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VOLUME 30
MKMBKB ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B, O.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1932
ASTERN OREGON'S IiKAJHNQ NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 245
Dry
Wet Dissension
Almost
Certain
House Considering Bonus
PATHSN BILL
KINS OUT IN
226117 VOTE
If House Passes Measure
. it Will Go to an"Un
. certain" Senate.
CHAIRMAN BYRNS
AMONG ADVOCATES
Declares That Paying of
i Bonus Now Would Save
; $112,000,000 For Gov
i ernment Annually.
' WASHINGTON. June 13 (P) The
house today voted to call up the $2,
400.000,000 cash bonus payment legis
lation tor formal consideration.
:- This action represented a step to
ward victory for the 20,000 war vet
erans in Washington, to demand im
mediate payment of the bonus cer
tificates. While the vote was being taken,
and long before, the house galleries
were packed with former service men.
Outside long lines of veterans stood.
Senate Outlook Uncertain
If the house approves the bonus
payment on the final vote, the legis
lation still iriust run the gauntlet
of the senate and the White House.
What action the senate wilt take is
problematical. But President Hoo
ver has promised a veto.
Action today came on a motion
to bring the resolution by Representa
tive Pat man (D., Texas) up for con
sideration. The vote was obtained
through a petition signed by 145
house members.
The vote for consideration was 226
to 117.
Bonus advocates gained' an. lly tb
day In an announcement by Chair
man Byrns of the house appropria
tions committee that he will sup
port the full payment bill.
With only a few hours before a
house vote on the1 bonus Issue and
crowds of veterans already filling the
capltol corridors, Byrns said ho would
vote for the $2,000,000,000 new money
outlay.
Asked whether a member should
vote to pay the veterans now, Byrns
replied affirmatively.
Raves $112,000,000 Yearly
"I think you would, especially If
you were assured that It would
actually save the government $112,-
nnn nnn avanr (font- hafuiiuin rrnur anri
1945 and at the same time be a for
ward step toward the restoration of
prosperity among all classes of our
citizenship."
(Continued on Page Five)
FIRE DAMAGES
BULL HOME AT
1104 M AVENUE
The Vernon Bull home at 1104 M
avenue was badly damaged by an
early morning fire Sunday, the loss
amounting to several hundreds of
dollars.
The origin of the fire Is unknown
although it started in the basement.
The family was at home at the time.
The fire had a good start before it
was discovered but the fire depart
ment, called out at 2:30 a. m., con
trolled the flames before they con
sumed th house. The first floor was
damaged some and the roof was al
most a total ruin.
Most of the furniture was removed
safely.
Lightning Strikes
Power Transformer
Lightning, striking about 1 o'clock,
burned out a transformer near the
Second street viaduct and caused a
general cessation of power In the
business dltitrlct. The pole was set
on fire by the bolt and the fire de
partment and the E. O. L. & P,
crews Immediately went to the scene
$ WEATHER FORECAST $
Oregon: Pair with exception
$ of occasional thunderstorms;
S moderate temperatures.
WEATHER TODAY $
7 a. m. 67 above.
Minimum 62 above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 86, minimum, 63
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 35
degrees.
WEATHER 41 NE 13, 11)31
Maximum 76, minimum 63
above. &
Condition: Partly cloudy,
rain .01 of Inch. Range 23
degrees.
Summer Term of
Normal School
Now Under Way
Enrollment of 225 Ex
pected 140 Children
Register in Training
School by Noon Today.
Activities at the Eastern. Oregon
Normal school were resumed this
morning with the opening of the
summer session at the Normal school
and In the J. H. Ackerman Training
school. A registration of about 225 Is
expected in the former, while at noon
140 children had enrolled in the
Training school.
The opening of the summer term
finds practically all of the Normal
school teachers of the winter on the
faculty, with Miss Melba Williams.
of Eugene, replacing- MIsa Jenney Pet
erson as head of the music depart
ment for the summer. Miss Lethal
Kiesling, a graduate of the University
of Iowa, who has been teaching at
the Cheney Normal school during the
past winter, has been added to the
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2 Concerns To
Take Quarters
In Bouvy Block
Changes In the location of two La
Grande business houses were made
known today when it .was learned
Cleavinger's Baggage and Transfer
and Rohan's Flower shop will move
into the Bouvy building In the space
formerly occupied by Westen haver's.
The room will be partitioned for the
two concerns.
Frank Cleavlnger, head of the
transfer company, has been located
In the Sherwood Williams building
on Depot street for the past three
years. He has been In the trans
fer business here for about two dec
ades. Rohan's flower, shop is at. pres
ent located In the! New Foley build
ing. Both stores will move between
the 15th and 19th of this mpnth.
A special opening will be planned
by the flower shop, according to Mrs.
Don Rohan.
Church Workers'
Summer School
Begins at Cove
Mrs: A. G. Conklln
( Observer Correspondent)
COVE, June 3 (Special) The ninth
Eastern Oregon sumpier school for
church workers began this morning In
the Ascension grove and will con
tinue until Friday, June 24. There
was a pre-conference retreat for the
Y. P. F., June 12 and 13. The fac
ulty and officers for the conference
are as follows: bishop of Eastern Ore
gon, Rt. Rev. W. P. Remington; chap
lain. Very Rev. F. A. Rhea, dean of
St. Michael's cathedral, Boise; dean.
Rev. Joseph S. Ewing, Klamath Falls;
dean of women, Miss Catherine A.
Peterson, U. T. O., educational sec
retary, Heppner; director of young
people's conference. Rev. George F.
Pratt, Baker; faculty, Rt. Rev. Hugh
L. Burleson, D. D., first vice presi
dent, National "council, Nowj York
City; deaconess, Margaret Hayes, di
rector of religious education, St. Mat
thews church, San Mateo, Cal.; Mrs.
W. P. Remington, Pendleton, music;
Mrs. Rosaline Sturges. Bend, dramat
ics; Mrs. S. W. Creosey, Pendleton,
art work; Miss Bertha McDougol,
song leader; Ven. T. Henry Thomas,
Klamath Falls, devotions; Rev. John
Richardson, The Dalles, discussion
(Continued From Page Threo)
Three Bandits Rob
Theatre in Frisco
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13 fP)
Three bandits were being sought to
day after paying their way into the
Orpheum theatre here lartt night,
binding and gagging the manager and
his assistant, and escaping with
$4917.75 weekend receipts of the
house.
An ..audience of several thousand
persons watched the show, not know
ing the holdup was taking place.
The three bandits looted the safe
In the main floor oificc and held
Manager George Bole and his assist
ant, Robert G. Haines, prisoners until
the show ended.
Berry Growers To
Meet on June 14
A meeting , of local strawberry
growers is scheduled for Tuesday
evening of this week, June 14, to
consider the out of the county mar
ket for local berries to replace those
from other points as fast as the
other berry supply Is exhausted. The1!
meeting 1b being sponsored by the
strawberry growers who are members
of the Public Market association. Rep
resentatives of the local growers are
checking on prices and supply and
will report at the meeting.
WORK ON Ml
EMILY ROAD
IS POSTPONED
New Construction Not to
Be Done Until Next
Yeai', Mr. Irwin Says
MONEY-RAISING
PROBLEM CAUSE
Maintenance Work, How
ever, Will be Started as
Soon as Conditions War
rant, Official Says.
Although a considerable sum re
mains unpaid of the city's part In
the Mt. Emily scenic road, which
was to have been due this year, it ap
peared today that the chamber of
commerce which took charge of the
money-raising problem! would not
bo called on for payment this year.
The following letter was received
by County Judge U. G. Couch from
J. F. Irwin, forest supervisor:
"Reference Is made to your let
ter of May 21, also the letter to
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LOCAL MILK WAR
CUTS THE PRICE
Product Retails as Low as
Six Cents a Quart; Price
Regarded fts Temporary
: A local ihilk - wW:- whs uhdv way
here today, with milk retailing at the
unprecedented price of six cents a
quart and representatives ' of some
20 dairies throughout the Grande
Ronde valley taking: part In an anx
ious noon conference.
First warning of major price-cutting
came Saturday afternoon when
some of the dairymen suddenly be
gan selling to stores at a three-cent
drop. Heretofore there have been
less radical price cuts from time to
time, producing, according to one
milk dealer, a gradual price reduc
tion that was In harmony with gen-
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SUNDAY WARM
WITH MERCURY
AT 88 ABOVE
Although scattered thunder storms
occurred In some sections of Eastern
Oregon late yesterday, the day was
the warmest In La Grande since last
summer, with a maximum of 88
above. A heavy rain occurred In the
afternoon in the vicinity of Mt. Emily,
and there was another one about 15
miles cast of Union, but most of the
Grande Ronde valley was untouched.
There wasn't enough rain In La
Grande' to measure.
Temperatures in Western Oregon
continued high yesterday.
Warm weather locally caused sev
eral fishing streams to rise higher,
and anglers In many sections did not
do so well as they had hoped to.
flfl AT PENDLETON
PENDLETON, Ore.. June 13 m
The mercury climbed to the 98-de-gree
mark here Sunday, setting a
new heat mark for this season.
Equally high temperature was ex
pected today.
Lindbergh
Special Troop Train To Take Local
National Guardsmen to Camp Clatsop
Three national guard companies
and their commanders will leave La
Grande at 6:50 o'clock tonight on a
special train bound for Camp Clatsop,
on Columbia Beach, .where 3000
guardsmen of Oregon will spend the
period from June 14 to June 28, In
clusive, In annual summer field train
ing. The b pedal train. Which Is to carry
the Second Battalion of the 186th In
fantry, will be made up at Baker and
will pick up Headquarters company
of Union and Company E in La
Grande, then going on west to pick
up the Pendleton and The Dalles
companies before reaching Portland.
Fifty-eight men of the local com
pany will leave from here to be Joined
by the Newlln twins In Western Ore
gon, giving the company a 100 per
cent camp attendance. The officers
leaving here tonight will be Lieuten
ant Colonel Ralph Huron, of the
180th Infantry, and Captain Walter
A. Bean. First Lieutenant Jesse V.
Andrews and Second Lieutenant Wil
OREGON ADDS
EFFORTS TO
LIQUOR MOVE
Delegation to G. 0. P.
Convention in Favor of "
Resubmission Plank, i
SALOON RETURN
OPPOSED, HOWEVER
Myers Wins Resolutions
- Post; Delegation Pledges
to Vote For France
While He Has Chance.-
By Leslie J. Smith
(Associated Press Staff Writer) "
CHICAGO, 111., unee 13 W) Oregon
has added Its efforts to the move
ment to write a liberalized liquor
plank Into the Republican platform.
Stanley Myers, of Portland, today
was appointed to the resolution anu
platform committee and Oregon's
delegation of 13 voted to Instruct him
to use every effort in behalf of re
submission of the liquor question but
against return of the open saloon.
The vote was 9 to 3. Two delegates
who voted no explained they did so
because they do not favor modifica
tion.
By a vote of ten to two the dele-'
gation, which was pledged to Joseph
I. France, of Maryland, agreed to sup
port him only so long as he has any
chance to win the nomination.
If before Oregon is called on the
roll, it develops another candidate Is
assured of the nomination, the Oro-
gonlans reserved the right to vote any
way they-desire. - This move met with
vigorous protest from I. B. Sand-
( Continued on Pace Flve '
MR. RUMMELL
PASSES AWAY
THIS MORNING
Gerald Rmivmcl passed away - at
9:35 this morning at the Grande
Ronde hospital, at the age of 31. He
Is survived by his widow,; Eva, for
merly Eva Keagle, his mother Mrs.
C. D. Barnhart, of Longvlew, Wash.;
a brother, Merle, of Spokane, -Wash.,
and two sisters, Mrs. Glenn Brown,
of Caldwell, Ida., and Carol Rum
mell, of Longvlew, Wash.
The body is at the Walker Funeral
Home and announcement of the fu
neral arrangements . will be made
later. '
Mr. Rummell made his home at
1314 Jackson avenue.
Accuse Ben Jory
Of Theft of Mule
Charged with theft of a mule, Ben
Jory, of Union, is being held In the
county jail following a hearing In
Justice court Saturday afternoon be
fore Judge L. Den ham. The com
plaint was entered by a private prose
cutor, Fred Spain, also of Union.
Ball for the defendant who Is being
held pending the action of the grand
Jury, was set at $500. Both the
prosecutor and defendant are widely
known as participants In the East
ern Oregon Livestock show.
Colima Volcano
Is In Eruption
MEXICO CITY. June 13 IP) A dis
patch from Colima, Mexico, today
said the Bcml-actlve Colima volcano
burst Into eruption yesterday, belch
ing a sheet of flame and huge tow
ers of smoke high Into the air.
Loud subterranean rumblings ac
companied the eruption, It said, and
nearby residents prepared hastily to
depart from the vicinity, fearing a
lava flow. The eruption was preceded
by sharp earth shocks.
Case At "Dead End"
liam M. Heughan, of Company E.
The train will stop at Portland
long enough tomorrow morning for
breakfast, then going on to Camp
Clatsop, scheduled to arrive there
about 10:45 a. m. Company E will
take the first guard, going on Tues
day night.
The company will return to La
Grande the morning of Thursday,
June 30, after spending most of Wed
nesday, June 20, In Portland on leave.
BAKKK il AICDSMKN ENTRAIN
BAKER, Ore., June 13 (Special)
Members of Co. P., Oregon national
guard, who- will participate In the
combat demonstration at the sum
mer encampment at Camp Clatsop
this year, will leave this evening
about 6 o'clock for camp.
The 186th regiment. Including the
local company, will stage the dem
onstration, which will be the out
standing event of the encampment.
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LITTLE FLOUR GIRL
1 , . ' v -111 flf
More t nan food for me needy Is contained In the sacks of flour
which the Red Cross Is distributing throughout the nation. The
-Red Cross Is organizing sewing classes to make clothes like the ;
Jumper dress worn here by little Miss Phyllis Smith of Washington
- : " ; . - out of the sacks themselves. '
Haiisner, Rescued
Ocean Flier, Is
Still Exhausted
S. 8. CIRCLE SHELL, June 13 W)
Stanislaus Ftellx . Ha us nor, New
Jersey movie operator whoso attempt
at a transatlantic flight to his native
Poland ended In the sea, was too ex
hausted today to tell his story.
He was resting; aboard this ship
anSVuiider- treatment, but promising
to be . completely restored to health
before he' arrives at New Orleans,
which probanly will be in two weeks.
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Golf ers Defeat
Pendleton Club
" Team on Sunday
The La Grande country club golf
ers entertained the Pendleton team of
42 players yesterday, and came out
victorious 79 to 47 In an Intercity
match. La Grande lost a few weeks
ago at Pendleton, the match yester
day evening up the count.
Albert, Pendleton pro, scored low
for the day with a 77, enabling him
to take three points from Duncan,
of La Grande, who carded an 80.
Ken Slegrlst led the La Granders
with a 70 and Charles Reynolds was
third low scorer with an 00.
The day was Ideal for golfing.
Scores follow, with the number of
points following the score of each
man:
Bob Duncan, 80, 0; Charles H. Rey
nolds, 83, 2; Albert, 77, 3, Dickson,
86, 1.
Ken Slegrlst, 79, 3, J. Murphy, 84,
3; L. HamJey, 85, 0, George Hartman,
00. 0.
C. W. Blngncr, 84, 3, C. Bohnen
kamp, 88, 0; Hanavnn, 80, 0, Bow
man, 80, 3.
R. F. Murphy, 02, 0. L. K. Klnzcl,
80, 2; Bond, 87, 3, Schiller, 88, 1.
F. E. Lanzcr. 03. 3, Hal Boone, 93.
3; Ed. Hays, 105. 0. Jock Allen. 102, 0.
.- H. Slegrlst, 94. 3, Clyde Seitz. 101,
1; Dr. McNary. 106. 0, Barthel. 97, 2.
William Slegrlst, 87, 3, W. C. Per
kins, 91, 2'fc; Wainscott, 07, 0, Sam
(Continued on Pago Two)
Collapse of New
Theory Leaves
Case Cold Again
TRENTON. N. J., June 13 M'j The
morning news bulletin Issued by
state police Indicated that the In
vestigation of the kidnaping and
murder of the Lindbergh baby had
again reached a dead end after col
lapse of the police theory that "guilty
knowledge" had caused the suicide of
Violet Sharpe.
Ernest Brlnkcrt, New Rochclle ex
ronvlct nanvxl by Miss Sharpe, before
nhe took poison, as her partner on
the night of the kidnaping, con-'
tlnued work on his written state
ment at the police barracks at Al
pine. His alibi has been corrobor
ated. "He will conclude his written state
ment today," Col. H. Norman Schwarz
kopf, superintendent of state police,
announced "and has volunteered to
(Continued on Page Three)
FARM AID PLANK
IS BEING SOUGHT
Leaders of Agriculture
Organizations Agrfce on
Four Major Points.,
CHICAGO, June 13 F) Loaders
of the three largest groups of or
ganiaed farniers"today sought a few
minutes, from James. R. Garfield,
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee, In which to urge a farm relief
plank for adoption by tho Republican
national convention.
The American Farm Bureau Feder
ation, tho National Grange and the
Farmers' union wore In virtual agree
ment upon the four points of a reso
lution to be presented by a Joint
representative.
An amendment to tho federal mar
keting act to take care of surplus
crops through the tariff, bettering
rural credit, economy In government
and stabilisation of the farm dollars
were the thoughts decided upon for
Incorporation In the organized farm
ers' plea.
While the principal tenets of the
threo groupst demained for apart,
that, difficulty was surmounted by
an agreomont to urgo that the federal
farm board bo authorized to adopt
the method of Its choice or a con
solidation of the best points of the
three plona sponsored by the farmer
groups.
There remained recollections of the
demonstration before the resolutions
committee at Kansas City four years
ago when farmers stormed the com
mittee hearing, and thero was a de
termination of the IcaderB not to re
peat that gesture.
(Continued on Page Threes
HOUSE VOTES
TO AMEND NEW
REVENUE BILL
WASHINGTON, Juno 13 (J'j The
houso today voted to nmwJ the new
billion dollar revenue law ho that
excise taxes can bo collected on pur
chases contracted for but not de
livered before June 21.
Tho resolution, sponsored by Rep
rcsontatlve Crisp, (D Ga.) was ap
proved to prevent the placing large
orders bofore June 21, tho date new
taxes are effective for delivery after
that date and thus avoid payment of
the excise tax.
Crisp explained it would prevent
tho loss of approximately fo,ooo,ooo
which tho manufacturers excise taxes
were originally estimated to produce,
Mother of Eamon
I)e Valera Dies
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Juno 13 (P
In the modest honu where she had
lived quietly for tho past 37 years,
Mrs. Cathorlno Wheelwright, mother
of Kumon Do Valero, president of tho
Irish Free State, died yesterday.
Do Volera was her only son by her
marriage to Vivian Dc Valcra, a Span
ish sculptor and musician whom she
met In New Yoik shortly after her
immigration from County Limerick,
Ireland. After his death and her
subsequent marriage In 18B7 to
Charles H. Wheelwright. Mrs. Wheel
wright sent Eamon to relatives in
Ireland. Ho last visited his mother
In December.
Mrs. Wheelwright, who was 74.
came to this country In 1876 and
trained as a nurse In a New York
City hospital.
GirFs Suicide
Causes Concern
In High Circles
Parliament to Ask British
; Government to Make
Representations to the
United States.
LONDON, June 13 (A1) Tho suicide
of Violet Sharpe, English waitress In
the home of Mrs. Dwlght W. Morrow
at Englewood, N. J., may become an
International affair.
Labor members of parliament have
signified their Intention of asking
the British government to make rep
resentations to the government of the
United States over the suicide. They
planned to make the request during
a general questioning on the matter
In the course of today's session.
London newspapers expressed In
dignation against the New Jersey po
lice. Some accused the officers of
having driven the girl to suicide by
their questioning In connection with
the Lindbergh case. The Dally Her
ald, labor organ, accused them, of
venting their chagrin aO their fail
ure in the Lindbergh case on a poor
English servant girl."
The Telegraph, under the caption
Disgrace to American Justice,"
charged the police with torturing
her, thereby darkening further the
record of the Lindbergh case and
making It more horrible."
Scotland Yard officials again ques
tioned Emily Sharpe, sister of the
dead girl, at Beenham England, yes
terday. After the questioning, In
spector Harwell said the cose was
(Continued on Page Three)
France, England
k Agree Today On
Lausanne Course
PARIS, June 13 (V) France ond
England faced tho coming Lausanne
conference on war debts and repara
tions today agreed on "the basis of a
common viewpoint" looking toward
a solution of the international prob
lems. ' This announcement was made fol
lowing conferences yesterday between
Prime Minister Ramsay Mhc Donald,
of Groat Britain, aniS Premier, EdoU
drct' Herrlot, of Franco, ' '
As a first stop toward ro -establish
ment of world confidence. It was ex
pected, all nations represented at the
conference, which opens Thursday,
would bo asked to promlso to keep
the peace. . .
' The two premiers left hero last
night for Geneva.
Pcrtlnax, political writer of L'Echo
de Paris, said MacDonald abandoned
the noton of asking Germany for a
declaration of peaceful Intentions
regarding Poland, believing It would
be refused, and that the goneral
peaceful declaration of nil the powers
was probably what would be asked
Instead. In this, ho said, tho Kcl-logg-Brland
pact to outlaw war
would be recalled.
Premier Herrlot would be Inclined
to accept a 6 to 10 per con t reduc
tion of national defense budgets, ho
added.
"The determination of bot h the
French ond ourselves," Prime Minis
ter MacDonald sold, "Is to make the
Lausanne conference effective and we
are determined to do everything to
remove the many economic troubles
and disclocations and to get the econ
omic machine working properly "
Doctor Who Aided
Lincoln Is Dead
NEW YORK, Juno 13 (!) Dr.
Charles A. Lcalc, the first surgeon
to reach the side of President Lincoln
after ho waif shot, and who remained
at the president's sldo until his
death, died today at his home, In
Mkidlson avenue. Ho was 00 years
old.
Tho physician was executive of
ficer of the U. S. army general hos
pital In Washington at the time of
Lincoln's aHHOKHluatlon. ' He was
placed in charge or tho wounded
president by Mrs. Lincoln. He also
was' consulting physician In tho last
lllilcss of President Garfield, olso tho
victim of an assassin.
Portland Post To
Get War Equipment
WASHINGTON, June 3 W) Presi
dent Hoover today signed on act au
thorizing Secretary Hurley to lend
war equipment to the American le
gion for use at Its fourteenth na
tional convention next September at
Portland, Ore.
Monmouth Youth
Killed in Wreck
MADRAS, Ore., Juno 13 7P Cecil
Ma LI m n y. 10, of Monmouth, Ore., was
killed corly Sunday and Earl Paul
sen. 23, suffered a broken back when
the steering mechanism of their au
tomobile apparently foiled, and the
car crashed over a steep bank on
Kccney hill 12 miles south of hero.
Hospital authorities at Redmond
where Poulscn was taken said the
youth had been completely paralyzed.
They sent him by ambulance to a
Portland hospital. Mathany Is sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
T. Mathany, of Monmouth.
REPUBLICANS
HOPELESS ON
CAUCUS EVE
Resubmission Plan, With
out Recommendations; '
Called Insidious. , .;;!
CURTIS SUPPORT
SHOWS STRENGTH
Platform Expected to
(Jome Forth Wednesday;
With Presidential Nom-l
ination Due Thursday.4
By Byron Price - t
CJHICAQO, June 13 (P) The,
swiftly rising whirlpool of Republi
can dissension over prohibition com-,
pletely engulfed the chosen repre-: -sentatlves
of the party today on the.
eve of their national convention. .-
To the general and rear-rack pri
vate alike, what to do about the dry
law became the one big question.. ;
Not only were they ready to re- -nominate
President Hoover, but sent
iment was turning definitely to Vice
President Curtis for his running-mate',
and all of the lesser disputes over
platform and procedure seemed' head-.
fri tnv Vinrmrtnlnna Hnr1ali-in
No one any longer expected bar-,
mony on prohibition. The prediction ,
of a plank "acceptable to all of us"
had gono up In the smoke of the r
most furious platform battle any Re-
(Continued on Page Four) .' '
W. C. REDFIELD,
EX- CABINET
MEMBER, DIES
New York, June 13 (VP) WlUlami
0. Redfleld. .. 73, secretary of com-;
merco during the Wilson admlnlstra- .
tlon, died at his Broklyn home today,-
former - secretary-; marriM- in . ,1885,,
found her husband, dead :when She'
went to his room to awaken him this
morning. The- Redflelds had two,
children, Humphrey Redfleld and Mrs.
Mr. Redfleld : was known as ' a.
"business man's legislator" because
he advocated the application to gov-.'
ernment of the same principles which
ho championed In business. When'
he entered congress In 1911 the tariff
was a dominant Issue and he came
to bo regarded os one of the experts
on the subject In the house. He had
been for many years a manufacturer
of steel products.
Ho held a high protective tariff
to be unnceded, since, he said, the
American worker's skill more than
compensated for the cheaper wages
of other countries.
Secretary Hurley
Not a Candidate
WASHINGTON. June 13 P)Sec
retary Hurley of the war department
told newspapermen flatly today he
Is not n candidate for the Repub
lican vice presidential nomination.
Commenting on reports from Chi
cago mentioning hint as a possible
nominee for that poBt, Hurley said: i
"I am not and will not be a candi
date for the vice presidency." .
Hurley said the wet and dry prob
lem ond not tho vice presidency ap
peared the chief issue at the con
vention. Grocery Store On
. Y Avenue Entered
Tho grocery store at 1323 1 ave
nue, owned by J. X,. Linden, was eil
.trpd anRfc night, and a check of th
stock revealed about 15 worth of
merchandise missing. The . Intruder
gained entrance by taking' the glasa
from tho sldo window. -
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, June 13 P Wheat
prices hovered today around the sea
hnitommost flsures. With JUlV
contracts dropping to below 60 cents
a bushel.
Dearth of buying demand rather
than aRgresslvo selling appeared re
sponsible. Widening of the price
spread between Chicago and Kansas
r:tt.v imrt a bearish influence here and
no did evidence of perslBtent lack of
export business in wnea irom mo
United Htatca.
wtmtt. Hrvteri nervous. 110 Un
der Buturday's finish, com Ytc off to
b up. outs i, (V4o down .and pro
visions varying from 7 cento decline
to a rise of five cents.
PORTLAND. June 13 UPi Mrther
fractional loss of J4o bu. was shoi
In wheat futures today with prices
sent down without offerers losing any
money. There were no sales.
As In recent days the bear forces
controlling tho merchants exchange,
sent cash down more than futures, a
loss of t bushel being shown for
Monday. .