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Kttlitttt aflPb CITY EDITION Fall Associated Press mill I' ? , Wire gerrlet 8 PAGES TODAY MtWt Only NtmqpajMr "'r Printed in I Grand Covering: Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1932 ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B 0. EASTKRN ORKOON'g UtADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 222 j Mk' " .... Few Close Races In County VOTERS GOTO WILL POLLS NEXT FRIDAY Three More Days of Cam V . paigning Remain For the Candidates. MOST RACES ON REPUBLICAN LIST Most of Incumbents Ex pected to Win Out in Party Contests Com ; mission Race in Doubt. $ 3 s S J $ S WHERE TO VOTE IN LA GRANDE ON MAY 20 Precinct " " Place , 1 Frank Cleavlnger, 503 Third street. a city Hail. 3 Wlllard Moss 2105 Cedar. 4 Lane Chapel, First and Crook. 8 Frank ' Wood, " Frultdale. - north or city park. 6 Mrs. Tom Strand, Portland street, 'third house north of Cove avenue. ! 7 Charles Stoop, 1004 Wash ' ington. --..;'-.- , 8 Court House. ' g House at ' Presbyterian church, 1310 Washington. 10 Methodist church, Spring . and Fourth. . 11 Bulck garage, 806 Adams avenue. 12 H. W. Riley, 1409 Madison. 13 Church of God, ..Spruce and X. ' Three more ; days of campaigning after "today,, and' then candidates for party nominations will leave the decision up. to oregoon a electorate, which will go to the polls Friday from -8 a; mi. to 8 p. m." v As 'Is usually tho case,' the igrcater share of Interest over the state, and In Union county is centered on the Republican, ticket., .Which has more contests and also a larger following. ', Two Close Races . ' In union county, political dope Btere at this stage of the game find only a few races likely to be close enough to prevent learning a defin Ite trend. - f One of these Is the county com mlssloner "free-for-all" contest, with four Republicans seoking the nonv (nation. They arc W. W. Stevens, of Union, Incumbent; James E. Mills, 6ove; J. J. Murchison, rural route, Lc. arande, ' and Merton Davis, of Unlon.: In some quarters Mr. Stevens (md Mr. Davis are believed to hold a' slight lead over Mr. Murchison and Mr. Mills, but In other sections this opinion Is given no credence. ' ( On the Democratic ticket Tom Johnson", of Lower Cove, is unopposed (Continued on Pago Seven) MISS BURKE IS I DEAD; FUNERAL NOT ARRANGED V Miss Bess Burke, a resident of La prande for 20 years or more, died itbout 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. She had Tjeen 111 for the last 10 years, suffering from diabetes and Brlght's disease. 1 Funeral arrangements had not been made this, morning. The body Is at the. Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary. - y. Miss Burke was the owner of the rooming house on Fir street next to the Grade building. Mrs. Slusher Has h Chance to Recover Mrs. Lee Slusher was taken to the Grande Ronde hospital . Saturday hlght In a very orltlcal condition, caused, according to reports, from drinking lysol. Today she was re ported to have an even chance to recover. She was being kept in an oxygen tent. - Details were lacking on the case, but officers believe she attempted suicide while In a despondent mood. $ . . v ; : WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Fair tonight and $ Tuesday; " temperature above normal In the Interior; gentle 4 north winds offshore. $-.,,'. S WEATHER TODAY 'la., m. 65 above. ' Minimum: 43 above. $ ' Condition: Clear. i) WEATHER YESTERDAY 9 Maximum, 69, minimum 36 above. f Condition: Clear. Range 33 degrees. WEATHER MAY. 16, 1931 Maximum SO, minimum S3 above. Condition: Cloudy, rain .03 of an Inch. Range B degrees. -" Students Will ,. Keceive Honor Pins Tomorrow Seven Girls and Five Boys m Upper 10 Per Cent of Senior Class Will Re ceive Awards. Seven girls and five boys, members of the senior class at the La Grande High school, form the upper 10 per cent of the class according to schol arship attainment, and will receive Hl-Dad pins tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at a student body assembly in the High school auditorium. Of the second ten per cent who will re ceive Hl-Dad certificates, eight are girls and three boys. Jointly with the making 01 tne awards, Miss Sylvia Turn and Frank Tyler will play piano solos, Hl-Dad honor pins win be awarded to Nora Bishop, Peggy B,ohnenkamp, Virginia .Bramwell, Arline Conradt, Raymond DeLong, Robert Eakln, Marle Floberg, Carl Helm; James Lea- He, Ruth Murchison, Sally siegnst and Willie Torrence. , '. . v (Continued on Put Five , if Wright Players Present "Nero" Saturday Night The Wright California players who produced the drama, "Nero," at the Church of Christ Saturday ' evening lived up to their most excellent reputation, and delighted the audi ence with their superb , acting and dramatic , Interpretation. '' Interest was sustained from the first moment when a Christian girl was accosted by the despised of Christians, Saul of Tarsus, until the closing moment when the very household of the tyrant, Nero, have been won by Christian ity's charms. Although produced by a small company which necessitated much "doubling" of - parts, each member of the cast proved to be such an artist in- his line that the characterizations were very convinc ing. . - - - .'. The costumes and draperies used in the production were unusually at tractive, and splendid scenic ' . and lighting effects -were obtained; Words of highest praise were heard on all sides as the production came to olose. The company gave their production in Baker yesterday and will play In 12 or 15 more towns before the sea son closes. They are planning a new production, "The Queen of Sheba" for next year's tour. Valley Girl, 11, Is Injured By 'Unloaded' Gun A gun that was "not loaded" caused a painful injury to Miss Mildred Fleshman, -11-year-old daughter of Mi, and Mrs. O. C. Fleshmah, yes terday. George, her nine-year-old brother was playing with the gun and had pulled the trigger several tlmeo, and believing that It. was not loaded playfully discharged the gun toward his sister, his father, Mr. Fleshman, reports. 1 ' The gun discharged a bullet which penetrated Mildred's leg about half way between the knee and the thigh. The bullet went through' "the Jlesh and lodged In the girl's .undercloth lng. . . " - Mildred Is In the sixth, grade at Orange Hall school. '! ' Betty Gow Denies Suicide Rumors HOPEWELL, N. J., May 16 ) Betty Gow, the nurse of the murdered Lindbergh baby, was at the Lindbergh home and -in good health today,' de spite persistent rumors she had com mitted suicide. 7 - The rumor, apparently based on a statement made over some undeterm ined radio station, began to circulate yesterday, and had spread across the country today. Other rumors Just aa fantastic were In general circulation. One dealt with a supposed new figure In the case. Investigation definitely established there was no such person. Coshow Case Not To Conclude Today DALLAS, May 16 W) Judge O. P. Coshow, defendant In one of the five trials charging officers of the Empire Holding company with Intent to de fraud, was warmly defended by Oscar Hayter, defense council, in a talk which lasted from the opening of the Polk county circuit court this morn ing until late In this afternoon. Arn ett Goldstein, special prosecutor in the trial, was to follow the defense counsel's plea, and It was not ex pected that tho case would reach the Jury today. COMMITS SUICIDE FOREST GROVE. May 16 W John Geagan. 68, living at the Masonic home here, shot and killed himself Sunday. He came to the home In 1025 from the vicinity of Baker. Geagan had been In ill health and partly paralyzed for some time and was despondent. He left, no record of relatives. BLUES SCORE VICTORY IN FIELD MEET Centra l-Riveria Team Wins From Red Aggre gation Saturday. FINAL SCORE 4185 TO 2595 POINTS Some Excellent Marks Made in Individual Events Reds Tug of War Team Victorious. . ' - l ; 1 ; Rolling up over two thousand points In the track games during the afternoon, the Blue team, won an overwhelming vlotory in the grade school field day tfiXd at the La Grande High school atheltlc field Saturday morning' and afternoon. The final score was: Blues 4185, Reds 2995. The scoring was divided as follows: Mass relays: Blues 1662V4, Red 113714: Tug of war: Reds 100, Blues 0; circle-dodge ball: Reds 75. Blues 76; baseball games: Blues 375, Reds 225; individual contests and relays: Blues 217254, Reds 106714. Some excellent times were chalked up in tho afternoon track events, In cluding a 10.8 In the 80-yard hur dles, . 12 : seconds .in. the '. 100-yard dash and 66 seconds (n the boys' 400-yard relay (class II). -.'"." ,, - . . 700 In Finals . Approximately 700 school children took part in the final events Satur day. Every grade school child in the city participated in the team! tryouts (Continued on Page Two) OPEN HOUSE AT ; L.H.S. TOMORROW Mamifll.Traiiune Exhibits in Gymnasium ; Program' to be at 7:SU p. m. The annual open house will be held at the La Grande High school building torriorrow, and arrangements have been completed for the event. The manual training shop will have on display the work of this year in the L. H. S. gymnasium, and it ib reported to be the finest exhibit of its kind in many years. The doors will be open constantly lrom 2 p. ' ' (Continued on Page Four, California Frog Breaks Record With Great Leap 4 ANGELS CAMP, Cal., May 16 VP) With a single record- smashing spring, Budweiser, pride of Stockton, Cal., today 5 3 leaped Into unquestioned lead- g ershlp of the world's Jumping 4 frogs. S In a cool but astounding S $ performance at the Calaveras $ $ county frog Jumping Jubilee $ 3 yesterday, he smashed his own 3 record set last year by two 8 feet with a hop of 13 feet five 4 Inches. . ' v Borah and Harrison Clash Captain Robert Dollar, "Grand Old Man of the Pacific," Dead Today SAN RAFAEL, Cal., May 18 OP) Death came .early today to Captain Robert Dollar, the "Grand Old Man of the Pacific" who started a round Captain Dollar ljlj M 'Mya( Primary Tragedy; Success Mingle In Story Of Scaling Peaks Mount McKinley Conquer ed by Group of Men cut Two Lose Their Lives in the Attempt WASHINGTON, May 16 (ff) Trag edy and success mingled in reports that reached here today of the first scaling of both peaks of Mt. McKin ley in Alaska by a party which found dead on its descent a member of the Allen Carpe band that attempted to reach, the Icy heights. Harry J. Lelk, superintendent of the national park there, sent .the word he had found the" body of Theodore Koven and' "clear indica tion Carpe dead In crevice;1 near. ;the Muldrow glacier.- ' Highest it North America The main peak Is 20,300 feet high, the highest In North America. Ad dressing Horace Albright, director of national parks, Lelk said: -! "Our trip successful climbed both peaks. On way down Muldrow glacier found body of Koven, companion of Carpe, and clear Indication Carpe dead in crevice. i "Unable to. bring out body of Ko ven. Attempted same and nearly lost 'Ranger Pearson. BeBt of Carpe party. Beck with, and all, are O. K., abandoning expedition. Have wired families of Koven and Carpe, Jer sey City and New York, respective ly." Carpe was regarded as probably the ablest mountaineer In America. He had climbed extensively in the Canadian Rockies and has a number of first ascents to his credit, Includ ing Mit. Bona In Alaska in 1030 and Mt. Falrweather last June. He was employed by. the American Telephone company in New York. Tho party that conquered the great mountain was composed of Alfred B, (Continued on Page Five) Breaks Course Record at Golf Club Saturday Plaving with her father, ' A J. Stango, her sister. Miss , Jane 'blunge, and Ken Slegrlst, Miss' Ann Stange broke the "country club golf course' record for women Saturday when she turned In a brilliant 81 for the 18 holes. In setting the new mark, she surpassed her own record of 83 which she posted, last year; '" - The excellent weather ' Sunday brought out a big crowd of golfers, with the result that two matches were played In the .. men's spring handicap tournament, and a sweep-' stakes tour name rub - :also was held. Pete Russell defeated Carl Cook and E. C. Stephenson won from William Dolan In the handicap play. J. ThelBen, with a card of 90-20-70, won tho swoepstakes. Dr. James J. D. Haun was second with 08-27-71, ond Charles Blngner, and Jack Murphy tied for third, each card reading, 83-11-72. . Will Open Highway Bids on Thursday , SALEM, May ' 18 IP) -f. Bids for highway Improvements aggregating a cost of more than 700.000 will be opened by the state highway com mission at its meeting In Portland next Thursday. ; ' '' ": Probably the largest project Is that Involving the widening of tho Pacific hlghwoy between Salem and BrookB. This project covers a distance of ap proximately seven miles. the world shipping service when he was 80 years old and lived to see his fleet of merchantmen plying Import ant trade lanes the world over. He was 88 years old. Captain Dollar became I'.l from a cold two weeks ago and developed bronchial pneumonia. His death was predicted last night by his physician, Dr. Rafael Dufflcy. Seven years ago Captain and Mrs. Dollar celebrated their golden wed ding anniversary. More than 700 of their friends made pilgrimages to their home then, while cables and let ters of congratulation poured In from all over the world. Mrs. Dollar, who faithfully attended her husband In his last Illness, three sons, Harold, Stanley, and Melville Dollar, , their wives and children were present when Captain Dollar died. Born In Falkirk, Scotland, March 20, 1844, Captain Dollar worked aB a boy In the shipyards. At 14 accom panied by his father and brothers he came to Quebec, Canada. His mother had previously died. He found employment as chore boy for the cook In a lumber camp In Canada, later became a lumberjack on his own account and started a career that wassto climax in a world wide fleet of steamships. Captain Dollars body will lie In state at the First Presbyterian church, (Continued on Page Three) 600 ABANDON BURNING SHIP OFF AFRICA French Steamer, on Fire -r Other Vessels Assist J; in Rescue Work. THREE PERSONS i REPORTED HURT Many - Survivors Picked Up But Details Not " Available; Ship Return ing From China. , ADEN. Arabia, May 16 W) Six hundred passengers abandoned the French steamer Georges Phllllpar five miles from Cape Guarda Ful. Italian Somallland, when the .vessel was discovered to be afire today. It whb bound from .Marseilles to China. Three passengers wero known to have been badly burned. The Jap anese steamer JIakone Maru was hur rying to the scene. It passed one empty lifeboat, but whether any lives were lost could not be learned. The British ship Mahsud and a Soviet Russlon' vessel were already alongside the burning steamer and were aiding In the rescue work. The steamer contractor, which also rushed to the scene took off 129 survivors end 134 others were picked up by the Mahsud. Both these ships are due here tomorrow. The captain of the burning etcam- (Contlnund on Page Five) GARNER AIMS MORE THRUSTS AT MR. HOOVER WASHINGTON. May 16 (Pr Re newing his criticism of the presl dent, sneaker Garner said today "tho truth 1b that Just as long as Presi dent, Hoover Is lh-the White House, the people of this country will not have any confidence" - tsked at hlB dally conference with newspaperman whether he desired to .answer the statement issued oy eena tqr' Moses In defense of Mr. Hoover, tlitf3texaii ldiVjiij'jJi-r'-'-x'The president sent' for the "dls- tlnnulshed author of the 'Sons of tho Wild Jackass' to defend him. It muBt have gotten under, somebody's skin. . The truth Is pretty effective. "Senator Moses resorted to, the, old trick, of confession by avoidance. He admitted what I said about the presi dent was the truth but then said 'well, look, at yourself." ' .Garner, added: "The. president says oni-one hand not to Bpcnd any inore money and then on the other hand sends messages up to congress 'asking ' jM'i' ' "One day' he says 'build public buildings to relieve employment,' and tho next day he says 'don't Issuo any moro bonds.1 His statements '' avo contradictory." Young Definitely Not a Candidate LITTLE FALLS, N. Y., May 18 VP) Owen D. -Young has definitely- and finally declared he could not accept tho Democratic nomination .for the presidency. . , His statement was contained today In a letter to John Crowley, publisher of the Little Falls Times, an '.old friend of tho Industrialist and whose paper Is. the "home town" paper of Van Kornesvllle, Mr. Young's boyhood home. Idaho Senator Calls For High 18 Income Taxes WABIIINOTON, May 1 P) -The senate today ref lifted to restore the high war-time Income tax rnU'H In the revenue bill In the first major test on the compromise mem lire re ported by the finance committee. WASHINGTON. May 16 W Sen ators Borah and Harrison, Republican, and Democrat, clashed today In the senate over demands to make the income taxes pay the bulk or the billion dollar revenue bill by Imposi tion of the war time rates. "This is war," shouted Borah calling for the high 1018 taxes to meet the needs of a federal relief program as well as to the balance the budget. In his first words on the tax bill an ranking minority member of the finance committee. Harrison opposed the war time rates and asked for a united front for the compromise tax bill which raises Income taxes to the highest level since the war. "These are peace times, when there is no prosperity in the country," he declared. "I can't believe that for us to say that we are going to use the strong arm of the government to take 77 (Continued on Pare Five) Ransom Money Chief Clue NICE PETS IT you're tired or dogs, eniK, pnr rots, canaries mill ffnlfiHh as pets, hark to tho lure of' tho -' lizard. Two of the reptiles all dressed up in tlielr bright blue "Niinday ' best" ribbons are seen here on tho end of a lecsh held by Miss - Ilka Chase,' prominent society woman nnd actress, an she stroll ed along a fashionable New York avemic.v- ..'..- FORMER RICHFIELD " HEADS NVICTEffi Talbot,, Fuller and McKee . Pound Guilty of Theft ' of ' Huge Sum.;,;; LOS ANGELES, Mtiy 10 (P) Three men accused of stealing more than a million dollars from tho Richfield OH company, which they helped to build to the third largest in California, wero convicted on chnrges of grand theft today, ' ' ' Thay wore James A. Talbot, formor chairman of tho board; Olaronce M. Puller, former president, and , Ray mond W. McKee, formor vice presi dent.' : The conviction was on an indict ment charging theft of (246,326. Still hanging over their heads aro Indict ments on other counts of grand theft, Involving moro than $700,000. Suits also arc ponding against them by ouroty companies to recover moro than 2, 600.000. Judgment was passed by Superior Judge Leon R. Yankwich, who presid ed without Jury over the trial start ing April 11. This trial was an amaz ing story of riches won and lost, lav ish expenditures for yachts, airplanes, liquors, gold-plated corkscrews, and munificent girts. FATAL RIOTS OCCURRING IN BOMBAY TODAY BOMBAY, May 16 m Thirty were Cead and approximately 600 In lured by noon today as a result of rlotlug between Moslems and Hin dus which has boen In progress for three days. Police flrcd Into tho mobs in sev eral parts of the city and the situa tion was considered so sorlous that Sir Frederick Sykos, govornor of the Bombay presidency, who left Satur day for Muhabalcs-Hawar, returned post-haste- by airplane. The casualty list rose rapidly yes terdoy from 10 deaths to 24, and a few hours after the riots broke out at daybreak today the list had risen to 30. Nearly 200 wero Injured in tho first few hours of today's battles. BOISE, UNION STAKES TO BE COMPETITORS Winners or Union stake of the L. D. S. church in the contest events held last week will competo with the winners of the Boise Btnke Saturday, beginning at 4 o'clock in tho after noon at the L. D. 8. tabernacle, ac cording to an announcement made today by Mrs. C. J. Black, chairman, and Elmo Clegg. publicity director. The winners will be solected from among the participants in the two stakes in public speaking, story tell ing, music, drama and dune lng, and the public is invited.. Dailclrtg .will bo enjoyed at 0 o'clock In the Recre- i atlonal hall. Premier Tnukai Of Japan Slain In Home Sunday Young Army and Naval Cadets Blamed Fascist Movement in Japan Suf fers From Occurrence, : SUA Ml HA I, May 17 tfP) (Tuesday) Japanese officials here said today they had received no information about uuy mutiny In. the Jupanese navy and did not believe anything of the sort hntl happened. - By Glenn Babb 1 (Associated Press Staff Correspondent) TOKYO, May 16 VP) Premier Tsuyoshl Inukal, Japan's 77-year-old "old grey fox," . was dead today, the second Japanese premier to dio by an assassin's hand In less than a year. Premier Inukal was shot down in his home yesterday by a band of young army and 'naval cadets, who apparently had hatched an abortive plot to destroy the government and selae the capital. Following the death of the premier. which occurred at 11:26 p. m;. six hours after he was shot, the cabinet decided to resign anq Acting Premier KoreKiyo ToKanasm, agea finance minister, called upon' Emperor Hlro- hlto to hand In the resignations. The emperor Instructed Mr. Taka- haahl and the rest of the cabinet to continue in office until they received further orders. In the meantime It was announced that the aged Prince Saoinjl, lost of Japan's elder states men, was on hlB way to Tokyo from his villa at Okltsu to confer with the emperor about a new cabinet. FuHulHt Movement Siif fers The fascist movement In Japan ap pen red to have suffered a nearly mor tal blow oj a result of the premier's assassination. - General Sadao Arakt, war minister, and Admiral Osuml, minister of the navy, turned In their resignations with the rest of the cab Jnet. . , Both these officials, who have been considered the leading spirits of the nationalist: movement, in Japan, strongly disavowed yesterday's events and eald' the perpetrators would be sternly doalt with. Both ministers also indicated thoy would retire from public Hie. : : , i -Five public buildings were bombed .gltiwlraAeouftly- with the assault upon tlKi prmlertan attompt..wtts made .to, destroy tho -. transformer stations' through which- Tokyo's- supply :ot electricity carried, and the homes of several offu.!nla Were attacked. One of the buildings - bombed was the metropolitan - police station, which . Is just across the street from Emperor Hlroblto'6 palace. . A few hours afterward thirteen young army cadets, corresponding to (Continued on Page Three) .-.f; .. - Mott Asks Grand Jury Probe Of Finance "Gang" SALEM, May 16 (P) Grand Jury Investigation of what he termed a conspiracy on the part of a group of financial racketeers to violate ihe blue sky, banking, corrupt practices, criminal libel and blackmail laws of the state, was demanded by James W. Mott, state corporation commis sioner, in a letter sent late yester day to Burnet H. Goldstein, special attorney general, Specific reference was made In Mott's letter to J. A. Charlesworth, alleged 'publisher of the "Saturday Night," a Portland publication, and Carl H. Johnson and O. A, Degraco, who were said to have launched a publication known as the "News Ex aminer," with J. C. Deball and Dan B. Markol as editors, "I now have In my possession," Mott's letter contlned, "copies of both of these publications In which have appeared articles carrying out this conspiracy In violation of the libel and corrupt practices laws of this (Continued on Page Seven) More Land Covered By Flood Waters VANCOUVER, Wash., May 16 (P) -With tho Columbia river at tho 19.4 foot stage, an overnight rise of nine tenths of a root, additional hundreds of. acres of lowlands have1 been cov ered by the flood waters, the high est In four years. The flood stage to 16 feet. A year ago at this date the level was 7.5 feet. ; Several more dairymen have re moved their stock from lowland pas tures. There has been no report of damage, other than flooded fields. Business houses In the lower down town section are preparing to vacate their basements, McMinnville Man Drowned in Rogue OUANTS PASS, Ore., May 10 VP) Clem Loope. McMinnville, was drown ed In the Iloguc river Jour miles east OI hero yesterday when his boat over turned. Ills lather, P. l. lAope Lawrence Opdeal, Eugene; Arnold Wlldness, McMinnville, and Narvln Clark, Grants Pass, other occupants or the boat escaped. The live had been fishing. Searchers dragging the river had not recovered the body lato last night. ' AUTHORITIES ATTEMPT TO TRACE BILLS Chief Hope of Success in Kunmng Down Mur- . derers .of Baby. DR. CONDON GIVES ONE DESCRIPTION "Jafsie" Contacted Only One Persom When He Paid $50,000 Coast Guard Still Active. : ' HOPEWELL, N. J., May 16 Police turned again today to tha : ransom -money as a chief hope foff success In running down the -kid- naper-mtfrderers of the Lindbergh baby. - ' ,- . In . his morning news bulletin COL H. Norman Schwarzkopf, superin tendent of state police, disclosed that he had Bent a 'telegram to the treaty urer of the United States asking re newed vigilance in the countryside search for the bank notes. - w-, The telegram read: ' -r "May I respectfully request i that you Issue another letter to all peo- pie who received copies of the lists of currency bills -used in the payment of the Lindbergh ransom requesting renewed vigilance in watohlng for these bills and also, that Immediate report of the discovery of any. such, bills be rntade to these headquarters, either direct or through you.' The S50.000 ransom was nald -b Col. Lindbergh through Dr. John 1 Condon, aged educator who nego tiated with' persons he believed tp be the kidnapers through a serlM of newspaper advertisements s!gne4 Jafste.-' - r Colonel Lindbergh kept a Hat of tha serial numbers of the bills and when the baby was not returned he ap pealed to the treasurer of the Unltsdr ;V;f;"(Oonttnt ?REwi kUed on Page llnV'i1': FREIGHT RATE HEARING WILL, OPEN TUESDAY SALEM, May 16 P) Hearing of the application of the rail carriers) for an Increase of livestock freight rates will open In Portland tomorrow' before an examiner for the Interstate commerce commission. The hearing probably will continue for three-days Charles A. Thomas, public utilities commissioner, and A. F. Harvey, rats) expert for the Oregon commission will attend- the hearing and intro duce testimony upon behalf of ths Oregon shippers.- Commercial and livestock organizations in all section of Oregon' also will be represented.' Thomas Bald the application first was filed several years ago and has since been continued from time to time. . The proposed Increase would ad 4 vance the rates in the mountain dis trict approximately 26 per cent over those In .the central district, f Members of the Washington an Idaho utility commissions were pec ted to attend the conference Thomas will act as attorney fortha Oregon commission. Resume Hearing On Electric Company SALEM, May 18 VP) Hearing of the case Involving the rates, charge and. practices of the Northwestern Electric company will be resumed In Portland May 24, Charles M.. Thomas, state utilities commissioner, : uv nounced today. j. . t The hearing opened In - Portland several weeks ago, when the state of fered most of Its testimony. The re cess was taken so as to give attorneys for the electric company time In which to examine the state's record and complete Its case. - , ' Thomas said approximately three days would be required to complete tho hearing. , . . . ..' - ,:.r ? Wheat Today CHICAGO, May 16 VP) Decidedly higher prices for grains late today followed reports Indicating wheat yields In Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado would fall much below expectations. - One expert estimated the Kansas wheat crop at 70.000,000 bushels, 18, 000.000 leas than the government May returns and compared with 340,000,000 In 1931. A decrease of 4,183,000 bushels In tho United States , wheat visible supply was an additional bull ish factor. Wheat closed unsettled, 1 S 140 above Saturday's finish, corn !4e0 up, oats WJo advanced, and pro visions unchanged to 6 cents higher. PORTLAND. May 18 VP) With May and December unchanged, July wheat gained Vic bu. at the closing of the Portland futures market Mon day while September was up o bu. Trading was of nominal charactar. On the merchants exchange cash wheat was stationary,
