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VOLUME 30
HTKMBFH ABflOCIATKD PRKBS AND A. B. C
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1932
ASTERN OREGON'S LKADINQ NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 240
Eleven Known Dead In Fire
TWO MISSING,
'SCORES HURT
IN CLEVELAND
Explosion Causes Fatal
Blaze in Downtown
Apartment Early Today
MANY FIGURE IN
DRAMATIC ESCAPES
Mickey Cochrane and Cy
Peterman Aid in Rescue
Work Investigation to
be Launched.
' CLEVELAND, Ohio, Juno 7 W)
Eleven persons were known to be dead
and- two others were missing In. ah
explosion and fire which swept a
downtown apartment early today.
Four bodies had been brought out of
the ruins and firemen had sighted
four others. First Assistant Chief
James Nlmjmo said he was positive
two more bodies still were in the
ruins.
' Bodies of two men and two women
bad been recovered and Nimmo said
others probably were tropped and
burned to death. Nimjmn's estimate
was based on a check of the number
of residents with those accounted
for. It would take hours, firemen
satd, to make a complete search of
the debris.
About 30 more were burned or In
jured, while the rest of the nearly
200 residents were saved In dramatic
escapes.
To Invest 1 Rate Blast
The Search began five hours after
an explosion shook the six-story
building at East Ninth street and
Superior avenue. In the heart of the
downtown area, at 12:30 a. m. Flames
which engulfed the upper five stories
occupied by the Ellington apartments
had prevented rescue workers from,
entering previously. ,
J Fire Chief James E. Granger said
circumstances of the blast would be
fully investigated as to possible in
cendiarism. There were about 200 residents in
the apartments, it was estimated by
Alva Bradley, manager of the M...A.
Bradley estate which owns the building-Dozens
,of residents ran down fire
escapes, scores of screaming women
(Continued on Page Four)
PERMITS WILL
BE NECESSARY
TO BURN BRUSH
May 15 to October 1 of each year
Is the closed fire season as provided
by Oregon forest lawa. Due to the
wet weather this spring forost offi
cers have not made a very close
check-up on persons burning brush
In small quantities, however In some
cases such fires havo spread beyond
expectations of the persons who
started them. In the future anyone
wishing to do any burning In or near
any forest or brush land will be re
quired to obtain a burning permit
from a fire warden or ranger, L. C,
Morehead, district warden, announced
today. Any one wishing to do any
burning should notify the fire war.
den who will make an inspection of
the area to bo burned and If the
burning can be safely done the war
den will Issue a permit without cost
to the owner.
D. H. Burrows, Of
Joseph, Passes
By Mrs. Mulda Stevenson
(Observer Correspondent)
JOSEPH. Ore.. June 7 (Special)
The body of D. H. Burrows, well
known Joseph resident, was to arrive
here today from Oregon City, where
he died Sunday morning about 11
o'clock. Mr. Burrows was taken to an
Oregon City hospital from Joseph
two weeks ago In a serious condition,
Funeral services win be held Wed
nesday at 2 o'clock at the Methodist
church here with burial at Prairie
creek. '
Mr. Burrows leaves his widow and
four children at Joseph, and one son
In California.
HEATIIKK FORECAST .
$ Oregon: Fair tonight and $
Wednesday but cloudy and S
somewhat unsettled In north-
4 west portion; moderate tern- S
Q peraturc; gentle changeable S
$ winds offshore. $
WEATHER TODAY
6 7 a. m. 61 above.
Minimum: 43 above. S
Condition: clear.
9 WEATHER VESTERIIAV S
Maximum 68, minimum, 42 S
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
4 Range 34 degrees.
$, , ,
WEATHER JUNE 7, 1S1.11 8
Maximum 98, minimum 66
above.
Condition: Clear, Range (9
degrees. .
Gene Walker Is
Candidate For
School Director
Brings Number of Candi
dates to Three-rWalker
Favors Economy With
out Loss of Efficiency.
1. J. LILLY CANDIDATE $
A fourth candidate entered
the race for school director $
this afternoon when P. J. Lilly
announced his candidacy. Al
ready he has 40 names to his
petition. . Mr. Lilly states that
there are no representatives 3
on the school board fron the
North side at present. He $
owns property on both the
North and South sides and, if S
elected, pledges himself to S
represent the interests of all i
the citizens of the district. S
The number of candidates for posi
tions on the La Grande board of
education was increased to three to
day when it became known that Gene
Walker, district manager of the East
ern Oregon Light and Power com
pany in La Grande, filed yesterday
with School Clerk R. O. Williams.
Other candidates- are Charles B.
Miller, who filed several days ago,
and W. D. Hanks, who has not filed
as yet but who announced his candi
dacy last week.
There are two vacancies on the
board, duo to the retirement of W. C.
Perkins and Dr. J. L. Ingle, whose
terms expire this summer. The school
election ' will be held on Monday,
June 20.
Mr. Walker, In a statement to the
Observer today, declared that he be
lieves in the maintaining of the high
standards of education that have
been attained by the La Grande
schools, although he favors economy
wherever possible. However, Mr.
Walker made it clear that' he does
not favor ruthless reductions where
no good could be accomplished, but
does favor reductions where they may
be made without impairing tho effi
ciency of the schools.
Ballot Title Of
-School 'Merger,'
Plan Under Fire
' 'V
8ALEM, June 7 m Appeal from
the ballot title of the proposed Initia
tive measure providing for tho physi
cal consolidation of the state's higher
Institutions of learning was filed with
the Oregon supreme court today.
Attorney Custer Boss, of Salem, filed
the action naming C. W. Keene. of
Sllverton, as plaintiff and state offi
cials defendants. The appeal Is from
the title affixed some time ago by
the attorney general.
Tho complaint asserts the ballot
title Is unfair and misleading. It
contends the measure Is misnamed
for the reason that It docs not pro
vldo for any consolidation, but does
provldo for moving tho university to
(Continued From Page Three)
11 Union County
Youths Eligible
To Attend Camp
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, June 6
(Special) Eleven Union county
youths are among thoso chosen to
attend tho 1032 Citizen's Military
Training camp at this hlstorlo army
post. With four weeks of outdoor
living, work and play scheduled to
begin on Juno 17, Lieutenant Thomas
J. Cross, C. M. T. C. adjutant has
sent out to 690 young men the or
ders authorizing them to come to
Camp Hurlburt. Those from Union
county are:
' Raymond M. Cook. 1312 V. ave..
La Orande; Ralph p. Flobcrg. 702 O
ave., La Grande: Charles L. Devlne,
1808 Third St.. La Orande; Robert
O. Oesterllng. 2018 Oak St.. La
Orande: Paul T. Walker, 1408 Y ave..
La Orande; Dcrwln V. Reynaud, 1608
(Continued on Page Flve
One Pleads Guilty
At Monday Hearing
Judgo J. W. Knowles heard the
pleas of Clarence Q. Dudley and Joe
Parent who entered pleas of not
guilty, and Elmer Chrlstman. guilty,
yesterday afternoon at 1:30 In the
circuit court. The three were Indict
ed by the grand Jury, Dudley on a
charce of obtaining money under
false Dretenaes: Parent, assault and
battery; and Chrlstman. burglary not
In a dwelling, and were arraignea Sat
urday evening. '
John and Oeorge Droke and Bud
Hensley, accused of contributing to
the delinquency of a minor, were ar
raigned yestemay afternoon' and will
enter their pleas tomorrow morning
at 10 o'o'.ock.
The motion made in the case of
the Flsk brothers, who stated that
the mash which they are charged with
having In their possession, was Illeg
ally taken, and that the testimony of
the arresting officers oe suppreesea,
was denied. '
The case of Harry Orelsel, charged
with larceny by embezzlement, open
ed this morning in the circuit court.
EAST NORMAL
GRADUATION
WEDNESDAY
Evensong Ceremony to be
Held at Grand Stair
way at 7 Tonight
73 SENIORS WILL
GET SHEEPSKINS
B. F. Irvine to Speak at
Commencement Her
man Oliver to Present
Diplomas.
Seventy-three seniors will leave the
portals of tho Eastern Oregon Nor
mal school "tomorrow, armed with
their diplomas to enter the profes
sional and business world, following
the commencement exercises which
will be held tomorrow at 2:30 at the
Normal school auditorium!. Parents
and friends of the graduating seniors
have been invited to attend the im
pressive ceremony, after which Presi
dent and Mrs. K. E. Inlow will re
ceive them at the annual reception
in the music room.
B. P. Irvine, editor of the Oregon
Journal, and member of the state
board of higher education, has been
Invited to deliver the commence
ment address, while Herman Oliver,
(Continued on Page Five)
ROBBERS BREAK
INTO TWO FIRMS
Reynolds Store ani- Con
crete Company at island
City Both Entered.
Robbers broke Into Lee Reynolds'
store and the Concrete Pipe company,
both at Island City, last night and
escaped with a great deal of loot,
leaving no clue behind them with
the 1 exception of a grass jiack on the
floor of the store'. ' Jesse Brtisbears,
sheriff pf Union county, was called
to the scene of the robbery this
morning and found that the robbers
had worn gloves, leaving, no finger
prints.
At Reynolds' store, they climbed
onto the roof and cut the wires that
are connected with burglar alarms
and then cut a hole In the roof. They
(Continued on Page Four
Sullivan Case
Upheld By State
Supreme Court
SALEM, Ore.,' June 7 (P) In an
opinion today the BUpreme court af
firmed the Union county circuit court
In the case of the state vs. Wlllard
Sylvester Sullivan in an appeal from
conviction of second degree murder.
The opinion by Justice Brown af
firmed Judge J. W. Knowles. Sulli
van was convicted ,of second de
gree murder of Homer Btdwcll, far
mer, on June 27, 1931.
Other opinions handed down today
Included:
D. B. Brothers vs. state Industrial
accident commission, appellant, ap
peal from Union county. Appeal from
action of commission rejecting claims
for compensation. Opinion by Jus
tice Campbell, Judge J. W. Knowles
reversed. 1
Financial
Associated Press To Send Special
Writer From Oregon to G.O.P. Meet
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 7 (P staff ever assembled for a political
Oregon's participation in tho colorful
dynamic and dramatic national poli
tical conventions In Chicago this
months will be brought to readers
of Oregon Asso
ciated Press news',.,:
papers by an Ore---.
gon newspaperman
direct from 1he
Chicago stadium, j";
As part of the
strikingly novel
method of provid
ing Intimate con
vention details for
each state, Leslie
J. Smith, chief of
bureau of The As
soclaipd Press In
Oregon, has been
assigned to bring
L. J. 6MTM
to Oregon readers accurate, enter
taining and specCy accounts of the
activities of the Republican delega
tion of 13, and the Democratic group
of 10 persons from this state.
These dally stories, confined en
tirely to Oregon personalities and
Oregon activities will complement
the general convention accounts
which Tho Associated Press will
handle through the largest reportorlal
BONUS ARMY
PREPARES TO
HOLD PARADE
Nearly 7000 Veterans in
Washington Today,
Officers Estimate
POLICE DISCOVER
COMMUNIST PLOT
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roped Off so That Vet
erans May Parade With
out Interference.
By the Associated Press
Re-enforcements marched, hooked
rides and motored today toward
Washington to lend their presence to
the appeal for a two-bllllon dollar
bonus for World war veterans.
At Washington It was parade day,
with a touch of red offering a pros-,
pect of flroworks. Police there' an
nounced that a communist plot .to
"combat the police with violence"
had been discovered.
To frustrate this possibility, Penn
sylvania avenue was roped off so that
more than 5000 "bonus marchers,"
here from all parts of the country,
might parado peacefully.
Not a Climax
Today's parade was not Intended as
the climax of the veterans' efforts
to stir congress to action in helr be
half. Thousands of others were only
barely started from their : distant
homes to Join the "army" here.
A bonus "expeditionary force"
of
(Continued on Page Five)
Frank J. Egan
Surrenders To
Frisco Police
BAN FRANCISCO, June 7 (ff)
Frank J. Egan, suspended public de
fender, surrendered to police today
on a iryurder charge and brought an
end to one of the most strenuous
manhunts here in recent yeare.
Accused with two of his henchmen
of slaying his friend and benefactress,
Mrs. Jessie Scott Hughes, in a clev
erly plotted simulation of o, hit-run
accident, Egan disappeared last Sat
urday a few hours before the grand
Jury voted to Indict him.
His attorney, Vincent W. Halllnan,
had promised Egan would surrender
yesterday morning,' and when the
time: designated by the lawyer had
passed with no signs of the accused
man . apparent, tho harrassed police
started a hunt that spread over a
wide area. . ' ' r. - i f
Just before Egan walked Into the
Golden Gato police station Halllnan.
already under subpoena to explain
to the grand Jury why his client had
not given himself up. as promised,
telephoned police saying he had In
structed the accused official to do
so at once.
.Egan was silent as he stepped up
to faco tho accusation. Ho volun
teered no information as to his
whereabouts since Saturday, when he
was last Been at Tanforan, 10 miles
south; of here, drivljng southward
while the grand Jury was hearing
the confession of Verne Doran, his
former chauffeur.
Baxter, Mahoney
Win Tennis Title
Baxter and Mahoney won the men's
doubles title In the Eastern Oregon
Normal school yesterday ' afternoon
when they defeated Halverson and
Conner 6-1, 6-1.
The men's singles were not played
Monday but will be played this af
ternoon along with the mixed dou
bles. ' r
Skies Are
event.
They will be filed by wire direct
from the convention floor to the
Portland Press, and thence to news
paper membors of tho press associa
tion throughout tho state.
Trslned staff men from each state
In the union will Join Chicago, Wash
ington, D. C, and New York wrltern
in providing this unparalleled con
vention service.
Smith, for six years a member of
The Associated Press staff In Port
land, and for four years chief of the
Oregon service, will maintain close
contact with the two Oregon delega
tions In Chicago, relaying to news
papers of this state Intimate partic
ulars not only of the two groups as
they vote on the floor of the con
vention hall, but as they participate
In pro-convention meetings, platform
conferences and organization gather
ings. Smith will accompany the Repub
lican delegation on the private car
leaving Portland Thursday night for
Chicago, arriving two days before the
convention open June 14. He will
attend tho ' pre-convcntlon mcetlngn
of the Democratic delegation and the
general meeting of that party start
ing June 27.
Stock Sho
6 Union County
Students to Get
U. of 0. Degrees
Four From La Grande and
Two From Elgin Will
, Graduate at Eugene on
June 13.
UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, Eugene
June 7 (Special) There will be six
Union county students among the
more than 700 candidates for de
grees at the Impressive ceremonies
of commencement at the University
of Oregon, to be held this year from
Juno 10 to 13. Those from Union
county who will receive degrees, pro
viding they complete all require
ments, Include Lenore Ely, Fred W.
Baumann, Norman D. Jesse and
Olaudo Llvosay Hall, La Orande;
Margaret Elaine Williams and Vernal
Patten Bhoemaker, of Elgin.
Dedication of tho beautiful Prince
L. Campbell Pine Arts Museum, fin
anced by the citizens of Oregon
through a gift campaign and under
construction the past two years, will
bo Included on the weekend pro
gram, to which visitors from all over
the state are expected, ceremonies
and entertainment for the graduat
ing seniors and for the alumni who
will return for thlB occasion will fill
the days from Friday evening, Juno
10, to Monday morning, June 13.
Ilabhl Wise to Speak
Rabble Stephen 8. Wlso, of New
York City, noted' speaker and reli
gious leader, will deliver the com
mencement address on MondBy morn
ing, June 13, and Dr. Arnold Ben
nett Hall, president of tho unlvor
stty, will give the baccalaureate ser
mon Sunday morning. Both will be
given in McArthur Court. Memories
of the University as It was fifty years
ago will be recalled during com
mencement when the three surviving
members of the class of 1882 gather
for ,a reunion. They are Mrs. Harry
L, Boardman, Riverside, Cal.; Sey
mour W. Condon, Pasadena, Cal.;
and Mary E. McCornack, Eugene. Re
unions will also be held by the classes
of 1007, 1912 and 1022.
ii Youthful orators, picked from the
best In the senior class, will vie for
tho Falling and Beekman prizes on
Prlday night, June 10, at the opening
event of the weekend. The alumni
aotlvltlcs will open Saturday morning
with the annual breakfast of the
Stuto- Association of University of
Oregon women, followed by the semi-
(Continued on Page Three)
New Revenue Law
To Take Effect
Within a Month
t WASHINGTON, Juno 7 ,(T)
Pertinent facta about the
now tax law;
Income tax rates, restoring
tho high 1021 levies, go into
effect on Incomes for the 1032 .
calendar year with first pay
ments due next March 16.
Exclso taxes on articles in
cluding electric power, cos
metics, automobiles and candy
are effective on June 21.
Here are some of the rates:
Automobiles, three per cent;
candy, two; electrical energy,
three per cent of sales for
domestic and commercial pur
poses; gasoline, one cent a gal
lon; checks, two cents each.
- First class postage Increased
to three cents, effective with
in 30 days.
Tariff levies are Imposed on
oil; coal, lumber and copper.
The method of collecting
the new duties will bo an
nounced soon by the Internal
revenue ' bureau.
Brighter
Bankers in Wall
Street Reverse
Drab Viewpoints
By Frank II. MrConnell
(Associated Press Financial Writer)
NEW YORK, Juno 7 (It Tho fin
ancial nkics look a little brighter to
Walt 8 1 root's leading bankers,
They naturally aro cautious. Bank
ers usually are - particularly after
a two-and-a-half-year drouth.
One leader of tho banking com
munity, whoso counsels aro treasured
by his conferees, has completely re
versed a viewpoint held last February.
In Pebruary, he felt the early pros
pect for business and finance was
unencouragtng because ( 1 ) Wash
ington seemed to be making no head
way toward balancing the national
budget and (2) there appeared, as
ho described It, to be a disposition
In congrens to tax tho life out of
security transactions.
Today, he feels encouraged because
(1) congress has now finally deter
mined, upon taxation to put tho gov
ernment's finances In order, (2)
Franco Is showing a more concilia
tory attitude toward Oerman repar-
( Continued on Page Pour
w
HOOVERPLAN
. IS REJECTED
BY SENATE
Presidential Proposal For
Furloughs For U. b.
Employes Turned Down
TEN PER CENT PAY
CUT STAYS IN BILL
War Department Appro
priation Bill Reduced
Fulmer Relief Bill Ap
proved by Committee.
WASHINGTON, June 7 m An
error by the senate apuroprumons
committee, discovered Into today and
cormrted Immediately afterwards re
duced the senate savings on the war
department appropriation bill as It
passed the House from 5,tos,o io
1,007,033.
WASHINGTON, June 7 VP) The
senate today rejected the Hoover fur
lough plan proposed as a substitute
for a ton per cent government pay
cut. i . (J... :m
(Continued on Page Five)
ROCKEFELLER ON
'WET' SIDE TODAY
Jubilation Reigns in Camp
of Opponents to the
18th Amendment
WAHIIINOTON, June 7 WV-PoHfc-
master (lencral Brown told newa
panermen today lio believed the pro-
pmnil to place a prohibition piaiiK in
the llcpubllcan platform calling for
rcAiibmlaHlon of . the qtuwtlan huh
"fiouijd.'f " " .
iNEW YOHK. June 7 P) Jubilation
rolgned In tho wet cainp today, lor
John D. -'Rockefeller Jr., a life-long
dry, has decided that (the 18th
amondment ought to bo repealed.
Tho oil magnate's change of opin
ion, disclosed In a letter ' to Dr.
Nicholas Murray Butler, brought ex
pressions of nmar-ement and sharp
disagreement from' supporters of the
prohibition amendment, -which
Rockefeller and his father helped
mnko the law of tho land.
In expressing hope that both major
parties would adopt repeal planks
and remove tho question from parti
san strife, Rockefeller made It plain
he had not altered his vlows on tem
perance. Ho sulci he hnd been d teetotaler
all his life. "Neither my father nor
hia father ovor tasted a drop of In
toxicating liquor, nor havo I," he
said.
Changes Ills Ml ml
Ho said ho and his father had
contribute $350,000 to the Antl
Saloon Lcaguo to support prohibition
legislation.
"Slowly and reluctantly," he said,
he had come to believe that the
amendment had not been supported
by jpubllc opinion sufficiently to
hasten tho day "when tho value of
society of men with minds and bodies
freo from tho undermining effects
of alcohol would be generally real
ized." (Continued Prom Page Pour)
SIX PERSONS
KILLED WHEN
CARS COLLIDE
COLL1NOBWOOD, N. J Juno 7 W
Six ncraons were killed and another
seriously injured early today when an
ambulance speeding to a nospitai
with an injured three-year-old girl
collided with an automobllo at a
street intersection.
The dead:
Richard J. Bloemaker, 40, 1 Tad d oil
field . t
Emma Bloemaker, 3 daughter of
Bloemaker.
Policeman John Knorr, Haddon-
flold, driver of the ambulance.
Mrs. J. A. Rodcckcr, 45, Perth Am
boy.
William Rodeckor, 21, driver of tho
automobile, son of Mrs. Rodeckor.
Mrs. Edward Smith, Koyport, slater
of Mrs. Rodeckor.
Tho Injured:
Policeman Frank B. Tucker, 20
Haddonfleld, fractured skull and In
tenia 1 Injuries.
Tho Bloemnker child suffered i
fractured skull In the collision and
died several hours later.
Dallas, Ore. Voles
Against City Hall
DAI. LAD, Juno 7 111 Returns from
the Dnllnn city olcctlou held ycHtor-
day flhowed rejection or tho bond la
uo for construction of a 22,000 now
city hall, and chnliKlng offices of
auditor and pollco Judno from elec
tive to appoliitlvcs by the city coun
ell.
Tho vote on tho bond Issue was
340 aenlnst and 3114 for.
Opens Tomorrow
Brookfmrt Runs
Second to Field
In Primary Vote
Count Today Gives Op
ponent of Veteran Sen
ator Lead of Over 42,000
For Nomination.
DKS MOINKS, June 7 (P) With
less thnn 'loo preclncta remaining to
be counted, Henry Field held a lead
or more than 42,000 over Smith IV.
Ilrookhart In the fight for the Iowa
Republican senatorial nomination to
day. Itettlriw from 2073 out of 2435
preclncta gave Field 1(14,038; Brook
luut 152,703. '
DES MOINES, June 7 Ml Returns
from 1501 out of the state's 2435 pro
clncts for United States ttenntor gave:
'Republican: Field 122.000; Brook-
oemttur Ilruukluirt
hart, 01,352; Haynee, 31, IBB; Cosson,
20,410.
Democratic: Murphy 32,070; Stock,
16,005; Kroschel, 10,801; Lyttlo, 10,-
010; Hagemann, 7050. .
IIKNHON'H DEFEAT CONCKIIKD
MASON CITY, Iowa, June 7 F)
Managers of O. A. Benson's campaign
for tho Republican nomination for
fourth district representative In con
gress lata today conceded his defoat
by the vot!W.Q.' N. Haugen, of
Nortliwoodnaugon'n total, was 23.338
votes, ngalnst 23.768 ,for Benson. 1
Hillsboro Case
Called Suicide
In Jury Verdict
HILLSBORO, Ore, Juno 7 W A
verdict of suicide has ended the cor
oner's Investigation of the death of
Mrs. Elizabeth Kocber but has not
nccoHnarlly closod the cano as far as
the district attorney's offlco is con
corned. ;
Deliberating only ton minutes, i
coroner's Jury last night found the
78-year-old woman bitrned horsclf
to death In tho basement of tho Free
Methodist church hero Inst Wednes
day. Mrs. Kocber was found by her
daughter, Rev. Nathalla Kocber, pas
tor of tho .church, but died without
making a statement.
When Mrs. Kocber was found, tcstl
mony rovcnlcd, her body was unclad
and sen red by fire. . Splinters and
bits of wood wero found in hor
mouth and throat under a large
cloth "gag." Dr. J. O, Robb, who at
tended Mrs, Kocber, and Dr. Prank
R. Mo n no, pathologist from tho Unl
vorslty of .Oregon, Medical school
testified Mrs. Koebor, suffering from
tho burnt), might herself havo thrust
tho bits of wood and cloth Into hor
mouth. They salt! no nwka of vlo
leuco were found on her body aside
from lacoratloiis in her throat.
Paul M. Patterson, deputy district
attorney, said a verdict of suicide did
not necessarily close tho case because
tho district attorney's offlco "may
continue any case at any tlmo."
American Gunboat
Fires on Chinese
SHANGHAI, China, June 7 W)
Tho Exchange Telegraph re
ported today the American gun
boat Oahu had fired on Chlneso
soldiers who were attacking two
British steamers.
Tho Chinese were attacking
ho rlvor boats Wanllu snd Kiuwo,
tho dispatch said.
Tho Otthu's gunners drove orf
the attuck with many casualties.
Asks Legislation
Afainst "Shorts"
WAHIIINOTON, June 7 UFi Legis
lation to mnko short selling and par
tlclnatlim 111 stock markot pools l
crime was nd vacated In tho senate to.
dav bv Wheeler ID., Mont.)
"I hopo tho banking commlteo will
go to tho bottom of this siock mar.
kct debacle," wild Wheeler, "not so
much with tho Idea of sending some
body to tho ixmltentlary but with
the Idea of passing legislation to pro
vent this thing occurring In tho fu
turo and that will prevent theao poo.
pie from carrying on their pools and
llkewlso mako It criminal to carry on
short soiling, as has been dome on
tho New York stock exchange."
SUNNY SKIES
WELCOHEDBYI
ITS SPONSORS
Union Decorated For
Three-Day Event; Large
Crowds Anticipated. ' ;
STOCK DISPLAY
BEST ON RECORD
Fast Race Horses on the
Grounds Night Enter
tainment Arranged th
Price is Reduced. '" '
By Mrs. L. Z. Terroll .
(Observer Correspondent) .
UNION, June 7 (Bpeclal) Enthu
siasm, for the Eastern Oregon Live
stock Bhow, which opens here tomorn
row, went up considerably with thfl
change in weather, which came dur
ing last night, and prospects for Xhp
show are brightest they have been.
in months. Decorations are up, muoa -
stock Is here, all early plana are work-
lng beautifully and .the 1032 show .
stands well to be among the many,
big shows of the history of tho or ;
ganlzation. ! '
Residents of , Eastern . Oregon and
of parts more distant will have thui
year an opportunity to see on, ex- '
hlbltlon an array of livestock 'which.
It is confidently believed, has never' ;
been - surpassed; v here. The " stall
havo all been taken by livestock men '
of state, national and International
reputation and some exhibitions ar -coming
from Washington and Idaho -aa
well as from; many sections of
Oregon. ':.!
Boys, Girls to Exhibit . . A
In addition to these, and occupy- '
ing the larger per cent of the ex :
hlbltlon space will be the exhibit
of the Future Farmers of America,
from all of Eastern Oregon, and 4-K
olub exhibit which ' have long sine,
como to be the standby of. the Un-
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GRAVE FEARS
A RE HELD FOR "
TOKYO, June 7 m A'dlspotoh to.
the Rcngo neWB agency from Hako
date.- Japan, today said grave fears v
wero felt there lor the safety Qf soa t
Russian fishermen and 40 mtomber '
of tho crew. of . the -Japanese llshlngM
steamer .Oenzan, Mpru who, navd
been missing since abandoning . thM
ship yesterday off Koraglnsky, Island
oast of Kamchatka. ;. ,-
Four steamers, Including the Beatr'
tie-bound liner Hlkawa Maru, heard ,
the 8 O S signal from the Genzan be
fore she was abandoned. ' They ,wer
hastonlng to tho scene and were dut' .
to arrive there tonight., ; ,
Jay Taylor, Former
La Grandet, Dies
BAKER, Ore., June ? (Special) -r
Jay Taylor, resident of Baker fop
the last three years, died' In St. Eliza- ,
beth's hospital Sunday evening at
5 o'clock. Mr. Taylor, who had beety
111 for several months, was taken .to)
the hospital a week. ago. . . . ..
Mr. Taylor, who was born Decem
ber 31, 1B54 In CorvalllB, then known,
as Mnrysvillo, came here to make
his home with his brother, James,
three years ago. Ho also lived hero
for a short time several years og6,
Mr, Taylor, who was a waiter by ocouJ
patlon, operated the Grande Ronda
house In La Orando for 15 years. i
Besides James Taylor the deceased
Is survived by two brothers, G. G. ot
Milton and E. G. of McNeil, Arizona.
Puncrnl services will be held In tho
West and company parlors at 3:30
this aftornoon. Interment will be
In Mt. Hope cemetery. ' ;
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Juno 7 VP) Renewal
of stop loos soiling carried wheat val
ues down lato today to below pre-;
vlous bottom price records this sea
oon. -
The fresh breaks In prices developed
notwithstanding estimates that 7.000.
ooo to 10.000,000 bushels hod been
bought from North America In the
lost few days for shipment to Eur
ope. Some of the wheat selling here
was against purchases at Winnipeg.
Wheat closed nervous r.l!4o tin
der yesterday's finish, corn 14eHo
up, oats i((ii4o down, and provis
ions varying from 7 cent decline to
a rlso of 10 cents.
poiitland, Juno 7 (pi Even,
the passing strength abroad foiled to
check tho extremo beartshnesa of the
American wheat trade. On tho Port
land futures market July was ham
mered to the tune of c bu. with
no liability to tho bears beoauno they
sold nothing at all. Pinal price for
September was off and for the
same reason while December was
down V4o bu. '.
On the merchants exchange cash,
wheat lout a half cent all around.