La Grande evening observer., May 25, 1932, Page 1, Image 1

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LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1932
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 230
iitttfitttui
County
NO RESULTS
CHANGED BY
FINAL COUNT
Jesse Crum Nominated by
Republicans Over Eckley
By One Vote Margin.
Mccormick, hess
leading parties
Eberhard and Eckley Sea
ond in Tally; George
Walker Nominated as
Coroner By Democrats.
3
VOTE FOR AL CAI'ONE
g When the county clerk, O.
K. McCormlck, and his staff
of assistants completed the of-
flclal canvass of tho votes
g cast In Union county last Frl
$ day, It was discovered that ono
Republican Voter wrote In the
& name of Al Cappne for presl-
8 dent.
8 Many write-ins occurred. 8
Two Democrats wrote in Hoo-
g ver'a name for. president;
4 one Republican wrote in Gov-
ernor Meier for vice president.
3 One Republican wrote in Chet
$ Thompson's name for county
3 clerk.
4
The official canvass of the Union
county primary vote was completed
about noon today, revealing that C.
K. McCormlck. county clerk, led the
Republican candidates in total num
ber of votes with State Senator Colon
B. Eberhard second, and Henry Hess,
who will oppose rr. Eberhard In
the fall, led the Democratic party,
with Victor Eckley, state representa
tive, second.
' The closest race ori either ticket
also developed ' with Jesse Crum,-of
Elgin, winning the Republican nom
ination for state representative by
oho vote, from Mr. Eokley, on the Re
publican ticket by wrlte-,lns Mr. Crum
polled 48 ana Mrr'.Eckley 47. Had
Mr, Eckley received two more votes,
he would have had Both party nom
inations. Walker Nominated
George Walker, La Grande mor
tician, was nominated for coroner by
the Dentocrats; Roscoe Neal received
tho Republican-Democratic nomina
tion for county surveyor; and James
Nelson received the Republican-Democratic
nomination for constable for
the La Grande district. William
Russell was nominated constable at
Elgin, W. H. Gorhaio. at North Pow
der and Davo Van Houten at Union.
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FROST MENACE
HELD OFF BY
CLOUDY SKIES
Followig one of the coldest days
experienced in the last several weeks,
tlie Grande Ronde valley was saved
from a killing frost tnl morning only
because of wind and clouds. The
temperature dropped to 38 above, and
orchardtsts believe that, had the sky
been clear, a serious frost would have
resulted.
At 7 o'clock this morning the mer
cury was up only three degrees.
Yesterday's maximum was 57 above
following a minimum qf 37 above
for the night before, and rainfall
amounting to .05 of an inch. The
rainfall the last few days has been
of much benefit to the valley crops,
but growers are hopeful of a change
of weather that will see more warmth
and sunshine.
Miss Stange Drops
Into First Flight
Miss Anne Stange. La Grande coun
try club golfer, suffered a setback in
yesterday's play In the Oregon Btate
championship tournament at Port
land, losing to Miss Jean Plagemann
In the first round.
.Miss Stange. now drops Into the
first flight and was scheduled to
meet Mrs. Cannon In the second
match today.
WRATIIKR FORECAST
Oregon: Fair tonight and
Thursday; warm-jr in the east
portion Thursday; moderate
northwest winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 41 above.
Minimum: 38 above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 57, minimum 37
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy,
rain .05 of Inch. Range 20
.degrees.
WEATHER MAY 25, 193!
Maximum 75. mlnimium 53
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
Range 22 degrees.
Vote
Miller, Hanks
Enter Race For
School Position
Directors Perkins and In
gle Will Not be Candi
dates For Re-election
on 20th of June.
Dr. J. h. ingle, for two terms a
member of the school ' board, and
W. C. Perkins, elected two years ago
for his first term, after able service
helping direct the destinies of educa
tion In the La Grande public schools,
announced this morning that they
will not be candidates for re-election
in the school election June 20,
Charles B. Miller and W. D. Hanks,
two business men well known In
La Grande, have announced their
candidacy but their petitions have
not been filed as yet with Raymond
O. Williams, school clerk.
Tho decision of Dr. Ingle and Mr.
Perkins not to seek re-election leaves
two vacancies, the other three mem
bers holding over. ' They are E. R.
Rlngo, C. R. Eberhard and Ray Buell.
During the, past term, - Dr. - Ingle
has served as chairman of the board.
. 0
Red Gross Has
Garden Seed For
Relief Purposes
The Union County Red Cross re
cently received from the national
organization a shipment of garden
seeds to be distributed to people who
wish to plant gardens but are unable
to purchase seeds. Rev. , Paul Dc F.
Mortimore, local chairman, an
nounced today.
These Red Cross seeds are now
available at the office of Sherwood
Williams, secretary-treasurer of the
local chapter, in the La Grande- In-
estment Co., and will be distributed
In packets containing large amounts
of beans and corn, . and nmaller
amounts of carrots, beets, peas, let
tuce, and several other vegetables.
Persons may obtain the seeds by
signing one of the printed requisi
tions (donated by tho La Grande
Printing Co.) by which they acknow
ledge they are unable to purchase
their own seeds, and agree to plant
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Dean Jewell To
Give Address On
"Success" Theme
"Success, Yesterday and Today." ,
Dean J. . R. Jewell, of the de
partment of education of Ore
gon State college, has chosen that
as the U.eme of his address which he
will deliver tonight at the annual
commencement exercises of the La
Grande High school, at the L. D. S.
tabernacle, at 8 o'clock. Dean Jewell,
who came to O. S. C. five years ago
from the University of Arkansas, has
become one of the 'leading educators
in the state, and recently was ap
pointed head of the combined schools
of education of O..S. C. and the Uni
versity of Oregon, the duties of which
he will take over in September.
' The address promises, to.bo Inspir
ational to the 128 seniors who will
after tonight enter 'the world of
higher education or business, , armed
with their High school. diplomas,
which represent the first 12yeors of
their educational life. .,.,(,. ;
Dr. J. L. Ingle, chairman of the
school board, will present the diplo
mas to the students following the
address of the evening. Ministers of
several city churches will assist with
the service and music will be fur
nished by the High BChool music de
partment. Schools Close Friday "
All the public schools of tho city
will close Friday and small Informal
program will be iield in each of the
rooms of the grade schools on the
occasion of the closing of school.
Many of the teachers are- leaving
Immediately after the close of school
for vacations or to attend western
colleges for educational work during
the summer.
The 8th grade of the Central
school In honor of its graduation
from grade school , was entertained
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 at a .pic
nic at Cove. The teachers also were
Jointly honored during the afternoon
which was spent In swimming and
games. At the close, a picnic lunch
was served by. mothers .and friends ol
the pupils.
The teachers who were honored
were Mrs. E. A. McEachran, Miss
Effle Snider, Miss Blanche Speers.
Miss Marie Tiggelbeck and Robert
Wakefield.
Parents and friends who accom
panied the group were Mrs. H. E.
rjtxon, Mrs. Lee Reynolds, Mm.
Howard Evans, Mrs. Herbert Reher,
Mrs. Dwlght Jesse, Mrs. W. M. Peare.
Mrs. E. L. Bryant, Mrs. H. L. Leonard,
(Continued On Page Eight)
Fifth Victim Of
Falling Tree Dies
HAWKESBITRY. Ont., May 25 '(P)
Marcel St. Amand, 15. died early to
day, the fifth victim of an accident
near here late yesterday. His bro
ther. Andree. 14. and three others
were Instantly killed when an elm
tree, felled by wind, toppled onto a
truck as they sped along the highway.
Offirinl
.
LtUUN HtAl)
SPEAKS FOR
LOWER RATES
Henry L. Stevens Jr.
Declares Government
is "Profiteering."
INTEREST ON VETS
LOANS HELD HIGH
No More Than Two Per
Cent Favotfed; In Wash
ington Bacharach Will
Draft Measure, t
CHICAGO. May 25 (TP) Henry L.
Stevens Jr., national commander of
the ; American Legion,, last night
charged the government- with "prof
iteering at the expense of the World
war veterans."
Expressing himself before a mass
meeting of legionnaires here, the
young Warsaw, N. C, lawyer asserted
tho government should charge the
veterans no moro than 2 per cent on
bonus certificate loans.
By charging 4i per cent and bor
rowing funds itself at 1 to 2 1-8 per
cent interest, he declared, the, treas-
(Continued on Page Five)
ELEANOR BR ANNAN
SPEAKS ATE. O.N.
Social Secretary of War
Prevention Organization
Guest at Assembly.
Eleanor Doddrldgo Brannan, ot New
York, one of a large number in the
United States who have devoted their
activities to tho prevention of. war,
addressed the student body assembly
of the Eastern' Oregon Normal school
this morning at 10 o'clock, using as
... .. 1
Ing personality, a descendant from
Richard Dana, who came to America
from England In 1640, and grand
daughter of Charles. A. Dana,, late
editor of the New York Sun. She
Is social secretary for the national
council for the prevention of war.
Miss Brarinan studied at ' Oxford
and at Grenoble universities, and
during the eWorld war served in
France with the American troops as
Y. M. C. A. secretary, and later
was slightly wounded near Verdun,
while giving out chocolate to men
of the 26th division.
Miss Brannan was In Geneva dur
ing the 1929 assembly of the League
of Nations and a delegate to the
sixth Congress of the Women's In-
(Continued on Page Five
COMMITTEE IN
HOUSE FAVORS
RIVER PROJECT,
WASHINGTON, May 25 m The
house rivers and harbors commit
tee tentatively approved today Im
provement projects recommended by
army engineers on the Columbia,
lower Willamette and Umpqua rivers
In Oregon.
Meanwhile, Representative Hill (D.,
Wash.) author of a bill to reclaim
1,200,000 acres and provide 2,100,000
horse-power of cheap electricity by a
tremendous dam In the Columbia
basin at the head of the Grand
Coulee in Washington, asked favor
ablo consideration of the measure
by the Irrigation committee.
Even If approved now, he said,
the project could not be completed
before the year 2000.
M0TT 179 VOTES AHEAD
Socialist Convention On Record
As Favoring Repeal of Dry Laws
WASHINGTON, Miiy 2fi l-President
Hoover will hold another con
ference soon with party leaders In
continuation of efforts to arrive at
an understanding on the prohibition
plank to be Included In next month's
convention platform.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., May 25 P
A wet plank lay nailed today in the
hesldenttal campatgjn platform of
the Socialist party.
Adopted late yesterday In the wan
ing hours of the national Socialist
convention here, it demands not only
repeal of prohibition laws but gov
ernment ownership and operation of
breweries, with only one concession
to dry sentiment; A provision for
state option.
The convention adjourned shortly
before midnight last night after four
days of arduous work during which
Norman Mattoon Thomas of New
York was chosen the party's candi
date for president and James H.
Maurer of Harrlsburg, Pa., his run
ning mate.
RELIEF BILL
LA1U bWUKt
THE SENATE
Democratic $2,300,000,000
Measure Has Com
mittees' Approval.
VOTE MAY FOLLOW
END OF TAX FIGHT
Last of Administration's
Emergency Proposals.
Luce Bank Bill, Approv
ed by Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 25 JPf A
$2,300,000,000 Democratic bill for un
employment relief and revival of In
dustry was laid before the senate to
day with the approval of .the com
blned Democratic steering and policy
committees. . , -
The bin was drafted by a sub-com
mittee headed by Senator Wagner of
New York and was approved unani
mously at a Joint session of the ftwo
committees.
The bill proposes:
Allotment of $300,000,000 under the
present capitalization of the recon
struction corporation for loans to
states for direct relief to the Jobless,
An increase of $1,500,000,000 in tho
capitalization of the corporator! for
loans for self-liquidating J construc
tion, both public and private.
. A bond issue of $500,000,000 for
public works program.
The committees agreed to put tne
relief bill before the senate as soon
as the pending revenue measure has
passed.
The bill was Introduced by Senator
Wagner (D., N. Y.) on behalf of the
five Democratic senators who drafted
it." -
: (Continued on Page Four)
VOTERS NAME
M. FITZGERALD
AS DELEGATE
Martin Fitzgerald.- La Grande
Democrat, and William M. Duncan, of
Klamath Falls, wore named as 'dele
gates to the. Democratic national con
ventlon from the Second conresslon
TBU.IUII II
tlon, it became known today, when
the vote for the district ,was ' tabu
lated. -' I " .. '
Mr. Duncan received 3613 and Mr.
Fitzgerald 3659 ' votes. Others who
sought the two peats wero H. J. StU-
lings, Hermleton; J. H. Raley, Pendle
ton; J. R. Blackaby, Ontario, and
Hanson Hughes, Heppner.
In Union county the veto was over
whelmingly In favor of Mr. Fitzgerald,
and he polled large votes In seve.al
of the other counties In Eastern Ore-
PORTLAND. Ore., May 26 P)
The lists of delegates who will attend
the Republican and Dcmocratlo na
tional conventions In Chicago In June
appears definitely determined on tho
face of practically complete returnB
from Friday s election. ' There were
kfew close contests In the election of
delegates who will attend the "big
shows."
The Republican convention opens
June 14, and the Democratic June
27. Oregon sendB sevon delegates from
the state at large, and two from each
of the three congressional districts,
a total of thirteen. The Democrats
elect four from tho state and two
from each of the districts, sending
10 persons to the meeting.
Owyhee Project To
Get Sum on July 1
WASHINGTON, May 25 (P) One
million dollars will bo available July
1 for work on the Owyhee project In
Eastern Oregon, according to notice
Representative Butler has received
from Commissioner Mead. This sum
will finance construction until Janu
ary, i
' The platform, in addition to the
wet plank, was fashioned of others
demanding $10,000,000,000 federal ap
propriations for relief activities, rec
ognition of Soviet Russia and So
cialization of the nation's principal
industries.
TKXAH VOTES FOR GARNER
HOUSTON. Tex., May 25 (AV Texas
Democrats favor John N. Garner for
president but differ on prohibition.
After assuring the Texan, now
speaker of the house, 46 votes In the
Democratic national convention, the
state convention last night declared
for submission of tho question of
repeal of the eighteenth amendment
to the states. It was a disorderly
ending of an otherwise harmonious
Garner meeting.
Oarner leaders had urged the con
vention to avoid the subject of pro
hibition, a declaration on which they
regarded as Inimical to the Texan's
chances for the presidential nomlna-
( Continued on Page Seven)
Mayor
GAMEST GIRL IN AIR" THAT'S
When Amelia Eariiart l'uninm starts to do n thing, there's no stopping her, my filers who know
her. ' And tho Atlantic oceun couldn't stop hcrl The picture at the left shows Amelia with her hus
band, tieorge Palmer Putnam, formerly of .Oregon, and at the right she Is pictured In a typical
' . flying pose.
Bonus Marchers In Indiana
Flog Free Lance
' Evangelist At
Gastenia, N. C.
T GASTONIA, N. C, May 26 (II) Rev.
A. A. Haggard, 66, former Baptist
minister here and now a free lance
evangelist, reported to police today
that he was kidnaped by a band of
masked men last night and taken,
into the country and ftogged. Ho
said he knew of no reason why he
sbould be beaten. Police are pushing
an inquiry.
The evangelist began a meeting
here Sunday. He said he was taken
from his rooming house shortly af
ter tho evening service last night at
the' Free Will Baptist church and
placed in an automobile with Btx
men. Six miles from Gastonia the
party stbpped, ho said, and tho flog
ging followed. Haggard then was re
leased and told to leavo town.
Ho left this section several years
ago following disagreements with hU
congregation.
To Begin Work On
Pacific Highway
SALEM, May 25 ' P . Work of
widening the Pacific highway pave
ment between Salem and Brooks,
covering a distance of eight miles,
will get under way within the next
few weeks, state highway officials an
nounced today. The contract involves
an expenditure of $127,455.
The present 10 foot pavement is to
be widened to 20 feet by tho addi
tion of a two-foot pavement block
on each side. The three foot should
ers on each side will be replaced by
six foot shoulders. The entire 20
foot surface will be resurfaced.
The plans also call for tho elim
ination of several curves and dips In
the highway.
Delzell's Lead
Over Opponent
27 Votes Today
PORTLAND, Ore., May 25 (! A
devlslon of election flRurns by the
Washington county clerk, and a
slight change In Jackson county
figures, put Jnmcs W. Mott.179 votes
ahead of Rcp.pscntntlvn Willis C.
Hawlcy for the Republican nomina
tion to congress for the first dis
trict, and William Dclzell 27 votes
ahead of Harvey Starkweather for tho
Democratic nomination.
The tabulntlon at 11 a. m. gave
these totals, with 11 of the 17 coun
ties olllclal on the Republican tlcM-t,
and seven official In the Democratic
count: !
Mott 30,019; Hawlcy 30.740. Mott's
lead 170.
Delzcll 12.002;
Delzell's lead 27.
Btarwcathcr 12,065.
OFFICIAL HBTI.KNS AKI1IVK
SALEM, May 25 ) Complete
(Continued on Page Three)
Walker Questioned
WORLD WAR YETS
AT HALT TODAY
Wonde ii.ng How They
Will Continue March .
' to National Capitol ;
WASHINGTON, Ind., May 26 P)
Throe hundred and fifty World war
veterans of the "bonus expedition"
stirred from their Improvised bunks
along the tracks of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad here today and won
dered how they are to continue their
march to the national capltol.
Tho Illinois trucks that brought
them there at 3 o'clock this morning
returned Immediately after their pas
sengers had been unloaded and the
Illinois obligation to bring them this
far in Indiana had been fuinilcd.
Tho veterans, mainly from Oregon,
had ono dominant Idea In mind this
morning and that was to got to
Washington, D. C, to press their de
mands for cash payment of tho bon
us. Just how they will proceed from
here, neither the veterans nor city
nor 'county officials have bcon ablo
to figure out.
Will Ktngo Parade
Walter W. Waters, who Is In com
mand of tho march, said early today
that after tho men had rested from
their tedious Journey hero from East
St. - Louis, 111., he would, assemble
them for a conference and after
wards stage a parade through tho
city. ,
Tho trip into Indiana last night
was quiet and uneventful and tho
veterans were orderly. What might
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IDAHO VOTERS
GIVE THOMAS
"2-TO-l" LEAD
BOISE, Idaho, May 26 IIP) United
States Senator John Thomaa had a
lead of almost two to ono ovor J.
Woslcy Holden, of Idaho Palls, for
tho Republican senatorial nomina
tion Oil tho basis of approximately
holf tho returns from yesterday's pri
mary election, complied hero-today.
Tho voto In 3B3 of the state's 810
products gave ThomttB 18.40H votes
and Hnlden 0,530. A large Ihuro of
the prcclncta reported wero city dis
tricts and wero approaching complete
returnn.
For the Democratic senatorial nom
ination, J. P. Pope. mHyor of BolBe,
had a similar lead over the m-arcnt
of his four opponents.
Transportation Act
Case Will be Heard
8ALEM. May 25 mi The case
brought by the Consolidated Freight
Lines, Inc.. attacking tno constitu
tionality or tho Oregon transporta
tion act, will be heard by thrco Judges
In the United States district court In
Portland Friday.
The act under" fire attempts to
regulate motor vehicles using tho
public highways for the transporta
tion of persons and property for
hire. The law Blso provides for the
collection of fees for the use of the
highways by these hire carriers.
AMELIA
Dirigible Home
After Long 1 np
IntOvNorthwest
SUNNYVALE, ' Cal May 25' (PP)
Alter a- two-day trip -to the Pacific
Northwest, during which it went as
far north as the Canadian border,
tho dirigible' U. S. 8. Akron returned
hero .early today and was moored
to tho mast at the aircraft base.
. Passing over San Francisco at dawn,
tho giant craft was safely moored by
6:30 a. m. ' Lieutenant Commander
Charles E. Rosondohl, In charge of
the airship, reported progress during
tho night by radio to the naval sta
tlon at San Francisco ho followed
the coast line southward. Nearlng
tho base he called for the landing
crew, which tied tho dlriglulo to its
mast without Incident.
(Continued on Page TSIght)
Henry Blackmer
Pays Tax, Fine
Through Lawye
WASHINGTON, May 25 (!) Despite
settlement of- Income tax claims to
taling approximately $4,000,000 and
payment ot $60,000 contempt of court
fine, Henry M. Blackmer, missing
witness In the navol oil trials, does
not plan to return to tho United
States. '
Tills was made known today by
George Gordon Battle, attorney for
tho oil man, after ho had paid tne
fine, assessed for refusing to testify
for the government In tho Teapot
Dome trials of Harry P. Sinclnlr and
Albert B. Fall.
For years he has made his homo
In Franco, having declined to return
to this country during tho oil trials.
George Gordon Battle, his lawyer,
visited tho District of Columbia su-
(Continued on Page Four)
Governor Returns
To Portland Home
8AI.EM, May 26 UP) Governor
Melor returned to Portland lato yes
terday where ho will remain until
next Tucsduy. Mrs. Meier's mother
was reported In a precarloUB condi
tion there. This has ncccBsHatea
Governor Meier ependlng much OT his
time In Portland during tho past few
weeks.
Before leaving for Portland Gover
nor Meier set a meeting of tho board
of control for next Tuesday, to discus-.
the proposed state power plant
at the Oregon stato penitentiary.
Forty Publishers
To Visit Hoover
WASHINGTON. May 25 (Al Forty
publishers hove been Invited to tho
White House conference tonight with
President Hoover.
Ways of helping the economic sit
uation of tho country will bo dls
cussed.
Names of thoso who will attend
wero not disclosed.
It was sold President Hoover !
strongly desirous of gaining tho non
partlson support of the publishers In
shaping public opinion.
TAKES STAND
AND defends :
HIS REGIME
Courtroom Jammed For
Hofstadter Legislative
Committee Hearing, :.
MAYOR'S REPLIES
BRING APPLAUSE.
Verbal Tilts Occur During
Questioning Mayotf
Denies Recommending
Equitable -Franchise.
NEW YORK. May 25 (ff) Mayo
James J. Walker acknowledged on thar
stand today that he received $246, :
(M2.7G from a Joint, brokerage' ac
count he had with Paul Block, news-
paper publisher, and lit which the
mayor had made no investment, v
NEW YORK, May 25 -(P) Mayor
James J. Walker took the witness .
stand today to defend his ad minis-
tratlon of the city of New York and
Immediately signed a waiver of im- i
mfunlty. . ' ;
Tho mayor wore a natty blue sut .
and shirt and smiled broadly as a
crowd cheered him as he entered. th
courthouse where the Hofstadter leg Is- :
latlve committee has for many ,
months been Investigating the city a.
affairs..
He was solemn, however, when ha
took the stand. He showed no heat--;
tatlon at all when offered the waiver .
of immunity and immediately signed-
It. :.
Samuel Seabury, chief counsel of,
the committee, had preceded the
mayor into the building, to the ac
companiment of some booa drowned
out by general applause.
. , Courtroom Jammed
At the time the mayor arrived tht.
courtroom was Jammed with a crowd,
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JAPAN FORCES i
QUIT WOOSUNG '
FORTS TODAY
SHANGHAI, May 25 VP) Japanese
military forces evacuated the Woo-.,
sung forts today and the Chinese re-
sumed service on the Shanghai-nan.'
king railway, which was discontinued
when Japanese alrplaneB bombed th
tracks at the beginning of the Bhang'
hal fighting and cut .off the railroad.
SIIIKAKAWA IMPROVING
SHANGHAI, May 25 VP) General
Yoshlnorl Shirakawa, Japanese army
commander In chief here, who under
wont an operation and blood trans
fusion yesterday,-as tne result or
wounds received from a bomb April
20, showed further slight Improve
ment today, his physicians said.
; CRISIS ENDED
TOKYO, May 25 (P) The cabinet ...
crisis was ended today when Admiral
Salto succeeded In. forming a min
istry in which both major political
parties are participating,
Turner, Ore. Girl
Has Perfect Mark
SALEM. May 28 VP) Hlldrod
Bones, of Turner, who la to graduate
from the High school there nent week,
has tho unique distinction of not be- .
Ing absent or tardy In her school lor
12 years.
Mrs. Mary Fulkorson, county school
superintendent, said she knew of no
other Marlon county boy or girl wh
had established such a record.
Wheat TodayJ
CHICAGO, May 25 UP) Renewal
of actlvo speculative buying gave aa
upturn to wheat values late today, tu
tor tho market earner naa sagged. ,
Two of the foremost speculative
leaders were on tho trading floor, and
wore reported planning to devote
moro time hereafter to commodities
Instead of the stock market. The
first truckload of new Texas wheat
was reported marketed today.
Wheat closed firm, i4Sc above
yesterday's finish, corn varying from
c decline to c advance, oats
y4o off to 'Ac up. and provisions at
10 cents setback to a rise of 2c.
PORTLAND, May 25 UP) First of
fering of new crop alfalfa, for de-"5
livery June 10. Is reported by O. P.
Huffman, government reporter of the
hoy and grain division at Portland.;
The offering Is from Yakima and at
13.606f14.00 ton Is about 2 ton be
low Initial values of 1031. The crop
of Yakima Is reported a week to 10
days ahead of a year ago and the
outlook Is good In the new fields but
rather "cheaty" In the old fields.
On tho Portland futures market
the only change in wheat for the day
was In the Muy which lost y,o bu.
Sales Included 16,000 bu. May-September.
On the merchants exchange cash
wheat was unchanged. '