge Wnshlngton was the first president or the United States. Jl you think that's no news, you re wrong. The state department has r,,,r.H it ncressaxv to prepare a form letter informing citizens of this country of that fact. All this be cause so very many have been writ ing in contending that John Hanson as the first president of the congress, was the first chief executive of the country. t J Hanson, says the state department, "nroairipnt of the United States in congress assembled." Oeorge Wash ington was "president of the United States of America" assembled or not. David J. Irwin Dies at Home Of Son At 12 Today Retired Far'mer Passes on - At Age of 87 Years Funeral Arrangements Not Completed. David Joslah Irwin, long time resi dent of the Grande Ronde valley, died today at noon at the home of his son, Sam Irwin. Funeral arrangements had not been completed when the Observer went to press today, 'ine Doay is ac xne snodgrass ana Zimmerman mortu ary. Mr. Irwin was born. In Meggs coun ty. Ohio In the year 1844 on Novem ber 7. He was 87 years, six months and three days ox age. Mr. Irwin was a retired farmer at tho time of his death. OREGON BASKS IN MID-SUMMER DAY Mercury Climbs to 82 Above m La Grande, the Warmest Since 1931. La Grande people enjoyed a typical mid-summer day yesterday, with the mercury soaring to 82 above from a minimum of 40 above. The 82-above mark made Monday the warmest day In this city since last summer; The heat was general over Oregon and tho. Inland- Empire. Overcast skies today checked the flight upward of ,the mercury to some extent, although the weather man continued to predict fair weath er. Tho heat yesterday followed three days that saw the mercury in the 70s, causing high waters in streamp in Union and 'Wallowa counties that nut n decided crimrj In fishiner. The warm weather also brought outl tne appte Diossoms, uua utuwui. iub confident 01 a gooa crop wns Ben son, with killing frosts rarely oc currlng this late In the spring. . 92 AllOVE AT UMATILLA PORTLAND, Ore., May 10 VP) Continuation of the summer-time temperatures which prevailed over most of Oregon Monday was forecast by the weather bureau here today, with indications ' pointing to higher temperatures v Wednesday f" especially in the interior. Monday's temperatures ranged as (Continued on Page Four, MISS DIETRICH BACK ON THE PAYROLL TODAY HOLLYWOOD. Cal.. May 10 (P) The moot question in Hollywood "Can an artist dictate xo xne siuaior remained unanswered today. Josef Von Sternberg, noted director, who was well on his way to finding out the answer, gave up his quest In the interests' 01 manene uiet- rlch, the actress, Von Sternberg has been suspended by the Paramount studios for failure to produce a story, which he consid ered unsuitable. Miss Dietrich refused - nnnnnr In tt1s torV even thOUCh a Bubstifute director was provided. She, too, was suspended. Today, both artists were dbck on the payroll.-. Statements were issued by Miss Dietrich's attorney and Von Sternberg. "Miss Dietrich has won her battle to be directed only by Mr. Von Stern berg," Bald Ralph Blum, the attorney. Ingle Trustee Of Osteopathic Group PORTLAND, May 10 P Dr. G. E. Holt, of Pendleton, was re-elected president of the Oregon Osteopathic association at the annual meeting of the board of trustees here Monday. Other officers are Dr. Eva Walker, vice president nnd Dr. J. A. Van Brakle, secretary-treasurer. Trustees ore Dr. Mary Giles, Portland; Dr. W . A . Ho wa rd . M i f ord, and Dr. T. L. Ingle, of La Grande. The osteopaths are holding their annual meeting here, to be conciuaea tonight. PUBLIC MARKET DIRECTORS NAMED 175 Chairmen Judges and Clerks Have Been Named For May 20 Vote One hundred and seventy-five chairmen. Judges and clerks have been selected to serve on the election boards in Union county during the primary elections, while five still re main to be appolntedf C. K. McCor mlck. county clerk, stated this morn ing. Union county has 38 precincts, each of which has an election board composed of one chairman, one Judge and three clerks. Members of the board arc: Alicel: Bruce Clark, chairman; Horvey Ruckman, Judge: 8. G. Ruck man, J. A. Gasklll, Carl Fuller, clerks. Antelope: C. A. Hill, chairman; T. P. Titus. Judge; Mrs. HerBhel Halsey, Wlllard Hill, a. V. Wilkinson, clerks. Big Creek: P. G. Powers, chairman; James Goble, judge: Emma Duncan, Zena Wanker, clerks. Cove: R, S. French, chairman; L. G. Lantz, Judge: Bessie E. Kelly, Alwln Orto. Marjorle G. Mlfler, clerks. Cove, No. 2: Thomas Harr, chair man: Stella McNeill, Judge: George I. Anderson. Fannie E. Conk 1 in, Bessie M. Stackland, clerks. Elgin. No. 1: J. M. Darr, chair man; B. A. Ohms, Judge; Fred Z. Terpany, C. E. Moore, W. P. Dorr, NEILJil AMtfNUflltiNl IS PROPOSED American Minister to Sweden Submits Bratt Plan to Committee. LEAVES QUESTION OPEN TO STATES Provides For Government Monopoly With Liquor Rationed Out by Allot ment System. ; WASHINGTON, May 10 ) The American minister to Sweden John M. Morehead advocated today before a senate committee a "twentieth amendment" to permit sale of liquor under strict government control and only in states desiring it. Ho testified with the consent of the state department. Previously the department had declined permission for him to appear before congres sional committees to discuss prohi bition. Describing himself as "personally dry," Morehead said "if the question should come up whether we should keep what we've got now, or go back to the old conditions, I should vote dry again. "In order to keep the advantages of what we've got now and get rid of the disadvantages," however, he rec ommended adoption of the Bratt sys tem used In Sweden. , Successful in, Sweden Morehead said this system has proved "both successful and satis factory" In Sweden. It provides for a government mo nopoly under which liquor is ra tioned out by a system of allotment books. The minister's words were closely followed by Senators Blaine . (R., Wis.) and Walsh (D Mont.) the only members of the committee present.- A smaller audience than those which have attended most of the previous hearings on resolutions be lore the sub-committee for repeal or modification of prohibition was pres ent. i Text of Amendment The text of the amendment pro posed by Morehead to supplement tne latn amendment louows: Section 1. Upon ratification of this article, the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes within any of the states of. the United Status. telmportat(loa '. thereof. .Into such states r and the exportation thereof from such Btates, shall not bo deemed to be prohibited .by any provision of the constitution or any amendment tnereto; provided, now ever, thai such manufacture, sale and transportation shall be only In such states and that such exporta tion and Importation shall be only irom and into sucn states as may, from time to time, by proper legis lation provide therefor; and provided further, that such manufacture and salo shall be exercised only by sucn states and that such exportation and importation snail ne exercised oniy by the United States. As Morehead concluded, Senator Walsh, a prohibitionist, asked him how his plan differs from ".the pro posal sometimes referred to as the Raskob -Smith proposal whereby the eighteenth amendment would be con tinued in each state until that state adopts some system of control." "Little Difference" Morehead replied there is "very (Continued on Page Flve 2000 VETERANS DEMAND EARLY CASH PAYMENT TACOMA. Wash.. May 10 m More than 2000 ex-service men gathered In a mass meeting here last night de manded Immediate cash payment of their adjusted compensation certifi cates and adopted a resolution de nouncing the United States veterans bureau. John P. Dore,, Seattle mayor-elect, attacked President Hoover as "the greatest menace this country has." "He is to the United States what Louis XVI was to Prance before the revolution. He and many others are founders of that new Americanism which means that every citizen has a right to starve to death witnout in tjirrrfnrf f rnm thp federal govern I ment," Dore said. clerks. " Elgin, No. 2: Mollle L. Allen, James Hallgarth, Merlyn O. Allen, clerks; Judge and chairman not appointed. Elgin, No. 3: Harry Hug, chairman; Jog Hallgarth, Judge: Howard C. Good, Leonard Parson, James L. Gekeler, clerks. Elgin, No. 4: A. J. Tucker, chair man; C. A. Galloway, Judge; Luther Hlntiman. Nellie H. Crum, Gains Dut ton. clerks. Hllgard: George Rankin, chairman; Ed. Baling. Judge; J. B. Welmcr, Mrs. S. A. Beauchamp, Jennie Holvcrson, clerks. Hot Lake: Charles Grandy, chair man; William Ban ton, judge; Mollle Peebler. H. B. Counsel!, Leola I. Peebler, clerks. Imbler: J. L. Westenskow, chair man; Grant Tucker, judge: Walter H. Furman, William Westenskow, clerks: third clerk not appointed. Island: W. A. Zurbrlck, chairman; Fred Stone, Judge; Arthur Ham an. E. D. Jasper, John A. Dahtstrom, clerks. Kamela: Maul L. Brooks, chairman; (Continued on Pago Five) l Lebrun Wh L . ite Mrs. Caraway In Brief Rule Of Senate Chamber WASHINGTON, May 10 (P) Not even a tremor shook the senate walls yesterday as that august and select chamber was ruled briefly and for tho first, time In Its great history by a woman. It was "madam( presidont" for the dignified representatives of the 48 states . when Vice President CurtlB decided, to take a rest, and invited Mrs: Hattle W. Caraway to tako his place on the rostrum. Her rule was uneventful, with no difficult questions to settle and since one member held the floor through out it was not even necessary for a senator to address her by the strange (Continued on Page Four) Injured Seriously By Huge Splinter BEND, May 10 m Impaled by a 13-inch snllnter which shot out of a ripsaw in a milt here, R. E. Hull gren was seriously Injured Monday but today was expected to recover. The large sol inter penetrated Jils i abdomen and ranged downward into I ms thigh. Hurricane Wrecks Jail at Mymensingh CALCUTTA, India. May 10 m Twenty-two guards and prisoners wero killed and 35 seriously Injured today in an outbreak which occurred at the Jail at Mymensingh, Bengal, when a tornado blew the roof off the building. Sixty-five others were less seriously hurt and 200 convicts, including many political prisoners described as dangerous, escaped. Armed police were scouring the vicinity trying, to round up the Jail's fleeing population. 50 Growers To Place Produce Committee Says Another step toward the opening of a public market in La Grande was made last night when a meeting of the members of the public market committer and produce growers met in the civil service room of the red era! building. The committee which has been -con tracting growers In this district re ported that more than 60 have signed to sell their produce through the mancec. Directors Elected Election of a temporary board of directors was held with the following men selected: F. W. King, c. P. Ed valson, John Harris, W. R. Gekeler, 8, L. Knight, Ed Whiting and A. A, An ties. The board then organized by elect ing Mr. Gekeler chairman, Mrs. Harris vice chairman and P. M. Huffman secretary. The new board, with the various sub -commit tees, will meet at the Sacajawea Inn annex on Saturday af ternoon at 2 p. m., May 14. Enters President Of "SPRING" IS IN THE AIR! Bourbon GOV; ROOSEVELT'S CHANffi DEFINED New Yorker Must Depend on "Favorite Son" Votes ' , if He h Nominated. ' Hy Tile Associated Press ., Governor George White, of Ohio, steps officially Into the Democratic nartv's Dresictsnrml running today through the primary selection of his suites convention delegates, 4U oi tho 62 being assured him. , Simultaneously West Virginia Demo crats selected 16 delegates, confiden tially counted for Franklin D. Roose velt. In both states virtually the en tiro Republican delegate vote of 66 and 10 respectively, was assigned to Presidont Hoover, although he stayed off the preference vote list. A party convention in Tennessee was expectea to give him a solid 24., Governor William H. Murray, of Oklahoma, sought tho preference vote In both states, unopposed in- Ohio and in contest with Roosevelt in West Virginia. In neither case Is the preference ninuing, nowever. UfMMevelt'H Total 'A4R Yestcrdav Roosevelt built his list of pledged and claimed delegates to Arizona. His supporters received wun measure a statement from Thomas F. Donovan, chairman of tho Illinois i (Continued on Pago Five) 1600 Threatened By Landslides East of Lyons LYONS. France, May 10 (VP) Land slides, similar to those which demol ished two apartment houses here Sunday and burled two score people In the wreckage, threatened the 1000 inhabitants of St. Gcnlx-Sur-Gulers, 30 miles east of here, today. Several slides, in whicn more tnan ,000.000 tons of earth and rocks tumbled down, sent the people scrambling down the mountain Bids. Three houses and 1000 trees were flat tened and more threatened. Reports from Chambery said the farmers were taking their families down tho slopes into the Gulors river valley, leaving an inoir nousenoia goods and cattle behind. " Meantime, 24 tenants of the build ings destroyed hare Sunday were still missing today. They were believed to bo buried. A girl eleven years old was ex tricated from tho ruins today in a semi-conscious condition. In spltb of heroic efforts to save her life she died shortly afterward. Who Says Stone Cutters Are Not Kind-II ear ted? LA PORTE, Ind., May 10 m , a mother robin picked out $ a poor place to lay her four $ eggs a nest on a stone der- 3 rick but It was all right with Jack Kovonz and William Ku- 4 chcl. stone cutters. They moved fifty pieces rf 3 stone coping weighing 300 pounds each from a flat car to 4 a truck by hand rather than flpoil the nest by using the g derrick. Q 1 Race Means Indicted For Larceny Of rSunrof $104,000 WASHINGTON, May 10 iJP Gaston B. Means, self-styled Intermediary In tne Lindbergh kidnaping, was indict ed today for larcony and embezzle ment of 8104,000 from Mrs. Edward B. McLean, estranged wife of the Washington Post publisher. The District of Columbia grand Jury returned two Indictments charg ing the spectacular ox-convlct and former government detective with having fraudulently diverted and sec reted a S 100.000 "ransom fund" and $4000 for "expenses of the kidnapers." Means had been employed by Mrs. McLean to effect return of tho kid naped Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. He has admitted receiving tho 9100,000, but maintains that after Mrs. McLean demanded It, ho gave It to a mysteri ous stranger who he believed was an authorized representative of Mrs. McLoan. Some Heliiy Expected The Indictments wore read before Justice James M. Proctor in the Dis trict of Columbia supromo court. Prosecutors are ready for trial, but some delay Is expected to be sought by tho defense. Means was Jailed last week after a secret investigation by the justice department following complaint by Mrs. McLean, Means' alleged misappropriation of the (100,000, the Indictments charged, took place on March 7, a week after Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., was kidnaped. uovernmcne investigators arc still without a substantial clue to what actually happened to the monoy, Means says the man to whom he gave the moncv Identified himself by whlsnerlng "eloven." the number by which Mrs. McLeun was culled throughout the affair, Each indictment was in two counts, covering tho ransom and expenso ; money separately. i Tho embezzlement indictment re cited that Means was employed on (Continued on Page Three) Hibernia Bank To Re-open Very Soon PORTLAND, May 10 (P) Opening of the Hibernia bank here awaits the signature of A. A. Schramm, state bank superintendent, on tne petition to the circuit court permitting him to turn over to the new bank the assets of the Hibernian Commercial & Savings bank which closed several months ago. . This announcement was mado today by Jonn t uaiy. prosi dent. At a meeting lost night depositors urged Schramm to prompt action. It was believed likely the Hibernia bank will open next Monday, or earner. Sally And Hoot To Seek Divorce HOLLYWOOD. Cal., May 10 OP) Sally Eilers, screen actress, and her husband. Hoot Gibson, star of west ern pictures, who has been living apart Blnce Saturday, said today they had decided to go to the . divorce courts to end their union. i . - ,tiHn. f mm their professional careers was blamed for their marital unhapplncss, in tMements which both mode. "There is no ill feeling of any kind between us and we are on tne iriena- llest of tcrmB." said Miss Eilers, No date waB set nor the place named for tho divorce proceedings to be filed. France LEADS FAURE, S0(MIST,BY HEAVY VOTE Lebrun Receives 633 Out: of Total of 767 "Votes Cast : :r ' PAYS RESPECTS AT BIER OF DOUMER' New President an" Old. i Hand in French Politics,. ' Something of Protege of Raymond Poincare. . PARIS, May 10 VP) Premier & Andre Tardleu presented his resignation this evening to the new president, Albert Lebrun. i ne president) asxea mm. to p remain in on ice ana Mt 'rar S dleu said he would on the un- derstandlng thafe a new cab inet would be iormea dv June . wr VERSAILLES. May 10 m Albert i Francois Lebrun, the favorite ton of , the department of Meurthe and Mo selle, wos eleoted fourteenth presi dent of France today by an over wneiming majority to succeed tne assassinated Paul Doumer. M. Lebrun received'633 votes out of a total of 787 cast. Paul Faure, socialist leader, got 114 votes: 12 ballots were cast to former Premier Paul Palnleve and 8 went to Mnroel Caohln, socialist. Fifty-nine of the legislators who at tended the Joint senate and oham ber session at which the president was eiecwa expressed no uituice. v . Virtually No Opposition -i In the interest of harmony there was virtually no opposition to th veteran statesman whose Bervlce u president of the senate had put hint In lino for the presidency. : After the. brief ceremony of lnveav . tlture, M Lebrun'Biflqsfc act was to start for Elysee ptiace to pay hi respects ' at,-the blet W his slain predecessor. - v . . i . -. - Then he was to so to the tomb of the unknown soldier and later to the Luxemburg palace to receive the diplomatic corps and high official of the nation when they made theu? calls of congratulation, . Some Nervousness . i , Although- there was a great spirit of harmony when the senate and tha expiring chamber of deputies assem bled here to elect M, Doumer's stun (Continued From Page Three) , RATE REDUCED 1 ON WATER FOR ! EUGENE PEOPLE EUGENE, Ore., May 10 WP) A re duced rate for water users, and Balary reductions for city and water board employes were voted last night at a meeting of the city council and city water board. ,v A flat 10 per cent cut In salaries of all city employes was ordered except in the case of the building lnspoctor who was cut from $225 to $160, and the park tender who waa put on a $100 salary. A graduated scale salary reduction was voted by tho water board rang lng from 6 to II per cent, effective June 1, and representing a saving of $10,000 a year. A reduction of 19 per cent in the water rate will sava users $17,000. Huntington Woman Attempts Suicide BAKER, Ore., May 10 () Mrs, j Eunice Clark, about 40, whose hu. Dana aica Aiarcn zo, was iouna in ner nome west oi nunwngum mm Monday with her wrist slashed, and in a serious condition xrom loss oi blood. She was rushed to Hunting ton where it Is expected she will recover. Mrs. Clark slashed herself with a razor blade. Wheat Today OHICAQO, May 10 P) Evening up operations to prepare for the gov ernment crop report and famine re ports from Russia gave firmness .to grain markets today. . . There were Intimations of mora Canadian wheat export business to Vladivostok on the Pacific, other North American export dealings were of fair volume, and Liverpool price showed the widest difference with, Chicago In several weeks. t Wheat olosed Irregular, ft ( a oft to c up. compared with yesterday's finish, corn unchanged to o higher, oats Vc advanced, and provisions varying from 10 cents deollne to ft riso of 13 cents, . i PORTLAND, Ore., May 10 W) The Journal said today that the first sales of export wheat to Kurope by private firms In many months Is confirmed here. One lot of 760 tons, the paper said, was sold recently to go to Eur orje but the Portland seller did nob make tne transaction puouu. i Another exnort firm was today re- ported the seller of another porcelto Liverpool, the shipment having been loaded here a few days ago on the i steamship Sacramento Valley. On the Portland futures market firmer and higher prices were shown for May and July. Cash wheat was unchanged.