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Newspaper Page Textm CITY EDITION Full AMoetated Vnu Lull Win Service 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties : VOLUME 30 M1WBF.B ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. a LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1932 EASTERN ORBGON'S liKADINU MBWBPAPKK . NUMBER 227 Amelia JEa Walter BRESHEARS IS RENOMINATED AT ELECTION Couch, Mrs. Bacon, Ral ston,. Haynes, Stevens, Proctor Appear Winners HICKS IS VICTOR IN SCHOOL RACE Few Upsets in General i Trend of Vote Cast in Union County in Friday Primary Election. Walter M. Pierce, formerly gover nor of Oregon, apparently stood nom inated as the Democratic candidate for congress today, with, a heavy vote in Union county and a big lead over his opponent Francis Galloway . of The Dalles, In. the morning reports from 173 precincts In the district. , Mr. Pierce will oppose Congress man Robert R. Butler, Republican, of The Dalles, in the fall election. :, - Mr. Helm Wins In tho district attorney race on tho Republican ticket, Carl Helm, in cumbent, won over two opponents, Orval Millard and Rodney Kitchen. Union county voters gave major ities to Hal E. Hoss, Rufus C. Holman, I. H. Van Winkle, Congressman But ler,. Senator Frederick Btelwer, Joseph Irwin ' France (presidential - candi date). . ;- In the remainder . of the ' county races only -one dope upset occurred, with Bennle Hicks scoring an Impos ing victory over J. H. Blunt for the school superintendent nomination on the Republican ticket. -.;i'"On the basts of nearly complete unofficial returns about noon today County Judge U. G. Couch, County ComjnlBSloner W. W. Stevens, Sheriff 'Breshbarsr Assessor : D. " H .Prdct or. Treasurer Florence Bafcon and Cor oner F. L. Ralston were nominated, although close races occurred in the county commission contest, and, the coroner ticket. It also appeared that George Wal ker's name was written fin sufficient ly to nominate him as the Democratic candidate for .coroner, although it (Continued on Page Eight) EAST OREGON MAN KILLED ON RAIL SPAN ASTORIA, Ore., May 21 (Special) A body found at Altoona, Wash., May 17 was identified here Friday by Deputy Coroner William Seeborg as that of Adolph Bauer, 40, of Enter prise, Ore. Bauer had been missing since Dec. 18, 1931, when he was struck by a locomotive on a rail road trestle near Vancouver, Wash., and no trace of -him had been found by relatives until Friday. ' Identification of the body was made possible by a dispatch In The Orego nian which was read by F. J. Bauer, brother of the drowned man. The dispatch told of the finding of the body and the description given out by Deputy Coroner tieeborg. The descrip tion tallied tjxactljf, although .the body had been In the water for a long period. The body showed a fractured leg, an Incident that puz zled officers until it was disclosed that Bauer had been injured by the locomotive. W. N. Monroe Dies In Portland, Ore. W. N. Monroo, 64, died In Portland at 0 o'clock yesterday morning follow ing a long Illness. His body will be brought to La Grande for burial. Funeral arrangements will wait until the arrival of his widow. Mr. Monroe formerly taught school In La Grande and left here In 1914 for Burns. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodgo. $$4j$t&$g4$$3&3$$ WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Somewhat unsettled tonight and showers In the northwest. Sunday generally fair; cooler In the south and cast tonight with local frost; gentle changeable winds be- coming northwesterly offshore. For tho week: Generally fair weather in California and Nevada with fog along the coast the middle of the week; occasionally unsettled In Ore- con. Washington and Idaho: probably with rain the mid- die of the week west of the Cascade mountains and in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho; moderate temperature. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. nv 46 above. Minimum: 46 above. Condition: Cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY 4 Maximum 74. minimum 52 Q & above. Condition: Cloudy, rain .20 4 of inch. Range 23 degrees. Q ' WEATHER MAY 21, 131 $- Maximum 64, minimum 31 above. 4 Condition: Cloudy, Range 33 degrees. 4 Pierce Two Men Left On Snowy Slopes Of Mount McKinley Olton. and Spadevecckia to Search For Their Lost .. Instruments; Left at Their Own Request. CHICAGO. May 21 (-) Percy T. Olton Jr., and Nicholas Spadevecckia have been left on the snowy slope of Mt. McKinley, Alaska, with food sup piles for three weeks. ';. Rescuers of tho two members of the University of Chicago cosralo ray expedition flew back to Fairbanks today, leaving Olton and Spadevec ckia at their request to hunt the in struments they lost during recent spring storms. (- Pilot S. E. Rob bins radioed the of fice of the Alaskan airways at Fair banks as he took off from the glacier and his message was relayed to Amer ican airways headquarters here. Rob bins had repaired the damage done to the axle of his plane when he landed on the glacier with food and sleeping bags for the two scientists. A takeoff with a passenger would have been perilous, he said, for the ice was breaking up and stones might have wrecked the skis. Planea will maintain contact with the two men while they continue their hunt for the lost instruments, and meanwhile tne government rang er station on Mt. MJcKlnley will start men to meet Olton and Spadevecckia to guide them out of the' wilderness. They expect to make contact with in a week. Travel by foot was greatly improved now, Robblns reported, while danger of planes landing on the glacier was Increasing. The men ' have made camp a half mile from the edge of the glacier at an elevation. of about 6000 feet above sea level; I Fruitdale Holds Program on Last Day of V The second semester of the school year closed at Fruitdale school Fri day with the annual picnic dinner and program at the school. The event climaxed a program of activity dur ing the past winter. Those who completed the eighth grade and re ceived their diplomas, which were presented by County School Super intendent E. A. Sayre, were Verona Dyal, Beth Qalbreath, LaVerne Car bine, DeVerl Marshall, John Chan dler, Donald Galbreath and James Voelz. The program which was presented yesterday following the picnic din ner was: Song "America" Vocal Solo Magic Music... Luclle Thomas, LUa Thomas at the piano. Operetta "The GeewhUiklns" Grades 1 to 5 Piano solo "Minuet in G" James Voelz Play "Mischievous Mattle" 7th and 8th grade girls Song "Moonlight and Roses" 7th, 8th grade boys and girls Piano duet - Katherlne Wagner and LaVerne Carbine Play .... "How They Got Their Dinner" 7th and 8th grade boys Song "The Slumber Boat" 7th and 8th grade girls Presentation of eighth grade diplomas E. A. Sayre. Presentation of perfect attendance certificates and Palmer penmanship certificates John Bennett. The semester's activities were open ed on Feb. 22, with a program given in honor of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birthday. The program consisted of poems and oth er material written about Washing ton, and some or the, "Rules of Con duct" that Washington contributed. Arbor day was observed by a program and planting trees which were named George Washington. Martha Wash ington. Abraham Lincoln and Herbert Hoover. April 1 was a day crowded with In terest, when Carrie Orr won the prize In the spelling match. Duane Estes and Evelyn May Charrier won the prize offered by Mr. Bennett, prin cipal, In the bird-house contest, from among many contestant Posters and notebooks on agriculture, made by the 8th grade, were Judged and blue ribbons were awarded to Beth Galbreath for the poster, and James Voelz for the notebook. The piano recital by the members of the Melody Way class in music presented a con cert with the following taking part: LUa Thomas, MarJorle Charrier, Ver neal Dyal, Phyllis Rynearson, La vaughan Dial. Lynn Salkleld, Lyle Salkleld. Phyllis Slmonson and Eve lyn Carbine. Those receiving awards for best work In this class were LUa Thomas, Verneal Dyal. Phyllis Slmon son and Lynn Salkleld. ... . Verona Dyal. 8th grade; 'Lynn Sal kleld, 7th grade, and Evelyn Carbine. 5th grade, won in the declamatory contest on March 25, and in the zone contest at Island City. Lynn Salkleld won second In his group. Golfers Will Go To Baker Sunday The La Grande country club golf team will participate In an Intercity match at Baker tomorrow -Kith the Baker team, the second of these tour naments of this season. Reports from Baker thl afternoon said the course was in good shape and hopes were held of fair weather. The trip will be made at the usual time unless members .arc notified otherwise. Nominee W. M. PIERCE Walter Pierce, of La Grande, was nominated yesterday for con press by the Democrats of the second Oregon district. . MOTION PICTURE HEAD IS ACCUSED Millions Made by !arjr . in Buying, Selling Stok, Committee Hears. WASHINGTON, Mjay 21 '(P) Harry M. Warner, president of Warner Brothers, . mxvlng picture concern, was chanted before the senate bank fihg committee today w'th. maklngJ u,20i,uuu in Duying ana setting stock of his own company during -1930. ' William A. Gray, committee coun sel; had previously x announced he wanted to question -Warner about dealings In the stock of his own com pany. ' (' Warner has been in the moving picture business 28 years and pre viously was In 'the shoe business, "Have you made money?" Sena tor Couzens (R., Mich.) asked. "We have." "More than In tho manipulation of stocks?" "Everything we made), we made out of the development of pictures," Warner said. Ho testified he had bought stocks. Couzens said ho wanted to know whether they were more Interested In the manipulation of stocks than development of the company. Gray said he expected to prove Warner had profited $9,261,000 in in buying and selling stocks of his own company., Ho said the selling was when "certain Journals were boosting the value of the stock be fore the public" and the buying was (Continued on Page Eight) AGED MOTHER OF AVIATRIX IS DELIGHTED MEDFORD, Mass., May 21 HP) Word that Mrs. Amelia Earhart Put nam had alighted safely at London er rry. Ireland, today, delighted her gray-haired mother, Mrs. Amy Ear i.nrt and her sister, Mrs. Muriel Ear hart Morrissey. Mrs. Morrissey hastened from the nursery to answer a call from the Associated Press that Informed her of her sister's safe arrival In Europe. "It goes without saying that we aro delighted that she has landed safely," said Mrs. Morrissey. "It means a lot to mother that she has reached dry land, even If she did not get to Paris as she wished. Any landing Is good." To Get Returns From Track Meet Two La Grande High school ath letes arc participating In the Pacific University High school track meet at Forest Grove today Torrence and Walker and the Observer will receive returns, probably about 5:30 o'clock. The returns also may be secured at the Red Cross drug store. Marvin County Judge Is Winner In Vote In Wallowa Co. JOSEPH. May 21 (Special) The recall against Edgar Marvin, of Jo seph, county Judge of Wallowa coun ty, was defeated by approximately 400 votes In the primary elections held yesterday. Judge Marvin re cently was cleared of charges In con nection with the closing of the (Continued on Page Two) HAWLEYNEAR DEFEAT WITH MOTT CLOSE Oregon's Presidential Preference Given to' Roosevelt and France STEIWER LEADS ' BY BIG MARGIN Newest Total on .Pierce and Galloway 4P38 and 1 9 1 4 , Respectively . Hoss Nominated; ' V I ' PORTLAND, Ore., May 21 (P) The veteran' congressman-. Wlllta C. Haw ley who has represented Oregon for 20 years stood on the verge of de teat in tne nominating primary elec tion returns tabulated today. His race iwlth James W. Mott, state cor poration commissioner, cpmpletely overshadowed the presidential pri mary In which Joseph Irwin ' France of Maryland captured a bloc of 13 national delegates, and which Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt swept the state to take 10 votes to the national con vention. Representative Hawloy, who was elected first to the sixtieth congress, and who has been returned in every election, had polled 17,486 votes in 425 precincts of the 802 in the first district. Mott had 17,120 votes. It was a race such as has been rarely seen In the rankB of Republican con gressmen In .Oregon. ! . Dcmocnits Bel tie But In the same first district the two Democrats, William A. Dclzell and Harvey Starkweather were stag ing a tussle of ballots that surprised, everyone. V7Hh 336 pfeclnot count ed out of the 802, Starkweather had 6,682 votes, and Delzell 5.423.. Dcl zell gave. Hawley a close race in. the last election. . , . ' ' France, In winning the presidential, election xrom President Hoover, whose name was not on the ballot,., will have 13 pledged votes In tho national Republican- convention in Chicago. These delegates will be obliged by an unwritten law to continue to vote; for France until he releases them. In 977 precincts out of 1783 in the state he polled 31,118 votes while .there wcVe 11,608 write-ins for Hoover. ,. . , Roosevelt swept the state . like wildfire, receiving 23,665. votes In 906 precincts. William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray of Oklahoma, whose name appeared on the Democratic ballot with Roosevelt's, received 6.049 in the same precincts, and admirers of Alfred K. Smith Wrote his name 204 times. Senator Frederick Stiwer built up a tremendous lead over his nearest rival, former Senator Robert N. Stan field, polling 65,786 to Stanfietd's 30,432 in 977 precincts, for the re noml nation. A. E. Clark of Portland, a bone dry, and endorsed by Gover nor Julius L. Melor for his views on the power question, was third with 37,446. . Stelwer Is a dry who has ex pressed' himself for submission of the liquor question. Stan field Is a wet and advocated repeal of the 18th amendment. 1 1 - Elton Watkins, a dry, and Walter Olcasonj described as a "wringing wet," staged a nlp-and-tuck fight for the Democratic nomination as senator 'to oppose Stelwer In the general election in November. With 897 precincts counted Glcason had 10.591 votes, and Watkins 10,475. Mar shall N. Dana, associated editor of the Oregon Journal, ran third With 8,107 votes. Justlco Henry J. Bean increased his long lead In the contest for posi tion 2 on the supreme court, and (Continued on Page Two) 80 Korean Farmers Killed by Chinese MUKDEN, Manchuria, May 21 OP) A dispatch to the Rengo news agency from the Japanese branch consulate at Panshlh, In Southern Klrin province, today said 80 Korean farmers west of there were slain by Chinese rebels who raided the district. Recall Defeated Riveria Grade School Children Receive Awards at Meet Friday Athletic awards wore made to foot ball, basketball and track partici pants of the Rtverla school yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the River I a Parent Teacher association at the school. Sixteen boys received awards for football, seven for basketball, and 17 for track, Fifteen girls also re ceived track awards. Four three-letter athletes and four two-letter boys were among those re ceiving awards yesterday. The three letter boys, who received awards In football, basketball and track, were Burl Courtney, Sidney Thompson, Pat Voters ::..; . r MYSTERIOUS' GANGSTER IS RUMRUNNER Disclosed Today as Man Sought Foi Questioning I in Lindbergh Case. CURTIS' STORY i GIVEN SCRUTINY Possibility it May be False '.in Part is Receiving the 1' Attention of Authori i'ties. ;:. : BALTIMORE. May 31 (VP) A mim long Identified with New Jersey liquor running activities was disclosed today as the "mysterious gangster in Mary land" sought for questioning In the Lindbergh kidnaping case. The man, who remained unnamed, informed Arthur Mllle, Identification expert at the Maryland house of cor rection, the body of the kidnaped child would be found within five miles of the Lindbergh estate two days before It was discovered. . Mills, formerly a membor of tho Maryland state polico. said the rum runner further Informed him the baby had been killed by blows on the head, and the body hidden near the filer's home. "I didn't pay any attention to It at the time," Mills said, "but later whan I read that the body had been found, I communicated my informa tion to Colonel H. .Norman Schwarz kopf of the New Jersey police. Two officers came here yesterday to In vestigate it." Mills said he had first known the man at Ocean City, Md., In December, load, when more than a score of men .v.'flV'y nrro8ted,'wh(le , ; attempting ;,to iand liquor. , He said, he saw the rum runner two days before tho baby's body was found, and that he complained off the police activity which hampered his liquor activities. - . - "If somebody doesn't do something about: the case soon. ' I will,"'' Mills quoted the man as having ettld. He also told him he knew several people connected with tho cose and three or four persons were Involved. Mills Idecllned to give tho man's :namo, ljut said he had nont It to New Jersey police oificiais. CURTIS' 8T011Y STllllIHD HOPEWELL, May 21 (IP) The pos sibility that John Hughes Curtis' atory of his astonishing lie may In Itself have been folBo In part, re ceived police attention today. A portion of the Norfolk shipbuild er's confefsslon that his Intermedia tion in' the Lindbergh baby case was a hoax already was considered as dis proved. , That was the . portion In which Curtis explained his purpose In the elaborate lie was to get money by the sale of hla story to newspapers. Police pointed out that the hoax was three weeks old before Curtis at tempted to sell his story: and that ovon bo, he could not hope to find any buyers unless ho rocovored the stolen Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., which he must have known whs impossible, Inasmuch as his negotia tions were not negotiations at all. i . An Inquiry was quietly under way to learn If Curtis may not have had some other motive, quite removed from the sale of his "story," for In venting the deception. It was re called that due to tho "delicacy" of the negotiations with a vessel at sen. co?st guard craft refrained from their usual careful patrols in Aome waters, fearful of causing the col lapse of negotiations for the baby's ransom. As a result of this rclnxcd vigilance, rum runners were able to move more freely, and to land cargoes of liquor without running the customary gauntlet of federal craft, authorities pointed out. Prom Norfolk came word that an attorney had been engaged to defend Curtis from tho charge of obstructing Justice on which ho Is held, In lieu of 910,000 ball, In Jail at Flcmlngton, N. J. The Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock, whose connection with Curtis ob an "In termediary" in the hunt for the Lind bergh baby Is also under scrutiny, de clined again to come to New Jersey for questioning, oven with the police offering to pay tho expense. Ho has f Continued on Pairs Flve Mortlcr and Vernon Peterman. Two letter boys were Alfred Inseth, Ar thur Drlskell, Frank Peterman and Frederick Oehrlng. Awards for football were made to Burl Courtney, Alfred Inseth. John KM by, Sidney Thompson. Arthur Drls kell, William Young, Pat Mortlcr, Vernon Peterman, Orant Webb, Frank Peterman, Edward Elliot, Jack Brown. Howard Zlnk, Clifford Owsley, Fred Oehrlng and Jesse Coma lock. Bas ketball' awards were made to Pat (Continued on Page Three) Support STEIWER Above picture Is of Senator Fred- . erlck Stelwer, renominated by tho Republican purty at yester day's priniurv election. BAKER REMAINS AS CITY MAYOR Recall Move Aimed at Him Fails But Commis sioner Mann is Removed . - ', PORTLAND, Oro., Mtoy 21 (P) An attempt to recall Mayor Oeorgo h. Baker In Friday's elec- , tlon failed. With 426 precincts - counted out of 406 In the city ' the count was: for tho recall 31,145; agalnBf tho recall 30,021. Mann, however, was snowed un der by the recall vote which wast for the recall 42,642; against ,' .the recall 23,711. ' v Thp'- two officials. ' wore ao-'" Roused . oaiegilgvnDft.l".?."-. ' clency In office. . Mills Unwilling To Approve New Relief Program WASHINGTON, Moy 21 W) Sec retary Mills said today he could not approve the $2,300,000 relief program advanced yesterday . by the. Demo cratic committee of the senate spe cializing on that problem, but ho refrained from- Indicating just what portions to which tho administration objects. While not assuming to speak for tho president on the prosposal an nounced yesterday 'by the special sen ate Democratic committee, Mills said: "I will say that there Is no great amount of enthusiasm for an un balanced budget and a pork barrel plan at the treasury department." NORMAL NINE WINS 8-1 AT " IMBLER, ORE. IMBLER. Ore., May 21 Tho Moun taineers of the Eastern Oregon Nor mal school defeated the district high school champions, the Imblcr base ball players, hero 8 to 1 yesterday In' the third game of a scries. Im,blcr won one and tho E. O. N. nine two. Tho iNormal school showed a de cided Improvement In Its class of play, whllo the Imbler team was somewhat listless. Imbler won the Union-Wallowa championship when Joseph defaulted. Score: R. H. E. E. O. N 8 6 3 Imbolr 1 6 6 Lowry ond Rhlnehart; McKlnnls, Jackson and D. Fowler. FLYING BOAT, DO-X IS OVER ' THE ATLANTIC NEW YORK, May 21 (P) The Radio Marine Corp.,, announced the receipt at 0:60 a. in., eastern atancl ard time today, of this message from the Qerman airliner DO-X: "Position 14:00 Orecnwlch meon tlme (0 a. m., eastern standard time) 44.00 north, 41.16 west. Winds west southwest. Speed 00 knots. All clear." Tho poHltlon given by tho DO-X Is approximately 600 miles east, south east of Cape Race, N. P. Radio-marine attaches Interpreted the phrase, "all clear." to mean that tho lilgnt was proceeding smooin;y. The DO-X took off from Holyrood for a transatlantic fllKht to tho Azores at 3 a. in., eastern standard time, today. Baseball Teams In Three-way Tie Final Ntun(l)iig W. L. Pet. Seniors 2 1 .067 Juniors 2 I .667 Sophomores - 2 1 .667 Freshmen 0 3 .000 When the Juniors defeated the so phomore 15 to 7 at the L. H. S. field In baseball yesterday, It closed the Interclass series leaving three teams In a deadlock for first place. Batteries: Juniors Munsell and Stoop: sophomores Jones and AI vey, Woods, Webb, Williams. -v. - 3f W Helm Hoover Praises ' Mrs. Putnam For Atlantic Flight Famous Woman Flier Ranks Among Brightest ot btaxs One ol beveii Attempting Trip. WASHINGTON, May 21 (JFh-Resident Hoover today dlBpatched a cable to Mrs. Amelia uarnart Putnam, con gratulating her upon her transat lantic flight as demonstrating "the capacity of women to match the skill of men In carrying through tho most difficult feats of high adventure." - Tho president's cable, addressed to Mrs. Putnam at cuinvre, Ireland, follows: ' ,"1 voice the pride of the nation in congratulating you most neartuy upon achieving the splendid pioneer solo flight by a woman across the Atlantio ocean. "You have demonstrated not only your own dauntless courage but also the capacity of women to match the skill of men In carrying through the most difficult feat's ox high adven ture. - ' (Signed) "HERBERT HOOVER." ONE OF SEVEN NEW YORK, May 21 (P Amelia Earhart Putnam, making her second flight over the Atlantic ocean, Is one of seven women who havo attempted tne trip. oe aione nos oeen suc cessful, having flown the ocean In June, 1028 with Wllmor Stultss unci Lou Gordon. Four other women lost their lives In tho attempt. In August. 1027, Princess Liwensteln-Wlrthelm was lost In a flight from England to Canada with two men.- In December of that year Mrs. Francis W. Gray son attempted a flight -to Denmark with three men. Thoy wore never neiim oi ugam. The following spring, March 1028, Elsto Mackay and Capt. Walter R. G. SIncllffo, disappeared in a flight from England to America, and in January, 1031', Mrs. Beryl Hart and Lieut. William S. Maclareh left Bermuda on a projected, flight .to Paris and were ioh&. , i..-, - , Iri October,. 1&27 Ruth Elder, how Mrs. Waited ewmp 1 Jr., started a, transatlantic flight with George Hal -I deman, but was forced down at sea 360 miles northeast of ,the Azores' and was-later roscued. Miss Ruth Nichols last. Juno flew from New York, to St. John in preparation for a flight ovor the Atlantic, but cracked up on landing there and was seri ously injured, forcing her to call off the attempt. . , , ' TOMATO JUICE HKR FOOD OULMOBE, Ulster, Ireland, Mny 21 (Pi Amelia Earhart Putnam took no food on her flight from Harbor OrRce except tomato Julco. And sho land od almoHt broke for the time being. "I have only twenty dollars In United states money In my posses sion," she said. "That was handed to me as I waB loavlng. I haven't even a check to sign." "You needn't worry about that," said Mr. Gallagher, owner of the field In. Which she landed. "I will boo you through." . Petitions For Three Measures Filed In Salem SALEM, May 21 W1) Preliminary petitions for one proposed constitu tional amendment and two initiative bills sponsored by the Oregon tax payers' equalization and conservation league wero filed In tho state de partment hero today. Tho constitutional amondment and one Initiative bill provides for the appointment of a tax conservation commission of three members in each county with authority to pass on all proposed tax levies and bond issues. The commissions vould be non-sularlcd and would be appointed by tho governor. Tho other initiative measure would amend the present income tax law so as to reduce tho exemptions and Increase the tax rate. Tho law provides that tho com pleted potltloiiA shall be filed In the state department by July 7, In order to placo tho constitutional am tiH ment and lnltiatlvo measures on the ballot at tho November election. The preliminary petitions were filed by J. E. Burdcttc, president of the league. 42 Men Saved From Landslide In Chile T'MUCO, Chile. May 21 f4 Forty two men who spent one hundred hourt Imprisoned In Los Rnlcea by a landslide were rescued today. All nre expected, to live but some were in d pitiable condition. Only twelvo men wero ablo to walk out ol tho railway tunnel. Torrential rains had covered the bottom of their prison with water. Would Eliminate Postal Official WASHINGTON. May 21 W) An amendment to tho treasury-postofflco appropriation bill, eliminating the salary of W. Irvng Glover, second as sistant postmaster general, was in troduced. In thq senate today by Senator King (D., Utah). In a brief statement, King referred to remarks attributed to Glover at a recent, convention of Missouri post masters at St. Louis, which were assailed recently on the floor of the house and senate. WOMAN FLIER ; LANDSTODAY IN IRELAND Brings Plane Down ' at. Culmore First Woman ' . to Fly "Atlantic Alone. CUTS TRIP .SHORT DUE TO TROUBLE Amelia. Had Intended to Continue on to Paris . Some of Time Spent Flying Through Storms. 0 Earlmrt plight In Figures . $ (By the Associated Press) Distance 2026.6 miles. $ Time 15 hours, 39 minutest $ Average speed 129.5 miles $ an hour. . . $ Left Grace Harbor, N. P., 41 S 4:61 p. m. eastern standard 4 time Friday. . $ Arrived Culmore; Northern Ireland 8:30 a. m. eastern 4$ standard time Saturday. CULMORE, Ulster, Ireland, May 21 (JP) Amelia Earhart Putnam brought . down her red and gold monoplane In : a field on the Donegal side of Lougb, Foylo this afternoon and thereby be camo tho first woman ever to fly the Atlantio alone.- .1.. She landed on this side of the ocean five years to the day after. Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh arrived at L Bourget, France, successfully - com pletlng the first solo flight 1 across the Atlantio by a man. "I've done it I" Mrs. Putnam . ex claimed when she got out of her ship. Cuts Flight Short She had Intended to; go to Paris but It was necessary to out the flight short because her exhaust manifold had burned but and the gasoline gauge was broken, causing little leakage., . ' . . . , r The llHo blonde filer,, who -too off from ' Harbor- Grace, Newfound at 4:61 p. m. eastern standard time yesterday, got a. lift by motor to Londonderry, five miles away, where' tho first thing she did was to get on the telephone to report her suc cess to , London so her husband, ' George I Palmer. Putnam,' New Yoe publisher, and her friends back horn mlirht know nhn war nnff - Her plane was not damaged In the landing, and she was unhurt. "For a lot of the way," Mrs. Put nam said, "I was flying through storms mist, rain and a little fog. "To my friends In New York I want to send this message: I am very glad to havo come across successfully, but I am Borry Indeed I did not make Franco. ; "I am going to speak to my hus band ' as soon as I can by the AU lantlo phone." . -. It was the filer's second, airplane (Continued on Page Four, . i OCEAN FLIER KILLED TODAY IN ACCIDENT ROME, May 21 (P) Captain George Endres, who flew the -Atlantic In 1031, was killed today In a short practice flight. The flier had come here to attend tho convention of transatlantic alrt men opening tomorrow.. He made the trip from Budapest by air. Five hours after he had landed bo took off from Llttorto airfield for a brief flight with his Hungarian mechanic!, and later both were dead. Their plane was trying to gain al titude when the motor suddenly stopped, and the ship crashed. World War Veteran Figure in Tragedy PHILLIPS, Wis., May 21 W) A World war veteran of the Austrian army, apparently brooding because unemployment compelled him to ac cept charity of relatives, shot and killed his wife and two little children and committed suicide on his brother-in-law's farm yesterday. ' The veteran was Martin Taraa, 31, and the victims of his temporary derangement which, officials said, was also brought about by war injuries, were Mrs. Julia Taras, Rose, 4, and John 2 years old. The shooting was dono with a rifle. . ' Wheat Today CHICAGO. May 21 WP) Broader speculative buying lifted wheat val ues late today, stimulated by sensa- uonruiy Dumsn crop report, inc.ua- incr MnsRlnn flv nrtvlfPR from states cost of the Missouri river. The week's highest prices on wheat were recorded. Large purchases of wheat for domestic mills were an nounced, and some United States hard winter wheat was bought for ex port. Wheat closed strong (filc above yesterday' finish, corn $ o up, onU varying from VtO decline to V4 atl Vance, and provisions unchanged to loo higher. PORTLAND, May 21 (fl - May wheat was not under pressure during the Saturday trading. It closed upon the Portland futures market as did the July. Deferred positions were unchanged. There was no trading. On the merchants exchange cash wheat was stationary.