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LA GRAN 1EG0N, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1932 bamkbn oiucoon b ucapiwg nkwspapkr
NUMBER 246
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Representative Drops Dead
DEATH ENDS
' HOUSE BONUS
j FRAYJODAY
(Rep. Eslick of Tennessee
.1 Collapses While Plead
ing For Bonus.
VET ARMY WATCHES
3 FOR BILL PASSAGE
,
I Conflicting Opinions as to
I Payment Held in Wash
f ington Rainey Says
"bonus Licked.
WASHINGTON, June 14 OPtA fi
nal vote on the cosh bonus Issue was
delayed today until tomorrow when
the house adjourned out of respect-to
Representative Eslick (D., Tenn.)
who died after collapsing on the floor
In the midst of a speech advocating
lull payment.
WASHINGTON, June 14 WV-Representative
Eslick of Tennessee died
today shortly after he had collapsed
on the house floor while advocating
payment of the soldiers' bonus.
Several physicians. Including Rep
resentatlve Swlck of Pennsylvania,
and Dr. George Colvar, house phy
sician, tried for nearly fifteen min
utes to save his life.
He died without regaining con
sciousness. .
Eslick was carried to the speak
er's lobby adjoining the house cham
ber.
Mrs. Eslick, who wns in the houso
gallery, fainted but was revived.
She was sitting at a - table two
feet away from the couch on which
he lay when doctors shook their
heads and gave up the effort to revive
him.
The house adjourned ou,t of re
spect. WASHINGTON, June 14 (P) Under
the watchful eyes of several hun
dred veterans crowding the galleries
the house today began consideration
or tho $2,400,000,000 cash bonus bill
with passage expected before ad
journment. . Democratic leaders served notice
Intended to keep the house in ses
sion until a final vote.
j As on yesterday, when the house
j voted to consider the Issue, the capl
, tal was crowded with, bonus march
! ers.
Just before the house met. repre
, sentatlve Rainey, the Democratic
leader, told newspapermen "the bonus
is licked."
"It will pass the house but there
C are not enough votes for the neces-
sary two-thirds to pass it over a
presidential veto." Rainey said.
Senate leaders continued to claim
56 votes a majority of the 95 mem
bers of that branch against the
legislation. President Hoover has
promised a veto if It reaches the
White House.
Representative Vinson, (D. Ky.)
the first speaker for the bill, filed
the minority report supporting It
from the ways and means commit
tee, which rejected the full payment
plan. 14 to 11.
"Opponents of this measure," Vin
son said, "say it will bring us to
the brink of havoc and chaos
"We deny. that. We.:, Bay. that
throughout this congress the legis
lation enacted has been a superficial
I treatment of the disease.
I "It is the solemn and sincere hope
of its sponsors that this bill goes to
j the roots of the disease. We believe
4; Is the only measure brought upon
. Aie floor that meets the fundamental
?osls of our troubles today."
W Vinson contended the gold reserve
jj would justify a currency expansion
?8of W. 500.000.000.
Crisp of Georgia, acting chairman
M-t the ways and means committee,
opened for the opposition. He Bald:
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WEATIIKK FORECAST
Oregon: Unsettled tonight
and Wednesday probably
showers; cooler In the interior
Wednesday; modpratc change
able winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 65 abovty
Minimum: 6fl above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 85, minimum 52
above.
Condition: Occasional thun
derstorms; rain. Range 33
degrees.
WEATHER Jl'NB 14, 1931
Maximum 76, minimum bi
above.
Condition: Cloudy; .14 rain.
Range 24 degrees.
Milk War Over
When Dairymen
Set Price at 9c
Association Meets Last
Night to Arbitrate
Six Cents Held Bad For
Local Business.
All was quiet on the dairy front
this morning, as milk retailed once
more at nine cents a quart. Less than
two days after a group of milk deal
ers had dropped the first bomb of
tho battle by cutting, without warn
ing, to six cents a quart In the
stores, the Dairymen's association had
agreed to boost prices once more.
The association met at 8 o'clock
last night at the city hall, with Bert
Grout, president in charge, and
signed a written agreement not to
sell below the nine cent level. Vir
tually every dairyman in the dis
trict placed his name on the paper,
according to N. H. Nielsen, secretary,
who obtained the signatures. He said
this morning he had a few small
dealers yet to interview but he could
count on their names.
"It Is a great relief to us to have
the price cutting stopped," declared
Mr. Nielsen, this morning. "We work
ed all day at it, interviewing sume
20 dairymen," he continued. It
would have been hard on everyone
had the six cent price gone on. Far
mers wquld have had to cut down on
their buying in La Grande and busi
ness here would have felt the ef
fect." Signatures appearing on the ogree-
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LIGHT RAIN
GETS WELCOME
IN G. R. VALLEY
June's first rain drops for La
Grande fell yesterday, ending, a dry
3tretch of two weeks. There were
frequent bursts of thunder and light
ning flashes, one of which struck
and destroyed the power company's
transformer at the viaduct. A rain
fall of .03 was recorded. No damage
to crops was reported from the rain,
which was gentle. Farmers gener
ally welcomed the light downpour.
The maximum temperature Monday
was 85 above, but the sultry condi
tion of the atmosphere made tho day
seem unpleasontly warm.
Rosanna Nelson
Dies Near Elgin
This Morning
Rosanna Elvira Nelson died this
mcrnlng at the home of her daugh
ter, five miles northwest of Elgin.
Mrs. Nelson was born April 2, 1868
in Brlghom City, Utah, and at the
time of her death was 64 years, two
months and 12 days old.
Mrs. Nelson leoves to mourn her
loss her widower, David; and the fol
lowing children, Laverna Lark, of
Pondosa; Violet Fuller, of Elgin;
Eugene Nelson, Deitrich, Ida.; Mrs.
Argcnta Salklcld, of La Grande;
Ad rain Nelson, of La Grande; Loren
Nelson, Pondosa; Bert Nelson, of
Deitrich; Rhoda Powell, Lent, Utah.
Funeral announcements will be
made later by Snodgrass and Zim
merman Funeral Home In charge
of arrangements.
Salem Announces
Centenary Event
SALEM, June 14 m The cente
nary celebration of the coming of the
first missionaries to Oregon will be
celebrated at Satem in 1034. It was
announced today by J. S. Stowell, of
tho board of home missions of Phil
adelphia, the group which sent Jason
Lee and his party to Oregon in 1834.
Methodist church organizations are
committed to the movement, and
work was started here this week to
take pictures of historical spots and
to get information of the early tours
of the missionaries, Rev. M. A. Marcy,
superintendent of the Methodist
church groups of Salem, announced.
Boy Breaks Ankle
When Team Runs
A broken ankle and slight Injuries
to his bark were sustained by Ellis
Cross, of near La Grande, yesterday
when his tenm ran away. He was
brought to the Grande Ronde hos
pital for medical treatment.
The team was hitched to a wagon,
and when they bolted. Cross fell from
the wagon, the wheel of which ran
over his ankle.
Peter Wright Dies
At His Home Today
Peter Christopher Wright, for many
years a resident of La Grande, died
early this morning at his home at
1311 W avenue.
Tho body Is at the Snodgrass and
Zimmerman mortuary and arrange
ments for the funeral will be made
later.
Hausner Rescue
Held Miraculous
By Shell Captain
Discovery of Fallen Avia
tor Made Just Before
Darkness and Fog Be
gin to Set in.
Editors Note: This story of the res
cue of Stanislaus Felix Hausner.
New York -to-Warsaw filer, was
radioed to the Associated Press by
Captain James William Wilson,
master of the steamship Circe Shell
which picked him up In the At
lantic. ;
Ity Captain .lames William Wilson
Master of the S. S., Circe Shell.
S. S. CIRCE SHELL, Juno 14 m
"I'm Stanley Hausner; save my ship."
With these words the Polish flier
who had drifted miles on the At
lantic on his wrecked airplane greeted
us when we found him.
"He literally fell into the lifeboat
which we had lowered to fetch him,
and he was helped aboard my ship
in almost complete darkness.
"Thanks very much, captain. I've
been waiting for you for eight days,"
he said.
Then ho collapsed.
He almost mlBsed being rescued,
for the darkness was falling rapidly.
It was very difficult to see, but the
lookout on the Circe Shell sighted
something ahead. It looked like a
drifting buoy, but he could make out
some peculiar markings on the top.
He picket up his long-glass and
trained It on the subject. He saw
then what he had thought was a
buoy was really an airplane with Its
tail sticking up in the air.
Right away when he had told me
what he saw I stepped to the engine
room telegraph and signalled my en
gineer to cut tho speed. A
We slowed down. and moved closer.
We got to within one mile of the
derelict and then I stopped the ship.
We drifted and slowly closed in.
. My men, watching from the rail.
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Statewide Relief
Group Appointed
By The Governor
SALEM, June 14 m All county
Judge3 in Oregon a3 well as represen
tatives' of Industry, labor, women's
clubs, service, organizations and civic
groups over the state were named a
state-wide committee to consider un
employment relief. Governor Jullu3
L. Meier named the organization last
night to systematically plan elimina
tion of suffering during the coming
year.
The first meeting of the commit
tee was called by the governor for
next Monday In Portland "with the
idea that mobilization of Oregon's
bountiful resources will take care of
the situation In an adequate man
ner." In a brief statement announcing
the move to handle, the unemploy
ment situation this coming year the
governor said "Oregon has not suf
fered In the least as regards her abil
ity to produce foodstuffs. No drought
or flood has destroyed Its power to
produce food for its citizens.
"It remains for us to utilize our
fields and orchards to raise neces
sary grains, vegetables, fruits and
berries, storage, canning and evapo
rating facilities to store away the3e
foods for the winter months. Our
registered unemployed can be utilized
for whatever labor Is . necessary to
plant, cultivate, harvest, store or dis
tribute these crops from the field to
the needy home.
"Oregon has virtually everything It
needs to meet the emergency now ex
isting. It has productive fields, pro
viding the raw material, iind a sur
plujs of manufacturing facilities and
labor. There Is no excuse for us to
lack food. It remains only that we
recognize our resources so as to an
ticipate and provide for the need as
it develops."
Relief Deadlock Near End
YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, June
14 ;?) All the banana plantations
In the Sula valley between Chamc
tecon nnd San Pedro were destroyed
last night by a hurricane.
AKRON HOOKED IN S. C.
PARKIS ISLAND, 8. C, June 14
Because of adverse weather con
ditions reported along the coast.
Lieutenant Commander C. E. Rosen -dahl
decided today to keep the dir
igible Akron tied up to the mooring
nvst here until tomorrow.
OMAHA SHEEI
OMAHA. June 14 W (U. 8. D.
A.) Sheep 8,500, lambs steady to
strong; native lambs, fed clipped and
Idaho range lambs $0.00 $0.25;
best ewes $1.60.
KEYNOTE OF
CONCLAVE HIT
BY DICKINSON
Says Hoover's Moves
"Brilliant" Defends '
Farm Board, Tariff
IOWA SENATOR RAPS
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Claims Democrats Tried
to "Smear Hoover" at
Every Step in His Eco
nomic Relief Program.
CHICAGO, June 14 W In a key
note speech entirely silent on, the
thorny prohibition Issue, Senator L.
J. Dickinson of Iowa called today for
the reelection of Herbert Hoover as
a "dependable means" toward the
restoration of "normal conditions."
His address at the opening of the
Republican. . national convention
called moves by the president to
meet the depression, "brilliant." The
Democrats were severely rapped. The
farm board was defended and. the
Republican party was called the "un
devlatlng" friend of the farmer.
TarlTf Is Bulwark
The Smoot-Hawley tariff was de
scribed as a bulwark: against . cheap
foreign products and the national
defense and foreign policy of the ad
ministration were praised..
The forceful, white haired Iowa
Republican told the delegates assem
bled in the huge, flag decorated sta
dium that there could be no "great
er patriotism" than the employment
of every effort for the restoration
of normalcy.
Senator Dickinson said Mr. Hoover
was at "grips" with the depression
before the country as a whole real
ized what it faced.
VHla. first act in'cvoiitf a financial
panic," he said, adding that tlia chief
executive , invoked federal reserve
board powers to cushion the effects
of the Block mnrket debacle.
Ktopieri Labor lilstiirlmnces
Conferences with Industrial and
labor leaders. Senator Dickinson said,
prevented the bloody disturbances
which have attended, other economic
crises.
Then were reviewed steps taken
"against depression on a hundred
fronts." Among them were listed the
formation of the national credit os
soclatlon; erection of the reconstruc
tion finance corporation and a "de
termination that a balanced budget
was the first essential to economjc
recovery."
Mention of tho tax bill was a pre
ludo to castigation of the Democrats.
"For two Ion g y eo rs 1 1 ley ham
pered the president at every turn,"
tho Iowa senator said. "Through a
highly subsidized press bureau, Dem-
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Jury Convicts
Means on Huge
Swindle Charge
WASHINGTON, June 14 m Gas
ton B. Means, the notorious detective,
stood convicted today of larceny In
an amazing swindle based on the
tragic kidnaping of the Lindbergh
baby. He faces a possible ten year
sentence.
It took a Jury in District of Co
lumbia supreme court only two hours
last night to reach a verdict of guil
ty on two counts. They cover $104,
000 obtained by Means from Mrs. Ed
ward B. McLean, wealthy and social
ly prominent Washlngtonlan, as ran
som and expense money In a fantastic
scheme by which the former Justice
agent offered to rescue the Ill-fated
child.
The maximum sentence which
might be imposed on each count Is
ten years, plus (2.000 fine. The Jury
held him not guilty on separate In
dictments charging embezzlement of
the same money.
The defendant was Immediately rc
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Finance Measure
Replaces Garner
Bill In Senate
WASHINGTON. Juno 14 (41 Presi
dent Hoover was Informed today by
Senator McNary. of Oregon, tho as
sistant Republican leader, that he
believed congress could adjourn by
next Saturday.
McNary, after n half hour with the
president, told newspapermen he had
expressed the opinion that If the re
maining legislation moved on sched
ule the present session of congress
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MAYORS ASK
Thirty-two American iniiyorn, meeting In IMrolt, Mich., to draft
demands on congress for federal relief for the nut Ion's unemployed,
lieuril Mayor James J. Walker or New York describe misery and
starvation In his city. Above Is Mnyor James M. C'urley of Huston
(left) and Mayor Walker (center) as they were welcomed to De
troit by Mayor Prank Murphy of tluv city (right).
Wood Decision
Reversed Today,
T In Higher Court
SALEM, June 14 (T) The supreme
court today reversed the case of the
circuit court on charges of criminal
libel, and ordered the charges dis
missed. The appeal was taken by
the defendant publisher of the Burns
Press, from the cecree of the court
presided over by Judge W. W. Wood.
Pierce was Indicted ly the grand
Jury of Malheur county for tho pub-
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WILL CONDUCT
SERVICES FOR
WAR VETERAN
The funeral of Gerald Rummel,
who died Monday, will be held front
the chapel of Walker's Funeral Home,
Thursday aiternoon at 2:30, with
Rev. J. George Walz, of tho Presby
terian church. In chorge of the serv
ices. Burial will bo in tho Ameri
can Legion plot In the Masonic ceme
tery. Mr. Ruinmel is survived by his
widow; his mother, Mrs. C. D. Barn
hart, of Longvlew, Wash.; two sis
ters, Mrs. Glenn Brown, of Caldwell,
Ida., aud .Carol Rummel, of Long
view; one brother. Merle, of Spo
kone. Wash., his grandmother, Mrs.
LeeUt Smiley, and an uncle. Ray
Smiley, both of CI arks ton. Wash.
Mr. Rummel waB an ex-service man.
nnd a member of the marines for
seven years. He has been a resi
dent of La Grande for the pust 18
months.
U. S. Proposal Is
Talked at Geneva
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 14 UP)
Hugh Olbson and Hugh R. Wilson,
representing the United States at tho
disarmament conference, dincussed
American armh proposals today with
Premier Horrlot of France.
Later Mr. and Mrs. Gibson were
hosts to Prime Minister Ramaay Mac
donnld and his daughter .Ishbel, Sir
John Simon, the British foreign sec
rctnry nnd Lndy Simon, at. luncheon.
ACADEMY HONOHS COOI.IIKIK
KT. JOHNSBURY, Vt., June 14 (P)
Calvin Cooltdge, former president,
today was awarded a diploma at the
80th commencement of St. Johns
bury academy. The diploma, tied
with green and white ribbons, the
school colors, will be sent to Mr.
Coolldge, who took a post graduate
course at the academy In the year
8!t0-1 801.
AMELIA HAILS TO V. S.
HAVRE, Prance. June 14 (AV-MJss
Amelia Ettrhart and her husband, G.
P. Putnam, the American publisher,
sailed for the United States today
aboard the Ho Do France,
FEDERAL AID
CELL FRONT FIGHT
ON AGAIN AT SALEM
King Brothers File Claim
For Large Alleged Loss
on Cell Door Contract
SALEM, June 4 P) Tho old con
troversy over the cell front installa
tion at the state penitentiary for the
new building now'already In uoe was
echoed in the state board of control
meeting today when King Brothers
filed a claim for $0,29(1 for alleged
loss In its Installation contract.
The claimants contracted with the
state to Install cell fronts for 910,885.
Controversy over type of work done
and In specification involving par
ticularly tho tool-proof steel feature
resulted In delay In completion of the
work and for changes In construction.
King Brothers claim that the cost of
the Job was $20,183.
Tho state paid tho contract price
early tills year upon completion of
tho Job. Today tho matter of collec
ting for tho loss was presented to tho
board by the flnn, alleging that loss
of tlmo, changes In design und other
opposition over which the firm hod
no control caused tho loss.
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Summer Concert
Set For Friday
Cool evenings In summer, with
music by the band for entertain
ment, Is one of the enjoyable fea
tures of the season in La Grande
The flint of the summer series of con
certs will bo presented Friday eve
ning at 8 o'clock In the Triangle purk
at tho corner of Fourth and Spring,
by tho La Grande band, under the
direction of Andrew Loncy Jr.
Mr. Loncy and his bandsmen have
arranged a progrnm, varied and un
usual, an Interesting combination of
romantic, modern and classical com
positions lntcrspcrccd by tho martial
strains of a march. The entire pro
gram will bo announced In the near
future, Mr, Loney states.
England Demands
Report on Suicide
LONDON. Juno 14 m Tho British
consul general at New York has been
instructed to submit to the foreign
secretary a report on tho death ol
Violet Slmrpe. English servant girl
who committed suicide last week at
the Morrow home In Englewood, N.J.
The girl's death and itubsequent
developments which Indicated that
she was not Involved In the kidnap
ing of the Lindbergh baby created In
this country sharp criticism of tho
New Jersey police who were charged
with terrifying her by their ques
tioning. I'LAMvS KOAH HOI TIlWAIil)
EUOBNK, Ore., June 14 Mi Army
planes of the 20th pursuit group
roared southward over Eugene at
11:50 o'clock this morning. They
were flying In groups of three In
long-line formation.
The planes, which left Vancouver.
WJash., at 11 o'clock, were scheduled
to stop to refuel at Ivfedford before
continuing south,
Dawes Sharply
Rejects Support
Of Convention
Makes Decisive Statement
in Reply to Pre-Conven-tion
Movement in Chi
cago Against Dawes.
WASHINGTON, June 14 (P)
Charles G. Dawes had spoken out
decisively today to remove himself
from vice presidential consideration
at Chicago, thus doing his best to
clear the track for the old Republican
ticket: "Hoover and Curtis."
"I am not a candidate for the nom
ination for vice president. No one
is or will be authorized to present
miy name to the convention nnd I
request my friends not to embar
rass me by their support."
Ho delivered these terse but com
prehensive words from, his Wash
ington home late last night, when
opposition to Vice President Curtis
had begun to combine on himself
in pre-conventlon councils at Chi
cago. On top of an earlier similar
declaration made by Secretary Hur
ley the statement wns seised upon
as making emphatic President Hoo
ver's determination to keep his 1928
running mate. -
Dawes was almost the only import
ant advisor to the president left In
tho capital today.
Hoover In Touch With Party
The president's office, however.
was clearly the nerve conter of the
vast party mcahlnery rumbling Into
action today In the middle west me
tropolis. A telephone Hue was open
between the executive office and the
Chicago hotel rooms where Mr. Hoo
ver's principal aides worked out the
party problems, and there was con
stant consultation.
A. familiar figure of other days
took possession of the ante-room.
George Akerson, assistant to Mr. Hoo
ver as secretary of commerce, as
presidential candidate in 1028, as
president-elect and then for an ex
tended time at the White House, was
back bustling about, Jovial and de
cisive.
Ho had been drafted from, his post
.as a motion picture executive to'
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Fight Following
Pool Game Fatal
To Portland Boy
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 14 (A1) An
argument over a pool game culmin
ated In a fist fight which ended
fatally for David Oropp, 21, here
last night. Al Frltzlor, 22, was ar
rested and was held In Jail on an
open charge today pending Investi
gation by police and the district at
torney's office.
Pollco were told by friends of tho
youths they had come to blows In a
pool room and, after being ejected by
tho proprietor, they agreed to go to
an abandoned school playground and
fight It out.
A group of young men followed
tho two and they told police tho
fight seemed to be fair, although It
was dark and they could not see
distinctly. They said Oropp got up
throe times after being knocked down
but was knocked unconcslous by u
fourth blow.
Police arrested Frlt.ler at the homo
of his parents. Ho admitted, they
said, he had fought with Gropp and
told them that after the final knock
down ho worked over Gropp to re
vlvo htm and when he failed to get
results he went to a drug store aud
asked that a physician be called.
Gropp's body showed he had been
beaten severely. Authorities said
an autopsy probably would be per
formed to determine the cuuso of
death.
FRANK KELLER
SENTENCED TO
5 - YEAR TERM
DALLAS, June 14 M1) Frank J.
Keller Jr., of Portland, sales coun
sellor for the Emplro Holding corpora
tion, was sentenced to five years in
the state penitentiary when he ap
peared before Circuit Judge ArLie
G. Walker this morning. He was
convicted several weeks ago of de
vising a scheme to dofrnud.
Upon miotlon of Harnett Goldstein,
special prosecutor, Judge Walker dis
missed Indictments against I. H. Pet
ty, whose trial wiu getting under
way, and Wilson R. Adams and also
decided against re-trial of Judge O.
J. Cofihow, ex-president of the com
pany and former member of tho state
supreme court. Coshow's trial re
sulted In a "hung" Jury. Keller's
ball was 1 ncreased f roiti $ 1 500 to
M500 and ho was given from 10 to
16 days to raise the amount. No
notice of appeal was given.
Chain Store Tax
Proposal Tabled
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., June 14
(It The city council lost night tabled
Indefinitely a proposed ordinance
sponsored by Independent merchants
of Klamath Falls to tax chain store
operations. Chain store managers
countered Independent arguments by
citing money brought Into tho city,
promotion of Klamath FallB prod
ucts aud the necessity of raising
prices should tho law be passed.
CAUCUS HAS
FOR HOOVER
Chief Executive Expected
' to Accept Plan, to Sub- ;,
'' mit New Amendment
COMPROMISE IDEA
APPEARS POPULAR
Talk of Dawes For Vice:
Presidency Continues
Curtis Proving Un-;
popular.' ;
UK
IIIII.ICAN CONVENTION
l'KOOKAM TODAY
'
!
:
S Called to order at 11 a. m.,
S central daylight time by Bens- '
4 tor Pesa, chairman Republican
$ national comfrilttee.
Prayer by Rt. Rev. Janus B. i
Preeman, Episcopal bishop of
$ Washington, D. O.- - ;
$ ' Temporary roll call. "
Election of temporary chair-
man, Senator Dickinson of
$ ' Iowa. ,
: Keynote address by tempor-
nry chairman. - ' '
S Election of temporary off!-' ''
cers.
Bclectlon of committees on 4 '
$ credentials, permjanent organ- 1
lEatlon, rules, resolutions and
$ order of business. . '
Miscellaneous business. ' '!
"
$...8.S. ;
CHICAGO, . June 1 W) Repre
sentatives of the liberal dry element i
in the Republican r party privately
sp&ke late today of -an' agreement .
ajpvr a ' resubmission plank' satisfac
tory to. tho administration. i j ;
CHICAGO STADIUM, June 14 W .
The first session of the Republican
convention adjourned at 1:18 p. m
central daylight time, today to meet
again nt 11 a. m. tomorrow.
Ity Byron Price
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
CHICAGO STADIUM, June 14
In orderly and almost olemfn
mood, the Republican convention be
gan today as calm and harmonious
on tho surface as it was divided and ,
disturbed beneath. , ,
It paid a quiet and dignified trlb-.
ute to the flag; transacted without a -hitch
the formalities of getting lta
committees to work; sat waiting -patiently
for Its temporary chair-
mnn. Senator L. J. Dickinson, to con- ;
elude a long keynote speech; cheered
a little for Lincoln and Hoover and :
others. i
Its real work begins late today In
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GRANGE OPENS
itus munis nyui
8ILVERTON, June 14 VP) The ;
annual meeting of the state grange :
opened here today, with about 400 '
delegates registered for the initial
soBfllons during the morning. The ;
address of welcome was given by Un,
Marie Flint McCatl, state lecturer.
Among the matters to be considered '
by the convention will be the pro- ;
posed Initiative measure for the phy-
steal consolidation or the state high
er institutions of learning, prelim
inary Hearings on wnicn were nem
before a special committee at Salem :
ycHieruny; uie pruiuuinwii ifucBbiuu, .
state bank situation, and matters
pertaining to the advancement of
farmers. -
Wheat Today
OHICAOO, June 14 W) In gen
eral soiling, wheat today for the first
time this season fell below 49 cents
a bushel for July contracts, repre- ;
scntlng the new 103'J aomestlo crop.
July wheat In Liverpool smashed
down to but little abovo what could
be obtained here, and this develop
ment coming ahead of dealings here
had much to do with overturning
values In United Stotes and Cana
dian markets. Export demand for
wheat from North America shriveled
to almost zero. ;
Wheat closed nervous, $U,o un
der yesterday's finish, corn at fto de
cline to a shade advance, oats un
changed to YtSiB off, and provla-:
Ions varying from 6 cents setback to
an equal gain.
CHlCAOO, June 14 VP) 8harp
breaks In wheat values here took
place early today "following sudden
downturns In European quotations
and reports of heavy selling at Liver-,
pool. With stop loss orders dislodged,
all deliveries of wheat and rye In
Chicago outdid the season's bottom
price record. Opening 4pIo low
er, Chicago wheat futures continued
to drop. Corn started 0 Ho off
and later held near the Initial limits.